with the rules that applied to workplaces. a plea for urgent supplies in the philippines, as the number of people killed by super typhoon rai rises to more than 200. chile picks a left wing candidate as its youngest ever leader, beating a far right rival in an incredibly polarising election. 19 year old tennis star emma raducanu has been named bbc sports personality of the year following an incredible year that saw her become britain s first women s grand slam singles champion in 44 years. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. borisjohnson is facing calls to bring in tighter measures over the christmas period to stem the rapid rise in cases of the omicron variant of coronavirus. scientists say urgent action is needed to stop a rapid influx of patients into hospital. but the prime minister is facing strong oppostion on further restrictions from within his own party. the prime minister is reportedly meeting advisers today and civil servants have
mr chairman, on this vote, there are nine ayes, zero noes. the british chancellor, kwasi kwarteng, cut shorts his visit to washington as pressure mounts on the government to reverse the unfunded tax cuts announced in his mini budget. jamaican musicians argue art merely reflects life as the regulator bans records that glorify violence, drug use and weapons. when i look at this, it reminds me of me it is exactly the same as my glasses. and what s in an emoji? we ll tell you about a campaign to stop people who wear glasses being seen as nerds. hello and welcome to the programme. we begin in the united states. a jury has sentenced a 24 year old man to life behind bars for carrying out one of the worst school mass shootings in the country s history. nikolas cruz murdered 17 people and injured 17 others in parkland, florida in 2018. families of the victims have reacted angrily as jurors rejected the death penalty. 0ur north america correspondent nomia iqbal reports. what punishme
of our fiscal discipline. former health secretary and leadership candidate, jeremy hunt, is now tasked with bringing the financial turmoil under control. also in the programme. cyrell and s supreme leader warns no one can overturn the islamic republic iran s leader. and the actor, robbie coltrane, who played hagrid in the harry potter films, has died aged 72. and welcome to bbc news. less than 2a hours after kwasi kwarteng insisted he was 100% safe in his job as uk chancellor he has gone sacked by liz truss after he flew back early from washington. in a day of political drama, the prime minister also reversed another of her key tax policies in an attempt to calm the financial markets. our political editor, chris mason, reports. turning up for another u turn, the prime minister invited reporters to downing street this afternoon and scrapped one of her key policies that she s championed for months. it is clear that parts of our mini budget went further and faster than ma
the islamic republic, as protesters again take to the streets. and the actor robbie coltrane, who played hagrid in the harry potter films, has died aged 72. welcome and thank you. less than 2a hours after kwasi kwarteng insisted he was 100% safe in his job as uk chancellor, he has gone sacked by liz truss after he flew back early from washington. in a day of political drama, the prime minister also reversed another of her key tax policies in an attempt to calm the financial markets. our political editor, chris mason reports. turning up for another u turn, the prime minister invited reporters to downing street this afternoon and scrapped one of her key policies that she s championed for months. it is clear that parts of our mini budget went further and faster than markets were expecting, so the way we are delivering our mission right now has to change. i have therefore decided to keep the increase in corporation tax that was planned by the previous government. this will rais
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