kind in the united states. leaders from around the world have been paying tribute to desmond tutu, one of the heroes of the anti apartheid movement, who s died at the age of 90. president biden praised the courage and moral clarity of the former archbishop of cape town. the un secretary general, antonio guterres, called him an inspiration to generations. our africa correspondent andrew harding looks back at his life. raise our hands and we say we will be free! desmond tutu was an exuberant figure, an outspoken anglican priest who became one of the world s great moral voices. it was during south africa s long and violent struggle against white minority rule that he rose to prominence, condemning the apartheid government, comparing them to the nazis. the system of this country, apartheid, is immoral. the system of this country is evil. with nelson mandela hidden away in prison, tutu soon became the face of south africa s struggle for freedom and forjustice. he leaves behind a l
review 2021, the year in science. it was a year shaped by the global fight against the coronavirus pandemic, but with significant developments in climate change and space exploration. 0ur science correspondent pallab ghosh gives his analysis of the year. 2021 was the year that world leaders agreed on a new plan to save the planet. hearing no objections, it is so decided. scientists warned that it was now or never to stop damaging climate change. the difference between 1.5 and 2.4 is really survival of millions and millions of people and species in the planet. environmentalists chopped down trees to save the planet. nasa s perseverance rover landed on mars. and there was a discovery of what might be another fundamental force of nature. welcome to the year in science. the earth s climate dominated this year in science. for a long time, scientists have warned that our current way of life will lead to dangerous and possibly irreversible damage to the earth s ecosystems. world lea
unfortunately lost about 70% of capacity so we have had to a0 people unfortunately and cancel new year s eve. phone a few people. 0micron is causing chaos in the airline industry 6,000 flights cancelled around the world over the christmas weekend. swimmers take the chilly plunge across the uk. we hearfrom one group getting ready to continue the christmas tradition. hello and welcome to bbc news. archbishop desmond tutu, the leading anti apartheid campaigner who helped bring down white rule in south africa, has died at the age of 90. desmond tutu was uncompromisingly opposed to violence and was awarded the nobel peace prize in 198a. after nelson mandela became president, he headed the truth and reconciliation commission investigating the crimes of white rule. nomsa maseko looks back at his life. he was first and foremost a priest, not a politician. but for the best part of half a century, he was the face of reconciliation and south africa s moral compass. the system of
unfortunately having to cancel some people. omicron is causing chaos in the airline industry more than 6,000 flights cancelled around the world over the christmas weekend. swimmers take the chilly plunge across the uk. we ll hear live from one wild swimmer getting ready to continue the christmas tradition. hello and welcome to bbc news. the former archbishop of cape town, desmond tutu, white rule in south africa, has died at the age of 90. desmond tutu was uncompromisingly opposed to violence and was awarded the nobel peace prize in 1984. after nelson mandela became president, he headed the truth and reconciliation commission investigating the crimes of white rule. nomsa maseko looks back at his life. he was first and foremost a priest, not a politician. but for the best part of half a century, he was the face of reconciliation and south africa s moral compass. the system of this country, apartheid, is immoral. the system of this country is evil. desmond mpilo tutu remain
the year in politics. 0ur political correspondent helen catt looks at the stories behind the headlines. three, two, one! big ben chimes 2021 was another extraordinary year in politics. the uk stopped following eu trading rules. the biggest vaccination programme the country has ever seen was rolled out. but we all spent months in lockdown while it happened. events in afghanistan tested british foreign policy. have you lied to the public, prime minister? at home, accusations of sleaze and rule breaking tested boris johnson s authority. disrupt this meeting. a woman named jacqui weaver shot to fame for exerting hers. you have no authority here, jacqui weaver, no authority at all. 2021 started fresh off the back of a christmas that had been cancelled, virtually at the last minute, for millions of people. nobody quite knew what the new year would bring. apart from one thing. one hour before the end of 2020, midnight in europe, the brexit transition period came to an end. the uk s