fighting intensifies around the ukrainian city of kherson, as kyiv steps up the counter offensive, trying to recapture the southern city from russian forces. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. mikhail gorbachev, the last leader of the soviet union, has died at the age of 91. he oversaw economic reforms known as perestroika and political ones known as glasnost or openness which led to the break up of the soviet union in 1991 and the end of the cold war. russian president vladimir putin has expressed deep sympathies . our russia editor steve rosenberg looks back at a historic life. he was the kind of russian leader of the world had never seen. mikhail gorbachev smiled, he was relaxed. in the west, he acquired almost pop star status for helping to end the cold war. but at home, it was a different story. born in the days of dictator josef stalin, mikhail gorbachev bec
how men are still dominating the argument. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. mikhail gorbachev, the last leader of the soviet union, has died at the age of 91. he oversaw economic reforms known as perestroika and political ones known as glasnost or openness which led to the break up of the soviet union in 1991, and the end of the cold war. russian president vladimir putin has expressed deep sympathies . our russia editor steve rosenberg looks back at a historic life. he was the kind of russian leader of the world had never seen. mikhail gorbachev smiled, he was relaxed. in the west, he acquired almost pop star status for helping to end the cold war. but at home, it was a different story. born in the days of dictator josef stalin, gorbachev became a committed communist, rising fast through the ranks of the soviet communist party to the ruling politburo. gorbachev
it s not a problem. and england stand on the brink of women s football history, as they take on germany in the european championship final at wembley. hello and welcome to bbc news. the us state of kentucky has been hit by its worst floods for decades, killing at least 25 people. hundreds of homes and businesses have been flooded in the east of the state, and president biden has declared it a major disaster. our north america correspondent peter bowes reports. flowing water, powerful enough to sweep away entire homes. torrential rain has wreaked havoc. some areas received more than 20 cm in a 24 hour period. swollen streams and mudslides have torn through several communities with devastating results. everything s gone. like, everything is gone. my whole life is gone. there s no words. it sjust hard to imagine. there s nothing, really, that you can do, but we re are just glad that we got out. some areas are difficult for rescuers to reach because local roads have been badly
and liz truss to become prime minister continues as former leadership rival tom tugendhat backs the foreign secretary. pope francis has said he may need to consider stepping down and would do so if his health meant that he could not serve in the way he should. and at the commonwealth games england sjohnboy smith wins the wheelchair marathon after fellow countryman david weir suffers a puncture. the anticipation is growing, the excitement is building by this time tomorrow we should know whether the lionesses have managed to win england s first major international football trophy in more than half a century. the team take on germany in the women s euros 2022 final at a fully sold out wembley stadium tomorrow, kicking off at five o clock. england beat pre tournament favourites spain and europe s top ranked team sweden on their road to the final. but our reporter matt graveling, who was at the stadium earlier watching the lionesses put the finishing touches to their prepara
translation: with all honesty, it is not a catastrophe. you can change your pope. it is not a problem. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. more than 100 people have been injured during protests by supporters of the powerful iraqi cleric moqtada sadra in baghdad. the protesters stormed the iraqi parliament for the second time in three days and are now staging a sit in inside the parliament building. they oppose the nomination of a pro iran rival candidate for prime minister. richard galpin reports. twice now this week, protests here in the iraqi capital baghdad leading to parliament being broken into and occupied supporters of the powerful iraqi cleric moqtada al sadr venting their anger about the possibility of a pro iran candidate becoming prime minister. concrete barriers pulled down so they could enter the high security green zone. more than 100 people have been injured. iraq s current prime minister, mustafa al kadhimi, has called for c