about pay and conditions. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. sir salman rushdie s agent has said the author is likely to lose an eye, after he was stabbed on stage ahead of a lecture in new york state. in a statement, andrew wylie said the 75 year old was on a ventilator in hospital. police have arrested a 24 year old man. no motive has been established, but sir salman has faced death threats from islamists since the publication of his fourth novel, the satanic verses, in 1988. our north america correspondent nomia iqbal reports. the attack happened in full view of an audience. there was panic and confusion, as sir salman rushdie lay injured on the stage after being stabbed. the suspectjumped onto the stage and attacked mr rushdie, stabbing him at least once in the neck and at least once in the abdomen. mr rushdie was provided medical treatment by a doctor who was in the audience, until ems arrived on scene. mr rushdie was airlifted to a local
least legitimate committee in american history. over the next hour, we ll drill into what happened january 6th. we ll look at the revelations that may come out tonight. we ll ask what effect the january 6th riot has had on american democracy, and the way it is seen around the world. with the context attorney and former mayor of baltimore stephanie rawlings blake, ron christie, former senior adviser to president george w bush, and former federal prosecutor joe moreno. hello, welcome to the programme. after 11 months, nearly 100 subpoenas, and more than 1,000 interviews, the congressional committee investigating the january 6th attack on the us capitol will deliver its findings. a few hours from now, on primetime television, the public will be shown the interviews the committee conducted behind closed doors with white house staff, trump campaign officials and the interviews they conducted with members of the former presidents own family. we know so much about january 6th, but
Before we moved to sport, the latest developments. We have had a statement from the un Secretary General, a new statement from Antonio Guterres. He said the humanitarian system in gaza is facing total collapse come up with unimaginable consequences for more than 2 million civilians. These are some of the live pictures from gaza. The skyline, and we have seen in the last a0 minutes or so intense bombardment and strikes continuing in gaza. I will keep these pictures on the screen as i take you through some of the statements from Antonio Guterres because he says, as the bombing intensifies, needs are growing evermore critical and colossal. About 500 trucks a day were crossing into gaza before hostilities began. In recent days, an average of only 12 trucks a day have entered despite the needs being far greater than at any time before. Given the desperate and dramatic situation, he says the un will not be able to continue to deliver inside gaza that without an immediate and fundamental shif
Question for you. Do you think were seeing the death of the Great British sitcom . And if so, tell me, why. Well, lots of com tell me, why. Well, lots of com and more. But first, lets cross the line for tonights latest news headlines. News headlines. Thanks, michelle. Im ray addison in the gb newsroom. Rishi sunak has been greeted by a group of pro Palestine Protesters as he visited a college in the West Midlands this afternoon. The situation this afternoon. The situation was described as tense as the Prime Minister arrived at south Staffordshire College in cannock , the last stop on his uk tour. Police officers formed a guard for mr sunak as his entry to the college was delayed and he was quickly ushered into the building as the crowd surged around him. Whilst inside, activists and with banners and flags chanted free, free palestine. When theresa may has palestine. When theresa may has urged tory mps to fight to re elect a conservative government. In her Farewell Speech in parliament,
As a whole and hamas, who had carried out murderous attacks on ordinary israeli families and young people at a music festival. One viewer who wrote in to newswatch wished to put a complaint in about the news channel at 11 25 am saying, the protesters in london were hamas supporters. That was a disgrace. They were showing support for the palestinian people. Maggie gardiner said, this is not only factually incorrect, it is extremely offensive and dangerous and disrespects all the protesters who were there to call for peace. Apologise and do better. And the bbc did. On monday afternoon, the Bbc News Channel issued this apology for the mistake. Now, before we go, earlier on bbc news, we reported on some of the pro palestinian demonstrations at the weekend. We spoke about several demonstrations across britain during which people voiced their backing for hamas. We accept that this was poorly phrased and was a misleading description of the pro palestinian demonstrations. On tuesday, there was