the chiefjustice john roberts years. the chiefjusticejohn roberts tried to keep things focused on the mississippi law, but other conservative justices indicated that they thought the issue really was roe v wade, although it's not clear at this point whether there would be in a majority to overturn it. for months, china has been probing taiwan's airspace — leading to speculation, it could be preparing to attack, or even invade the island. all of this raising concerns amongst asian and american officials alike of increased instability in the region. the commander of the us seventh fleet has been talking to our correspondent rupert wingfield—hayes during navy exercises with allies, on board the uss carl vinson. a pair of us stealth jets streaks past the aircraft carrier carl vinson in a mock attack formation. this is a show for tv cameras. it's also a message for america's adversaries. so, by my estimation, we're now somewhere about 500km off the coast ofjapan, somewhere near the island of iwojima, which of course was t

went to stanwell where borisjohnson first spoke to dominic robert this morning the role attacked a prime minister was not on the table and that has since come about. deputy prime minister is not about. deputy prime minister is not a role with any formal, defined responsibilities, it's usually the prime minister wants and what the rematch will be, were yet to see what exactly dominic raab's remix will be as deputy prime minister, but it is a world title and he has been the de facto deputy prime minister so far been the de facto deputy prime ministerso far in been the de facto deputy prime minister so far in any case, the interest the pandemic, when boris johnson was hospitalised with covid, it was dominic raab who stepped up behind him. but without that title of deputy prime minister. bud behind him. but without that title of deputy prime minister.- behind him. but without that title of deputy prime minister. and he is re-ilacin of deputy prime minister. and he is replacing liz — of deputy prime minister. and he is replacing liz truss? _ of deputy prime minister. and he is replacing liz

the very well—known republican writer and thinker robert kagan has quit the party because of his disgust at donald trump, and he says that, "we are right now in the midst of a massive american constitutional crisis." he says if donald trump runs again and if donald trump wins in 2024, "we could be looking at the destruction of american democracy." what's your view? i don't think we're looking at the destruction of american democracy. i think one of the issues that we have is that the left in this country have adopted socialist policies... ijust quoted to you a well—known republican thinker, not a leftist. can i finish my answer? sure. 0k. i think that the left has adopted socialist policies, they have adopted policies that are opposed to our veterans, opposed to our police, and most of america is upset about that. we saw a recent election in virginia where the republican candidate beat a former governor for the governor position. we see the shift in public opinion in this case in this country to the right, and we see it because of people rejecting the policies of the left. i don't thin

then philippe cozette, a minerfrom calais, was shaking hands and exchanging flags with robert fagg, his opposite numberfrom dover. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: covid cases in south africa have doubled since monday, as the first case of omicron is reported in the us. the women's tennis association has suspended all tournaments in china saying it has serious doubts that chinese tennis star, peng shuai, is "free, safe and not subject to intimidation". the us actor alec baldwin has given his first interview since a gun he was holding on set went off, killing cinematographer halyna hutchins, back in october. in the interview, with abc news, he was emotional as he recalled the 42—year—old as someone who was �*loved by everyone'. he also said this: the trigger wasn't pulled, i didn't pull the trigger. so, you never pulled the trigger? no, no, no. i would never point a gun at anyone and pull the trigger at them, never. what did you think happened? how did a real bullet get on that set? i have no idea. someone put a live bullet in a gun, a bullet that wasn't even supposed to be

then philippe cozette, a minerfrom calais, was shaking hands and exchanging flags with robert fagg, his opposite numberfrom dover. this is bbc world news. the latest headlines: the women's tennis association has suspended all tournaments in china, saying it has serious doubts that chinese tennis star, peng shuai, is "free, safe and not subject to intimidation." covid cases in south africa have doubled since monday, as the first case of omicron is reported in the us. the us supreme court has begun hearing arguments in the most important case on abortion rights for half a century. the court is considering a law in the state of mississippi which bans terminations after 15 weeks. a ruling isn't expected until next summer. the court is dominated byjustices with a conservative mindset, and if they find in mississippi's favour, dozens of other states could ban or restrict abortions. our correspondent sophie long sent this report. singing. this is a regular scene outside the last remaining abortion clinic in the entire state of mississippi. it's murder, murdering children is wrong according to

the british socialite ghislaine maxwell, daughter of the late and disgraced media mogul robert maxwell, has been found guilty of having helped her lover, the financierjeffrey epstein sexually abuse teenage girls. the 60—year—old was found guilty on five of the six counts she faced — including the most serious charge, of sex trafficking a minor. it means maxwell could spend the rest of her life behind bars. her legal team say they are working on an appeal. 0ur north america correspondent aleem maqbool reports. court sketches show the moment ghislaine maxwell's victims have waited decades for. after five days of deliberation, jurors decided she was guilty on five counts linked to the sexual abuse of teenagers. and it was four of her victims who helped put her behind bars. the court heard how ghislaine maxwell gained their trust. during their emotional testimony, they told the jury how she instructed them to give the late jeffrey epstein massages that turned sexual. all but one testified anonymously, using a pseudonym or just their first name. jane said maxwell participated in her e