pledging america s unwavering support for democracy in taiwan. the ccp is not taking that lying down. china putting out a new saber rattling video this morning showing missiles at the ready and fighter jets moving into position as beijing prepares to hold its largest taiwan military drills. they will go on for six days. we haven t seen them at this magnitude in 30 years. bill: they re set to surround the island while conducting live fire exercises. some of those drills will happen in taiwanese waters. former secretary of state mike pompeo saying it is america s responsibility to hold beijing accountable. over these last 48 hours with respect to pelosi s trip is a symptom of the challenge in front of us. we weren t going to sit back and listen to the rhetoric and do nothing. if you continue down this pack and conduct live fire exercise we ll begin to take real action. there was no threat to china itself. they created this crisis. we should not let them use the visit of s
man fighting with the ukrainian army are sentenced to death by a russian backed court. and tributes are paid to bruce kent, the veteran british peace campaigner, who s died at the age of 92. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the congressional committee investigating the storming of the us capitol last year has held its first public hearing on prime time television. it says it s established that the former president donald trump conspired to overturn the result of the 2020 election. graphic new footage was shown of the riots at the capitol building in washington last january when supporters of mr trump tried to prevent the peaceful transfer of power to president biden. the committee spent almost a year investigating the attack. some republican leaders called the hearings a democratic smokescreen to promote a radical agenda. but liz cheney, the committee s republican vice chair, said mr trump had summoned the mob, lit the flame of the attack, an
charities and campaigners go to the high court to challenge the government s plan to send asylum seekers to rwanda. the number of child cruelty and neglect offences in england jump by 25% in a year, according to police figures. britney spears does it again she s married for the third time but a previous husband tries to gate crash the event # neighbours # everybody needs good neighbours.# after 37 years and nearly 9,000 episodes, residents of ramsey street past and present get together for the final time as filming of neighbours comes to an end. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the uk foreign secretary liz truss is to speak to her ukrainian counterpart this morning about the case of two british men who have been sentenced to death after being captured by russian forces while fighting in ukraine. she s already publicly deplored the judgment against aiden aslin and shaun pinner, who along with another man from morocco, were found guilt
outlining measures to boost homeownership in england. current and former staff at a group of children s homes tell the bbc vulnerable young people have been let down. hello, and welcome to wimbledon. and after 30 years, sue barker announces she is stepping down from presenting wimbledon. on sportsday later in the hour on the bbc news channel. half an hour after teeing off in the breakaway liv invitational event, over a dozen golfers are suspended by the us pga tour. good evening. two british men who were fighting alongside ukrainian troops have been sentenced to death in eastern ukraine by a russian court. 28 year old aiden aslin and 48 year old shaun pinner were found guilty alongside a third man from morocco, after being captured during fighting in mariupol in april. the foreign secretary liz truss has condemned their sentence, calling it a sham judgment with absolutely no legitimacy. emma vardy reports. forfighting as soldiers in ukraine s military, after a short trial