be the most powerful flash of light ever seen from an event that occurred 2.4 billion light years from earth. now on bbc news, ourworld: fighting putin s propaganda. tv rain, russia s last remaining opposition tv station, was forced off air in march 2022. our world follows senior presenters trying to relaunch tv rain from exile. in march, russia s last independent tv station went off air. tv rain opposed russia s war in ukraine and challenged the kremlin s propaganda machine. this narrative about massive support of this war is false, so that is what they did to us. the journalists of tv rain, including senior presenters katya and tikhon were forced to flee the country. our world joins the power couple on their mission to relaunch the channel from exile. i am scared to death. can they fight the kremlin? they believe their weapon is the truth. it s june 2022. among them, tikhon dzyadko, from moscow. he s editor in chief of tv rain, russia s last independent tv channel. his wi
searched his florida resort for sensitive files. the most vicious, hateful and divisive speech ever delivered by an american president. hello and welcome, if you re watching in the uk or around the world. we begin this hour in britain. the front runner to become the next uk prime minister, liz truss, has promised she ll set out immediate action on energy bills next week, if she is announced as leader of the tory party tomorrow. she told the bbc s laura kuenssberg that she would lay out plans to cut taxes and get the economy growing again. she also said she would focus on securing long term energy supplies for the uk. herfellow contender, rishi sunak, said he had a clear plan and framework to tackle energy bills and he would help three groups of people. our political correspondent, tony bonsignore, told me more. what we know is liz truss is promising there will be immediate action, within a week of her taking office, and, if as we expect, she does become prime minister, that w
the front runner in the contest for the conservative party leadership liz truss says she will act on energy bills within a week if she becomes prime minister. her rival rishi sunak says he cannot rule out blackouts this winter if he becomes pm. the uk is facing a genuine emergency on energy, he said. the winner will be announced tomorrow and take office on tuesday. our political correspondent tony bonsignore reports. whoever wins the leadership race and becomes the next prime minister will be walking straight into an economic storm. they face one urgent question before all others what to do about soaring energy bills? rishi sunak has long promised some financial support for everyone, with more on top for especially the most vulnerable. today, liz truss promised that if she wins, help is on the way. i understand that people are struggling with eye watering energy bills, and there are predictions of even worse down the track. and i understand that. and i can say, laura, that