with less tha 48 hours until us midterm elections, president biden and donald trump continue on the campaign trail, in the push to win crucial votes. and elon musk threatens a permanent ban for twitter users who create false orfake profiles. we will tell you all you need to know. a very warm welcome to the programme. at the cop 27 climate conference in egypt, world leaders will highlight the steps they are taking to tackle global warming, as developing countries hope for reforms of the climate finance system. richer nations are to outline their programmes for reducing carbon emissions. poorer countries have welcomed the prospect of a debate on setting up a compensation fund. our climate editor, justin rowlatt, has the latest from the conference in sharm el sheikh. cyclones ripped through madagascar earlier this year. floods displaced more than a million people in nigeria last month, while another year of low rainfall pushed parts of somalia and elsewhere in east africa even c
and the teacher, and then a round was fired. ukrainian officials accuse russians of opening fire in several areas, in spite of a temporary ceasefire ordered by president putin. and prince harry faces a backlash from former prince harry faces a backlash from former members of the military over his account of killing taliban fighters in afghanistan. cheering and the flamboyant stars of the drag queen world hit the pink carpet in east london. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. there are signs that days of deadlock in the us house of representatives could be coming to an end. the senior republican kevin mccarthy says he s confident he ll win enough votes in the coming hours to be elected speaker. so far, he s been blocked 13 times by hard line conservatives. it comes on the second anniversary of the january 6th attack on the us capitol building. gary o donoghue reports from washington. commemorating the heroes of january 6th two years ago for their cou
in galloping countries going through difficulties. you normally do not see this in a g7 economy. and the time and cause of death of queen elizabeth is made public, three weeks on. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. a huge rescue effort is taking place in the us state of florida in the wake of hurricane ian. fears are growing that there may have been many deaths, although only one has been recorded so far. president biden said ian could prove to be the deadliest hurricane in florida s history. it is expected to crash into south carolina on friday. our north america correspondentjohn sudworth reports from fort myers. florida had been told to brace for a life threatening event and the city of fort myers was the first to feel the hurricane s power. boats were piled on top of each other, parts of the harbour pushed up onto the shore. at their peak, wind speeds reached over 150 mph. residents who had ignored warnings to evacuate were told to shelter in p
scotland s first minister, nicola sturgeon, has condemned a very warm welcome to the programme. a very warm welcome to the programme. scotland s first minister, nicola sturgeon, has condemned the uk government for blocking a piece of legislation passed in holyrood, saying it was a full frontal attack on its parliament. the measure had aimed to make it quicker and easier for trans people to change gender. but the scottish secretary, alisterjack, said allowing the bill to proceed would have a significant impact on equality laws across great britain. here s our political editor, chris mason. this is the ceremonial mace. it represents the scottish parliament s authority. we are seeing it here at the opening of its sixth session the year before last. and next, the crown of scotland, a symbol of royal authority. but power is shared in the uk, and with a rule book. all the laws that are passed here are checked to make sure they don t contradict with laws for the whole of the uk. i
why countries in east asia and the pacific region are among the worst affected. we start in ukraine where a battlefield commander in the eastern town of bakhmut has told the bbc that the fighting is ferocious. a us official has said russian forces have made incremental advances around the town, with mercenaries from the russian paramilitary wagner group heavily involved in the assault. the battle has been described as a meat grinder with high numbers of casualties on both sides. almost all of the city s 70 thousand occupants have fled. russia is working hard to capture bakhmut in the hope it could lead to the fall of sloviansk and krama torsk as well the two most important cities in the donbas still under ukrainian control. but ukrainian forces are holding firm. the bbc s yogita limaye reports from the city. this is what the merciless bombardment of a city looks like. and how it sounds. once a quiet place known for sparkling wine, bakhmut is now a byword for war. and