we have seen the authorities in urumqi, where the morning in urumqi, where the mourning and anti—lockdownem issue an apology, some kind of self—criticism perhaps could be coming in those particular places, where officials could be held responsible, but it is always very difficult to predict chinese politics, but my money would be on a clampdown rather than further concessions. the situation is probably going to get uglier before it gets better. this is a question i wonder if anyone has the answer to, but i will ask you anyway, why do you think the authorities in china are persisting with her zero—covid strategy when it clearly isn't working? when, despite that policy, the number of infections are at record levels compared with even the start of the pandemic, why do they persist with that policy? they don't see that they have a better alternative. in particular, china's intensive care beds, the number of intensive care beds, is not sufficient. the government cannot be sure that it will be sufficient if there is a full nationwide epidemic, and the vaccination rates, particularly among the e

following the protests, urumqi�*s city government relaxed some restrictions.of uighur muslims. it�*s been under stringent coronavirus measures for three months as beijing continues to grapple with a steep rise in covid infections, despite its so—called �*zero covid policy�*. 0ur correspondent katie silver is following this story from singapore. the fire broke out on the 15th floor of this apartment building on thursday night. we understand it took authorities about three hours to put it out and according to state media, ten people died from it and nine were injured. this deadly blaze has then attracted attention on social media, making many complain and question this ongoing commitment to zero covid. some residents telling the bbc that they question whether or not these people were able to leave the building, and many for example relying on chats from the government to give themselves security that they were able to leave. now we have seen videos emerge on tiktok as well as weibo, which is china�*s equivalent of twitter, showing people coming up against offici

earlier this week. western city of urumqi earlier this week-— western city of urumqi earlier thisweekwn and _ this week. because the city was in lockdown and under- this week. because the city was in lockdown and under the - in lockdown and under the bureaucratic control of the government the five engines can actually get to put out the fire and as a result many people died and also as a fact five exits were sealed as part of this brutal zero covid policy. of this brutal zero covid toli . , , , of this brutal zero covid oli . , , , , policy. despite being here in london, many _ policy. despite being here in london, many get _ policy. despite being here in london, many get their- policy. despite being here in| london, many get their faces covered for fear of retaliation. some say they will return to continue to support those who they claim are being repressed. greg mckenzie, bbc news, outside the chinese embassy, london. snow is falling in kyiv and temperatures are hovering around freezing— as ukraine battles to cope with power cuts after a barrage— of russian missile strikes targeting

on friday, crowds took to the street in urumqi. protests then spread to other large cities and campuses, including tsinghua university in beijing where chinese leader xi jinping studied. many of the protesters held up blank pieces of white paper. when man in beijing told reuters, "the white paper represent everything we want to say but cannot say." on saturday night, hundreds gathered in shanghai for a candlelight vigil for the victims of the urumqi fire, where clashes with police were caught on camera. >> you guys have a job. >> you guys have a job to make a living and make money. how about us? it has been three years. amy: videos show some protesters chanting "down with xi jinping!" and "we want freedom." we'll have more on this story after headlines. ukrainians are bracing for more frigid conditions as president volodymyr zelenskyy warned more russian missile strikes are coming, while utility companies struggle to restore power to damaged infrastructure. the national energy company asked residents to keep conserving electricity

whether this is true or not, it sparked waves of protests in the regional capital, urumqi. to other cities and university campuses, as spontaneous memorial services for those who died in the fire have transformed into demonstrations calling for an end to lockdowns. people are also blaming xi jinping personally for not changing the zero—covid approach, which is forcing business after business to shut down. protests have been building in china all year, with people here increasingly sick of zero—covid restrictions. the government seems to have drastically underestimated popular discontent, yet, for the moment, has no easy way out of the zero—covid out of the zero—covid corner it's painted itself into. stephen mcdonnell, bbc news, beijing. andrew chubb specialises in chinese politics and international relations at lancaster university. i think the most dramatic protests, of course, for a political point of view are the ones in shanghai, that your reporter has outlined there. there are calls for xi jinping to stand down, and other anti—government slogans being chanted. but i th

following the protests, urumqi's city government relaxed some restrictions.t's been under stringent coronavirus measures for three months as beijing continues to grapple with a steep rise in covid infections, despite its so—called �*zero covid policy'our correspondent katie silver is following this story from singapore. (pres) let's look at some of the day's other news (tx 00v)the democratic republic of congo has announced that it will hold its next presidential election in december next year. the announcement comes as rebel groups continue to cause instability in the east of the country, displacing tens of thousands of people from their homes. taiwan's president has resigned as leader of the governing party, saying she takes full responsibility for her party's poor showing in the local elections. tsai ing—wen's attempt to frame the elections on her government's defiance of china's increased military threats failed to sway voters. the vatican has accused china of breaking a landmark agreement signed four years ago over the administration of chinese catholics.

urumqi, in xinjiang province, is home to many uighur muslims.sures for three months as beijing continues its zero covid policy, despite record daily infections. 0ur correspondent katie silver is following this story from singapore. the fire broke out on the 15th floor of this apartment building on thursday night. we understand to authorities about three hours to put it out and according to state media, ten people died from it and nine were injured. this deadly blaze has then attracted attention on social zero covid. some residents telling the bbc that they question whether against officials and hazmat suits, screaming out, lift the lockdown, as well as hitting drums. all of this comes about is the fact that china particularly when it has come to the world cup, people have seen that is triggering, they have seen videos of people online out and about in crowds with no masks on. on friday we saw the third day in a row of consecutive daily cases hitting about 35000 and that is small in a population of 1.4 billion, but the restrictions are immense. t

so exceptionally urumqi.ptionally significa and normalised kind of once in a generation moment happening right. i wonder to what extent this is a result of economic concerns the sort of promise xi jinping the promise of china for the last 20 years to its people that we're going to its people that we're going to operate incredibly repressive system . we're not going to give system. we're not going to give you human you're not going to have freedom expression. but in return, we'll give you prosperity and, stability. i wonder to extent the fact that prosperity and stability seems to be slipping away. the economy of china seems to be slow a little bit in. your view, has that been potentially what changes the here ? well, i think changes the here? well, i think there are a number of things to take into account, obviously, the economic has been exceptionally difficult for many, many people in china's hurt their businesses it's meant that they can't go about their daily business, their normal bustling settings which

whether this is true or not, it sparked waves of protests in the regional capital, urumqi.o other cities and university campuses, as spontaneous memorial services for those who died in the fire have transformed into demonstrations calling for an end to lockdowns. people are also blaming xi jinping personally for not changing the zero—covid approach, which is forcing business after business to shut down. here increasingly sick of zero—covid restrictions. popular discontent, yet, for the moment, has no easy way out stephen mcdonnell, bbc news, beijing. it's been another dramatic day of action at the the world cup in qatar. germany have kept their hopes alive of staying in the competition with a 1—1 draw against spain. a late equaliser helped the germans avoid a second defeat in a row. earlier in the day, canada were knocked out after losing to croatia 4—1. croatia have now lostjust once in their last 18 games, and face belgium on thursday. morocco produced the competition's latest upset by beating belgium 2—0. that unexpected result sparked these celebrations back in morocco

whether this is true or not, it sparked waves of protests in the regional capital, urumqi.w spread to other cities and university campuses, as spontaneous memorial services for those who died in the fire have transformed into demonstrations calling for an end to lockdowns. translation: it's all too chaotic. - the implementation has been so messy. it's been three years already. translation: the pandemic policy is prolonging _ our suffering. this policy is neither sustainable nor scientific. this policy won't change unless we speak up. people are also blaming xi jinping personally for not changing the zero—covid approach, which is forcing business after business to shut down. the policy is tied to something that really hits people in their everyday lives. the question of whether they can get on with going to work, that's where these restrictions have really come up against the idea that it is the leadership that is forcing these policies. protests have been building in china all year, with people here increasingly sick of zero—covid restrictions. the government seems to have

the latest protests began in the city of urumqi, when ten people died in a fire, amid claims that thehad hampered the rescue efforts. the protests spread quickly to other cities, including chengdu, wuhan, nanjing, and the capital beijing. our china correspondent stephen mcdonell has the latest. his report contains some flash photography. the chinese capital became the latest city with a demonstration calling for an end to the country's covid restrictions. the symbol of this movement has become white sheets of paper, with protesters holding them up to signify the way in which people are silenced here by official censorship. they are chanting that strict lockdowns and compulsory testing should stop. but dissatisfaction with the government's handling of the crisis is also spilling over into calls for press freedom and democracy. translation: we want freedom, not unlimited government power. | we want the rule of law. we don't want the next generation to live in this era of horror. zero covid in china has meant trying to return each outbreak to zero infections, using strict stay—at—home or

the protests began following a deadly fire in the western city of urumqi.e were killed, and strict lockdown rules were blamed for hampering rescue efforts. katie silver reports. earlier, i spoke with thomas hale, financial times correspondent in shaghai, who was at the scene. about 50 metres from what remains of the protest. i would not call it a protest. it was a mass gathering of people and essentially, they've cordoned off and blockaded the road on which it was happening. but there are still very large crowds gathered close to the original site to the protest as they can get. but what is your view of the significance of these protests? how political are they? i would say they are extremely significant and i would also say that the politics of china's covid policies, not sure if you can hear, next to me is a lot of disruption going on in the streets, sorry about that. i would say that the covid policies have become a kind of lightning node for wider frustrations, political frustrations in china including over a slowing economy which has been a very signif

there were also protests in chengdu, xi'an, wuhan and urumqi, where the first protest was seen.for the president to stand down. chanting these protesters are saying, "down with the chinese communist party! down with xijinping!" now, localised protests aren't uncommon in china, widespread ones are. but as the world has opened up after the pandemic, mass testing, quarantines and lockdowns are all still used in china. and when ten people died in a fire in urumqi last week, some said lockdown rules had slowed the response. not that the government accepts this. translation: forces with ulterior motives have used social media i to link the fire to the zero—covid policy, but the local government has combated these rumours and smears. the chinese state is certainly seeking to exert control online. the social media platform weibo has removed nearly all footage of the protests. the authorities also want to stop the footage ever getting online. this video — also from the bbc�*s edward lawrence — shows a woman being forced to delete photos. we're getting reports of police using cell—phone d

whether this is true or not, it's sparked waves of protest in the regional capital, urumqi.w spread to other cities and university campuses, as spontaneous memorial services for those who died in the fire have transformed into demonstrations, calling for an end to lockdowns, mass testing and other coronavirus measures. people are also blaming xi jinping personally for not easing the zero—covid approach which is tanking the economy. protests have been building in china all year, with people here increasingly sick of zero—covid restrictions. the government seems to have drastically underestimated popular discontent, yet for the moment has no easy way out of the zero—covid corner it's painted itself into. stephen mcdonell, bbc news, beijing. joining me now from lancaster, andrew chubb, a fellow at the asia society policy institute�*s centre for china analysis and a senior lecturer in chinese politics and international relations at lancaster university. good to have you with us. what is your take on these protests we are seeing, and the causes that have prompted them? it is seei

in urumqi, they are dissatisfied with the too strict isolation rules.his, according to the townspeople, caused the death of 10 people in recent fire in a residential high-rise building. people were unable to get out of the burning water police. urumqi behaved very restrainedly, but from cities and towns there is a message about the detained participants in such rallies, over the weekend, protests swept through a number of large cities. beijing shanghai nanjing wuhan guangzhou chongqing, but so far the chinese authorities stand their ground and still adhere to a policy of zero tolerance for sight and only in beijing is there a barely noticeable indulgence. further we will tell who will head the accounts chamber after after aleksey kudrin leaves the post and in the name of the king in britain, intelligence officers will forgive crimes. what exactly and why and wait a short time for an ambulance, the premiere of the new season of the popular series on ntv is already very close, we will return after a short advertisement. they do not charge any fees for tra

urumqi, in xinjiang province, is home to many uighur muslims.ie silver, is following this story from singapore. the fire broke out on the 15th floor of this apartment building on thursday night. we understand to authorities about three hours to put it out and according to state media, ten people died from it and nine were injured. this deadly blaze has then attracted attention on social media, making many complain and question his ongoing commitment to zero covid. some residents telling the bbc that they question whether or not these people were able to leave the building and many for example relying on chats from the government to give themselves security that they were able to leave. now we have seen videos of murdoch tick—tock, as well as weibo, which is china's equivalent of twitter, showing people coming up against officials and hazmat suits, screaming out, lift the lockdown, as well as hitting drums. all of this comes about is the fact that china was the first into this pandemic and it seems like it is going to be the last out. it has now

nationwide protests lit by a literal fire in urumqi last week. witnesses say a covid lockdown trapped residents in a burning building and killed at least 10. but this is a national release of pent-up anger. they're furious with zero-covid, and its brutal enforcement, which continued this weekend on a bbc reporter in shanghai. there, in china's largest city, the protests got personal. "step down xi jinping," they chant. one of the few times in years that demonstrators used his name. the protests spread to the capital beijing, including to tsinghua university, one of the country's most famous campuses. those who didn't want to make it explicit didn't have to: a blank piece of paper or an equation by physicist alexander friedmann, as in, free man, which many protestors no longer are. >> in shanghai a lot of people have already been detained. they did it for everybody, f all the people. free those people in shanghai! reporter: in washington today, national security spokesman john kirby endorsed chinese citizen'' right to peaceful protest. >> a lockdo

there have been protests against covid restrictions in the western chinese city of urumqi following aeadly fire that killed ten people. crowds chanted slogans such as "end lockdown" and broke through barriers guarded by officials wearing hazmat suits. at 10.00pm, luxmy gopal will be here with a full round—up of the days news. first, the big cases: the doorstep murder. operator: do you need the fire, police or ambulance? _ my husband's been shot! inaudible. i can't hear you. do you require the fire, police or ambulance? oh, my god! inaudible. who do you want to speak to? the fire, police or ambulance? police and ambulance, my husband'sjust been shot. it's one of scotland's most notorious unsolved murderers. my last and my only memory is of my dad on the floor in a pool of his own blood. we know that someone out there knows and look what it's doing to ourfamily, look at the damage that it's done. two sons growing up without a dad. finding the gun, we thought that would be it, it would be solved. nearly two decades after the murder of alistair wilson, could police be closer to catching h

thousands of miles away. —— about urumqi.as president hu... that says it all. john simpson. the boys, who are also 16, died on saturday following the separate incidents. the police say the attacks are links. there's been plenty of action in the world cup in qatar today. in group g, there was an incredible performance from cameroon, who recovered being two goals down against serbia to draw three—three. this afternoon in group, h ghana held off a south korean comeback to win three—two. welcome to doha. currently 0—0 in the second half. but it has been an absolutely incredible 2a hours for the african nations here. first up today, we had cameroon drawing with serbia. lots of twists and turns. cameroon were first on the score sheet, but then we had a very breathless end to the first half. two goals for serbia. they continue their run into the second half. we saw cameroon pulling back, half scoring two goals in a four minutes. don beat south korea today 3—2. —— ghana. watching those games was... and he told us how much this win me

there've been protests against covid restrictions in the western chinese city of urumqi following a deadlyire that killed ten people. crowds chanted slogans such as "end lockdown" and broke through barriers guarded by officials wearing hazmat suits. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. to what the the papers will be with me are author and journalist, emma woolf, and martin bentham, the home affairs editor of the london evening standard. hello to both of you. the observer brands a post—brexit trade deal made with japan a "failure." the paper calls it a blow to brexit and quotes figures that suggest exports have fallen since the deal came into force. "the emergency care system is collapsing" is the warning from the royal college of emergency medicine that's carried by the sunday telegraph. the front page of the sunday express claims that military accommodation will be used to house the backlog of asylum seekers who have arrived in brtiain. the sunday times has that report that we've been covering today into racism and misogyny at the london

whether this is true or not, it sparked waves of protests in the regional capital urumqi. chanting.his has now spread to other cities and university campuses as spontaneous memorial services for those who died in the fire have transformed into demonstrations, calling for an end to lockdowns. translation: it's all too chaotic. - the implementation is so messy. it's been three years already. translation: the pandemic policy is prolonging our - suffering. this policy is neither sustainable nor scientific. this policy won't change, unless we speak up. people are also blaming xi jinping personally for not changing the zero covid approach, which is forcing business after business to shut down. the policy is tied to something that really hits people in their everyday lives. the question of whether or not they can get on with going to work, that's where these restrictions have really come up against the idea that it's the leadership that is forcing these policies. protests have been building in china all year with people here increasingly sick of zero covid restrictions. the government seem

despite official denials, many internet users have blamed the deaths in urumqi on the lockdown of residentialst one person has died and around a dozen people are missing after a landslide on the italian holiday island of ischia. the country's interior minister has described the situation as very serious. mud and debris swept through the region after a night of torrential rain. mark lowen sent this report from naples. through the night came the rain, torrential and fast. and then the mud, a landslide pouring through ischia before dawn, burying and upturning what lay in its path — cars, trees, debris flung aside and uprooted. the rescue boats set off early, but were hampered by strong winds and rough seas, buffeting attempts to reach the island from naples. as they came ashore, the impact was clear. morning light revealed the torrents of mud and what they'd buried. man speaks italian "this mountain has fallen on the homes that are no longer "there," he says. houses were engulfed with people trapped beneath the mud, dozens of firefighters helped evacuate those they could. a rescue and a search f

so they disguise their flights, what they bring is currently unknown, but they fly to changego and urumqi, these chinese cities are powerful logistics and industrial centers , in particular, in chengzhou, divisions of the chinese defense giant norinco are based again in direct communication valery ryabikh, director of development of the information consulting company defense express good morning mr. valery good morning good morning well, we can only suspect what exactly these ruslans are transporting and why they so often fly in the direction of china and back. what do you think might be on board ah well, there are several versions and some are allegedly confirmed by chinese social networks ah, in particular, that is, at the end last week, our analysts drew attention to such frequent things from the russian federation to china and, in fact, when the same social networks were monitored, it seems to indicate that consumer goods are being exported, such as warm clothes . it is possible to predict that this may actually be a large batch of the same winter clothes for uh to solve the problem o

the latest protest began in the north west in the city of urumqi where ten people died in a fight amidckdown had hampered the rescue efforts. the protests spread quickly to other cities including chengdu, wuhan, nanjing and the capital beijing. our china correspondent stephen mcdonell has deleted and there is flash photography coming up. the chinese capital became the latest city with a demonstration calling for an end to the country's covid restrictions. the symbol of this movement has become white sheets of paper, with protesters holding them up to signify the way in which people are silenced here by official censorship. they are chanting that strict lockdowns and compulsory testing should stop. but dissatisfaction with the government's handling of the crisis is also spilling over into calls for press freedom and democracy. translation: we want freedom, not unlimited government power. | we want the rule of law. we don't want the next generation to live in this era of horror. zero—covid in china has meant trying to return each outbreak to zero infections, using strict stay—at—home ord

fire in urumqi . block. fire in urumqi.tors claim coronavirus measures which have seen residents lockdown for over three months, may have impeded their escape. civil unrest has now spread to shanghai and beijing with chants calling for president. xie to resign . the president. xie to resign. the police have said it is fully prepared. potential activist disruption . london ahead of disruption. london ahead of christmas . the force believes christmas. the force believes just stop oil protesters are planning activity in the capital from until the 48th of december. it says has policing measures in place respond to disruption the climate group has been using resistance as part of its campaign to stop future gas and oil projects , including holding oil projects, including holding up the m20 five. the and princess of wales have paid tribute to a rugby union great doddie weir who died yesterday, aged 52. in a tweet the royal couple called former scotland international and, british and irish lion a hero and an inspiration . dotty wh

what i thought was super interesting was, you know, the trigger most recently is what happened in urumqien people died, nine injured because of this fire. the reports are that the people couldn't get out because of covid lockdowns. that the doors were actually chained shut or barricaded the chinese government denies that however, it's clear from the reaction from the people you see on the ground that they think actually that was quite possible if not probable. even if it's not true, their lived experience is, wow, this is really become dangerous and unfair. >> how can xi -- can he make someone else the fall guy in this process how is that going to work? >> i think he likely will. he's in a real pickle because he has economic paralysis, he's got a population woefully unprepared for opening up, and now civil unrest as well and i think oil is a real tell here even if they open up, when you have a population that isn't as highly vaccinated as it could be by now, are you going to start to have issues like we saw in march and april and june of 2020 all the pork plants had to shut down because

fire in urumqi . block. fire in urumqi.tors claim coronavirus measures which have seen residents lockdown for over three months, may have impeded their escape. civil unrest has now spread to shanghai and beijing with chants calling for president. xie to resign . the president. xie to resign. the police have said it is fully prepared. potential activist disruption . london ahead of disruption. london ahead of christmas . the force believes christmas. the force believes just stop oil protesters are planning activity in the capital from until the 48th of december. it says has policing measures in place respond to disruption the climate group has been using resistance as part of its campaign to stop future gas and oil projects , including holding oil projects, including holding up the m20 five. the and princess of wales have paid tribute to a rugby union great doddie weir who died yesterday, aged 52. in a tweet the royal couple called former scotland international and, british and irish lion a hero and an inspiration . dotty wh

the protests began following a deadly fire in the western city of urumqi.eople were killed, and strict lockdown rules were blamed for hampering rescue efforts. katie silver reports. on the street in shanghai a protester is carried out by police. at the several hundred gathered. they chant and cheer each other. the bbc has seen the people being taken away by police. at least one was punched and ramped up against a car. many bring flowers to pay their respects to the ten people that died in a fire in the city almost 4000 kilometres away. the scuffles follow a night of demonstrations. what began as a virtual, turned into a protest with people airing their frustrations with china's zero covid policy. in mandarin, protesters chant, step down, step down. and lockdown. communist party, step down. and it is notjust shanghai but cities across the country. a video posted on social media huge crowds appear together at the university and chant rest in peace, long live the people. the unrest follows a fire in a high—rise apartment in the north—western city which killed

weekend of november began after a fire broke out in one of the high-rise buildings in the city of urumqin the west of the country, as a result of which one person died at least ten people were injured for another 9 years, the protesters blame the tragedy on the harsh anti-covid measures of the government, which, according to them, made it impossible to save people, the chinese authorities reject all accusations and this only increases the tension, the convinced correspondent of the mandarin service of voice of america leah anilly, the local authorities deny saying that it has nothing to do with covid measures they actually blame the victim because they had very poor survival skills and i can say that made people even more angry professor of johns hopkins university in the usa, serhiy radchenko agrees, people in china are unhappy with the government's tough response to the spread of the government's covid policy, there is growing dissatisfaction among the people with how the authorities have handled the lockdown, including cases where people were effectively locked at home for weeks witho

efforts to urumqi claiming. to rescue residents were hampered by anti—covid measures . by anti—covid measures. restrictions have been in place there since august. some most draconian lockdowns in country were yesterday. china a record number of coronavirus cases for a third consecutive day, putting further pressure on president xi zero—covid policy . the prince zero—covid policy. the prince and princess of have paid tribute to rugby union great doddie wear who died yesterday aged 52. in a tweet, doddie wear who died yesterday aged 52. in a tweet , the royal aged 52. in a tweet, the royal couple called the former scotland international and british and irish lion a hero and inspiration where he suffered from motor disease since 2006 and used his profile to raise awareness of the condition and generate funds through his charity foundation . through his charity foundation. paul thomson, director of fundraising for my name's dotti . his legacy is the fight against m&a , so the foundation against m&a, so the foundatio

whether this is true or not, it sparked waves of protest in the regional capital, urumqi.spontaneous memorial services for those who died in the fire have transformed into demonstrations calling for an end to lockdowns. people are also blaming xi jinping personally for not changing the zero—covid approach which is forcing business after business to shut down. protests have been building in china all year, with people here increasingly sick of zero—covid restrictions. the government seems to have drastically underestimated popular discontent, yet, for the moment, has no easy way out of the zero—covid corner it's painted itself into. stephen mcdonnell, bbc news, beijing. here, the transport secretary has been talking about the industrial dispute on the railways, which has led to more strikes, scheduled for next month. mark harper said there had to be reforms to the rail system to free up money for a pay offer for workers, and warned there wasn't a "bottomless pit" of taxpayers' money to throw at the problem. here's our political correspondent, helen catt. there have been rep

demonstrators block in urumqi.avirus, which have seen residents locked down for as long as 100 days, may impeded their escape . civil unrest has their escape. civil unrest has now spread to shanghai and beijing at level unseen since president xi jing pete took office with chants calling for him to resign . yesterday, china him to resign. yesterday, china reported record number of covid cases for a third day in a row. the met police said is fully prepared for potential activist disruption in london ahead of christmas . the force believes christmas. the force believes just a point are planning activity in the capital from tomorrow until the 14th of december. it said it has policing measures in place to respond to potential disruption. the climate group has been using civil resistance as part its campaign to stop future gas and oil projects, including up the m25 . the prince and princess of m25. the prince and princess of wales have paid tribute to rugby union greats where dotty, who died yesterday, aged 52. in a twee

fire in urumqi. people died in a tower block. fire in urumqi . demonstrators fire in urumqi.ures which have seen residents locked down for over three months may have their escape. civil has now spread to shanghai and beijing with chants calling for president z jinping to resign . president z jinping to resign. tv a dab+ radio is gb news now is back to . is back to. many thanks to tamsin roberts who returns in an hour's time. welcome to mark dolan tonight big stories , big guests and big stories, big guests and always big opinions in the news agenda with my panel, we do more to tackle loneliness , which it to tackle loneliness, which it turns out impacts not just older people, but the as well. and as queen camilla ditches her lady in waiting . are personal in waiting. are personal servants outdated and morally wrong . plus we got tomorrow's wrong. plus we got tomorrow's papers at exactly 1030 sharp with a full panel reaction tonight. we've got the dream broadcaster tommy . we stole him broadcaster tommy. we stole him from the clutches of the bbc academic lisa mckenzie, who's c

social media footage from china appears to show residents of the western city of urumqi protesting againststrators are seen arguing with officials, chanting "lift the covid lockdown", and breaking through barriers. there was an eruption of anger online in china following the deadly blaze, with some questioning whether pandemic restrictions prevented residents from escaping or hampered fire—fighting efforts. millions of people in cities across the country remain confined to their homes because of tough covid rules. the american actress, singer and songwriter irene cara has died in florida. she was 63. # i'm gonna live forever...# irene cara rose to stardom in 1980 in the musical "fame", in which she sang the title track. four years later she won an oscar and a grammy for the title song in the movie "flashdance". her publicist described her as a beautifully gifted soul whose legacy would live forever through her music and films. an agreement has been reached at a global conservation summit in panama to reduce the trade in shark fins. environmental groups say tens of millions of sharks are ki

demonstrators in the city of urumqi could be seen, apparently arguing with officials and trying to breakcommunications equipment from five chinese companies, including huawei, hikvision and zte, amid concerns over national security. it's the first time us regulators have taken such a step on security grounds. hikvision said its products present no security threat to the united states. argentina — one of the favourites to win the world cup before the tournament started — could be knocked out this evening. they play in one of four group matches in qatar today. 0ur correspondent nesta mcgregor is in doha for us. yes, good evening from the heart of the city. this is the waterfront, where you get a bird's eye view of people walking to one of the many fun parks. before we talk about today's games, an update on the home nations because england and wales trained today. thankfully, no fresh injury worries for either and some good news for england because leicester city midfielderjames maddison train for the first time since the tournament began. as you mentioned, the big one comes up later, argen

whether this is true or not, it sparked waves of protests in the regional capital, urumqi.other cities and university campuses, as spontaneous memorial services for those who died in the fire have transformed into demonstrations calling for an end to lockdowns. people are also blaming xi jinping personally for not changing the zero—covid approach, which is forcing business after business to shut down. protests have been building in china all year, with people here increasingly sick of zero—covid restrictions. the government seems to have drastically underestimated popular discontent, yet, for the moment, has no easy way out of the zero—covid corner it's painted itself into. stephen mcdonnell, bbc news, beijing. i'm joined now by professor kerry brown, director of the lau china institute at king's college london. he joins us from canterbury. thank you very much for making time to talk to us. just to start with, when you look at those pictures of those protests, what you think this is about? is this anger merely at the restrictions or wider than that? are people angry at the

whether this is true or not, it sparked waves of protests in the regional capital, urumqi.w spread to other cities and university campuses, as spontaneous memorial services for those who died in the fire have transformed into demonstrations calling for an end to lockdowns. translation: it's all too chaotic. - the implementation is so messy. it's been three years already. translation: the pandemic policy is prolonging _ our suffering. this policy is neither sustainable nor scientific. this policy won't change unless we speak up. people are also blaming xi jinping personally for not changing the zero—covid approach, which is forcing business after business to shut down. the policy is tied to something that really hits people in their everyday lives. the question of whether they can get on with going to work, that's where these restrictions have really come up against the idea that it is the leadership that is forcing these policies. protests have been building in china all year, with people here increasingly sick of zero—covid restrictions. the government seems to have drasti