a new vent opens in the volcano on the canary island la palma. hello and welcome. new rules have come into force for travellers to the uk, as part of attempts to limit the spread of the new omicron covid variant. nearly everyone arriving in the country will need to take a pcr test within two days of their arrival, and self—isolate until they get their result. elsewhere americans have been told by president biden that the emergence of the new omicron variant of coronavirus is no reason to panic. courtney bembridge reports. cases linked to the omicron variant are rising but with so many questions remaining about the threat it poses, the us president had a simple message. this variant is a cause for concern, not a cause for panic. new measures have just come into force in england, affecting shoppers and commuters, and across the uk, international travellers now need to take a pcr test when they arrived and self isolate until they get a negative result. uk is also bringing forward the rollout of booster shots. anyone aged 18 or over will be able to get a third dosejust three months will be able to get a third dose just three months after their second.— dose just three months after their second. the booster dose will boost _ their second. the booster dose will boost the _ their second. the booster dose will boost the immune - their second. the booster dose | will boost the immune response to such a high level that we would hope that it would overcome any inherent ability of this new variant to escape the vaccine induced immunity. governments around the world have acted quickly to limit travel and bring in new measures to try to stop the spread of omicron but the world health organization has reiterated that governments need to think beyond their borders and share more information and vaccines. if there is one thing we have learned, it's that no region, no country, no community and no individual is a safe until we are all safe.— individual is a safe until we are all safe. new variant has many mutations _ are all safe. new variant has many mutations that - are all safe. new variant hasj many mutations that haven't been seen before which has prompted global concern. no deaths linked to the strain have been reported and doctors say it's causing mild symptoms so far. i say it's causing mild symptoms so far. ~ , say it's causing mild symptoms so far. ~' , ., ., so far. i think it is great to stand up _ so far. i think it is great to stand up but _ so far. i think it is great to stand up but we _ so far. i think it is great to stand up but we want - so far. i think it is great to stand up but we want to l so far. i think it is great to i stand up but we want to see that if this ends up being a little bit of an overreaction, and while i hope so, i don't think we know that, but if that's the case, we should also be willing to stand down. i think being nimble is a wise move. �* . ~' think being nimble is a wise move. �* ., ~ ., think being nimble is a wise move. ~ ., ~ ., ., , move. and it will take at least a fortnight _ move. and it will take at least a fortnight before _ move. and it will take at least a fortnight before we - move. and it will take at least a fortnight before we get - a fortnight before we get answers to some of the biggest questions, making for an uncertain few weeks with christmas just around the corner. courtney bembridge, bbc news. president biden also said that the only way to end the pandemic is to vaccinate the entire world. i'll be asking what role vaccine inequality plays in the emergence of new variants with my guest in about ten minutes' time. now, though, the caribbean island nation, barbados, has become the world's newest republic, with election president dame sandra mason replacing queen elizabeth as head of state. fanfare. at midnight local time, bells rang out in the capital bridgetown, signalling the transition. the english claimed barbados more than 400 years ago and it became a focal point of the transatlantic slave trade. dame sandra mason is the first woman admitted to the bar in barbados — and her place in the nation's history was cemented when she was elected as the country's first president. for decades, we have had discourse and debate about the transition of barbados to a republic. today, debate and discourse have become action. today... discourse have become action. toda �* �* ,, discourse have become action. today- - -_ we - discourse have become action. today. . ._ we set i discourse have become action. | today. . ._ we set our today... applause. we set our com ass today... applause. we set our compass to _ today... applause. we set our compass to a — today... applause. we set our compass to a new _ today... applause. we set our compass to a new direction, - compass to a new direction, jolted by the successes of the last 55 years. buoyed by the confidence garnered by our triumphs and accomplishments, committed to country and to each other, and motivated to press confidently and boldly forward for the sake of our nation and for our present and future generations. the prince of wales attended the colourful ceremony, led by prime minister mia mottley. there've been calls for britain to apologise and make reparations for slavery. in his address, the prince acknowledged that slavery stained british history but focused on barbados' future. tonight you write the next chapter of your nation's story, adding to the treasury of past achievement, collective enterprise and personal courage which already fill its pages. yours is a story in which every barbadian, young and old, can take the greatest pride. inspired by what has come before them and confident about what lies ahead. the prime minister made an unscheduled announcement at the ceremony. my my government has the distinct honour of recommending to the president who has kindly and graciously accepted that ambassador robyn rihanna fenty tomorrow morning shall have conferred upon her the order of national hero of barbados. applause. the singer rihanna, who grew up in bridgetown, was awarded the honour of national hero of barbados. the artist, who's full name is robyn rihanna fenty, was named "ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary" for her home country in 2018. the role involves promoting education, tourism and investment. this is the scene now live at national heroes square in the capital of bridgetown. despite the hour, it isjust capital of bridgetown. despite the hour, it is just after 1am there, the celebrations continue and i am sure they will continue for some time to come on this very historic day. let's get some of the day's other news. france has said it could consider taking back migrants who cross the channel to britain, if legal avenues are put in place to allow them to apply for asylum in the uk. the idea was put forward by the french interior minister during a news conference in paris. the head of britain's secret intelligence agency, mi6, will use a rare public address to say that the body needs to be more open. richard moore will also call for more collaboration with the private sector as he says that mi6's own experts cannot hope to replicate the global technology industry. in the philippines, senator christopher "bong" go, the preferred successor to rodrigo duterte, has withdrawn his candidacy for the presidency. president duterte's long—time aide had recently hinted he may drop out of the race and his withdrawal leaves the administration without a presidential candidate. it is not clear yet who duterte will now support. france is preparing to honour the singer and activist, josephine baker, with a place in the pantheon later today. she's the first black woman to be remembered in the resting place of france's national heroes, through her work on civil rights and for the resistance during the second world war. our paris correspondent, lucy williamson has been looking back at her life. almost a century ago, paris met josephine baker. a young woman from across the atlantic became a new kind of celebrity in a city that was hungry for american idols. g .,, , 1, ~ american idols. josephine baker was a airl american idols. josephine baker was a girl who — american idols. josephine baker was a girl who left _ american idols. josephine baker was a girl who left saint - american idols. josephine baker was a girl who left saint louis i was a girl who left saint louis to come to europe to find freedom. to come to europe to find freedom-— freedom. baker had fled segregation _ freedom. baker had fled segregation in _ freedom. baker had fled segregation in missouril freedom. baker had fled i segregation in missouri and freedom. baker had fled - segregation in missouri and was enchanted with the freedom and acceptance she found in france. there was racism here, too. within her roles on stage and in her daily life.— in her daily life. madame josephine- _ in her daily life. madame josephine. speaking i in her daily life. madame josephine. speaking to i in her daily life. madame i josephine. speaking to the bbc ears josephine. speaking to the bbc years later. _ josephine. speaking to the bbc years later, she _ josephine. speaking to the bbc years later, she explained i josephine. speaking to the bbc years later, she explained how| years later, she explained how she fought against it, adopting 12 children from around the world that she nicknamed her rainbow tribe.— rainbow tribe. these children represent — rainbow tribe. these children represent an _ rainbow tribe. these children represent an example - rainbow tribe. these children represent an example of i rainbow tribe. these children represent an example of realj represent an example of real brotherhood. they show to people that it is possible to live together if we so wish to. one of her children says he never thought his mother was cool until she learned mick jagger was a fan. she cool until she learned mick jagger was a fan.— cool until she learned mick jagger was a fan. she was very protective. _ jagger was a fan. she was very protective. very _ jagger was a fan. she was very protective, very close - jagger was a fan. she was very protective, very close to i jagger was a fan. she was very protective, very close to us i protective, very close to us when she was there because sometimes she was away. and she wanted for us a good education, so sometimes she could be a little bit strict when we are doing bad things.— little bit strict when we are doing bad things. baker used her celebrity _ doing bad things. baker used her celebrity to _ doing bad things. baker used her celebrity to campaign i her celebrity to campaign against racism and intolerance and also to pass information for the french resistance during the second world war. this is one of the greatest honours in france can bestow — a seat in the resting place of its national heroes. josephine baker is the first black woman to be honoured here, a member of france's wartime resistance movement and a lifelong campaign against racism. tonight, almost a century after she performed there, josephine baker will be honoured in at paris with a tribute show. i’m paris with a tribute show. i'm not trying _ paris with a tribute show. i'm not trying to _ paris with a tribute show. i'm not trying to be _ paris with a tribute show. in not trying to be josephine, i not trying to bejosephine, i can't bejosephine, she is too... it is enormous, she is too... it is enormous, she is too big for me.— too big for me. idealist and idle, too big for me. idealist and idle. singer _ too big for me. idealist and idle, singer and _ too big for me. idealist and idle, singer and espy, i too big for me. idealist and idle, singer and espy, herl idle, singerand espy, her trademark song j'ai deux amours a tribute to paris. —— a love song. the government of botswana has lost an appeal to overturn a court ruling decriminalising homosexuality. thejudges ruled unanimously that the criminalisation of same—sex relationships violated constitutional rights. gail maclellan reports. the appeal is dismissed. and botswana made human rights history. applause. botswana's government had gone to the high court in an attempt to overturn the country's 2019 landmark ruling decriminalising homosexuality, but the high court upheld the previous law. prompting jubilation and some tears. before 2019, anyone caught in a gay relationship could be sentenced to seven years injail. this unanimousjudgment confirms, said thejudge, that criminalising such individuals violated their constitutional rights to dignity, liberty, privacy and equality. the high court's ruling is final. today's judgment is quite awe—inspiring indeed, because it is going to change the lives of many people in our country. it is really an opportunity for the lgbtio community and to change the status quo in our country. botswana is one of a very small group of african nations to have decriminalised homosexuality. in most countries in the continent, it is a crime punishable by a prison sentence and in some states, a sentence of death. gail maclellan, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: rowing news, still to come: across the atlantic while rowing across the atlantic while living with incurable cancer. the woman who added an endurance race to her challenges. it's quite clear that the worst victims of this disaster are the poor people living in the slums which have sprung up around the factory. i am feeling so helpless that the childrens are dying in front of me and i can't do anything. charles manson is the mystical leader of the hippie cult suspected of killing sharon tate and at least six other people in los angeles. at 11 o'clock this morning, just half a metre of rock separated britain from continental europe. it took the drills just a few moments to cut through the final obstacle. then philippe cozette, a minerfrom calais, was shaking hands and exchanging flags with robert fagg, his opposite numberfrom dover. this is bbc world news, the latest headlines: a return to testing and self—isolation for uk arrivals — its among changes to come into force, in response to the new variant of coronavirus. in a ceremony to mark barbados's transition to a republic, the prince of wales has said that british history has been forever stained by the appalling atrocity of slavery. we can now speak to saad omer who's director of the yale institute of global health. this new variant of know how dangerous it is, there are many, many questions and only time will tell us whether it is very transmittable, et cetera, but in terms of vaccine inequity, president biden pointing out that is the way to tackle this.— tackle this. absolutely. a lot of experts — tackle this. absolutely. a lot of experts have _ tackle this. absolutely. a lot of experts have been - tackle this. absolutely. a lot of experts have been saying | of experts have been saying since the beginning of this immunisation programme, if you let this virus fester in any part of the world, we have an increased likelihood of newer variants emerging. so it is hard to pinpoint the origin of each specific variant, but it is, we can say this confidently, that the likelihood of new variants emerging goes up, if we have large parts of the world unvaccinated.— large parts of the world unvaccinated. also though, obviously — unvaccinated. also though, obviously president - unvaccinated. also though, obviously president biden l unvaccinated. also though, | obviously president biden is calling on other countries to follow the us and donate vaccines, but it is notjust the vaccines they need, they need everything surrounding that, don't they? they need syringes, the proper storage facilities, many countries struggle with some of the basics, don't they? absolutely. and a few _ basics, don't they? absolutely. and a few things. _ basics, don't they? absolutely. and a few things. the - basics, don't they? absolutely. and a few things. the us i basics, don't they? absolutely. and a few things. the us has i and a few things. the us has donated the highest number of doses, it is announced the highest number of doses and also donated the highest number of doses than any other country in any other region, but that is because it is being graded on a curve in the sense that europe has announced half of what the us has announced, which is the european announcement has been a little over half a billion doses and it has only delivered, so far, approximately 14% of that. so having said that, you are absolutely right. it's notjust the doses, it's into in vaccine delivery, vaccine logistics, vaccine acceptance. immunisation programmes in the us, in the uk, and europe and other high income countries, do notjust end with vaccine manufacturers issuing vaccine suppliers out of their warehouses. so even the most well resourced countries face challenges of delivery and acceptance and so on and so forth, and so why do we expect low and middle income countries tojust low and middle income countries to just automatically deliver vaccines as they arrive at the airport's? it vaccines as they arrive at the airport's?— airport's? it is 'ust so complicated i airport's? it isjust so complicated and i airport's? it isjust so - complicated and challenging. thank you very much for your time on bbc news. nato foreign ministers are meeting in latvia today to discuss the build—up of russian forces on the border with ukraine and the migrant crisis on nato member poland's border with belarus. the polish prime minister has called on nato for more help in the region. he spoke to our europe editor katya adler. we are now confronted with a series of different risks and different crisis around us, and we have to wake up from this geopolitical nap. we should collectively work towards different options, how to de—escalate this, how to de— elevate those risks, and what to do to actually diminish the power of mr lukashenko, president putin two destabilise this part of the world, europe in particular. this part of the world, europe in particular-— in particular. you blame vladimir _ in particular. you blame vladimir putin _ in particular. you blame| vladimir putin personally in particular. you blame i vladimir putin personally for trying to destabilise the european situation? {iii trying to destabilise the european situation? of course the immediate _ european situation? of course the immediate perpetrator i european situation? of course the immediate perpetrator isl european situation? of course l the immediate perpetrator is mr lukashenko and the minsk regime, but he has his sponsor, he has his principal, and his principal is in kremlin. there is a threat on ukraine, military buildup around ukraine. pressure through all of the energy—related channels, in particular gas prices, and then russia is very good at propaganda. they are trying to put enormous pressure on the european union to disintegrate, to dis— unite. european union to disintegrate, to dis- unite.— to dis- unite. there is talk at the moment _ to dis- unite. there is talk at the moment of— to dis- unite. there is talk at the moment of possible i to dis- unite. there is talk at i the moment of possible polexit, is that exaggerated or possible? it is that exaggerated or possible?— is that exaggerated or ossible? , , , possible? it is completely exaggerated, _ possible? it is completely exaggerated, poland i possible? it is completely exaggerated, poland is i possible? it is completely exaggerated, poland is a | possible? it is completely - exaggerated, poland is a member of the european union, it will stay as a member of the european union and i believe we are the voice of common sense. who is the master of destiny of the european union? these are the european union? these are the member states, they are the masters of the treaty of the european union. if masters of the treaty of the european union.— masters of the treaty of the european union. if you look at the neighbourhood, _ european union. if you look at the neighbourhood, massive l the neighbourhood, massive tensions with moscow, massive tensions with moscow, massive tensions with moscow, massive tensions with minsk as well, with belarus and huge tensions with belarus and huge tensions with brussels. whereas poland's home? ., h with brussels. whereas poland's home? ., �*, ., , with brussels. whereas poland's home? ., �*, ., home? politt's home is an transatlantic _ home? politt's home is an transatlantic community . home? politt's home is an| transatlantic community as home? politt's home is an i transatlantic community as part of the european union, of course, but also there are not only good guys around europe. —— poland's home. and is why that poland is not only a very solid member of the european union but we have somehow better knowledge of what is going on in belarus, ukraine, russia, and we can be a kind of warning, this is what we are doing. polish prime minister, mateusz morawiecki there, speaking to our europe editor katya adler. a volcano on the spanish island of la palma — which has been erupting for more than ten weeks — is showing no signs of abating. a new vent has just opened — triggering a new lava stream, and sending huge clouds of smoke into the sky. tanya dendrinos reports. for more than 70 days, the cumbre vieja volcano has been spewing lava. swallowing up homes, businesses and farmland. it has destroyed almost 3000 buildings, decimated the banana growing industry and forced the evacuation of thousands of residents. this video released on monday shows the rapid flow of lava and the eruption shows no sign of abating. a new event has recently opened, sending the lover in a new direction. translation: lover in a new direction. tuna/mom- lover in a new direction. translation: ~ ., , translation: we have been sur - rised translation: we have been surprised by _ translation: we have been surprised by this _ translation: we have been surprised by this new - translation: we have been surprised by this new event . surprised by this new event which has caused this new lava flow to go outside of the area that was of it until now. the army has — that was of it until now. the army has been _ that was of it until now. the army has been monitoring emissions from the new fissure, and there are other fears too. spain's national geographic institute has recorded at least 50 earthquakes in the last couple of days of stopping the accumulation of ash is also causing problems, forcing the closure of the airport on a number of occasions. this eruption will go down in history, tipped to become la palma's longest in 500 years. the talisker whisky atlantic challenge is one of the world's toughest endurance races and a team from the uk has its sights set on the world speed record. team extraoardinary will row 3,000 miles from la gomera in the canary islands to english harbour, antigua across the planet's second largest ocean while raising funds to turn the tide on cancer, in honour of one of its members. stuart ratcliffe reports. this tiny boat, nicknamed the dolly parton, will be home to kat and her team for more than seven weeks. we kat and her team for more than seven weeks-— seven weeks. we are going across the _ seven weeks. we are going across the atlantic - seven weeks. we are going across the atlantic from i seven weeks. we are going | across the atlantic from the canary islands all the way to antiqua. currently 49 days. rowing across the atlantic will be a challenge for anyone, but kat has incurable cancer. but despite that she's been cleared by her doctors to take part. you definitely stop worrying about, what you call sweating the small stuff. i think i'm always someone who's wanted to do challenges and push myself, but it's not to say you don't have those days where you are very much looking inside and thinking why me. but i think it'sjust trying to thinking why me. but i think it's just trying to limit them as much as possible and experienced life.- as much as possible and experienced life. but of course an experience _ experienced life. but of course an experience lasting - experienced life. but of course an experience lasting at i experienced life. but of course an experience lasting at least. an experience lasting at least 49 days means the whole of the festive period will be spent at sea. festive period will be spent at sea, , ., , festive period will be spent at sea, , ., ., 4' festive period will be spent at sea. , ., ., ~ sea. somebody at work has given me tinsel for— sea. somebody at work has given me tinsel for our _ sea. somebody at work has given me tinsel for our buckets - sea. somebody at work has given me tinsel for our buckets and i me tinsel for our buckets and some christmas toilet paper, which is quite fun. we also have a little mini bottle of bubbles for each of us which we will probably have on christmas day. will probably have on christmas da . �* ., ., ., ., day. and at home, throughout december— day. and at home, throughout december and _ day. and at home, throughout december and january - day. and at home, throughout december and january her i december and january her parents will be nervously tracking her progress. it’s parents will be nervously tracking her progress. it's a full gamut _ tracking her progress. it's a full gamut of _ tracking her progress. it's a full gamut of emotions, i tracking her progress. it's a i full gamut of emotions, really. we are obviously very proud, obviously you could say nervous, concerned. and how feel when _ nervous, concerned. and how feel when she _ nervous, concerned. and how feel when she crosses - nervous, concerned. and how feel when she crosses that i feel when she crosses that initial line? how will you feel as a parent?— as a parent? relieved. massively _ as a parent? relieved. massively relieved. --| as a parent? relieved. - massively relieved. -- finish massively relieved. —— finish line. massively relieved. -- finish line. �* , ., ., massively relieved. -- finish line. ~ , ., ., ., ., massively relieved. -- finish line. a ., ., ., ., line. as an added morale boost, they have _ line. as an added morale boost, they have also — line. as an added morale boost, they have also received - line. as an added morale boost, they have also received a - they have also received a message of support from the duchess of cornwall as they try to raise up to £100,000 for cancer charities. an incredible challenge, really quite inspirational. we have so much for you here on bbc news so do stay with us. we are going to have all the top business stories and in particular we will be looking at the new restrictions coming into effect today in england, how retailers are preparing for changes once again at a critical time for them in the run—up to christmas. stay with us, i will see you in a moment. hello there. it certainly has been a cold few days across the uk. but in recent hours, things have been changing — more cloud has been rolling its way in from the west, and with that, we've seen some milderair pushing in, these westerly winds bringing those milder conditions for most of us, away from the far north of scotland. so for the majority, tuesday morning is starting with a very different feel — temperatures in liverpool, in plymouth, around 11 celsius. but with that, we have more in the way of cloud, and we have some outbreaks of patchy rain and drizzle. now, through the day, that cloud should thin and break a little bit to give some sunny spells, particularly across england and wales. and then through the afternoon, we'll see a band of heavier rain pushing in from the west, getting into parts of northern ireland and western scotland with strengthening winds. but top temperatures 10—12 celsius in most places — it will stay quite chilly in the far north of scotland, just three there in lerwick. now, through tuesday night, we're watching this area of low pressure — it's likely to deepen a little as it slides across the uk. so, as well as outbreaks of rain, we do have the potential for some quite strong winds. now, it certainly doesn't look like we'll see anything as windy as we have over the weekend, but still, the potential for some really strong winds for western coasts, perhaps for parts of eastern scotland and northeast england, those gusts could touch gale force in places. temperatures between 5—9 celsius, so starting to drop away again, you'll notice, and that is a sign of things to come on wednesday because the winds will be coming down from the north. and that will reintroduce some relatively cold air — probably not as cold as it has been, but yes, a chillier day to come on wednesday. we'll see areas of showers, or longer spells of rain pushing southwards, wintery showers even to quite low levels across the northern half of scotland, so some more snow likely to settle here. temperatures by the afternoon between 3—10 celsius, an increasingly cold feel as we go through the day. now, we have those northerly winds, they will ease a little as we get into thursday. as this ridge of high pressure builds in, some dry weatherfor a time. and then, this frontal system pushes in from the west, briefly maybe some snow — but, as milder air works in, that will tend to turn back to rain. so, temperatures really up and down this week, quite a chilly day to come on thursday, a slightly milder one likely on friday. this is bbc news with the latest business headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. mask up in england — businesses get ready for todays new restrictions and hope it will not put off consumers in the run up to christmas. holidays cancelled — more and more countries restrict travel in order to control the spread of the new variant. and bring out your old banger! prices for used cars go up and up with no quick fix to the chip shortage hampering production of new ones.