carine torbey, bbc news, tripoli.emonstrations in the polish capital, warsaw, in protest at new laws restricting abortion. protesters chanted the number of an abortion helpline and carried colourful banners bearing slogans such as liberty, equality abortion on demand. poland's constitutional court approved the law last october but its introduction was delayed following large protests. it was suddenly enacted on wednesday, provoking renewed outrage from supporters of the right to abortion. this is bbc news. the headlines: the eu backs down from using emergency brexit measures to restrict the movement of vaccines — their plan sparked outrage in london and belfast. pharmaceutical firms to seek permission to export european—made jabs. the indian supreme court is hearing contempt of court cases against a cartoonist and a stand—up comedian for criticising the judges over a recent ruling. the legal action against the two artists are seen by critics as a reflection of the diminishing space for dissent and criticism in the cou

carine torbey, bbc news, beirut.ned the government's plans for changes to education and training for over—16s in england. the government's skills forjobs white paper will give employers a bigger role in designing courses and to improve access to flexible student finance but colleges say they'll need much more funding to deliver the plan. here is mr williamson giving details of the white paper a short while ago. madame deputy speaker, this house needs no reminding that this country stands at a critical point in its history. we have some enormous challenges ahead. there is an urgent need to rebuild an economy injured by the covid—i9 pandemic. we have already outlined in unprecedented support package to offerjobs and retraining to those who have lost theirs due to covid—i9. but beyond covid—i9, we must also forge a new identity as an independent trading nation. both of these challenges have exposed our need for a strong and flourishing technical education sector, to fire up the jobs of the future. this white paper is ou

carine torbey, bbc news.mpleted the first stage of a bicycle ride that he is hoping will take him all the way to china. luke grenfell—shaw set off on a tandem injanuary. our correspondentjonah fisher caught up with him as he made it to ukraine. iam cycling with the knowledge that my cancer could come back at any time. in that my cancer could come back at any time-— at any time. in 2018, luke grenfell-shaw _ at any time. in 2018, luke grenfell-shaw was - at any time. in 2018, luke grenfell-shaw was told i at any time. in 2018, luke grenfell-shaw was told he at any time. in 2018, luke i grenfell-shaw was told he had grenfell—shaw was told he had an advanced form of cancer that very few people survive. tue: primary tumour that was very few people survive. tta: primary tumour that was beneath my left shoulder blade which was the size of an aubergine, it was enormous, that had spread to my lungs. the 24-year-old _ spread to my lungs. the 24-year-old underwentl 24—year—old underwent chemotherapy and then surgery, k

from tripoli — carine torbey reports. ahmed and four of his children live here.feed the kids. let alone enough to send them all to school. translation: everything is expensive. _ i cannot afford meat or chicken. we mostly eat bread. i've been looking for a job for some time, but there aren't anyjobs. all i can is one meal a day for the kids. and sometimes even that is not possible. like many others here, lacks the basics. this is one of many neighbourhoods in tripoli that have long been marginalised. scores of young people here feel abandoned by the state, living in poverty, in deprivation and desperation. they are the forgotten ones who have countless reasons to be angry. tripoli is lebanon's second largest city and one of the most impoverished. with the economic collapse of the country, things have gotten even worse. frustrated by coronavirus and the nationwide lockdown, he joined the people who took to the streets. translation: we were already suffering from a lot _ of injustice but the current drop in the standards of living is scary. we are nearing starvatio

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the bbc�*s carine torbey reports from beirut.ts. the staggering increase in the number of coronavirus cases is bringing the whole health system to its knees. with their beds filling up, many hospitals in the country are forced to improvise. until a few days ago, this was a hospital cafeteria. now it has been converted into a makeshift ward. in other hospitals, emergency rooms have been turned to receive patients. and for almost everywhere, several awards have been shutin everywhere, several awards have been shut in order to redirect all resources to the overstretched covid—19 teams. translation: figs covid—19 teams. translation: is infection sword, medical teams were phoning in sick with covid—19 as well and because of the worsening economic situation, many doctors and nurses had to leave lebanon in order to make ends meet. the nurses had to leave lebanon in order to make ends meet.— nurses had to leave lebanon in order to make ends meet. the pandemic has hit lebanon as — to make ends meet. the pandemic has hit lebanon as it _ to