baby is tonight sleeping - in his cot at home. i early this evening, the new princel was taken by his mother and father to theirapartment in kensington palace. i germany s parliament, the bundestag, has voted by a narrow majority to move the seat of government from bonn to berlin. berlin has celebrated into the night, but the decision was greeted with shock in bonn. the real focus of attention today was valentina tereshkova, the world s first woman cosmonaut. what do you think of - the russian woman in space? oh, i think it s a wonderful achievement. and we might be able to persuade the wife it s a good idea, if i could, to get her to go up there for a little while! this is newsday on the bbc. i m arunoday mukharji in singapore. our headlines: there s fierce fighting in the battle for severodonetsk, as ukraine s grip on the strategic eastern city seems to weaken.
just a day old, and the royal baby is tonight sleeping - in his cot at home. early this evening, the new prince was taken by his mother and - father to their apartment in kensington palace. - germany s parliament, the bundestag, has voted by a narrow majority to move the seat of government from bonn to berlin. berlin has celebrated into the night, but the decision was greeted with shock. the real focus of attention today was valentina tereshkova, the world s first woman cosmonaut. what do you think of - the russian woman in space? welcome back to newsday on the bbc. i m arunoday mukharji in singapore. 0ur headlines. in the us, a bipartisan group of senators say they ve agreed a framework for potential legislation on gun safety. china says it ll fight to the very end to prevent taiwan from being declared independent and describes its relations with america as at a criticaljuncture .
i ll get out there and kick em down the hills. what does it feel like to be the first man to go across the channel by your own power? it feels pretty neat. - it feels marvellous, really. this is newsday on the bbc. i m arunoday mukharji in singapore. our main story this hour: politicians in washington hear the harrowing testimony of an 11 year old girl who survived the uvalde shooting by covering herself in the blood of a friend. america s most decorated gymnast, simone biles, is among dozens of women who ve filed a lawsuit against the fbi for failing to stop the convicted sex abuser larry nassar, despite knowing of complaints against him. they re seeking $1 billion in collective damages. nassar was jailed for life in 2018 for sexually assaulting athletes in his role as a sports doctor at usa gymnastics and michigan
this is newsday on the bbc. i m arunoday mukharji in singapore.0ur headlines i m arunoday mukharji in singapore. our headlines the us congress prepares a primetime hearing of its inquiry into the january the 6th capitol riots. let s return to those hearings on the attacks on capitol hill. among those attending will be erin smith the widow of police officerjeff smith. he s one of four officers who died by suicide in the days after they defended the capitol from the rioters. one of officer smith s alleged attackers is due to be charged in court with offences related to january 6. laura trevelyan has been speaking to erin smith about her husband, and her fight to get his suicide recognized as a death in the line of duty. jeff was funny. he was always joking around. just a happy person, liked to have fun and a good person to be around.
i ll get out there and kick em down the hills. what does it feel like to be the first man to go across the channel by your own power? it feels pretty neat. it feels marvellous, really. this is newsday on the bbc. i m arunoday mukharji in singapore. our headlines: us politicians are considering new laws in the wake of the texas shooting, including extra background checks for gun owners under 21. the united states and south korea hold military exercises amid warnings of a nuclear test by the north. the uk prime minister boris johnson has told his cabinet that it s time to draw a line under the controversies and internal wrangling that resulted in a confidence vote