Willkommen, bienvenue, hi. Welcome to ifa, europe s biggest tech show, where, every year, thousands of people pile into berlin s giant exhibition centre to grab a sneak peek at the latest. . . Well, everything. The press, business and the public can zip around more than two dozen halls full of weird and wonderful displays and demonstrations. You can play ping pong with foldable phones to somehow prove how tough they are. You can meet robot animals, stuffed pets. You might even catch a glimpse of a real live pussycat doll. Yes, even nicole scherzinger, lead singer of the aforementioned supergroup, was brought in to bring some bling to the tech discussions. Now, you ll find all of the tech show staples here. Robo vacuums and lawnmowers check. Flying car check. Not actually flying. . . Buzzer. . Check. Loads and loads and loads of screens check, check, check. Massagers for the whole body, orjust the ankles. . . Quivering: er. . . Now, although this is overwhelmingly a home appliance
the presenter what next? here is the news from bethan holmes. the bbc director general tim davie is to face questions for the first time since an unnamed bbc presenter was accused by the sun newspaper of paying tens of thousands of pounds to a teenager for explicit photos. mr davie will answer questions at the unveiling of the corporation s yearly report. a lawyer representing the now 20 year old at the centre of the story says the allegations are rubbish but the sun says it s seen evidence to back the claims made by the young person s mum. mortgage costs have hit their highest level for 15 years after the rate on a twp year fixed deal surpassed the peak in the aftermath of the mini budget. the average rate on such a deal is now over 6.6% a level not seen since august 2008 and the financial crisis. mps are to vote on changes to the illegal migration bill. amendments put forward by ministers include limits on the detention of unaccompanied children who will be gr
welcome to bbc news. we ll start with the conflict in ukraine, because ukrainian troops are reported to have carried out more attacks on russian forces in the crimean peninsula. smoke was seen rising from the headquarters of russia s black sea fleet in sevastapol, with moscow claiming it shot down a ukrainian drone. russia has occupied crimea since 2014 and there have been a series of recent attacks on russian military infrastructure there. james waterhouse sent us this report from the ukrainian capital, kyiv. it is what and where this is, which makes this smoke significant. another apparent strike in russian occupied crimea. over the last 11 days, there have been a series of explosions on mostly military targets. out of all of the ukrainian territory which moscow has taken, crimea is where its grip has been strongest. but that grasp appears to be weakening. translation: russian s commanders aren t saying what happened, - but it is either a failure of russia s air defences,
ukrainian forces are reported to have carried out more attacks on russian hardware in the crimean peninsula. smoke was seen rising from the headquarters of russia s black sea fleet in sevastapol, with moscow claiming it shot down a ukrainian drone. russia has occupied crimea since 2014 and there have been a series of recent attacks on russian military infrastructure there. earlier, i spoke to our correspondent in the ukrainian capital kyiv, james waterhouse, and i asked him how destabilising these latest attacks might be for russia. (sot attacks might be for russia. i think it sends a warning shot, a reminder, while the front line further north in ukraine is not really moving, it is a message to russia to say look, we are busting the myth that you can base your naval fleet next to crimea as well as stage aircraft there to launch attacks across the country. and it also challenges the idea that crimea is part of russia. kyiv is very keen to stress all along that it remains pa
right behind us in that campaign. tribal warriors in south africa proclaim a new king of the zulus after a year long family feud. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. we start in somalia where a security commander has told the afp news agency that somali forces have ended a deadly siege by al shabab jihadists at a hotel in the capital mogadishu. there s been no independent verification of the claim, but the building had been targetted by heavy weapons and has been largely destroyed. it s reported all those who remained inside have been killed. the militant group says some of its fighters managed to escape. it s not yet known how many people died during the siege witnesses say at least 20. among the reported victims is the hotel s owner. the somali government has not yet commented on the attack. witnesses say security forces have bombarded the hotel with heavy weapons and much of the building has been severely damaged. anxious relatives gathere