welcome to bbc news, i'm mark lobel. our top stories: donate the jabs you promised. as the world health organization urges rich countries to fulfil their pledges, we're in south sudan where coronavirus vaccination falls behind target. kova cs kovacs is meant to ensure that countries like south sudan would not be left behind and now it was hoped that one in ten would be vaccinated but only one in 500,000 sudanese have been vaccinated —— covax. deadly violence erupts in lebanon.

six people are killed after gunmen attack a protest led by the shia group, hezbollah. we can hear regular bursts of automatic gunfire and the thump of rpgs like that one. we saw someone shoot from the top of the building and the army are now trying to work out how to contain the situation which escalated so rapidly. as you know we have inherited quite _ as you know we have inherited quite a — as you know we have inherited quite a budget crunch from president trump... a plea goes out to a simpson's fan to pick out other moments the show apparently saw into the future — we ask the executive producer about those uncanny predictions. and coldplay�*s environmentally friendly world tour — a tree planted for every ticket sold — but they're keeping their private jet. the world health organization has urged countries and companies that control covid vaccine supplies to meet their promises to poor

and developing nations. wealthy countries including the uk have pledged to donate more than a billion vaccine doses worldwide, but only a small proportion have been delivered. in south sudan, one of the world's poorest countries, a tiny fraction of the population is protected. the problem is not just vaccine supply. poverty, insecurity and poor infrastructure are adding to the challenge. from south sudan, anne soy reports. a south sudanese welcome dance. this is a celebration to mark the arrival of vaccines, even if it's just a trickle. not many countries have vaccinated fewer people. here, just over 120,000 doses have been administered so far in a country of more than 11 million people. this is a donation from the us government through the global covax initiative. covax was meant to meant to ensure that low income countries like south sudan

would not be left behind. by now, it was hoped that one in every ten people would have been vaccinated, but the reality on the ground is that only one in every 500 south sudanese have been fully vaccinated. but it's not as easy as just bringing vaccines to south sudan. this is a country roughly the size of france, but you can't reach people everywhere. the issue is deployment. you have to deploy to the states and then to the counties. it's not an easy thing, given our country, given our health system, which is also not very strong. the health care workers are not well paid. they are sitting for long hours, there's a lot of people queueing up for the vaccine, so it is not an easy situation. in times of hunger, this is how food gets to people in remote parts of the country: some vaccine supplies have to be airdropped. insecurity and flooding render some airstrips unusable, making distribution a huge challenge. more than ten times expensive here in south sudan compared

to some other neighbouring country where you have a structured and reliable road network. and yet, the distribution often has to be done quickly when the vaccines arrive. the last batch of astrazeneca doses brought here was just a month away from expiry. this is not improving the confidence that people have in the vaccine, when they know that they are receiving vaccines that are close to expiration. it's like dumping product to africa when other people have used the majority of them. i think having predictability, having vaccines that are coming on time will increase the visibility in terms of planning. here, in the world's youngest country, beset by poverty, there were hopes that wealthy countries would ensure fair play when it came to sharing vaccines. many say it's in their interests to do so. instead, despite covax, south sudan's people remain largely unprotected.

anne soy, bbc news, juba. i have been speaking to saad 0mer who's director of the yale institute for global health. i asked him about the many promises made, but not kept, to countries still in dire need of covid vaccines. look, this is a tragedy. promissory notes did not induce antibodies and t cells to protect people. you need vaccines in country and you need investment in supply systems and you need investment in communication. this can be done. these countries that have low resources have almost all of them have successfully led large—scale early all—year eradication campaigns. the infrastructure can be utilised and built, et cetera, but the fact that these doses are missing from these countries is a tragedy. you call it a tragedy but one of the things anne mentioned in her report was the expiry

dates of these vaccines, they are being delivered close to expiry dates in countries where it is difficult to distribute them once they land. is that a major problem? it is part of the problem. often there are challenges in every immunisation programme and we know that there are challenges in low income countries and these challenges are compounded by the fact that much of the time the vaccines arrive close to expiration. so it adds to the logistical challenge, it adds to the confidence in these vaccines. we need to do better as a world. and, yet, those countries supplying the vaccines have their own issues, political issues. they want boosters for voters who put the politicians in power and you can see from their point of view, can't you, that they need to keep their populations up to speed and that is not a problem that will change, is it? there are a few ways of looking at this. look, if countries follow science and look at where

the data point, it is a reasonably nuanced picture that says that some of the high—risk populations may need a booster like those who immunocompromised, and the elderly. there is less of a case for a generalised booster so if they follow science and have the prospective that, 0k, often you have to split the pie equitably but you can also increase the size of the pie and i say that as a vaccine researcher and immunisation researcher who has done work over a number of decades both in high and low income countries that you can increase the size of the pie. the problem is that we're not doing either. we are not equitably distributing and if there is justification for protecting the vulnerable population of a high income country, there has not been a serious effort, we haven't worked with the fierce urgency to increase the size of the pie and the number of vaccines in the system through increased production and donation and, most importantly, through increased technology transfer.

six people have been shot dead and many more have been injured in the lebanese capital, beirut, during a demonstration by shia muslim groups against the judge investigating last year's massive port explosion. huge tension surrounds the probe into the port explosion with the hezbollah group and its allies claiming thejudge is biased, but the families of the blast victims have given him their support. 0ur middle east correspondent, anna foster, reports. it started as a protest but the tension quickly mounted. within minutes, it became a battlefield. rapid gunfire. nobody knows yet who started the shooting. rapid gunfire. but the exchanges of gunfire

between christian and shia armed groups stirs ghosts of the country's civil war. for hours, shooting echoed through the streets of beirut. not everyone survived. translation: my wife was hiding downstairs, | but our neighbour was killed. she was shot in the head with a bullet. she had kids, her daughter got married just two days ago. it's a very confused picture right now, there are many, many soldiers out here on the streets trying to work out exactly where the firing is coming from. a lot of the exchange of fire is going onjust at this cross—section here. we can hear regular bursts of automatic gunfire, we can hear the thump of rpgs like that one. we've seen somebody shooting from the top of a building and the army are now trying to work out how to contain this situation, which escalated so rapidly. as the shooting faded, the clean—up started, but the scars and the divisions remain.

accountability for the port blast is vital for the lebanese people, but tonight, it feels further away than ever. anna foster, bbc news, beirut. well, earlier i spoke to hussain abdul—hussain who's a research fellow at the foundation for the defense of democracies. i began by asking him to explain the cause of the violent scenes witnessed earlier in beirut. in principle, the march began as a protest against the judge, in front of the justice palace. on the way back the pro—hezbollah partisans decided to go left and entered a christian neighbourhood. they must have terrorised these christians there and no—one knows who started the shooting, but once shooting started it turned ugly. what is the issue with thejudge in question? the judge is the second judge

that hezbollah objects to. at first hezbollah was against any international investigation into the beirut port explosion but hezbollah insisted on the domesticjudicial authority doing itsjob. there was an investigator, a judge who was appointed before, and hezbollah said that that guy was biased against them so he was replaced with the presentjudge. again, hezbollah refuses investigation. it seems that hezbollah refuses all kinds ofjustice, international or local, and i think the only thing that hezbollah wants to see is for a judge to say that this was an accident and to just move on, not onlyjudicially but for the whole country and i think big chunks of the lebanese population refuse this arrangement. but politicians have said recently that they think these issues can be resolved. it is important because for

those issues to be resolved it means that the enquiry can take place and there can be justice for these victims and their families. but there has not been justice since 2005, ever since the prime minister was assassinated. even the un tribunal that indicted five members of hezbollah, hezbollah refused thatjustice and hezbollah now refuses domesticjustice. i think the formula that hezbollah offers is "if you want to dig, there will be civil war." this is the same formula that assad offered syrians in syria. are you worried about the threat of civil war from what you have seen? this is not the first flashpoint, is it? i am not worried, i think there is no power parity between hezbollah and its opponents. hezbollah is much stronger and can win a civil war in a matter of weeks, it can even beat the lebanese army. i don't think a civil war

would drag on but all it would do is force hezbollah to take things over by force. hezbollah is tring to tell people don't make me do that. and i think that is what we saw happening today. a former us president has been admitted to hospital with a suspected blood infection. bill clinton, who is 75, is in the intensive care unit. he was admitted to the medical centre to receive treatment for a non— covid —related infection and doctors say he has been closely monitored and responding well to antibiotics. let's get some of the day's other news. polish mps have passed a controversial bill that allows border guards to immediately expel migrants who've crossed the border illegally, even if they are asylum seekers. poland has seen a huge surge in the number of people, many from the middle east, trying to reach the country illegally from belarus. eight brazilian soldiers

who shot dead a man driving his family to a baby shower have been convicted of murder. evaldo rosa died along with a local man who tried to help him after soldiers fired more than 200 and 50 shots at the car in rio dejaneiro. the case has angered many in brazil. mr rosa's widow says the sentencing, "brought peace to my soul". the us congressional committee investigating the capitol hill riots in january says it is pursuing criminal charges against donald trump's former chief strategist steve bannon. mr bannon failed to testify to the committee on thursday, ignoring a summon. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: picking out preductions from past episodes of the simpsons — we'll explain the unusual job offer, and speak to the show�*s executive producer. parts of san francisco least affected by the earthquake are returning to life, but in the marina area where most of the damage was done, they are more conscious than ever of how

much has been destroyed. in the 19 years since he was last here, he has gone from being a little—known revolutionary to an experienced and successful diplomatic operator. it was a 20—pound bomb . which exploded on the fifth floor of the grand hotel, i ripping a hole in the front of the building. this government will not weaken. democracy will prevail. it fills me with humility and gratitude to know that i have been chosen as the recipient of this foremost of earthly honours. this catholic nation - held its breath for the men they called the 33. and then, bells tolled i nationwide to announce the first rescue and chile let out an almighty roar. -

this is bbc news, the latest headlines: a day of mourning begins in lebanon after a bout of deadly violence. six people were killed after gunmen attacked a protest led by the shia group, hezbollah. kenyan police have arrested the husband of record—breaking runner agnes tirop, who was stabbed to death in a killing that has shocked her home country and the world of athletics. emmanuel rotich was arrested in the coastal city of mombasa over the death of the 25—year—old double world championships medallist and olympian. aru na iyengar reports. the violent killing of agnes tirop has rocked the country. police have arrested tirop�*s husband in connection with her death. they say she was stabbed in the neck with a knife. family members said how 25—year—old was the main breadwinner and paid for school fees. they describe how hard she worked for her success. when we got the news, it was really saddening because agnes has been a good

person since she was young. now police tape cordons off tirop�*s gated home in iten where she was killed in her bedroom on wednesday. iten, in western kenya, is a high—altitude training hub for many top class athletes. it has brought us really down and our hearts are really heartbroken because of this challenge that we are facing. translation: as she broughtl home the gold, she brought joy to us, the athletic family. and we are all so happy when kenya is winning. so whenever i saw her here at the training, with us, it was a happy feeling because i know she fought so hard and brought kenya lots of praise. just one month ago, agnes tirop smashed the women only ten kilometre world record in germany, slicing 28 seconds off the previous record. she won bronze medals

in the women's 10,000 metres at the 2017 and 2019 world championships. and finished fourth in the 5,000 metres at the tokyo olympics this year. in 2015, she made history becoming the second youngest ever gold—medallist in the women's cross—country championship after zola budd. on evidence of what she has achieved in her young career thus far, this is a life cut short. one that will pain us as a federation for quite a long time. her performances gave inspiration to many young athletes in kenya. for now, the country mourns one of its brightest young stars, stricken in the most tragic circumstances. aruna iyengar, bbc news. now, since debuting in 1989, the simpsons has become a global phenomenon.

with over 700 episodes and counting, it is the longest running american sitcom of all time, with an internationalfan base to match thanks to the fact that it airs in over 200 countries. the show is a comedy insitution, but over the years the show has also had an uncanny ability to predict the future, like when they made this jibe about a certain reality television host in an episode broadcast all the way back in the year 2000. as you know, we have inherited quite a budget crunch from president conde. how bad is it secretary ben helton? we are broke! the country is broke? how can that be? , how can that be? remember when the last administration _ how can that be? remember when the last administration decided - the last administration decided to invest — the last administration decided to invest in our nation's children? big mistake. that was 15 years before donald trump ran for president. and now for one lucky fan, everything's coming up millhouse, as a casino is set to pay someone $7000 to watch every episode of the simpsons. they hope that by analysing

all 700 plus shows, they'll be able to correctly predict the future. to top it all off, you'll get a weekly supply of homer simpson's favourite food — doughnuts. so, can the simpsons predict the future? the man with all the answers is executive producer aljean. thank you so much forjoining us, we are excited about this, will you apply for this? i have seen the episodes already, so i don't think it would be fair. so you did predict this? we predicted — so you did predict this? we predicted it. _ so you did predict this? - predicted it, we predicted that somebody would offer £5,000 to do all the episodes in the year 2021, pretty uncanny. you were on the money. and how come? do you have a magic ball? you predicted the winner of the nobel prize for economics, that the company box would be bought by disney, economic meltdowns, gaga performing at the super bowl and my favourite, a three

—ite fish. if you throw enough at the wall, you will hit a bull's—eye. but is there something about your writing process where you do try and predict the future? we write the episodes about one yearin we write the episodes about one year in advance so we try to be ahead of ourtime, year in advance so we try to be ahead of our time, but people have told us that they do wish we could make some good predictions of things that they want to happen, so we need to work on that. are there any plotlines that you would like to come true, such as a city trapped under a dome? that hasn't happened, but stephen king did write the book under the dome after that. and there is a particular hero, homeowner, who would you say is a modern day homer? i would say a lot of americans are a modern day homer, that is why they are popular in the uk,

they are laughing at us, not with us. and as one of the predictions you could tell as our name —— tell us on air would be that they would be another simpsons movie? could we push you on that? it won't be soon. it is tough predicting of any movie will come out, but we have worked on it a little bit, but it won't come at any soon.- it a little bit, but it won't come at any soon. how did you feel about _ come at any soon. how did you feel about making _ come at any soon. how did you feel about making a _ come at any soon. how did you feel about making a debut - come at any soon. how did you feel about making a debut at l feel about making a debut at the paris fashion that was wonderful, i thought i had moved up to being a key role in the element of design. will there be an effect on the wardrobes and the simpsons now? no, but as you can see i dress great, so i'll keep that up.

thank you forjoining us and we will wait for your next predictions.— will wait for your next predictions. the british band coldplay have announced they are to go on a world tour next year but will aim to offset their carbon emissions as they go. they're working to develop a kinetic floor which would convert their fans�* dancing into electricity. the band's singer chris martin also said they would plant a tree for every ticket sold. but they have still opted to use private planes. here's our entertainment correspondent colin paterson. coldplay, back on stage in london this week, and today, they've announced a 2022 world tour. but one with a difference. two years ago, their lead singer, chris martin, told me they wouldn't tour again until they could do so in a carbon—neutral way. we're taking time over the next year or two to work out how can not only our tour be sustainable, but how can it be actively beneficial?

and it turns out that interview was a game changer for the band. well, last time we spoke, i sort of made that up when we were talking. really? because i was trying to think of something cool to say. and... and then it sort of became a headline. and then we thought, "well, that is actually what we really feel." within a couple of weeks, the band employed two people dedicated to working out how to tour in a cleaner way. today, coldplay have revealed their 12—point action plan, including working with bmw to develop the first—ever mobile rechargeable concert battery. the whole show is powered from renewable energy, which is amazing. and then in terms of offsetting people being there, we're able to plant a tree for every ticket sold. and that's a lot of trees. their last tour was seen

by 5.4 million people. other ideas include a kinetic floor, allowing the audience to provide power by dancing along. you know when a front man says, "we need you to jump up and down"? when i say that, i literally really need you to jump up and down. when rock stars speak about the environment, there are always cries of hypocrisy, especially when private jets are being used. yeah. are you ready for the inevitable backlash? yeah, i don't mind any backlash at all. we're trying our best, and we haven't got it perfect. and the people that give us backlash for that kind of thing, for flying, they're right. how do you tally that with yourself, then? i don't know, i don't mind criticism at all. it's ok. because sometimes criticism leads to improvement. and it's clear chris martin believes coldplay concerts are now green enough that he can once again go around the globe singing yellow. we wouldn't be announcing a tour unless we felt like we're far enough along that it's ok in our hearts.

but we're definitely not finished. colin paterson, bbc news. headlines next and a full round up headlines next and a full round up at the top of the hour. hello. a chilly start to friday across the north of the uk. we've had a cold front gradually working its way southwards through thursday. that's been bringing some outbreaks of rain. and as its name implies, behind it, we've got colder air, so likely to see a touch of frost through parts of northeast scotland and northeast england to start the day on friday. further south, still holding onto this milder air through parts of south wales and into southern england. and it's here we've still got that frontal zone through friday morning, so cloudier, maybe the odd patch of rain. most of that will have fizzled out. through the afternoon, the cloud should thin and break here. and for all of us, we should see some good spells of sunshine during friday. just more cloud pushing into northern and western scotland through the afternoon. temperatures lower here, just nine or 10 celsius the top temperature. certainly a fresher feel compared to friday.

13 to 15 celsius further south, perhaps 16 across southwest england. but it's a fine end to the day for most, late spells of sunshine before cloud piles in across the north and west of scotland overnight, also into northern ireland and western parts of england and wales too. further east is where we'll have the clearer skies and once again a cold night, particularly for northeast scotland and northeast england, where we could see a few pockets of air frost. but this brief autumnal chill doesn't last for long. as we head into the weekend, we've got further frontal systems approaching from the west. and with those, we'll see a return of the milder air across much of england, wales and northern ireland on saturday and eventually back up into scotland on sunday. so let's take a closer look at saturday, which overall will be a cloudier day compared to friday. most will be dry, the odd patch of rain, but some rain will arrive into northern ireland as we head into the late afternoon. temperatures starting to recover on saturday, but still a fairly cool feel across the far northeast of england and into scotland. and on sunday, this frontal system will slide its way across and begin to weaken —

look what's happening out into the west. but on sunday, we're likely to see some showers, maybe some longer spells of rain. but come the afternoon, looks like the rain will begin to ease and we should see a few spells of sunshine developing. temperatures back up into the mid, if not high teens and starting to feel a little bit less chilly across scotland as well. but as we move into next week, it will be mild, yes, but we're also likely to see some frequent showers or longer spells of rain. goodbye.

this is bbc news, the headlines: a day of mourning's begun in lebanon after violence erupted in the capital beirut leaving six people dead. gunmen targeted a protest organised by shia group hezbollah. the us, un and the international community have echoed the lebanese prime minister's calls for calm. former us president bill clinton has been admitted to a hospital in california for what's being described as a non—covid—related infection. a spokesman for the 75—year—old says he is "on the mend" , "in good spirits" and "responding well to antibiotics". kenyan police have arrested the husband of record—breaking runner agnes tirop, who was stabbed to death in a killing that has shocked her home country

and the world of athletics. tirop was a double world championships medallist and olympian. now on bbc news, it's time for panorama. this programme contains some scenes which some viewers may find upsetting. tonight on panorama, life in afghanistan under taliban control. it's now eight weeks since the us and its allies left. thousands fled, but a panorama team stayed behind. turn off the camera. we meet women who are becoming increasingly concerned. this is not a time to be sad. this is a time to be angry. translation: even if one strand of our hair is visible, _ the taliban will whip us and send us home. and the religious minorities living in fear.