weatherforthe uk, uk, a north—westerly breeze. actually my that lit up the plane once again, temperatures 12 or 13 degrees, temperatures 12 or 13 degrees, temperatures lift up as well up to 90 days happening, some showers in the north west and scotland. wednesday, not too much to report either. a front tries to triple its way into the north—west of the uk. a bit more cloud in northern ireland, rainton or 13 degrees, temperatures lift up as well up to 90 days happening, some showers in the north west and scotland. wednesday, not too much to report either. a front tries to triple its way into the north—west of the uk. a bit more cloud in northern ireland, rain for northernmost scotland. for many, temperatures in double figures. the stadium is a chance of the things in rain thinking its way south because the uk, perhaps into wales but i think across southern england it will be nothing more than some light on patchy drizzle and you can see for england and wales it is looking pretty fine, really well and into next weekend but for t

it necessarily going to be an easy win the uk government.- win the uk government. it was uuite win the uk government. it was quite telling — win the uk government. it was quite telling in _ win the uk government. it was quite telling in that _ win the uk government. it was quite telling in that clip. - quite telling in that clip. through her answer about the timeframe here. let'sjust timeframe here. let's just suspend timeframe here. let'sjust suspend willingly our disbelief about the timeframe, etc, for the moment, if this does happen, and these tariffs are reduced or disappeared completely, we could be looking here at a completely figuration of our trade. think what it was due to the whiskey industry, for example.— due to the whiskey industry, for example. due to the whiskey industry, forexamle. , ., ., , for example. yes, that would be one of the _ for example. yes, that would be one of the great _ for example. yes, that would be one of the great beneficiaries i one of the great beneficiaries of a trade deal if are slashed from the current point of 115% to 3

-- uk although we do here that the uk —— uk is keen to conclude them by the end of this year and there would be a signed fta if not by the end of this year they certainly hope that the two sides will conclude the talks before the general elections in 202a. but india is often accused of being protectionist, of not wanting to liberalise quickly given the multiple stakeholders it has to address. so there are many sticking points and a lot of ground to cover before they can make any headway. what i can tell you is that these talks have been reinvigorated after a long lull and ahead of it liz trust did say that she would be using this visit to drive forward an ambitious agenda that would represent the uk's indo pacific deal in action and thatis indo pacific deal in action and that is precisely what the uk has where it has been trying to ink independent ftas across the indo pacific with countries like japan and australia, for that matter.— that matter. but for british companies _ that matter. but for british companies that _ that matter. but for british companies that are - that matter. bu

these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. as details of lockdown parties in downing street continue to emerge, some conservative mps say they're being inundated with messages from angry constituents. the leader of the opposition says it's now in the national interest for borisjohnson to go. we are witnessing every day the broken spectacle of a prime minister mired in deceit and deception, and unable to lead. novak djokovic spends the night in an immigration detention hotel in melbourne, ahead of a court hearing to decide whether he'll be deported from australia. lawyers for virginia giuffre want two people in the uk to give evidence in her civil case against prince andrew. the duke's legal team argue ms giuffre �*may suffer from false memories�*. prince andrew has repeatedly denied allegations of sexual assault. the eruption of a giant underwater volcano near the island nation of tonga has triggered tsunami waves across the southwestern pacific. the uk foreign secretary calls for russia to �*halt its aggression�*, and

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mild air across the uk. , ., ., exceptionally mild air across the uk. many of us have had the chance to see a bit — uk. many of us have had the chance to see a bit of _ uk. many of us have had the chance to see a bit of sunshine _ uk. many of us have had the chance to see a bit of sunshine this - uk. many of us have had the chance to see a bit of sunshine this new - to see a bit of sunshine this new year's day. that was a scene early on from a weather watcher injohn 0'groats. rest of the day remains mild, quite windy with rain for some, but not all of us, low pressure in charge at the moment, this is one of cloud on the earlier satellite picture, close to the centre of that, though, that as we have some really strong and blustery winds, especially across parts of northern ireland and the far west of scotland. those winds still feed in mild air from the south, but we are looking at gas of the 60 miles an hour, maybe a bit stronger than that in the most exposed parts of western scotland, one band of rain coming across, showers into scotland and parts of

there are bits that resemble the uk _ that. there are bits that resemble the uk and — that. there are bits that resemble the uk and bits that are completely different _ the uk and bits that are completely different. macron's main criticism now is— different. macron's main criticism now is that — different. macron's main criticism now is that he has been a president for the _ now is that he has been a president for the rich, — now is that he has been a president for the rich, so if you look at the economic— for the rich, so if you look at the economic performance introduced during _ economic performance introduced during his — economic performance introduced during his term, with their boosting business _ during his term, with their boosting business competitiveness and cutting taxes on _ business competitiveness and cutting taxes on investments and of course, to make _ taxes on investments and of course, to make the — taxes on investments and of course, to make the labour market rules much more _ to make the labour market rules much more flexible, and when you sa

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and our final guest is zing tsjeng, editor in chief of vice uk. and, zing, for people who don't know vice well, what is your editorial remit in charge of vice uk? we are a global youth culture website. we have a tv film studio, we are on tiktok, social media channels, snapchat. and we also publish a website, very retro in this time and age for our gen 2 audience and we have audiences all over the world from la to new york and london and asia. we are at a stage where websites are retro — that's where we have got to. unfortunately, if you're talking to people who are 18 and 19 years old, it very much is. all right. point taken. let us go back to january 6 of 2021. i would like to ask the three of you in the us to think back to that story as it unfolded and the journalistic challenges that it posed. let's begin with you, david. the unfolding of the story on - 6 january last year itself followed, in retrospect, a predictable but grievous path. - in the moment itself, _ there was a little bit of disbelief of what was happening in front| of the eyes o

you've painted a picture in which the uk _ fixed. you've painted a picture in which the uk has _ fixed. you've painted a picture in which the uk has done _ fixed. you've painted a picture in which the uk has done well, - fixed. you've painted a picture in - which the uk has done well, relative to other countries, not least the us, it's done very well— but relative to some of the european countries, he hasn't done well —— and some other. i'm thinking of deaths per population. when you do the per capita measurement, the uk doesn't come out so favourably given all the advantages it enjoys, compared to other parts of the world. less vaccine resistance than, say, in the united states. presumably that'll lead to some questions about why our per capita death rate is higher than comparable countries? ~ �* , ., ., countries? well, here's howl read this. if countries? well, here's howl read this- if you — countries? well, here's howl read this. if you were _ countries? well, here's howl read this. if you were to _ countries? well, he

i mean, us and uk, getting to the uk is relatively easier compared to getting to the us. right now, we direct flight, so students will have to take right now, we don't have direct flight, so students will have to take boat, and from there, they take the plane to the us. but for the uk... there was a lot of policies adjusting to the chinese students who want to study abroad, and the schools particularly offer planes from china. that is super helpful for international students. when you look at the uk market and take into consideration china's zero—covid policy approach, do you see this trend lasting that chinese students want to go to the uk more than other countries, even after the pandemic starts to abate? yeah, uk totally shows the positive. yeah, uk totally shows more positive attitudes or understanding towards international students, and they have super great impressions for the chinese families. the uk implied better policies for students, and they allowed students to take the highway options for online and off—line together. and before we go, we bring you a noct

it's vindicated rebekah brooks' decision as leader of news uk to pivot to radio. the station has extended the times brand and could yet be a healthy earner for the company. 25 years after the panorama interview with princess diana, the report written by lord dyson and commissioned by the new director—general of the bbc had some scathing criticism, both of the corporation and of the correspondent martin bashir. lord dyson condemned both the way that the bbc secured that interview and its failure to investigate its own journalists, as my colleague david sillitoe reported. the story that's emerged — that landmark interview with princess diana was based on a deceit. the dyson report concludes that fake documents were used to win the trust of princess diana's brother, that martin bashir was devious and dishonest. the bbc investigation was declared woefully ineffective. prince william says the deception fuelled his mother's paranoia and distrust. it is my view that the deceitful way the interview was obtained substantially influenced what my mother said. the intervi

i mean, us and uk, getting to the uk is relatively easier compared to getting to the us. right now, we direct flight, so students will have to take boat, and from there, they take the plan to the us. —— the plane. there was a lot of policies adjusting to the chinese students who want to study abroad, and the schools particularly offer plans from china. that is super helpful for international students.- from china. that is super helpful for international students. when you look at the uk _ for international students. when you look at the uk market _ for international students. when you look at the uk market and _ for international students. when you look at the uk market and take - for international students. when you look at the uk market and take into | look at the uk market and take into consideration china's zero covid policy approach, do you see this trend lasting that chinese students want to go to the uk more than other countries, even after the pandemic starts to abate? countries, even after the pandemic starts to abate ?_ starts to abate? yeah, uk totally show

the uk has reported 150,000 deaths before any country in the eu. there is hope, though, that this pandemic will never again bring suffering on such a scale. catherine burns, bbc news. let's take a closer look at the latest official government figures — there were 146,390 new coronavirus infections, recorded in the latest 24—hour period. on average there were 175,327 new cases reported per day in the last week. there were 18,451; people in hospital being treated for coronavirus as of thursday. 313 deaths were reported in the latest 2a hour period, that's of people who died within 28 days of a positive covid test. as you heard, it means the total number of people who've died with covid now stands at 150,057. on average in the past week, 182 deaths were announced every day. 0n vaccinations, over 35.2 million people have had a boosterjab, which means 61.3% of people aged 12 and over have now had three vaccine doses. and our health correspondent catherine burns is here now. 150,00 deaths — a grim milestone, put it into some context for us? it real

number of uk troops in eastern europe. two people have been killed in the uk by falling trees during storm malik. a nine year old boy died in staffordshire while a sixty year old woman was killed in aberdeen. the leader of the tigray people's liberation front in ethiopia says there have been encouraging signs during indirect talks with the government aimed at ending the war which began almost fifteen months ago. debretsion gebremichael told the bbc that the tplf wanted a peaceful resolution to the conflict in northern ethiopia. the news comes as the bbc has heard that some of the nurses and doctors at the biggest hospital in ethiopia's war—torn tigray region are having to beg for food to feed themselves. mark lobel reports. life in food starved to gray in northern ethiopia where pregnant mothers often go twos on an empty stomach. translation: because of the food shortages we feed our children first. and if there's anything left, we can eat. she is not alone. _ anything left, we can eat. she is not alone. in _ anything le

hello, stormy times for the uk this weekend. saturday has seen northern uk battered by malik, scenes like these quite common across eastern scotland. lots of trees down to stop this is that the area where the wind really peaked in that their gust units. tomorrow, similar conditions are from another store, this time then by the uk met office, corrie. corrie will have the potential to cause very similar gusts of wind. by the time get into saturday night, malik is off to scandinavia. we will see a ridge of high pressure building across the uk. in comparison to earlier, it will be almost eerily quiet. the winds for light, the skies will clear. we are likely to see a frost developing, particularly across the eastern side of the uk. sunday will don with sparkling sunshine, widespread clear skies and just like wins. all the while coming towards the north—west and deepening as it does so, an area of low pressure. this is the beginnings of corrie. rain into another island and western scotland by lunchtime. hla feel for sunday across th

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lots more are on our website and also the potential deployment of uk troops. here the uk... a nine—year—old boy and a 60—year—old woman have died after they were hit by trees as storm malik swept the uk. the boy was killed after a tree fell in winnothdale, in staffordshire, on saturday afternoon. the woman was killed in aberdeen. storm malik has also disrupted power lines, leaving thousands of homes in scotland and england without electricity. an amber weather warning is in place along the east coast of scotland and a major incident has been declared in county durham in catriona renton reports has the latest. widespread destruction as storm malik swept its way into northern parts of the uk. the northeast of scotland was particularly affected. emergency services in aberdeen were called at 10:30 this morning to the place where this tree had fallen. just crouching down, really. it pushed me further down and then laying on the floor, my friend pulled me out of the back of the van. �* , . . , pulled me out of the back of the van. �* , . ., , ., pulled me out of the ba

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— the uk to boost vaccination rates around the world? i think the uk can be roud around the world? i think the uk can be proud of. — around the world? i think the uk can be proud of. she _ around the world? i think the uk can be proud of, she knows _ around the world? i think the uk can be proud of, she knows this - around the world? i think the uk can be proud of, she knows this area - be proud of, she knows this area well, what we're to support vaccination around the world. thanks to the deal we did with astrazeneca oxford, and 1.5 billion doses were administered to people who needed them around the world, at cost. that was thanks to the deal negotiated by the uk government. we put 478 million into covax, we have a pledge to deliver 100 million surplus vaccines around the world byjune this year. vaccines around the world by june this ear. ., ., . this year. throughout the pandemic, eo - le in this year. throughout the pandemic, people in education _ this year. throughout the pandemic, people in education have _ this year. throughout the pandemic, people in education have worked

., findings, particularly in the uk? . , ,~ uk? we are pretty excited to be able to launch _ uk? we are pretty excited to be able to launch the _ uk? we are pretty excited to be able to launch the happiness - able to launch the happiness score in the uk, already available in the us and canada. the findings are, first and foremost, there is definitely a cause for concern with over one third of workers in the uk feeling unhappy most of the time. that doesn't mean there is cause for optimism, we find that even in challenging industries and challenging areas in the uk companies that do rather well, where people do feel happy most of the time so there is optimism and there is a way forward. this there is optimism and there is a way forward.— a way forward. as the most ha - a way forward. as the most happy profession, - a way forward. as the most| happy profession, according a way forward. as the most i happy profession, according to your research, is that of education. i did homeschooling a loss in the last couple of years and i was not happy. i've found it very difficult stop thati

the uk, _ deterrent, will that work? that's the intent. the uk, the - deterrent, will that work? that's the intent. the uk, the pn, - deterrent, will that work? that's the intent. the uk, the pn, the| the intent. the uk, the pm, the americans, others have put together a package of very harsh, very harsh sanctions on russia if mr putin makes the decision to invade, to put military troops across the border. this is not the only deterrent. the other determinant of course is the ukrainian military. ukrainian military is much stronger than it was in 2014 when the russians invaded the first time, much stronger. better equipped, better morale, the weapons are high quality. the deterrent is there. and if mr putin decides to invade, all that capability will yet further increase. the uk is been sending weapons, the americans have been sending weapons, wejust weapons, the americans have been sending weapons, we just heard about other european members of nato sending weapons, warships, planes, there is a deterrent there that ought to be evident to mr putin put up ought to be evident to mr pu

— is the uk's role? i think it's been relatively insignificant _ is the uk's role? i think it's been relatively insignificant up - is the uk's role? i think it's been relatively insignificant up until i relatively insignificant up until this point. ben wallace has been more outspoken in the last few days. he's also been very strong supporting ukraine, and the uk is sending weapons to ukraine. but they haven't really been involved in many of the high—level talks, and they've also not really work that much with their european partners. i think that would be really beneficial, but they haven't really done that yet. 0k, they haven't really done that yet. ok, great to have you and your 0k, great to have you and your thou:hts. . ~ , ., the uk conservative mp nus ghani, who was sacked as transport minister two years ago, says she was told that her muslim faith was one of the reasons for her dismissal. she also says that when she told borisjohnson what happened, he told her he couldn't get involved. the conservative chief whip, mark spencer, says ms ghani had been speakin

the uk has reported 150,000 deaths before any country in the eu. there is hope, though, that this pandemic will never again bring suffering on such a scale. catherine burns, bbc news. well, this evening, the prime minister has issued a statement on the grim milestone. in it he says, "coronavirus has taken a terrible toll on our country and today the number of deaths recorded has reached 150,000. john burn—murdoch is a data journalist at the financial times — he explained a little earlier how the availability of tests throughout the pandemic may be skewing the case numbers. i think one thing i'd start with as well is we mustn't forget the first wave that we had back in the spring of 2020, actually significantly undercounted the total covid was taking because far fewer people had access to testing, so based on mentions of coded on the death certificate, we now believe there will be more like 170,000 covid deaths in the uk, or death where covid was involved, and internationally, it's a relatively complex picture, as i'm sure you can imagine. there

i'm so, so glad to be back in the uk. it's so great to have an audience here, like, have a few friends here, have my partner here and people from the military as well. polar preet, as she has become known, finished her 700—mile trek to the south pole in a0 days, seven hours and three minutes, almost a week ahead of schedule, enduring temperatures as low as —50 degrees and wind speeds of up to 60 mph, while pulling a 90—kilogram sled containing her kit. and what's next? i know you've just landed, but you already have plans in the pipeline, don't you, for other things? pretty much from monday, i think i'll be in the gym again, training. my aim is to do a full crossing, so, solo unsupported again. it will be a little bit longer, probably a little bit tougher. the 32—year—old will also begin a tour of the uk to share her experience as she plans her wedding. preet�*s story of grit and determination has travelled across the world, getting international coverage. her goal is to try to inspire as many people as possib

the uk market has defensive sector with utilities. to meet value composition to the market with the uk with the cap in indices. we see the key index. it will continue we think value growth in january is highest in years. from here, if we lose the value growth, which in the uk market short-term will struggle than last couple indices. s>> how do investors place themselves accordingly while there are issues with stock exposed to russia and also plays to be had in basic resources and energy >> absolutely. a lot of things going on and the focus at the time is growth not a lot of territory along with the situation in russia and crimea is one part of the mix. probably more negative for europe europe is close to the action here you know, it is key for germany and we he are seeing the french. we are pushing the prices which is a dilemma from a position standpoint, we are seeing a lot of stocks exposed to russia sold in the last couple weeks and the market seems to be aware of the risk. we have to see worsening of the situation and this is a ca

coronavirus infections in the uk have reached a record high. estimates suggest one in 30 people tested positive before christmas. one study suggests the risk of hospitalisation with omicron is about one—third that of delta. and tributes have been paid to the golden girls actress betty white who has died just weeks before what would have been her 100th birthday. a 15—year—old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder, following the death a teenager in croydon

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i'm joined now by our uk political correspondent ione wells. has been so much pressure on the government below the thing it is going there were reports over the last couple of weeks the prime minister himself was feeling nervous about the tax rise going ahead and this was after pressure from backbench tory mps around recent scandals around parties in downing street during coronavirus regulations but a number conservative mps they felt this tax rise in april should be posed are completely rethought because of the rising cost of living generally due to inflation and energy bill is also going up. this article by their prime minister and the chancellor puts any speculation to bed and they will go ahead with a tax increase and it will cost some upset on the conservative backbenches. some are very concerned about the fact workers and also employers will be paying more tax from april, a time when energy bills are also due to go out. this could also mean the impact we see day—to—day would be certain businesses putting their prices up to try to put

number of uk troops in eastern europe. it's thought that 1.3 million people in the uk are living with long covid, and hundreds of thousands of them experience breathlessness. traditional lung scans often appear to be normal, though. but researchers in oxford are using a different technique in a clinical trial which does show problems in these patients' lungs. they hope that understanding the problem will lead to better treatment options. 0ur health correspondent catherine burns explains. flo van diemen van thor was never one for just sitting down inside, but she says long covid has been a horror show. it was not just the breathlessness that was really hard, it was the muscle weakness — legs like jelly and just thinking, "if i try to go down the stairs, they might not carry me". but this is the ct scan of flo's lungs and, like so many long covid patients, everything looks normal and healthy. these are my lungs. i've had them all my life. i know there's something wrong with them. flo is taking part in a study in oxford. br

the world number one, who isn't vaccinated against 10:30pm tonight uk time. the world number one, who isn't vaccinated against covid—19, 10:30pm tonight uk time. the world number one, who isn't vaccinated against covid—19, this 10:30pm tonight uk time. the world number one, who isn't vaccinated against covid—19, this is deportation after his visa was cancelled for a second time. his legal team have been preparing his case following the decision by australia's immigration minister to cancel the visa on the grounds of health and good order. things haven't quite gone to plan for emma raducanu since herfairy tale win at the us open. worth remembering she's about to play in only her third grand slam — and her first australian open. raducanu faces a tough opening match in melbourne against fellow us open winner sloane stephens. she's been talking to tennis correspondent riussell fuller ahead of the tournament. obviously the preparation hasn't been ideal, but for me i think the last week i have just been really enjoying playing here. i haven't been able to t

hello, and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. more than 150,000 people in the uk have now died, within 28 days of a positive covid test. another 313 deaths have been reported in the latest daily figures. the uk is the seventh country to pass this number of official deaths — afterthe us, brazil, india, russia, mexico, and peru. 0ur health correspondent, catherine burns, reports. how do you begin to imagine 150,000 people? it's almost the entire population of oxford, a city, like others, where the pandemic has caused so much pain. the first death within 28 days of a positive covid test was recorded in the uk on the 6th of march, 2020. five weeks later, more than 10,000 people had died. sabir—hussain mirza was oxford's first muslim councillor. mostly, though, he was a family man — married with ten children. they relied on video calls when he went to hospital. we would be like, "come on, dad, get better quickly and come back." but one day, sabir stopped answering his phone. he'd been put on a ventilator. after almost three week

and then into monday, we've got these weak weather fronts coming slowly across the uk. in between them, there's some milder air and some higher temperatures on the way, but a lot more cloud around from monday. and there's a little light rain or drizzle pushing eastwards across england and wales. most of the wet weather is up towards the northwest, northern and western parts of scotland, where we've got a stronger wind as well. temperatures are up on today's, 8 degrees, perhaps, across some eastern parts of the uk. but further west, double figures — maybe 13 in northern ireland. those weather fronts, then, tumble down across the uk overnight into tuesday, hanging around across more southern parts of england and into east anglia, so these areas will still have a lot of cloud on tuesday and maybe a little light rain or drizzle. but elsewhere, some sunshine to come, until we get up towards the far northwest of the uk, where there's a stronger wind coming in from the atlantic. that is going to bring in some milderair, mind you. and temperatures probably at their highest in

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a second antiviral pill has been approved by the uk regulator. in trials, pfizer's paxlovid drug offered nearly 90% protection from severe illness and death among vulnerable adults. there's a glimmer of hope for the new year. vaccines and new treatments should help protect the most at risk from serious illness. but there are huge uncertainties. if there is a sharp rise in hospital admissions, health leaders say ministers will have to act fast. katharine da costa, bbc news. the new year honours list has been published, featuring more than 1200 people, many of them being recognised for their work during the coronavirus pandemic. they're joined by almost 80 olympic and paralympic athletes who competed in last summer's tokyo games. lizo mzimba reports. their faces have become familiar to the public throughout the pandemic. now the chief medical officers for england, chris whitty. .. if lots of people are vaccinated, that reduces risk of transmission in the community. ..for scotland, gregor smith, and for wales, frank atherton, have all been knighted.

widespread disruption as storm malik swept its way into northern parts of the uk. the north—east of england took a battering. in bradford, lee warner and his friend richard had been packing up their gear after a bike ride. we were sat between the two back seats, just crouching down, really. pushed me further down. i lay down on the floor, my friend pulled me out of the back of the van. an almighty crash. to be honest, i thought my friend were dead. i think he has been really lucky. northern powergrid says tens of thousands of customers are still without power, mostly in northumberland and county durham. tonight, county durham county council have declared a major incident following the impact of the storm. this is just day one — storm arwen lasted more than a week, it lasted ten days for some people. so we are not in the same position now as we were then, thankfully. the numbers we are dealing with are much smaller this time but, of course, for anyone affected by it, it is a significant disruption. this afternoon in staffordshire, police were called after a tree

now, uk police make two arrests in manchester. surveillance flights head to the pacific island nation of tonga to assess the damage caused by a volcanic eruption and tsunami.

it's an active debate in the uk, some countries have already gone much further. you know, many south american countries, denmark, new zealand, have gone much further than the uk has. but the thing you also need to emphasise there is when you say transgendered individuals, we're not talking about the sort of classic traditional idea of a transsexual who's had surgery, who's maybe taking hormones, who's altered their appearance, we're talking about fully intact male people, who have had no medical intervention. is there a significant difference in your view, legally speaking, between somebody who perhaps has had genital, major genital surgery, reconstructive surgery and somebody whojust identifies as a woman, having been born biologically male, but has not had any hormonal or surgical intervention? you're saying there's a fundamental difference between the two? yeah, there's no legal difference between the two, because you don't need surgery to get... to self—identify in a particular way, or even to get a gender recognition certificate in this country. but i'm sa

this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. britain is proposing to double the number of soldiers it's deployed in eastern europe, as nato weighs up options people in northern ireland remember the victims of bloody sunday when british soldiers opened fire on a civil rights march 50 years ago. the row over a rise in uk national insurance to fund health and social care — borisjohnson and the chancellor say it will go ahead despite strong opposition. and in the us — a fierce snowstorm hits the northeast — bringing high winds and flooding in some areas. and right to disconnect — belgium bans out—of—hours calls and emails from the boss hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. britain is considering sending hundreds more troops to bolster the defences of nato allies in eastern europe amid the build—up of russian forces on ukraine's border. the prime minister, borisjohnson says he's ordered the armed forces to prepare to deploy across europe next week. russia has massed around 100—thousand tr

we are seeing this morning in the uk _ accountability. we are seeing this morning in the uk that _ accountability. we are seeing this morning in the uk that tom - accountability. we are seeing this morning in the uk that tom took| accountability. we are seeing this l morning in the uk that tom took an act, a conservative politician throwing his hat into the ring in any future leadership contest. firstly, there is no sign at the moment of an imminent tory leadership contest and firstly that would rue acquire 50 mps sending a letter of no confidence in and require the prior minister to lose a vote of no confidence and there are a lot of questions, but tom tughehat, a senior tory mp, chair of the foreign affairs committee, told the foreign affairs committee, told the times today that if there was a leadership contest, he would consider putting himself forward, this is not something he has shied away from same before and he has said that colleagues should not be embarrassed about admitting their ambitions. he has not gone as far as to say he

moscow has accused the uk of spreading "disinformation". here's our diplomatic correspondent, paul adams. american weapons arriving in ukraine, 90 tonnes of what washington calls lethal aid. others including britain also sending supplies. hardly enough to defeat an invading russian army but the message to moscow is clear, "if you do this, it will come at a price". but now london and washington say they see signs of a russian plan to install a puppet government in kyiv after an invasion. officers involved in planning the attack. the foreign office says this man, former mp, yevheniy murayev, is being considered as a future leader by the kremlin. but four others named are thought to be in moscow. it is not clear what, if any role, they could realistically play. but russia's build—up goes on. it says repeatedly, it has no plans to invade. fighter jets now flying to locations in belarus, north of ukraine. moscow says they will be carrying outjoint drills. but diplomacy also continues. friday's meeting in geneva settled nothing but the us secre

chris walker, a tech journalist based here in the uk. robert costa is from the washington post, susan ferrechio his chief congressional correspondent at the washington examiner. susan, i wonder for our viewers who do not know your publication, tell us about it. we are a news website in a magazine based in washington, dc and our team of reporters cover breaking news, congress and the white house and politics in general and elections and we also have a team of opinion columnists added into the mix. we are grateful for you joining us. our final guest is zing tsjeng, editor in chief of vice uk. and zing, for people who don't know vice well, what is your editorial remit in charge of vice uk? we are a global youth culture website and we have a tv film studio and we are on tick—tock, social media and snap chat and we also publish a website very retro in this time and age for men and the audience and we have audiences all over the world from la to new york and london and asia. we are at a stage where websites are retro — that's where we have

— like in the uk? i think it would be _ like in the uk? i think it would be an _ like in the uk? i think it would be an exciting i like in the uk? i think it| would be an exciting year like in the uk? i think it - would be an exciting year for jobseekers. confidence is soaring in the uk, despite the fact the pandemic has changed the way we work. nine out of ten people feeling confident and there current role, which might be contributing to the sense of looking for new opportunities. more than two—thirds of people in the uk are expecting or wanting to change, one in five looking for a new role right now.- change, one in five looking for a new role right now. where are the skills? _ a new role right now. where are the skills? we _ a new role right now. where are the skills? we are _ a new role right now. where are the skills? we are hearing i a new role right now. where are the skills? we are hearing a i the skills? we are hearing a lot from employers they cannot find the people they desperately need. find the people they deseratel need. . ., �* desperately need. what we're see

this is bbc news — these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. the uk prime minister's former top adviser dominic cummings says borisjohnson lied to parliament over the downing st bring your own booze party. number ten says he didn't. well, the prime minister and number ten have been very clear that that account is not true and is up to sue gray to decide how she conducts her investigation. as i said, i am not going to pre—empt, prejudice, or interfere with that. the first images of tonga after the tsunami, with homes covered in volcanic ash. aid agencies warn of an urgent need forfresh water. new official statistics show that average pay rises in the uk are failing to keep up with the rise in the cost of living. teachers in england and wales will for the first time be given advice on how to help

it is for the uk, for the united states.- uk, for the united states. given that, “ust uk, for the united states. given that, just briefly, _ uk, for the united states. given that, just briefly, how _ uk, for the united states. given that, just briefly, how much - uk, forthe united states. given that, just briefly, how much damage to think has already been done in the last couple of years throughout this pandemic by school closures in the united states? you this pandemic by school closures in the united states?— this pandemic by school closures in the united states? you know, i get asked that question _ the united states? you know, i get asked that question often. - asked that question often. obviously, the pandemic has done tremendous damage because it has been disruptive for the last two years. we have a public health world right now and so i think what we need to do is think about what we're going to do to focus on how we help kids recover this year and next year. the most important thing is to make sure we have a safe and welcoming environments

i lost to the uk completely then. there. i lost to the uk comletel then. ,, ., , completely then. steel and cast iron are no _ completely then. steel and cast iron are no longer _ completely then. steel and cast iron are no longer a _ completely then. steel and cast iron are no longer a huge - completely then. steel and cast iron are no longer a huge chunkj iron are no longer a huge chunk of the british economy that if yourjob depends on them, they still really matter. it was to help protect american jobs that president trump introduced the tariffs in 2018. for the uk at least, the biden administration hasn't changed course. another public clemency nor private negotiation has yet led to any breakthrough. both the uk and the eu have retaliated with tariffs of their own against american products, but it is the eu that has got a deal done first. that is partly because in trade, size matters. they are 'ust in trade, size matters. they are just bigger _ in trade, size matters. they are just bigger so _ in trade, size matters. they are just bigger so they - in trade, size matters. tie:

financialtimes. —— uk the uk cheap little commentator financial times. —— uk political commentator. you wrote a very long editorial comment on wednesday. two days later, has anything changed that has made you think, perhaps the pressure is easing?— pressure is easing? sorry... laughter _ laughter i don't think the pressure is easing at all. the attempt to push effing back to the suga report, the hope was this would simmer down for a few days, and obviously the latest revelations about parties on the eve of prince philip's funeral have made that much more difficult, but if it will be can see is the government's defence strategy. and sue gray is a key part of this, because the more they can make this about the legalities and a report into those legalities, which set out the facts, the more they can say, we responded to this problem, clearing out downing street and so on and so on, and push the reckoning with his own mps back months and months, after the local elections, who knows? but the local elections, who knows? but theissueisif the local elections, who knows? but the issue is i

it in the uk. thank you very much, jean- it is _ in the uk. thank you very much, jean- it is a _ in the uk. thank you very much, jean. it is a quarter _ in the uk. thank you very much, jean. it is a quarter past - in the uk. thank you very much, jean. it is a quarter past one. i our top story this lunchtime... confusion about the fate of the report on lockdown gatherings at downing street after the police say key details should be left out. and we take a look at the staffing crisis in care in the home and how it is affecting the people whose quality of life depend on it. england's captain had a night hit an unbeaten century to keep her side in the match. england closed on 235—8 on day two in canberra, 102 runs behind australia. four weeks ago, new post—brexit border rules came into force for trade between britain and the eu. many companies, especially smaller ones, say they've been struggling to cope. the added bureaucracy is also being blamed, in part, for long queues of trucks outside the port of dover. our global trade correspondent, ch