courtney bembridge, bbc news. dangerous overtaking and reckless speeding — shocking dashcam footage released by north yorkshire police shows how some people have been driving carelessly since lockdown rules were lifted. the force says standards on the roads have started to slip as more motorists get back behind the wheel again, as ian white reports. the terrifying moment a camper van pulls out to overtake and drives towards oncoming traffic. just one example of careless and inconsiderate driving on north yorkshire�*s roads. it�*s these kind of incidents which can easily lead to a crash and all too often, these can be fatal. with more of us having dash cams in our vehicles, more frightening incidents are being sent to the police. the driver overtaking the lorry is met by a car heading straight towards them on the wrong side of the road. now the way the dash cam technology works, it is very high quality so if we can see a registration plate, if we can identify a vehicle, we can prosecute people and we have cer

courtney bembridge reports. this is bbc news. the headlines: health ministers from the g7 group of leading economic powers are to hold an emergency meeting on how to respond to the new coronavirus variant. france and switzerland are among the latest countries to investigate suspected new cases of omicron and canada has confirmed two infections. a 7.5—magnitude earthquake has struck northern peru, sending shock waves across the region. the tremors were felt more than 1,000km away. hundreds of homes and buildings were damaged near the epicentre, but there have been no reported deaths. the fashion designer and creative director of louis vuitton, virgil abloh, has died of cancer. the 41—year—old, considered a trailblazer of the industry founded the label off—white, and was the first african—american to become creative director of a french luxury brand. kanye west was among the star's he dressed. now on bbc news, it's time for dateline london with shaun ley.

courtney bembridge reports. all chant: vri'dom! vrijheid! * fury on the streets of the hague after the announcement that restrictions are back for at least three weeks. protesters threw fireworks and smoke bombs and were met with water cannons. others spent the night soaking up the nightlife while they could. cases have been steadily rising over the past two months and hospitals are once again under pressure — that's despite the country's relatively high vaccination rate. authorities say more than two—thirds of the patients in intensive care are unvaccinated, but the waning effectiveness of vaccines over time is also playing a part, particularly in the elderly population. the dutch government plans to start booster jabs next month. in the meantime, prime minister mark rutte says urgent action is needed. translation: this is - a hard blow of a few weeks because the virus is everywhere throughout the country, in all sectors and in all ages. the measures will be western europe's first partial lockdown this winter, but other countries may so

courtney bembridge reports. family and friends of the inmates gathered outside the prison, desperate for information. a list of victims was taped to a post, while others learned what happened through harrowing footage and photos shared on social media. dozens of prisoners were killed in the clashes, which started on friday evening and lasted for almost eight hours. police eventually forced their way in and found guns and explosives. authorities say it started as a territorial dispute between rival gangs after one of the ringleaders was released early. translation: as this section of the prison l was without a ringleader, other gangs tried to subdue them, to enter to carry out a total massacre. there are approximately 700 prisoners in that part of the prison. just two months ago at this same prison, there was another deadly riot. soldiers had to be brought in to help take back control of the complex. it was the worst month for gang—related violence in ecuador�*s history, and the government says it needs inter

courtney bembridge, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: we look at the life and the work of virgil abloh, the trailblazing creative director of louis vuitton, who's died from cancer aged a1. it's quite clear that the worst victims of this disaster are the poor people living in the slums which have sprung up around the factory. i am feeling so helpless that the childrens are dying in front of me and i can't do anything. charles manson is the mystical leader of the hippie cult suspected of killing sharon tate and at least six other people in los angeles. at 11am this morning, just half a metre of rock separated britain from continental europe. it took the drills just a few moments to cut through the final obstacle. then philippe cozette, a minerfrom calais, was shaking hands and exchanging flags with robert fagg, his opposite numberfrom dover. this is bbc world news. the latest headlines: more countries outside of africa confirm cases of the new coronavirus variant as the continent's hit by more travel restrictions. as rebel f

courtney bembridge, abc news. —— bbc news. the war in ethiopia has reached a critical point, with tigrayan rebels from the north claiming they're advancing ever closer to addis ababa, as they prepare to clash with government forces near the capital. the conflict, which began just over a year ago, has pitted combined groups from around the country against prime minister abiy ahmed, who last week announced he would lead his army in battle. it has created a humanitarian disaster, and torn the country apart, with little sign of any resolution. our africa correspondent andrew harding sent this report. a late night road block in ethiopia's capital and a hunt for rebels from the northern region of tigray. these patrols are manned by civilians, volunteers eager to support the ethiopian government at a time of civil war. they've already detained thousands of people, under a sweeping state of emergency that's been heavily criticised as arbitrary by human rights groups. "we found a lot of suspicious items, including guns and explosive de

courtney bembridge reports. family and friends of the inmates gathered outside of the prison desperate for information. a list of victims was taped to oppose. 0thers was taped to oppose. others don't what happened through harrowing footage and photos shared on social media. dozens of prisoners were killed in clashes which started on friday evening and lasted for almost eight hours. police eventually forced their way in and found guns and explosives. authorities that started as a territorial dispute between rival gangs after one of the ringleaders was released early. translation: $5 ringleaders was released early. translation:— ringleaders was released early. translation: as this section of the present _ translation: as this section of the present was _ translation: as this section of the present was without - translation: as this section of the present was without a - the present was without a ringleader, other gangs tried to subdue the and a total massacre occurred. approximately 700 prisoners are in that par

courtney bembridge, bbc news. let's have a look at what other countries are doing in terms of taking further steps to get their populations vaccinated. across the eu, countries have introduced variations on israel's �*green pass' scheme where people need to show they've been vaccinated before being allowed into indoor venues. in singapore, from 8 december any unvaccinated covid—19 patients who require hospital treatment will have to pay for it themselves — previously the state had been covering the cost. and in the uk, everyone working in a care home must be vaccinated. they are also stepping up measures to see those working in the national health service to be vaccinated as well. meanwhile in new zealand, teachers will now be banned from the classroom if they have not been vaccinated. the measure is part of the country's zero covid policy — but critics warn it could see some schools forced to return to online lessons as there will not be enough staff on site. i'm joined now by the head of initial teacher

courtney bembridge, bbc news. marches have been taking place in more than 200 cities around the world as part of what's been described as the global day of action for climate justice. tens of thousands of people took to the streets of glasgow where the un's cop26 climate talks are taking place. lorna gordon has this report from glasgow: even the driving rain couldn't keep them away. this, the biggest protest march through glasgow during cop. some had travelled just a short distance to get here, others were from the sharp end of the changing climate. i come from the philippines, and i am an indigenous person from the mountains. this is personally important to me because climate change is killing my people. if the climate summit has so far focused on the decisions made by world leaders and their teams gathered here in glasgow, today is about the people, the thousands gathered, calling for change. discussions inside cop today focusing on nature. tough topics loom large for the days ahead. i don't have many expectatio

courtney bembridge, bbc news. marches have been taking place in more than 200 cities around the world as part of what's been described as the global day of action for climate justice. tens of thousands of people took to the streets of glasgow where the un's cop—26 climate talks are taking place. lorna gordon has this report from glasgow: even the driving rain couldn't keep them away. this, the biggest protest march through glasgow during cop. some had travelled just a short distance to get here, others were from the sharp end of the changing climate. i come from the philippines, and i am an indigenous person from the mountains. this is personally important to me because climate change is killing my people. if the climate summit has so far focused on the decisions made by world leaders and their teams gathered here in glasgow, today is about the people, the thousands gathered, calling for change. discussions inside cop today focusing on nature. tough topics loom large for the days ahead. i don't have many expecta

courtney bembridge reports. there was a last—minute rush at vaccination centres in upper austria, on the eve of new restrictions for those not yet protected. unvaccinated austrians were already barred from visiting restaurants, hairdressers and cinemas, but they're now told to stay home except for work and food shopping. it'll be policed using spot checks with hefty fines for those caught breaking the rules. austria has one of the lowest vaccination rates in western europe — around 64% of the population is fully vaccinated, which leaves 2 million people yet to get two doses. and the country has one of the highest infection rates in europe — more than 800 cases per 100,000 people. the icus are starting to fill up. it's already projected that within two weeks we will have reached the limit, and we know that the cases we see now will be those that fill up the icus in two weeks, so there's need for some measure right now. but not everyone agrees. crowds gathered over the weekend in salzburg and vienna to make

courtney bembridge, bbc news. the uk has become the first country in the world to approve an anti—viral pill against coronavirus. in trials, the drug was shown to cut the chances of dying or being hospitalised in half. british authorities have bought enough supplies to treat nearly 500,000 people. here's our medical editor, fergus walsh. a pill that can stop covid in its tracks — it's been the goal of scientists since the pandemic began. now there is molnupiravir, and it's likely to be the first of many antiviral treatments. anne—marie tested positive for coronavirus on tuesday and has just started a five—day course of molnupiravir as part of a trial in liverpool. she's had cancer, and so is more vulnerable to covid. it's absolutely a life—and—death situation. i do have a family that i need to think about, and i need to be here for them. and if this gives me the opportunity to be around for my son's wedding and everything else, then so be it. when coronavirus infects cells, it makes multiple copies of

courtney bembridge, bbc news. before we go, let's bring you some lovely pictures from pakistan where wildlife teams were involved in a race against time literally to save a rare and blind river dolphin that needed rescuing after straying from home. using nets, they carefully traps the freshwater mammal while obviously trying not to put it under too much stress and they made sure its skin didn't dry out during the 80 kilometrejourney to skin didn't dry out during the 80 kilometre journey to the wildlife century. some dolphins find their way into shallower irrigation, canals, ponds and even fields where they cannot survive. that was a great ending to that rescue. i will be back with the business stories injust be back with the business stories in just a be back with the business stories injust a moment. hello. after a bright and blustery sunday, lighter winds for monday morning mean it will feel colder out there. in fact, the start of monday looks to be the coldest part of the week ahead but the milder air isn't too

courtney bembridge reports. fury on the streets of the hague after the announcement that restrictions are back for another three weeks. protesters through fireworks and smoke bombs and were met with water cannon. others spent the night soaking up the nightlife while they could. cases have been steadily rising over the past two months and hospitals are once again under pressure. that's despite the country's relatively high vaccination rate. authorities say more than two—thirds of the patients in intensive care are unvaccinated at the waning effectiveness of vaccines over time is also playing a part, particularly in the elderly population. dutch government plans to startjabs next month. in the meantime, prime minister mark rutte says urgent action is needed. translation:— urgent action is needed. translation: this is a hard blow for a — translation: this is a hard blow for a few _ translation: this is a hard blow for a few weeks - translation: this is a hard | blow for a few weeks because the virus is everyw

courtney bembridge, bbc news. as she prepares to release her latest album this week, the british singer, adele, has spoken candidly to oprah winfrey. there are some flashing images in this report from victoria derbyshire. this was adele's first tv interview about the release of her new album. she said because her own dad left when she was just two, she had promised herself that whatever happened, when she had children, she would always stay with her partner. what do you think the deep wound from the past, from you as a little girl growing up, you are trying to heal as you reach for your relationships as an adult woman? my dad's absolute lack of presence and effort with me. but you know, as i got older, i definitely understood that it was the alcohol. it wasn't a choice that he was necessarily making himself that he didn't want to... but when you are little, you don't know. when you're little you don't know. she told 0prah she was embarrassed that her marriage of eight years crumbled and said it felt like that mean

courtney bembridge reports. it may look incomprehensible, but these scratchings paved the way for a scientific breakthrough which transformed our understanding of space, time and gravity. the 54 page document was expected to fetch around $3.5 million, but it ended up going for almost four times that amount, breaking the record for an autographed scientific document. the buyer remains a mystery. the manuscript was written in 1913 and 1914 by einstein and his academic partner, swiss ethicist who kept hold of the document and it's lucky he did. it is one ofjust two papers showing the calculations which led to the great scientific breakthrough. translation: einstein is someone who kept very few notes so the matter fact that the manuscript survived and made its way to us makes it absolutely extraordinary. it makes it absolutely extraordinary.- makes it absolutely extraordinary. makes it absolutely extraordina . ., ., extraordinary. it is a rare and valuable _ extraordinary. it is a rare and valuable document _ extrao

courtney bembridge, bbc news. marches have been taking place in more than 200 cities around the world as part of what's been described as the global day of action for climate justice. tens of thousands of people took to the streets of glasgow where the un's cop26 climate talks are taking place. lorna gordon has this report from glasgow. even the driving rain couldn't keep them away. this, the biggest protest march through glasgow during cop. some had travelled just a short distance to get here, others were from the sharp end of the changing climate. i come from the philippines, and i am an indigenous person from the mountains. this is personally important to me because climate change is killing my people. if the climate summit has so far focused on the decisions made by world leaders and their teams gathered here in glasgow, today is about the people, the thousands gathered, calling for change. discussions inside cop today focusing on nature. tough topics loom large for the days ahead. i don't have many expectatio

courtney bembridge, bbc news. the uk has become the first country in the world to approve an anti—viral pill against coronavirus. in trials, the drug was shown to cut the chances of dying or being hospitalised in half. british authorities have bought enough supplies to treat nearly half a million people. here's our medical editor, fergus walsh. a pill that can stop covid in its tracks — it's been the goal of scientists since the pandemic began. now there is molnupiravir, and it's likely to be the first of many antiviral treatments. anne—marie tested positive for coronavirus on tuesday and has just started a five—day course of molnupiravir as part of a trial in liverpool. she's had cancer, and so is more vulnerable to covid. it's absolutely a life—and—death situation. i do have a family that i need to think about, and i need to be here for them. and if this gives me the opportunity to be around for my son's wedding and everything else, then so be it. when coronavirus infects cells, it makes multiple cop

courtney bembridge, bbc news. the sudanese authorities have fired tear gas against pro—democracy protesters in the capital, khartoum. overnight demonstrators set up barricades for what is supposed to be the first of two days of civil disobedience to protest against last month�*s coup. organisers want a return to civilian rule. the civilian prime minister abdalla hamdok remains under house arrest. the bbc�*s correspondent in khartoum andrew harding says mr hamdok is facing pressure from the military to cooperate with them. we were out last night in neighbourhoods where people were drumming up support, telling people to go out on the streets to express their real anger still with the military coup here. there is a sense of deep frustration about that. in the background we do know that talks are still going on about trying to steer this coup back towards the kind of messy, transitional process that was under way until the coup happened two weeks ago. we actually spoke last night to a spokesman for the senior mi

courtney bembridge reports. of these are 600 passengers who landed in amsterdam on friday, more than 60 have tested positive for coronavirus and a quarter of those cases are the omicron variant. it was first detected by scientists in south africa last week, but it's not known where it originated there are fears the strain is highly infectious, posing a fresh challenge to global efforts to bring the pandemic under control. a number of countries had brought in travel restrictions on southern africa, including the united states, britain, japan, and qatar, angering south africa's president, cyril ramaphosa. these restrictions are completely unjustified and unfairly discriminate against our country and our southern africa sister countries. the prohibition of travel is not informed by science nor will it be effective in preventing the spread of this variant.- spread of this variant. travel bans have — spread of this variant. travel bans have proven _ spread of this variant. travel bans have proven largely - bans hav

courtney bembridge reports. family and friends of the inmates gathered outside the prison, desperate for information. a list of victims was taped to a post, while others learned what happened through harrowing footage and photos shared on social media. dozens of prisoners were killed in the clashes which started on friday evening and lasted for almost eight hours. police eventually forced their way in and found guns and explosives. authorities say it started as a territorial dispute between rival gangs after one of the ringleaders was released early. translation: as this section of the prison l was without a ringleader, other gangs tried to subdue them, to enter to carry out a total massacre. there are approximately 700 prisoners in that part of the prison. just two months ago at this same prison, there was another deadly riot. soldiers had to be brought in to help take back control of the complex. it was the worst month for gang—related violence in ecuador�*s history, and the government says it needs intern

courtney bembridge, bbc news. let's speak to space analyst and former nasa engineer, keith cowing, who's the editor of nasa watch. thank you forjoining us. just how risky was this? it is risky and also _ how risky was this? it is risky and also baffling. _ how risky was this? it is risky and also baffling. you - how risky was this? it is risky and also baffling. you have i how risky was this? it is risky i and also baffling. you have got thousands of pieces of space junk in an orbit that will overlap the space station and oddly enough, the russians have two of their own people. they launched this thing knowing they would have to go through it. meanwhile, you get this tweet which a presenter read which was a bad translation which was a bad translation which really says we are in the green zone. nasa did not say anything until the end of the day so there is something else going on here that we are not seeing behind the scenes. you could speculate all you want but the real question is why would russia and danger its

courtney bembridge, bbc news. well, earlier i spoke to former nasa engineer keith cowing and asked how risky it was to undertake such an unannounced missile test in space. well, it's risky and it is also baffling. you have got thousands of pieces of space junk in an orbit that will overlap the space station and oddly enough, the russians have two of their own people up there. half the space station is built of russian stuff. they've launched this thing knowing they would have to go through it. and meanwhile, you get this tweet which a presenter read which was a bad translation which really mentions, "we are in the green zone." what does that mean? meanwhile, nasa didn't say anything until the end of the day. so there is something else going on here that we're not seeing behind the scenes. you can speculate all you want, but the real question is why would russia endanger its own people? that's what's baffling. well, it is the test of antisatellite missile, i suppose they're taking the opportunity, they will depict

courtney bembridge, bbc news. in the middle east, reports from iraq say the prime minister mustafa al—kadhimi is unhurt following what the military say was an assassination attemptit�*s reported that rockets from a drone hit his home in the high security green zone in the capital baghdad in the early hours of sunday. since the attack, al kadhimi has tweeted to say he is fine and called for calm and restraint. you are watching bbc news. the headlines: hospitals overwhelmed, after 100 people are killed in a fuel tanker explosion in sierra leone — many more are injured. an investigation is underway into reports that someone at a houston music festival in the us was injecting people with drugs before the crowd stampeded. marches have been taking place in more than 200 cities around the world as part of what's been described as the global day of action for climate justice. tens of thousands of people took to the streets of glasgow where the un's cop26 climate talks are taking place. lorna gordon has this report f

courtney bembridge reports. it may look incomprehensible, but these scratchings paved the way for a scientific breakthrough which transformed our understanding of space, time and gravity. the 54—page document was expected to fetch around us$3.5 million, but it ended up going for almost four times that amount, breaking the record for an autographed scientific document. applause the buyer remains a mystery. the manuscript was written in 1913 and 1914 by einstein and his academic partner, swiss physicist michele besso, who kept hold of the document, and it�*s lucky he did. it is one ofjust two papers showing the calculations which led to the great scientific breakthrough. translation: einstein - is someone who kept very few notes, so the mere fact that the manuscript survived and made its way to us makes it absolutely extraordinary. it�*s a rare and valuable document but it�*s not the first time it has been up for auction. 20 years ago it was sold as part of a pyramid scheme which ended up being one of fran

courtney bembridge, bbc news. britney spears is free. a los angelesjudge on friday ended the guardianship that allowed her father to control the pop singer's life and money for nearly 1a years. the decision follows a campaign by the #freebritney movement and ms spears' own public demand for an end of the arrangement, and means she is now able to make her own medical, financial and personal decisions for the first time since 2008. our los angeles correspondent sophie long reports. this was the moment they had been dreaming of. everything they have been fighting for. it does not feel real, it feels like i'm kind of in an out—of—body experience but it justis out—of—body experience but it just is so incredible that we were able to actually help this happen. were able to actually help this ha en. �* ., ., were able to actually help this hauen. �* ., . happen. after more than 13 ears, happen. after more than 13 years. the _ happen. after more than 13 years, the popstar - happen. after more than 13 years, the popstar finally . years

courtney bembridge reports. cases linked to the omicron variant are rising but with so many questions remaining about the threat it poses, the us president had a simple message. this variant is a cause for concern, not a cause for panic. new measures have just come into force in england, affecting shoppers and commuters, and across the uk, international travellers now need to take a pcr test when they arrived and self isolate until they get a negative result. uk is also bringing forward the rollout of booster shots. anyone aged 18 or over will be able to get a third dosejust three months will be able to get a third dose just three months after their second.— dose just three months after their second. the booster dose will boost _ their second. the booster dose will boost the _ their second. the booster dose will boost the immune - their second. the booster dose | will boost the immune response to such a high level that we would hope that it would overcome any inherent ability of this new variant to escape the

courtney bembridge, bbc news. anna holligan has more from the hague (sot) these were the people enjoying some final late night drinks before the lockdown kicked in and most people here have accepted these measures as a necessary sacrifice, a temporary sacrifice for the greater good. but you know that society is divided not farfrom here, there were protests. police had to use water cannons to disperse the anti—lockdown, anti—vaccine protesters, who believe these rules are an unnecessary infringement of their freedoms, and actually, the dutch were initially seen as relatively relaxed. they were one of the last countries in the world to make facemasks mandatory, one of the last in europe to roll—out their vaccination programme, and yet here we are. the intensive care units are reaching capacity. there is talk of transferring patients over the border to germany, so it's hoped this short, sharp shock will be enough to bring those record—breaking numbers down but everyone here is asking when will this end. a us

courtney bembridge has this report. shunting, not one more. tens of thousands of protesters much to the ministry in warsaw after the ministry in warsaw after the death of a pregnant woman reignited the debate. it has been a year since the constitutional court ruled in favour of a near total ban on abortion. rotors highlighting the recent case of a 30—year—old woman who died halfway through her pregnancy. herfamily halfway through her pregnancy. her family says doctor had halfway through her pregnancy. herfamily says doctor had been aware of severe faecal defects but refuse to perform an abortion while the foetus still had a heartbeat fearing repercussion.— had a heartbeat fearing repercussion. had a heartbeat fearing reercussion. , , ., repercussion. this is what we call the present _ repercussion. this is what we call the present effect. - repercussion. this is what we call the present effect. the i call the present effect. the doctors will be afraid to perform abortions though in theory, abortion is legal in poland. when the woman's li

courtney bembridge, bbc news. the british prime minister is urging countries at the cop26 climate summit in glasgow to "pull together and drive for the line," as the conference enters its second and final week. borisjohnson said �*bold compromises�* and �*ambitious commitments�* were needed to tackle climate change. 0ur political correspondent chris mason reports. it is half time of the climate summit. the people most affected by climate change are no longer some imagined future generation but young people alive today. perhaps that will give us the impetus we need to rewrite our story. to turn this tragedy into a triumph. in the first week, familiar faces strolling the glasgow stage. big numbers, big promises and faraway dates, but some optimism from the government. i think always when you have a multilateral event like this, to try to get agreement, there is going to be a lot of work and diplomacy to get an outcome. i�*m talking to people here at this conference have been pretty much to every cop since

courtney bembridge, bbc news. you're watching bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with matt taylor. hello, after those blustery conditions yesterday things looking be much quieter today today and this weekend. it is going to be pretty mild for the stage in november but still a lot of cloud around at times, the best of those breaks through this afternoon across the central swathe as i'll show you. it's because we are between two weather systems. this area of low pressure which brought the windy weather yesterday and this is the one which will bring weather fronts to the north and west, particularly through tomorrow. advancing cloud into northern ireland to today so this afternoon turning grey and patchy when it drizzle from the west, particularly late afternoon into the evening. still got cloud from yesterday's low pressure system and eastern counties of england, so staying rather grey here, some occasional rain or drizzle, but in between, and that means the vast majority of the country, will see some of that cloud break up an

courtney bembridge, bbc news. here, opposition parties are discussing standing aside in favour of an independent "anti—sleaze" candidate in the by—election prompted by yesterday's resignation of the conservative former cabinet minister, owen paterson. the north shropshire mp quit hours after the government performed a u—turn on reviewing the commons standards regime. that left mr paterson once again facing a vote to suspend him for breaching lobbying rules. yorkshire county cricket club is holding an emergency board meeting today to discuss the growing fall—out from its handling of racism. a former bowler, azeem rafiq, has claimed that institutional racism at the club left him close to taking his own life. sponsors have cut ties with the club and last night it was suspended from hosting international matches. simonjones reports a day of reckoning in the racism row, the most successful club in the history of county cricket has remained tightlipped this week but as the board meets, heads are expected to roll

with me is our reporter courtney bembridge. courtney, it's been two weeks since peng shuai made allegations against a former senior chinese politician. what's the latest? ship posted on chinese social media side we bowed two weeks ago claiming she was forced into sex with the former china vice premier zhang gaoli. this is a first time a claim has been made against such a senior leader in china and we can see the original post. that only lasted about half—an—hour before it was removed and erased from china's internet entirely. that has been no tangible evidence of peng shuai since then. an e—mail was released purportedly from her saying she was fine and resting at home and had not made the allegation that the morning day — avoiding race allows. these videos were also released by the editor of a chinese state run newspaper. he claims they were found on saturday. not going to show you the video because we cannot verify it authenticity and we do not know the circumstances about how this was obtained but this is a screen gra

courtney bembridge reports. family and friends of the inmates gathered outside the prison, desperate for information. a list of victims was taped to a post, while others learned what happened through harrowing footage and photos shared on social media. dozens of prisoners were killed in the clashes which started on friday evening and lasted for almost eight hours. police eventually forced their way in and found guns and explosives. authorities say it started as a territorial dispute between rival gangs after one of the ringleaders was released early. translation: as this section of the prison was without a ringleader, other gangs tried to subdue them, to enter to carry out a total massacre. there are approximately 700 prisoners in that part of the prison. just two months ago at this same prison, there was another deadly riot. soldiers had to be brought in to help take back control of the complex. it was the worst month for gang—related violence in ecuador�*s history, and the government says it needs internat

our news reporter courtney bembridge told me more. she posted on chinese social media site weibo two weeks ago, claiming that she was forced into sex with the former china vice premier zhang gaoli. this is a first time a claim like this has been made against such a senior leader in china and we can see the original post here. that only lasted about half—an—hour before it was removed and erased from china's internet entirely. that has been no tangible evidence of peng shuai's whereabouts since then. and then this week, the chinese—owned media released an e—mail purportedly from her, saying that she was fine, that she was resting at home and that she had not meant the allegations. but the wording of that email raised alarm bells and now we've had these videos. now, these strange videos raise a number of questions. they were also released by as you say by the editor of chinese state—run newspaper. he claims they were filmed on saturday and that they show peng shuai having dinner with her coach and friends. we're not going to sh

courtney bembridge has this report. (music playing). marilia mendonca was one of brazil's most popular singers. for the past two years has songs had the highest number of listeners on any brazilian artists on spot five. she started her career as a teenager and quickly found nationalfame, quickly found national fame, becoming quickly found nationalfame, becoming known as the queen of suffering because she sang about heart rate but her songs also focused on female empowerment and won her legions of fans. she was on her way to performing a concert under the south—east of brazil and posted this video, showing her on board the private plane less than 50 kilometres from the destination, the plane crashed into the mountains. her uncle, producer and two crew members were also killed. an investigation is under way but it is believed the plane may have hit a nearby electricity tower on its descent. translation:- tower on its descent. translation: ~ ., , translation: we cannot yet seak to translation: we cannot yet speak to the _ translation: we

courtney bembridge looks back on his life. the work of kambiz derambakhsh is known around the world. on display in museums from paris to warsaw, hiroshima to istanbul, and published in popular magazines and newspapers including the new york times and germany's der spiegel. he grew up in tehran and started drawing professionally when he was just a teenager, working for a newspaper where his father was the editor—in—chief. he had a career spanning more than 60 years and was best known for this style, a faceless man sketched with a simple line. he once said an artist's duty is to relieve the suffering of people's souls but often, his images highlighted human suffering. translation: ordinary people cannot see these social problems but cartoonist can spot them and show them to people. cartoonists are like doctors who know exactly what problem you have but cannot give you the remedy. ihis you have but cannot give you the remedy-— the remedy. his recent work focused on _ the remedy. his recent work focused on the _ the remedy.

the bbc�*s courtney bembridge gave me more details. the plane crashed not far from where the concert was due to take place on friday evening. as you said, it was a mountainous area beneath a waterfall and television images show the damaged aircraft there as rescue crews went in but unfortunately, all five people on board were killed in that crash. an investigation is now under way into exactly what happened. there has been some reports that the plane may have hit powerlines, electricity lines, in that area — as i said, it was not far from it was due to land — so that investigation is ongoing but marilia mendonca was one of brazil's most popular contemporary singers and so at the moment, the country is in mourning. she won a latin grammy, as you said, in 2019 and last year, she was the most listened to artist on spotify in brazil, the streaming service. so one commentator described her as a kind of country of country singing adele. she had shows on a beyonce scale in terms of the crowds that were there. that commentator also said th

courtney bembridge reports. video released by the polish police shows the area along the border with belarus has been cleared. around 2,000 migrants have been camped here for weeks in freezing conditions, hoping to get across into the eu. they have now been moved to a nearby warehouse on the belarussian side of the border. the west accuses belarus of artificially creating the crisis by bringing in would—be migrants mostly from the middle east and taking them to the border with promises of an easy crossing into the eu. belarus denies the claim. this is an account of one syrian migrant hiding in a polish safe house. translation: we came through the forest. - the belarussian guards tried every day to tell us to go to poland and we couldn't cross so they tried making us cross by force. then they gathered about 500 of us and brought as across at night. they put us in the forest by the fence, brought us to some kind of bridge and then we crossed. in warsaw on saturday, crowds marched in solidarity with the migrants

with me is our news reporter courtney bembridge. what was the purpose of this failed experiment? at the time, greenland was a danish colony, and these children, in us children were taken from their families to become part of this so—called danish elite in greenland — inuit. danish elite in greenland - inuit. , , ., inuit. they were trying to create more _ inuit. they were trying to create more danish - inuit. they were trying to - create more danish influence in the territory, only a couple of years later, greenland became autonomous, but in 1951, 22 children were taken away from theirfamilies. some of children were taken away from their families. some of them were not orphans, they had parents and they were taken away and spent a lot of time in foster homes while they were there and then when they returned, they will not return to their families, returned, they will not return to theirfamilies, and returned, they will not return to their families, and they were sent to orphanages where they had a very tough time and one of those children, and we can see her now, this is hele

the bbc�*s courtney bembridge gave me more details. well, the plane crashed not far from where the concert was due to take place on friday evening. as you said, it was a mountainous area beneath a waterfall, and television images show the damaged aircraft there as rescue crews went in, but unfortunately, all five people on board were killed in that crash. an investigation is now under way into exactly what happened. there's been some reports that the plane may have hit powerlines, electricity lines, in that area — as i said, it was not far from it was due to land — so that investigation is ongoing. but marilia mendonca was one of brazil's most popular contemporary singers and so at the moment, the country is in mourning. she won a latin grammy, as you said, in 2019 and last year, she was the most listened to artist on spotify in brazil, the streaming service. so one commentator described her as a kind of country singing adele. she had shows of a beyonce scale in terms of the crowds that were there. that commentator also said that h

courtney bembridge has this report. romania's hospitals are at breaking point as the country struggles to deal with a fourth wave of rotavirus infections. more than 3000 romanians have died with covid—i9 over the past week. most of them unvaccinated. the country has the second lowest vaccination rate in the european union, just over one third of the aduu just over one third of the adult population has had to doses. the rate of vaccination has slowed across the continent in recent months. the world health organization says people have become complacent. european countries have the capacity, they have the vaccine access, they have the money, they have the systems in place that they can enact. many other regions don't necessarily have those capacitors that capacity is in place. so i think it is a warning shot for the world, to see what is happening in europe despite the availability of vaccination.— despite the availability of vaccination. infections are u - ri . ht vaccination. infections are upright across _ vaccinat

with me now is our reporter courtney bembridge. what do we know? the plane crashed not _ what do we know? the plane crashed not far _ what do we know? the plane crashed not far from - what do we know? the plane crashed not far from where l what do we know? the plane i crashed not far from where the concert was due to take place on friday evening and as you said it was a mountainous area beneath the waterfall and television images show the damaged aircraft there as rescue crews went in but unfortunately all five people on board were killed in the crash. an investigation is now under way into a likely what happened. there has been some reports that the plane may have hit powerlines, electricity lines, in the area and as i said it was not far from lines, in the area and as i said it was not farfrom it lines, in the area and as i said it was not far from it was due to land so that investigation is ongoing but marilia mendonca was one of brazil's most popular contemporary singers and so at the moment the country is in morning. she won a latin grammy, as

courtney bembridge reports. for more than 70 days leather has flowed from the volcano swallowing up homes, businesses and farmland. it has destroyed almost 3000 buildings, decimated the banana growing industry and forced the evacuation of thousands of residents. the lover is flowing rapidly, covering in metre per second and the eruption is slowing no signs of easing. a new event has just opened, sending the lover in a new direction. sending the lover in a new direction-— direction. we have been surprised _ direction. we have been surprised by _ direction. we have been surprised by this - direction. we have been surprised by this new i direction. we have been i surprised by this new event which is because this new lava flow to go outside of the area that was affected until now. the army has been monitoring the emissions from the new fascia as concerns grow about toxic gases and there are other fears too. spain's national geographic institute has recorded at least 50 earthquakes in the past couple of days. the a

with me is our news reporter courtney bembridge. you've been following this pretty much from the start, the moment you started to filter through. interesting that we've tried to build a picture as to what has happened without showing some really very distressing pictures. we do have one or two others to illustrate what happened here. images started circulating closely on social media, some of them distressing that they show a red suv, a large vehicle going at speed going down the main road and crowds are trying to work out what is going on because this moments earlier was a very peaceful, slow christmas parade and marching bands and there is a police officer running out of the car there. and these are some of there. and these are some of the images we saw coming out from the city's facebook page and they were live streaming this event and it's a very big event. ~ ,., , this event and it's a very big event. ~ ,, ., event. were saying the video was on a _ event. were saying the video was on a leap _ event. were saying the video was on

courtney bembridge has this report. marilia mendonca was one of brazil's most popular singers. for the past two years her songs had the highest number of listeners on any brazilian artist on the streaming service, spotify. she started her career as a teenager and quickly found nationalfame, becoming known as the �*queen of suffering' because she sang about heartbreak, but her songs also focused on female empowerment and it won her legions of fans. she was on her way to perform at a concert in the south—east of brazil and posted this video on social media, showing her on board the private plane, but less than 15 kilometres from the destination, the plane crashed in the mountains. her uncle, her producer and two crew members were also killed. an investigation is under way but it is believed the plane may have hit a nearby electricity tower on its descent. translation: we cannot yet speak to the cause of the crash but it is a fact that there is wreckage of an antenna which suggests that the aircraft hit this antenna before it came down. brazil's president, jair bolsonaro, has

with me now is our reporter courtney bembridge. what is the latest? the plane went down — what is the latest? the plane went down in _ what is the latest? the plane went down in a _ what is the latest? the plane went down in a mountainousl what is the latest? the plane - went down in a mountainous area not farfrom went down in a mountainous area not far from where she was due to perform at a concert this evening friday night in brazil. what we know so far is that her and four other people on board did die at the crash site. initially her staff said she was alive and well after reports started coming out about the crash but not long after that, there was vision emerging, showing the crash site and it emerged that this tragedy had happened. so an investigation is under way into what caused the crash but the growth rate is one of brazil's most contemporary singers. she won a latin grammy in 2019, as you said, and last year she was brazil's most listen to artist on spotify is a huge following, 39 million people following her on instagram, and shortly be

courtney bembridge has more. an explosion more than 400 kilometres above the earth has caused a furious reaction below. during a missile test, russia blew up one of its old spy satellites, which was launched in the 1980s and stopped working years ago. nearby, at the international space station, the crew had to shelter from the debris. the united states has condemned russia. this was the reaction from the state department's ned price. they say its actions threaten the interests of all nations. russia's dangerous and irresponsible behaviour jeopardises the long—term sustainability of our outer space and clearly demonstrates that russia's claims of opposing the weaponisation of space are disingenuous and hypocritical. the international space station currently has seven crew members on board, four americans, a german and two russians, seen here being welcomed onto the iss last week. the russian space agency, roscosmos, downplayed the incident, tweeting... but the us says the threat is far from over. the explosion g