it's now 2022 in asia, while people in africa and parts of europe are just a few hours away from seeing the new year arrive, too. however, in many places, the celebrations will be muted as governments try to discourage crowds coming together, to counter the spread of covid. in london, the mayor, sadiq khan, has urged people to stay home or to exercise caution if they do head out tonight. it's really important, if you've not got a lateral flow test at home and you're not vaccinated, you think very, very carefully about whether you go out tonight. it's possible to get a lateral flow test today from local pharmacists, from libraries. i checked this morning. there were a lateral flow tests available in some local pharmacies where i live, and also, my local library was providing tests this morning. check, if you've not got a flow test, where you can get one, from your local pharmacy today before you go out. if you are going out, please do a lateral flow test before you go out because you may have the virus and not show symptoms. how would you feel if you went out and passed on the virus or y

seeing chelsea return as kings of europe. in club football, at least 2021 was a year of international football. europe was finally opening up. the euros began with a nod to the past but a turn to the future. the journey begins. lit up rome tonight. we are looking forward to a competition and suddenly something much more important is at stake right now. plays it into sterling! they are back and eager to make up for lost time. anguish. a really big night ahead. and his team have done the nation proud! goodness me, it's loud. yikes. only a win will do. two players now isolating, his team much criticised. the start of the knockout stage of the european championship. lovely touch. flag stays down. it's 4—0 for this tournament. this time, that's that. this is an amazing story being told in budapest. it is the first shock knockout at euro 2020, and the reign of portugal as european champions is over. has to find the back of the net. the world champions, france, are going home. it's not the final, it just feels that way. in comes t

what about europe in 2022? it's a vast continent, 50—plus countries at least as far as the world health organization defines it, i think nearly 58 countries it counts as european beyond just the european union. a very kind of mixed picture in europe in terms of notjust dealing with covid, but the challenges the continent faces? well, the big challenges are of course migration, which we discussed in the programme, but i think it's more the fact that the european union has to find a new way of existing. you know, now that britain is out and the agreement on brexit, ifind the european union has to think at itself what it is going to be, a confederation, will it become a federation, will they be more power in brussels or less power, what about the region, what about separatism, what about the no respect of law by countries like poland? and hungary. those are important issues. so i think and hope that in 2022, the eu will start thinking what it wants to be for the next decade. �* , ., ., decade. it's an intrigui

we are like europe�*s butchers and farmers are very upset, which is understandable, but it is also the result of decades of policies that pushed for intensive agriculture without looking at really what the impact was on environments, on climate, but also on the farmers themselves. could the climate crisis convince the dutch to reduce their agricultural output? the current practices are completely out of balance with climate and with nature, and we really need to transform our agriculture sector which means that we need to reduce the number of livestock and we need to ensure that we go towards much more smaller scale practices. farming groups say they will only accept voluntary measures and not forced removals and need time to cut emissions with technological solutions. ultimately, less intensive farming may mean a little less milk and more expensive meat — a price not everyone is prepared to pay for a less polluted planet. anna holligan, bbc news, leeuwarden. let�*s end the programme on countries welcoming in the new year. here injapan events have been toned down. celebrations were

in america, europe, south america and siberia, there were raging wildfires. the biggest shock came in germany injuly as a surge of water tore through communities. 200 people were killed. the weather events that we saw in europe this summer could happen here in england, and we need to be ready. to save lives. we need to recognise that it's adapt or die. chanting: stop deforestation... young people were involved in protests across the world, as they have the most to lose if we fail to get the impact of climate change under control. they're also the ones that can fix the problem. 5,000 of them were involved in a scheme to understand and help solve the environmental crisis. we want to know how clean the air is in our school. we're measuring plants to see how they're growing outside. we've been learning about worms. this is mustard powder. you're going to mix the mustard powder into the water. this one is about understanding the role of worms. these are babies, 0k? you can hold that. baby worms! these are the scientists of tomorrow. they've got to think about thei

in moscow to reverse the expulsion and, meanwhile, sarah is due to take up a new posting as eastern europe correspondent. the injuly, i met up with the boss of google. sundar pichai said that he believes that the western model of a free and open internet is under attack. google is under huge pressure from regulators around the world for its approach to privacy, data, market dominance and tax. for the past two decades, one californian company, more than any other, has designed and built the internet with a dominance in digital advertising. now google is journeying into the unknown with two big bets — unimaginably powerful quantum computers and, above all, artificial intelligence. i viewed it as the most profound technology that humanity will ever develop and work on and we have to make sure we do it in a way that we can harness it to society�*s benefit. sundar pichai is the man leading google into this new era. be it healthcare, be it education, be it how we manufacture things and how we consume information. if you think about fire or electricity or the internet, you know, it�*s like

verified, a new record high for europe, which came during its hottest summer. the indian state of kerala in october, as a house is swept away in a flood. overall the 2021 monsoon produced near average rainfall but there are fears the rains during the season are becoming increasingly intense. flooding in australia during its wettest november, in records going back to 1900. under the influence of a la nina weather pattern, forecasts point to a second consecutive wet summer for the country. but in the horn of africa, consecutive poor rainfall seasons have left 26 million people struggling for food, with drought conditions forecast to persist until at least mid—2022. in november, a powerful wind storm hit turkey, toppling buildings and ripping off roofs with a gust of 81 mph in istanbul. and we can't forget this — the containership that blocked the suez canal for nearly a week in march, holding up the 12% of global trade that passes through it each day, all because it was apparently blown off course by a gust of wind. now back to africa, and the snowcapped rwen

in america, europe, south america and siberia, there were raging wildfires. the biggest shock came in germany injuly as a surge of water tore through communities. 200 people were killed. the weather events that we saw in europe this summer could happen here in england, and we need to be ready. to save lives. we need to recognise that it's adapt or die. chanting: stop deforestation! young people were involved in protests across the world, as they have the most to lose if we fail to get the impact of climate change under control. they're also the ones who can fix the problem. 5,000 of them were involved in a scheme to understand and help solve the environmental crisis. we want to know how clean the air is in our school. we're measuring plants to see how they're growing outside. we've been learning about worms. this is mustard powder. you're going to mix the mustard powder into the water. this one is about understanding the role of worms. these are babies, 0k? you can hold that. baby worms! these are the scientists of tomorrow. they've got to think about their f

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from the subtropics, from the canary isles right up towards the uk and actually across much of central europe as well. so, to start off your friday morning first thing on new year�*s eve, we�*ve got temperatures already well in double figures — some places not falling below about 13 degrees. now, through the day, then — new year�*s eve this is — we�*re looking for a bit of rain around. it�*s going to clear out of northern ireland into parts of central and southern scotland, also rain clearing away from the east coast. and actually, much of england, wales and northern ireland should see a bit more sunshine than we�*ve seen over recent days, so a drier, brighter feel. temperatures up to about 15, 16, possibly 17 celsius. just a little bit cooler across the northern half of scotland but there should be some sunshine here. now, we could well break some records. the warmest ever new year�*s eve was back ten years ago in 2011 — colwyn bay got to 14.8 celsius — so we are set to see temperatures probably a degree or so higher than that. heading through new year�*s eve night

from the subtropics, from the canary isles right up towards the uk and actually across much of central europe as well. so, to start off your friday morning first thing on new year's eve, we've got temperatures already well in double figures — some places not falling below about 13 degrees. now, through the day, then — new year's eve this is — we're looking for a bit of rain around. it's going to clear out of northern ireland into parts of central and southern scotland, also rain clearing away from the east coast. and actually, much of england, wales and northern ireland should see a bit more sunshine than we've seen over recent days, so a drier, brighter feel. temperatures up to about 15, 16, possibly 17 celsius. just a little bit cooler across the northern half of scotland but there should be some sunshine here. now, we could well break some records. the warmest ever new year's eve was back ten years ago in 2011 — colwyn bay got to 111.8 celsius — so we are set to see temperatures probably a degree or so higher than that. heading through new year's eve night now. if you've got plan

from the subtropics, from the canary isles right up towards the uk and actually across much of central europe as well. so, to start off your friday morning first thing on new year's eve, we've got temperatures already well in double figures, some places not falling below about 13 degrees. now, through the day, then, new year's eve this is, we're looking for a bit of rain around. it's going to clear out of northern ireland, into parts of central and southern scotland. also rain clearing away from the east coast. and actually much of england, wales and northern ireland should see a bit more sunshine than we've seen over recent days, so a drier, brighterfeel. temperatures up to about 15, 16, possibly 17 celsius. just a little bit cooler across the northern half of scotland, but there should be some sunshine here. now, we could well break some records. the warmest ever new year's eve was back ten years ago in 2011. colwyn bay got to 111.8 celsius, so we are set to see temperatures probably a degree or so higher than that. heading through new year's eve night now, if you've got plans, it's looking

from the subtropics, from the canary isles right up towards the uk and actually across much of central europe as well. so, to start off your friday morning first thing on new year's eve, we've got temperatures already well in double figures, some places not falling below about 13 degrees. now, through the day, then, new year's eve this is, we're looking for a bit of rain around. it's going to clear out of northern ireland, into parts of central and southern scotland. also rain clearing away from the east coast. and actually much of england, wales and northern ireland should see a bit more sunshine than we've seen over recent days, so a drier, brighterfeel. temperatures up to about 15, i6, possibly i7 celsius. just a little bit cooler across the northern half of scotland, but there should be some sunshine here. now, we could well break some records. the warmest ever new year's eve was back ten years ago in 2011. colwyn bay got to 14.8 celsius, so we are set to see temperatures probably a degree or so higher than that. heading through new year's eve night now, if you've got plans, it's looking

from the subtropics, from the canary isles right up towards the uk and actually across much of central europe as well. so, to start off your friday morning first thing on new year's eve, we've got temperatures already well in double figures, some places not falling below about 13 degrees. now, through the day, then, new year's eve this is, we're looking for a bit of rain around. it's going to clear out of northern ireland into parts of central and southern scotland. also rain clearing away from the east coast. and actually much of england, wales and northern ireland should see a bit more sunshine than we've seen over recent days, so a drier, brighter feel. temperatures up to about 15, 16, possibly 17 celsius. just a little bit cooler across the northern half of scotland, but there should be some sunshine here. now, we could well break some records. the warmest ever new year's eve was back ten years ago in 2011. colwyn bay got to 111.8 celsius, so we are set to see temperatures probably a degree or so higher than that. heading through new year's eve night now, if you've got plans, it's looking

any meeting of the organisation of security cooperation in europe with all european countries and having a serious discussion about the future of european security is something that the biden administration and our allies in europe are more than willing to do, but not at the point of a un. ,, to do, but not at the point of a un. ., to do, but not at the point of a iun. ., to do, but not at the point of a iun. . ., a gun. say that if we took that as that's what _ a gun. say that if we took that as that's what happened, - a gun. say that if we took that as that's what happened, that | as that's what happened, that kind of deterrence message in diplomacy message, what do you think vita may put an's response would've been? well, my sense _ response would've been? well, my sense is _ response would've been? well, my sense is that _ response would've been? well, my sense is that he _ response would've been? well, my sense is that he would've i my sense is that he would've set them all and deflate —— in favour of diplomacy, but we need results immediately and here are my demands, which as i

elsewhere, the us and europe continue to experience very high levels of new infections. president biden has spoken on the phone with russia's vladimir putin for the second time this month. the white house said mr biden urged russia to de—escalate tensions over the concentration of thousands of russian troops on the border with ukraine, but made it clear that the united states and its allies would respond decisively if russia further invades ukraine. hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are torcuil crighton, westminster editor of the daily record, and lucy fisher, deputy political editor at the telegraph. tomorrow's front pages now, starting with... the fallout from ghislaine maxwell's guilty verdict is the lead for the i, with comments from a lawyer representing her victims saying prince andrew should be "quaking in his boots" at the outcome. the duke of york has always strenuously denied the allegations against him. the telegraph also picks up on that story. the paper carries an image of maxwell alongside prince

elsewhere, the us and europe continue to experience very high levels of new infections. president biden has spoken on the phone with russia's vladimir putin for the second time this month. the white house said mr biden urged russia to de—escalate tensions over the concentration of thousands of russian troops on the border with ukraine, but made it clear that the united states and its allies would respond decisively if russia further invades ukraine.

elsewhere, the us and europe continue to experience very high levels of new infections. the us president, joe biden, has finished holding talks with the russian president, vladimir putin, in a bid to de—escalate tensions over ukraine. the two leaders spoke by phone for 50 minutes, according to the white house.

something we are expecting to see across europe as well, do you . to see across europe as well, do you think? , ~ ., ., y think? yes, i think not only in euro -e think? yes, i think not only in eumpe and — think? yes, i think not only in europe and also _ think? yes, i think not only in europe and also in _ think? yes, i think not only in europe and also in the - think? yes, i think not only in europe and also in the us - think? yes, i think not only ini europe and also in the us and think? yes, i think not only in - europe and also in the us and we already see numbers rise in the us as well. ., . ., ., as well. concentrating on the testin: as well. concentrating on the testing process, _ as well. concentrating on the testing process, lateral- as well. concentrating on the testing process, lateral flow| as well. concentrating on the - testing process, lateral flow tests, testing process, lateralflow tests, we have had a supply issue here in the uk. how effective are they? the? the uk. how effective are they? they are very effective. _ the uk. how effective are they? tie: are very eff

elsewhere, the us and europe continue to experience record levels of new infections. presidents biden and putin are holding another phone call as the us tries to build a common response with europe to russia's massing of troops on the ukrainian border. now on bbc news, review 2021, the business year. ben thompson reflects on how the uk economy, businesses and jobs have changed amidst the coronavirus pandemic and in the wake of brexit. 2021 has for many people been a long and difficult year. a year of change and uncertainty... ..and worry about lives and livelihoods and jobs and prospects. early hopes of a return to something more normal have been replaced by a realisation that covid will be around for much longer than we first thought. its impact on how we live and how we work has been far more significant than feared and our social lives and shopping habits and travel plans, all still changed by this pandemic. and now, we are learning to live with this virus, but learning to live with its consequences will be harder — the lostjobs and the rising prices, and a big c

is that same pattern going to be repeated elsewhere in the uk and europe? we have a much more elderly, vulnerable population than in south africa. today we saw another big increase in admissions in england for covid, up tojust over 2000 people. that admissions in england for covid, up to just over 2000 people. that is up 90% in one week. still well below the levels we saw in the last wave of the virus so injanuary the levels we saw in the last wave of the virus so in january this the levels we saw in the last wave of the virus so injanuary this year we saw roughly 3500 and we are now seeing 2000 and we have figures for the overall number in hospital with covid. roughly 11,000 and a big increase on the year —— a week earlier, when it was 7500, but still well below the 311,000 we saw in january. some signs at the moment but given the huge increase in cases we are seeing, hospitalisations are going up but not quite as fast as you might expect given the rise in cases and there is still a lot we do not know about hospitalisations. particularly the people goi

europe looks to build its defences against a new wave of covid infections, as the number of cases continues to surge. days after launching into orbit — it's the "make or break" moment for the james webb space telescope — as it starts to unfold its tennis court—sized sunshield. my my name is andy. it's a journey that did not start when i found out what the word transgender was. honestly it started when i was born. coming to terms with my identity felt like trying to deny a part of myself that i thought would never be reality. i kind of felt like if someone put a cap on a volcano and i was just sitting on top of that volcano not trying to let that l. but in the end the volcano exploded. i want to be referred to as mike weir one from now on. —— as andi from now on. i was mostly scared of all of the people around me. what they would think. i'm so happy! after the volcano exploded, all of these flowers and trees and life flourished because the ground was nourished. but it's not all peaches and cream, sunshine and lollipops. things didn't go as planned. i can't live like this any more.

in the uk, as with much of europe, everybody gets tested for covid—19 on admission. we think in hospital, at least a third of those cases are what is called incidental cases, in for a different reason. it is important to get to the bottom of that figure. that never has been rising because you have thousands of people going into hospital every day, there will be more testing positive, even though that is not the reason they are going in. there is another key thing, and that is how many of those people will then go on and develop very serious disease? there is some good news there at the moment. the number on ventilators in intensive care has been rising slightly in london, but not significantly. across england as a whole, there is no real sign that has been going up a lot at the moment. that is one of the key things that politicians and scientists and doctors will look at, whether we will see an increase in hospitalisations, but it is people going in for potentially a shorter period of time in this wave, with less severe forms of disease. fin period of time in this w

europe looks to build its defences against a new wave of covid infections, as the number of cases continues to surge. days after launching into orbit, it's the "make or break" moment for the james webb space telescope, as it starts to unfold its tennis court—sized sunshield.

doing well in europe? maybe a trophy? tupperware is alwa s a europe? maybe a trophy? tupperware is always a prerequisite _ europe? maybe a trophy? tupperware is always a prerequisite for _ europe? maybe a trophy? tupperware is always a prerequisite for any - europe? maybe a trophy? tupperware is always a prerequisite for any of - is always a prerequisite for any of the big clubs and carry we are talking about six clubs in england who are a realistic aim at that and you and in clubs like west ham who have been in the top for for quite a long time this season so getting in the top four aids for the overriding priority. obviously they are still in the champions league and while most people would accept that united are not one of the favourites for that competition giving chelsea the current and manchester city are in there as well along with liverpool and bayern munich the fact that there any in the last 16 stage gives them a chance and i think the overriding priority top four and getting their hands on some silverware.— getting their hands on some silverware. ., , ,.,

our europe correspondent, nick beake, has more. iami6 i am 16 years old. i'm13 years i am 16 years old. i'm 13 years old. we are suing _ i am 16 years old. i'm 13 years old. we are suing 33 — i am 16 years old. i'm 13 years old. we are suing 33 countries. - i am 16 years old. i'm 13 years old. we are suing 33 countries. it's - we are suing 33 countries. it's pretty scary. we are suing 33 countries. it's pretty scary-— we are suing 33 countries. it's pretty scary. one family's effort for the global— pretty scary. one family's effort for the global good. _ for the global good. this brother and sister felt compelled to do something after devastating fires hit northern portugal four years ago. we actually saw --eole portugal four years ago. we actually saw people suffering _ portugal four years ago. we actually saw people suffering and _ portugal four years ago. we actually saw people suffering and dying - portugal four years ago. we actually saw people suffering and dying on . saw people suffering and dying on tv, and not that far away from us. in all,

europe looks to build its defences against a new wave of covid infections, as the number of cases continues to surge. the uk health secretary, sajid javid, says the government will buy hundreds of millions more lateral flow tests, after days of supply issues. and afghanistan's former president defends his decision to flee the countryjust before the taliban take—over, saying he did it to prevent the destruction of kabul. days after launching into orbit, it's the "make or break" moment for the james webb space telescope as it starts to unfold its tennis court—sized sunshield. hello and welcome. the british socialite ghislaine maxwell has been found guilty of recruiting and trafficking young girls to be sexually abused by the late american financierjeffrey epstein. the 60—year—old was found guilty on five of the six counts she faced, including the most serious charge — that of sex trafficking a minor. maxwell faces spending the rest of her life in prison after she was found guilty by a jury in new york, but her lawyers say they are already preparing to appeal against the conviction.

europe looks to build its defences against a new wave of covid infections, as the number of cases continues to surge. in the uk — northern ireland and wales are cutting the isolation period for people with covid from ten days to seven, bringing them into line with england. the change will take effect tomorrow. and afghanistan's former president defends his decision to flee the countryjust before the taliban take—over, saying he did it to prevent the destruction of kabul. now on bbc news, it's time foryourworld: life at 50 degrees centigrade. in episode four, we see how lives have been dramatically altered in mexico and australia by global warming. surface temperatures at the moment, somewhere between 87 and 95 degrees. so many people don't think that climate change is real. itjust was extremely hot, and everyone was starting to get worried, day by day, until it happened. temperatures will climb well into the 40s, making conditions even worse on our fire grounds. the footage that i took of the fire was shot on the gopro that i had actually got for christmas five days before the event. it

some breaking news on travel through europe. the french interior ministry press office has updated their advice on british citizens travelling through france. european nationals have their main residence in france or in transit through france... these people are being affected. third country nationals and those with valid resident permits. in addition to these categories, the home office says british nationals legally resident in france will be exempt from the need of a residence permit. there is a big more coming in on here is that the uk nationals who reside in another eu country are third country nationals which doesn't allow them to transit through france. but a large number of british people are having difficulties in reaching their country of residence. i think this allows people to transit through france to reach another european country residence at the moment. we will try and clarify that because it is fairly complex. there is some eurotunnel information making parts clear of the stop they had led the french government

after saturday, things change because the very mild southerly winds get pushed into europe and instead, we get more of a west to south westerly wind, still mild, just not as mild and there will be some rain around as we head into sunday, particularly across more western and southern parts of the uk, some of the rain could be heavy. temperaturess a few degrees lower on sunday, still mild for this time of year. this is bbc news broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. i'm geeta guru—murthy. our top stories... the british socialite ghislaine maxwell is found guilty by a jury in new york on five counts of grooming and trafficking teenage girls for abuse. maxwell procured the girls for the financier and convicted sex offenderjeffrey epstein. she faces the rest of her life behind bars. no matter who you are or what kind of circles you travel in, no matter how much money you have, no matter how many years have passed since the sexual abuse, justice is still possible. europe looks to build its defences against a new wave of covid infections, as the number of cases continues to

europe looks to build its defences against a new wave of covid infections, as the number of cases continues to surge. hello and welcome. the british socialite ghislaine maxwell has been found guilty of recruiting and trafficking young girls to be sexually abused by the late american financierjeffrey epstein. the 60—year—old was found guilty on five of the six counts she faced, including the most serious charge, that of sex trafficking a minor. maxwell faces spending the rest of her life in prison after she was found guilty by a jury in new york, but her lawyers say they are already preparing to appeal against the conviction. our north america correspondent aleem maqbool reports. court sketches show the moment ghislaine maxwell's victims have waited decades for. after five days of deliberation, jurors decided she was guilty on five counts linked to the sexual abuse of teenagers. and it was four of her victims who helped put her behind bars. the court heard how ghislaine maxwell gained their trust. during their emotional testimony, they told the jury how she instructed them to give the la

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warns coronavirus variants omicron and delta are driving a dangerous tsunami of cases, as the us and europe report a record number of infections. in northern ireland, the isolation period for people with the coronavirus will be cut from ten days down to seven — provided they have a negative lateral flow test. hello and welcome. the british socialite ghislaine maxwell has been found guilty of recruiting and trafficking young girls to be sexually abused ghislaine maxwell by the late american financier jeffrey epstein. the 60—year—old was found guilty on five of the six counts she faced — including the most serious charge, that of sex trafficking a minor. maxwell faces spending the rest of her life in prison after she was found guilty by a jury in new york, but her lawyers say they are already preparing to appeal against the conviction. our north america correspondent aleem maqbool reports. court sketches show the moment ghislaine maxwell's victims have waited decades for. after five days of deliberation, jurors decided she was guilty on five counts linked to the sexual abuse of teenag

things will start a change on sunday, because the very mild air is heading more into europe. the wind direction changes to more a west or south—west. it is still mild, just not as mild. may be some sunshine on sunday, but we are likely to find showers or longer spells of rain across southern and eastern parts of the uk. temperatures will be a few degrees lower, but still mild for this time of year. lower, but still mild for this time of ear. ., ~ _, , of year. darren, thank you very much. goodbye _ of year. darren, thank you very much. goodbye from _ of year. darren, thank you very much. goodbye from me, - of year. darren, thank you very much. goodbye from me, and. of year. darren, thank you very i much. goodbye from me, and on of year. darren, thank you very - much. goodbye from me, and on bbc now on bbc news, it's time for click. this week: getting set for the metaverse, but what should we wear? where should we go? what are the latest specs? and how far and how high could we get? the victoria and albert museum in london is a treasure trove of beautiful artworks. some thre

our europe correspondent nick beake has been meeting some of the young activists. i'm sofia. i'm 16 years old. i'm andre. i'm13 years old and we are suing 33 countries. it's pretty scary. yeah. _ it's not a joke. one family's effort for the global good. brother and sister andre and sofia felt compelled to do something after devastating fires hit northern portugal four years ago. we actually saw people, like, suffering and dying on tv, and not that far away from us. in all, 66 people perished. scientists say climate change will bring more of these violent episodes. the young portuguese activists hope judges will rule that their right to life is being threatened by the 33 countries they're suing. even if we don't win i think we set an example to other people that they can follow, so it's like a snowball effect that gets bigger and bigger. dutch climate campaigner eefke van de wouw agrees a new direction's needed. she's hiked through the netherlands during the pandemic trying to drum up support, and argues the best path is now a legal one. because we feel now a lot of doors are

warns coronavirus variants omicron and delta are driving a dangerous tsunami of cases, as the us and europe report a record number of infections. nhs england is to set up new nightingale hubs to combat a potential wave of covid admissions due to omicron. an extra 4,000 emergency hospital beds are to be deployed. and afghanistan's former president defends his decision to flee the country as the taliban closed in earlier this year, saying he did it to prevent the destruction of kabul. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. the british socialite ghislaine maxwell, daughter of the late and disgraced media mogul robert maxwell, has been found guilty of having helped her lover, the financierjeffrey epstein, sexually abuse teenage girls. the 60—year—old was found guilty on five of the six counts she faced — including the most serious charge, of sex trafficking a minor. it means maxwell could spend the rest of her life behind bars. aleem maqbool reports. court sketches show the moment ghislaine maxwell's victims have waited decades for. after five days of delibera

warns coronavirus variants omicron and delta are driving a dangerous tsunami of cases, as the us and europe report a record number of infections. nhs england is to set up new nightingale hubs to combat a potential wave of covid admissions due to omicron. an extra 4,000 emergency hospital beds are to be deployed.

but i wonder if you can take us back to march of 2020 when it all started emerging, particularly in europe and the uk. what was the thought process? what were you looking at then which has got us to the stage we are at today? we started the stage we are at today? - started planning the clinical trials backin started planning the clinical trials back in february 2020 to try and work out how we could develop the vaccine and we already had the prototype in the laboratory and we started manufacturing, but then we then had to plan how to do the trials which could tell us that the vaccine was safe and that it would work, and that is usually a laborious process that takes ten or 15 years, so it was a fairly daunting task, not least because most of the commentary at the time was we won't have a vaccine for years and we were absolutely aware that if we didn't have a vaccine there would be many millions more people who would have died, so an enormous amount of pressure but the team here at oxford are wonderful researchers around the uk and of course the public all came forward and from a first dose

and record numbers of covid infections are recorded across europe and the us, driven by the omicron variant — the world health organization warns of huge strains on health systems. hello and welcome. a jury in new york has found the british socialite ghislaine maxwell guilty of having helped the late financierjeffrey epstein sexually abuse teenage girls. the jurors found the 60—year—old guilty of another four charges connected with procuring the victims and facilitating the abuse. she was found not guilty on one other charge. the convictions mean maxwell faces the possibility of spending the rest of her life in prison. aleem maqbool reports from new york. ghislaine maxwell will now finally pay for her terrible crimes. her victims were robbed ofjustice for decades, but four of them have helped put a now—infamous sexual predator behind bars. each was from a troubled or cash—strapped home, and the court heard how ghislaine maxwell gained their trust. during their explicit and emotional testimony, they told the jury how she instructed them to give the late jeffrey epstein massages tha

and record numbers of covid infections are recorded across europe and the us driven by the omicron variant. the world health organization warns of huge strains on health systems. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. a jury in new york has found the british socialite ghislaine maxwell guilty of having helped the late financier, jeffrey epstein, sexually abuse teenage girls. the jurors found the 60—year—old guilty of another four charges connected with procuring the victims and facilitating the abuse. she was found not guilty on one other charge. the convictions mean maxwell faces the possibility of spending the rest of her life in prison. aleem maqbool reports from new york. ghislaine maxwell will now finally pay for her terrible crimes. her victims were robbed ofjustice for decades, but four of them have helped put a now infamous sexual predator behind bars. each was from a troubled or cash—strapped home, and the court heard how ghislaine maxwell gained their trust. during their explicit and emotional testimony, they told the jury how she instructed them to

and record numbers of covid infections are recorded across europe and the us driven by the omicron variant. the world health organization warns of huge strains on health systems.

and record numbers of covid infections are recorded across europe and the us driven by the omicron variant. the world health organization warns of huge strains on health systems. hello. a jury in new york has found the british socialite ghislaine maxwell guilty of having helped the late financier, jeffrey epstein, sexually abuse teenage girls. the jurors found the 60—year—old guilty of another four charges connected with procuring the victims and facilitating the abuse. she was found not guilty on one other charge. the convictions mean maxwell faces the possibility of spending the rest of her life in prison. ghislaine maxwell's lawyer had this to say outside court. we firmly believe in ghislaine's innocence. obviously, we are very disappointed with the verdict. we have already started working on the appeal and we are confident that she will be vindicated. everyone, be healthy, have a happy new year. but prosecutor, us attorney damian williams, welcomed the verdict. the road to justice has the road tojustice has been far too long. but today, just as has been done. i want to commend the