in most of afghanistan, the only country in the world to do so. china s military launches fresh drills off taiwan in response to a visit to the island by a new group of american politicians. the uk becomes the first country to approve a covid vaccine that fights both the original strain and the omicron variant. and check mate, with a difference, how this underwater version of chess is helping competitors stay cool in the hot weather. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news it s newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. us officials have warned of an increase in violent threats to law enforcement following the search of donald trump s florida estate, mar a lago. the fbi and department of homeland security issued a memo to law enforcement around the country. in a separate development, prosecutors in the us state of georgia have told rudy giuliani he s a target of their criminal investigation into attempts to overturn the result of the last presidential election
allowed girls to go to secondary schools and most of afghanistan, the only country in the world to do so. china military launches fresh drills off taiwan. it s in response to a visit to the island by a new group of american lawmakers. and world leaders meet in an attempt to reach an agreement on a treaty to protect the world s oceans from exploitation. welcome to bbc news broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. broadcasting to viewers in the uk we begin in britain, which has become the first country to approve what its manufacturers are calling a next generation covid vaccine. the uk s medicines regulator has approved a new version of moderna s coronavirus vaccine the first to target both the omicron variant as well as the original strain of the virus. ministers say the vaccine will now form part of the autumn booster campaign. here s our medical editor fergus walsh: this is the start of a new era in covid 19 vaccines. until now, they ve all been designe
in the world to do so. china s military launches fresh drills off taiwan in response to a visit to the island by a new group of american politicians. the uk becomes the first country to approve a covid vaccine that fights both the original strain and the omicron variant. and check mate, with a difference how this underwater version of chess is helping competitors stay cool in the hot weather. hello and welcome to the programme. us officials have warned of an increase in violent threats to law enforcement following the search of donald trump s florida estate, mar a lago. the fbi and department of homeland security issued a memo to law enforcement around the country. in a separate development, prosecutors in the us state of georgia have told rudy giuliani he s a target of their criminal investigation into attempts to overturn the result of the last presidential election. as donald trump s lawyer, mr giuliani helped lead legal challenges to the outcome of the vote. he s repe
deterrence. is there recourse? there is almost certainly not in the criminal charges here against these cops enlisted lied to investigators. they re well could be civil suits but it s all a slave immunity that protects police officers and a lot of what they do. i think is a couple of really important bigger picture points here. one, people think of the police, the cops, as some sort of monolith. but, as john was just saying. they have larry spawned layers. there is a state, places are, fence, fbi and the promise. and experience as firsthand. everyone has different policies, different training. and then when they all converge on a crime scene like this, who is in charge? whose policies are we following? the other thing that really strikes me about this is, i would say candidly, there s a sense of arrogance in the talent that goes with law enforcement. there goes being a prosecutor in a co-op. you re not all powerful. and you new, it can get used to respond to mediate requests or no
it. there could well be civil suits. there s always this layer of immunity that protects police officers and a lot of what they do. i think there s a lot of really important bigger picture points. one, people think of the police, the cops, as some sort of man monolith. but as john just said. there are layers upon layers. it s a bureaucratic nightmare. there is your local police, state police, fbi, feds. and the problem is, and i experienced this firsthand, everyone has different policies different training. and then when they all converge on a crime scene like this, who s in charge, whose policies are we following? the other thing that really strikes miss about this is i ll just say candidly there s a sense of arrogance and entitlement that comes with law enforcement, goes with being a prosecutor and a koch. you are all powerful, and you get used to responding to immediate request with no comment, no comment, we don t talk about that, it secret, it s confidential, it s security and all