saying you owe postage more than half a million messages are expected to be sent this week. during his annual news conference, russia s president putin rejects accusations that he is preparing to invade ukraine. on the telephone! now, wait for it to ring! on the telephone! now, wait for it to rinu! ., and the stash in the attic a 50 year old episode of morecambe and wise found in a loft will be broadcast on christmas day. in sport, liverpool s boxing day game against leeds is one inspired liverpool boxing day game against leeds have been called off as a rising impact of covid effects the festive fixtures. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. early studies suggest the omicron variant of coronavirus may cause milder illness than the delta variant. scientists say the findings are good news, but warn that the sheer number of cases could still overwhelm the nhs. ministers are monitoring the figures, though the health secretary, sajid javid, has said there will be
give us guarantees. - you must do it immediately, now. hello, and wherever you re joining us, hello, and wherever you rejoining us, in the uk or around the world, thank you forjoining us this hour. i m shaun ley. a former police officer in minnesota has been found guilty of manslaughter, following the killing of a black motorist, daunte wright. kimberley potter says she mistook her handgun for a taser during a routine traffic stop. the prosecution argued she d shown culpable negligence during the incident, which led to several nights of intense protests. the jury was shown bodycam footage of the traffic stop, stopping short of the moment when daunte wright died. kimberly potter says she thought she was drawing her taser, rather than her handgun, when she shot daunte wright in the chest. the incident occurred at a very sensitive time, not far from the court where white police officer derek chauvin was standing trial for the murder of a black man george floyd. let s have a list
the implications of the situation in europe for the uk. also tonight. manchester united sacks its manager ole gunnar solskjaer, after a string of poor results. i have given everything for this club. the club means everything to me, and together, we are a good match, but, unfortunately, i couldn t get the results that we needed, and it s time for me to step aside. mps are set to vote tomorrow on the government s plans for social care, amid concerns about their fairness. the missing chinese tennis player peng shuai tells olympic officials in a video call that she s safe and well. good evening. the belgian capital brussels was today the latest european city to see unrest over tightened coronavirus restrictions. tens of thousands of people marched in protest some threw fireworks at police officers, who intervened with tear gas and water cannon. belgium hasjust brought in new measures, in the face of a sharp rise in infections. the protesters are mainly opposed to the use of cov
bullying of taiwan are unjust, and must stop. and salvation from the skies a mission to rescue dogs trapped by lava on the spanish island of la palma. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s eight in the morning in singapore, and 1am in london where the world health organization has told the bbc it believes the coronavirus pandemic will go on for a year longer than it needs to because of the unequal distribution of vaccines. it comes as a group of charities have criticised the uk and canada for themselves using doses from covax 7 the global programme to ensure vaccines are distributed fairly. naomi grimley reports. it s the question we all keep asking when will this pandemic end? not as soon as it could is the answer from the world health organization because of uneven vaccine distribution across the world. there have been plenty of summits about vaccine donations to poorer countries, but the exasperation of who officials is clear to see. we need a stock
the world health organization has told the bbc it believes the coronavirus pandemic will go on for a year longer than it needs to because of the unequal distribution of vaccines. it comes as a group of charities have criticised the uk and canada for themselves using doses from covax 7 the global programme to ensure vaccines are distributed fairly. meanwhile, oxfam is issuing a report criticising pharmaceutical companies and rich nations for delivering just one in seven of the doses promised for developing countries. they say firms and rich nations continue to block moves to share vaccine technology and recipes. naomi grimley reports. it s the question we all keep asking when will this pandemic end? not as soon as it could is the answer from the world health organization because of uneven vaccine distribution across the world. there have been plenty of summits about vaccine donations to poorer countries, but the exasperation of who officials is clear to see. we need a stock