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in winter storms sweeping across north america, which are being described as the "blizzard of the century". thousands are still without power and there is ongoing widespread travel disruption — nearly 20,000 flights have been cancelled in recent days. now on bbc news, its hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. im stephen sackur. where do you get your news from? do you trust it to be true? for many of us, the answers to these questions are changing. social media is an increasingly dominant so...

people to pray for his predecessor, pope—emeritus benedict, whose health has worsened. officials say his health has deteriorated overnight. now on bbc news, its hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. im stephen sackur. where do you get your news from? do you trust it to be true? for many of us, the answers to these questions are changing. social media is an increasingly dominant source of information. long—established news sources, like us at the bbc, are in a fight for audiences and, yes,...

In ukraine, 23 civilians have been killed in the Southern City of zaporizhzhia after a Russian Missile struck a convoy of vehicles. Thats according to the governor of the province. Initial pictures that have started coming in Show Ambulances arriving at the scene. Its reported that the victims seem to be civilians. The attack comes just hours before President Putin is expected to hold a ceremony to declare that four partially occupied regions, including zaporizhzhia, will become part of russia. ...

fears grow for a female iranian athlete who competed in a climbing competition without wearing a hijab — her family say theyve good afternoon and welcome to bbc news, live from westminster. the prime minister will be meeting more backbenchers as she continues to try to shore up her leadership, a series of difficult headlines this morning following yesterday, following that interview as well, with our political editor chris mason in which she apologised for issues since she became pri...

longest squeeze on real wages since the 1800s. and well have more from westminster in just a few minutes. also this afternoon: ukraines president says nearly one third of his countrys power stations have been destroyed after another round of russian attacks. fears grow for a female iranian athlete who appeared in a climbing competition without wearing a hijab. her family say they have lost contact with her. and the climate activist greta thunberg says she will not pursue a career in po...

has killed 19 people. the attack targeted a tuition centre holding a mock university entrance exam. many of the victims were teenage girls. first, newscast. hello again, jo. adam, its been a while. making a triumphant return to thursday night television, although about an hour late. good evening. are you happy with your chair? i imagine its top of the range chair. the question time—share is... i always had it higher than any of the guests. im quite tall. if ever you are lower, it was...

information spoke to us injuly about cuts to local television news and he joins us again to discuss these plans for local radio. greatersharing discuss these plans for local radio. greater sharing across regions. wont that destroy the connection of audiences to their local station? we connection of audiences to their local station? we plan to kee all their local station? we plan to keep all our— their local station? we plan to keep all our local _ their local station? we plan to keep...

hello. good afternoon to you. it is so mild out there. many of us have not had to use the thick coats for quite some time now. this is not going to change over the next few days. exceedingly mild weather conditions, with this air stream coming in all the way from the southern climes, actually a pattern that we sometimes see during the summer months. at low pressure is also close by. so, not necessarily sunny all the time. far from it, also close by. so, not necessarily sunny all the ti...

with the proposition is coming out of the treasury about how to get public finances back into a sustainable state. also this afternoon rishi sunak reintroduces a ban on fracking reversing liz truss decision to ban it. please do be respectful of the host nation, they will try, they are trying to ensure that people can be themselves and enjoy the football. ukrainian and russian forces prepare for what could be a bloody battle for the occupied city of kherson. good afternoon, and welcome ...

the reaction to that and the rest of rishi sunak�*s first full day in office. and im shaun ley in the studio, here are our other main stories this hour: public health directors in england urge the government not to make further cuts to their budgets, amid warnings over the effects on the poorest communities. there is a call to make childcare a political priority after warnings that the sector is understaffed. 0h, hes gone, that is exactly what ireland were looking for... and coming u...