is considering its verdict in the trial of ghislaine maxwell. she denies sex trafficking allegations. desperate attempts to get aid to those hit by typhoon rai in the philippines more than 375 people are now known to have died. and how about this for a creepy crawly nightmare? fossil evidence of the eight foot long millipede that weighed 50 kilos and was the size of a car. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the world health organization is warning people ahead of the christmas holidays they may have to cancel some of their plans to reduce the spread of the omicron variant of coronavirus. the head of the organisation warned it was unwise to assume at this stage the variant caused less serious infection, and called on people to make tough decisions to protect loved ones, saying, an event cancelled is better than a life cancelled. in the united states, the omicron variant has become the dominant strain of coronavirus, less than a month afte
more police raids a 30 year old man is arrested in east london amid more questions over how one of the attackers was able to enter the uk. 13 people have been convicted following an investigation into abuse at two private care homes for adults with learning disabilities in devon. and celebrating the life of ronnie corbett stars of comedy and tv attend a memorial service for the man whose career spanned more than six decades. to become friends with somebody that you d grown up watching, sort of idolising, he was a lovely man, he really was. what you saw was what you got. he wasn t that different, really, off screen. he was warm, generous just a lovely man. coming up in the sport on bbc news: head coach warren gatland says there s lots of positives, despite a first defeat on the british and irish lion s tour of new zealand. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. seven weeks after the snap general election was called, leaders from all parties are on the last pu
and so i think people here are more politically engaged. while it can feel very distant here from the frenzy of the campaign on parts of the mainland, islanders are determined to make sure their voice is heard when it comes to this election. lorna gordon, bbc news, on the isle of eigg. our political assistant political editor norman smith is in westminster. how do you sum up this election campaign? how often they we re election campaign? how often they were people say, doesn t matter who you vote for, they are all the same, doesn t make any difference, and genuinely, you can t say that this time. i cannot remember when there has been such a stark choice and such profound challenges facing this country, not just in such profound challenges facing this country, notjust in terms of brexit but also the renewed terrorist threat with those two atrocities in the middle of the campaign. theresa may banking everything on brexit and her ability to deliver that good deal which she sa
the london bridge attack the death toll rises to eight after a body believed to be missing frenchman 45 year old xavier thomas is found in the thames. more police raids a 30 year old man is arrested in east london amid further questions over how one of the attackers was able to enter the uk. celebrating the life of ronnie corbett stars of comedy and tv attend a memorial service for the man whose career spanned more than six decades. the creator of charlie and lola, lauren child, has been announced as the new children s poet laureate. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. seven weeks after the snap general election was called leaders from all parties are on the last push for votes before millions of people go to the polls tomorrow. after the last few days of campaigning were dominated by the issue of national security following the london bridge attack today, party leaders have returned to their core themes of the past few weeks. for the conservatives, theres