Were suspended because of threats against staff. Does it matter what mask you wear . We examine the difference between the various makes as one expert suggests we should be double masking. And travel disruption in parts of the north of england and scotland, with some motorists stranded as heavy snow brings chaos. And coming up in sport on bbc news. The government meets with campaigners to discuss the issue of Head Injuries in sport, with concerns over the number of former players being diagnosed with dementia. Good afternoon, and welcome to the bbc news at one. Just when the government said it was trying to get on top of one variant the South African Variant Of Coronavirus now comes another one. The kent variant of coronavirus which has been spreading around the uk now appears to be undergoing some new genetic changes and Scientists Say theyre worried. All this as a door to door Testing Blitz of 80,000 people is under way in a number of areas around england, as the government says it w
will begin delivering fuel across the uk from monday. and this is the live scene on la palma where two new streams of laba threaten further destruction from the erupting volcano. lava. hello and welcome to the programme. tens of thousands of women s rights advocates have in holding demonstrations across the us. they are opposed to a new law in texas that severely limits access to abortions in the state. there are also widerfears abortions in the state. there are also wider fears the supreme court may soon rule abortions nationwide are illegal. our correspondent barbara plett usher reports from washington. roe versus wade has got to stay, ho ho! hey hey! activists are sounding the alarm. this is the moment when abortion rights face their most significant challenge in nearly half a century from conservative lawmakers and judges. i am very worried. i think it s time for a course correction. we have been doing this for more than 50 years. now we are back here again and it sjus
scene on the palmer, were two new streams of lava threaten further destruction from the erupting volcano. on la palma. hello, and welcome to the programme. tens of thousands of women s rights activists have an holding demonstrations across the us. they are opposed to a new law in texas which severely limits access to abortions in the state. there are also widerfears abortions in the state. there are also wider fears the supreme court may soon rule abortions nationwide are illegal. our correspondence barbara plett usher sent this report from washington. roe versus wade has got to stay, ho ho! hey hey! activists are sounding the alarm. this is the moment when abortion rights face their most significant challenge in nearly half a century from conservative lawmakers and judges. i am very worried. i think it s time for a course correction. we have been doing this for more than 50 years. now we re back here again and it sjust like, when is this going to end, you know? but they a
a member of this alliance. but even once that decision was made, none of this was easy, none of this was obvious. it has taken nearly three years of tireless diplomacy, together with extraordinary secretary general of nato to achieve ratification by every nato member. again, the determination of sweden s leadership, the extraordinary diplomacy it has exerted, making sure every question was answered, every challenge met, every obstacle overcome, that is what brought us to today. now, some doubted we would get here, we never did. here we are. this of course is also built on an extraordinary foundation of partnership between sweden and nato that goes back many years. sweden has long been an active partner with nato allies, training together, exercising, working together. fundamentally, the reason this is such a strong powerful fit is because sweden embodies and promotes the core values that are at the heart of nato. democracy, liberty, the rule of law. and it also brings unique
so they re not paying bank fees and a lot in health, new vaccines. so we re by far the biggest funder on malaria, coming up with new bed nets, new drugs. ..a vaccine, a way of killing mosquitoes. yeah, but if you think about this in terms of ethics, are you driven in your philanthropy mostly by excitement, by the potential outcome, or does it come from some deep psychological motive, you know, guilt, a feeling that you should live a life that s purposeful, a feeling that, you know, you genuinelyjust don t know what to do with this cash? i not only want to put the money in, but i want to put my time in and assemble people so we can learn, you know, what health systems work, which ones don t. i, you know, find the work very fulfilling. i get to learn new things. get to go to interesting places. yeah. there s no sacrifice involved. it s. well, it s quite a lot of financial sacrifice! sure, but i don t have any use for that money. i mean, i m not denying myself, you know, the wor