Lewis hamilton is hoping to secure his sixth formula one world title in the us grand prix. Hes currently racing in austin, texas, and needs four points to win the championship. And coming up, Molly Russells father travels to the us to meet tech giants instagram, and find out how his daughters death has changed social media. Good evening. Welcome to bbc news. The leader of the brexit party, nigel farage, has announced he wont be standing as a candidate in the coming general election. He says hell focus instead on touring the country to support his partys candidates. It comes days after his offer of an electoral pact with the conservatives was rejected by borisjohnson. Heres our Political Correspondent nick eardley. Love him or hate him, nigel farage has been a key face in british politics for years. Its like sponsored drinking there might be fewer pints these days, more chats with us president s instead, but after years of trying, seven elections to be precise, he will not be standing t
Hello, welcome to world news today. The air quality in indias capital, delhi, has further deteriorated. Dozens of flights have been diverted because of Poor Visibility caused by the toxic smog. Schools are still closed and a Public Health emergency is in place in a city thats home to more than 20 million people. The choking air pollution has exceeded the severe category and delhis chief minister has described it as unbearable. Pratiksha ghildial reports from delhi. For a fifth day now, people in delhi are breathing the seasons worst and most toxic air. For a fifth day now, people in delhi are breathing the seasons worst and most toxic air. Pollution returns to delhi every winter, but many are saying that this is the worst they have ever seen. In many parts of the city, the pollution levels are more than 20 times their safety limit. These people have gathered outside the prime ministers house to demand a basic right, clean air. They believe there is not enough political will to find a s
We travel to the hometown of captain siya kolisi. Proud of its local son. And Lewis Hamilton wins his sixth formula 1 world title. Hes nowjust one short of michael shumachers record. Good evening. A bbc investigation has found that children in care in england and wales are being placed in caravans, narrow boats and holiday homes. The bbc has also seen examples of some providers exploiting loopholes in the law, with the number of under 16 year olds living in these types of unregistered accomodation having tripled in the last two years. The head of the watchdog for childrens services, ofsted, has called the situation a national scandal. Our special correspondent ed thomas, has this exclusive report. I couldnt believe that such a place actually existed. I found it very restrictive. It was enclosed with a fence around it. The sleeping arrangements are very tough. Yasim runs Childrens Homes. He was asked to assess a narrow boat by a London Council who had placed a 14 year old there. The Com
Formula 1 world title. He is nowjust one short of michael shumachers record. And we will be taking an in depth look at the papers with our reviewers, the parliamentaryjournalist tony grew and the journalist and author caroline frost. Stay with us for that. The leader of the brexit party, nigel farage, says he wont be running for a seat at westminster in the coming general election. Instead, he says he will focus on touring the country to support his partys candidates. The news comes days after borisjohnson rejected a call from mr farage to form an Electoral Alliance with the conservatives. Here is our Political Correspondent nick eardley. Love him or hate him, nigel farage has been a key face in british politics for years. Its like sponsored drinking. There might be fewer pints these days, more chats with us president s instead. But after years of trying, seven elections, to be precise, this time he wont be standing to be an mp. I dont want to be in politics for the rest of my life. Do
Hello and welcome to world news today. There have been running street battles in hong kong, in some of the worst violence in more than three months of Anti Government unrest. Protesters threw petrol bombs, while the police fired round after round of tear gas and rubber bullets. There were multiple arrests, as the authorities try to assert control, in the run up to tuesdays 70th anniversary of communist party rule in china. From hong kong, heresjohn sudworth. They are determined to spoil the party. With just two days to go before china s big anniversary, hong kong is decidely off message. While in beijing, rehearsals are in full swing for a celebration of 70 years of communist rule and a message of unity and strength. In hong kong, there is division. Uncertainty and fear. It is a fault line that cuts across class and generation. This 73 year old man is showing me the protective gear he wears when supporting the protesters. Translation for 70 years, the ruling party has subdued its peopl