and in $46, new broadcasting house, it's fergus. hi, everyone., we havejeremy hunt, the chair of the health and social select committee, former health secretary. hi, jeremy. evening. we have plenty to get into on all things covert, ——covid but we can't help you about the big cat/ dog continual dilemma of our high—minded introduction. where do you fall in this weighty debate? you know, i am not going to sit on the fence on this one. - i am an out and out dog person. yes! and i can tell you, we even have a lockdown puppy. . my youngest is seven and i'mjust thinking, why did i wait seven years before getting poppy, she is called, - because she has been an absolute smash hit with the kids, _ although she has managed to tear up two carpets in the living _ room and the bedroom, both fitted carpets. - both put in only 18 months ago. and still forgiven? always forgiven with a puppy. she's terrific. what kind of puppy? she's a yellow labrador. oh, that is canine aristocracy, you can't do better than that. that is fitting for a former cabinet minister. i k

fergus walsh, bbc news. talk this through with doctor ashley burkett, at the vaccine coming back centre a innovation and access. thank you for being on the programme. this is a real breakthrough in the fight against malaria? absolutely, this is an historic moment in the fight against malaria and we saw who recommend the broad deployment of the first malaria vaccine to reduce illness and deaths from malaria in sub—saharan africa and other regions with moderate to high transition so we need new tools, we seen a quarter of a million children die per year and we need to do something about it, the vaccine is an important step in reducing those numbers.— important step in reducing those numbers. ., ., , those numbers. from a practical oint of those numbers. from a practical point of view. — those numbers. from a practical point of view, as _ those numbers. from a practical point of view, as fergus - those numbers. from a practical point of view, as fergus walsh l point of view, as fergus walsh pointed out, you hav

fergus, who else is in the files and what reaction has there been?ion has there been? ., ., ., there been? there are more than 300 politicians _ there been? there are more than 300 politicians and _ there been? there are more than 300 politicians and officials - 300 politicians and officials from 91 countries. more than 100 billionaires and there are a rich and colourful cast of celebrities, football players and also people who we know are either fugitives accused criminals or convicted criminals or convicted criminals including murderers, fraudsters, globalfraudsters. there are vat scammers, card scammers, you name it, they are in there. ., , , in there. how is this investigation - in there. how is this investigation put - in there. how is this - investigation put together by in there. how is this _ investigation put together by a team of international journalists during a global pandemic? well, icij is very good at doing that, that is the first thing and we're fortunate in our partners because we partnered with reporters, more than 600 reporters in

managing editor, fergus, she'll joins me now from washington, d. c. thank you so much reg server. joining us just before we get into the tip of the iceberg of these complex and voluminous revelations, just for the sake of the poorest people watching this, the significance of them in what it tells us about elite and the very idea of democracy around the world. war we know about the ocean world is it drains trillions of dollars from the economies of countries around the world and the consequences. so these are poorer how schools, poorer schools for universities. and it's a recognized problem. it's a problem that governments around the world have said that they intend to tackle. and what we're showing now is that any efforts to tackling have failed. now, there has been some publicity about individuals, obviously listed, and there are so many, i mean, you can tell me how much data there is. obviously there's been immediate reaction from some saying where the names of the richest people in the world is it because they just use tax avoidance. in plain sight

fergus walsh, bbc news.ra: it is october, which is when the holiday shopping season begins here in the u.s., with halloween coming up. those wrist -- disruptions in the world supply chains from the pandemic are not going away. there could be as many as half a million shipping containers off the coast of california waiting to be offloaded. we are joined by betsey stevenson, an economist at the university of michigan was a member of the white house council of economic advisers under president obama. when you see those container ships carrying goods, is that a supply chain issue, o too much demand in the united states? >> it is a little bit of both. what has happened is we had supply disruptns that means sometimes, demand is not being met because the factories around the world are shut due to covid and then finally they get up and running. they want to get us our goods. they all come at once. that is a bit of a demand problem. we are back to our sort of pre-covid level of demand, but we need to get these goods

fergus, great to have you on. that's a hat trick of newscasts. watching and listening. we'll talk to you soon. bye bye. pet pic promo! newscast. newscast from the bbc. hello. after what was a decidedly chilly day on thursday in most places, temperatures have been allowed to drop where night skies have been clear. but the skies certainly aren't clear everywhere — areas of cloud spilling down from the northwest, which have been producing some outbreaks of showery rain. most of us, though, starting friday in the midst of this relatively cool air, and a decidedly chilly feel in the northeast of scotland — that's where we will have some of the coldest weather through the day, some of the windiest weather, but some of the sunniest weather. for shetland, for orknay, for the north and east of the mainland. elsewhere, southwest scotland, northern ireland, england and wales starting off with large amounts of cloud, some showers — the showers becoming fewer and further between as the day wears on — and, even in these cloudy areas, there will be spells of su

our medical editor, fergus walsh, reports. this is a milestone in public health.a vaccine against one of the world's deadliest infections, malaria. the disease is spread by mosquitoes which are infected with the malaria parasite. this triggers fever and, in severe cases, organ failure. the world health organization said the vaccine would now be widely rolled out across africa. this long—awaited malaria vaccine is a breakthrough for science, child health and malaria control. using this vaccine in addition to existing tools to prevent malaria could save tens of thousands of young lives each year. malaria is a global threat but around 95% of deaths are in sub—saharan africa. every year, more than a quarter of a million african children under the age of five die from malaria. that's one child every two minutes. for more than 30 years, the british pharma giant gsk has been working on a vaccine. and, since 2019, more than 800,000 children in ghana, kenya and malawi have been immunised. trials have shown that it cuts cases of malaria by 40% and those of severe malaria by

fergus walsh reports. this is a milestone in public health.fter decades of research and trials, this one in kenya, at last a vaccine against one of the world's deadliest infections — malaria. the disease is spread by mosquitoes, which are infected with the malaria parasite. this triggers fever, and in severe cases, organ failure. the world health organization said the vaccine would now be widely rolled out across africa. this long awaited malaria vaccine is a breakthrough for science, child health and malaria control. using this vaccine in addition to existing tools to prevent malaria could save tens of thousands of young lives each year. malaria is a global threat, but around 95% of deaths are in sub—saharan africa. every year, more than a quarter of a million african children under the age of five die from malaria. that is one child every two minutes. for more than 30 years, the british pharma giant gsk has been working on a vaccine. and since 2019, more than 800,000 children in ghana, kenya and malawi have been immunised. trials have shown

fergus walsh, bbc news.re on this story on our website, ncluding this look at where malaria is at its worst and the way the new vaccine could prevent 40% of the cases. just log on to bbc.com/news or use the bbc app. let's take a look at the story in the headlines in the uk.... and it's all been about this man — prime minister borisjohnson who made his big set piece speech to the annual conference of his governing conservative party. his biggest message was the promise to "get on with the job" of uniting and levelling up the uk. you'll find telling, genius, imagination, enthusiasm in this country. all of them evenly distributed, evenly distributed. but opportunity is not. and it is our mission as conservatives to promote opportunity with every tool we have. will announce today a levelling out premium of up to £3000 to send the best we not best maths and science teachers to the places that need them most. mrjohnson�*s 45 minute long speech was his first to a conference since the pandemic began. he defended his

that was our medical editor, fergus walsh.ber of countries who've lobbied for changes to a crucial report, which underlines the need to move away from using fossil fuels. the lobbying was revealed in a leak of documents seen by the bbc. saudi arabia is one of the world's largest oil producers. australia is a major coal exporter. the leak comes as world leaders prepare to gather in glasgow for the global climate talks in ten days' time. 0ur climate editor justin rowlatt reports. the clock is ticking on tackling climate change. the science says unless we start making dramatic cuts to emissions now, we risk very serious consequences. world leaders will be meeting here in glasgow for a crucial climate conference in just ten days. yet leaked documents seen by the bbc show some countries are pressuring the un to change its message on the options for tackling the challenge. saudi arabia, australia and japan are arguing the world doesn't need to reduce fossil fuel use as quickly as the un suggests. the un says the focus for the energy

thank you, fergus walsh.as warned that millions of households face significantly higher bills from april when the current price cap is reassessed. the business secretary, kwasi kwarteng, is meeting industry leaders today, as concern grows about the impact of gas shortages. meanwhile, the us has told russia, which supplies most of europe's gas, that it must not exploit the situation for political gain. 0ur diplomatic correspondent james landale has more. for years, europe has depended on russia for much of its energy supplies. in all, the eu gets 40% of its natural gas from there and about a quarter of its crude oil. that means the kremlin has a big say in the price of our energy, and one ofjoe biden�*s closest advisers told me that influence could be exploited. we have long been concerned about russia using energy as a tool of coercion and a political weapon. we've seen it happen before and we could see it happen again. but do you think russia are going to try and exploit this? i think it would be a mistake f

j managing editor, fergus hill. sheree blair. why for over alleged all criminal tony blair has been on this show. in fact, we went to the offices that i think are ownership of which is involved in the band or a papers. tell me what you found about the bless. so they bought a property in london, true in all shore company and true purchasing. true the offshore company and they were able to reduce the tax they had to pay on the property. so the question there is, when time you know, tony blair is an advocate for global equality. and the question is, why did tony blair and his wife do this? why did they do it? when they knew that it was going to reduce their taxes? they argue that they did so because they wanted to bring the property back into the u. k. tax sphere. or, you know, once again, it's 8 the, is she in secrecy or it happens to be secret? as you know, her, the blair's spokesman said we were aware the land tax is not able to respect to the purchase of shares. and that the seller requested to structure the transaction. at this

fergus walsh, bbc news.more on this story on our website, including this look at where malaria is at its worst and the way the new vaccine could prevent 40% of the cases. just log on to bbc.com/news or use the bbc app. and keep data set. at the republicans are at loggerheads with the democrats over how much money present by linking pump into his reconstruction plans and the debt ceiling boat has become a cart up in a row. the democrats are stressing that the potential for catastrophe here is tracy secretary janet yellen. if congress secretaryjanet yellen. if congress does not take action to raise the debt limit treasuries cash balance will reach an insufficient level to pay the nations bills. and america would default for the first time in history. the democrats _ first time in history. the democrats don't - first time in history. the democrats don't have i first time in history. the | democrats don't have the necessary majority in the senate to force the vote through unless they risk the republicans filibus

here's our medical editor fergus walsh. don't forget flu. covid, it would be easy to underestimate influenza. so how dangerous is flu? in the past five years in england, deaths have averaged around 11,000 each winter but can be double that. health experts warn _ that this winter, we could see high levels of flu activity alongside rising cases of covid—19. - last winter, social distancing meant there was almost no flew around there was almost no flu around but there is concern that people could get the virus and be infected with covid at the same time. it is because of the significant risk to individuals of co—circulation, so the circulation together of both covid and flu, and the likelihood that will cause more serious disease and people are more likely to go to hospital. so who can get a free flu vaccine? it is more than 40 million people, a record number, including the over 50s, younger people with certain conditions, if you are pregnant, as well as health and care workers and children aged 2—16 who will be offered a nasal spray vaccine. i

fergus walsh, bbc news.r period, which means an average of 45,100 new cases were reported per day in the last week. there were 8,239 people in hospital with covid, as of friday. 38 deaths were reported, that's of people who died within 28 days of a positive covid—19 test. on average, in the past week, 135 deaths were announced every day. the un has warned that greenhouse gases reached record levels last year, despite the economic slowdown caused by the pandemic. the report suggests a target set by countries six years ago to limit the rise in the earth's temperature to 1.5 celsius is not being met. the warning of worsening global warming comesjust days ahead of the cop26 global climate conference. 0ur science editor david shukman is here. david, the un says it is way off track when it comes to limiting the rise in temperatures? tt track when it comes to limiting the rise in temperatures?— track when it comes to limiting the rise in temperatures? it has looked at all the promises _ rise in temperatures? it has

fergus walsh, bbc news.n court was told the teenager died after being repeatedly stabbed by a group of youths who got out of a stolen car and chased him, before being shot in the stomach as he lay on the ground. the five defendants aged between 14 and 18 all deny murder. the public inquiry into the manchester arena bombing has heard that one of the victims may have survived if he'd been given medical treatment more quickly. john atkinson, who was a 28—year—old healthcare assistant, asked lay injured in the foyer where the bomb exploded. judith moritz has been at today's hearing. you may find details in her report distressing. john atkinson was a care assistant who helped autistic children and was a big music fan. he had been to watch ariana grande at manchester arena and walked into the foyeryear 12 seconds before it was bombed. as the smoke cleared, john crawled across the floor on his hands and knees. a member of the public, ronald blake, went to his side and called 999. police emergency. hello, can you he

that was our medical editor fergus walsh. change a crucial scientific report to play down the need to move away from using fossil fuels. that's what's been revealed in a leak of documents seen by the bbc. saudi arabia is one of the world's largest oil producers. australia is a major coal exporter. the leak comes as world leaders prepare to gather in glasgow for crucial climate talks in 10 days time. 0ur climate editor, justin rowlatt reports. the clock is ticking on tackling climate change. the science says unless we start making dramatic cuts to emissions now, we risk very serious consequences. world leaders will be meeting here in glasgow for a crucial climate conference in just ten days. yet leaked documents seen by the bbc show some countries are pressuring the un to change its message on the options for tackling the challenge. saudi arabia, australia and japan are arguing the world doesn't need to reduce fossil fuel use as quickly as the un suggests. "delete the claim that the focus for the energy sector should be active

here's our medical editor, fergus walsh. don't forget flu.to underestimate influenza. so how dangerous is flu? in the past five years in england, deaths have averaged around 11,000 each winter but can be double that. health experts warn _ that this winter, we could see high levels of flu activity alongside rising cases of covid—19... - last winter, social distancing meant there was almost no flu around but there's concern that people could get the virus and be infected with covid at the same time. it is because of the significant risk to individuals of co—circulation, so the circulation together of both covid and flu, and the likelihood that will cause more serious disease and people are more likely to go to hospital. so who can get a free flu vaccine? it's more than a0 million people, a record number, including the over 50s, younger people with certain conditions, if you are pregnant, as well as health and care workers and children aged 2—16 who will be offered a nasal spray vaccine. if you're eligible for a free flu vaccine on the nhs, you

fergus walsh-— fergus walsh. let's talk to nina about inflation _ fergus walsh.ning increasing interest rates slightly. that encourages people to save and discourages people from taking on debt. should we be worried? well, we are in an extraordinary period of spending. we are coming out of a lockdown. this acceleration was predicted and shouldn't, theoretically, keep going. but what it means for your pocket is significant. for public sector workers who have had a pay freeze, for people on universal credit losing their top up, and for businesses seeking to recover things are feeling tough. and the warning is that this will increase for the next few months. tough times ahead. thank you. police are investigating a number of reports from women them incapacitated and with memory loss. victims say they have been pierced with a needle in their leg, hands and back, it's led to calls for a boycott of nightclubs in at least 30 towns and cities. over the last few months we have seen _ over the last few months we have seen an— over the last few months we have seen an increas

fergus walsh, bbc news. now, stay with me here on "outside source," in california the governors calling to an end for offshore oil drilling after a spill. nato has witwn the accreditation of a embers of the russian mission to the alliance in brussels. the group were undeclared russian intelligence officers and another official spoke of malign russian activities. just barker in brussels has more. >> we are told nato has withdrawn the accreditation of a members of the russian mission. headquartered here in brussels. they said that they were undeclared russian intelligence officers. that they have also reduced the number of positions the russian fetion can accredit to nato to 10. so, quite a significant move there, the likes of which we haven't really seen since the wake of the saulsberry attacks in the united kingdom, for nato to take a drastic step like that . clearly, there are ongoing tensions between nato and russia and a lot of people are going to watch to see what kind of retaliation if any com from russ

bullied to strengthen that back. answer he be to remain the strong man and alexander showing sean fergus are very loyal to sebastian courts. so it might well be a sebastian course hoped he'd be clear to orders. busy expectations, especially the came in or a check your patience and think it might well be that he comes out. i somehow clean and i'm again in the are in d v. a for the electrons in my facebook has been in the headlines this week with the tech giant experiencing to serious act, which is the 1st black out happened on monday when uses the platform along with whatsapp and instagram. we're unable to get access to that pages for 7 hours straight. the 2nd disruption came on friday evening. hannah tech continued for a couple of hours. both sets have been caused by technical iris. well, in an official statement, facebook engineer said that the problem was g to a connection failure between the tech companies, data centers, the act, each had a knock on effect t on individuals and businesses all over the world. the platform itself was hit hard and last up to $60000000.00, journalist and c

fergus walsh, bbc news.ways, much more on this story on our website including this one, looking at where malaria is at worst and the way the new vaccine could prevent 40% of the cases. just log onto our website or use the bbc app. in less than two weeks the biggest economy on earth will run out of money unless the us congress votes to raise the debt ceiling stopping it would allow the us treasury to increase its borrowing and keep paying its debts. but the republicans are at loggerheads with the democrats over how much money president biden can pump into his reconstruction plans and the debt ceiling has become caught up in the row. the democrats are stressing the potential for catastrophe. the democrats are stressing the potentialfor catastrophe. here is janet yellen. tt potential for catastrophe. here is janet yellen.— is janet yellen. if congress does not — is janet yellen. if congress does not take _ is janet yellen. if congress does not take action - is janet yellen. if congress does not take action to -

fergus walsh, bbc news.d, as of friday. 38 deaths were reported, that's of people who died within 28 days of a positive covid—19 test. on average in the past week, 135 deaths were announced every day. the first weekend of enforcement of scotland's vaccine passport scheme was an "unmitigated disaster", according to a body representing night—time venues. venue staff refused entry to revellers without vaccine passports more than 550 times. and according to the scottish hospitality group some staff were abused. it said some venues decided to close early and footfall was down by up to a0%. the scottish government said the scheme was a "proportionate" health measure and hope it will encourage more people to get vaccinated against covid—19. more than a third of the world's population are active users of facebook and its other social media products. it's an astonishing figure — and the global tech giant has been facing serious allegations about its impact on society. a former facebook manager turned whistleblower ha

they shed light on the dark money world of elite capitalism, the ica j's managing energy. fergus, she'll joins me now from washington, dc. thank you so much reg, a server joining us just before we get into the tip of the iceberg of these complex and voluminous revelations. just for the sake of the poorest people watching this, the significance of them in what it tells us about elite and the very idea of democracy around the world. war we know about the ocean world is it drains trillions of dollars from the economies of countries around the world. and the consequences of these are poorer how schools, poorer schools per universities. and it's a recognized problem. it's a problem that governments around the world have said that they intend to tackle. and what we're showing now is that any efforts to tacklers have failed. now were there has been some publicity about individuals, obviously listed, and there are so many. i mean, you can tell me how, how much data there is. obviously there's been an immediate reaction from some saying where the names of the richest people in the world is it bec

that was our medical editor fergus walsh.r susan michie, professor of health psychology and director of the centre for behaviour change at university college london, a member of spi(b), sage subcommittee. good to speak to you again and thank you very much for your time this evening. we are in a strange situation and are told opinion surveys to the public is sufficiently worried they want measures like vaccination and face masks and are comfortable with them, and yet their behaviour is different. what explains that mismatch between perception and action? ,., ., mismatch between perception and action? , ., ., , ., action? good question and 'ust to sa that action? good question and 'ust to say that m i action? good question and 'ust to say that i'm speaking h action? good question and 'ust to say that i'm speaking in h action? good question and 'ust to say that i'm speaking in a h action? good question and just to | say that i'm speaking in a personal perspective this evening. when one wants to understand behaviour, it is very h

for more on the background to the pandora papers leak, here is the investigative journalist fergus shielrking on it to try make sense and what it shows is the offshore world to prepare inequality. what it shows is that the offshore world continues to propel inequality, continues to shield the powerful and the criminal and it shows that despite government efforts to rein it in it grows and it grows. there are more than 300 politicians and high—level officials from 91 countries. more than 100 billionaires and there are a rich a rich and colourful cast of celebrities, football players and also people that we know are either fugitives accused accused criminals or convicted criminals including murderers, fraudsters, not minor fraudsters, globalfraudsters. there are vat scammers, card scammers, you name it, they are in there. and you can read more about today's expose on the bbc news app today's expose on the bbc news app on the bbc website and over the coming days we will also be bringing in more revelations from the pandora papers including the financial dealings of three major donors to the

they shed light on the dark money world of elite capitalism, the ica j's managing energy. fergus, she'll joins me now from washington, dc. thank you so much registered for joining us just before we get into the tip of the iceberg of these complex and voluminous revelations. just for the sake of the poorest people watching this, the significance of them in what it tells us about elite. and the very idea of democracy around the world war we know about the ocean world is it drains trillions of dollars from the economies of countries around the world and the consequences. so these are poorer how schools, poorer schools, per universities. and it's a recognized problem. it's a problem that government.

fergus walsh, bbc news.ng both trump's efforts to overturn the election defeat and the protest that would turn violent. let's speak to hunter walker, the journalist who first broke the story in rolling stone. so how would you characterise these meetings and what their purpose so how would you characterise these meetings and what their purpose was? it's important to note that we have already seen some indications that the multiple republican members of congress were involved to some degree in the events of january six and it lead up. multiple members were speakers at this wild protest rally at the election ? build speakers. there were also two members of congress, mo brooks and mattison call thorne who spoke alongside president trump on this main road where both brooks and a trump used violent rhetoric and encourage supporters to march towards the capital. these two sources have alleged to me really provides further detail about the role members of congress allegedly played. they said essentially there were q

fergus walsh, bbc news. thanks very much for coming on the programme.— the programme.: the programme. thank you for having me _ the programme. thank you for having me on. _ the programme. thank you for having me on. this _ the programme. thank you for having me on. this is - having me on. this is undoubtedly - having me on. this is undoubtedly a - having me on. this is undoubtedly a great. having me on. this is i undoubtedly a great day having me on. this is - undoubtedly a great day in this very, very long battle. but of course it is not a silver bullet, there are still huge challenges ahead? that's riaht, huge challenges ahead? that's right. this _ huge challenges ahead? that's right. this is — huge challenges ahead? that's right, this is the _ huge challenges ahead? that's right, this is the huge - huge challenges ahead? that's right, this is the huge vaccine l right, this is the huge vaccine to help reduce the risk of deadly severe malaria by 30%, in sub—saharan africa where it is a huge threat. was born in liberia and i head malaria a few times as a child. my moth

fergus walsh, bbc news.kets issued this afternoon. let's take a look at the uk's latest coronavirus figures. the government data shows there were 36,060 new infections recorded in the latest 2a hour period. on average 35,185 new cases were reported per day, in the last week. 6,763 people were in hospital with coronavirus across the uk yesterday. there were 127 deaths, that's of people who died within 28 days of a positive covid 19 test. 108 deaths were announced on average every day in the past week. 85.4% of the population aged 12 or over have had their first dose of a vaccine and 78.4% have had both doses. dozens of people have been killed in a suicide attack on a mosque in northern afghanistan used by members of the minority shia muslim community. the incident happened in kunduz during friday prayers. officials say at least fifty people died in the bombing but reports put the figure higher. 0ur afghanistan correspondent secunder kermani has the latest from islamabad. this blast took place at around 1:30pm

fergus walsh, bbc news. tell me first of all, how important and exciting is this?g is this? it is fantastic. _ and exciting is this? it is fantastic. for _ and exciting is this? it is fantastic. for many - and exciting is this? it 3 fantastic. for many different reasons. first, is vaccine against a very complicated organism, malaria is a parasite, not a virus and so, is a parasite, not a virus and so, is a parasite, not a virus and so, is a testament to numerous areas in which we pushed it forward both of the technological front. which we pushed it forward both of the technologicalfront. huge numbers of trials have been done and many minds, global partnerships have led to this. it is really encouraging. fantastic news. iwas the malaria — encouraging. fantastic news. iwas the malaria hits _ encouraging. fantastic news. iwas the malaria hits children _ encouraging. fantastic news. i was the malaria hits children harder? their smaller and they have no immunity essentially. and they have a smaller blood volume and the malaria parasite invades and eats the part of the h

>> i have said for years that you do not end a war by withdrawing your fergus. you simply cede the field to other forces who have more staying power. it is simply false to claim that, once we are gone, lights out, curtains down, the war is over. no, it is not. that is what we have seen in iraq, of course, unfortunately, and that is not what we are seeing in afghanistan, so you have to keep charging on these sorts of things. again, that strategic patients issue. i would give you, to the second part of your question, sir, i would refer you to the force that came in, marines and airborne troopers, and they did a fabulous job with a horrific situation. you know, we lost people there, marines and navy corpsmen and airborne troopers. it brings me to mind of what happened in beirut in 1983. i was there. i was there when the embassy blew up in april and i was there when the marine barracks blew up in october, and i would have to say that i hope, exceedingly, that in the after action reports on how those marines and others were lost that blame not be throwing shoulders a