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Ata time at a time when many people are celebrating with family and friends, we have lost one of the most illustrious, courageous and beloved amongst us. the bodies of 16 iraqi kurds who drowned when their inflatable boat sank last month in the channel while trying to reach the uk have been returned to northern iraq. new coronavirus restrictions come into force in scotland, wales and northern ireland — to try to limit the spread of the omicron variant. now on bbc news, its time for our world �...

Who has died at the age of 90. ata time at a time when many people are celebrating with family and friends, we have lost one of the most illustrious, courageous and beloved amongst us. the bodies of 16 iraqi kurds who drowned when their inflatable boat sank last month in the channel while trying to reach the uk have been returned to northern iraq. new coronavirus restrictions come into force in scotland, wales and northern ireland — to try to limit the spread of the omicron variant. now on bbc...

It took out of him. >> tucker: i cant imagine. >> some days you couldnt even move, he was in such pain he had to come -- wouldnt pick his attache back. it took everything that he had to do the shows. rush limbaugh was the best of men. and he stood tall through all of those slanders, evil, hateful attacks on his character, and he remained who he was. a good, decent, generous, god loving, god-fearing man who loved his family, who loved his country, and who loved what he did. >> tucker: we are out ...

As night falls, and newly arrived philippine red cross team helped islanders to speak with loved ones using their satellite phone. help is on hand here, but there needs to be a lot, lot more. howard johnson, bbc news, siargao island. the uk figures going over 100,000 for the first time, a new record, psychological barrier, lets head straight to westminster and straight to your political correspondent ben wright. confirms that the omicron variant is sweeping through populations, is incredibly tra...

Construction materials for repair and especially for evacuation centres to move people especially when the rain will come, many people are living on the streets in makeshift houses and this is just the start of the typhoon season which normally ends in mid—march. outside the airport, residents have been waiting for up to three days for a flight off the island. it is leading to a sense of panic. there is no system, we have to figure it out ourselves. the real pandemic is not having a system. as...

The real pandemic is not having a system. as night falls, and newly arrived philippine red cross team helped islanders to speak with loved ones using their satellite phone. help is on hand here, but there needs to be a lot, lot more. howard johnson, bbc news, siargao island. the headlines on bbc news: a record number of daily coronavirus cases across the uk — as more than 100,000 are recorded in a single day. it comes as the uk governments scientific advisers say clinically vulnerable children...

It is leading to a sense of panic. there is no system, we have to figure it out ourselves. the real pandemic is not having a system. as night falls, and newly arrived philippine red cross team helped islanders to speak with loved ones using their satellite phone. help is on hand here, but there needs to be a lot, lot more. howard johnson, bbc news, siargao island. a 44—year—old man has been sentenced to nearly three years in prison for stalking the former bbc breakfast presenter, louise minc...

Have doubled in the last week forcing the poor to find other sources. this family are drawing water from an old well, but it isnt clean. diarrhoea cases are on the rise here. it is bad for the stomach but we have no choice, we need to drink. we do not have safe water to drink. at the badly damaged airport aid is getting through but in limited quantities. outside the airport, residents have been waiting for up to three days for a flight off the island. it is leading to a sense of panic. there is ...

♪ >> a little while later the jonas brothers lip-sync, to a viral video where long islanders talk about president biden or biron. but the celebrity tweets werent without their detractors with critics saying what a waste of time to i never thought id hate the jonas brothers until now. covid making a comeback a week before christmas. the world health organization says omicron is spreading faster than delta. >> its all picking up again and it feels similar to the beginning. >> scientists in the...

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