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to asia, president biden says the us would intervene militarily in taiwan if china were to invade. and as monkeypox continues to spread across the world, the who says the numbers are still low and can be contained. we begin with the biggest story here in the uk. its these photos that show borisjohnson drinking at a lockdown gathering in number 10 downing street. you can see he has that drink in hand, and hes standing behind a table with wine bottles and food. heres another — he appea...

this is bbc news. its newsday. its six in the morning in singapore and one oclock in the morning in ukraine, where a court has sentenced a russian tank commander to life in prison for killing an unarmed civilian. vadim shishimarin was the first person to stand trial for war crimes since russias invasion three months ago. he had admitted shooting the 62—year—old civilian, but said hed been acting on orders and he will appeal against his sentence. our correspondentjames waterhouse wa...

aimed at countering chinas growing influence in the region. live from our studio in singapore... this is bbc news. its newsday. hello and welcome. the united nations�* world food programme has described russias blockade of ukrainian ports as a �*declaration of war on global food security�* that could push tens of millions of people into severe food shortages. it echoes concerns raised by the ukrainian government, and wider accusations that the kremlin is deliberately targeting fo...

Details on that. Labour having a turbulent time in england, scotland and wales, parts thereof. Strong challenge from the snp. In wales theyve lost bridgend and merthyr tydfil, keeping hold of cardiff, swa nsea tydfil, keeping hold of cardiff, swansea and newport. In england theyve lost more than 100 councillors, many to the tories. Theyve won the male role contest in the Liverpool City Region. Lost the Liverpool City Region. Lost the mayoral contest. And it has been a terrible night for ukip, ov...

Details on that. Labour having a turbulent time in england, scotland and wales, parts thereof. Strong challenge from the snp. In wales theyve lost bridgend and merthyr tydfil, keeping hold of cardiff, swa nsea tydfil, keeping hold of cardiff, swansea and newport. In england theyve lost more than 100 councillors, many to the tories. Theyve won the male role contest in the Liverpool City Region. Lost the Liverpool City Region. Lost the mayoral contest. And it has been a terrible night for ukip, ov...