sophie . what did you want to add? go ahead. absolutely. and so it which these sorts of questions, most people immediately jump to the at some the assumption at content moderation. it's what causes this, that the problem is he to speech is that it has been said. but conspiracy theories and hate for speech have always existed the jewish people. i sat thee for monday, with that light book that has been spilt of its sent the centuries 60 years ago. a common conspiracy theory in the united states was a fluoride in water. was a communist plot to mind, control people, the difference today. it's not that these conspiracy theories of these hate speech is been st. louis been spoken and written. it's that it, it's been spread and distributed before in the past. if someone wanted to get attention, they needed to ghost rekey gatekeepers. whether that was major in newspapers or, or, or meat or other media out that's or even trusted into which was in it's manu that more rural country. but facebook has short

and let me just share this conversation with sophie sophie, what did you wanna add? go ahead. absolutely. and so it which these sorts of questions must people immediately jump to that something the assumption that content moderation, it's what causes this, that the problem is he to speech is that it has been said. but conspiracy theories and hate for speech have always existed. the jewish people i sat, the familiar with that label that has been spilt over, sent the centuries 60 years ago. a common conspiracy theory in the united states was a fluoride in water, was the communist plot to mind control people, the difference today. it's not that these conspiracy theories that these hate speech is been st. louis been spoken and written. it's that it's been spread and distributed before in the past. if someone wanted to get attention they needed to close rekey gatekeepers. whether that was major in newspapers or, or, or made or other media out that's or even trusted into which was in it's manu that more rural country. but facebook has short circuited it. that it, it, they take my, r

sophie: even with roe v. wade, in some states it is so difficult to access reproductive care, some women have to travel thousands of miles across several states to get the help they need. >> are you ok? sophie: 19-year-old jessica, not her real name, has had to travel from texas to seattle. she was assaulted and could not get emergency contraception. her pregnancy test was negative but in the following weeks, her body continued to change. >> i was scared. i do not want any memory of that day, any connection to that person. i could not get any help for the pain i was going through. i could not get any support anywhere. i had to suffer in silence. >> when people are controlling pregnant people's fertility under the guise that they are protecting health, what they are really doing is controlling that person's basic human rights and dignity. that is a form of human rights abuse. sophie: the supreme court's decision on the mississippi case will likely not come until spring. in the coming months, many will pray and

sophie: even with roe v. wade, in some states it is so difficult to access reproductive care, some women have to travel thousands of miles across several states to get the help th need. >> are you ok? sophie: 19-year-old jessica, not her real name, has had to travel from texas to seattle. she was assaulted and could not get emergency contraception. her pregnancy test was negative but in the following weeks, r body continued to change. >> i was scared. i do not want any memory of that day, any connection to that person. i could not get any help for the pain i was going through. i could not get any support anywhere. i had to suffer in silence. >> when people are controlling pregnant people's fertility under the guise that they are protecting health, what they are really doing is controlling that person's basic human rights and dignity. that is a form of human rights abuse. sophie: the supreme court's decision on the mississippi case will likely not come until spring. in the coming months, many will pray and oth

and let me just share this conversation with sophie sophie. what did you want add? go ahead. absolutely. and so it which these sorts of questions must people immediately jump to that something the assumption that content moderation, it's what causes this, that the problem with hate speech is that it has been said, but conspiracy theories and hate what speech have always existed. the jewish people, i sat, the familiar with the that label that has been spilled over, sent the centuries 60 years ago. a common conspiracy theory in the united states was a fluoride in water, was the communist plus to mind control people. the difference today. it's not that these conspiracy theories that these hate speech is been st. louis been spoken and written. it's that it's been spread and distributed before in the past. if someone wanted to get attention they needed to close rekey gatekeepers. but that was major in newspapers or, or, or made or other media out that's or even trusted into which was in it's manu that more rural country. but facebook has short circuited it, that it, it, to the tak

it all started with an e—mail from sophie at the adoption agency. you'll michael beer got an e—mail with a grainy photo, with a sentence about red. ~ ., ~ ., ~ ., ., that was it, we phoned sophie that minute and said yes. she is ours. they stress here that adoption is a last resort when it is just not possible, maybe not safe for a child to stay it all started with an e—mail from sophie at the adoption agency. would we like to know more? that was it, we phoned sophie that minute and said yes. she is ours. that instant connection. we both started crying. you'll michael right, tell everyone! we just started crying. we were like, this is how, this is our daughter. they are not comfortable, that is fine. we did not know if you would ever walk, they were not sure if she would ever talk. she has got... her eyes move. you guys took her on when you knew that. and the l word, the love word, you said it was love at first sight. she just gets funnier, cuter. she is a proper little person. she has a real personality. theyjust love her, she is so funny. it i

sophie hutchison starts our coverage. sophie: this scottish school, the first in the u.k. to be suspected of an in outbreak -- an omicron outbreak. parents told to switch to remote learning after two classes and multiple teachers had to self-isolate. the health secretary told mp's omicron had been reported in 52 countries around the world and in the u.k. there was community transmission in multiple regions. >> we don't yet have a complete picture of whether omicron causes more severe disease or how it interacts with the vaccines. we can't say for certain whether omicron has the potential to knock us off our road to recovery. sophie: just how concerned we should be about omicron is a big unknown. scientists are working around the clock to test whether it can evade vaccines, but there is no lab test for whether it causes serious disease. that data will come from infected communities and may be many weeks before we have the answer. >> the early signs are that it will spread quickly and probably start out competing delta, become the dominant variant, within the next weeks or a

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sophie hutchison starts our coverage. sophie: this scottish school, the first in the u.k. to be suspected of an in outbreak -- an omicron outbreak. parents told to switch to remote learning after two classes and multiple teachers had to self-isolate. the health secretary told mp's omicron had been reported in 52 countries around the world and in the u.k. there was community transmission in multiple regions. >> we don't yet have a complete picture of whether omicron caus more severe disease or how it interacts with the vaccines. we can't say for certain whether omicron has the potential to knock us off our road to recovery. sophie: just how concerned we should be about omicron is a big unknown. scientists are working around the clock to test whether it can evade vaccines, but there is no lab test for whether it causes serious disease. that data will come from infected communities and may be many weeks before we have the answer. >> the early signs are that it will spread quickly and probably start out competing delta, become the dominant variant, within the next weeks or a m

hello less, sophie says he understands those shocking scenes of desperate afghan parents passing their children to american soldiers a cobble airport. i cannot remember people way became because even if anyone would want to live marked for assassination by the islamic state, due to his work on national reconciliation. sophie was among those trying to get his family into the airport on to a plane to promised refuge in the netherlands. sophie was in hiding in late august when he was told in the middle of the night to go to the airport. he tried to gather his family from the different locations where they moved for their safety. his wife missed the call. his brother brought the children who were staying with him, but it was so dangerous at the airport. sophia, initially sent them back. i saw that the people were there was fighting, and the people injured. after 24 hours, he managed to make it onto a dutch flight with 4 of his children. his wife and the others would be forced to flee through pakistan throughout the ordeal. 20 month old, high and never cried. her father says, treating the t

sophie, we're feeling these rice rises prices? sophie, we're feeling these price rises in _ prices? sophie, we're feeling these price rises in all— prices? sophie, we're feeling these price rises in all kinds _ prices? sophie, we're feeling these price rises in all kinds of— prices? sophie, we're feeling these price rises in all kinds of areas. - price rises in all kinds of areas. it's worth remembering that lots of our power stations across the uk are actually fuelled by gas, like this one behind me, to produce electricity, which is why we are talking about price rises in gas and electricity. businesses are already paying those high prices, and they're passing that on to us as customers by charging us more for pretty much everything we are buying at the moment. but households are being shielded, quite effectively at the moment, because of the price cap. now, it might not feel like it, because it went up dramatically in the autumn, to around £120 for an average household. that was a big increase. but that price is now fixed for the next six months, it's not going to be until ap

hello, sophie. there was some sunshine around today, quite widely across yorkshire and into lincolnshire. these areas there will get chilly overnight. there may be mist and fog around because the winds are falling lighter. still some rain to move northwards away from northern ireland, light and patchy rain continuing northwards to the west of scotland overnight. some breaks in northern ireland and north—east england, so in these areas temperatures could be down to two degrees but it will be much milder elsewhere underneath the blanket of cloud once again. as we head into tomorrow, we will see the light and patchy rain pushing all the way up to shetland. any mist and fog patches well lived. for many of us, it will be a cloudy day once again during tomorrow. but whilst the winds are lighter, it is still mild with temperatures widely in double figures, may be up to 12 degrees. the winds are falling lighter because this area of high pressure is heading to the uk, and it will sit around for quite some

ah, one of the most beautiful sophie monasteries in iran was built by chic sophie alden, the founder of the so far weed dynasty. the sheik was a spiritual leader of both the poor and the powerful. but he also drew his career from the city's location. the natural beauty and mountain springs brought disciples from across iran, anatolia, and even india. the most spectacular room in the complex is the chimney. her ne, the porcelain gallery, the hundreds of alcoves were originally designed to display the royal porcelain collection gift sent by the chinese empress. much of the collection was transported to the state hermitage museum in saint petersburg, after russia invaded iran in 18. 28. ah. further west mount sutherland overlooks iran's, as i shan region. at 4811 meters. it's a pass as the tallest mountain in the alps, more block, but it's still only the 3rd highest peak in iran. not salon is an active volcano with the crater lake. at its summit. there are many hot springs on its slopes, said to have healing powers. the thermal springs have always drawn many visitors, even during the da

they speak of their heartbreak at not having been able to help others escape. sophie says 2 of his former colleagues who were not evacuated despite his please have since been killed. terry shows reporting there. now it may seem remarkable, but it was only this year that the 1st black woman was elected to germany's parliament. her name is a way to test for yes, was a lawyer from the city of castle in western germany. after a racist terror attack, she nearly moved abroad to put he asked, but instead test for yes was decided to stay and try to bring it by change. and there's a lot to do and no time to lose. so i'll wait for yes. who's has been working a round the clock since the general election that secured her a spot in germany's history books. the era trained born lawyer had been involved in local politics for years and then a racist killing spree in her home state, shook her to the core whitelaw. i don't know why, but the terror attack in her now pushed me over the edge. i thought something has to change. i can't stand this many long of the from owls. 10 people were killed in the terror

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they speak of their heartbreak at not having been able to help others escape. sophie says 2 of his former colleagues who were not evacuated despite his please have since been killed. and watching dw news is a reminder of the top story. we're following for you. frances reported a record new number of corona virus infections. of authorities counted just under 180000 new cases in 24 hours. other countries are also seen record daily case loads, largely caused by the on the chron variant. you're watching the w news again. i'm erin tilton. and remember the we more news at the top of the hour until then to karen's, you soon take your time for an experiment about time. it can be measured precisely. and yet each person experiences it differently as if there are different forms of time with a dimension and illusion. about time starts december 31st on d, w. and what it was, i was sentenced to 7 years in jail out and had to pay a $400000.00 fine. that's fine. that's what the scandal costs me personally and you close me about. i was assured that there was nothing illegal in our chasms of eldest emma,

hello less, sophie says he understands though shocking scenes of desperate afghan parents passing their children to american soldiers at cobble airport. i cannot remember people way became because even if anyone one wanted to live marked for assassination by the islamic state, due to his work on national reconciliation, sofie was among those trying to get his family into the airport onto a plane to promised refuge in the netherlands sophie was in hiding in late august when he was told in the middle of the night to go to the airport. he tried to gather his family from the different locations where they moved for their safety. his wife missed the call. his brother brought the children who were staying with him, but it was so dangerous at the airport. sophia, initially sent them back. i saw that the people who are in there was fighting and the people injured. after 24 hours, he managed to make it onto a dutch flight with 4 of his children, his wife and the others would be forced to flee through pakistan throughout the ordeal. 20 month old. hi and never cried. her father says treating the t

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i couldn't get them sophie, florida to boston. fair dowdy dies tomorrow. all catalogs besieged than walter in nor eulley dawn and no alden, mossy hubert, i happened to go to a concert where simone shaheen was performing. he was playing violin mostly a little bit ood, but mostly violin, and i heard him play and i knew what i wanted to do with the strength department at berkeley. i wanted string playing as it exists around the world, which is mostly improvisational, sharon's not all but mostly, ah, even classical music has improvisation in its roots, not so much now, but used to. so when i heard them on play, and i understood that this was the vision i wanted for the strange apartment, i started to pursue him to see if i could get him to come to a i have to confess, when i took this job 14 years ago, i didn't know what a canoe was, and i met this young man who played canoe and he told me all about it. and i was fascinated, but he was a student. and then started noticing more people playing mood more people playing various percussion instruments from the arab

homeworking is not for everyone, but sophie said she felt better prepared this time. we didn't get much notice, but what i remember and have learnt from last time is that a routine is super important, fresh air is really important and taking a bit of a time—out from your work day to kind of get outside, otherwise your house can feel consumed by work. and, of course, fewer workers like sophie means fewer customers for city—centre businesses. it's not exactly the same time this time around. for one thing, employers and employees have done it before, they know what's involved in working from home and, secondly, although hospitality venues like pubs are open, they are still seeing a big hit to business, and, crucially, they are not seeing the same level of financial support. cancelled party bookings and thinner passing trade means slimmer pickings at what should be a bumper time. people are spooked because of the working—from—home thing, and we haven't got the safety net that we had before, from the government, the furlough scheme�*s gone, the vat relief is goin

dance with sophie ellis bextor._ no, i he dance with sophie ellis| bextor._ no, it bextor. would you? no, it didn't cross _ bextor. would you? no, it didn't cross my _ bextor. would you? no, it didn't cross my mind i bextor. would you? no, it didn't cross my mind and i bextor. would you? no, it i didn't cross my mind and they didn't cross my mind and they didn't knock on my door to vet me anyway. irate didn't knock on my door to vet me anyway-— me anyway. we are seeing it with the potentially - me anyway. we are seeing it with the potentially non- i with the potentially non— binary bond. and also explaining why they use green ink. gchq, using theirsecret weapon, christmas card. they are using a science and maths quiz. they say this is something adults should test themselves to see whether they are up to it. can you see where i am going? i are up to it. can you see where i am going?— i am going? i am worried already — i am going? i am worried already because - i am going? i am worried already because i - i am going? i am worried already because i have i i am going? i

our health correspondent sophie hutchinson reports. if exhibition centre in lambeth among the bro �*s worst affected by omicron in the uk. —— a vaccination centre. staff here say there is no shortage ofjabs. centre. staff here say there is no shortage of jabs.— shortage of “abs. serious mitigations _ shortage ofjabs. serious mitigations in _ shortage ofjabs. serious mitigations in class. - shortage ofjabs. serious mitigations in class. i - shortage of jabs. serious i mitigations in class. i don't shortage of jabs. serious - mitigations in class. i don't want to get sick, you know, i am 57. i am quite frightened about passing it on to my loved ones. it’s quite frightened about passing it on to my loved ones.— to my loved ones. it's really important — to my loved ones. it's really important because - to my loved ones. it's really important because i - to my loved ones. it's really important because i am - to my loved ones. it's really important because i am a i to my loved ones. it's really - important because i am a rece

home working is not for everyone, but sophie said she felt better prepared this time. we didn't get much notice, but what i remember we have learnt from the last time is that a routine is super important. fresh air is really important and taking a bit of a time from your work day to kind of get outside, otherwise your house can feel consumed by work. and of course fewer workers like sophie means fewer customers for city centre businesses. it's not exactly the same time this time around. for one thing, employers have done it before, they know what's involved in working from home and, secondly, although hospitality venues like pubs open, they are still seeing a big hit to business, and, crucially, they are not seeing the same level of financial support. cancelled party bookings and thinner passing trade means slimmer pickings at what should be a bumper time. people are spooked because of the working from home thing, and we haven't got the safety net that we had before, from the government, the furlough scheme is gone, the vat relief is going, and there are not as many sc

sophie, this is the village _ how is it there tonight? sophie, this is the village hall _ how is it there tonight? sophie, this is the village hall in - this is the village hall in butterknowle, and it's one of many community hubs across the north of england and scotland that's been providing hot meals to people who are now entering an eighth night without power. volunteers here have been working hard all day and all week and apparently preparing meals, some of which are going to be delivered to people here and some are going to be packed up and taken out to some of the 200 homes in nearby villages that are still without electricity. we have been speaking to some residents who are in their 90s and say they simply wouldn't have been able to cope the freezing conditions and the lack of power in their home if it wasn't for these helpers checking in on them and bringing them food. volunteers say they have been hearing harrowing tales from people about their experience in freezing homes, and people have been breaking down in tears. part of it

ah ah ah, one of the most beautiful sophie monasteries in iran was built by chic sophie alden, the founder of the so far weed dynasty. the sheik was a spiritual leader of both the poor and the powerful. but he also drew his career. mom from the city's location the natural beauty and mountain springs brought disciples from across iran, anatolia, and even india. the most spectacular room in the complex is the chimney. her ne, the porcelain gallery, the hundreds of alcoves were originally designed to display the royal porcelain collection gifts sent by the chinese empress. much of the collection was transported to the state hermitage museum in saint petersburg. after russia invaded iran in 18. 28. ah. further west mount sutherland overlooks iran's, as i shan region at 4811 meters. it's a pass as the tallest mountain in the alps. more block, but it's still only the 3rd highest peak in iran. not salon is an active volcano with the crater lake. at its summit. there are many hot springs on its slopes, said to have healing powers. the thermal springs have always drawn many visitors, even during th

ah ah ah, one of the most beautiful sophie monasteries in iran was built by chic sophie alden, the founder of the so far weed dynasty. the sheik was a spiritual leader of both the poor and the powerful. but he also drew his career. mom from the city's location the natural beauty and mountain springs brought disciples from across iran, anatolia, and even india. the most spectacular room and the complex is the chimney. her ne, the porcelain gallery, the hundreds of alcoves were originally designed to display the royal porcelain collection gift, sent by the chinese empress. much of the collection was transported to the state hermitage museum in saint petersburg. after russia invaded iran in 1828. ah. further west mount sutherland overlooks iran's, as i shan region. at 4811 meters. it's a pass as the tallest mountain in the alps, mor blah. but it's still only the 3rd highest peak in iran. not salon is an active volcano with a crazy lake at its summit. there are many hot springs on its slopes, said to have healing powers. the thermal springs have always drawn many visitors, even during the days

(sophie fouron) first flight of the day! o.k. good enough. we're off to great barrier island this morning. it's a 30-minute flight from auckland, new zealand. they have incredible fauna and flora over there, as well as secluded and quiet bays and beaches. i think i could get used to this. great barrier is quite isolated.

sophie hutchinson, bbc news. the uk health minister gillian keegan has been speaking about the government's decision not to bring in further restrictions in england. she was asked what people should do over new year. we've always said act cautiously, since this new variant came amongst us, and it is highly infectious, many people will know somebody who is caught this over the christmas period. so do be cautious, take a lateral flow test before you go out. go to well ventilated areas, i've been to a couple of outdoor parties, actually, people have moved things to outside. sojust be cautious, but you know, do try to enjoy yourself as well. dr leon danon is an expert in infectious disease epidemiology and modelling at bristol university. he sits on spi—m, the scientific pandemic influenza modelling group, which reports to sage, the government's scientific advisors. he is speaking in a personal capacity. afternoon. we don't have the traditional figures for the afternoon. we don't have the traditionalfigures for the

and this could. >> to sophie was an afghanistan refugee who worked as a translator for the u.s. military before he his wife and 3 children were granted special immigration visas in 2018 for his service during the afghanistan war his brother can't believe might survive their war torn country only to be gunned down in america over his wallet. >> what you ever think that something like this could happen in >> the new york the night that the new is someone has come before one wallet did my brother. when they would >> friends and family. remember out about the wide use of he has a kind man who would help anyone in need, especially members of the afghan refugee community. he leaves behind a wife and 3 small children a gofundme has been set up for his family. no arrests have been made. anyone with information is asked to contact san francisco police zikmund you kron 4 news. >> in the east bay berkeley police are looking for a man who they say has been claiming to be a police officer demanding hugs from high school girls. police say the first incident was on september 29th and gilman st

sophie hutchinson, bbc news. let's get some of the day's other news: turkish authorities have detained 16 people, on suspicion of operating a religious bookstore linked to islamic state. there were clashes with police, as they tried to shut the store down — it was accused of operating without a license. the parents of a fourteen—year—old girl who was accidentally shot dead by a los angeles policeman have demanded justice, following the release of body camera footage of the incident. valentina 0rellana—peralta was hiding with her mother in a fitting room of a clothes shop when the officer opened fire on a suspect who was attacking a woman. a huge operation is under way on the island of la palma, in spain's canary islands, to remove the lava which flowed from a volcanic eruption. activity at the cumbre vieja volcano has now stopped — as you can see, just in time for some of these buildings in la laguna cross. the leader of the palestinian authority, mahmoud abbas, has met the israeli defense minister benn

sophie hutchinson, bbc news. so — a different approach to covid restrictions, depending on which nation in the uk people live in. our uk political correspondent, jonathan blake, explains. i think there is a confidence in downing street and the government of westminster as a whole at the moment that they can, now, i think it's a cautious confidence, and they say, "at every possibility, we're keeping an eye on the data the focus is very much on the boosterjab programme to keep the the omicron variant at bay. the true test of that strategy won't come until we know the severity of it for sure and see how many people it puts in hospital and in turn how the nhs can cope. if you can't and boris johnson decides for their measures are necessary, then a true test of his political authority will also come, because there will be conservative mps lining up in big numbers to oppose and vote against any move of that nature. so the prime minister will be hoping that date doesn't come he will also be hoping that his advice to c

sophie hutchinson, bbc news. let's look at the latest official figures in more detail, some of the reports are still being affected by christmas delays. as we've heard, there were a record 189,213 new infections recorded in the latest 24—hour period, which also includes two days of cases from wales. 332 deaths were recorded, of people who died within 28 days of a positive test, although that figure includes all deaths reported in england since christmas eve. just under 500,000 people had a booster yesterday, bringing the total to more than 33,500,000. 0ur health editor hugh pym is here. record number of new infections, a sharp rise in hospital admissions in england, which of those will make ministers more concerned? it’s ministers more concerned? it's alwa s ministers more concerned? it's always been — ministers more concerned? it�*s always been the case it would be difficult reading the data over this christmas and holiday period, the number of daily cases has been quite volatile reporting from the uk's

sophie hutchinson, bbc news. england is now taking a different approach on covid restrictions from the other nations of the uk. our political correspondent ione wells explained that despite seeing similar data, england, scotland, wales and northern ireland's governments wer taking different approaches. we are seeing the four nations in the uk all really interpreting the data we are seeing in different ways. uk ministers have said in england while hospitalisations are rising, they're not yet at a level they think warrants introducing any further curbs. scientists have said they are still relatively low numbers of vaccinated people needing intensive care, stressing the need, of course, for vaccinations, but experts have been warning today that the cases alone, even if they don't translate into hospitalisations, could cause other types of chaos. the chief executive of nhs providers chris hopson has warned it could be those staff shortages in the nhs that start to become the bigger problem, rather than the numbers of

sophie hutchinson, bbc news. northern ireland's devolved government has decided to reduce the self—isolation period for people with coronavirus from ten days to seven — provided they have negative lateral flow tests on the sixth and seventh days. the change will take effect tomorrow. the decision was made by ministers at a virtual meeting this morning. covid restrictions remain unchanged. the stormont executive will meet again in a week's time. the former president of afghanistan, ashraf ghani, has said he made a sudden decision to flee his country on august 15th, minutes after his security forces at the palace told him they could no longer protect him or the capital. in a conversation with the former british chief of defence staff, general sir nick carter for the bbc radio four�*s today programme, mr ghani said he had been made a scapegoat for afg hanistan�*s crisis. he said his only mistake was to trust his international partners, including the united states. our chief international correspondent, lyse

our correspondent sophie long sent this report. singing. this is a regular scene outside the last remaining abortion clinic in the state of mississippi. it's murder, murdering children is wrong according to the god in the bible. the difficult decision women who come here have made, is judged very publicly. this is the front line in a bitter battle that has gone on for decades. 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 i

our correspondent sophie long sent this report. singing. this is a regular scene outside the last remaining abortion clinic in the state of mississippi. it is murder, murdering children is according to the law in the bible. the difficult decision women who come here have made, is judged very publicly. this is the front line in a bitter battle that has gone on for decades. mississippi is trying to ban abortions after 15 weeks. if the supreme court rules in its favour, it will roll back the law that has been in place for over half a century, known as roe versus wade. it is people in the poorest communities that will feel the impact the most. we are 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 was in that situation. i was scared, i was thinking, | you know what, even if i am, it's amazing that there is possibility of- a baby inside of me. even with the law still intact, many have been forced to travel thousand

ah ah ah lose ah, the ah, come to so the info visionaries need sophie shepherd not for ages we've been trying to trace back the origins of life on earth. how did the baron rock turn into something asked, flourishing beautiful and abundant as well as professor of evolutionary biochemistry at university college london. nick lane mclean. it's really great to have you with us in our program. have all the big questions. you can clarify some things for us right from, from what i understand energy contained in molecules is pretty much the reason for life on earth. so energy can be created or destroyed. it can only be transferred, right? so does this really mean that energy that i consist of? we can tracy back to where life started. maybe even further big bank. in principle, i suppose you could, but nobody would have a brain big enough to do that. is really the flow of energy, which is the important thing. so the way is moving from place to place and through us continuously. so we are eating and breathing all the time and we're changing our molecules of time. so the, an easy way to.

sophie hutchinson, bbc news. the uk health minister gillian keegan has been speaking about the government's decision not to bring in further restrictions in england. she was asked what people should do over new year. we've always said act cautiously since this new variant came amongst us, and it is highly infectious. many people will know somebody who has caught this over the christmas period. so, do be cautious. take a lateral flow test before you go out. go to well—ventilated areas. i've been to a couple of outdoor parties, actually. people have moved things to outside. so, just be cautious, but you know, do try to enjoy yourself as well. much more about covid across the globe on the abc news website. russia's supreme court has ruled that the country's best—known human rights group, memorial, must be disbanded for breaking the law on foreign agents. the organisation was founded in 1989 by soviet dissidents including nobel peace prize laureate andrei sakharov. it's the latest move against critics of the krem

sophie hutchinson, bbc news. so — a different approach to covid restrictions, depending on which nation in the uk people live in. 0ur uk political correspondent, jonathan blake, explains. not jonathan blake, explains. for the first time during the not for the first time during the pandemic, there is a clear contrast between the approach of the government at westminster for england devolved administrations around the uk. there does seem to be a cautious confidence in downing street that they will be able to hold off imposing similar measures that are now in place in scotland, wales and northern ireland. ministers say that at every turn, they are keeping a close eye on the data and won't hesitate to act if need be, but for now, the focus is very much on the boosterjab programme to keep the omicron variant at bay. the true test of that strategy won't come until we know the severity of it for sure and see how many people it posts in hospital and in turn how the nhs can cope if it can't, then borisjohnson can't, the

sophie long, bbc news, seattle. our correspondent barbara plett usher was at the supreme court as the case opened and says it looks like justices could find in favour of the state. if such a decision were taken, that would reject roe versus wade, in 24 weeks. with the bigger question is whether the court would go further and actually overturn roe versus wade itself, which guarantees the constitutional right to abortion and has been the law of the land for nearly 50 years. the chiefjusticejohn years. the chiefjustice john roberts years. the chiefjusticejohn roberts tried to keep things focused on the mississippi law, but other conservative justices indicated that they thought the issue really was roe v wade, although it's not clear at this point whether there would be in a majority to overturn it. for months, china has been probing taiwan's airspace — leading to speculation, it could be preparing to attack, or even invade the island. all of this raising concerns amongst asian and american officials alike of increas

sophie richardson of human rirhts crimes. sophie richardson of human rights watch- — thejockey, robbie dunne, has said he's been "living a nightmare" since fellow rider, bryony frost, made allegations of bullying and harassment against him. he's appeared before a british horseracing disciplinary panel to give evidence in his defence. a series of other high—profile jockeys have also been called to speak by his legal team. here's our senior sports correspondent, laura scott, reports: today in the fourth day of that hearing, robbie dunn gave his evidence to the panel. he admits that in september last year at the racecourse after his chorus had been fatally injured in the race, he told briney that he would put her through the wing, which means the side of the wing, which means the side of the fence, but denied this was a threat, it was a figure of speech, thatis threat, it was a figure of speech, that is regularly used in the waiting room. he told the panel that he had never used the threat of violence towards another jockey.

sophie hutchinson, bbc news. in south africa, where the first —— well in south africa—— where the omicron variant was first identified last month — authorities say all indicators suggest it has passed the peak of the fourth wave of infections. the government is lifting with immediate effect the curfew it imposed to combat the new variant. it's also easing other restrictions. the authorities said there had been an almost thirty percent drop in the number of new cases during the week ending on the twenty— fifth of december. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: the james webb space telescope begins to unfold its sunshield — in a complex process involving hundreds of moving parts. the most ambitious financial and political change ever attempted has got under way with the introduction of the euro. tomorrow, in holland, were going to use money we picked up in belgium today, and then we'll be in france and again, it will be the same money, it's just got to be the way to go. george harrison, the former

sophie hutchinson, bbc news. well, let's look at the latest government data now some of the figures are still being affected by delays over the holiday period, and some data has not yet been published. there were 129,101 new infections recorded in the latest 24—hour period. meaning on average there were over 11a,000 cases reported per day in the last week. 18 deaths were recorded, that's of people who died within 28 days of a positive test. and 84 covid—related deaths were recorded on average every day in the past week. 0n vaccinations, just over 400,000 boosters were adminstered, on average, every day in the past week bringing the total to more than 32.5 million. 0ur political correspondent jonathan blake is in westminster tonight. all the uk nations say they're watching and responding to the data — but coming to different conclusions. and not for the first time during the pandemic there is a contrast between the approach of the government at westminster for england and the devolved administrations around

our correspondent sophie long sent this report. singing this is a regular scene outside the last remaining abortion clinic in the entire state of mississippi. it's murder, murdering children is wrong according to the god of the bible. the difficult decision women who come here have made, is judged very publicly. this is the front line in a bitter battle that has gone on for decades. 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 a

sophie hutchinson, bbc news. the latest coronavirus figures for the uk show there were 51,459 new infections recorded in the latest 24—hour period — that's around 9,000 more than this time last week. on average, there were just over 47,000 new cases reported per day in the last week. the latest figures show there were 7,268 people in hospital being treated for coronavirus on friday. 41 deaths were recorded, that's of people who died within 28 days of a positive covid—19 test — only slightly higher than last monday. on average in the past week, 119 covid—related deaths were recorded every day. on vaccinations, more than 20 and a half million people have now had a boosterjab. nigeria has today become the 11th country on the uk's covid travel red list, meaning strict limits on travel to britain and ten days in quarantine for all who do come here. the uk government says the measure will buy time to study the omicron variant, but the travel and holiday plans of many nigerians have been thrown into chaos. the

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sophie hutchinson, bbc news. idid want i did want tojust i did want to just add the figures we've had from the us on increase in infection because it really is a growing number at the moment. the latest recorded is 4111278 new cases on tuesday, so that is a record high since the out of the pandemic stopping those figures coming from the centres for disease control. china has issued a complaint about the us tech entrepreneur, elon musk, over his activities in space. beijing says that there have been two near misses between its new orbiting space station, and satellites launched by mr musk�*s companies. the chinese have raised the issue with the un's space agency, although the incidents have not yet been independently verified. let's talk about all this with former nasa astronaut leroy chiao. thank you very much forjoining us. it is true, satellites are being launched up all the time and space that isn't really that crowded there? there is certainly a — that crowded there? there is certainly a number _ that cro

sophie hutchinson, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: the james webb space telescope begins to unfold its sun shield in a complex process involving hundreds of moving parts. the most ambitious financial and political change ever attempted has got under way with the introduction of the euro. tomorrow in holland, we're going to use money we picked up in belgium today. and then we'll be in france and, again, it will be the same money. it's just got to be the way to go. george harrison, the former beatle, is recovering in hospital after being stabbed at his 0xfordshire home. a 33—year—old man from liverpool is being interviewed by police on suspicion of attempted murder. i think it was good. just good? no, fantastic! that's better! big ben bongs this is bbc news. our top story this hour: more than 500 homes have been destroyed and thousands of people evacuated as wildfires spread through colorado. these are live pictures from boulder county. a woman who gave key evidence in the trial of ghislaine maxwell has spoken publicl

sophie hutchinson, bbc news. away from the pandemic, european countries will face new legal efforts next year, to try to make sure that global leaders stick to the promises they made at the cop26 climate summit in glasgow. the deal struck — which includes further reducing carbon emissions and using less coal — is not currently legally binding. 0ur europe correspondent nick beake has more. i'm sofia. i'm 16 years old. i'm andre. i'm 13 years old and we are suing 33 countries. it's pretty scary. yeah. _ it's not a joke. 0ne family's effort for the global good. brother and sister andre and sofia felt compelled to do something after devastating fires hit northern portugal four years ago. we actually saw people, like, suffering and dying on tv, and not that far away from us. in all, 66 people perished. scientists say climate change will bring more of these violent episodes. the young portuguese activists hope judges will rule that their right to life is being threatened by the 33 countries they're suing. even if w