behind the work. welcome back. i said i would keep you up to date with the events in new york and i will show you the live pictures. they are debating at the moment and they are holding a meeting currently on the african union. we are told they would go back into consultations on the gaza draught and a couple of hours time, so i don t think we will get a vote until the early hours of the morning here and perhaps late in the evening eastern time. so that tells you there is something in that text the various parties don t like. junior doctors were back on the picket lines today, the second day of a three day strike. they refuse to back down from a demand for a 35% pay rise and will walk out again for six days in the new year. around 98% ofjunior doctors voted in favour of the strike action, giving the bma a mandate to keep striking until the end of february. and that will put paid to one of rishi sunak s five pledges. the walk out could tip nhs waiting lists above 8 million fo
mr musk was being sued by shareholders who claim they lost billions following tweets by the founder of the car maker that he was taking the company back into private ownership. now on bbc news, the new space race, a journey into the future of human space exploration and the world s new race to space. 50 years ago, astronauts would regularly go to the moon. back then, many thought it wouldn t be long before people lived there. now, finally, that could be happening. we re notjust settling for doing the same old, same old. we want to push further. and rocket launches are now commonplace, sending up spacecraft for the benefit of life on earth. space is an integral part of society. our way of working only functions with satellites for telecom, for navigation, for earth observation, for weather forecasting, for many things. so, we need the satellites for our daily life. the country that first sent a person into space is crashing back to earth, because of its war in ukraine. if russ
hello, and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. washington has accused beijing of acting irresponsibly after a chinese surveillance balloon was detected over the united states. the us secretary of state, antony blinken, has postponed a much anticipated trip to beijing over the incident. for its part, china says the balloon is a civilian airship which had deviated from its planned route. however, us defence officials argue the balloon, seen above sensitive areas in recent days, was a high altitude surveillance device. our security correspondent, gordon correra reports. i.have no idea what this thing is. a strange object in the sky, filmed by a member of the public in rural montana. and for those of you who think this mightjust be the moon, it is not the moon, the moon is off to my right, i can see it. it s not the moon, nor a ufo, but, us officials claim, a chinese spy balloon. it seemed so brazen and just so insane to me, it wasjust, like, this thing is so vis
hello and welcome to bbc news. washington has accused beijing of acting irresponsibly after a chinese surveillance balloon was detected over the united states. the us secretary of state, antony blinken, has postponed a much anticipated trip to beijing over the incident. china says the balloon is a civilian airship which had deviated from its planned route. however, us defence officials argue the balloon, seen above sensitive areas in recent days was a high altitude surveillance device. our security correspondent gordon corera reports. i.have no idea what this thing is. a strange object in the sky, filmed by a member of the public in rural montana. and for those of you who think this mightjust be the moon, it is not the moon, the moon is off to my right i can see it. it s not the moon, nor a ufo, but, us officials claim, a chinese spy balloon. it seemed so brazen and just so insane to me, it wasjust, like, this thing is so visible. and it s now sparked a major diplom
the latest up on what the vatican is calling a pilgrimage of peace. his holiness was joined by leaders of the churches of england and scotland. together they are seeking to promote reconciliation in a largely christian country that has been ravaged by tribal conflict. now on bbc news, you, me and the big c. cheering and applause. hello everyone. good evening. welcome to you, me and the big c live. woo. hello. proud founder of girl versus cancer and he is steve bland who will always be known as steve bland. if you have just started listening you are so 2018, where have you been? but we have covered a load of topics and you might find them helpful, or a loved one, might find them helpful, we spoke to all sorts of incredible people, you can find it where you get your podcast, we tonight we are joined by actress victoria. you may recognise her from coronation street. since her diagnosis of breast cancer in 2021, our wonderful victoria has opened up about her experience of breast