the prime minister meets retailers and farmers to work out how to boost production and lower prices. we are live in the newly crowned world surfing reserve of north devon, but elements of surfing are not as wild and natural as you might think. we have been investigating. is it the end of the line for leicester? after defeat to liverpool the former premier league champions look destined for the championship with just two games remaining to save their season. and good morning, quite a cool, fresh start to the day to day but plenty of sunshine in the forecast. still a few showers in scotland, northern ireland, northern and eastern england. all of the details here. it s tuesday the 15th may. a british businessman, whose foreign companies were at the centre of an international money laundering investigation, has been revealed as a major donor to the conservative party, by the bbc. javad marandi has donated more than £750,000 pounds to the party. he isn t subject to criminal actio
home and their lives. a stark warning from the head of the international energy agency, as europe is told to prepare for russia turning off gas supplies. a new statue to the windrush generation is unveiled in london. a tribute to the thousands who arrived from caribbean countries in the 1940s. and glastonbury is back after the pandemic. the crowds are heading to the iconic music festival in england, hoping for sunshine. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news it s newsday. welcome to the programme. a devastating earthquake in afghanistan has claimed the lives of more than 1,000 people and left many more injured. the quake measuring 6.1 in magnitude, damaging thousands of homes in one of the poorest countries in the world. the country, which is governed by the militant islamist taliban, is already in the grip of a humanitarian disaster with millions facing famine. the taliban have asked for international aid. 0ur correspondent secunder kermani is in sharana, the
lives. loaded into the truck. and glastonbury is back after the pandemic. the crowds are heading to the iconic music festival in england, hoping for sunshine. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. welcome to the programme. it s 6am in singapore, and 2.30am in afghanistan where humanitarian agencies are scrambling to organise emergency shelter and food aid, following an earthquake that killed more than 1,000 people. un staff say medical teams and supplies have been despatched to the worst hit province, paktika. hundreds of houses there were destroyed by the magnitude 6.1 event, and hundreds of homeless families are facing a powerful storm and very heavy rain. 0ur correspondent secunder kermani is in sharana, the capital of paktika province, where casualties from the earthquake are being cared for. a desperate search for survivors. hundreds of homes, entire communities, wiped out in a single dreadful moment in the middle of the night. everythi
Week once things may turn more unsettled next week once again. Joined me later for the details its sunday 22nd october. Our main story israel says its intensify airstrikes against hamas in gaza, as it prepares its troops for a Ground Assault. Hamas is regarded as a Terrorist Organisation by the uk and this latest escalation in tensions in the language follows its attack on israel two weeks ago. Twenty lorries carrying humanitarian aid have been allowed through the Rafah Crossing, on the border with egypt, and a second convoy could enter gaza today, but un agencies say this represents a drop in the ocean of what is needed. Greg mckenzie reports. Yesterday, the Rafah Crossing that connects egypt to the Southern Gaza strip opened for the First Time Since hamas launched its assault on israel to allow 20 trucks to carry aid in. Today, the humanitarian chief of the un for the second convoy of 20 30 trucks could enter the region, delivering much needed aid but admits the un and israel are hav
In. Welcome to news grid guilty for my u. S. National security adviser Michael Flynn admits to lying to the f. B. I. Hes agreed to cooperate with investigators on possible russian meddling during last years u. S. Election spotlight on President Trump Senior Adviser and son in law. What the will to do well have the latest from washington. But the biggest conversation in the u. S. At the moment is about the new tax bill passed by the Senate Republicans democrats are calling it all a scam saying it will hurt taxpayers but will help Large Companies we have your reaction and more details on what this means for middle class americans. For the. Party that could become the biggest opposition bloc in parliament and. The party won nearly thirteen percent of the vote and almost one hundred seats in parliament in septembers general election we will have a live report from. Playing with the words of the palestinian negotiator on the prospects of the United States recognizing jerusalem as a capital