detained. 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. travel disruption in the uk due to border strikes union chiefs say the walkouts could go on for six months unless the governmentjoins pay talks. china is continuing to grapple with a major covid outbreak following a lifting of restrictions with growing questions about the government s official death tally. george cohen, who was part of england s 1966 world cup winning team, has died aged 83. more in sport later in the bulletin. clashes have erupted in the french capital paris after a fatal shooting at a kurdish centre. capital paris after a fatal shooting three people were killed in the incident and three others injured. these are live pictures from the scene in the tenth arrondisement where crowds of angry protesters almost immediately filled the streets. riot police h
union chiefs say the walkouts could go on for six months unless the governmentjoins pay talks. and multiple arrests in afghanistan after protesters marched in outrage at the taliban s latest prohibition on women attending universities. george cohen, who was part of england s 1966 world cup winning team, has died aged 83. more in the sport later in the bulletin. serious street violence has broken out in paris after a fatal shooting at a kurdish centre, three people were killed and three others injured. these are the latest pictures coming into us, the prosecutor there has set a possible racist element is being investigated because the suspect has been arrested, the gunman, he had previously involved in racist linked incidents, but as you can see, since that shooting, there is now a stand off with ongoing violence on the street in that area, a central part of paris, where there had been, we understand from earlier pictures, some of the protest is possibly from the kurdish commu
getting home for christmas has rarely been less challenging. theo leggett, bbc news. other strike action is also taking place across the uk in sectors including, rail, health and the royal mail. a planned strike by ambulance workers at the gmb union across large parts of england and all of wales next wednesday has been postponed they ll walk out on the 11th of january instead. they ll walk out on the 11th meanwhile another walk out over pay has been announced by the royal college of nursing in england. scottish nurses are now joining the industrial action in early 2023 it s not clear exactly when, but the anouncement follows a decision by the scottish government to impose a pay offer. and the latest in a wave of rail strikes takes place tomrrow. china is continuing to grapple with a major covid outbreak following a lifting of restrictions. health officials say they re expecting a peak of infections within the next week, but despite this they ve reported no new deaths for a third d
there will be more passengers to cope with and the contingency plans will be put under greater pressure. so we could see much more serious delays in few days time. the border force strike comes at a time when travellers across britain are already facing plenty of other challenges. the latest in a series of walk outs at network rail means services on many lines will end early on christmas eve. strikes at several regional train operators will also cause disruption before the new year, and the rac is warning of severe traffic as millions take to the roads. whatever happens at the airports, getting home for christmas has rarely been less challenging. theo leggett, bbc news. in paris, it looks like things potentially have calmed a little there on the street, as far as we can see, getting dark, in paris will
brilliant singer songwriters. getting home for christmas? a coach operators say they see a huge increase in bookings of people try to avoid disruption on the trains. good morning. i m at a bus depot near birmingham to find out more. england s cricketers make history in karachi winning the final test to become the first side to take a series 3 0 in pakistan. memorial tributes to the scottish rugby legend doddie weir a champion for people with motor neurone disease and a promise to continue his fundraising work. you are a legend and your legacy will be that we do find a cure for mnd. thank you. good morning. today the temperatures aren t going to be quite as high as yesterday. we ve got a band of rain across central and eastern england which is clearing and then we are