she gave me more details about the military operation in mekelle.ional defence forces have made a lot of advances towards mekelle, the last hideout of the tplf clique. today a series of operations were undertaken and unlike the statement that was made in your news statement, there was no shelling of the city. there were specific targets that were identified. in the mechanisms by the national defence forces have been subdued so what the chief, the prime minister has announced is that the mission with regard to the military operation has seized and has been finalised with the control of the city, in particular at the airport and keep public infrastructures in particular at the airport and key public infrastructures and key sites in the city have been secured as well turn out this goes onto the next phase which is for the federal police to apprehend the tplf clique so the focus now has shifted, the military intervention has ceased with the full control of mekelle city. could you confirm for me, it sounds as though you have entered mekelle. this has tak

the server is in mekelle, so thch are communicating with other.re is television and radio in everyone's house. everything is not interrupted yet. therefore, people are aware. that is why thene was a diff mood yesterday. ros:.n thehas warned bombarding the city co constitute a war crime and is concerned about what it's calling dangerous rhetoric from both sides. >> think about the children and the women currently trapped in mekelle with very little access to communication, the dire humanitarian situation, and no access for the international community. ros: it is thought maybe thousands have died since the government began its offensive three weeks ago. government accusation is that these forces are trying to destabilize the country. at the moment, both sides are refusing to negotiate. let's heafrom that same government minister for his reasons why. >> as we have been talking for theal last 20 days, this crim group has already done very big and grave cmes whh is equated to treason. these are criminals that have very dangerously attacked the northern

these are the men who are now marching on mekelle.is the commander—in—chief of the army and the army spokesperson who communicate and convey the administration's policy. and the colonel, even in that clip, was referring to the tplf militia. he was calling on them to surrender. and as far as humanitarian, as far as civilians are concerned, the administration and the colonel himself in that clip were calling upon civilians to disarm, to stay clear from obvious military targets, like military installations. you're the attorney general in your government. you must be concerned when, for example, michelle bachelet, the un high commissioner for human rights, expresses deep alarm at the reports of the heavy build—up of ethiopian military equipment around mekelle. she says "the aggressive rhetoric on both sides, "it should be said, is dangerously provocative. " and she said, "talks such as that about no mercy could "actually constitute a war crime "if it is then carried out." you're the attorney general. what are you going to do about it? i m

we're told this is damage after an air strike on mekelle. journalist who's there has spoken about what he's witnessing today. well, it's a bit surprising that when we wake up in the morning, the city, everybody was kind of relieved. people were worried they would conduct air strike or anything, but nothing happened. and as far as the news from the front is concerned, 98 kilometers away from us, according to the information coming from there, the invading army has lost momentum. and the city is kind of relieved and more alive than yesterday. this morning, shops, coffee houses, restaurants almost are full. it's not like the pre—war time, of course, it is a bit down, but much better than the feeling in the past four days. people are aware because, one, there is mobile phone service that works within half of tigray. and people are using that. they just can't call outside of tigray. there is television and radio at everyone‘s house if it is not interrupted yet. that's why there was kind of a depressed mood yesterday, because they are aware of the

they only moved on mekelle? they only moved on mekelle this morning.sted that there was no fight put up by the tigrayan leadership. leaders associated left m e kelle leadership. leaders associated left mekelle days before this supposedly sees was going to happen and went into the mountainous regions across the country so what we can expect right now, given the lack of a fight thus far for the capital, is more of a rural insurgency. it is also worth recalling that it is not just it is also worth recalling that it is notjust the ethiopian defence forces that are fighting this fight, the eritrea national army has come in on the side of prime minister abe as well as statewide malicious moving into the t grey region. you have things fighting at once. the best solution for them is to move into an insurgency type campaign —— tigray region. move into an insurgency type campaign -- tigray region. who does abiy ahmed listen to internationally? there has been a lot of outreach from the sudanese, the chairman of the regional peacekeeping body. he has rejected thos

the tplf alleges they were involved in the attack in mekelle.overnment in ethiopia says they we re government in ethiopia says they were not. presumably satellite photography would show whether they have been involved or not. but i think the problem is outside the borders of ethiopian have lessened and this is largely an internal ethiopian problem, but there are other issues in ethiopian that are totally unresolved and will not be resolved even if the tigray situation is brought to an end. david, thank you very much indeed. the un has appealed for calm and restraint following the killing of iran's top nuclear scientist, after iran vowed to retaliate. president hasan rouhani has blamed israel for the killing of mohsen fakhrizadeh and he says the country's nuclear programme will continue. the scientist was shot dead on friday when gunmen ambushed his car in the town of absard, east of the capital tehran. here's our diplomatic correspondent paul adams. angry protests once more on the streets of the iranian capital. people here in no doubt about who

and this afternoon, we control mekelle fully.nations is warning of a humanitarian crisis as people flee across the border into neighbouring sudan. our correspondent kalkidan yibeltal is in addis ababa. though he might have had a crisis in the past, almost four weeks has been very tragic. we have heard stories of killings of civilians, more than 40,000 refugees crossing borders into sudan and high numbers of displaced people. earlier in the week, the ethiopian government announced that they are opening a humanitarian corridor in which national emergency aid is going to be provided, and also say they are providing that aid in the areas that they control. now, if as they say, they control the city of mekelle, that might be good news for the refugees and other people trapped in this conflict as well. we have been hearing for weeks how difficult it is to get information from tigray. communications have been shut down. can you compare for us what it's like now versus what it was like before the violence began? yes, before the violence

some state m e nts that mekelle has fallen.ot completed. in terms of the situation in the city itself, what can we learn beyond what the red cross was telling us about the situation in the hospitals? the tplf have said it will not give up fighting was up it seems as though there will still beat more possibility of casualties, whether it is civilian or even on the army side. yesterday they said federal authorities sent medics into tigray to look into the casualty cou nts tigray to look into the casualty counts and there have been some reports of casualties as well in parts of eritrea. there are hundreds of soldiers who are looking for treatment in hospitals there. there has been a lot of silence from the media and officials in every tree of whether the conflict is reached the country or what the extent of the casualty count is. and this is difficult given how much regulation there is and how much is broadcast in the front line with the government and the tplf narratives are on casualties and the extent of the conflict. beverly,

translation: we planned how to take control of mekelle without any damage.e control mekelle fully. abdullahi boru halakhe is a horn of africa analyst. he's in washington. thank you so much forjoining us. thank you so much forjoining us. is this an actual victory or is it simply a blackout and we don't know what is happening? it is really difficult at this stage to authoritatively establish what is going on inside the country because of the information blockade, block out, phone lines and internet and everything has been shut, so it is going to be very difficult but the point is, militarily, there was no way that tplf could in any way be able to withstand and if european army attack and the step from here is the important one because you know, we are having at least 500,000 people, civilians, in mekelle and how that would be negotiated will be very important in the next few days and weeks. the ethiopian prime minister ipea made once permanent central government control of the dicko region —— abby ahmed. is that possible? —— covid region. region —— abby ahmed.

and this afternoon, we control mekelle fully. senior lecturer at keele university in the uk. he's an expert on the horn of africa. do you take this as a sign that this conflict that has now lasted some weeks is now over? i think that's the question. since we heard from the prime minister that the forces have completed the final phase of what the government calls the rule of oppression. the question of people are asking is whether this actually ends the war, and i think it was very well—known from very start that tigray is a very small region, and will not be able to carry on fighting the government to the north for a sustained period of time, particularly in the face of challenges of getting supplies. so what most people are predicting is that this would simply morph into some kind of guerrilla war that would continue to destroy lives in ethiopia and also the horn of africa region. how easy is it to verify what the situation actually is on the ground and tigre, given the communications are cut off at the moment?” think that's one

think about the children and the women who are currently trapped in mekelle with very little access toommunication, with a very dire humanitarian situation, and no access by the international community. half a million people live in mekelle — and local forces who control the city are vowing not to surrender. also in the programme — thousands are paying their respects to football legend diego maradona. he's laying in state in argentina's presidential palace for the three days. a million people are expected to visit the site before he's buried next week.

and in the latest development, ethiopia's military has warned people in tigray‘s capital, mekelle, thatminister's senior advisor, mamo mihretu, spoke to our correspondent catherine byaru hanga and said negations with tigray was not an option. we don't negotiate with criminals. when it comes to criminals, we bring them to justice, not to a negotiation table, and this has been the declared stated position of the government. i think our african brothers and sisters would play the most significant role if they put pressure on the tplf to surrender. if the envoys are not able to travel to tigray to meet with the tplf, how will they be convinced to surrender? so, just going back to that point, can they travel, once they come to addis and meet with the prime minister, can they also go to tigray? tigray is currently under military occupation. we believe that the military operation will come to an end soon. if the tplf wants to put an end to the current conflict, all they have to do is surrender and, for that, nobody needs to go to tigray or to mekelle to make that point clear to them. latex glo

federal forces say their artillery and tanks are closing in on the regional capital, mekelle, and aremercy for its residents when their soldiers encircle the city of half a million people. tigray‘s leaders reject claims their forces are close to defeat, and say they will not surrender. the united nations is increasingly alarmed. the highly aggressive rhetoric on both sides regarding the fight for mekelle is dangerously provocative, and it risks placing already vulnerable and frightened civilians in grave danger. evidence of the price civilians are paying. these are the graves of some 600 people that ethiopia's state—appointed human rights commission said were massacred earlier this month. it accuses a tigrayan youth group of stabbing, bludgeoning, and burning to death non—tigrayan residents in the town of mai kadr, with the collusion of local forces. more than 40,000 people have now fled across the border into sudan. the un is calling on all sides to give clear and unambiguous orders to theirforces to spare civilians. david campanale, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news. still to come:

he says he is going in, bombardment during the course of this weekend in mekelle, the regional capitalcould be brutal, because the alternative could be a protracted conflict in which many more thousands of people are not only killed but are displaced and perhaps permanently? especially, you know, the un refugee committee saw in the last few days dozens of thousands of refugees crossing the border into sudan. suddenly it stopped. and so there is a possibility that military forces are preventing the people from the tigray region and from the town of mekelle, which i think has 500,000 inhabitants, to actually flee. and there is a scarcity of information of what is going on on the ground. there are food shortages, but also fuel shortage, and fuel replaces, you know, thanks to generators, they compensate for the lack of electricity. so, yes, you are right. what is better? a striking military victory for the prime minister or for the situation to faster and last for months if not years? it is impossible. we are in europe, we are looking at it, and because we have had some colonial responsibi

staff have issued statements claiming that federal government troops are now in total control of mekellepital of tigray province. there's been no independent confirmation of the claim with regional communications cut off. tigrayan leader has indicated his forces would fight on. mark lobel reports. a big military wind trumpeted on ethiopian state tv. there is praise for the heroic national defence force on capturing tigray‘s capital in what is described as its people's liberation. but that simple? translation: our forces have freed more than 7000 members of oui’ freed more than 7000 members of our northern command and taken back control of our base. we have recovered drinks for tanks, armoured vehicles and heavy work —— vehicles that we re heavy work —— vehicles that were looted and we are hunting anti— peace elements hidden in holes. but we only have one side's word for what is going on in the region as tigray‘s phone lines and internet links are down and even if the capital mekelle has been taken it is unclear how its adversaries the tplf are vetera ns adversaries the tplf are veterans

ethiopia's military plans to use tanks to encircle mekelle, the capital of tigray.nce to mekelle, which is home to around half a million people. the prime minsiter‘s senior advisor, mamo mihretu spoke to our correspondent catherine byaruhanga and said negotions with tigray was not an option. we don't negotiate with criminals. when it comes to criminals we bring them to justice and this has been them to justice and this has been the declared conscience of the government. i think our african brothers and sisters would play the most significant role if the boot pressure on them to surrender.m the envoys are not able to travel tigray to to meet with the tplf, how can they be persuaded to negotiate? we believe that a military operation will come soon. if tplf the once to accompany through the conflict of the need to do a surrender and nobody to go through —— nobody needs to go through tigray. our reporter will ross has been looking at the human cost of this conflict. the exodus from ethiopia into sudan goes on with thousands fleeing the fighting every day. it's been two

even if the capital mekelle has been taken, it is unclear how its adversaries the tplf — veterans ofs possible that the tigrayan people's liberation movement has simply moved its forces into the mountains, into the rural area, and this could go on for some time, depending on the support that the tplf has from the tigrayan people. indeed, it's their support either way that could be vital in determining what happens next — that's after enduring over three weeks of fighting around them. the capital has reportedly been shelled, so many of its 500,000 people are almost certainly living elsewhere. but tigray‘s six million population, including one tenth of whom who rely on humanitarian assistance, there are reports food, fuel, cash and medical supplies have run very low. many of them will also have been displaced, including over 40,000 people who have fled into neighbouring sudan. in sudan's umm rakouba camp, with very little clear information from across the border, many have an uncomfortable wait with our lives on hold. they are afraid of intercommunal violence. this is why i think that

ethiopia's government promises humanitarian corridors will be set up in both directions in mekelle.enior national correspondent is tracking developments from london. i want to underscore, you can't really report on this the way you want to. there are communications blackouts, the government will not allow journalists to see things for themselves. what i want to make clear is that when we talk about humanitarian corridors, what is happening there? because some of the early stories that i have read about what people have already gone through in the region are absolutely terrifying. >> absolutely, absolutely horrifying. the stories that are coming out from across that border. but even those stories, and this is the heartbreaking thing, even those stories are beginning to dry up. the refugees crossing from ethiopia into sudan went from being several thousand a day to being 700 a day. even that now has stopped. we have a cnn producer and a cnn cameraman on that sudan/ethiopia border waiting to gather testimony from civilians fleeing mekelle and they have not arrived. humanitarian sources

the city at the centre of this standoff is mekelle.overnment forces are positioned on the edge of the city. these are the satellite pictures give us some idea of what's happening there. you can see cars queuing at petrol stations on monday. fuel has has been rationed since the conflict began three weeks ago. we know around half a million people live in mekelle. the bbc‘s newshour programme spoke to a journalist who's there. everybody‘s worried what happens next. people are not leaving towns. several restaurants, some are close. but th, luxury shops. but most of the big shops and restaurants are open. there is no more traffic on the street due to shortage of food. —— fuel. there's not much business, not much work. but people are walking on the streets, they are concerned about their family. there isa concerned about their family. there is a tension how do you call it? a cloud of war. —— troops are very far away. it's not like the city is surrounded. i guess and imagine several will go to their relatives orfamilies. because several will

mekelle is ours, built with our resources.ho can we destroy it? no one got in harm's way in the operation. >> woodruff: u.s. secretary of prime minister today and callede for a total cease-fire. and, back in this country, wall street took profits after a bigo h. the dow jones industrial average lost 271 points to close at 29,638. the nasdaq fell seven points, and, the s&p 500 slipped 16. overall, the dow and the nasdaq gained nearly 12% in nember. the s&p rose almost 11%. still come on the newshour: the u.s. braces for a major spike in covid infections following ththanksgiving holiday. president-elect biden names the advisers who will inthe virus-ravaged economy. the trump administration's attempt exclude undocumented immigrants from the census reaches the supreme court. and much more. >> woodruff: even as hopes grow about the distribution of vaccines in the coming months, covid-19's impact continues toe ripple across s. with enormous consequences. more than 138,000 new casesed repover the past day, and over 800 deaths.iz hospitions remain very hi

federal forces say their artillery and tanks are closing in on the regional capital, mekelle, and arewhen their soldiers encircle the city of half a million people. tigray‘s leaders reject claims their forces are close to defeat, and say they will not surrender. the united nations is increasingly alarmed. the highly aggressive rhetoric on both sides regarding the fight for mekelle is dangerously provocative, and it risks placing already vulnerable and frightened civilians in grave danger. evidence of the price civilians are paying. these are the graves of some 600 people that ethiopia's state—appointed human rights commission said were massacred earlier this month. it accuses a tigrayan youth group of stabbing, bludgeoning, and burning to death non—tigrayan residents in the town of mai kadr, with the collusion of local forces. more than 40,000 people have now fled across the border into sudan. the un is calling on all sides to give clear and unambiguous orders to theirforces to spare civilians. david campanale, bbc news. the authorities in thailand have revived a controversial law aga

the tigray people's liberation front after government soldiers entered the tigray regional capital, mekellearked the "last phase" of the three—week conflict. the tplf leader has vowed to fight on, telling the reuters news agency that his forces were withdrawing from mekelle, suggesting this would now become a guerilla war. family and colleagues have paid tribute to the two people killed in the london bridge terror attack, which happened a year ago today. jack merritt, who was 25, and 23—year—old saskia jones were stabbed by a convicted terrorist at a prisoner rehabilitation event. in a statement, saskia's mother michelle thanked those who have supported the family through a difficult 12 months. well, a few days after the attack we interviewed the chief executive of fishmongers' hall, commodore toby williamson. the hall is where the attack started and commodore williamson gave a comprehensive description of what happened and praised the heroism of his staff. i'm about to interview him again, but let's fist listen to a bit of what he said at the time. there's this guy called lukasz. he's the

encircling the capital of the rebel tigray region toda federal troops were surrounding the city of mekelle after the government gave the tigray people's liberation front 72 hours to surrender. >> the beginning of the d is with reach and that oure deferces, have now effectively encircled mekelle and now it is easy to target any military installatio. >> woodruff: ethiopian stateho broadcasting sd government troops moving in. nearly three weeks of fighting has killed an unknown number of people and displaced thousands more. israel was rife with reports today that prime minister benjamin netanyahu met sunday with saudi arabia's crown prince mohammed bin salman. it would be the first confirmedn meever between israeli and saudi leaders. netanyahu declined to confirmhi the report, bueducation minister did confirm it. the saudis denied the meeting happen. china has taken a major new step in space, launching a mission to bring moon rocks and soil back to earth. an unmanned craft blasted off early tuesday morning chines time. no other nation has brought back lunar material since u.s. and russian fli

there are so many she tells us who were forced to remain in mekelle. we can't confirm the stories.iopian government will not give journalists access, but also access for aid groups. that's having horrible ramifications on the ground. there are 96,000, almost 100,000 refugees stuck in camps in one region with only one or two days' worth of food supplies left. they say they're having difficulty reaching colleagues in the ethiopian capital. if the ethiopian government is serious about opening up humanitarian corridor, first, they have to allow by assessment by aid groups, but also by journalists. >> yeah. that's something they have not allowed so far. in terms of what's at stake there in the horn of africa, can you kind of give us context to it, especially considering that the liberation front, they are still a player in the region and will continue to be? >> there is a lot of fear among security sources we speak to that the liberation front will find ways to come across that porous border into sudan, that they could potentially start using that stretch of border in south sudan with e

in a tweet, prime minister abiy ahmed said the city of mekelle is "under command of the national defense forces." tens of thousands ofefugees have fled to neighboring sudan have warned of a humanitarianls crisis. the military conflict in ethiop began more than three weeks ago between the federal government and tigray's ruling party, which dominated the country until abiy took power two years ago. tony hsieh, the former c.e.o. op who hped build the online shoe and clothing retail into a $1 billion company, has died. for 20 years, hsieh led the online retail giant, headquartered in las v nevada. he ran the company based on the philosophy "happy employees lead to happy customers." hsieh retired earlier this year from zappos but continued to be part of the effort to revitalize downtown las vas. nevada governor steve sisolakto tweetey: "tony hsieh played a pivotal role in helping transform downtown las vegas." hsieh was surrounded by icmily in conne when he died after being injured in a house fire, acesrding to a sprson for his company. tony hsieh was 46 years old. for more national and inter

the ethiopian prime minister has claimed his forces have taken control of mekelle, the capital of tigraytigray people's liberation front are besieged. in a statement abiy ahmed said ethiopian police would continue its operation to apprehend members of the tplf. with communications to tigray province cut, it's hard to confirm mr abiy‘s assertions, but ethiopian forces had been advancing from the north and begun shelling the city. the ethiopian army has been locked in conflict with the tplf for weeks. the headlines on bbc news: a warning that hospitals in england could become overwhelmed with coronavirus cases if mps do not back new restrictions. the prime minister appoints nadhim zahawi as the minister for the deployment of coronavirus vaccines. iran's president blames israel for the assassination of a top nuclear scientist, saying his country will not be deterred from its nuclear ambitions. a mother whose son was killed by an elderly driver in 0rpington has started an online petition calling for those over the age of 70 to retake their driving test every few years. 11—year—old josh 0sbor

the ethiopian prime minister has claimed his forces have taken control of mekelle, the capital of tigrayigray people's liberation front are besieged. abiy ahmed said the military operations were completed but ethiopian police would apprehend members of the tplf. with communications to tigray province cut, it's hard to confirm mr abiy‘s assertions, but ethiopian forces had been advancing from the north and begun shelling the city. the ethiopian army has been locked in conflict with the tplf for weeks. let us find out the latest. this is the press secretary. first of all, could you give us more detail as to what has been said today. the details are still coming m, today. the details are still coming in, so what we have right now is that over the past day or so, the national defence forces have made a lot of advances towards the last hideout of the cleat. —— de clique. there were specific targets that we re there were specific targets that were identified. the primer to has announced that the military operation has ceased and finalised with control of the city. key if a structure and key si

he said his forces were withdrawing from the city of mekelle, suggesting this would now become a guerillae negotiations between the uk and the european union are continuing after talks stretched over the weekend. with only a month to go until the end of the transition period, the british government says a deal could soon be concluded, although substantial differences remain over eu fishing rights in uk waters. human rights activists in belarus say more than 300 opposition supporters have been detained by the security forces this weekend. it's the 16th straight weekend of protests against president alexander lukashenko. tens of thousands of people across the country took part, with as many as 60 separate demonstrations in the capital minsk. president trump has given his first interview since the us election and again claimed without clear evidence that the election was, in his words, "rigged". in a telephone interview with fox news, he refused to give a deadline for when he might drop his legal challenges or concede the election. well, i don't want to give you an actual date. a lot of peop

the international committee of the red cross has warned that a major hospital in the main city mekelle including antibiotics, painkillers and even food. communications have been cut, so there are still no details of the numbers killed or injured. human rights activists in belarus say more than 300 opposition supporters have been detained by the security forces this weekend. it's the 16th straight weekend of protests against president alexander lukashenko‘s disputed re—election. tens of thousands of people across the country took part, with as many as 60 separate demonstrations in the capital minsk. trade negotiations between the uk and the european union are continuing after talks stretched over the weekend. there's only a month to go until the end of the transition period. the british government says a deal could soon be concluded, although substantial differences remain over eu fishing rights in uk waters. the un says nigeria's most deadly islamist attack this year could have left up to 100 people dead. dozens of farm workers were brutally killed although the exact number isn't known

leaders of the tigray region, a day after it said federal troops had seized control of the main city, mekellendent confirmation and no word on casualties. the whereabouts of the head of tigray‘s ruling party are unknown. it comes as a human rights group in neighboring eritrea says thousands of eritrean refugees who've lived for many years in tigray have been abducted by eritrean troops who crossed the border. meanwhile, the us embassy in eritrea has said on twitter that six explosions have been reported in the eritrean capital asmara. they happened late on saturday night. the embassy didn't specify the location or cause of the explosions. mark lobel reports now on the tigray conflict. a big military win trumpeted on ethiopian state tv. there's praise for the heroic national defence force on capturing tigray‘s capital in what is described as its peoples' liberation. but is it that simple? translation: our forces have freed more than 7000 members of our northern command and taken back control of our base. we have recovered tanks, armoured vehicles and heavy weapons that were looted. we are hunt

reports from northern ethiopia say the capital of tigray province, mekelle is under heavy bombardmentictures of ethiopian military heading in for tigray as prime minister abiy ahamed launched a final offensive. aid workers have confirmed a declaration from the beseiged dissident leader that the city was being shelled. the ethiopian government has rejected ceasefire demands from the african union, saying it is engaged in a police action. staying in the uk — and around 13,000 people employed by one of the high street‘s biggest retailers — arcadia — are waiting to hear if theirjobs are safe — with the company said to be on the brink of collapse. administrators could be appointed to the group — which owns brands such as topshop, dorothy perkins and burton — as early as monday. here's our business correspondent, katy austin. the festive season is approaching, but there's tough news this weekend for the 13,000 people working for arcadia, with their employer on the verge of collapse. the group had its troubles before the pandemic, already shedding jobs and closing stores. experts say it had

gebremichael, the leader of the tigray people's liberation front has told reuters in a text message mekellems from all sides are difficult to verify since communication is controlled since fighting began three weeks ago. the cabinet office minister, michael gove, says hospitals in england could be overwhelmed, if the government's new coronavirus restrictions aren't voted through next week. some conservative mps are unhappy with the tougher tier system, which begins on 2 december. in a newspaper article, mr gove urges mps to ‘take responsibility for difficult decisions' and argues the virus isn't confined to constituency boundaries. here's our political correspondent, jonathan blake. preparing for life after lockdown under much tighter measures than before. kent will be one of the places in tier 3 of the new system, which many conservative mps argue is unfair. we had tier version one a couple of weeks ago. we have just lived through lockdown version two. but now we have vastly more people moved up a phase, despite being told, this is the last push, this is the new panacea, get through this,

end to the current conflict, all they have to do is surrender and, for that, nobody needs to go to mekellehospital. six people are being treated in hospital — one for a serious head injury and three for what's believed to be stab wounds — after a large fight in the centre of cardiff in wales. police were called to queen street just before 10pm yesterday. they arrested two people on suspicion of violent disorder. latex gloves have been — quite literally — a life—saver during this pandemic. but they also pose a serious environmental problem. standard latex takes around 100 years to decompose. now a team of scientists believe they have come up with a solution, as our science correspondent richard westcott reports. the world pulls on 150 billion pairs of protective latex gloves every year. most are synthetic and end up in landfill for decades. it's a huge environmental problem and covid's making it worse, which is why scientists at cra nfield university in bedfordshire are developing a new type of natural latex that's better for the planet. this is synthetic latex, made from petroleum, it biod

the international committee of the red cross has warned that a major hospital in the main city, mekelleuding antibiotics, painkillers and even food. communications have been largely cut, so there are still no details of the numbers killed or injured. police in argentina are investigating the doctor who treated diego maradona after the footballer‘s daughters raised concerns about his medical care. maradona died in buenos aires last week, days after being discharged from hospital. simonjones reports. police raid the clinic of maradona's doctor as the footballer‘s family raise questions about his death. maradona's passing prompted an outpouring of emotion. he died four days ago after suffering a heart attack. he had recently had surgery to remove a clot from his brain and returned home. but his daughters are asking what treatment he was receiving there, what medication he was on, and how often his doctor leopoldo luque went to see him. he faced the cameras, saying he had done all he could to save the life of his friend. translation: i think about it all a lot. i wish he were still here. do

current conflict, all they have to do is surrender and, for that, nobody needs to go to tigray or to mekelleawsuit from the trump campaign that sought to invalidate millions of postal votes. judge matthew brann said the suit, which rested on allegations of voting irregularities, was "without merit". the move paves the way for pennsylvania to certinyoe biden's win — he leads by more than 80,000 votes. staying in the united states, the head of the government's vaccine development programme has said there are plans to have vaccines ready to distribute within 2a hours of approval being granted. the country has now passed 12 million confirmed infections and as cases surge, so do restrictions. in california, a state wide overnight curfew is now in place. here's our north america correspondent, david willis. california, america's most populous state, is reeling from a resurgence of the coronavirus and its health workers are struggling to cope. the number of new infections here has more than doubled in the last two weeks, prompting an overnight curfew. this is not really surprising. i think this was

end to the current conflict, all they have to do is surrender and, for that, nobody needs to go to mekellessed a lawsuit from the trump campaign that sought to invalidate millions of postal votes. judge matthew brann said the suit, which rested on allegations of voting irregularities, was "without merit". the move paves the way for pennsylvania to certinyoe biden‘s win — he leads by more than 80,000 votes. finally, a baby elephant who strayed into a village in india has been rescued after falling down a well. the female calf had to be sedated and lifted out by a crane, which took more than 12 hours, and is now said to be healthy. the well had been covered with bushes and had no perimeter wall. now it's time for a look at the weather with nick miller hello. a pleasant end to the weekend, weather—wise, with most of us getting to see some sunshine at some stage of today. still had a few showers around. western scotland, northern ireland, north—west england. they'll continue into the night and become few and far between by the end of the night. a thicker cloud we've seen towards the south coas