The worst is still ahead Australian Authorities warn that massive bushfires raging in two states will continue to pose a threat to life. Coming up on afternoon live, all the sport. Hello. It is being seen as one of the biggest coups in womens football. Sam occurred, one of the best strikers in the world, has signed for chelsea women. She is the all time top scorer in the american and australian lea ks. Thanks,jane, and nick miller has the weather. It may be dry now, but there is more rain on the way two areas that might not be wanting it. And the role that the weather is playing on the floods in venice. Thanks, nick. Also coming up is the drive for electric cars risking damage to the ocean bed . We have exclusive access to a project assessing the impact of deep sea mining. Good afternoon. Labour has unveiled plans to outspend the conservatives on health care in england, with a warning that the nhs is crying out for a Financial Rescue plan. Labour is pledging a real terms increase in fu
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Reporting from washington, i am Laura Trevelya painful stories of separation and china xinjiang region. Reports of children being taken from families and placed in secure state schools. A powerful six point four earthquake strikes Southern California, the biggest in 20 years. Authorities are assessing the damage and residents are fil ang a series oershocks. Plus, capturing midcentury america. How six female photographers for life magazine broke down barriers and left an enduring gacy. Laura for those watching on pbs and around the globe, welcome to bc world news america. Tonight we sta with a special report of new evidence that children and Chinas Xinjiang region are being systematically set separated from their families and placed in secure state schools. Official documents reveal large numbers of boarding schools have been built, housing children is your young as two. Theyre targeted as members of chinas uighur muslim commuty. Some parents say their children have disappeared and they
connection to slavery. hello and welcome to bbc news. the giant chinese balloon that had been floating over the united states has been shot down by an american fighterjet off the coast of south carolina. the balloon, which the us says was being used to spy on military sites, appeared to plummet straight into the sea. china continues to insist it was a stray civilian weather observation airship. our correspondent david willis has more from washington. officials here are saying that this chinese balloon was brought down about six miles off the coast of south carolina by a single missile fired by a us fighterjet. now, president biden had apparently given permission for such a strike on wednesday, that is a day before the actual presence of this balloon was made public. military officials decided to hold back for fear that it could spray debris down onto the mainland and hurt people on the ground below. then, today, as it was crossing the coast of south carolina, they closed loca
visit, alongside the leaders of the church of england and church of scotland. we ll tell you about the bbcjournalist trying to make amends for her own family s connection to slavery. the giant chinese balloon that had been floating over the united states has been shot down by an american fighterjet off the coast of south carolina. the balloon, which the us says was being used to spy on military sites appeared to plummet straight into the sea. china continues to insist it was a stray civilian weather observation airship. tim allman reports. for days now, all eyes have been on this solitary object, floating serenely through us airspace. was that a harmless weather balloon? or a spy in the sky, sent by the chinese? whatever it was, the american government has decided enough is enough. look at that trial of white paper on the left of the screen. that is a us f 22 fighterjet, streaking towards fighter jet, streaking towards the fighterjet, streaking towards the balloon. then, a se