In the last half an hour. The prime minister has tonight announced a trilateral Defence Partnership between the uk, the usa and australia. Borisjohnson wasjoined via Video Links by us president , joe biden, and the australian prime Minister Scott Morrison to announce the plan for a new Indo Pacific Strategic Alliance known as aukus. Its first task is to help Australia Aquire nuclear powered submarines. Im delighted to join im delighted Tojoin President biden and prime Minister Morrison to announce that the united kingdom, australia and the united states are creating a new trilateral Defence Partnership known as aukus, with the aim of Working Hand In Glove to preserve security and stability. We are opening a new chapter in our friendship, the first task will be to help australia acquire a fleet of nuclear powered submarines, emphasising of course that the submarines in question will be powered by nuclear reactors, not armed with nuclear weapons, and our work will be fully in line with o
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On Super Saturday at the games. And a packed audience and no more social distancing at the royal Albert Hall for the first night of the proms in london. The Usjustice Department says Tax Returns belonging to the former president , Donald Trump must be handed over to congress. The decision reverses a previous ruling. Officials now say lawmakers have legitimate reasons for asking to see the documents. Heres our north america correspondent, david willis. Well, youre absolutely right, rich every president before elected he maintained that his Tax Records were under ordered, and apparently they still are by the time he had left office. Two years ago, the us justice left office. Two years ago, the Usjustice Department left office. Two years ago, the us Justice Department turned down a request by the House Ways And Means Committee, which is looking into Donald Trumps financial affairs for the treasury to be compelled to release those documents, those tax documents. Now, the us Justice Departm
Hello and welcome to the programme. The heaviest rain since records began has caused devastation in the central chinese province of henan. The City Ofjung joe has been hardest hit at least 25 people have died mostly on the subway system, where passengers were submerged in waist deep waters. Chinese scientists say Global Warming has made chinas annual Flood Season much more dangerous. Our correspondent Stephen Mcdonell has the latest. Floodwaters rose around commuters stuck on board underground train carriages. They stood on seats as the level kept rising. Hundreds of passengers were rescued but there were also those who didnt make it, when the system was flooded at a frightening speed. Translation the water was at shoulder level. A child and i both nearly gave up. We were worn out. But i used my arm to hang on, and thats why i am bruised. In zhengzhou, the hardest hit city, footage of dramatic rescues, one after another, has spread across social media. Throughout henan province, street
Of an early end to the violence. The best scenario, which is still much worse than the best one, the best realistic scenario is one where the taliban offensive is held back. Suddenly i see. Singer Kt Tunstall postpones her tour over concerns she could become completely deaf. Hello and welcome. We start with the olympics. Weve reached the middle weekend of the games. There are 21 Gold Medal events up for grabs on super saturday. Heres the Medal Table as it stands at the moment. China is on top with 20 Gold Medals, followed by Host Nation Japan with 17. Lets find out more about Todays Action from Mike Bushell at Bbc Sports centre1. Mike, its really been a golden saturday in the pool for Team Gb. Yes, and officially we cannot say it is the best olympics for Team Gb swimmers for over century. They won the inaugural next four by 100 metres medley relay with the World Record swim at the tokyo aquatic centre. It is the first time this mixed Relay Event has been held at the olympics and the q