hollywood mogul, harvey weinstein, faces charges of rape and sexual assault in los angeles. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the uk s formerfinance minister rishi sunak will formally become prime minister later on tuesday, after an audience with king charles at buckingham palace. he was named conservative leader, after his only challenger, penny mordaunt, pulled out of the contest. mr sunak promised to work to bring the party and the country together. it is the greatest privilege of my life to be able to serve the party i love and give back to the country i owe so much to. the united kingdom is a great country, but there is no doubt we face a profound economic challenge. we now need stability and unity, and i will make it my utmost priority to bring our party and our country together. so what do we know about britain s soon to be prime minister? here s our deputy political editor, vicki young. addressing the nation during a pandemic, a month afte
welcome to bbc news. i m lucy grey. our top stories: cheering and applause making history rishi sunak will be the uk s next prime minister, the first ever british asian to hold the post. we now need stability and unity, and i will make it my upmost priority to bring our party and our country together. russia s foreign spy chief denies moscow is engaging in nuclear sabre rattling and accuses ukraine of planning to use a so called dirty bomb . the us issues criminal charges against 13 chinese citizens as part of an investigation into beijing s activities in america. and, disgraced former hollywood mogul, harvey weinstein faces charges of rape and sexual assault
welcome to bbc news. i m lucy grey. our top stories: cheering and applause making history rishi sunak will be the uk s next prime minister, the first ever british asian to hold the post. we now need stability and unity, and i will make it my upmost priority to bring our party and our country together. russia s foreign spy chief denies moscow is engaging in nuclear sabre rattling and accuses ukraine of planning to use a so called dirty bomb . the us issues criminal charges against 13 chinese citizens as part of an investigation into beijing s activities in america. and disgraced former hollywood mogul, harvey weinstein, faces charges of rape and sexual assault in los angeles.