faces jail after being found guilty of contempt of congress. speaking to reporters, he remains defiant. the prosecutor missed one very important phrase i stand with trump and the constitution and i will never back off that, ever. struggling to cope with record breaking temperatures: large swathes of europe, north america and east asia issue their highest heatwave alerts as firefighters battle wildfires. gridlock at the english channel as the port of dover is overwhelmed with traffic, and warnings of worse to come. and the more you look, the more you discover! how the powerful new james webb space telescope is expanding our view of the universe. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. for the first time since russia began its full scale invasion of ukraine in february, both sides have signed up to a major un agreement allowing wheat and corn to be exported from ukrainian ports. it s aimed at bringing down the high price of grain and restoring supplies
steve bannon, the former aide to president trump, faces jail after being found guilty of contempt of congress. speaking to reporters he remains defiant. the prosecutor missed one very important phrase i stand with trump and the constitution and i will never back off that, ever. struggling to cope with wildfires and record breaking temperatures, large swathes of the world issue their highest heatwave alerts. gridlock at the english channel, as the port of dover is overwhelmed with traffic, and warnings of worse to come. and, the more you look, the more you discover! how the powerful new james webb space telescope is expanding our view of the universe. the price of wheat on global markets has fallen to its lowest levels since russia invaded ukraine in february. both countries signed a deal on friday to resume grain exports from black sea ports, which have been blockaded for months by russia. ukraine s president, volodomyr zelensky, said the shipment of 20 million tons of prod
and the story of this startling image a 16 year girl old in her prom dress, in the ruins of her school in kharkiv. it s 8 in the morning in singapore, 1am in london, and 8pm in washington, where lawmakers have been hearing searing testimony from the victims and families of those caught up in several recent mass shootings. among them was an 11 year old girl, mia cerrillo. a student at the robb elementary school in texas, she described how she smeared herself in blood and played dead, to avoid being killed along with 19 other children and two teachers. the shooting, carried out by an 18 year old gunman, has provoked a nation wide debate about the sale of firearms. our north america editor sarah smith has more from washington. we should warn you her report contains some graphic testimony which some may find distressing. this is the last photograph of lexi rubio, getting a school prize just hours before she was shot dead, the last time her parents saw her. we don t want you to
to the democratic republic of congo, king philippe of belgium returns a priceless kakungu mask, taken out of the country before independence in 1960. hello. the issue of gun control in the us and what to do about it has challenged us lawmakers for years. today as they heard searing testimony from victims and their families of the recent mass shooting in texas, the house of representatives approved a series of measures aimed at regulating the sale of guns. but the proposals do not have the 60 votes they would need for approval in the senate, and hence are likely to go nowhere underlining the challenge politicians face. our north america editor sarah smith was watching the testimony. we should warn you, her report contains some graphic content which some may find distressing. this is the last photograph of lexi rubio, getting a school prize just hours before she was shot dead, the last time her parents saw her. we don t want you to think of lexi as just a number. she was inte
we start here in the uk where later today, prime minister borisjohnson will promise new measures to rejuvenate the flagging economy. as part of a visit to the northern county of lancashire, he will pledge reforms to help with the soaring cost of everything, quote, from food to energy to childcare to transport and housing . it comes as fuel prices hit a new record, rail workers threaten strike action over pay, and the oecd think tank warns the uk will be the worst performing economy in the developed world. our business editor simonjack reports. it s a shocking site but maybe not for long. fuel prices continued their relentless march upwards with the average price of unleaded seeing its biggestjump to one pound 78 but many are paying more. i pen; but many are paying more. i pay £2 a litre- but many are paying more. i pay £2 a litre- i but many are paying more. i pay £2 a litre. i do but many are paying more. i pay £2 a litre. i do deliveries, - £2 a litre. i do de