A three day trip around earth. And coming up in sport on the bbc news channel: we ll be at anfield with a full house on a european night again, as liverpool take on ac milan in the champions league. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. Borisjohnson is carrying out a major reshuffle of his cabinet, the most far reaching since he became prime minister. The dramatic changes have seen some of the cabinet s the main players removed, among them dominic raab, the foreign secretary, who has been demoted and replaced by liz truss, who is only the second woman to hold the post of foreign secretary. Gavin williamson has been sacked as education secretary and is leaving the government. He is being replaced by the vaccines minister nadhim zahawi. Downing street said the prime minister wanted to put in place a strong and united team to build back better from the pandemic. Let s get the latest now on all the comings and goings from our political editor laura kuenssberg in westminster. It
As borisjohnson refreshes his team. More from laura in a short while about the political direction laid down by today s changes. Also tonight. Shamim begu who left the uk tojoin the islamic state now offers to help the islamic state now offers to help the uk s fight against terrorism. A report from one of afghanistan s biggest cities on how taliban rule is having a profound effect on everyday life. And 14 goals in a thrilling night of champions league football. Good evening. Borisjohnson has reshuffled his government making far more radical changes than many had expected and set the government s direction with a view to the next election. He s fired his education, justice and housing secretaries and demoted others as he reshapes his senior team. Dominic raab is no longer foreign secretary he s justice secretary and deputy prime minister with liz truss becoming only the second woman in history to hold the post of foreign secretary. Gavin williamson widely criticised fo
the driver in custody. what we re learning. the spring storms and tornado threat across the country. and is april snow headed for new england? al roker is here. the significant progress in the race to reopen the port of baltimore after that massive bridge collapse. the temporary fix to get ships in and out. the major escalation in the middle east. iran accusing israel of striking its consulate in syria and killing two top generals. convicted double murderer alex murdaugh back in court, sentenced to 40 more years for stealing from his clients. why some of his victims say they forgive him. a lawyer for nfl star rashee rice says he s cooperating with police after reports his car was involved in a major crash. authorities asking for help i.d.-ing the man in this video. and he s young and driven. the gamer turned nascar star who just claimed his first major checkered flag. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening and welcome. breaking to
hopefully it was a big hole because santa is heading home. soon voters start heading to th polls with an economy that look like it is they re top issue on their minds. welcome everyone and merry christmas, this is a special edition of your world. in less than a month until iowa and new hampshire, many americans aren t feeling too festive about their bottom lines . in new poll shows 78 percent of voters think the economy is in bad shape with a lot of the blame falling on the white house . will this be a key factor? let s get the read from our holiday political panel. lauren, let me start with you. everyone s talking about the economy. well, i think that voters don t just care about the economy, they care about a better life, they want a better economy and a better life, they care about healthcare prices, they care about abortion access. and they care about holding corporations accountable for price gouging and for continuin to charge high prices even as inflation comes d
midterm election season and an all-out dash to the finish line with many key races coming down to the wire. critical battleground states of georgia, nevada, arizona and pennsylvania could tip the balance of power to either party in washington. many voters have already made up their minds. more than 38 million early ballots have been cast in 47 states. president biden and former president obama and trump alhe of pennsylvania this weekend where a razor close race could hold the key to a senate majority. cnn s jessica dean and jeff zeleny are tracking all the action on the campaign trail. jeff, there you are in georgia, a state that could hold a key for control of the senate. what has been the message today from the candidates? reporter: fredricka, georgia is absolutely essential to democrats holding their senate majority because senator raphael warnock is one of the most vulnerable democrats going down into the final days, the final hours of this election season. you can see