with the united states says with a chinese surveillance balloon, roughly six nautical miles off the coast of south carolina. well within u.s. territorial airspace. the balloon crashed into the atlantic ocean, creating a debris field at least seven mile spread out in relatively short shallow water. the recovery of that debris is ongoing, including navy divers, the coast guard, and other manned and unmanned salvage feedback vessels. the fbi counter intelligence agents are also on board the recovery vessels, officials say there are plenty to learn from that debris, but added that they have also been studying that balloon since it first entered u.s. airspace in the illusion islands of alaska, on january 28th. the balloon, which had maneuverability capabilities via small motors and multiple propellers entered canadian airspace on january 3rd, for troubled self crop crossing into the united states. president biden says he gave the order to shoot the balloon down on, wednesday but o
in england and wales are not acting on complaints of violence against women. we cannot be complacent and we need very robust investigations to take forward and dismiss anyone who we think is working in our organisation that shouldn t be. a22 year old white woman is for 8.5 years for falsely claiming she was trafficked and beaten by a grooming gang of asian men. job vacancies in the uk fall for the eighth time in a row, according to the latest figures published in the run up to wednesday sbudget, when the government is expected to encourage people back into work. and the public swimming pool that s been heated by a tiny data centre. we will explain. hello, welcome to bbc news. china and russia have denounced a defence pact agreed by the us, uk and australia that will provide australia with nuclear powered attack submarines. russia said the pact would bring years of confrontation to asia. and the chinese foreign ministry said the three countries were on a path of error and d
i had my first cancer diagnosed about six or seven years ago. that waiting time is very, very hard. i don t think until you have been through it, you can actually understand it. despite the walk out, some hospitals are able to continue with some routine operations, but it is a mixed picture. the full impact on cancellations will not be known for a few days. one thing we re seeing that is different from other strike days is that demand for care has been sustained. in previous strike days, we saw that drop. it means the nhs is trying to keep things going, it was already overstretched, but it has fewer resources at its disposal. the government says the bma s pay claim is completely unaffordable. it s urged officials to call off the strike and enter into pay talks along with other health unions in england, and help bring this ongoing dispute to an end. katharine da costa, bbc news. new employment figures showjob vacancies in the uk have fallen for the eighth time in a row. the of
let s go outfront. good evening. ou a cruel political stunt, those are the words from the white house after the florida governor ron desantis sent two planes full of migrants to the wealthy enclave of martha s vineyard. what they are doing is a political stunt, and it s it s really just disrespectful to humanity. it doesn t afford them dignity. it is just cruel. so here s what happened. 50 migrants, including children, arrived at the vacation destination with no warning, according to local officials. planes just and landed that s who got off. local leaders say they re now trying to move heaven and earth to provide the families with food, clothing, and shelter. they have nothing. it s a challenge for an island that has only one homeless shelter with room for only ten people. as for governor ron desantis, he is proudly taking credit for this. we are not a sanctuary state, and it s better to be able to go to a sanctuary jurisdiction. and yes, we will help facilitate
whether she will stay part of her order and allow the justice department to access the 100-plus documents seized at the former president s residence. and then across the atlantic in london, mourners are lining up for miles outside westminster hall to view queen elizabeth s coffin as she lies in state. we ll take you there live with the latest updates as well. we start with that breakthrough agreement for america s railways. a short time ago the president announcing that frustrate rail workers will get better pay and improved working conditions and health care benefits. this is a win for tens of thousands of rail workers and for their dignity and the dignity of their work. it s a recognition of that. because of the labor agreement, those rail workers will get better pay, 24% wage increase over the next five years, improved working conditions, peace of mind around their health care by capping the cost that workers will have to pay. so a strike would have greatly, by the way