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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 th...

russia says its forces have completed the capture of soledar, a small town in eastern ukraine that's been the focus of intense fighting. moscow called it an important step in its offensive, which would allow russian troops to cut off ukrainian forces in nearby bakhmut. if russia's claims are true, it would be the first ukrainian town it has captured since july after six months of russian military setbacks. but ukraine's president zelensky says the battle in soledar is still under way. our ukraine correspondent james waterhouse reports. a salt mining town under russian assault, soleda...

this is bbc news. we'll have the headlines and all the main news stories for you at the top of the hour, straight after this programme. i am michaela strachan, a wildlife presenter who is passionate about conservation. my work has taken me all over the world and in that time i have seen huge changes, many due to climate change. in extreme conservation, we meet inspirational people who have dedicated their lives to protecting the natural world. this time, i'm in turkey. this country's stunning forest are facing devastating losses. but it is notjust the trees that need saving, it is al...

in prison after a jury found him guilty, but the verdict was quashed on appeal. those are the bbc news headlines. in scotland, primary schools were closed today as teachers took action in their dispute over pay. the teaching unions have asked for a 10% pay rise, but the scottish government has offered 5%. teachers in scotland's secondary schools will go on strike tomorrow, as our scotland correspondent lorna gordon reports. we wa nt we want 10% so we can pay the rent! out on strike again, these teachers are clear about what they want. they said they would neither be in the classroom ...

tell—all book, spare, goes on sale around the world. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. we start in california, where at least 17 people are now known to have died from heavy flooding in the state. nearly 50,000 people have been ordered to evacuate amid fears of landslides. all residents — that's 10,000 people — living in the coastal town of montesito near santa barbara have been ordered to leave. warnings of flooding and high winds are in place across much of california, with more cyclones expected. jon donnison reports. not a river but a road. but ...