Kenya to host 2029 World Athletics Championships

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Kenya is celebrating after becoming the first African country to be chosen to host the World Athletics Championships. Nairobi beat off competition from London and Rome to hold the 2029 tournament. We speak to our Africa sports correspondent and get reactions from athletics fans. The United Nations has described an influx of refugees fleeing the escalating fighting in Yemen to Djibouti as unexpected after more than two-thousand crossed the Red Sea in five days. We are joined by our reporters covering Djibouti and Yemen. A UK government-commissioned inquiry into how a nurse was able to murder seven babies and attempt to kill another seven has just reported back. We speak to our correspondent. President Trump has lashed out at the US Supreme Court for preventing his government from restricting postal voting in November's mid-term elections. Our Washington reporter explains. China has urged the United States to "stop preparing for war" in space hours after the US confirmed it had deployed a space weapon in Earth's orbit - the first such public acknowledgement from Washington. We are joined in conversation by weapons experts. The Pitt - a drama set in the trauma centre of a fictional Pittsburgh hospital - has won best drama series at the Emmy’s. We speak in conversation to doctors who've seen the series. Presenter: Luke Jones (Photo: Julius Yego of Kenya competes in the final of men's javelin throw of the World Athletics Ultimate Championship in the National Athletics Centre in Budapest, Hungary, 13 September 2026. Credit: BOGLARKA BODNAR/EPA/Shutterstock)