climate change is an existential threat to countries like samoa. i don't think it changes, you know, whether i'm the minister of the environment or the prime minister because it's essentially threatening, you know, the life of the planet. if we recall that cop in paris, that's where there was a special call for leaders to come to, to the cop, you know, it was quite an effort to make sure that the leadership was there. and that has also been the continued call to all the following cops, up to the latest. and in glasgow, because we are on the frontline in the pacific region, it appears more distant perhaps than in other places. but i think it's been said of the pacific that this is really the measure of, you know, where climate change is at. we have to adapt, we have to go down that path, the alternative is unthinkable. as one of the largest islands in the pacific, fiji has played a leading role for its smaller neighbors in many climate related projects, including home relocation. lity comes from the village of tukuraki that was hit by back—to—back c

those who knew eric samoas could not imagine who would want him dead. one detective refused to give up. here is josh with "while he was sleeping." he was the life of every party. at 34, eric samoas was charming and magnetic and successful. >> in 2012, he was living the life that young men was bragging it. he called it a good life and a fast life. a world without too many rules. you get close in a hurry to a lot of people you don't noel. it was proven for eric. living just outside the nation's capitol. eric samoas was not only living the american dream, he was selling it, too. the son of immigrant from god. she was a top sales man delivering luxury cars and the fantasy that comes with i. >> he's motivated to be the best. >> this is the guy that can sell ice in alaska. >> i said eric, you can sell anything. >> eric's sisters. >> the neighborhood kids were actually working for him and he would pay them a big $2 to cut the grass. >> tell me, susie, i am going to be really rich one day. >> he wanted to go all the way to the top. >> from the day he was born,

samoa, in the south pacific.n imminent threat. this village was settled along this beachfront. but you will see now that most of the village have relocated to higher ground. samoa's first female prime minister, fiame naomi mata'afa, is on the front line. as things stand, her island is projected to experience a sea—level rise of up to 15 centimetres by 2030. she believes the global response to tackling covid could be a blueprint for the climate crisis. that's a very clear example of what we can do when they are pushed to act. how do we capture that sense of urgency? and the needed collaboration for climate change? neighbouring pacific island fiji became the first in the world to introduce a climate relocation fund. tukuraki was the first non—coastal village to be permanently moved. liti is from there. a landslide and two cyclones obliterated her previous home and liti sheltered in this cave during extreme weather events. liti, this is the cave where you stayed? although liti now has a new home, she still keeps sup

samoa, in the south pacific.st of the village have relocated to higher ground. samoa's first female prime minister, fiame naomi mata'afa, is on the front line. as things stand, her island is projected to experience a sea—level rise of up to 15 centimetres by 2030. she believes the global response to tackling covid could be a blueprint for the climate crisis. that's a very clear example of what we can do when they are pushed to act. how do we capture that sense of urgency? and the needed collaboration for climate change? neighbouring pacific island fiji became the first in the world to introduce a climate relocation fund. tukuraki was the first of non—coastal village to be permanently moved. liti is from there. a landslide and two cyclones obliterated her previous home and liti sheltered in this cave during extreme weather events. liti, this is the cave where you stayed? although liti now has a new home, she still keeps supplies in the cave as insurance. across the world, its estimated one person a second is force

the 1st to kick off 2022 were the pacific islands of samoa and kerry batty with new zealand. following one hour later, auckland opted for a lights display projected on to city landmarks. while in australia, a spectacular fireworks display lit up the sky over sydney harbour bridge celebrations there went ahead this year despite soaring corona virus case numbers. and north korea has welcomed in the new year as well with an open air show in the capitol shown yet well here in germany, there are still a few hours left of 2021 and the new german chancellor has recorded his 1st urged all germans to stand together in the fight against covered 19 and to get vaccinated . other than tackling the pandemic, the german liter. so the biggest challenge for the upcoming year was to lay the foundations for germany's future development. i think one small change is that today i am the one speaking to you on new year's eve as your federal chancellor. things are different this year. after 16 years of new year's addresses by angle america, germany's new head of government rose to the task for the 1

now, at 11am our time, it is new zealand, the tiny pacific island of tonga and samoa kicking off theations around the world and the last of all to bring in 2022 will be tiny outlying islands of the united states. this isjust about the start of it. this is auckland harbour bridge and the guy tower with a light show under way after 128 days of 2021 spent in lockdown. new figures show staff absences caused by covid at nhs acute trusts in england rose by more than 40% per cent in the week to boxing day. hospitals in northampton, sheffield and rotherham have temporarily suspended visiting due to the high number of 0micron cases. an average of more than 25,000 health workers were off sick or isolating each day. london was again the worst hit with about 4% of staff in acute trusts absent — up by nearly 60% on the week before. borisjohnson has praised what he called the "heroic" vaccination effort across the country. the government says its met its target of offering all adults in england a boosterjab. but nhs bosses say some vaccination centres have reported that as many as 40% of people fa

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in the american context, if new york is rome, jerusalem is something like guam or american samoa. >>ts, helena is a remarkable woman. we know only a couple of things about the empress helena. we know that she was christian, and we know that she was a commoner. >> and yet she gets together with a traveling roman army officer and gives birth to the man who will one day become emperor of rome. >> since its creation in 27 bc, the roman empire has been ruled by pagans. then in 312 ad, helena's son, constantine, has a dramatic change of faith. >> the story goes that on the eve of a great battle outside rome, he has a vision. >> he sees a cross of light in the sky, and he hears a voice that tells him, "by this, you will conquer." he takes it to mean that by the symbol of the cross and by christianity, he's going to become the lone emperor and the supreme figure in the known world. >> he wins the battle and becomes the first christian emperor. >> christianity is very much a minority cult practiced probably by no more than about 10 percent of the empire's population, if that. >> it's almost i

now the profile of samoa's first female leader. also the first co—prime minister.arbon emissions. you don't need my pain or my tears to know that we're in a crisis. - no city, no community and no eco system will be spared from the reckoning that lies beyond 1.5 degrees of warming. not everyone gets to make choices about life and death. we here are privileged today to do exactly that. the pacific islands are facing an existential crisis. extreme weather patterns and rising sea levels are already forcing people to relocate and threatening to create a generation of climate refugees. what's happening here is a bellwether of the planet's future as the world met for the cop 26 in glasgow. i traveled to the pacific islands to meet women on the front lines who are leading the fight against the climate crisis from elders relocating their villages. they told us to go, go. you just worry about your life. to a younger generation leading with practical approaches.

the bbc�*s megha mohan meets samoa's first female leader fiame naomi mata'afa.e to bbc news. health officials say the first people in the uk have been hospitalised with the omicron variant of coronavirus, with the uk facing an inevitable large wave of infections. ministers say the uk is in a race to get the covid booster to as many eligible people, as quickly as possible, with bookings opening to everyone aged between 30 and 39. it comes as health leaders warn that nhs staff are currently working at full stretch. here's our health correspondentjim reed. in southampton this morning, plenty of people were out queueing for covid vaccine number three. ministers and scientists say these boosterjabs are the most important defence against the omicron variant of this winter. i think it's important just to make sure that you are protected as best as you can. my wife is having her one today as well, so just make sure that we are as best protected as we can. from monday, people in their 30s in england will be able to book their booster appointments, three months after that