100 days of the taliban we are looking at lives under the new regime. and it falls to ronaldo! he s done it again! and cristiano ronaldo lifts the gloom as manchester united win in europe after sacking their manager. and coming up in the sport, on the bbc news channel. a lot of love for paris. mauricio pochettino says he s happy at psg and quashes rumours linking him to manchester united. good evening. people in northern ireland are again being asked to work from home where possible as part of a tightening of covid measures. northern ireland has the highest infection rate in the uk, and it s been climbing in recent days, with ministers at stormont saying that hospital admissions are up and will increase further in the coming weeks. scotland s first minister today said the vaccine passport system for entry to hospitality venues would not be extended, as cases there have fallen slightly. but all four uk nations are on alert in the face of rising covid numbers across europ
the whale shark is considered the largest species of fish making this rescue effort exceptionally difficult. the whale shark is also considered one of the world s most vulnerable species. incredibly, the divers managed to release the whale sharks one by one by cutting through the nets that had imprisoned them and guiding them away to freedom. a happy ending for the whale sharks. time for a look at the weather. here s sarah keith lucas. it s looking a bit mixed over the next few days. we had a bit of sunshine out there today. we ve also had some showers around too. this was the picture earlier in county durham. the theme of sunshine and showers will stick with us at least for the next 2a hours but over the next few days its remaining cool and unsettled and during the weekend will see the arrival of some pretty wet and windy weather for all of us. looking at the expected rainfall over the next three or four days, 50-70 over the next three or four days, 50 70 millimetres by th
russell brand s channel, what s happening there? well, in recent years russell brand has perhaps dropped out of the mainstream media a little bit, but that doesn t mean that he doesn t have a huge following on social media, in particular onjujube. he has 6.6 million followers for his channel where he posts videos almost every day, giving his opinion on all sorts of things. he is able to make quite a lot of money out of that because there are adverts at the beginning of those videos and at the end and he is also able to promote things as part of those videos and provide links in the comments and description section of the youtube page to various products. however, he is no longer going to be able to make money from that because google has come out with a statement this morning saying we have suspended monetisation of russell brand s channel for violating our greater responsibility policy. no response to this movie yet from russell brand, although i was looking at his site this
of nagorno karabakh, describing it as an anti terrorism action. time for a look at the business news now with lukwesa burak. let s start in the united states, where elon musk has suggested that all users of the x platform, formerly known as twitter, may have to pay to use the service. the billionaire made the remarks at an event in california, where he appeared in conversation with israel s prime minister, benjamin netanyahu. mr musk argued that a payment system was the only way to counter bots, or automated accounts. our north america business correspondent. erin delmorejoins us. he has not confirmed it is going to happen but what is the feeling in the united states? happen but what is the feeling in the united states? that s right, it is unconfirmed, the united states? that s right, it is unconfirmed, but the united states? that s right, it is unconfirmed, but it the united states? that s right, it is unconfirmed, but it is the united states? that s right, it i
story before 10am. it isa it is a must watch. and, a legal battle over the rights of parents to take their children out of school for holidays during term time reaches the highest court in the land today. we ll speak to the father at the centre of the case. hello, welcome to the programme. we re live until 11am. throughout the morning we ll bring you the latest breaking news and developing stories. and as always, really keen to hear from you. after 10am we ll be hearing how a primary school in bournemouth has started allowing pupils to wear their comfy slippers in class, after research found it helps them to get better grades and generally improve their performance. if you work from home, you might already know that s the case. do get in touch with your views. use the hashtag #victorialive. if you text, you will be charged at the standard network rate. our top story today. donald trump has sacked the united states‘ top legal advisor after she questioned the legality of his