delivered yesterday alone. given that no new restrictions or regulations were being announced, some viewers were confused about why broadcasters had given the prime minister the airtime to make his address. here is martin burgess moon. i m just wondering why it was on, interrupting prime time tv on bbc one, when basically all he was doing was confirming the spread of omicron, and also plugging the booster jabs, that everybody should have a boosterjab, which is what we have been told for quite a while anyway, and are continuing to be told. it seems a bit of a pointless exercise, and as far as i could tell at the start he seemed to be plugging himself, and basically going on about his success in rolling out the vaccines and so on. and i was wondering, with all the problems he has been having with these alleged christmas parties and also the upcoming by election, was this an exercise really just to boost himself? and it seemed to come across more like a party political broadcast
a picture emerges of a party at conservative campaign headquarters last year shaun bailey, who ran for mayor of london, resigns form his current role. due to be sentenced the woman convicted of killing 16 month old star hobson, after months of assaults and psychological harm. a scintillating performance from premier league leaders manchester city. kevin de bruyne scores twice as they tear leeds united apart, hammering them 7 0. there will be a little bit of wet weather today in scotland, north west england and northern ireland. dry conditions will dominate the days ahead. i will tell you why with the full forecast on bbc breakfast. it s wednesday, the 15th of december. our main story. the prime minister is facing further pressure this morning after he suffered the biggest rebellion of conservative mps since becoming prime minister. nearly a third of tory backbenchers last night voted against the introduction of mandatory covid passes in nightclubs and large venues in engl
we ll have newswatch. but first, here s click. has there ever been a time when we haven t been at war? battles have been raging down through the ages, over lands, religion, over resources. and every so often, a new technology comes along which gives one side a massive advantage and changes the shape of war forever. throughout the history of warfare, there has been one common thread, and that is it has been people who have made the decisions on who and how to fight. but now we are having to ask the question what would happen if you took the human out of the loop? weapons, guided and driven by artificial intelligence, are no longer science fiction. and next week, the un will discuss whether the development and deployment of this kind of technology should be left unrestricted, should be regulated or outright banned. so far, the us and the uk have opposed binding agreements to regulate or ban the use of so called killer robots. james clayton reports from silicon valley on the d
battering parts of the uk with gusty winds and heavy rainfall. your employment here is terminated, effective immediately. the zoom call you don t want to be on the chief executive of an american firm sacks hundreds of his staff online. and let battle commence: england take on australia tonight in the first ashes test but their without record wicket taker. coming in the sport later in the hour on bbc news channel: tottenham are dealing with a covid outbreak in their squad and that could affect their match in europe this thursday. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. dysfunctional and chaotic that s the damning verdict of a foreign office whistle blower on the way it handled the evacuation of people from afghanistan after the taliban took over in august. raphael marshall who resigned from hisjob in september has told mps it s clear some of those left behind have since been murdered by the taliban. he says thousands of emails pleading for british help w