emma vardy, bbc news, belfast.h for a major un conference on climate change. it said mr biden would attend the cop27 summit, before heading to cambodia and indonesia. more than 200 governments have been invited to the meeting. earlier this week, britain's new prime minister, rishi sunak, said he wouldn't go, prompting criticism from opposition parties and environmental groups. one of the pioneers of rock and roll, the american singerjerry lee lewis, has died. he was 87. his larger—than—life performances on stage were overshadowed by his scandalous private life, as david sillito reports. # whole lotta shakin�* goin�* on... # come on, baby, baby you can't go wrong... my greatest talent in the field of music that i'm in. if you ever wondered why rock and roll was called the devil's music, jerry lee lewis is your answer. it was his piano playing that got him expelled from bible college. rock and roll was his escape from god—fearing southern poverty. if you want to be an ass—draggin�* hillbilly, son, you can if you want

emma vardy reporting, thank you.as been televised and broadcast live in england and wales. an old baileyjudge gave jemma mitchell life in prison with a minimum term of 3a years for killing herfriend from church and then dumping her decapitated body in devon. thejudge described her as extremely devious. helena wilkinson reports. this isjemma mitchell on her way to mee kuen chong's house. hours later, she murders her and puts her body in the big blue suitcase. miss chong, also known as deborah, was friends with the former osteopath. both devout christians, they met through the church, but they fell out over money. mitchell is the first murderer and first woman in england and wales to have her sentence televised, in a rule change allowing people to seejustice being delivered. the enormity of your crime is profoundly shocking. even more so given your apparent religious devotion as well as the fact that deborah chong was a good friend to you and had shown you great kindness. mitchell kept miss chong's body for two weeks.

our ireland correspondent emma vardy reports.alysis, on the horizon for some time, now set in. as the midnight deadline came and went, civil servants, midnight deadline came and went, civilservants, not midnight deadline came and went, civil servants, not ministers any more, are running northern ireland. today, the secretary of state said he would still call an election but left out over a date, saying he wanted to talk more to the parties first. i wanted to talk more to the parties first. . ., , ., , ., ., first. i have limited options ahead of me. i first. i have limited options ahead of me- i am _ first. i have limited options ahead of me. i am under _ first. i have limited options ahead of me. i am under a _ first. i have limited options ahead of me. i am under a legal - first. i have limited options ahead of me. i am under a legal duty - first. i have limited options ahead of me. i am under a legal duty to | of me. i am under a legal duty to call an election within 12 weeks. i have had lots and lots of talks with all the par

emma vardy following that story for us in washington.home burglary. it's hoped the pledge will help more cases reach court. the chairman of the national police chiefs' council said the commitment was also aimed at giving people "peace of mind". alex mayes is from the charity victim support. off the bat, it is very welcome news. it might be a little overdue. and let me tell you why. as you said, it might drive up prosecutions, but also victims of crime, if you have the misfortune to be a victim of burglary, you deserve the police to come out, someone to provide that reassurance. i think it is fair to say, in recent years, that has not happened in every case, so this is going to change today. ieruihidi this is going to change today. which other crimes. _ this is going to change today. which other crimes, though, _ this is going to change today. which other crimes, though, are _ this is going to change today. which other crimes, though, are going to miss out? we've only got so many officers to go around. i miss out? we've only got so many o

our ireland corespondent emma vardy has this report. government at stormont is always fragile.ers are no longer in charge and civil servants are keeping the lights on instead. the secretary of state for northern ireland has said he will call an election held back from setting the expected date. i have limited options ahead of me. i am under a legal duty to call an election within 12 weeks. i have had lots and lots of talks with all the parties and will continue to do so. there was the option to legislate and delay this moment. how does calling an election help solve any of the problems for northern ireland? nearly all the parties have been saying this will not help the situation signed up to the rules that make the situation happen. i call it now? i rules that make the situation happen. i call it now?- happen. i call it now? i am leaall happen. i call it now? i am legally bound _ happen. i call it now? i am legally bound to _ happen. i call it now? i am legally bound to do - happen. i call it now? i am legally bound to do so. - happen. i call it now? i am| legally bound to do s

our ireland correspondent, emma vardy, reports.ome time, now set in. as the midnight deadline came and went, civil servants, not ministers any more, are running northern ireland. today, the secretary of state said he would still call an election but left out over a date, saying he wanted to talk more to the parties first. i have limited options ahead of me. i am under a legal duty to call an election within 12 weeks. i have had lots and lots of talks with all the parties and will continue to do so. bbc news, there was the option to legislate to delay this moment. how does calling an election help solve any of the problem for northern ireland that got us here? nearly all the parties have been saying this won't help the situation actually signed up to the rules that make this situation happen. why call it now? i am legally bound to do so. and those rules state it must be held within 12 weeks. alongside carol singers, voters are now expecting campaigning politicians on their doorstep in the run—up to christmas but beyond that, nobody

our ireland corespondent emma vardy has this report.y to call an election within 12 weeks. i have had lots and lots of talks with all the parties and will continue to do so. there was the option to legislate and delay— there was the option to legislate and delay this moment, how does calling _ and delay this moment, how does calling an — and delay this moment, how does calling an election help solve any of the _ calling an election help solve any of the problems for northern ireland? _ of the problems for northern ireland? ., , ., of the problems for northern ireland? . , . , ireland? nearly all the parties sa in: ireland? nearly all the parties saying this — ireland? nearly all the parties saying this won't _ ireland? nearly all the parties saying this won't help - ireland? nearly all the parties saying this won't help the - ireland? nearly all the parties - saying this won't help the situation actually signed up to the laws which make this situation happen. why now? because i am legally bound to do so. the dup has refused to go back i

the person to tell us at our ireland correspondent emma bardy, correspondent emma vardy, and what a dayck has been ticking down to midnight, a bit like cinderella and by the time many people are listening to this, it will add are listening to this, it will add past midnight —— we are in the period where an election has what does that mean for the governance of northern ireland, to use a very brainy word? in terms of people's lives and decisions made in northern ireland? it sounds like the decisions have been on hold anyway, just on hold more? everything has been on hold to a point. we are approaching halloween so let's use a metaphor, we have had a zombie government where ministers have been in post but not able to really take any big political decisions. the wheels have been turning but you can't make much progress or get targeted to support people for the cost of living crisis or things like that and that's been difficult when it comes to responding to the needs of changing circumstances. that is where you run into problems with a political stalemate like this. when we hit midnight, f

the person who can tell us is our ireland correspondent, emma vardy, who is at stormont.ble to really take any big political decisions. the wheels have been turning but you can't make much progress or get targeted to support people for the cost of living crisis or things like that and that's been difficult when it comes to responding to the needs of changing circumstances. that is where you run into problems with a political stalemate like this. when we hit midnight, from then on, the ministers are no longer in their roles and it is then a civil servant running things and even less can be done. they can keep stuff going but only really do the very basics which doesn't help people's lives when you have changing circumstances like a fuel crisis or problems elsewhere that create problems for schools or gp surgeries where you need politicians to take measures that relate to the local circumstances. we enter this period of stagnation, we are into potentially this campaigning period if the secretary of state comes out and calls an election, which he had threatened to do at one

our washington correspondent, emma vardy has the details. prop gun was put into the hand of alec baldwin, but a live round was discharged, and that hit halyna hutchins, the experienced cinematographer, and she was killed. in the wake of that, the civil case was brought by her loved ones and herfamily against alec baldwin and the production team, essentially accusing them of the standard onset not being tight enough, safety protocols not being adhered to, and cost—cutting measures which led perhaps to her death. that civil case has been settled, we don't know the terms of it, but there was a statement today from halyna hutchins's husband saying that the case was now dismissed. tellingly, he said, i have no interest in engaging in recriminations or attributions of blame, all of us believe that halyna's death was a terrible accident. they want to continue to film the rest of the film as a tribute to her, as it was her last work. that filming, with all of the original cast is continuing injanuary, and perhaps remarkably, you might say, halyna's

emma vardy may news, stormont. politicians in the us, is recovering from surgery after being attacked with a hammer at the couple's home. mr pelosi, the husband of us house of representatives speaker nancy pelosi, was left with a fractured skull and serious injuries to his right arm and hands. a suspect is facing charges, including attempted homicide, after breaking into the san francisco home. our north america editor, sarah smith, reports. police say the intruder used a hammer to smash glass doors and break into the policy home, shouting "where's nancy?" this appears to be a targeted attack. he tried to tie up a targeted attack. he tried to tie up all policy to wait for his wife to come home. she was in washington at the time. police arrived as the attack was happening. ilil" at the time. police arrived as the attack was happening. our officers observed mr _ attack was happening. our officers observed mr policy _ attack was happening. our officers observed mr policy and _ attack was happening. our officers observ

let�*s cross now to washington and speak to our correspondent emma vardy.which would have maybe reduced the safety on set and could have led to this tragic incident and that cases the one which has now been resolved today, being settled with a joint statement from the lawyers of alec baldwin and the husband, widower of halyna hutchins said today they had reached that settlement subject to court approval for a wrongful death case against the producers of rust and is part of that settlement that case will be dismissed but something key, he said here, because i have no interesting and engaging in incrimination or attribution of blame, all of us believe that the death of halyna was a terrible accident and filming with all the original cast of the movie will now resume injanuary and halyna hutchins, herwidower, her husband himself will be now taken on board as an executive producer of this film is that this may not be the end of the story, the investigation is still ongoing and i could possibly be a criminal prosecution. and still ongoing and i could possibly be