have been killed. a metre of fresh snow has fallen, and many areas remain under threat of flooding. president biden has declared a state of emergency, freeing federal aid for the state. those are our top story this hour. now on bbc news, it s time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, with me, zainab badawi. i m just outside colombo, the capital of sri lanka. this beautiful island nation has been plunged into its worst economic crisis for more than 70 years. it led to widespread protests and forced the resignation of the president last year. and all this after a long running civil war in which around 100,000 died. i m at the home and studio of one of sri lanka s most influential artists and activists, jagath weerasinghe. can sri lankans put behind them their bloody past and forge a new and united future? jagath weerasinghe, welcome to hardtalk. i m happy to be here. sitting here in your home, which is also your studio, i wonder how far you ve been influenced as both an artist an
wally from space! the counting campaign asking the public to pinpoint the whereabouts of walruses like thor, a recent visitor to the english coast. and the australian open tennis tournament gets under way, with novak djokovic back and chasing a tenth title a year after he was deported for breaching covid rules. a very warm welcome to the programme. rescue workers in nepal have resumed their search for four people who are still unaccounted for after sunday s deadly plane crash. 68 bodies have already been found after the disaster, the worst in three decades in nepal. a national day of mourning is being observed for the victims. rajini vaidyanathan sent this report from nepal. footage thought to show the final moments of yeti airlines flight 691. first, you see the plane veer off course. then you hear it. thunderous roar a raging inferno. the twin engine plane crashed into a gorge, close to the tourist town of pokhara, minutes before it was due to land at the recently opened ai
elle edwards was enjoying a night out at the lighthouse in wallasey, when she was shot ten minutes before midnight on christmas eve. the 26 year old beautician had been standing outside the pub when shots were fired towards the doorway. detectives said at the time they did not believe she was intended target of the attack, which also injured four other people. 0vernight, merseyside police charged 22 year old connor chapman, from nearby woodchurch, with elle s s murder, and two counts of attempted murder, and three counts of unlawful and malicious wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm. he was also charged with possession of a firearm and ammunition with intent to endanger life, and handling a stolen mercedes. he will appear before wirral adult remand court this morning. a 23 year old woman, arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender, has been released on bail pending further inquiries. and merseyside police is continuing to appeal for witnesses and informatio
Our international editor, jeremy bowen has the latest. A few minutes after the attack, the building in irans diplomatic compound in a well off central area of damascus seems to be on fire. The israeli strike destroyed the iranian consulate. It was a Precision Attack against a Senior Commander who will have worked hard to keep his movements secret. Despite that, Israeli Intelligence must have tracked general Mohamed Reza Zahedi to the meeting he was having in damascus. He was the Senior Iranian general in syria and lebanon two countries iran regards as critical parts in what it says is its system of forward defence, the so called axis of resistance. In damascus the syrian Foreign Minister said the general and others who died were killed by israel. Translation we strongly condemn this Criminal Act L carried out by the zionist enemy. These attacks can only be met by further steadfastness, further support for the Palestinian People and further resistance whether in iraq or in southern leba
Allowing thousands and thousands of people to come in from china, iran, yemen, the congo, syria, and a lot of other nations. John former President Donald Trump back at the Campaign Trail today the this time in the crucial swing state of michigan where he is expected to put the border front our head of the november election in the next hour he will take to the stage to deliver remarks against what he calls Bidens Border Bloodbath will see if the white house has anything to say when Karine Jeanpierre has the Press Briefing in a moment. Hello and welcome im john roberts in washington, bloodbath now one of the former president s favorite words. Hello im sandra smith in new york i want to call your attention to the left side of your screen both of these are life shots, white house on the right, this is a live shot of migrants clearly right now happening before your eyes coming across the border at eagle pass, texas. This is provided by our fox flight team. These are images we are seeing day