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hello. i'm sumi somaskanda. more on those stories in the show, but we start with events in montana where republicans in the state's house of representatives have voted to bar transgender lawmaker democratic representative zooey zephyr from the house floor. it's republicans�* response to zephyr�*s plea for her colleagues last week to reject a bill that would ban gender—affirming care for minors. she said if they vote yes, she hopes they will see "blood on their hands." she has already been blocked from speaking on the house floor. now, she cannot even go onto the house floor for...

ever april day. hello, a very warm welcome. i'm samantha simmonds. efforts are being stepped up in sudan to try and extend a fragile ceasefire between troops loyal to rival generals. the outbreak of violence in the country has left more than 500 people dead and forced thousands to flee. the current truce brokered by the us is due to expire later on thursday. both the un and south sudan are rapidly trying to organise a three—day extension to it. the sudanese army says it's approved the idea of discussing the proposal but its rival, the rapid support forces, has not yet responded. he...

a review of london's metropolitan police is expected to heavily criticise the force for racist, sexist and homophobic behaviour. uk passport office staff are to strike for five weeks, which could have a major impact on holidaymakers booking summer holidays. and making waves — a former professional surfer breaks the world record for the longest surf session in australia. the international criminal court has issued an arrest warrant for president vladimir putin — and the head of the russian children's commission — for alleged war crimes in ukraine. they are accused of forcibly de...

arms made in the uk. welcome back to bbc news with the latest on the case in the united states in a moment. we will speak to someone from washington. but now, let's get the sport. good afternoon. liverpool managerjurgen klopp has compared talk of big—money transfers with a five—year—old asking for a ferrari for christmas. the reds have ruled themselves out of signing 19—year—old england midfielderjude bellingham from borussia dortmund due to the costs involved in excess of £100m. the german boss is expected to rebuild the squad in the summer — as liverpool are currently ...

government and , blood grown in a laboratory has been given to people , in a world—first clinical trial. the un secretary—general antonio guterres has told a major climate conference that humanity has a choice: co—operate or perish. over 120 world leaders are attending cop27 in egypt. we've got lots of clips to play you. first — this warning from mr guterres. the clock is ticking. we are in the fight of our lives and we are losing. greenhouse gas emissions keep growing. global temperatures keep growing. global temperatures keep rising. and our planet is fast approaching tippi...