as the first black anglican archbishop of capetown, he preached nonviolent resistance to the apartheid system. he was awarded the nobel peace prize in 1984. cnn s david mckenzie now reflects on tutu s historic role in modern south africa. you find your cousin has been killed reporter: when we spoke to the late traffephotographer in he remembered a different time. we got a funeral each week. people getting killed. and then you don t find one person. five, six, seven, eight people, mass funeral happens. reporter: during the 1980s, the apartheid regime was at war with the black majority. one of its goals, to turn the liberation movement against itself. neighbors ds betrayed neighbors. friends became informants. in this maelstrom, a diminutive anglican bishop was ever-present. desmond tutu was never afraid to step up to the racist regime using his bully pulpit of peace. during apartheid, archbishop tutu s position in the church gave him a semblance of protection, and hi
garden with staff, during the first national lockdown. number 10 says, it was a work meeting . but how are other countries coping with the omicron variant, in the run up to christmas? we ll take a closer look. also this lunchtime. the red cross says its complete carnage, in some coastal areas of the philippines, after typhoon rai kills more than 300 people. warding off a lonely christmas. virtual reality carols, for those unable to go to church. and australia demolish england to go 2 0 up in the ashes. and coming up on the bbc news channel, tottenham are out of the europa conference league after uefa ruled they forfeited their match against rennes. that game was called off following a covid outbreak. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the cabinet is expected to meet in the next hour as the prime minister faces calls to bring in tighter covid restrictions in england to combat the rising numbers of infections, due to the omicron variant. today, the deputy pri
drinks and cheese and canopies, this clearly was not a business meeting. this isn t about wiggling out of the rules when many people were arrested by the police. i want to hear what the prime minister says on the record at the dispatch box at lunchtime today, and i will for myjudgment after that. let me know what you think. what sacrifices did you make to adhere to the covid restrictions last christmas? we ve asked to speak to government ministers but no one is available. contact me on twitter @vicderbyshire or email me on victoria@bbc.co.uk. germany s bundestag meets to approve the appointment of the new chancellor, olaf scholz, before he is sworn in. a helicopter carrying the head of the indian armed forces, general bipin rawat, has crashed in the southern state of tamil nadu. there s no word on casualties. exactly one year after 90 year old maggie keenan received the world s first approved coronavirus vaccine, the booster programme opens to over 40s in england. and coming
hello. this is bbc news. we ll be taking a look at tomorrow first the headlines. the prime minister hasn t denied christmas gatherings took place in downing street during lockdown but says no rules were broken. a source tells the bbc that several dozen people were there for drinks, food and games. as preparations for this christmas go ahead some doctors say it s best to avoid large gatherings due to the omicron variant but ministers say it s the individual s responsibility. american actor alec baldwin says he did not pull the trigger of the gun that fatally wounded a cinematographer on the set of the movie rust. the women s tennis association suspends all tournaments in china amid concern for the safety of peng shuai. the government outlines more details of its 10 year plan to reform the social care system in england, including 300 million pound investment to help people live longer independently. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing u