scotland s first minister nicola sturgeon has blamed westminster for the cost of living crisis and renewed her pledge to achieve scottish independence scotla nd scotland has got what it takes to be a successful, independent country. it has it in abundance. never let anyone tell us otherwise. a nurse pleads not guilty to murdering 7 babies and attempting to murder ten others as her trial begins in manchester. a new ticketmaster pricing system, which alters the price of tickets based on demand, is being criticised by both fans and industry experts. russia has carried out a series of missile strikes on cities across ukraine, in the most widespread bombardment since the early weeks of the war. the capital city of kyiv has been targeted for the first time in months. and there have been explosions in other cities including lviv, dnipro, kharkiv and zaporizhzhia. ukraine says at least 11 people were killed and 64 injured in the attacks. vladimir putin says the strikes are moscow s
canadian calls for a safety zone. police urged people in indigenous canadian police urged people in indigenous communities to stay indoors as the man hunt continues for one of two suspects following a mass stabbing. no more pcr tests for international visitors to japan from today. but is it enough to encourage overseas tourists back? we ll talk to a tour operator. live from our studio in singapore. this is live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. l welcome to bbc news broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. it s six in the morning here in singapore, and ”pm in london where the new british prime minister liz truss has moved into downing street, having accepted the queen s invitation to form a government. and she s already made some key cabinet appointments. in her first sp
but says she won t be letting it interfere with her climate activism. # there s a starman waiting in the sky. and the hand written lyrics to david bowie s 1972 hit starman go up for auction later this month. hello and welcome to the programme. china has warned it ll take counter measures unless the united states revokes a $1.1 billion arms deal with taiwan. it comes amid rising tensions between washington and beijing over the island. the deal includes anti ship missiles, air to air missiles and support for taiwan s surveillance radar programme. so, how will the spend be broken down? $1.1 billion has been promised by the us government. $355 million will be spent on harpoon air to sea missiles. $85 million is earmarked for sidewinder air to air missiles. $665 million is for a surveillance radar system. earlier, i spoke to our north america correspondent peter bowes for more details on the deal. well, we know that this is a very big package of measures. $1.1 billion, so it inc
an impending humanitarian emergency. at least 15 people have been shot dead in a bar in the south african township of soweto. voters injapan are choosing members of the country s upper house of parliament in elections overshadowed by the assassination of former prime minister, shinzo abe. and in the tennis defending champion novak djokovic faces nick kyrgios in the men s final at wimbledon later today. hello and welcome to bbc news. the battle to become britain s next prime minister is intensifying. nine candidates have now announced they will stand in the contest to replace borisjohnson as leader of the conservative party. the ukjunior trade minister penny mordaunt is the latest to come forward. she follows the former health secretaries, sajid javid and jeremy hunt with both pledging to cut taxes. the foreign secretary, liz truss, is expected to declare in the coming days. our political correspondent, jonathan blake reports. the two newest entrants to the race are the