a so called dirty bomb disgraced former hollywood mogul harvey weinsteen faces charges of rape and sexual assault in los angeles. and as hindus around the world celebrate divali, we ll look at the significance of what indians are calling a divali gift britain s first ever prime minister of indian descent hello and welcome to bbc world news. we begin here in london, where rishi sunak has been named as the uk s next prime minister. he ll be appointed by king charles on tuesday morning, the country s third pm in seven weeks. mr sunak was declared leader of the conservative party, when his rival penny maudant pulled outjust before the deadline. he ll be the first person of colour ever to hold the post, and at forty two the youngest in more than two hundred years. his challenges include tackling the highest inflation in forty years, and restoring confidence in the government, after the brief but chaotic administration of predecessor, liz truss. here s what he said after
of an investigation into beijing s activities in america. and disgraced former hollywood mogul harvey weinsteen faces charges of rape and sexual assault in los angeles. it s seven in the morning in singapore, and midnight in london where rishi sunak will formally become british prime minister on tuesday morning after an audience with king charles at buckingham palace. he was named conservative leader after his only challenger, penny mordaunt, pulled out of the contest just before the deadline for nominations. mr sunak made a short statement in which he promised to work day in, day out to bring the party and the country together. here s our political editor chris mason. cheering today s new conservative leader, this week s new prime minister. rishi sunak arrived at conservative party headquarters this afternoon, his party s third leader this year. waves, smiles and handshakes done, he wanted to talk to the country but didn t want to face questions i d like to pay tri
and the story of this startling image a 16 year girl old in her prom dress, in the ruins of her school in kharkiv. it s 8 in the morning in singapore, 1am in london, and 8pm in washington, where lawmakers have been hearing searing testimony from the victims and families of those caught up in several recent mass shootings. among them was an 11 year old girl, mia cerrillo. a student at the robb elementary school in texas, she described how she smeared herself in blood and played dead, to avoid being killed along with 19 other children and two teachers. the shooting, carried out by an 18 year old gunman, has provoked a nation wide debate about the sale of firearms. our north america editor sarah smith has more from washington. we should warn you her report contains some graphic testimony which some may find distressing. this is the last photograph of lexi rubio, getting a school prize just hours before she was shot dead, the last time her parents saw her. we don t want you to
Her former co stars herformer co stars paid her former co stars paid their respects. She was gentle, kinding, so loving. She was gentle, kinding, so loving. She gave so many things to so many people. And that coming up, the final farewell. The funeral of liz dawn. Some retailers stop selling baby sleep positioners after warnings from the United States they can cause deaths from suffocation. And cricketer ben stokes wont go to australia with the rest of the ashes squad. He was arrested on suspicion of actual bodily harm after an incident outside a nightclub last month. Good afternoon. Welcome to bbc news. Theresa may has said shes providing calm leadership as she responded to moves to oust her by grant shapps, former chairman of the conservative party. He claims up to 30 tory mps including five former cabinet ministers want to force a leadership contest that would unseat the Prime Minister. Mrs mays allies have dismissed it as a plot that is fizzling out. Our Political Correspondent lei
Of the 1950s and 60s has died aged 89. And on newsnight, as it heads into the busy winter season the nhs is already operating at full pelt without any slack so how will it called for the next few months . We have an inside look at Queen Elizabeth hospital birmingham to see just how stretched things are. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. The uk economy grew slightly faster than expected in the three months to september, raising the prospect of a rise in Interest Rates as early as next week. An initial assessment by the office for national statistics, suggests the level of gdp, or the total amount of goods and services produced in the uk, rose by 0. 4 , with strong performances in the services and manufacturing sectors. However construction, is continuing to perform poorly. Heres our economics editor kamal ahmed. Not exactly firing on all cylinders but today better news on the economy that will have cheered the chancellor. He visited the Francis Crick Research Centre in london, just