stephanie prentice reports. migrating to africa didn't make it out of israel's hula valley after a strain of bird flu took hold of the group. translation: there was no other event of this _ magnitude in israel. the cranes come from the north, from russia. in october they already identified the bird flu in europe and on their way to africa, about 50,000 cranes stopped here to rest and they brought the disease. those carefully disposing of the bodies estimate they've cleared away around 5,000 so far, declaring this nature reserve off—limits in case of human transmission. prime minister naftali bennett says he's working on a more robust plan after local media reported that children may have touched the dead birds and contributed to the spread of the flu. and fears about that spread have led to preventative cullings, with hundreds of thousands of chickens killed so far, enough to prompt warnings of egg shortages. overall, the outbreak is being called the worst blow to wildlife in the country's history, but there is

stephanie prentice reports.t announcing her bid for colombia's presidency once again, 20 years after campaigning for the samejob led to her being kidnapped by rebels. now she says she is ready to finish what she started. translation: for decades i we have only had bad options, extreme right, extreme left, now it is time to have a good option, the option of the centre, the option of the heart, the option of union and transformation from within. the franco—colombian leader of the 0xygen green party has been living abroad since she was rescued from farc rebels in 2008 as part of operation checkmate. translation: mother, i am free! she had been held for 6.5 years in thejungle, mostly in chains after she tried to escape, and described being forced to walk for days, constantly moving from camp to camp and not being fed. shortly after her release she told the bbc her focus would now be closer to home. now i have to just retreat and be alone with my family and construct my matrix with the one i love and then — it will t

stephanie prentice, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news. to pick a black woman after a us supreme courtjudge retires. the shuttle challenger exploded soon after lift—off. there were seven astronauts on board, one of them a woman schoolteacher. all of them are believed to have been killed. by the evening, tahrir square, the heart of official cairo, was in the hands of the demonstrators. they were using the word 'revolution'. the earthquake - singled out buildings and brought them down in seconds. _ tonight, the search for any survivors. has an increasing desperation about it as the hours pass. i the new government is firmly in control of the entire republic of uganda. survivors of the auschwitz concentration camp have been commemorating the 40th anniversary of their liberation. they toured the huts, gas chambers and crematoria and relived their horrifying experiences. this is bbc world news. the latest headlines: britain's prince andrew demands a trial byjury as he rejects the allegations of sexual abuse and assault made by virginia giuffre.

stephanie prentice reports.ty in europe may not be here yet but it could be on the horizon, according to experts, as infections level in the region, due to omicron, are moving it into what has been called a pandemic endgame. but what does endgame actually mean? pandemic endgame is not an endgame of the covid—i9 the prediction, a respite from case numbers and subsequent deaths, though with the risk of the winter insurgency in the past two years. the who saying the priority now is to stabilise the situation in europe, where vaccination levels range from 25% to 95% across countries. but as many of those countries have seen, not everyone agrees to being vaccinated or to control measures. something the who has also been addressing. i think what is the challenge as we move into this next phase of this pandemic, is how do we get the balance right with the measures that are needed to reduce the spread? we are asking people to be very cautious, for the moment. this pandemic will end. we will not be in this cycle forever.

stephanie prentice, bbc news.nce the end of the second world war. who betrayed the family of anne frank to the nazis? anne frank died in a concentration camp in191t5, at the age of 15, after two years in hiding in amsterdam. her diary, published after her death, is probably the most famous first—hand account ofjewish life during the war. anna holligan reports from amsterdam on the conclusion of a lengthy investigation. the final entry in anne frank's diary. tuesday 1st august 191m. three days later, thejewish teenager was arrested. this was the frank family's hiding place during the nazi occupation of the netherlands. and this question of who betrayed the frank family, who had lived in this building undetected before the end of the war, has remained one of the great mysteries of dutch history. and now this team of investigators have identified a man who they believe is the key suspect, a jewish lawyer who had been based here in amsterdam helping jewish refugees fleeing nazi germany. no dna clues or video images ex

stephanie prentice reports.tempt to clean up forward in an attempt to clean up the coast here but now efforts have ta ken two steps back as another leak has seeped into the problems of teams here on the beaches. 0n into the problems of teams here on the beaches. on a coastline, local fishermen says smells like death. mopping up the oil is slow work and doing it quickly no small feat of ingenuity. the major smell almost two weeks ago led to a national cry for help in one unusual campaign, asking people to donate not their time but had to be used in cleanup efforts. that is because human hair repels water but actively absorbs oil. peruvians across the country headed to hairdressers, or even the streets, for a few cut. the hair then formed into cylinders and shipped to the coast. the feeling? every little helps. some even donated dog fur in an attempt to save marine wildlife. translation: ~ ., ., wildlife. translation: ., ., , translation: we are not pet uroomers translation: we are not pet groomers but _ translati

stephanie prentice, bbc news.esearch station in antarctica is attempting to contain a covid outbreak. at least 16 of the 25 people based at the princess elisabeth polar station have caught the virus, although all the cases have been mild so far. new arrivals have been suspended until the outbreak eases. a relief operation is under way in the us state of colorado, where wildfires have destroyed almost a thousand homes. at least three people are missing. on saturday red cross volunteers had to distribute portable heaters for thousands of residents who lost power after snow and frigid temperatures compounded their misery. more than 20 people have been rescued after spending a night trapped in two cable cars in the us state of new mexico. the sandia peak tramway, in albuquerque, became stuck because of icy conditions. those on board, all employees of the company and a restaurant at the top, were supplied with food, water and emergency blankets. a german sea rescue charity has taken hundreds of migrants to the italian

stephanie prentice, bbc news.rts after a wildfire hit the american state of colorado. the fire destroyed almost 1,000 homes and at least 3 people are missing. russell trott has more. freezing conditions and a blanket of snow had helped to quell the flames. the eerie charred remains are all that's left in this part of boulder county. the snow, up to ten inches in places, was initially welcome, but is now hampering relief operations. three people are still unaccounted for but rescue has now turns to recovery in the search to find those still missing. we are calling on cadaver dogs and search teams to help us with the effort tomorrow. the structures where these folks would be are completely destroyed. they are covered with about eight inches of snow right now. the wildfire had moved quickly, fanned by high winds. it took just seconds to rip through an area the size of a football pitch, leaving a trail of destruction. entire neighbourhoods engulfed in flames, at least 1000 homes and businesses destroyed. tens of thous

stephanie prentice, bbc news. let's get some of the day's other news.tempting to contain a covid outbreak. at least 16 of the 25 people based at the princess elisabeth polar station have caught the virus, although all the cases have been mild so far. new arrivals have been suspended until the outbreak eases. more than 20 people have been rescued after spending a night trapped in two cable cars in the us state of new mexico. the sandia peak tramway, in albuquerque, became stuck because of icy conditions. those on board — all employees of the company and a restaurant at the top — were supplied with food, water and emergency blankets. snow is hindering relief efforts after a wildfire hit the american state of colorado. the fire destroyed almost a thousand homes and at least three people are missing. it started in unusually dry conditions and came under control in part because of snowfall. russell trott has more. freezing conditions and a blanket of snow had helped to quell the flames. the ear recharge remains are all that's left in this part of boulder cou

stephanie prentice, bbc news. let's get some of the day's other news.pting to contain a covid outbreak. at least 16 of the 25 people based at the princess elisabeth polar station have caught the virus, although all the cases have been mild so far. new arrivals have been suspended until the outbreak eases. more than 20 people have been rescued after spending a night trapped in two cable cars in the us state of new mexico. the sandia peak tramway, in albuquerque, became stuck because of icy conditions. those on board — all employees of the company and a restaurant at the top — were supplied with food, water and emergency blankets. denmark has announced plans to end the use of fossil fuels on domestic flights by 2030. in a new year address prime minister mette frederiksen said flying must be made green but acknowledged the target would be hard to meet. denmark had already announced plans to reduce carbon emissions by 70% of 1990 levels by 2030. after almost three decades, football fans will now be allowed police are appealing for information after a man wa

stephanie prentice reports.y trying to avoid the most contagious form of covid yet. just three weeks ahead of the winter games, beijing's luck has run out. translation: in the morning of january the 15th _ the testing agency reported abnormal nucleic acid testing results. the results remain positive with detection of the mutations of the omicron variant. omicron�*s distinctive mutations found in one of the city's 21 million residents testing due to work requirements. the case, said to be mild, could still be china's biggest challenge so far to their zero covid strategy. they want to use the winter olympics to showcase not only athletic achievement but also the success of that strategy but if they don't, like, if they choose not to take draconian measures like a full lockdown you will see the silent spread of the omicron variant. with the pressure on, officials say the containment plans are working since the country's first omicron case was reported a week ago. the cases appearing then in shanghai and guangdong.

stephanie prentice, bbc news.lecommunication firms to delay the roll—out of 5g technology near the country's airports until they can upgrade their aviation equipment. our north america correspondent, peter bowes, has more. they are. talking about dire consequences. this 5g technology will be rolled out on wednesday. it was the cellphone company saying this is good for the consumer, faster data speeds, it will mean better mobile phone connections, but the airlines are very concerned about how it will affect equipment on a plane that is used by a pilot as he is coming, or she's coming in to land. specifically the radar altimeter. this is a device that sends radio waves to the ground. it helps the pilot determine the altitude of the plane, how far the aircraft is from the ground especially important when there is poor weather conditions, poor visibility, but there is plenty of bad weather in the united states this week. the federal aviation administration says it has cleared a dozen different types of aircraft to com

stephanie prentice, bbc news.ave been knocked out by the comoros, who are playing at the finals for the first time. bbc africa's ian williams has more. another action packed day at the cup of nations in. shock and a little history as well but we will start with the upset. comoros upsetting the four time to champions ghana 3-2. four time to champions ghana 3—2. they were playing against ten men for much of the game because the ghana captain was sent off early on. they did manage to turn it around and brought it back to to all after being to nil down before the winner was scored with five minutes to go. for a first period ends at afcon, what a monumental result. it may not be enough to see them through to the final 16. humiliation for the black stars, bottom of the pile in group c. morocco is top and gabe on is second. —— gabon. the history maker among all of this also here today, salim the rwanda —— the first female referee to ever take charge of a match at the cup of nations putting in a great performance here and

stephanie prentice has this report.ds migrated final resting place but these birds migrated to final resting place but these birds migrated to africa final resting place but these birds migrated to africa make it out of israel's hulu valley after a strain of bird flu took hold of the group. translation: there was no _ hold of the group. translation: there was no other _ hold of the group. translation: there was no other event - hold of the group. translation: there was no other event of - there was no other event of this magnitude in israel. in october they already identified the bird flu in europe and on their way to africa, about 50,000 cranes stopped here to rest and they brought the disease. , . . , disease. they carefully disoosing _ disease. they carefully disposing of _ disease. they carefully disposing of the - disease. they carefully disposing of the body l disease. they carefully - disposing of the body estimate they have cleared around 5000 so far, declaring his nature reserve off—limits in case of human tran

stephanie prentice, bbc news.inflicted significant damage on tonga, but no—one is known to have died. communications, however, remain difficult. local mobile phones are not working and ms ardern said she had been unable to reach her tongan counterpart. new zealand and the us are among countries to have pledged support to the island. jon donnison reports. the violence of this underwater volcano was captured from space, triggering tsunami warnings across the pacific. tonga, made up of more than 170 islands, was the first to be hit. this video, which is yet to be verified, is thought to be from within a church. 500 miles away in fiji, they felt the force too. widespread coastal flooding, but thankfully no casualties reported so far. the volcano erupted just north of tonga's main island. but the shockwaves swept across the globe, with tsunami alerts stretching from chile to japan. it was very short but very explosive. so it tells us there was enough energy released in this very short—lived blast that was able to essen

stephanie prentice, bbc news.t proceedings in a civil lawsuit against him. the duke of york's lawyers had argued that virginia giuffre — who has accused him of sexually assaulting her when she was a teenager — lives in australia, so is not a us resident. prince andrew has consistently denied the allegations. aruna iyengar has this report. seen here at the age of 17, virginia roberts, now giuffre, with prince andrew on the left and ghislaine maxwell in the background. miss giuffre has accused prince andrew of sexually assaulting her when she was a teenager at the homes ofjeffrey epstein, the convicted child sex offender, and ghislaine maxwell. prince andrew has consistently denied the allegations. the civil lawsuit seeks unspecified damages. two efforts to stall the case were blocked on saturday. us federaljudge lewis kaplan told the prince's lawyers they must hand over key legal documents before a crucial court hearing in new york on tuesday. he also rejected arguments by the prince's lawyer, andrew brettler, that

stephanie prentice reports.etancourt announcing her bed for colombia's residency 20 years after campaigning for the samejob letter being kidnapped by rebels. now she says she is ready to finish what she started. translation: for decades we _ started. translation: for decades we have _ started. translation: fr?" decades we have only had bad options, extreme right, extreme left, now it is time to have a good option, the option of the centre, the option of the heart, the option of union and transformation from within. she has been living _ transformation from within. she has been living abroad since being rescued from farc rebels in 2008 as part of operation at checkmate. translation: mother, i am free! she _ checkmate. translation: mother, i am free! she had _ checkmate. translation: mother, i am free! she had been _ checkmate. translation: mother, i am free! she had been held - i am free! she had been held for 6.5 i am free! she had been held for 6-5 years _ i am free! she had been held for 6.5 years in _ i am fr

stephanie prentice, bbc news. let's get some of the day's other news.ain a covid outbreak. at least 16 of the 25 people based at the princess elisabeth polar station have caught the virus, although all the cases have been mild so far. new arrivals have been suspended until the outbreak eases. at least two people are now reported to be missing, including a 91—year—old grandmother, after wildfires engulfed two towns in the american state of colorado on thursday. at least 30,000 people were forced to flee their homes at short notice when grassfires set houses ablaze in the suburbs of denver. at least 500 houses were destroyed. more than 20 people have been rescued after spending a night trapped in two cable cars in the us state of new mexico. the sandia peak tramway, in albuquerque, became stuck because of icy conditions. those on board — all employees of the company and a restaurant at the top — were supplied with food, water and emergency blankets. this is bbc news. a reminder of the headlines: south africa's president leads funeral tributes to archbisho

stephanie prentice, bbc news.tion of the auschwitz death camp and remembers the millions of people murdered by the nazi regime. alina peretti was captured by the nazis as a child and witnessed those final days in auschwitz before being freed. she's never spoken about her experience before. but after she was diagnosed with dementia, her son encouraged her to tell her story before it's too late. graham satchell has been to meet them. this is a great one, this one. this is a great one, this one. this is... this is a great one, this one. this is- - -_ this is... that is my other brother — this is... that is my other brother and _ this is... that is my other brother and his _ this is... that is my other brother and his cossacks. | this is... that is my other- brother and his cossacks. alina peretti, brother and his cossacks. alina peretti. now — brother and his cossacks. alina peretti, now in _ brother and his cossacks. alina peretti, now in her— brother and his cossacks. alina peretti, now in her 90s, - brother and hi

stephanie prentice reports. a national pastime taken to the streets. this neighbourhood just outside toronto using a break in the snowstorms to enjoy their new project. it’s enjoy their new pro'ect. it's a little bit annoying sometimes but yeah. a little bit helpful though too. we but yeah. a little bit helpful though toe-— but yeah. a little bit helpful thou:h too. ~ , ., .,' though too. we started off with two houses, we've _ though too. we started off with two houses, we've expanded i though too. we started off withj two houses, we've expanded to three _ two houses, we've expanded to three now _ two houses, we've expanded to three now. we make it a little difficult — three now. we make it a little difficult for the mail carrier, i know— difficult for the mail carrier, i know that.— difficult for the mail carrier, i know that. ., ., ., , difficult for the mail carrier, i know that. ., ., ._ , i know that. the mailman may be caettin i know that. the mailman may be getting through — i know that. the mailman may be getting through but _ i know that. the

stephanie prentice reports.n europe may not be here yet but it could be on the horizon according to experts as infections with omicron are moving it to what is called a pandemic and game. it meant the omicron will subside, there will be a global community, either through vaccine or because people have immunity due to infection. the prediction a respite from case numbers and subsequent deaths though with the risk of a winter insurgency for the past two years. priorities now to stabilise the situation in europe where vaccination levels went from 25% to 95% across countries. but as many of those countries. but as many of those countries have seen, not everyone agrees to be vaccinated or to control measures. something the who has also been addressing. i measures. something the who has also been addressing.— also been addressing. i think what is the — also been addressing. i think what is the challenge - also been addressing. i think what is the challenge as - also been addressing. i think what is the challenge as we

stephanie prentice, bbc news.t that account is not true and is up to sue gray to decide how she conducts her investigation. as i said, i am not going to pre—empt, prejudice, or interfere with that. the first images of tonga after the tsunami, with homes covered in volcanic ash. aid agencies warn of an urgent need forfresh water new official statistics show that average pay rises in the uk are failing to keep up with the rise in the cost of living teachers in england and wales will for the first time be given advice on how to help pupils who�*ve self—harmed and the authorities in canada say it could take days to clean up after the massive snow storm that hit the greater toronto area. britain�*s labour party says the government is "in chaos" after the prime minister�*s former adviser, dominic cummings, accused borisjohnson of lying to parliament about a gathering at the height of the uk�*s first lockdown. mr cummings said he was prepared to "swear under oath" that mrjohnson knew a drinks party was being held — a cla

here's stephanie prentice.ost contagious form of coal that yet, jet three weeks ahead of the games, beijing's luck is running out. in ahead of the games, bei'ing's luck is running outfi luck is running out. in the morning _ luck is running out. in the morning of— luck is running out. in the morning ofjanuary - luck is running out. in the morning ofjanuary 15, - luck is running out. in the morning ofjanuary15, a l morning of january 15, a testing morning ofjanuary15, a testing agency reported abnormal nucleic acid testing results. the results remain positive but the detection of the mutations of the omicron variant. . ., �* , the mutations of the omicron variant. . ., �*, , . variant. omicron's distinctive mutations — variant. omicron's distinctive mutations found _ variant. omicron's distinctive mutations found in _ variant. omicron's distinctive mutations found in one - variant. omicron's distinctive mutations found in one of. variant. omicron's distinctive | mutations found in one of the cities 21 million resi

stephanie prentice reports. gunfire. weeks of violent protests, the youth mobilised in the streets.ith police. protesters here prepared to give up everything to demand democratic civilian rule but now a new year is bringing in new problems for them. the sudanese prime minister abdalla hamdok has confirmed he will now step down while thousands marched against his recent deal to agree to share power with the army, his absence leaves the army solely in charge. translation: i have tried my best to stop the country _ from sliding towards disaster. sudan is closing down a dangerous turning point that threatens its whole survival. on sunday, military forces staged another violent crackdown on dissent in khartoum. but that hasn't deterred many of those in the streets. translation: | think _ the international community does not have the final say, the street has the final say and the international community can move according to what the street wants. it's a defiance that hasn't waned since military abruptly took over from the civilian—led government even when they back—pedalled, reinstating

stephanie prentice reports. from last minute cancellations, two hours of delays in airports.travel chaos in the united states as the demand for new year's rush, staffing in 0micron world and bad weather cologne that may collide. many on social media so the trip was cancelled either as they arrived at the airport or once they were through security. some say they are now stuck until tuesday at the earliest. and this man described an extensive reroute involving sleeping on the floor at dallas airport. more than 4400 flights were cancelled worldwide over saturday and into sunday. 2500 of those were going to or from us airports. chicago took the biggest hit due to storms there with 1000 flights unable to use the 0 hair or midway airports. in a statement, united airlines, when those impact had said that today's cancellations were driven by 0micron staffing and weather—related issues. we did pre— councilflights in anticipation of inclement weather. but with many people now returning home from christmas holidays, sunday is expected to see further chaos, particularly with forecasts of

stephanie prentice, bbc news.of the civil sexual abuse case being brought by virginia giuffre in america. according to court documents, prince andrew's legal team argue ms giuffre may be suffering from false memories, and they want to hear from her husband and her psychologist. prince andrew denies all the allegations against him. this comes 2a hours after virginia giuffre requested witness accounts from prince andrew's former assistant and a woman at a nightclub at the time of the allegations, and now the prince has hit back with requests of his own. as you mentioned, his legal team wants to hear from her husband, robert giuffre. they want to know how he met his wife in 2002, the household finances. they also want to ask about virginia giuffre's relationship with the convicted sex offendersjeffrey epstein and ghislaine maxwell. the duke's side is claiming that ms giuffre had a role in recruiting underage girls to be trafficked. they also contend, as you mentioned there, that she may suffer from false memories, wh

but the clean—up teams have been using a rather unusual method to mop up the spill as stephanie prenticemopping up the oil is slow work and doing it quickly no small feat of ingenuity. a major spill nearly two weeks ago led to a national cry for help and one unusual campaign, asking people to donate not their time but their hair to be used in the clean—up effort. that's because human hair repels water and actively absorbs oil. peruvians across the country headed to hairdressers or even the streets for a free cut. the hair then formed into cylinders and shipped to the coast. the feeling? every little helps. some even donated their dogs fur in an attempt to save marine wildlife. translation: we are not a pet groomers but there l is the will of the people and in the end the hair grows. everything grows. but what does not return are the deaths of the animals. but while the nation has come together to tackle the disaster, a row over who is to blame for it has proved divisive. 0il provider repsol is denying responsibility while environment agencies here pursue it. but for now, it's the local p

stephanie prentice, bbc news.rimmer vanished from a beach near sydney more than 50 years ago, and she was never seen again. the series is presented byjon kay, and in the latest episode, he's uncovered the story of another girl, kathy wrethman, which has a much happier ending. let's take a look. june 1968... and kathy wrethman was safe. the toddler had been missing for three days, but she was found — alone, in new south wales, almost 20 miles from home. hi,jon! now a grandma, this is the first time kathy's ever spoken publicly about what happened. the person that took me didn't hurt me. the only thing kathy could tell her parents was that there was a man, and the only clue — whoever took herfrom the family home cut her hair. nobody was ever charged. i can't remember a lot. i can only remember a dog, and a room, being in a room. someone coming in, opening this door and saying, "go to sleep." i do remember that, and the dog under my bed. it was a big dog — i think it was an alsatian. what's it like for you now — even

stephanie prentice reports.eing planned behind the kremlin walls when it comes to its action on the border with ukraine, west is stepping up its support and their rhetoric. secretary of state antony blinken promising a swift, severe and united response to russian aggression, reiterating that an invasion will notjust put ukraine at stake but the bedrock of world peace. it ukraine at stake but the bedrock of world peace-— world peace. it really is and should be a global— world peace. it really is and should be a global concern _ world peace. it really is and should be a global concern because - world peace. it really is and should be a global concern because there| be a global concern because there are some basic principles, international relations at stake that have helped keep the peace and security in europe for the last decades. ~ ., security in europe for the last decades. ~ . ,, ,, ., decades. meanwhile, the us state department _ decades. meanwhile, the us state department tweeting _ decades. meanwhile, the