we are headed for a catastrophe. this is a serious. it is really going to get worse if nothing more something other than what is already there. and a bbc investigation finds that sexual harassment and bullying went unchecked at international broadcaster al jazeera. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. welcome to bbc new, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin in the uk where the new finance minister jeremy hunt has been insisting the prime minister liz truss is in charge. 48 hours into thejob, he has the herculean task of restoring market confidence in her economic plans. he s made clear he will be looking at government spending as well as the planned tax cuts. the prime minister s position does not appear secure. three conservative members of parliament have publicly called for her to resign. here s our political correspondent ben wright. behind the gates of the prime minister s country retreat, liz truss met her chance
somalia has a long history of droughts, but due to climate change, the intervals between dry periods are getting shorter, and this one is the worst in a0 years. it s estimated that more than half the population nearly 8 million people are currently living in drought affected areas. it s growing into a full blown famine, where households have no food, and children suffer acute malnutrition. andrew harding s report comes from dolow, where people have come in search of life saving help. a warning that you are likely to find parts of it difficult to watch. from the parched plains of southern somalia, a weary exodus. these families have trekked for days across a hostile wilderness in search of food. tens of thousands have made similarjourneys in recent weeks, drawn to places like this. the crowded outskirts of dolow, a border town where some help is at hand. the local hospital, funded by britain since the last famine here back in 2011, is playing a vital role. the baby is real
somalia has a long history of droughts. but due to climate change, the intervals between dry periods are getting shorter, and this one is the worst in a0 years. it s estimated that more than half the population, nearly eight million people, are currently living in drought affected areas. it s growing into a full blown famine, where households have no food, and children suffer acute malnutrition. andrew harding s report comes from dolow, where people have come in search of life saving help. a warning that you are likely to find parts of it difficult to watch. from the parched plains of southern somalia, a weary exodus. these families have trekked for days across a hostile wilderness in search of food. tens of thousands have made similarjourneys in recent weeks, drawn to places like this. the crowded outskirts of dolow, a border town where some help is at hand. the local hospital, funded by britain since the last famine here back in 2011, is playing a vital role. the baby is re
Its about interaction with the star and the fans. I like me, you like me. I like you. I come here and i perform here. This week, you were honoured and the house of commons as well. You were given a Global Diversity award. What does that mean to you, what does a Global Citizen award mean to you . Its an honour. I dont know if i deserve it or not, but theyve given me that honour and i gladly accept it. I never thought that i would ever be in a position like this today. I never thought that id deserve even my first big film. I dont know how long this is going to be there but whenever it goes away, i hope it goes to somebody well deserving. With thousands expected to attend his concerts this weekend, it doesnt look like his fame is going away any time soon. Time for a look at the weather. We begin the weekend on a disappointing note, a few showers around on saturday, conditions improve as we had to sunday, High Pressure building in. Things on sunday will be dry and bright with more sunshin
Reservation, colliding with at least two cars. The motorway between almondsbury and falfield remained closed in both directions. Jon kay has sent this report. Horrific and harrowing the words from police tonight to describe the m5 crash. The motorway was busy when the lorry smashed through the central reservation into three lanes of oncoming traffic, hitting at least two other vehicles before ending up in a ditch. As well as the four people who died this afternoon, a woman and two children have life threatening injuries. The lorry driver was taken to hospital as a precaution. Eyewitnesses have told us that, as soon as the accident happened, people abandoned their cars on the carriageway and ran to the scene to help out, with those who were medically trained offering first aid to the injured. There was a senior gp, and myself, as a cardiologist. We scanned the area to see who was affected. We found the truck driver, who was ok, but his legs was trapped in the car itself. And then we wen