hears the most important case in a generation. and the winner is. the turner prize goes to a traditional irish pub with a twist. hello. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. some of the biggest names in tennis have thrown their support behind the women s tennis association after it said it will immediately suspended all tournaments in china. the head of the wta has told the bbc the decision was taken because chinese authorities have failed to address sexual assault allegations made by the doubles star peng shuai against a former vice premier. courtney bembridge has the latest. it s been a month since peng shuai posted on social media, accusing a top chinese official of sexual assault. the post was quickly taken down and she disappeared from public view. chinese state media has released a series of videos of her, but there are concerns she was filmed under duress. the women s tennis association says it s still yet to speak to her, and until there is a
for an independent panel to investigate allegations of sexual abuse and corruption in the organisation. he attacks me in the elevator, he comes after me all of a sudden, i pleaded with him to stop, let me go and so, but he was being very insistent and he was being very insistent and he was pulling me on. pulling my arm. the russian nobel peace laureate dmitry muratov auctions his medalfor more than $100 million, to raise funding for children displaced by the war in ukraine. one, two, three, four. and how one of the world s most famous djs, fatboy slim, is using music to help people improve their mental health problems. asa dj, as a dj, what i try and do is help people escape and sometimes it s good to escape your life or stress for a couple of hours. hello and welcome to the programme. commuters across the uk are finding alternative routes to work today as the biggest real strike for 30 years gets under way. after 40,000 members of the rmt union are walking out this week.
a temporary speaker has taken the gavel, patrick mchenry of north carolina. until mccarthy s replacement is elected, legislative activity in the house is essentially halted. on wednesday, president biden called for an end to the polarized atmosphere in congress. more than anything we need to change the poisonous atmosphere in washington. we have strong agreements but we need to stop seeing each other as enemies. we need to talk to one another, listen to one another and work with one another and we can do that. ijoined the minority leaderjeffries in saying that our republican colleagues remain committed to working in a bipartisan fashion and we are prepared to do it as well for the good of the american people. earlier my colleague caitriona perry spoke with catie edmondson, congressional reporter with the new york times. we have two names in the ring now. i ll be expecting any others? i now. i ll be expecting any others? ~ now. i ll be expecting any others? now. i ll be expec
well, the vote for the position likely won t be until next week. but in the meantime, a temporary speaker is serving in mccarthy s place. patrick mchenry, a republican representative from north carolina has taken the gavel, he topped a confidential list of interim leaders named by kevin mccarthy when he got the job. until mccarthy s replacement is elected, no progress can be made on a long term spending bill to keep the government open past mid november or a new aid package for ukraine. catie edmondson is a congressional reporter with the new york times. she told us why a leaderless house could mean more chaos in the weeks to come. you have a republican party at odds with itself right now, at least in the house, but we have again a stopgap funding bill that is going to run out in the middle of november and negotiations really should start as soon as possible in order to make sure the us government does not shut down next month. and you also have the house floor currently para
he still is one of the most important people in my life, as he has been for the last, like, 20 years. good morning. there is some sunshine today but there are also some heavy downpours, some of which will be thundery. although it will not be as windy as yesterday, the wind will still be fairly blustery, especially in the south. good morning. it s tuesday, the 14th of november. rishi sunak s newly formed cabinet will meet today, after a reshuffle which saw him sack suella braverman as home secretary, and appoint the former prime minister david cameron as foreign secretary. mr sunak s new team is facing a series of challenging issues at home and abroad, as well as a potential rebellion from unhappy mps within their own party. hannah miller has the latest developments. rishi sunak reaching out for help from a former prime minister. david cameron back in the corridors of power and already keeping busy, meeting the indian foreign minister on his first day in the newjob, and speaki