now on bbc news.it s time for the media show. hello, it s been another bad week for facebook. on monday, the world s biggest news brands published a coordinated series of stories all based on whistle blower frances haugen and her trove of leaked documents. so, how did haugen, a product manager come to have such a strong media pr and support? and has anything new been revealed this week? and whilst facebook might be facing difficulties in the real world, that has not stopped them investing heavily in an alternative reality future. so what exactly is the metaverse? and how soon before we are all living in it? well, joining me to discuss all of that is my panel of guests. nicola millard is a presenter, writer and principal innovation partner at bt. nicola, what is a principal innovation partner and why does bt need one? good question, well, i used to be bt s futurologist and i got very tired of the crystal ball jokes. i do have one, it doesn t work. but my role is i am part of b
if approved they could be prescribed on the nhs. pope francis has urged leaders attending the cop26 summit in glasgow to tackle the unprecedented threat of climate change and provide concrete hope to future generations in an exclusive message for the bbc. translation: of this crisis lays in front of us radical translation: of this crisis lays in front of us radical decisions - translation: of this crisis lays in front of us radical decisions that i front of us radical decisions that are not easy, but each hurdle also represents an opportunity that can t be wasted. and coming up this hour. archaeologists uncover an astounding set of roman sculptures on the route of the hs2 rail link. good morning. a cross border rail line remains closed this morning after two road bridges were washed away in dumfries and galloway. network rail has confirmed the extreme weather had forced the closure of the line between dumfries and carlisle until further notice. a major incident was decla
credibility is on the line. hello and welcome to bbc news. with last minute preparations under way, the pope has called on global readers to make medical decisions global leaders. in a message recorded by the bbc, pope francis called on all those at the summit to act now to tackle global warming. later, he met the us president, joe biden, who s in rome for a summit of 620 leaders. our north america editor, jon sopel, is travelling with president biden. he sent this report. the ruler of the world s pre eminent superpower en route to meet the world s most powerful religious leader. but forjoe biden, only america s second roman catholic president, this is an audience with his spiritual guide, and clearly someone he admires enormously. you are the most significant warrior for peace i have ever met. and with your permission, i d like to be able to give you a coin. i know my son would want me to give you this to you. the president gave him a coin as a gift, and thenjoked about h
This is bbc news. these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. the french ambassador in london has been summoned to the foreign office in a dispute over post brexit fishing rights. the uk government says it s considering its response, after a british trawler was seized in normandy. we was seized in normandy. will see what they do on but we will see what they do on tuesday but obviously we reserve the right to respond in a proportionate way. pope francis has urged leaders attending the cop26 summit in glasgow to tackle the unprecedented threat of climate change and provide concrete hope to future generations in an exclusive message for the bbc.