power companies say they hope to restore supplies to the majority of homes later today. european ministers minus the uk home secretary priti patel are at a meeting in calais to discuss how to stop migrants crossing the channel. also this hour author chimamanda ngozi adichie talks about the responsibilities that come with being seen by many as a feminist icon in 100 women in conversation. that s in half an hour s time at 2.30 here on bbc news. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the health secretary sajid javid says the government could not have acted more swiftly in its response the the new 0mnicron coronavirus variant. he s called on people to come forward for booster vaccinations and is urgently considering widening the booster programme. two people who tested positive for the new variant remain in isolation as our health correspondent anna collinson reports. the borders have already been breached by 0micron, with two cases of the new mutated variant detecte
letting contractors outbid them for accommodation for asylum seekers. families who are forced to live in hotels. the bbc has seen emails, revealing the operator of the submersible, that went missing near the wreck of the titanic with five people on board, repeatedly dismissed warnings over safety concerns. the correspondence involved a leading deep sea exploration specialist, rob mccallum, telling the boss of the company behind the sub, stockton rush, that he was potentially putting his clients at risk, and urging him to stop using the vessel, until it was classified by an independent body. but mr rush responded he was tired of industry players who try to use a safety argument to stop innovation. we ll have the latest on the recovery operation, after debris was found on the sea floor. but first, our science editor, rebecca morelle, has this exclusive report. we already know that experts had issues with the safety of the titan submersible. their worries were over its unus
we start this morning on fox & friends with brand new developments in the jeffrey epstein document dump. there s been another one. ainsley: last night another 300 documents were unsealed putting more scrutiny on former president bill clinton. brian: we are learning more about the holiday stars who were in epstein s orbit and we expect more documents to come out later today. brooke singman all over this in the green room with her lab top out. tell me the latest. that s right. more than 300 additional pages have been unsealed and expecting even more today. one of the big takeaways from last night s release with is a claim about former president bill clinton. virginia giuffre walked about good friend. did he not respond with a statement but instead pointed us to this telegraph article that says, quote, there is no evidence to support the claims and they were strenuously denied by a representative for vanity fair s long time former editor graden carter who told the tele
presidential election results by former president trump and his allies. donald trump did not testify, but the grand jury believes some witnesses who did lied under oath. jonathan karl standing by. the major storm as we come on the air. tornado warnings in the south. 18 states on alert from mississippi to maine. severe storms, heavy snow, and rain. the system moving into the northeast tomorrow. rob marciano tracking it all. late word tonight, a police officer arrested for the deadly shooting of an unarmed man in louisiana. what the officer s body camera video shows after he responded to a domestic disturbance. new reporting tonight about the tragic shooting on the campus of michigan state university. authorities revealing the chilling two-page note written by the alleged gunman and listing other targets. frustrated residents demanding answers about the toxic train derailment in east palestine, ohio. the head of the epa on the ground today, trying to calm fears. some pe
allies. donald trump did not testify, but the grand jury believes some witnesses who did lied under oath. jonathan karl standing by. the major storm as we come on the air. tornado warnings in the south. 18 states on alert from mississippi to maine. severe storms, heavy snow, and rain. the system moving into the northeast tomorrow. rob marciano tracking it all. late word tonight, a police officer arrested for the deadly shooting of an unarmed man in louisiana. what the officer s body camera video shows after he responded to a domestic disturbance. new reporting tonight about the tragic shooting on the campus of michigan state university. authorities revealing the chilling two-page note written by the alleged gunman and listing other targets. frustrated residents demanding answers about the toxic train derailment in east palestine, ohio. the head of the epa on the ground today, trying to calm fears. some people complaining of headaches and nausea. many concerned about w