Mistakes. Our north america correspondent david willis looked at the way events spiralled, leading to mr biden s withdrawal. This would not have been how joe biden would have wanted his more than 50 years in public life to have come to an end. He d faced growing calls to withdraw from the presidential race. Yet the decision, when it came, nonetheless caught many people by surprise. Joe biden was at his delaware beach house, where he s been recuperating from the effects of covid, and reports here suggest that on saturday evening, he called a meeting of his senior advisers, and they worked together late into the night to draft that statement, announcing that letter announcing that he was withdrawing as his party s presidential candidate. Now, it wasn t until sunday, those reports suggest, that mr biden informed vice president kamala harris of his decision, after a meeting with members of his family. A lot of white house aides were also kept in the dark, apparently, until the very last mi
It s not going to happen overnight. We are fixing the very foundation of our country, and that is long and patient work. But i can announce another step along that road today, another marker of the future, with the launch of a new organisation that we hope will transform notjust how we train our young people and adults, but also, the relationship between business and the education system. A plan to make sure that we are training young people not just for any business, but for the businesses that exist in their communities, the skills that you and they need to take each other forward. So i m delighted that today we re launching skills england, and appointing richard pennycook as the interim chair. The prime minister, sir keir starmer, launching skills england in the last hour. We will have more on that throughout the day. Four adults and two children have died after a collision involving a car and a motorbike in west yorkshire. It happened on the a61, between wakefield and barnsley, on
Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. The first report from the covid inquiry says the uk government and devolved nations failed their citizens, and didn t plan well enough for a potential pandemic. It heard from hundreds of witnesses, and concludes that major flaws in the uk s preparations meant that the virus caused more deaths and greater economic damage than it should have. It s calling for a radical reform of the systems put in place. Our health editor hugh pym joins us from central london. Hugh, this is a damning report, tell us more about what it contains? a damning report, more than 200 pages! just the first report of several that the inquiry will produce in a process that will last until 2027. It s a highly significant moment because it is the first report from the inquiry chair, baroness hallett, and her colleagues here at the inquiry base. And it really could hardly be more damning. It doesn t find specific failings by individuals, i think that is not the point.
Mostly haitian illegal immigrants crammed under a bridge in south texas last week. And they are still there right now. Things are so bad it s not just republicans sounding the alarm as obama s dhs secretary jeh johnson, well, he is also crying uncle. We have to get control of our borders. 200,000 a month is a lot of people. Dhs just released the numbers for august, it s 200,000. August is typically a month where it s very low. And those kinds of numbers and the images you just showed your audience saps the ability. It overwhelms the ability of ths, the border patrol, ice,. Pete: overwhelmed. Unable to ignore the crisis any longer the white house sent current homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkas down to texas with a shall we say weak message for these illegal immigrants. We are very concerned the haitians who are taking this irregular migration path are receiving false information that the border is open or the temporary protected status is available. I want to make sure that
At it properly and whilst we should keep it in reserve as a potential option, i m pleased to say we will not be going ahead with plans for vaccine passports. The trade union congress warns that up to 660,000 jobs could be at risk if the uk fails to reach net zero carbon emissions as quickly as other countries. The anti immigration hungarian prime minister, victor 0rban, meets pope francis in budapest. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. 18 year old, emma raducanu has won the us open in one of the most dramatic victories in modern tennis. She beat 19 year old leylah fernandez of canada, in two sets: 6 4, 6 3. Raducanu only made it into the tournament as a qualifier, but she won the title without dropping a single set. She s the first british woman to win a grand slam singles title in 44 years. Here s our sports correspondent, joe wilson. The borough of queens on a sunny day, and the extraordinary progress of one young woman. She s been absolutely amazing this whole tournament. She h