peter bowes, thank you fort in: evening. peter bowes, thank you for trying to make _ evening.ank you for trying to make sense - evening. peter bowes, thank you for trying to make sense of- evening. peter bowes, thank you for trying to make sense of all. for trying to make sense of all of this for us. we'll and certainly go back to those events in the us if they continue to take place on those developments there throughout the course of the day for you here on the bbc but for now, let's turn to ukraine. a ukrainian battlefield commander in the eastern town of bakhmut has told the bbc that the fighting there is ferocious. a us official has said russian forces have made incremental advances around the town, with mercenaries from the russian paramilitary wagner group heavily involved in the assault. the battle has been described as a �*meat grinder�* with high numbers of casualties on both sides. almost all of the city's 70 thousand occupants have fled.russia is working hard to capture bakhmut — in the hope it could lead to the fall of slovyansk and kramatorsk as well — the two mo

peter bows, facebook and instagram. peter bows. thank — facebook and instagram. you _ facebook and instagram. peter bows, thank you for _ facebook and instagram. peter bows, thank you for your - bows, thank you for your analysis. —— bowes. now robert pape is professor of political science at the university of chicago. he has been studying the american insurrectionist movement and he testified at the january 6th hearing. thank you forjoining us. you have been studying closely the capitol riot. are you concerned that meta has allowed donald trump back on its social media platform? trump back on its social media latform? , , , trump back on its social media platform?— platform? yes. this is a risky and it is not _ platform? yes. this is a risky and it is notjust _ platform? yes. this is a risky and it is notjust the - platform? yes. this is a risky and it is notjust the past, . platform? yes. this is a risky and it is notjust the past, it. and it is notjust the past, it is the present. we conduct national surveys of violent sentiment in the united states. as of toda

peter bowes, thanks so much for — these platforms.ining _ these platforms. peter bowes, thanks so much forjoining us _ these platforms. peter bowes, thanks so much forjoining us on _ these platforms. peter bowes, thanks so much forjoining us on the - so much forjoining us on the programme. for now, thank you for joining us. the united states hasjoined germany in announcing plans to send tanks to ukraine. the us will supply kyiv with 31 of its m1 abrams tanks. berlin has said it will send 1a of its leopard 2 tanks to the region and they'll give partner countries permission to export the same model of german tank to kyiv. our europe editor, katya adler, reports. almost a full year of hell. the most serious armed conflict in europe since the second world war. an attempt by russia to upend a sense of security across the continent. but today saw an offer of help kyiv has long been crying out for. translation: we will now be sending our leopard 2 - battle tanks to ukraine. we are doing this after intense discussion with our international pa

peter bowes, l _ at what has happened. peter bowes, l north _ at what has happened., l north american - bowes, l north american correspondent there. thank you very much. lora king is the daughter of rodney king. in 1991, he was beaten by four police officers and it was captured on camera. the officers were acquitted and the incident sparked worldwide outrage and protests against police brutality. lora runs the rodney king foundation and joins us now from orange county, california. hello, lora, thank you for joining us. no doubt, the case of migratory brought back extremely painful memories. tell us about when you heard this story and no doubt, it must�*ve been upsetting. —— tyre. it must've been upsetting. -- t re. ., , , tyre. it was extremely upsetting- _ tyre. it was extremely upsetting- i _ tyre. it was extremely upsetting. i saw - tyre. it was extremely upsetting. i saw the i tyre. it was extremely - upsetting. i saw the picture on social media and i kind of picture the situation was what it was but i scrolled past it very fast and of course, people have started

peter bowes, our north america correspondent, - now.r north | america correspondent, thank you very much. we can now speak to republican strategist rina shah. this stalemate upon what is it say about the factions of the republican party?— say about the factions of the republican party? what it says about the republican - republican party? what it says about the republican party - republican party? what it says| about the republican party writ large as they are showing the american public that they are enduring a once in a century humiliation. this is the kind of thing that i would have never thought was coming this soon. 0f never thought was coming this soon. of course for many years, i saw the firebrands in the house, typically those that come from the far right house freedom caucus, really make demands and say that they wanted to get rid of the establishment, they wanted to break it once and for all but what has transpired in the course of today and even yesterday as lead so many of us to believe that we really may be at an impasse an

peter bowes.ashington to take a look at our the scenes in that chamber are unfolding. it looks likely that the decision to adjourn will go ahead. when we can listen into what is being said we will do that for you but this has been a real reflection of the division in us politics, notjust between the two main parties but also in the republican party itself because of the infighting that. some of the analysis we have been reporting has been saying that. let's jump in reporting has been saying that. let'sjump in and listen reporting has been saying that. let's jump in and listen to what is being said. let'sjump in and listen to what is being said.- let'sjump in and listen to what is being said. does any member elect _ what is being said. does any member elect wish - what is being said. does any member elect wish to - what is being said. does any| member elect wish to change what is being said. does any - member elect wish to change his vote or her vote? on this boat, the yeas are 219, the maze 213, t

peter bowes, bbc news, in monterey park. i'm joined now by peter bowes in los angeles.the latest — what do we know so far? we are expecting more details of the news conference in about an hour and a half time and the scene of this terrible shooting late last night and the standoff is now over after police moved in on two white vans and it is unclear what, if anything the police found inside one of those vans, it is thought to be a suspect. reports of the suspect was found deadin reports of the suspect was found dead in one of those white vans but official confirmation of that only this very short statement from officials saying basically that the standoff is over in the neighbourhood is safe. that is the standoff involving these two white man's in the city of torrance —— vans. this incident happened. the issue these pictures of the suspect and they have not named him in the big question of course is what sort of motive could there have been at work here. but as peter was saying in that report, this is the fifth mass shooting in the united states this year. ten people ki

let's bring in our north america correspondent, peter bowes. 's been watching this story very closely. peter, great to get you on the show. just talk us through the backdrop of this. why was donald trump in the first instance taken off the first instance taken off the platform? he the first instance taken off the platform?— the first instance taken off the latform? ., the platform? he was removed from facebook _ the platform? he was removed from facebook the _ the platform? he was removed from facebook the day - the platform? he was removed from facebook the day after i the platform? he was removed| from facebook the day after the january the 6th riots. the assault on congress. the former president had been posting claims repeating false claims about voter fraud during the 2020 election. he also praised the actions of some of those people who attacked congress on that day. so, he lost his platform, he lost his account on facebook and instagram. he had some 3a million followers on facebook. he is planning to stand for presidency for a third term,

that was peter bowes.ert pape, who is professor of political science at the university of chicago. he has been studying the american insurrectionist movement and he testified at the january the 6th hearing. i asked him if he was concerned about meta�*s decision. yes. this is risky and it is notjust the past, it is the present. we conduct national surveys of violent sentiment in the united states. as of today, there are approximately 15 million american adults who have support — violent support — to either restore donald trump to the presidency or against a prosecution for trump in the future. 40% of those 15 million get their main political news from mainstream social media — facebook, instagram etc. so what this means is that by giving donald trump access to the largest social media platform in the world, he has the most access that he�*s had since before january 6th, for calls to action, and this isjust simply a risky move with someone who has never apologised forjanuary 6th, and onjanuary 6th itself he

that was peter bowes.p un official believes progress is being made towards reversing bans on women taking part in public life. last month the taliban banned all women from working for aid agencies, the latest in a series of restrictions on the rights of women and girls. amina mohammed, the un deputy secretary—general, has been in afghanistan, for talks with the taliban, and our chief international correspondent lyse doucent has been travelling with her. a space to call their own. their own shops, run by afghan women for afghan women. but a new taliban edict shut down a training programme here. all of us cried. this, their response. full night we cry. these four women, all university—educated, lost theirjobs, the life they knew and loved. our future is very dark. it's not bright. do you see any light? no. we're here because we really want to hear your voices. that's why the un's second in command is here — amina mohammed, its most senior woman. trying to change taliban government edicts barring women from m

our north america correspondent peter bowes talked us through the background of this case.l, yes, this happened onjanuary 7, so just a few weeks ago. tyre nichols was stopped — it was a traffic stop. he was held for alleged reckless driving. there was apparently an initial confrontation with the officers, and then, a second confrontation when he tried to run away from the scene. he was then taken to hospital and died three days later from his injuries. we know that there is footage — as you have mentioned, there is the footage from the body cams of the officers, which the family of mr nichols have seen, other lawyers have also seen this footage, and they describe it as being harrowing, showing what happened to him, that he was pepper sprayed, the fact that they say he was beaten — and severely beaten — for a period of some three minutes. now, those officers a week ago were sacked from the force and, as we now know, they are being accused of murder. peter, it was strong words from the police chief there, calling it "a failing of basic humanity." many people are disturbed and

peter bowes, bbc news, in monterey park. i'm joined now by david willis in los angeles.avid, we are expecting a press conference to start very shortly where we can probably hopefully find out more about the suspect that talkers through the latest, what we know so far. figs through the latest, what we know so far.— through the latest, what we know so far. as you say, more details are _ know so far. as you say, more details are due _ know so far. as you say, more details are due to _ know so far. as you say, more details are due to be - know so far. as you say, more details are due to be released | details are due to be released at that news conference mariko but a short while ago, our partner network here in the united states, cbs news, can earn one of their sources that the suspect in this shooting is indeed dead, that source said the suspect killed himself inside the van, the white van that police descended on earlier in the day in the suburb of torrance which is a few miles from monterey park where the massacre took place last night. they smashed the passenger side wind

peter bowes, bbc news.speak to allan lichtman, who's a distinguished professor of history at american university in washington where hejoins us now. this is highly unusual, but not unprecedented. are the similarities to what happened 100 years ago? hot similarities to what happened 100 years ago?— similarities to what happened 100 years ago? not really. 100 ears 100 years ago? not really. 100 years ago _ 100 years ago? not really. 100 years ago republicans - years ago republicans controlled the house and the battle that led to nine ballots before the speaker was elected was a fight over principal, progressive republicans versus the majority of conservative republicans, and progressive republicans, and progressive republicans finally went along after nine ballots and elected conservative mainstream frederick gillette as the speaker. this also marked a decline in the status of progressivism within the republican party and the rise of the solidly conservative republican party of the 1920s and beyond. the curre

peter bowes speaking to us earlier.iddle east now, where israel's military says two rockets fired from the gaza strip have been intercepted over southern israel. tensions have escalated in the region following an israeli military raid in the occupied west bank on thursday in which nine palestinians — both fighters and civilians — were killed. israeli security forces say they entered a refugee camp injenin to arrest members of the armed group islamichhad, who they accuse of planning a major attack. it's been the deadliest day in the west bank for several years. our middle east correspondent yolande knell reports from the scene. heavily armed israeli forces arriving in this crowded urban refugee camp. there were explosions... ..and gunfire... in three hours of fierce battles with palestinian militants. sirens wail. ambulances struggled to reach the mounting palestinian casualties. still smouldering, the israeli army said it targeted islamichhad militants hiding out here acting on intelligence that they were planning major

peter bowes, bbc news, in monterey park.ondent david willis has the latest from los angeles. late last night but standoff thatis late last night but standoff that is now over to the two white vans, it is unclear what the police found inside one of those vans and it is thought to be reports that the suspect was found dead in one of those white bands, but official confirmation is only at this very recent short statement from officials saying the standoff is over in the neighbourhood is safe and that was a standoff involving these two white vans in the city of torrance which is run 13 miles from monterey park where the incident happened. police issued these pictures of the suspect and they have not named him in the big question is what sort of motive could there have been at work here. but as peter was saying in that report, is the fifth mass shooting in the united states this year and ten people killed and five women, five men and ten other injured and some still in critical condition. let's take a look at some other stories i

peter bowes. southern united states, killing at least seven people in alabama and georgia. an emergency state has been alerted. officials are searching for bodies in ruined buildings and the full extent of the damage is being assessed. james clayton reports. america's extreme weather shows no sign of abating. here in alabama, a scene of devastation as a tornado ripped through communities. the deadly tornado focused on the area of selma, famous for its civil rights march. the billowing winds blew off roofs and destroyed homes. it tore off the chimney. hit the car. it's bad out here. it's bad. others have come back to find their properties destroyed. well, i think i was blessed with enough sense to get out of here before the tornado hit. i've lost everything that i own but other than that, i've got my life and i'm in good health. the ferocity of the winds here caught people off guard. there are reports of several mobile homes being launched into the air. on the west coast in california, the heavy ra

our north america correspondent peter bowes has the story.rt of us government deadlocked because its members can't agree on who will be the next speaker. the house of representatives is meeting for the first time at the start of the new congress, with the republicans in charge. pursuant to law and precedent, the next order of business is the election of the speaker of the house of representatives for the 118th congress. with a slim majority, the republicans have the votes chris to select the next speaker, but only if most of them agree. kevin mccarthy is the front runner. the republican leader enjoys wide support and has been campaigning for the role for months. and i think kevin mccarthy is the right guy to lead us, i really do, or i wouldn't be standing up here, giving this speech. i came in with kevin, we came in at the same time, 16 years ago. we haven't always agreed on everything, but i like his fight, i like his tenacity and i like the... i remember kevin told me, i actually wrote about this in a book — i remember kevin told me, he sai

peter bowes with the latest on that story. as one of the greatest guitarists of all time, has died at the age of 78. beck, who played with the yardbirds in the 1960s and led thejeff beck group, died suddenly after contracting bacterial meningitis on tuesday. he won eight grammys. his fingers and thumbs were famously insured for more than $8 million. another rock legend gene simmons from kiss has been leading tributes tojeff beck. it's difficult. i learned aboutjeff�*s passing not too long ago, just a few hours ago, if you can hear it in my voice, it is a little much. first, more importantly than the bbc and all the accolades and all that is my heart goes out to his family, to his fans, to everybody. he... voice waivers i'll tell you a good story above and beyond his god—given, the miracle that wasjeff beck as a musician. i was proud to be able to host the classic rock awards, and in the room were, i was going on and on about all the guitar players and the drummers, the room was filled with all these giant figures, and my son n

peter bowes on that us decision on the wagner group. let's go to israel now.el aviv for what are expected to be one of israel's biggest demonstrations in years. protestors are angry over prime minister benjamin netanyahu's plans to limit the powers of the judiciary. critics claim the government's "judicial override" policy — which would also give it powers to appointjudges — could destroy democracy in israel. and that is why they are out on the streets, live images in tel aviv. around 100,000 people are expected to gather over the next few hours, with other smaller demonstration in haifa, jerusalem and other cities. so we will bring you up to date when we get more, butjust that demonstration, that initial demonstration, that initial demonstration, getting under way in tel aviv. the scottish transport tycoon dame ann gloag has strongly denied what she's called "malicious allegations" made against her, after being charged with human trafficking offences. the 80—year—old co—founder of stagecoach said that she would "vigorously defend herself" as well as her famil

our correspondent peter bowes has more on the developments. case of alleged police brutality in america. 29—year—old tyre nichols died three days after being stopped the reckless driving in memphis, tennessee. his family say he was severely beaten. five officers were sacked last week after investigation found them to be directly responsible for the physical abuse of tyre nichols. now they are being charged with second—degree murder. charged with second-degree murder. , , . charged with second-degree murder. , ., ., murder. this is a failing of basic humanity _ murder. this is a failing of basic humanity towards i murder. this is a failing of - basic humanity towards another individual. this incident was heinous, reckless and inhumane. video footage of the arrest will be made public in the coming hours. tyre nichols's grieving family had an opportunity to review it earlier this week. i opportunity to review it earlier this week. i don't know an hinu earlier this week. i don't know anything right _ earlier this week. i don't know anything right

peter bowes, bbc news, los angeles.is a tech journalist and the host of two podcasts, pivot and on with kara swisher for new york media. shejoins us now from washington. a very warm welcome to the programme. you called this, didn't you, before this was actually announced by nick clegg. actually announced by nick clea ., , actually announced by nick clegg-- how _ actually announced by nick clegg.- how did - actually announced by nick clegg. yes. how did you know? festival, clegg. yes. how did you know? festival. i _ clegg. yes. how did you know? festival, i thought _ clegg. 133 how did you know? festival, i thought he would make this decision. i've seen him give speeches recently and he is trying to cut the baby in half, it's not working well, but you could see him moving in this direction. arthur twitter did it and this direction. arthur twitter did itand elon this direction. arthur twitter did it and elon musk did it, facebook had a lot of coverage to do so. i don't think with the house being controlled by the house be

peter bowes reports from los angeles. the golden globes are back, but are they forgiven?ersity amongst the voters, and other ethical lapses, led to the globes being boycotted by hollywood and dropped from tv last year. but the ceremony has returned to try to nurture a new, inclusive image, starting with the host. and i'll tell you why i'm here... i'm here because i'm black. laughter. the comedianjerrod carmichael didn't shy away from the controversy, joking that as the first black host in the show�*s history, he was unfireable. i heard they got six new black members. congrats to them, whatever, sure. but it's not why i'm here. i'm here, truly, because all of you, i look out into this room and i see a lot of talented people. and so it was on with the awards. one of the night's big winners was everything everywhere all at once, a comedy—drama set in the multi—verse and starring michelle yeoh, a malaysian actress who plays the owner of a launderette. and this is also for all the shoulders that i stand on, all who came before me who look like me. we haven't been rowing. the b

peter bowes, bbc news, in monterey park. we're joined now by our north america correspondent peter bowes who is in los angeles. what more can you tell us? this as ou sa is what more can you tell us? this as you say is really — what more can you tell us? this as you say is really still— what more can you tell us? this as you say is really still unfolding - you say is really still unfolding and the latest developments have been many a community about 20 miles away from here, the police heavily armed surrounded a white vaned and it is believed although not confirmed by the authorities that the suspect, the authorities have been looking for in connection with the shooting was inside that van. there are reports that a body was found and may well have been removed from that vehicle, as i say, not confirmed yet but this unfolding in this last few minutes, where i am right now, is in the centre of the town, thatjust 24—hours ago was celebrating the lunar new year, i am surrounded by yellow police tape here, this entire area is cordo

i'm joined now by our north america correspondent, peter bowes, who's in los angeles peter, great toou on the programme. just talk us through the background of this case, how we got here.— the background of this case, how we got here. this goes back to january _ how we got here. this goes back to january the — how we got here. this goes back to january the 7th. _ how we got here. this goes back to january the 7th. it _ how we got here. this goes back to january the 7th. it was - how we got here. this goes back to january the 7th. it was a - to january the 7th. it was a traffic stop for an alleged traffic stop for an alleged traffic offence, and there was some kind of confrontation initially. he then ran away from the scene. he was held again by the police officers, and that's when, according to the family and the lawyers that had been speaking for them, that's when they say that he was brutally, severely beaten by those officers. he was also tasered and pepper sprayed at the same time. the officers have since been sacked, and as we now know, they've been charged with second—degree mu

we can now speak to peter bowes in los angeles. peter, thanks for your time. do we know so far? ~ ., , time. what more do we know so far? ~ . , ., far? well, we are 'ust learning these details _ far? well, we are 'ust learning these details that_ far? well, we arejust learning these details that tragically . these details that tragically lisa marie presley at the age of 5a lisa marie presley at the age of sa has died and as you have been saying, we heard some hours ago that she had been taken to hospital. she lived in the los angeles suburb of calabasas, just down the outskirts of the city and she was, according to multiple reports, was found unconscious at her home, paramedics were called and an attempt was made to save her life, to get her heart going again and we know from priscilla presley, her mother, who put a message into social media a couple of hours ago that she had been taken to hospital and she was asking at that time for people's prayers but as a say we now hear tragically she has died. the only daughter of elvis presley and as you say, we saw her

peter bowes, bbc news.data, can help spot those with early signs of ovarian cancer, doctors who have been running a study say. they found that frequent purchases of over—the—counter painkillers and indigestion tablets revealed a higher risk of ovarian cancer — which is often diagnosed late. there is no reliable screening test and the symptoms, such as bloating, can be vague and confused with other common, harmless conditions. holocaust survivor lily aybert was deported to auschwitz by the nazis when she was just 20—years—old. soon she'll be turning 100 and to mark holocaust memorial day has started to share her experiences on tiktok — with the help of her great—grandson. graham satchell been to meet her. that was my number given in auschwitz. 10,572. they were born jewish. they are not human beings. we don't need them. what can we do with them? that is simple, we can kill them. we made a factory. a factory, not to produce something... to kill picky people. and their crime was that they was born jewish. that

earlier, i spoke to our north america correspondent peter bowes.portance of the meeting. i think it is very significant and, clearly, the major backdrop to this is what is happening in europe — the war in ukraine, russia's aggression, which the japanese prime minister suggests that it could lead to a dangerous new era in the world and that there could be similar acts elsewhere, and specifically asia. i mean, to put it bluntly, what he is suggesting is that asia could become the next ukraine and the concerns relate around aggression from china, obviously, directed at taiwan — which is of great significance to japan — but also possible aggression from north korea as well. so, this is why the relationship — and it's been a long—term good relationship with the united states — this is why going forward, it is continuing to be very important, and perhaps crucial now, because japan is planning to spend more on the military, doubling its spending over the next five years, procuring long—range missiles as well, which makes it a much more of a major player i

given his reaction on his own social media platform, truth social, saying: he goes on to say that: peter bowesold me more about the events leading up to donald trump's removal. he was removed from facebook the day after the january six riots, the assault on congress. the former president in posting claims, repeating old claims of voter fraud claims, repeating old claims of voterfraud during claims, repeating old claims of voter fraud during the 2020 election and praise the action of some of those people who attacked congress on that day so he lost his platform, his account on facebook and instagram. we had some 3a million followers on facebook and he is now planning to stand for the presidency for third term. there have been some campaigning by those supporters of his to get him back on facebook, the reason being obvious, that it is a very prominent platform for him. do we expect him to get back onto the platform because of twitter made a similar decision and we did not see donald trump back on twitter. did not see donald trump back on twitter-— on twitter. that is the interesting _ on twitter

friday, without the presence of the president, or the first lady. 0ur north america correspondent, peter bowesce on friday, but news of it has just emerged, and we understand from the president's lawyer that it was carried out with the full cooperation of the president, although neither he nor the first lady were there at the time. but it was quite an exhaustive search, it seems — officials from the department ofjustice were there for more than 12 hours, going through private areas of mr biden�*s home, and they took away several documents, including some handwritten notes that mr biden made when he was vice president, and six documents that were marked as "classified". now, we don't know the precise nature of those documents, just like we don't know the precise nature of the documents that were previously found initially at the office of a think tank — a political think tank in washington, that mr biden used for a period of time as a private office. and then we heard about some documents that were found in the garage at his home. a special counsel has been appointed to investigate these docume

vagner employs 50,000 fighters in ukraine, most of them convicts. 0ur north america correspondent peter bowes. this is another attempt by the united states to curb the activities of the wagner group, said to number some 50,000 in ukraine right now, made up mostly of convicts from russian prisons. it first came to prominence in 2014 during the annexation of crimea, and then in the months before the russian invasion of ukraine last year, wagner group were said to be involved in the false flag attacks that we heard so much about at that time — essentially the fake, provocative attacks that were supposedly designed to give moscow some justification for its invasion of ukraine. and ever since then, wagner group has been very prominent in ukraine, responsible, according to the united states, for a number of atrocities. and by debt designating them and organised crime group, this is an attempt to really curb its activities in notjust ukraine but globally, by making it more difficult for other countries, other organisations, other entities, to do business with this private group. something else that

our north america correspondent peter bowes has the details. this search took place on friday.t has only just emerged. we know that according to mr biden�*s lawyer, access was given to this private residence for the department ofjustice to carry out what sounds like a very exhaustive search of the entire property. officials were there for more than 12 hours, looking through private areas of the property, looking through documents and they did find six that were marked as classified. we understand some of those documents date back to mr biden�*s time as senator. he represented delaware for more than 30 years, others date back to his time as vice—president in the obama administration. the nature of the documents we don't know that, just like we don't know the nature of the documents that were discovered previously at a private office that he used to use in washington and also it emerged a week or so ago that some documents were found in his garage, also at his private home. as you said, he wasn't there at the time, the first lady wasn't there either, but full access was given, ac

group of hard liners within his own party who refuse to back him. 0ur north america correspondent peter bowest a speaker the chamber is unable to operate effectively. another rollercoaster day and the end result is the same, voting for the new speaker, in that there is no result, the impasse, the deadlock continues because kevin mccarthy didn't get the required number of votes, 218, to take on that role. there is a hard core of opponents, rebels, some people are calling them, about 20 who consistently vote against him. what happened after the three rounds of voting earlier, they adjourned and that allowed the republicans, at least some of them from that group, and kevin mccarthy, to get together in a room behind the scenes. they brought in the pizza, they sat around the table in an attempt to thrash this out and that meeting broke up with kevin mccarthy suggesting that some progress was being made, but he also said he didn't see any point in having another round of voting this evening. clearly believing that he wasn't in a position to win. he thinks he says he is making progress, we really wo

peter bowes, bbc news.ome, many city centres are quieter than before the pandemic while small towns and neighbourhoods are considerably busier. david sillito reports. welcome to budleigh salterton in devon. this is the longboat cafe on the waterfront, and for the first time, it's planning to stay open through the winter. last year we were open for the week after christmas and it was just as busy as it was in the height of summer. the high street... there isn't a single empty shop. how's business? yeah, we're doing very well, thank you. i would say 20% up on what we were pre—covid. and the housing market is what estate agents describe as buoyant. it's just been crazy down here during covid — crazy. in what way? well, people were gazumping people — 60,000 80,000, 100 grand a house. a town that used to be a place to retire is changing. i met two of the more recent arrivals, adam and mark. so we moved into budleigh 2021 - june 2021. so you arrived during covid here? we were very, very lucky to find our dream ho

our north america correspondent peter bowes says the deadlock shows no signs of letting up.fter six rounds of voting where he is found to be elected speaker. 20 members of his own party on the right to the party were consistently voting against him and at the end of the day, on wednesday, with an adjournment, he gave the republicans an opportunity to meet behind—the—scenes, a private meeting, kevin mccarty and some of those in the group of twenty who have been holding up of twenty who have been holding up his election, the idea to be try and find a solution to this. they've been trying to reach some sort of deal, kevin mccarthy offering those members positions or suggesting that roles that they could take on in the new house of representatives committee, but he did emerge on the meeting festival saying yet another vote would be worthwhile and that did not happen, clearly he didn't believe he could win but also suggested he was making progress with some of his opponents, perhaps getting closer together in terms of what the speaker should do, the kind of role the speaker shoul

our north america correspondent peter bowes has the details. this search took place on friday and it'sly with that we out of a very exhaustive search of entire property. exhaustive search of entire mnem— property. officials with evermore _ property. officials with evermore than - property. officials with evermore than 12 - property. officials with i evermore than 12 hours, property. officials with - evermore than 12 hours, looking through private areas of the property. —— officials were there for more than 12 hours, looking through private areas of the property, looking through documents and they did find six that were marked as classified. we understand some of those documents date back to mr biden�*s time as senator. he represented delaware for more than 30 years, others date back to his time as vice—president in the obama administration. the nature of the documents we don't know, just like we don't know the nature of the documents that were discovered previously at a private office that he used to use in washington and also it emerged a week or so ago that some documents were found

peter bowes is following events from los angeles.me hours ago that she had been taken to hospital. she lived in the los angeles suburb of calabasas, just on the outskirts of the city, and she was, according to multiple reports, she was found unconscious at her home. paramedics were called and an attempt was made to save her life, to get her heart going again, and we know from priscilla presley, her mother, who put a message into social media a couple of hours ago that she had been taken to hospital and she was asking at that time for people's prayers. but, as i say, we now hear tragically that she has died. the only daughter of elvis presley. and as you say, we saw her just a couple of days ago here in los angeles at the golden globe awards, posing for photographs with priscilla presley and austin butler, the actor who plays elvis in the latest film, the new film about elvis presley. so this is terribly sad news. lisa marie presley of course a successful singer and songwriter in her own right. she was married several times, including

our north america correspondent, peter bowes is following this story and hejoins me now from los angelest? it seems like the never—ending story? when does this and? we do not story? when does this and? - do not know when this is going to end. if you're going for very long time. we are in the 11th round of voting to the surreal nature of all of this. donald trump's name is formally on the ballot of these for this round. he currently has one vote and i think it's more of a mischievous suggestion by one of those republicans opposed to kevin mccarthy from the never kevin mccarthy from the never kevin camp they're determined to name other republicans and thatis to name other republicans and that is continuing to happen as possible speakers of the house of representatives. so, when this will end, we do not know. mccarthy could decide enough is enough and under no sign at all that he is going to do that all the signs are present behind the signs are present behind the scenes manoeuvring going on, deals that are being done at least attempted to try to resolve this and try to find someone that th

peter bowes, bbc news, los angeles.alth secretary matt hancock on the london underground. footage posted online appears to show a man shouting at mr hancock and following him on to a train, in what his spokesperson called "an unpleasant encounter". he is not believed to have been hurt in the incident. police said a 61—year—old man was arrested on suspicion of common assault and a public order offence. the international olympic committee has suggested that russian and belarusian athletes will be allowed to compete at the paris 2024 summer games if they participate as neutrals. in a statement, the ioc said it was exploring a pathway, saying no athlete should be prevented from competing just because of their passport. it had initially called for competitors from russia and belarus to be excluded from international sports competitions following the invasion of ukraine. the move has been criticised by ukrainian athletes and the rights group global athlete, who said it strengthened "russia's propaganda machine." a record numb