over a million for charity. hello and welcome to the programme. security forces in iran have used live ammunition on protesters in several cities, a0 days after the death of mahsa amini in police custody. she was arrested after allegedly wearing her hijab incorrectly. people took to the streets in 30 cities across the country with some businesses also closing to show their solidarity. our correspondent rana rahimpour reports. chanting. day a0 of iran protest and forty days since the death of mahsa amini, the young iranian kurdish woman who has become a symbol for iran s protest movement. this is the city of saqez, her birthplace. the authorities did everything to stop people attending her memorial day. they blocked the roads and closed all the schools and universities of kurdistan province. but they failed. and thousands of people marched to her grave. the violent crackdown of the protests have failed to stop them. videos show demonstrations in tehran, the capital and at leas
russian forces carry out nuclear as fears grow about an of the war in ukraine. the united nations secretary general antonio guterres says that the world is heading for a catastrophe unless climate change is prioritised. new figures released by the un shows concentrations of the three main greenhouse gases rise to record levels in the atmosphere last year. world leaders will meet next year in egypt for the un climate summit c0 p27. our climate editor justin rowlatt spoke to mr gutteres at the un headquarters in new york. it has been a year of extreme weather. devastating floods in pakistan, drought in somalia with millions threatened by famine, and record breaking heat in the uk and many other countries. it s why the un chief says climate is the most important issue in his in tray. climate change is the crisis of our lifetime. it s the defining issue of today s world. so, climate change remains a central priority in everything we do. if we are not able to reverse the present t
their most stylish stilettos to take part in washington s annual high heel drag queen race. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the united nations secretary general antonio guterres says the world is heading for a catastrophe unless climate change is prioritised. new figures released by the un show concentrations of the three main greenhouse gases rose to record levels in the atmosphere last year. world leaders will meet next month in egypt, for the un climate summit cop27. our climate editor, justin rowlatt, spoke to mr guterres at the un headquarters in new york. it has been a year of extreme weather. devastating floods in pakistan, drought in somalia with millions threatened by famine, and record breaking heat in the uk and many other countries. it s why the un chief says climate is the most important issue in his in tray. climate change is the crisis of our lifetime. it s the defining issue of today s world. so, climate change remains a centra
the former pontiff is 95. in 2013 benedict became the first pope in six centuries to resign. he has been living in the vatican since then. now on bbc news, it s time for review 2022. it s been an especially turbulent 12 months in british politics and a year that s featured three prime ministers and four chancellors. helen catt looks back now at some of the most significant events to happen in westminster during an extraordinary year in politics. 2022 was a year when politics came at you fast. three prime ministers in the space of a few months, a mini budget that had a dramatic impact within hours, all against the backdrop of a war in europe and the cost of living going up at its fastest rate in decades. but it all started with a hangover. tonight at ten, boris johnson faces new questions about apparent breaches of lockdown in downing street. the end of 2021 had been dominated by partygate and just days into the new year, there was more. itv got hold of an e mail sent in may
announced by his predecessor, kwasi kwarteng, in last month s mini budgetjust three weeks ago. in an emergency statement this morning, he abandoned indefinitely the planned ip cut in the basic income tax that was due to come next year. help with energy bills will now only last until next april. instead of for two years, and then that will be reviewed. today, jeremy hunt claimed all of those announcements will save £32 billion a year, but he also warned that there are going to be more difficult decisions ahead on tax and spending to cut government debt. he will be addressing mps in the commons later this afternoon, some time after lipm. before then, there will be an urgent question in there will be an urgent question in the commons asked by sir keir starmer. it will not be liz truss responding to that, it will instead be penny mordaunt. so plenty ahead in the commons. in terms of the market reaction, jeremy hunt said that he had sought to reassure the markets this morning and