pills in the ice. a short time ago a federaljudge in texas hold of the approval of the abortion pill method bridgestone and put the decision on hold for seven days to allow for the biden administration to appeal mifepristone. it was a short time after the ruling was made public, district courtjudge in washington issued a glittery ruling, partial preliminary injunction which prohibits the fda from immediately pulling the drug off the shelves. let s take a closer look. the drug mifepristone,, as a medical bulletin to go home and is than half of us pregnancy terminations. there was first approved for use more than 20 years ago in 2000. the lawsuit in texas was filed by the alliance for hippocratic medicine, an anti abortion organisation. and it was decided by judge matthew kacsmaryk, an appointee of former president donald trump. he cited several reasons for the ruling, including that the fda failed to consider the pyschological effects of the drug. we have a statement from a
as another cease fire fails. here now a reminder of why this has all taken place. sudan s army general is fighting the leader of a paramilitary group which is led by general mohammed dagalo. they had been showing karas they led a coup in 2021. now they disagree on how sudan should be governed. with multiple ceasefires broken and fighting entering its second week, there are questions about how and when this conflict will end. a former us assistant secretary former us assistant secretary for state in africa spoke yesterday. for state in africa spoke yesterday- for state in africa spoke esterda . . ., yesterday. earlier we heard from general yesterday. earlier we heard from general himself - yesterday. earlier we heardi from general himself giving yesterday. earlier we heard l from general himself giving a speech. you have seen scenes are fighting continuing. what do you think this country will be facing in the coming weeks or months? i am very pessimistic. normally optimisti
you re watching bbc news. now it s time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday i m hugh ferris. the headlines this evening. another win. another bonus point. ireland stay on course for a six nations grand slam. after a week when their own captain described wales as the laughing stock of world rugby, can ken owens galvanise his team to their first six nations win of the season against england? arsenal s lead at the top of the premier league is five points. but for how long? manchester city are hoping to match the gunners win at leicester. also coming up in the programme. a0 years old and the number one in the world. james anderson helps england take control of the second test in new zealand. another british record, but gutted not to break the world s best mark. keely hodgkinson wins the 800 metres at the world indoor tour final. hello and welcome to sportsday, i m hugh ferris. welcome along to sportsday. it wasn t as convincing as many expected, but ireland are still
The number of new cars registered in the uk last year was the lowest for 30 years, but sales of electric vehicles continued to grow rapidly. Welcome to bbc news. Prince harry reportedly claims he was physically attacked by his Brother William during a row over his marriage to meghan. The guardian has obtained a copy of spare, the highly anticipated book from the duke of sussex, days before its due to hit the shelves. Aru na iyengar reports. There is stringent prelaunch security around this book but the guardian has published extracts of a copy of spare it has viewed. In the book, prince harry describes a meeting in 2019 at his home in london with Prince William to discuss their faltering relationship. A furious row broke out, according to the book, during which Prince William, now the prince of wales, described meghan, the duchess of sussex, as difficult, rude and abrasive. Harry accused his Brother Of Parroting The Press narrative about his wife. The row escalated, and then, according