A little but the heart of the town of counted. And less than an hour polls will close in spains 2nd general election this year acting Prime Minister pedre sanchez called for the vote after failing to form a governing Coalition Following the april poll spain has been without a stable government since 2015 and this is the 4th vote held in as many years the leftist but demos party has vowed to help sanchez a socialist form a coalition the vote has been overshadowed by the rise of the far right vox party and the unrest in catalonia we have correspondents covering this election in a moment we speak with Hoda Abdelhamid she is in the catalan regional capital barcelona 1st go to jonah hall in madrid and jonah as you are saying this is the 2nd vote. Take place this year and that the 4th in 4 years voters must be feeling somewhat fatigued but whats turnout been like today. What we await final figures on turnout its like to be slightly lower than it was in april thats what the indicators are sho
fears are raised of a recession this year. bank of england confirms its emergency bond buying system will end on thursday, despite reports could the experts ended. the court hears reports that a nurse accused. blood supplies falter critically low level in england, prompting nhs blood and transplant to have its first ever amber alert, meaning hospitals have to postpone some elective surgery. and in ukraine, the defence ministers were asking brussels to step up defence of its country so can create an air shield against russian missile attacks. . the bbc finds that donations to tick tock are being taken by the social media platform rather than given to families from syria. the prime minister has said she ll absolutely stick to her promise not to cut public spending. she was speaking at the first prime minister s questions since last month s mini budget, which provoked turmoil on the financial markets. the labour leader sir kier starmer said she should reverse what he called he
ryanair comes under fire for plans force its south african passengers to take an afrikaans language test. and, the makers of the latest movie blockbuster top gun: maverick find they have a need for speed , and a good lawyer, as they re sued for copyright infringement. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. borisjohnson has survived a vote of confidence in his leadership of the conservative party, although more than 40% of tory mps voted against him. he described the result as decisive, and his supporters have urged their colleagues to allow the government to push ahead with the running of the country. but one of mrjohnson s critics said it was a very bad result , and he would be surprised if he was still in downing street by the end of the autumn. our political editor, chris mason, has the story of the vote and the result. after months of awkward question for borisjohnson, weeks of mounting speculation and a day of intense public, sometimes angry,
as an excuse to build new coal mines. he was speaking at a un climate change summit where delegates are seeking ways of changing climate change emissions. now on bbc news, it is time for witness history. hello, and welcome to witness history, with me, pumza fihlani, here in johannesburg. this time, we ll be getting first hand accounts from five important moments in the history of healthcare. coming up how, in the 1970s, chinese scientists used an ancient herbal remedy to find a cure for malaria. the german psychiatrist who first identified alzheimer s disease. and pakistan s angel of mercy, abdul sattar edhi, whose charity provides healthcare to millions. but we start here in south africa, where, in the late 1990s, cases of hiv and aids soared. by 1998, almost 3 million south africans were infected, and aids was the leading cause of death in the country. yet, antiretroviral drugs were too expensive for all but the richest south africans. activists began a long campaign for
an afrikaans language test. and, a top movie earning top dollar, but the makers of the latest blockbuster top gun: maverick are now being sued for copyright infringement. borisjohnson has survived a vote of confidence in his leadership of the conservative party, although more than 40% of tory mps voted against him. he described the result as decisive, and his supporters have urged their colleagues to allow the government to push ahead with the running of the country. but one of mrjohnson s critics said it was a very bad result and he would be surprised if he was still in downing street by the end of the autumn. our political editor, chris mason, has the story of the vote and the result. after months of awkward questions for boris johnson, weeks questions for borisjohnson, weeks of mounting speculation and day of intense public, sometimes angry argument, the moment. a verdict, the result with yes the potential to remove mrjohnson as prime minister but also shape his future