this week on the show, working in travel through a year of lockdown. we re doing a virtual livestream, and tonight we are focusing on the plague. seeing spain from the skies. and rebuilding zanzibar s house of wonders. it was famous for being an early adopter of electricity and the very first elevator in east africa was in this building. that is actually how it got its name all those years ago, the house of wonders. hello, and welcome to zanzibar. this is stonetown, zanzibar city s historic quarter, known for its atmosphere and the cause of that besides these really nice winding alleyways are the buildings. the architecture is from all over. there is an omani palace, an indian temple as well as styles left by european colonisers. however, the end of last year spelled disaster for one of the city s most famous buildings. more on that later. first, though. this week, the uk marked a full year since it first went into coronavirus lockdown, with a day of reflection, observed up a
in its attempt to control what s said about china s role in the pandemic we have a special report. hello and welcome. the trial has begun in the united states of the white policeman accused of killing george floyd with lawyers and civil rights leaders claiming the case is a referendum onjustice and equality in america. mr floyd s death in minneapolis last may sparked black lives matter protests across the world as public anger was fed by distressing footage showing him begging for air as derek chauvin knelt on his neck. mr chauvin denies charges of manslaughter and murder. aleem maqbool reports from minneapolis. (tx this marks the start of what will be an emotional and fraught few weeks for the family of george floyd. but the reminders have, of course, never gone away of the way he died. we need justice. i think throughout this whole trial, that s one word that you will hear me and my family say a lot justice. somebody needs to be held accountable. do you swear or a
three, two, one. our seoul correspondent takes the g force test to fly fighterjets as she reports on south korea s defence spending spree. we re still officially- at war with north korea. over the country, . there have also been increasing air incursions. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. a $500,000 legal settlement signed by virginia roberts giuffre and sex offender jeffrey epstein in 2009 included an agreement that ms giuffre wouldn t sue anyone connected to epstein. lawyers for prince andrew say the agreement, which has been made public in the last couple of hours, releases the prince from liability in the civil case brought by virginia giuffre, who accuses him of sexually assaulting her when she was 17. prince andrew has consistently denied the claims. our legal correspondent, dominic casciani, reports. a woman seeking her day in court. the unprecedented defendant
£500,000 after winning the pdc darts championship. good morning. it is a cold start to the day, frosty for some of us, the risk of ice in the northern half of the country, and some snow showers in the west but heavier snow with the potential for drifting and blizzards in the higher rate in northern scotland. it s tuesday the 4th of january. prince andrew s legal team will today try to convince a new yorkjudge to throw out a civil case brought by a woman who accuses him of sexually assaulting her when she was 17. the duke has consistently denied the claims. it follows the release of a document that shows virginia giuffre was paid $500,000 in exchange for committing not to sue anyone connected to the sex offenderjeffrey epstein. here s our legal correspondent dominic casciani. a woman making the gravest of allegations. the unprecedented defendant, a prince of the realm. and now, a day of critical court hearings for both virginia giuffre and the duke of york. she says she was s
hello, and a warm welcome to our viewers in the united states and all around the world. i m max foster joining you live from london. former president trump traveled to washington tuesday to watch arguments in a federal appeals court hearing over whether he should be shielded from criminal prosecution. i feel that as a president, you have to have immunity. significant new findings by investigators and airlines are putting the spotlight on the boeing 737 max 9. they have had over serious defects. on monday ecuador s president declared state of emergency, a day after the government said notorious gang leaderer escaped from prison. live from london, this is cnn newsroom with maxs foster. it s january 10th. a federal appeals court is weighing arguments about whether donald trump should have im immunity from prosecution. his attorneys say he was carrying out his presidential duties when he questioned the results of the 2020 lx. but the justice department special cou