now, a job here at the united nations headquarters in new york is the pinnacle in many people s careers. well, second in command at the un is a woman, the former nigerian politician, amina mohammed. she says herjob is amazing and humbling. in this special interview in the bbc‘s 100 women series, i ll be talking to amina mohammed about how her colourful past, gender and identity have helped shape and influence her thinking and actions as one of the world s most powerful women. so, deputy secretary general amina mohammed, delighted to have you as a special interview in this 100 women series on the bbc. here we are at the un headquarters in new york in the main reception area. these are the portraits. these are all men. the former secretary generals of the un. yes, you said it. all men. i mean, you know. lie, to hammarskjold, to thant, waldheim, perez de cuellar, boutros boutros ghali, oh, kofi annan! we must stop here at kofi annan. amina mohammed, i know when you were appoin
briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. what s bugging you this morning? sainsburys becomes the first uk supermarkent to sell edible bugs namely bbq flavour crunchy crickets. so is this the future? are you already eating bugs? or is it all too much to think about? you can be part of the conversation tell us what you think just use the hashtag #bbcthebriefing. the british prime minister will defend her brexit deal when she addresses business leaders later today. she ll tell the lobby group, the cbi, that the withdrawal agreement will deliver a fairer immigration system and will help young people into work. theresa may is facing critics from within her party and her cabinet some of whom are hoping the deal can be tweaked before an eu summit on sunday. vicki young has this assement from westminster. the emphasis this week is all about the future relationship but she can t take a while on what is going on here, she will have much per engag
train from york to durham. we understand that a woman in her 30s was sexually assaulted early that evening and what the british transport police have confirmed to us transport police have confirmed to us is that paul gascoigne has been arrested, he has been arrested and charged with one count of sexual assault by touching. the former newcastle and assault by touching. the former newcastle a nd tottenha m assault by touching. the former newcastle and tottenham player, who is now 51 and lives in leicester, has had a well documented struggle with alcoholism in the past and we know that he is going to appear at magistrates‘ court next month. fiona, thanks for that, fiona trott with the latest. time for a look at the weather. here‘s ben rich. hello. if you are not sure whether warm coat and scarf are, i would suggest locating them for this week because a very different feel to the weather. some much colder weather and with that, quite a lot of cloud around at the moment. this
as another cease fire fails. here now a reminder of why this has all taken place. sudan s army general is fighting the leader of a paramilitary group which is led by general mohammed dagalo. they had been showing karas they led a coup in 2021. now they disagree on how sudan should be governed. with multiple ceasefires broken and fighting entering its second week, there are questions about how and when this conflict will end. a former us assistant secretary former us assistant secretary for state in africa spoke yesterday. for state in africa spoke yesterday- for state in africa spoke esterda . . ., yesterday. earlier we heard from general yesterday. earlier we heard from general himself - yesterday. earlier we heardi from general himself giving yesterday. earlier we heard l from general himself giving a speech. you have seen scenes are fighting continuing. what do you think this country will be facing in the coming weeks or months? i am very pessimistic. normally optimisti
dismissed the possibility of negotiations with the paramilitary rsf. the violence is now thought to have killed at least 330 people with thousands more injured. many khartoum residents have been trapped inside their homes. dalia abdelmoniem ventured outside for the first time in almost a week ahead of the upcoming eid holiday. no one is celebrating. what these men have done to us, i don t think there s no words to describe if you know, the ramifications of what they ve done. i don t know how we as a people or as a country can recover. in light of the worsening situation, us officials say they are readying for a possible evacuation of staff from the american embassy in khartoum, moving more us troops to a base in nearby djibouti. bbc s barbara plett usher has more from washington. the pentagon says that it s deploying these extra troops and equipment in the region near sudan it doesn t say where. but according to reports they re being sent to the us base in djibouti, and