soon, freezing winter weather could slow their advance. 0rla guerin, bbc news, lyman.ts or fake accounts. now, just weeks before both sides were due in court, he's agreed to pay the price he previously had offered of over £36 billion. a 1a year—old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder — after another teenage boy was stabbed to death in gateshead, in the north—east of england. a 13 year—old girl has also been arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender. 0ur north of england correspondent fiona trott has the latest. a community in grief. 0n estates like these it isn't just one family that's affected, it's all of them. take a young life like that. there needs to be more things done about this knife crime. you think this isn't _ going to happen on your doorstep. but it does. and on their doorsteps today, police officers gathering information. 0n the fields behind them, searches, all of them trying to establish how a 14—year—old boy was fatally stabbed. it's really quiet here tonight. more people have come to lay flowers and light candles. people living on the sp

soon, freezing winter weather could slow their advance. 0rla guerin, bbc news, lyman. most severe humanitarian crises anywhere in the world. we have an extended report from somalia were hundreds of thousands of people, many trapped by conflict, are facing extreme hunger and death. after the worst drought in a0 years. 0ur reporter last reported in 2011 in which a quarter of a million people died. he sent this report from a city at the heart of the crisis. baby cries in a crowded hospital the familiar and unbearable signs of famine. child cries 3—year—old ali has been brought in with swollen limbs, a sign of severe malnutrition. we like supplies. that must be incredibly frustrating. it is incredibly frustrating. it is terrifying _ incredibly frustrating. it is terrifying because - incredibly frustrating. it 3 terrifying because people are dying and we cannot support them. , , , ., , ., ., them. on the dusty plans around them. on the dusty plans around the city more _ them. on the dusty plans around the city more families _ them. on the dusty plans around the city more fa

soon, freezing winter weather could slow their advance. 0rla guerin, bbc news, lyman.ries in the headlines: the world health organisation says it's stepping up its response to a deadly outbreak of cholera in haiti, where weeks of anti—government protests have contributed to a worsening health problem. the who says it's setting up cholera treatment centres in tents, and making bulk orders of oral vaccines. donald trump has asked the us supreme court to intervene in his legal dispute over classified documents removed from his florida estate by fbi investigators in august. the former president wants the court to reverse an appeal court decision which blocked the appointment of an independent arbiter — or special master — to review the documents. billionaire elon musk says he is willing to buy twitter after all. after months of trying to back out of a $41; billion deal to acquire the social media platform, mr musk sent twitter a letter saying he would buy it at the agreed upon price. the arrangement could end a bitter legal dispute, and allow the two sides to avoid a messy

soon, freezing winter weather could slow their advance. 0rla guerin, bbc news, lyman.h korea have all conducted military drills in response to north korea's first test—launch of a ballistic missile overjapan in five years. south korean and us aircraft fired at a mock target on an uninhabited island in the yellow sea, while the us and japan also jointly carried out drills over the sea of japan. the north korean missile was launched tuesday morning korean time. it travelled about 4,600km before falling into the pacific ocean. there have been no reports of damage or injuries. the range is believed to have been the longest distance ever travelled for a north korean test flight. yuki tatsumi, the director of the japan programme at the stimson centre explained why north korea resorted to such a missile test at this time. north korea as a country, they really would like the world to pay attention to what they do. with everything else going on in russia, ukraine and between china and taiwan, they have kind of gone unnoticed by the international community. they would like to, t

soon, freezing winter weather could slow their advance. 0rla guerin, bbc news, lyman.ing to purchase twitter after all after months of trying to back out of the $aa billion deal to acquire the platform. mist musk sent twitter a letter in which he said he would buy it at the agreed—upon price. that could bring to end a very bitter legal dispute and allow both sides to avoid a messy public trial said to begin in a couple of weeks. following the announcement in the last few hours the world's richest man tweeted buying twitter is an accelerant tweeted buying twitter is an accelera nt to tweeted buying twitter is an accelerant to creating acts, the everything app. 0ur accelerant to creating acts, the everything app. our process —— our reporter has the latest. elon musk has spent the last few months saying twitter far more fake accounts in the company is publicly acknowledged. he has reduced the reputation of twitter so it was surprising when we learn today that elon musk does in fact want to buy twitter and for the price agreed. twitter have had their fingers for the price

soon, freezing winter weather could slow their advance. 0rla guerin, bbc news, lyman.e prime ministers facing growing pressure within her party to increase benefits in line with inflation. under home—made spitfire takes off. and on sportsday, and the field is set for a big night of european football as liverpool host rangers in the champions league, the first time the two sides have ever met in a competitive match. the united nations says pakistan is facing a health emergency after the worst floods in decades — with hundreds of thousands of people living in make shift camps with no clean drinking water. the un has dramatically increased its appealfor aid, saying it needs more than $800 million to try to control the spread of disease. in many areas, the flood waters have still not receded, and it's feared there could be serious food shortages. 0ur south asia correspondent rajini vaidyanathan reports from sindh, the worst—affected province. a warning — her report begins with some images you may find distressing. struggling to breathe. noor is just six years old. her brot

soon, freezing winter weather could slow their advance. 0rla guerin, bbc news, lyman.announced plans to provide an additional $625 million in military aid to ukraine. president biden outlined the plans in a call to president zelensky on tuesday. the package will include high mobility artillery rocket systems, known as himars, bringing the total number delivered so far to 20. for more on this we are joined by melinda haring who is the deputy director of the atlantic council's eurasia centre. she is in washington, dc. thanks very much for your time. let's start with himars because there is a lot of store put on this weaponry. why is it so effective? . this weaponry. why is it so effective?— this weaponry. why is it so effective? _ , , ., effective? . the systems are came effective? . the systems are game changer. _ effective? . the systems are game changer, allowing - effective? . the systems are - game changer, allowing ukraine to hit a number of important russian targets. they've palmer arms depots, bridges, they've been super successful. at the worst of the war in sev

soon, freezing winter weather could slow their advance. 0rla guerin, bbc news, lyman.n and south korea have all conducted military drills in response to north korea's first test—launch of a ballistic missile over japan in five years. south korean and us aircraft fired at a mock target on an uninhabited island in the yellow sea, while the us and japan also jointly carried out drills over the sea of japan. the north korean missile was launched tuesday morning korean time. it travelled about 4,600km before falling into the pacific ocean. there have been no reports of damage or injuries. the range is believed to have been the longest distance ever travelled for a north korean test flight. us presidentjoe biden has reinforced washington's "ironclad commitment" to japan's defence during a phone call with prime minister fumio kishida on tuesday. the us is to ask the united nations security council to meet publicly on wednesday. here's the japanese prime minister condemning north korea. translation: north korea's launch of a ballistic missile _ is a reckless act that absolutel

let's go. 0rla guerin, bbc news, bakhmut.ice say two masked men shot the victim multiple times in the donegal celtic fc social club before fleeing the scene. officers have launched a murder investigation and are urging anyone with information to contact them. votes are being counted in brazil after a presidential election that could bring about a return to power for a man first elected president 20 years ago. leftist luiz inacio lula da silva has been challenging the incumbent president, the right—wing jair bolsonaro. in his four year term, he's faced criticism for his handling of the economy and the pandemic — and for a surge in the destruction of the amazon rainforest, something lula is promising to overturn. brazil's electoral system requires that a candidate win more than 50% of the valid votes cast — otherwise the contest goes into a second round. 0ur south america correspondent, katy watson, is in sao paulo tonight. how is it looking? i am how is it looking? iam in how is it looking? i am in the heart of sao paulo, lati

they know they need to move fast. 0rla guerin, bbc news, lyman.akthrough in getting rid of plastic in the environment. researchers in spain have found that saliva from the larvae of wax worms can break down some of the toughest types of plastic. tom brada reports. plastic pollution is one of the great environmental crises of our time but could the humble worm potentially provide a solution? this specific worm, you can see wriggling away, is the wax worm, and spanish researchers say they have discovered chemicals in the wax worms's drool that can break down polyethylene, one of the most widely used plastics in the world. now we found that worms can do that through their saliva and in the saliva there are two enzymes that can actually oxidise and degrade polyethylene. according to the scientists who carried out the research, just one hours' exposure to the saliva can break down the plastic as effectively as years of weathering, and that could be crucial. polyethylene is an extremely useful, but durable, material. first created in 1933, it is cheap t

and it's clear from this report by our correspondent 0rla guerin that the russians were forced to fleeer in, the wreckage of war. and among the pines, there is death. along the roadside, evidence of the human cost of russia's defeat. the bodies of fallen soldiers, still lying where they fell. ukrainian volunteers keep watch over the dead, trying to help identify the remains. unknown soldiers in vladimir putin's war. some clustered together. once, they were someone's husband or someone's son. a few steps away, a soviet book for teenagers entitled "adventure library". and something else russian troops left behind. deadly anti—tank mines — barely visible. let's get analysis of what's happening on the ground from dr frank ledwidge who's a former military intelligence officer and now teaches military strategy at the university of portsmouth. welcome let's talk about lyman why is that so significant? for welcome let's talk about lyman why is that so significant?— is that so significant? for two immediate — is that so significant? for two immediate reasons _ is that so significant? for two im

let's go. 0rla guerin, bbc news, bakhmut.the prime minister had said she was "absolutely committed" to the policy. earlier i spoke to tony yates, former head of monetary policy strategy at the bank of england and an associate at the resolution foundation. he told me that the decision was extraordinary. we have to remember that i think as one of your correspondents said, it's only £2 billion worth of tax cuts that has been taken back, and the amount of borrowing that was being undertaken is about £45 billion, so, the vast majority of the unfunded tax cuts are still out there, and the markets will be thinking exactly that, how are those tax cuts going to be paid for, and does this reversal herald more reversals? because it would need to, to close that borrowing gap and stop debt piling up indefinitely. so, you think the government needs to get on as quickly as possible with explaining how these tax cuts are going to be funded, and getting the 0br to produce its forecast, if it is going to steady those market nerves, albeit the