this is bbc news.headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. the first shipment of newly approved us military aid arrives in kyiv following "frank" talks over russia's troop build—up on the ukraine border. the un condemns a saudi—led coalition air strike in yemen, killing dozens. the us calls for a de—escalation of the conflict. rio's colourful carnival parade is pushed back from february to april amid a coronavirus surge in brazilfuelled by the 0micron variant. anti—abortion activists gather in washington for the annual march for life. their hopes are now pinned on the supreme court. # like a bat out of hell # i'll be gone when the morning comes... and tributes to one of the giants of american rock:

mark lobel, bbc news. this is bbc news.s on the ukraine border is the largest since the cold war. earlier, the russian president, vladimir putin, told his french counterpart, emmanuel macron, that he had no plans for an offensive. the report into parties held at downing street during lockdown is expected to be delivered to the prime minister shortly. there had been speculation the report would be delayed. a bridge in the us city of pittsburgh has collapsed hours before a visit to the area by president biden, to tout the investment his administration is making in america's infrastructure. six vehicles, including a bus, were on the bridge at the time, but no deaths have been reported. here's our north america correspondent peter bowes. it took just seconds for the snow—covered forbes avenue bridge to collapse early on friday morning. the steel structure, built in 1970, is a common route for motorists travelling into downtown pittsburgh. the emergency services were flooded with calls. this woman lives near the bridge. she desc

peter bowes, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news.healthy behaviour. this is the moment that millions in iran have been waiting for. after his long years in exile, the first hesitant steps of ayatollah khomeini on iranian soil. south africa's white government has offered its black opponents concessions unparalleled in the history of apartheid, and the anc leader nelson mandela is to be set free unconditionally. mission control: three, two, one... a countdown to a critical moment — the world's most powerful rocket ignited all 27 of its engines at once. and apart from its power, it's this recycling of the rocket slashing the cost of a launch, that makes this a breakthrough in the business of space travel. two americans have become the first humans to walk in space without any lifeline to their spaceship. one of them called it "a piece of cake". thousands of people have given l the yachtswoman ellen macarthur a spectacular homecoming - in the cornish port of falmouth after she smashed the world record for sailing solo - around the world,

the bbc news website carried an article on the subject and it also featured on bbc london's early eveningin. what we know that this incident is that it took place on monday evening. round about 30 to a0 situation teenagers were on a bus that had round about 30 to a0 jewish teenagers were on a bus that had been hired to take them into the centre of town to celebrate the festival of hanukkah, and then this happened. music plays. muffled voices. and the footage shows the mob spitting, hurling abuse, and even appearing to perform nazi salutes. well, the metropolitan police of treating this as an alleged hate crime. i should say, though, that we at bbc london did watch this footage and you can hear some racial slurs about muslim people, which does come from the bus. it is not clear at the moment, for the person that said that, what role that may have played in this incident. that mention of an anti—muslim slur in theory edited some members ——that mention of an anti—muslim slur infuriated some members of the situation community, with marie van der zyl from the board of deputies of britishjews w

tim allman, bbc news. of viewers around the world. in 2021, the concert was performed without an audience. this year, the thousand visitors in the golden hall had to have been vaccinated, tested, and wear a mask for the duration. a reminder of our top story. south africa has paid its official farewell to archbishop desmond tutu, the anti—apartheid campaigner. president cyril ramaphosa called him the nation's moral compass. that is it for me. to watching. you can stay tuned to bbc news. hello. it's been an unusually warm start to the brand new year. not only did new year's day bring us the warmest start to a january morning on record, the temperature overnight didn't drop below 13.2 celsius at chivenor in devon, but we also picked up our warmest new year's day on record — the temperature above 16 degrees in london. and it wasn'tjust here in the uk that experienced an exceptional warmth — that's been across much of europe, as you can see by these yellow and amber colours. record—breaking for some but a change

andy swiss, bbc news. has announced that tony blair will receive a knighthood. the former prime minister will be appointed a knight companion of the most noble order of the garter — the oldest and most senior british order of chivalry. joining him, as the first black member of the order, is lady amos — who served in his cabinet. 0ur political correspondent chris mason gave us some background to the title of knight companion of the most noble order of the garter which has been awarded to tony blair. it is a kind of souped up, turbo—charged knighthood, and we get this waterfall of the alphabet on days like this, with the honours announcement, cbe, mbe, 0be, you name it, but then this additional category which is separate, in the direct gift of the queen. tony blair becoming a knight companion of the most noble order of the garter. this has existed since 1348 when edward iii was around. his idea was to have this assembly of aristocratic blokes to advise him, really, and since then it has moulded into somethin

hugh pym, bbc news.ccused the duke of york of sexual abuse, are calling for two people based in the uk to give evidence in her civil case, including his former equerry. prince andrew denies all the allegations. our correspondent nomia iqbal has the latest from washington. in the last hour or so, virginia giuffre�*s lawyers here in america have submitted two letters, making a formal request to a british court to help secure evidence from what they are calling two witnesses. so just to let you know who they are, shukri walker. virginia giuffre�*s team claims that shukri walker saw prince andrew at this night club in 2001 in london with a young girl. and virginia giuffre alleges that was around about the time that she claims prince andrew abused her in london. the second letter, as you mentioned there, is a request for major rob olney. this was prince andrew's former assistant. and virginia giuffre�*s lawyers believe that he may have information relating to the relationship between prince andrew and the dea

nomsa maseko, bbc news. ond's tutu funeral in a special programme here on bbc world news and the bbc news channel. coverage starts on saturday at 7:45 gmt from st george's cathedral in cape town. still to come: tony blair lighted with olympic heroes among others given prestigious awards. the most ambitious financial and political change ever attempted has got under way with the introduction of the euro. tomorrow in holland, we're going to use money we picked up in belgium today. and then we'll be in france and, again, it will be the same money. it's just got to be the way to go. george harrison, the former beatle, is recovering in hospital after being stabbed at his 0xfordshire home. a 33—year—old man from liverpool is being interviewed by police on suspicion of attempted murder. i think it was good. just good? no, fantastic! that's better! big ben bongs this is bbc world news, the latest headlines: heavy snowfall in the american state of colorado helps to douse a wildfire that destroyed a thousand homes. a n

we want to talk about another of the principles behind bbc news which is accountability. lk in fact a little bit about newswatch itself, this programme started in 2004 after the hutton inquiry which strongly criticised the bbc over its coverage of the lead up to the iraq war and the death of the government scientist, david kelly. in response newswatch was established as part of an initiative to make the bbc news more accountable. but viewers regularly question whether it is truly fulfilling that role. here's howard price. how would you answer that? we obviously don't take the view that 99% of the time were always right. and i will admit we don't always get everything right. we actually, i think, executive from news do appear on newswatch quite frequently. we checked, the big story is you're not coming on. we normally would give a statement if an existing a statement if an existing isn't available. i would also say is not the bit of accountability that the bbc has in place, of course. we have feedback on radio. and we have the most robust complaints process as well. which m

nomsa maseko, bbc news. world news and the bbc news channel. coverage starts on saturday at 7.a5 gmt, from st george's cathedral in cape town. the legendary american actress and comedian, betty white, has died, just weeks before her hundredth birthday. her career spanned nine decades: from the earliest days of television in the nineteen—thirties, and her own shows in the �*50s, to the latest toy story film just two years ago. betty white will probably be best remembered for her portrayal of rose nylund — in the sitcom, the golden girls. she won an emmy for that role. it's believed she died at her home on friday morning. michael schneider is from the entertainment magazine, variety. he's been reflecting on her long career. we don't use the term �*national treasure' lightly but it definitely applies in the case of betty white. we have never known television without betty white. she was there, like you mentioned, at the dawn of television. some of our favourite shows over the years, golden girls, mary tyler moor

damian grammaticas, bbc news. were over 76,800 new coronavirus infections recorded in the latest 24—hour period — but that figure does not include scotland. on average just over 91,700 new cases were reported per day in the last week. the latest figures show there were just under 18,000 people in hospital being treated for coronavirus on thursday. 297 deaths were reported in the latest 2a hour period — that's of people who died within 28 days of a positive test — though there will be some amongst this number who won't have died from covid. on average in the past week — 270 deaths were announced every day. 0n vaccinations, over 36.8 million people have had a boosterjab, which means 64% of people aged 12 and over, have now had three vaccine doses. former olympic champion cyclist chris boardman is to head up a new organisation to encourage cycling and walking in england. active travel england wants to improve infrastructure for cyclists and pedestrians, and also fund projects to enhance air quality. 0ur north of engla

this is bbc news. our top stories.ahmaud arbery in the us state of georgia are given life sentences — the family said they never lost faith in justice. i knew that we would come out with a victory. yes. — i never doubted it. and i knew that today would come. the us questions kazakhstan's decision to invite in russian troops to quell unrest, saying it might be difficult to get them to leave. india locks down the capital delhi to try and halt a surge of cases fueled by the 0micron variant. you will call me sir or mr thackeray. and sidney poitier, the first black man

mark labelle, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news.oungest woman to fly solo around the world. donald trump is now the 45th president of the united states. he was sworn in before several hundred thousand people on the steps of capitol hill in washington. it's going to be only america first. america first. demonstrators waiting for mike gatting and his rebel cricket team were attacked with tear gas and set upon by police dogs. anti—apartheid campaigners say they will carry on the protests throughout the tour. they called him the 'butcher of lyon'. klaus altmann is being held on a fraud charge in bolivia. the west germans want to extradite him for crimes committed in wartime france. there, he was the gestapo chief klaus barbie. millions came to bathe as - close as possible to this spot. a tide of humanity- that's believed by officials to have broken all records. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: new images of the russian military buildup — as the us warns any incursion into ukraine will be met with a tough response. aid planes fina

russell trott, bbc news. this is bbc news. president leads funeral tributes to archbishop desmond tutu, calling him the nation's "moral compass." more now on the passing of archbishop desmond tutu, and as we've heard, he requested a basic wooden coffin, and for his body to be "aquamated." it's not a term that many of us are familiar with, so what is aquamation? i've been speaking to samantha sieber. she's a biologist, and her father was one of the founders of the aquamation process. she explained how it worked. aquamation is an alternative to burial and cremation, a choice that families have. very similar end result to cremation, where the family receives an urn. anything that you can do with cremation ashes, you can do with ashes from aquamation. but aquamation does not use fire — it uses a process that is 95% water and 5% alkali to gently reduce the body to the mineral remains. the minerals are — just like, with flame cremation, that's what's returned to the family in an urn. there's no emissions, mercury isn't released into

peter bowes, bbc news. this is bbc news. earlier, the russian president, vladimir putin, told his french counterpart, emmanuel macron, that he had no plans for an offensive. the report into parties held at downing street during lockdown is expected to be delivered to the prime minister shortly. there had been speculation the report would be delayed. people on the us north east coast are bracing themselves for a powerful winter storm — bringing high winds and heavy snow — due to hit over the weekend. thousands of flights have been cancelled in the region. a short time ago i got the details from meteorologist matthew cappucci, who is in cape cod, one of the areas due to be worst affected by the storm. here in the north—east we are used to pretty big snowstorms but the impressive thing is not just the amounts for close descent —— ten centimetres an hour can be done at times. we have destructive winds, blizzard conditions and zero visibility. and snowstorms are not unusual at this time of year in that area but what is so special

aruna iyengar, bbc news. the latest headlines on bbc news...ed to wear facemasks in class in england, as coronavirus cases continue to surge across europe. fears a quarter of uk public sector workers could be off due to coronavirus — as firms are warned to make contingency plans. france will cut the covid self—isolation period from ten to seven days, in a bid to ease staff pressures. in the uk, 20 conservative mps and peers have called on the prime minister to tackle the spiralling cost of living. five former ministers are among the signatories of a letter to the sunday telegraph, which follows huge increases in wholesale gas prices. 0ur political correspondent chris mason reports. wholesale gas and electricity prices are rising steeply. the boss of one energy firm is predicting an enormous crisis this year as a consequence. now 20 tory parliamentarians are expressing their concerns, too. their letter has been organised by what is called the net zero scrutiny group of conservatives, which keeps an eye on the consequences of the government's env

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this is bbc news.response to sexual abuse allegations. the wait goes on in westminster for the report into lockdown parties at number 10 that could determine boris johnson's future. a year ago today, a small fishing boat called nicola faith left its home port of conwy in search of whelks off the north wales coast. the three crew on board would never be seen alive again. now the families of those men are working with the lifeboat service to improve safety at sea. chris dearden went to meet them. man overboard — this is only a training course but next time it may be for real. these men and women work as a fishing cruise along the coast of wales and they are shown how to survive if they find themselves in rough waters. a, survive if they find themselves in rough waters.— in rough waters. a lot easier with a lifejacket. _ in rough waters. a lot easier with a lifejacket. how- in rough waters. a lot easier with a lifejacket. how was i in rough waters. a lot easier with a lifejacket. how was it| with a life'a

this is bbc news. s a surprise in the skies as a laser display formed part of celebrations that had been kept secret to prevent crowds gathering. president biden has approved a disaster declaration in colorado after entire neighbourhoods in two towns north of denver were engulfed by wildfires on thursday. thousands of residents fled and hundreds of homes were destroyed. the governor of colorado has pledged to help residents who've lost everything to rebuild their lives. in south africa, thousands of people have been paying their respects to the late archbishop desmond tutu ahead of his state funeral later on saturday. the archbishop, who played a leading role in the battle against the apartheid regime, died on sunday at the age of 90.

this is bbc news. i'm david eades. our top stories: rising tensions on the border between ukraine and russia. ukraine's defence minister calls for western sanctions so moscow knows an invasion would be costly. it will be disaster for europe because this or is not only east of ukraine. this war is going on east of europe. british prime minister boris johnson faces mounting pressure as a rapidly growing number of his own mp's express doubts about his leadership. captured and held captive whilst campaigning to be president, now ingrid betancourt announces she's back on the campaign trail. and the soaring success of the gaming industry as microsoft buys the company behind call of duty for $70 billion. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. us secretary of state antony blinken is due to arrive in ukraine for urgent talks amid warnings that russia could carry out an attack "at any point." mr blinken also plans to meet the russian foreign minister sergey lavrov on friday, with the whit

james reynolds, bbc news.now is paul whiteman, general secretary of the national association of headteachers. we heard our report saying that the arrangements could have been made earlier. 0bviously would have like that to happen. now they are being made, what you think about them? we made, what you think about them? - broadly welcome the government's announcements overnight. we were warning the government before christmas that our members were already contacting a saying that they are staffing levels were down to about half their normal levels, and the pressures on schools were making it very difficult to keep to ourjoint objective of keeping schools open. we all want to see every class open and all children in school who are well enough, but the pressure on staffing right now has become critical, so the announcement overnight about facemasks is welcome. it is not ideal in a teaching sense, but as a temporary measure, and the government has been very clear with me that this is a temporary measure and a balanc

steve rosenberg, bbc news, almaty. for a new president in may. the current frontrunner is the son of the country's late dictator, ferdinand marcos. marcos sr was exiled from the country in 1986 following a popular revolt against his corrupt and authoritarian rule. howard johnson reports from manila. i am today announcing my intention to run for the presidency of the philippines. bongbong marcos kicking off his election campaign late last year. running alongside him for vice president is sara duterte, daughter of popular authoritarian president rodrigo duterte. bongbong's father, president ferdinand marcos, ruled the philippines for two decades. his regime rigged elections, tortured and killed political opponents and plundered up to $10 billion of public money — corruption immortalised by wife imelda's extravagant shoe collection. in my four years as philippines correspondent, i've seen how social media has been exploited to revise dictator ferdinand marcos's corrupt and authoritarian rule to one of aspirational leaders

nada tawfik, bbc news, new york.ve more details about what led to the fire. this fire began in an apartment that spans two floors on the second and third floors of the building. it started in a malfunctioning electric space heater. that was the cause of the fire. the fire consumed the apartment that is on two floors and part of the hallway. the door to that apartment, unfortunately, when the residents left, was left open and did not close by itself and the smoke spread throughout the building and, thus, the tremendous loss of life on other people fighting for their lives right now in hospitals all over the bronx. a popular hill resortjust outside the pakistani capital islamabad has become a disaster zone after a blizzard and heavy snowfall trapped thousands of people in their cars. day trippers were visiting murree to see the snow on friday when at least 22 people died as trees fell on the road. some froze to death in their vehicles. our correspondent farhat javed reports. they thought it would be a family outing in

nada tawfik, bbc news, new york.epartment gave more details about what led to the fire. this fire began in an apartment that spans two floors on the second and third floors of the building. it started in a malfunctioning electric space heater. that was the cause of the fire. the fire consumed that apartment that is on two floors and part of the hallway. the door to that apartment, unfortunately, when the residents left, was left open and did not close by itself and the smoke spread throughout the building and, thus, the tremendous loss of life on other people fighting for their lives right now in hospitals all over the bronx. let's get some of the day's other news. aid organisations have suspended their operations in an area of northwest tigray in ethiopia where 56 civilians were killed by an air strike over the weekend. the un office for humanitarian affairs said relief work had been paused because of what it called �*the ongoing threats of drone strikes'. more than 160 people are reported to have died in several da

this is bbc news. i'm simon pusey with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. after days of confusion, the downing street lockdown parties report is now expected to be delivered without waiting for the police inquiry. the us warns the russian troop build—up near ukraine is the largest since the cold war as attempts to find a diplomatic solution continue. hello and thanks forjoining us. a senior british civil servant is expected to deliver her report on lockdown parties at downing street to the british prime minister soon, without waiting for the police to finish their investigation. scotland yard has made it clear that it has not delayed the report's publication. here's our political correspondent iain watson. which rules could have been broken behind the famous black door during lockdown? the report by the senior civil servant sue gray was expected to provide some answers this week — that was until cressida dick, the country's top police officer, said on tuesday that her forc

anbarasan ethirajan, bbc news, colombo. h family and friends, others headed to the shops to get a bargain, but a surprisingly large number decided to see in 2022 by getting wet. the bbc�*s tim allman explains. what is it with new year's day and people doing things like this? cheering. here at cavour bridge in rome, for more than half a century, every year, to celebrate the new year, they threw themselves into the tiber. normally, the water is icy cold, although milder weather meant it was perhaps a little less bracing this time around. in the netherlands, a group of hardy souls went for a dip in the north sea. an official event had been cancelled due to covid restrictions, but some just couldn't stop themselves. it feels like a refreshment, you know? now i feel like all my troubles are gone and actually feel really energised. not that far away in portugal, their destination was the choppy seas of the north atlantic. the sun was shining, the water was cold. the mood, surprisingly positive. "it is a portuguese tradition on thi

jon kay, bbc news. what a wonderful reunion. er you get your podcasts. time for a look at the weather. here's darren bett. more sunshine to come tomorrow actually, and it was so nice to get some sunshine today across more of england and wales after all of this gloomy weather. it's not been a dry january in the north—west of scotland, it's been very wet in highland once again. that rain is clearing away and heading southwards on this weather front. but that is weakening so the rain is becoming more patchy as it moves southwards, mainly heading down into western parts of england and wales. very windy weather for a while in 0rkney and it should be a frost—free night as the winds are picking up, and the cloud moves southwards. milder than last night. this is where the cloud is on thursday morning, there's not much rain by this stage. it moves away to the channel islands with sunshine following on behind. a north—westerly wind which will drag in some showers. many places dry and sunny. whilst it is a bit colder than of late in parts o

paul adams, bbc news.velopers today and urged them to pay more for work to remove dangerous cladding from blocks of flats and to rectify building safety issues. the move comes in the wake of the grenfell tower fire and will cost developers billions of pounds. almost five years after the tragedy, 40% of tall tower blocks with flammable grenfell—style cladding have yet to be made safe — despite money from the government's £5 billion building safety fund. there are also nearly a thousand tower blocks with other types of dangerous cladding which need fixing as our sarah corker reports. hi, i'm allie. my name is stephen. i'm tamaya. my name's will, i'm a leaseholder of a flat in sheffield. no work has started and no funding has been confirmed. due to ongoing delays with the building safety fund. we don't know when the remediation is going to start _ four years on, these problems are still not fixed. the building is still unsafe. flat owners from across the country have shared their stories with the bbc. flat ow

there's more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel, but now on bbc one, time for the news wherethe situation on the ukraine russia border. earlier my colleague martine croxall spoke to admiral lord west, who is a former first sea lord and chief of naval staff. she asked him what he thinks the international community should do about president putin. well, i think we've got to be robust but equally i think we should be looking for an agreement that is acceptable to all parties. although putin i think has been behaving very badly, he has a history of very bad behaviour, there is no doubt that some of the issues he's mentioned, there is some relevance in them. for example, although putin understands very clearly that nato he has a history of very bad behaviour, there is no doubt that some of the issues he's mentioned, there is some relevance in them. for example, although putin understands very clearly that nato is a defensive alliance, the average russian, and i've spoken to lots of russians when i visited russia, actually see nato as a threat and have seen as a threat partly becau

mark lobel, bbc news. eace, ronnie spector. thanks for watching. more coming thanks forwatching. more coming up on bbc news. hello there. it's been an unsettled start to 2022, hasn't it? but wednesday changed all that for many across england and wales. after a frosty and foggy start, we had pictures like this — a beautiful scene in wrexham, hardly a cloud in the sky. it was chilly with it, but further north, we had more cloud. however, it was scotland and northern ireland that had the milder weather, with temperatures topping out at 12 or 13 degrees across eastern scotland and north—east england. now, this was the situation on wednesday, and it's a fairly similar story to close out the working week. high pressure's still with us, a south—westerly feeding cloud and a little bit of patchy drizzle across the far north and west. but under those clearer skies and with very light winds, we will see frost and fog forming once again. so, temperatures potentially down as low as —3 in a few rural parts, the exception

nick johnson, bbc news. encourage cycling and walking in england. active travel england wants to improve infrastructure for cyclists and pedestrians. 0ur north of england correspondent fiona trott reports from york. angry shouting. it's meant to be healthy but cycling can be hazardous. that's because not all towns and cities have dedicated routes. 0ne aim of active travel england is to make sure cyclists and walkers are considered in future planning applications. you want places where your kids can walk or ride to school and you can travel to work on a bike, and to do that, you won't do it unless you feel safe and you can look out a car window and go, "oh, that looks quite nice." that's what this agency will do. active travel england will be based in york, and campaigners here welcome it. i think it's brilliant, really, because we have got lots of good little bits but they are always let down by a busyjunction or some scary bit where traffic goes. secure cycle parking is another part of the strategy, to link

stephanie prentice, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news. to pick a black woman after a us supreme courtjudge retires. the shuttle challenger exploded soon after lift—off. there were seven astronauts on board, one of them a woman schoolteacher. all of them are believed to have been killed. by the evening, tahrir square, the heart of official cairo, was in the hands of the demonstrators. they were using the word 'revolution'. the earthquake - singled out buildings and brought them down in seconds. _ tonight, the search for any survivors. has an increasing desperation about it as the hours pass. i the new government is firmly in control of the entire republic of uganda. survivors of the auschwitz concentration camp have been commemorating the 40th anniversary of their liberation. they toured the huts, gas chambers and crematoria and relived their horrifying experiences. this is bbc world news. the latest headlines: britain's prince andrew demands a trial byjury as he rejects the allegations of sexual abuse and assault made by virginia giuffre.

aruna iyengar, bbc news. the latest headlines on bbc news...facemasks in class in england, as coronavirus cases continue to surge across europe. fears a quarter of uk public sector workers could be off due to coronavirus, as firms are warned to make contingency plans. france will cut the covid self—isolation period from ten to seven days, in a bid to ease staff pressures. the south korean military says it has carried out a search operation after a south korean man crossed the border into north korea. the circumstances of the apparent defection are unclear, but a military source said the unnamed man crossed from the demilitarised zone into the north on saturday evening. the office of south korea'sjoint chiefs of staff said it could not confirm whether the person was still alive. laura bicker in seoul is following the story. there have been a number of breaches of the border in the last few years, but this, just to explain to your viewers, is one of the most heavily fortified areas in the entire world. it is a four kilometre wide area full of lan

this is bbc news.se tension over the build—up of russian troops on the border with ukraine. aid agencies say an air strike by the saudi—led coalition on a prison in yemen has killed dozens of people and wounded many more. levels of coronavirus are falling in england, scotland and wales, according to official figures. but the government is still facing the challenge of how to persuade more than four million people in the uk to take up the offer of a vaccine. bbc analysis shows that younger people continue to be the most vaccine—hesita nt. here's our health editor, hugh pym. a vaccination campaign with a difference. and you could end up with long covid, which is no fun. team halo videos have had more than 250 million views. please don't play this russian roulette with your life. they're focused on debunking vaccine misinformation. let's talk about long covid. dr bnar talabani is one expert working on the project from her home in cardiff. she aims to reassure people that the vaccine is safe. evelyn, whose

daniela relph, bbc news, salisbury. and you are watching bbc news. hello.ok back to saturday, we had temperatures as high as 60 degrees. 15 and and and brought. across the board across... it's going to be a lot colder. in edinburgh, the change to colder weather has already started to take place. the winds will continue to come south across the whole of the uk reaching the south by tuesday. this afternoon, this is where the colder air is across scotland. it is moving into the far north of england. the last of the mild days temperatures reaching double figures through the afternoon, the temperatures will drop in scotland and highs of around 2 degrees for a time. overnight tonight, things turn ic which showers frequently moving into scotland. some of them will be snowy. miles across the far south. 7 degrees. otherwise the frost is going to be widespread, particularly in the countryside. a cold start on tuesday and frequent snow showers. may be around two to five cm. moreover the highest ground and the winds can get very strong for a time during the middle part

steve rosenberg, bbc news, almaty. stay with us on bbc news.dinary luck, bad and good. the us pilot who survived more than just a plane crash. day one of operation desert storm to force the iraqis out of kuwait has seen the most intense air attacks since the second world war. tobacco is america's oldest industry, and it's one of its biggest. but the industry is nervous of this report. this may tend to make people want to stop smoking cigarettes. there is not a street that is unaffected. l huge parts of kobe - were simply demolished as buildings— crashed into one another. this woman said - she'd been given no help and no advice - by the authorities. she stood outside - the ruins of her business. tens of thousands of black children in south africa have taken advantage of laws, passed by the country's new multiracial government, and enrolled at formerly white schools. tonight sees the 9,610th performance of her long—running play, the mousetrap. when they heard of her death today, the management considered whether to cancel tonight's performance, b

this is bbc news. i'm simon pusey. our top stories: russia readies for possible conflict over ukraine, but says there is room for further dialogue with the west. the search for dozens of people lost at sea from a boat that capsized off florida is suspended. the us coast guard says it's unlikely there are any more survivors. vaccine maker moderna says an omicron—specific shot is on the horizon. but can drug makers really keep pace with new variants? north korea has confirmed test—firing of long—range cruise, surface—to—surface missiles earlier this week. and to mark holocaust memorial day, prince charles unveils portraits of seven survivors. the paintings will go on display in buckingham palace. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. russia has suggested it may be open to holding further talks with the united states as part of attempts to de—escalate the crisis in ukraine. the kremlin described some of washington's proposals as a starting point for a "serious conversation", but i

justin rowlatt, bbc news. w powers to stop protests in england and wales if they think they're too noisy. peers voted by 261 votes to 166 to delete sections of the controversial policing bill. peers from all sides of the house criticised the wording of the proposed curbs to the right to protest. in northern ireland — a vigil has been held at the parliament buildings in stormont — in memory of the murdered teacher ashling murphy. the 23 year—old was killed on the banks of the grand canal outside tullamore last wednesday. thousands have attended vigils in different parts of the world in recent days. the circumstances around ashling's killing late afternoon in a quiet, rural area has renewed calls for more to be done to tackle violence towards women. our correspondent emma vardy has the latest. the sense of grief and shock over the murder of ashling murphy has travelled from this town in rural ireland across the world. a talented musician, playing here with her sister, ashling was also an irish speaker and her car

this is bbc news.but says there is room, for further dialogue with the west. vaccine maker moderna says it's begun clinical trials of a booster dose designed specifically to combat the coronavirus 0micron variant. uk prime minister boris johnson has rejected claims he personally authorised the airlift of animals to the uk from an afghan charity, following the fall of kabul to the taliban. it comes after emails from officials suggested he'd intervened to help. labour says he's been "caught out lying." here's our political correspondent, damian grammaticas. they were desperate days. british citizens, afghans who'd worked with the british army, thousands at risk from the taliban who never made it out. but pen farthing did, along with his animals. dogs and cats cared for by his rescue charity were on one of the last planes out. today, borisjohnson again denied he'd had a hand in it. no, abso...and this whole thing is total rhubarb. i was very proud of what our armed services did with 0p pitting, and it was

steffan powell, bbc news. th the government saying it will back a new bill being debated in the commons. campaigners, including rose ayling—ellis, the first deaf contestant on strictly come dancing, say they hope the change will see bsl more widely used and promoted. with more details here's the bbc�*s see hear presenter yvonne cobb and our political correspondent helen catt. outside parliament, the biggest demonstration by deaf people for more than 20 years — backing a call for british sign language to be given legal status, just like welsh or gaelic. among them, danieljillings, he's been campaigning for gcse to be established in british sign language but says giving bsl legal status will help children with their other exams. it will give deaf people, deaf children, the right to their exams in their own language, and it would be seen as an equal, like spanish, for example. for scott garthwaite, known to his tv viewers as the punk chef, it's about equality. well, i feel it will give a lot of deaf people more op

paul adams, bbc news. first anniversary as us president, joe biden warned russia that the consequences of a large war would be heavy — but implied that may not occur if moscow stopped short of full invasion. it is one thing if it is a major occurrence but if they do what they are capable of doing it is going to do a disaster for russia as a further invade ukraine and our allies and partners are ready to impose severe cost and significant harm on russia and the russian economy. the cost of going into the ukraine in terms of physical loss of life for the russians and they will prevail over time, russians and they will prevail overtime, but russians and they will prevail over time, but it is going to be heavy and real and consequential. president brydon marking his first year as president. brett bruen was director of global engagement at the white house, and is now a consultant specialising in crisis mamagement and communications. when we talk about what we heard from the president, what do you make of it? thi

this is bbc news. australia tells novak djokovic rules are rules, as the tennis star has his visa cancelled over a covid vaccine exemption. the president of kazakhstan appeals for help from russia and neighbouring countries as protesters fight running battles with police and seize the international airports. it's been another day of record covid cases across europe. france has registered more than 335,000 cases in a single day — a new european record. italy has been meeting to discuss whether to make vaccines mandatory for all workers and people over the age of 50. in a newspaper article, french president emmanuel macron — used controversial and strong language — threating to ban all those who refuse a jab from most public life. bravissimo! the youngest to be armed in the endless battle against covid. five—year—old eduardo gets his first jab as italy steps up vaccinations for children. maybe too small to grasp how the pandemic has changed their world. but, say parents, they, too, must fight it. why did

sanchia berg, bbc news. marine ecosystem. a study by the university of cambridge tracked vessels which regularly visit the isolated region, and found disruption caused by unwanted visitors to the local habitat and wildlife. our science correspondent victoria gill has that story. a land of extremes and a haven for marine life. but visitors could be bringing some unwelcome creatures to this frozen place. by tracking global shipping, researchers discovered that antarctica is visited by vessels that come from 1,500 ports all over the world for research, tourism and fishing. those ships, scientists say, bring potentially destructive species into this unique ecosystem. ships that visit antarctica don't just have, you know, one home port that they visit and go back and forth. these ships travel all around the world, so that was really surprising. and in terms of invasive species, that means that almost anywhere in the world could be a potential source for new species visiting antarctica. antarctica's wildlife has b

joe wilson, bbc news.ked 700 miles in a0 days, pulling her equipment in a sledge. she faced temperatures of —45c and said she wanted "encourage people to push boundaries and believe in themselves." our correspondent phil mackie has the story. this was the moment she made it. a0 days after captain preet chandi set off and two years after she started training. i've made it to the south pole, where it's snowing. feeling so many emotions right now. i knew nothing about the polar world three years ago and it feels so surreal to finally be here. getting ready wasn't exactly easy. she went to iceland and spent 27 days in greenland to prepare for the extreme conditions. before she left, polar preet, as she's become known, who is an army physio, said one of the reasons she wanted to do it was to inspire other girls from her background. as a woman of colour, as an asian woman, you know, when people see me doing this, you know, an image they don't expect to see, they are so excited. and people have said to me that i'

robin brant, bbc news, shanghai. ies around the world have been seeing record numbers of cases as the fast—spreading omicron surge continues. in britain, nearly 220,000 new coronavirus cases — a new high — have been recorded. it comes as pupils returned to school in england and northern ireland. france registered more than 270,000 new covid cases on tuesday, confirming its position as europe's worst—hit country. meanwhile, the us has recorded more thani million — the highest one—day tally of new cases anywhere in the world. speaking at the white house a few hours ago, president biden pleaded with the american people who haven't been vaccinated, asking them to get the jab. let me be absolutely clear. we have in hand all the vaccines we need to get every american fully vaccinated, including the booster shot, so there's no excuse, no excuse for anyone being unvaccinated. this continues to be a pandemic of the unvaccinated. meanwhile, the british prime minister, borisjohnson, says he hopes england can "ride out" the curre

stephanie prentice, bbc news. search station in antarctica is attempting to contain a covid outbreak. at least 16 of the 25 people based at the princess elisabeth polar station have caught the virus, although all the cases have been mild so far. new arrivals have been suspended until the outbreak eases. a relief operation is under way in the us state of colorado, where wildfires have destroyed almost a thousand homes. at least three people are missing. on saturday red cross volunteers had to distribute portable heaters for thousands of residents who lost power after snow and frigid temperatures compounded their misery. more than 20 people have been rescued after spending a night trapped in two cable cars in the us state of new mexico. the sandia peak tramway, in albuquerque, became stuck because of icy conditions. those on board, all employees of the company and a restaurant at the top, were supplied with food, water and emergency blankets. a german sea rescue charity has taken hundreds of migrants to the italian p

this is bbc news.ard leakey has died at the age of 77. his discoveries were crucial in shedding light on the emergence of modern man. richard leakey also took a stand on the front line of the fight against ivory poachers in kenya. thousands have protested against the military regime in sudan. the prime minister resigned, urging coup leaders to return to democracy. it comes after another day of mass demonstrations against the military�*s involvement in the country's politics. two people were shot dead during the protests when soldiers used live rounds. america's top covid expert, anthony fauci, is warning there is a danger of a surge in the number of people needing hospital treatment. the omicron strain continues to cause a huge number of infections around the world. now on bbc news, dateline london.