mississippi is trying to ban abortions after 15 weeks. if the supreme court rules in the state's favour, it will roll back the law that has been in place for nearly half a century, known as roe v wade. it's people in the poorest communities that will feel the impact the most. we'rejust going out in the community... these students are spreading the anti—abortion message. they want it banned without the exception of incest or rape, and lydia knows how that feels. i actually was in that same situation. i was scared. i was thinking, you know what, even if i am, it's just amazing that there's possibly a baby inside of me. even with the law still intact, many have been forced to travel thousands of miles from states like texas where abortion is banned afterjust six weeks, to more liberal states to access the care they need. one 19—year—old has come across half the country from houston to seattle. she was assaulted, did a pregnancy test that was negative, but over the following weeks, her body continued to change. i was scared. i don't wan

mississippi is trying to ban abortions after 15 weeks. if the supreme court rules in the state's favour, it will roll back the law that has been in place for nearly half a century, known as roe v wade. pro—choice campaigners say that will threaten lives. and it's people in the poorest communities that will feel the impact the most. we'rejust going out in the community... these students are spreading the anti—abortion message. they want it banned without the exception of incest or rape, and lydia knows how that feels. i actually was in that same situation. i'm very sorry. but i thought... - and i was scared. i was thinking, you know what, even if i am, it's just amazing that there's possibly a baby inside of me. even with the law still intact, many have been forced to travel thousands of miles from states like texas where abortion is banned afterjust six weeks, to more liberal states to access the care they need. one 19—year—old has come across half the country from houston to seattle. she was assaulted, did a pregnancy test that w

this has to do with a mississippi law that directly challenges the constitutional right to an abortion and in that case the conservative justices seem to indicate that they would be ready to roll back on some of these federal guarantees and self that climate also has the texas anti—abortion why abortion rights activists worried. let's recap some of the mains points that makes the texas abortion law so controversial. the texas heartbeat act is the most restrictive law passed in the us since abortion was made a constitutional right five decades ago. the law, which came into effect in september, prohibits all abortions after 6 weeks of being pregnant. the legislation does make an exception in the case of a medical emergency, although patients would need written proof from a doctor. but — it does not make any exceptions for pregnancies resulting from rape or incest. i've been speaking to sahar aziz, visiting professor at boston university law school for more on today's ruling. this is a very disappointing ruling for reproductive rights and women across america. even though the heartbea

mississippi is trying to ban abortions after 15 weeks. if the supreme court rules in the state's favour, it will roll back the law that has been in place for nearly half a century, known as roe versus wade. it's people in the poorest communities that will feel the impact the most. pro—choice campaigners say that will threaten lives. we're just going out in the community... the students are spreading the anti—abortion message. they want it banned without the exception of incest or rape, and lydia knows how that feels. i actually was in - that same situation. i was scared. i was thinking, you know what, even if i am, it'sjust amazing i that there's possibly a baby inside of me. _ even with the law still intact, many have been forced to travel thousands of miles from states like texas where abortion is banned from six weeks, to more liberal states to access the care they need. one 19—year—old has come across half the country from houston to seattle. she was assaulted, did a pregnancy test that was negative, but over the following wee

notjust this law, but the mississippi law and the more broader debate about rather roe v wade survives as a constitutional precedent. justices seem to be think that the basic constitutional rights as established by that president is intact, and yet giving discretion to the states whether or not they enforce that right. do you understand the kind of legality of that? and does not open up legality of that? and does not open up any grounds for you to challenge in federal courts how this law in texasis in federal courts how this law in texas is working?— in federal courts how this law in texas is working? well, it can be very confusing — texas is working? well, it can be very confusing because _ texas is working? well, it can be very confusing because there - texas is working? well, it can be very confusing because there are j very confusing because there are actually two cases. today, the court ruled about the case in texas, december one, just last week, they had oral arguments for a mississippi band. the texas case is very different in terms of the enforcement mechanism, and what the

the national weather service forecast more than 70 million people across parts of the mississippi, ohio and tennessee valleys would be affected, with concern over the length and nocturnal nature of these tornadoes, that can prove more destructive than daytime ones. mark lobel, bbc news. let's look at some of the reaction on twitter. meterologist ellen bacca has tweeted this picture of a nursing home in arkansas saying "it took a direct hit by a very large tornado & collapsed with patients inside." stephanie hart, a resident in kentucky tweeted "my in—laws house is destroyed and i can't get to my house. mayfield has been flattened and one of my employees lost everything she had tonight. this is the worst tornado i've lived through." justin hazlewood tweeted "my entire family is in the path of the terrible tornado outbreak in west tennessee and kentucky. it's an outbreak like never seen before. please pray. my family is in shelters and trying to make it through the night." jeff piotrowski is a storm chaser and meterologist who is in mayfield, kentucky. he gave me this update earlier. we

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in this case, the state of mississippi is asking the supreme court _ mississippi is asking the supreme court to— mississippi is asking the supreme court to directly overturn roe vs wade _ court to directly overturn roe vs wade and — court to directly overturn roe vs wade and hold that the constitution no longer— wade and hold that the constitution no longer protects the right to abortion, _ no longer protects the right to abortion, so abortion rights are directly— abortion, so abortion rights are directly at _ abortion, so abortion rights are directly at stake in the case today. do you _ directly at stake in the case today. do you think roe vs wade could be overturned? what do you think of the composition of the court? there is a majority of conservatives. the composition of the court? there is a majority of conservatives.— majority of conservatives. the court did not majority of conservatives. the court did rrot need — majority of conservatives. the court did not need to _ majority of conservatives. the court did not need to take _ majority of conservatives. the court did

the national weather service forecast more than 70 million people across parts of the mississippi, ohio and tennessee valleys would be affected, with concern over the length and nocturnal nature of these tornadoes, that can prove more destructive than daytime ones. mark lobel, bbc news. let's look at some of the reaction on twitter. before that i am getting information that we have further details before that i am getting information that we have further details from the governor that we heard from a short time ago, the governor of kentucky who has released details of a manufacturing plant in the town of mayfield which was also hit by a tornado. it mayfield which was also hit by a tornado. , . . , mayfield which was also hit by a tornado. , ., . , , ., tornado. it is tragic. this is a candle factory. _ tornado. it is tragic. this is a candle factory. there - tornado. it is tragic. this is a candle factory. there were . tornado. it is tragic. this is a - candle factory. there were about 110 people in it. this was at the time. the time the tornado hit. we believe we will lose at least doz

it's considering a mississippi state law that would ban abortion after 15 weeks. that is in direct conflict with the law first established in 1973 which we know as roe v wade. it prevents the government imposing any undue burden on a woman's right to choose abortion before viability, which in america is considered to be 22—24 weeks. so, where is the country on this debate? well, a recent poll for cbs suggests a large majority of americans want the court to defend roe v wade — 62% in favour, only 38% against. but remember, during his four years in office, donald trump put three conservative justices on the bench. the supreme court now leans heavily in their favour — six conservatives, three liberals. let's cross to the supreme court and speak to bloomberg law reporter kimberley robinson. good to have you on the programme. we have had various challenges to roe v wade over the years. but have tried to chip away at the law. why is this different? this tried to chip away at the law. why is this different?— is this different? this one is different civilly _ is t

it heard a case out of mississippi just last week that would prohibit abortion after 15 weeks. a pretty extreme change to the land of the law in the us and the texas case would be really devastating and would essentially allow states to ban all abortion. talk us a little bit through the us judicial system, if you may, because this obviously goes back to the trump era and the supreme court and the number ofjudges on that. just talk us through that. right. so we lost the abortion issue when we lost the 2016 election and president trump had promised his base that he would deliver supreme courtjustices and, because of that promise, they overlooked a lot of bad behaviour on his part. so we're now looking at the next era coming up, that some states will be choosing to ban abortion, as many as half the states in the united states will enact legislation to ban abortion once the federal right is no longer there. so we'll have some states, sort of �*blue states�* as we call them, and mostly on the coast, it'll look like a doughnut with a giant hole where abortion services should be t

the mississippi law bans abortions _ implications be? the mississippi law bans abortions in _ implications be? the mississippi law bans abortions in nearly _ implications be? the mississippi law bans abortions in nearly all - implications be? the mississippi law bans abortions in nearly all cases . bans abortions in nearly all cases after 15 weeks of pregnancy, so in some ways, the most straightforward ruling by the court would be something that sticks closely to what that law entails. it seemed from some of the questions asked at oral argument that that might be the direction thatjusticejohn roberts, direction thatjustice john roberts, who direction thatjusticejohn roberts, who is direction thatjustice john roberts, who is seen as probably the most moderate of the conservative wing of the court and therefore a potential swing vote, was perhaps leaning in that direction. that is a compromise that direction. that is a compromise that would still permit most of the abortion four that take place in the united states, more than 90% of which.

broader than texas because the supreme court is looking at another case, a separate case, involving mississippi and in that case, the conservative justices on the conservative justices on the bench have indicated they may be prepared to rollback established abortion rights. 55 people have been killed and dozens injured in mexico when a lorry and its trailer crashed and overturned. around 160 people, including young families and children, were in the trailer. most of them were migrants from central america, seeking a new life in the united states. will grant's report from chiapas in southern mexico contains some distressing images. it was already known as one of the most dangerous journeys in the world for people fleeing violence and poverty in search of a better life. at least 160 people, among them families with children, were crammed into a lorry�*s trailer, which overturned on a corner and crashed into a bridge. the doors flew open, throwing those inside onto the tarmac. the driver, who it's said may have been speeding, fled the carnage. dazed survivors were treated at the site and taken t

the national weather service forecast more than 70 million people across parts of the mississippi, ohio and tennessee valleys would be affected. with concern over the length and nocturnal nature of these tornadoes that can prove more destructive than daytime ones. i'm joined now byjenna rae — a local reporter at the scene of the amazon warehouse in edwardsville, illinois. but some breaking news concerning this story, they kentucky governor has reportedly said that at least 50 people are likely to have been killed in this outbreak of tornadoes. tornadoes have ripped through kentucky as well as other us states late on friday night and early hours of saturday morning. he did add that the number of dead could be significantly more than that. the reports are heartbreaking, he said. we are hoping to get the latest from him. but initially it sounds like at least 50 people are likely to have been killed. we have got that clip. let us listen to what they kentucky governor had to say a short time ago. first, trying to confirm this figure of more than 50 feared dead in kentucky, according to the

it heard a case just last week from mississippi that would prohibit abortion after 15 weeks, and a pretty extreme change to the land of the law in the us and the texas case would be really devastating and would essentially allow states to ban all abortion. talk us a little bit through the us judicial system, if you may, because it goes back to the trump era and the supreme court and the number ofjudges on that. just talk us through that. right. so we lost the abortion issue when we lost the 2016 election and president trump had promised his base that he would deliver supreme courtjustices and, because of that promise, they overlooked a lot of bad behaviour on his part. we are now looking at the next era coming up, that some states will be choosing to choose to ban abortion, as many as half the states in the united states will enact legislation to ban abortion once the federal right is no longer there. so we'll have some states, �*blue states�* as we call them, and mostly on the coast, it'll look like a doughnut with a giant hole where abortion services should be that there will be som

her death comes as the supreme court appears poised to accept a mississippi law that would bar abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, even in cases of rape or incest. technological advances mean it may be possible to screen people for prostate cancer in the next five years, one of the uk's leading experts has said. around 50,000 people in the uk are told they have the disease each year and one in eight will be diagnosed in their lifetime. at present there is no national screening for the disease, however the institute of cancer research says that advances in genetics and mri imaging mean that a tailored programme may be possible in the next three to five years. detectives are investigating a video apparently made by a man arrested in the grounds of windsor castle on christmas morning. the 19—year—old was in possession of a crossbow when he was arrested. since then, he has been sectioned under the mental health act, and remains in the care of medical professionals. now, the weather, with carol kirkwood. hello again. we've been watching some wet and windy weather sweeping in across the

roe and it had a casejust its eyes set on dismantling roe and it had a case just last week from mrs mississippi that would prohibit abortion after 15 weeks, and a pretty extreme change to the land of the law in the us and the texas case would be really devastating and essentially allows states to ban all abortions.— ban all abortions. can you lease ban all abortions. can you please talk _ ban all abortions. can you please talk through - ban all abortions. can you please talk through the i please talk through the judicial system if you made because it goes back to the trump era and the supreme court and the number ofjudges on that. talk it through that. we lost the that. talk it through that. - lost the abortion issue when we lost the abortion issue when we lost the abortion issue when we lost the 2016 election. president trump had promised his basie would deliver supreme courtjustices his basie would deliver supreme court justices and his basie would deliver supreme courtjustices and because of that promise they overlooked a lot of bad behaviour on his part. we are now looking at the next era

tornadoes also struck mississippi. you can reach me on twitter. i'm @sipusey. time now for the weather with stav. hello there. the second half of the weekend is going to remain fairly u nsettled. a lot of cloud around on sunday but one thing you will notice, particularly in england and wales, is it will be very mild indeed. further north there will be outbreaks of rain tied in with this area of low pressure, keeping a watch on this area of low pressure, it is going deepen as its the north—west of the uk to bring jails, even severe gales, to the far north—west of scotland. but it will bring some rain to the north and west and it will scoop up very mild air across much of the country, particularly for england and wales. we start sunday on a rather cloudy note. some mist and low cloud, a bit of drizzle as well, some brightness breaking into the afternoon. particularly across eastern areas, we have but rebound pushing across areas of the irish sea and eventually pushing up into central parts of scotland by the end of the day. north of here, the far north—east

of all, we had record warmth and record heat across the southern plains in oklahoma and texas and in mississippi and arkansas and alabama and tennessee and missouri today. the temperatures were in the low to mid 80s and south winds at about 30—40, which 70 degree...point. this is an unprecedented air mass for december 11th — 10th, 11th, you know, timeframe. to have this much moisture and heatand humidity... we have a very strong, powerful jet stream overhead and an upper wave came out of oklahoma and this powerful surface low developed back in south—east colorado, it raced up towards chicago and that powerful storm and jet stream was overhead and conditions were perfect for violent tornadoes underneath the jet stream. the combination of the ingredients was very deadly. now it's time for a look at the weather with owain wyn evans it is not looking pretty at all, a lot of cloud sitting across the uk and many of us will have rain in the next few hours, but actually after we have seen those storms, our outlook is for some very quiet weather through the week ahead, but nothing very festive. thi

you've got mississippi, texas, alabama, they are the top three. would they have been prepared for this, as prepared as other states? i just think, in the first place, people don't think of tornadoes in december, especially ones like this. they think of ice storms and snowstorms and cold, and christmas, for goodness sakes. the people at the candle factory that were working, and some are still missing, here where i am, near mayfield, kentucky, they were working extra hours to get things ready for christmas, and they are, you know, had no idea that something of this magnitude was coming. but, again, because our oceans are warmer and because oui’ oceans are warmer and oui’ because our oceans are warmer and our air is because our oceans are warmer and ourair is warmer, because our oceans are warmer and our air is warmer, we are seeing the seasons change. we've seen this now for the past several years with fires in north america. we don't really have a fire season anymore, it goes year—round, and now we seem to be seeing tornado season widening, a

her death comes as the supreme court appears poised to accept a mississippi law that would bar abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, even in cases of rape or incest. climate—fuelled disasters that devasted lives have also cost the world tens of billions of dollars this past year. this is according to christian aid, which tallied up the damages based on insured losses. let's take a look at some of the most costly incidents. hurricane ida struck the united states in august and is at the very top of the list at $65 billion. it was the fifth strongest hurricane to make landfall in the country and killed dozens of people. in the summer, deadly floods that swept across western and central europe came in second, causing $113 billion in damages. more than 200 people died. torrential rains in china's central henan province caused huge floods injuly and led to $17.6 billion in damages, and left more than 300 dead. cyclone yaas lashed coastal areas in india and bangladesh in may and cost $3 billion in just a few days. it also forced more than a million people to evacuate. christian aid is now ca

we are talking about six states, arkansas, illinois, missouri, mississippi, tennessee as well as kentucky. a huge operation from a federal perspective with the assistance they have to provide. and this is quite an unprecedented situation just in its sheer scale and the fact that it is happening in december. tornadoes usually strike in the middle of the year, april, may, june, generally the time that local people expect tornadoes like this. it seems to be a perfect storm of conditions, very unusually warm weather over the past few days, the kind of weather you might expect in april or may, that contributes towards these tornadoes, but tornadoes are not fully understood in terms of why they happen and what can happen and because the kind of ferocity we have seen but all of these factors making it extremely difficult for the authorities in the first place to have predicted what happened and how to deal with it. that have predicted what happened and how to deal with it— to deal with it. that was peter bowes in los _ to deal with it. that was peter bowes in los angeles. - to deal with it. th

we are talking about six states here, so arkansas, illinois, missouri, mississippi, tennessee as well as kentucky, so a huge operation if you think from a federal perspective in terms of the assistance that they have to provide and this is also quite an unprecedented situation just in sheer scale and also the fact that it is happening in december. these tornadoes normally strike in the middle of the year, april, may, june is generally the time that local people can expect tornadoes like this, but it seems to be, to use that expression, a perfect storm of conditions, very unusually warm weather over the past few days, perhaps what you might expect in april or may, that contributes towards these tornadoes. tornadoes are not fully understood in terms of why they happen and what can cause this kind of ferocity that we have seen, but all of these factors making it extremely for the authorities in the first place to have predicted what has happened and now to deal with it. peter have predicted what has happened and now to deal with it.— now to deal with it. peter in los anueles, now to de

in the united states, the supreme court considers whether a 15—week ban on abortions in mississippi should be upheld. if it is, then abortion could become illegal in almost half the country. is bosnia once again on the brink of war? tonight, we will talk to the man who once shared the presidency and who now leads the main bosniak party. and the american author alice sebold has apologised for her part in the conviction of man she had claimed raped her in 1981.

mr pence was speaking in washington on the eve of a crucial hearing on a mississippi law which bans abortion after 15 weeks. a ruling is not expected until nextjuly, but if the conservative—leaning supreme court rules in mississippi's favour, it would undermine american women's constitutional right to an abortion, allowing each state to enact their own laws on terminations. i urge my fellow americans that cherish life to pray tomorrow and every day between now and next spring. for thejustices on our supreme court to have the courage to seize this moment for life. ministers in england say they want millions of people to book booster jab appointments over the coming weeks but health leaders have warned that this poses a "huge logistical challenge" for the already stretched nhs. people will now be invited to book a third dose of the vaccine three months after their second, with the clinically vulnerable being prioritised. 400 military personnel will be called on to assist the roll—out, and more pharmacies will become vaccine hubs. the bbc'sjohn maguire spent the morning at one of the pharma