hello and welcome. the united states says it has shot down a high altitude object flying over the state of alaska. the white house said it was much smaller than the recently downed chinese balloon, but was still the size of a small car and could have posed a threat to commercial planes. let s get more now from our correspondent nomia iqbal. she is in washington. nomia. yes, this ress she is in washington. nomia. yes, this press conference she is in washington. nomia. yes, this press conference was - she is in washington. nomia. 133 this press conference was held a short while ago. at the top of the agenda we were expecting to hear about the latest on the ukraine war, also america s assistance for turkey following that devastating earthquake and also president lula of brazil is visiting, but it was complete dominated once it was revered by the white house spokespersonjohn kirby revered by the white house spokesperson john kirby that around 1:30pm eastern time here in the u
You are watching bbc news. Martin hibbert was left paralysed from the waist down after being injured in the Manchester Arena bomb blast. But he reached the summit of kilimanjaro in an epic five day charity climb in a specially adapted wheelchair. Bbc breakfast reported on his amazing achievement. Gentle string music i wanted something that people looked and thought, hes doing what . its hard enough for somebody with legs to do it, and heres a guy doing it in a wheelchair. It is a risk. Im putting my life on the line doing it. One, two. It was such a relief to get there. And know that wed done it. Just so proud, just so proud. Clapping and whooping thank you, thank you. Goodjob, goodjob, goodjob. Hello, hello, hello how are you doing . Im good, and ive got all of our stuff, as well. How are you . 0k . Martin hibbert has set himself an unbelievable challenge to climb the highest mountain in africa, kilimanjaro, in a wheelchair. In thejungle, the mightyjungle, the lion sleeps tonight. The
let me know what you think of the government s proposal. do you think there should be a required level of service during strikes or do you think it s an attack on the right to strike? i m on twitter at annita bbc and use the #bbcyourquestions pro democracy rallies take place across brazil in response to sunday s violent attack on government buildings by a far right mob. the historic uk space mission launched from a modified plane ends in failure after a technical issue stops a rocket reaching orbit. good morning and welcome. two british men who were working as volunteers in ukraine are missing. christopher parry, who s 28, and 48 year old andrew bagshaw, were last seen on friday in the eastern donetsk region, where fighting has been intense. it s understood mr parry, from truro in cornwall, had been helping people evacuate the city of bakhmut. the family of mr bagshaw say he was delivering food and medicines, and helping elderly people move away from the frontline.
minimum safety level. let me know what you think of the government s proposal. do you think there should be a required level of service during strikes or do you think it s an attack on the right to strike? i m on twitter at annita bbc and use the #bbcyourquestions the controversial social media influencer andrew tate has arrived at court in romania to challenge his 30 day arrest on human trafficking charges pro democracy rallies take place across brazil in response to sunday s violent attack on government buildings by a far right mob. and the historic uk space mission launched from a modified plane ends in failure after a technical issue stops a rocket reaching orbit. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. two british men who were working as volunteers in ukraine are missing. christopher parry, who s 28, and 48 year old andrew bagshaw, were last seen on friday in the eastern donetsk region, where fighting has been intense. it s under
co presenter of a major network tv news programme in the us. now on bbc news, martin s mountain: conquering kilimanjaro. gentle string music. i wanted something that people looked and thought, he s doing what?! it s hard enough for somebody with legs to do it, and here s a guy doing it in a wheelchair. it is a risk. i m putting my life on the line doing it. one, two. it was such a relief to get there. and know that we d done it. just so proud, just so proud. clapping and whooping. thank you, thank you. goodjob, goodjob, goodjob. hello, hello, hello! how are you doing? i m good, and i ve got all of our stuff, as well. how are you? 0k? - martin hibbert has set himself an unbelievable challenge to climb the highest mountain in africa, kilimanjaro, in a wheelchair. # in thejungle, the mighty jungle, the lion sleeps tonight.# the first thing i saw when i came out was my trike, so i m happy. i don t even care if i don t got underwear, as long as i ve got my trike i can do it. t