the vatican says benedict s condition has worsened in recent hours. and a powerful winter storm in north america has claimed more lives in new york state. we ll speak to a recovery worker in buffalo, one of the worst hit cities. for you watching in the uk, on pbs in the us and around the globe, welcome to bbc news. america has become the latest country to impose mandatory covid tests on chinese tourists, after beijing announced it would reopen its borders next week. it comes as china s covid cases surge. tighter measures have also been imposed by italy, japan, malaysia, taiwan and india. our diplomatic correspondent paul adams reports. from the world s most populous nation, alarming scenes china s hospitals overwhelmed, covid infections soaring. the country s abrupt decision to dismantle much of its strict covid regime apparently yielding worrying results. wards full of desperately ill people. outside this hospital in chengdu, a queue for emergency services. government offi
the vatican says benedict s condition has worsened in recent hours. and britain is on course to record its warmest year ever, after a summer of heatwaves, wildfires and drought. america has become the latest country to impose mandatory covid tests on chinese tourists, after beijing announced it would reopen its borders next week. it comes as china s covid cases surge. tighter measures have also been imposed by italy, japan, malaysia, taiwan and india. our diplomatic correspondent paul adams reports. from the world s most populous nation, alarming scenes china s hospitals overwhelmed, covid infections soaring. the country s abrupt decision to dismantle much of its strict covid regime apparently yielding worrying results. wards full of desperately ill people. outside this hospital in chengdu, a queue for emergency services. government officials say the situation is under control. that s not what these pictures suggest. at this funeral home, one of the city s biggest, more evi
died at the age of 90. now on bbc news, the travel show. coming up on this week s show, we re day tripping across the uk. and through here, and this way. oh, good boy! so, let s go. with autumn coming into full swing here in the uk, summer seems like a distant memory with its record high temperatures and a bounceback in tourism, after two years of stop start travel restrictions. well, earlier this year, we dropped in on some of the uk s top attractions and destinations, meeting the people getting as excited about travel again and hearing how they ve had to adapt to survive. if you were watching last week, you will have seen how inverness in the far north of scotland is sprucing up their castle and how local businesses adapted to meet changing demands. but this week, we re looking back at what the story was in england, wales and northern ireland, starting with that great northern powerhouse and football and cultural hub, manchester. so, this is no ordinary taxi ride. hello! so
islands to the mainland have been damaged, cutting off entire communities. and now on bbc news, the travel show. coming up on this week s show, we re day tripping across the uk. and through here, and this way. oh, good boy! so, let s go. with autumn coming into full swing here in the uk, summer seems like a distant memory with its record high temperatures and a bounceback in tourism, after two years of stop start travel restrictions. well, earlier this year, we dropped in on some of the uk s top attractions and destinations, meeting the people getting as excited about travel again and hearing how they ve had to adapt to survive. if you were watching last week, you will have seen how inverness in the far north of scotland is sprucing up their castle and how local businesses adapted to meet changing demands. but this week, we re looking back at what the story was in england, wales and northern ireland, starting with that great northern powerhouse and football and cultural hub,