Spots in parliament. In paris, thanks for joining us here on france 24. In france,lawmakers stormed a train of demonstrators, one of them critically. One lawmaker who was wounded in the attacks said it took police at least an hour to intervene. Heres more from hong kong leader carrie lam. Upwe absolutely do not come condone that sort of violent act. Again, violence is not a solution to any problem. Violence will only breed more violence and at the end of the day, the entirety of hong kong and its people will susuffer asa result o of the lost law and d r in hong kong is loss of law and order in hong kong. Genie i asked our correspondent if she said anything in the coconference today about claims that the police were showed to show up when the police were being attacked. Earned as accompanied press conference by a rerepresentati o of the polilice force thatat denied there was ay collusion between the gangsters and the Hong Kong Police force. They explained that the reason that they took
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
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 country is facing a profound economic crisis. a businesslike, sober tone, a blunt, direct
into beijing s activities in america. and disgraced former hollywood mogul harvey weinsteen faces charges of rape and sexual assault in los angeles. hello and welcome to the programme. rishi sunak will formally become british prime minister on tuesday morning after an audience with king charles at buckingham palace. he was named conservative leader after his only challenger, penny mordaunt, pulled out of the contestjust before the deadline for nominations. mr sunak made a short statement in which he promised to work day in, day out to bring the party and the country together. it is the greatest privilege of my life to be able to serve the party i love and give back to the country i owe so much to stop in the united kingdom is a great country, but there is no doubt we face a profound economic challenge. we now need stability and unity, and i will make it my utmost priority to bring our party and our country together. so who is britain s soon to be prime minister? well, rishi s
no change in two of the big offices of state james cleverly remains foreign secretary and jeremy hunt stays at the treasury, suella braverman returns as home secretary less than a week after she resigned, and dominic raab is deputy prime minister. it comes as new figures show the task in hand with the price of some household basics soaring. you can see on the shelves when you go into the supermarket you have got to really think about making better choices. . , . , choices. ultimately the costings come down choices. ultimately the costings come down and choices. ultimately the costings come down and our choices. ultimately the costings come down and our peoples - choices. ultimately the costings - come down and our peoples income needs come down and our peoples income needs go come down and our peoples income needs go up. hello and welcome, whether you re watching on pbs, in the uk, or elsewhere around the world. we start here in london, where it s been another m