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college. this is not what i was taught at home, et cetera, et cetera. it s unclear precisely what cosby is referring to there. however, if he is suggesting the court freed him because he did not know what he was convicted of doing, that s not the case. the ruling hinged on due process and a promise that the local d.a. made, at the time, bruce castor. bruce castor says he made that promise. the kind of criminal immunity for cosby, in exchange for him testifying in a civil case. cosby did testify in that civil case. and years later, a different prosecutor brought charges and used that testimony against him. the court said this violated his constitutional protection against self-incrimination. which, of course, came as a tremendous blow to andrea constand and more than 50 other women alleging abuse dating back to the 1970s. in a moment, we will be joined by one of those accusers. first, cnn s jason carroll is near the cosby home just outside philadelphia. jason, what s t ....
the pandemic could blight the future of up to $1.8 billion young people, the world bank has told the bbc. those under the age of 25 have borne the brunt ofjob and wage cuts during the crisis. now their prospects could be further hampered by a lack of access to employment, training and education, unless the opportunity to deliver better skills and jobs is seized. the bank kicks off its annual youth summit today. the bbc s global trade correspondent, dharshini david, spoke to its vice president for human capital development, mamta murthi. even before this pandemic, it was the case that about one third of the young people in the world were not in employment, they were not in education, and not in training, so there was already a problem before the crisis. because of the crisis, we are seeing a significant impact. the ilo estimates one in six young people will lose theirjobs, be out of employment because of the crisis. this is on top of the crisis. this is on top of the ove ....
plan to a shareholder vote today. the company, which owns over 400 of the world s best known brands from instant coffee to soap has put climate at the top of its agenda. but it s far from alone in recognising the need to reduce its carbon footprint. many such companies expect to face a carbon tax within the next 10 years and are moving now to reduce the financial impact on their future business. joining me now is michael holder, deputy editor of businessgreen. nice to see you again. tell us what unilever has in store in terms of its green policy? unilever is one of the biggest consumer goods company and hugely influential and self styled itself as a so called sustainable business. it has all ways put environmental credentials at the forefront of what it is doing and it is ambitious strategy, as far as its company size goes, they are aiming for net zero emissions by 2030 and across its whole supply chain by 2039 and as i said it is one of the biggest consumer goods compa ....
as you ve been hearing, the uk, france and the united states have all registered new coronavirus records as the omicron variant continues to spread rapidly around the world. the uk recorded nearly 219,000 new infections in the latest 24 hour period, the highest daily figure so far. prime minister borisjohnson said that despite the huge increase in covid cases there is a substantial level of immunity in the population. but the weeks ahead are going to be challenging and some services will be disrupted due to staff absences. in order to combat this, around 100,000 critical workers in the uk are set to take daily covid tests from january 10 in order to reduce the spread of the virus to colleagues it will be for key industries including food processing, transport and the border force. but business leaders had been calling on the government to cut the self isolation period for people in england who contract covid 19 from seven days to five, in an effort to curb labour ....
phrase, it is a thankless task at times and at one point in the proceedings this evening, it he became visibly emotional as he apologised for the way in which a meeting within the with india and a change in a text, how that came about. have a watch. may i just say to all delegates, i apologise for the way this process has unfolded, and i am deeply sorry. i also understand the deep disappointment, but i think as you have noted, it is also vital that we protect this package. ina in a rather touching moment in the proceedings. that spring and john, who are still with us. i guess having been at the sharp end of some of these negotiations, you have probably an exhausted and some of the summits yourself. you probably understand what was going on there, but it did happen very late then the night, and he didn t consult all the parties. india is a very big voice in the do of course, the marshall islands here a short time ago seemed a bit consulted, they are very unhappy, ....