the latest trial of the singer r kelly opens at a federal court in chicago. he s facing accusations of sexually abusing underage girls in the 1990s. running dry. the boats navigating a perilousjourney down germany s biggest river, as the heatwave means water levels are now dangerously low. and after one venue cancels his latest production, over comments on trans rights and the metoo movement, monty python s terry gilliam says british theatre needs to be more courageous. i think the whole artistic community has to be brave, that s what art is about it s about pushing the limits. officials in ukraine are warning that the situation at the russian occupied zaporizhzhia nuclear power station is approaching critical . emergency workers have been staging drills and practising cleaning operations in the event of radioactive contamination. russia took control of the nuclear plant, the biggest in europe, in early march. and there s recently been heavy shelling at and around the site,
officials at the united state s central bank think inflation is going to remain uncomfortably high in america for some time. that s according to the minutes of the last fed meeting where monetary policy is set. the bbc s north america business correspondent samira hussain reports. if anyone thought most recent price hike which showed no inflation injuly was the new normal the federal reserve is here to tell you otherwise. the latest minute shows that the committee that sets monetary policy in the us was unanimous that prices are going to keep going up for months to come. that means everyone should expect more interest rate rises as well. the committee height interest rates by three quarters of a percentage point last month, another rate hike in september seems almost certain. the only question is by how much? the minutes show at least some on the committee thank that their efforts to tame inflation may be starting to have some effect. based on the market response that has
we hear from the secretary of health on how the islands are coping. also in the programme: a battle for the future of the us republican party is under way in the cowboy state, wyoming, as a prominent critic of donald trump tries to fight off a primary challenge. i ve never agreed with one thing liz cheney has ever said but i respected how she fought for democracy. she is standing for principal and she is saying, i don t care if i lose myjob, i m going to do the right thing. # give me a sign # hit me baby one more time and tributes to the former uk pop idol contestant and theatre star, darius danesh, who has died at the age of 41. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news it s newsday. hello and welcome to the the programme. we start in the united states where president biden has signed into law the biggest ever investment to fight climate change in the us. the bill, known as the inflation reduction act, includes more than $400 billion of new spending. it s being s
but i respected how she fought for democracy. she is standing for principal and she is saying, i don t care if i lose myjob, i m going to do the right thing. tributes to the former uk pop idol contestant and theatre star darius danesh who has died at the age of 41. and serious or silly? is elon musk prepared to make a bid for manchester united. hello and welcome to the programme. the presidential signature was the final touch forjoe biden to enable the biggest ever investment to fight climate change in the us. the bill is known as the inflation reduction act and includes more than $400 billion of new spending. it is overwhelmingly about greener energy, as well as carbon capture and some incentives for fossil fuel companies in the shape of new drilling opportunities. it was a long time in coming. the opposition in their own ranks, it recently seemed impossible now the inflation reduction act is a reality. signed into law byjoe biden at the white house. this is a defining momen
all of my climate goals. # give me a sign tributes to the former uk pop idol contestant and theatre star darius danesh who has died at the age of 41. and serious or silly? is elon musk prepared to make a bid for manchester united? welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the republican liz cheney, a fierce critic of donald trump, has lost her seat in the us congress to a woman who supports the former president s unfounded claims of voter fraud. she told her supporters in the state of wyoming that she had conceded to her rival harriet hageman. liz cheney said she was horrified by the violence and chaos of january 6th and insisted that those responsible must be brought to account. never in our nation s 246 years have we seen what we saw on january 6th. like so many americans, i assume that the violence and the chaos of that date would have prompted a united response, a recognition that this was a line that must never be crossed. the tragic chapter in our n