make their last minute pitches across the state. this is the second in a series of state by state contests with donald trump and nikki haley fighting for their party s presidential nomination. that prize will pit them against the democratic choice in november, almost certainly presidentjoe biden. but with a cost of living crisis hitting many americans what are these two candidates saying about economic policy? dr thomas gift is director of the centre on us politics at university college london good to see you again. when it comes to policy it is hard to find what these two are saying at the moment? it find what these two are saying at the moment? at the moment? it is terrific to talk to at the moment? it is terrific to talk to you at the moment? it is terrific to talk to you as at the moment? it is terrific to talk to you as always. - at the moment? it is terrific i to talk to you as always. there is not a whole lot of discussion in terms of policy about the us economy
of the government s plans. hundreds of thousands of workers go on strike in uk today more could be the biggest walk of industrial action since last year. a state of emergency has been declared in malawi with more than 200 people now confirmed dead after storm freddy hit southern africa for the second time in a month. and a small number of wolves have started to settle in belgium, for the first time in more than 100 years, as numbers increase across europe. hello and welcome to bbc news. let s begin today with the latest from pakistan, where the police appear to have stopped the operation to arrest the former prime minister imran khan. it appears to be due to a cricket match taking place. they say they will resume trying to arrest him afterwards. unrest continued in lahore through the night as imran khan s supporters clashed with security forces after police made another attempt to arrest him on a court order. he has accused the authorities there of acting outside the law in t
new york city residents and face charges of conspiring to act as agents for china and obstruction ofjustice as us department ofjustice officials said in a conference this afternoon. the defendants actions under the direction of the chinese government are flagrant violations of american sovereignty and thanks to our investigation and arest today, with the fbi, the defendants will be held accountable and the mp5 is on notice that we will not tolerate similar threats to our national sovereignty. the secret station is believed to be a part of a network of at least 100 operating across the globe in 53 countries, including the uk and the netherlands. last month, canada s federal police announced an investigation into two montreal area sites thought to be police outposts. the fbi s director christopher wray said in november:. our new york correspondent nada tawfik went to the justice department s press conference and has more from new york. us prosecutors say these two older men, w
as we approach the summer holidays? at the old bailey, oscar winning actor kevin spacey has pleaded not guilty to four charges of sexually assaulting three men. and a secret self portrait by vincent van gogh has been discovered by experts in scotland. and coming up on the bbc news channel, after a thumping defeat in the first one day international, the series is on the line forjos buttler s england in the second game against india at lord s. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. conservative mps are voting right now in the second round of the contest to replace borisjohnson. one of the six candidates will be knocked out when the results are announced this afternoon. the former chancellor, rishi sunak, topped the first round yesterday. the trade minister, penny mordaunt, was second. the third placed candidate, liz truss, has formally launched her campaign with a speech promising tax cuts and a reversal of the national insurance rise. she said she had the experienc