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granted, we won t know the answer to that question until november the fifth, but on monday, iowa was the first state in which voters could choose who they thought should be the republican candidate. and their decision was pretty clear. like the cat that got the cream, or maybe the king regaining his crown. donald trump was practically inhaling the adoration. knowing he d won support beyond his usual base, including women, college graduates and younger voters. but with a long time to go before we know who will be occupying the white house next. andy buck watched some of the extensive coverage this week and wondered. and peter towers added. well, there will certainly be more coverage to come next tuesday, as that s when the second primary contest for the republican nomination takes place in the state of new hampshire. and next week, we ll be speaking to the north america editor for bbc news sarah smith. so if you ve got any questions or comments you d like to put to her, ....
bill designed to make it easierfor people to change their legal gender. china s population has fallen for the first time in 60 years, with the national birth rate hitting a record low. and in the tennis, andy murray beats italian matteo berrettini in a thrilling five set match at the australian open. scotland s first minister, nicola sturgeon, says a decision by the uk government to block a bill passed in scotland is outrageous and has vowed to fight it in court. the legislation had aimed to make it quicker and easierfor trans people to change gender but uk ministers say it would have a significant impact on equality laws. our lgbt and identity correspondent lauren moss explains. it split the political spectrum, and now it s causing divisions in the united kingdom. scotland s gender recognition reform bill, to simplify the process for people to change their legal sex, was voted through just before christmas, but not without controversy. thank you. the next. shame on y ....
a record low. and in the australian open, andy murray beats italian matteo berrettini in a thrilling five set first round match. hello and welcome to the programme. social media bosses could face jail if they repeatedly fail to protect children from online harm, under new changes to the online safety bill. the prime minister rishi sunak agreed to calls for tougher punishments as part of the legislation after his own backbench mps prepared to vote against the bill. the new legislation begins its final stages in the house of commons today but lucy powell, labour s shadow secretary of state for digital, culture, media and sport, says the bill doesn t go far enough. we would go further in terms of the measures that take buses would be accountable for so we are notjust looking up the narrow issue of directly causing harm to children which is what really the bill has been massively scaled back to focus on measures that tech buses would be accountable for. so things like vi ....
with a large number of passengers overturned in somerset in the uk amid warnings of icy road conditions. a new documentary on tensions between indian prime minister narendra modi and india s muslim minority investigates claims about his role in the 2002 gujarat riots that left over 1,000 dead. a constitutional row develops between the uk and scottish governments after westminster announces plans to block a scottish bill designed to make it easierfor people to change their legal gender. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. we start here in the uk where, under new changes to the 0nline safety bill, social media bosses could face jail if they repeatedly fail to protect children from online harm. the prime minister rishi sunak agreed to calls for tougher punishments as part of the legislation after his own backbench mps prepared to vote against the bill. the new legislation begins its final stages in the house of commons today but lucy powell, ....
on thursday and cooler across the north west of scotland as we have a bit more cloud and at times rain but by friday we could see 35 degrees towards the london area and this is the outlook into the weekend, still going to be pretty hot with temperatures in the mid 30s across england and wales. the mid 20s or parts of scotland and northern ireland. then we are hopeful there could be a change. sunday night and into monday as well. we are hopeful there will be heavy and potentially thundery showers on the way but at least the next five days are looking dry. and that s bbc news at six now its time tojoin our colleagues across the nations and regions for the news where you are. goodnight. hello, welcome to sportsday. i m austin halewood. here s what s coming up tonight. she s won 23 grand slam singles titles as one of the sport s all time greats, but serena williams says she ll be evolving away from tennis after the us open. i can t do this forever. it s just like, sometim ....