president biden is set to declare a major disaster in texas as he unlocks federal funds for a state paralysed by a severe freeze and a huge powerfailure. the duke of edinburgh is expected to stay in hospital over the weekend and into next week for observation and rest. and reality star, kim kardashian files for divorce from her husband kanye west after seven years of marriage. now on bbc news hardtalk with stephen sackur. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. thousands of indian farmers are keeping up their long running protest against the modi government s farm law reform. their protest camps on the outskirts of delhi have become a symbol of defiance. but india s populist prime minister has faced down a host of opponents in the past. will this time be any different? my guest is yogendra yadav, leader of the swaraj party and a prominent backer of the farmers cause. is modi versus the farmers a defining moment for india? yogendra yadav, in rewari near delhi, welcome
the uk. we are keeping this very mild air. blustery wind, but it is where the wind is coming from that is important, coming all the way from sirs, from madeira, from the south, bringing the warmth northwards into the uk, bringing a lot of cloud. the cloud has been dinner across eastern parts of the uk, so there has been weak winter sunshine around. much more cloudy out to the west, where we have seen some rain. this rain is really gathering pace across wales, heading to the north west of england. that could push into parts of northern ireland on the south west of scotland by the end of the day. a very mild, though. those temperatures are 12 to 15 degrees once again today. through this evening and overnight, the rain continues northwards, getting up into the central belt of scotland. some heavier rain for northern ireland. then we see this shorter, sharper burst of rain sweeping eastwards across england and wales, driven by some quite strong wind once again. temperatures reall
for a not so miniscule sum of money. hello and welcome, borisjohnson says the british government is reviewing the rise in omicron cases, hour by hour and reserves the possibility to implement further covid restrictions. after almost two hours of cabinet discussions today, the prime minister emerged to tell us things would be left as they are for now, but the current situation he says is extremely difficult . here s our deputy political editor, vicky young. the decorations are up, and some of the presents are wrapped. the streets of bristol were busy today, but christmas during a pandemic comes with huge uncertainty. at the back of everyone s mind, will ourfestive plans again be thrown into disarray? after a two hour meeting with his cabinet, borisjohnson said the arguments were finely balanced. we agree that we should keep the data from now on under constant review, keep following it hour by hour, and unfortunately, i must say to people, we will have to, to reserve the, th
a civil war. in khartoum, shops are closed, internet lines are disrupted and some doctors are refusing to work until civilian rule is restored. and the uk government has given away to rebel demands to tighten rules on discharging sewage into british waters following an outcry on social media. we start with some news that s broken in the past hour here in the uk. the queen will not be attending the climate conference cop26. she had been due to attend the evening reception on monday. she will still deliver an address to the assembled delegates via a recorded video message. our royal correspondentjonny dymond joins me now. what have we heard? this came on the heels of queen what have we heard? this came on the heels of queen returning what have we heard? this came on the heels of queen returning to what have we heard? this came on the heels of queen returning to official- heels of queen returning to official duties. she received two ambassadors today in official audiences,