joins pay talks. a powerful arctic storm sweeps across swathes of the us and canada more than 200 million people are under weather warnings with temperatures dropping to minus 45 degrees celsius in some places. multiple arrests in afghanistan, after protesters marched in outrage at the taliban s latest prohibition on women attending universities. and the british husband and wife duo that have more singles at christmas than the beatles. meet ladbaby who bagged number one for the fifth time. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk, on pbs in the us or around the world a gunman has shot and killed two men and a woman in central paris. all were of turkish kurdish descent. police say the attacker, who was 69, was acting out of hatred of foreigners. he has been arrested. he had just been released from detention for targeting an african migrant camp in paris a yearago. clashes later broke out between police and a large crowd which had gathered at the scene. protesters s
for 314, with rishabh pant top scoring with 93. the governing body for world snooker has suspended an eigth chinese playerfrom competing as part of their ongoing investigation into allegations of match fixing. chen zifan is the latest player to be banned with immediate effect. the suspension will remain in place until the conclusion of the investigation. that s all the sport for now. let s look at some of the day s other news from around the world: the us congress has approved a sweeping annual spending package, which includes $115 billion in aid for ukraine. the $1.7 trillion bill, passed by senators on thursday, has now been rubber stamped by the house of representatives, just hours ahead of the midnight deadline to avert a federal government shutdown. it will now be signed into law by president biden. there s mounting evidence of an explosion of covid infections in china, despite officialfigures showing the opposite.
this is bbc news welcome if you re watching here in the uk or around the globe. i m luxmy gopal. our top stories: street clashes break out in paris after three people were shot dead at a kurdish community centre riot police have fired tear gas at crowds of protesters. earlier, french police arrested a 69 year old man whom the paris prosecutor says had previously been charged with acts of racist violence. nurses in england will go on strike twice injanuary unless pay talks are opened, with even more hospital trusts expected to walk out than the december strikes. meanwhile union chiefs say border force strikes could go on for six months unless the government
physiotherapists, midwives, to the railway workers, to royal mail workers, civil servants. railway workers, to royal mail workers, civilservants. so no, it does not like any prospect from the government s position changing and if that happens it will just government s position changing and if that happens it willjust be civil servant strikes going on for months it will be all of them going on for months. is months it will be all of them going on for months. on for months. is there a tipping oint, is on for months. is there a tipping point, is there on for months. is there a tipping point, is there a on for months. is there a tipping point, is there a point on for months. is there a tipping point, is there a point at - on for months. is there a tipping point, is there a point at which l point, is there a point at which there is no option about to take action and to step in? because otherwise there is this ongoing stalemate, that is a less desirable alternative surely for the gove
the prime minister visiting a homeless support charity said pay had been set according to independent review proposals, but he would talk to unions about anything else. i m really grateful to all our public sector workers, - including those in the nhs, for the fantastic job they do for us. and as the health secretary and i have previously said, i our door is always open. you know, the government s always| wanting to talk to people, to engage with them about what we can do to make sure that theirjobs- are fulfilling, rewarding. so, as of now, we know there will be four separate strike days injanuary involving health unions, two back to back called by the royal college of nursing and at more hospitals than on previous strike days. health leaders say the escalation is deeply concerning. and again, they re urging ministers and unions to start pay talks without delay. in scotland, the royal college of nursing says members will be striking at some stage next year after a new government offe