the people of north shropshire have been represented by a conservative mp in the house of commons for the past two centuries. this thursday, voters there will be electing a new member of parliament in a parliamentary by election caused by the resignation of owen paterson, who broke parliamentary rules on lobbying. our political correspondent alex forsyth has been talking to people in the constituency. in north shropshire are they not necessarily used to this attention, but this constituency has been thrown into sharp focus. it is the centre of a clinical contest thatis centre of a clinical contest that is particularly crucial for the conservatives. their candidate is trying to hold a seat that has been tory for decades, but for which he is having to fight. decades, but for which he is having to fight. there are lots of distractions having to fight. there are lots of distractions nationally - having to fight. there are lots of distractions nationally but l of distractions n
is an alarm bell for climate change. and we ll also have our regular climate critical update this week. use of cargo ships is going up. so how does the industry plan to halve its co2 emissions by 2050? hello there. the number of people who ve died from coronavirus in the united states has passed 800,000 as the country prepares for the impact of omicron. it comes as the head of the world health organization has issued a new warning about the omicron variant, saying it is spreading far more quickly than any other to date. he told countries around the world underestimate it at your peril. stephanie prentice reports. it s been three weeks since the first detection of the omicron mutation, but it s likely to be in most countries by now. that s according to the world health organization, who are pushing for increased vaccination, enforced mask wearing, and further social distancing. as the new variant moves swiftly around the world. omicron is spreading at a rate we have not seen
two close friends who lost their lives in the english channel migrant tragedy. we visit their home town in iraqi kurdistan. a record temperature s observed in the arctic. scientists say the 38 degrees celsius heat is an alarm bell for climate change. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the head of the world health organization has issued a new warning about the omicron variant of coronavirus, saying it is spreading far more quickly than any other to date. he told countries around the world underestimate it at your peril. stephanie prentice reports. it s been three weeks since the first detection of the omicron mutation but is likely to be in most countries by now stop that s according to the world health organization, were pushing for increased vaccination, enforced mask wearing, and further social distancing. as the new variant move swiftly around the world. omicron is spreading at a rate we have not seen with any previous variants. we are concerne
ahead with the omicron variant. we need to call time on the wild west online so say mps and peers wanting tougher legislation on tech companies. and coming up on the bbc news channel: as the premier league records a record amount of coronavirus cases, manchester united s game at brentford tonight is called off after an outbreak at the club. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. a woman has been found guilty of murdering her partner s 16 month old child. star hobson endured months of assaults and also psychological harm, before suffering what was described as utterly catastrophic injuries in her home. they were inflicted by savannah brockhill, the partner of star s mother, frankie smith. she was cleared of murder and manslaughter at bradford crown court but convicted of causing or allowing the toddler s death. live now to our correspondent, danny savage, who s outside the court. star hobson was a happy child for the first few months of her life, but then her
will be patches of mist and fog around. what little rain there is will be pushing away over the next few days. as we look at the satellite picture, we have got a mild south westerly winds coming in ahead of the stick a band of cloud thatis ahead of the stick a band of cloud that is heading all the way across the atlantic towards northern parts of scotland. at the moment it is not moving very far, just sitting to the far north of scotland, patchy rain across western parts of scotland, many other areas of the uk will be dry, mild with south westerly winds, a peep of sunshine here and there but generally cloudy. overnight, the rain becoming light and patchy as it heads across western scotland into northern ireland, the far north west of england. across other parts of england, north wales, the midlands, mist and fog, temperatures down to 5 degrees. much milderfurther south across southern parts of england and wales, where it will stay grey and gloomy with some drizzle. out of tha