a warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. get involved in the conversation. an investigation commissioned by facebook has shown the vast majority of health advice on the site is false. would you follow medical tips from facebook? tell us what you think just use the hashtag #bbcthebriefing the british pound is coming under more pressure in trading on asian markets, afterfalling to a 28 month low on monday. it s being caused by increased fears over a no deal brexit at the end of october, which would see the uk leaving the european union without an agreement in place over its new relationship with the bloc. the new prime minister, borisjohnson, has increased planning for a no deal scenario. with me is our business news reporter ramzan karmali. will it fell 13% and it had fallen another half a percent to 121.6.m is trading higher now thatjust a little bit. against the euro, it is trading lower. not doing great at a
we ll have the latest on the decisions being made in all four home nations as christmas approaches. also tonight. the foodbanks reporting a sharp rise in demand. they claim a cut in universal credit is partly to blame. and we have the story of what s thought to be the biggest divorce settlement in british legal history. and in sportsday, we will have all the latest and in sportsday, we will have all the latest sports, and in sportsday, we will have all the latest sports, interviews - and in sportsday, we will have all the latest sports, interviews and i the latest sports, interviews and features good evening. there will be no extra covid restrictions introduced in england in the days before christmas, but in making that announcement, borisjohnson went on to warn that nothing could be ruled out in the period after christmas. he said the situation was finely balanced and that the omicron variant of coronavirus was still spreading very rapidly. during the day, the first mi
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ex wife. he denies any involvement. homes destroyed and thousands forced out. the bbc has found evidence of the taliban systematically evicting hazara people and afghanistan. and the game streaming platform twitch is hit by a data leak exposing streamers earnings and confidential information. hello and welcome to our viewers in pbs in america and around the globe. millions of children in africa are to be offered vaccinations against one of the world s deadliest diseases, malaria. every year hundreds of thousands of children under the age of five die from malaria, a disease transmitted by mosquitoes. this is a milestone in public health. after decades of research and trials, this one in kenya, at last a vaccine against one of the world s deadliest infections malaria. the disease is spread by mosquitoes, which are infected with the malaria parasite. this triggers fever, and in severe cases, organ failure. the world health organization said the vaccine would now be widely rol
now on bbc news, it is time for the media show. this week, sir kier starmer delivered his speech to a pad conference. today we want to explore his current relationship with the media. does he have the same level that tony blair example enjoyed? do the newspapers not much by about public opinion and what about those new outlets? how is shifting to the centre of the party, how do they see their roles now. jane merrick is policy editor at a newspaper. she was political editor of the independent on sunday. you have been on twitter with your assessment of the speech. do all your readers go to twitter first or wait for in depth analysis? i go to twitter first or wait for in-depth analysis? in-depth analysis? i was treating in-depth analysis? i was treating a in-depth analysis? i was treating a very in-depth analysis? i was treating a very long - in-depth analysis? i was i treating a very long thread. in-depth analysis? i was - treating a very long thread. it is a mix. the fi