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first, the latest headlines. a man has been charged with the attempted murder of the slovak prime minister, robert fico. the politician is now able to speak, officials have said, but is still in a very serious condition after being shot several times yesterday. slovakia s interior minister described the suspect as a lone wolf who opposed the government. china and russia have put on a display of unity and mutual support during a meeting of their two leaders in beijing. xijinping and the vladimir putin signed a statement that promised to deepen their countries relationship. trade between china and russia has surged since moscow s invasion of ukraine. south africa has asked the united nations highest court to order an immediate halt to israel s offensive on rafah in southern gaza. today s hearing in the hague is part of a case accusing israel of carrying out genocide. israel has dismissed the allegation as baseless. the european union has begun a formal investigation into ....
good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. this is what sir keir starmer handed out at an event in essex today what he says are the first steps he would take as prime minister. the labour leader unveiled the six point plan to take to voters ahead of a general election expected later this year. he rejected suggestions that his party was scaling back its ambitions and said the plans were fully costed and would be delivered in the first term of a labour government. labour will also soon unveil separate sets of priorities for scotland and wales. the conservatives called his speech another relaunch . 0ur political editor chris mason reports. flashing red, the morning commute in purfleet in essex today. the commuters, the people who want to run the country before the year is out. they were heading for a film studio of all places promises, pamphlets, pledges and no shortage of razzmatazz. and this stuff does not happen by accident. keir starmer minus a jacket an ....
that he is not in a life threatening situation. in slovakia we won two elections, the presidential one in october and we had parliamentary elections, so our government has pretty stabile and strong support in the public but after what he did in the political arena, his presence in slovakia, we think the opposition uses false narratives often and in international politics about our government, they speak of false narratives that we want to leave the european union, that we want to join the cooperation with russia. and all these false narratives. and, of course, people from the other side who lost in the elections sometimes believe these narratives, and they can become a little bit, let s say, upset. the attack took place in the central town of handlova. our correspondent bethany bell is in the capital bratislava with more on the suspect, and how the attack played out. this was the moment a european leader was shot. gunshots. ..as he greeted members of the public in front ....
on tuesday barring, what the government calls, foreign influence . protests around parliament continued into the early hours of wednesday. the law would see any organisation that receives more than 20% of its funding from abroad being subject to stronger government scrutiny. the white house has called on georgia s president to veto the law, saying it is similar to measures seen in russia. let s go live to our correspondent rayhan demytrie, who is in tbilisi. just take us through, there were strong scenes yesterday, violent scenes yesterday, what is it like they are today? scenes yesterday, what is it like the are toda ? , ., ., .,~ they are today? georgians are waking u . they are today? georgians are waking u- to the they are today? georgians are waking up to the first they are today? georgians are waking up to the first day they are today? georgians are waking up to the first day since they are today? georgians are waking up to the first day since their- up to the f ....
manchester city edge closer to the premier league title, but is it turmoil at tottenham? their manager claims the club s foundations are really fragile, after defeat. hello and welcome to the bbc news at one o clock. the prime minister has said no prisoner will be released early if they re deemed a threat to public safety. it comes as overcrowding in england s prisons has led the government to order a delay to some magistrates court appearances, to try to manage the flow of people through the criminaljustice system. from next week, some prisoners will be released up to 70 days early. labour says that convicted domestic abusers could end up being among them. our political correspondent damian grammaticas reports. across england, prisons are bursting at the seams, almost full to capacity, the result of years of neglect and funding cuts, say solicitors groups. the ministry of justice insists the pandemic and strikes last year by barristers are partly to blame. to cope, in ....