Campaigns. Lots of results to come. Here at holyrood, it is the most important election since devolution in 1997. The very future of The Union could be at stake, with Nicola Sturgeon s Scottish National Party seeking a second referendum on independence. Weve had our first few results. Its still too early to draw any firm conclusions, and the snp hAs so far held all its seats, but there does seem to be some evidence of Tactical Voting amongst Anti Independence supporters. We are still waiting for most of our results in wales. Labours hold on power hAs been under pressure from the conservatives and Plaid Cymru. I the conservatives and Plaid Cymru. I already am getting signals that may not play out As some people thought. That is quite an exciting thing to be looking at in terms of the politics and dynamics of it. There are dozens of contest to become mayor of English Cities and regions, including london, manchester and liverpool. Vicki young is with me once again to react to some of thes
some of us make do with just one. hello, i m laura trevelyan in new york city. christian fraser is in london. president biden began his first press conference since taking office by giving the headline he wants out there a new goal of 200 million coronavirus vaccines administered by his first 100 days. he should get there easily, by the way, given the us is jabbing over 2.5 million people a day. mr biden has waited until 64 days into his term to hold this first news conference, longer than any other president since the inaugural press conference became a tradition. but then he was forced to defend his policy on the us mexico border, where there s a surge in migrants, including hundreds of unaccompanied children trying to cross every day. the president dismissed the notion his administration s messaging on immigration was encouraging families to send children alone on a dangerous journey from central america to the united states. the reason an increasing number of migrants a
people feel angry about what s been going on in downing street, i feel angry about what is going on in downing street, but the correct process now is to get to the full facts. and for the prime minister to appear before parliament, which he will do, and be held to full account. it s being reported a man who held four people hostage at a synagogue in texas for more than 10 hours is a british citizen. police say the man is now dead, all the hostages have been freed. later this hour, exploring the impact of climate change around the world. a special episode of life at 50 degrees focuses on one canadian town that suffered a record heatwave and devastating wildfires last summer. good afternoon. welcome to bbc news. the tennis star novak djokovic has deen deported from australia after losing his attempt to have the government s decision to remove his visa overturned. a federal court upheld the decision to cancel his visa on the grounds that the world number one s refusal to be vacc
i feel angry about what is going on in downing street, but the correct process now is to get to the full facts. it s being reported a man who held four people hostage at a synagogue in texas for more than 10 hours was a british citizen. police say the man is now dead, all the hostages have been freed. rafael benitez has been sacked as everton manager, after less than seven months in charge at the club. coming up later this hour, mark kermode joins jane hill to discuss the latest cinema releases and what s new on streaming in the film review. good afternoon. welcome to bbc news. the tennis star novak djokovic has deen deported from australia after losing his attempt to have the government s decision to remove his visa overturned. a federal court upheld the decision to cancel his visa on the grounds that the world men s number one s refusal to be vaccinated against covid made him a threat to public health. the serbian prime minster accused australia of a witch hunt. mr djokovic
has suggested the days of the bbc licence fee are numbered. and in sportsday at 6.30, how england lost yet again in the ashes series, and the rest of the day s sport. that s in half an hour here on bbc news. in the last few minutes, the fbi has named the man who took four people hostage at a synagogue in texas as a british citizen, malik faisal akram. the four were freed by police after being held hostage for ten hours. the hostage taker died at the scene. this evening, the us president joe biden has called the siege an act of terror . sophie long reports. more than ten hours after their ordeal began, this is the moment you can see the three final hostages running for their lives. the successful, but nonetheless terrifying end to the delicate, daylong operation. the man who claimed to have a gun and a bomb had disrupted a peaceful morning service being streamed from the congregation in dallas. you may be able to hear his british accent. i am going to die. initially, four peo