a breakthrough for biden the us house of representatives approves the president s 1 trillion dollar infrastructure programme. i m ben boulos live at the willington wetlands nature reserve in derbyshire where we are finding out how natural sites help to tackle the climate crisis. people living in england will be able to book their covid boosterjabs a month in advance under new plans to speed up their rollout. one of brazil s most popular singers marilia mendonca has died in a plane crash aged 26. hello, and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. we start with breaking news from houston, texas, where at least eight people have died and scores of people have been hurt after a crowd surge on the opening night of a music festival. eleven people were taken to hospitals in cardiac arrest while some 300 people were treated for injuries such as cuts and bruises at the event. with more, here s david campanale. the incident happened very quickly, according t
the climate crisis. at least eight people have died and dozens are hurt after a crowd surge on the opening night of a music festival in houston, texas. it s more doom and gloom for manchester united beaten at home by their neighbours city to leave them with just one win in six league games. and coming up in half an hour here on bbc news. the media show takes a looks at how radio audiences have changed during the pandemic, and who the winners and losers are. the former conservative prime minister, sirjohn major, has launched an attack on borisjohnson s goverment calling its handling of owen paterson s recommended suspension as shameful and wrong. on wednesday, the commons voted in favour of changing the system that governs the behaviour of mps, despite a recommendation by the independent standards commissioner to suspend mr paterson for 30 days. ministers backtracked, following uproar from their own mps and opposition parties. here s our political correspondent, ione wells
tens of thousands of people march through glasgow demanding new steps to tackle global warming one of more than 100 climate protests taking place across the uk. we must demand that our readers stop meaningless summits and start taking meaningful action. more pressure on manchester united as they lose at home to neighbours manchester city in the derby that and the rest of the day s sport in sportsday at half past six. the former conservative prime minister, sirjohn major, has strongly criticised the government, saying its attempt this week to overturn the suspension of a conservative mp, who d beenjudged to have broken lobbying rules, was shameful and wrong. he said the government s actions were unworthy of this or any government, and fitted a pattern of behaviour that he believed, was un conservative. here s our political correspondent, chris mason. very few are granted the privilege of living here. and so the verdict of those that have on the man who now does mat
93 people are now known to have died, but the governor of hawaii has warned people to expect that number to rise significantly, after the worst wildfires to hit an american state in more than a century. our north america correspondent, john sudworth, reports from the island. vital supplies being loaded onto a boat that would normally be taking tourists whale watching. these boats are now making multiple daily trips into the disaster zone with a growing sense of frustration. we are all wondering why there was no help centre. where are the resources? why are we taking supplies on the boat instead of a helicopter? we do this because we have to. an hour into the journey and the devastation along the shoreline comes into view. we can quite clearly see the town of lahaina now and you can make out is the blackened the landscape above the town where the grass is burning and what happened with the hurricane blowing away to the south, the pressure brought the wind over the top of the i
there s severe hunger and a near collapse of the health system we have a special report. delight for spain as they go through to theirfirst women s world cup final they beat sweden 2 1 with a goal in the 89th minute. it s two years today since the taliban returned to power in afghanistan. these are live pictures of supporters of the taliban supporting on the streets there. you might be able to catch a glimpse of the flag that was being waved by many people in that crowd, the flag of the islamic emirate of afghanistan. that is that alabama has my full name for the country. the un says afghanistan is experiencing one of the most severe humanitarian crisis in the world and has warned of a huge shortfall in funding and a deepening economic crisis. women and girls have faced severe restrictions since the taliban came to power, including the banning of girls from secondary schools. our chief international correspondent lyse doucet has this special report. all in a day s work. 1