Protesters in ukraine demand the resignation of their president after he blocks a deal with the e. U. And two men go on trial accused of hacking a british soldier to death on a london street. And a discovery that may just save lives, why cutting cholesterol could reduce the risk of Breast Cancer. We start in egypt, where there has been a development in the case of 21 young women and girls who were jailed for protesting in alexandria. It appears that they have the opportunity to be released. A statement from the interim president says that he will issue a pardon for them when the Court Process is over. 14 of them were sentenced to 11 years in prison. Seven others, under the age of 18, are held in a juvenile detention center. Their case is a part of a wider crackdown on protesters including new laws that ban unauthorized demonstrations. And the anger that those laws created led to confrontation on streets across the country on friday. In alexandria there were police who were firing tear
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more than half of them will pretend to be a christmas parcel delivery. i ll look at how you can spot the real ones, from the fakes. on a dramatic night of league cup football, liverpool stage a late fight back against leicester, to eventually reach the semi finals in a penalty shoot out. good morning. it isa it is a cloudy start to the day. some rain around, they heaviest of what is coming in from the west. but for most of us it will be unseasonably mild. details coming later. good morning. it s thursday, the 23rd of december. our main story. the omicron variant may cause milder illness than delta, according to two early studies, with patients less likely to need hospital treatment. scientists say the research is good news to a degree , but a big wave of infections in unvaccinated people could yet overwhelm the health service. the government says it is continuing to monitor coronavirus data. here s our health correspondent,
day. he did not see the point. the same situation may be, he said, by new year. other managers say it should be for everybody. there is a meeting today to discuss the situation. jurgen klopp had a tense time on the touchline last night, watching his side come back to beat leicester and reach the league cup semi finals. james maddison put leicester 3 1 ahead, with this brilliant strike from range. diogojota made it 3 2, but it looked like that wouldn t be enough untiltakumi minamino hit the equaliser, five minutes into injury time. it went to penalites and jota scored the winner, to give liverpool a semifinal meeting with arsenal. there was a flurry of goals at tottenham. indeed three in five minutes as they beat west ham 2 1 to reach the semis lucas moura with the winnerfor spurs. and they ll face chelsea, after two late goals gave them victory over brentford
scientists say they re cautiously optimistic , but warn the sheer number of infections could still lead to hospitals being overwhelmed. new covid restrictions in wales pubs and restaurants say they could be crippled by the measures. on a dramatic night of league cup football, liverpool stage a late fight back against leicester, to eventually reach the semi finals, in a penalty shoot out. good morning. it is not as cold a start to the day as it was yesterday but there is the risk of ice across parts of scotland. more cloud, we have got some heavy rain in the us. unseasonably mild for most. details later in the programme. good morning. it s thursday the 23rd of december. our main story. the omicron variant may cause milder illness than delta, according to two early studies, with patients less likely to need hospital treatment. scientists say the