it's what radhika told me too.challenge will be to bridge this learning divide. divya arya, bbc news, jharkhand. such a difficult situation for so many children around the world. well, one last story before we go tonight. a blue plaque has been installed at the former london home of the muppets creatorjim henson ahead of what would have been the puppeteer�*s 85th birthday. henson bought the home in hampstead in north london at the peak of the muppets' success at the end of the 1970s. mr henson died in 1990 and was the creator and the voice of characters like kermit the frog and rowlf the dog. well, lots of memories there from when i was much younger! and i'm sure the same for many of us in the audience. thanks so much forjoining us on newsday. i'm karishma vaswani. stay with bbc news. very quiet on the weather front out there right now and quite warm too, after a hot tuesday for some of us. here's a reminder of the temperatures we had on tuesday in a selection of places. these are the hotspots — up to 31 degrees in

it�*s what radhika told me too.allenge will be to bridge this learning divide. divya arya, bbc news, jharkhand. the father of britney spears has petitioned a los angeles court to end the pop singer�*s 13—year conservatorship. the superstar has been under conservatorship since 2008, which means she has not been in charge of decisions concerning her life, career and assets. our correspondent in los angeles, david willis, explains why this latest move is so important for the case of the pop singer. this is to put it mildly, a surprising move. james spears, the father of britney spears has filed a petition in the court in los angeles, not only to relinquish his financial control over britney spears $60 million personalfortune but to end the conservatorship, a strange relationship normally reserved for those elderly or infirmed or unable to exert proper control over their finances and other at backs of their life to be brought to an end. he is consistently claimed, james spears, through the chain 213 years that the conse

it's what radhika told me too.andemic. when schools feel safe enough to reopen, the challenge will be to bridge this learning divide. divya arya, bbc news, jharkhand. let's see what else is hitting the headlines now. much of new zealand eases a strict lockdown on wednesday morning — residents outside auckland will be allowed to return to work and school. the country has been chasing a zero covid strategy, enforcing severe restrictions on movement and activities. canada's prime minister, justin trudeau, has been hit by gravel thrown by protesters during a campaign stop. he was returning to his bus after visiting a brewery when he was pelted by gravel — although he wasn't injured. mr trudeau called a snap election in mid—august, in the hope of gaining a majority government for his liberal party. increasing taxes on working families is one of the most risky things a politician can do. but the british prime minister borisjohnson has done just that, breaking a key election promise in the process. he thinks voters will b

it's what radhika told me too. to reopen, the challenge will be to bridge this learning divide. divya arya, bbc news, jharkhand. one last story before we go. a blue plaque has been installed at the former london home of the muppets creator jim henson ahead of what would have been his 85th birthday. he bought the home in hampstead in north london at the peak of the muppets' success at the end of the 1970s. mr henson died in 1990. he also voiced one of the main characters, kermit the frog. that's it from us on newsday. thanks so much forjoining us. i'm karishma vaswani. very quiet on the weather front out there right now and quite warm too, after a hot tuesday for some of us. here's a reminder of the temperatures we had on tuesday in a selection of places. these are the hotspots — up to 31 degrees in one or two spots in wales, close to 30 in many other areas, for example, across the midlands. and wednesday is going to be another hot one, with tonnes of sunshine on the way. but we are starting to see a breakdown of th

it's what radhika told me too.ng the pandemic. when schools feel safe enough to reopen, the challenge will be to bridge this learning divide. divya arya, bbc news, jharkhand. some other news that has just come in and the last hour, jamie spears, the father of britney spears, has petitioned a los angeles court to end the p0p a los angeles court to end the pop singer's 13 year conservatorship. the pop superstar has been under conservatorship since 2008, which means she has not been in charge of decisions concerning her own life, career, and assets. she has tried more times to overturn the arrangement and has filed legal documents asking that her father be immediately removed as the conservative of her $60 million estate. we can get the latest now from our correspondent, david willis and los angeles. great to have you on a programme about this. this seems like a remarkable and unexpected turn, for this particular case, for britney spears. tell us, what does it mean. it spears. tell us, what does it mean. , . spears. t

radhika new is in the near court. wrap up that set 64 and now it'll be radical news serving for the match. we may be seeing the future of women's tennis. the british teenager wins her first major after coming in ranked 150th in the world over a canadian teenager who came in ranked 73rd 6463. the final numbers well, pretty impressive and pretty much a good day for sports here in the. the area. yeah for those two teams one last second. yeah saturday. i went good one. thanks so much, joe. download for us. thank you so much for joining us for this so much for joining us for this late edition. of thed news yesterday. um, phil's mom died. it wasn't unexpected, he was with her, and she went very peacefully in her sleep. she and i had a special connection. we all did. but mostly me. she said i was just like her. was she weirdly competitive, too? the whole family is going down to florida tomorrow to be with phil for the service. it's such a relief. i can feel how much he needs me right now. there they are. hey, guys. oh! oh, y