the government says russia will face severe economic sanctions if it installs a puppet regime in ukraine. a british man has died in thailand reports say he was attacked with a knife in kanchanaburi, west of bangkok. new zealand s prime minister, jacinda ardern, is postponing her own wedding, after placing the country on the highest level of covid 19 restrictions. hello and welcome to bbc news. good to have your company this afternoon. we begin with the conservative party and the allegations made by nusrat ghani, who was sacked as transport minister two years ago, and says she was told that her muslim faith was one of the reasons for her dismissal. nus ghani has told the sunday times that her muslimness was raised as an issue. the conservative chief whip mark spencer says she had been speaking to him, and he called her allegations completely false . downing street said the prime minister had also spoken to ms ghani and invited her to make a complaint, but she did not do s
reports say he was attacked with a knife in kanchanaburi, west of bangkok. a second man has been injured but it is not thought he has life threatening injuries. injusta injust a few in just a few moments we will be joining viewers on bbc one. but before that, he is ros atkins. sorry, forgive me. covid restrictions may be coming to an end, but people across the uk are braced for extra pressure as the cost of living rises this year. energy bills are likely to increase from april, but it is notjust gas that is pushing up prices at their fastest rate for nearly 30 years. here are some of the less obvious items which have seen rapid price rises. for those families who still sit down to eat a traditional sunday roast lunch together, data from the kantar survey shows that prices of fresh beef rose by 8.6% in decemberfrom a year earlier, and fresh lamb prices rose by 10%. prices of skincare products rose by 9.6% in the 12 weeks to boxing day compared with the same period a year earli
as a bird strike sparks a fire in a plane engine how airports are trying to stop birds from causing potential air disasters. is there a future for bed bath & beyond? as the chain files for bankruptcy, what you need to know how artificial intelligence is helping the visually impaired the life-altering technology in our series a.i. revolution. and d the tributes pouring in for dance legend len goodman announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening and welcome on this monday we start with three major headlines from the media world swirling tonight that involve some of the most influential and/or provocative figures in the business starting close to home for us tonight where jeff shell, the now former ceo of nbc universal, is out, becoming the latest hollywood executive accused of sexual harassment and sex discrimination admitting he had an inappropriate relationship with a woman in the company that news eclipsed this morning with word embattled cnn
Effective. reporter: mike buckley is the ceo of be my eyes why change something that s working? why replace people with robots? what do you say to that because it s what our community wants. there are some people who may not want to call a person. i talked to a woman who said i didn t want to call a volunteer today because my kitchen was messy. reporter: be my eyes human volunteers will remain just a click away, and the virtual assistant just like the app currently will be free to individuals who use it for brian the a.i. is now key to everything from picking out clothes to finding building numbers please wait virtual volunteer is writing a message. reporter: to deciphering a menu jalapeno poppers $8.95 served with cajun ranch. chicken dumplings $8.95 served with a teriyaki dipping sauce. what is this? reporter: as one of more than 250 million people in the world with visual impairment, brian says the tool he s testing is simply life altering having this kind of i
Wine, two for £10. guess what, that has gone, it is now 6.50 per bottle. so all of this at some point you had to make a decision about what this was going to do to the prices of the finished meal you served in the pub? that s correct. unfortunately we have had to tickle up the prices. most people shrug their shoulders and move on but we get one or two people getting grumpy about it, wondering why we have to put the price up. do wondering why we have to put the rice u. wondering why we have to put the ”riceu, ., wondering why we have to put the rice u. ., ., ,., ., wondering why we have to put the riceu. .,., ., ., price up. do you do a plated meal or re-covid price up. do you do a plated meal or are-covid was price up. do you do a plated meal or pre-covid was it price up. do you do a plated meal or pre-covid was it plated price up. do you do a plated meal or pre-covid was it plated or price up. do you do a plated meal or pre-covid was it plated or was - price up. do you do