more compelling. twitter confirms that the world s richest man, elon musk, is going through with his bid to buy the company. # well, i was born a coalminer s daughter. #. and musicians and fans pay tribute to the american country music star loretta lynn, who s died at the age of 90. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. we start with ukraine where the country s forces have retaken more territory from the russians in the south. the focus is near the city of kherson in one of the regions unlawfully annexed by russia last week. ukraine s president volodymyr zelenzky says his troops are making rapid and powerful advances against russian forces and dozens of settlements had been recaptured from the russian military in the south and east. over the weekend, ukraine retook the strategic eastern town of lyman, which the russians had been using as a logistics base. but both sides paid a heavy price for the fighting there. 0ur senior international correspondent,
what happened here wasn tjust a defeat for president putin, it was a complete humiliation. twitter confirms that the world s richest man, elon musk, is going through with his bid to buy the company. australia announces plans to halt its extinction crisis and save more than one hundred endangered species. # when i was born a coalminer s daughter. and, musicians and fans pay tribute to the american country music star, loretta lynn who s died at the age of ninety. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. it is one of the most severe humanitarian crises anywhere in the world right now. somalia is in the grip of the worst drought since the 1980 s. hundreds of thousands of people, many trapped by conflict, are facing extreme hunger and death. a full blown famine, where households have no food children suffer acute malnutrition and people die every day from starvation is likely within a matter of weeks. 0ur africa correspondent andrew harding reported on soma
to buy the company. protecting the planet from plastic pollution scientists discover saliva from the lowly wax worm can degrade the additives that make it hard to break down. # diamond art forever, forever. and proving that nobody does it better 60 years after the world premiere of the first james bond film, a special concert honouring the super spy s film music. a very warm welcome to the programme and we start in the uk. the british prime minister will attempt to get her party back on side, when she makes her keynote speech at the conservative party conference later today. liz truss is also expected to insist that her economic plans are worth the disruption they ve caused. so far, the event has been dominated by dramatic u turns, policy changes and threatened rebellions. 0ur political correspondent ione wells has the details. how is it going? very well. the chancellor how is it going? very well. the chancellor loves how is it going? very well. the chancellor loves
the former england footballer alex scott speaks out about the domestic abuse she and her mother experienced. i feel sorry right now that i ve not used my voice sooner to help my mum, or any other woman that is in this position. and the man who spent 16 years building his own spitfire from scratch with the help of his wife finally takes off. coming up on sportsday on bbc news. i m here at the inaugural bbc green sport awards, where we ll hear from some of the athletes using their sport to try and help raise climate awareness. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the predator is facing mounting pressure from within her party over a refusal to commit to increasing benefits in with inflation. the commons leader, penny mordaunt, said it made sense to do so, but ms truss is considering pegging the rise to the average wage increase a much lowerfigure. it comes as a hope secretary accused tory mps of undermining liz truss and staging a coup to force a u turn on the top
and we ll be talking to andrew harding our africa correspondent about the conditions that have led to the crisis. also tonight. in birmingham, prime minister and chancellor are dealing with more division this time over increasing benefits in line with inflation. in ukraine, an extended report on the areas being abandoned by russian forces and the high price being paid. what happened here wasn tjust a defeat for president putin, it was a complete humiliation. two and a half years after covid 19 struck, a public inquiry opens into the uk s handling of the pandemic. and in tonight s champions league football liverpool take on rangers the first ever competitive match between the two sides. and on the bbc news channel, england captain leah williamson won t play against the usa as a training injury rules her out of friday s big friendly at wembley. good evening. we start with one of the most severe humanitarian crises anywhere in the world right now. we have an exten