midwives warn a lack of clarity means some staff are being abused. five men have been arrested following a disturbance at a former military barracks in kent, being used to house hundreds of asylum seekers. a four year girl has discovered a rare dinosaur footprint on a beach in south wales. well, wejust literally were walking along the beach doing the usual thing, looking for shells, and what have you, and lily said, daddy, look at this, and there it was. and in half an hour here on bbc news, london and the second wave follows staff at the royal london hospital as they try to cope with the latest wave of covid i9 patients. good evening. welcome to bbc news. the government says the european commission recognises it made a mistake threatening to impose controls on the export of coronavirus vaccines from the eu into northern ireland. it was a decision that could have seen checks on its border with the republic of ireland. the move which was reversed late last night came amids
commander appeared to suggest the army was preparing a coup. and, who owns this palace, which anti corruption campaigners have linked to the vladimir putin? the mystery deepens as the russian president s former judo partner says he bought it two years ago. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. there have been growing concerns over what s being called vaccine nationalism. the european commission is facing heavy criticism over a move to restrict exports of coronavirus vaccines manufactured within the eu. the controls were brought in because of a shortfall in vaccine supplies promised to the eu, and they will affect some 100 countries worldwide including the uk, the us, canada and australia. the world health organization is warning that measures like those risk prolonging the pandemic. it says drugs should be prioritised for use for those most in need around the globe. one of its senior officials told the bbc she believes some countries should pau
those are the headlines. you are watching bbc news. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are sonia sodha, chief leader writerfor the observer, and kieran andrews, scottish political editor at the times. tomorrow s front pages, just an update for you. the financial times leads with a warning to russia from the us president as tensions between russia and ukraine continue. the times says rebel tory mps retaliate in what s described as a row over blackmail . the guardian similarly leads with the conservatives using dirty tactics to get support for the pm. staying with the government, the i says there s a tory civil war over boris johnson s future. but his public opinion poll ratings are really bad. meanwhile, the telegraph leads with the response to the ending of plan b measures, as some headteachers tell parents masks must stay in schools. and the daily mail also leads with reaction to plan b restrictions ending, sayin
and the environment. good morning. good morning. the education secretary nadhim zahawi has sought to reassure parents that the government s priority is to keep schools open. speaking this morning, he said a variety of mechanisms are being put in place for pupils as well as masks including onsite testing, more ventilation and the potential for merging classes. and mr zahawi said he doesn t want students to wear masks in the classroom for a day longer than necessary. his comments come just 2a hours after new guidance was issued for secondary school pupils to return to face coverings in england s schools again. jon donnison reports. this time a year ago, schools across the country were forced to close to most pupils. 12 months on, the government says it wants to do everything it can to avoid a return to empty classrooms and home learning. in england, all secondary schools have been asked to provide on site covid tests for pupils before they return from the christmas break. t
clear that two doses of vaccine are simply not enough. the us secretary of state antony blinken heads to southeast asia, as the biden administration seeks to forge a united front against china. and a new champion in formula one max verstappen snatches victory in the last lap of the final grand prix of the season. live from singapore. from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. it s 7am in singapore and 5pm in kentucky the us state worst hit by a devastating wave of tornadoes on friday. at least 94 people are now confirmed dead, with dozens more still missing. a desperate search for survivors is under way across six states, with emergency crews combing through the debris. our correspondent, nomia iqbal, has the very latest, from mayfield in kentucky. there were more than 30 tornadoes but one hurtled down a single track of more than 200 miles. it is thought to be the longest path ever taken by a tornado in us history. it flattened many homes, whilst lea