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about pay and conditions. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. sir salman rushdie�*s agent has said the author is likely to lose an eye, after he was stabbed on stage ahead of a lecture in new york state. in a statement, andrew wylie said the 75—year—old was on a ventilator in hospital. police have arrested a 24—year—old man. no motive has been established, but sir salman has faced death threats from islamists since the publication of his fourth novel, the satanic verses, in 1988. our north america correspondent nomia iqbal reports. the attack...

the man accused of stabbing sir salman rushdie has appeared in court charged with attempted murder and assault. the attack in new york state has left the author of the satanic verses on a ventilator, with people in shock over what happened. you know, the guy has a price on his head from 1989 and of all the places he might be attacked, hurt or god forbid, die, chautauqua and be the last place i would think of. and in the last hour, president biden has issued a statement condemning the attack — and reaffirming his belief in freedom of expression. also tonight: the ravaging effects of...

there are smoldering embers here which very easily could be whipped up into yet another fire. more extreme heat is expected in the southern half of the uk over the next two days. experts warn england's drought could last into the next year. and taliban fighters shoot in the air to disperse a women's protest in kabul — a year after the taliban took over afghanistan. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. prosecutors say the man accused of stabbing the author sir salman rushdie has pleaded not guilty to attempted murder and assault. hadi matar was formall...

relatives of the young men murdered by the serial killer, stephen port, welcome a decision by the police watchdog to begin a fresh investigation into the way detectives handled the inquiry. borisjohnson is in rwanda for a meeting of the commonwealth's heads of government. downing street says it is "unlikely" the uk's rwanda asylum policy will come up when he meets the prince of wales. good evening. taliban officials say the main search for survivors from wednesday's devastating earthquake in the south—east of afghanistan has ended. more than 1,000 people are thought to have been ki...

taking a tumble — president biden falls off his bike near his weekend home — but insists �*i'm good'. and coming up at 5.30 — the story of manchester arena bomb survivor martin hibbert�*s epic five day charity climb to the summit of kilimanjaro. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the rmt union has confirmed that next week's rail strikes will go ahead. they say talks have failed to resolve a dispute about pay, jobs and working conditions. the strikes will affect railway lines across the country. our business correspondent vishala sri—pathma reports. it's set to be a c...