Week, where she was encouraging people to vote. Thank the fans, so thank you for what youve done. And the fact that this is a fan voted award and you voted for this, i appreciate it so much. And if you are over 18, please register to vote for Something Else thats very important coming up the 2024 president ial election. I love you all so, so much. Thank you for this moment. Cheers and Applause Taylor swift is big. You dont need us to tell you that. Shes very, very, very big. Shes got a very big tour which has already grossed over 1 Billion. Shes got almost 300 Million followers on instagram. She is one of the most photographed, most celebrated people on the planet. Does that mean, though, that her endorsement of a political candidate will make any difference at all with how people vote, or whether people are paying any attention to this election . Thats what were going to try and find out. Welcome to americast. Americast. Americast from bbc news. Hello, itsjustin in the Worldwide Headq
Will make any difference at all with how people vote, or whether people are paying any attention to this election? that s what we re going to try and find out. Welcome to americast. Americast. Americast from bbc news. Hello, it sjustin in the worldwide headquarters of americast in london, england. Sarah here, back in the studio in washington, dc. And it s marianna, aka miss information, also in the worldwide headquarters. I don t know when we ll stop saying the worldwide headquarters, but for now. . . Maybe we ve done it for the last time. Anyway. . . Marianna chuckles i was going to say, you can stop when it stops being funny, but that was maybe a wee while ago. Laughing: that was a long time ago. That was a long time ago. I m going to carry on anyway, because who cares? people expect it of me. And marianna, it was in the worldwide headquarters, wasn t it, that you found out the news that taylor swift had endorsed kamala harris. I was in the spin room in philadelphia, as all the pre
And Sir Keir Starmer made she posted it alongside a picture of her cuddling her gorgeous cat, benjamin button. And then she was onstage and then she was onstage at the Mtv Awards as well this at the Mtv Awards as well this week, where she was encouraging week, where she was encouraging people to vote. People to vote. Thank the fans, so thank. Thank the fans, so thank you for what youve done. You for what youve done. And the fact that this and the fact that this is a fan voted award is a fan voted award and you voted for this, and you voted for this, i appreciate it so much. I appreciate it so much. And if you are over 18, and if you are over 18, please register to vote please register to vote for Something Else thats very for Something Else thats very important coming up important coming up the 2024 president ial election. The 2024 president ial election. I love you all so, so much. I love you all so, so much. Thank you for this moment. Thank you for this moment. Cheers and applause ch
the russians say the aircraft was carrying 65 ukrainian prisoners of war and that everyone on board was killed. the un humanitarian agency in gaza says nine people have been killed after two israeli tank rounds hit a building in a training centre, in gaza s main southern city of khan yunis. 800 people had taken refuge there. the us military says iranian backed houthi rebels have fired three missiles toward an american container ship transiting the gulf of aden. one missile fell into the sea. the other two were shot down by a us warship. there were no reported injuries of damage to the container ship and italy s parliament has approved a controversial deal, which would see some asylum seekers transferred to albania. the plan is to have processing centres on albanian territory, which will deal with the claims under italian law. good evening. donald trump has made a giant step towards the republican nomination, adding new hampshire to the victory he sealed in iowa just a week ag
and i said it was chessington world of adventures. i had misremembered my theme parks. it s actually drayton manor. i am happy to correct the record and i am happy to apologise to all theme park fans who pointed this out. hopefully that ends the matter. on happier news, lots of newscasters got in touch when chris and i spectacularly failed to come up with a name for this week when we re getting loads of party manifestos published one after the other, but plenty of newscasters jumped into the breach to save us. nick, who describes himself as an addicted listener, said, how about the newscast manifestival? and he then goes the extra mile and says, you could decorate the studio with relevant party coloured bunting. thenjohn, who says, great show. thank you, john said, with festival season approaching, sensing a little theme here, how about you call it the manifestonbury? love it, or festonbury. and then he goes the extra mile too and says, you could have a different p