obviously the subject matter of this legislation is important, it affects a vulnerable, stigmatised group. but actually, the significance is much wider. the future of manchester united, jim radcliffe enters the bidding. and a0 years old today we remember the start of bbc breakfast time and a new chapter in british television. and coming up on the bbc news channel: he was last seen in international rugby playing for england, but three years on, ruaridh mcconnochie is picked in scotland s six nations squad. good evening. the future of electric car manufacturing in the uk has been dealt a blow with the collapse of britishvolt a maker of electric car batteries with most of its 300 staff made redundant with immediate effect. britishvolt had plans to build a giant factory in northumberland and was seen as a vital part of the industry s future in the uk. experts say several factories making batteries will be needed to support the future of car making as petrol and diesel eng
welcome to bbc news. president putin has suffered an embarrassing setback in the war with ukraine, after a huge explosion on the only bridge linking russia with the crimean peninsula. the bridge partially collasped but has now reopened to light traffic. russia annexed crimea in 2014, and after occupying these regions of ukraine in red it s managed to establish a corridor up through southern and eastern ukraine. the kerch bridge, connecting russia to the crimean peninsula in the black sea, was an important supply route for sending russian troops and artillery into ukraine. the blast there is another humiliation for the kremlin, as our russia editor, steve rosenberg, reports. it is the bridge the kremlin built, steve rosenberg, reports. and it was under attack. steve rosenberg, reports. an explosion at dawn. steve rosenberg, reports. this was the result. steve rosenberg, reports. russian officials claim a lorry had been blown up here and that the fire then spread to a fuel
casual warning about a looming a nuclear holocaust. now, last night during a closed door fundraiserr top with other top democrats, biden claimed that this is the firstdi time we have, quote, faced since kennedy and the cuban missile crisis. and thenow, because, accordingo joe , vladimir putin is notvladm irjoking when he talks about the use of nuclear weapons orwen biological weapons or chemical weapons. now, apparently, there is nothing joe going to dot it about it, but he did do this. the administration, they are buying three hundred million dollars worth of anti radiatio$n and drugs. well, that s r not reassuring. that s joe s big plan in the event that putin usesr weap? nuclear weapons. that s it. no one in the white house has articulated a strategy to deter vladimir putin or work on any diplomatic solution. now, the war in ukraine has no end in sight. and now it appears that joe biden is only bracing fort e the worst. get ready. i guess it s line up. get your radiation
as russia persists in claims kyiv is preparing to use a so called dirty bomb . first pictures emerge of airstrikes in myanmar. the military defends the attack, in which 50 civilians were killed. and adidas cuts ties with the rapper ye, calling his anti semitic postings on social media voice-over: live voice over: live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. welcome to the programme. rishi sunak became the 57th prime minister of britain today, and the first of indian descent. he warned that the country he now leads faces a profound economic crisis and moved rapidly to appoint a cabinet, emphasising continuity and stability. here s our political editor, chris mason. 11:50, this morning, downing street s security gates had swung open, the motorcade swept in, heralding another new arrival here. here he comes, rishi sunak, walking up downing street alone to the podium to address the country for the first time as prime minister. i have just been to buckingham
postings on social media welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. britain s new prime minister, rishi sunak, has moved into number 10 downing street, and spent most of his first day in office appointing senior members of his government. on arriving in downing street he said the uk was facing a profound economic crisis , and he made a point of saying that he needed to repair the damage caused by some of the policies of his predecessor liz truss. here s our political editor chris mason. 11:50, this morning, downing street s security gates had swung open, the motorcade swept in, heralding another new arrival here. here he comes, rishi sunak, walking up downing street alone to the podium to address the country for the first time as prime minister. i have just been to buckingham palace and accepted his majesty the king s invitation to form a government in his name. it is only right to explain why i m standing here as your new prime minister. right now, our c