was a hoax. in the uk, the two candidates trying to become the next prime minister set out their plans to deal with forecasts of an economic downturn. chinese fighter jets fly close to taiwan s coastline, as bejing halts co operation with the us on key issues including climate change in the aftermath of nancy pelosi s visit to taipei. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. israel says it has arrested 19 members of the palestinian group, islamichhad, in raids across the west bank, after carrying out air strikes against targets in gaza yesterday. the raids killed ten palestinians, including a commander of islamichhad and a child. in retaliation, islamichhad militants fired dozens of rockets into israel from gaza. azadeh moshiri reports. gaza s sky lights up as israel s military launches successive air strikes. this is the footage they released of the attack. it lasted hours and claimed several lives including that of a top military commander of pa
election has been delayed, after concerns were raised that hackers could influence the outcome. and it s 50 years since nearly 30,000 ugandan asians began to arrive in the uk after being forced to flee their homes by uganda s then military ruler. we ve been hearing some of their stories. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the speaker of the us house of representatives nancy pelosi has met the taiwanese president during a visit that s been strongly condemned by the chinese government. taiwan is self ruled, but beijng sees it as a breakaway province that will eventually unite with it. it s an island roughly 100 miles from the coast of south east china. china took the island from japan in 1945 after world war two, but after a civil war in china, defeated nationalist forces fled to taiwan. today it sees itself as an independent country, with its own constitution and democratically elected leaders. only 13 nations recognise taiwan as sovereign
of the country, we report from the frontline in ukraine s eastern most region, luhansk. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. a gunman has shot dead at least 19 students and at least one teacher at a primary school in the us state of texas. the pupils were between the ages of 7 and 10. the mass shooting was in the small town of uvalde, around 135km west of san antonio, at robb elementary school, which is made up of a largely hispanic community. authorities say the suspected attacker was an 18 year old, named salvador ramos. he was shot dead by law enforcement officers. he is believed to have purchased two military grade rifles and is suspected of killing his grandmother before heading to the school. he crashed his car outside the campus and went into the classrooms, wearing body armour. from uvalde, the bbc s angelica casas has more. this is likely the large police purpose and is that this montana uvalde has seen. today it is the target of a school ma
of incarceration of uyghurs and other minorities it includes evidence of a shoot to kill policy. the uk s withdrawal from afghanistan last year was a disaster, says an inquiry by mps, which will damage the nation s interests for years. the murder of three year old kemarni watson darby his mother s boyfriend is jailed for at least 2a years, after subjecting the toddler to weeks of beatings. good morning everyone and welcome to the brand new elizabeth line service. and the train pulling in is three years late and £4 billion over budget crossrail opens for business, as the first passengers catch the elizabeth line. it was a long wait but, you know, it s here now, and we are on it. the journey time between canary wharf and whitechapel blew my mind. and coming up in sport on the bbc news channel: gareth southgate is set to announce his squad for next month s nations league games, when england will take on hungary, italy and germany. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc new