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the globe. a huge rescue effort is taking place in the us state of florida in the wake of hurricane ian. fears are growing that there may have been many deaths — at least ten have been recorded since the storm struck. president biden said ian could prove to be the deadliest hurricane in floridas history. it is expected to crash into south carolina on friday. our north america correspondent john sudworth reports from fort myers. florida had been told to brace for a life—threatening ...

mystery and it just seemed that every sri lankan atrocity, we never deal with it, we kind ofjust move on. the british prime minister liz truss has apologised for mistakes in the governments financial strategy — a strategy that she set in motion. the majority of measures in her so—called mini budget have been reversed by her new finance ministerjeremy hunt. he was in parliament to explain why the economic policy was being scrapped. the prime minister herself was keeping a low profil...

economists are telling a different tale, a much different tale. and remember when vice president harris told meet the press the border is secure? well, there are new warnings tonight of not just one but multiple migrant caravans heading to the so-called secure border trying to get into the u.s. before republicans potentially take back congress. and crime victims here in california are furious after one of the states biggest counties just dismissed hundreds of criminal cases, many of th...

he "hated" meghan. in a statement, harry and meghan said the tv presenter�*s comments were not an isolated incident. now on bbc news, its time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, from geneva. im stephen sackur. this place is home to the world trade organization, the institution whose purpose is to maximise free and fair international trade, on the assumption that globalisation is good. so what happens when many governments and people around the world question that premise? well, my gu...

we never deal with it, we kind ofjust move on. the british prime minister liz truss has apologised for mistakes in the governments financial strategy — a strategy that she set in motion. the majority of measures in her so—called mini budget have been reversed by her new finance minister jeremy hunt. he was in parliament on monday to explain why the economic policy was being scrapped. the prime minister herself was keeping a low profile. in a moment, well hear an exclusive interview...

♪ a warm welcome to all of your viewers in the united states and around the world. im paula newton. coming up this hour. >> and that you will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which youre about to enter, so help you god? >> yes, i do. >> congratulations and god speed. >> and god speed indeed. with that, kevin mccarthy finally becomes speaker of the house. hear what mccarthy had to say as he takes over that gavel, and how democrats are already responding. a...

the channel migrant crisis. more on those stories in a moment, but first, breaking news, the brazilian footballer widely regarded as the greatest player of all—time, pele has died at the age of 82. had been suffering from cancer. during his career, when three world cups, on the player ever to do that and received countless awards and titles. in brazil, hailed as a national hero for his achievements in football, but also his repeated calls to improve the social conditions of the poor....

that that _ the right time. pele knew very well that that 1970 world cup was his last chance to win the world cup, to cement— last chance to win the world cup, to cement brazils name as the football nation _ cement brazils name as the football nation and _ cement brazils name as the football nation and to barely enter the pantheon of the gods. so as many of his team—mates told me, he was really— his team—mates told me, he was really a _ his team—mates told me, he was really a...

the greatest, its opinion, but pele led, others stand on his shoulders. well over 1,000 goals, a career of over 20 years, three times a world cup winner. brazilian football, synonymous with flair and success, was built on pele. in1958, pele took part in his first world cup tournament, aged just 17. he scored six goals in four matches, playing himself to the point of exhaustion. when brazil beat sweden in the final, one opponent said when he watched pele, he felt like applauding. injury...

but he could do everything. he was... for me, the three greats in my lifetime, theres pele, maradona and messi. its difficult to separate them because they play in totally different eras, but all three of them do things that other players, other mere mortals of footballers, cant do. and i think thats what really lifts them above all the others. well, pele is hugely significant in not only the development of football, but also in football itself and the enjoyment of football, which is t...