and is it strictly necessary to feature bbc celebrity dancing show on bbc news? notwithstanding which looks increasingly like a health emergency over the omicron variant of covid—19, the government has faced a legion of difficulties this week. on tuesday night, there was the biggest backbench rebellion of boris johnson's premiership of the covid—19 regulations. the conservatives lost the by election with the seat that they've held for more than 20 years of the majority of 23,000. and details of parties around westminster last december continued to swirl around. here is hell and reporting on sunday with the latest revelations about what went on in downing street a year ago. it's the christmas quiz the downing street said was virtual but it's not opposing very real questions for the prime minister. pictured here in hosting a round of the 15th of december last year. on the 15th of december last year. on the video call, number ten staff, some dialling in from home and others apparently gathered in groups elsewhere in the building. at the time, and/or socialising

on bbc sounds. facebook made headlines earlier this year when it blocked news content in australia in a row over proposals to make it pay for news on its platform. here in the uk, the boss of the competition and markets authority described australia's proposals as "sensible" and said maybe the uk should consider following a similar route. dr andrea coscelli also described google and facebook�*s dominance of online advertising as "a problem". the western web today is based on free and open access. you don't pay for links. but the price of that freedom is that we leave personal data trails that are monetised by the likes of google and facebook — giant advertising companies. in a rare broadcast interview, the boss of the competition and markets authority said that google's 90% share of the uk's search advertising market is a problem. and then, he turned to facebook. there's a £5.5 billion — according to your own cma figures — £5.5 billion display advertising market in the uk. facebook has mor

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this is bbc news. i'm rich preston. our top stories: concern across europe as extra measures are announced to combat the growing threat of the omicron variant. as cases jump sharply in the us, the country's top health official warns of the risks of not getting jabbed. clearly, unvaccinated individuals are really at a higher risk of serious involvement, including hospitalisation. british socialite ghislaine maxwell, who's on trial on sex trafficking charges, tells the us court she won't be giving evidence. more pressure on borisjohnson, the man appointed to investigate whether government christmas parties were held during lockdown last christmas has stepped down from the role after it emerged a party was held in his own department. hundreds of thousands displaced and at least 12 dead

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here's the bbc. the specific rules regarding this are going to come out on december 15 but the mayors office is calling this the most sweeping vaccine mandate that we are seeing anywhere in the country. we have long seen vaccine mandates for a public sector workers in new york city and there've also been rules about them dining in doors are going to movie theatres or even being able to go to the gym that you need to show proof of vaccination stop helping employees, it's going to affect some roughly 184,000 businesses here in the city. if you want to get in touch with me on this story is that you have seen on this day. i me on this story is that you have seen on this day. i am on twitter and _ have seen on this day. i am on twitter and i'm _ have seen on this day. i am on twitter and i'm looking - have seen on this day. i am onj twitter and i'm looking forward to hearing from you. you're watching a news day on the bbc. still to come on the bbc 100 women list is being published with half of that years

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fergus walsh, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: we'll tell you why people in more than 100 polish towns and cities have taken to the streets in protest. the world of music has been paying tribute to george michael, who's died from suspected heart failure at the age of 53. he sold well over 100 million albums in a career spanning more than three decades. the united states' troops have been trying to overthrow the dictatorship of general manuel noriega. the pentagon says it's failed in its principle objective to capture noriega and take him to the united states to face drugs charges. the hammer and sickle was hastily taken away. in its place, the russian flag was hoisted over what is now no longer the soviet union, but the commonwealth of independent states. day broke slowly over lockerbie, i over the cockpit of pan am's maid of the seas, _ nosedown in the soft earth. you could see what happens when a plane _ eight storeys high, i a football pitch wide falls from 30,000 feet. christmas has returned to albania after a c

hugh pym, bbc news. cases are also rising sharply in the us, by over 40% to a 7—day average of 123,000 new recorded infections a day. hospitalisations due to covid have also jumped by 45% in the last month. the us infectious diseases expert dr anthony fauci says the high transmissibility of the 0micron variant means it could cause many additional deaths and he's leading calls for americans to get their booster shots. we are in the situation where we are now facing a very important delta surge and we're looking over our shoulder at an oncoming 0micron surge. clearly, unvaccinated individuals are really at a higher risk of serious involvement, including hospitalisation. the fully vaccinated are doing much better off. the optimum protection is fully vaccinated plus a boost. so the bottom line of what we have been telling you all along, it is critical to get vaccinated. if you are vaccinated, it is critical for optimum protection to get boosted. the british socialite ghislaine maxwell, who's facing sex tra

adam wild, bbc news. there's much more on the bbc sport website, including a 13th consecutive win for leicester tigers — this time in europe's champions cup. but that's the sport. there's more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel. now on bbc one, it's time for the news where you are. goodbye. hello there. earlier this morning, we had enormous temperature contrasts in scotland. in braemar, we had temperatures of —9 celsius but it was 16 degrees warmer than that over the tops of the scottish mountains in cairnwell. the only difference was elevation. cairnwell is nearly a kilometre higher in the atmosphere, and with high pressure in charge at the moment, air sinks down through the atmosphere and as that happens, it warms up. this layer of warm air, the sunny conditions, pretty widespread across upland areas of the country, whereas lower down, we are stuck under a lot of cloud and mist and that's what many of us have experienced today. overnight tonight, we'll keep those conditions. clearer skie

keep up—to—date online and on the bbc weather app. clive, up—to—date online and on the bbc weatherapp. clive, back to up—to—date online and on the bbc weather app. clive, back to you. thank you. a reminder of our top story... ministers are set to hold talks, as boris johnson faces calls to bring in tighter covid restrictions in england over christmas. that's it, so goodbye from me. now on bbc one, let's join our news teams where are. hello, good evening. good evening. that distinctive music can only mean one thing. it's time for channel 4 news and one of the most famous faces in broadcasting. jon snow has been the face of the programme since 1989. over the course of three decades, he has grilled every prime minister, from margaret thatcher up to and including theresa may. he drew the iconic words, let bygones be bygones from nelson mandela. he shared a plane with idi amin, reported on wars in iran and crises in vietnam. and it's not all been hard news. he has danced and sung on tv and even got stoned on camera. but he has also

bbc news, east java. nada: now to the bbc's 100 women series. an investigation for the bbc has found almost 90% of female members of ahanistan's last parliament havleft the country. just a handful of the 69 elected officials remain. many of those are in hiding. some mp's in europe, north america, and the middle east are already making plans to continue their work in self-imposed ile. others are confronting a very uncertain future, as tom duncan reports. >> following a path with no destination, as a young member of afghanistan's parliament, serena was once a verbal defender of women's rights. she is now a refugee living in a camp. it is hard to fathom how quickly life has changed. sh does not know whe her family are headed next. >> three months ago, i could not imagine at all i would be a refugee. i have suffered a lot. i feel pain. i have been through better days. i am still in a bad situation. but whatever i am reminded of what every afghan is going through now, i forget my pain. >> a bbc investigation has found of the 69 female members of afgh

sophie hutchinson, bbc news. the mayor of new york, bill de blasio, has issued a vaccine mandate for private—sector workers. it will come into effect on the 27th of december. he called it a pre—emptive strike, designed to stem rising cases of covid—19 as the new omicron variant was gaining a foothold. from new york here's the bbc�*s samira hussain. the specific rules regarding how it's going to work actually are going to come out in december 15. but the office is calling this the most sweeping vaccine mandate that we are seeing anywhere else in the country. we have long seen vaccine mandates for public sector workers in new york city and there's also been rules about dining indoors are going to the movie theatres or go to the gym that you need to show proof of vaccination. so, now the city is going one step further and is going to mandate this for private sector employees and it's really going to affect some roughly 184,000 businesses here in the city. nigeria has become the 11th country on the uk's covid

this is bbc news. it's newsday. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. counting is under way in the first elections in hong kong since beijing increased its control over the territory. turnout has officially been announced as the lowest ever in its electoral history — just 30.2%. pro—democracy activists called for a boycott because every candidate had to be vetted for their loyalty to beijing. almost all prominent opposition figures who could have taken part have either been jailed or have fled. for more on this, i'm joined now by nathan law, a hong kong pro—democracy campaigner who now lives in the uk where he has political asylum. it's wonderful to have you on the programme, nathan. ijust want to start by reminding viewers that you ran as a pro—democracy candidate in 2016, and you won at that time. it was a very emotionally charged election in hong kong in 2016. when you look at the election today, what does it make you think about the state of democracy in hong kong?

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 humanity and genocide against china's uyghur minority. workers at a starbucks cafe in the city of buffalo in upstate new york have voted to start a union. starbucks decertified unions in the us more than 30 years ago, but campaigners say the pandemic and work conditions have been the catalyst for change. robert reich was labor secretary in the clinton administration and is professor of public policy at the university of california, berkeley. he joins us now. thank you for bein: he joins us now. thank you for being with _ he joins us now. thank you for being with us. _ he joins us now. thank you for being with us. how— he joins us now. thank you for being with us. how significant| being with us. how significant is this? i being with us. how signifi

this is bbc news. we will have the headlines and all the main news stories for you at the top of the hour straight after this programme. hello. what is the relationship between journalists and their audiences? this week, some reporters covering the omicron variant say they've received a torrent of abuse from people angry about the government's response and blaming the journalists. nothing new in much of this, of course. people have been shooting the messenger for centuries. but have we reached a new low?

this is bbc news. i'm simon pusey. our top stories: british scientists warn that two doses of vaccine offer little protection against the omicron variant, although boosters do cut the risk of serious illness. the wikileaks founder julian assange can be extradited to stand trial in the us according to the latest legal ruling in britain. the us supreme court leaves a controversial texas law banning most abortions in place. president biden says he's "very concerned". britain's foreign secretary warns russia of severe economic consequences if it invades ukraine ahead of a g7 meeting this weekend. # hey, hey, we're the monkees... mike nesmith, singer and guitarist with the 60s band the monkees, has died at the age of 78. and we meet the woman behind some of netflix's most binge—worthy original programming,

you're watching bbc news. we have just received a statement from buckingham palace confirming that the duke of edinburgh has died. the statement says, "it is with deep sorrow that her majesty the queen has announced the death of her beloved husband, his royal highness the prince philip, duke of edinburgh. his royal highness passed away peacefully this morning at windsor castle." friday the 9th of april. after a month—long stay in hospital, prince philip, the longest—serving consort in british history, had died. he'd been a public figure for most of his adult life. but in private, he was head of the family and, after his death, his eldest son was the first to speak on their behalf. i particularly wanted to say that my father, over i suppose the last 70 years, has given the most remarkable, devoted service to the queen, to my family and to the country, and also to the whole of the commonwealth. and as you can imagine, my family and i miss my father enormously. he was a much—loved and appreciated figure. an

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 from some tory mps also angry at the allegation number 10 staff broke covid rules last december. a bbc investigation finds british rubbish is being illegally shipped to romania and dumped. let's catch up with the latest business news. as christmas approaches, what might the extra expense of the festive season mean for people already facing higher living costs? our business correspondent victoria fritzjoins me. a lovely christmas tree behind you. lovely, good morning.— lovely, good morning. hello, good morninu. lovely, good morning. hello, good morning- the _ lovely, good morning. hello, good morning. the glass _ lovely, good morning. hello, good morning. the glass baubles - lovely, good morning. hello, good morning. the glass baubles are - lovely, good morning. hello, good morning. the glass baubles are at| morning. the glass baubles are at

this is bbc news. the latest headlines: a bbc investigation has revealed the details of a series of brutal mass killings of civilians by the myanmar military. —— by the myanmar military. voters in chile have elected the country's youngest ever president. gabriel boric, a left wing former student activist, is 35. britain's health secretary sajid javid has said he can't rule out more covid restrictions being imposed in england before christmas. many scientists have said it would be better for the government to act sooner rather than later because, without intervention, there could soon be at least 3,000 hospital admissions every day with the omicron variant. our medical editor fergus walsh has the latest. # driving home for christmas... this christmas, the hot ticket for many is not to see a football match, but to get a boosterjab. wembley stadium had 10,000 vaccines available today and many were keen to get them before heading home to see family. i would prefer to have it done before christmas. i've

this is bbc news. it's newsday. hello and thank you forjoining us. we begin the programme in hong kong, where counting is under way in the first elections since beijing increased its control over the territory. turnout has officially been announced as the lowest ever in its electoral history — just 30.2%. pro—democracy activists called for a boycott because every candidate had to be vetted for their loyalty to beijing. almost all prominent opposition figures who could have taken part have either been jailed or have fled. earlier, i spoke with nathan law, a hong kong pro—democracy campaigner who now lives in the uk, where he has political asylum. iran i ran 2016 iran 2016 and i won, but then, the composition of the legislature was around half of the seats through the reelection. people could feel the weight of their vote in the vetting process was not as the beer is now. we look back to the election took place —— not as severe. it decreased the seats for around half of the total number two les

stay with us on bbc nws,. —— stay with us on bbc news. still to come: we'll tell you why people in more than 100 polish towns and cities have taken to the streets in protest. the world of music has been paying tribute to george michael, who's died from suspected heart failure at the age of 53. he sold well over 100 million albums in a career spanning more than three decades. the united states' troops have been trying to overthrow the dictatorship of general manuel noriega. the pentagon says it's failed in its principle objective to capture noriega and take him to the united states to face drugs charges. the hammer and sickle was hastily taken away. in its place, the russian flag was hoisted over what is now no longer the soviet union, but the commonwealth of independent states. day broke slowly over lockerbie, i over the cockpit of pan am's maid of the seas, _ nosedown in the soft earth. you could see what happens when a plane _ eight storeys high, i a football pitch wide falls from 30,000 feet. christmas has returned to albania after a c

this is bbc news. we will have the headlines and all the main news stories for you at the top of the hour, straight after this programme. good boy, griff. you've been such a good boy! so, these are what are known as micro bullies. they've been bred to be really, really small. these were all seized from a breeder. there were reports of unlicensed breeding. hey, griff! that's a boy! meet griff, lined up to become a stud dog by his owner. he's actually got spinal deformity. he's dragging his hind legs, falls over probably every four or five steps. the vet report that we've got from the specialist vet said he shouldn't be bred from. the whole purpose of the breed is to try and make them as small and stocky as possible. lots of muscle and bone into a very, very small frame. their legs are splayed out, they're so muscly. it's cruelty breeding, there's no other word for it. griff and the other pups are being looked after at this south wales rescue centre, casualties of a trade in designer dogs. the local auth

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welcome to bbc news. i'm david eades. our top stories: the united states announces a diplomatic boycott of the beijing winter olympics because of china's record on human rights. china calls that boycott a pretentious act and insists it is against the spirit of the games. new york's mayor says all private—sector workers in the city must be vaccinated against the coronavirus, the strictest mandate yet. more evidence is given in the trial of ghislaine maxwell, the woman accused of helping the disgraced financier, the latejeffrey epstein. and we talk to the hollywood legend mel brooks who, at 95, is taking stock of his extraordinary career. hello and welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the white house has delivered as long expected salvo against china. it has announced a diplomatic boycott of the beijing winter olympic and paralympic games which are due to start next february. that move has been broadly moved welcomed across the political divide in the us, although it does only apply to diplomatic

fergus walsh, bbc news. the government's latest coronavirus figures for the uk show there were over 58,000 new infections recorded in the latest 24—hour period. on average, over 19,000 cases were reported per day in the last week. close to 7,500 people were in hospital with covid as of yesterday. there were 120 deaths — that's of people who died within 28 days of a positive test, which means the average number of deaths over the past seven days was 119. the total number of people who've died with covid now stands at 146,255. on vaccinations, 89% of people aged 12 and over have now received a first dose. and 81% have been double jabbed. and more than 22 million people have received their boosterjab. scotland's first minister nicola sturgeon has expressed deep alarm at the growth of the omicron variant, saying they face a tsunami of cases. she said that from tomorrow all household contacts of any covid cases should isolate for ten days, regardless of vaccination status and even if they initially get a nega

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barbara, bbc news, washington. jane:ou are watching "bbc world news america." still to come on tonight's program, counting the cost of lastear's wildfires in south america. as many as 17 million animals may have been killed. ♪ jane: talks between the u.k. and e.u. about the northern ireland border after brexit have paused for the year. our europe correspondent jessica parker explains why the role of the european court of justice has proved so contentious. >> the u.k. over the course of the last year started to express some serious discontent about the european court of justice's oversight role of the treaty of the northern ireland protocol. with the british are now saying is they are still not wanting the european court of justice to be the ultimate arbiter of any disputes between the e.u. and u.k. around the northern ireland protocol, but they are willing for the court to have a role in interpreting e.u. law. that is not something they really went around saying publicly before. so it has been seen as a significant softening. whether it will get these talks m

now on bbc news, as demand and prices soarfor dogs, bbc wales investigates the hidden world of designer dog breeding. it's not all been a hard news. he has danced and sang on tv and even got it's not all been a hard news. he has danced and sang on tv and even got stoned it's not all been a hard news. he has danced and sang on tv and even got stoned on it's not all been a hard news. he has danced and sang on tv and even got stoned on camera, it's not all been a hard news. he has danced and sang on tv and even got stoned on camera, but he's it's not all been a hard news. he has danced and sang on tv and even got stoned on camera, but he's also been accused of being too partisan, having political views too obvious. so at a time when the future of channel 4 is up for grabs, his words have come under unprecedented scrutiny. jon snow, welcome to the media show. the first question, you have a few days left at channel 4 news. l have a few days left at channel 4 news. ., , have a few days left at channel 4 news. . , ., , ., news. i have every hope that phone call will come. _ news. i have every

mark mcalindon, bbc news. let's speak now to linda lozanby, who lives in grange—over—sands in cumbria. thank you very much forjoining us. do you have power and how are you? we have no power, there's actually no of any power. we are ok, we are coping. you can't do anything else, can you? coping. you can't do anything else, can ou? ., ., i. coping. you can't do anything else, can ou? ., ., , ., coping. you can't do anything else, l can you?— we can you? how do you stay warm? we have 0 en can you? how do you stay warm? we have open fires — can you? how do you stay warm? we have open fires and _ can you? how do you stay warm? we have open fires and i _ can you? how do you stay warm? we have open fires and i have _ can you? how do you stay warm? we have open fires and i have to - can you? how do you stay warm? we have open fires and i have to say - have open fires and i have to say i'm probably using more solid fuel and a power station at the moment so it's ok. it's not exactly tropical but it's ok. it's ok

this is bbc news. the headlines: the uk's health security agency says the country could have more than a million omicron cases by the end of the month and that two doses provides little protection against the new variant. a senior government minister has described the situation is seriously worrying. the white house says president biden is very concerned by a supreme court decision to leave strict new abortion laws in place in texas. the controversial new law bans abortions after six weeks of pregnancy. the legislation is being challenged by abortion providers. the high court in london has ruled thatjulian assange should be extradited to stand trial in the united states, following assurances from washington about the way he'll be treated. the wikileaks founder faces charges linked to the leaking of classified military documents. his supporters say the us could not be trusted. now on bbc news, it's time for click. this week, what will it take to keep us all safe? will

bbc news, east java. nada: now to the bbc's 100 women series. an investigation for the bbc has found almost 90% of female members of ahanistan's last parliament have left the country. just a handful of the 69 elected officials remain. many of those are in hiding. some mp's in europe, north america, and the middle east are already making plans to continue their work in self-imposed exile. others are confronting a very uncertain future, as tom duncan reports. >> following a path with no destination, as a young member of afghanistan's parliament, serena was once a verbal defender of women's rights. she is now a refugee living in a camp. it is hard to fathom how quickly life has changed. sh does not know whe her family are headed next. >> three months ago, i could not imagine at all i would be a refugee. i have suffered a lot. i feel pain. i have been through better days. i am still in a bad situation. but whatever i am reminded of what every afghan is going through now, i forget my pain. >> a bbc investigation has found of the 69 female members of

hello and welcome to bbc news. the omicron strain of coronavirus is continuing to spread rapidly around the world. the headline figures are coming from europe — in particular, the uk. over 93,000 cases have been recorded in the past 2a hours —

hello this is bbc news. the headlines... government scientific advisors warn tougher covid restrictions may be needed �*very soon�* in england — to avoid a steep rise in hospital admissions as omicron cases surge london�*s mayor declares a �*major incident�* — meaning the capital�*s nhs bodies, councils and emergency services can work closer together to limit the impact of the spread of omicron it is really important londoners understand how serious things are. the best thing londoners can do is get both vaccines and the booster jab. they provide extra layers of protection. football stadiums and shopping centres are among nearly three—thousand venues in england offering boosterjabs this weekend. some are open round—the—clock. a 27—year—old woman arrested after a fire at sutton in south london — in which four young boys died — has been bailed. aston villa�*s match against burnley is the latest premier league game to be postponed due to coronavirus. only one match will be played in the premier l

rebecca morelle, bbc news. and the author and astronomer tom kerss has been explaining the significance of the significance of the telescope and its expensive price tag.. it started way back in the 90s, it started way back in the 90s, i have been following this mission my entire professional life and as a student. it has taken a long time to get here. it is a red letter day for astronomy. yes, it is expensive but it's a highly capable platform for astronomy and it will provide as much as ten years of absolutely cutting edge astronomical observations. when you look at for example the success of something like hubble than the price tag seems a bit more reasonable. these things are worth paying for because they make a tremendous contribution to the scientific community. stay with us on bbc news, still to come... residents on the spanish island of la palma, breathe a sigh of relief as the volcanic eruption finally comes to an end after three months. this is bbc news, the latest headlines. queen elizabeth speaks abo

katie prescott, bbc news. graeme buck from the travel association abta spoke to me earlier and asked the goverment for more support for the sector. the government needs to recognise the impact this will have on travellers and the industry as well. this is a sectorjust about beginning to get back on its feet, we have had two big changes to travel rules within a week, we understand there may be scientific and medical reasons why we need to do that, the government needs to step up and recognise the impact this may have on travel and look afresh at the support for the travel industry and those who might need it. what support would you like to see? the last time we had predeparture testing in place, furlough was still running, furlough could be brought back and a specific grant programme that those in the travel industry would be able to apply for so we are not asking for something broadbrush and sweeping, to stay forever, we recognise the government says these measures are meant to be temporary but i think their i

this is bbc news. our top stories: 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 3—jab course of their covid vaccine is effective against the omicron variant. the beijing boycott grows — now canada and britain say they won't be sending officials to the winter olympics. and the japanese billionaire who's become the latest space tourist. hello. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. there are increasing doubts about the new coronavirus restrictions announced by britain's prime minister, borisjohnson, amid public anger over allegations his staff held parties in breach of lockdown rules last year. the new restrictions include that from monday people in england will be encouraged to work from home wherever possible. but more immediately, from friday, face masks will have to be worn in most public indoor venues. and the nhs covid pass will now be mandator

this is bbc news. i'm simon pusey. our top stories: save the children condemns the military in myanmar, for the deaths of 38 people found in burnt—out vehicles in kayah state. queen elizabeth speaks about her memories of prince philip in herfirst christmas day message since his death. that mischievous enquiring twinkle was as bright at the end as it was when i first set eyes on him. the pope uses his christmas message to highlight the tragedies in yemen and syria, which he says are being passed over in silence. ..and lift off. the world's most powerful telescope is launched into space — to offer unprecedented images of the universe. and after three months of spewing lava and ash, the volcanic eruption on la palma, finally comes to an end. hello and welcome to bbc news. the international charity, save the children, has condemned what it called an attack by the burmese military that killed at least 38 people, including women and children. the charity said the military had reportedly forced people fro

you're watching bbc news. we have just received a statement from buckingham palace confirming that the duke of edinburgh has died. the statement says, "it is with deep sorrow that her majesty the queen has announced the death of her beloved husband, his royal highness the prince philip, duke of edinburgh. his royal highness passed away peacefully this morning at windsor castle. " friday the 9th of april. after a month—long stay in hospital, prince philip, the longest—serving consort in british history, had died. he'd been a public figure for most of his adult life. but in private, he was head of the family and, after his death, his eldest son was the first to speak on their behalf. i particularly wanted to say that my father, over i suppose the last 70 years, has given the most remarkable, devoted service to the queen, to my family and to the country, and also to the whole of the commonwealth. and as you can imagine, my family and i miss my father enormously. he was a much—loved and appreciated figure. a

josh parry, bbc news. the trial of ghislaine maxwell has heard from a woman who says she was groomed for abuse from the age of 14. the woman, who�*s now in herforties, says she was first approached by the british socialite and the convicted sex offender, jeffrey epstein, at a summer camp. cbs news correspondent laura podesta joins me from new york. tell us more about what happened in court yesterday?— tell us more about what happened in court yesterday? it was an emotional da with court yesterday? it was an emotional day with graphic _ court yesterday? it was an emotional day with graphic testimony _ court yesterday? it was an emotional day with graphic testimony in - court yesterday? it was an emotional day with graphic testimony in the - day with graphic testimony in the first alleged victim testified that maxwell�*s will find jeffrey epstein had abused it since the age of 14. she took the stand as jane in order to protect identity. she said that she was frozen in fear during her first sexual conta

adam easton, bbc news, warsaw. now, preserving your mental health can take a number of different forms. for benji reid, it's art. the award—winning photographer has a new exhibition in london called laughing at gravity. reid says the show depicts how he's handled adversity and discrimination in his day—to—day life. he's been speaking to the bbc�*s yvette twagira—maria. music. this is laugh at gravity, the first solo show exhibition by the wedding photographer benji reid. what it is is when i first started i did not people to sit for me. so that i became the sitter for my work. so i became the subject and the artist. and then had to figure out what my relationship is with my own body and in many of the shots, if you look at them, i'm not really looking at the camera. i'm always looking at the camera. i'm always looking away so the face is a mask, the body is a canvas.— the body is a canvas. laugh at aravi the body is a canvas. laugh at gravity amongst _ the body is a canvas. laugh at gravity amongst many

welcome to bbc news. i'm simon pusey. our top stories: a former minnesota police officer is found guilty of manslaughter for killing daunte wright during a traffic stop. the moment that we heard "guilty" on manslaughter one — emotions, every single emotion that you could imaginejust running through your body at that moment. researchers in britain say people catching omicron are up to 70% less likely to need hospital care compared with previous coronavirus variants. the former south korean president, park geun—hye, who was jailed on corruption charges, is to be pardoned by the government. in russia, president putin insists that nato should not expand further to the east. and the us law requiring companies to prove they're not using uyghur muslim forced labour.

jim reed, bbc news. the maternal grandfather of six—year—old arthur labinjo—hughes has said his killers should never be freed. peter halcrow also said someone should have stepped in when "alarm bells" were ringing. arthur was killed in solihull last year by his father, thomas hughes, who was sentenced to 21 years for manslaughter, and his partner, emma tustin, who was jailed for life for his murder. their sentences are being examined to consider whether they were too lenient. first storm arwen wreacked havoc on large parts of the uk. now, storm barra is sweeping in from the atlantic. there are weather warnings for snow and strong winds in some areas. several hundred homes are still without power, 11 days after arwen hit. in a moment we'll speak to danny savage in county durham but first chris page, who's in newcastle in county down. chris, what are conditions like there? , . ., chris, what are conditions like there? , ,, ., . chris, what are conditions like there? , ,,., ., ,, there? yes, storm bar

the headlines on the bbc world news. the headlines on the bbc world news. the world health organization says the omicron variant is spreading more quickly than the delta variant and causing infections in people who have already had covid all been vaccinated. have already had covid all been vaccinated-— have already had covid all been vaccinated. ~ , vaccinated. the uk prime minister sa s his vaccinated. the uk prime minister says his government _ vaccinated. the uk prime minister says his government is _ vaccinated. the uk prime minister says his government is not - says his government is not introducing new measures to stop the spread of omicron but he says he is reserving the possibility of taking more action if the number of infections and hospitalisations justifies it. lawyers for the prosecution and defence have been summing up in ghislaine maxwell's trial on six trafficking charges in new york. the accounts of the women who accused her are not credible, ms maxwell said. and the tennis star has told a reporter that she never claimed a former official

the bbc�*s tim allman explains. class begins, the children wait attentively, but giving teacher an apple may be a bit of a stretch. particularly when teacher is floating 400km up in space — wang yaping introducing her and her fellow astronauts from china�*s new space station. this is distance learning on a completely different scale. the three astronauts carried out a series of experiments in zero gravity, here comparing how buoyancy works both on earth and in space. some of the children even got to ask questions. "talking to the astronauts "has made me interested in the universe," said this student, "and now, i dream about space." "i think we young people "should also be ambitious and aspiring," said this boy, "and build our own spacecraft." after the hour was up, the lesson came to an end and the astronauts waved goodbye. as one official put it, they want to plant the seeds of space and science in the hearts of children. tim allman, bbc news. time for all the sports news. hello. this is your sports news, start

hanan razek, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: a record temperature's observed in the arctic. scientists say the 38 degrees celsius heat is an alarm bell for climate change. saddam hussein is finished because he killed our people, our women, our children. the signatures took only a few minutes, but they brought a formal end to 3.5 years of conflict — conflict that has claimed more than 200,000 lives. before an audience of foreign leaders, before an audience of world leaders, the presidents of bosnia, serbia and croatia put their names to the peace agreement. the romanian border- was sealed and silent today. romania has cut itself off - from the outside world in order to prevent the details - of the presumed massacre in timisoara from leaking out. from sex at the white house to a trial for his political life — the lewinsky affair tonight guaranteed bill clinton his place in history, as only the second president ever to be impeached. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: a fresh warning from the world health org

the bbc. the bbc has been covering the story and the important of boosters and trying to encourage people to get vaccinated, so i find this rather puzzling. whether or not... whether or not the government itself broke its own rules is an important issue for the public, so i don't think he should blame the media for highlighting what appears to have gone on, and we need to know in more detail what actually was going on. in more detail what actually was auoin on. ., ., going on. ros, the front of the telegraph- _ specifically, this isn't about the rules already agreed for next week. it's about people already thinking of what might be the next line that has to be drawn.— has to be drawn. yeah, i think what's happening _ has to be drawn. yeah, i think what's happening here - has to be drawn. yeah, i think what's happening here is - has to be drawn. yeah, i think what's happening here is that l has to be drawn. yeah, i think i what's happening here is that the cabinet is registering its disquiet