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it will be the states second attempt to execute smith, who was convicted in 1989 of murdering a preacher�*s wife, in a hired killing. tom bateman reports from southern alabama. a journey to the alabama jail where the first ever execution by nitrogen gas is due to happen. kenneth eugene smith has spent three decades on death row. hes already dodged death once — his executioners botched an attempt to kill him by lethal injection. and now he faces suffocation by the state. opponents s...

it will be mild. all the details later. its thursday the 25th of january. our main story. the families of the victims of the nottingham attacks will find out today what sentence the killer will receive. valdo calocane stabbed university students grace omalley—kumar and barnaby webber, both 19, before attacking 65—year—old school caretaker ian coates. his guilty plea to manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility was accepted by the court earlier this week. our report...

the 58—year—old will become the first person in the us to be executed using nitrogen gas, a method which the united nations has called �*cruel and inhumane�*. it will be the states second attempt to execute smith, who was convicted in 1989 of murdering a preacher�*s wife, in a hired killing. tom bateman reports. they have a 12—hour window basically from six oclock local time in alabama until six oclock in the morning to carry out this untested and experimental as it has bee...

now — we start with our exclusive bbc interview — with the man whos planning to take on vladimir putin — in russias presidential election. he stands no chance of winning — but given what has happened to many other opposition politicians, its a move that carries significant personal risk. well hearfrom boris nadezhdin — a prominent ant—war campaigner — in just a moment, but first olga malchevska in the newsroom can tell us more about how hes managed to get enough support t...

well go over what exactly happened and what it could mean for putins leadership as well as the war in ukraine. plus, republicans continue to veer toward an electoral cliff, backing former president trump despite his mounting legal challenges, even as many voters are deeply disturbed by his multiple indictments. perhaps thats why president biden is leading trump in a 2024 matchup. and a year after the supreme court stripped away abortion rights, the high courts approval rating is in...

and three european champions cups. there was plenty of drama on day nine of the australian open. sixth seed alexander zverev had to win a fifth set tie—break in his match against britains cameron norrie to make the quarter—finals. the german will face number two seed carlos alcaraz who lost just eight games as he beat miomir kecmanovic of serbia in straight sets. it is great to find this level, to play this level in the matches, on the court, i am feeling better and better every da...

weve got our own show to make, so lets get on with this episode of newscast. newscast. newscast from the bbc. hello, its james here in the studio in westminster. and its chris in westminster, too. here we are, and one story thats dominated this week, chris, hasnt it, which has been this post office scandal? but theres one story going to dominate next week, i think, quite likely, in so much as we can forecast. whats that? it is rwanda. so its the return of the conversation about how you...

tonight, the uk appears to be on the brink of taking military action with the us against houthi rebels whove been attacking ships in the red sea. could parliament be recalled to discuss any uk military response? tonight well guide you step by step through this latest international crisis with our defence editor mark urban and our political editor nick watt. also tonight. breathtaking testimony from a fraud investigator employed by the post office to examine shortfalls at branches acros...

the weekend in the state making their closing arguments in a state that can make or break their campaigns. fighting hate and extremism is p president bidens focus when he speaks from the same south carolina church that a wall street shot and killed nine parishioners. and the secretary of defense is still in the hospital as washington demands answers. why did he and his staff wait days to tell the white house that a criminal member of the chain of command was in the icu. im dana bash,...

an outlook for sunday. really very warm indeed and some welcome rain across western parts of the uk. yes, that alert is in force and quite a prolonged spell of warm weather. nothing exceptional in the temperature itself but many of us will absolutely love this kind of weather. some of us will really not enjoy it but i personally quite like it. thank you. and thats bbc news at ten. theres more analysis of the days main stories on the bbc news website. the news continues here on bbc one,...