out front tonight, china talks were. a top official of the chinese embassy in washington saying today, quote, taiwan as one of the very few issues that might take china and the united states to conflict, or even a war. this, coming soon after the white house summit to china s ambassador to condemn china s military activities near taiwan. activities, of course, that have gone into overdrive since has bicker nancy pelosi s visit to the island this week. today, 60 to chinese aircraft, 13 chinese warships, conducted activities around the taiwan straight. taiwan says 49 of those jets entered its air defense identification zone. chinese china releasing this video showcasing military readiness. showing lines of uniformed troops at the ready. look, this is the latest military propaganda video released by china yesterday, they put up this one, a rocket launch toward taiwan strait. they ve been conducting live fire exercises and they show multiple conventional missile launches. right b
to help us lower inflation. what a week of contrast as president biden was racking up win after win, republicans were pushing abortion bans, social security cuts and election denial and watching their mid-term prospects begin to fade. and a texas jury just delivered a massive blow to alex jones, ordering the conspiracy theorist to pay more than $45 million in punitive damages for a first grader killed at sandy hook. i ll be joined by andrew warren, the democratically elected state attorney general who is the victim of an abuse of power by governor ron desantis. it was a great week for democrats, one that will be poised to get even better. first up the economy. after months of criticism of president biden for everything from gas prices to inflation to you name it, today we got proof that his economic policies are working with the latest blockbuster jobs report. in july job growth soared. u.s. employers added 528,000 employees, smashing expectations. and the unemployment rate
the nhs in england is increasingly reliant on doctors and nurses recruited from outside the uk and eu, analysis by the bbc has found. hello. if you havejustjoined us, a warm welcome to bbc news. china is halting cooperation with the us in several key areas, including climate change, military talks and efforts to combat international crime. the new measures follow a trip to taiwan by senior democrat nancy pelosi. china views the visit as a challenge to its claims of sovereignty over the island. taiwan s foreign minister, joseph wu, has defended ms pelosi s visit and said that taiwan would continue to invite democratic politicians from around the world. our correspondent rupert wingfield hayes sent this report from taipei. for the second day in a row, china has continued its military intimidation of taiwan. at least 68 chinese fighterjets are reported to have crossed into taiwanese controlled airspace. this video broadcast on chinese television this evening shows just how close
hello and welcome to audiences here in the uk and around the world. the palestinian group islamichhad says it s fired over a hundred rockets at israel. images we are about to show you rockets being intercepted by israel s iron dome air defence system. we will show you in a moment. there they are. it comes only hours after an israeli air strike in the gaza strip, which killed a commander of the islamichhad group. the palestinian health ministry says at least ten people were killed, including a five year old child. this footage was released by the israeli army it says the pictures show the moment israel s strike hit gaza. israel s prime minister yair lapid spoke about the air strike in a television address earlier where he promised to do whatever it takes to defend the israeli people. israel carried out a precise counterterror operation against an immediate threat. our fight is not with the people of gaza. islamichhad is an iranian proxy that wants to destroy the state of i
how is the strike affecting you? are you working from home? did you have a trickyjourney to work? do you support the strikes? we d like to hear your thoughts. get in touch with me on twitter @annitabbc and use the hashtag #bbcyourquestions. in other news, a senior ukrainian official says russian forces have almost captured the strategic city of severodonetsk, with ukrainian forces holding on to just one factory. a russian nobel peace laureate auctions his medal for £81; million to raise funds for children displaced by the war in ukraine. and to mark his 40th birthday, new photos are released of prince william selling the big issue we look back at his four decades in the spotlight. good morning. the biggest rail strike in 30 years is under way, with an almost total shutdown of the network in england, scotland and wales. members of the rail, maritime and transport workers union are staging the first of this week s three 24 hour walk outs due to an ongoing dispute over pay, p