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we begin in france, where unions will be staging strike action today against the governments pension reform plans. the government is aiming to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 years. today marks the sixth day of strikes and protests since mid—january, and unions say it will be the biggest yet with workers across a range of sectors expected to mobilise. teachers, gas and electricity workers, train drivers, and industrial workers are all expected to join. part of the french gover...

hello and welcome to the programme. im luxmy gopal. we start with the news that the australian comedian barry humphries, best known for his character dame edna everage, has died at the age of 89. hed been receiving treatment at a hospital in sydney following hip surgery. barry humphries was a leading figure on the british comedy scene with his many satirical characters. his family said he never lost his brilliant mind and unique wit. our arts correspondent, david sillito, looks back at...

americas defence secretary says hes had a rare phone call with his russian counterpart in the aftermath of a collision between a russian fighter jet and a us drone. the race is now on to recover the wreckage of the unmanned aircraft. its thought to be 1,200 metres deep in the black sea. russia has also said it will try to find the wreckage. meanwhile, americas top general said the whole incident was a result of russias increasingly aggressive behaviour in the area. us defence secretary...

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increases the terror threat level in northern ireland from "substantial" to "severe", meaning an attack is considered highly likely. humza yousaf is confirmed as scotlands first minister, becoming the first person from an ethnic minority background in the role. hello and welcome. we start this hour in france, where another day of co—ordinated, nationwide protests is very much under way, as unions continue to oppose president macron�*s pension reforms. over a million people took par...

government judges and electe officials in the middle of suc important ethical decisions an so it is taking away reproductive freedoms, which i is once again one step towards the radical white ring in this country trying to establish national abortion ban. >> and that battle plays, ou concern and outrage over a new florida law banning most abortions after six weeks. earlier today, democratic stat senator shevrin jones told msnbc how floridians are reacting >> theyre saying its too much ...

weeks catastrophic earthquakes. and the state of western australia tries to poach more than 30,000 key workers from the uk. hello and welcome to the programme. next week marks the first anniversary of russias invasion. ahead of that — ukraines president zelensky has been speaking to the bbc�*s world affairs editor john simpson — reflecting on whats happened and what may happen ahead. mr zelensky claimed his troops could keep defending their country until they are able to launch a...

kate forbes — who lost out to humza yousaf in the race to be scotlands first minister — quits the scottish government. no let up — hundreds of thousands of people on the streets of france again as protests at president macron�*s pension reforms continue into a second week. back at the high court for a second day — prince harry accuses the publisher of the mail newspapers of criminality in his privacy case. can he pick out the killer pass? and scotland pull off an incredible v...

and a huge payout by william hill — one of the worlds biggest betting companies — after the uk regulator issues it with the largest penalty its ever imposed. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. its newsday. welcome to the programme. we begin today in the united states — where police who are investigating a mass shooting at a primary school in nashville say the attacker had legally purchased seven guns and hid them at the family house. audrey hale, a 28—year—o...

for next month. at least a0 people have died in a fire at a migrant processing facility on the us—mexico border. a billionaire�*s son who fled to yemen hours after the death of a student in central london 15 years ago admits to the bbc that he was involved in her death. and the bbc is granted rare access to londons new £5 billion super—sewer, aimed at cleaning up the river thames. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. its newsday. welcome to the programme. we begi...