i think elaine maxwell prepares to go and trial accused of helping late billionaire jeffrey epstein abuse underage girls another attempt to resurrect the iran nuclear deal gets underway in vienna and on the front line in eastern ukraine, where the government says a russian invasion could be launched in the blink of an eye, ah, countries around the world are shutting down their borders to keep a new corona, virus variant out even more cases emerge and scientists race to figure out how dangerous it actually is. meanwhile, anger is growing in south africa where. busy the on the con variant was 1st detected, several countries have banned travelers from that region. although there have been no deaths linked to omicron so far the world health organization has warned that it poses a high risk of infection surges. meanwhile, experts in south africa are predicting cases could rock it the 10000 the day by the end of the week. that's up from just 300 a day, only 2 weeks ago. but they also believe that existing vaccines are probably effective at preventing severe illness. while despite calls from sou

for to socialize delay in maxwell as the keys, praying on young girls for jeffrey epstein as her trial gets on the way new york channels with directions on its way report from the front line nice and ukraine, where the russian forces have been gathering up the border ah, the caribbean island nation of barbados has just become a republic. also cutting ties with the british monarchy. celebrations on the way in the capitol bridge town. barbados gained independence from burson, in 966, but retained queen elizabeth as its head of state. the monarch has been replaced by the bob ady and president sandra mason, who has been sworn in the last hour. the country will remain a member of the commonwealth group of nations. we now turn our vessels bow towards the new republic. redo this so that we may seize the full substance of our sovereignty. for decades, we have had discourse and debate about the transition of bobby and us to a republic. to day debate and discourse have become action. madam president, as your constitutional status changes, it was important to me that i should join you to reaffirm

she is accused of enabling the crimes of light sex offender jeffrey epstein took his own life 2 years ago while awaiting trial. maxwell insist she's innocent and denies any wrong doing. opening statements have begun in a closed courtroom. gabriel elizondo is covering the case for us and is live from new york. gabriel. what's the background to this strong well, the background is that prosecutors wanted to have jeffrey epstein on trial today. that's what was planned a, but when he committed suicide in a new york prison, they had to go to plan b and plan b was to look at his alleged co conspirators in his lead crimes and front and center of that was elaine maxwell, who is a long time girlfriend and associate of jeffrey epstein and prosecutors say that she helped enable him to commit the alleged crimes that he did. this is a trial that is just getting underway here in new york. and the trial of maxwell is expected to have a lot of drama create a. so how much did the lane maxwell know about geoffrey epstein alleged sexual abuse of under age girls? that will be the central question. in the

she's accused of helping convicted peter fall. jeffrey epstein abuse underage girls on the front line in eastern ukraine, where the russian forces have been gathering at the border. and george's former president faces court after years in exile as hundreds of protest her as a show their support. ah, more countries are shutting down their borders to keep a new corona, virus variant out even more cases emerge. and scientists raised to figure out just how dangerous it actually is. anger is growing in southern africa where the only crone variance was 1st detected. now several countries have banned the travelers from that specific region, although there have been no deaths linked to on the crown so far, the world health organization has warned that it poses a very high risk of infection searches. meanwhile, experts in south africa are predicting cases could rocket the 10000 the day by the end of the week. that's up from 300 just 2 weeks ago. but they also believe that existing vaccines are probably effective at preventing severe illness. however, despite calls for to make sure that i have

so she like elaine maxwell is accused of praying on young girls for jeffrey epstein as her trial gets underway in new york. and barbados prepared to cut ties with the british monarchy, become the world's newest republic. ah . hello, the newest cove. 19 variance on the corner poses a very high risk of a search in infections. that is the latest warning from the world health organization. the un chief says he is concerned about southern africa's isolation. tony gutierrez says the region cannot be blamed for its lack of vaccines. a countries from japan to israel are focusing on restrictions as on the current infections are being reported across europe. the u. k. is offering a boosted jobs to stop the spread in the u. s. president joe biden is urging vigilance, but it's asking people not to panic. biden says no new measures or locked downs are needed to tackle the new variant. this period is a cause for concern, not a cause for panic. we have the best vaccine in the world, the best medicines, the best scientists, and we're learning more every single day, if needed. my team is already worki

she's accused of enabling the crimes of the late sex offender jeffrey epstein, who took his own life 2 years ago, while awaiting trial. maxwell has paid him not guilty to the charges. gabriel, alice, on the reports from new york, jeffrey epstein and glen maxwell, met a young girl in a park bench, befriended her, and then later sexually abused her to protect her identity. prosecutors called her jane. she was 14 years old and the abuse went on for years and occurred and several of epstein homes in florida, new mexico and new york. that was just one of the accusations that prosecutor made an opening statement of maxwell's trial. they accused maxwell of their words, serving up young women for epstein abuse. she put them at ease and made them feel safe. also they could be sexually abused by a middle aged man, prosecutor said, and also called maxwell, a predator who prayed on vulnerable young girls and manipulated them. but epstein committed suicide. so he isn't on trial. maxwell is adel, is say, prosecutors over the next few weeks will need to show how she recruited, groomed, and particip

she's accused of enabling the crimes of sex offender jeffrey epstein. you took his own life 2 years ago while awaiting his trial. maxwell insist that she's innocent and denies any wrong doing. let's speak to gabriel. as under he's following that trial for us in new york. gabriel, after epstein's death, can you talk us through the significance of maxwell's trial now? yeah, it's very significant for multiple reasons. and just to give you an idea of how much interest there is in this trial, it's a little after 9 am. were expecting opening statements momentarily. but people started lining up to get a seat in the court room more than 3 hours ago. about 5 am. well, before sunrise here, journalist observers just interested people in the case, there won't be enough seats in the court room, so there's an overflow room for any extra people that want to want to try to monitor the trial as it goes on. it's significant because prosecutors had hoped to put jeffrey epstein on trial for his alleged crimes. but since he committed suicide 2 years ago in new york jail, th

so coming up british social life, elaine maxwell is accused of praying on young girls with jeffrey epstein as a trial gets underway in new york. casting off the queen barbados, prepared to cut ties with the british monarchy and become the world's newest republic. ah. hello, the newest covered 19 variance on kron poses a very high risk of a surge in infections. that is the latest warning from the world health organization. the un chief says he's concerned about southern africa isolation. antonio gutierrez is saying the region cannot be blamed for its lack of vaccines. the countries from japan to israel are focusing on restrictions as ami con. infections are being reported across europe. the u. k. is offering boost the jobs to stop the spread in the us president joe biden is urging vigilance, but it's asking people not to panic. button says right now, no new measures are needed to tackle the new variance whitehouse corresponding, kimberly, how could reports? good morning, folks. following a briefing by his coven response team given us president joe biden addressed the american public, urging

she's accused of enabling the crimes of sex offender jeffrey epstein, who took his own life 2 years ago while awaiting his trial. maxwell insist she is innocent and denies any wrong doing. well, let's be to gay with alexander. he is in new york watching that child for us, gabriel, after epstein's death, can you talk us through the significance of maxwell's trial now? well, to get an idea of how significant it is, i can tell you it's a little after $8.00 to 8 am here. local time in new york, and there were dozens of people lined up outside this court room behind me more than 2 hours before even sunrise here. so it's, this is a trial, it's getting quite a lot of attention. the significance is, is that prosecutors had hoped to put jeffrey epstein on trial, but when he committed suicide in a jail here in new york city 2 years ago, prosecutors had to go to plan b essentially and are now putting glean maxwell on trial for 6 trafficking charges the significance is, is that prosecutors say that she was the enabler, that groomed and recruited young women for epstein and that his crimes are alleg

the dean baba al jazeera, still heads on al jazeera, was she jeffrey epstein's pawn or accomplice gillan maxwell. sex trafficking trial begins in new york coming from the direction done yet. al jazeera gains access to the frontline and eastern ukraine as russian forces gather on the other side of the border. ah look forward to brighter skies the weather sponsored by cattle airways. hello, good to see. we had some powerful winds blast through. it's them both seen a top wind gusts here of a 130 kilometers per hour, leaving a trail of destruction and killing at least 4 people. this is all part of the vigorous cold front punch across turkey and is stand ball not out of the woods yet on tuesday as a potential to see wind gusts of 85 kilometers per hour. okay, keep some of these numbers in mind. on garad tribes on through the levant, they route at 29. watch what is called front. does entre goes from 17 to 5 tribes on 25 to 14, in bay route from 30 to 19 for their toward the west right now. rain will clear from italy and we've still got our snow falling through the alpine regions piling up quic

well, in new york, she's accused of enabling the crimes of light sex offender jeffrey epstein, who took his own life 2 years ago while awaiting trial. returning to our top story now, and news of the ami kron very in his trigger, a global tightening of travel restrictions. let's take a look at those is round japan. i'm a rocker of all shot. they borders to foreign visitors for at least 2 weeks. several countries including the u. k and india, have re imposed strict entry rules like self installation and pays the artists even fully vaccinated travelers. the restrictions have seen a lunches tumble. the international transport association has called for data driven alternatives, rather than borders shut downs. and the un tourism buddy says cove and obtain related travel restrictions in 2021. of course the industry 2 trillion dollars world wide. john strickland is an independent transport consultant and director of j. l. s. consulting. he joins us live from london. thanks for joining us. and john, i mean it's no surprise, the travel industry has absolutely been decimated by the pandemic. it c

she's accused of enabling the crimes of life, sex offender, jeffrey epstein, who took his own life in prison. max file insists she's innocent and claimed she too was a victim. gabriel. alexander reports from new york on the background to the case a how much did you lane maxwell know about geoffrey epstein alleged sexual abuse of under age girls? that will be the central question in the trial of the 59 year old british socialite, facing charges of sex trafficking and other crimes. and he is going to be the invisible presence hanging over this. and that is why i think that she is going to have to explain something that everybody really wants to know . what was his hold over her? what was that relationship? a big unknown on the trial is how far the judge will allow the prosecutors to probe and epstein and maxwell's high profile social circles that included many household names from politics, industry, and entertainment. one being britain's prince andrew to keep his accuser. virginia roberts, who says she was trafficked by maxwell to the prince for sex. when she was a teenager is likely n

peter found jeffrey epstein. gabriel alleys on the joins us live now from new york from where he is following the trials for the 1st time in this trial, we've actually heard from an alleged victim. what did she have to say? yeah, that's right. the court has just adjourned for the day, and this was the 1st time we're now on day 2 of this trial. the killing maxwell has come face to face with one of her accusers. the accuser is going by the pseudonym jane as she's being referred to in court. she says that she was 1st approached by gay lane maxwell, when she was sitting at a park bench, eating ice cream with friends. she was 14 years old at the time. she said it started a simple conversation, but then ultimately it was the start of years of sexual abuse at the hands of geoffrey epstein. and at some point, jane testified even gillan maxwell, prosecutors in a very dramatic moment in the court room asked jane if it was so bad at any points after all this transpired, did she consider taking her own life? and her answer was yes. there were times on the witness stand that she broke down briefly in tear

epstein as her trial gets on the way in new york. plus we report from the front line in east, in ukraine, where the russian forces have been gathering at the border. ah, but the new is covered 19 variance. alma crohn is likely to spread around the world and poses a very high risk of a search in infections that is, the latest warning from the world health organization on crohn was 1st detected in southern africa last week. and the un chief, antonio. good, ted, i says, the region cannot be blamed for lack of vaccines. well, health organization is stress. the need to accelerate vaccines across the globe to stop more mutations with countries from japan to israel are focusing on risk frictions as alma kron infections are being reported across europe. the u. k is offering boost the japs to tackle the spread of the new variance in the us. president joe biden is urging vigilance, but it's asking people not to panic. their off is this could add to the supply chain disruption. white house correspondent, kimberly how kit has more from washingto

she's accused of helping convicted peter fall. jeffrey epstein abuse under age girls on the front line in eastern ukraine, where the russian forces have been gathering at the border and just hours to go until history is made in the caribbean. as barbados prepares, the cut ties with the british monarchy and becomes the war and become the world's us that republic. i'm devin ash, with sports at lino massey has in the last few minutes. one a record, a 7th of volunteer reward is the best of football in the world. and as a new man in charge at manchester and i say that they've hired a german coach. rafa run into the end of the season. ah, more countries around the world are shutting down their borders to keep the new corona virus variant out even more cases emergent scientists race to figure out just how dangerous it actually is. meanwhile, anger is growing in southern africa where the army on variant was 1st detected, several countries of band, the travellers from that region. although there have been no deaths linked to on the cross. so far, the world health organization has warned that po

she's accused of enabling the crimes of light sex offender jeffrey epstein, who took his own life 2 years ago while awaiting his tramp. maxwell insists she's innocent and denies any wrong doing. gabriel elizondo has been covering the case for us and joins us live now from new york. gabriel, what's the latest from outside the court for the latest is that it's been a slow process so far, or they've had some delays this morning here in basically seating the jury. there were some sort of issues that the judge had to work out with the jury pool. there ultimately now are 12 jurors. 6 alternates and they are at this very moment actually getting their instructions from the judge. and we expect that after they go to a lunch break, that opening statements will begin. it gives you an idea on how complicated this trial will be. they initially had a pool of over $600.00 potential jurors. they will that down slow waves by slowly over the last couple weeks. but this is such a high profile case. elaine maxwell, jeffrey epstein, who's not on trial but nevertheless tied to this case. and it's gotten so muc

the 59 year old is accused of enabling the crimes of the convicts pay to fall jeffrey epstein. she has denied any wrong during the covert. eggs will soon be handed to me animals to pose the dogs on suit. she. the trial over incitement is the 1st in a series of charges against her journalists have involved from the court room, and a lawyer is on pan from speaking to the media. so she was detained in february when the military seized power to go found the jack to see a step down as a see, he's face internal pressure to resign and survived and invest a bit to oust him last year. you will be replaced by the chief technology officer. and as he had a lot sneeze continues. here now, does air of the studio be our scripted? the listening post cuts through the noise. we're talking about competing narratives . we're seeing modern day tools being used to perpetuate those competing narratives, separating spin from fuck all 3 versions of the story and then some elements of the truth. but the full story remains and content on the parking the stories you're being told. it's not a science story

epstein. she denies the charges. celebrations in barbados as it prepares to become the world's news republic. the current governor general will be inaugurated as its first president. you'll remember 2a hours ago we brought you the story of the 60 customers and staff marooned by snow in britain's highest altitude pub — the tan hill inn — in the yorkshire dales in england. that night and oasis tribute band was playing and the musicians were stuck there, too. danny savage reports. welcome to what many people this weekend saw as the most enviable location in the land. this weekend saw as the most at the tan hill inn, they sorted their priorities, by digging through the snowdrifts to the front door and then locking it. they'd come to see an oasis tribute band, who — some might say — had a good weekend. but there's worse places to be stuck, you know what i mean? and everyone was just brilliant. staff were brilliant, the customers were brilliant... yeah, yeah. they looked after everyone. and

epstein. after 400 years, barbados removes the queen as its head of state, to become the world's, newest republic. and twitter�*s co—founder and ceo jack dorsey has stepped down with immediate effect. good evening and welcome to bbc news, i'm shaun ley. as the world watches and waits to see the impact of the omicron covid variant, here boosterjabs are to be offered to everyone over 18. the gap between the second vaccine dose and the booster will be cut from 6 months to three. and all twelve to fifteen year olds will now be offered a second vaccine dose. the government's deputy chief medical officer jonathan van tam says it's pretty likely that vaccine effectiveness will be reduced by the new variant but hopefully only to a small extent when it comes to preventing severe disease. as the number of cases increase in the uk and around the world, scientists believe it will take about three weeks to understand the effects of omicron. our health editor hugh pym has the latest. boosting the booste

she's accused of trafficking underage girls for her former lover, jeffrey epstein. and caught on camera, but not in real life — the escaped prisoner who evaded the chinese authorities for more than a month. live from our studio in singapore... this is bbc news. it's newsday. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. the omicron coronavirus variant poses a high risk of infection surges around the globe, and it requires �*urgent action�*. that's the warning from the world health organisation. the us president, joe biden, said the newly—identified variant is a cause for concern, but not a cause for panic. speaking at the white house, mr biden said the need now was to get the rest of the world vaccinated. our health correspondent, naomi grimley, has the latest. there is an eerie quiet at johannesburg airport. south africa first raised the alarm about the omicron variant, but is now finding itself increasingly cut off from the rest of the world. meanwhile, on the ground, there's a big push to get vaccines into arms. only 23% of

epstein. (upsot + 00v)0n the eve of becoming the world's newest republic — barbados prepares to swear in its first president as it loses queen elizabeth as head of state. lam in i am in bridgetown where events are well under way. a party and official ceremony. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the world health organization says the omicron variant of coronavirus poses a high risk of infection surges around the globe. the who's head renewed a call for a global push to get vaccines to poorer nations, warning that covid—19 is, as he put it, "not done with us" yet. meanwhile, president biden told americans the emergence of the new variant is no reason to panic and insisted the united states will not go back into lockdown. he said, what was needed, was to get the rest of the world vaccinated. our health correspondent naomi grimley has the latest. there's an eerie quiet atjohannesburg airport. south africa first raised the alarm about the omicron variant, but is now

_ another very manipulative man, jeffrey epstein. well, while this trial is about the charges ghislaine maxwell is facing, it is widely seen as a proxy for holding jeffrey epstein to account — something that can't happen now. michelle fleury is outside court in new york. michelle, help us understand the process that has begun to date in court. ~ . ., ., .,, ., ,, court. much of the morning was taken u- with court. much of the morning was taken up with jury — court. much of the morning was taken up with jury selection, _ court. much of the morning was taken up with jury selection, it _ court. much of the morning was taken up with jury selection, it took - court. much of the morning was taken up with jury selection, it took a - up with jury selection, it took a bit of time, there was a complication. some had to stand aside because they felt that they had conflicts and meant they could not take part in the jury. others had issues with financial hardship, another had a surprised holiday planned that would interfere with the trial, bu

and the british socialite ghislaine maxwell, a close associate of the convicted paedophile jeffrey epstein, goes on trial in new york for sex trafficking. and coming up on the bbc news channel, it is official, the new man in charge at old trafford is ralf rangnick, as he is announced as the new interim boss of manchester united. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news at one. six cases of the omicron coronavirus variant have been detected in scotland, taking the total to nine so far in the uk. the scottish and welsh first ministers have written to borisjohnson calling for tougher travel restrictions. meanwhile, approval is expected to be given by the uk's vaccine advisory body later today for all adults to have boosterjabs. they're currently being offered to the over 40s, front line health and social workers, and those with certain health issues. from tomorrow, face masks will be required in shops and on public transport in england to combat the new variant. our first report is from our health correspondent dominic hughes. testing correspondent dominic hughes. is the key to moni�* spread

she denies claims that she conspired with the convicted paedophile, jeffrey epstein. hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are sian elvin, deputy news editor at metro.co.uk, and kieran andrews, political editor of the times scotland. more from them in a moment. but for me, an update on the front pages. boosterjabs lead on the front of the financial times, reporting on the expansion of the vaccine programme in response to the omicron variant. as the programme is extended to all adults and teenagers, the mirror also leads on boosters, cutting the gap between second and third doses. the metro says fourth doses will be given to people at higher risk. the headline on the times is "scramble to getjabs in arms". the guardian says the government hopes to reach as many as half a millionjabs a day. it also reports that ministers want the nhs to reduce booster waiting time to three months. but on the telegraph, president biden says there's "no cause for panic", with new restrictions helping to deal with omicron. meanwhile,

epstein "preyed on vulnerable young girls, manipulated them, and served them up to be sexually abused". maxwell, who's 59 faces 8 charges of sex trafficking and other offences. she has pleaded not guilty and her defence says�* she�*s being made a scapegoat for epstein�*s crimes. the disgraced financier took his own life while injail in 2019. from new york nada tawfik reports. over the next few weeks, what plays out in this courthouse will be a crucial chapter in the twisted saga ofjeffrey epstein�*s sex trafficking ring and ghislane maxwell�*s alleged role in it. as her highly awaited trial began, the world�*s eyes were trained on what the evidence presented here would reveal. and so, too, were epstein�*s accusers. some arrived to show solidarity with the alleged victims. in opening statements, the government said ghislane maxwell was a dangerous predator who provided a cover of respectability for epstein. prosecutors said she lured victims with the promise of a bright future, only to sexually abuse them. her defence attorney told the jury she was a convenient stand—in

new relevations about jeffrey epstein�*s final hours before his death — we talk to the inmate who monitored and spoke to epstein in his last days. a new coalition government in germany, led by social democrat olaf scholz, pledges to make climate change its top priority. and remembering amy winehouse ten years after her death. the singer's notebooks and stage outfits, go on display in london. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. 27 people including a child have drowned while trying to reach the uk. the dinghy carrying the migrants sank. it's the deadliest incident since the channel between england and france became a major route for migrants. the french coastguard said a fisherman had alerted the authorities after seeing the capsized vessel and bodies in the water near the port of calais. two people have been rescued. lucy williamson reports from calais. this is a tragedy that began with hope. where are you going now? the uk. the water nothing to be afraid of yet. several boats set off from this coast at first light this morning. this one reached british shores with

epstein "preyed on vulnerable young girls, manipulated them, and served them up to be sexually abused". maxwell, who's 59, faces eight charges of sex trafficking and other offences. she has pleaded not guilty, and her defence says she's being made a scapegoat for epstein�*s crimes. the disgraced financier took his own life while injail in 2019. from new york, nada tawfik reports. over the next few weeks, what plays out in this courthouse will be a crucial chapter in the twisted saga ofjeffrey epstein�*s sex trafficking ring and ghislane maxwell's alleged role in it. as her highly awaited trial began, the world's eyes were trained on what the evidence presented here would reveal. and so, too, were epstein�*s accusers. some arrived to show solidarity with the alleged victims. in opening statements, the government said ghislane maxwell was a dangerous predator who provided a cover of respectability for epstein. prosecutors said she lured victims with the promise of a bright future, only to sexually abuse them. her defence attorney told the jury she was a convenient stand—in for e

epstein "preyed on vulnerable young girls, manipulated them, and served them up to be sexually abused." maxwell, who's 59, faces 8 charges of sex trafficking and other offences. she has pleaded not guilty and her defence says she's being made a scapegoat for epstein�*s crimes. he took his own life while injail in 2019. from new york, nada tawfik reports. over the next few weeks, what plays out in this courthouse will be a crucial chapter in the twisted saga ofjeffrey epstein�*s sex trafficking ring and ghislane maxwell's alleged role in it. as her highly awaited trial began, the world's eyes were trained on what the evidence presented here would reveal. and so, too, were epstein�*s accusers. some arrived to show solidarity with the alleged victims. in opening statements, the government said ghislane maxwell was a dangerous predator who provided a cover of respectability for epstein. prosecutors said she lured victims with the promise of a bright future, only to sexually abuse them. her defence attorney told the jury she was a convenient stand—in for epstein and that the govern

ghislaine maxwell and jeffrey epstein attracted friends in high places, increasing the intrigue around the duo. his death in 2019, under unusual circumstances, only raised more questions, leaving behind a dark cloud of mystery. the fallen heiress�* trial may yet provide the most explicit details to date. in this indictment, ghislane maxwell is charged with six trafficking and recruiting and grooming for underage girls for epstein to abuse between 1994 — 200a. what the jury here in new york will have to decide is whether she is being made a scapegoat for epstein or if she was his chief enabler. that abuse included sexualised misogyny, the sexualised misogyny developed into sexual encounters, for which maxwell, in some instances, was present and participated. she has pleaded not guilty. legal experts say this is one of the most high—profile cases to trial a woman for allegedly facilitating a sex trafficking operation. whereas she had enormous power, she had enormous resources, what we are going to see that in contrast, the other victims did not have that and so, she is really a dif

the british socialite ghislaine maxwell, a close associate of the convicted paedophile jeffrey epstein, goes on trial in new york for alleged sex trafficking. and barbados prepares to remove the queen as its head of state, to become the world's newest republic. good afternoon. the uk now has 11 confirmed cases of the new coronavirus variant, 0micron, with five in england and six in scotland. as efforts increase to combat its spread, the government has announced big changes to the uk's vaccination programme. all those aged 18 to 39 will now be offered a booster vaccine. the gap between the second dose and the booster will be reduced from six to three months. children aged 12 to 15 will also be invited for a second dose, three months after first. those who are severely immuno—compromised will be offered a fourth dose of a vaccine. it's not yet clear how effective existing vaccines will be against the new variant, but scientists think they'll still protect against severe disease. and from tomorrow, face coverings in england will be compulsory in shops and on public transport, while trav

epstein good morning and welcome to bbc news. new rules aimed at limiting the spread of the omicron variant of coronavirus have come into force today as more cases have been recorded in the uk. face coverings must now be worn in shops and on public transport in england. and later today the prime minister is due to speak at a downing street news conference — where he'll set out plans to accelerate the booster jabs programme — with all adults in the uk to be offered a third vaccine. also from today, if you leave the country, you'll need to complete a pcr test on your arrival back into the uk and self—isolate until you receive the result. with all the details, here's our health correspondent, dominic hughes. from this morning, face coverings are now compulsory in shops and on public transport in england. face coverings are already needed for most public places and transport in wales. masks are also required in pubs and restaurants in scotland and northern ireland. but there is some concern over how shoppers in england will cop

and the british socialite ghislaine maxwell, a close associate of the convicted paedophile jeffrey epstein, goes on trial in new york for sex trafficking. the afternoon, welcome to bbc news. —— good afternoon. six cases of the 0micron coronavirus variant have been detected in scotland, taking the total to nine so far in the uk. the scottish and welsh first ministers have written to borisjohnson calling for tougher travel restrictions. meanwhile, approval is expected to be given by the uk's vaccine advisory body later today for all adults to have boosterjabs. they're currently being offered to the over—40s, frontline health and social workers, and those with certain health issues. from tomorrow, face masks will be required in shops and on public transport in england to combat the new variant. our first report is from our health correspondent dominic hughes. testing is the key to monitoring the spread of the new 0micron variant. cases in england and now scotland have already been identified and more are bound to follow. this morning, scotland's first minister nicola sturgeon was urging

epstein to abuse the war in yemen could be at a turning point. houthi forces have been pushing at the city of marib for two years, but since september, they've gone on the offensive and gained ground at the expense of the army of the internationally recognised government. at least 800,000 displaced people are in marib, plus a5,000 more who have arrived in the last three months. our middle east editor jeremy bowen has been there and to the front line. we are heading up towards the front line. we are with soldiers from the army, the government of yemen. the houthis, the other side, started to push at the beginning of the year around here. it has really intensified since about september. which has resulted in that big influx of displaced people fleeing from the fighting. for the people in this camp, it is not the first time they have had to move, they have had to move repeatedly as the front lines have moved. there are camps, plenty of camps, which have been closed because of military action. they move because they have to to get away from the front

ghislaine maxwell and jeffrey epstein attracted friends in high places, increasing the intrigue around the duo. his death in 2019 under unusual circumstances only raised more questions, leaving behind a dark cloud of mystery. the fallen heiress's trial may yet provide the most explicit details to date. in this indictment, ghislaine maxwell is charged with sex trafficking and recruiting and grooming four underage girls for epstein to abuse from 19911—2004. the jury here in new york will have to decide whether she's being made a scapegoat for epstein, or if she was his chief enabler. that abuse included sexualised massages. these sexualised massages developed into sexual encounters for which maxwell, in some instances, was present and participated. ghislaine maxwell's life before she met epstein was very different, but not without its own drama. she was the youngest child of the late disgraced newspaper baron robert maxwell. part of her appeal to epstein was her circle of rich and famous friends, including prince andrew. her trial comes at a very inconvenient time for the royal, as he

epstein. on friday, staley and the british bank received u.s. regulators' preliminary consideration. they will rip -- replace staley. the u.s. and european union have reached a tariff busting trade agreement to fix the steel and aluminum market to leverage it into a broader global arrangement that will penalize countries who don't meet low carbon targets when producing the metals. tariffs on as much as $10 billion worth of goods. from the world richest person, elon musk tells the united nations if it can prove he can solve world hunger, he will sell tesla stock. the head of the world food program have called on elon musk and jeff bezos to come up with six billion dollars that could keep $42 million -- 42 million people from dying. president biden in scotland for the start of the climate change summit but without the signed and sealed agreement he was counting on from congress to quiet skeptics. the president has a handshake deal with lawmakers to spend $555 billion fighting global warming. wha

ties to jeffrey epstein costing him his job as ceo. that conversation next, this is bloomberg. ♪ >> it is time for the business flash. there are signs that don't bode well for smooth holiday travel in the u.s. american airlines canceled about 1500 flights over the weekend and another 250 today. today, the airline claims weather. there weeks ago, southwest canceled 3100 block -- flights over four days and said it needed to hire more workers toward of disruption. the airline has been caught offguard by the rebound of packages and the need to send them. change at the top of barclays. ceo jes staley is stepping down an investigation into his ties with jeffrey epstein. on friday, staley and the british bank perceived the u.k. banks plumbing or a conclusion. he stands to contest the findings. the head of the markets vision [indiscernible] that is your business flash. guy: thanks very much. so what does this mean for barclays ? michael joins us now. first off, how big of a shock is this? michael: it is quite surprising. the probe was known

epstein. he says he was made aware of the preliminary friday -- findings on friday evening. heat will be replaced by the head of berkeley's market. more than 5 million people around the world have died from the coronavirus. still, the arrival of vaccines has slashed fatality rates. the latest one million deaths came slower than the previous two. the right has returned to what we saw during the first year of the pandemic. the ukip -- france and the u.k. are headed for a full confrontation over fishing rights. the french government is set to introduce additional controls. plus, british fishing bows will be blocked from unloading in france. in japan, fumio kishida avoided the worst case scenario when his government won enough seats to preserve its outright majority. still, the prime minister was left with a smaller margin to push through his policies. global news 24 hours a day on-air and on bloomberg quicktake. powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in over 120 countries. this is blo

jes staley is stepping down amidst an investigation of how he characterized his ties to jeffrey epstein. on friday, staley and the british brink -- bank received preliminary conclusions. staley intends to contest the findings. parkways will replace staley. british prime minister boris johnson is expected to deliver a stark warning at the start of the united nations climate change summit in glasgow. johnson will say "it is one minute to midnight and we need to act now." he will call on leaders to improve their promises after the g20 summit produced a lukewarm agreement. u.s. and european union have reached a tear of busting -- tariff busting agreement. it would penalize countries that don't meet low carbon targets when producing the metals. coca-cola reportedly is buying full control of the sport drink body armor for $5.6 billion. according to dow jones, that values the brand around eight alien dollars. the estate of the late basketball star kobe bryant will receive more than $400 million for his stake. also from the world's richest person, elon musk tells the united nations if it can pr

epstein. canada is leaning towards forming a common front with mexico in a fight with the u.s. over the origin of auto parts. the rules are part of the overhauled north american free trade agreement. global news 24 hours a day, on air and on bloomberg quicktake, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i'm ritika gupta. this is bloomberg. alix: some breaking news for you. jack dorsey, as we reported, stepping down as ceo from twitter. the new twitter is currently the chief technology officer. he has been that since 2017. he has been a twitter for more than decade. so eric agarwal -- so parag agrawal will be the new as well. lots of news with twitter. the stock still halted. before the news it was up about 3%, so giving up some of its gains from earlier in the session. we will bring you the price action when it starts trading again. let's go to d.c.. congress is finally back in session. they face a lot of deadlines. first among them is avoiding a federal go

epstein. same-store sales rose two point 6%. analysts anticipated they would decline. pro basketball star lebron james and his teammate targeting a new name for their home court. now known as the staples center, next month, crypto.com will replace the office supply store chain as a sponsor. the arena will rip able -- will reveal its new name on christmas day. the deal is worth more than $700 million over 20 years. global news 24 hours a day, on air and on bloomberg quicktake, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i'm ritika gupta. this is bloomberg. ♪ >> we are turning the economic environment back on, but we had a massive amount of monetary and fiscal policy all over the world that is having an impact. i certainly feel like the market anticipates higher rates at this point in time. the question is how much, how quickly. there's a chance that central banks can unwind this massive stimulus in a way that doesn't create some sort of taper tantrum or some