the world health organisation is saying it's now lost access to a community badly hit by ebola, in thee congo, because 4 health workers have been killed in an attack on a treatment centre. a police investigation is underway. gareth barlow reports. the drc is gripped by the second worst ebola outbreak on record. thousands of people have died and thousands more have been infected but, once again, health workers trying to halt the virus have been attacked and killed. we are heartbroken that people have died in the line of duty as they worked to save others. the world has lost brave professionals. these constant attacks must stop. there have been more than 300 attacks on staff trying to tackle ebola since the start of the year, mostly attributed to rebels who do not believe ebola exists and think the medical response is part of a plot to wipe out communities. in the last weeks, there were seven cases of ebola, down from a peak of over 120 per week, in april, 2019. any interruption to the response could lead to a resurgence in the outbreak and more people could die as a consequence. the tra

the world health organisation, public health england, and the nhs all say there's no sufficient evidence56 poses a risk to health. however, that has done little to placate campaigners. earlier this year, one parliamentary petition calling for more research into 56 attracted more than 29,000 signatures. so what are their concerns? public health england and the government say that 56 and electromagnetic frequencies are safe because they all fall underneath the level of the international safety guidelines. however, there are huge issues with the safety guidelines. there is a great big gaping black hole. what the safety guidelines will tell you is whether your mast will burn or heat you, but what it won't tell you is all of these health effects that are known by science to be linked to electromagnetic frequency radiation. who decides who is guinea pigs? who is deciding to roll this out, and on who? who are going to be the lab rats, the lab mice, whatever you want to call us, because it's not safety tested? if someone said to me, fact, 5g is safe, if our government came to me and said, fact,

the world health organisation says it's lost access to a key ebola hit community in the eastern democraticepublic of congo after four health workers were killed in an attack on a treatment centre. a police investigation is underway. now on bbc news, our world. russia faces a deadly epidemic of domestic violence. lucy ash meets the families whose extraordinary stories have sparked a national debate and the politicians who are campaigning for changes in the law and better protection for those at risk. it contains discussion of domestic violence which some viewers may find upsetting. russia can be a dangerous place for women. it has a deadly culture of domestic violence. across the country, hundreds of women are killed every year by partners and relatives. but now, some russian women are fighting back, with a new wave of activism. this year, russian society was rocked by a big court case. three sisters accused of murdering their father injuly 2018 were found to have been physically and sexually abused by him for years. krestina, angelina and maria confessed to attacking their sleeping father,

the city's pollution level is 20 times higher that which the world health organisation considers acceptable. britain has become the latest european country to halt fracking for oil and gas because of safety concerns. it's been suspended since august after tremors in north west england. experts told ministers they could not predict how often or how strong future tremors might be. the company whirlpool has been criticised for the time it's taken to deal with potentially dangerous tumble dryers that have been linked to a spate of fires. mps on the business select committee say it's disgraceful that some customers who've been the victims of fires have been made to sign non—disclosure agreements to get compensation from the company. our personal finance correspondent simon gompertz reports. i've got some washing for you. caught up in the four—year process so far of whirlpool sorting out its danger dryers, stevie—jo from west london battled to get hers replaced, then found even the replacement was one of the models at risk of catching fire. it's scary to think that they've taken so long to sort t

the world health organisation, public health england and the nhs all say there's no sufficient evidence to say 56 poses a risk to health. however, that has done little to placate campaigners. earlier this year, one parliamentary petition calling for more research into 56 attracted more than 29,000 signatures. so what are their concerns? public health england and the government say that 56 and electromagnetic frequencies are safe because they all fall underneath the level of the international safety guidelines. however, there are huge issues with the safety guidelines. there is a great big gaping black hole. what the safety guidelines will tell you is whether your mast will burn or heat you, but what it won't tell you is all of these health effects that are known by science to be linked to electromagnetic frequency radiation. who decides who is guinea pigs? who is deciding to roll this out, and on who? who are going to be the lab rats, the lab mice, whatever you want to call us, because it's not safety tested? if someone said to me, fact, 56 is safe, if our government came to me and said

the world health organisation, public health england and the nhs all say there's no sufficient evidenceisk to health. however, that has done little to placate campaigners. earlier this year, one parliamentary petition calling for more research into 56 attracted more than 29,000 signatures. so what are their concerns? public health england and the government say that 56 and electromagnetic frequencies are safe because they all fall underneath the level of the international safety guidelines. however, there are huge issues with the safety guidelines. there is a great big gaping black hole. what the safety guidelines will tell you is whether your mast will burn or heat you, but what it won't tell you is all of these health effects that are known by science to be linked to electromagnetic frequency radiation. who decides who is guinea pigs? who is deciding to roll this out, and on who? who are going to be the lab rats, the lab mice, whatever you want to call us, because it's not safety tested? if someone said to me, fact, 56 is safe, if our government came to me and said, fact, 56 is safe,

the world health organisation has approved the world's first vaccine against ebola. democratic republic of the congo, which has already claimed at least 2,100 lives. and health authorities are getting ready to roll out a second experimental vaccine, part of a major clinical trial. here's our global health correspondent, tulip mazumdar. for more than a0 years, ebola has been one of the world's most deadly and terrifying diseases. medics have relied on very basic tools like quarantining victims and keeping them well hydrated to help save lives. but today, for the first time, there is an internationally approved vaccine that provides almost 100% protection against ebola. developed by the american pharmaceutical company merck, it has already been given to around 250,000 people in the drc. now, though, it can be stockpiled by governments and rolled out to countries that are most at risk of outbreaks. it's wonderful news. i mean, finally, after a0 years, we have got some tools that can prevent people from becoming infected. professor peter piot is part of the team that disc

that's according to the world health organisation.e shocking, the sample size was small. yuyun and her team is still waiting on the results of the second round. 0n the other side of indonesia's biggest island is a village on the outskirts of jakarta, and in the middle of a fight back against unwanted plastic waste. plastic is still being banned here. but things were much worse just a few months ago. and the fumes have had a shocking impact on the people living in the local neighbourhood. at one point, traders were burning plastic nearby throughout the night. this man's daughter is three. she's had a bad cough, seizures and trouble breathing. the situation got tense. but after discussions between local leaders and plastic traders, the biggest scale open burning of plastic stopped. and there's evidence that a change in government policy is having an impact. they've started stopping containers of household waste from entering the country. lorries line the road outside two local plastic factories, their contents seized by indonesian custo

the world health organisation is saying it's now lost access to a community badly hit by ebola in theast of the democratic republic of the congo — because 4 four health workers have been killed in an attack on a treatment centre. a police investigation is underway. now on bbc news, hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i'm shaun ley. sometimes a tv drama does more than entertain, it brings alive to an audience a world they've failed to see. for many, in the united states and beyond, the wire, which methodically dissected america's war with drugs, was an eye—opener. playing detective bunk moreland brought wendell pierce international attention. now he's on stage in london as willy loman, the protagonist in arthur miller's play, death of a salesman. wendell pierce describes the part he's playing as the american hamlet wendell pierce welcome to hardtalk, thank you very much for coming into the studio. thank you for having me, shaun. let's begin, if we may, 1a years ago, hurricane katrina, you were visiting your parents when the evacuation was mandated. it was your family home, the city you had

the study by world health organisation found that children in bangladesh were the most active while those least. and, boys were more active than girls in all but four of the 146 countries studied. gareth barlow reports. across the world, children are doing too much sitting down and not enough running around. according to the world health organization, 81% of children failed to do enough daily exercise. girls, globally, were less active than boys. we found a percentage of 85% of girls that did not meet the recommendation versus 78% in boys, so a 7% gender difference at the global level. bangladesh has the lowest levels of inactivity, but 66% of children there still don't do an hour'sdaily exercise. in south korea, the worst performing country, that rises to a staggering 97%. the who says physical health is being harmed and that brain development and social skills are being affected, too. that brain development and social skills are being affected, toom could be active play, walking or biking to school, it could be physical education class, could really be anything but they have to do 60 mi

be around 400 or 500 micrograms per cubic which is about ten or 20 times above what the world health organisationpolluted. the indian government is clearly taking some measures to protect its population, closing schools and so on, but what kind of measures can the state take to stop the pollution, to make it go away? that is certainly best addressed by the farmers and by the policymakers but certainly, there are regulations that can be pursued in addition to agricultural enhancements in terms of mechanised harvesting and other types of combine harvesters which allow for subsequent planting of crops that doesn't require that type of burning but it is something that needs to be engaged with the local and state forces. and when you look at the photos and when you study farming activity near delhi, are you able to work out exactly when the pollution might clear? certainly. so if you — we have a long record of satellite imagery that has been tracking the smoke coming from these fires and this goes back 10—15 years and what we have seen is in about a two week period or up to one month period in late oc

even inside the levels here are incredibly high, way above what is considered safe by the world health organisationecause of exposure to toxic air. so this image of a teenager with black deposits lung with black deposits on the lung is not a rarity today. doctor arvin kumar is a chest surgeon who says he's seeing a growing number of teenagers with damaged lungs. would you say that this air is killing young children? yes. it's killing our children. it's making their iq development lower. it's causing cancers. breathing kills. this blanket of smog covers india's capital annually. vehicle emissions, unchecked industrial fumes, and farmers in nearby states burning crop stubble all to blame. little seems to change. it's hard to see what the future is for the youngest and most vulnerable. rajini vaidyanathan, bbc news, delhi. thousands of scientists across the globe have backed research that declares a climate emergency. they say that without deep and lasting changes, the world is facing "untold human suffering" and that governments are failing to address the crisis. so how important will the issue of cl

air quality has been measured at 20 times worse than the levels deemed acceptable by the world health organisationy are vietnamese and they say they're now in touch with the vietnamese government. they're also begun proceedings to extradite a man from ireland, wanted over the deaths. eamonn harrison appeared in court in dublin this morning. it comes as two other men have been arrested in vietnam as part of the investigation. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford has more. eamonn harrison, the 23—year—old from county down in northern ireland, who appeared in court in dublin today on a european extradition warrant. detectives suspect he was the driver of this blue lorry cab which dropped off the refrigerated trailer in zeebrugge before the deadly trip across the channel. the trailer travelled from belgium unaccompanied on this cargo ship, the clementine, arriving in purfleet on the thames just east of london. essex police want to extradite eamonn harrison because by the time the trailer got to waterglade industrial estate, less than two miles away, 39 people were found dead inside it. polic

the city's pollution level is 20 times higher that which the world health organisation considers acceptableecause of safety concerns. it's been suspended since august after tremors in north west england. experts told ministers they could not predict how often or how strong future tremors might be.

virginity testing, prohibit disclosing confidential information but there is evidence from the world health organisation? there are a few different methodologies for performing a virginity testing, none of them are scientifically proven, they are not very good evidence if a person has had sexual intercourse with the scientific basis is very dubious and they are not medically necessary for any health reasons. it's not, a woman, girl, can't lose her hymen in many different ways, it doesn't have to be because of sexual intercourse. what is the value of the hymen testing? that is correct. you cannot prove that someone has had sexual intercourse just by looking at their hymen. there is a lot going on when the girls go to attend virginity testing, they go for sexual education, education around their sexuality. it's not something that they do in an hour, takes a long time, there is sexual education and all kinds of stuff involved. it helps, we've got a higher rate of rape to little girls and they don't report it, when the girls attend the virginity testing, that type of stuff, they are able to see. there is no

the world organisation for animal health is warning a global outbreak of african swine fever could killey say it's the biggest threat to commercial livestock in a generation with food shortages and rising meat prices likely. imogen foulkes has more. swine fever originated in africa, but for months now it has been raging across asia. it's not harmful to humans, but it's catastrophic to pigs — spreading rapidly, almost always fatal. there is no treatment, vaccines are at a very early test phase. right now the only way to stop the spread is containment and the culling of infected animals. in china, the world's leading pork producer, over a million pigs have been culled. many millions more are believed to have died of the fever itself. translation: i think that in the short term we are not heading towards an improvement. we will continue to have more outbreaks in the infected countries. neighbouring countries are at high risk and for some the question is more of when they will be infected. swine fever has spread to vietnam, south korea, the philippines. eastern europe has had cases too and

the world organisation for animal health is warning that a global outbreak of african swine fever couldter of the world's pig population. they say it's the biggest threat to commercial livestock in a generation and food shortages and rising meat prices are likely. imogen foulkes has more. swine fever originated in africa, but for months now it has been raging across asia. it is not harmful to humans, but it's catastrophic to pigs, spreading rapidly, almost always fatal. there is no treatment, vaccines are at a very early test phase will stop right now the only way to stop the spread is containment and the culling of infected animals. in china, the world's leading pork producer, over1 million pigs have been cold. many millions more are believed to have died of the fever itself. translation: i think that in the short term we are not heading towards an improvement. we will continue to have more outbreaks in the affected countries. neighbouring countries are at high risk into some the question is more of when they will be infected. swine fever has spread to vietnam, south korea, the philipp

the world health organisation has analysed data from 1.6 million children aged between 11 and 16 from most active country, while south korea came bottom of the table. the first comic book produced by marvel, the us publisher behind spider—man, x—men and the avengers, has sold at auction for a record $1.26 million. the issue features the first appearances of characters such as the human torch, ka—zar, angel and the sub—mariner. it was first purchased at a newsstand in pennsylvania and the issue has only changed owners a handful of times. the new owner wishes to remain anonymous. that is all from us for now, back to you, victoria. good morning and welcome to norwich! applause and cheering. the bbc is in norwich today, three weeks ahead of the outcome of the general election. three weeks today, we will potentially know what direction our country is taking in the next few years. we have got lots of voters here supporting many different parties, some who have not yet made up their mind how they are going to vote this time. we have talked quite a bit about the nhs and social care, we have t

the world organisation for animal health warned that 50% of the herd there could be wiped out.respond —— china correspondent went to meet a farmer who has lost almost everything. this is not supposed to be a quiet lifeless place. but the indiscriminate blight of an incurable disease has wiped out chen's livelihood. this is all she has left. down the road from chen's piggery, almost all of his neighbours have shut down. gate after gate is locked. inside it is empty. the village industry wiped out. china has been battling african swine feverfor has been battling african swine fever for over a year has been battling african swine feverfor over a year and has been battling african swine fever for over a year and it is losing. the disease is now everywhere a cross losing. the disease is now everywhere across this vast country. it has left this pork loving nation ina supply it has left this pork loving nation in a supply crisis. around 400 million pigs a year is to end up slaughtered and then taken to market. but not in 2019. african swine fever could end up wiping out 20% of china's

the world organisation for animal health has warned that 50% of the herd there could be wiped out. 0urarmer who has lost almost everything. this is not supposed to be a quiet, lifeless place. but the indiscriminate blight of an incurable disease has wiped out chen‘s livelihood. she is all he has left. down the road from chen‘s piggery, almost all of his neighbours have shut down. gate after gate is locked. inside, it‘s empty. a village industry wiped out. china has been battling african swine fever for more than a year and it‘s losing. the disease is now everywhere across this vast country. it‘s left this pork—loving nation in a supply crisis. around 400 million pigs a year used to end up like this here, slaughtered and then taken to market. but not in 2019. african swine fever could end up wiping out 20% of china‘s pigs. the effect on price has been dramatic. it‘s tripled in some places. so here in manning, and other parts of the country, the government has capped prices and it is limiting what people can buy. there is no avoiding the big red banners here giving details on some of the

the world health organisation, public health england, and the nhs all say there is no sufficient evidenceety guidelines. however, there are huge issues with the safety guidelines. there's a great big gaping black hole. what the safety guidelines will tell you is whether your mast will burn or heat you, but what it won't tell you is all of these health effects that are known by science to be linked to electromagnetic frequency radiation. who decides who is guinea pigs? who is deciding to, you know, to roll this out, and test it on who? who are going to be the lab rats, the lab mice, whatever you want to call us, because it's not safety tested? if someone said to me, fact, 56 is safe. if our government came to me and said, fact, 56 is safe. fact, it's been tested by the telecoms industry, i probably wouldn't have the concerns that i have. but to me, there's no fact there from them. the industry, however, have a very different view. campaigners will say 5g hasn't been tested, and if it's not been tested, it shouldn't be rolled out. what do you say to that? i hear that line a lot and it funda

the study by world health organisation found that children in bangladesh were the most active while thosemmendation versus 78% in boys, so a 7% gender difference at the global level. bangladesh has the lowest levels of inactivity, but 66% of children there still don't do an hour's daily exercise. in south korea, the worst performing country, that rises to a staggering 97%. the who says physical health is being harmed and that brain development and social skills are being affected, too. it could be active play, it could be walking or biking to school, it could be physical education class, could really be anything but they have to do 60 minutes, that's the who recommendation. exercise levels marginally improved during the years the report studied, but increasing focus on academic performance and lack of accessible sports facilities and a rise in digital gaming means children are still far too sedentary. gareth barlow, bbc news. the election is less than three weeks away and bbc news is visiting key politcal battelg rounds around the country. and today, in norwich, susannah streeter has been

the world organisation for animal health is warning that around a quarter of the world's pigs are expectedrtages and higherfood prices. the disease has already devastated the pork industry in china. now on bbc news, panorama. tonight on panorama, we are on the trail of an organised crime gang that laundered british drug cash around the world. bbc panorama. will you answer some questions? no. we have asked you... no! we reveal how the financial system failed to stop some dirty money. if money—laundering continues, the driver of organised crime continues. we expose the big city firm that covered up evidence of crime. instead of reporting the crimes that i told them about... my bosses just covered them up. and we meet the whistle—blowers whose lives were destroyed

the world organisation for animal health is warning a global outbreak of african swine fever could killg population. they say it's the biggest threat to commercial livestock in a generation, with food shortages and rising meat prices likely. eastern europe has had cases, and now western europe is preparing. imogen foulkes has more. swine fever originated in africa but for months now, it has been raging across asia. it's not harmful to humans, but it's catastrophic to pigs — spreading rapidly, almost always fatal. there is no treatment. vaccines are at a very early test phase. right now, the only way to stop the spread is containment and the culling of infected animals. in china, the world's leading pork producer, over a million pigs have been culled. many millions more are believed to have died of the fever itself. translation: i think that in the short term, we are not heading towards an improvement. we will continue to have more outbreaks in the infected countries. neighbouring countries are at high risk and for some, the question is more of when they will be infected. swine fever has

the world organisation for animal health is warning that around a quarter of the world's pigs are expectedo die from a global outbreak of african swine fever. it says the result could be food shortages and higherfood prices. and this story is widely read on bbc.com. two studies have revealed the devastating impact that measles can have on the body's immune system. the virus can make it harder to fight infections for several years afterwards. the virus can cause the body to forget how to fight bugs, it once knew how to beat. and they are your headlines on bbc world news. now on bbc news — hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, i'm stephen sackur. perhaps inevitably, britain's unresolved brexit agony has led to a general election. the current parliament couldn't find a path out of the morass so the people must now elect a new one. brexit has exposed deep tensions in britain's vaunted system of democracy, raising questions about the relationship between the people, parliament, government and the courts. my guest is businesswoman gina miller, who led two legal challenges to the government's pre—brexit

the world organisation for animal health is warning that around a quarter of the world's pigs are expecteddie from a global outbreak of african swine fever. it says the result could be food shortages and higherfood prices. now on bbc news — thursday in parliament. hello and welcome to thursday in parliament. on this programme: tempers fray in the commons as mps approve a six month suspension of labour mp, keith vaz. if he wants to launch a further ad hominem attack on the right honourable gentlemen, this is not the time or place to do so. a peer says politicians have a duty to those bereaved by the grenfell tower fire. to lay bare the most uncomfortable truths, not just around the day, but around broader contributed elements, including poverty and powerlessness. also on this programme: calls for the government not to drop a law on animal sentencing. and one peer reckons there's an obvious answer to why the planet is under strain. this problem arises primarily because there are so many human beings on this planet. but first... mps have approved a motion to suspend the labour mp, keith vaz f

england is a complete outlier in being supportive of vaping, the world health organization, the european respiratory society and other organisationsan the small group of organisations in england. what they are particularly concerned about is the flavourings. the argument in england is that the flavourings are regulated, as food additives they are, but when we take things into oui’ are, but when we take things into our mouth and intestines they are metabolised in the liver and it is only after they have gone through the liver that they get into the rest of the circulation. when they are inhaled through the lungs they go straight in, and that is where the problem seems to live. few people would have a problem with potentially powder on their food and eating it, you would not want to inhale it, as an analogy. given that, there are questions about particularly young people, it seems, is that because they would have a system that is not so well formed, oi’ system that is not so well formed, or do you think we should be concerned across—the—boa rd 7 or do you think we should be concerned across—the—board? i think we should be concerned