investigating whether an audience member was injecting people with drugs. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the iraqi prime minister, mustafa al khadimi, has appealed for calm, after surviving a drone attack on his home in the high security green zone of baghdad. president biden has strongly condemned the incident. it s not yet known who carried out the attack, which came after violent clashes in baghdad between the security forces and supporters of pro iranian political groups. our middle east correspondent anna foster has this report. a strike at the heart of the iraqi government. two drones were shot down, but a third made contact, exploding at the prime minister s official residence. mr al kadhimi escaped unharmed, but six of his personal bodyguards were injured. shortly after the attack, he appeared on national tv to reassure the nation that he had survived. translation: my house was the target of a cowardly attack. thanks to god, i an
rights in afghanistan under a new attack the taliban order women to wear the full face veil. today they decreed that all women must cover their faces with a veil in public and they laid out an escalating series of punishments for any woman not complying. hello and welcome, if you re watching in the uk or around the world. we start with a landmark result with potentially huge implications for the future of the united kingdom. sinn fein have been confirmed as the party with most seats in the northern ireland assembly. it s a historic step for a group once known as the political wing of the paramilitary group, the ira. sinn fein deputy leader michelle o neill has called it the start of a new era. sinn fein wants to take northern ireland out of the united kingdom and unite it with the irish republic. unionists, including the former largest party, the dup, want to remain part of the uk. our correspondent in belfast, chris page, has this report. it s all over, bar the cheering.
hello, and welcome to sportsday. i m holly hamilton. we ll bring you all the build up to tonight s champions league semifinal clash at anfield as liverpool continue their charge towards europe s biggest prize. we re in leipzig with a special report ahead of rangers seismic europa league clash tomorrow night. i think it s going to be a big party, a big football party. who i think it s going to be a big party, a big football party. who do ou think party, a big football party. who do you think will party, a big football party. who do you think will win? party, a big football party. who do you think will win? rangers. - you think will win? rangers. laughter- billed as the biggest fight in women s boxing history, katie taylor prepares for her historical showdown at madison square garden. also coming up in the programme the midnight cricket league that is building bridges between the sport and the community. hello, welcome to the programme. with the second instalment of th
saying that rishi sunak has demeaned his office by whipping up a public frenzy against her. and she also accuses mr sunak of running a zombie parliament with a government which is adrift. and she claims he has squandered the goodwill of the nation. our political correpondent ian watson gave me the details. well, nadine dorries said she would resign back on june the 14th. she said she would resign with immediate effect. it s well known that nadine dorries is a close ally of the former prime minister, borisjohnson. she was culture secretary, of course, in his administration. she was not at all pleased at the way in which she was ejected from office and none too chuffed about the short lived nature of his successor liz truss s time at number 10 downing street either. so therefore, it is unsurprising that she s taking a swipe at the current prime minister, rishi sunak, in her resignation statement. now, first of all, let s take a look at the timing of what she s done. she says
saying she was continuing to work for her constituents, despite coming under pressure from other mps to go through with her promise to leave the house of commons. she has also released a resignation statement saying that rishi sunak has demeaned his office by whipping up a public frenzy against her. and she also accuses mr sunak of running a zombie parliament with a government which is adrift. and she claims he has squandered the goodwill of the nation. our political correpondent ian watson gave me the details. well, nadine dorries said she would resign back on june the 14th. she said she would resign with immediate effect. it s well known that nadine dorries is a close ally of the former prime minister boris johnson. she was culture secretary, of course, in his administration. she was not at all pleased at the way in which she was ejected from office and none too chuffed about the short lived nature of his successor, liz truss, this time at number ten downing street either.