this is bbc news. the headlines: the uk s health security agency says the country could have more than a million omicron cases by the end of the month, and that two doses provides little protection against the new variant. a senior government minister has described the situation as seriously worrying . the white house says president biden is very concerned by a supreme court decision to leave strict new abortion laws in place in texas. the controversial new law bans abortions after six weeks of pregnancy. the legislation is being challenged by abortion providers. the high court in london has ruled thatjulian assange should be extradited to stand trial in the united states following assurances from washington about the way he ll be treated. the wikileaks founder faces charges linked to the leaking of classified military documents. his supporters say the us could not be trusted. coming up in around 10 minutes time,
this is bbc news, the headlines. the uk s health security agency says the country could have more than a million omicron cases by the end of the month and that two doses provides little protection against the new variant. a senior government minister says the situation is seriously worrying. the white house says president biden is very concerned by a supreme court decision to leave strict new abortion laws in place in texas. the new law bans abortions from six weeks of pregnancy. it s being challenged by abortion providers. the high court in london has ruled thatjulian assange should be extradited to stand trial in the united states. the wikileaks founder faces charges linked to the leaking of classified military documents. his supporters say the us could not be trusted. (pres)now on bbc news.it s time for the media show. now on bbc news.it s time for the media show.
decision to leave strict new abortion laws in place in texas. the new law bans abortions from six weeks of pregnancy. it s being challenged by abortion providers. the high court in london has ruled thatjulian assange should be extradited to stand trial in the united states. the wikileaks founder faces charges linked to the leaking of classified military documents. journalists maria ressa and dmitry muratov have received theirjoint nobel peace prize for their efforts to safeguard freedom of expression. they are the first journalists to receive the award in more than eight decades. mike nesmith, the guitarist in the 60s band the monkees, has died at the age of 78. the group was formed as an american version of the beatles, with a string of hits and a successful tv series.
this is bbc world news, the headlines. the white house says president biden is very concerned by a supreme court decision to leave strict new abortion laws in place in texas. the new law bans abortions from six weeks of pregnancy. it s being challenged by abortion providers. the high court in london has ruled thatjulian assange should be extradited to stand trial in the united states. the wikileaks founder faces charges linked to the leaking of classified military documents. journalists maria ressa and dmitry muratov have received theirjoint nobel peace prize for their efforts to safeguard freedom of expression. they are the first journalists to receive the award in more than eight decades. mike nesmith, the guitarist in the 60s band the monkees, has died at the age of 78. the group was formed as an american version of the beatles, with a string of hits and a successful tv series.
robbery. governor gavin newsom supported policies reducing felonies to misdemeanors and less prison time for nonviolent offenders, now, however, he says he has no sympathy for crooks. bret? bret: william la jeunesse in los angeles. thank you. priewforts are asking the u.s. supreme court to review the ruling that overturned bill cosby s sexual assault conviction. they say dangerous precedent could be set if press releases from treated as immunity agreements. cosby s lawyers have long argue that he had relied on a promise that he would never be charged when he gave damaging testimony in an accuser s civil suit in 2006. the admissions were later used against him in two criminal trials. the only written evidence of such promise is a 2005 press release from the then prosecutor who said did he not have enough evidence to arrest cosby. the u.s. supreme court takes up mississippi s that law bans abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. many experts see the case as a