And erupt into flames. Former f1 driverjohn watson said Romain Grosjean had a lucky escape. That was an accident that had, sadly, fatality written all over it. It was appalling to watch. The images, ive watched them again and again and again. Im still shocked by what i watched. And the man behind the mask of darth vader weightlifter turned actor dave prowse has died at the age of 85. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. The foreign secretary dominic raab says the government is listening to conservative mps unhappy with planned new covid restrictions in england but that a third spike in cases is possible unless they are approved. The system would replace the lockdown when it ends this week and would place most of england in the two highest levels. A vote is due in the house of commons on tuesday. Our Political Correspondent iain watson reports. Its been difficult finding cheer in this festive season. In Greater Manchester they have been living under some restriction since the summer, a
And a miraculous escape at the bahrain grand prix as the french formula 1 driver Romain Grosjean escapes a huge crash. A deadly attack on farmers in nigeria on saturday was the most violent assault on civilians there this year, according to the United Nations humanitarian coordinator. Islamist militants are suspected of being behind the attack. Many of the victims, possibly more than 100, were tending to crops when it happened. Some are said to have been tied up before being knifed to death. The attack was the city of maiduguri in the North Eastern state of borno. Two separate groups, boko haram and islamic state, are active in the area. The governor of borno state is now asking for more young people to be recruited as vigilantes to help fight the insurgency there. Tens of thousands of people have been killed in the area in recent years. Eyewitnesses have been describing what they saw after the latest attacks. Translation there were six of us in the bush yesterday. We headed back into
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