i'm sally bundock. turbulent times for international travel. leading uk trade bodies call for urgent help after downing street refuses to rule out further restrictions before christmas. the art of a deal. liz truss replaces lord frost as the uk's lead brexit negotiator. we take a look at some of the major challenges she faces.

isa is a sally bundock with the top business story.ruction. new york gets tough on its unvaccinated workers telling them to get jabbered or stay—at—home.

i'm sally bundock with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. outbreak of tornadoes in american history leaves at least 90 dead, across six states. borisjohnson orders an acceleraton of the covid booster programme, to combat a "tidal wave" of omicron. the public are asked to start working from home again. the notorious nigerian crime sydicate with links to more than 10 nation. we have the results of a special 12 month investigation. we meet the scientist trying to create nuclear fusion on an industrial estate in the south of england. max verstappen clinches his first formula one world championship, beating lewis hamilton on the last lap of the final race.

this is bbc news, i'm sally bundock, with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. new covid rules are announced for england, but the prime minister's accused of trying to deflect attention from a political scandal. the beijing boycott grows, now canada and britain say they won't be sending officials to the winter olympics. do china's actions in xinjiang amount to genocide? an unofficial tribunal will give its verdict. we hearfrom one man who gave evidence. and, let there be light, the giant star marking the latest stage in the building of barcelona's la sagrada familia basilica. hello and welcome. political support for new coronavirus restrictions in england has been put into doubt, with some lawmakers in britain's governing conservative party saying they will vote against them. there's been public fury over how the british prime minister, borisjohnson, has handled allegations. hemmed in, borisjohnson stuck with two ugly problems that are mashed together. what happened under his own roof which has sickened some of the public and what he reckons needs to happen now

i'm sally bundock with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world.o talks with vladimir putin later as fears grow of a potential russian invasion of ukraine. new covid travel rules come into force. the people arriving into force. the people arriving in the uk. in response to the 0micron variant. and rebel with a cause. the australian actress court —— talked to the bbc about fame, fertility and food. all i did wasjust about fame, fertility and food. all i did was just lose £80. and like, the attention that gets...

i'm sally bundock with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world.y of last year, when strict social distancing measures were in place. voters in chile elect the left—wing candidate gabriel boric in the country's most polarising election ever. pro—beijing candidates claim an overwhelming victory in hong kong's controversial legislative council election, but turnout hits a record low. the meteoric rise of tennis star emma radacanu. the 2021 bc sports personality —— the 2021 bc sports personality of the year

this is bbc news, i'm sally bundock, with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the worldrenewed criticism after a video emerges showing downing street staffjoking about holding a christmas party during last year's lockdown. australia joins the diplomatic boycott of the beijing olympics — prime minister scott morrison says china has failed to respond to concerns about human rights. threats and demands as the russian and us presidents hold talks. president putin is warned not to invade ukraine but insists nato backs off. celebrations as same—sex marriage becomes legal in chile.

this is bbc news, i'm sally bundock, with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. boris johnson faces renewed criticism after a video emerges showing downing street staffjoking about holding a christmas party during last year's lockdown. australia joins the diplomatic boycott of the beijing olympics — prime minister scott morrison says china has failed to respond to concerns about human rights. threats and demands as the russian and us presidents hold talks. president putin is warned not to invade ukraine but insists nato backs off. celebrations as same—sex marriage becomes legal in chile. hello and welcome. borisjohnson will be under renewed pressure to explain a christmas party in downing street last year when he appears at prime minister's questions today. footage has emerged which shows senior staff laughing and joking about the event. the opposition labour leader, sir keir starmer, has urged the prime minister to "come clean and apologise" because, at the time, coronavirus rules banned such events. number ten has maintained that there was no party and no rule

this is bbc news: i'm sally bundock with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the worldase of 0micron is reported in the us. the women's tennis association suspends all tournaments in china amidst concerns about peng shuai. we are not going to walk away from this and we're not going to allow this to be away without the appropriate respect and seriousness of the allegations that have been reflected appropriately. hollywood actor alec baldwin insists he did not pull the trigger in the fatal shooting of cinematographer halyna hutchins.

this is bbc news: i'm sally bundock with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. covid cases in south africa increase sharply, as the first case of omicron is reported in the us. the women's tennis association suspends all tournaments in china amidst concerns about peng shuai. we are not going to walk away from this and we're not going to allow this to be away without the appropriate respect and seriousness of the allegations that have been reflected appropriately. hollywood actor alec baldwin insists he did not pull the trigger in the fatal shooting of cinematographer halyna hutchins. and, orphans of the storm, the seals swept away from their mothers during storm arwen now being nursed back to health. hello and welcome. south africa has recorded a sharp increase in coronavirus infections which have doubled across the country since monday. health officials say the newly discovered omicron variant may be fuelling the surge, although it isn't clear how many of the new cases it accounts for. 8,500 covid infections have been registered in south africa in the last 2a

isa is 3 sally is a sally bundock with the top business story. the uk introduces new travel walls to combat the latest variant. many in the industry day the new restrictions were clap —— create destruction. new york gets tough on its unvaccinated workers telling them to get jabbered or stay—at—home. let's start in the uk because just over an hour ago, the new travel rules came into place. they will hope the it will stop the spread of the new omicron variant in the uk. all international travellers aged 12 years and over entering the uk are now required to show proof of a negative pcr or lateral flow test ta ken no earlier than 48 hours before departure. the news has dismayed the travel industry with some operators predict the tests could add between 400 to £800 onto the cost of a family holiday. let's talk this through with ian henderson, co—founder of halo which is a pcr testing company. this means business is booming again for you presumably. it business is booming again for you presumably.— business is booming again for you presumably. it has b

i'm sally bundock. turbulent times for international travel. as omicron leads to a raft of restrictions across europe, we cross live to germany to speak to the boss of trivago. leading uk trade bodies call for urgent help after downing street refuses to rule out further restrictions before christmas. the art of a deal. liz truss replaces lord frost as the uk's lead brexit negotiator. we take a look at some of the major challenges she faces. let's start with international travel, because with the omicron variant spreading across europe and much of the world at rapid speed it's causing major disruption for the travel industry. many have chosen to change or cancel christmas travel plans as more countries introduce new restrictions. one of the latest is germany, which from sunday banned most travellers from britain, denmark, and france. anyone entering germany from these countries need a negative pcr test and is required to quarantine for m days, regardless of vaccination status. it's notjust an european problem. in the us, dr anthony fauci, who ad

into next week. there are plenty examples of nations that have huge, deep this is bbc news, i'm sally bundockengland, but the prime minister's accused of trying to deflect attention from a political scandal. the beijing boycott grows, now canada and britain say they won't be sending officials to the winter olympics. do china's actions in xinjiang amount to genocide? an unofficial tribunal will give its verdict. we hearfrom one man who gave evidence. and, let there be light, the giant star marking the latest stage in the building of barcelona's la sagrada familia basilica.

i'm sally bundock with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. a federal disaster is declared in kentucky, after the largest outbreak of tornadoes in american history leaves at least 90 dead, across six states. borisjohnson orders an acceleraton of the covid booster programme, to combat a "tidal wave" of omicron. the public are asked to start working from home again. the notorious nigerian crime sydicate with links to more than 10 nation. we have the results of a special 12 month investigation. we meet the scientist trying to create nuclear fusion on an industrial estate in the south of england. max verstappen clinches his first formula one world championship, beating lewis hamilton on the last lap of the final race. and the uk's intelligence and cyber agency issues a christmas csard quiz for kids. we'll find out how hard it really is. hello and welcome to the programme. we begin in kentucky where us presidentjoe biden has declared a major federal disaster after a swarm of tornadoes hit the state on friday, killing at least 80 people. —— killing