cardiff arms park today to watch the festive rugby derby, they will now to watch from home, a total ban on spectators at sporting and large events in wales from now on. there was due to be 10,000 fans. and 0micron causes chaos for travellers seven thousand flights cancelled around the world over the christmas weekend. we ll be live at gatwick airport. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. archbishop desmond tutu, who helped end the racial segregation and discrimination of south africa s apartheid era, has died aged 90. of south africa s apartheid a friend of nelson mandela, he was awarded the nobel peace prize in 1984 for his role in ending white minority rule. the south african president, cyril ramaphosa, said the death marked another chapter in the nation s farewell to a generation of outstanding south africans . 0ur africa correspondent, andrew
the south african scientists who were quick to identify the emergence of the 0micron variant are now investigating whether these covid variants with an unusual number of mutations, are inked to infected people whose immune systems were already weakened. 0ur africa correspondent, andrew harding, sent this report from johannesburg. in this crowded neighbourhood outside cape town, one in four adults is hiv positive. over the years, south africa has taken impressive steps to manage the epidemic, dispensing drugs that allow people to live healthy lives. but millions of people here, and indeed around the world, are not on hiv medication. there are lots of issues. some, they don t want to get tested. they don t want to know.
0ur africa correspondent, andrew harding reports. in this crowded neighbourhood outside cape town, one in four adults is hiv positive. over the years, south africa has taken impressive steps to manage the epidemic, dispensing drugs that allow people to live healthy lives. but millions of people here and indeed around the world are not on hiv medication. there are lots of issues. some, they don t want to get tested. they don t want to know. i think it s the stigma around hiv. and that s a problem notjust for them, but potential for a world now battling a new covid pandemic. that s because people with untreated hiv have weakened immune systems. and if they catch covid too, then the new virus can linger inside them for months. your immune system would kick
sexually assaulted, has told the international olympic committee she s safe and well. the opposition in sudan has rejected a deal between the leaders of last month s military coup and civilian politicians to reinstate the deposed prime minister abdalla hamdok. protests against the military have continued across the country, with thousands marching on the presidential palace in the capital khartoum. 0ur africa correspondent andrew harding reports. this is supposed to be a breakthrough moment for sudan, a time to celebrate. but it is not looking that way right now. instead, angry civilians have taken to the streets of the capital khartoum, risking their lives once again to protest. they say they have been betrayed. here is why. earlier today, sudan s generals, soldiers who seized power in the military coup last
but that is not how it has felt in the last couple of weeks. 140,000 people are expected to watch sunday s grand prix at silverstone, and many more pings seem almost inevitable, but today downing street insisted that the nhs app is doing what it was designed to do and remains one of the best tools available to help tackle coronavirus. sarah campbell, bbc news. in ethiopia, one of the world s poorest nations, there are fears that unrest in the northern tigray region is descending into wider ethnic violence and the threat of all out civil war. fighting in tigray erupted last year, when ethiopia s central government mounted a military offensive against the region s political leaders and their armed supporters. both sides have been accused of atrocities, and famine in the region is adding to the suffering. more than two million people have fled their homes, many to camps in neighbouring sudan. 0ur africa correspondent, andrew harding, has sent us this report from the border region. three t