one big thing among others that challenges the more moderate image they are trying to portray is the restrictions they have imposed on women, the fact they have not allowed girls to go to secondary school in most of afghanistan, the only country in the world to do so. the uk becomes the first country to approve a covid vaccine that fights both the original strain and the omicron variant. and checkmate, with a difference. how underwater chess is helping competitors stay cool in the hot weather. hello and welcome to the programme. we begin in east africa, where kenya s deputy president, william ruto, has been declared the winner of last week s presidential election, but amid scenes of chaos and confusion. the head of the electoral authority was briefly prevented from declaring the results as scuffles broke out at the vote tallying centre in the capital, nairobi. he said mr ruto gotjust over 50% of the votes, narrowly ahead of the opposition leader, raila odinga. gareth barlow h
distributors. i have to look everywhere because we can t get enough ice. how a de mining charity is working to save lives, removing unexploded ammunition left behind in war torn ukraine. it s very difficult to put estimates on how long, there is huge work ahead i mean years decades to clear ukraine. what we see is the impact on the local level. local level. the treatment of american local level. the treatment of american indians local level. the treatment of american indians today - local level. the treatment of american indians today by i local level. the treatment of. american indians today by the film industry, excuse me. and the organisers of the oscars apologise to a native american actress, nearly 50 years after she was booed off stage for declining the best actor award on marlon brando s behalf. hello and welcome to the programme. the us department ofjustice says releasing details about the warrant to raid donald trump s florida home could cause irreparable damag
downpours in the south east, we see the influence about front pushing into scotland and northern ireland. a few more chilly spot under clear skies but otherwise in the teens for most. thursday will be quite cloudy and wet in northern and western areas, a bit drier on friday and increasing sunshine. that s it, back to. thanks, stav. and that s bbc news at six on tuesday the 16th of august. you can keep up with all the latest developments on bbc website. from the six team, it s goodbye. the news continues here on bbc one as now it s time to join our colleagues across the nations and regions for the news where you are. hello and welcome to sportsday i m jane dougall. time to see if dina asher smith s hamstring is holding up. the team gb star prepares to defend her european 100 metres title. a lot of money has been spent at nottingham forest, will it help them stay in the premier league? we ll discuss their new signings. and england captain ben stokes is ready to shine a light
welcome to the programme. we start with the war in ukraine, because, for the second time in a week, there have been explosions in crimea. it s not yet clear who is responsible for them. there were explosions at a russian military base there. a separate fire also broke out at a power substation, and a railway was damaged. crimea has a russian appointed local governor. he spoke after the explosion happened. translation: as of now, the information we have i is that two people were injured. one man was hit by a shrapnel fragment, the other wounded person was buried under a wall. i ve ordered 5km to be closed off. evacuation of all civilians within this 5km zone is under way. earlier this week, there was this other explosion this was on tuesday at an airfield. it s reported that destroyed at least seven russian aircraft. let s remind ourselves why crimea is important. russia illegally invaded it in 2014 and has occupied it since. since russia s invasion of ukraine this year, its
four days after the author salman rushdie was stabbed, we speak to the man who was with him on stage and was attacked at the same time. welcome to bbc news we start in the united states where president biden has signed into law the biggest ever investment to fight climate change in the us. the bill, known as the inflation reduction act, includes more than four hundred billion dollars of new spending. the bill which marks a major victory for the biden administration also contains reforms to the price of prescription drugs and tax rises on corporations. mr biden said it was one of the most significant laws in america s history. let s have a listen to some of what he said about the significance of the climate element of the bill. this bill is the biggest step forward on climate ever. ever. that is going to allow us to boldly take additional steps towards meeting all of my climate goals. it includes ensuring that we create clean energy opportunities in front line and fron