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hello and welcome to bbc news. the death toll from a series of tornadoes that have ripped through parts of the united states is rising. at least three people have now been killed in the states of arkansas and illinois. dozens have been injured and tens of thousands have lost power. the governor of arkansas, sarah huckabee sanders, has declared a state of emergency. our reporter shelley phelps has more. oh, my god! its coming our way, yall! ripping away building tops, uprooting trees an...

the death toll from the latest series of tornadoes that have ripped through parts of the united states is rising. at least three people have been killed in the states of arkansas and illinois. dozens have been injured and tens of thousands have lost power. the governor of arkansas, sarah huckabee sanders has declared a state of emergency. our reporter shelley phelps has more. oh, my god! ripping away building tops, downing trees and flipping over vehicles, the catastrophic tornado star...

the pope has said he will take part in the mass celebrating palm sunday in the vatican. a smiling pope francis was discharged from a hospital in rome in just the last few hours where he was receiving treatment for bronchitis. our correspondent jenny hill is in rome. its a lovely morning in rome. good news for the pope.— its a lovely morning in rome. good news for the pope. good news of the tens of thousands _ news for the pope. good news of the tens of thousands of _ news for the pop...

of people that included roger stone and steve bannon urging trump to declare victory regardless of the results, the actual legal results, of the 2020 election. now the january 6th select committee cites a memo that fitton wrote for trump in the run-up to election day, i think the summer before the election, as evidence that in the words of committee member zoe love gren friend the big lie was untensional, promeditated and a plan concocted in advance. heres a snippet from the january 6t...

collapse of silicon valley bank uk. youre watching bbc news... many of us might like to take a weekend stroll in a beauty spot — but here in the uk — too many of them are seemingly marred by litter. one group of volunteers says theyve filled hundreds of bin bags with the rubbish collected from a set of lakes in north warwickshire — in the midlands. amy cole went to find out more. take a look at this. there are 7a bags of rubbish along here, including some larger items such as thi...

low pressure slowly starts moving eastwards into the north sea but there will be showers pretty widely overnight and it will remain breezy. a frost free nights with temperatures between 4—9 celsius. the weekend is going to be dominated by that low pressure. it might be moving out of the way but still close enough to bring in some showers. more rain on the way for the second half of the weekend. saturdays forecast, another showery day with a greater chance of seeing showers across nor...

fx of hughes five-part definitive documentary on tupac and efeni shakur. >> im very excited. i thought youd ask about "dave" but im excited for both the new season of "dave", tu pac, and the family dynamics always good to see you. >> genius. have a good show. >> well check it out. im ari melber im back from a trip on assignment up north. i was at the canadian parliament yesterday, and im returning to be with you here on what is now we can say the most significant week in legal accounta...

the pope has said he will take part in the mass celebrating palm sunday in the vatican. the 86—year—old was discharged from a hospital in rome in the last few hours where he was receiving treatment for bronchitis. smiling and leaning on a cane as he left romes gemelli hospital, the pontiff greeted well—wishers and joked he was still alive. the vatican said hed resumed some work duties while in hospital, baptising a new born baby as well as sharing a dinner with some of the doctor...

for children banned from attending school. the pope has said he will take part in the mass celebrating palm sunday in the vatican. the 86—year—old was discharged from a hospital in rome in the last few hours where he was receiving treatment for bronchitis. smiling and leaning on a cane as he left romes gemelli hospital, the pontiff greeted well—wishers and joked he was still alive. the vatican said hed resumed some work duties while in hospital, baptising a new born baby as well ...

we will start in iran. politicians in iran are insisting that wearing headscarfs should be �*enforced rigorously�* — theyre demanding that judges enforce the law. across the country, a growing number of women are going out without hijabs in public. joining here with me is parham ghobadi from bbc persian service. just talk us through what is happening right now. why are authorities cracking down now? because of what we see is happening today in iran is that many women in big citie...