The World Tonight

Conservative peer Michelle Mone is taking a leave of absence from the House of Lords with immediate effect. Baroness Mone is at the centre of controversy over her alleged links to a firm awarded £200m of PPE contracts. A Labour motion, calling for the documents to be produced, passed the Commons unopposed this evening. We hear from the chair of the Public Accounts Committee Meg Hillier.

Also on the programme: Latvia has shut down an exiled Russian TV station - calling it a threat to national security. And we hear about the brutal murder of four university students in the small US town of Moscow in Idaho.

The UN says Haiti is on the verge of the abyss - we report from an island in the grip of horrific gang warfare.

Also on the programme: Labour promises sweeping constitutional change, but will their proposals work?

Travellers are facing yet more disruption in the run-up to Christmas after unions announced further strikes affecting road and rail. Talks to avert industrial action are continuing. We hear from a union representing rail staff that met with the government today.

Also on the programme: Health officials say six children in England and Wales are now known to have died after developing a severe form of the bacterial infection, Strep A. And with some two million roaming the streets of New York, do you have what it takes to be the city's chief rat catcher?

Also tonight:

Spain investigates a series of letter bombs

and a surprise choice for the greatest film of all time

Ambulance workers are latest group to announce strike action in the run up to Christmas - will the disputes bring the country grinding to a halt?

Also on the programme - how the Chinese communist party is using a combination of brute force and technology to suppress the recent protests.

We remember the songwriter Christine McVie of Fleetwood Mac who's died at the age of 79.

And we celebrate the French baguette which has just been given UNESCO heritage status.

Also tonight:

Oath Keepers Leader found guilty of seditious conspiracy

And a glimmer of hope for people with Alzheimer’s

Also tonight:

We report on the asylum seekers living in UK hotels.

And the Iranian rapper who could face the death penalty.

Also tonight:

England draw with USA in the World Cup

and "The Mousetrap" finally transfers to Broadway

Also tonight:

"the biggest strike action in he history of higher education".

and we speak to the Australian man who spent 650 days in a Myanmar jail

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused Russia of crimes against humanity in the wake of the latest missile strikes on the country's energy network.

Also on the programme tonight:

We speak to the Conservative MP Tim Loughton who stumped the Home Secretary with a question about safe asylum routes into this country. And we hear from the British Paralympian John McFall who has been chosen to be the world's first para-astronaut.