one rally in support of president nicolas maduro is being held in the capital. but police clashed with supporters of opposition leaderjuan guaido in the other rally in caracas. in electricity is gradually being restored across the country after the longest blackout in a decade. the power cuts started on thursday. will grant reports from caracas. it is venezuela s longest power cut in living memory. whole swathes of the country, including large parts of caracas, remain in darkness, more than 48 hours after the lights first went out. millions of families have been struggling without electricity, already coping with little to cook, now with nothing to cook it on. for those with serious health conditions like this woman, their lives are at risk. without electricity i can t use my respirator, she explained. she is going desperate for the power to come back. in fact, power is at the heart of the venezuelan conflict. opponents of president maduro want to see him out of it very
recycling and repairing, and for kids to learn to mend clothes. is this the answer to the problem of fast fashion? or should consumers take more responsibility? let us know. just use the hashtag #bbcthebriefing the founder of the chinese telecoms giant huawei has told the bbc that american attempts to ban it from any stake in 56 networks in the west will not crush the company. several countries are investigating whether huawei poses a security risk. ren zhengfei s daughter, the company s chief financial officer, meng wanzhou, has been detained on the request of the united states. he described that as a politically motivated act. our asia business correspondent karishma vaswani has been speaking exclusively to him. this is the man the us says is helping china spy on the world. ren zhengfei, a former engineer in the chinese military, started huawei 30 years ago with just three people. he s built a global telecoms giant, bigger than apple, nokia and ericsson, with some of th
in global news, business and sport. and you can be part of the conversation. as one pet food company claims 40% of its new product is made from flies, we want to know whether you would feed your dog food containing insects to help the environment. tell us what you think. just use the hashtag #bbcthebriefing. heavy snowfall and strong winds have led to the deaths of more than 1a people across europe. one village in northern greece has experienced a record low temperature of minus 23 celsius. the risk of avalanches are at the highest level in parts of the alps and norway, and forecasters are warning of more extreme weather to come. caroline rigby reports. snow is often welcomed in the alps at this time of year, but you can get too much of a good thing. dramatic footage has emerged of a rescue near chamonix, in france. the pilot of this helicopter forced to carry out a daring manoeuvre in an effort to reach an injured hiker. digging the nose of the aircraft into the mountainside
wonderland like this one over christmas? if so, you can expect fewerforeign christmas? if so, you can expect fewer foreign tourists and traders. will they still bring the same manner check to the economy? i will be finding out. will they still bring the same magic to the economy? a win for manchester united, just two days after the sacking of ole gunnar solskjaer. they beat villereal in spain to advance to the knockout stages of the champions league. a fairly cloudy start to the day, some fog across parts of the south east, some rain moving across scotland and northern ireland, heading into england and wales, followed by blustery showers. but the potential for some disruptive weather this weekend. all of the details later in the programme. it s wednesday the 24th of november. our main story. anyone who kills an emergency worker while committing a crime is to be given a mandatory life sentence in prison. the ministry ofjustice says it wants to introduce the new law in engla
email victoria@bbc.co.uk. we will talk to stella creasy in the enxt half hour. the man accused of driving a car into that christmas parade in wisconsin killing six, including an eight year old boy appears in court. new guidance recommends women who experience bleeding in early pregnancy and have had a miscarriage should be given the hormone progesterone. and lift off of the falcon 9 and dart on nasa s first planetary defence test to intentionally crash into an asteroid. and coming up this hour. a successful take off nasa launches its spacecraft on a mission to save the earth from dangerous asteroids. anyone in england and wales who kills a police officer, firefighter, paramedic or nurse while committing a crime will automatically be given a life sentence under plans being backed by the government. it follows a campaign by the window of pc andrew harper, who died trying to stop a robbery in berkshire in 2019. mr harper was 28 and had just got married when he was drag