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hello and welcome. we begin today in the us. president biden has condemned the killing of four people at a birthday party in alabama this weekend as "outrageous" and "unacceptable". the countrys latest mass shooting happened at a 16th birthday party in the town of dadeville. on sunday night, people gathered for a vigil to remember the victims of the shooting. 28 other people were injured, several critically. so far, theres been no information whether any suspect was killed or arrested....

a russian court has sentenced one of president putins most prominent critics to 25 years in prison for treason. vladimir kara—murza has also been convicted of spreading false information about the russian armed forces and co—operation with an "undesirable organisation". he played a key role in persuading western governments to sanction russian officials for human rights abuses and corruption. the russian—british former journalist and politician is the latest of a number of putin ...

in sudan is entering a third day, with doctors warning of increasingly desperate conditions in hospitals in the capital, khartoum. so far, 97 people have been reported killed and hundreds injured in the violence. fighting is between the sudanese army and the countrys biggest paramilitary group, known as the rapid support forces, or rsf with these two men at the heart of it. the head of army is general abdel fattah al—burhan. the leader of the rsf is mohamed hamdan dagalo. theyre both...

the countdown is on to the launch of the most powerful rocket ever built. this place has a new name now. or rather an old one — bannau brycheiniog, and its all change for the brecon beacons as the national park will now be known by its welsh language name only. and coming up on bbc news, after arsenal dropped points at west ham, will it be the gunners or manchester city who are crowned premier league champions? good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. in russia, a leading c...

welcome to bbc news. we start in moscow, where a prominent critic of vladimir putin has been sentenced to 25 years in prison. the journalist and opposition activist vladimir kara—murza played a key role in persuading western governments to sanction russian officials for human rights abuses and corruption. the us says its evidence of an escalating campaign of repression in russia. the eu called it unacceptable. the uk summoned the russian ambassador. heres our russia editor, steve ros...

welcome to the programme. yes, worldwide condemnation today of the 25—year sentence handed to kremlin critic vladimir kara—murza. extraordinary courage from a man who had already been poisoned twice and still refused to relent. also tonight, well head to france to get reaction to emmanuel macron�*s speech to the nation on those controversial pension reforms. the presidents approval ratings at rock bottom. and freezing on the big stage — elon musk�*s spacex postponing this aft...

next hour to tomorrows blockbuster trial in delaware. fox news defending itself against extensive evidence it told viewers a story of conspiracy and fraud in the 2020 election it knew wasnt true. on the panel to discuss is brian lanza, who was a member of donald trumps transition team, and the former labour leader kesia dugdale, now director of thejohn smith centre in glasgow. in other trump—related news, senior republicans have been in manhattan today to investigate the district att...

we start this week in brixton, a part of south london that has become the go—to for caribbean british culture, from food to fashion and art. but it hasnt always been like this. after the second world war, britain was decimated, and so thousands of people from commonwealth countries were invited here to fulfil labour shortages. im here in windrush square which was named after one of the first ships to bring almost a thousand people from the west indies to britain. the boat became a sy...

of poison attacks, targetting schoolgirls. in the past few weeks, hundreds of girls have been hospitalised. aid agencies say they may have been singled out by religious groups opposed to female education. now on bbc news, the travel show. this week on the show... keeping it caribbean, 75 years on we celebrate the windrush legacy on british culture. it is a melting pot, all that seasoning. laughter round the world in seven days, we follow one mans incredible journey. the wind really mak...

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