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the chairman of the bbc, richard sharp, is facing questions in parliament this morning. he's appearing in front of the digital, media, culture & sport committee — he's likely to be asked about his involvement in securing a loan for former prime minister boris johnson. let's listen in. establish the facts about the loan arrangement with the then prime minister, which was being set up at the same time as he was making the appointment of the bbc chair. essentially, from what i've read, there were three people involved, sam blythe, borisjohnson and you. who started the whole procedure,...

and then just told these people to deal with it. so, "primetime" sent summer, our producer, out to see how they are dealing with it. >> how has this chemical contamination impacted your life? >> it's been absolutely terrible. it's uprooted me and my six children. >> it's making me move out of my house. >> people don't know if it's safe to drink their water. they are saying yes but then we have fish kills everywhere. >> i have a well so i worry in six months, you know, what could happen to my water. >> what have you noticed about the environment since this has happened? >> it's dir...

live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it's newsday. republicans have criticised president biden over the amount of time it took to shoot down a chinese observation balloon that flew across the united states. china has said shooting down the balloon was an obvious over—reaction. the diplomatic fall—out is continuing, as warships try to recover the debris. secretary of state antony blinken was due to be in beijing this week, but he postponed the trip after the balloon was discovered. barbara plett usher reports from beijing. for days, this solitary object floated ser...

in a first of its kind. most importantly, though, for the people of australia. everyone should be respected for who they are. and tonight's a celebration of that. hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. the uk prime minister rishi sunak says the trade deal with the eu on northern ireland represents "unfinished business on brexit" and that he'll give everything he's got to get an agreement over the line. he made his comments in an interview for the sunday times. since brexit, exports from the uk are subject to checks to ensure they conform with eu rules. but for...

some of these guys have been flying over 1000 hours into the earthquake struck. they say they will continue to keep going as long as aid is needed. china fails to condemn russia's invasion of ukraine, causing tensions at a meeting of the 620 major economies. marchers in sydney's gay and lesbian mardi gras arejoined by their prime minister in a first of its kind. most importantly, though, for the people of australia and that everyone should be respected for who they are, and tonight's a celebration of that. hello and welcome to bbc news. britain and the european union appear to be clo...