the world health organisation _ more than that. the world health organisation is _ more than that. is warning _ more than that. the world health organisation is warning that - more than that. the world health i organisation is warning that europe could see covid related deaths rise by half a million by march. give us your thoughts on that figure and how realistic is that? it is your thoughts on that figure and how realistic is that?— realistic is that? it is not my “0b to make projections i realistic is that? it is not my “0b to make projections like i realistic is that? it is not my job to make projections like that. l realistic is that? it is not my job to make projections like that. itj to make projections like that. it all depends crucially on behaviour. in the end we know what stops this virus circulating and that is people getting vaccinated and keeping away from each other, it is as simple as that. and a lot of ventilation so we are not breathing over each other. that is what it takes, but how you get people to change their behaviour, and in our country we have had a fairly l

the world health organisation is warning that - more than that. could see covert —related deaths rise by half a million by march. give us your thoughts on that figure. how realistic is that? it is not my job _ figure. how realistic is that? it is not my job to _ figure. how realistic is that? it is not my job to make _ figure. how realistic is that? it 3 not myjob to make projections like that. it all depends only on behaviour. in the end, we know what stops this virus circulation and that. i , which led to higher case rates, much higher than anyone else. that could have been a reasonable strategy because of the build—up of immunity in the population. but each country has to decide for itself how to get those changes behaviour the population. the amount to which that is done by encouragement and bylaws is done by encouragement and bylaws is up to everyjurisdiction to choose how best they do it, but they have got to do it. when you have exponentially rising rates we know the consequences of that and that has to be turned around. what the consequence

the world health organisation says it is very worried about the rise in covid—19 cases in europe, sayinghe disease is once again the continent's biggest killer and warns the uk against complacency. success today does not mean success tomorrow, because no country is an island. in the netherlands, more than 50 people have been arrested, after protests over new covid restrictions in rotterdam erupted into rioting last night. record numbers of migrants crossing the channel prompts a government review. missing chinese tennis star, peng shuai, has been seen in unverified new footage released by state media dining with friends and her coach in a restaurant. good evening. the world health organisation has called for an urgent tightening of measures across europe to halt spiralling transmission rates of the coronavirus. it has warned that 500,000 more deaths could be recorded by march, unless urgent action is taken. let's have a look at how the uk is performing in comparison to other european countries. based on figures from two days ago, this graph shows a rolling sevenday average of daily cases

the world health organisation says it is very worried about the rise in covid cases in europe saying the disease is once again the continent's biggest killer success today does not mean success tomorrow, because no country is an island. we'll be discussing the challanges faced by europe to deal with the pandemic. also on the programme this hour... the us secretary of state warns there are "real concerns" about russian activities at the border with ukraine. we don't know what president putin's attentions are, but we do know what has happened in the past. we do know the playbook. record numbers of migrants crossing the english channel prompt a review by the british government. and hundreds of tesla drivers are locked out of their vehicles, after the carmaker�*s app stopped working. and pressure mounts on ole gunnar solskjaer after another defeat for manchester united, thumped 4—1 at watford. we'll have all the day's sport. hello and welcome, whether you're watching in the uk or around the world. the world health organisation has called for an urgent tightening of measures across europe

this is bbc news the headlines at six the world health organisation says it is very worried about the rise in covid cases in europe — and is urging countries to "drastically" increase the use of face masks and vaccinations. more than 50 people have been arrested, after protests over new covid restrictions in rotterdam erupted into rioting last night. record numbers of migrants crossing the channel prompts a government review a public consultation starts on a potential ban on single—use plastics like disposable cutlery and polystyrene boxes in england and coming up in sportsday — how the premier league's 3 new managers fared in theirfirst games. good afternoon. the world health organisation has called for an urgent tightening of measures across europe to halt spiralling transmission rates of the virus. in the netherlands — the mayor of rotterdam has condemned what he's called "an orgy of violence" after protestors took to the streets to demonstrate against coronavirus restrictions. the netherlands is one of a number of places in europe to re—impose a lockdown because of a surge in case

this is bbc news the headlines at seven the world health organisation says it is very worried about the rise in covid cases in europe saying the disease is once again the continent's biggest killer and warns the uk against complacency. success today does not mean success tomorrow. because no country is an island. more than 50 people have been arrested, after protests over new covid restrictions in rotterdam erupted into rioting last night. record numbers of migrants crossing the channel prompts a government review a public consultation starts on a potential ban on single—use plastics like disposable cutlery and polystyrene boxes in england and coming up in sportsday — england beat south africa by one point at twickenham. good evening. the world health organisation has called for an urgent tightening of measures across europe to halt spiralling transmission rates of the virus. it has warned that 500,000 more deaths could be recorded by march unless urgent action is taken. let's have a look at how the uk is performing in comparison to other european countries — as based on figures we had

the world health organisation says it is very worried about the number of cases in europe, as the virus once again becomes the continent's biggest killer. success today does not mean success tomorrow because no country is an island. the missing tennis player peng shuai — new videos chinese media says were filmed this weekend fail to allay the fears of the international community. the us secretary of state warns of "real concerns" over russian military activities at the border with ukraine. we don't know what president putin's intensions are, but we do know what's happened in the past, we do know the playbook. as the netherlands battles record coronavirus infections, a second night of rioting has broken out as people object to restrictions on their movement. hundreds of people lit fires and pelted the police with rocks and fireworks in the hague. it follows friday night's violence in rotterdam, when at least fifty people were arrested, and several others received gunshot wounds. our correspondent in the hague, anna holligan, reports. explosion. another dutch city rocked by discontent. in

he is currently in a world health organisation meeting discussing the nu variant.variant? there are so many new mutations in this virus. many seems likely to change its biological behaviour. it is early days. we know so much more than we did 2a hours to go questions will have about this will take a bit of time so i think we but it is certainly not a time to panic. and of course scientists have built up a lot of expertise in looking up coronavirus and its variants over the best part of the last couple of years so they will apply all of that knowledge now in the situation. absolutely and i think that is the most remarkable thing, how quickly this is all coming out. and it is a real tribute to the south africans they are being so open with data which is just fresh off the analysers and are letting everyone know exactly what they are finding very quickly which is enormously helpful. jim, in the uk will this cause the government to tighten restrictions further? the restrictions at the moment have been around travel. the uk government along with some other ones around th

the world health organisation says it is very worried about the rise in covid cases in europe, as theirus once again becomes the continent's biggest killer. success success today does not mean success tomorrow because no country is an island. in other news, the us secretary of state warns of "real concerns" about russian activities at the border with ukraine. we don't know what president prudent�*s intentions are but we do know what is happened in the past. we do know the playbook. -- putin. record numbers of migrants crossing the english channel prompt a review by the british government. and hundreds of tesla drivers are locked out of their vehicles, after the carmaker�*s app stopped working. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. we begin in the netherlands — and a second night of violent unrest over the dutch government's coronavirus measures. these are the latest pictures from the hague — where there is a heavy police presence and reports of rioters throwing stones and fireworks at officers. the police say four people are being treated in a rotterdam h

the world health organisation now says that preliminary evidence suggests the new covid variant, first reported in south africa, carries a higher risk of infection than other strains. britain, the eu, the united states, and japan have all announced travel restrictions on several southern african countries, to try to slow the spread of the variant — named omicron. here's our medical editor fergus walsh. after months of opening up, the newly—named omicron variant means travel restrictions are back. at heathrow, the last flights from south africa arrived this morning. i feel extremely relieved, because who knows how long this is going to last? we've been told we have to isolate at home, so that shouldn't be too bad. from sunday, only uk and irish residents will be allowed in from six southern african countries, and they will have to pay to quarantine in a hotel. the travel restrictions mean catherine will miss her niece�*s wedding in south africa. it is devastating. they have held back this wedding for two years for us, so we were all going to be together, which was really important. and

the world health organisation says it is very worried about the number of cases in europe, as the virus once again becomes the continent's biggest killer. success today does not mean success tomorrow because no country is an island. the missing tennis player peng shuai — new videos chinese media says were filmed this weekend fail to allay the fears of the international community. bad news for hong kong's wild boars — attacks on the public prompt authorities to launch a cull of the creatures in urban areas. hello, welcome to the programme. it is good to have you with us. as the netherlands battles record coronovirus infections a second night of rioting has broken out as people object to restrictions on their movement. hundreds of people lit fires and pelted the police with rocks and fireworks in the hague with protests also taking place in other towns. the latest violence follows friday night's violence in rotterdam, when at least fifty people were arrested, and several others received gunshot wounds. the dutchjustice minister, ferd grapperhaus, has called the violence criminal and repul

the world health organisation says it is very worried about the rise in covid cases in europe — and isrging countries to "drastically" increase the use of face masks and vaccinations. more than 50 people have been arrested, after protests over new covid restrictions in rotterdam erupted into rioting last night. meanwhile a rally has been held in austria, ahead of a new national lockdown and plans to make coronavirus vaccinations compulsory next year. there have been calls for calm in the us, after a teenager who shot dead two people during racial unrest last year was cleared of murder. a public consultation starts on a potential ban on single—use plastics like disposable cutlery and polystyrene boxes in england. hundreds of tesla drivers have been locked out of their vehicles, after the carmaker�*s app stopped working. now on bbc news — the russian hackers wanted by the west. the bbc�*s cyber reporterjoe tidy travels to russia to track down alleged hackers. around the world, cyber citadels are crumbling. ukraine, romania, poland, kuwait, south korea, hackers are being rounded up. onlin

this is bbc news the headlines at five the world health organisation says it is very worried about the rise in covid cases in europe — and is urging countries to "drastically" increase the use of face masks and vaccinations. more than 50 people have been arrested, after protests over new covid restrictions in rotterdam erupted into rioting last night. there have been calls for calm in the us, after a teenager who shot dead two people during racial unrest last year was cleared of murder. a public consultation starts on a potential ban on single—use plastics like disposable cutlery and polystyrene boxes in england hundreds of tesla drivers have been locked out of their vehicles, after the carmaker�*s app stopped working. coming up — travelling to russia to track down the alleged cyber—criminals living millionaire lifestyles, with little chance of ever being arrested. good afternoon. the mayor of the dutch city of rotterdam has condemned what he's called "an orgy of violence" after protestors took to the streets to demonstrate against coronavirus restrictions. the netherlands is one of a

it comes as the world health organisation says its worried about the rise in covid—19 cases in europeit's once again the continent's leading cause of death. the us secretary of state has described russia's actions as "unusual" and its rhetoric as worrying amid a build up of russian military activity on its border with ukraine. kyiv fears that russia may be preparing an attack. anthony blinken says european allies share the us concerns. now on bbc news, it's time for the firing line, which features the nominees and the winners of the rory peck awards for 2021. and a warning 7 this programme includes images and testimony that you may find distressing. chanting say his name! dante wright! what's his name? dante wright! chanting you have to put yourself in difficult and dangerous situations. chanting. and when most people would run away, you head towards trouble. footage from remote and hostile places can be our only window into events that are shaping our world. these are some of the most powerful images of the year, all shot by freelance video journalists. sounds like you worked out tha

the world health organisation says it is very worried about the rise in covid cases in europe — sayinghe disease is once again the continent's biggest killer and warns the uk against complacency. success today does not mean success tomorrow, because no country is an island. in the netherlands more than 50 people have been arrested, after protests over new covid restrictions in rotterdam erupted into rioting last night. record numbers of migrants crossing the channel prompts a government review. missing chinese tennis star peng shuai has been seen in unverified �*new�* footage released by state media — dining with friends and her coach in a restaurant. a public consultation starts on a potential ban on single—use plastics like disposable cutlery and polystyrene boxes in england. now on bbc news...0ur world: canada's missing children. this film contains scenes which some viewers may find upsetting. in may this year, the unmarked graves of 215 children were found on the grounds of an old indian residential school. who were these children? those were our relatives. the school was for indig

the world health organisation says it is very worried about the rise in covid cases in europe — sayinghe disease is once again the continent's biggest killer and warns the uk against complacency. success today does not mean success tomorrow, because no country is an island. more than 50 people have been arrested, after protests over new covid restrictions in rotterdam erupted into rioting last night. record numbers of migrants crossing the channel prompts a government review. missing chinese tennis star peng shuai has been seen in unverified �*new�* footage released by state media — dining with friends and her coach in a restaurant. now on bbc news...it�*s time for the firing line, which features the nominees and the winners of the rory peck awards for 2021... and a warning 7 this programme includes images and testimony that you may find distressing. chanting say his name! dante wright! what's his name? dante wright! chanting you have to put yourself in difficult and dangerous situations. chanting and when most people would run away, you head towards trouble. footage from remote and ho

the world health organisation says its very worried about the rise in covid—19 cases in europe.he un body has warned there could be a further half—a—million covid—related deaths on the continent by march, estimating one person is dying from the virus there every fifteen minutes. the us secretary of state has described russia's actions as "unusual" and its rhetoric as worrying amid a build up of russian military activity on its border with ukraine. kyiv fears that russia may be preparing an attack. anthony blinken says european allies share the us concerns. the number of people who died in england while detained under the mental health act rose during the coronavirus pandemic, according to early figures from the watchdog, the care quality commission. it comes amid concerns that staffing shortages are compromising patient safety. one of those who took his own life after being sectioned was teenager charlie millers, who died at the end of last year. patrick baker spoke to his mother — and a warning — his report contains flashing images. after struggling with his mental health throu

the world health organisation says it's very worried about the rise in covid—19 cases in europe.t's warned without serious action there could be a further half—a—million covid—related deaths on the continent by march, estimating one person is dying from the virus there every 15 minutes. the women's tennis association says new videos, allegedly showing missing tennis player peng shuai this weekend, are not enough to guarantee she is safe. her whereabouts have been uncertain since she accused a high—ranking chinese official of sexual harassment. the wta says it's prepared to cancel tournaments in china. the number of people who died in england while detained under the mental health act rose during the coronavirus pandemic, according to early figures from the watchdog, the care quality commission. it comes amid concerns that staffing shortages are compromising patient safety. one of those who took his own life after being sectioned was teenager charlie millers, who died at the end of last year. patrick baker spoke to his mother — and a warning — his report contains flashing images.

the world health organisation has — in the past few hours — classified it as a variant of concern andt — the greek letter omicron. meanwhile — european union leaders have agreed to suspend travel from affected areas — after belgium detected the first case in europe. the us have also announced they will bring in restrictions from monday. south africa has denounced the measures taken against the country, calling them �*unjustified' and �*draconian'. here's the statement from the world health organization. mcron is named as a variant of concern because mcron is named as a variant of concern because it mcron is named as a variant of concern because it has mcron is named as a variant of concern because it has concernin- concern because it has concerning properties. it has a large number of mutations and some of them have some worrying characteristics. why now there are many studies under way and a lot of work is going in south africa to characterise the variant in terms of transmissibility, in terms of severity and any impact on our countermeasures such as the use of therapeutics and vacci

the world health organisation says its very worried about the rise in covid—19 cases in europe.he un body has warned there could be a further half—a—million covid—related deaths on the continent by march, estimating one person is dying from the virus there every fifteen minutes. the women's tennis association says new videos allegedly showing missing tennis player peng shuai this weekend are not enough to guarantee she is safe. her whereabouts have been uncertain since she accused a high ranking chinese official of sexual harassment. the wta says it's prepared to cancel tournaments in china. now on bbc news, dateline london, with shaun ley. hello, welcome to the programme which brings together leading uk commentators with the international correspondents who write, blog and broadcast to audiences at home from the dateline london. this week, the business of people smuggling to europe, russia's gas—powered foreign policy, and is being a british mp a full—timejob? to discuss that, we are joined byjeffrey kofman, who has been a news anchor and foreign correspondent for broadcasters

joining me now is professor anthony costello who was the former director at the world health organisationalth at ucl. welcome. thank you very much for joining us. we can see the controversy around new restrictions coming in, vaccine passports and in austria, vaccines being made mandatory i wonder festival what you think about that particular point. well, i am like many people in the uk, we had never had mandatory vaccines and passports might play a role in certain things like aviation and the like. the problem with both is that if you mandate things, you may attract in different people initially but you are really going to repel people that simply do not trust you or have been influenced by misinformation and you end up with riots on the streets. i do not think we want that and i think there are alternatives to mandating. there are better ways of trying to attract the hesitant without alienating people who simply do not trust government. that accessibility to vaccines, which we are doing reasonably well on, better community engagement, better support and a better example from politicians

the world health organisation is calling for the urgent increase of anti—covid measures across europeed deaths could increase by half—a—million by march. several countries have already brought in various forms of lockdown. this graph shows a rolling seven—day average of daily cases per million people in italy, germany, and here in the uk. but look what happens when we include the netherlands and austria. we can see can see how the numbersjump to more than double those rates for the uk and germany. cambridge university professor of statistics, david spiegelhalter, who is also the co—author of covid by numbers, explained why looking at covid figures across different european countries proves so useful. we have seen germany, austria, the netherlands, belgium, france and italy, as you show in your graphs they are at different levels but they are increasing exponentially, cases are doubling every two weeks, and that is different to what is happening in the uk at the moment. it gives us some information about what we have to be wary of. and also perhaps some of the things that have gone rig

the world health organisation says it is very worried about the rise in covid—19 cases in europe — saying disease is once again the continent's biggest killer and warns the uk against complacency. success today does not mean success tomorrow, because no country is an island. in the netherlands, more than 50 people have been arrested, after protests over new covid restrictions in rotterdam erupted into rioting last night. record numbers of migrants crossing the channel prompts a government review. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are benjamin butterworth, late editor and senior reporterfor the i and former pensions minister, conservative peer, baroness roz altmann. good evening to both of you. first a reminder of some of those from pages. the observer leads with social care plans as it reports the prime minister is facing calls from senior conservatives to dump plan for care charges orface tory rebellion. another conservative warning takes the front of the telegraph, it writes that senior figures warn borisjohnson ' migrant cr

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the world health organisation says it is very worried about the number of cases in europe, as the viruser. success today does not mean success tomorrow because no country is an island. in other news, the us secretary of state warns of "real concerns" about russian activities at the border with ukraine. we don't know what president putin's intentions are

the world health organisation is sounding the alarm over the rise in covid cases in europe — and is urgingountries to "drastically" increase mask use and vaccination uptake. more than 50 people have been arrested, after protests over new covid restrictions in rotterdam erupted into rioting last night. record numbers of migrants crossing the channel in small boats prompts a government review. a public consultation starts on a potential ban on single—use plastics like disposable cutlery and polystyrene boxes in england. hundreds of tesla drivers have been locked out of their vehicles, after the carmaker�*s app stopped working. now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. a thriller at twickenham — where england snatch a dramatic win over south africa. same old story for ole — manchester united are thrashed at watford — after another embarrassing result in the premier league. and lewis hamilton powers to pole position in qualifying in qatar — as the battle for formula one's drivers championship hots up in the desert. hello and welcome to sportsday. welcome along, t

this is bbc news the headlines at seven the world health organisation says it is very worried about theagain the continent's biggest killer and warns the uk against complacency. success today does not mean success tomorrow. because no country is an island. more than 50 people have been arrested, after protests over new covid restrictions in rotterdam erupted into rioting last night. record numbers of migrants crossing the channel prompts a government review a public consultation starts on a potential ban on single—use plastics like disposable cutlery and polystyrene boxes in england and coming up in sportsday — england beat south africa by one point at twickenham.

that's the warning from the world health organisation.presidentjoe biden said the newly—identified variant is a cause for concern, but not a cause for panic. speaking at the white house, mr biden said the need now was to get the rest of the world vaccinated. our health correspondent, naomi grimley has the latest. there's an eerie quiet atjohannesburg airport. south africa first raised the alarm about the omicron variant, but is now finding itself increasingly cut off from the rest of the world. meanwhile, on the ground, there's a big push to get vaccines into arms. only 23% of the south african population is fully vaccinated. we still don't know yet whether this version of covid is more severe than previous ones. one of those on the front line is reassured by what she's seen so far in her patients. so, now, we are seeing patients, but we caught symptoms that we can treat at home, probably not requiring icu admission or hospital admission. amsterdam is one of the world's cities now discovering cases. 13 people were found to have it after f

experts say it's the most heavily—mutated variant so far — the world health organisation is holding a

the world health organisation has urged governments to redouble their efforts and reinforce the basicsn population is wearing a mask indoors. any percentage above that will have an immediate effect. with varying vaccine rates, getting the shots and is seen as critical. but they will not cure the distrust or divisions seeping through some european societies. manchester united have sacked their manager ole gunar solskjaer following the 4—1 defeat at watford. he'd been in charge for almost three years but the club has suffered a string of poor results —— and is currently 8th in the premier league. our sports correspondent jane dougall is at old trafford for us. this has been a dark and dismal day for him and manchester united football club. he new time had run out. a club legend like ole gunar solskjaer could have been forgiven for losing 4—1 to watford but after is only one last walk to the fans there manager. speaking to the clubs television channel today, after being told he would not be continuing in his role, a heartbroken ole accepted he had to leave. i've given everything for this

the world health organisation has described the current surge of coronavirus cases in the wider europeion, as a warning shot for the entire world. europe saw almost 1.8 million new cases last week alone the who says europe is again becoming what it called the epicentre of the pandemic. now on bbc news, it's hardtalk with stephen sackur. welcome to hardtalk, i'm stephen sackur. kosovo has enjoyed independent statehood for 13 years, but almost half the world doesn't recognise it. poverty and corruption is endemic and its own prime minister seemingly has doubts about the desirability of independence. and that prime minister is my guest today. albin kurti has had a turbulent career. he's been a political prisoner, he launched five tear gas attacks on his own parliament and he has a vision of kosovo unifying with albania. so is he a source of instability in the balkans? theme music plays. prime minister albin kurti in pristina, welcome to hardtalk. thank you for having me. prime minister, your predecessors as leaders of kosovo have all put a big priority in trying to normalise relations wit

covid—i9 has killed more than five million people since the world health organisation reported the outbreak late december 2019, according to a new tally. the number takes into account deaths recorded by national health authorities, and represents only a fraction of the actual coronavirus—related deaths, which could be two to three times higher than the official figure. the authorities in costa rica say they've seized a shipment of more than two and a half tonnes of cocaine. nearly 2,600 packages of the drug were found in a container in the coastal city of limon. they were all hidden inside backpacks. local officials believe the consignment was going to be sent to europe. it's thought to have travelled through colombia before reaching costa rica. the french president, emmanuel macron, has postponed plans to implement sanctions on the uk from tuesday, as part of the row over post—brexit fishing rights row. he said the two sides would continue talking this week. earlier, the foreign secretary, liz truss, said the uk wouldn't "roll over" after paris had threatened to block access to its ports f

here's the statement from the world health organisation.is named as a variant of concern because it has concerning properties. it has a large number of mutations and some of them have some worrying characteristics. why now there are many studies under way and a lot of work is going in south africa to characterise the variant in terms of transmissibility, in terms of severity and any impact on our countermeasures such as the use of therapeutics and vaccines. so far there is little information about the studies are under way so we need researchers to have time to carry them out and the who will inform the public and member states when we have the information. the uk was one of the first countries to react to the new variant announcing travel restrictions on thursday — as fergus walsh reports. after months of opening up, the newly—named omicron variant means travel restrictions are back. at heathrow, the last flights from south africa arrived this morning. i feel extremely relieved, because who knows how long this is going to last? we've been

the world health organisation has warned that europe is once again the epicentre of the coronavirus pandemiclion deaths before winter is out if the outbreak isn't brought under control. germany in particular has been hard hit recently, with nearly 3a—thousand new cases reported in the past 2a hours, a new record. the russian analyst who was the primary researcher on an infamous dossier which alleged ties between donald trump's 2016 campaign and russia, was arrested today. igor danchenko faces charges of lying to the fbi. it's the third indictment as part of an investigation begun under trump sjustice department into the origins of the russia probe. uk lawmaker 0wen paterson has resigned from parliament, after recent controversy over standards in public life. he was found to have broken lobbying rules and was facing suspension. the conservative former cabinet minister says he wants a life "outside the cruel world of politics' and denies wrongdoing. however, other mps say he needs to be held to account for his actions. australian police have charged a thirty—six year old man with the abduction

people kind of we don't know what it is yet but it's being identified as a concern of the world health organisation having these travel restrictions in place, and we should be taking it seriously. i think it's a little bit counterproductive in a sense, given that, you know, we are getting information rapidly, and we know more about exactly how serious this variant could potentially be in a matter of weeks. if we find out that it a matter of weeks. if we find out thatitis a matter of weeks. if we find out that it is a lot more severe than the delta variant, we have to put these restrictions in place and it's going to be very difficult for some of these officials to kind of backtrack on that, so i kind of thing, you know, being cautious to begin with now is definitely the best approach. this begin with now is definitely the best approach.— begin with now is definitely the best approach. as he said, try not to send out _ best approach. as he said, try not to send out to _ best approach. as he said, try not to send out to mixed _ best approach. as he said, try not to send out to mixed messages. | best

stories: a new covid strain found in southern africa is classed a "variant of concern" by the world health organisation over fears it may be more infectious and more resistant to vaccines. this variant has a large number of mutations, and some of these mutations have some worrying characteristics. the us is the latest country to impose travel restrictions to affected southern african countries to slow the spread — but south africa says it's the wrong approach. stopping travel from one country or even a small group of countries very soon becomes superfluous. it's really not the solution. french president emmanuel macron accuses the uk of not being serious about dealing with the migrant crisis, as the diplomatic row deepens. ukraine's president claims a plan to overthrow his government involving russia is imminent, as a russian troop buildup sparks fear of an invasion. # there are bugs on her dugs # there are flies in her eyes... one of the most influential figures in musical theatre, the legendary american songwriter stephen sondheim, has died at 91. hello and welcome to bbc news. the world health organ

the world health organisation says its very worried about the rise in covid—i9 cases in europe.timating one person is dying from the virus there every 15 minutes. the women's tennis association says new videos, allegedly showing missing tennis player peng shuai this weekend are not enough to guarantee she is safe. her whereabouts have been uncertain since she accused a high ranking chinese official of sexual harassment. the wta says it's prepared to cancel tournaments in china.

the world health organisation says it is very worried about the rise in covid cases in europe, as theus once again becomes the continent's biggest killer. in other news — the us secretary of state warns of "real concerns" about russian activities at the border with ukraine. record numbers of migrants crossing the english channel prompt a review by the british government. and hundreds of tesla drivers are locked out of their vehicles, after the carmaker�*s app stopped working. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are benjamin butterworth, late editor and senior reporter for the i and former pensions minister, conservative peer, baroness roz altmann. tomorrow's front pages, starting with... the observer leads with social care — and says that the prime minister is facing calls from senior conservatives to ditch plans for care charges or face a tory rebellion. another conservative warning makes the front of the telegraph. it says senior figures have told borisjohnson that the "migrant crisis" is putting "tories in peril" further

the world health organisation has described the current surge of coronavirus cases in the wider europealone the who says europe is again becoming what it called the epicentre of the pandemic.

the world health organisation says it's very worried about the rise in covid—19 cases in europe.t's warned without serious action there could be a further half—a—million covid—related deaths on the continent by march, estimating one person is dying from the virus there every 15 minutes. the women's tennis association says new videos, allegedly showing missing tennis player peng shuai this weekend, are not enough to guarantee she is safe. her whereabouts have been uncertain since she accused a high ranking chinese official of sexual harassment. the wta says it's prepared to cancel tournaments in china. the number of people who died in england while detained under the mental health act rose during the coronavirus pandemic, according to early figures from the watchdog, the care quality commission. it comes amid concerns that staffing shortages are compromising patient safety. one of those who took his own life after being sectioned was teenager charlie millers, who died at the end of last year. patrick baker spoke to his mother — and a warning — his report contains flashing images.

the world health organisation says its very worried about the rise in covid—19 cases in europe.t's warned without serious action there could be a further half—a—million covid—related deaths on the continent by march, estimating one person is dying from the virus there every 15 minutes. the women's tennis association says new videos, allegedly showing missing tennis player peng shuai this weekend are not enough to guarantee she is safe. her whereabouts have been uncertain since she accused a high ranking chinese official of sexual harassment. the wta says it's prepared to cancel tournaments in china. now on bbc news, it's time for the media show. hello. last week's attack in liverpool leads our conversation today. how do you report responsibly on an incident like that? when is the right moment to use the word "terrorism"? and is the doorstep morally wrong? also on the media show — a new streaming service launched on sky this week. can the traditional tv stations claw back an audience from netflix and disney? let's start by introducing today's guests. simon walker is chief executi

the world health organisation has urged governments to redouble their efforts and reinforce the basicspopulation is wearing a mask indoors. any percentage above that will have an immediate effect. with varying vaccine rates, getting the shots and is seen as critical. but they will not cure the distrust or divisions seeping through some european societies. anna holligan reporting there. breaking the stereotypes in asian films — as money streams into asian content and movies. president kennedy was shot down and died almost immediately. the murder ofjohn kennedy is a disaster for the whole free world. he caught the imagination of the world. the first of a new generation of leaders. margaret thatcher is resigning as leader of the conservative party and prime minister. before leaving number 10 to see the queen, she told her cabinet, "it,'s a funny old world." angela merkel is germany's first woman chancellor, easily securing the majority she needed. attempts to fly the hot—air. balloon had to be abandoned after a few minutes, - but nobody seem to mind very much. as one local comic put it, i

this is bbc news the headlines at five the world health organisation says it is very worried about thetions in rotterdam erupted into rioting last night. there have been calls for calm in the us, after a teenager who shot dead two people during racial unrest last year was cleared of murder. a public consultation starts on a potential ban on single—use plastics like disposable cutlery and polystyrene boxes in england hundreds of tesla drivers have been locked out of their vehicles, after the carmaker�*s app stopped working. coming up — travelling to russia to track down the alleged cyber—criminals living millionaire lifestyles, with little chance of ever being arrested.

the world health organisation says it is very worrioed about the rise in covid cases in europe and isshes in the netherlands over new covid restrictions there, with two people shot and wounded by police during riots in rotterdam. austria has also seen demonstrations today after a new lockdown was announced there have been calls for calm in the us following the court verdict that cleared us teenager kyle rittenhouse of murder. a public consultation starts on a potential ban on single—use plastics like disposable cutlery and polystyrene boxes in england. regular train services have returned to the dartmoor line in devon for the first time in 49 years.