Peaceful transfer of power. We will have the latest. An explosion at a Chemical Plant in Western Germany kills at least one person was stop several otHers are miller singh. And Simone Biles withdraws from the team gymnastics at the Tokyo Olympics. She said she suffered an injury to Her pride after stumbling that a. She comes in with pressure from so many directions. She comes in bearing The Mantle of, you know, americas sweetheart, the big olympic star. Seven months ago, on the 6th Of January, hundreds of Donald Trump supporters launched an attack on the Us Capitol. Now the first full congressional investigation into what exactly happened that day, has begun. The first witnesses to be called were four men who had been on duty that day. Two Capitol Hill officers and two Washington Dc Police officers gave evidence about the Violence And Hatred they experienced. Heres what the very first witness had to say. Sadly as a result of that day, we lost some good officers. But we held our line to
Now on bbc news, global questions. Hello, welcome to global questions with me, Zeinab Badawi. Africa has the youngest population on earth. The average age on the continent is 19. Yet many young people dont have a decent Education Or Properjob and are worried about theirfuture. Thats global questions is Africa Failing its youth . Well, to bring you this edition of global questions, our two panelists and our questioners join us via video link. Let me tell you whos In The Hot Seat this week, giving the answers. Graca machel is a mozambican campaigner for Social Justice for african women and youth. Shes the founder of the Graca Machel trust and is also chair for the Mandela Institute for development studies that bears the name of her late husband, nelson mandela. And Angelique Kidjo is an internationally renowned Singer Songwriterfrom Benin who has received four Grammy Awards for her music. She fled benin in the 1980s for political reasons, and continues her activism both through her campa
hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world, and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. and we start with some breaking news tonight. the us capitol building and surrounding streets in washington dc are in lockdown after police warned of an external security threat . capitol police say that a suspect is in custody after reports that a vehicle was rammed into two police officers. ata at a barricade. it s understood the suspect and both officers have been taken to hospital. let s cross straight to washington and speak to our correspondent, larry madowo. larry, we were looking at some life pictures. those are national guard officers on the screen at the moment. just update us on the latest. ., ., ., ., moment. just update us on the latest. ., ., ., , ., latest. both the national guard officers responding latest. both the national guard officers responding to - latest. both the national guard officers responding t
by april, rising to ten million people. are you waiting for nhs treatment becasue of covid? are you in the backlog? how long have you been waiting for? do let me know today. i m on twitter @vicderbyshire or you can email victoria@bbc.co.uk more temporary courts are being opened in england and wales, to tackle the record backlog of cases exacerbated by the pandemic. the daughter of captain sir tom moore says he has left a legacy he could never have imagined . the united nations top human rights body says it will raise the detention of princess latifa, the daughter of dubai s ruler, with the authorities in the united arab emirates. it s after the princess accused herfather, sheikh mohammed bin rashid al makhtoum, of holding her hostage. foreign secretary dominic raab says the proper course of action is to follow the developments from the united nations closely . in a series of secret videos obtained by the bbc, princess latifa describes how she fears for her life. the gover
this to the republican party. especially the ultra conservative members, who have been making a lot of noise about it. his political reputation is potentially on the line, he needs to show he can make a deal but also satisfy the members of his party who are unsure about the deal. inaudible question. lots of lawmakers on the hill have lots of lawmakers on the hill have used this as an opportunity to give their opinions about which way they think opinions about which way they think the opinions about which way they think the deal should go. you have peeple think the deal should go. you have people like think the deal should go. wm. have people like emanuel cleaver who is a democrat, he said enough people on both sides don t want the default, so he is optimistic it will go through. he was asked by my colleague, what would you say to people watching around the world who are curious to know why is the debt ceiling becoming such a big issue in america? we know a country li