local time, a bomb destroyed pan am flight 103 as it flew 31,000 feet above lockerbie, scotland. the massive boeing 747, known as the "clipper maid of the seas," exploded and fell to the ground in countless pieces scattered across 840 square miles, nearly the entire width of scotland. the explosion killed all 259 people on board, 243 passengers and 16 crew members, including 190 americans. falling debris claimed the lives of 11 lockerbie residents on the ground, just at the time they were home and sitting down to dinner. the lockerbie bombing remains the deadliest single terrorist attack in the history of the united kingdom, and the second deadliest terrorist attack in american history, the costliest being 9/11. immediately after the bombing, the f.b.i. partnered with law enforcement agencies from scotland to investigate. that joint investigation led to the filing of charges in 1991 against two libyan intelligence officers. the investigation also pointed to another conspirator, a man known by the name abu agela masud, but at the time, investigators were unable to identify or loca

falling debris claimed the lives of 11 lockerbie residents on the ground, just at the time they were home and sitting down to dinner. the lockerbie bombing remains the deadliest single terrorist attack in the history of the united kingdom, and the second deadliest terrorist attack in american history, the costliest 9/11. immediately after the bombing, partnered with law enforcement agencies from investigate. that joint investigation led to the filing of charges in 1991 against two libyan intelligence officers. the investigation also pointed to another conspirator, a man known by the name abu agela masud, but at the time, investigators were unable to this third locate person. this morning i'm joined by the of our national security division here at the department demers, by john for the.s. attorney district of columbia michael sherwin and by steve, the charge of irector in the washington field office of the f.b.i. joined by kara weipz, last year at the memorial of the 103 victims. monetti washer rick killed on that flight. leads a pan am flight organization. i also want to say i talked

they broke slowly over at lockerbie. 0ver independent states. they broke slowly over at lockerbie. over the cockpit of pan—am made of the seas goes down in the south earth. you can see what happens when a plane eight stories high, a puppets falls from 30,000 feet. christmas has returned to our albania after a communist ban lasting more than 20 yea rs communist ban lasting more than 20 years with thousands what to midnight mass in the town where there were anti—communist riots ten days ago. this is bbc world news, the latest headlines. the european union and united kingdom have finally reached a post—brexit trade deal — after months of wrangling. both sides hailed it a success. the final hurdle was access to fishing waters. there are some indications that fishermen in the uk are unhappy with the deal. for many brexiteers, leaving the eu customs union and having the ability to strike

can be delivered across all the member states and 32 years after a bomb attack took down a jet over lockerbie scotland the u.s. justice department has charged a new suspect the department plays to charges in our board. for making the bomb that blew up the pan a jet in 1988. more now the growing concerns about of mutated strain of krona viruses emerged in the u.k. victoria b. looks at what's being discussed on social media. there is plenty of reaction online the hashtags to for u.k. lockdown and heathrow are among those that have been trending closures and travel restrictions resulted in chaotic scenes at london's heathrow airport one uses shed this video of queues outside one of the terminals as more countries and now nst flight bans here's what some passengers had to say. it's not a lot of people travelling obviously it's kind of weird it's actually a little bit easier to get. the restrictions on travels a lot harder stuff to see family basically i have been here last year the same here as a visitor and. i'm. confused at this time we've given out i'm here at one point in december security si

the country concedes it can't contain a more infectious variant of coronavirus. 32 years after the lockerbie disaster, america charges a libyan man with making the bomb which blew up pan am flight 103. a shot made for the cameras — us president—electjoe biden becomes the latest leading figure to get a virus vaccine on live tv. russian opposition figure alexei navalny says he tricked security agents into revealing details of his attempted assassination, including that the poison was in his underpants. the uk is increasingly isolated after admitting a new strain of covid—19 is out of control. almost all of europe has banned flights from the uk. but the european union is set to announce a unified plan on tuesday that could exempt lorries and freight to ensure trade routes can resume safely as soon as possible. in africa and the middle east, turkey, israel, morocco and saudi arabia are among those to ban all flights from the uk. in asia, india and hong kong, which is a key travel hub have suspended flights too. in south central america, argentina and columbia have also taken swift action.

the country deals with climbing cases of a more infectious variant of coronavirus. 32 years after the lockerbie disaster, america charges a libyan man with making the bomb which blew up pan am 103. a shot made for the cameras — president—electjoe biden and the incoming first lady publicly receive their first doses of the covid—19 vaccine. i'm doing this to demonstrate that people should be prepared when it's available, to take the vaccine. it's nothing worry about. a special report from china, we speak to the scientist whose laboratory is suspected by some to be the origin of the novel coronavirus. hello and welcome. we are covering all of the latest coronavirus developments here in britain and globally. first, the uk is increasingly isolated after admitting a new strain of covid—19 is out of control. almost all of europe has banned flights from the uk. but the european union is set to announce a unified plan on tuesday that could exempt lorries and freight to ensure trade routes can resume safely as soon as possible. in the continent of africa and the middle east — turkey, israel, mo

the lockerbie bombing was the worst terrorist attack in british history. these pictures are from december 1988, when 159 people were killed after the bomb exploded as the plane flew over lockerbie. most of the people aboard were americans returning home for the christmas holidays. a further 11 people died when a large section of the fusellage crashed to the ground, destroying homes. the bombing was blamed on colonel ghaddafi's regime in libya — but only one man has ever been convicted. lybian abdelbaset al—megrahi was jailed in 2001, but released back to libya in 2009 when he had terminal cancer. he died three years later. the new charges are expected to be announced by outgoing us attorney—general, william barr. he held the same position when the us announced its first charges against megrahi and another libyan suspect, lateracquitted, — that was in 1991. at the time he said... well, the case against mr mas‘ud has in part relied on the work of a journalist named ken dornstein. his brother david was on board the pan am plane. he went to libya to

justice department charge a libyan man with constructing the bomb that brought down a pan am flight over lockerbie. so-called planetary kids said it's jupiter and saturn at their closest in 400 years. but into the program more countries are shutting their doors to the united kingdom due to a mutated strain of corona virus that's been identified there but it's scientists say the strain is more contagious than previous ones although it's not believed to be more deadly but that didn't stop governments around the world from taking swift action in response to the news russia india and hong kong are the latest to join the growing list of nations banning flights from the u.k. their move came after some of britain's closest allies including germany france and italy imposed similar benz. saudi arabia oman and kuwait went even further suspending all international flights and not just those to and from the u.k. now these border closures mean trading across the u.k. has effectively ground to a halt trucks carrying essential goods to and from mainland europe are stuck because ferry ports are shut and tunnels w

but not everyone believes lockerbie was the work of libya. jim swire lost his daughter flora in the bombing and has campaigned for answers ever since. i don't feel confident that the material that was provided to indicate that the bomb had come from the hand of a libyan in malta was correct. i cannot bring myself to feel that the evidence we've heard so far does in fact point us towards the truth. libya's late ruler colonel gaddafi was certainly desperate to get sanctions lifted 20 years ago. to do that he reluctantly accepted the charges and paid compensation to the victims‘ families. today, 32 years after the tragedy of lockerbie, it appears some details are still being uncovered and the mysterious case of the new suspect may yet pose more unanswered questions. frank gardner, bbc news. millions of people in the uk missed out on potentially life—saving scans when the nhs cancelled non—essential hospital appointments in the first few months of the pandemic. analysis by the bbc shows that in england alone, at least 4.4 million fewer scan

charges a libyan man with the building of a bomb the brought down the pan am flight over lockerbie in scotland and the so-called planetree case as jupiter and saturn get their closest in 400 years. i'm german national have on the spot including another accolade for christiane in our day the portuguese football star wins the golden 1st award a lifetime achievement on a basic 4 by fans. welcome to the news our british prime minister boris johnson has moved to reassure his people and the international community about a more contagious strain of the corona virus that's left the u.k. increasingly isolated dozens of governments around the world have banned all restricted travel to the u.k. to stop the spread of the virus around the globe some of britain's closest allies including germany. italy and france are amongst those who've moved to clamp down on the travel from britain saudi arabia oman and kuwait 20 even further suspending all international flights now these border closures mean trading across the u.k. has effectively ground to hold trucks carrying essential goods to and from mainla

the plane crashed into the small scottish village of lockerbie. now from london to new york's jfk airport, most of the passengers were american, including 35 students from syracuse university returning home for the holidays after fall semester. on the ground, it was a scene of utter devastation. the gentle rolling fields scattered with bodies and parts of the plane. the name made of this he's still visible on the crushed boeing 747 cockpit. the debris were collected in all part of an enormous crime scene. the evidence painstakingly examined when 70 miles away in a found a clue in the field. an instruction booklet for radio cassette player. in 1991, then acting attorney general william barr announced charges against two libyan intelligence officers. abdel basset ali al-megrahi. >> here is what the indictment charges. the defendants and coconspirators made a bomb of plastic explosives and sophisticated finding device and placed it in a portable radio cassette player. >> libya refused to hand the men over but after crippling economic actions agreed t

exactly 32 years after a panam flight blew up over lockerbie, killing 270, us officials have charged a libyan man with making the bomb. jabs for the cameras — president—electjoe biden and the incoming first lady publicly receive their first doses of the covid—19 vaccine. hello and welcome to bbc news. if you're watching in the uk or around the world, the uk is increasingly isolated after admitting a new strain of covid—19 is out of control. almost all of europe passband flights in the uk but the european union is set to announce a unified plan on tuesday that could exempt lorries and freight to ensure trade routes could resume safely as soon as possible. in africa and the middle east, turkey israel morocco and saudi arabia or all of those to ban flights in the uk. in asia, india and hong kong, a key travel hub have suspended flights as well. in south america, argentina columbia also taken swift action and so is canada, although the united states has not. the french ban on some freight lorries is to act for 48 hours, most freight is getting through and talks to find a solution

exactly 32 years after a panam flight blew up over lockerbie, killing 270, us officials have charged a libyan man with making the bomb. jabs for the cameras — president—electjoe biden and the incoming first lady publicly receive their first doses of the covid—19 vaccine. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world — i'm tim willcox. the uk is increasingly isolated after admitting a new strain of covid 19 is out of control. almost all of europe has banned flights from the uk. but the european union is set to announce a unified plan on tuesday that could exempt lorries and freight to ensure trade routes can resume safely as soon as possible. in africa and the middle east — turkey, israel, morocco and saudi arabia are among those to ban all flights from the uk. in asia — india and hong kong, which is a key travel hub have suspended flights too. in south central america — argentina and columbia have also taken swift action. and so has canada — though so far the us has not. the french ban on some freight lorries is due to last 48 hours, leading to lo

drjim swire's daughter flora died in the lockerbie disaster. he has long been sceptical that mr megrahi was guilty of involvement in the bombing, and — as he told bbc breakfast this morning — remains to be convinced about mr masud's involvement. i can't see how a connection can be made to the lockerbie bombing with this guy, but it's quite possible there may be because one of the things that has made life even more difficult than the life of bereavement might otherwise have been has been the fact our own government in this country has been sequestering files concerning lockerbie out of reach of public information requests so that we are denied what knowledge our own government may have about this particular case. new research has revealed that millions of people across the uk have missed out on medical scans because of the pandemic. in england, at least 4.4 million fewer scans were performed between april and september this year compared to the same period in 2019. cancer charities are worried about patients who have been diagnosed late, or

inside a container, as they were smuggled into britain. 32 years after a panam flight blew up over lockerbie, us officials have charged a llibyan man with making the bomb. and a special report from china. we hear from the chinese scientist whose laboratory is suspected by some of being the origin of the pandemic. and in the sport on bbc news, two premier league games on monday night. we'll tell you about a win for burnley and how chelsea fared at home to west ham united. good evening. borisjohnson‘s government is now under intense pressure on three fronts. the new variant of coronavirus is spreading rapidly, dozens of countries have banned travel from the uk, and britain is still set to leave the eu without a deal in 11 days‘ time. during the day, more than a0 countries banned flights from the uk, or imposed greater restrictions, and a french ban on some freight lorries is due to last 48 hours, leading to long queues on the roads of kent to the port of dover. but the government points out that most freight is getting through, although accompanied freight through dover, about a fifth of t

and plans for new charges of the $988.00 lockerbie airline bombing that killed $270.00. 1 of the nigerian schoolboys who escaped capture from a faction of boko royal has spoken about his kidnapping hundreds of students were abducted from a school in northern katsina state last week at least 17 have been rescued by security forces you to go to to make more you want all of that after we scaled the fence we were hearing voices saying that we should come back thinking there were police officers unknown to us it was the brain that they then gave the rest of the spot that was when we realized that would bend its wearing military uniform. in walking for so long i was already exhausted i'm a sickle cell patients want to hold my friend shoulder on to my right be up to my lift before i continue the treacherous walk into the bush as the bandits continue to float people from the back so that they move faster. i was there i was up and it just is outside the school in kind of cholera where the boys were kidnapped. it's mixed feelings here in concord a town with many parents who have recovered their chi

david shukman, bbc news. 0n the 32nd anniversary of the lockerbie bombing, the us justice department has charged a man with making the bomb which blew up pan am flight 103, killing 270 people. adu agila masud is injail in libya and prosecutors claim he has confessed to his role in the bombing. they are hopeful libya will allow his extradition to face trial. from washington aleem maqbool reports. the images will be seared on the minds of those who saw news of the atrocity unfolding. the massive scar on the earth where homes had been. 11 people on the ground and all 259 on board pan am 103 flying from london to new york were killed. the worst terrorist attack in british history, though one that was seen as libyan revenge against the united states. the only man ever convicted of involvement was an alleged libyan intelligence officer, abdel baset almegrahi, though he was released by scottish officials on compassionate grounds because of the cancer that ultimately killed him. but now the us says it's charging this man, abu agila masud, for making the bomb that was detonated over lockerbie

but not everyone believes lockerbie was the work of libya. jim swire lost his daughter flora in the bombing and has campaigned for answers ever since. i don't feel confident that the material that was provided to indicate that the bomb had come from the hand of a libyan in malta was correct. i cannot bring myself to feel that the evidence we've heard so far does in fact point us towards the truth. libya's late ruler colonel gaddafi was certainly desperate to get sanctions lifted 20 years ago. to do that, he reluctantly accepted the charges and paid compensation to the victims‘ families. today, 32 years after the tragedy of lockerbie, it appears some details are still being uncovered and the mysterious case of the new suspect may yet pose more unanswered questions. frank gardner, bbc news. millions of people in the uk missed out on potentially life—saving scans when the nhs cancelled nonessential hospital appointments in the first few months of the pandemic. analysis by the bbc shows that, in england alone, at least 4.4 million fewer scans

tried to agree co—ordinated strength and health protocols. 32 years after the pan am disaster over lockerbie, scotland, the us has announced terrorism charges against a libyan man accused of making the explosives that brought down the aircraft. 270 people lost their lives. us president—elect joe biden has appeared before the media to receive the covid—19 vaccine. mr biden and his wifejill were given their first doses publically in an effort to boost confidence in its safety and encourage others to take up the vaccine ahead of its widespread distribution next year. many of the uk's highest infection rates are in london and the south—east of england. with a new variant in coronavirus believed to be particularly prevalent was that millions of people had to change their christmas plans at the last minute or abandon them altogether. mark easton has been to essex, one of the most affected areas. thurrock‘s christmas wonderland is closed — by law. the vast lakeside shopping centre almost deserted on what should have been one of the busiest days. at santa claus‘s grotto, another sign of

>> it was really important for us to put a face sort to speak on what had happened, to see lockerbie. during that first visit we actually visited the farm where my father was found. and met those wonderful, kind people who watched over him that night. >> reporter: the families faced plenty of disappointment over the years. today hoping they are finally closer to answers. what questions do you still have that just haven't been answered all these years? >> well, i think it's important for us to take a closer look at the indictment we'll continue to search for more answers and we will continue to heal and try to bring meaning to our lives from what has occurred >> today's annual observance for the victims of flight 103 at syracuse university was partly virtual owing to the pandemic. >>> new developments tonight in that botched police raid caught on body cam in chicago. mayor lori lightfoot announcing all the officers involved are placed on desk duty pending an investigation. last year the officers burst into the home of an innocent woman, anjanette young, handcuffing her while she was na

strengthened, health protocols — for people travelling from britain. 32 years after the pan am disaster over lockerbie in scotland, the us has announced that terrorism charges have been brought against a libyan man accused of making the explosives that brought down the aircraft. 270 people lost their lives. us president—electjoe biden has appeared before the media to receive the covid—19 vaccine. mr biden and his wifejill were given their first doses publically in an effort to boost confidence in its safety and encourage others to take up the vaccine ahead of its widespread distribution next year. many of the uk's highest infection rates are in london and the south—east of england, where the new variant of coronavirus is believed to be particularly prevalent. millions of people have had to change their christmas plans at the last minute, or abandon them completely. our home editor mark easton has been to thurrock in essex, one of the worst—affected areas. thurrock‘s christmas wonderland is closed — by law. the vast lakeside shopping centre almost deserted on what should have been one of th

strength and health protocols for people travelling from britain. 32 years after the pan am disaster over lockerbie in scotland, the united states has announced that terrorism charges have been brought against a libyan man accused of making the exclude to enact explosives that brought on the aircraft. to hunt at 70 people died. us president electjoe biden has appeared before the media to receive the covid—19 vaccine. he and his wife were given their first doses publicly in an effort to boost confidence and safety and encourage of others to take up a vaccine ahead of its distribution next year. those are the main headlines here on bbc news. now, it's time for hard —— hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. the tech sector is fast becoming a battleground where the united states and china, the world's great economic powers, are competing for power and influence. so where does that leave europe in the race to shape the digitalfuture? well, my guest today is herman hauser, veteran european tech pioneer and venture capitalist. is europe failing to build its own tech champions? herman hau

in the lockerbie bombing. and it is our hope. the libyan authorities will allow masood to be tried for this crime in the united states. and we'll provide the support and witnesses necessary for us to bring him to justice we have no reason to think that that government is interested in associating itself with this heinous act of terrorism and so we are optimistic that they will turn him over to face justice of the 2 other libyans who were charged one was acquitted while the other was convicted and is now dead barr who was attorney general in 1991 when the original charges were filed said today that all 3 were working for the regime of the late libyan leader moammar qaddafi, the affidavit also alleges that the operation had been ordered by the leadership. a libyan intelligence and then after the downing of the aircraft. gadhafi had personally thanked masood for the successful attack on the united our and other officials explained that the crack in the case involved an interview masoud who was under arrest for his ties to gadhafi ga

is expected to unseal charges against another suspects in the 1988 lockerbie bombing that killed 270 people a libyan intelligence officer is accused of making the bomb that blew up a u.s. airliner over the scottish town of lockerbie he's reportedly custody in libya and is expected to be extradited to the u.s. but that is your up to date stay with us on al-jazeera inside stories next. book a how rahm's mass abduction this group has yet again claimed the kidnapping of a number of students in nigeria after more than a decade of the girl be dealt with and going to be defeated this is inside story. hello welcome to the program. nigeria's book rage much of the world into a 1014 when it abducted schoolgirls in chibok a few years. operational was launched against the group it's claimed responsibility for a similar attack hundreds of school boys were kidnapped this time in the northwest . the attack in that scene or state was initially blamed on band these groups that have carried out kidnaps for run some in the area hundreds of students are missing while others escaped boko haram says it had

falling debris claimed the lives of 11 lockerby residents on the ground just at the time they were home and sitting down to dinner. the lockerbie bombing remains the deadliest single terrorist attack in the history of the united kingdom, and the second deadliest terrorist attack in american history. the most being 9/11. immediately after the bombing, the fbi partnered with law enforcement agencies from scotland to investigate. that joint investigation led to the filing of charges in 1991 against two libyan intelligence officers. the investigation also pointed to a third conspirator. but at the time, investigators were unable to identify or locate this third person. this morning i'm joined by the head of our national security division here at the department of justice, by acting u.s. attorney for the district of columbia, and by the assistant director in charge of the washington field office of the fbi. i'm also joined by kara weeps, who i met last week at the memorial for the 103 victims, and whose brother, rick manetti was killed on that flight. kara now leads a pan am flight 103 advoc

is expected to unsealed charges against another suspect in the 1988 lockerbie bombing that killed 270 people a libyan intelligence officer identified as abu mohammed lawsuit is accused of making the bomb that blew up a u.s. airliner over the scottish town of lockerbie most of the victims on the london's new york pan am flight 103 were american citizens massoud is reportedly in custody in libya and is expected to be extradited to the u.s. to stand trial where. rescue teams africa bodies of 4 children after a boat scaring migrants sank off the coast of libya the libyan red crescent received reports of a sinking boat with 30 people on board west of the capital tripoli no survivors have been fined libya is a major transit hub for people attempting to make the crossing to europe. 10 years ago a fruit seller in jena zia set himself on fire in a desperate and fatal protest mohamed bouazizi is actions taps into frustration and fear at home and across the region leading to what became known as the arab spring is the only country that transitions into democracy but many say things only become w

the united states is expected to unseal charges against another suspect in the 1988 lockerbie bombing that killed 270 people libyan intelligence officer identified as. masood is accused of making the bomb that blew up a u.s. aircraft over the scottish town of lockerbie most of the victims on the london to new york pan am flight one of 3 americans massoud is reportedly in custody in libya and is expected to be extradited to the u.s. to stand trial that. has more from tripoli. this case has not been finalized yet now but mr wood ordered the new accusations made by the us justice system is said to be based on confessions made by mr wood himself he is believed to be the bomb maker that assembled the bomb that blow up the pan american flight over a look at a b. in scotland in 1988 which killed 270 people including 190 american passengers now but it is expected to be extradited to the united states if requested by the united states because remember during the gadhafi reign the united states imposed in comics sanctions on gadhafi and it libya it was close a fight as a state sponsor of terror

airliner over the scottish tion of lockerbie most of the victims on the london to new york flights were u.s. citizens massoud is reportedly in custody in libya and is it is expected to be extradited to the u.s. to stand trial there. russian president president vladimir putin this was in his annual marathon media conference 5 if you check out this year due to the pandemic well he is currently fielding questions from his private residence just outside of moscow most of those questions are likely to be the pandemic and related economic downturn as well as russia's locally produced. the facts let's get more now from alexandra good for us she joins us from moscow and alexandra this is a mammoth events expected to continue for quite some just in the last few minutes that it starts what have we learned so far. oh hello yes indeed the 16th annual a press conference of russian president has just started and it started from the main subject of the 0 worldwide which is the damage caused coronavirus he was basically asked to estimate at this year it's blasters in mind and says and then noted that t

charges the libyan man building the bomb that brought down the pan am flight over lockerbie. we've had the extremes we're not going to see anymore we are seeing cold weather return that there is a nose of cold air behind it on the trading frontal systems got snow from montana more especially on the canadian side the story developing in the midwest and across the lakes once more towards the northeast it. not turn into a nor'easter but we particularly bad right up in the northeast of canada about how to get through the into tuesday that cold have sunk down into the plains states in fact yours attempts at kansas city get a 9 degrees so it keeps going south we might see a bit more snow in arkansas i don't think so i think we'll stay on the warm side here that warm weather is helping to induce rain significant rain on its way through for example kentucky and tennessee south of all this not particularly active that's the cold front currently going offshore so you'll get some big showers temporary in the bahamas and there are showers tossed around across cuba throughout central amer

inoculations should start, across the continent, within a week. 32 years after the lockerbie bombing, the us has announced that terrorism charges have been brought against a libyan national involved in the bombing of the pan am jumbo. us president—electjoe biden has publicly received an injection of the covid—19 vaccine, in an effort to boost confidence in its safety ahead of its wide distribution next year. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are giles kennigham — political commentator and former conservative party press chief — and author and journalist, yasmin alibhai—brown. tomorrow's front pages starting with a few more in now since we last spoke, let's flip through some of them. the financial times who reports that global markets are falling due to more than a0 nations imposing travel bans on the uk in response to the new coronavirus variant. most of the papers though, focusing on those miles of lori's in dover. the independent also focuses on the uk being isolated — with lorries stuck at dover — and scie

strengthened, health protocols — for people travelling from britain. 32 years after the pan am disaster over lockerbie in scotland, the us has announced that terrorism charges have been brought against a libyan man accused of making the explosives that brought down the aircraft. 270 people lost their lives. us president—electjoe biden has appeared before the media to receive the covid—19 vaccine. mr biden and his wifejill were given their first doses publically in an effort to boost confidence in its safety and encourage others to take up the vaccine ahead of its widespread distribution next year. now on bbc news, click this week — electric rails. kitten tails. and football fails. spencer, and you — you can barely kick the ball without falling over. in that way, you can, for sure, keep yourjobs. hey, welcome to click! hope you're 0k. it is nearly the end of 2020 — insert cheering here — and for the first time since march, you and i are together at the bbc at the same time. hello, mate, how are you? it's great to see you, even though you still feel quite far away, but hey, things here are f

i can't see how a connection can be made to the locker bombing —— lockerbie bombing. it's quite possible it may be. one of the things that has made life even more difficult than the life of bereavement might otherwise have been, has been the fact our own government in this country has been sequestering the files concerning lockerbie out of reach of public information requests, so that we're denied what knowledge our own government may have about this particular case. and i do hope, with what is going on at the moment coming up to the 32nd anniversary of this awful business on monday, that some truth will come out of what is happening now. iam some truth will come out of what is happening now. i am very grateful to you for the opportunity to voice views. but together with uk families flight 103, views. but together with uk families flight 103, which is the group we established in the uk for families of victims of that atrocity, many of us are not satisfied that our government, or the american government, or the american government, are telling us all they know about t

exactly 32 years after a panam flight blew up over lockerbie, killing 270, us officials have charged a libyan man with making the bomb. jabs for the cameras — president—electjoe biden and the incoming first lady publicly receive their first doses of the covid—i9 vaccine.

the americans say they are optimistic the second lockerbie trial will take place, scotland's prosecution service, the crown 0ffice, is considering whether to bring its own charges against masud. david cowan, bbc news. amnesty international is calling for an investigation following the death of a dissident pakistani activist who was living in canada. karima baloch, who had been in canada since seeking asylum in 2015, was a vocal critic of the policies of the military and state in the western province of baluchistan, host to a long—running separatist insurgency. in south africa another new strain of the coronavirus has been discovered. scientists there say they are working with the world health organisation to investigate the new variant. it was identified by a genomics team working in the country's eastern cape province where there have been a surge in recent cases. a propane tanker truck has overturned in new york city causing a huge explosion. take a look at this. here's the truck after it exploded and you can see the enormous plume of flames of fire and smoke filling the sky. it happ

airliner of the scottish town of lockerbie most of the victims on the london to new york pan am flight 103 were american citizens are soldiers reportedly in custody in the bia and is expected to be extradited to the u.s. to stand trial there. the ahead joins us live now from tripoli mahmoud so muscled has been in custody in libya for some years hasn't he why hasn't this case being handled in libya. will kim be because her. is also in prison. he's accused of also committing atrocities specially in the case of the bruce lee must occur that was committed in 1906. that's when more than 1200 political prisoners most of them were opposing the good there they were killed in cold blood by gadhafi officers but mr wood is one of the officers who are accused of killing the prisoners the 12 the more than 200 prisoners in cold blood along with the former spy chief of the gadhafi. both of them are currently kept in detention for several years and as you know that because of the fact that the justice system in libya has been troubled for many reasons including the division and the internal conflict s

from london to new york jfk. 259 lives cut short on the flight. 11 more killed by falling debris in lockerbie, scotland. >> families fought hard over the last 32 years to make sure this was an open investigation and remained an open investigation. >> reporter: the pan am 103 case has come full circle for outgoing attorney general bill barr who led the justice department when initial charges were made in 1991. >> we will not rest until all those responsible are brought to justice. >> reporter: and the justice department 29 years later, barr announced charges against the alleged bomb maker. >> no amount of time or distance will stop the united states and our scottish partners from pursuing justice. >> reporter: according to newly unsealed court records, the bomb maker, abu agila mohammad masud, confessed in 2012 and carried out attacks on behalf of the late libyan dictator, moammar gadhafi. >> the flight exploded at 30,000 feet. it took four to five minutes for debris to hit the ground. fell into a debris scatter pattern over 840 square miles which was, and i believe still reman remanls, the la

says it is charging this man for making the bomb that was needed over lockerbie, alleging he confessed in an interview libya after the regime of qaddafi. >> alleges the operation had been ordered by the leadership i of libyaelligence. and after the downing of the aircraft, qaddafi had personally thanked him for the successful attack on the united states. reporter: relatives of somef the 189 american victims welcome the news. >> we feel very vincated. a sense of justice that there is another co-conspirator that has been named and hopefully will be brought to prosecution. reporter: others say they are highly skeptical of such ance annont on the 32nd anniversary of the tragedy. >> very thoughtless. ve ill-conceived. we have become very cynical and suspicious of those in authority. suspicious of their integrity. these people are not to be trusd in general. reporter: and that has been the frustration thatas made many feel they cannot fully me on. the lack of answers about what could have been done to stop the attack. host: a leang chinese scientist --as told the bbc she would welcome an inq

has brought criminal charges against a man over the $988.00 bombing of a passenger plane over lockerbie in scotland the attack killed 270 people mostly americans the suspect is a former libyan intelligence officer official one other person was jailed over the bombing but later released. 2 men have been found guilty of killing 39 men women and children from vietnam who suffocated in a sealed truck near london the driver and another man were convicted of manslaughter the deaths of 2 years ago exposed and illicit people smuggling trade. germany's main services trade union has called for a strike and amazon's 6 german warehouses the campaign is set to last until christmas eve the union says its goal is to pressure the online retailer into recognizing collective wage and workplace safety agreements. here in germany a man has been sentenced to life in prison for attempting one of the country's worst anti-semitic attacks since world war 2 a court has convicted the 28 year old far right extremists of murder and attempted murder the defendant killed 2 people and afforded attack on a synagogue an

talking about charges that have been laid in the case of panam 103, the airplane that went down near lockerbie, scotland. he also took some questions, and he said something about an investigation into hunter biden. our nbc justice correspondent pete williams was listening to that, and i want to bring him in to bring us up to speed on what the attorney general, at least for the next couple days, had to say about that. good morning, pete. >> reporter: well, he said he saw no reason to appoint a special counsel. that the matter is being investigated properly, and that he hopes the next administration also handles it responsibly, is the way he put it. he said the biden investigation, the hunter biden investigation, is being handled responsibly and professionally. of course, it's been under way now for quite some time. the fact of the investigation was disclosed after the election, but it had been under investigation. barr said he saw no reason to appoint a special counsel. one other thing he was asked about off the subject of panam 103 was whether he thought there was need to seize voting mach e m

has brought criminal charges against a man over the 1988 bombing of a passenger plane over lockerbie in scotland the attack killed $270.00 people mostly americans the suspect is a former libyan intelligence official one other person who was jailed over the bombing but later released. a whole can a corruption on hawaii's big island has cast a red glow over the night sky lava from kill away a mountain shot 50 meters into the air hundreds of people reported feeling earthquake tremors eruption created a new lake of lava within the crater. a course in england has found 2 men guilty of killing 39 men women and children from vietnam who suffocated in the sealed truck near london the driver and another man were convicted of manslaughter the deaths 2 years ago exposed an illicit people smuggling trade. him to muslims forced to flee their homes in myanmar are facing misery at the hands of people traffickers hundreds of thousands cross into bangladesh following a crackdown in their homeland after being forced to endure miserable conditions many now want to start new lives in countries like mala

department is expected to unseal new charges in connection with the 1988 bomb of pan am flight 103 over lockerbie, scotland, 189 americans died. the charges will be against a bomb expert from libya. monday is the 32nd anniversary of the bombing. >>> google is facing a new antitrust lawsuit. ten states accuse the company of using its power to overcharge for advertising. the justice department has filed a separate suit against google claiming a monopoly over search services. >>> all right, let's turn back now to our top story, the weather. here's a closer look at your thursday forecast. >>> good morning. we continue to track the big powerful storm across the northeast. many locations dealing with dangerous travel conditions across pennsylvania, new york into new england into the morning and afternoon. snowfall rates between one and three inches. there will be many locations throughout the region getting accumulations over 12 inches, the big picture for the northeast shows most of the i-95 corridor from philadelphia towards portland, maine, with that snow. i'm marvin gomez with your accuweather fore

airliner over the scottish town of lockerbie most of the victims on the london to new york pan am flight $103.00 were american citizens also it is reportedly in custody in libya and is expected to be extradited to the u.s. to stand trial there. rescue teams have recovered bodies of 4 children after a boat carrying migrants sank off the coast of libya the libyan red crescent reports of a sinking boat carrying 30 people near the coast of zawiya west of the capital tripoli and search for other bodies continues no survivors have been found libya is a major transit hub for migrants mostly from sub-saharan africa attempting to cross to europe. 10 years ago a fruit seller in tunisia set himself on fire in a desperate and fatal act of protest. for z.z.z. actions tapped into frustration and fury at home add across the region needing to what became known as the arab spring tunisia is an arab country that transitioned into democracy but many say things have only become worse than it's worth is in city was it's we're too busy as revolution began but how people marking the day. came there was a small