and tributes for the hollywood film starand model, raquel welch, who s died at the age of 82. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the search has begun for the next leader of the scottish national party and first minister of scotland following nicola sturgeon s surprise decision to stand down on wednesday afterjust over eight years in power. the snp s national executive committee will meet on thursday to draw up a timetable for a leadership race. nominations have already opened. the party s constitution says a candidate for leader needs to have the backing of 100 members from at least 20 different snp branches. if there s more than one candidate a vote of party members will choose the new leader. ms sturgeon plans to remain in office until her successor is elected and continue on as an msp until at least the next holyrood election. with more on wednesday s events, here s alexandra mackenzie. scotland s first female and longest serving f
first for indian film making. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. we start in new zealand where, in the past hour, chris hipkins has been sworn in as the country s new prime minister, after the shock resignation of jacinda ardern last week, who said she didn t have enough in the tank to continue in thejob. mr hipkins was sworn in at government house in wellington, alongside carmel sepuloni, who becomes the country s first pasifika deputy prime minister. mr hipkins labour party will face a general election in october. our correspondent phil mercer is following the story. hejoins me now he joins me now for hejoins me now for more. great to be on the programme. i know this is something you have been covering extensively for us. just give us a sense of how chris hipkins might be different to his leadership style from jacinda ardern. this will be a big style from jacinda ardern. this will be a big year style
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russian aggression. every day yothere is no alternative to this decision. we are live in ukraine with why this aid is so critical for ukrainians. a stunning set of new arrests related to the january 6th attack on the u.s. capitol. three active duty marines under arrest for their part in the insurrection, one allegedly wanted to wage a second civil war. silence from actor alec baldwin as he is facing involuntary manslaughter charges connected to the rust set shooting. what we are learning about changes on the set as the crew vows to finish the movie. i feel, you know, sad, but also i have a sense new zealand s prime minister speaking out after her shocking resignation earlier this week and her decision to step down is resonating with women worldwide. and that parade of recent storms in the west prompts a big turnaround when it comes to the drought. newsroom starts right now. good morning. it is saturday, january 21st. i m amara worker. i m boris sanchez