now got what it wanted from talks at the summit in madrid. how much time have you spent scrolling on your phone so far today? the fact that so many of us spend so much time on our mobiles means some are swapping smartphones for so called dumb ones, which have fewer distractions. even the man who helped to invent the very first mobile believes his creation is now out of control. jayne mccubbin has been talking to him. this is what the very first mobile phone looked like. as you can see, it s huge. this is martin cooper, the man who helped to invent the very first mobile phone. do you know how many people have a mobile phone right now? and way back when, could you ever have imagined it would be that prolific? of course, jayne, we knew. but one thing we did not anticipate was this powerful computer in your phone because none of those things existed. good afternoon, sir. today, more than 6.5 billion people own a mobile, almost 84% of the world s population. but. let s stop and as
for a second day. hundreds of people mostly opposed to friday s landmark ruling gathered outside the supreme court building in washington. norwegian police say they are treating friday s attack on a series of oslo bars and nightclubs including a popular gay one as islamist terrorism. two people were killed. the assailant a norwegian citizen of iranian descent has been detained. now on bbc news, our world. in july 2021, anti government protests took place across iran. the protests were triggered by water shortages in the southern province of khuzestan. failing crops, dying wildlife, no drinking water. dry rivers. people in khuzestan face a water crisis. i m siavash ardalan, and i report on the environment for bbc persian. seeing people suffering, i wanted to understand what caused these water shortages. is it climate change or are there other factors? what is happening in iran today is the outcome of decades of bad management, poor environmental governance and a la
injuly 2021, anti government protests took place across iran. the protests were triggered by water shortages in the southern province of khuzestan. failing crops, dying wildlife, no drinking water. dry rivers. people in khuzestan face a water crisis. i m siavash ardalan, and i report on the environment for bbc persian. seeing people suffering, i wanted to understand what caused these water shortages. is it climate change or are there other factors? what is happening in iran today is the outcome of decades of bad management, poor environmental governance and a lack of foresight, not climate change. the bbc cannot operate freely inside iran, so i ve pieced the story together using social media and visited the united states to see how they manage their water. wow, this is amazing! look how much the water has gone down. as iran and the rest of the world tackle water scarcity, i ll be asking what can be done to improve the water supply for people in khuzestan? khuzestan has long
as god s work. some high profile us firms have already offered to fund travel expenses for employees seeking out of state abortions. protests have been held outside the supreme court in washington and in other cities. there s renewed pressure on borisjohnson after the conservatives suffered a double defeat in parliamentary by elections. the liberal democrats overturned a big tory majority in tiverton and honiton in devon, while labour regained the west yorkshire seat of wakefield. the party co chairman oliver dowden has resigned, and the former leader, lord howard, has said it s time the country had new leadership. boris johnson conceded the results were not brilliant but vowed to keep going . here s our deputy political editor vicki young. liberal democrats are getting used to toppling tories in by elections. but this victory broke all records. the winning candidate said voters have sent a message. your behaviour, mrjohnson, makes a mockery of leadership. by any measure
[the starspangled banner] [the starspangled banner] [the starspangled banner] will paul overnight update in the Mass Shooting in lewiston, maine, robert carr was found dead with apparent selfinflicted Gunshot Wound after a 48 hour manhunt. Our community can breathe a sigh of relief that hes no longer a threat to the community or any other community. I just dont want to forget the families that are grieving and continue to grieve and the Law Enforcement officials that worked tirelessly throughout this event to come to a good conclusion. Rachel he was found miles from the crime scene. Hes accused of killing at least 18 people wednesday night at our car and Bowling Alley. Pete israel striking that hezbollah forces after stopping a surface to where missile fired from lebanon earlier this morning while ramping up operations in Northern Gaza through the air and on the ground. The idf said it killed a Major Military official airstrikes overnight, released underground, sites. Military Official