the chairman of the bbc, richard sharp, is facing questions in parliament this morning. he s appearing in front of the digital, media, culture & sport committee he s likely to be asked about his involvement in securing a loan for former prime minister boris johnson. let s listen in. establish the facts about the loan arrangement with the then prime minister, which was being set up at the same time as he was making the appointment of the bbc chair. essentially, from what i ve read, there were three people involved, sam blythe, borisjohnson and you. who started the whole procedure, who approached herfirst? weill. who started the whole procedure, who approached her first? approached her first? well, first of all, thank approached her first? well, first of all. thank you approached her first? well, first of all, thank you very approached her first? well, first of all, thank you very much approached her first? well, first of all, thank you very much for - approached her f
live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. it s six in the morning in singapore, and 6 pm in the us, where the state of florida has been hit by one of the most powerful hurricanes in the history of the united states, with winds of up to 150 miles an hour. hurricane ian has torn a path of destruction through towns and cities, leaving more than 2 million homes and businesses without power, and experts warning of life threatening flooding. it could cause more damage as it heads north into the carolinas, the storm system has regained hurricane strength. our north america correspondent, john sudworth, reports from fort myers. florida had been told to brace for a life threatening event and the city of fort myers was the first to feel the hurricane s power. boats were piled on top of each other, parts of the harbour pushed up onto the shore. at their peak, wind speeds reached over 150 mph. residents who had ignored warnings to evacuate were told to shelter
during the interview, we noticed that he was carrying a large machete. we decided we couldn t press him for answers and kept our interview short. brave reporting, but was it wise reporting? blodwen jones got in touch after seeing that on the 1:00 news on bbc one. well, we put blodwen s comment to bbc news and received this reply. to matters of less importance now at least according to angela, who called our voice mail recently to complain about celebrities featuring on the news. she d heard about the reunion of the noughties band girls aloud several times that day. so by the time it came up again on the 6:00 news on bbc one, she d had enough. and we re talking to girls aloud as they announce a reunion tour. i m fed up with the amount of showbiz news that gets put on the bbc when it s supposed to be a news program. the fact that a pop group are getting back together is not news. if you want to have that sort of stuff to broadcast, have a special show so people who are intere