or will you be avoiding big events all together? get in touch on twitter using the hashtag #bbcyourquestions. fire has broken out in a skyscraper in hong kong, leaving dozens of people trapped on the rooftop. desperation in afghanistan, millions risk starvation this winter. we visit one hospital being stretched to the limit. this is a child malnutrition ward. temperatures here can drop to 10 celsius at night, even lower at times. they ve only got enough wood in this heater to last a couple of hours. and uk care companies supporting the elderly and disabled complain of staff shortages, amid fears that compulsary covid vaccinatons for employees will only make things worse. uk prime minister borisjohnson is facing fresh questions over his authority, after nearly 100 of his own mps rebelled against the introduction of mandatory covid passes in england. despite the rebellion, adults in england now need proof of double vaccination, or a negative lateral flow test to enter nightclu
Borisjohnson third of the parliamentary party of boris johnson voted third of the parliamentary party of borisjohnson voted against covid passesin borisjohnson voted against covid passes in england. the breadth of that rebellion astonishing, people who were on different sides of the brexit argument, those former cabinet ministers are spending their life on the backbenches, some of the new intake including the newest conservative mp libby french who won the bexley by election. people putting down a marker about where they may stand on future restrictions but some concerned they are not getting enough reliable information or evidence from the covenant. then there is the question of boris johnson s covenant. then there is the question of borisjohnson s authority, not just with the backbenches but his authority should further restrictions be necessary. it is subsequently, as for as i am aware, and we should get keir starmer to question borisjohnson s authority and to point out that some of
This is bbc news these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. covid passes become compulsary in england for nightclubs, big sports matches, and other large events. the ayes to the right, 369. the noes to the left, 126. but nearly 100 conservative mps voted against the government s plans with boris johnson facing fresh questions over his authority. ministers say they had to move fast. if we don t act and we don t take precautionary measures, then afterwards, if things didn t go well with omicron, with this latest mutation, then people would say, why didn t you act sooner? will you be using a covid pass over the christmas period?
It s notjust hunger they are battling here. with the onset of winter, cases of severe pneumonia are on the rise. a new life born into an uncertain world. even when billions of dollars of international support were coming in, hospitals who were badly under resourced. now staff are doing what they can, but they say they need help. secunder kermani, bbc news, ghor province. the headlines on bbc news. covid passes become compulsory in england for nightclubs, big sports matches, and other large events. the ayes to the right, 369, the noes to the left, 126.
This is bbc news, i mjoanna gosling. the headlines at 11. covid passes become compulsary in england for nightclubs, big sports matches, and other large events. the ayes to the right, 369, the noes to the left, 126. but nearly 100 conservative mps voted against the government s plans, with boris johnson facing fresh questions over his authority. ministers say they had to move fast. the new measures come in as medical experts warn that the omicron variant is probabaly the biggest threat since the start of the pandemic. the real potential risk here, and i would underline that because we are still learning a lot about the variant, is in relation to its severity, clinical severity,