i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines. japan and the us condemn china's military exercises in the waters around taiwan and call for an immediate halt. this afternoon china fired ballistic missiles from the coast of china, across the taiwan strait, they fell into waters in the exclusion zones just hair off the north of the taiwan coast. now, the primary objective is obviously intimidation. washington says the nine year sentence given to the american basketball player brittney griner in russia is "unacceptable" and urged moscow to accept a deal for her release.

a uk recession lasting until the end of next year — the grim forecast from the bank of england — as it announces the biggest interest rate increase, for nearly 30 years. and the indian adaptation of the hollywood classic forrest gump is released next week — we talk to the bollywood superstar aamir khan. it kind of feels like a dream now because it's been such a journey and we've come to the end, it's about to release any kind of feels unreal. it's six in the morning in singapore, and seven am in tokyo where japan is demanding an immediate end to china's military

exercises around taiwan after five chinese missiles landed in the country's exclusive economic zone. beijing you'll remember is conducting live firing exercises in the sea around taiwan for the next several days, in response to a recent visit there by the senior us politician, nancy pelosi. tokyo has lodged a strong diplomatic protest — and the white house has also condemned china's actions. the us national security spokesman, john kirby said beijing had no reason to react aggressively to the visit of speaker pelosi to taiwan. with the view from taiwan — here's our correspondent — rupert wingfield hayes. it began with this barrage of rockets streaking into the sky from the south—east coast of china. it's thought these came down somewhere in the middle of the taiwan strait. but this was just the prelude. further inland, rocket forces were preparing to launch these much bigger and much more capable ballistic missiles. in all, china is thought to have

fired 11 of these missiles into waters around taiwan. japan says several of them also fell inside its exclusive economic zone. in taipei, president tsai ing—wen addressed the nation, urging calm and calling on china to end its irresponsible acts. "i want to emphasise — we will not escalate this conflict," she says. "but we will firmly protect our sovereignty and our national security. " so this is exactly what we suspected might happen. this afternoon, china fired dongfeng ballistic missiles from the coast of china across the taiwan strait, and they fell into waters in the exclusion zones just here off the north taiwan coast. now, the primary objective is obviously intimidation, but these tests also bring tremendous disruption to taiwan's shipping industry, to its airline industry, and to its large and important fishing fleets. on the dockside, we found these rather glum fishermen fixing their nets.

they can't go fishing, and no fish means no income. this captain told me he tried to put to sea, only to be ordered back by the coastguard. "we don't know where these exclusion zones are," he told me. "so we had no choice but to do what the coastguard tells us." taiwan's defence ministry has described these missile tests as an attempt to blockade the island. but this retired navy captain told me what china is really doing is an elaborate performance. "what china is engaged in is psychological warfare," he says. "all the missiles being fired, all the explosions, it's to show china's domestic audience how tough beijing is being, while at the same time intimidating the people of taiwan." it is nevertheless an impressive show and illustrates just how far china's military has come in the last two decades. and it's not over yet. captain liu says china's next step could be to fire a missile over the top of taiwan —

something it has never attempted to do before. rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in taipei. for more, let's talk to dr stephen naghee, he's a senior associate professor at the department of politics and international studies at the international christian university in tokyo. hejoins me now from calgary. it's great to get you on the programme. just looking at that report, really worrying times. i think it's an understatement, actually. ms pelosi is now injapan — increasing concerns from there and around the region about china's actions and the live military drills — how real is the risk here of actual conflict? i think the real risk is from the state in their region, japan, taiwan south—east asian countries is the disruption in the lines of communication and the disruption in those critical technology supply chains that provide semiconductors to the region and to the world. any kind of friction, any kind of

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seen is a very calibrated approach to demonstrate extreme dissatisfaction with nancy pelosi his visit to taiwan. a message to japan is by shooting message into exclusive economic zones that japan and other allies of the united states support taiwan and the united states support taiwan and the united states position that they will also be bystanders in a potential conflict. the united states is supposed to protect taiwan under certain circumstances for them and beijing is pushing the limit and testing the united states resolve and testing what those limits are. china has made no secret that the ultimate aim is reunification. given what you've just described, i wonder how much more pressure do you think or perhaps how much more has nancy pelosi his visit to taiwan accelerated that goal of reunification?—

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globally. thank you so much forjoining us on the programme. lots more on the website for you on this story, including all the background to this story, explaining why china and taiwan have poor relations. simply download the bbc news app. to russia now, where the us basketball player, brittney griner, has been sentenced to nine years injail by a court in russia. it found her guilty of possessing and smuggling drugs. president biden said washington would use all means possible to guarantee her release, and added that her sentencing is "unacceptable. " the two time olympic gold medallist was convicted of possessing and smuggling drugs after admitting to possessing cannabis oil when she was detained in february. she has insisted she had not intended to break the law. here's what she said after both sides presented closing arguments. i made an honest mistake and i hope

that in your ruling that it doesn't end my life. well, our russia editor steve rosenberg has been looking into this for us — here's more from him in moscow. in court today, brittney griner said she made an honest mistake when she brought vape cartridges with cannabis oil into russia. she made a plea for leniency that fell on death ears. she was sentenced to nine years in a russian prison. her defence eat said — it will appeal and president biden said she should be released immediately. might russia release brittney griner? we know america and russia have been talking about a possible prisoner swap that could involve brittney griner, and also former us marine paul whelen, also injail russia, washington said it has a proposal on the table. some reports suggest in order

to bring these people home, america may be prepared to release the notorious arms traffic of victor bout, sentenced to 25 years in an american jail ten years ago. victor boot was alleged to be one of the most prolific arms dealer in the world, dubbed the merchant of death, victor bout was alleged to be one of the most prolific arms dealer in the world, dubbed the merchant of death, so it would be a controversial swap. this is someone the kremlin has long wanted to bring back to russia. if it manages to bring him back, there's no doubt the authorities here would present that as a major victory. that was steve rosenberg explaining the bigger picture we've heard from the national

security spokesman describing this is a serious proposal. more from barbara but ashore in washington. the reaction from the ice age has been strong. he the reaction from the ice age has been strong-— been strong. he called on russia to release brittany _ been strong. he called on russia to release brittany griner _ been strong. he called on russia to release brittany griner immediately and said he would continue to walk tirelessly and pursue every avenue to bring her home. we know the administration has made an offer to moscow for her release as well as another american detained in russia which is expected to involve a prisoner swap. at the end of the trial, the sentencing was a pretty condition before anything could move on that front of a deal. but we don't know when or even if it will go ahead. in the meantime, britney griner has received almost a harsher sentence she could come in nine years in prison and that even though she said that she had not intended to commit a crime. a jury in texas has ordered a right—wing talk show host

to make an initial payment of more than four million dollars in damages over false claims that the 2012 sandy hook elementary school shooting did not happen. 20 children and six teachers died in the incident. alexjones, founder of the infowars website, has regularly claimed the shooting was a hoax organised by the government and that the parents of the dead were actors. several of those parents have suffered harassment and death threats over the years. to the uk now where the bank of england has taken the unprecedented step of warning that the economy faces a prolonged period of recession, starting this year and continuing right the way through 2023. it would make it the longest downturn since the financial crisis in 2008. in an effort to curb inflation and soaring prices, the bank of england raised interest rates by half a percentage point to 1.75% — which will hit many mortgage holders. our economics editor faisal islam reports. as the essentials, from fuel to food, continue to surge in price,

with little sign of an end, hitting every household in the country, eventually the entire economy too will actually begin to shrink, a recession now predicted for britain. at the bank of england the governor presented the grim news with troubling charts, almost all heading in the wrong direction... gdp growth in the uk has slowed and the economy is now forecast to enter recession later this year. ..alongside the announcement of a bumper rise in interest rates. just explain simply to somebody at home who is facing £300 a month energy bills why their mortgage gusts have to go up? if we don't act now — and i realise how difficult this is, i realise particularly for those on lower incomes, particularly those with higher borrowing gusts — but if we don't act inflation ——costs will become more embedded, it will get worse and we'll have to raise interest rates by more, and that — we have to act to stop that. so interest rates are going up, prices are inflating and the economy in general is about to pop.

that's the view also seen at this small business in bangor in north wales, which manufactures environmentally friendly bubble mixture. it's crippling. interest rate rises are something that could really stop a small business like us. normally, you know, you get these rate rises to kind of temper down a booming economy... orgrowing. ..it�*s out of control, it's, like, house prices are going up and up and up. does that really seem what we've got right now? no, we've got the opposite, haven't we? we've got an economy that's shrinking post—pandemic, post—brexit, and now with war, with energy prices, there is crises coming at us and the economy is visibly shrinking and the cost, the purchasing power of every single person is going down. the bank is predicting a serious recession. at the same time cost of living pressures are getting worse with the rate of inflation now set to peak at 13% at the beginning

of next year and still around 10% in a year's time as average energy bills reach nearly £300 a month. so the bank today raising rates for the sixth successive time, up by the largest amount in over a quarter of a century to 1.75% and despite recession, heading still higher to try to keep a lid on that inflation. on the streets of cardiff the overall hit to household incomes is becoming clear to all. it's a lot of stress, and financial stress is one of those hidden ones that no one wants to talk about. the prices are so high now that i've had to start cutting back. so if they do keep going up, we're going to see a lot more, you know, homelessness, we're going to see a lot more people applying for benefits. our savings have been eroded. it'sjust not good. just from the day—to—day. none of it's good. we just have to see exactly how the government goes when we get the new prime minister coming in, and what they do. back at the bank, governor bailey knows who he blames for all this.

we've been hit by a very severe shock, and that shock is coming through energy prices. i'm afraid we've got to be blunt about this, it's coming from the actions of russia. i'm afraid, as you say, yes, we are forecasting a recession now. you are blaming russia for that, but economic policy is set here. what i would say to that is that our concern is to ensure that this very big shock, that's going to hit people this winter, doesn't then get embedded into the system. that's the real concern we have. the big decision today was to raise interest rates by half a percentage point. but the big surprise were the forecasts showing notjust inflation rising above 13%, but at the same time, that there will be a recession lasting longer than a year. that wouldn't just upend the household finances of millions of ordinary families, it could also wreck the public finances, changing the borrowing numbers that have formed the basis of the debate over who becomes britain's next prime minister. right now, there are few good

options, and a sense for households, for the bank of england, and for the government too, that we aren't fully in control of rampant inflation and its impact on the economy. faisal islam, bbc news. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme... an american classic that's been given an indian treatment. an adaptation of the beloved forrest gump. the question was whether we want to save our people and the japanese, as well, and win the war — or whether we want to take a chance on being able to win the war by killing all our young men. the invasion began at 2am this morning. mr bush, like most people, was clearly caught by surprise. we call for the immediate i and unconditional withdrawal of all iraqi forces.

100 years old and still full of vigour, vitality, and enjoyment of life. no other king or queen in british history has lived so long — and the queen mother is said to be quietly very pleased indeed that she's achieved this landmark anniversary. this is a pivotal moment for the church as an international movement. the question now is whether the american vote will lead to a split in the anglican community. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm karishma vaswani in singapore, our headlines. japan and the us condemn china's military exercises in the waters around taiwan and call for an immediate halt.

washington says the nine year sentence given to the american basketball player brittney griner in russia is "unacceptable" and urged moscow to accept a deal for her release. let's turn to the us now. four serving and former us police officers have been arrested and charged over the fatal shooting of breonna taylor two years ago. their alleged crimes include the illegal use of force and obstruction. let's remind ourselves of exactly what happened. breonna taylor was shot in her home in louisville in 2020, by plain—clothes police. at the time, the police said they were executing a search warrant as part of a drugs investigation. no drugs were found in the property. it led to scenes like this —racial injustice protests all over the country. this is the lawyer for breonna taylor's family reacting to the news. be because of breonna taylor we can say this is a day that black women

saw equal justice say this is a day that black women saw equaljustice of the united states of america. saw equaljustice of the united states of america. for more on this i am joined now by peter bowes in los angeles. great to get you on the programme. this is a major development in this case — just talk us through how we got here and have we heard from breonna taylor's family? we have heard from herfamily, in fact we've heard from her mother who said she waited 874 days to hear this news. she says at least as far as she's concerned it proves that those officers shouldn't have been there and that rihanna didn't deserve what happened. just to explain, the city —— it breonna taylor. 2020 shortly after midnight she was asleep, at home with her boyfriend when the police officers forced their way in, her boyfriend had a gun, he fired in self—defense but breonna taylor died during the exchange of gunfire. so now we have federal charges against these four

officers including civil rights offences, a model conspiracy and an unconstitutional use of force for the under obstruction three of the officers are charged with falsifying a search warrant. metal ones address was on that search warrant and the other authorities have said that —— breonna taylor. they believed your address was being used by a former boyfriend in a drugs case but in fact as you reported, no drugs were found at that address.— fact as you reported, no drugs were found at that address. thank you so much forjoining _ found at that address. thank you so much forjoining us _ on the programme. let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines. monkeypox has been declared a public health emergency in the united states. over the past two months, the us has confirmed over six—thousand cases in two months, more than any other country. today's decision will release federal resources for fighting the outbreak.

negotiators from the united states and iran have met in vienna for a fresh round of talks aimed at trying to revive the 2015 nuclear deal. the white house says time is getting "very short" for iran to accept a return to the international deal to manage its controversial nuclear program. there have been violent attacks against suspected illegal miners in the south african township of kagiso, west ofjohannesburg. the latest reports say one person has been killed. last week eight women were gang—raped there while filming a music video — the attack was blamed on irregular miners, many of whom are thought to be immigrants from nearby nations. now, to bollywood and tossing away the old adage — don't mess with a classic. the film forrest gump won oscars and is in the dna of cinema audiences around the world. but an indian version, starring the superstar — aamir khan — isjust about to be released. the movie — laal singh chaddha —

follows very similar themes — of a simple message of kindness, through the characters relationships and friendships — weaving through key chapters of history. aamir khan, who also produced the film told the bbc about remaking a classic. i had no intentions of remaking forrest gump, it's a film i've seen in the 90s and loved it and itjust stayed with me. but this happened quite by accident, a friend of mine who is an actor, he and i were discussing films lanai and he said what your favourite film? and i said one of them is forrest gump. and we ended the night and i thought about it and the two weeks later he called up it and the two weeks later he called up and say, i've got a script for you. i was a bit surprised i said you don't write, and he said ijust give it a shot. i said ok. he said last few weeks have been writing a script and i said which ones foot up is that i've written a version of forrest gump. i didn't take them seriously. but when i finally heard

his adaptation, that's when it really hit me. i could never imagine a film so deeply rooted culturally in america. how would you translate in america. how would you translate in society like india? somehow, magically he managed to make it a new experience for me. i want to tell you about how a french scientist as apologised for tweeting a picture of what he described as a distant star when in fact it was a slice of a spanish sausage chorizo. here's the picture posted by a renowned physicist and research director of the french atomic energy commission. his suites at the image had come from mass two masses telescope. it was all supposed to be a bit of a joke. —— nassau. you want to say how easy it was to follow fake news. you can see

a full day of people, the slice of sausage got over 10,000 lives. shows you not to trust fake news indeed. just trust the bbc. thank you for watching. little change in weather front is we head into friday and the weekend. for most about this can be predominantly drive. some rain in the forecast but it will fall in the form or have hit or mesh hours. most of that is expected in western and northern scotland. indeed, the weather fronts that have been crossing the country in the last few days, mostly fizzle away by the time they reached other parts of the country. here it remains bone dry. this high pressure which will be building across the uk and europe will be responsible for bringing some very warm weather, hot weather towards the end of next week. the

short term then, a few showers around western scotland, around the irish sea but elsewhere it's a case of clear spells or clear skies. temperature is around 14 in london but the rural spots of scotland, 5 degrees possible on friday morning for the nip in the air in the north. friday, a northwesterly breeze, scattered showers for scotland, the lake district, maybe the penn eyes, maybe one or two snaking into linkage share and hartford. south of that this predominantly bright or sunny. warm in london, 24 degrees. typically 20s are not all that hot, 17 and the north. for the commonwealth games in birmingham on friday we are expecting highs around 20 degrees with bright or sunny skies with a very pleasant weather overall. the weekend and saturday, the weather fronts bringing outbreaks of rain that we've been forecasting for the northwest so fresh are here, 15. elsewhere generally dry, turning very warm in the south—east, up to around 26 by

the south—east, up to around 26 by the time we get to saturday. those temperatures will continue to climb into sunday and monday and tuesday and wednesday as a very pleasant weather overall. the weekend and saturday, the weather fronts bringing outbreaks of rain that we've been forecasting for the northwest so fresher here, 15. elsewhere generally dry, turning very warm in the south—east, up to around 26 by the time we get to saturday. those temperatures will continue to climb into sunday and monday and tuesday and wednesday as his high pressure builds in off the atlantic across the uk into scandinavia and other parts of europe and will draw in that hotter air, that really warm atmosphere for them, and climbs. the confidence is increasing for that hot spell to arrive, at least from mid week on words. let's have a look at those temperatures, quite conservative estimates here, the indication is temperatures by the end of the we could actually approach the low or mid 30s in some parts of southern are in. bye—bye.

this is bbc news. i'm chris rogers. the headlines. japan and the us have condemned china's military exercises in the waters around the island of taiwan and call for an immediate halt. taiwan has accused beijing of behaving like north korea. president biden says the nine—year sentence given to the american basketball player brittney griner in russia is "unacceptable" and urged moscow to accept a deal for her release. the unites states has declared monkeypox a public health emergency, confirming over 6000 cases in two months — more than any other country. the announcement will release federal money and other resources to fight the virus in the us. the fbi has arrested four current

and former police officers in the city of louisville over the fatal shooting of breonna taylor.