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hello this is bbc news. the headlines. britain says that russia will face severe economic sanctions if it installs a puppet regime in ukraine. former uk conservative minister nusrat ghani tells the sunday times she was sacked from herjob, because of her muslim faith. the government chief whip mark spencer says her claim is completely false. tonga s government warns there s a long road to recovery a week after the volcanic eruption and tsunami. intense fighting in syria, after islamic state jihadists tried to break inmates out of a prison. long queues for checks at the port of dover yesterday prompting anger among truck drivers preparing to cross the channel. the death of musician meat loaf was announced this week. his bat out of hell album is one of the best selling of all time. stephen sackur spoke to him when he visited london in 2016. his album really is an all time classic. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. my guest today is a rock and roll legend who bro ....
across a six decade career. a £1 billion shortfall in state pension payments to tens of thousands of women has been branded a shameful shambles by a committee of mps. adele has postponed her entire las vegas residency, just 2a hours before opening night. the singer posted a tearful apology online, saying covid cases and delivery delays had caused major problems. i m so sorry. it s been impossible. we ve been up against so much and itjust ain t ready. i m really sorry. i m sorry. the foreign secretary, liz truss, has warned russia there will be consequences if it invades ukraine. moscow has sent thousands of troops to the border, but said it does not intend to attack. the uk has sent anti tank missiles to ukraine for it to use in self defence and a small team of british troops has been deployed to the region to provide training. the us secretary of state, antony blinken, will meet russia s foreign minister, sergei lavrov, in geneva today to try to defuse tensions. mr bl ....
insurrectionists wearing tactical gear, holding zip ties. let s not forget the angry crowd, chanting to hang then vice president pence. as all of that unfolded on that bloody, violent and deadly day, other members of congress were hiding out in their offices throughout the capitol. among them, the young republican from wisconsin, named mike gallagher, the iraq war veteran had barricaded the door to his office, and on shielded his marine corps ceremonial sword, to arm himself, to defend his position should he needed to fight. as he waited, heaving went online to appeal to then president, his republican president to call off the mob. right now, i am sheltered in place, in my office, because we have protesters who have stormed the capital, clashing with capitol police, forcing their way to the statuary hall, the vice president of the united states was just rushed off the floor of the house by secret service? this is banana republic crap. mister president, you have got to ....
families in our neighbourhood but have lost everything. that have lost everything. mourners in south africa pay their final respects to archbishop desmond tutu ahead of his funeral on saturday. and tributes are paid to the golden girls actress betty white, who has died just weeks before what would have been her 100th birthday. hello and welcome. countries around the world have been ringing in the new year. we are taking you to brazil. let s bring you some live pictures now from rio de janeiro s copacabana beach in brazil, where they are bringing in the new year with a bang. they were initially cancelled, the celebrations. the usual concert will not be happening but as you can see, some pretty spectacular fireworks displays on copacabana beach, but famous beach, scaled back but as you can see, pretty spectacular display in brazil. people have seen in the new year in towns and cities around the uk. in london, the usual public firework display was moved to a secret loca ....
but this morning, we did get some good news from moderna. new data shows that their booster shots immunity against omicron nearly 40-fold. experts say we desperately need it. right now, the worst of the spread is in the northeast. states like new york, new jersey, and massachusetts. while in florida, cases have doubled in the last week alone. and for people who are trying to do the right thing and get tested, those tests are hard to come by. my question is why? this video of line on the upper west side of manhattan. people started waiting before the sun came up to get a test from a guy in a van. we heard similar stories all over town. some people waiting two, three hours just to get tested. tomorrow, president biden will address the nation to lay out new steps his administration will take to help americans cope with this latest wave. here s what we do know. it is expected to get worse before it gets better. the nation s top experts say omicron is essentially taking over ....