uk port authorities apologise and say there ll be a review of plans ahead of the easter weekend. hello and welcome. i m ben thompson. we begin in eastern ukraine, where russia s mercenary wagner group claims it s in control of the fiercely contested town of bakhmut. the head of the group unfurled a russian flag at bakhmut s city hall and declared this. translation: this is the private military company s translation: this is the private military company s flag, - translation: this is the private military company s flag, in - translation: this is the private military company s flag, in the i military company s flag, in the legal sense, military company s flag, in the legalsense, it military company s flag, in the legal sense, it is ours. it remains. the commanders who captured the building in the district will carry on and put these flags up. that s a claim disputed by kyiv, which says its forces still hold the town. the wagner chief also paid tribute to the leading russian m
hollywood film producer, harvey weinstein, has begun in la he s facing 11 further charges of abuse. it s a bumpy ride for the iphone 1a as rollercoasters reportedly trigger emergency distress calls. this is the worst new speed production bbc news has ever seen. and for one day only, the prince and princess of wales turn their hands to reporting in a special edition of bbc s newsbeat to mark world mental health day. hello and welcome to the programme. president biden has promised to provide ukraine with advanced air defence systems after the worst russian attack on ukrainian cities for months. his comments come after russia launched more than 80 missiles at sites across ukraine on monday including the capital kyiv. in a separate development, the head of the gchq - the uk intelligence agency is expected to say, later today, that ukraine is turning the tide against exhausted russian forces. many homes were reported to be among the sites targeted yesterday, along with healt
week for big tech. plus a pre halloween treat as the us economy returns to growth. but inflation s still a nightmare for president biden with midterm elections looming. we start with the world s richest man: billionaire boss of tesla space entrepreneur and now the new owner of twitter. elon musk has now closed his $41; billion takeover of the social media giant ahead of a 5pm deadline set by a us court. and he has moved quickly to sack the company s senior management. it brings to an end a six month long and often bad tempered takeover battle that has raised some big questions about the future of the company. from san francisco here s our technology correspondent james clayton. when elon musk had an offer to buy a twitter accepted in april, he could barely conceal his excitement. but that initial enthusiasm soon began to wane. tech stocks were plummeting and many wondered whether he d paid too much for twitter. mr musk also claimed that twitter was filled with fake
The phone was about four times the weight of a modern iphone ia, had no screen, no camera and no messaging functions. it also took ten hours to charge, providing only half an hour of talk time. and president trump is expected to travel from florida to new york, ahead of a court hearing on tuesday. he will face charges relating to the role he played in payments to a porn star to keep quiet about an alleged affair. he denies any wrongdoing. we ll be live in new york with the latest. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.
Nearly 2% immediately after it published its third quarter results. the tech giant warning that cells would be lower than expected in the coming months, which include the crucial holiday season. its e commerce business had already been struggling, partly because consumers are stuck at home during the pandemic had gone back to shopping in physical stores. since taking overfrom jeff bezos, the ceo has been laser focused on cutting costs but it is not paying off yet. then there is amazon s cloud business which generates most of the company s profits, it grew but at a slower rate, with customers feeling the effects of a tougher economy and perhaps scaling back their use of the platform. meanwhile, apple reported revenue of $90 billion against a backdrop of softening consumer demand, sales of the iphone were slightly weaker than expected. it is worth remembering that the iphone ia was only available for two weeks of the