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strike over pay. scotlands first minister says a trans woman convicted of rape wont now be imprisoned at the women—only jail wheres she currently being held. and scouring our coastlines for waste — why some of the plastic thats washing up is decades old. coming up on the bbc news channel, controversy at the australian open after novak djokovic�*s father is filmed posing for photos with the vladimir putin supporters. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at 0ne. russia has hi...

he scores early, as manchester united put three past nottingham forest, in the away leg of their league cup semi—final. and we catch up with radio one extras dj ace to find out why hes campaigning for more black and asian heritage organ donors. good morning. there is a touch of frost in western areas first thing. for many it will be a dry day with sunny spells, a little bit of cloud, and some showers in the east. details later in the programme. good morning. its thursday, 26th januar...

due to a global shortage of parts. nhs physiotherapists walk out in england for the first time — theyre latest to join strike action over pay in the uk health service. conservationists are worried about the impact of ageing plastics in our seas, as evidence shows they are now entering the human food chain. hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world. russia has hit back at ukraine with a wave of missiles — the day after two western countries confirmed they wou...

good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the scottish first minister nicola sturgeon has confirmed a transgender woman convicted of rape will not serve her sentence in scotlands only all—female prison. isla bryson was convicted in glasgow of carrying out two attacks before she changed gender. ms sturgeon faced repeated questions about the case during first ministers questions. our correspondent is in glasgow. walk us through the events from beginning, so we understand where we are and...

is to travel to israel, egypt and the west bank to urge israel and the palestinians to de—escalate tensions. thats after israeli forces killed seven palestinian fighters and two palestinian civilians during a raid. the raid happened here — in a refugee camp in the flashpoint town ofjenin. an elderly woman is reportedly among the dead. this is an eyewitness. we heard gunshots that we fled into the cloud and we stayed under siege there for three hours. the army beseeched us in the cl...

time for a look at the weather, heres ben rich. good afternoon. we had split fortunes temperature wise in the last few days. it has been cold in the south of the uk and another frosty start this morning but temperatures will slowly creep up a little over the next few days. this is aberdeen where yesterday it was close to 16 degrees. really mild in the north of the uk but here temperatures will be dropping away a little so essentially we end up whole in the same boat. things are startin...

and the threat to seals from the plastics in the sea. we report on a new scheme in the uk that should reduce the danger. live from our studio in singapore... this is bbc news. its newsday. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin in ukraine, where russia has launched a wave of missile strikes across the country. president volodymyr zelensky described the escalation as an effort to wipe ukraine off the face of the earth. frances emmanuel macr...

Years to break down in the sea. so we always collect whatever we can. its a fantastic way to show people what a problem plastics and other materials are in the sea. and everyone always laughs when i say this. i was born in 1993. so a lot of this is absolutely older than i am. , ., ., of this is absolutely older than i am. the litter is bad enough to look at. but am. the litter is bad enough to look at- but the — am. the litter is bad enough to look at. but the real— am. the litter is bad eno...

Of the litter out at sea. picking up the pieces is an endless task. collected in recent months, some of this was thrown away more than 50 years ago. materials like plastics are extremely durable. they take literally hundreds and hundreds of years to break down, so, for example, take a plastic bottle you drink out of, it takes roughly 450 years to break down in the sea. so we always collect whatever we can. its a fantastic way to show people what a problem plastics and other materials are in the ...

From flamborough, in east yorkshire. the spectacular sight of an east coast winter tide. oh, thats fishing line. but it brings with it little reminders of a planet damaged by plastic. they actually think that we only roughly find about 15, 15%, of the litter out at sea. picking up the pieces is an endless task. collected in recent months, some of this was thrown away more than 50 years ago. materials like plastics are extremely durable. they take literally hundreds and hundreds of years to break...