the man accused of stabbing sir salman rushdie has appeared in court charged with attempted murder and assault. the attack in new york state has left the author of the satanic verses on a ventilator, with people in shock over what happened. you know, the guy has a price on his head from 1989 and of all the places he might be attacked, hurt or god forbid, die, chautauqua and be the last place i would think of. and in the last hour, president biden has issued a statement condemning the attack and reaffirming his belief in freedom of expression. also tonight: the ravaging effects of climate change we report from france, where exhausted firecrews have spent weeks battling wildfires. the ground around me is smoking. there s smouldering embers here which very easily can be whipped up into yet another fire. more disruption for train passengers in england, scotland and wales with the latest in a series of rail strikes. gold to great britain. and it s been a successful day for gre
, safer and greener london and in what i hope will be a year of great change a future Labour Government led by keir starmer. Government led by keir starmer. Working with us in city hall will mean we can go much further and accomplish so much more. And accomplish so much more. And labours also been celebrating success in liverpool, in South Yorkshire and in West Yorkshire today, and in greater manchester, where andy burnham was re elected. He andy burnham was re elected. He picked up just over 63 of the vote there and said hell always give his best to the job. Im overwhelmed, so have so many people prepared to put their trust in me. 7 is overwhelming. Its humbling, and i recognise that people who vote for other parties at a general election of lent me their support, and its why i will be very, very rigid in taking a place first rather than a party first approach. Seems to me thats what the role of the mayor is all about, bringing people together , you know, get people together, you know
We will not be silent. We will not be silent. We will raise the voice of gaza. We will raise the voice of palestine. Hello . Come back hello . Come back hello . Come back caroline. Lucas. All is forgiven. Meanwhile, in my take forgiven. Meanwhile, in my take at ten, prince harry returns to britain next week. This will surprise you, but i think he should have a heros welcome. Find out why at ten. So, two hours of big opinion, big debate and big entertainment. Ill be deaung and big entertainment. Ill be dealing with the bbc in two minutes time. You will not believe the alleged discrimination thats happening. But first News Headlines and some breaking news with sam francis. Francis. Mark, thank you very much and good evening to you from the newsroom. Its 9 00. And as mark said, we start with some breaking news in the england local elections. There has been local elections. There has been a surprise upset tonight in the last few minutes for the conservative party in the West Midlands, with
Aoife Ní Eochaidh, Chartered Physiotherapist, Clinical Specialist in pelvic, bone, women and men s health, based at Suite 10, Bon Secours Consultant’s clinic, in Galway, will host a bone health themed health seminar for the general public, in the process raising funds for the charity, The Irish Osteoporosis Society.