live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. welcome to newsday. it s six in the morning in singapore, and six in the evening in washington dc, where a group of 20 senators from both sides of the us political divide have announced proposals for limited measures aimed at curbing gun violence. the developments come after the tragic mass shootings in texas and new york. ten republican senators have backed the legislation potentially enough numbers for this to be voted into law. let s have a closer look at what s in the guns proposal. the framework agreement includes support for state red flag laws, where guns could be kept from those who might pose a danger. also included, tougher background checks for gun buyers under the age of 21. there would also be measures to prevent what s known as straw purchases where people buy guns for others who are restricted from purchasing them. but what s not included are measures that the democrats and presidentjoe bi
scientists say they are still unsure what s causing the outbreak but they believe it can be transmitted between humans, as well as from animals to humans. now on bbc news: nick robinson in conversation with people who influence our political thinking about what has shaped theirs. hello, welcome to political thinking, a conversation with rather than an interrogation of someone who shapes our political thinking about what has shaped theirs. my guest this week once described herself as young, black, and loud, and nimco ali has plenty to be loud about. she led a global campaign to end the cutting of girls, fgm, female genital mutilation, and in that role, she met borisjohnson when he was running to be mayor of london. she became an adviser to him, a friend of his and of his girlfriend, now wife, carriejohnson. nimco ali has praised the prime minister as a real champion of women s rights and one of my feminist heroes. he appointed her as a government adviser on tackling violence
territory in an apparent hardening of its position. a city remembers five years on from the manchester arena bomb that killed 22 people. hello and welcome to bbc news. australia s incoming prime minister, anthony albanese, has vowed to sweep aside his country s reputation for dragging its heels in the fight against climate change. wildfires, bleached out coral reefs and flooding have made made australia a byword for climate fuelled disruption. mr albanese looks set to be sworn in as prime minister on monday, before he heads to tokyo for a meeting with the leaders of the us, japan and india. he s signalled a major shift in climate change policy, saying australia could become a renewable energy superpower. the quad leaders meeting is an absolute priority for australia and it enables us to send a message to the world that there is a change of government, there will be some changes in policy, particularly with regard to climate change and our engagement with the world on those
to being the campaigner who suddenly finds herself on the inside, walking through the corridors of power? no, i think nothing has really changed in that kind of instance, in the fact that i still see these people that i can actually help, so whether i m sitting around the table with them or chasing them down the street, i think they are quite similar in that sense. but i will actually correct you, i m appointed by priti patel and not the prime minister. not directly. not directly the prime minister but directly by priti patel, and this was a position she asked me to take up. but i sense that the reason you are correcting me is that you have the problem that many people find in public life, which is people go, oh, she has only got the job because she is a chum of the prime minister. 100%. and as somebody that has kind fought my way in order to a voice and actually really, you know, believes in integrity and also democracy, it is something that i have worked for and it is somet