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hello and welcome to the programme. the international charity, save the children, has condemned what it called an attack by the burmese military that killed at least 38 people, including women and children. the charity said the military had reportedly forced people from their cars, arrested some, killed others and burnt their bodies in the south eastern kayah state. save the children says two of its humanitarian staff are also missing. aung chow moe is an advisor to the national unity government s ministry of human rights. he says the attack is shocking. the junta has run down elderly people, women, children. no less than 30 people have been burnt and brutally killed. this is just before the night of christmas in kayah state located between thailand and myanmar. the area is home to many christians and christmas is a day for peace for the christian people so the level of brutality is high to carry out such inhuman act. you mentioned the timing of this attack. does it loo ....
and the volcanic eruption on la palma finally comes to an end. in the uk, tougher covid restrictions, designed to slow the spread of the omicron variant, come into effect in scotland, wales and northern ireland today. other new restrictions come into effect. our wales correspondent, tomos morgan, has been looking at how the rules now differ across the four nations. another winter and another set of restrictions. social life will be cattell yet again in wales, scotland and northern ireland as the governments have brought restrictions in again as they try to restrain the spread of omicron to ease pressure on the health system. having only reopened six months ago, nightclubs will have to turn off the lights in both wales and northern ireland. business bosses feel they are being made scapegoats. we had 4.5 being made scapegoats. we had 4-5 months being made scapegoats. we had 4.5 months of being made scapegoats. we had 4.5 months of trade being made scapegoats. we had ....
on la palma finally comes to an end. the international charity, save the children, has condemned what it called an attack by the burmese military that killed at least 38 people, including women and children. the charity said the military had reportedly forced people from their cars, arrested some, killed others and burnt their bodies, in the south eastern kayah state. save the children says two of its humanitarian staff are also missing. 0ng chow moe is an advisor to the national unity government s ministry of human rights. he says the attack is shocking. the junta has run down elderly people, women, children. no less than 30 people have been burnt and brutally killed. this is just before the night of christmas in kayah state located between thailand and myanmar. kayah state is home to many christians and christmas is a day for peace for the christian people so the level of brutality is high to carry out such inhuman act. you mentioned the timing of this attack. does it ....
into space than ever before a revolutionary telescope is due to blast off over the coming hours. hello and welcome to bbc news. for much of the world christmas day has begun and in england volunteers are working at covid vaccination sites today as the push to offer every adult a booster by the end of the month continues. nhs england says thousands of first, second and boosterjabs will be given on christmas day as part of its response to the omicron variant threat. the number of people getting their firstjab of the covid 19 vaccine rose by around 46% in the week up to december 21. the nhs says about 60% of adults have now received a boosterjab in the uk, with a record number of vaccinations taking place in the last seven days. the largest increase was seen among young people, with an 85% increase in first doses for those aged 18 and 2a and a 71% increase in first doses for those aged 25 to 30. our reporter emily unia is at a london pharmacy where some patients are alre ....
hello and welcome to bbc news. and a merry christmas if you are celebrating. and a merry christmas if you are celebrating. families and communities have been marking christmas day across the globe despite varying levels of coronavirus related restrictions. in england, thousands of people are expected to get boosterjabs today. the number of coronavirus cases hit a record high across the uk yesterday. more than 122,000 new infections were reported. the health secretary sajid javid has urged people to make the booster part of their christmas this year. meanwhile, the number of people getting their firstjab of the covid 19 vaccine rose by around 46% in the week up to december 21. the nhs says about 60% of adults have now received a boosterjab in the uk, with a record number of vaccinations taking place in the last seven days. the largest increase was seen among young people, with an 85% increase in first doses for those aged 18 and 2a and a 71% increase in first doses for t ....