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from the west. kevin mccarthy has been elected speaker of the us house of representatives after heated exchanges which almost saw fellow republicans come to blows. it took four days, 15 votes, and numerous concessions, but the 20 or so rebels within his own party were eventually persuaded. sancha berg reports. after more than four days, it was over... ..of which the honourable i kevin mccarthy of the state of california has received 216. cheering and applause ..to cheers from republica...

good morning, wet and windy start to the day, the good news is the worst of the rain will blow through, come the afternoon the weather will brighten up with spells of sunshine but they will be lots of blustery showers today, particularly across western areas. i will have the full forecast for you later on. its saturday, 7th january. our top story: the prime minister will hold emergency talks at downing street today to try to tackle the huge challenges facing the nhs. and senior doctors...

kevin mccarthy has been elected speaker of the us house of representatives after heated exchanges which almost saw fellow republicans come to blows. it took four days, 15 votes, and numerous concessions, but the 20 or so rebels within his own party were eventually persuaded. sancha berg reports. after more than four days, it was over... ..of which the honourable i kevin mccarthy of the state of california has received 216. cheering and applause ..to cheers from republicans in the house...

iran is facing international condemnation for hanging two more people said to have been involved in nationwide protests. the uk called their executions "abhorrent". hello to you in the uk and around the world in ukraine, vladimir putin had said his forces would stop fighting for 36 hours so orthodox christians could celebrate christmas this weekend. the ceasefire was supposed to run from 9am yesterday morning to 9pm today uk time. and while millions of ukrainians and russians were able...

struggling with symptoms. lets start here in the uk, where the new chancellorjeremy hunt has ditched almost all of prime minister liz truss�* tax cuts announced in the governments mini—budget three weeks ago. the financial markets reacted positively to the news, with the pound rising against the us dollar and uk gilts falling. in total £32 billion of the £45 billion in tax cuts have been shelved, these include... the planned 1p cut in the basic rate of income tax is now on hold i...

ukrainian officials say russia has launched attacks on criticial civilian infrastructure across the country with several large explosions heard near the capital kyiv. france prepares for widespread disruption — as oil industry workers and transport staff go on strike in a dispute over pay. and... a happy birthday to the bbc! its100—years—old today — making it the worlds longest running national broadcasting organization. good morning and welcome to westminster. liz truss says s...

hello and welcome to bbc news. the crucial us midterm elections, which will decide who controls congress, are just a couple of days away and president biden and former president obama have taken to the stage together at a campaign rally in pennsylvania. theyre trying to get every last vote out for their candidate john fetterman, whos up against republican mehmet oz, whos been endorsed by donald trump. president biden said this is a defining moment for us democracy. this isnt a referend...

similar control measures. hello and welcome to bbc news. ukraine has been struck by a fresh barrage of russian missiles targeting several major cities. ukrainian authorities said more than 120 missiles had been launched at the population and civilian infrastructure. several cities from kyiv in the north, odesa in the south, kharkiv in the east and lviv in the west have been hit. the mayor of lviv says the city has lost about 90% of its electricity. earlier, ukraines military intelligen...

to impose mandatory covid tests on chinese tourists. the eu is to consider similar control measures, but the uk has so far said it will not introduce new restrictions. roman catholic leaders join pope francis in calling for prayers for his predecessor, benedict the xvi, whose health has taken a sudden turn for the worse. erling haaland became the quickest player to reach 20 premier league goals with two against leeds as manchester city win 3—1 to move to second in the table. hello an...

the eu is considering similar control measures but the uk has so far said it will not introduce new restrictions in sport — erling haaland has became the quickest player to reach 20 premier league goals in a season, with two against leeds as manchester city won 3—1 to move to second in the table. ukraine has been struck by a fresh barrage of russian missiles targeting several major cities. dozens of missiles had been launched from land and sea at the population and civilian infrast...