nomia iqbal reports. the scale of the destruction has been extraordinary. in the dead of night, dark funnel clouds roared across six states in four hours at a speed of 220 mph, obliterating everything in their path. this small town of mayfield in kentucky has been hit hard. workers on christmas shifts at this candle factory were buried by several tornadoes that came hurtling in the dark. it is thought up to 110 people were inside. a0 have made it out. this has been the most devastating tornado event in our state s history. and for those that have seen it, what it s done here in grace county and elsewhere, it is indescribable. a state of emergency has been declared in kentucky as a huge rescue operation gets under way, but authorities are facing huge challenges. the police station in mayfield has been destroyed and firefighters have lost equipment. there is no power. nearly 200 troops from the national guard are helping, and more than half of the population in this town are wi
showing borisjohnson did take part in a virtual downing street quiz last christmas. and it s going to be a nail biter max verstappen beats lewis hamilton to pole position for sunday s formula one title decider in abu dhabi. hello, and thanks forjoining us. president biden has promised federal aid after tornadoes devastated at least five us states, flattening whole towns. the worst hit state is kentucky, where the governor, andy beshear, says at least 70 people have been killed, many of them in a candle factory in the town of mayfield. there have been reports of deaths too in arkansas, missouri, tennessee and illinois, where six amazon workers have been confirmed dead, after the roof of their warehouse collapsed. our north america correspondent nomia iqbal reports. the scale of the destruction has been extraordinary. in the dead of night, dark funnel clouds roared across six states in four hours at a speed of 220 mph, obliterating everything in their path. this small town of
the nhs in england is extending its vaccination programme as it tries to get on top of the omicron variant. 30 to 39 year olds can now book a virus boosterjab from tomorrow. g7 foreign ministers warn iran that time is running out to rescue the nuclear deal. there is still time for a man to agree the steel and it is the last chance, as i said,. emergency teams search for survivors in 6 us states, after more than 70 people die in the largest outbreaks of tornadoes in us history. and the battle for the chequered flag as max verstappen starts on pole to take on lewis hamilton in the fi title decider in abu dhabi. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. new covid restrictions are expected to become law this week as labour leader sir keir starmer confirmed his party will be supporting the uk government in tuesday s vote. it comes as borisjohnson could potentially be facing the largest rebellion of his premiership, with more than 60 conservative mps
will limit visitors to three for each resident as omicron cases surge. the governor of kentucky says least 50 people have died after a powerful storm battered that state and four others. britain warns russia it will face severe consequences if it invades ukraine a g7 meeting of foreign ministers is discussing rising tensions. and england s cricketers slump to a nine wicket defeat in the first ashes test in brisbane. you may have heard of robotic surgery, where procedures are carried out remotely. surgery, where procedures well, the technology is improving all the time. now guy s and st thomas s hospital in london has a new robotic device for operations which aims to speed up recovery times and help patients spend less time in hospital. frankie mccamley explains. i got most of my family s picture here, and i start from my dad taute this man was diagnosed with prostate cancer this this man was diagnosed with prostate cance , ., , , ., this man was diagnosed with prostate canc
now on bbc news.tecthlore: japan around the world, people are looking to tech for clever solutions to tackle the challenges of climate change. i ve come back to japan to visit some of the new world first projects that could pave the way to a sustainable future, both here and beyond. i m tracking down the inventors turning to the sea to meet oui’ energy needs. there she blows. she s away! i m visiting the countryside to see robots helping an older generation of rice producers. and vertical farming taken to a whole new level. i m getting a lettuce delivery. i want to eat this! chuckles this is tecthlore japan. it s known for its megacities butjapan is, above all, an island nation. hemmed in by the ocean on all sides, land is ata premium. and that means when it comes to green energy, there s less room for the cheapest power source of all solar. so, actually, the biggest changing we re seeing right now is the rapidly decreasing costs for solar. it would be more expensive to