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colin paterson, bbc news, stockholm. the headlines on bbc news...hree board members including the chairman of yorkshire county cricket club have resigned over the club's handling of racism experienced by former player azeem rafiq. former england capatin michael vaughan was accused of making a racist comment to players — something he denies — the bbc says he won't be presenting his cricket programme next week. greta thunberg leads thousands of young activists through the streets of glasgow to demand action on climate change at cop26 now on bbc news it's time for newswatch with samira ahmed. hello and well continues watch. has bbc news gone over the top and wasn't really necessary to send so many and presented the glasgow burning fossil fuels in the process? you could scarcely have failed to notice that we are in the middle of cop 26 the climate conference in glasgow billed as a crucial moment in the battle to halt the rising global warming. in the battle to halt the rising globalwarming. from in the battle to halt the rising global warming. from the

this is bbc news.als overwhelmed after 100 people are killed in a fuel tanker explosion in sierra leone many more are injured. an investigation is underway into reports that someone at a houston music festival in the us was injecting people with drugs before the crowd stampeded. president biden�*s efforts to introduce mandatory vaccines for businesses in the united states have been blocked, for the time being. an appeal court raised constitutional issues over a new law requiring employees of large private companies to be vaccinated against covid—i9 or tested weekly. many republican states have filed legal challenges, accusing the president of overstepping his authority. mr biden says it is about setting a national standard of safety at work. i've been speaking to sonia gipson rankin, a law professor at the university of new mexico. i asked her about the legal issues at the heart of the matter. so, we are at a pretty unique moment. as of friday, the united states department of labour occupational safety

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this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. shot dead two people and injured another during racialjustice protests last year has been found not guilty of murder — in a trial that polarized america. belarus's authoritarian leader — alexander lukashenko — speaks exclusively to the bbc — he admits that his forces may have helped migrants cross into the european union, and that he won't stop people from reaching the border translation: i told you, translation: itold you, i'm translation: i told you, i'm not auoin to translation: i told you, i'm not going to detain — translation: i told you, i'm not going to detain migrants - translation: i told you, i'm not going to detain migrants on - translation: i told you, i'm not going to detain migrants on the i going to detain migrants on the border, hold them at the border, and if they keep coming from now on, i still won't stop them. as coronavirus infections surge across europe, austria is making covid vaccinations compulsory, and is reintroducing a full national lockdown.

nitin srivastava, bbc news. that's all for now — stay with bbc world news.hello. after a bright and blustery sunday, lighter winds for monday morning mean it will feel colder out there at the start of monday. looks to be the coldest part of the week ahead, but the milder air isn't too far away from coming back with these set of weather fronts about to move in from the atlantic with thicker cloud and some patchy rain, heading into westernmost parts of the uk to begin the day, especially into northern ireland. where skies have stayed clear for long enough, over the night, across eastern scotland and eastern england, this is where temperatures will have fallen low enough with those light winds for a touch of frost. any early sunshine isn't going to last too long here, as cloud increases. the rain from northern ireland will then gradually move across scotland as the day goes on, heaviest in the west, into northwest england and wales. though much of the midlands, eastern and southern england, will stay largely dry during daylight hours. the milder air lifting the

hello and welcome to bbc news. e world health organization says that preliminary evidence suggests the new covid variant first reported in south africa carries a higher risk of infection than other strains. the united states has joined britain, the eu, and japan in announcing travel restrictions on several southern african countries, to try to slow the spread of the variant, now officially 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, yeah, who knows how long this is going to last, yeah? we've been told we have to — 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'll have to pay to quarantine in a hotel. the travel restrictions mean catherine will miss her niece�*s wedding in south africa. and it'

this is bbc news. i'm mark lobel.a us teenager who shot dead two people and injured another during racialjustice protests last year has been found not guilty of murder in a trial that polarised america. gunfire. covid cases rise in europe, police in the netherlands fire warning shots at angry protests against new restrictions. belarus's authoritarian leader alexander lukashenko speaks exclusively to the bbc. he admits that his forces may have helped migrants cross into the european union. translation: i told the eu i'm not going to detain migrants - on the border, hold them at the border, and if they keep coming from now on, i still won't stop them. the women's tennis association threatens to pull out of china

secunder kermani, bbc news, kabul. verage there were 40,068 new cases reported per day in the last week. there were 9,538 people in hospital with covid as of yesterday — the highest number since the first week of march. 293 deaths were recorded. that�*s of people who died within 28 days of a positive covid—19 test. but that figure includes some deaths in england that were not reported yesterday. on average in the past week, 162 covid—related deaths were recorded every day. and more than 8.3 million people have received their boosterjab. this includes third doses for those with certain health conditions. a state of emergency has been declared in ethiopia as a year—long war between government and rebel forces intensifies. residents in the capital, addis ababa, have been ordered to arm themselves and defend their neighbourhoods, amid fears the rebels from the northern tigray region are advancing on the city. tonight, the head of the united nations has said he�*s extremeley concerned by the escalation of violence and called

will ross, bbc news. rful �*ndrangheta gang in the first phase of the country's largest mafia trial in more than 30 years. the bbc�*s tim allman reports. their shadow has hung over italy for decades. a web of criminal activity, history of kidnapping, drug smuggling and murder. now, in this especially adapted courtroom in southern italy, some of the interactive type face justice. —— �*ndrangheta. type facejustice. -- 'ndranuheta. �* ,, �* type facejustice. -- 'ndranuheta. �* ., 'ndrangheta. translation: today we have an important _ 'ndrangheta. translation: today we have an important sentence, i we have an important sentence, 91 defendants, 7o we have an important sentence, 91 defendants, 70 found guilty. i am not afraid of anything or anyone. i always say what i think and if i cannot tell the truth, it is because i cannot prove it. there are no problems. pa. prove it. there are no problems.— prove it. there are no problems. prove it. there are no roblems. �* . ., problems. a large and powerful criminal net

stay with us on bbc news. ga drew on her own experience of abuse to prepare for her role in ridley scott's new film, house of gucci. benazir bhutto has claimed victory in pakistan's general election, and she's asked pakistan's president to name her as prime minister. jackson's been released on bail of $3 million after turning himself in to police in santa barbara. it was the biggest i demonstration so far of the fast—growing _ european anti—nuclear movement. the south african government has announced that it's opening the country's remaining whites—only beaches to people of all races. this will lead to a black majority government in this country and the destruction of the white civilisation. part of the centuries—old windsor castle, - one of the queen's residences, has been consumed by fire for much of the day. - 150 firemen have been battling the blaze, - which has caused millions. of pounds worth of damage. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: a un warning about the levels of migrants fleeing conflict and

welcome to bbc news, i'm david eades. our top stories: the glasgow climate deal is the death knell for coal power says borisjohnson — but others express anger that it allows india and china to sidestep talk of phasing out the fossil fuel. a lockdown for people not vaccinated against covid—19 comes in to force in austria as the country battles a record surge in cases. anti—terror police arrest three men after an explosion outside a hospital in liverpool leaves one person dead and another injured. the women's tennis association piles pressure on china over claims player peng shuai was sexually assaulted by a former top political leader. british prime minister boris johnson has described a global accord to speed up action against climate change as "truly historic" and "the beginning of the end for coal power". but his remarks come after the president of the cop26 climate conference, alok sharma, said india and china will have to justify themselves to the world's most vulnerable countries — after the two nations demanded last

nomia iqbal, bbc news, washington. @bbckarishma. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: we report on a diamond mining project in india which activists say will ruin the environment and displace thousands of people. the bombastic establishment outsider donald trump has defied the pollsters to take the keys to the oval office. i feel great about the election results. i voted for him because i genuinely believe that he cares about the country. it's keeping the candidate's name always in the public eye that counts. success or failure depends not only on public display but on the local campaign headquarters and the heavy routine work of their women volunteers. berliners from both east and west - linked hands and danced around their liberated territory. - and with nobody to stop them, it wasn't long before the first l attempts were made to destroy the structure itself. _ yasser arafat who dominated the palestinian cause for so long has died. palestinian authority has declared a state of mourning.

this is bbc news. it's newsday. the omicron coronavirus variant poses a high risk of infection surges around the globe, and it requires "urgent action". that's the warning from the world health organisation. the us 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

the bbc news app.ome of the day's other news. north macedonia is entering three days of national mourning after a tourist bus carrying its citizens caught fire and crashed in bulgaria on tuesday, killing 46 people in europe's deadliest road accident in the past decade. bulgaria has also declared a day of mourning on wednesday. investigations are continuing into the tragic accident. a jury in the us state of georgia has been deliberating for six hours in the case of three white men charged with the murder of a black man last year. the defendants are accused of shooting ahmaud arbery while he was outjogging in the city of brunswick. they have pleaded not guilty. the jury will resume their deliberations on wednesday. new zealand says it will not reopen to foreign travellers for at least another five months, as it slowly relaxes some of the world's toughest covid pandemic border restrictions. new zealanders stranded in australia will be able to return home from mid—january, and kiwis travelling from elsewh

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tim allman, bbc news.ownload the bbc news app. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @ rich preston i would love to hear from you. from all the team here in london, thank you for watching and see you next time. hello. saturday's cloud and rain moving south was only one part of the weather picture. the other was the strengthening wind, and close to this low pressure, northern scotland will get off to a stormy start on sunday morning. there could be some travel disruption, as severe gales move through, and still some outbreaks of rain, whereas much of the rest of the uk, although it is still breezy, will get off to a dry start. cloudy skies in the west, and it's mild, temperatures around 6—11 degrees celsius. just focus on the winds, though, on sunday morning, particularly across 0rkney and northeast scotland, here some gusts 60—70mph here, maybe a little bit more exposed coasts and hills with some large waves on some of the coasts as well. so some disruptive strong winds to begin the day. slowly easing as the d

this is bbc news: i'm david eades. our top stories: a vigil in wisconsin to mourn the death of five people run down during a holiday parade. police are to charge the driver with five counts of intentional homicide. tensions rise across europe as countries reintroduce restrictions to counter a surge in covid cases. a bbc investigation discovers two women, who died after giving birth, could have been infected with herpes by the same surgeon. the brits scrap their best male and best female artist accolades and settle for a single �*artist of the year'. this is after complaints that non— binary artists were excluded. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around welcome to our viewers on pbs the globe. 10,000 people in wisconsin have gathered for a vigilfor 10,000 people in wisconsin have gathered for a vigil for the five people killed and a0 injured after a man drove his vehicle into a christmas parade in the city. police say they have charged a suspect with intentional homicide that they do not believe it was terro

welcome to bbc news. welcome to bbc news.of an unvaccinated mother, who died from covid without getting to meet her newborn daughter, are appealing to all mums—to—be to get vaccinated. saiqa parveen, who was 37, died in intensive care after catching coronavirus while eight months pregnant with her fifth child. she underwent an emergency caesarean and was on a ventilator until her death last monday. as the family prepare for herfuneral tomorrow, saiqa's brother, qayum mughal, implored pregnant women not to put off getting vaccinated. he spoke to my colleague ben brown earlier today. it was a tragic loss for all of us. for the sake of god and your loved ones, please get vaccinated. if she had the vaccine, she might live, she might have had a chance of surviving. so i request all pregnant women get their vaccine on time. otherwise you will lose everything. you will lose your loved ones, you will lose everything. we lost everything. our sister was a lady of principle. most caring member of our family. so, once again, i request al

this is bbc news.rces fire tear gas at protesters in sudan as the demonstrators call for a return of civilian rule. after more than 18 months, america reopens its doors and prepares to welcome fully vaccinated visitors to the country. votes are being counted in nicaragua's election where daniel 0rtega is likely to win a fourth term in office. many government critics have gone into exile or already been detained as mr 0rtega, a former guerilla leader, looks to extend his 14 years in power. earlier, i spoke to our central america correspondent will grant and put it to him that the results of this election are a foregone conclusion. it really is, david. i mean, daniel 0rtega essentially decided the outcome of this race injune of this year when he sent police to the home of his biggest rival cristiana chamorro and placed her under house arrest, and then there followed just an absolute a slew of further arrests and detentions, —— just an absolute slew of further arrests and detentions, house arrests and, of

nina nanji, bbc news. la palma — as a volcano on the island continues to spew out smoke and lava. but it hasn't deterred one plucky band of tourists — as the bbc�*s tim allman explains. come to la palma and see the sights — well, one rather big sight in particular. now, if you wanted to take part in a classic car rally, an island in the midst of a volcanic eruption may not seem like the ideal venue, but do not underestimate the members of the canaries grand tour. money. volcano. sex. it is truly amazing. i mean, as long as it is going off and nobody�*s being hurt too much, then it's fantastic, the power of nature. it truly is. this is part of a 19—day adventure that covers all of the canary islands but clearly la palma was going to be a bit different. some bringing newer, less valuable cars just to be on the safe side. almost ready to go. just get the roof down so we can get all the volcanic ash in ourfaces — that's the plan. i've seen some other active volcanoes — hawaii, new zealand — so it would be nice

david shukman, bbc news.aw enforcement agencies failed to act in a whole range of tips ahead of the january six storming of the us capitol. the paper says the fbi had been warned in december that donald trump supporters were discussing on line how to sneak guns into the capitol and arrest members of congress. i joined now by dublin barrett, one of the washing post reporters worked on that investigation. thank you very much forjoining us. i don't want to steal your thunder here but you have this vast number ofjournalists vast number of journalists looking into vast number ofjournalists looking into this and there were alerts from local officials, fbi informants, social media companies, former national security officials, researchers, elected politicians. how on earth did this get by?— politicians. how on earth did this get by? well, two things ha en. this get by? well, two things happen- the _ this get by? well, two things happen. the fbi _ this get by? well, two things happen. the fbi got - this get by? well,

courtney bembridge, bbc news. stay with us on bbc world news.s enough being done to help them? the bombastic establishment outsider donald trump has defied the pollsters to take the keys to the oval office. i feel great about the election results. i voted for him because i genuinely believe that he cares about the country. it's keeping - the candidate's name always in the - public eye that counts. success or failure depends not only on public display, j but on the local- campaign headquarters and the heavy routine workj of their women volunteers. berliners from both east and west linked hands and danced around their liberated territory. and with nobody to stop them, it wasn't long before the first attempts were made to destroy the structure itself. yasser arafat, who dominated the palestinian cause for so long, has died. palestinian authority has declared a state of mourning. after 17 years of discussion, the result was greeted with an outburst ofjoy, leaving ministers who long felt only grudgingly accepted among the ranks of clergy suddenly fel

damien mcguinness, bbc news, berlin. stay with us on bbc news.much—missed british singer amy winehouse go on display in london. 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 ten 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 a hot air balloon had to be abandoned after a few minutes, but nobody seemed to mind very much. as one local comic put it, "it�*s not hot air we need, it�*s hard cash." cuba has declared nine days of mourning following the death of fidel castro at the age of 90. castro developed close ties with the soviet union in the 1960s. it was an alliance that brought the world to the brink of nuclear war with the cuban missile crisis. this is b

katya adler, bbc news, brussels. much more on our website, bbc.com/news on this topic — including the latest data on vaccinations across the world. lots more analysis and news on the site, or download the bbc news app. people in the american state of wisconsin are holding a vigil for the five people killed after a man drove his vehicle into a christmas parade in the city of waukesha. police have now detained the driver who's been named as 39—year—old darrell brooks. the vehicle hit members of a marching band, and the local hospital says its treated 18 children among the wounded. our correspondent barbara plett usher reports. this little girl narrowly escaped with her life. she had no idea what was hurtling towards her. and here the moment when the joy and festivity of the christmas parade turned to horror and tragedy. a vehicle travelling at full speed struck members of a marching band. the driver continued forward, hitting and running over others in his path. these young dancers perfectly in step one moment, the next

faisal islam, bbc news. n because of the hpv vaccine programme. around 3,200 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer in the uk each year and 99% of these are caused by the human papilloma—viruses. but cases of the disease have fallen by nearly 90% among women now in their 20s — who were the first generation to get the jab. the vaccine is offered to all girls and boys in the uk at some stage between 11 and 13 years old depending on where they live and up to the age of 25 if they missed out at school. our health editor hugh pym reports three women give their perspective on an historic day and a big leap forward for medicine, with the success of the hpv vaccine. evie missed out at school, but then found she could get the injections on the nhs. i've now at 23 got the vaccine and, yeah, this news isjust really, really good, because you can just see that the changes are happening and that the vaccine is working. lynne highlights the huge fall in cancer risk for those vaccinated. the fact that can be drastically re

this is bbc news.tors at the glasgow summit have just 2a hours to agree a deal that will limit global temperature rises to 1.5 degrees. western powers at the un security council condemn the actions of belarus in the crisis over its border with poland. people across the uk have joined together to observe armistice day, after last year's commemorations were scaled back because of the pandemic. there was a two minute silence to mark the end of the first world war in 1918. buckingham palace has confirmed that queen elizabeth, who'd recently been given medical advice to rest, will attend the annual remembrance day service at the cenotaph in london on sunday. sarah campbell reports. bell tolls. on the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918, the guns of the first world war fell silent. more than a century later, the nation paused to remember those who sacrificed so much in service to their country. bugles play. last year, the pandemic prevented people from coming together to remember — not so this year. sydney, a

will ross, bbc news. you're watching bbc news.list tony grew and the journalist and broadcaster, caroline frost. now it's time for a look at the weather with phil avery. hello. it could well take the first half of the night to get rid of the very strongest winds that have been battering the north—eastern quarter of scotland for a good part of sunday. this was the scene just a wee while ago across the north—eastern quarter, where some of the gusts were still touching around 60 mph or so. it is going to take time before that squeeze on the isobars gradually opens up as this little ridge of high pressure wanders in from the atlantic ahead of the next set of fronts we are expecting to see from the west during the course of the night. eventually, that cloud will thicken sufficiently to bring rain into northern ireland, the western fringes of scotland, maybe the cumbrian fells as well, but out east, the skies will be that much clearer and one or two spots on the eastern side of scotland, maybe in the heart of east anglia too, could well

this is bbc news. i'm sally bundock with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. a new coronavirus lockdown in austria, but only for the unvaccinated. around two million people who aren't double—jabbed are told to stay home. anti—terror police make three arrests after an explosion outside a maternity hospital in liverpool. one person was killed. in first high level talks since the crisis began, the eu warns belarus the build up of migrants at the border has to stop. we have a special report. another election, another uncertain outcome in bulgaria. the third parliamentary poll this year fails to return a majority party. a very warm welcome to the programme. austria has introduced a lockdown for two million people who are yet to receive two doses of the coronavirus vaccine. they've been told to stay at home except for work and essential shopping. the country has one of the highest infection rates in europe, but new restrictions are being brought in — or considered — across much o

chris mason, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news...ing her newborn daughter, appeal to all mums—to—be to get the vaccine. borisjohnson is accused of "corrupt and contemptible behaviour" over his government�*s moves to change the system of upholding parliamentary standards and stop one of his mps being suspended: police investigating a crush at a music festival in the us city of houston have opened a criminal inquiry following unconfirmed reports that people were being injected with drugs. lots of football today and another sacking. a second premier league sacking. a second premier league sacking of the weekend. aston villa had dismissed dean smith this afternoon following a norwich moving their manager yesterday. nights like their manager yesterday. nights like the last five games including defeat at southampton on friday leaving them 15th in the table. in a statement the chief executive said this year we have not seen the continuous improvement in results performances and league position. which we have all been looking for. had been i

aleem maqbool, bbc news, brunswick, georgia. treat covid—19 shows that the drug is highly effective. the product is called paxlovid and is reported to have achieved an 89% reduction in the risk of hospitalization or death — that's among adult patients with coronavirus who are at high risk of progressing to severe illness. president biden says the drug has huge potential. last night, we received promising news about another potent and potential covid treatment, a pill. pill developed by pfizer that may dramatically reduce the risk of being hospitalised or dying when taken shortly after infection, if you are infected. if authorised by the fda, we may soon have pills that may treat the virus of those who become infected. we have already secured millions of doses and the therapy would be another tool in our toolbox to protect people from the west outcomes of covid. —— the worst outcomes. we can now speak tojohn swartzberg, who's a clinical professor emeritus at uc berkeley's infectious diseases and vaccinology division. professor, t

courtney bembridge, bbc news.en five and 11 after approval was given two weeks ago. the israeli prime minister said that his youngest son would get a shot. british police have arrested three men under the terrorism act after a taxi exploded outside a hospital in the city of liverpool in north—western england. the passenger of the vehicle was killed and the driver was wounded. a note of caution — fiona trott�*s report contains flashing images. just seconds before 11am, the car explosion which killed a man inside. terrifying for onlookers and so dangerously close to the hospital itself. a police cordon was immediately set up. local roads were also closed. then, confirmation that a counter—terrorism investigation had been launched. unfortunately, i can confirm that one person has died and another has been taken to hospital, where he is being treated for his injuries — which, thankfully, are not life—threatening. so far, we understand that the car involved was a taxi, which pulled up at the hospital shortly before the

jessica parker, bbc news, in poland. ade a racist comment when he played at yorkshire cricket club in 2009. the former england captain has denied the allegation, but bbc sport said his involvement in the ongoing situation at yorkshire represents a conflict of interest. our senior sports news reporter laura scott has the latest. what laura scott has the latest. more can you tell us? t relates what more can you tell us? this relates to an allegation that the former england captain michael vaughan made a racist remark during his time at yorkshire. it was alleged by azeem rafiq and two other asian players that in 2009 michael vaughan told them, too many of you lot, we need to do something about it. michael vaughan has denied making the comments and said six other players on the team have no recollection of it. he said his reputation was being unfairly trashed. his radio show with x cricketer phil tufnell has not since been aired and discussions have been ongoing about his role on test match special. to date the bbc announced

sarah smith, bbc news, glasgow.n southend today. sir david, who was 69 and the mp for southend west, was stabbed to death at a constituency surgery last month. there was a private family service, after which the funeral procession made its way through the streets of southend, as daniela relph reports. he died working for the people he served. today, they came to say goodbye. sir david amess's coffin was borne by southend firefighters. the streets were filled with his constituents. and local sea scouts lined the path into church. as the place he'd served for almost a0 years said farewell. my son's actually in the 3rd chalkwell bay sea scouts. he's one of the sea scouts outside? that have come to represent. so, yeah, it'sjust a really sad day. it's touched a lot of people, whether they're into the same politics or not. took my grandson out of school today, this afternoon, - so that he could also come and pay respects as well. _ everything felt local. the sound of the church service was broadcast on bbc radio essex. an

stay with us on bbc news. it will test a new system that could deflect asteroids. the israeli prime minister, yitzhak rabin, the architect of the middle east peace process, has been assassinated. a 27—year—old jewish man has been arrested and an extremistjewish organisation has claimed responsibility for the killing. at polling booths throughout the country, they voted on a historic day for australia. as the results came in, it was clear — the monarchy would survive. of the american hostages, there was no sign — - they are being held somewhere inside the compound — - and student leaders have threatened that, should i the americans attempt. rescue, they will all die. this mission has surpassed all expectations. voyager one is now the most distant man—made object anywhere in the universe, and itjust seems to keep on going. tonight, we prove once more that the true strength of our nation comes not from the might of our arms or the scale of our wealth, but from the enduring power of our ideals. this is bbc world ne

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hugh pym, bbc news. the flow of thousands of migrants through his country as they try to enter the european union. in an exclusive interview with the bbc, mr lukashenko admitted that his armed forces may actually be helping migrants cross the heavily guarded border into poland. steve rosenberg spoke to him at the presidential palace in minsk. it's not often you get the chance to meet the man who's been labelled 'europe's last dictator'. the west says alexander lukashenko is using migrants as a political weapon. we confronted him with claims his troops have been cutting borderfences to help migrants into the eu. translation: our guys - are helping the migrants get into polish territory? it's perfectly possible. i think that's absolutely possible. maybe somebody helped them. i won't even look into this. thousands of migrants have been coming to belarus to try to slip into europe. alexander lukashenko denies bringing them here, but he warned the eu six months ago. translation: you told the eu that belarus ha

we asked bbc news for a statement in response to that point, and they told us... tion in last saturday nights bbc one news bulletin was fairly typical, encompassing cricket, football and rugby union. now with all the day's sport... hi clive, england's cricketers have qualified for the semifinals of the men t20 world cup despite losing today's game against south africa by ten runs. susie, who described herself as the mother role models, was watching that and sent us this e—mail. retailers have been spending more and more money over recent years on lavish tv advertisements in the build—up to christmas. and at the end of last week, as the news at six reported, two high street giants released their offerings for this year. there are 51 days left until christmas, and after last year's was all but cancelled retailers are hoping for better business over the next few weeks. they have been warnings about possible supply shortages with shoppers urged by their presence early. today two of the big hitters, john lewis and marks & spencer, released their christmas ads to try to

this is bbc news. our top stories: with tensions on trade, taiwan and climate change, the us and chinese presidents begin their most extensive talks since january. the uk raises its terror threat level after an explosion in liverpool. police say they believe the man killed in the blast made the device himself. the eu steps up sanctions once more over the migrant crisis at the belarusian border. hundreds are trapped in freezing conditions. these people want a better life. they are desperate to get to the european union, which is right here. reckless and irresponsible: the us hits out at russia over a missile test that it says endangered the crew of the international space station. hello. thanks very much for joining us here on bbc news. the leaders of the two most powerful nations on earth are holding a virtual summit to seek ways to calm the increasingly tense relations between china and the united states. joe biden and xijinping exchanged initial pleasantries at the start of discussions, which are exp

this is bbc news. ern" by the world health organization over fears it may be more infectious and more resistant to vaccines. french president emmanuel macron is accusing the uk of not being serious about dealing with the migrant crisis as the diplomatic row deepens. staying with that story, despite the obvious perils of the channel crossing, people have still been attempting it in the days since the tragedy, with smuggling gangs trying to convince them that the journey is safe. from france, fergal keane reports. from paris, all routes lead north. the city that is a hub for information, for contacts. many of those en route to the uk have often arrived here first. after what's happened, a lot of the smugglers are lying low. but we've been given a phone number for a man who's offering to get migrants across the channel to the uk still. i'm going to team up with a colleague to try and get in touch with this man. i meet our arabic—speaking colleague in a paris suburb. because of his continuing work investiga

naomi grimley, bbc news. sh whether the new variant is more transmissible than the current dominant variant, the delta — and whether it causes more severe disease. they'll also be assessing its impact on the effectiveness of vaccines. our medical editor fergus walsh has more. afteralpha, beta, gamma, delta comes omicron, which scientists think could be the worst variant yet. so, is omicron more transmissible? it appears to be driving a rise in infections in south africa, but it's too early to be certain what's happening as cases only started increasing ten days ago from a very low level. the world health organization said omicron shows why the world needs a new global agreement on how to prevent, prepare and respond to pandemics. we should all be wide awake to the threat of this virus. but omicron�*s very emergence is another reminder that, although many of us might think we are done with covid—i9, it's not done with us. another key unknown is whether omicron causes more severe illness. doctors in south africa

fergus walsh, bbc news. ring, the first confirmed cases of the new variant were found in south africa and botswana. the suspension of travel by the eu countries, as well as the us and the uk will affect travellers from there, as well as from namibia, zimbabwe, lesotho and eswatini — formerly swaziland. the south african government and scientific community have criticised the move, saying it will cause more damage than good. from there, our africa correspondent andrew harding reports. a technical university in pretoria, south africa, this afternoon. this is where the new variant was first properly identified, spreading fast among students. obviously, this is so overwhelming, we are all worried, but the management took a decision to suspend all social gatherings and social activities. the impact here has been swift, with many countries now following britain's lead in banning flights from south africa. so, this morning's arrivals from johannesburg and cape town could be the last for some time. it is absolutely r

joe wilson, bbc news. cotland, sportscene, follow soon on bbc one. manchester city dominated their match against local rivals manchester united with a 2—0 win at old trafford putting the pressure back on united's manager, ole gunnar solskjaer. norwich city sacked their manager, daniel farke, despite winning their first premier league game of the season. norwich beat brentford 2—1 but remain bottom of the table. league leaders chelsea drew with burnley. and crystal palace defeated wolves. in the scottish premiership, hearts are in second place after a 5—2 win over dundee united. motherwell beat aberdeen 2—0, while it was 0—0 between stjohnstone and st mirren. in rugby union's autumn internationals, england had a comfortable 69—3 win over tonga in theirfirst game of the series at twickenham. while wales led world champions south africa for the majority of their match but eventually lost 23—18. joe lynskey reports. the sound of test match rugby is back in cardiff and in the autumn darkness, wales faced the ver

simon jones, bbc news.ion dollar infrastructure bill into law after being approved by both houses of congress. speaking earlier — the president hailed the passage the bill as a once in a generation chance to rebuild america. this is something that is long overdue, that long has been talked about in washington, but never actually been done. the house of representatives passed an investment in infrastructure and jobs act — that's a fancy way of saying a bipartisan infrastructure bill, a once in a generation investment that's going to create millions ofjobs and modernise our infrastructure, our roads, our bridges our broadband, and a whole range of things, to turn the climate crisis into an opportunity. and it puts us on a path to win the economic competition of the 21st century that we face with china in the rest of the world. it's going to create more jobs, good payingjobs, unionjobs, that can't be outsourced, and it is going to transform our transportation system with the most significant investments in pas

fergus walsh, bbc news. ons recorded in the latest 2a—hour period, which means on average, there were 38,5a3 new cases reported per day in the last week. currently there are nearly 8,700 people in hospital with covid. a7 deaths were recorded, that's of people who died within 28 days of a positive covid—i9 test. on average in the past week, 156 related deaths were recorded every day. austria has introduced a partial lockdown for the two million people there who haven't had two doses of a coronavirus vaccine. they've been told to stay at home except for work and essential shopping, initially for the next ten days. the country has one of the highest infection rates in europe, but one of the continent's lowest vaccination rates. bethany bell reports from vienna. karina doesn't want to get vaccinated against covid—i9, so she's under lockdown like 2 million other austrians. as of today, she is only allowed to leave her home for essential reasons like work or shopping for food. we met her in a vienna park, where she