right thing to do, and the right thing for the country to help it beat inflation. arrests continue in afghanistan as protests persist against the new ban by the taliban on women and girls attending universities. police in pakistan say at least two people, including a police officer, have been killed in a suicide blast in the capital, islamabad. china insists it has its current covid outbreak under control reporting fewer than 4,000 new cases and no deaths for the third day running. but forecasters warn the true number could be as much asi million, with 5,000 deaths a day. a fierce arctic winter storm has triggered emergency alerts across large parts of the united states, and forced the cancellation of more than 2,000 flights. forecasters say the cold snap could bring the coldest christmas in decades. presidentjoe biden has encouraged everyone to heed warnings and bring forward christmas travel plans where possible. 0ur north america correspondent peter bowes reports. this is
i think that is the reasonable thing to do, and the right thing for the country to help it beat inflation. join it beat inflation. us at gatwick airport where the travel join us at gatwick airport where the travel plans of thousands of people are affected. arrests continue in afghanistan as protests persist against the new ban by the taliban on women and girls attending universities. police in pakistan say at least two people, including a police officer, have been killed in a suicide blast in the capital islamabad. china insists it has its current covid outbreak under control reporting fewer than four thousand new cases, and no deaths for the third day running. but forecasters warn the true number could be as much as one million, with five thousand deaths a day. and going green we meet the teenage entrepreneur who rents real christmas trees each year to save them from being thrown out after the festive period. a fierce arctic winter storm has triggered emergency alerts acro
month but the cost of living is still close to a a0 year high. all police forces in england and wales have been told to check their police officers against the national database to identify anyone who may have slipped through the net after the case of pc david carrick. and in tennis britain s emma raducanu and defending men s champion rafa nadal are both beaten in the australian open. more than 10,000 ambulance workers in england and wales will hold four more days of walk outs in the next two months as part of a dispute about pay. the gmb union says its members will go on strike on the 6th and 20th of february, as well as the 6th and 20th of march. another ambulance union is expected to announce its strike dates later. and today, there is disruption across the nhs in england, as nurses walked out as part of their dispute. about a quarter of hospitals and community health services are affected, though emergency care is being provided. 0ur health correspondent, dominic hugh