he s an internet sensation in bangladesh for singing out of tune, but we ll find out why this crooner failed to strike a chord with the police. we start in the united states with the case of us basketball player, brittney griner, who has been sentenced to nine years injail by a court in russia. the court found her guilty of possessing and smuggling drugs. president biden said washington would use all means possible to guarantee her release, and added that her sentencing is unacceptable. the two time olympic gold medallist admitted to possessing cannabis oil when she was detained in february. here s our russia editor steve rosenberg. in court today brittney griner said she made an honest mistake when she brought vape cartridges with cannabis oil into russia. she made a plea for leniency and that fell on deaf years and the judge found her guilty and sentenced her to nine years in a russian prison. her defence team says it will appeal. president biden said the sentence was un
he s an internet sensation in bangladesh for singing out of tune, but we ll find out why this crooner failed to strike a chord with the police. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. we start in the united states with the case of us basketball player, brittney griner, who has been sentenced to nine years injail by a court in russia. the court found her guilty of possessing and smuggling drugs. president biden said washington would use all means possible to guarantee her release, and added that her sentencing is unacceptable. the two time olympic gold medallist admitted to possessing cannabis oil when she was detained in february. here s our russia editor steve rosenberg. in court today brittney griner said she made an honest mistake when she brought vape cartridges with cannabis oil into russia. she made a plea for leniency and that fell on deaf years, really, and thejudge found her guilty and sentenced her to nine years in a russian prison. her def
up, all the bills have gone up. it s just really difficult. and all the food prices, the fuel prices. we ll be asking when we might hope for better economic news and what the two people vying to become prime minister might do to help. also on the programme. china releases images of the country s launch of ballistic missiles into waters around taiwan, in response to a senior us democrat visiting the island nation yesterday. the bbc should have done more to explore claims of sexual misconduct made against the former dj tim westwood says an internal review. and at the commonwealth games, geraint thomas suffers a bruising crash but still takes bronze in the men s cycling time trial. and coming up on the bbc news channel. we ll have the latest from the women s open at muirfield, where japan s hinako shibuno has impressed with a first round of 65. good evening. the bank of england has given a very downbeat assessment of the state of the economy warning that it will fall into
a uk recession lasting until the end of next year the grim forecast from the bank of england as it announces the biggest interest rate increase, for nearly 30 years. and the indian adaptation of the hollywood classic forrest gump is released next week we talk to the bollywood superstar aamir khan. it kind of feels like a dream now because it s been such a journey and we ve come to the end, it s about to release any kind of feels unreal. it s six in the morning in singapore, and seven am in tokyo where japan is demanding an immediate end to china s military exercises around taiwan after five chinese missiles landed in the country s exclusive economic zone. beijing you ll remember is conducting live firing exercises in the sea around taiwan for the next several days, in response to a recent visit there by the senior us politician, nancy pelosi. tokyo has lodged a strong diplomatic protest and the white house has also condemned china s actions. the us national security s
to counteract rising prices. if we don t act inflation will become more embedded, it will get worse and we ll have to raise interest rates by more and we have to act to stop we ll be asking just how badly this is going to hit us, and what the two people vying might do to help. also on the programme. china releases images of the country s launch of ballistic missiles into waters around taiwan, in response to a senior us democrat visiting the island nation yesterday. in ukraine, we have a special report from the conflict in the south as ukrainian fighters look to regain the strategic city of kherson. brilliant from jack laugher. and at the commonwealth games, england s jack laugher wins a third successive gold in the one metre springboard final. and coming up on the bbc news channel, hinako shibuno leads the way after the first round of the women s open at muirfield, but scotland s louise duncan is hot on her heels, just two shots behind. good evening. the bank of england has