the facebook founder mark zuckerberg hits back at criticism from a former employee turned whistleblower saying the firm cares deeply about users safety. the condition known as covid toe why do some people who catch covid, develop blisters on their toes and even fingers? and scientists have discovered a 200 million year old dinosaurfossil in a filing cabinet in the natural history museum. hello, good afternoon. borisjohnson has told the conservative party conference that he is committed to his levelling up agenda saying tackling inequality around the country is about boosting potential, as well as fairness. in his first in person conference speech since winning the 2019 general election, he also said the country is moving towards a high wage, high skill, high productivity and low tax economy but he warned the transition would bring difficulties.’ and he defended the forthcoming rise in national insurance to fund health and social care, as the country recove
the ruler of dubai ordered the hacking of his ex wife s phone in a bitter custody battle over their children says the high court. scientists have discovered a 200,000,000 year old dinosaurfossil in a filing cabinet in the national history museum. correct good evening and welcome to bbc news. millions of children in africa are set to be vaccinated against malaria for the first time when the vaccine is rolled out across the continent. hundreds of thousand of children under the age of 5 die in africa every year from malaria a disease transmitted by infected mosquitoes. 0ur medical editor fergus walsh has more. this is a milestone in public health. after decades of research and trials, this one in kenya, at last a vaccine against one of the world s deadliest infections malaria. the disease is spread by mosquitoes, which are infected with the malaria parasite. this triggers fever, and in severe cases, organ failure. the world health organization said the vaccine would now be wid
we begin with breaking news from the uk. buckingham palace revealing king charles has cancer. let s get straight to max foster who is in london. you have been reporting on this since the moment the news broke. what have you learned? reporter: the details are he went in for this enlarged prostate procedure. a couple weeks ago. they did some tests and they found a separate cancer during those tests. this is not prostate cancer according to my sources. he has returned from his country house to london. he is being treated as an outpatient at home. he is still carrying on the most senior constitutional duties. so he is doing all that work with just signing laws receiving documents from government and potentially appointing prime ministers. the central parts to the investment only he can carry out. if he does not carry them out the whole system grinds to a halt. i m told he has that appointed counselors of state. these are members of the family who can step in for him if he bec
and south koreanjoint operations centre designed to fend off any attack from north korea. this attack from north korea. is the only place in korea where this is the only place in korea where us forces and south korean forces sit side by side, and using all this information, they can detect almost immediately if north korea launches a weapon. welcome to the programme. it s 1am in london and eight in the morning here in singapore where the country s prime minister has said the ban on sex between men is to be lifted. prime minister lee hsein loong said singaporean society was becoming more accepting of gay people, and the british colonial era law, though not enforced, was out of date. the announcement, which was made during a speech that the prime minister gave at singapore s national day rally, was welcomed by lgbt activists who ve long criticised the law. the government will repeal 3707a and de criminalise sex between men. i believe it s the right thing to do and something mos
the prime minister of singapore has announced his country will end its ban on sex between men, but says it ll take steps to defend the institution of marriage as a union between a man and a woman. lee hsein loong said singaporean society was becoming more accepting of gay people and said the law banning gay sex, which came from the days of british colonial rule, was out of date. the law has long been criticised by lgbt activists, even though it s not been actively enforced for many years. many more conservative citizens still support the legislation. the government will repeal section 377a and de criminalise sex between men. i believe it s the right thing to do and something most singaporeans will accept. remy choo is a lawyer and lgbt activist in singapore. he s been involved in pink dot, singapore s pride event, and he s previously mounted legal challenges in court against this colonial era law. a very good morning to you in singapore, thanks for being with us. what is your