, and also provides authority to the department of defence and the department of defence and the departmentuclear arsenal. why is it important? because it pays the military salaries, the salaries of our military personnel and civilians, included and he was a pay raise. it also covers the cost of running military and elation that bases. practically every state has a base or a military installation, so you can see, there is a lot of political support for this bill and society. given that, why do you think donald trump chose to veto it? well, there was a provision in there that was introduced by senator elizabath warren, one of his political nemeses or enemies, and that provision called for renaming ten different military facilities, i believe they are all army and relations. these installations have names on them right now of confederate warfighters, so them right now of confederate war fighters, so people them right now of confederate warfighters, so people who lost to the american civil war but have continued somehow, especially in the south, to be respected in a way that's unusual for the

they voted overwhelmingly to approve a defence bill mr trump had blocked.ews. he's in washington. thank you for coming on the programme. thank you for having me. how big an embarrassment is that for the president? it is a big deal. this is the first and probably last veto that president trump will face. republicans avoided crossing president trump for most of his time but this was rare. why did president trump put this veto ina president trump put this veto in a place given it is so popular this bill supporting the military? it is hard to say. this is the counterpart to the appropriations defence bill that actually budgets money and it typically passes with broad bipartisan support. this is the 60th year in a row. it authorises money in securities and it is a huge portion of the government budget every year and it is symbolically supporting us troops and a huge windfall for the defence industry that supports jobs all over the country. so what we know is that donald trump threatened to veto the bill because it contained a measure to rename bases that were na

they voted overwhelmingly to approve a defence bill mr trump had blocked.lip near 0slo on wednesday. it's the first confirmed fatality. emergency workers managed to get into the crater on foot for the first time but nine people, including children, are still unaccounted for. vince soodin reports it's a race against time. rescuers are accelerating the search for children, women and men hidden in a huge, dark crater filled with clay. but it's a high—risk operation as the ground is still not safe and workers are surrounded by precarious clay walls. emergency workers have managed to get into the crater on foot for the first time. they have to carry styrofoam boards to spread their weight in areas where ground remains unstable. today, the first body was recovered. translation: we've found one person. unfortunately, they've been confirmed dead. we're working intensively to search the area, and it's a risky search. many are affected by this tragedy. there are people who have lost their houses, everything they own and now, also family members. this father is one of

none of our defence personnel have received a vaccination.k, working through a very... working out what key cohorts should be vaccinated in order to preserve and underline the nation's defence. so, obviously they will get priority, but i expect them to be a small group at first. this is undoubtedly the greatest national emergency of my lifetime, and yet only a small fraction of the available military capacity has been called upon by the rest of the government. that's despite the fact that the test and trace operations have been indifferent in their performance and the vaccine programme seems to be dependent almost entirely on civilian capability that's tested every winter in the best of circumstances. why does my right honourable friend think the government, perhaps the rest of the government, is so confident that civilian organisations are capable of delivering these incredible tasks of such scale and magnitude, importance and urgency without significantly more military capacity? i understand what the honourable friend is saying, but, look,

they voted overwhelmingly to approve a defence bill mr trump had blocked.. with over 350,000 deaths, the country has the highest numbers in the world. cuba, the only country in the world with two official currencies, has started phasing out one of them. the government is getting rid of the convertible peso to try to improve the economy. but that'll mean soaring prices, worrying many, even though wages are also going up. gail maclellan has more. cu ba ns ca ll cubans call it day zero. the end of a 26 year to currency system. 0ver end of a 26 year to currency system. over the next six months, convertible peso, pegged to the dollar, is on its way out. the government says it has to go to make the economy more efficient and to understand foreign investors. the only problem is, that leaves people here with the cuban leaves people here with the cu ban peso, leaves people here with the cuban peso, and it is worth 24 times less. 0r cuban peso, and it is worth 24 times less. or in other words, one us dollar equals 24 cuban pesos. that means prices will soar by and ey

the famous pentagon, home to the us department of defence.udget for the year, once passed by both houses of congress, is usually signed off by the president. at least that's what has happened for the past 59 years. but this year he vetoed it. so instead we had the rare sight of a new year's day session in congress, specifically the senate, controlled by president trump's republican party, voting to overturn his veto. the bill on reconsideration is past. the objection to the president of the united states to the contrary. this was the first time congress had overturned a veto by president trump. it's a big deal. this is the first and probably last veto override that president trump will face. republicans have mostly avoided crossing trouble for most of his term but this was a rare bipartisan rebuke with republicansjoining bipartisan rebuke with republicans joining democrats. the president had refused to sign off the bill because of limits on troop withdrawals from abroad. and because it proposed to remove controversial confederate leaders name

in york, flood defences and sandbags are being put in place.es here. covid makes it that bit more uncertain, because if we do flood, we'll have to evacuate, we've got a little toddler, so we will have to evacuate. in worcestershire, temporary flood defences are being built by the river severn in bewdley. with more rain forecast, many rivers are yet to peak. the situation may get worse over the next couple of days. danny savage, bbc news, york. let's return to our main story. as we've heard, 56—year—old kamala harris, the new vice president, has made history today. 0ur correspodent lebo diseko has been looking at her political career and route to power. ladies and gentlemen, the vice president—elect of the united states, kamala devi harris, and mr douglas emhoff. it took nearly 250 years for america to reach this moment, for a woman to hold the second highest office in the country. i, kamala devi harris, do solemnly sweart. .. that i will support and defend the constitution of the united states... the streets here might be uncharacteristically e

defence's effo rts and covid—19 second wave. support to overseas territories. last weekend the royal air force delivered 5000 doses of the pfizer vaccine in gibraltar. we should not forget our armed forces. our plan is embedded in local authorities, working aside regional liaison officers and logistic support. they know how to deal with deadly diseases like ebola and how to stay calm under pressure. those cool heads have been pivotal not just according those cool heads have been pivotal notjust according effort but assessing where defence can deliver the best response. i have mentioned the best response. i have mentioned the personnel we have deployed and at high readiness but a real number helping the nation to combat the coronavirus is greater. we have an excess of 5000 armed forces personnel and civilian staff supporting the covid response from behind the scenes as part of the routine duties. today i want to pay tribute to these men and women. they include the hundreds of personnel in defensive quarter is responsible for coor

of self defence, that he would be unable to make a charge stick, a criminal charge against the officerat is a very controversial decision indeed. jacob blake was left paralysed from the waist down after being shot in front of three of his children. they are preparing for protests in kenosha county tonight. 500 members of the state national guard have been drafted in in anticipation of possible violence. we can talk now to paige fernandez who is policing policy advisor at the american civil liberties union. she joins us from philadelphia. thanks for your time. this was not a clear—cut case. do you think the result would have been the same if the victim was white rather than black? that is an interesting question and it is hard to say, because in this country the cases that we continuously see our cases of black people getting killed at the hands of police. quite frankly, i do not believe that had jacob blake been white that this would have been the result. in the prosecutor defending his decision to not press charges, in saying that there was a valid self defence claim, he continuously

stop from defence to security| will stop from defence to security to budget. — will stop from defencesturgeon has to articulate in _ lots of things that nicola sturgeon has to articulate in the _ lots of things that nicola sturgeon has to articulate in the months i lots of things that nicola sturgeonl has to articulate in the months and weeks _ has to articulate in the months and weeks to— has to articulate in the months and weeks to come _ has to articulate in the months and weeks to come. the _ has to articulate in the months and weeks to come. the scottish - weeks to come. the scottish referendum. _ weeks to come. the scottish referendum, if— weeks to come. the scottish referendum, if there's - weeks to come. the scottish referendum, if there's any i weeks to come. the scottish i referendum, if there's any global perspective. _ referendum, if there's any global perspective, everyone _ referendum, if there's any global perspective, everyone is- referendum, if there's any global perspective, everyone is going i referendum, if there's any globalj perspective, everyone is going to watc

and that really is what criminal defences.ion, it would have been as a criminal defence lawyer. i think he loved the idea of defending the indefensible or being the david to the corporate goliath. hind to the corporate goliath. and larry claims _ to the corporate goliath. and larry claims to _ to the corporate goliath. and larry claims to have - to the corporate goliath. and larry claims to have played a part in your career. we have an old photograph which i believe you have sent through to our producers, of, after a you have sent through to our producers, of, aftera big you have sent through to our producers, of, after a big case you one. can you talk us through, we have that on—screen. can you talk us through that moment? i on-screen. can you talk us through that moment? i won a 'u trial through that moment? i won a jury trial back— through that moment? i won a jury trial back in _ through that moment? i won a jury trial back in 1999 - through that moment? i won a jury trial back in 1999 with - jury trial back in 1999 with b

but watch, and the replays showed that his header had crossed the line as leeds‘s defence looked shakyty ensured moreno would have something to moan about. his second yellow card drew an icy reaction from his manager but did nothing to change the outcome. back into the top three, things for spurs are looking up. ben croucher, bbc news. so a comfortable victory for spurs and their managerjose mourinho, who felt his team did well to win against tough opponents. they are a team with very specific qualities that are very easy to understand but a very difficult to play against. so, we knew that was not going to be easy. we tried not to give them what they want. we tried to close the door to the situations where they heard people. and we tried to explore situations where we felt we could hurt them where we were fine. we had good mobility in attack, we run away from their men to men marking and we create lots of spaces and we could score more goals. elsewhere in the premier league, a stunning solo goal from eberechi eze, sealed a 2—0 win for crystal palace against bottom side sheffield united

and that really is what criminal defence is.he had to live another life and choose another profe55ion, it would have been as a criminal defence lawyer. i think he loved the idea of defending the indefensible, or being the david to the corporate goliath. and larry claims to have played a part in your career. we have an old photograph which i believe you have sent through to our producers, of — of — after a big case you won. can you talk us through — we have that on—5creen — can you talk us through that moment? i won a jury trial back in 1999 with bill clinton's erstwhile partner su5an mcdougal, and right after that, i appeared on the show and then he sent me an autographed picture, if you will, that said "mark, i made you. love, larry." mark geragos, there. the decline of honey bee colonie5 has alarmed expert5 around the world. but in bolivia, a vet and his wife are doing their best to save several species threatened by deforestation in the andes. gail maclellan reports. it is humoured, subtropical, and high on the andean slopes.

of self defence, that he would be unable to make a charge stick, a criminal charge against the officergainst the officer stick. so, that is a very controversial decision in indeed. jason blake was paralysed from the waist down after being shot in front of three of his children. they are preparing for protests in kenosha county tonight. 500 members of the state national guard have been drafted in in anticipation of a possible —— possible violence. as you were saying, there was a lot of unhappiness when it originally happened. there is likely to be a lot of unhappiness about this. is this the end of it? is there any challenge to this decision? there is likely to be a lot of challenge on the part of those who represent jason blake, not least his lawyer, benjamin crump, who issued a statement just after the word came down that the prosecutor was clearing the officer accused of shooting jason blake. benjamin crump said this sends the wrong message to police officers throughout the country and members of jason blake's country and members of jason bla ke's family have country and members of j

even at the most extreme, it would be .13% of the overall healthcare spending by the department of defence the department of defence spends five times that amount on viagra, on erectile dysfunction medicine or is currently serving troops, so again that really truly was rubbish and furthermore, i would like to add, those senior leaders and uniform, the chief of staff of the various services, the f was in the army and marine corps or went on capitol hill and said that there is no degradation to any kind of morale or unit cohesion and that they need these people to be serving. fix, these people to be serving. a lot of other areas of inequality in the armed services of course. for the moment, thank you very much. thank you, have a great night. the supplier of voting machines for the us election taking $1.3 billion in damages from donald trump's lawyer rudy giuliani for defamation. dominion accused him of receiving millions of people into thinking their votes were stolen by its machine. he given an opportunity prove these allegations copy hours before the storming of the capitol on 6january, don

in didsbury in south manchester, the prime minister watched defences being shored up this morning, bute their homes. today they were allowed back and were pleased to be clearing away puddles of rain rather than floodwater. did you leave the house? myself and my two daughters did. we went to stay with my mum. she lives nearby. she's only five minutes away, so we were very lucky. some people decided to go, some people decided to stay. we took it upon ourselves to make sure that the river was monitored every hour right through the night by the residents here. it's only when you get up into the air that you can see the extent of the water in manchester and cheshire. it's mostly lying on farmland, by design. as the river mersey was raging, to stop it overflowing they opened the sluice gates here and sent to the water along that drainage channel and out onto the flood plain. i cannot stress how close we got last night. how close did it get? within centimetres, and across greater manchester the systems we have put in place have protected 23,000 properties. in north wales, there was disruption

they had no opportunity for the president to present his defence.d it on the 20th. that's not a trial. that's a kangaroo court. i don't think any lawyer should participate. i don't think it's... that's kind of a political charade rather than a legal trial. i don't think that's the way it sounds like it's going to pan out in washington right now. it seems clear that mitch mcconnell, who currently heads up the senate as the republican leader, he has no intention of a trial happening before the inauguration ofjoe biden. and chuck schumer, who will then lead the senate for the democrats, has said that after the inauguration ofjoe biden, the democrats will ensure there is a trial of donald trump. so how can you be so sure it'll never happen? that's unconstitutional. no, they may try to do it, but the defence will be, there's no jurisdiction. if i were advising the president, i would say, "just don't show up. "go and have your lawyers defend. "it's not possible to put you on trial constitutionally. "don't submit to a kangaroo court." so give me the straig

namely get community vaccine centres up, get pharmacies more involved, where appropriate, get the defencen act involved, not only perhaps with getting more vaccine that even the things you need to get a good vaccine programme. for example, needles and syringes that might be more useful than that. so it's taking what's gone on but amplifying it in big way. one of the things that dr fauci has been talking about, ben, the fact that still many americans don't believe in the vaccine. they are either against vaccines or nervous about this one in particular and according to the doctor, a major outreach effort is needed, and educational effort to try and change people's minds, if they have doubts about the vaccine. dr mati haltshwayo is an infectious disease physician at washington university school of medicine. she's in st. louis, in missouri. this of 100 million vaccinations in the first 100 days, do you think president biden is being ambitious enough or too ambitious? it's a rough outline, at the end of the day. we are happy to hear it. we are happy to see doctor fauci at the helm and dock to

delivered a rebuke to donald trump in the dying days of his presidency, over—riding his veto of a defencel. a new era begins as the brexit transition period ends and the uk completes its formal separation from the european union. and not so flash — the adobe internet plug—in for playing games is being discontinued after 2a years. hello, and welcome if you're watching on pbs in the us or around the world, and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. the united states has passed a grim milestone in the coronavirus pandemic, recording more than 20 million cases. that's more than any other country in the world. according to the latest figures from johns hopkins university, there are now 20,007,119 cases of coronavirus in the us. 346,408 people have lost their lives during the pandemic. on wednesday alone, more than 3900 people died of covid—19 in the us, a new daily record. in california, san diego public health officals confirmed three more cases of the new, more infectious strain of coronavirus discovered in the uk, bringing the total to four. they say t

they'll be on defence. it will be fascinating to see the numbers.ent trump as well. sudden banks and other states saying that they won't be dealing with the trump organisation after he leaves office. still to come... amid one of the worst covid—i9 outbreaks in southeast asia, indonesia is launching a mass immunisation programme using a chinese vaccine. let's catch up with some of the day's other news. in indonesia, investigators have recovered one of the black boxes from the airliner which crashed on saturday. investigators have also recovered human remains and debris from the plane, which plunged into the java sea four minutes after taking off from jakarta. the location of debris suggests that the boeing 737, with 62 people on board, was intact when it hit the water. italy's coalition government is thought to be on the verge of collapse. a cabinet meeting has been taking place in which two ministers from former prime minister matteo renzi's italia viva party were expected to quit. that would bring down the government of giuseppe conte as the govern

the charges were political oi’ defence.d be infringed. then she said the isolation and lack of protection mr assange would face a us prison meant there was a risk he would take his own life and extradition would be oppressive by reason of mental harm. to the joy of supporters outside, including his fiancee. today is a victory forjulian. today's victory is the first step towards justice in this case. we are pleased that the court has recognised the seriousness and inhumanity of what he has endured and what he faces will stop but let us not forget the indictment in the us has not been dropped. despite thejudge's in the us has not been dropped. despite the judge's ruling, in the us has not been dropped. despite thejudge's ruling, mr assange will not walk free today. us authorities have said they will try to appeal the decision. mr assange has been remanded in custody ahead ofa bail has been remanded in custody ahead of a bail application later this week. it is not over yet. what happens next? as ever with this case, it is diff

a defence minister told peers why it was needed.isk life and injury in the most unforgiving of environments, overseas conflicts, they have returned home to face a dark shadow of uncertainty, an enduring, corrosive uncertainty, about whether or not they will be called into criminal or civil proceedings many years down the line. the minister anticipated some of the arguments put by the bill's opponents. this bill is not an amnesty, nor a statute of limitations. prosecutions can still go forwards after five years from the date this bill does not prevent allegations of offences being made and investigated after five years. labour said that by putting troops on a different legal basis, the bill would break international law. it calls into question britain's proud commitment to the geneva convention and undermines our role at the united nations. it threatens our moral authority to require the conduct of other nations to meet the standards set by international conventions. critics say the bill could effectively decriminalise torture or war

how might the president offer a defence?'s defence will actually be first — i can hear it now — it's just another witch—hunt and that he is not responsible for all those things his followers did, that, in fact, he has not done anything wrong and there is just a few days left and therefore, this is a waste of time. you know impeachment as well as almost anyone else in america. does it work as it is meant to? no, it does not work as it is meant to! i think that is the lesson we are learning over these last few decades. i think that political parties have gained stronger attachment over people and that's clouded their ability, or undermined their ability, to think in terms of what's the best thing to do here for the sake of the constitution. impeachment typically does take a while to get moving. i don't think it is going to take a while this time, though. i think speaker pelosi clearly has signalled she is going to move fast, and she certainly has that capability, but the real question becomes what's the senate able to do? mitc

organised. 0nce and for donald trump to get his defence organised. way, early february, then it will require a two—thirds majority of the upper house in order to convict donald trump. and then he could, potentially, the barred from holding public office in the future. that requires 17 republicans to cross the aisle, if you like, and vote with the democrats. a very tall order sally, it seems, particular because many republicans are trying to work out whether their political interests are best served by continuing to support donald trump or by distancing themselves from him. interesting, that will keep all of our script, i am sure. thank you very much david willis with the latest there. the mexican president, andres manuel lopez 0brador, has tweeted that he has covid—nineteen. the president has been criticised for playing down the seriousness of the coronavirus pandemic by resisting pressure to wear masks or introduce tougher covid restrictions. mexico has recorded 1.7 million cases of coronavirus. 0ur central america correspondent will grant reports.

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delivers a rebuke to donald trump in the final days of his presidency, over—riding his veto of a defence touching tributes on the 50th anniversary of the ibrox disaster, when 66 people were crushed to death leaving a football match between rangers and celtic in glasgow — one of scotland's worst peacetime tragedies. now on bbc news, the travel show journeys to kazakhstan to explore its vast open spaces, diverse history and traditions. this week, we're in kazakhstan... the view from the top! ..a vast country in the middle of central asia full of stunning landscapes and nomadic traditions. you can feel the fish tugging on the net. nature and the great outdoors have always been central to the kazakh people's way of life... birds chirping, fish jumping, sun setting — i get it. ..and i'm here to explore how they are now combining both ancient and modern ways to stay in touch with their wild side. grunts. it feels good to make the sound, i don't know what to say. woo! this is a lot of fun! i've arrived in kazakhstan‘s biggest city of almaty. once, back when the country was still part of the uss

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but again, the flood defences are doing most of the work there at the moment.iver levels drop, but already government ministers and forecasters are concerned about prolonged rainfall, potentially again next week, which would cause some problems, just look at this behind me. it won't take much more rain on saturated ground and full reverse to cause some more flooding. i don't think the winter flooding seasonis i don't think the winter flooding season is over yet, jane. danny, thank you — season is over yet, jane. danny, thank you very _ season is over yet, jane. danny, thank you very much. _ police have named the 15—year—old boy who died after being attacked by a group of youths in a residential street in birmingham. keon lincoln was was attacked in the handsworth area yesterday afternoon and died later in hospital. a 14—year—old boy has been arrested, and is being held on suspicion of murder. the japanese car maker nissan says the future of its plant in sunderland is secure, as a result of the uk's post—brexit trade deal with the european union. borisjohnson sa

hand—picked secretary of defence without remember, he let go— defence without remember, he let go the come _ his frame, state of mind? he did come out and have hardly said — did come out and have hardly said go— did come out and have hardly said go home. but he didn't use the ievers — said go home. but he didn't use the levers of authority he has for the — the levers of authority he has for the military and law enforcement to protect the lockdown the capital in that moment. i think it's the whole story — moment. i think it's the whole story. frankly, we don't know what's — story. frankly, we don't know what's going to happen between now and — what's going to happen between now and that. the fbi is rounding up lower—level defendant and charging them. of course. _ defendant and charging them. of course, some of these people that— course, some of these people that were _ course, some of these people that were of former trump supporters as they listen, we did this — supporters as they listen, we did this because the president asked — did this because the president asked us— did this becau

the best defence against the virus remains maintaining social distance, good hand hygiene and wearingngs, but the big concern is as this new variant spreads the extreme pressures now evident in london and the south—east will soon be seen across the country. dominic hughes, bbc news. we heard from professor axel gandy in the report from dominic hughes — he helped author the study on the new variant. i asked him how much faster it moves through the population than the original form of the virus. let me first say that the analysis we are talking about is an update of an early analysis that was fed into government policy over the last few weeks. epidemiologists, geneticists and public health england to get the data together and get this analysis done very rapidly. at the moment these are still early days result. we have only been doing this kind of analysis now for the last few weeks. but in terms of how more rapidly it spreads, we estimate the r number, the reproduction number, the number of people infected per infected individual increases by about 0.4 to 0.7. based on the situation fro

namely, get community vaccine centres up, get pharmacies more involved, where appropriate, get the defencet involved, not only perhaps with getting more vaccine but even the things you need to get a good vaccine programme, for example, needles and syringes that might be more useful than that — so it's taking what's gone on but amplifying it in a big way. one of the things that dr fauci has been talking about, ben, is the fact that still, many americans don't believe in the vaccine. they are either against vaccines or nervous about this one in particular. and, according to the doctor, a major outreach effort is needed, an educational effort, to try and change people's minds if they have doubts about the vaccine. peter bowes. dr mlamuli hlatshwayo davis is an infectious disease physician at the washington university school of medicine. earlier, iasked her if president biden�*s aim of 100 million vaccinations in his first 100 days in office is achievable. we are happy to hear it. we are happy to see dr fauci at the helm and we're happy to see dr walensky at the cdc, and seeing the science com

republican minority, mitch mcconnell, asked for a delay to the beginning of the trial to allow the defencenate majority leader, chuck schumer, set out the timing. once the briefs are drafted, presentation by the parties will commence the week of february 8. the january 6 insurrection at the capitol incited by donald] trump was a day none of us will ever forget. we all want to put this awful chapter in our nation's history behind us. but healing and unity will only come if there is truth and accountability, and that is what this trial will provide. our washington correspondent, lebo diseko, explained what the delay to the start of the impeachment trial would mean. once the briefs are drafted, presentation by the parties will commence the week of february 8. so they are still going to deliver the article of impeachment on monday. they will see — the people that will oversee it sworn in the next day on tuesday, and then there will be a gap and in that time, chuck schumer said that they will continue so that coronavirus relief bill, debating that, and also, crucially, confirming joe biden�*s c

the flood defences did theirjob. there was a £7 million scheme here in 2016. seen with stormy christoph moraine in 48—hour is that we would normally get in the hole in january. we are looking —— more than 48 hours. places eligible for more funds to help address challenges that they have.— funds to help address challenges that they have. george eustice the environment _ that they have. george eustice the environment secretary. _ 0ur correspondent adam mcclean gave us this update from northwich. the clean—up operation is continuing here in northwich this morning. tractors have been towing huge water tankers in and out of the town centre every couple of minutes to take excess water away from this area. water is being pumped back towards the river behind me. the floodwater has caused devastation to properties and businesses here in northwich and the environment agency have been here since tuesday. dave brown is the flood risk manager for the environment agency. what is the situation at the minute? it is an improving situation right now. we have a situation where t

things that make the relationship important and special, deep, profound, successful cooperation on defencetelligence, and increasingly on the economy, on science and on prosperity. president trump won't be there, though. but had this to say to his successors. we extend our best wishes, and we also want them to have luck, a very important word. it wasn't entirely a goodbye. i want you to know that the movement we started is onlyjust beginning. there has never been anything like it. under the constitution, mr trump can run for office again, but he is facing another impeachment trial, and he is also losing the support of some top republicans following the deadly riots on capitol hill. the mob was fed lies. they were provoked by the president and other powerful people, - and they tried to use fear - and violence to stop a specific proceeding of the first branch of the federal government. which they did not like. america under president trump has been stormy and spellbinding. four years on, joe biden hopes under him this country can be calm and still. nomia iqbal, bbc news, washington. nomia is

the best defence against the virus remains maintaining social distance, good hand hygiene and wearinghe big concern is that as this new variant spreads, the extreme pressures now evident in london and the south east will soon be seen across the country. dominic hughes, bbc news. covid—i9 vaccines are being rolled out around the world. almost 10 million people have already received their first shot, but it's not being distributed evenly across the globe. some vaccine programmes are racing ahead. at the top of the list is israel, which expects to have vaccinated over 10% of its citizens by the end of this week. china has been able to vaccinate around 4.5 million people. meanwhile, many vaccination programmes in africa will not even start until the middle of the year. and the covax scheme, a who vaccine initiative, aims to protect 20% of the populations from 92 low and middle income countries by the end of 2021. in the us, health authorities have missed their goal to vaccinate 20 million people by the end of 2020. the vaccine roll—out plan has been criticised for being "slow and disorgan

and, secondly, doing what i could with our defences to save our property.ck egan survived after taking shelter in a fire bunker. it was a life changing moment. he quit his job and focused full—time on campaigning for more action on climate change. we're a canary in a coal mine here. we have to play our part as the canary that broadcasts to the world "watch out, it's coming for you "and it's coming fast!" but the climate debate is politically divisive here. fossil fuels, especially coal and gas, are among australia's most valuable exports and the government has so far resisted pressure to commit to net zero carbon emissions by 2050. our policies won't be set in the united kingdom, they won't be set in brussels, they won't be set in any part of the world other than here, because it's australians' jobs and it's australia's economy and australia's recovery from the covid—19 recession that matters to me and my cabinet in the decisions we take. in areas battered by the bushfires there are now signs of life. but most experts say that unless something is done quick

that is led to a big international investment but they have been concerns over her defence of the country least up with the treatment of the raw hinge of muslim minority there. —— rohingyan. we can see here marking one of the many ceremonies that take place in the country in the military leaders are always in presence both of the countries military mingo philip among the populace in the country for his handling of the rohingya crisis although huge international criticism, she was very robust in her defence of dave regime and other military role but there are others who argued she was walking a political tightrope and she continued to try and push the country towards more rural firm and away from the recent military pass. —— more reform. 0thers away from the recent military pass. —— more reform. others said she was what she had always been, a nationalist, and therefore people shouldn't have confused her lack of liberty and human rights being violated without any idea that she had a western perspective in terms of her belief in multiparty democracy and in a country that represents all its d

the former us defence secretary, william cohen, gave this reaction to trump's phone call. is a continuation of who he is and who he has been, namely he uses intimidation, rate of lawsuits, anything he can to bend people to his will, even breaking the law. he did this, an example of it, was with the president of the ukraine, zelensky. and he has done it here which is so outrageous in terms of going to the secretary of state and saying, by the way, this election was fraudulent, therefore you know it and you might be a conspirator in a fraudulent accident dummy action and you will be held liable. i believe it isa will be held liable. i believe it is a criminal act in making that allegation or suggestion to involve a secretary of state to involve a secretary of state to commitan to involve a secretary of state to commit an act in of itself would be a crime. so this is not only bizarre but highly, i would say impeachable if we we re would say impeachable if we were still at that stage but it is highly unethical and it's an abuse of power that we haven't seen before in this leve

us senators have voted to overturn president donald trump's veto of a $740 billion defence bill.or a rare new year's day session to vote on a bill they had previously passed. president trump then vetoed the bill, saying he wanted certain protections for social media companies removed from the bill, and also objected to clauses allowing the renaming of military bases which honour confederate leaders. just in the last hour, the senate voted 81—13 to override trump's veto two days before a new us congress is sworn into office on sunday. the uk health secretary has defended the british government's u—turn to keep all schools shut after the christmas holidays until the 18th of january. matt hancock said: schools in ten boroughs were due to open on monday, despite having higher rates of infection than other areas. the education secretary, gavin williamson, said moving to remote learning was a "last resort". labour say the government is ‘creating chaos' days before the start of team. danny thorpe is the leader of greenwich council, which was threatened with legal action for wanting to s

you can see the defences that we have in place to protect people's homes and lives.its a flooded area, anyone who has been through a flood knows the huge psychological, emotional and financial cost of flooding to people. in parts of north wales, people will also be counting the cost. but emergency teams managed to stop a warehouse storing covid vaccines from flooding. across the uk, forecasters say flood waters should subside in the coming days as the weather improves. but more heavy rain, strong winds and snow are expected next week. jon donnison, bbc news. our top story this lunchtime: 65 new covid vaccination centres have come into operation across england. a mosque and a cinema are among the venues being used, but distribution of the jab is uneven, with some people over 80 still waiting. coming up — with uncertainty over when children go back to school, the government says it will give everyone two weeks' notice. coming everyone two weeks' notice. up on bbc news, rory has coming up on bbc news, rory mcilroy has had a good first round at the abu dhabi cabin shippi

the best defence against the virus remains maintaining social distance, good hand hygiene and wearings as this new variant spreads the extreme pressures now evident, in london and the south—east will soon be seen across the country. dominic hughes, bbc news. the united states has passed a grim milestone in the coronavirus pandemic, recording more than 20 million cases. that's more than any other country in the world. according to the latest figures from johns hopkins university, there are now 20,007,119 cases of coronavirus in the us. 346,408 people have lost their lives during the pandemic. on wednesday alone, more than 3,900 people died of covid—i9 in the us, a new daily record. earlier, i spoke to drjames mcdeavitt, senior vice president and dean of clinical affairs at baylor college of medicine in houston, texas. he said the situation was grim. this year's feeling a whole lot like last year, unfortunately, but 20 million is a big number. almost 4000 dead two days ago, that is as many people as died from heart disease and cancer in a single day, so we're still very much in the thic

and we then had a problem of surface water rising on the other side of the defences, which has causedome to be evacuated. practically speaking, how do you even begin to deal with this amount of water? what is taking place at the minute? at the moment, we are trying to overpump the surface water back to the river. when the river level is low, the surface water can drain to the river and when it is high, it gets blocked by a flap so it cannot come back, but it means that cannot get away, which creates a problem and the rest of the infrastructure sometimes struggles, and with the amount of rainfall we have seen, that has caused this problem. all of the authorities combined, the local authority and the water company, united utilities, are involved with over pumping that back. important to say we had contingency in place before the storm, but the sheer scale of the rainfall and the amount of rainfall has caused that to be overwhelmed. is this out of the ordinary for this area? residents we have spoken to say this is not something that usually happens here. this is quite different, isn't it

delivers a rebuke to donald trump in the final days of his presidency, over—riding his veto of a defence and touching tributes on the 50th anniversary of the ibrox disaster, when 66 people were crushed to death leaving a football match between rangers and celtic in glasgow — one of scotland's worst peacetime tragedies. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world — and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. i'm shaun ley. the uk's largest teaching union is calling for all schools in england to close for two weeks, after the government ordered all primaries in london to remain shut when the new term begins. pupils in some boroughs in the capital were due to return on monday. the government says the city—wide closures were a "last resort" due to rising coronavirus infections. here's our education correspondent, dan johnson. keeping children in school has always been the priority, with closures and more home learning a last resort. the government was forced to make that move, announcing on wednesday that primary schools in most pa