terrorists. health officials say clashes have led to a catastrophic situation for gaza s hospitals. it puts rockets inside schools, hospitals. it has tunnels below children s beds. this is what we re dealing with. the prime minister says his top priorities are destroying hamas and getting all the hostages safely out of gaza. let s go to kevin wliptack. what more are you learning about this hostage being held by hamas. it s an awful situation, but it s good we re starting to learn new information. what can you tell us? it s terrible. and the white house put out this news in a readout. qatar has been playing broker in these talks to try and get some of these hostages released. in that phone call the white house said president biden condemned the holding of hostages, including this 3-year-old american toddler whose parents were killed in the hamas attacks in israel on october 7th. we don t know much more about this individual, but i am told that it is the youngest american
welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe in europe where covid deaths are rising regulators have repeated the advice that the risks of the disease are so grave that it wants all countries to carry on using the astra zeneca vaccine. but sweden and latvia are the latest to pause using it, over concerns about possible side effects such blood clots. the european medicines agency has already said there is no indication that this vaccine could be the culprit. in france, prime minister jean castex has said he would be happy to take it once it s been green lighted that could come as soon as thursday when the full results of the investigation by the ema will be available. more details from our medical editor fergus walsh. this vaccine saves lives, of that there is no doubt. and yet in the middle of a pandemic, with thousands dying every day in europe from covid. germany, france, italy, more than a dozen eu countries have temporarily suspended using the astraze
hospitalisation and death outweigh the risk of the side effects. outweigh the risk of the side effects. police in the us state of georgia arrest a man accused of killing eight peple, at three different spas in atlanta. and a world first uber drivers in the uk will be classed as workers, not self employed, with big implications for global employment rights. we start with harrowing testimony from one community in syria one of the many shattered by the conflict which started a decade ago this week. it began when tens of thousands had taken to the streets calling for change the government tried to crush the protests and the country descended into civil war. the united nations estimates more than 250,000 people have died in the conflict, although the true number could be much higher. at least 6.2 million syrians have been forced from their homes another 5.7 million have left the country. and now, a decade on, after all the bloodshed, president bashar al assad is stil
are being executed in the north of the country. in clinical trials, both the vaccinated people and the people who received the placebo had shown small numbers of blood clots developments. the number of thromboembolism events overall in vaccinated people seems not to be higher than that seen in the general population. the european medical agency the general population. the european medical agency investigation - the general population. the european medical agency investigation is - medical agency investigation is ongoing, we are expected to hear the outcome on thursday. but let s be clear, both the uk present medicines were regular and the world health organization have stressed there is no evidence of any connection between these vaccines and blood clots. on monday, the eu because i picks memphis, germany, france and italyjoined several other countries in suspending the astrazeneca jab. sweden, latvia, portugal, and slovenia have now followed. other countries including au
This little device is paired with a pad under the pillow which detects me snoring and moves just enough to stop me without waking me up. Good morning, its thursday, january five, welcome to bbc Newsroom Live. A Record Number of cars were registered in the uk last year but as more of us than ever before splashed out on a brand new vehicle, the industry is warning that this could be the peak of sales. There were nearly 2. 7 million new cars on the roads in 2016. This is largely because the way were buying cars is changing with more affordable Finance Deals on offer. In 2015 nearly three quarters of cars were bought using something called a personal Contract Purchase or pcp. Thats when you pay a deposit, make Monthly Payments for three orfour years, and at the end of that you have a choice to buy the car outright or give the car back to the dealer and upgrade. Manufacturers are also predicting a 5 fall in new car sales this year with the weaker pound pushing up prices. One more detail, th