and flavour of the year. indie rock band the last dinner party are named the bbc s sound of 202a. hello, i m ben thompson, welcome to the programme. his brother has repeated its warning of a fierce response to the killing of a fierce response to the killing of a fierce response to the killing of a hamas leader. saleh al arouri in beirut on tuesday. it comes as lebanon lodged a complaint with the un about the attack. tensions are still high in his hometown in the occupied west bank, following the killing, as shaimaa khalil reports. the town of al arura in the west bank, saleh al arouri s hometown, is in a state of mourning. but there is also deep fury and rage at his killing. protesters have come out after the friday prayer s protesting, chanting his name, chanting for continuation of resistance, and condemning the war. saleh al arouri s killing may have taken a significant name off israel s and the us s most wanted list. he is a man that they have accused of being responsible
announcer: live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news it s newsday. thank you for being with us. we began in ukraine where floodwaters are still rising in the city of kherson after a major dam was hit on thursday. tens of thousands of people have been stranded and whole neighbourhoods submerged. officials say they could be a catastrophic impact on agriculture which would worsen the global food shortages. this eastern bank of the dnipro river is currently a no man s land. neither russia nor ukraine control here. now, no one can live here. the ukrainian army drone spotted catalina trapped in her home. they tried to drop her water no luck. her son then makes the crucial catch. they re both taken to kherson, along with her daughter, maria. a city once occupied by russia, then liberated by ukraine, now on its knees. translation: we managed to find the simplest boat, i but my father and a neighbour got carried away in it. it came loose, and the current was too powerful
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again. you know, we ll see if the united states supreme court weighs in and i, of course, will follow whatever court order or decision is in place by the time we certify the ballot. good morning, everyone. what a night if you re just waking up, there is a lot of news. i m poppy harlow with phil mattingly. 8:00 a.m. here on the east coast. that was colorado secretary of state reacting to the unprecedented decision by the state supreme court that disqualifies president trump from appearing on the ballot of that state because of his role in the insurrection. this morning trump is vowing to appeal to the supreme court. also new, brand-new cnn reporting finds recent negative polls about president biden s handling of the economy may be frustrating him. sources say he is growing inpatient over the struggle to change public opinion. how the white house plans to change that perception ahead. developing now israel back at the negotiating table putting out a new proposal for anoth
new figures here in the uk show that the rate at which prices are rising has fallen sharply, hitting single figures for the first time since last august. the annual rate for april fell to 8.7%, down from 10.1% in march, but still higher than predicted. a quick global comparison in the us, the rate of inflation stood at 4.9% in the 12 months to april, falling for the tenth month in a row. the eurozone rate rose slightly in april to 7%, but that figure is still down from 8.5% in february. the bbc s economics correspondent andy verity explained. if you want to be half full, at least it s in single digits now. for three months in a row, it s defied expectations it would drop into the single digits, and it stayed in double digits. so that has been coming down, and there are some nice signs like for example, petrol is cheaper than it was a year ago, some second hand cars have been coming down in price, and generally goods price inflation, which has been driving this, has subsid