Welcome to bbc news. Let turn to our main headlines. The un once the maritime call is not a replacement. The Prime Minister remains in a critical but stable condition after an Assassination Attempt. He has just undergone a two hour operation. After the deadly flash floods in afghanistan that have killed more than 300 people, we get the latest on the search for hundreds who are still missing. And the threat to indias 4 billion spice trade over concerns with contamination from two popular brands. Now with all the latest sport heres adam wild. Hello from the bbc sport centre, im adam wild. Hello, well start in kentucky in the united states, where an extraordinary story has been developing. World number one Scottie Scheffler was earlier detained by Police Outside the Valhalla Golf Club before the second round of the us Pga Championship after what they say was a misunderstanding with traffic flow. 0ur Golf Correspondent iain carter is in kentucky. Some flashing images. What we do know is th
Water supplies in south devon, meaning around 40,000 people are now being told to boil their water before they drink it. South west water believes a faulty air valve in a pipe in a Farmers Field that leads to a reservoir is the likely source of a Waterborne Parasite Infection that causes sickness and diarrhoea. 22 cases of cryptosporidium have been confirmed so far in brixham. Residents in the area are being told it could be another week before the problem is sorted. 0ur South Of England correspondent jenny kumah is in brixham tonight. Its been a day of people telling me about their frustration and disappointment at the situation here, but tonight, people are slightly closer to knowing the answers to the key questions of what may have caused the outbreak and how long the disruption could go on for. This Primary School playground should be full of kids. Instead, pupils are at home. The head closed the school because it hadnt had any bottled water delivered. Its obviously to protect the
Its seven in the morning in singapore, and seven in the evening in new york, where the case for the prosecution is coming to a close at Donald Trumps Hush Money Trial in new york. His formerfixer, Michael Cohen, was once again on the stand today in manhattan facing cross examination. The former president s lawyers pushed him on the accuracy of his recollection of phone calls with mr trump after hed earlier testified that it was over the phone that he got the go ahead to make a payment to Stormy Daniels. Mr trumps lawyers also asked whether mr cohen made regular secret recordings of phone conversations, which they said would have been unethical. Mr cohen responded that if he had recorded a crime happening, it would have been an exception to the rule of ethics. Mr trump may have been sitting in the courtroom with only his legal team but a group of republican politicians turned out to support him. They echoed his claims that the prosecution was politically motivated and without any justif
Mr putin and chinas president xijinping hav signed a joint declaration, stressing the importance of the two countries strategic partnership. The chinese president talked about the countries long shared history, saying the nations are deepening their support for one another. President xi also said that he and President Putin agreed on the need for a political solution to the ukraine conflict. President putin thanked china for a warm reception adding that the talks were also pragmatic. Our china correspondent, stephen mcdonell, has been telling us about the significance of the meeting. Well, the overall message is just all about the symbolism. I mean, the Biden Administration has already accused the Chinese Government of offering serious Material Support for vladimir putin s invasion of ukraine. So equipment which is not only helping russia, but also, according to the us government, helping russia to build more tanks, to build more drones. Direct Material Support from china. And now th