a convicted italian mafia killer has been arrested in france after 16 years on the run. he was hiding out as a pizza chef. and covid, vaccines and those conspiracy theories. we speak to the microsoft founder, bill gates. i guess people are looking for the bogeyman behind the curtain their oversimplistic explanation. and we begin in the us, where the department of defense says a chinese surveillance balloon is hovering over the northern us. officials at the pentagon say the balloon had flown over the state of montana, but haven t revealed its current location. these are the first pictures we have received, which are believed to be of the baloon. the department of defense says the baloon was most certainly launched by china, but there s been no word yet from beijing. the pentagon press secretary brigadier general pat ryder posted a statement on the department of defense website, saying the balloon is being tracked. our north america correspondent, peter bowes, has been follow
written about his wife s alzheimer s, be chosen to represent ireland at the eurovision song contest? hello, and welcome to the programme. we start with breaking news. the australian tennis star nick kyrgios has admitted assaulting a former girlfriend, but has escaped conviction. his guilty plea in a court in canberra came after his lawyers failed to have the charge dismissed on mental health grounds. the court was told that kyrgios pushed his then partner to the ground, during an argument in december 2021. the magistrate called the incident a single act of stupidity or frustration , when sparing him a criminal record. our correspondent phil mercer is outside the court in canberra. take us through the facts of this case. well, next krygios s lawyer said that the assault, in january 2021 on his former partner, was completely out of character, and genuinely an isolated incident. his legal team had tried to have the charges against him overturned on mental health grounds. that f
follow that, stav danaos! you re here with the weather. here with the weather. good afternoon- here with the weather. good afternoon. it s here with the weather. good afternoon. it s been - here with the weather. good afternoon. it s been a - here with the weather. good afternoon. it s been a wild i here with the weather. good i afternoon. it s been a wild start here with the weather. good - afternoon. it s been a wild start to the week. low pressure nearby, lots of showers and thunderstorms. a few sunny spells here and there and we are going to continue this theme as we head through the working week. we have had the same area of low pressure with since last weekend, parked across the west of the uk, but as we move through the next few days, it was start to migrate towards the east. then we are between weather systems for the coming weekend, so it should be a bit quieter with some sunshine around. we could see mist and fog around. we could see mist and fog around too. th
minister in six years. the face at the top may change, but the story remains the same. and before that prime minister held her first cabinet meeting of the truss era this morning after a reshuffle of senior positions. and i m rebecca jones in the studio our other headlines this afternoon. the former manchester united footballer ryan giggs is to face a retrial on domestic violence charges. chelsea have sacked manager thomas tuchel following a poor start to the season and a 1 0 champions league defeat to dinamo zagreb last night. hello and if you re just joining us welcome to bbc news. we are at joining us welcome to bbc news. we are at westminster on this most dramatic are at westminster on this most dramatic of days. the are at westminster on this most dramatic of days. are at westminster on this most dramatic of days. the day that the liz truss held dramatic of days. the day that the liz truss held her dramatic of days. the day that the liz truss held her first