for the coronation of the king. charles iii will be crowned at westminster abbey on saturday may 6th. the nurse accused of murdering or attempting to murder 17 babies a court is told a pattern had emerged of babies dying or collapsing when she was on duty. russia has launched more missile strikes against ukraine, hitting the western city of lviv, and zaporizhzhia in the south east. and jamie oliver and the campaign for children from all families in england on universal credit to be allowed free school meals. and coming up on the bbc news channel. qualification and elimination from the champions league can be decided tonight. celtic need a win to stay alive in the competition as they host rb leipzig. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. it has been another turbulent day on the financial markets after a warning from the bank of england about the uk s financial stability. the chancellor, appearing before mps today, insisted that the government s tax cutting plans a
is again taking its toll. also on the programme. buckingham palace has announced that charles iii will be crowned at westminster abbey on saturday may 6th. russia has launched more missile strikes against ukraine, hitting the western city of lviv and zaporizhzhia in the south east. in a major scientific achievement nasa says its attempt to deflect the path of an asteroid has been a success. last night the police arrested him for killing hemsley post. and the hollywood legend dame angela lansbury star of murder, she wrote has died at the age of 96. inaudible good evening. yet again, the bank of england has been forced to take emergency measures in the wake of the government s mini budget, which has provoked alarm in the financial markets. in the budget, the chancellor, kwasi kwarteng, promised significant tax cuts without saying how he would fund them. the bank of england spoke today of a material risk to the uk s financial stability, but tonight, the governor of t
royal mail apologises to customers as a one day strike by postal workers halts deliveries. powering over a million homes. the world s largest offshore wind farm goes into operation near the yorkshire coast. and big disappointment for emma raducanu as the defending champion is beaten in the first round of the us open. and coming up on the bbc news channel. with one day to go until the transfer window deadline, five teams are playing in the premier league tonight, with liverpool and manchester city both in action. good afternoon. mikhail gorbachev was one of the most consequential leaders of the 20th century, and now preparations are being made for his funeral. the last leader of the soviet union died yesterday at the age of 91. but thoughts on his death vary wildly. many russians including vladimir putin blame him for what they believe was russia s loss of prestige and respect after the fall of the iron curtain. yet in the west, he s lauded for ending the repression of communi
hostages are released. israeli forces went into rafah on monday night in defiance of international pressure, seizing the border crossing with egypt. the un secretary general, antonio guterres, has warned that a full scale assault on rafah would cause a humanitarian nightmare. qatar has called for international intervention to prevent the city from being invaded. our middle east correspondent, yolande knell, is injerusalem. we know that for weeks now the us has been warning israel against a full scale offensive of rafah. this really because of the high numbers of displaced people who are living in that city, crammed up next to the border with egypt. and the us had been talking to israel about more limited options for going in there to tackle the hamas presence. now, this does look to be a really significant development, the idea that a us shipment has been halted to israel. it s the first time we ve heard of such a thing in seven months of war. and it really does reflect, i th
of international pressure, seizing the border crossing with egypt. the un secretary general, antonio guterres, has warned that a full scale assault on rafah would cause a humanitarian nightmare. qatar has called for international intervention to prevent the city from being invaded. our middle east correspondent, yolande knell, is injerusalem. we know that for weeks now the us has been warning israel against a full scale offensive of rafah. this really because of the high numbers of displaced people who are living in that city, crammed up next to the border with egypt. and the us had been talking to israel about more limited options for going in there to tackle the hamas presence. now, this does look to be a really significant development, the idea that a us shipment has been halted to israel. it s the first time we ve heard of such a thing in seven months of war. and it really does reflect, i think, the level of us concerns about this operation, in particular. we understand t