as a potential option, i am 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. britain s eighteen year old emma raducanu has won the us open in one of the most dramatic victories in modern tennis. she beat nineteen year old leylah fernandez of canada in two sets: six four, six three. 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 correspondentjoe wilson. emma raducanu. stand by for the most fearless, exuberant execution of sporting ability you may ever witness. for emma raducanu, standard practice. there were two teenagers in the us open final. cana
congress, compared to 46% who prefer republicans, that is a statistical tie due to the margin of error. what isn t a tie is that republicans hold a commanding advantage when it comes to enthusiasm for november s midterm elections. 61% of republicans are, quote, very interested, compared to 47% of democrats, which could make all the difference in who controls congress. and then there is this, which doesn t bode well for the country. not only does 72% of americans say the united states is heading in the wrong direction, 70% of americans agree with the statement that america had become so polarized that it can no longer solve the major issues facing the country and that those differences will only continue to grow. just 27% of americans say that despite the nation s strong partisan differences, the country always comes together to solve the greatest challenges. now, consider this, the last time nbc news posed this question in a poll 12 years ago in 2010, just 45% of americans sa
with a bang, while in times square 1 million people packing in for the most famous celebration of all. this is kind of a once-in-a-lifetime thing that you just have to do. is new york ready? the other big story, a deadly clash in the red sea. the u.s. navy attacked, striking back with lethal force for the first time, sinking three ships from yemen, killing those on board, the biggest escalation yet. millions of americans get a pay raise tomorrow. the minimum wage is going up in half of all states in 2024. some restaurants already laying off people because of it. american idol allegation. paula abdul accusing the executive producer of sexually assaulting her. he is firing back tonight. royal shocker. the queen who stunned her nation by announcing she is stepping down live on tv today. soaring back. bald eagles, the symbol of our nation, once endangered, now thriving. how conservationists did it. what you may not know about the confetti coming down in times sq
coldest winter in a decade. we will have extensive coverage. and we find out out how this 170 year old indigenous canadian jacket ended up at a vintage store in northern england. we start with the issue dominating discussions among ukraine s allies sending leopard ii tanks to kyiv. the german chancellor 0laf scholz has decided to send leopard ii tanks to ukraine. we should know we haven t had any direct comment from the german governmentjust yet, when we hearfrom them the german governmentjust yet, when we hear from them we will pass on immediately. 0ne we hear from them we will pass on immediately. one of the countries at the heart of this has been poland. poland has said it will send the german made battle tanks to ukraine within two weeks, whether or not germany gives its approval. the polish prime minister, speaking to the bbc, had this message for germany. i hope this reply can come as quickly as possible. well, germany played a key role in building up the huge russian
president of the phillipine s state of the nation address, where large protests are expected. as hollywood takes up the story of the young thai footballers and their coach, who were rescued from a cave a few years ago, we go back to talk to the people involved in saving them. when i first walked up here, four years ago, and saw the row of bicycles up against these railings, belonging to boys the same age as my own sons, i remember the happy feeling i had then, how unlikely it was they would ever come out alive. #in # in this great future, you can t # in this great future, you can t forget your past. and marvels s much anticipated black panther sequel, wakanda forever, is unveiled at comic con in san diego. low from our studio in singapore. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. hello, and welcome to the programme. firefighers in california have warned that hot weather is hampering their efforts to contain a huge wildfire, before it reaches yos