All right. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, sir. So happy 29th. Its a d its a date that only happens once, four years. It reminds me to change my sheets. Now, its often said that life is like a. More b the more bread you have, the less you got to earee,t. But a Gavin Newsoms california, they mean it literally. California passed the state law mandating a higher minimumne for fast food restaurants, raising wage from 16 to 20 bucks an hou1 but it offers an odd exemptionfh in four chains that bake bread and sell it as a stand alone item. Hmm. Why . What difference doeswhy . Make . Why shouldnt a restaurant slash bakery be subject the same laws as everybody else is . The bakers union that powerful . If you cross them, will you wind up with the pillsburyhem, d in your bed . Nohead i one will say. But ac but according to a puw Bloomberg News report, newsom pushed for the Bread Exemption to help a long tim e campaign donor, billionaire dos ownynn, who happen a bunch of panera bread. So i know
hello and welcome to bbc news. we start in moscow where a prominent critic of vladimir putin has been sentenced to 25 years in prison. the journalist and opposition activist vladimir kara murza played a key role in persuading western governments to sanction russian officials for human rights abuses and corruption. the us says it s evidence of an escalating campaign of repression in russia. the eu called it unacceptable. the uk summoned the russian ambassador. here s our russia editor, steve rosenberg. handcuffed and in a bullet proof cage, one of president putin s most prominent critics. vladimir kara murza faced multiple charges, including treason. the verdict, guilty. the punishment, the maximum possible. 25 years in prison. access to the courtroom was heavily restricted. along with otherjournalists and foreign diplomats, we crowded into another room to watch on tv screens. for more than a decade, vladimir kara murza has been a high profile opponent of the kremlin. he helpe
arrivals from china. celebrations have begun to mark the start of 2023, with firework displays in auckland, new zealand and at sydney harbour. and queen guitarist brian may and members of england s women s football team are among those celebrated in the uk s new year s honours list. hello and welcome. the mayor of kyiv, vitaliy klitschko has told the bbc that one person has been killed and 11 people have been taken to hospital, including a journalist from japan, after russia launched more than a dozen missiles targeting cities across ukraine on new year s eve. mr klitschko said several districts had been hit in the capital, including pechersk which is in the city centre. british intelligence had earlier warned of potential russian attacks, after the kremlin had launched country wide strikes on thursday, killing at least three people and injuring six, including a child, according to the ukrainian officials. earlier, our correspondent huge bachega went to the site of one of the
and celebrations have begun to mark the start of 2023, with firework displays in new zealand and at sydney harbour. large fireworks events have returned in many cities after the covid pandemic. hello, i m olly foster, here s what s coming up on sportsday. mind the gap, city slip up in their pursuit of arsenal. alarm bells for rashford he s dropped for oversleeping, then fires manchester united into the top four. and there s a pause for applause as the premier league pays tribute to pele. also coming up in the programme. saracens are soaring at the top of the rugby union premiership after a bonus point win over exeter. and which of the lionesses finish the year on a high, recognised in the new years honours list? hello, and welcome to sportsday. arsenal will finish 2022 on top of the premier league, but by how many points? they re playing right now and can stretch their lead after manchester city slipped up at home to struggling everton. it finished 1 1 at the etihad. erling