let s go straight to gavin at the bbc sport centre. the africa cup of nations kicks off in ivory coast on saturday. despite going through a civil war just over a decade ago, the country has produced some of africa s greatest players such as didier drogba and yaya toure. since the conflict ended, ivory coast has become a growing power in west africa. earlier, we looked ahead to the tournament with bbc sport africa s ian williams, who s in abidjan. the first in a0 years in the ivory coast, notjust excitement but pride as well that is coming back after so long. you see those distinctive orange, white and green everywhere you go, traders weaving through the traffic selling their flags, hats and horns. not so long ago, a country torn apart by civil war. they are spread over $1 billion on new infrastructure including forney stadiums. the idea turn the country into a west african sporting hub so the facilities do not go to waste. we are told there is great interest in as globally
iam in i am in stroud, where it is snowing. it may not be real but it is probably as close as many of us will get to a white christmas. a cloudy and damp day, murky in the west, rain crossing the north of the country. tonight and tomorrow the wind becomes a feature. details later. good morning. it s wednesday, the 20th of december. junior doctors in england are about to start a three day strike in a dispute over pay. they ll walk out from seven o clock this morning, after five weeks of negotiations failed to reach an agreement. this time of year is traditionally one of the nhs s most busy periods. our health correspondent sharon barbour has the details. hospitals across england, already struggling with the pressures that winter brings, are bracing themselves, as tens of thousands ofjunior doctors walk out for three days. whose nhs? our nhs! dr greenhaus, a surgical registrar. he s already qualified to undertake major knee and hip surgery. every time that i go and see a patien
The proud boys as they marched towards their target. They are right wing nationalists who believe the United States is being betrayed by internal enemies and an overbearing government. On the day, the proud boys were tight lipped. But weve seen thousands of hours of evidence of exactly what was going on that day. This is ethan nordean, one of the leaders of the proud boys, along with Us Army Veteran joseph biggs in the checked shirt and zach rehl on the left in the cap. Theyve been convicted for leading the capitol insurrection. Also convicted of Seditious Conspiracy is proud boys chairman enrique tarrio. He wasnt at the capitol that day, having been arrested on another charge two days previously. Much of the evidence came from this man, another leader, charles donohoe, who pled guilty and cooperated with the authorities. Taking our country back. But despite all the evidence shown in court, over 1,000 people have now been prosecuted, January The 6th is still very much contested territo
the proud boys as they marched towards their target. they are right wing nationalists who believe the united states is being betrayed by internal enemies and an overbearing government. on the day, the proud boys were tight lipped. but we ve seen thousands of hours of evidence of exactly what was going on that day. this is ethan nordean, one of the leaders of the proud boys, along with us army veteran joseph biggs in the checked shirt and zach rehl on the left in the cap. they ve been convicted for leading the capitol insurrection. also convicted of seditious conspiracy is proud boys chairman enrique tarrio. he wasn t at the capitol that day, having been arrested on another charge two days previously. much of the evidence came from this man, another leader, charles donohoe, who pled guilty and cooperated with the authorities. taking our country back. but despite all the evidence shown in court, over 1,000 people have now been prosecuted, january the 6th is still very much cont
To climate hell with no sign of slowing down and that humanity needed to co operate or perish. Now on bbc news. America, faith on the frontline. This country belongs to god almighty a powerful minority is on the rise with a particular vision of america. You cannot separate god from politics. You cannot take him out of our government. It is one of the oldest and most influential currents in us politics but in a country deeply divided, the Christian Right has found a new voice. We desire to live in a Judaeo Christian nation with Judaeo Christian values. It claims christianity is under attack and that god belongs in government. With pastors preaching its message in churches and its beliefs Guiding Ultraconservative candidates in the mid term elections. Im a christian, i say we should be the movement is 90 minutes Christian Nationalism and the far right is taking it to the extreme. We are the christian taliban. Some warn this is fundamentally undemocratic. It was amplified by donald trump.