hello and welcome. there s a tense standoff in a suburb of the us city of minneapolis, where police in riot gear are confronting protesters angered by the fatal shooting of a black man. the police chief of brooklyn center said 20 year old daunte wright was killed in what he described as an accidental discharge . an officer intended to use a taser on the suspect but pulled her gun instead. the officer has been named as 26 year old kim potter. a state of emergency and an overnight curfew have been imposed. our north america correspondent peter bowes reports. another tense night, unrest on the streets of minneapolis in response to the police killing of another black man. this was already a city on edge. the renewed anger and frustration follows the death of daunte wright, a 20 year old motorist shot by a female officer after he was stopped for a minor offence. he d attempted to escape when the police tried to arrest him on a previous warrant. this body can footage shows what th
in the mid term elections. will sign a law codifying roe in january. together, will sign a law codifying roe injanuary. together, let s remember who we are. we are the united states of america, there is nothing beyond our capacity. fears for the safety of an iranian athlete, who took part in a climbing competition, without a hijab. and, as the bbc celebrates its 100th anniversary, we look ahead at the challenges it faces. hello and welcome to the programe. in taiwan a retired military commander has told the bbc the island would be unable resist the use of force by an increasingly assertive china. it follows a warning by the us secretary of state, anthony blinken that beijing is pursuing unification on a much faster timeline than previously thought. our correspondent rupert wingfield hayes has been to front line taiwanese island ofjinmen, just a few kilometres off the chinese coast, to assess the growing threat. assignment is so close to china it used to blast propaganda from
i will sign a law codifying roe injanuary. together, let s remember who we are. we are the united states of america, there is nothing beyond our capacity. netflix reverses a drop in customer numbers as a stream of new programmes helps it sign up almost 2.5 million new households. and, as the bbc celebrates its 100th anniversary, we look ahead at the challenges it faces. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the head of the un children s agency, unicef, has warned that the drought currently gripping somalia could lead to the deaths of young people on a scale not seen for 50 years. climate change and conflict have contributed to severe food shortages across the horn of africa. our africa correspondent, andrew harding, reports from the border town of dolow where people walk for days to come in search of life saving help. we re heading out into somalia s drought lands, with an armed escort on the lookout for islamist militants, but all we encounter are dy
maternity care at a hospital trust thatis maternity care at a hospital trust that is already under investigation. after competing without a hijab breaking iran s strict rules this climber says it fell off accidentally. and it started as the british broadcasting company with just four employees. today the bbc is 100 years old. coming up on sportsday later in the hour on the bbc news channel. jurgen klopp s charged for improper conduct after his sending off, but he denies that he inflamed tensions at anfield. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the prime minister has been battling to regain authority and shore up support, as doubts over her future continue to swirl at westminster. liz truss chaired a meeting of cabinet ministers this morning the new chancellorjeremy hunt told colleagues that their budgets needed to be slashed. it comes after the prime minister last night apologised for the mistakes made since she entered no ten. but she also insisted she would
today the bbc is 100 years old. and celebrating the best of british and irish music, the winner irish music, the coming celebrating the best of british and irish music, the coming up injust under an hour, we ll have all the action from the premier league tonight as wolves and palace go head to head well brighton post nottingham forest. good evening. the prime minister liz truss has spent the day battling to regain her authority amid unrest within her party. at cabinet this morning, ministers were told to find savings within their department and pensions may not keep pace with rising prices next year after downing street signalled that it may no longer stick by previous spending commitments. tonight, the imf has said it welcomed a reversal of tax cuts set out in the mini budget. 0ur political correspondent alex forsyth reports. reporter: is she finished now? as ministers met this morning the questions continued. is it time for a new leader? uncertainty about the political and