a - pioneer from calais it was shaking hands _ pioneer from calais it was shaking hands and — pioneerhanging his - pioneer from calais it was shakingl hands and exchanging his opposite member_ hands and exchanging his opposite member from _ hands and exchanging his opposite member from dover. _ this is newsday on the bbc. i'm karishma vaswani, in singapore, our headlines... germany says those who refuse to have a covid jab will be barred from public life. a vaccine mandate will likely be introduced from february. and south african officials say the omicron variant is driving a sharp increase in covid infections across the country. thousands of farmers in india whose protests forced prime minister narendra modi to repeal controversial farm laws, say their fight is far from over. they remain camped on the outskirts of delhi, where they've been for more than a year, protesting legislation that would have overhauled the agriculture sector. one point of contention — the farmers want the government to provide a legal guarantee of a minimum price for the crops they sell, known as the minimum

the young afghani arrived and calais 2 years ago and quickly abandoned his plans to continue to britain. after his asylum application was approved in france, he found work at an aid organisation and taught himself photography. this site is where the notorious camped of the jungle once stood. some refugees still remain here, illegally sleeping and flimsy tents. a so called is windy in reading the people i talked in the came they said the water coming in said to the tent. this stretch between the freeway and the train tracks is especially uninviting migrants here are from afghanistan, the kurdistan region of iran and syria. it's time for breakfast, a moment of solace amidst a sea of worries that do their number one ship tuscany village. we meet sir rush from iran, who tells us he fled from political persecution in his homeland. he survived a harrowing boat ride on his journey to france. we were 70 full people in a 12 me to a boat on the way from greece to italy. ah, we lost those u p. s, and we lost connection and we was trying to go after big boats, cruise ships, and nobody stops for us.

bbc persian�*s soran qurbani reports from the french port city of calais.survived. he is one of the two survivors from wednesday's migrant boat disaster in the english channel. we set out around 10p on the night before and we were already sailing for three hours and a half when water began to get into the boat and in about 30 minutes it started to sink. mohammed and the only other survivor swam for ten hours until they were rescued by french fishermen. we were so cold, the water was so cold. i saw people die in front of my eyes. family and children as young as five years old and pregnant women. according to his account they were in british waters when the inflatable boat capsized, a claim denied by the uk home office. we were in the british waters foot driver of our boat confirmed that to me. he died but he had a map that showed our location and said that we were in the british side. that is why we called the british authorities. mohammed still suffers from hypothermia that left him with injuries on both his legs. but he tells me it is the emotional trauma

so so, so do, do going to the seeds me bring to the did the young afghani arrived and calais 2 years ago and quickly abandoned his plans to continue to britain after his asylum application was approved in france. he found work at an aid organisation and taught himself photography. this site is where the notorious camped of the jungle once stood. some refugees still remain here illegally sleeping and flimsy tense. a so called is wendy. in reading the people i talked in, they came, they said the water's coming answered to the tent. this stretch between the freeway and the train tracks is especially uninviting. migrants here are from afghanistan, the kurdistan region of iran and syria. it's time for breakfast, a moment of solace amidst a sea of worried. that is the number one ship saxony. we meet sir rush from iran, who tells us he fled from political persecution in his homeland. he survived a harrowing boat ride on his journey to france. we were 70 full people in a 12 me to a boat on the way from greece to italy. ah, we lost those u. p. s. and we lost connection and we was trying to go

soran qurbani, bbc news, calais. boatjourney — head to bbc.co.uk/news. ajury in new york is considering its verdict in the sex trafficking trial of the british socialite, in its closing argument, the prosecution called her a "sophisticated predator who had willingly assisted in abuse committed by the late paedophile, jeffrey epstein. gillaine maxwell denies the charges against her. barbara plett usher is following developments. jurors have to decide which version of events to believe. the prosecution has argued that ghislaine maxwell was crucial tojeffrey epstein's operation. they say that she made the teenagers feel comfortable. she was posh, smiling, age acceptable, a cover really for mr epstein's behaviour, and that she knew exactly what she was doing when she sent them into a massage room with him. the defence says, "no, she didn't know because mr epstein kept secrets from her. and in fact, she's being punished for his crimes. she's a scapegoat." the other issue is the credibility of the four women who have accus

so, so going to live with you going to the seeds me going to the did the young afghani arrived and calais 2 years ago and quickly abandoned his plans to continue to britain after his asylum application was approved in france. he found work at an aid organisation and taught himself photography. this site is where the notorious camped of the jungle once stood. some refugees still remain here illegally sleeping and flimsy tense. a so called is wendy. in reading the people i talked in, they came, they said the watch coming inside to the tent. this stretched between the freeway and the train tracks is especially uninviting. migrants here are from afghanistan, the kurdistan region of iran and syria. it's time for breakfast, a moment of solace amidst a sea of worried, that is the number one ship. tuscany village. we meet sir rush from iran, who tells us he fled from political persecution in his homeland. he survived a harrowing boat ride on his journey to france. we were 70 full people in a 12 me to a boat on the way from greece to italy. ah, we lost those u. p. s and we lost connection and we w

chronicler of the camp, and he also documented the fate of the kurdish hussein family who came to calais with 20 other refugees in november, only to drown in the channel. the story made international headlines that when i looked to the mother, she was worried and she knew it's difficult and she knew it's not easy. i think the kids, they believe they are living in euclid because they were smiling in they have this happiness in their faces. i think is it was so justice with them. it went to day when i went to the beach. first things it remind me the beaches them, but that the problem is, is the ignoring the data story and nothing changes in the one talking about it of dual can't forget the fate of the hussein family. he fears others could meet the same tragic n. and so he keeps returning to the makeshift camp. nothing changes, that's why abdulla bore will keep scanning the horizon for bucks. now, with the panoramic sweeping across europe, many of us are thinking again about how we want to live our lives. especially in big city like the spanish metropolis of barcelona. well, once a week, a

soran ourbani, bbc news, calais. let's return to our main story.dge institute for therapeutic immunology and infectious diseases. thank you for being here on the programme. the chief medical officer only last week was warning that we would see records repeatedly broken in the coming days and weeks. how worried are you in terms of the trends you are seeing? i worried are you in terms of the trends you are seeing?- worried are you in terms of the trends you are seeing? i think i am uuite trends you are seeing? i think i am quite concerned _ trends you are seeing? i think i am quite concerned because _ trends you are seeing? i think i am quite concerned because of- trends you are seeing? i think i am quite concerned because of the - trends you are seeing? i think i am| quite concerned because of the rate of spread of the omicron variant and the way in which it has taken over from delta, certainly in the london area at least. and the fact that it is feeding through into hospitalisations. now, this has to be caveat it with the fact that we don't know ho

so, so do you live with you going to the seeds me bring to the did the young afghani arrived and calais 2 years ago and quickly abandoned his plans to continue to britain after his asylum application was approved in france. he found work at an aid organisation and taught himself photography. this site is where the notorious camped of the jungle once stood. some refugees still remain here, illegally sleeping and flimsy tents. a so called is windy in reading the people i talked in the came, they said the water's coming inside to the tent. this stretch between the freeway and the train tracks is especially uninviting. migrants here are from afghanistan, the kurdistan region of iran and syria. it's time for breakfast, a moment of solace amidst a sea of worry. that is the number one ship saxony. we meet sir rush from iran, who tells us he fled from political persecution in his homeland. he survived a harrowing boat ride on his journey to france. we were 70 full people in a 12 me to a boat on the way from greece to italy. ah, we lost those u. p. s. and we lost connection and we was trying to

then people in calais were shaking hands with their opposites in dover. >> this is bbc world news.atest headlines. the numbers of new coronavirus cases are surging in countries where the new omicron variant is taking hold. in a rare move, u.s. prosecutors have filed involuntary manslaughter charges against the parents of a teenager accused of shooting dead four students at his school. pakistan's prime minister has condemned what he called a horrific vigilante attack on a sri lankan man lynched after being accused of blasphemy, saying the lynching was a day of shame for pakistan. we report from islamabad. >> he was a working -- he was working as a manager at a sports goods factory in an industrial town in eastern pakistan. he was accused of defiling posters bearing the mes of the prophet muhammad and his family members. videos being circulated on social media show a mob of hundreds of men armed with sticks lynching this man. police officers have told the bbc that by the time they arrived at the scene after the attack, he was already dead and his body was being dragged out of the fac

drills just i a few moments to cut through the final obstacle, - then philippe cossette, a miner from calaischanging flags _ with his opposite . number from dover. welcome back. you're watching newsday on _ welcome back. you're watching newsday on the _ welcome back. you're watching newsday on the bbc. _ i'm mariko oi in singapore. our headlines: during a visit to greece, the pope warns europe against "narrow self—interest" over the way countries treats migrants. there've been more protests in europe against covid restrictions, as cases of the omicron variant continue to spread. at the recent cop26 climate summit in glasgow, japan was one of the countries resisting demands for a rapid end to the burning of coal. resisting demands for a rapid that may seem strange, as japan has no coal reserves of its own. but japan is one of the world's biggest coal users, importing more than any other country in the world except china. despite that, the government in tokyo is still promising to reach net carbon zero by 2050. how is that possible? rupert wingfield—hayes has been finding out. i would say that

then philippe cozette, a minerfrom calais, was shaking hands and exchanging flags with robert fagg, hisheadlines: german leaders say covid jabs could become mandatory from february and have announced tough restrictions on the unvaccinated. south africa, which recorded some of the earliest instances of the omicron variant, is seeing a major increase in cases. over the last week, the daily number of new covid infections has increased fourfold, from less than 3,000 to more than 11,500 — three quarters of which are omicron. so far hospital admissions remain low and symptoms of the new variant are reported to be mild. but early figures suggest an increase in the number of people who've had the virus becoming reinfected. our africa correspondent andrew harding has more. it's summer time here in south africa, but a shadow looms over the beaches and holiday season. a fourth wave of covid infections is spreading fast, driven by the new variant. are you worried about this new variant, omicron? the new one, i am worried. i'm worried. we don't know what the new variant's like. what the symptoms are

drills just i a few moments to cut through the final obstacle, - then philippe cossette, a miner from calais _ with his opposite . number from dover. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: the results of covid tests from the netherlands suggest the new omicron variant was already spreading round the world before it was identified in south africa. let's stay with that story now. professorjohn swartzberg is an infectious disease expert and vaccinologist at u.c. berkeley's school of public health. thank you forjoining us. we are hearing about more and more cases around the world. today, japan, france and brazil but surely this is all around the world now? i hope so —— think so. we know it has been found in canada on sunday so it is just a matter of time before we identify it. just a matter of time before we identify it— identify it. stock markets fell aloball identify it. stock markets fell globally on — identify it. stock markets fell globally on the _ identify it. stock markets fell globally on the news - identify it. stock markets fell globally on the news that - identify it. stock markets

jamari in calais, osha bags. is the leading scorer in the wcc ensure bags. head coach todd golden is in his 3rd year at the helm. he's led the team to good start before. but he admitted it some feels different this year. >> some of our winds. we've had really good. i think that in the past couple years we've these good start. we had played his high level competition. but you a b davidson nevada. all those winds are going to go a long way for us over the course of the season. so i feel like that along with that of guys that we have program. it feels different. i think it is different. we're taking a day, but really enjoy each having a fun time to practice every day. having a fun time competing. and we're just really just trying to get lost in moment that way. it's a great group to be around a great group to coach our staffs really enjoying it. and we're just taking day by day, looking for to, you know, be on saturday. >> the sharks in jersey, the dirty chairs taking on the devil. second period sharks up to nothing. >> logan good towards the meyer myers having

it actually did a then killer is a familiar modica civilization, calais, we think it is generally eva, erupt. anything of course, and you don't want that ammonia, me thought the for me not. is it possible, monique? ah, it's a story where nothing is, as it seems, my own ancestors may have been influential people who made their way in spanish society, but always needed to watch their bags. to find out more. i'm on the way to me, the historian, with an interest in the story of the palazzios palm. he leaves in our cars, and that's were in 1567. yet for horrors. rebellion began. large numbers of maurice gross living in the kingdom of grenada took up arms in protest against sanctions restricting their freedoms. ah, it didn't end well for the maurice goes, we're eventually the port that from grenada and other parts of the peninsula. ah, bluff emilia palazzios. he will not like it on the familiar monica committee that i picked the animal a yo as he goes hid on the interlocking blood, the luckless head it, i'll thought it, but i thought li that in that would alley for monica with any thought h

a month ago, it had sailed from the french city of calais towards brit in the international organization for migration, sad. it was the largest single loss of life in the channel since it began collecting information 7 years ago. the kurdistan regional government says it has been liaising with french, you authorities to identify the victims, throw fingerprints and dna. the kurdish region is widely considered a safe haven compared to other parts of conflict scott to iraq. but many people that sell whatever they own to pay smugglers to get them to the u. k. and europe. in the hope of a bitter alive, hundreds of iraqis will repatriated from bill arose in november. they were among thousands of the few jesus talk on the border between below some poland. among those return to iraq most will from the kurdish region. the government of kurdistan regions as it is warranted young people not to jeopardize their lives by being geeks deploy to why people smugglers. what the victims, families say elac of jobs, economic decline, and corruption are forcing people to flee the country. by mod abdullah had

drills just i a few moments to cut through the final obstacle, - then philippe cossette, a miner from calais. number from dover. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. our headlines... the women's tennis association has suspended all tournaments in china, saying it has serious doubts that chinese tennis star, peng shuai, is "free, safe and not subject to intimidation". the first case of the omicron variant has been reported in california. the chief medical advisor says it was �*just a matter of time' before it was found in the united states. the us supreme court has begun hearing arguments in the most important case on abortion rights for half a century. the court is considering a law in the state of mississippi, which bans terminations after 15 weeks. a ruling isn't expected until next summer, but if the court — which is dominated byjustices with a conservative mindset — finds in mississippi's favour, its expected dozens of other states could ban or restrict abortions. our correspondent sophie long sent this report. singing. this is a regular scene outside the last r

drills just i a few moments to cut through the final obstacle, - then philippe cossette, a miner from calaiser. this is newsday on the bbc. i�*m karishma vaswani in singapore. our top story... the results of covid tests from the netherlands suggest the new omicron variant was already spreading round the world before it was identified in south africa. i want to bring you this story now in yemen, where houthi rebels are pressing hard to capture the key city of marib. it�*s the last stronghold of the internationally recognised government, and at the heart of yemen�*s oilfields. the fall of marib would be a major turning point in the conflict that�*s been going on for years. saudi arabia, backed by the us and uk, intervened in yemen in 2015, after the houthis ousted the government from the capital, sanaa. since then, yemen has suffered the world�*s worst humanitarian crisis. all sides of the conflict have been accused of killing civilians and other abuses. at least 800,000 people displaced by the war have fled to marib, and more are on their way. our middle east editor, jeremy bowen, made his wa

drills just i a few moments to cut through the final obstacle, - then philippe cossette, a miner from calaisumber from dover. this is bbc news, the latest headlines. the results of covid tests from the netherlands suggest the new omicron variant was already spreading round the world before it was identified in south africa. mark meadows, donald trump's former chief of staff, has agreed to make a deposition before the congressional investigation into the assault on the capitol building. every week at this time we take a look at climate change — bringing you stories with big implications for our planet's future. this week, we focus on what we drive — and with road traffic accounting for nearly a fifth of the world's co2 emissions, we look at how electric vehicles could help curb climate change. over the course of its light emitters 30—50% less polluting and that rises to 70% where electricity comes entirely from renewable sources. �*i�*i electricity comes entirely from renewable sources.— renewable sources. 11 million electric vehicles _ renewable sources. 11 million electric vehicles are - re

drills just i a few moments to cut through the final obstacle, - then philippe cossette, a miner from calaisfrom dover. this is bbc world news. the latest headlines... the women's tennis association has suspended all tournaments in china, saying it has serious doubts that chinese tennis star peng shuai is "free, safe and not subject to intimidation". the first case of the omicron variant has been reported in california. the chief medical advisor, antony fauci, says it was �*just a matter of time' before it was found in the united states. for months, china has been probing taiwan's airspace, leading to speculation it could be preparing to attack, or even invade the island. all of this has raised concerns among asian and american officials of increased instability in the region. the commander of the us seventh fleet has been talking to our correspondent rupert wingfield—hayes during navy exercises with allies on board the uss carl vinson. a pair of us stealth jets streaks past the aircraft carrier carl vinson in a mock attack formation. this is a show for tv cameras. it's also a message for am

then philippe cozette, a minerfrom calais, was shaking hands and exchanging flags with robert fagg, his. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm mariko oi in singapore. our headlines: pope francis warns europe against �*narrow self—interest�* over the way countries treat migrants as he visits greece. there've been more protests in europe against covid restrictions — as cases of the omicron variant continue to spread. at the recent cop26 climate summit in glasgow, japan was one of the countries resisting demands for a rapid end to the burning of coal. that may seem strange, as japan has no coal reserves of its own. but japan is one of the world's biggest coal users, importing more than any other country in the world except china. despite that, the government in tokyo is still promising to reach net carbon zero by 2050. how is that possible? rupert wingfield hayes has been finding out. i would say that's a totaljoke. that's just ridiculous. takao sakai and his fellow activists are furious. the reason — this giant new coal—fired power station being built in their hometown. i'm totally against the

drills just i a few moments to cut through the final obstacle, - then philippe cossette, a miner from calaispposite . number from dover. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm karishma vaswani in singapore, our headlines german leaders say covid jabs could become mandatory from february and have announced tough restrictions on the unvaccinated. south african officials say the omicron variant is driving a sharp increase in covid infections. thousands of farmers in india whose protests forced prime minister narendra modi to repeal controversial farm laws, say their fight is far from over. they remain camped on the outskirts of delhi, where they've been for more than a year, protesting against legislation that would have overhauled the agriculture sector. one point of contention, the farmers want the government to provide a legal guarantee of a minimum price for the crops they sell, known as the minimum support price, or msp. the bbc�*s india business correspondent, arunoday mukharji, spoke to rakesh tikait the most prominent leader of the protests — on what's next for the farmers. you can watch more

drills just i a few moments to cut through the final obstacle, - then philippe cossette, a miner from calais from dover. this is newsday on the bbc. our headlines. german leaders say covid jabs could become mandatory from february and have announced tough restrictions on the unvaccinated. from india to brazil to the uk — women are most at risk when it comes to safety on public transport. in kinshasa, the capital of the democratic republic of congo, taxis are a popular but dangerous way to get around with up to five kidnappings a week. victoria rubadiri, this year's winner of the komla dumor award which is given annually to an african journalist, reports now on two women's tech solution to the global problem. kinshasa, one of africa's mega—cities, is built on the banks of the congo river. it has an estimated population of 15 million people. everybody is on the move but the transport system cannot cope. unless you have your own set of wheels, the only way to get around is in one of these taxis. but after sunset you run the risk of getting kidnapped — and that's been happening here up to five t

drills just i a few moments to cut through the final obstacle, - then philippe cossette, a miner from calaish his opposite . number from dover. this is bbc world news, the latest headlines. the results of covid tests from the netherlands suggest the new omicron variant was already spreading round the world before it was identified in south africa. donald trump's former chief of staff, mark meadows, has agreed to give evidence to the congressional committee, investigating the january the 6th riot at the capitol building. here's anthony zerker. mark meadows was donald trump's chief of staff on january six so he may have information about donald trump's activities, contacts and lack of activity during the assault on the us capital so the idea that mark meadows now after being subpoenaed and reluctant to cooperate is turning over documents and will schedule a time and he will speak in person. i think that is important. of course, it depends on what those documents have and what mark meadows says but it is a breakthrough in the congressional investigation into donald trump's activities but i thin

calais, we think internally, eva, iraq. anything on a circle sent off on us from a 30 minute. me thought. the for me not. is it possible, monique? ah, it's a story we're. nothing is as it seems. my own ancestors may have been influential . people who made their way in spanish society, but always needed to watch their bags, to find out more. i'm on the way to me, the historian, with an interest in the story of the palazzios palm. he leaves in our cars, and that's where in 1567 yell for horace, rebellion began, ah, large numbers of maurice gross living in the kingdom of grenada took up arms in protest against sanctions restricting their freedoms. ah, it didn't and well for the maurice goes, we're eventually the port that from grenada and other parts deafening city. ah, bluff emilia palazzios. he will not like on the familiar monica committee that i pick any more a yo, a psychos here and then to electric blood, the like glass head it out that it brought up. don't leave it in that old ali fidelity. we la monica with any thought here. i love her rock luck, emilia, or laurie foot, o

some big names are being dragged into the sex trafficking, trial of calais maxwell. verna, long time companion. of course a sex offender, jeffrey epstein is been alleged rather presidents princes, even the hollywood stars, which often used his private jet which ferried young women to his private caribbean . island max was accused of grooming underage girls for epstein and the american financing convicted of sex offences back in 2019. he died imprison, same year is what we've learned from the trial so far. adam and eve, the leader express and unexpected scapegoat. 5 takeaways from tulane maxwell trial . so far, prosecutors go with ab shane's partner in crime definition. sometimes she was even in the room to the massages herself, and sometimes she touched the girl's claudia. and even when she was not in the room, make no mistake. she knew exactly what epstein was going to do with those children when she sent them to him inside the massage rooms. defense claims maxwell as a scapegoat for abstains crimes. invoke some bible as proof. ever since eve was accused of tempting adam for the app

we have 2 products and one harvest of fish for every 6 harvest of vegetables, calais, the fish are feeding the vegetables. yes. and the best of those are in a sense be raisin philip fish. yeah. so that, that the trimmings from the vegetables are actually going to feed it. and using is the sim, size of the land. i have to pull out yet being located within the city. these high density aquatic setups are also saving energy on transportation and storage. so it's little wonder this guy greens have garnered widespread interest, ro asia, as well as with the singapore in government. continue to support the development of the technology of come back to the woo, how offices to learn more about their living buildings. what lies ahead for each is greenest city. this project, for instance, when it's fully grown, will have 11 times aside area as green area. so why go to all this extra effort to, to swadell you buildings in plants, a huge one in hot climate light. singapore is that plants are the only thing that when the sunlight falls on it, they don't heat up. they actually take that energy and use it

then philippe cozette, a minerfrom calais, was shaking hands and exchanging flags with robert fagg, hiss bbc news. the latest headlines: in a rare move, us prosecutors have filed involuntary manslaughter charges against the parents of a teenager accused of shooting dead four students at his school. the world health organization says vaccines may not be able to prevent people from infection with the omicron strain but they do seem to make its effects far less serious. scientists in britain have used gene editing technology to create female—only and male—only litters of mice. they say their technique could eventually be applied to chickens to ensure that only egg—producing females are hatched. our science correspondent pallab ghosh reports. half of these chicks are useless to the farming industry because they're male and don't lay eggs so they have to be killed. that problem could be solved thanks to a breakthrough that enables scientists to reprogramme animals to produce only females. some 6 to 7 billion male layer chicks are killed every year shortly after birth at a point when they hav

in the south—western city of calais, this is how they do christmas. and dance and danced some more. a celebration of the region's cultural identity, said to promote ethnic and musical diversity. everyone gets involved, no matter what their age. but last year, the cali fare was cancelled, covid bringing the music to a halt. so this year, they are making up so this year, they are making up for lost time. the attention to detail is obvious. the excitement of the crowds even more so. these celebrations will continue throughout the week and the dancing will not stop. the people of cali, now more than ever, the show really must go on. tim allman, bbc news. i want to close with some pictures in australia. unusually rough waves and high winds in the waters off south—eastern australia have forced a quarter of the sailing boats competing in the annual sydney to hobart yacht race to withdraw. of the 88 vessels that set out on sunday morning, just 64 are left to battle out the final 800 or so kilometres to tasmania. the event was cancelled last year for the first

then philippe cozette, a minerfrom calais, was shaking hands and exchanging flags with robert fagg, histhis is bbc world news. the latest headlines: the women's tennis association has suspended all tournaments in china, saying it has serious doubts that chinese tennis star, peng shuai, is "free, safe and not subject to intimidation." covid cases in south africa have doubled since monday, as the first case of omicron is reported in the us. the us supreme court has begun hearing arguments in the most important case on abortion rights for half a century. the court is considering a law in the state of mississippi which bans terminations after 15 weeks. a ruling isn't expected until next summer. the court is dominated byjustices with a conservative mindset, and if they find in mississippi's favour, dozens of other states could ban or restrict abortions. our correspondent sophie long sent this report. singing. this is a regular scene outside the last remaining abortion clinic in the entire state of mississippi. it's murder, murdering children is wrong according to the god of the bible. the di

then philippe cozette, a minerfrom calais, was shaking hands and exchanging flags with robert fagg, hisst headlines: the who warns of a global covid surge — as omicron cases are confirmed in 2a countries, and germany says jabs could become mandatory from february. the conservative party retains the parliamentary seat of old bexley and sidcup — but with a greatly reduced majority. to asia now— and chinese ride hailing giant didi global says it's going to de—list from the new york stock exchange and list its shares in hong kong instead — just months after the company's us share sale which raised $4.4 billion. it comes amid trade tensions between the us and china — and a regulatory crackdown by beijing on chinese tech giants, which have been becoming increasingly powerful and wealthy. joining me now is our asia business correspondent mariko oi. these chinese tech giants are facing scrutiny at home and abroad? indeed and as you say chinese tech can't pennies have been under scrutiny at home and in the united states as well and the united states as well and the countries ride hailing giant d

then philippe cozette, a minerfrom calais, was shaking hands and exchanging flags with robert fagg, hisus prosecutors have filed involuntary manslaughter charges against the parents of a teenager accused of shooting dead four students at his school in michigan. talks in vienna aimed at reviving the international nuclear deal with iran have faltered with european diplomats expressing disappointment and concern. they say tehran has "backtracked on diplomatic progress made". iran's top negotiator suggests that his counterparts should come up with their own proposals. talks are due to continue next week. the us secretary of state antony blinken says iran has some very important decisions to make in the days ahead. the window is very, very tight because what is not acceptable and what we will not allow to happen is for iran to try to drag out this process while continuing to move forward in building up its programme. so we've said all along that if the path to a return to compliance with the agreement turns out to be a dead end, we will pursue other options. antony blinken speaking earlier.

then philippe cozette, a minerfrom calais, was shaking hands and exchanging flags with robert fagg, hiser. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: covid cases in south africa have doubled since monday, as the first case of omicron is reported in the us. the women's tennis association has suspended all tournaments in china saying it has serious doubts that chinese tennis star, peng shuai, is "free, safe and not subject to intimidation". the us actor alec baldwin has given his first interview since a gun he was holding on set went off, killing cinematographer halyna hutchins, back in october. in the interview, with abc news, he was emotional as he recalled the 42—year—old as someone who was �*loved by everyone'. he also said this: the trigger wasn't pulled, i didn't pull the trigger. so, you never pulled the trigger? no, no, no. i would never point a gun at anyone and pull the trigger at them, never. what did you think happened? how did a real bullet get on that set? i have no idea. someone put a live bullet in a gun, a bullet that wasn't even supposed to be on the property. our correspon

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soran ourbani, bbc news, calais. to last longer in immuno—suppressed people because it has more time to mutate as the body tries to fight it off. our africa correspondent, andrew harding reports. in this crowded neighbourhood outside cape town, one in four adults is hiv positive. over the years, south africa has taken impressive steps to manage the epidemic, dispensing drugs that allow people to live healthy lives. but millions of people here and indeed around the world are not on hiv medication.— hiv medication. there are lots of issues, hiv medication. there are lots of issues. some _ hiv medication. there are lots of issues, some don't _ hiv medication. there are lots of issues, some don't want - hiv medication. there are lots of issues, some don't want to - hiv medication. there are lots of issues, some don't want to get i issues, some don't want to get tested, they don't want to know. i think it's the stigma around hiv. and that's a problem, notjust for them, but potentially for a world now battling a new covid

soran qurbani, bbc news, calais.en vaccinated — or who've recovered — will be limited to ten. unvaccinated people already face much stricter limits. also, sporting events, including football matches, will take place without fans. a man has pleaded not guilty to the murder of the british member of parliament, sir david amess. sir david died at his constituency surgery after being stabbed multiple times in october. ali harbi ali, who's 25, also denies preparing acts of terrorism. he's due to go on trial in march. at least seventeen people have died and sixty thousand people have been displaced in the worst floods malaysia has seen in decades. three days of torrential rain over the weekend caused severe flooding in eight states, partially submerging towns and villages. thousands of emergency service and military personnel have been mobilised to help those affected. stay with us on bbc news. still to come... the countdown the mayor of london, sadiq khan, says public services in the city are under severe pressure, because

then philippe cozette, a minerfrom calais, was shaking hands and exchanging flags with robert fagg, hisst headlines: the who warns of a global covid surge as omicron cases are confirmed in 2a countries, and germany says jabs could become mandatory from february. religions are reinventing themselves on social media. from nunsjumping on the latest online trends, to imams and otherfaith leaders preaching on instagram. now research commissioned by the bbc shows that religious content, especially on tiktok, is growing faster than average. our global religion reporter sofia bettiza has the story. religion is adapting to new social media trends, fast. short videos like these are becoming popular. on tiktok this hashtag has 9 billion views. hashtag the wily has over 2 billion. the hashtag islam, more than 60 billion hits. these nuns dedicate their entire lives tojesus christ. but after they finished praying, this is what they get up praying, this is what they get up to. they are making a video on tiktok. don't you think that some people might not take you seriously? i some people might not take