judith moritz, bbc news, chester.dual vaccine to tackles both the original covid virus and the newer omicron variant. the government says it will now form part of the autumn booster campaign for people over the age of 50. so how will this so—called bivalent vaccine work? here's ofer levy, director of vaccines at boston children's hospital. you know, i think the key point to your viewers is that we are in a better place now, in regards to this pandemic. we have vaccines, medications, etc.. but the coronavirus has not gone away and if i understand the data correctly we still about 150 per day in the united kingdom still dying of this virus. with fall and winter approaching, can we do any better than we are now? the bivalent vaccine that moderna is offering contains an mrna for the spike protein for the original virus that causes this pandemic. as well as the new omicron variant. it is bivalent, it targets both. the data i reviewed on this vaccine, the bivalent vaccine, it suggest safety and immunogenicity, the vaccine i

judith moritz has this report.as described as a "reasonably famous footballer". the court heard about his world cup victory with france in 2018. and about his success with manchester city, which the jury heard gave him wealth and status, and a privileged and moneyed lifestyle. but, the prosecution said, this case has little to do with football. instead, tim craig qc said... the jury was told that this man, louis saha matturie, was a friend of benjamin mendy�*s and acted as his fixer, arranging parties and introducing the footballer to young women. it's said by the prosecution a stream of women were brought to mr mendy�*s mansion in cheshire, and there many were raped and sexually assaulted. each man is accused of eight rape offences. they were described as predators — between them, attacking 13 women. the court heard that behind the gates of the mansion, the girls were rendered vulnerable, that they had their phones taken away and that some were attacked inside rooms with high—security locks. but the jury was told

judith moritz, bbc news, liverpool. news: on the 50th anniversary of the godfather — often proclaimed the greatest film ever made — talking movies celebrates this landmark classic. # the first time... 50 years ago, a roberta flack song topped the record charts... # ever i saw yourface... we are today seeing the progress of modern china. ..president nixon made a historic visit to china and in britain, there was a 47—day miners strike. and in the cinema world, there was a momentous event. what many claim is the greatest movie ever made was launched — a portrait of an italian—american crime family in new york in the 1940s and �*50s. it was, for a time, the highest—grossing film ever made, a blockbuster that was also a work of great art. it was the godfather. i'm going to make him an offer he can't refuse. hello from new york, i'm tom brook and welcome to our talking movies godfather anniversary special. half a century on, we celebrate and reassess the landmark classic, directed by francis ford coppola, starring movie great

judith moritz, bbc news, chester.f games a bit of a challenge. but a new version of chess has competitors more worried about the cold than the heat, as wendy urquhart reports. it's chess, but not as we know it. in this version, the board is submerged in swimming pool and all the pieces are weighted and magnetic. the players had to hold their breath while they made their move which meant they did not have a whole lot of time to take in their opponent's last move or to determine what advantage their next move might give the opposition. that was a huge challenge for the 10 players who took part in the world dive chess championships in the pool at the leonardo royal hotel in london. trying to see the pieces, keep yourself down, there's a lot more and once you play a long game, you are doing 30, a0 moves and every time you are going down or coming up, it is a marathon in itself. the pool is reawlly cold and spending a lot of time underwater hurts your oxygen intake so it becomes harder and harder to find good moves as the

judith moritz reports.benjamin mendy picked up a knee injury during a match against crystal palace. he was sent to a clinic in barcelona for surgery. today his trial heard that whilst he was recovering in the spanish city the following month, he and his entourage met a group of women in a nightclub. one of them stayed in touch with a friend of mr mendy�*s and in 2018 shejoined both men and others on a night out in manchester. the woman says that despite being with one of the footballer�*s friends, benjamin mendy pursued her. she said, at one point he came up to me and said, "when he's not here, i'm going to kidnap you." "i thought he was joking," she said. the group went back to benjamin mendy�*s mansion in cheshire. the next morning, the woman was having a shower when she says the footballer walked into the bathroom. the woman gave evidence via pre—recorded video, which was played to the jury. the court heard her describe trying to push benjamin mendy away. she says she spoke to him in his native french, u

judith moritz, bbc news, chester. power in afghanistan after the chaotic withdrawal of international forces. their return prompted a desperate exodus — here, even a baby being handed to a foreign soldier. many who tried to flee had worked alongside international forces and agencies. but the vast majority of people stayed in their country are now facing an economic crisis, severe food shortages and the curtailing of what progress there had been for women and girls. 0ur correspondent yogita limaye reports from kabul. a song of defiance. "if they fight us again, we'll pray the world is destroyed." the taliban erupted in a spontaneous celebration. at kabul�*s main square, hundreds gathered to mark one year since they walked into this city and took over afghanistan. carrying american weapons, fighters and their commanders now trying to run a country. when you compare the taliban this time around to their rule during the 1990s, you perhaps don't hear of the level of brutality that was associated with that regime. but one bi

judith moritz, bbc news, liverpool. overground workers today took industrial action over pay, conditions and pensions. some london bus drivers also took part in the industrial action. the travel problems will continue throughout the weekend, as another national rail strike takes place tomorrow. our transport correspondent katy austin has the very latest. the shutters are down at many tube stations in london today, and there were long queues for buses this morning. struggling to get to work, it's just annoying. but i understand why they're doing it, but what can we do? thank you very much, the rmt, it's very kind of them, they've screwed up my day completely. repeated strikes are taking their toll on hospitality businesses. at this city centre wine bar, tables are being laid but customers aren't coming. for us, like, it costs thousands of pounds each day, and obviously every day we don't take money, for us, it's like always a question to reopen the doors the day after. and this is, like, a really, really big problem for

reception. the french country was attended by foreign ministers moritz houses the secretary of the officepresident of the republic is lenin's ask and of course. come on, come on well, if they give then smiles there? well, comrades went, what will get better? well, how about 500? summer crashed. they remember the african collective farm yesterday they washed their first bread, goodbye. where is there no bad weather? not allowed in field work. no flight is not possible. in the field, by mistake, it was raw, elena. please, girls . farewell, two women. so we were sitting, he left with one he was left with. here we are with her. here's how we met him. already in the war at 40 in the third year, by the way, before the house of his sittings, you understand, the two of us sat like that. we hours, probably until 2:00 am together. well, here we have a mutual relationship. you know, meet right there every day. you just loved me, and she liked me. you know, just gender reciprocity. you see, here's the thing. she told you that she loves no, well, why is it an aviary to say that it hurts to fall in lov

other operations, including planning and regeneration. 0ur north of england correspondent judith moritzrts of the council, but the city's finances are still in such trouble, now they will also be supervised by whitehall. the city's mayor says that's not the right decision. i'm not denying that we have problems, we do, and we're uncovering problems, more problems than we anticipated in the beginning, but i do question whether an intervention that's costing us so much is the solution. there have been a series of expensive mistakes, including a mess over the city's energy contract, which could cost an extra £10 million. today, the government wrote to the council, saying the scale of challenges in liverpool had been laid bare, that there had been a lack of urgency and prioritisation to bring about change, and the authority is still failing in its duty to provide the best value for the people of the city. merseyside's metro mayor, steve rotherham, will also chair a new panel, which will include experts from other cities — there to help rescue liverpool and advise on its renewal. the fact rem

the 28—year—old french international denies all charges. 0ur correspondent judith moritz reports.he court heard about his world cup victory with france in 2018. and about his success with manchester city, which the jury heard gave him wealth and status and a privileged and moneyed lifestyle. but the prosecution said this case has little to do with football. instead, tim craig qc said... "it's another chapter in a very old story. men who rape and sexually assault women because they think they are powerful and because they think they can get away with it." the jury was told that this man, louis saha matturie, was a friend of benjamin mendy�*s and acted as his fixer, arranging parties and introducing the football to young women. it said a stream of women were brought to mr mendy�*s mansion in cheshire and there, many were raped and sexually assaulted. each man is accused of eight rape offences. they were described as predators — between them, attacking 13 women. the court heard that behind the gates of the mansion, the girls were rendered vulnerable, that they had their phones taken

council operations, including planning and regeneration. 0ur north of england correspondent, judith moritzange in liverpool has not been fast enough. for the last year, the government has helped to run some parts of the council, but the city's finances are still in such trouble, now they will also be supervised by whitehall. the city's mayor says that's not the right decision. i'm not denying that we have problems, we do, and we're uncovering problems, more problems than we anticipated in the beginning, but i do question whether an intervention that's costing us so much is the solution. there have been a series of expensive mistakes, including a mess over the city's energy contract, which could cost an extra £10 million. today, the government wrote to the council, saying the scale of challenges in liverpool had been laid bare, that there had been a lack of urgency and prioritisation to bring about change, and the authority is still failing in its duty to provide the best value for the people of the city. merseyside's metro mayor, steve rotherham, will also chair a new panel, which will inc

already been overseeing some of the council's functions. 0ur north of england correspondent judith moritzto government officials taking control of the city's council? well, certainly that is the case that government officials will have a hand in helping to run the majority of this council's functions. as you say, there were already four commission is in place, helping to run departments like planning and highways. at this extend their remit. it comes after a period in which the former mayor, joe anderson, was arrested on suspicion of bribery and witness intimidation, something he denies that he has never been charged with, although he and others remain under investigation. after that period, a new mayor was installed, promises of a new start. but then over the last year, since the fresh start was promised, there have been a string of scandals, including the renewal of scandals, including the renewal of the city energy supply, mistakes made around us could cost the city an extra £10 million that it can ill afford. it then emerged that 12 council contracts have expired or were about to expi

our north of england correspondent judith moritz is live in liverpool for us.ver a week since the horrific events here, a week since the street since olivia pratt—korbel lived and died. it continues to be cordoned off as the police continue their work. we have been watching detective this morning going door—to—door. the extent of the police activity goes beyond the street, even this area, across the whole city. merseyside police have been clear throughout, the murder of olivia pratt—korbel did not happen in isolation. she is one of three people he was shot dead across merseyside within a week. they say they are in relentless pursuit of organised criminal gangs in this city. they say that as part of a wider operation, they have arrested more than 200 people for connections to those gangs and within the last 24 to those gangs and within the last 2a hours alone, 32 people have been arrested. merseyside police say they have had the assistance from offices from other forces who have come into help, such tasks as monitoring the roads in and out of the city and there

our correspondent judith moritz has more.wful details about the last moments of olivia's life, has a say, police officers raced herejust after ten o'clock last monday night having been called to the scene. and when they turned up, they found the nine—year—old with a gunshot wound to the chest. they scooped her up, put her in the back of a police car, raced with her to the children's hospitaljust about a mile or so up from here. one of the officers trying to stem the bleeding from olivia's chest by pressing his hand over it as he ran to the main entrance doors of the hospital where he was met by a trauma team. their extensive efforts there to save the little girl for more than an hour including cardiac massage, blood transfusion and so on, but we are told thatjust transfusion and so on, but we are told that just after that time just before half past 11 at night, it was decided that those efforts should be stopped, resuscitation was stopped and olivia's life pronounced lost. the coroner who opened the inquest today said that he

judith moritz gave us an update on today's operation.across merseyside within a week and they say they are in relentless pursuit of organised criminal gangs in the city. they say as part of their wider operation they have arrested more than 200 people with connections to those gangs and in the last 24 hours alone 32 people have been arrested. merseyside police say they have had the assistance of officers from other forces who have come in to help and such tasks as monitoring roads in and out of the city, there were roads police monitoring vehicles coming in and out but the site there are still a lot to do and they are being held by members of the community, bringing it back to this area, they say they are continually getting information which they are monitoring and acting on and officers, both uniformed and detectives, who are trying to find out what happened, will work relentlessly around the clock until those responsible are brought to justice. the duchess of sussex says she upset the "dynamic of the hierarchy" of the royal family "ju

our north of england correspondent judith moritz is in liverpool with more on what�*s being proposed.with mixed responses. one person who is positive about the future is steve rotherham, the metro mayor of the metro area who said to me this morning he will be overseeing a panel looking at the city�*s renewal, will report to central government and says he still believes it could host eurovision, has the capacity to do that and has a bright future here. cineworld is preparing to file for bankruptcy within weeks, the wall streetjournal is reporting. shares in the company dropped by two—thirds after the article. the owner of the cinema chain, which is the worlds second largest, warned on wednesday that a lack of big movies was affecting admissions. cineworld employs around 28,000 workers globally, with operations in ten countries. it�*s not commented further. a 44—year—old man has been remanded in custody over the stabbing of a pensioner in west london. lee byer appeared at willesden magistrates�* court this morning. 87—year—old thomas o�*halloran was fatally stabbed whilst on his mobilit

judith moritz was outside chester crown court., that this is not a case about football. he said instead it is, "another chapter in a very old story," of men who rape and sexually assault women because they think they're "powerful" and "can get away with it." and he described benjamin mendy�*s life and how his position as a footballer entitled him to wealth and to access to places and to people who made themselves available to help him. one of those, the court was told, was louis saha matturie, mendy�*s friend, and together the two men face these allegations here in court. they are charged between them with having committed sexual offences against 13 women. the each face eight counts of rape against women as young as 17, and the court was told that many of these allegations stem from the period between 2018 and 2021 at benjamin mendy�*s house, a large mansion in cheshire. the jury was shown video footage both outside and inside the property. this swimming pool, the cinema room, the gymnasium, shown around that house, but they were