ken mccallum s expression of deep regret came after an official report found that the suicide attack that killed 22 people might have been avoided. now on bbc news, hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. nicaragua s veteran autocratic leader daniel ortega has been locking up political dissidents for years now. he has a new tactic mass deportation and withdrawal of citizenship from those who dare to criticise him and his family. my guest today is felix maradiaga, who was recently taken from his nicaraguan prison cell and flown to america. the good news is he s been reunited with his family after years apart. the bad news is ortega is trying to eliminate all opposition. so has resistance become impossible in nicaragua? felix maradiaga in miami, welcome to hardtalk. thank you, steven. it s a pleasure to be back here. well, it is great to have you back on hardtalk, not least because you have just emerged from more than 600 days in a nicaraguan prison. was it a sur
it s after ministers were accused of using physical force on some conservative mps. an investigation has been launched. ukrainians are told to prepare for power cuts, after russian attacks on the country s energy infrastructure intensify. the full findings of the independent inquiry into child sexual abuse will be published later today, after a seven year investigation. welcome to viewers both in the uk and around the world. liz truss premiership is under even more pressure, after extraordinary scenes at westminster last night, during which ministers were accused of using physicalforce on conservative mps to make sure they voted with the government. the commons speaker has launched an investigation into what happened in the voting lobbies. we now have at least seven tory mps calling for the prime minister and equipped, so let s get an overview of the story so far. earlier today the transport secretary told the bbc the government is still functioning and that the prime minist
russian forces carry out nuclear as fears grow about an of the war in ukraine. the united nations secretary general antonio guterres says that the world is heading for a catastrophe unless climate change is prioritised. new figures released by the un shows concentrations of the three main greenhouse gases rise to record levels in the atmosphere last year. world leaders will meet next year in egypt for the un climate summit c0 p27. our climate editor justin rowlatt spoke to mr gutteres at the un headquarters in new york. it has been a year of extreme weather. devastating floods in pakistan, drought in somalia with millions threatened by famine, and record breaking heat in the uk and many other countries. it s why the un chief says climate is the most important issue in his in tray. climate change is the crisis of our lifetime. it s the defining issue of today s world. so, climate change remains a central priority in everything we do. if we are not able to reverse the present t
secretary. we ll have the latest from westminster. also this lunchtime. a call to make childcare a political priority, with a warning that the sector in england is understaffed and underfunded. because my wage did not cover all of their childcare costs, so i literally could not balance the books. 0h, he s gone. that s exactly what ireland were looking for. shock defeat for england in the men s t20 world cup ireland beat them by five runs. and we meet the twins believed to be the most premature to survive in the uk, as they celebrate their first birthday. and coming up on the bbc news channel liverpool struggle with more injury woes as they head to amsterdam hoping to confirm their place in the knockout stages of the champions league. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the chancellor, jeremy hunt, has announced he is delaying the economic statement due on monday in which he was expected to lay out plans for getting the government s finances in order. he wil
with the proposition is coming out of the treasury about how to get public finances back into a sustainable state. also this afternoon rishi sunak reintroduces a ban on fracking reversing liz truss decision to ban it. please do be respectful of the host nation, they will try, they are trying to ensure that people can be themselves and enjoy the football. ukrainian and russian forces prepare for what could be a bloody battle for the occupied city of kherson. good afternoon, and welcome to bbc news, live from westminster. the chancellorjeremy hunt has announced he is delaying the economic statement due on monday, in which he was expected to lay out plans for getting the government s finances in order. he will instead deliver a full autumn statement on 17 november. the news came shortly before rishi sunak took part in prime minister s questions for the first time since he entered number ten. at pmqs, he came under pressure from labour about his decision to appoint suella braverm