this is bbc news — i'm ben brown — the headlines at 5.a postpones the launch of the artemis space rocket on its mission to the moon, due to last minute technical issues. the next opportunity for the launch is on friday. liz truss pulls out of a planned bbc interview tomorrow. it comes as the foreign secretary's team hit back at criticism of her economic plans from the institute for fiscal studies. pakistan makes a global appeal for help — after a flooding catastrophe that's killed more than a thousand people and affected 33 million. the ukrainian military has begun its long—awaited offensive on the southern front. it claims to have broken through the first line of russian defence around the main city of kherson. after a two year pause due the pandemic, the notting hill carnival in west london is coming to an end this evening. and, coming up a five thirty, we investigate if workers are being exploited — and if �*hustle culture�* has gone too far — in "the dark side of direct sales." in the last few minutes, its been announced that the cons

i'm ben brown. the headlines... the value of pay is falling at the sharpest rate on record, according to official statistics — average wages fell by 3% in between april and june, when adjusted for inflation. the issue is that the cost of living, that inflation figure, is far outstripping your average pay rises. for the second time in a week, moscow says an ammunition depot has exploded in the region russia annexed eight years ago — and blames it on �*sabotage�*. tory leadership contenders liz truss and rishi sunak pitch for the votes of scottish conservative members at a hustings in perth this evening ryanair adds 500 flights at stansted as heathrow extends its passenger cap to the end of october a new dual covid vaccine will form part of the uk's autumn booster campaign — the jab targets both the original covid and omicron variants. and, at last, an apology for the native american actress, booed off stage at the oscars, almost 50 years ago. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. new figures suggest the real value

this is bbc news, i'm ben brown. the headlines... results day in england, wales and northern ireland — as top a—level grades fall in the first exams since covid — but university admissions are at a near—record high. it was amazing, because not only did i prove to, like, my future uni i can do this, but i've also proven to myself that i can do this. so i'm happy about that. leeds university expresses deep concern for one of its students who faces 3a years of jail in saudi arabia over social media tweets. we'll talk live to a human rights group who's taking up the case. rail workers are on strike once again in their dispute over pay — lots of disruption on the network across england and wales. the un secretary general is in lviv for talks with president zelensky and turkey's recep tayyip erdogan. a 44—year—old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after the fatal stabbing of thomas o'halloran on a mobility scooter in west london. and "wonky vegetables" could soon be on the menu as farmers warn the drought and hot weather have af

this is bbc news, i'm ben brown. the headlines at 2... energy analysts warn that annual bills in england, scotland and wales could increase to more than £4,200 in january next year. millions of people will not be able to afford their energy bills and it almost doesn't their thinking about. the government is going to have to come back to the table and put more supports in place. warnings of increased risk of fires as the met office issues a four—day amber warning for extreme temperatures in parts of england and wales which could reach 36 degrees celsius. meanwhile, thames water says it plans to announce a hosepipe ban "in the coming weeks" students across scotland receive their exam results. the pass rate is down compared with the previous two years of covid pandemic measures, but remain above 2019 levels. former us president donald trump says the fbi raided his florida home and broke into his safe. his son says agents were looking for documents taken from washington when his father left office. the trial of former wales manager and manche

hello, this is bbc news with ben brown. the headlines... a group of charities and community organisations have called the rises in energy bills a "national emergency" as labour is to call for the energy price cap to be frozen in october. the energy minister says their plan won't work. the son of author sir salman rushdie says his injuries are life—changing — but that his feisty and defiant sense of humour remains intact — after he was stabbed at an event in new york state. now on bbc news, deportation flights from the uk to jamaica are among the most controversial carried out by the home office. adina campbell has been to jamaica to meet some of the people affected. the tropical shores of jamaica. crystal blue waters framed by mountainous skylines. but this isn't the everyday reality for manyjamaicans who face high unemployment rates, dangerous levels of crime and are also swept up in the rising cost of living crisis. and life is even tougher for those who never had any intention to be here. there are two sides to jamaica. this one, a beaut

this is bbc news, i'm ben brown. the headlines at 2...o more than £a,200 in january next year. millions of people will not be able to afford their energy bills and it almost doesn't their thinking about. the government is going to have to come back to the table and put more supports in place. warnings of increased risk of fires as the met office issues a four—day amber warning for extreme temperatures in parts of england and wales which could reach 36 degrees celsius. meanwhile, thames water says it plans to announce a hosepipe ban "in the coming weeks" students across scotland receive their exam results.

iam ben i am ben brown. the headlines...cal hitches. the next opportunity for the launch is not until friday. this is the scene at cape canaveral. the united states space agency says there is an issue with one of the rocket�*s engines. pakistan is set to launch a global appeal for the flooding catastrophe that's killed more than 1,000 people and affected 30 million. the head of the institute for fiscal studies labels some of liz truss' tax cutting policies as "worrying" and inadequade for dealing with rising energy costs.

this is bbc news — i'm ben brown — the headlines at 5.chnical issues. the next opportunity for the launch is on friday. liz truss pulls out of a planned bbc interview tomorrow. it comes as the foreign secretary's team hit back at criticism of her economic plans from the institute for fiscal studies. pakistan makes a global appeal for help — after a flooding catastrophe that's killed more than a thousand people and affected 33 million. the ukrainian military has begun its long—awaited offensive on the southern front. it claims to have broken through the first line of russian defence around the main city of kherson. after a two year pause due the pandemic, the notting hill carnival in west london is coming to an end this evening.

hello, this is bbc news with ben brown. the headlines... the energy price cap to be frozen in october. the energy minister says their plan won't work. the son of author sir salman rushdie says his injuries are life—changing — but that his feisty and defiant sense of humour remains intact — after he was stabbed at an event

hello this is bbc news, i'm ben brown — the headlines.asa postpones the launch of the artemis space rocket on its mission to the moon, due to last minute technical issues. the next opportunity for the launch is on friday. liz truss pulls out of a planned bbc interview tomorrow. it comes as the foreign secretary's team hit back at criticism of her economic plans from the institute for fiscal studies. pakistan makes a global appealfor help — after a flooding catastrophe that's killed more than a thousand people and affected 33 million. the ukrainian military has begun its long—awaited offensive on the southern front. it claims to have broken through the first line of russian defence around the main city of kherson. now on bbc news, our reporter lora jones investigates if workers are being exploited and if "hustle culture" has gone too far in the dark side of direct sales. the world of door—to—door sales and selling on the street has been rebooted for the social media age. young people are being promised big money, glam work trips abroad and

i'm ben brown. the headlines...ge wages fell by 3% in between april and june, when adjusted for inflation. the issue is that the cost of living, that inflation figure, is far outstripping your average pay rises. for the second time in a week, moscow says an ammunition depot has exploded in the region russia annexed eight years ago — and blames it on �*sabotage'. tory leadership contenders liz truss and rishi sunak pitch for the votes of scottish conservative members at a hustings in perth this evening ryanair adds 500 flights at stansted as heathrow extends its passenger cap to the end of october

i'm ben brown. the headlines at 8pm... households in the uk owe energy companies more money than ever and that's before the extra increases in bills due later this year. where else will i get more money from, you know, until my financial circumstances change? i have a £95 to give to the electricity company, and not anything other. rishi sunak tells the bbc as prime minister he would tell people what "they needed to hear" and stay true to his values. i would rather lose having fought for the _ i would rather lose having fought for the things i passionately believe _ for the things i passionately believe are right for our country, and being — believe are right for our country, and being true to my values, then win on— and being true to my values, then win on a _ and being true to my values, then win on a false promise. a man has died and three people have been injured in a series of incidents involving a firearm on the isle of skye and the kyle of lochalsh, in scotland. all children in london aged between one and nine will b

this is bbc news. lam ben i am ben brown. the headlines... nasa has cancelled its launch to the moon due to last—minute technical hitches. the next opportunity for the launch is not until friday. this is the scene at cape canaveral. the united states space agency says there is an issue with one of the rocket�*s engines. pakistan is set to launch a global appeal for the flooding catastrophe that's killed more than 1,000 people and affected 30 million. the head of the institute for fiscal studies labels some of liz truss' tax cutting policies as "worrying" and inadequade for dealing with rising energy costs. after a two year pause due the pandemic, europe's largest street party kicks off its final day at the notting hill carnival in west london. nasa has cancelled today's launch of its most powerful rocket, artemis i, which had been due to take off for an unmanned test flight to the moon. the us space agency said one of its engines developed a bleed that could not be fixed in time. the next possible launch date is not until friday. the artemis

it is called hetero sigma and it is turning the ben brown -- in the bay around. it is something scientists are studying closely. we followed a team as they went out on the bay. staff scientist, ian, says there has not been a bloom of this kind since 2004. he says there are a lot of unknowns as to why it is growing now but nutrients polluting the bay are a major factor. >> there are about 40 wastewater treatment plants that deposit phosphorus and nitrogen into the water. that is the building block for algae such as this. reporter: on the bay, you can see the algae everywhere, reports from oakland to san francisco. scientists say it is likely to get worse before it gets better. >> we are going to go in and grab some of this water. reporter: samples are being gathered and sent to a lab in richmond. >> and we are going to write here where the sample was taken. reporter: experts say algae can kill selfish and other marine life -- can kill shellfish and other marine life. it is not harmful to pets. >> alameda has issued postings that advises against recreation and the

i'm ben brown. the headlines at 8pm...have a £95 to give to the electricity company, and not anything other. rishi sunak tells the bbc as prime minister he would tell people what "they needed to hear" and stay true to his values. i would rather lose having fought for the _ i would rather lose having fought for the things i passionately believe _ for the things i passionately believe are right for our country, and being — believe are right for our country, and being true to my values, then win on— and being true to my values, then win on a _ and being true to my values, then win on a false promise. a man has died and three people have been injured in a series

well, a little earlier, my colleague, ben brown talked to our special correspondent, fergal keane aboutof collins�* supporters, and a large number of people in ireland at the time, gave ireland a chance, as collins put it, the freedom to achieve real freedom, so it wasn�*t the full republic, it wasn�*t a united ireland, but it was a free state, and ireland would govern itself, it would stay within the british empire, but collins saw it as a stepping stone. to his enemies, it really was a betrayal. they said they fought for a republic, a united ireland, a republic with no connection to the british crown. got now they say they were being given a treaty where they had to swear allegiance to the british king, and that was anathema, and that was what caused irishman to go to war against each other and because the assassination of michael collins, or the death of michael collins, 100 years ago today. and many people have asked the question, what would have happened had he lived, had he not been killed that day? this is the great what if of irish history, and there has been a bit of a tendency

i'm ben brown. the headlines at 8pm.... last august in the first week, we attended a2 fires in london. this yearfor the attended a2 fires in london. this year for the first week in august, we have attended 3a0, so an eightfold increase. last month was one of the worst for waiting times in a and e in england and response times for ambulances were much longer than the target time. our hospitals are full, as a consequence, our emergency apartments are full and we are unable to off—load patiently much

i'm ben brown. the headlines at 8pm. the worst floods in pakistan's history the un launches an emergency appeal it's chief says the region is a climate crisis hotspot. pakistan is responsible for one a tiny proportion of global emissions, but it's people here who are paying the price for climate change. hospitality bosses warn of mass pub and brewery closures across the uk within months unless there's government support to cope with the energy crisis. an inquest into the death of nine year old olivia pratt korbel hears how police officers tried to save her life. two 16—year—old boys die after getting into difficulty, in a lough in county londonderry. and the duchess of sussex tells a us magazine that just existing was enough to upset the dynamics of the royal hierarchy. and coming up: we'll hearfrom one gardener who's successfully grown the world's longest cucumber. it's a lot of fun growing a giant vegetable. you can compete notjust in the uk, you can compete around the world. it's incredible. the united nations has lau

i'm ben brown. the headlines at 8pm.nment support to cope with the energy crisis. an inquest into the death of nine year old olivia pratt korbel hears how police officers tried to save her life. two 16—year—old boys die after getting into difficulty, in a lough in county londonderry.

i'm ben brown. the headlines at 8pm... an amber extreme heat warning comes into force across large parts of the country for the the official declaration of a drought appears inevitable. last au . ust in drought appears inevitable. last august in the — drought appears inevitable. last august in the first week, we attended 42 fires in london. this yearfor the attended 42 fires in london. this year for the first week in august, we have attended 340, so an eightfold increase. last month was one of the worst for waiting times in a and e in england and response times for ambulances were much longer than the target time. 0ur hospitals are full, as a consequence, our emergency apartments are full and we are unable to off—load patiently much out of ambulances. a meeting in downing st with energy bosses, but it provides no solution yet for households struggling with soaring bills. the police watchdog says forces in england and wales are failing victims of bulgaries, robberies and theft with too few suspects being charged. go! the cr

i'm ben brown. the headlines...inal bar association have voted for an all—out strike from the 5th of september in a long—running dispute over pay and jobs. the dispute over pay and “obs. the courts dispute over pay and “obs. the dispute over pay and jobs. tue: courts are fractured because dispute over pay and jobs. ti2 courts are fractured because of the issue already, they are almost certain to collapse before very long unless this is resolved, and people need to start talking and talking now. ., ., . ., , now. the former chancellor, rishi sunak, criticised _ now. the former chancellor, rishi sunak, criticised his _ now. the former chancellor, rishi sunak, criticised his conservative | sunak, criticised his conservative leadership rival liz truss about her plans for economic support. he says her tax cuts would put public finances into serious jeopardy. british airways says it is cutting 10,000 flights to and from heathrow airport over the winter as the aviation industry continues to struggle to return to pre—pandem

this is bbc news i'm ben brown. the headlines at five. a think—thank campaigning on behalf of low and middle income families warns "a catastrophe�* is coming this winter" unless the government steps in to help with energy costs. i don't know what we are going to do. i hope the someone offers a lifeline. i hope the someone offers a lifeline. the shooting of 9—year—old olivia pratt—korbel merseyside police say the suspected gunman is still on the run despite appeals to hand himself in. we will not rest until we find him. and we will find him. conservative leadership candidate rishi sunak says the government gave too much power to scientists during covid lockdowns. but experts who advised downing street say ministers were responsible for decisions made. his comments come ahead of tonight's penultimate conservative hustings with rishi sunak and liz truss facing tory votes in norwich. gcse results are out today for pupils in england, wales and northern ireland the pass rate is down on last year but higher than it was before the pandemic. good

i'm ben brown. the headlines — tens of millions of people will see an 80% increase in their gas and electricity bills as ofgem announces a new price cap. the regulator and campaigners call for immediate government action. we need to remain resilient. we need to make sure that this isn't a sticking plaster, that for the long—term we continue to help the most vulnerable, who have no cushion. as europe's energy costs skyrocket, russia is burning off large amounts of natural gas which would've previously been exported to germany. a man has been arrested on suspicion of the murder of nine—year—old olivia pratt—korbel in liverpool on monday. the usjustice department prepares to release the court document used to justify the search of donald trump's home in florida. coming up in this week's film review, idris elba fights a lion in beast. what does anna smith think of this adventure thriller? she'll tell us and review the rest of the week's film releases. millions of households in england, scotland and wale

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this is bbc news, i'm ben brown.ional holiday after reconquering afghanistan. a new version of moderna's coronavirus vaccine is approved that targets the omicron variant — and you may only need it once a year. athlete ricardo dos santos — who was allegedly racially profiled during a stop and search — says he was pulled over for a second time by seven armed police officers. the met says it's voluntarily referred the incident to the independent office for police conduct. the labour leader, sir keir starmer, has set out proposals that he says will prevent household gas and electricity bills rising sharply this winter in england, scotland and wales. he wants to freeze the energy price cap for six months and pay for the shortfall, in part, by backdating the windfall tax on oil and gas companies. but a leading independent research group says labour's plans could end up costing as much as the government's covid furlough scheme if it was extended beyond the original six—month period, and they were not a long—term solution. h

ben brown will be back with the bbc using just a second. further eastward through the night. also potentially one or two fog patches developing through the midlands and into east anglia and the south—east corner. it will be a much cooler and fresher night than we have been used to lately. towns and cities in double digits in the countryside, may be down to seven or eight. tomorrow, spells of sunshine for many once any early fog has cleared but we will see a zone of cloud and showers pushing eastward as we go through the day and even where it stays dry in the south—east corner, more cloud to be had by the afternoon. northern scotland perhaps seeing the best of the sunshine with temperatures 15 or 16, 2a towards the south—east corner but a fresher feel for all of us. a bank holiday weekend for many and we will see some sunny spells and a lot of dry weather, just one or two showers. look closely at the map and you can see some showers popping up as we go through the day but most places on saturday will be dry with sunny spells. this lump of ra

in a moment, the bbc news at one with ben brown, but now it's time for a look at the weather with ben pressure to the north of us, will increasingly bring a north or north—easterly flow, picking up some cool air from the north sea and bringing it into some of these eastern coasts. so, temperatures here might struggle a little bit, maybe 17 for aberdeen, 19 for newcastle, warmer further west, a day of sunny spells and just one or two showers. so, there will be some contrast through sunday into monday. along some of the eastern coasts, it will be on the cool side, increasingly breezy, quite cloudy as well, whereas further west, we will see more in the way of sunshine, and that is where we will see the highest temperatures, may be in the middle 20s across parts of south—west england. this is how monday looks more generally, with that brisk wind off the north sea. quite a lot of cloud filtering in at this stage, best of the sunshine where we have got some shelter from the breeze out towards the west. again, there will be one or two showers and the temperatures, mid to high teens across ea

the proposal was previously vetoed by ben governor jerry brown in 2018.se speaker, nancy pelosi , is in south korea right now, as she continues her high profile asian trip wrapped up a visit to taiwan earlier today after meeting with the island nation leaders, including its president, despite heightened tensions with china, pelosi explained. bringing a congressional delegation to taiwan honors a law that was signed by then president jimmy carter and is considered one of the most important us foreign policies in the pacific rim. 43 years ago. with the taiwan relations act, america made a bedrock promise to always stand with taiwan. and on this strong foundation, we have built a thriving partnership. pelosi wrote in an op ed in the washington post that our visit does not contradict america's one china policy. she went on to say that the united states cannot stand by as china keeps threatening taiwan. china is responding to her visit by announcing cuts and trade with taiwan and we'll hold military, sea and air exercises. beginning tomorrow. the bite administ

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the food that was served up outside by, first of all, morris brown member reggie simmons cooking up a lot of the sides, and then we had ben connell come down here from south carolina. he is so committed to what the foreign means and what is doing. he is a lawyer in kershaw county and he drove down here and cooked the chicken and sausage for us, and he didn't just cook it. he donated time and all of that food and that is a commitment to the community and we thank you so much, my friend, ben. i want to thank some other people while we get started, make sure i get these sponsors right. dominion energy, el hoppa foundation, the joanna foundation, the federal bar foundation, marin, marvell, bradley and anderson -- it is a law firm if you couldn't tell -- boomtown, and of course the law firm. other brie thanks to our dedicated board members -- other brief thanks to our dedicated for members. it takes a lot of work to pull off an event like we are doing this evening. one in particular i would like to call your attention to is the chair of our committee, beau moore, emeritus professor of social science at citadel. thank you both.

but cleveland browns quarterback was given a 6 game suspension over allegations of sexual misconduct. but the league wanting ben for at least one year ah, learned a very well welcome to the program in ice. it states has declared the monkey box outbreak, a public health emergency declaration should free up additional funding and tools to fight the disease. on tuesday, you as president joe biden appointed to federal officials in order to coordinate the national response. there are carney more than 6 and a half 1000 cases in the u. s. so far, almost all of them. among men who have sex with men, particle haine is following his story, joins his slide now from washington. what is, what is this declaration? nene patty? well, what it means is, just to put it in perspective, the by the administration has been hearing from doctors across the country saying that they were simply just running out of time if they had any hope of containing this outbreak. so now we've seen them make this declaration, it's a public health emergency in another declaration. and as you mentioned, that frees up funds. what that does is it allows

the food that was served up outside by, first of all, morris brown member reggie simmons cooking up a lot of the sides, and then we had ben connell come down here from south carolina. he is so committed to what the foreign means and what is doing. he is a lawyer in kershaw