welcome to bbc news. i m rich preston. our top stories: a speaker has not been elected. the longest race in more than 150 years kevin mccarthy repeatedly loses the vote to be elected speaker of the house. deadly violence in mexico follows the arrest of a leader of an infamous drugs gang. the battle to protect forests in the philippines, devastated by illegal logging and mining. and prince harry alleges in his new memoir that his brother prince william physically attacked him.
this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. prince harry alleges in his new memoir that his brother prince william physically attacked him. there has always been this competition between us weirdly. ukraine rejects russian president putin s announcement of a ceasefire over the orthodox christmas period. he s trying to stop ukraine s military advances, says president zelensky. everyone in the world knows how the kremlin uses respite in war to continue the war with renewed vigor. deadly violence in mexico after the arrest of a leader
tomorrow in spite of protests and violence - from some black activist groups. they say international artists should continue to boycott south africa until majority rule is established. . around the world people have been paying tribute to the iconic rock star, david bowie, who sold 140 million albums in a career that spanned half a century. his family announced overnight that he died of cancer at the age of 69. the world s tallest skyscraper opens later today. the burj dubai has easily overtaken its nearest rivals. this is bbc news. the latest headline: the longest race in more than 150 years kevin mccarthy repeatedly loses the vote to be elected speaker of the house. deadly violence in mexico follows the arrest of a leader of an infamous drugs gang.
the arrest comes just days before us presidentjoe biden is due to visit mexico for a summit next week. azadeh moshiri reports. el chapo s drug cartel is fighting back, and now the state of sinaloa is locked in battle. the notorious drug lord is serving a life sentence in the united states. now, after six months of careful surveillance, mexico s armed forces have captured his son, 0visio guzman lopez. along with other cartel members. translation: they were arrested while carrying weapons that - belonged exclusively to the mexican army and the air force. moments after his arrest, cells that are part of his criminal group set up 19 roadblocks and armed attacks in different parts in the city of culiacan. the governor is warning residents to shelter in place, warning there is a danger across the city of culiacan. even a plane scheduled to fly from the city
there is a danger across culiacan. even a plane scheduled to fly from the city was hit by bullets, before taking off. the mexican defence minister has said us officials assisted with the surveillance operation. el chapo s son has been on america s radarfor some time. the state department says he and his brother, joaquin, have overseen 11 methamphetamine labs in the state of sinaloa. they also believe he also oversaw the murder of informants, a drug trafficker and even a popular mexican singer, who had refused to sing at his wedding. we of course have closely been following the violence in parts of mexico, namely in sinaloa, over the past few days, there has been reports of gunfire, roadblocks and fires throughout the cities of culiacan, los mochis, guasave, in sinaloa, mexico. this isn t the first time the cartel