another day of strikes more than 1,000 ambulance staff in wales walk out in a dispute over pay and conditions. meanwhile in england, nurses continue their strike action for a second day in a row. an aristocrat father pleads for his estranged daughter to turn herself into the police after going missing with her newborn baby and her convicted sex offender partner i beseach you to find a way to turn yourself and your wee one into the police as soon as possible so you and he or she can be protected. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. international leaders have paid tribute to new zealand s prime minister, jacinda ardern, who s made the suprise announcement that she ll step down early next month. she says she simply doesn t have enough left in the tank to fight this 0ctober s general election. her australian counterpart, anthony albanese, has described ms ardern as an inspiration to many, as a leader of intellect, strength, and empathy. arder
have you received the rebate, or are you still waiting on it? let me know on twitter @annitabbc and us ethe #bbcyourquestions. a hosepipe ban has come into force for 10 million thames water customers in london and several other areas of southern england. a former twitter executive turns whistleblower to testify that the firm misled users and regulators about gaps in its security. good morning and welcome to bbc news. police are continuing their hunt for the gunman, who shot and killed a nine year old girl in liverpool on monday night. olivia pratt korbel was shot as she stood behind her mother who was trying to stop the gunman from forcing his way into their house, in pursuit of another man. police and councillors in the city are urging anyone with information to come forward and have made a direct appeal to criminals to help officers. tomos morgan reports. nine year old olivia pratt korbel, described as a little ray of sunshine, shot and killed her home by a masked shot a
more than three million households in england and wales were still waiting for their £150 energy rebate at the beginning of last month. europe is on course for its worst drought in at least 500 years. that s the stark warning from a new eu report. stranded for hours under the english channel. passengers tell of what happened after their eurotunnel service was evacuated. services are now back to normal. a former twitter executive turns whistleblower to testify that the firm misled users and regulators about gaps in its security. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. it has been six months since vladimir putin decided to wage a war on ukraine, on a scale not seen on this continent in half a century. the true cost of this war in human life is difficult to estimate. ukrainians claim around 9,000 soldier lives have been lost. it s estimated russia has lost around 80,000 troops during the invasion either killed, wounded, captured or deserted. meanwh
Breaking a short time ago the House Means Committee says it has brandnew evidence that the president s son hunter biden lied to congress repeatedly during his most recent testimony. Bombshell to start us off midweek on john roberts in washington good to spend it with you. Im Aishah Hasnie here for sandra today this is breaking right now, john the committees chairman jason smith says the president s son lied three different times when he testified Behind Closed Doors back in february. John he says that is all according to documents provided by irs whistleblowers. Part of the ways and means committee, we have chad live on capitol hill and chad come what did hunter allegedly lie about . John, good afternoon, mainly how he may have been in peddling influence. It took a lot to get hunter biden to take questions from congressional investigators over the winter on this but the g. O. P. Alleges he did not tell the truth when he did appear, listen. Hunter biden lied three times to congressional
new opinions coming down in about an hour. we could get major rulings on free speech or the second amendment abortion and we re awaiting a big one, whether or not former president donald trump is immune from criminal prosecution. court starts at 10:00 a.m. eastern. we ll get rulings today. we don t know which ones will come our way. bring it to you live as it getsing here. first brazen and brutal. an illegal immigrant was arrested on rape charges of a 13-year-old girl. we ll talk to a hero who took him down and held him for police. a big return to our friend and colleague hall mate, sandra k. smith. sandra: i m sandra smith and this is america s newsroom. prosecutors revealing that suspect confirmed to filming his assault with the 13-year-old girl in a park in queens. the new york post this morning with this headline labeling him a monster. bill: this is just the latest in a string of crimes linked to illegals. republicans calling it a direct result of the crisis on o