john?— many teachers to answer this call, won't it, john? i have put my hands if he not won't it, john? i have put my hands if he got nothing — won't it, john? i have put my hands if he got nothing of _ won't it, john? i have put my hands if he got nothing of a _ won't it, john? i have put my hands if he got nothing of a teacher- won't it, john? i have put my hands if he got nothing of a teacher but i i if he got nothing of a teacher but i am in no _ if he got nothing of a teacher but i am in no rush to get back to the classroom _ am in no rush to get back to the classroom. the consequence of omicron — classroom. the consequence of omicron and it's spreading so quickly— omicron and it's spreading so quickly is _ omicron and it's spreading so quickly is a lot of people seem to be getting it in a short period of time _ be getting it in a short period of time. there's worries in the health service, _ time. there's worries in the health service, in schools and you are going — service, in schools and you are going to — service, in schoo

john, it is ureat people out of homelessness. john, it is great you — people out of homelessness. john, it is great you can _ people out of homelessness. john, it is great you can offer _ people out of homelessness. john, it is great you can offer this _ people out of homelessness. john, it is great you can offer this over - is great you can offer this over christmas, what about the rest of the year? it is a year—round issue. we will be providing services year round, _ we will be providing services year round, when we get to the end of the christmas _ round, when we get to the end of the christmas period, we will make sure as many— christmas period, we will make sure as many people as possible are linked — as many people as possible are linked into services.— as many people as possible are linked into services. what about the eo - le linked into services. what about the --eole at linked into services. what about the people at the _ linked into services. what about the people at the start _ linked into services. what about the people at the start of _ linked into services.

john madden to _ seemed to stand out. john madden to me _ seemed to stand out. john madden to me was - seemed to stand out. john madden to me was a - seemed to stand out. jifr�*u�*u madden to me was a teacher of the game. he wasn'tjust an ex— coach thatjust went the game. he wasn'tjust an ex— coach that just went along with the programme, he was a teacher. he wanted the casual fan all the way to the ultimate fanatic to understand the game off all and i think that is one of the reasons that led him to create the videogame, to improve the education of the game of football but also make it fun and john madden made it fun. you would hear his catchphrase and he would draw on the television and point arrows this way and that way and illustrate the game and really break it down but the other thing is the way he transformed the media space. john madden was a spearheaded individual that really opened the door for individual that really opened the doorfor production meetings, the door for production meetings, because he the doorfor production meetings, because he

john, thank ou slow as of late. fascinating. john, thank you very — slow as of late. fascinating. john, thank you very much _ slow as of late. fascinating. john, thank you very much for _ slow as of late. fascinating. john, thank you very much for your - thank you very much for your expertise. i really appreciate it. let's recap our top stories... new records for covid in the uk — the highest number of daily cases since the pandemic began and an estimated 1—point—7 million are reported to have had the virus on a single day last week. at least 39 people are killed after a packed ferry caught fire in southern bangladesh. the most powerful telescope to ever be launched into space is due to blast off on christmas day. at least 39 people have been killed after a packed ferry caught fire in southern bangladesh. at the time the ferry was near the town othalakati. it had sailed from the capital, dhaka, and was bound for the southern town of barguna, with hundreds of passengers on board. bbc�*s akbar hossein reports from dhaka. the fire is believed to have started in the engine roo

john of course will they react? john of course will not be _ will they react? john of course will not be happy. _ will they react? john of course will not be happy. they - will they react? john of course will not be happy. they are . will not be happy. they are hiding information —— china of course. they are arresting all the people who can send this information about the crimes that china's government is committing. i got some information yesterday saying that the chinese government arrested all of the uyghurs students, part of the preparation that china's government is doing because some foreigners at the olympics may meet, students, and they will tell the truth, so that the government is afraid of that and they have started arresting the uyghur students so they will take all the measures about this. dr erkin sidick, thank you. thank you for having me. russia's president has again insisted that the west must give russia guarantees that nato won't expand eastwards and admit ukraine as a member. vladimir putin rejected accusations that russia is preparing t

and what about you, john? yeah, so that last miscarriage, i had just started a new role and on the day that anna went in for the surgery, i had a fairly important meeting that i was meant to be going to. and it is all those expectations around — and it is all those expectations around meeting new people, not necessarily knowing them that well and not _ necessarily knowing them that well and not wanting to share what was going _ and not wanting to share what was going on— and not wanting to share what was going on and sometimes i think for the partners, it feels like, for me it felt— the partners, it feels like, for me it felt like — the partners, it feels like, for me it felt like it — the partners, it feels like, for me it felt like it was anna who was going _ it felt like it was anna who was going through it and she needed the time off— going through it and she needed the time off and i had to keep going, but obviously there is the need to grieve _ but obviously there is the need to grieve oursel

absolutely, we have the army here and st john _ of the army? absolutely, we have the army here and st john ambulance - of the army? absolutely, we have thej army here and st john ambulance and army here and stjohn ambulance and the volunteers coming from all sorts of private _ the volunteers coming from all sorts of private sector, as well as the voluntary— of private sector, as well as the voluntary sector and it's been a great _ voluntary sector and it's been a great contribution from everyone and we are _ great contribution from everyone and we are hoping, like i say, if we get 10,000 today, that would be excellent. 10,000 today, that would be excellent-— 10,000 today, that would be excellent. ., ,, ., ., excellent. thank you for “oining me. as ou excellent. thank you for “oining me. as you — excellent. thank you for “oining me. as you a t excellent. thank you for “oining me. as you a pretty _ excellent. thank you forjoining me. as you see, a pretty festive - as you see, a pretty festive environment here and will be stadium. th

john kerry demanded the boycott. -_ john kerry demanded the bo cott,. ~ ., . boycott,. we not lecturing. what we're _ boycott,. we not lecturing. what we're doing _ boycott,. we not lecturing. | what we're doing something boycott,. we not lecturing. - what we're doing something the us has always done, which is stand up for human rights. but china strongly denies the human rights abuse claims. it calls the boycott is a smear campaign and so the officials hadn't even been asked to come in the first place. even been asked to come in the first place-— first place. china has not invited any _ first place. china has not invited any australian . invited any australian government officials to attend the winter olympics, and no—one would care about whether they came or not. the australian politicians�* political posturing and hyping for their own political interests will have no impact whatsoever on beijing�*s successful hosting of the olympic games. find beijing's successful hosting of the olympic games.— the olympic games. and the international _ the olympic games.

and although i think it's very difficult to be a social worker asked john said, you are dead if you do and damned if you don't, nevertheless when there are so many warnings over the period of time, i think that it's a kind of thing the sunday papers would hone in on and will go in on those warnings, when were they made it where were they not listen to and were they followed up? in one of the other things it emerges very often from these cases is that there is a failure between the various agencies involved to work together so very often the police, social services, schools and probation officers and different parties it could be involved in these cases don't listen to each other and don't talk to each other and don't communicate information and don't communicate information and childrenjust slept and don't communicate information and children just slept in the gaps. i suppose the other thing is in the pandemic when we have had lockdowns that sometimes the children are becoming invisible. so she was too young to go to school but arthur was at school. there was a lot down for a while whe

thank you, john, happy new year. officials in south africa say the country may have passed the peak of its fourth wave of covid infections. a government statement said the omicron variant, while highly transmissible, had seen lower hospitalisation rates than previous waves, with a marginal increase in the number of deaths. gatherings are still restricted to no more than 1,000 people indoors, and no more than 2,000 people outdoors. however, mask—wearing remains mandatory outside. firefighters north of the us city of denver in colorado are battling what has quickly become the most destructive wildfire in the modern history of the state. at least 300 homes have been destroyed, along with a hotel and a shopping centre. more than 30,000 people have had to evacuate, as well as patients and staff at one hospital. the us federal emergency management agency has released funds for disaster relief. louisa pilbeam reports. get out while you can, was the message from rescue services in colorado. a state of emergency was declare

john and johannes are strictly�*s first all—male couple. i was wondering how you both feel about being part of what is definitely the most diverse strictly final that there has ever been. it's an honour, you know? to be part of this — we've got rose representing the deaf community, aj is a proud black woman. and we — we're a same—sex couple, but an interracial couple. itjust goes to show how far society has come. 10. even though aj has had to pull out of the final due to injury, all three couples have shown that by expressing themselves through dance every single week, celebrating what makes them who they are is what's got them to this point. nikki fox, bbc news. let's end with a story from south america. in colombia, an n60 is using pedal power to tackle exclusion in society. te llevamos — "we take you" — ensures that people with disabilities, and the elderly, can enjoy a bike ride round envigado, near the city of medellin. the n60 custom—makes the bikes to accomodate wheelchairs and walkers, and volunteers accompany the cyclis

john simpson. talk to us about desmond tutu, the man. as we heard in that report, he had moral courage but also a mischievous sense of humour and he was a charismatic figure.— was a charismatic figure. absolutely tremendous _ was a charismatic figure. absolutely tremendous. full— was a charismatic figure. absolutely tremendous. full of— was a charismatic figure. absolutely tremendous. full of mischief- was a charismatic figure. absolutely tremendous. full of mischief and i tremendous. full of mischief and jollity but always... neverjust tremendous. full of mischief and jollity but always... never just a sweetness, although the sweetness was definitely there, but that was never the sole feeling that you had when you were with him. for one reason or another, i hadn't met him until 1994, when the run up to the election which brought nelson mandela to power happened, and i went to st george's cathedral in cape town and saw him. a long line of visiting journalists, and i was just another one. but

john lennon was shot at the entrance to the dakota building, in the centre of new york. there's been a crowd here standing in more or less silent vigil and the flowers have been piling up. the 14th ceasefire of this war ended at the walls of the old city of dubrovnik. this morning, witnesses said shells were landing every 20 seconds. people are celebrating the passing of a man they hold responsible for hundreds of deaths and oppression. elsewhere, people have been gathering to mourn his passing. imelda marcos, the widow of the former - president of the philippines, has gone on trial in manila. she's facing seven charges of tax evasion, _ estimated at £120 million. she pleaded not guilty. the prince and princess of wales are to separate. a statement from buckingham palace said the decision had been reached amicably. this is bbc world news. the latest headlines: new covid rules have been announced for england — but the prime minister's accused of trying to deflect attention from a political scandal. pharmaceutical giant pfizer says a three—jab course of their covid va

taunton, in somerset, has seen house prices grow faster than anywhere else in the uk this year, as john maguire explains. taunton is the county town of somerset. it finds itself right at the top of the charts when it comes to increases in house prices over the last year. 21.8%, that makes it the biggest increase in the country. the national average is around 6%. so, an average house here, £300,000, has gone up by £55,000 over the past 12 months. why, is the big question. sarah—jane bingham—check is from savilis. what is going on here? hello, yes. pre—covid, devon and cornwall was very much the destination for the west country. and we've seen covid has taught us to re—evaluate our lives. people are looking for space, broadband, they are able to work from home more. so we are seeing a real drive out of london to the country. and taunton is very much in the middle of the country. and when we talk about those hot markets, about increases in house prices, you worry about first—time buyers, trying to get on the first rung of the housing ladder. is that a problem here? i would say

john lennon was shot at the entrance of the dakota building in the centre of new york. there�*s been a crowd here standing and putting on a silent vigil and the flowers have been piling up. the 14th ceasefire of this war ended at the walls of the old city. witnesses say that the shells were landing every 20 seconds. people are celebrating the passing of a man they hold responsible for hundreds of deaths and oppression. elsewhere, people have been gathering to mourn his passing. the widow of the former. president of the philippines has gone on trial in manila. she is facing seven - charges of tax evasion, estimated at £120 million. she pleaded not guilty. the prince and princess of wales are to separate. a statement from buckingham palace said the decision had been reached amicably. this is bbc news, the latest headlines... a high—stakes virtual summit has been held amid heightened tensions over ukraine. president biden warned of tighter economic sanctions following a huge buildup of russian military — vladimir putin blamed provocative actions by kyiv and nato. le

john and johannes have, haven't they? they were in the semifinal, but that doesn't necessarily mean everything, but i think all the signs are good for rose and giovanni going into the final. �* ~ , ., final. and i think it is worth reiterating _ final. and i think it is worth reiterating that _ final. and i think it is worth reiterating that in - final. and i think it is worth reiterating that in the - final. and i think it is worth reiterating that in the final| final. and i think it is worth | reiterating that in the final it final. and i think it is worth . reiterating that in the final it is really down to their viewers' votes, isn't it? thejudges really down to their viewers' votes, isn't it? the judges are just there for guidance. isn't it? the judges are 'ust there for guidancefi isn't it? the judges are 'ust there for guidance. exactly, it has been 5096 for guidance. exactly, it has been 50%iudges _ for guidance. exactly, it has been 5096 judges and _ for guidance. exactly, it has been 50%judges and possibly -

out because of injury, it was a straight head—to—head final between the first male same—sex couple, john whaite and johannes radebe, and strictly�*s first deaf contestant, rose ayling—ellis, and giovanni pernice — a partnership that in this little burst of silence brought one of the tv moments of the year. rose ayling—ellis went on the show, she said, to change perceptions about the deaf community. this dance changed a lot of things, and it made me realise how powerful dance can be. it shared my messages for the deaf community. and for me and for giovanni, and how he adapted to my world — ijust feel like this is a dance that said everything about my strictlyjourney. let's take a look at the final leaderboard... the judges couldn't separate them, but the audience vote... and we can now reveal the strictly come dancing champions 2021 are... rose and giovanni. the culmination of 13 weeks of dancing that has provoked applause, a lot of tears and inspired thousands to learn some sign language. now it's time for a look at the weather with sarah keith lucas. hello. it was a cold start

john foster from - company. that is what we call i quality. john foster from fosters bakery. thank you very much. —— equality. a professional orchestra in somerset, which formed during lockdown, has started a tour. it's to connect with people who don't usually get to experience live music. this week the 'chamber orchestra of the west�* is launching with two public performances and a series of community events. ruth bradley went to their first concert. it was when we were allowed to meet friends outdoors that the orchestra started to take shape in a back garden on exmoor. a few snatched rehearsals have led to this week's debut tour of somerset. the orchestra describe themselves as world—class musicians. but today instead of the royal albert hall they are playing taunton's quaker hall. the invited audience is a group of refugees. we are always trying to think of things for this group of people that will bring a bit ofjoy and a smile to their faces because they have been through so much. it is very hard, i think. and just the idea, whenjackie got in touch with me, that a

see you then, john. thank you very much indeed. we have the film review coming up at a quarter to, but before that, that gives us a few minutes to talk about the latest in the world of british politics. and the continuing pressure on boris johnson. in the latest developmentjust in the past hour two separate sources have told the bbc that the downing street director of communications jack doyle offered the prime minister his resignation after his attendance at the christmas party was revealed. but sources have told us borisjohnson would not accept it. how much of this is westminster bubble and how much is now really cutting through to the public, and is therefore potentially damaging? let's discuss all of that. with me isjoe twyman, the co—founder and director of delta poll, a polling agency. and also, i'm joined byjo—anne nadler, political commentator and former adviser at conservative central office. welcome to both of you. joann, i want to start with you because of the development that jack doyle apparently offered his resign

this exhibition is called the weather and is dedicated to john cage because he saw a life more like weather than objects and i do as well. so it is always changing, it surrounds you, it is never boring. my name is laurie anderson and i am an artist. i make a lot of different kinds of things. mostly they come from stories, sometimes paintings, sometimes they look like films, sometimes they are books. and sometimes they are electronic experiments. you can create these songs out of the raw materials of sounds and words. some of those things in the show are little and some are very big. you have to be there to see that. the show begins with a dance about a drum machine, becoming a drum machine, hitting the body and making sounds of a drum which is something i was trying to fix. i am just a dabbler and a tinkerer so when things break i wonder what it could do now, something different. at the end of the show there is a tableaux which you listen to through bone conduction so music comes through your bones. my motivations for doing work are many, sometimes sometimes it isjust to make something so h

john lennon was shot at the entrance to the dakota building in the centre of new york. there's been a crowd here standing in more or less silent vigil and the flowers have been piling up. the 14th ceasefire of this war ended at the walls of the old city of dubrovnik. this morning, witnesses said shells were landing every 20 seconds. people are celebrating the passing of a man they hold responsible for hundreds of deaths and oppression. elsewhere, people have been gathering to mourn his passing. imelda marcos, the widow of the former president i of the philippines, hasi gone on trial in manila. she's facing seven charges of tax evasion, estimated i at £120 million. she pleaded not guilty. the prince and princess of wales are to separate. a statement from buckingham palace said the decision had been reached amicably. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: pope francis warns europe against "narrow self—interest" over the treatment of migrants as he pays a visit to the greek island of lesbos. more than 20 countries join an urgent demand for the taliban leadership in afg

john lennon was shot at the entrance to the dakota building, in the centre of new york. there's been a crowd here standing in more or less silent vigil and the flowers have been piling up. the 14th ceasefire of this war ended at the walls of the old city of dubrovnik. this morning, witnesses said shells were landing every 20 seconds. people are celebrating the passing of a man they hold responsible for hundreds of deaths and oppression. elsewhere, people have been gathering to mourn his passing. imelda marcos, the widow of the former president i of the philippines, hasi gone on trial in manila. she's facing seven charges of tax evasion, estimated i at £120 million. she pleaded not guilty. the prince and princess of wales are to separate. a statement from buckingham palace said the decision had been reached amicably. you are watching bbc news with me, david eades. our main story this hour: the united states announces a diplomatic boycott of the beijing winter olympics because of china's record on human rights. will stay without. they have been speaking to the bobsled who

she follows in the footseteps of celine dion and sir elton john. the singer's latest album, 30, is the fastest—selling of the year. tickets for the weekend performances go on sale on december the 7th. now, some nice pictures to leave you with. a zoo in western france welcomed a newborn pygmy hippo this month... the calf is the mother's third offspring and zookeepers say she's been very protective, and not let it out of her sights. the pygmy hippo is an endangered species — under threat from deforestation. unlike the larger common hippos, pygmy hippos usually live alone, except when they are mating or with a calf. they are mainly nocturnal, spending the day in water and moving to land at night to feed on leaves, roots, fruits, ferns, and grasses. hello there. after a spell of cold weather, the final day of november brought a return to something milder, something much milder, in fact — westerly winds which fed a lot of cloud across the uk but brought temperatures of 12, 13 or 1a degrees in many places. away from the far north, cold air clung on

and they were not capable of defending me, and dr mohib the us congress i think has recently asked john sopko, the us inspector general for afghanistan, to investigate allegations that when you left the country a certain amount of money went with you. i want to categorically state i did not take any money out of the country. the helicopters, in our first destination, were available for everybody to search. general carter was also a key player in efforts to find a different way out of this war. do you think if you'd stayed you would have been able to get them to understand? no. because, unfortunately, i was painted in total black. and all that came because we were never given the opportunity to sit down with them. it became an american issue, not an afghan issue. they erased us. there's a big "what if". what if the president had stayed? many say a deal was all but done for an orderly transition. but once he left, the taliban moved in. either way, the taliban were back. and many blame the president, not just for what he did on august 15th, but what he didn't do in the months before. the b

the death of famed nfl coach and commentator john madden has been announced. he was 85. madden became a fixture as a beloved television analyst after he retired from coaching. he won 16 emmy awards during a 30—year television career. madden led the then—oakland raiders to theirfirst super bowl victory over the minnesota vikings in 1977. he was inducted to the pro football hall of fame in 2006. that is bbc news. the run—up to the new year is going to be really exceptionally mild, near record breaking in fact. and notjust on one or two days, but really quite a prolonged spell of very mild weather, some four days or so. it's not really going to cool off until around january 3 or 4. but this is the map showing the warmth in the atmosphere. if you look at the subtropical atlantic here, just to the west of the canaries, south of the azores, there is a current of warm air that's spreading in our direction, it'll spread across western parts of europe and then deeper into more central and eastern parts of europe. in england, for example, this is how mild or warm it could ac

john lennon was shot at the entrance to the dakota building, in the centre of new york. there's been a crowd here standing in more or less silent vigil and the flowers have been piling up. the 14th ceasefire of this war ended at the walls of the old city of dubrovnik. this morning, witnesses said shells were landing every 20 seconds. people are celebrating the passing of a man they hold responsible for hundreds of deaths and oppression. elsewhere, people have been gathering to mourn his passing. imelda marcos, the widow of the former president i of the philippines, - has gone on trial in manila. she's facing seven charges of tax evasion, _ estimated at £120 million. she pleaded not guilty. the prince and princess of wales are to separate. a statement from buckingham palace said the decision had been reached amicably. this is bbc world news. the latest headlines: new covid rules have been announced for england, but the prime minister's accused of trying to deflect attention from a political scandal. pharmaceutical giant pfizer says a three—jab course of their covid vac

john lennon was shot at the entrance to the dakota building in the centre of new york. there's been a crowd here standing in more or less silent vigil and the flowers have been piling up. the 14th ceasefire of this war ended at the walls of the old city of dubrovnik. this morning, witnesses said shells were landing every 20 seconds. people are celebrating the passing of a man they hold responsible for hundreds of deaths and oppression. elsewhere, people have been gathering to mourn his passing. imelda marcos, the widow of the former - president of the philippines, has gone on trial in manila. she's facing seven charges of tax evasion, _ estimated at £120 million. she pleaded not guilty. the prince and princess of wales are to separate. a statement from buckingham palace said the decision had been reached amicably. this is bbc world news. the latest headlines: british scientists have warned that two doses of vaccine offer little protection against the omicron variant — although boosters do cut the risk of serious illness. the us supreme court leaves a controversial te

john's wife sylvia is in a home and has dementia. what do you love about her? sense of humour. gentleness. her love for everybody. he has been trying for months to get essential caregiver status, so he can visit sylvia more often. it gives reassurance there is someone there to hold and touch and cuddle as necessary, which she has lost over the last year—and—a—half. as i have to say, so have i. the government has said that essential care givers are allowed to visit homes, are allowed to have personal contact with their loved ones, and yet it doesn't seem to be happening. i don't know why. i really am quite exasperated, not just for myself, but for thousands upon thousands of other people in exactly the same situation as i am. the challenge for care homes is that, for so many families, christmas is about so much more than the festive rituals. it's about being with their loved ones. zoe conway, bbc news. now it's time to look at what's making the news across the uk. first to wales, where a longer school day is being trialled — it's part of plans to overhaul education to fi

john lennon was shot at the entrance to the dakota building in the centre of new york. there's been a crowd here standing in more or less silent vigil and the flowers have been piling up. the 14th ceasefire of this war ended at the walls of the old city of dubrovnik. this morning, witnesses said shells were landing every 20 seconds. people are celebrating the passing of a man they hold responsible for hundreds of deaths and oppression. elsewhere, people have been gathering to mourn his passing. imelda marcos, the widow of the former president i of the philippines, hasi gone on trial in manila. she's facing seven charges of tax evasion, estimated i at £120 million. she pleaded not guilty. the prince and princess of wales are to separate. a statement from buckingham palace said the decision had been reached amicably. this is bbc world news. the latest headlines: pope francis warns europe against "narrow self—interest" over the treatment of migrants as he pays a visit to the greek island of lesbos. and us politicians have been paying tribute to the former republican sen

we lost peggy on christmas day, then we lost michael, nigel, roger, anne, pat, trudy, john, joyce and, lastly, jean. the covid outbreak at linden house in somerset last christmas claimed the lives of ten elderly residents in less than three weeks. we were clear for so long and then itjust hit us and with that, one by one, all of our staff were going, it was long, it was tiring. it was scary. head chef nick has worked here for three decades. she and her team did 12—hour shifts in the kitchen, sending meals on trays as the residents isolated alone in their rooms. we would facetime residents or sometimes you would run past their windows and just wave at them. and just sort of, like, let them know, you know, we are still here. i have made gingerbread men and i have put little blue mouths on and dickie bowties... but a year on, nick hasjust finished icing the christmas cake, determined this year will be very different. are you more hopeful about this christmas? let's just get to christmas day, let's just have the day for our residents, because they missed out so much last year. and ijust

she's the voice of this year's john lewis christmas advert... #just # just too late to stay. # just too late to stay. # too late to stay. # too late to stay. # we will always be together. # we will always be together. # howeverfar it # we will always be together. # however far it seems. # however far it seems. # we will always be together. # we will always be together. # together in electric dreams. well earlier my colleague victoria derbyshire spoke to lola and asked her how she felt about the nomination. it is a big recognition thing, i guess, obviously being an up—and—coming artist, having to work hard and things, it means a lot. the list of winners in the past, like adele and george ezra and the list has really predicted accurately, hasn't it? yes, in the past you look at adele and where she was aware she is now and it is pretty mad. how did thejohn lewis advert come about? it was pretty random. i got asked to do it and there were a lot of people wanting to do it as well and it was a real experience, the whole process of recording it and

the us congress i think has recently asked john sopko, the us inspector general for afghanistan, to investigate allegations that when you left the country a certain amount of money went with you. i want to categorically state i did not take any money out of the country. the helicopters, in our first destination, were available for everybody to search. general carter was also a key player in efforts to find a different way out of this war. do you think if you'd stayed you would have been able to get them to understand? no. because, unfortunately, i was painted in total black. and all that came because we were never given the opportunity to sit down with them. it became an american issue, not an afghan issue. they erased us. there's a big "what if". what if the president had stayed? many say a deal was all but done for an orderly transition. but once he left, the taliban moved in. either way, the taliban were back. and many blame the president, not just for what he did on august 15th, but what he didn't do in the months before. the blame is totally understandable. what they rightly blame me for,

the us congress i think has recently asked john sopko, the us inspector general for afghanistan, to investigate allegations that when you left the country a certain amount of money went with you. i want to categorically state i did not take any money out of the country. the helicopters, in our first destination, were available general carter was also a key player in efforts to find a different way out of this war. do you think if you'd stayed you would have been able to get them to understand? no. because, unfortunately, i was painted in total black. and all that came because we were never given the opportunity to sit down with them. it became an american issue, not an afghan issue. they erased us. the us envoy garnered the deal. there's a big "what if". what if the president had stayed? many say a deal was all but done for an orderly transition. but once he left, the taliban moved in. either way, the taliban were back. and many blame the president, notjust for what he did on august 15th, but what he didn't do in the months before. the blame is totally understandable. what they rightly blame me

john lennon was shot at the entrance to the dakota building in the centre of new york. there's been a crowd here standing in more or less silent vigil and the flowers have been piling up. the 14th ceasefire of this war ended at the walls of the old city of dubrovnik. this morning, witnesses said shells were landing every 20 seconds. people are celebrating the passing of a man they hold responsible for hundreds of deaths and oppression. elsewhere, people have been gathering to mourn his passing. imelda marcos, the widow of the former - president of the philippines, has gone on trial in manila. she's facing seven charges of tax evasion, _ estimated at £120 million. she pleaded not guilty. the prince and princess of wales are to separate. a statement from buckingham palace said the decision had been reached amicably. this is bbc world news. the latest headlines: a court in chicago has found the actorjussie smollett guilty of staging an attack on himself nearly two years ago — and making it look like a hate crime. an unofficial tribunal in london finds evidence of crimes

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john lennon was shot at the entrance to the dakota building, in the centre of new york. there's been a crowd here standing in more or less silent vigil and the flowers have been piling up. the 14th ceasefire of this war ended at the walls of the old city of dubrovnik. this morning, witnesses said shells were landing every 20 seconds. people are celebrating the passing of a man they hold responsible for hundreds of deaths and oppression. elsewhere, people have been gathering to mourn his passing. imelda marcos, the widow of the former president i of the philippines, hasi gone on trial in manila. she's facing seven charges of tax evasion, estimated i at £120 million. she pleaded not guilty. the prince and princess of wales are to separate. a statement from buckingham palace said the decision had been reached amicably. you are watching bbc news, our main headlines this hour colon the united united states announces a diplomatic boycott of the beige in winter olympics. because of china's record on human rights stop in new york's mouth is all private—sector workers in the c

john maguire, bbc news, plymouth. time for a look at the weather with chris fawkes. we've got some exceptionally mild air on the way over the next couple of days, with temperatures across parts of england set to surge as high as 17 celsius, compared with the december average, which is 8 celsius. the current england december temperature record stands at 17.7, so it is going to be really close to hitting those record levels. today, the best of the bright weather across scotland and northern ireland, still some patches of rain slow to clear away from eastern coastal counties of england, but eventually this evening that rain will clear off, and then we will start to get a band of heavy rain moving into the south—west overnight, and behind that band of rain we will start getting the exceptionally mild air with temperatures 1a degrees in plymouth by the end of the night, frosty fog patches in scotland and contrast. tomorrow, this band of rain will push its way north and east and behind this rain we will see temperatures surging, particularly in england, with highs expect

rose and her partner giovanni pernice beat tv chef john whaite and johannes radebe in the final. tv presenter aj odudu was forced to drop out of the final on friday due to an injury. a little earlier i spoke to liam o'dell, a deafjournalist and campaigner. he told me what rose's win means to the deaf community and how it will raise awareness of the measures that need to be put in place to make life more accessible to deaf people. there are so many things that rose's win symbolises for deaf people like myself. i think first and foremost it goes to show how, with the right support, deaf people can achieve anything. i think what people approached the show or this series with was the idea that rose could not hear the music, but in actuality, that showed that that did not have to be an issue, because instead it showed us, through the brilliant connection that she had with her partner, giovanni, what we got instead was these beautiful, beautiful dances and this just wonderful connection between the two of them that led them all the way to the final and i think thatjust goes to show tha

john lennon was shot at the entrance to the dakota building in the centre of new york. there's been a crowd here standing in more or less silent vigil and the flowers have been piling up. the 14th ceasefire of this war ended at the walls of the old city of dubrovnik. this morning, witnesses said shells were landing every 20 seconds. people are celebrating the passing of a man they hold responsible for hundreds of deaths and oppression. elsewhere, people have been gathering to mourn his passing. imelda marcos, the widow of the former - president of the philippines, has gone on trial in manila. she's facing seven charges of tax evasion, _ estimated at £120 million. she pleaded not guilty. the prince and princess of wales are to separate. a statement from buckingham palace said the decision had been reached amicably. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: a court in chicago has found the actorjessie smallest guilty of staging an attack on himself nearly two years ago and making it look like a hate crime. an unofficial tribunal in london finds evidence of crimes against h

the us congress i think has recently asked john sopko,| the us inspector—general- for afghanistan, to investigate allegations that when you left the country, a certain amount of money went with you. i want to categorically state, i did not take any money out of the country. the helicopters and ourfirst destination were available for everybody to search. lyse: general carter was also a key player in efforts to find a different way out of this war. do you think if you'd stayed, you'd have been able - to get them to understand? no. because unfortunately, i was painted in total black, and all that came, because we were never given the opportunity to sit down with them. ambassador khalilzad sat down with them. it became an american issue, not an afghan issue. they erased us. applause. us envoy khalilzad negotiated the us—taliban deal signed last year. the afghan government wasn't part of it. there was little trust between the president and the envoy. he questions why he fled. if he had that fear, if that was a legitimate fear, then he should have asked for help. he never did. if he had l

john never was. you had to feel the swell change. you had to go with the change. he told me that. no eyes on the sparrow. but he did tell me that." that was adam dalva reading the ending ofjoan didion's book the year of magical thinking. it's very nearly here, the big day itself. all around the world people are making final preparations for christmas. last—minute presents are still being bought, food and drink is already being consumed. but for one man in particular the next day or two are going to be quite a challenge, as the bbc�*s tim allman explains. be it delta or omicron, nothing stands in the way of a man on a mission. # on the road again. # just can't wait to get on the road again. from his home in lapland, father christmas sets off for what will be a very, very long journey. let's give time to children and young people and do something together. let's make this christmas happy and unforgettable for everyone. christmas is about hearts full of hope. of course, he did have time to carry out a few errands before he left. this was santa — really, honestly — going for a

she follows in the footsteps of celine dion and sir elton john. the singer's latest album, 30, is the fastest—selling of the year. tickets for the weekend performances go on sale on december the 7th. now, some nice pictures to leave you with. a zoo in western france welcomed a newborn pygmy hippo this month... the calf is the mother's third offspring and zookeepers say she's been very protective, and not let it out of her sights. hello there. after a spell of cold weather, the final day of november brought a return to something milder, something much milder, in fact — westerly winds which fed a lot of cloud across the uk but brought temperatures of 12, 13 or 1a degrees in many places. away from the far north, cold air clung on across shetland and that cold air has been staging a return over recent houi’s. this area of low pressure has worked its way through. and that plunge of cold air will continue to take effect as we head through wednesday, the first day of december, the first day of the meteorological winter. and it will feel like it for

john lennon was shot at the entrance to the dakota building in the centre of new york. there's been a crowd here standing in more or less silent vigil and the flowers have been piling up. the 14th ceasefire of this war ended at the walls of the old city of dubrovnik. this morning, witnesses said shells were landing every 20 seconds. people are celebrating the passing of a man they hold responsible for hundreds of deaths and oppression. elsewhere, people have been gathering to mourn his passing. imelda marcos, the widow of the former - president of the philippines, has gone on trial in manila. she's facing seven charges of tax evasion, _ estimated at £120 million. she pleaded not guilty. the prince and princess of wales are to separate. a statement from buckingham palace said the decision had been reached amicably. this is bbc news — the latest headlines: a court in chicago has found the actorjussie smollett guilty of staging an attack on himself nearly two years ago — and making it look like a hate crime. an unofficial tribunal in london finds evidence of crimes ag

be remembering mike nesmith — the guitarist with the sixties band the monkees — who's died aged 78 john lennon was shot at the entrance of the dakota building in the centre of new york. there's been a crowd here standing and putting on a silent vigil and the flowers have been piling up. the 14th ceasefire of this war ended at the walls of the old city. witnesses say that the shells were landing every 20 seconds. people are celebrating the passing of a man they hold responsible for hundreds of deaths and oppression. elsewhere, people have been gathering to mourn his passing. the widow of the former president of the philippines has _ gone on trial in manila. i she is facing seven charges of taxl evasion, estimated at £120 million. she pleaded not guilty. the prince and princess of wales are to separate. a statement from buckingham palace said the decision had been reached amicably. this is bbc news, the latest headlines... the us supreme court leaves a controversial texas law banning most abortions in place — president biden says he's very concerned by the decision the wikileaks founde

john lennon was shot at the entrance of the dakota building in the centre of new york. there�*s been a crowd here standing and putting on a silent vigil and the flowers have been piling up. the 14th ceasefire of this war ended at the walls of the old city. witnesses say that the shells were landing every 20 seconds. people are celebrating the passing of a man they hold responsible for hundreds of deaths and oppression. elsewhere, people have been gathering to mourn his passing. the widow of the former. president of the philippines has gone on trial in manila. she is facing seven - charges of tax evasion, estimated at £120 million. she pleaded not guilty. the prince and princess of wales are to separate. a statement from buckingham palace said the decision had been reached amicably. this is bbc world news, the latest headlines... a high—stakes virtual summit has been held amid heightened tensions over ukraine. president biden warned of tighter economic sanctions following a huge buildup of russian military — vladimir putin blamed provocative actions by kyiv and na

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also speaking today was john swinney, and a similar message in scotland, there is no justification for measures in scotland like closing bars and restaurants, but he said all options are on the table. jim restaurants, but he said all options are on the table.— are on the table. jim reed, our health correspondence. - the labour leader, sir keir starmer, says borisjohnson appears to have broken the law when he took part in a christmas quiz at downing street last year. at the time, coronavirus restrictions meant social mixing between households was banned. the sunday mirror has published a photo of the quiz, showing the prime minister seated next to two people. downing street has described the quiz as a "virtual" event. our political correspondent, chris mason, has more details. it is the christmas quiz a year ago that downing street says it was virtual, but where two of the prime minister's colleagues are sitting next to him, one with tinsel wrapped around his neck, and a source tells the bbc others were there in person sitting in groups of six. this at a time when social mixing was ba

rose and her partner giovanni pernice beat tv chef john whaite and johannes radebe in the final. tv presenter aj odudu was forced to drop out due to an injury. joining me now is robin windsor, a former strictly professional dancer. he danced with lisa riley and deborah meaden. welcome, thank you forjoining us. what is your reaction to the winners? i what is your reaction to the winners?— what is your reaction to the winners? ~ , ., ., , ., winners? i think you would be hard ressed to winners? i think you would be hard pressed to find _ winners? i think you would be hard pressed to find anyone _ winners? i think you would be hard pressed to find anyone that - winners? i think you would be hard pressed to find anyone that would l pressed to find anyone that would say this was notjust pressed to find anyone that would say this was not just the pressed to find anyone that would say this was notjust the best pressed to find anyone that would say this was not just the best final but the best series that strictly has ever put on. i think we finally got to a point where i didn't mind w

john's wife sylvia is in a home and has dementia. what do you love about her? sense of humour. gentleness. her love for everybody. he has been trying for months to get essential caregiver status, so he can visit sylvia more often. it gives reassurance there is someone there to hold and touch and cuddle as necessary, which she has lost over the last year—and—a—half. as i have to say, so have i. the government has said that essential care givers are allowed to visit homes, are allowed to have personal contact with their loved ones, and yet it doesn't seem to be happening. i don't know why. i really am quite exasperated, not just for myself, but for thousands upon thousands of other people in exactly the same situation as i am. the challenge for care homes is that, for so many families, christmas is about so much more than the festive rituals. it's about being with their loved ones. zoe conway, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news... covid passes, working from home, and the wider use of facemasks. england braces for plan b rule changes. the new restrictions provoke a backlash