have a series of reports looking at life in afghanistan. also on the programme: more than 80,000 tourists are stranded in a chinese resort, after a coronavirus outbreak sparks a lockdown. and the icelandic volcano spewing out lava and molten rock, that s become a hit with tourists. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news it s newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. there were tears ofjoy amongst democrats in the us senate as a landmark bill to tackle climate change was passed. after more than a year of intense wrangling, the sweeping reforms are being seen as a major victory for president biden. republicans had tried to derail the legislation, worth $430 billion, claiming it would undermine economic growth. it also contains measures to reduce the price of healthcare and introduce new taxes for business. senate majority leader, chuck schumer, shared hisjoy that the bill has passed. 0ur bill reduces inflation, lowers costs, creates millions of manufacturing j
chancellor of the exchequer, backed up chancellor of the exchequer, backed up by chancellor of the exchequer, backed up by jacob chancellor of the exchequer, backed up byjacob rees mogg. john redwood describes liz truss as a breath of fresh air he was running the policy at number ten when margaret thatcher was in her pump. fix, bit policy at number ten when margaret thatcher was in her pump. thatcher was in her pump. a bit of a blast from the thatcher was in her pump. a bit of a blast from the past thatcher was in her pump. a bit of a blast from the past for thatcher was in her pump. a bit of a blast from the past for our - thatcher was in her pump. a bit of a blast from the past for our viewers, | blast from the past for our viewers, hearing john redwood s name. not someone often spoken about in today s politics, but still an mp and one who is well respected in parliament. of course, liz truss has spent a long time trying to avoid these parallels between her and ma
libel action against colleen rooney. there is a reaction to the ruling on the front of the son, saying rebekah vardy branded the decision unjust and that thejudge vardy branded the decision unjust and that the judge got it wrong. the times says rishi sunak s campaign has suffered a fresh blow after tom tugenhadt endorsed liz truss rather than mr sunak. the daily express lead for the tory leadership, saying liz truss will pledge a housing resolution to make a revolution if she wins the race. the telegraph as an image of the nine year old girl stabbed to death in lincolnshire on friday. at least 17 million people could face whose pipe bands this summer. it ll be the first water company to restrict what you do customers can use in the isle of wight. a huge weekend at wembley as the women s team take on germany in the women s team take on germany in the euros final. let s start with the politics. blow to sunak is tom tugenhadt backs liz truss. £31 to sunak is tom tugenhadt bac
the us senate passes joe biden s climate plan, channeling billions of dollars towards ambitious clean energy goals. the world will be a better place for my grandchildren because of what we did today, and that makes me feel very, very good. very, very good. and more than 80,000 tourists are stranded in a chinese resort after a coronavirus outbreak sparks a lockdown. live from our studio in singapore this is bbc news. it sneezed at. it s newsday. it s 6am in singapore, and 2:30am in the morning in afghanistan from where we have a special report showing how pregnant women, new mothers and their babies are being affected by acute shortages and a lack of basic services. it comes nearly one year on from the taliban takeover and with much foreign funding suspended. 0ur report was filmed in badakhshan province in the north east of afghanistan by cameraman sanjay ganguly producer imogen anderson and correspondent yogita limaye. some viewers may find this report distressing.
this week we ll have a series of reports looking at life in afghanistan also on the programme. china says it will carry out new military exercises near south korea until the middle of august as taiwan accuses china of practising for an invasion of the island. and the icelandic volcano spewing out lava and molten rock that s become a hit with tourists. live from our studio in singapore this is bbc news. it s newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. there were tears ofjoy amongst democrats in the us senate as a landmark bill to tackle climate change was passed. after more than a year of intense wrangling, the sweeping reforms are being seen as a major victory for president biden. republicans had tried to derail the legislation worth 430 billion dollars claiming it would undermine economic growth. it also contains measures to reduce the price of health care and introduce new taxes for business. senate majority leader, chuck schumer, shared hisjoy that the bill has pa