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was a hero of the anti apartheid movement in south africa. the bbc s andrew harding reflects on his tumultuous life. singing. it s impossible to tell south africa s story without him. singing continues. in one of his last public appearances, desmond tutu sat in a wheelchair in st george s cathedral, cape town. you are the one who understood what it meant. too frail, at last, to take his usual place in the spotlight. but that warm, irreverent spirit was there till the end. and what a life it was. i want you to say our march to freedom. our march to freedom. ..is unstoppable! a life that helped to guide and shape a turbulent nation. this is god s world and he s in charge and, boy, it s going to be ok! that it s going to be ok after an exorbitant price has been paid unnecessarily. in all seriousness, does the white south african government think that black people are human? i will myself call for punitive economic sanctions, whatever the legal consequences may be for doi ....
get wet on new year s day? south africa has said goodbye to archbishop desmond tutu with a state funeral at his former cathedral in cape town. he was famous for his modesty, and archbishop tutu gave instructions for a no frills ceremony, with a simple wooden coffin. in his eulogy, president cyril ramaphosa called him the hero of the apartheid struggle, and a crusader for freedom, forjustice, for equality, and for peace . the bbc s nomsa maseko was there. family, friends, and politicians bidding farewell to a man who became one of the most important voices of the 20th century. this was a final send off for archbishop desmond tutu, following a week of events to honour him. speakers shared memories of the anglican priest who did all he could to expose and to heal the wounds of south africa s brutal past. many of the messages we received have said, thank you for sharing him with the world. well, it actually is a two way street. because we shared him with the world, you s ....
for reporting from the climate frontlines. the bbc s science editor, david shukman, has been a witness on the frontlines of global warming. in this programme he explores how we got here and what it means for the future. it s now beyond doubt that the arctic is changing dramatically. i ve had a unique position for nearly 20 years as a witness for the bbc to the greatest challenge of our time. how we re damaging the planet so profoundly that we re turning the climate against us. it s a job that has taken me to the farthest corners of the world. i ve felt despair as extreme weather strikes people least able to resist it. i ve been attacked for highlighting the risks of global warming. and i ve also experienced hope that clever ideas and a rising generation will help us to find a way through. so, this is my story, reporting from the climate front lines. the thames barrier in london, a giant defence against the sea. it was built long before anyone worried about global warmin ....
hello, and welcome to bbc news. we begin with breaking news. the south korean military says it has carried out a search operation after a south korean man crossed the border into north korea. the circumstances of the apparent defection are unclear, but a military source said the unnamed man crossed from the demilitarised zone into the north on saturday evening. the office of south korea s joint chiefs of staff said it could not confirm whether the person was still alive. it said it had used a military hotline to notify the north koreans of the incident, and to ask that the man be protected. south africa has said goodbye to archbishop desmond tutu with a state funeral at his former cathedral in cape town. he was famous for his modesty, and archbishop tutu gave instructions for a no frills ceremony, with a simple wooden coffin. the bbc s nomsa maseko was there. family, friends, and politicians bidding farewell to a man who became one of the most important voices of the 20 ....
and different ways of seeing in the new year in different parts of the world. hello and welcome to bbc news. face masks are to be worn in secondary school classrooms in england, to reduce the spread of the omicron variant. until now, england was the only one of the four uk nations where face masks were not recommended for pupils in class. six teaching unions have demanded urgent action to limit the spread of the virus. the government has also announced that 7000 air cleaning units are to be made available to early years setting, schools and colleges to improve ventilation in classrooms. there s concern that rising cases will continue to impact staffing across vital services. public sector leaders have been asked to prepare for worst case scenarios of up to 25% staff absence rates. in europe france has cut its self isolation period. fully vaccinated people who test positive will only have to isolate for seven days regardless of the coronavirus variant they are infe ....