the scale of these floods is difficult to imagine. 80% of dadu district is already submerged.hanting. thousands rally in argentina to support vice president cristina fernandez de kirchner after she narrowly avoids assassination. serena williams is defeated at the us open in new york in what is likely to be her last competitive match. welcome to our viewers on pbs in the united states and around the world. china has warned it'll take counter measures unless the united states revokes a $1.1 billion arms deal with taiwan. it comes amid rising tensions between washington and beijing over the island. the deal includes anti—ship missiles, air—to—air missiles and support for taiwan's surveillance radar programme. so, how will the spend be broken down? $1.1 billion has been promised by the us government. $355 million will be spent on harpoon air—to—sea missiles. $85 million is earmarked for sidewinder air—to—air missiles. and $665 million is for a surveillance radar system. earlier, i spoke to our north america correspondent peter bowes for more details on the deal. well, we know that

the scale of these floods is difficult to imagine. 80% of dadu district is already submerged.me came here hoping they'd be safe, but they now fear that things are about to get a lot worse. and with good reason — the water across this district is rising and a quarter of a million people are in harm's way. it's notjust najma who's worried about her young family. there are children in each tent we come across and scores of pregnant women. on the other side of the flood wall, i meet mariam, who is due to deliver any day. her village is buried under water, 20 kilometres from here. when the floods came, all they were able to save from her old life were the clothes on their backs and four cows. translation: i've already got eight children. - look at where we live. i can barely take care of them. sometimes, we don't eat for days. i'm worried notjust about my health but about my unborn baby. i don't even have money to go to hospital. if i get sick here, i wouldn't know what to do. uncertainty surrounds the families marooned on this sliver of dry land. not even the next meal is promised

the scale of these floods is difficult to imagine. 80% of dadu district is already submerged. families that you see around me came here hoping they would be safe but they now fear that things are about to get a lot worse. we'll have the latest from one of the worst hit areas of sindh province. also on the programme: russia scraps plans to reopen the nord stream 1 gas pipeline that serves germany tomorrow, sparking fears for european supplies and prices. voting has closed in the conservative leadership election — will it be rishi sunak or liz truss moving into number 10 next week? it's been revealed that more than 11,000 government documents were seized by the fbi during their serach of donald trump's florida home last month. and andy murray is out of the us open, beaten by italy's matteo 0pen, beaten by italy's matteo berrettini in the third round. and coming up on the bbc news channel, a freak golfing injury means england starjonny bairstow is out for the summer season, and the t20 world cup which starts next month. good evening. there are fears of food shortages in pakistan,

the scale of these floods is difficult to imagine. 80% of dadu district is already submerged.housands rally in argentina to support vice president cristina fernandez de kirchner after she narrowly avoids assassination. the 84—year—old hollywood actress jane fonda has been diagnosed with cancer, but says she won't be letting it interfere with her climate activism. # there's a starman waiting in the sky... and the hand—written lyrics to david bowie�*s 1972 hit starman go up for auction later this month. hello and welcome to the programme. china has warned it'll take counter measures unless the united states revokes a $1.1 billion arms deal with taiwan. it comes amid rising tensions between washington and beijing over the island. the deal includes anti—ship missiles, air—to—air missiles and support for taiwan's surveillance radar programme. so, how will the spend be broken down? $1.1 billion has been promised by the us government. $355 million will be spent on harpoon air—to—sea missiles. $85 million is earmarked for — sidewinder air—to—air missiles. $665 million is for a surveil

the scale of these floods is difficult to imagine. 80% of dadu district is already submerged. families that you see around me came here hoping they would be safe but they now fear that things are about to get a lot worse. we'll have the latest from one of the worst hit areas of sindh province. also on the programme: are conservatives ready for rishi? or will members put their trust in liz? voting has just closed in the campaign to be the next tory party leader and prime minister. as more cost of living payments start going out to households, we find out about another scheme to help struggling families. and andy murray is on court right now at the us open, one of four british men through to the third round. and coming up in sport on the bbc news channel, in their first match since being crowned european champions, england are in austria as they look to qualify for next year's women's world cup. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. there are fears of food shortages in pakistan after the devastating floods there washed away nearly half the country's crops. so far arou

the scale of these floods is difficult to imagine. 80% of dadu district is already submerged.ident cristina fernandez de kirchner after she narrowly avoids assassination. serena williams is defeated at the us open in new york in what is likely to be her last competitive match.

the scale of these floods is difficult to imagine. 80% of dadu district is already submerged.here hoping they would be safe but they now fear that things are about to get a lot worse. we'll have the latest from one of the worst hit areas of sindh province. also on the programme: are conservatives ready for rishi? or will members put their trust in liz? voting has just closed in the campaign to be

the scale of these floods is difficult to imagine. 80% of dadu district is already submerged.cristina fernandez de kirchner after she narrowly avoids assassination. the 84—year—old hollywood actress jane fonda has been diagnosed with cancer, but says she won't be letting it interfere with her climate activism.

the scale of these floods is difficult to imagine. 80% of dadu district is already submerged. russia warns a key pipeline to europe is facing a new problem. nordstream one will remain closed for an indefinite period. the head of the un's nuclear watchdog warns of serious tensions at ukraine's zaporizhzhia nuclear plant and says its physical integrity has been violated. voting closes in the uk campaign to be the next conservative party leader and prime minister, succeeding borisjohnson. and a swimming cap designed for athletes with black or afro hair gets approval for use in top level competitions. hello, and welcome to the programme. there are fears of food shortages in pakistan, after the devastating floods washed away nearly half of the country's crops. so far around 1,200 people are known to have been killed — but today, unicef said many more children could die from a rapid spread of diseases like cholera and malaria. our correspondent pumza fighlani is in pakistan. meet this boy, he's two days old, her sixth child. as he sleeps under a tree that's become this family's only

crops have been destroyed by floods the scale of these floods is difficult to imagine. 80% of dadu districteurope is facing a new problem — nordstream i will remain closed for an indefinite period. china warns of counter measures after the united states approves a $1 billion arms package to taiwan. the mayor ofjackson, in the us state of mississippi, warn residents over ruptured pipes as thousands are forced to live without clean running water for a fifth day.

officials in dadu district in the southern province of sindh say another quarter of a million peoplelet the illness interfere with her climate activism. the transport secretary, grant shapps, has announced a two pound cap on bus fares across england. the move could save people around 30 per cent on the average fare. the government is providing up to £60 million to subsidise the scheme. our reporter mairead smyth is in huddersfield for us. that evening. here in huddersfield that change comes into effect before the rest of the country and that is because the mayor has struck that deal with best providers here through the combined authorities. from tomorrow, people here in west yorkshire can enjoy £2 single fares and an all—day pass that cost £4 50. that has been welcomed today. to me, it is a no—brainer. there is no point in taking the car and then paying for parking fees and everything, and so, to me, obviously, the cost of living and the fact it is saving money at the end of the day. right now it is costing us really too much so if it is going to cost us £2, not more than £2, that wo

the scale of these floods is difficult to imagine. 80% of dadu district is already submerged.

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officials in dadu district in the southern province of sindh say another quarter of a million people her climate activism. now it's time for a look at the weather with nick miller. hello there. wettest across western parts of the uk, there are some met office weather warning for the rainy northern ireland and parts of scotland so do have a look at those online. this evening and tonight, some of the heaviest rain across scotland will ease before pepping up again later in the night. showers developing in into parts of england will begin to fade away, quite a warm night out there, we start tomorrow with heavy rain, windy conditions in northern ireland, that will push away as it starts to brighten up, we will see some further pulses of rain pushing north through scotland, persistently wet through scotland, persistently wet through parts of eastern scotland, and as for wales in the western side of england, showery rain occasionally, starting to push further into parts of the midlands and across northern england whereas the eastern side of england, much of east anglia, for example, stays d

the scale of these floods is difficult to imagine. 80% of dadu district is already submerged.ative party leader and prime minister, succeeding borisjohnson. and a swimming cap designed for athletes with black or afro

dadu, in sindh province. there is more water coming into this district.y to use for cover. this area has been flooded for weeks, and their water levels have been high already, but there is now a secondary threat of water coming down from the mountains threatening to flood this entire region. authorities tell us 250,000 people are in danger. they need resources to get them out, they need a place to take them, and both of those things currently, there simply aren't enough of. it's unclear to these people what help is coming, they don't know how long they are going to need to stay here, and they don't know if food is even going to come. these are some of the pictures that we are seeing across rural pakistan, but especially now dadu is where the most effort is needed, authorities tell us because they realise that there are people, if nothing happens within the next day or the next few hours, even, that there are people whose lives are in danger and they are worried that theyjust don't have enough resources to get everyone to safety. well, we can now speak to

dadu in southern pakistan. there is more water coming into this district.r coming down from the mountains threatening to flood this entire region. authorities tell us 250,000 people are in danger. they need resources to get them out, they need a place to take them, and both of those things currently, there simply aren't enough of. it's unclear to these people what help is coming, they don't know how long they are going to need to stay here, and they don't know if food is even going to come. these are some of the pictures that we are seeing across rural pakistan, but especially now dada is where the most effort pakistan, but especially now dadu is where the most effort is needed, authorities tell us because they realise that there are people, if nothing happens within the next day or the next few hours, even, that there are people whose lives are in danger and they are worried that theyjust don't have enough resources to get everyone to safety. the un has accused china of "serious human—rights violations" in a long—awaited report into allegations of abuse in