currently we have got some rain pushing across the south east, clearing through this morning. behind it, a mixture of sunshine and showers, some of the showers heavy and thundery in northern and central scotland. another breezy day. details later. the parents of a young person at the heart of allegations against a bbc presenter are standing by their account, according the sun newspaper, after a lawyer representing the individual said their claims were rubbish. the newspaper first reported that the unnamed presenter had allegedly paid a teenager for sexually explicit photos last week. our correspondent charlotte gallagher has the latest. after days of damaging headlines, allegations and rumours, this story of a bbc presenter allegedly paying thousands for sexually explicit images is still dominating front pages. now a statement on behalf of the young person at the centre of this. they ve called the allegations, by their mother, rubbish. their lawyer says, nothing inappropriat
at the age of 93. taiwan has scrambled fighter planes after chinese military aircraft entered its air defence zone. beijing is protesting against the visit by the us house speaker nancy pelosi, who vowed her country would never abandon the island. china has also begun manoeuvres around taiwan that are affecting air and shipping links. taiwan is self governing and lies about 160 kilometres across the taiwan strait. it sees itself as independent, but china views it as its own. from taiwan, here s rupert wingfield hayes despite what china has been saying, today s meeting between nancy pelosi and taiwan president ing wen didn t look terribly sinister. president tsai began by presenting ms pelosi with taiwan s highest civilian honour. she in turn praised taiwan s democracy and promised america would stand by the island. our solidarity with you is more important than ever, as you defend taiwan and your freedom. we are supporters of the status quo, and we don t want anything to happ
welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. taiwan has scrambled fighter planes after chinese military aircraft entered its air defence zone. beijing is protesting against the visit by the us house speaker nancy pelosi who vowed her country would never abandon the island china has also begun manoeuvres around taiwan that are affecting air and shipping links. taiwan is self governing, and lies about 160 kilometres across the taiwan strait. it sees itself as independent, but china views it as its own. from taiwan, here s rupert wingfield hayes. despite what china has been saying, today s meeting between nancy pelosi and taiwan president ing wen didn t look terribly sinister. president tsai began by presenting ms pelosi with taiwan s highest civilian honour. she in turn praised taiwan s democracy and promised america would stand by the island. our solidarity with you is more important than ever, as you defend taiwan and your freedom. we are supporters of the
welcome to the programme. a quick update on the developments in the israel gaza conflict. developments in the israel- gaza conflict. developments in the israel- gaza conflict. president biden has appealed gaza conflict. president biden has appealed for gaza conflict. president biden has appealed for a gaza conflict. president biden has appealed for a less - has appealed for a less intrusive military attack. it comes following a warning that the biggest hospital in gaza, our shifa is now nearly a cemetery with the lack of power doctor saying many patients, including dozens of premature babies cannot be careful properly. al shifa hospital is in northern gaza. meanwhile, israel says it s found evidence of hamas activity within the grounds of another hospital in gaza. 0rla guerin has the very latest from jerusalem. and a warning her report contains some distressing images. war is closing in, and they are running out of time. these premature babies at al shifa hospital, f
rishi sunak sacked his home secretary, suella braverman, and kickstarted a major cabinet reshuffle that saw david cameron accepting a peerage to hold one of britain s great offices of state. david cameron, now lord cameron, is of course well known on the global stage. and he s now beginning to speak to his new counterparts, including us secretary of state, antony blinken. according to a social media post from his new office, they discussed the israel gaza war, including, israel s right to self defence and the need for humanitarian pauses to allow the safe passage of aid into gaza . they also expressed their support for ukraine and reiterated the strength and depth of the relationship between the uk and the us . france s foreign minister, catherine colonna, tweeted congratulations and welcome , and added theirtwo countries must join forces during this unique time in global affairs. and his german counterpart, annalena baerbrock, extolled the importance of the close par