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wameq, thank you so much for joining us on newsday this morning. | joining us on newsday this morningcovering here on newsday and of course a reminder, our top story, that storm idalia is about to hit the state of florida. we can show some life pictures there, a warning from governor desantis to residents to evacuate and be ready as soon as possible. a lot more of that on our website, for now, thank you so much for watching. hello. on the other side of the atlantic, a major weather story is going to be hello. on the other side of the atlantic, a major weather story is going to be developing during wednesday because florida is bracing for the arrival of hurricane idalia. this storm has been strengthening, moving northwards over the very warm waters of the gulf of mexico. it's going to make landfall during wednesday in the northwest of florida with a combination of dangerous winds, a life threatening storm surge, with the potential to cause catastrophic flooding. we will, of course, keep you up to date with that. here at home, a much quieter weather outlook for wednesday. sunny spells a

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it's newsday. hi there, thank you for being with us.begin in ukraine, where at least five people have been killed in a russian missile attack on residential buildings in the eastern ukrainian town of pokrovsk. ukraine's interior minister reported that the strikes also injured at least 31 people. among the injured are at least 19 police officers, five rescuers and a child. the head of the donetsk region said the strikes damaged a hotel as well as shops and administrative buildings. meanwhile, ukraine's intelligence agency announced that it arrested a woman in connection with an alleged assassination plot against president zelensky. the woman was allegedly preparing a russian air strike in the mikolaiv region during mr zelensky�*s visit to the area. our ukraine correspondentjames waterhouse has the latest. so these are quite interesting allegations emerging from the southern mykolaiv region. sources at the security service have told us they've arrested a woman who is accused of travelling around the local area, taking pictures of differen

daniel, thank you so much for joining us on newsday today. thank ou.brought to the brink of collapse by almost a decade of civil war. back in 2014, houthi forces — backed by iran — seized the capital. a saudi—led coalition — supported by britain and america — intervened. but the houthis have not been dislodged and still control sanaa and the north, where most of the population live. few places have suffered more than taiz, a city which, for more than 3,000 days, has been besieged by houthi forces. 0ur senior international correspondent orla guerin spent several days in the city's main hospital. every second counts, and war has taught them to be quick. it has honed their skills. at al—zour hospital, doctors patch up some of the latest broken bodies. this time, it's government troops hit by a houthi drone. 0ne soldier, called omar, could not be saved. another is rushed away for treatment elsewhere. anyone can be a target here, notjust men in uniform. nearby, we meet hanadi. every painful step reminds her of the war. her father struggles to pay for her tr

it's newsday.— it's newsday. thank you for bein: it's newsday.nk you for being with _ it's newsday. thank you for being with us. _ we begin in moscow where russian officials have confirmed that the mercenary leader yevgeny prigozhin was one of the people who died on a plane which crashed last week. they say dna evidence from the wreckage matches that of mr prigozhin who led a short—lived mutiny against president putin. meanwhile, ukraine has warned that russia is intensifying its attacks along the front line. we'll assess the state of conflict with our correspondent in kyiv in a moment, but first let's get the latest from our russia editor steve rosenberg. many people are asking is if the story of wagner, the story of prigozhin finally over? one of prigozhin finally over? one of the things i have learned in russia is that stories here really end. there are so many twists and turns here and new chapters. it is quite possible that even in that death yevgeny prigozhin could pose a challenge to vladimir putin. just look at all the makeshift prigozhin

that is it for this edition of newsday, but a reminder of our top story.. a lot more on this story and all the other stories on the website. in fact, we do have a live page on this wildfire story in hawaii, so do check that out for the latest updates there, but for now thanks for watching newsday. good morning. we finally got there. on thursday, we had some much awaited summer sunshine and warmth. fairly widespread across the country, but temperatures peaked just over 28 degrees. however, there was quite a lot of cloud around, and in northern ireland by the end of the afternoon, some threatening—looking skies. and that's because this frontal system moving in and is bringing some rain as we speak. that is moving its way steadily north and east, some heavy bursts of rumble of thunder mixed in there as it pushes its way across scotland. the trailing tail of that frontal system, just a band of cloud, the odd spot or two of nuisance rain into the south—east. but it will be an incredibly mild, muggy night. so a very humid start to our friday morning. and there w

thanks for watching newsday. hello there.rrogate, around the north yorkshire area, but i've seen quite a few over the weekend. that particular one formed along this convergence line — that's where the winds bash together — and those opposing winds would've helped create some of the spin that created that funnel cloud in the first place. right now, though, those showers have long since cleared out of the way. we do have just a few patches of rain working from west to east, but many of us will have a dry start to the day on monday, with temperatures holding up into double figures. overall, the bank holiday monday that it'll be for many of you is a better, drier kind of day — the reason, well, we've got this little weak ridge of high pressure building in. now it won't be completely dry, there'll be just a few isolated showers around, but nowhere near as many as we've had over the course of the weekend. and probably the greatest risk of seeing an odd shower will be across the northwest of both england and wales. the emphasis, tho

speaking of moving along, that is it for this edition of newsday.ve been dominating weather headlines in recent weeks. and this week, we saw a return to heat across iberia. on wednesday afternoon in southern spain, we saw a high of 44 degrees, 111 fahrenheit. we are tapping into some of that warmth across the uk — not as extreme. it was a pleasant day on wednesday. thursday, it will be warmer still, with temperatures perhaps peaking at 27, possibly 28 degrees. that's 82 fahrenheit. but widespread warmth is expected generally across the country, and that's because we've got high pressure with us for another day. however, this frontal system is going to start to push in late on thursday. a beautiful start, lots of blue sky, lots of sunshine coming through. little bit of cloud and mist and murk down to the south—west may linger first thing, a little more cloud into northern ireland and southern scotland as we go through the day. but on the whole, with light winds and a warm, muggy start, those temperatures will respond widely into the mid—20s, possibly

thank you so much forjoining us on newsday today. you decided to created this virtual reality world of both hiroshima and nagasaki? thank you. so it has been _ hiroshima and nagasaki? thank you. so it has been 78 _ hiroshima and nagasaki? thank you. so it has been 78 years _ hiroshima and nagasaki? thank you. so it has been 78 years since - hiroshima and nagasaki? thank you. so it has been 78 years since the - so it has been 78 years since the atomic bombing, and soon we will enter an era where there are no survivors who personally experienced it. this means that there will be no more people who deeply wish for peace and a world without nuclear weapons. it was created 12 years ago, to pass on the experience and feelings of the bombing survivors to future generations, and the content had been continuously updated with new interviews and historic materials. new interviews and historic materials-— new interviews and historic materials. ., ., ~ materials. can you tell me what kind of exnerience _ materials. can you tell me what kind of e

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore. i'm mariko oi.uis rubiales to resign over that kiss at the end of the women's world cup final. bank holiday chaos. the world's two biggest economies agreed to talk regularly on trade. we will have the latest on the visit to china. donald trump faces a manic monday ahead of super tuesday, as a us federaljudge sets a trial date of the 11th of march for the former president. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin in spain, where the country's football federation has asked its president, luis rubiales, to resign after he kissed a player on the lips following the women's world cup final. the federation�*s call for him to step down,

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welcome to newsday. reporting live from singapore, i'm mariko oi.ines: 7a people, including 12 children, have been killed in a fire at an apartment block injohannesburg. south africa's president visits the scene. johannesburg has never had an incident like this where so many people die as a result of fire in the centre of the city. so this is tragic. we report from the philippines where tensions with beijing are rising over territory in the south china sea. the uk has a new defence secretary — we'll ask how grant shapps will approach relations with china. it sounds like a cock and bull story — we'll hear about the man pulled over for driving with a real life bull in the passenger seat. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news — it's newsday. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin in the south african city ofjohannesburg where twelve children are among more than 70 people now known to have died after a fire in a tower block.

it's newsday. hello and welcome to the programme.us state of georgia has charged him and 18 other defendants with attempting to overturn the 2020 presidential election results in the state. he's facing 13 new charges, including

it's newsday. welcome to the programme.n the number of deaths from the worst wildfire in the united states in more than a century. authorities are searching through burned—out buildings and vehicles.

it's newsday. inc you for being with us.for a powerful tropical storm which has already hit mexico's pacific coast. it will be the first tropical storm that hits the state in 84 years. forecasters have warned it could dump 25 centimetres of rain. that is one year's worth in southern california. there has already been flooding in the mexican state of baja california and some houses are now underwater. elsewhere there have been landslides and just as residence in los angeles hunkered down for the approach of the storm, the region was

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore. i'm mariko oi.2030. wildfires rage in portugal as the un describes recent record global temperatures as extraordinary. canadian rapper tory lanez has been sentenced to ten years in prison for shooting and wounding megan thee stallion. and hiroshima and nagasaki in virtual reality — before and after the atomic bombings in 1916. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news — it's newsday.

it's newsday. hello and welcome to the programme.e he crossed the border a month ago. 23—year—old private travis king. it's been four weeks since he apparently evaded an order to fly back to the us, and made his way to the demilitarized zone which separates the two koreas

that's the newsday. by sunny spells and scattered showers — some really potent ones on saturday, but by monday, fewer showers around, allowing us to get out and enjoy some fresh air and glimpses of sunshine. quite a cloudy start, but into the afternoon, the cloud broke up and we closed out the day with some decent sunshine around. now, low pressure is set to dominate this tuesday and continue with that sunny spells and scattered shower theme. the trailing weather front here will certainly introduce more cloud across northern england, parts of wales and south—west england first thing in the morning, and some light, patchy rain here. we start off with sunshine across the north, but a few scattered showers will develop as we go through the day. and so, by the middle part of the afternoon, our weather front will be sitting across lincolnshire down into south—west england. ahead of it, still relatively mild, but behind it, we'll see some sunshine. there will be a few showers and some of these really quite hea

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it's newsday.rges against him of plotting to overturn the 2020 election result. mr rump already faces two other criminal cases, but the election he was charged with on tuesday is widely seen as the most serious of them all. authorities in washington are ramping up security ahead of his court hearing which will take place later on thursday. 0ur correspondent has the latest from outside the court hours. donald trump is due to appear behind us on thursday. we understand that he has the

welcome to newsday. reporting live from singapore, i'm mariko oi.biden is shot dead by the fbi. the latest twist in us and china tensions. deadly bushfires in the hawaiian island of maui.— bushfires in the hawaiian island of maui. live from our studio in _ island of maui. live from our studio in singapore, - island of maui. live from our studio in singapore, this- island of maui. live from our studio in singapore, this is i studio in singapore, this is bbc news — it's newsday. thank you for being with us. we begin in the us where a man who posted violent threats against presidentjoe biden has been shot dead by the fbi. agents were trying to serve an arrest warrant on craig robertson at his home in utah,

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm monica miller. a huge wildfire approaches. we have a special report from pakistan, after churches and christian homes were attacked following claims a copy of the quran was desecrated. the leaders ofjapan and south korea travel to the us for a summit withjoe biden aimed at tackling rising regional threats. as regional threats. we count down to sunday's women's as we count down to sunday's women's world cup final, we see how women's domestic league is being promoted. li’se how women's domestic league is being promoted.— being promoted. live from our studio in singapore, _ being promoted. live from our studio in singapore, this- being promoted. live from our studio in singapore, this is - studio in singapore, this is bbc news — it's newsday. welcome to the programme. we begin in canada, where emergency workers are evacuating thousands of residents of an entire city in the north west of the country, which is in the path of a huge wildfire. more than 20,000 people in yellowknife, the capital city of can

it's newsday. hi there, thank you for being with us.storm — described by forecasters as extremely

it's newsday. welcome to the programme.as been indicted over his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election and summoned to appear in a federal court on thursday. this is the most serious legal threat yet to the president, as he campaigns to return to the

it's newsday. hi there, thank you for being with us. has been shot dead by the fbi. agents were trying to serve an arrest warrant on craig robertson at his home in utah, just hours

welcome to newsday.020 election at a washington court. this is a persecution of a political opponent. this was never supposed to happen in america. as thousands show their support for the coup leaders in niger, the country's ousted president warns the entire region could fall to russian influence via the wagner group. and us pop star lizzo says allegations against her are false while herformer allegations against her are false while her former dancers say she needs to be held accountable. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it's newsday. welcome to bbc news — broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin in the united states, where the former president donald trump has appeared in court in washington and pleaded not guilty to four charges connected to his attempts to overturn the 2020 us presidential election. after travelling from his golf course in newjersey, mr trump was accompanied in court by his lawyers. he was asked to confirm his name and age and was read his r

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore. i'm monica miller.oll from wildfires there edges towards 100. many people have lost everything. this hat was the only thing that made it of mine. ijust recently started riding bulls so it was a big sign to me that eye tojust keep so it was a big sign to me that eye to just keep doing what i want to do and keep pushing through tamatta what i want. —— that i should just. pressure builds on rishi sunak over small boats crossing the channel after six deaths. labour says people smugglers are running rings around government policy. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news — it's newsday. welcome to the programme. we start in hawaii, where volunteers helping communities recoverfrom deadly wildfires have appealed for more federal aid. local relief operations are trying to supply food, water and shelter for survivors. 93 people are now known to have died, but the governor of hawaii has warned people to expect that number to rise significantly after the worst wildfires to hit an american

i will be back with newsday at the top of the hour. to join me if newsday at the top of the hour. is coming up with bbc news, sport is coming up next. bbc news — bringing you different stories from across the uk. the end of another busy panto season. but for veteran dame david robins, the work doesn't end there. these elaborate wigs are all made in his nottinghamshire workshop and it's a process that starts in the winter. some people have brought back ones that are a0 years old to be refurbished. so a lot of the the first part of my year from panto finishing is refurbishing, re spraying and basically getting wigs back to look brilliant. it's a full time job for david. he creates an estimated 60 to 80 wigs a year for dames across the country and repairs over 100 more. he says he's the only person in the country that still does it after taking over the business from his own suppliers seven years ago. they said to me, we'd like to retire and you're the only person we can think of who could take over the business. so that's exactly what i did. and from then on, it's just been an absol

thank you so much for watching newsday.s going to be developing during wednesday because florida is bracing for the arrival of hurricane idalia. this storm has been strengthening, moving northwards over the very warm waters of the gulf of mexico. it's going to make landfall during wednesday in the northwest of florida with a combination of dangerous winds, a life threatening storm surge, with the potential to cause catastrophic flooding. we will, of course, keep you up to date with that. here at home, a much quieter weather outlook for wednesday. sunny spells and scattered showers. most places getting off to a fine start. a little bit of mist here and there that will tend to lift and clear and then a lot of sunshine around. but shower clouds will bubble up through the day. a scattering of showers to take us through the afternoon, the odd heavy one. but there will be some big dry gaps in between temperatures ranging from 15 degrees in stornoway and lerwick to 19 in london, maybe 20 somewhere in the south east corner. but tho

it's newsday. hello and welcome to the programme.in north korea after state media publicly confirmed the presence of a us soldier for the first time since he crossed the border a month ago. it centres around this man — 23—year—old private travis king. it's been four weeks since he apparently evaded an order to fly back to the us, and made his way to the demilitarised zone which separates the two koreas — before running to the northern side. pyongyang has now claimed private king was driven to come to north korea because of inhuman maltreatment and racial discrimination while serving in the us army. and the state news agency goes on to claim that private king has admitted to crossing illegally, and has asked for refuge in the north. it is the first time north korea has knowledged detaining the soldier. the claims have not been verified, and in a press briefing, the white house has urged people to be mindful of where the statement was made when considering its validity. we would caution everyone to consider the source here, that is inc

that's it for newsday. from the airport in atlanta where mr trump is expected to arrive shortly before turning himself into the county court. that's it for the programme, thank you so much for watching newsday. hello there. on thursday, we had a few showers and thunderstorms towards the south coast of england, and it felt particularly humid across east anglia and southeast england — temperatures into the mid—to—high 20s. but it will feel a lot fresher here for friday — temperatures dropping down into the low 20s, but overall, i suspect arguably a more pleasant feel to the weather, given those lower levels of humidity. a fine end to the day across southwest scotland, but it's in scotland and northern ireland that we find ourselves close to a centre of low pressure. and so, over the next few hours, we we'll see some showers at least working into scotland and northern ireland, maybe some longer spells of rain across the far north of scotland. temperatures starting off the day friday about 9—11 for most, but st

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm monica miller. the headlines: yevgeny prigozhin, head of russia's wagner mercenary group, is presumed dead after a plane that crashed — killing all those on board. it's two months since prigozhin challenged president putin, with a short—lived mutiny against the regime in moscow. we'll have full analysis. and despite regional opposition, japan prepares to release treated radioactive water from the fukushima nuclear plant into the pacific ocean. trump ally rudy giuliani is arrested and then bailed over alleged election interference. it comes as republican presidential candidates face off for the first televised debate. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news — it's newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. the man who led a mutiny against president putin — and played a key role with his wagner mercenaries in the war in ukraine, yevgeny prigozhin, appears to have died in a plane crash in russia. this image has been confirmed by bbc verify as being from the crash scene near moscow. it's b

it's newsday. welcome to the programme.g thousands of residents of an entire city in the northwest of the country, which is in the path of a huge wildfire. more than 20,000 people in yellowknife, the capital city of canada's northwest territories, have been told to leave by friday. authorities say the wildfires have taken a turn for the worse and pose a "real threat". yellowknife is now blanketed in smoke,

that is it for this edition of newsday. thank you so much for watching. good morning.d warmth. fairly widespread across the country, but temperatures peaked just over 28 degrees. however, there was quite a lot of cloud around, and in northern ireland by the end of the afternoon, some threatening—looking skies. and that's because this frontal system moving in and is bringing some rain as we speak. that is moving its way steadily north and east, some heavy bursts of rumble of thunder mixed in there as it pushes its way across scotland. the trailing tail of that frontal system, just a band of cloud, the odd spot or two of nuisance rain into the south—east. but it will be an incredibly mild, muggy night. so a very humid start to our friday morning. and there will be some sunshine. early morning cloud breaking off across south—east england, some sunny spells coming through. and with that south—westerly flow, we continue to drag in the risk of a few showers, chiefly out to the west. the northern isles will stay quite wet and disappointing in terms of the feel of the weather,

it's newsday. hi there, thank you for being with us.e begin in the us, where a man who posted violent threats against presidentjoe biden has been shot dead by the fbi. agents were trying to serve an arrest warrant on craig robertson at his home in utah, just hours ahead of a planned visit to the state by mr biden. our north america correspondent nomia iqbal shared this latest update from washington, dc. the details that we have so far is, as you mentioned there, the suspect�*s name was craig robertson. we understand he was 75 years old. and there was a criminal complaint that had already been filed in the district court of utah regarding serious concerns about him. so one of the charges that he was facing was threats against the president — i've got the criminal complaint in front of me — but fbi agents conducted surveillance of his home back in march. they wanted to talk to him about his social media posts. he told them, according to the complaint, to come back with an arrest warrant — which they did. now, when you look at the criminal

welcome to newsday. south africa's president visits the scene.le die as a result of a fire in the centre of the city. so this is tragic. we report from the philippines, where tensions with beijing are rising over territory in the south china sea. the uk has a new defence secretary — we'll ask how grant shapps will approach relations with china. it sounds like a cock and bull story — we'll hear about the man pulled over for driving with a real—life bull in the passenger seat. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin in the south african city ofjohannesburg, where 12 children are among more than 70 people now known to have died after a fire in a tower block.

it's newsday. . welcome to the programme.nteers helping communities recover from deadly wildfires have appealed for more federal aid. local relief operations are trying to supply food, water and shelter for survivors. 93 people are now known to have died, but the governor of hawaii has

we will have all the main news stories for you at the top of the hour as newsday continues straight after hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. what does it say about a society when its lawmakers prioritise ever tougher security laws and the authorities put bounties on the heads of political opponents in exile? that's something for the people of hong kong to reflect on as the territory's government follows beijing's lead in eliminating space for dissent. my guest is pro—beijing legislative council member dominic lee. with economic storm clouds gathering over china, are we about to see hong kong's political and economic dependence on beijing painfully exposed? dominic lee in hong kong, welcome to hardtalk. thanks, stephen, for having me again. it's a great pleasure to have you back on the show. since we last spoke, it has become plain that the hong kong authorities are determined to push this article 23 reform of the basic law to create seven types of national security offence, and that will sit alongside and on top of the national security law passed in 2020. what on earth ar

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm monica miller. the headlines. after 1a hours stranded in a cable car dangling above a river in pakistan, all eight people on board are rescued. the brics summit begins injohannesburg — vladimir putin addresses the meeting virtually because of an international warrant for his arrest. the bodies of 18 people presumed to have been migrants are found in a forest in greece, where wildfires have been burning for days. days after russia's failed mission, india hopes to become the first nation to reach the lunar south pole. it's newsday. welcome to the programme. it's 8am in singapore, and 5am in islamabad. there is relief across pakistan. six children and two adults who got stuck in a cable car above a ravine in the north—west of the country are rescued. the group was left dangling hundreds of feet in the air for more than 1a hours after a cable snapped. the military tried to reach them, first with helicopters, then with zip wires. huge crowds gathered to watch the rescue attempts. our pakistan correspondent caroline dav

it's newsday. welcome to the programme.seven in the morning in singapore, and four a.m. in islamabad. relief across pakistan. six children and two adults who got stuck in a cable car above a ravine in the north west of the country have been rescued. the group was left dangling hundreds of feet in the air for more than 1a hours after a cable snapped. the military tried to reach them — first with helicopters — then with zip wires. huge crowds gathered to watch the rescue attempts. our pakistan correspondent caroline davies has the story. shouting. through the darkness and forest, the sight the crowds had been hoping, waiting and praying for — strapped to the cable, the final rescue, waiting arms and shouts of "god is great." 15 hours earlier, the children were taking the cable car to school when a cable snapped. makeshift cable cars are common in the rural mountains of pakistan, taking minutes over ravines while roads take hours. at first, army helicopters couldn't rescue them, buffeted by winds, scared the downwash from the

life from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news, it's newsday.estruction. it made landfall as a category 3 hurricane, bringing winds of 125 miles per hour, but it's weakened as it passed through florida and so far there have been no confirmed fatalities. the us national hurricane centre has now downgraded idalia to a tropical storm —

it's newsday. hi there. thank you for being with us. indonesia generals who sees powers so they have closed airspace against what they call airspace against what they call a threat of intervention against them. a deadline expired for them to restore the ousted president or face the possible action from the west african regional grouping known as ecowas. thousands of people gathered in the capsule to support the militaryjunta support the military junta despite support the militaryjunta despite condemnation of soldier actions. some majoring dominant neighbouring countries including mali, burkina faso and guinea have voiced support for the coup leaders and algeria which borders niger to the north says it is categorically against armed intervention. france says it will support efforts by ecowas to restore niger's elected president. the premise to meanwhile was in paris on saturday to meet lawmakers and greeting protesters against the coup outside the country's embassy. i've spoken to a senior associate at the centre. international studies a