astronauts are being put in danger of a collision with satellites launched by elon musk. hello and welcome. the supreme court in russia has banned one of the country s best known and oldest human rights organisations, memorial, accusing it of violating a law requiring groups to register as foreign agents. it comes at the end of a year in which the kremlin has cracked down vigorously on its critics. our moscow correspondent steve rosenberg reports. more and more, it feels as if russia is turning the clock back. liquidate, the judge says, as she orders one of russia s oldest civil rights groups, international memorial, to shut down. the n60 was found to have broken russia s draconian foreign agents law. disgraceful decision, the reaction from the gallery. it s100% a political thing. and the substance of this political decision is just one more step from authoritarian regime to totalitarian. for more than 30 years, memorial has been shining a light on one of the darkest c
and questions and recriminations after england lose the ashes to australia in a crushing defeat. good evening. the government says it will keep under very close review its decision not to bring in further coronavirus restrictions in england as infections rise to a level not seen before in the pandemic. there are restrictions on socialising in the rest of the uk. the early indications are that the 0micron variant is not leading to the same level of hospitalisations as previous waves but ministers say they re watching the data and will act if there s a large increase in the coming weeks. and there s concern about the impact on hospitals of the number of staff having to self isolate. our health correspondent sophie hutchinson has the latest. a vaccination centre in lambeth in london, among the boroughs worst affected by 0micron in the uk. the staff here say there is no shortage of demand for the jabs. i m a schoolteacher, i ve got to go back. there s zero mitigations in clas
tributes have been paid from around the world to archbishop desmond tutu, one of the leading figures in the fight against white minority rule in south africa, who has died aged 90. desmond tutu s tireless campaigning against apartheid was rewarded with the nobel peace prize. south africa s president, cyril ramaphosa, described him as a patriot without equal . former us president barack obama said he had been a mentor, friend and moral compass . president biden said he was heartbroken . his funeral will be held on 1st january. the bbc s nomsa maseko reports from soweto. paying their last respects, people from all walks of life dropped off flowers here at desmond tutu s soweto home, demonstrating what the 90 year old stood for. he was the voice of reason, the face of reconciliation and south africa s moral compass. archbishop desmond tutu was one of our nation toss finest patriots. he was a man of unwavering courage, of principal, conviction and whose life was spent in the s
0micron is here already in wales. and it is now spreading quickly. israel plans to become the first country to roll out a fourth dose of covid vaccine as it prepares to deal with the 0micron variant. and scientists in china reveal a dinosaur embryo from at least 66 million years ago that was preparing to hatch from its egg just like a chicken. hello and welcome. world leaders are re instating covid restrictions as 0micron continues to spread fast. germany and portugal have announced new measures that will kick in after christmas. spain has reported its highest number of daily cases, since the start of the pandemic and france has warned they could soon pass 100,000 a day. yesterday, the uk recorded more than 90,000 cases. and in the last few minutes, the uk government has recommended that vaccines should be given to all vulnerable children aged five to 11. in germany, the curbs are due to come in on the 28th of december. private gatherings will be restricted to ten peopl