hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. twitter s new owner elon musk has defended his decision to sack about half the firm s workforce without warning. mr musk said the social media platform was losing large sums of money every day. he s insisted twitter s commitment to content moderation remains unchanged, despite the loss of key staff and anxiety among advertisers. in an interview, elon musk revealed that twitter was losing around $4 million a day, meaning costs had to be cut. he promised twitter wouldn t degenerate into what he called a free for all hellscape when content moderation is loosened. but advertisers including general motors have withdrawn their business, which is likely to lead to a drop in revenues. and now twitter faces lawsuits from the hundreds of employees over the way they were fired. out technology editor, zoe kleinman, reports. elon musk did not speak to any of the twitter employees laid off today. he was a surprise guest
nations reduce their dependence on fossil fuels. good afternoon. police say the firebombing of a migrant processing centre in dover last sunday was motivated by an extreme right wing terrorist ideology. 66 year old andrew leak from buckinghamshire threw up to three devices at the site. he is believed to have later taken his own life. the government has been facing widespread criticism for its handling of overcrowding at an immigration centre nearby. joining me now is our correspondentjon donnison. we correspondentjon donnison. are hearing more det what we are hearing more details about what happened in dover. what we are hearing more details about what happened in dover. what have the olice what happened in dover. what have the police said? what happened in dover. what have the police said? this what happened in dover. what have the police said? this was what happened in dover. what have the police said? this was an - what happened in dover. what have the police said? t
who sentenced two british volunteer fighters to death is reportedly shot and badly injured in what appears to have been an assassination attempt. the us climate envoy, john kerry, is calling on richer countries to step up to help developing nations reduce their dependence on fossil fuels good afternoon. police say the firebombing of a migrant processing centre in dover last sunday was motivated by an extreme right wing terrorist ideology. 66 year old andrew leak from buckinghamshire threw up to three devices at the site. he is believed to have later taken his own life. the government has been facing widespread criticism for its handling of overcrowding at an immigration centre nearby. our correspondentjon donnison has been following the developments. a reminder this was an attack on a processing centre right on the quayside at dover, it is where migrants are first taken when they arrive on small boats. this attack on sunday morning, at least, possibly three petrol bombs thr
now on bbc news, it s time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday i m gavin ramjaun. 30 wins in a row and they re into the world cup final. now england s women face their biggest test against holders new zealand. england s women win again in the rugby league world cup the men are into the final four papua new guinea no match today. and holding their nerve just as england s cricketers book their place in the semi finals of the t20 world cup. also coming up in the programme. new zealand are too much for wales who run away with it in the first of their autumn internationals. and goals galore plus lots of late drama in the premier league, as manchester city snatch a win, to go top of the table. hello there, and welcome along to a jam packed sportsday this saturday. and england s women are into the rugby world cup final but they were made to work for it against canada earlier today. it s 30 victories in a row for them but up next and on the biggest s
the us midterm elections are just days away incumbentjoe biden, his ally barack obama and donald trump all take their campaigning to pennsylvania thousands gather in seoul to remember the halloween crush victims many are demanding the president resign. now, on bbc news. it s time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday i m gavin ramjaun. 30 wins in a row and they re into the world cup final. now england s women face their biggest test against holders new zealand. england s women win again in the rugby league world cup and the men are into the final four papua new guinea no match today. and holding their nerve just as england s cricketers book their place in the semi finals of the t20 world cup. also coming up in the programme. new zealand are too much for wales the all blacks with a comprehensive win, in the first of their autumn internationals. and goals galore plus lots of late drama in the premier league. as manchester city snatch a win, to go t