rishi sunak, says the government will discuss a pay deal that s affordable with the nurses union to settle strikes. that s welcomed by the biggest nursing union as a chink of optimism . president biden is to visit the us border with mexico for the first time since taking office today. record numbers of migrants have crossed over recently. hello and welcome to bbc world news. thank you forjoining us. we start with some breaking news. thousands of supporters of the former brazilian president, jair bolsonaro, have stormed the country s national congress in brasilia. in scenes reminiscent of the attack on the us congress in washington two years ago, demonstrators wrapped in the brazilian flag quickly overwhelmed police and entered the complex. some have reached the senate chamber, where theyjumped onto seats and desks. protesters have also invaded the presidential palace and supreme court. mr bolsonaro lost the october election to the socialist, luis inacio lula da silva who
Less than 2a hours after Kwasi Kwarteng insisted he was 100 safe in his job as chancellor he has gone sacked by liz truss after he flew back early from washington for crisis talks. 3 weeks of turmoil on the Financial Markets has culminated in the Prime Minister Announceing A Second Major u turn on her economic plans for Growth Corporation tax will now rise in april after all. She has sacked the chancellor and named a new one jeremy hunt the 4th this year. At a very short Press Conference this Afternoon Liz Truss was repeatedly asked about her credibility as Prime Minister and why she was remaining in the job. Lets take a listen to what she had to say. My my conviction to this country needs to go for growth and is rooted in my personal experience. I know what its like to grow up somewhere that isnt feeling the benefits of growth and i so what that meant and im not prepared to accept that for our country. I want a country where people can get good jobs and new businesses can set up in fa
and the teacher, and then a round was fired. ukrainian officials accuse russians of opening fire in several areas, in spite of a temporary ceasefire ordered by president putin. and prince harry faces a backlash from former prince harry faces a backlash from former members of the military over his account of killing taliban fighters in afghanistan. cheering and the flamboyant stars of the drag queen world hit the pink carpet in east london. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. there are signs that days of deadlock in the us house of representatives could be coming to an end. the senior republican kevin mccarthy says he s confident he ll win enough votes in the coming hours to be elected speaker. so far, he s been blocked 13 times by hard line conservatives. it comes on the second anniversary of the january 6th attack on the us capitol building. gary o donoghue reports from washington. commemorating the heroes of january 6th two years ago for their cou
bill designed to make it easierfor people to change their legal gender. china s population has fallen for the first time in 60 years, with the national birth rate hitting a record low. and in the tennis, andy murray beats italian matteo berrettini in a thrilling five set match at the australian open. scotland s first minister, nicola sturgeon, says a decision by the uk government to block a bill passed in scotland is outrageous and has vowed to fight it in court. the legislation had aimed to make it quicker and easierfor trans people to change gender but uk ministers say it would have a significant impact on equality laws. our lgbt and identity correspondent lauren moss explains. it split the political spectrum, and now it s causing divisions in the united kingdom. scotland s gender recognition reform bill, to simplify the process for people to change their legal sex, was voted through just before christmas, but not without controversy. thank you. the next. shame on you! an
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