in the uae, some of the worst flaring is hidden away from the public on rigs out at sea. across the gulf from iran and iraq to kuwait we will reveal how the health of millions is being put at risk by the toxic flares. coughing samira is one of the 20 million people walking as part of the annual shia pilgrimage of arba in, which starts in basra, southern iraq. this part of the 700km route is highly polluted, as it crosses through areas just metres from gas flares, including the town where samira lives. in 2022, our bbc arabic investigation exposed how oil giants toxic air pollution puts children living next to the flares at risk of cancer. now we re investigating how this almost entirely avoidable pollution spreads across the region, and how it impacts people s health hundreds of kilometres away. volunteer nurses on the arba in route say that many pilgrims are reporting health issues. the biggest source of flaring here is from a giant oil field called rumaila, managed b
a hero s welcome for kevin sinfield as he finishes day two of seven ultra marathons in seven days to raise awareness for mnd. we know that the rugby community care about people that need them in this event, this community really needs you. what we have seen today is some unbelievable support. it s sunday december 3. good morning. our main story today: a major incident has been declared by police in cumbria after heavy snowfall caused huge disruption and challenging conditions on the roads. people are being urged to stay away from the county and only travel unless it is necessary. meanwhile, a yellow weather warning has been issued across the midlands, northern england and wales. with the latest, here s louisa pilbeam. north west of england has seen up to 15 centimetres of snow in the 2a hours. kendall, cars came to a standstill. on the motorway, drivers were stuck for hours. in grasmere, more people were stranded in their vehicles. and in ambleside, these scenes when drivers
now on bbc news, unspun world withjohn simpson. hello and welcome to unspun world, here at the bbc london headquarters. after a brief pause, will the war in gaza enter a new and even more worrying stage? the vast majority of the gaza population are in the south, that will mean a lot of casualties if they continue the way they have, civilians dead. as cop28 rolls out in dubai, disturbing evidence about the health effects of oil and gas production on the people of the region. really high levels of respiratory disease, asthma, also high levels of heart disease and this is particularly bad in communities that live close to the gas flaring. and is europe as a continent lurching towards the far right? when it comes to concerns about the cost of living, i think when it comes to migration, you can say that europe is moving to the right. the pattern that has been followed in just about every war israel has fought since 1973 has been repeated now in gaza. israel is attacked, hits back
and for having one victory and travelling to support in paris. newcastle will be well represented in paris, with many fans already in the french capital. when both sides met at the start of the competition at stjames park, newcastle had a comfortable 41win. their fans will be hoping that they can repeat the same success. if we can get this, they will be laughing, be a good result and seeing what happens there s top yellow seeing what happens there s top ello ., , , yellow them to remember why we did it at st james yellow them to remember why we did it at st james and yellow them to remember why we did it at st james and definitely yellow them to remember why we did it at st james and definitely can - it at st james and definitely can score it at st james and definitely can score calls against them and we will see. :: psg no doubt will be looking to turn their fortunes around when anything other than a victory all in their ambitions and for the european ambitions. barc