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strike over pay. scotland s first minister says a trans woman convicted of rape won t now be imprisoned at the women only jail where s she currently being held. and scouring our coastlines for waste why some of the plastic that s 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 hit ukraine with another wave of missile strikes, this time during the morning rush hour, killing at least one person and injuring several others in the capital kyiv. ukrainian officials also said critical infrastructure was damaged in the black sea region of 0desa. the strikes come the day after germany and the us confirmed they would send leopard and abrams tanks to the country. this morning the german defence minister said he wanted his country s vehicles there by the end of march. russia ha ....
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 scotland s 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 minister s questions. our correspondent is in glasgow. walk us through the events from beginning, so we understand where we are and we will get on to nicola sturgeon s comments later. just stu rgeon s comments later. just bring sturgeon s comments later. just bring us up to speed with where we are. , , bring us up to speed with where we are, , , , ., bring us up to speed with where we are. ,, ., are. this is isla bryson, a transwoman are. this is isla bryson, a transwoman who - are. this is isla bryson, a transwoman who was - are. this is isla bryson, a l transwoman who was found are. this is isla bryson, a - transwoman ....
picket lines if lives are in immediate danger. under trade union laws, life and limb cover must be provided. live now to london s trafalgar square, where we can speak to nickjohnson, who s at the rally there. what are people saying to you? things are just getting under way here. the rally itself starting in the next few minutes. this will be ground zero for the junior doctors strike in england. this is the second track byjunior doctors in the space of a month. the bma says patrons haven t been met. they are still pushing for about 35% pay increase. in the past hour or so we have heard from downing street who say that that pay increases completely unrealistic and they are not prepared to sit down with the british medical association until they can come to what downing street says it s a bit more realistic. the man in charge of nhs england has said that this week is expected to cause unparalleled levels of disruption within the health service. it is thought that more than ....
concerns about safety. paramedics and support staff are taking further action in their dispute over pay and conditions. they say the current situation is not sustainable. we don t meet minimum levels now on a day to day basis. i cannot stress enough how difficult it is for us to be able to deliver that care to patients. here at westminster, the government not was planning ahead. it wants to change the law to force unions to offer emergency cover during strikes. labour say that is insulting to workers. we ll have the latest on the series of disputes in different public sectors and the likelihood of resolution any time soon. also tonight. 2022 was a year of climate extremes, weather experts say. europe and the polar regions were hardest hit by global warming. the latest on the fighting in eastern ukraine, where the mining town of soledar is reported to be under russian control. and the popularity of gaming helps boost the uk s home entertainment industry to record levels. ....
welcome to bbc news broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin in china where authorities have stopped issuing short term visas to individuals from south korea and japan, in retaliation for covid restrictions imposed on chinese travellers. inside the country, state media are downplaying risks from the virus. officials from several major cities and provinces have said the infection rates are past their peak and officials in beijing say it s discriminatory to single out chinese travellers. translation: regrettably, some countries disregard science and their own covid situation, they are bent on imposing restrictions on china. china firmly reject this and will take reciprocal measures, we called the relevant countries to base their measures on facts and science and take proportionate measures and not use this to engage in political manipulations. we can now speak to the travel writer and blogger, steve rohan, who worked in china for six years. he ....