the un launches an emergency appeal. it s chief says the region is a climate crisis hotspot. pakistan is responsible only for a tiny proportion of global emissions, but it tiny proportion of global emissions, but it is tiny proportion of global emissions, but it is people here who are paying the price but it is people here who are paying the price for climate change. meghan tells a us magazine thatjust existing was enough to upset the dynamics of the royal hierarchy. and coming up on the bbc news channel: scott parker is the first managerial casualty of the new premier league season, sacked by bournemouth after their 9 0 thumping at liverpool. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. there s more evidence today of the depth of the energy crisis. the impact on households is already self evident but what about businesses, especially high street stalwarts like pubs? now bosses of some of the uk s biggest pub chains have spoken out. they ve sent an open letter to the
assess his momentous life. also tonight. in pakistan, 33 million people are now said to be affected in some way by the worst flooding in the country s history. floods happen during the monsoon here every year but not like this. britain s pub chains say that without urgent government help the industry will be devastated by rising energy bills. and the british number one emma raducanu says it s all about positive energy as she prepares to defend her us open title. and as well as the latest from the us open. coming up on the bbc news channel, there s a saints stunner at southampton. we ll have all tonight s premier league action. the former soviet leader mikhail gorbachev, one of the most influential statesman of the 20th century has died at the age of 91. the news was announced by russian news agencies within the last hour. mikhail gorbachev came to power in 1985 and ended the so called cold war between east and west, a process which led to the reunification of germany eventual
and the duchess of sussex tells a us magazine that just existing was enough to upset the dynamics of the royal hierarchy. and coming up: we ll hearfrom one gardener who s successfully grown the world s longest cucumber. it s a lot of fun growing a giant vegetable. you can compete notjust in the uk, you can compete around the world. it s incredible. the united nations has launched an emergency appeal to help pakistan deal with devastating floods. the country s prime minister has said the floods are the worst in the country s history. provinces in the south by the provinces in the south by the worst provinces in the south by the worst affected. but mountainous regions further north have also been badly hit. more than 1,000 people are known to have been killed as roads, homes and bridges were washed away across the country. and officials estimate more than 33 million pakistanis, that s one in seven people, have been affected by the flooding. we have two reports from pakistan. in
how men are still dominating the argument. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. mikhail gorbachev, the last leader of the soviet union, has died at the age of 91. he oversaw economic reforms known as perestroika and political ones known as glasnost or openness which led to the break up of the soviet union in 1991, and the end of the cold war. russian president vladimir putin has expressed deep sympathies . our russia editor steve rosenberg looks back at a historic life. he was the kind of russian leader of the world had never seen. mikhail gorbachev smiled, he was relaxed. in the west, he acquired almost pop star status for helping to end the cold war. but at home, it was a different story. born in the days of dictator josef stalin, gorbachev became a committed communist, rising fast through the ranks of the soviet communist party to the ruling politburo. gorbachev
dominating the argument. welcome to bbc news. mikhail gorbachev, the last leader of the soviet union, has died at the age of 91. he oversaw economic reforms known as perestroika, and political ones known as glasnost or openness, which led to the break up of the soviet union in 1991, and the end of the cold war. russian president vladimir putin has expressed deep sympathies . our russia editor steve rosenberg looks back at a historic life. he was the kind of russian leader the world had never seen. mikhail gorbachev smiled, he was relaxed. in the west, he acquired almost pop star status for helping to end the cold war. but at home, it was a different story. born in the days of dictator josef stalin, gorbachev became a committed communist, rising fast through the ranks of the soviet communist party to the ruling politburo. gorbachev stood out he was young, energetic, unlike his colleagues. as kremlin old timers died in quick succession, the ussr was looking more like a cemet