Hamilton picks up his six world title. Sportsday asked how many more can he go on. A look at what is coming up this evening. We take a look at how prevalent racism is in the nhs and what efforts are being made to put a stop to it. And we ta ke made to put a stop to it. And we take a first look at the front pages for tomorrow. And our reviewers tonight are pauline kinsey, director of the cross Party Think Tank demoss, and Sebastian Payne from the financial times. That is all ahead on bbc news. As i said, mps are currently electing a new speaker. It follows john bercows currently electing a new speaker. It followsjohn bercows decision to retire after ten years in the chair. Rt Political Correspondent vicki young is in the central lobby of the houses of parliament. Are political. What is the latest state of play there . It is quite a labourious process. They have to what about the candidates by doing one brown after another in a secret ballot and in between all of those, they have to repr
Russias president Vladimir Putin says he stands behind the cause for a ceasefire. They released a Statement Today calling on both sides to lay down on. Effectupposed to go into friday night. As part of the plan for peace. That have been reports of more skirmishes in the region. Russian tv. Had been shelled ukranian from territory. We started to evacuate after hearing automatic fire. We heard a number of loud detonations and debris raining down. In ukraine, prorussian separatists held their fire. The Border Guards said an army set point had come under attack. Injured. Diers were this does not bode well for the ceasefire. Aim is to give this the opportunity to lay down the weapon. The separatist turned down the president s initiative. They said they did not trust him. He talks the talk but does not walk the walk. Make statements about the peace plan. They came under fire. They also ratcheted up the pressure. Tens of thousands of troops are expected to take part in military drills. Head o
Of words has erupted between the United States and china. First, u. S. Defense secretary chuck hagel accuse china of, as he put it, destabilizing the South China Sea and china responded by describing the comments as full of incitement, threats, and intimidation. The dispute looks to heighten further tensions in east asia, where china has recently been involved in disputes with the number of neighbors, above all, japan and vietnam. The Senkaku Islands are at the center of a longrunning dispute. Although officially controlled by japan, china also lays claim to the uninhabited territory. The real issue is not the terrain rising from the sea, but the oil, gas, and fish, deep below the surface. See speaking at a conference in singapore, the u. S. Defense secretary had some tough words for beijing. China has called the south of peace,a sea friendship, and cooperation, and that is what it should be, but in recent months, china has undertaken destabilizing unilateral actions asserting its clai
Ukraines new president said his country will never be at peace until relations with russia in peru. Petro poroshenko had with russia improve. Petro poroshenko said that crimea will and always be ukrainian. He also vowed to mend ties with the kremlin and traumas to bridge the divide that has split his country in two. Ukrainian soldiers put on a festive display for the countrys new president , petro poroshenko. It does little to mask the setbacks they have experienced in eastern ukraine. Poroshenko is looking to the future, as are many of his supporters. I think he will do his job well. It is clear what he has to do. Stabilize ukraine and and the war. And end the war. Yes plans and knows what he wants. He was sworn into office earlier in the day. Foreign dignitaries were on hand to demonstrate their solidarity with kiev. The guests included the European Council president and u. S. Vice president joe biden. The president of germany was there, but russia sent its acting ambassador to the c
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