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nuclear weapons. it's seven in the morning in singapore, and four—thirty am in the sri lankan capital colombo where celebrations have been taking place after gotabaya rajapaksa became the country's first sitting president to quit. he did so after months of angry protests over the rapidly rising cost of living, and shortages of food and fuel. from colombo, rajini vaidyanathan reports. a moment to savour after months of struggle. now there's joy. these demonstrators had one key demand, that the man they blame for their economic woes resign. tonight, president gotabaya rajapaksa did. ...

hello — i'mjoanna gosling — live in westminster — where the chancellor kwasi kwarteng has announced the government's mini—budget. will also be looking at what it means for you. and author dame hilary mantel, best known for her wolf hall trilogy, has died aged 70. it was the holy grail that we all aspire to, she was thejk rowling of historical fiction. four russian—occupied areas of ukraine are staging referendums on whether to become part of russia — the west says it's a move by moscow to annex more ukrainian territory. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. i...

hello, good afternoon. the funeral is taking place of mikhail gorbachev — the last president of the soviet union, who helped bring the cold war to a peaceful end. he died on tuesday at the age of 91. russian president vladimir putin is not attending due to — what he described as — constraints on his schedule. our russia editor steve rosenberg reports. it was the final farewell to the man who changed the world. in the columned hall of the house of unions, mikhail gorbachev lay in state. a steady stream of mourners filing past his open casket. there was a guard of honour, but the...

new hope for the thousands like elliot who have the rarer form of haemophilia. british doctors say they have a transformational therapy. the telescope that can see dead stars collide. why do we care? because that's the process that produced heavy metals like gold and platinum. and coming up in sportsday later in the hour on the bbc news channel: it was a special night for the england lionesses. we'll look back at their win over spain and who they could face in the semifinals. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at six. now that the conservative leadership contest has been whit...

live from our studio in singapore... this is bbc news. it's newsday. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin in washington in the united states where it's a crucial night for the committee investigating the january sixth capitol riot, when supporters of former president donald trump stormed congress, while lawmakers met to certinyoe biden�*s election victory last year. this will be the committee's eighth hearing, and maybe the final televised hearing before the report is published in the autumn. let's hearfrom two insiders who were in t...