he s willing to discuss the issue of pay with the nurses union to settle strikes. but he didn t make a firm commitment to increase salaries. president biden is travelling to texas for his first visit since taking office to the us southern border with mexico. he ll discuss the situation on the border which has seen record numbers of migrants and asylum seekers. you are watching bbc news. now it s time for sportsday hello and welcome to sportsday i m hugh ferris. our headlines this evening. the fa cup third round wekeend was nearly done. and yet stevenage had a surprise in store. providing the biggest shock so far. the australian open will be without a two time winner as naomi osaka withdraws from the tournament a suprise on the opening day of snooker s masters, as the defending champion crashes out. also coming up in the programme. mikaela shiffrin makes history. matching the record for women s world cup wins hello and welcome to sportsday, i m hugh ferris league two steve
for the country. hundreds of protesters have beeen gathering in central london to show their solidarity with anti government demonstrations in iran. president biden will visit the us border with mexico for the first time since taking office today. record numbers of migrants have crossed over recently. in his latest television interview, prince harry talks of the death of his mother princess diana, and the strain as a child of showing no emotion in public. china has reopened its borders to international visitors for the first time since the start of the pandemic. people entering the country will no longer need to quarantine but will need to provide proof of a negative covid test, and chinese citizens are once again allowed to go overseas. there have been emotional reunions at airports and the mainland s border with hong kong. this latest lifting of coronavirus restrictions coincides with the country s busiest travel season marking the lunar new year. our correspondent martin
do the heavy lifting. and check out our latest merch. if you don t like the band, don t worry, the logo comes back off. once again, the leaders of the world have been coming together in an effort to fight climate change. as cop27 comes to a close, campaigners are warning that key commitments aimed at securing the future of the planet are at risk. in the year since cop26 happened here in glasgow, there has been a lot of criticism that the event was all talk and not much action. change is not going to come from inside there, that is not leadership. this is leadership. these un climate summits bring together thousands of delegates from governments, science and pressure groups from around the world. the aim is to provide the support for all countries to be able to reduce their carbon emissions and deal with any issues that climate change will inevitably cause. the world is warming because of emissions produced by burning fossilfuels, like oil, gas and coal. yet global temperature
the son ofjailed drug trafficker el chapo. violence erupted in culiacan, a stronghold of the cartel. at least 29 people were killed. now on bbc news, click. as cop27 winds up in egypt, this week, we ll look at some of the latest tech that s trying to clean up our planet. we ll muster up a mass of moss that s mopping up the mess in the air. that s easy for you to say. we ll find out if hydrogen can do the heavy lifting. and check out our latest merch. if you don t like the band, don t worry, the logo comes back off. once again, the leaders of the world have been coming together in an effort to fight climate change. as cop27 comes to a close in egypt, campaigners and climate scientists are warning some key commitments aimed at securing the future of the planet are at risk. in the year since cop26 happened here in glasgow, there s been a lot of criticism that the event was all talk, not much action. change is not going to come from inside there. that is not leadership. this is l
orthodox christmas. ukraine never agreed to a truce and has dismissed it as a cynical ploy by russia to resupply their forces. shortly on bbc news, newswatch. but first, here s click. climate scientists have warned that change needs to come from the top, from governments and companies. but science and innovation will play an important part. yeah. so this week, we re going to look at some of the latest green ideas. and first off, take a deep breath. deep inhalation and exhale. if you live in the green, it s easy to forget what life is like in the grey. the air literally can smell sweeter, and it s definitely cleaner. the world health organization says air pollution poses a major threat to health and climate, and it kills an estimated seven million people worldwide every year. now, we re not all going to move back to nature but what if we could bring nature into the cities? just outside berlin, this company is trying to freshen up our urban air. this is a biofilter which is suc