our understanding of the universe. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. more than 2000 flights have been cancelled across the world, as people try to complete last minute journeys to spend christmas with friends and families. some major airlines have blamed the cancellations on the pandemic. china and the us are the worst affected countries. azadeh moshiri reports. which one would you like? festivities may be going ahead this year but millions are still having difficulty reaching their families. with the 0micron variant surging quickly around the world, it s causing chaos within airlines with crews testing positive or needing to isolate. in the us, united airlines and delta air lines already cancelled hundreds of christmas eve flights and warned of more cancellations throughout the weekend. the flight tracking firm flightaware has said more than 2000 christmas eve flights have been cancelled globally. explaining their decision, united airlines said:
the hubble space telescope. now on bbc news, it s time for hardtalk. stephen sackur looks back at some of the biggest and most memorable interviews of the year. welcome to a special year ending edition of hardtalk with me, stephen sackur. this is our chance and yours to look back at some of the drama, the passion, the emotion generated by our interviews in 2021. when the precedent is established against bad people, it then is used against good people. if afghanistan sinks into chaos, that will be a stinking spot in the conscience of the global community. if you want to sit behind a computer and write i terrible things to people, you re a coward. - this is hardtalk, right? your view of the american political system, i think, is not right. i think you re missing the elephant in the room. 2021 began with the world gripped by events in washington, dc. donald trump had lost his bid for re election, but he didn t slip away quietly. he claimed without foundation that the election ha
now on bbc news.click celebrates christmas in style with a host of christmas related gadgets and a look back at some of their highlights from the year. it is clickmas! and here comes a festive feast of fun. we have games, music, drinks and gifts. and we will even help you clean up and we will even help you clean up afterwards. # mary clickmas, everybody. welcome to clickmas 2021 which is already looking more expensive than clickmas 2020. at least it is not a virtual party. at least it is not a virtual .a . ~ ., at least it is not a virtual party. would you care to switch on the lights? party. would you care to switch on the lights? i party. would you care to switch on the lights? i have party. would you care to switch on the lights? i have always - on the lights? i have always dreamt of on the lights? i have always dreamt of being on the lights? i have always dreamt of being asked - on the lights? i have always dreamt of being asked to i on the lights? i have always
welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. more than 2,000 flights have been cancelled across the world, as people try to complete last minute journeys to spend christmas with friends and families. some major airlines have blamed the cancellations on the pandemic. china and the us are the worst affected countries. azadeh moshiri reports. festivities may be going ahead this year but millions are still having difficulty reaching their families. with the omicron variant surging quickly around the world, it s causing chaos within airlines with crews testing positive or needing to isolate. in the us, united airlines and delta air lines already cancelled hundreds of christmas eve flights and warned of more cancellations throughout the weekend. i spoke to one passenger who is now forced to travel on christmas day. your grandmother is based in bosnia and you haven t seen her in years but the family reunion has been halted. what happened 7 unfortunately we were in
the year in politics. from the battle against the coronavirus pandemic to the fight to slow climate change, and including some of the political controversies of the year, our 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 exhorting 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 n