andy gill, bbc news, north yorkshire.ho died in the channel this week when their small boat capsized, the bbc has been hearing from the family and friends of one of victims. of one of the victims. maryam nuri mohamed amin was a 24—year—old kurdish woman, from northern iraq. she was trying to reach the uk to be with her partner. lucy williamson has more details. she left to start a new life with her fiance. a video from her engagement party less than a year ago still stored on her relatives' phones. maryam nuri mohamed amin tried several times to get a visa tojoin her partner in the uk, before deciding to surprise him by trying to get there another way. she was messaging him when the boat began to lose air. in erbil, in northern iraq, the family's anger showed through their grief. her mother and sister inconsolable. translation: going to britain is very difficult. l she tried to get to britain legally twice. she went to the british embassy, but the process was delayed. she was forced to go the way she did. her friend eman

andy gill, bbc news, north yorkshire.lation to make social media services such as face good that make facebook liable for hurtful comments. it will a complaints mechanism requiring the country that my company's detector material where someone is believing they are being defamed bullied or attacked. if the content is not withdrawn a core process could force the social media platform to provide details of the person who posted the media. hello, it's adele. her new album "30" has shot to number one in the uk and united states, overtaking abba to become the fastest—selling album of the year so far. # easy on me baby # i was still a child. the lead single, easy on me, has been number one for a sixth consecutive week. her opening week success with 30 ensures all four of her albums have now reached number one — a record for a female act. she's back but is she popular? here's sean mandell, a freelance entertainment reporter in la. she is incredibly popular but there is some comparisons going on right now between her album 30, whi

andy gill, bbc news, north yorkshire. the uk and united states, overtaking abba to become the fastest—selling album of the year. # easy on me baby. # i was still— # easy on me baby. # i was still a — # easy on me baby. # i was still a child... _ the lead single from it, easy on me, has already been number one for six consecutive weeks. now the success of 30 in its first few days ensures that all four of the british singer's albums have reached number one, a record for a female artist. so, she's back, but is she still as popular? here's sean mandell, a freelance entertainment reporter in la. she is incredibly popular but there is some comparisons going on right now between her album 30, which just came out, and her album 25, which was released in 2015, that was a really blockbuster rise to the top of the charts. in the us, for example, that had about 3.3 million albums sold in the first week, over 800,000 in the uk, this time with 30 she has had over 260,000 in the uk. about 660,000 in the us. it's still a precipitous decl

andy gill, bbc news, north yorkshire.r—old ava white say they want a van driver who may have witnessed something �*vital�* to come forward. the silver enterprise van was in central liverpool on thursday evening. merseyside police say the occupants of the vehicle are in no way suspected of involvement in the schoolgirl�*s death — and they continue to question four boys, arrested on suspicion of murder. this is bbc news, the headlines... the new omicron strain of coronavirus is detected across europe — with cases confirmed in germany, italy, belgium, the czech republic and the uk. israel is planning to ban the entry of all foreigners for two weeks from sunday night to tackle the spread of the omicron variant. more details have emerged about some of the 27 people who drowned this week while trying to reach britain from france. newspaper reports say that among the dead were a 25—year—old man, who'd left iraq tojoin his brother in england, and an iraqi kurdish woman, along with her three children. the bbc has been hearing from

andy gill, bbc news, north yorkshire. let's look at some of the day's other news. coast hit by catastrophic floods. he warned of further climate mayhem as the region braces itself for more torrential rains. a state of emergency was declared last week after an "atmospheric river" weather event brought a month's worth of rain in two days, causing floods and mudslides. the head of the women's tennis association says he remains concerned about the chinese tennis star peng shuai, after she accused a top official of sexual assault. steve simon said he would not engage in further email communications with her because he was not convinced that her earlier replies weren't influenced by others. scientists are warning that much of australia's native wildlife could disappear by 2050 due to differing factors. according to the national science agency indigenous animals and plants could be lost. joey clarke is from the australian wildlife conservancy. his organisation isn't surprised by the findings. small mammals are a group that has suffered disproportionately. so things that y

andy gill, bbc news, north yorkshire.fe could disappear by 2050 due to differing factors. according to the national science agency, indigenous animals and plants could be lost. joey clarke is from the australian wildlife conservancy. his organisation isn't surprised by the findings. small mammals are a group that has suffered disproportionately, things that you might not have heard of, bettongs, bandicoots, bilbies, really unique animals which are only found in australia. they have suffered the worst extinctions, basically because they are the right size to be eaten by either a fox or a cat. what we see as the priority in the first instance is to create spaces that are safe, where we can rebuild populations of some native species so we have watched the largest rewilding effort in australia, building a network of fenced safe havens that are secure from these feral predators. beyond that, we need to look at managing habitat, so removing those large feral herbivores where we can, at a large scale and also getting fire manage

andy gill, bbc news, north yorkshire.he holy see. one of those 1a countries goes to the polls on sunday — honduras — and one of the campaign issues is whether to keep ties to taipei, or switch to beijing. maintaining a diplomatic profile has been important for taipei to stand apart from mainland china but as numbers dwindle — the solomon islands switched this year — how effective is the strategy as beijing continues to assert on reunification of taiwan with the mainland ? thomas shattuck is the deputy director of asia programme at foreign policy research institute and research fellow of asia program at foreign policy research institute. thank you forjoining us. in relation to taiwan, how significant is this election in honduras? it significant is this election in honduras?— significant is this election in honduras? it is a question of whether honduras _ honduras? it is a question of whether honduras will - honduras? it is a question of i whether honduras will continue its relations with taiwan depending on which candidate

here's andy gill.rought winds of more than 90 miles an hour to pummel the coast of north—east scotland. there have been some near misses, and road and rail travel has been badly affected, and tens of thousands of homes left without power. the storm brought picture postcard scenery to the north yorkshire village, but it is also disrupting life especially for the vulnerable. patricia is 86, she lives alone and has difficulty walking. she lives alone and has had no electricity since last night. his cold, no electricity since last night. his cold. very — no electricity since last night. h 3 cold, very cold. somebody has brought me a hot water bottle to put on my knees, and i have got two jumpers on. on my knees, and i have got two jumpers om— on my knees, and i have got two “umers on. ~ , ., ., ., ' :: jumpers on. winds of more than 90 mh but jumpers on. winds of more than 90 mph but at — jumpers on. winds of more than 90 mph but at the _ jumpers on. winds of more than 90 mph but at the north-east - jumper

in his first broadcast interview, mr knowles spoke to our reporter andy gill. lot of time to sink in. when the car blew up, what did you think? at first, because there wasn't a very loud bang and just seen black smoke i thought there was a malfunction with the car. iran over to see if he was ok and he explained what was going on in his taxi. what did the driver say to you? "been blown up, being blown up, there is a bomb in my car." at that point, my first instincts were to get him away to safety. he said there was still a person in the taxi. did he say how he knew the passenger had had a bomb? he seen a little red light on vest the passenger was wearing. that gave it away for him to do something and he acted very quickly and very bravely. i was grabbing the taxi driver, stopping him going back to his taxi. ijust gave him a big hug, basically to stop him going further into danger. he probably needed a big hug as well, didn't he? i would guess so, definitely. it has been more than a week now, how are you? i am still having the odd flashback and everything, but i'

here's andy gill. storm arwen has left much of the country facing disruption and damage.usands of homes left without power. the storm brought picture postcard scenery to this north yorkshire village, but it is also disrupting life, especially for the vulnerable. patricia is 86, she lives alone and has difficulty walking. her power has been off since half past ten last night. it's cold, very cold. somebody has brought me a hot water bottle to put on my knees, and i have got twojumpers on. winds of more than 90 mph battered the north—east coast of scotland, and trains were cancelled across the uk. it is a fluid situation. we will try to keep people moving wherever we can, but in many parts of the country we are encouraging people not to travel at all and certainly to check on the website, the apps, and for live information before they do set off. on one train in the north of scotland, passengers were stranded overnight. i got on the train at elgin just the back of three - yesterday afternoon, - and about five o'clock we hit huntly, and we stayed . there for about 17 hours.

security guard, darren knowles, talking to andy gill.ed in the english channel. the government says it will work at pace, to deliver a new independent regulator, for football. police say there is "no known link" between an 18—year—old girl who disappeared in plymouth on saturday and the man suspected of her murder. some of the children who survived the aberfan disaster have said they were put through distressing medical tests, which one described as "torture". 116 children and 28 adults were killed in 1966 when coal waste slid down a hillside, burying a primary school and homes in village of merthyr tydfil. maria david has more. archive: i'm standing once again on a pile of black- slurry, and underneath us is the infant school. - on october 21st 1966, thousands of tonnes of coal waste surged down the hillside above aberfan, burying the village school and surrounding houses. 116 children and 28 adults were killed. this afternoon, the children were due to start their- half—term holiday. gaynor madgwick was rescued, but her brother carl and

here's andy gill. storm arwen has left much of the country facing disruption and damage.nds of homes left without power. the storm brought picture postcard scenery to the north yorkshire village, but it is also disrupting life especially for the vulnerable. patricia is 86 and lives alone and has difficulty walking. her power has been off since half past ten last night. it is her power has been off since half past ten last night.— past ten last night. it is cold, very cold- — past ten last night. it is cold, very cold. now— past ten last night. it is cold, very cold. now i _ past ten last night. it is cold, very cold. now i have - past ten last night. it is cold, very cold. nowl have got, i past ten last night. it is cold, - very cold. nowl have got, someone very cold. now i have got, someone brought me a hot water bottle for my knees. i have got two jumpers on. winds of more than 90mph battered the north—east coast of scotland. trains were cancelled across the uk. it is a fluid situation, we will try and keep— it is a fluid situation, we will try and keep people moving if

andy gill, bbc news, liverpool.morning to you. great to see you. let's start with nottingham. is there any particular changes, things being brought in because of the case discovered in your area? h0. discovered in your area? no, nottingham _ discovered in your area? no, nottingham i _ discovered in your area? no, nottingham i think— discovered in your area? iifr, nottingham i think it's following the same national guidance that is coming into play tomorrow as you have just reported on. coming into play tomorrow as you havejust reported on. ijust think that all citizens, we just need to follow the guidance, even before the mask wearing becomes compulsory, we know that it is vastly reducing the risk of british —— transition between people so it is a sensible move. —— transmission before people. i know a lot of people will be asking advice, what are you saying to people who are concerned? we are sa in: , to people who are concerned? we are sa inc, be to people who are concerned? we are saying, be sensible, _ to people

our reporter, andy gill, is outside liverpool women's hospital this morning. good morning, andy. yes, good morning, andy. good morning. yes. liverpool— good morning, andy. good morning. yes, liverpool women's _ good morning, andy. good morning. yes, liverpool women's hospital - yes, liverpool women's hospital remains — yes, liverpool women's hospital remains cordoned off this morning. it is a _ remains cordoned off this morning. it is a large — remains cordoned off this morning. it is a large site and there is police — it is a large site and there is police tape around the entire perimeter. police still patrolling the grounds. the hospital has said that untii— the grounds. the hospital has said that until further notice visiting will be — that until further notice visiting will be restricted. yesterday people were being diverted. we are told appointments will go ahead as normal today _ appointments will go ahead as normal today but _ appointments will go ahead as normal today. but people can expect delays and have _ today. but people can expect delays and have been told they will

i spoke to our correspondent andy gill earlier-— gill earlier.l gill earlier. liverpool women's hospital remains _ gill earlier. liverpool women's hospital remains largely - gill earlier. liverpool women's| hospital remains largely sealed gill earlier. liverpool women's - hospital remains largely sealed off this morning, it's a large area with a big footprint and there is police table around the perimeter and police officers are standing guard at regular intervals around the perimeter. visiting is restricted but appointments are going ahead with people driving and having their cars checked by police before they go in. the hospital is one of three locations in liverpool where this investigation is centred, the other, as james's report mentioned, to the north of the city where three men were arrested and another about a mile south of here were a house is being searched and a number of homes were evacuated, some families had to go into emergency accommodation provided by liverpool council. counterterrorism officers are keeping an open mind about wha

our correspondent andy gill gave us the latest from the scene.id and ava was taken to alder hey children�*s hospital and despite the best efforts of paramedics she died and police in a statement have said that no parent should have to wait for the knock on the door to tell them that their child has died and two to�*s world has been torn apart. she was believed to be an altercation at the scene which resulted in her receiving catastrophic industries and a postmortem will be held to establish the cause of death. for teenagers from the toxteth area of liverpool have been arrested on suspicion of murder and between 13 and 32 years old and one is 15 years old and this happened at a time when the city centre in liverpool was busy with the christmas lights switched on just before it happened so the police think there might have been a lot of witnesses and they want those people or anybody who saw anything that might help the enquiry to come forward so they can get what they call justice for ava to come forward so they can get what they calljustice for a

our correspondent andy gill is in liverpool for us now. what is the latest from there?ospital remains largely sealed off this morning. it is a large area with a big footprint with police tape all around the perimeter and police officers standing guard at regular intervals around the perimeter. visiting is restricted but appointments are going ahead but people driving and are having their cars checked by the police before they go in. police haven't issued any significant updates this morning but the labour mayor of liverpooljoanne anderson has told the bbc the actions of the driver have saved many lives. the taxi driver is thought to have been the person who ran into the hospital from the taxi shortly before the explosion, the passenger in the taxi was the one who sadly died at the scene. the hospital, one of three locations in liverpool where this investigation is centred. the other, as james�*s report mentioned, to the north of the city where three men were arrested and another about a mile south of here warehouses being searched and a number of homes were evacuated. s

gill, bbc news, glasgow. our economics correspondent andy verity says that despite the targets set for big business on climatehat they will produce these plans by the end of 2023 and there will be an expert panel that will monitor the standards of those plans, in other words whether they are credible and not just words whether they are credible and notjust spin, but how do they enact those plans is another question. they have 29 years until 2050 where they have to somehow get themselves to net zero and yet at the same time we don't have any plans to disinvest in fossil fuels so we had mark carney saying we had $130,000,000,000,000 of financing. what does it mean when we start talking about trillions7 the whole world, everything it produces, global gdp, it's about 85,000,000,000,000, so it's considerably more than that but it is spread over 30 years and when we are talking about finance, sometimes we only talk about loans and the other thing is that the banks involved, including with mister carney�*s initiative, pushed back on a stronger initiative that would have required them to disinvest in fossil fuels are