An audit exit if this is put in charge of this years climate complement. And a look at whats happening in the front line town of soledar as russia and ukraine fight for control. Welcome to the programme. We start with the controversy in washington. The white house has confirmed that a second set of classified documents has been found in the garage of President Biden s home in delaware. Its thought the documents are linked to Barack Obamas time in the white house Whenjoe Biden was Vice President. And in the last half hour, us Attorney General Merrick Garland announced the appointment of Special Counsel to investigate joe biden s handling of the documents. This Appointment Underscores for the public the departments commitment to independence and accountability in particularly sensitive matters and to Making Decisions guided only by the facts and the law. Heres what the us president told reporters a little earlier. As i said earlier this week, and by the way my corvette in a locked garage
hello and welcome to bbc news. at least 60 people have been killed in winter storms across the united states and canada. president biden has approved an emergency declaration allowing federal support for new york state. the city of buffalo has borne the brunt of the arctic conditions. it lies in the great lakes region and near the canadian border 27 bodies have been recovered there; and more are expected to be found in cars buried in the snow. blizzards have blocked roads and brought down power lines making it hard to get food and medicine. sean dilley reports. forfive days, blizzard conditions have disrupted life and travel across america. dozens of deaths have been reported, more are expected in the coming days. emergency services are among those struggling with the weather. a quarter of a million homes and businesses are estimated to have been hit by power cuts on christmas eve and christmas day. the impact of the storm has stretched from canada to the mexican border.
an audit exit if this is put in charge of this years climate complement. and a look at what s happening in the front line town of soledar as russia and ukraine fight for control. welcome to the programme. we start with the controversy in washington. the white house has confirmed that a second set of classified documents has been found in the garage of president biden s home in delaware. it s thought the documents are linked to barack obama s time in the white house whenjoe biden was vice president. and in the last half hour, us attorney general merrick garland announced the appointment of special counsel to investigate joe biden s handling of the documents. this appointment underscores for the public the departments commitment to independence and accountability in particularly sensitive matters and to making decisions guided only by the facts and the law. here s what the us president told reporters a little earlier. as i said earlier this week, and by the way my corvett
then, starting with. the financial times is leading on the conservative leadership contest they report that senior conservative party figures are plotting to rapidly thin out the i is also focussing on the leadership contest but they describe it as sunak versus one of the rest . the guardian s front page is about the leadership contest. they report that tory rivals are scrambling for supporters meanwhile the mirror s front page is dedicated to ambulance crews being stuck outside a&e. they say patients are waiting up to 27 hours and the daily star is all about the heatwave, claiming britain will be hotter than hawaii tomorrow so, let s begin. tory rivals scramble for supporters, this is all about how many supporters they will need to get through to the next round, and it is all still up in the air? we through to the next round, and it is all still up in the air? all still up in the air? we are expecting all still up in the air? we are expecting to all still up in
This is your update from the bbc sports centre. Uefa have confirmed the euro 2024 qualifier between belgium and sweden will be completely abandoned. The match was halted for Security Reasons after two people were shot dead in brussels on monday. A third Swedish Citizen was seriously injured in the attack which took place three miles from the stadium. The result at half time, 1 1, will now be seen as final. Uefa have also announced that no further matches will be played in israel until further notice amid the ongoing conflict with hamas. The israel fa and clubs Macquarie Haifa and tel aviv have been asked to find alternative venues. Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah has called on World Leaders to do more to stop people being killed in the conflict. The Egyptian International said aid to gaza must be allowed immediately. All lives are sacred and must be protected. The massacres need to stop, families are being torn apart. What is clear now is that humanitarian aid to gaza must be allowed i