the right to abortion. the two candidates to be uk prime minister are going head to head in cardiff at the latest hustings for party members. the former health secretary sajid javid is the latest to come out saying he s backing liz truss to win. hello, and a warm welcome to the programme. we start in taiwan a historic visit from us house speaker nancy pelosi has come to a close. but the fallout from it is just beginning. in the last few hours, taiwan s defence ministry says it scrambled jets to warn off 27 chinese warplanes in its defence zone. remember, nancy pelosi is the most senior us politician in 25 years to go to taiwan. and the visit has sparked fury in beijing, which views taiwan as its own. we ll be going into why, as well as all of the reaction. first, here s a little of what ms pelosi had to say. our solidarity with you is more important than ever, as you defend taiwan and your freedom. we are supporters of the status quo, and we don t want anything to happen to
civil rights campaigners, who s died at the age of 93. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the european court of human rights has tonight refused an application by the parents of archie battersbee to postpone the removal of his life support, effectively ending the family s legal battle. doctors who say archie is brain stem dead were waiting for a decision from the court before beginning the withdrawal of his treatment. the 12 year old has been in a coma since an accident at his home in essex in april. let s go live now to the royal london hospital in east london, where archie has been receiving his life support treatment since april. charlotte gallacher is there. charlotte, can you bring us up to speed with these latest developments?- speed with these latest developments? speed with these latest develoments? , . , , speed with these latest develoments? , , . developments? this was the news that archie battersbee s developments? this was the news that archie battersbee
with conservative members. the two of them have faced off tonight in wales. and a hosepipe ban for gardeners in parts of southern england. but how are the farmers coping with the lack of rain? we ll be live in essex to find out. tonight with the context, the former adviser to hillary clinton, amanda renteria, and former senior adviser to george w bush, ron christie. hello, a warm welcome to the programme. she was there less than 2a hours, but the fallout from nancy pelosi s visit to taiwan looks like it might endure for some time. china is about to begin three days of live fire military exercises barely 12 nautical miles off shore, which taiwan says amounts to an air and sea blockade. such was the military response to the speaker s visit yesterday, the flight that transferred her from malaysia to taiwan was forced to take a three hour detour around the phillippines. and it remains tense. at one point today, taiwan scrambled its own fighterjets to ward off those from china tha
to this policy to this country. this is a shambles and it is shambles the home secretary has no one but shambles the home secretary has no one but herself to blame. next week s train one but herself to blame. next week s train strikes one but herself to blame. next week s train strikes are - one but herself to blame. iiiril week s train strikes are expected to knock out half of britain s railway lines barely a fifth of trains running. the european union launches legal action over plans to scrap parts of the pros brexit deal for northern ireland. the government says it s disappointed. an our shrinking coastline, a warning that rising sea levels mean almost 200,000 properties in england may have to be abandoned. good afternoon. yorkshire county cricket club and a number of individuals have been charged by the england and wales cricket board after an investigation into racism and other allegations at the club. the investigation follows allegations of racism made by forme
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