a greenpeace banner. elsewhere. ukraine says it has recaptured new territory in the south as russian forces retreat. police in england and wales have pledged to send an officer to attend all home burglaries. rail services across the uk will be severely disrupted again with around 9000 train drivers in the aslef union on strike. billionaire elon musk has apparently changed his mind about buying twitter, again. he s told the social media firm he wants to proceed with his takeover of the platform, at the price he offered months ago before trying to quit the deal. good afternoon and welcome. liz truss has used herfirst good afternoon and welcome. liz truss has used her first speech as prime minister to defend her plans on economic growth, saying, i get it, regarding the 45p income tax. she told delegates that her tax cuts would help britain break out of what she called a high tech slow growth cycle. signalling people said whenever there is trick change, there is disruption an
police in england and wales have pledged to send an officer to attend all home burglaries. new research suggests elite rugby players are more than twice as likely as the rest of the population to develop long term brain conditions. # diamonds are forever, forever, forever. # and later in the hour, the stars come out to celebrate james bond on the 60th anniversary of the premiere of the first bond film, dr no. hello. good afternoon, welcome to bbc news. after a bruising week for the prime minister, which included a row about a possible squeeze on benefits and a u turn on tax, liz truss has given her first speech as leader to the conservative party conference and insisted we must stay the course . the address was interrupted by greenpeace protesters, but the prime minister went on to defend her determination to cut taxes in order to stimulate growth. she said she had a clear strategy to get britain moving, and that while not everyone would be in favour of her plans, everyone w
In early september, mahsajina amini, a 22 year old woman, and her younger brother travelled from saqqez, a kurdish city in western iran, to visit the capital city, tehran, for the first time. But theirjourney takes an ominous turn. As soon as they get out of the metro station, mahsa faces two morality police, a force tasked with enforcing strict islamic dress code on women in public. Mahsas clothes are deemed revealing. Mahsa is detained and taken to a Police Station in tehran. An hour later, mahsa complains about something to a female police officer. This cctv footage shows the moment she collapses in the Police Station. By the time she is transferred to a hospital she is brain dead and falls into a coma. Roya piraei and her mother, mino majidi, in the city of kermanshah in western iran, are anxiously following mahsas news. Three days later, mahsa was pronounced dead. The news of her death outraged many across the country. Sanaz karimiazar was a preschool art teacher in saqqez, the ho
With enforcing strict islamic dress code on women in public. Mahsas clothes are deemed revealing. Mahsa is detained and taken to a Police Station in tehran. An hour later, mahsa complains about something to a female Police Officer. This cctv footage shows the moment she collapses in the Police Station. By the time she is transferred to a hospital she is brain dead and falls into a coma. Roya piraei and her mother, mino majidi, in the city of kermanshah in western iran, are anxiously following mahsas news. Three days later, mahsa was pronounced dead. The news of her death outraged many across the country. Sanaz karimiazar was a preschool art teacher in saqqez, the hometown of mahsa jina amini. Chanting through her picture and videos, sanaz played a pivotal role in documenting the day mahsa was laid to rest. On the day mahsa was buried, the slogan women, life, freedom, and the very words inscribed on mahsas tombstone, would go on to resonate as Rallying Cries for protesters challenging t
With his takeover of the platform, at the price he offered months ago before trying to quit the deal. the death of 22 year old mahsa amini at the hands of iran s morality police has sparked unprecedented protests across the country. videos have emerged across social media showing young protesters, often women, demonstrating in defiance and often facing violent responses from the police. the iranian government says protesters are a dangerous threat, and has blamed the us and israel for spreading the unrest. the bbc s rana rahimpour looks at why this movement is unlike any the country has seen before. these are the videos iran doesn t want you to see. police firing in the streets. women cutting their hair, burning hijabs in rage. students demonstrations.