Instead of this player, you may be able to click on the following link, or else paste the link into an audio/video player:

https://vs-hls-push-uk-live.akamaized.net/x=3/i=urn:bbc:pips:service:bbc_news_channel_hd/t=3840/v=pv14/b=5070016/main.m3u8