somalia has a long history of droughts, but due to climate change, the intervals between dry periods are getting shorter, and this one is the worst in a0 years. it s estimated that more than half the population nearly 8 million people are currently living in drought affected areas. it s growing into a full blown famine, where households have no food, and children suffer acute malnutrition. andrew harding s report comes from dolow, where people have come in search of life saving help. a warning that you are likely to find parts of it difficult to watch. from the parched plains of southern somalia, a weary exodus. these families have trekked for days across a hostile wilderness in search of food. tens of thousands have made similarjourneys in recent weeks, drawn to places like this. the crowded outskirts of dolow, a border town where some help is at hand. the local hospital, funded by britain since the last famine here back in 2011, is playing a vital role. the baby is real
somalia has a long history of droughts. but due to climate change, the intervals between dry periods are getting shorter, and this one is the worst in a0 years. it s estimated that more than half the population, nearly eight million people, are currently living in drought affected areas. it s growing into a full blown famine, where households have no food, and children suffer acute malnutrition. andrew harding s report comes from dolow, where people have come in search of life saving help. a warning that you are likely to find parts of it difficult to watch. from the parched plains of southern somalia, a weary exodus. these families have trekked for days across a hostile wilderness in search of food. tens of thousands have made similarjourneys in recent weeks, drawn to places like this. the crowded outskirts of dolow, a border town where some help is at hand. the local hospital, funded by britain since the last famine here back in 2011, is playing a vital role. the baby is re
the rules will have to be changed. china s president, xijinping, has been defending his controversial zero covid strategy as a historic communist party congress kicks off in beijing. the iranian authorities say four inmates are dead after a fire at a prison in the capital as protests continue. more than 1,000 paddington bears and other teddies left by the public in memory of the late queen elizabeth are to be sent to charity. good afternoon. the new chancellor, jeremy hunt, has asked conservative mps to get behind the prime minister, liz truss. he has insisted that she remains in charge of the government and said the country needed stability, not another protracted leadership campaign . mr hunt is holding talks with ms truss today on further changes to the government s tax and spending plans, which led to turmoil on the financial markets. she s faced another blow to her authority with criticism from the us president, joe biden. 0ur political correspondent, peter saull, repor
the iranian authorities say four inmates are dead after a fire at a prison in the capital as protests continue. more than 1,000 paddington bears and other teddies left by the public in memory of the late queen elizabeth are to be sent to charity. good afternoon. the new chancellor, jeremy hunt, has asked conservative mps to get behind the prime minister, liz truss. he s insisted that she remains in charge of the government and said the country needed stability, not another protracted leadership campaign . mr hunt is holding talks with ms truss today on further changes to the government s tax and spending plans, which led to turmoil on the financial markets. she s faced another blow to her authority with criticism from the us president, joe biden. 0ur political correspondent, peter saull, reports. from the din of westminster to the relative calm of chequers, she s meeting her new chancellor here as they together try to turn her faltering premiership around. the sunday papers
exactly under what mechanism, but it will happen. china s president, xijinping, has been defending his controversial zero covid strategy as a historic communist party congress kicks off in beijing. the iranian authorities say four inmates are dead after a fire at a prison in the capital as protests continue. more than 1,000 paddington bears and other teddies left by the public in memory of the late queen elizabeth are to be sent to charity. good afternoon. the new chancellor, jeremy hunt, has asked conservative mps to get behind the prime minister, liz truss. he s insisted that she remains in charge of the government and said the country needed stability, not another protracted leadership campaign . mr hunt has held talks with ms truss today on further changes to the government s tax and spending plans, which led to turmoil on the financial markets. she s faced another blow to her authority with criticism from the us president, joe biden. 0ur political correspondent, peter s