this is bbc news. i'm ben bland with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. europe imposes some of the toughest restrictions yet ahead of the christmas holidays in an all—out bid to avoid more coronavirus infections. pressure mounts on the uk's four nations to review plans for christmas, after warnings that the current rules will "cost lives". the most powerful republican in the united states after the president, mitch mcconnell, congratulatesjoe biden on his election victory. canadian fashion designer, peter nygard, is charged in the us with trafficking women and girls for sex. he vows to clear his name. and after a deal to become film and tv producers, meghan and harry team up

with a streaming service to host a podcast. associate because i think it sounds really nice with your accent. audio. shall we? let's do it. this is bbc news with the latest business hello and welcome. restrictions are being tightened in many european countries, headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. in a bid to stop rising rates of coronavirus. shops and schools will close germany enters another in germany from today, lockdown for the festive which will have a season, we'll be crossing significant impact. to frankfurt to find out how as well as tougher rules, businesses will be affected questions are also being asked by the new restrictions. about whether those rules should be relaxed over facebook plans to shift the christmas period, its uk users onto agreements with the company's corporate headquarters in california — as paul hawkins reports. to avoid europe's privacy laws. empty streets again and the and all that glitters hague, the netherlands is actually gold —

third—largest city, street measures since the pandemic we hear from the boss the world's biggestjeweller — began. nonessential shops, pandora — to find out how the firm's sales have soared during the pandemic. schools, cinemas have closed and until march only essential travel abroad is allowed. translation: lockdown is not really the solution but stricter enforcement like compulsory face mask, using the corona at an even indoors the temperatures should be controlled, that solution is far more effective than a lockdown. translation: it is precisely a good idea to closed shops. we have people doing the christmas shopping, families getting together so i think the lockdown is really necessary. over christmas however for three days dutch households are allowed three guests instead of two. like wise relaxation of the rules in germany were one house and can host a maximum of fourfamily

house and can host a maximum of four family members over christmas. on tuesday, people in berlin packed the centres before shops and schools closed until the 10th of january. bars and leisure centres were already shut. in france, and leisure centres were already shl curfew ance, and leisure centres were already shl curfew apart from nationwide curfew apart from christmas eve. police checking motorists for exemption certificates. infection rates are still high. cinemas, bars and are still high. cinemas, bars a nd restau ra nts are still high. cinemas, bars and restaurants remain shut. london and some surrounding areas, the highest levels of restrictions. no house on think indoors, shops, schools, gyms and hairdressers open but bars and hairdressers open but bars a nd restau ra nts and hairdressers open but bars and restaurants can only serve ta keaway and restaurants can only serve takeaway or deliver. over christmas, free houses can mix for five days but something relaxing the rules could spell disaster. the government is unlikely to change the rules but it is expected to strengthen its advice over the coming days, urging people to

think carefully about travelling and to stay local where possible. restrictions are likely to stay in place until vaccine becomes widespread. under pressure that will meet this monday to discuss whether the fires up biontech vaccine should be rolled out across the eu. paul hawkins, bbc news. let's get some of the day's other news: a leading humanitarian agency, the international rescue committee, has called on global leaders to urgently address the major conflicts around the world or risk giving up earlier progress on reducing poverty, hunger, and disease. the irc‘s president said 2020 will be remembered as one of the most turbulent years in history. more than 370 religious leaders from around the world are calling for a ban on gay conversion therapy that aims to change a person's sexual orientation. a statement signed by representatives of all the world's major faiths is being presented at the british foreign office later today. conservative religious leaders in opposition fear it could impede

on religious freedom. facebook says it has removed two networks based in russia and one linked to the french military for what it said were disinformation campaigns ta rgetting african countries. it said that the rival campaigns largely focussed on the central african republic. mackenzie scott, the ex—wife of amazon founder jeff bezos, has donated more than $4bn to food banks and emergency relief funds in four months. in a blog post, ms scott said she wanted to help americans who were struggling because of the pandemic. ms scott is the world's 18th—richest person — her wealth has risen by $23.6 billion this year. the most powerful us republican after the president, mitch mcconnell, has finally congratulated joe biden on his election victory — six weeks after the poll. there's still no acknowledgement from donald trump. our north america correspondent

david willis reports. six weeks after the us presidential election, joe biden‘s victory is finally being knowledged by senior republicans. monday's endorsement by the electoral couege endorsement by the electoral college prompting the leader of the senate to break his silence on call for members of his party to move on. the electoral couege party to move on. the electoral college has spoken so today i wa nt to college has spoken so today i want to congratulate president—electjoe biden. the president—electjoe biden. the president—elect is no stranger to the senate. he has devoted himself to public service for many years and i also want to congratulate the vice president elect our colleague from california kamala harris. all americans can take pride that we have a female vice president elect for the very first time. weeks of fraction and future

legal challenges coming to an end, donald trump continues to allege, without evidence, that the election was subject to voter fraud the election was subject to voterfraud and the election was subject to voter fraud and the white house press secretary was asked if the president himself is willing to acknowledgejoe biden as the president—elect. the president is still involved in ongoing litigation involving the election. yesterday was one step into the constitutional process. i will leave that to him. what additional litigation might consist of is anyone's gas. —— yes. it could have an appeal —— many supreme court appeals rebuffed by judges appointed by donald trump. healthcare workers are now at the front of the line of the vaccine. 20 million people are to be vaccinated. a second vaccine made by the american

company moderna is expected to receive federal approval this week. the lead is urgent indeed. the national cathedral in the capital washington, dc, the bell was rung, once each for every thousand americans who have died of covid—19. that figure now stands at 300 thousand and rising. david willis, bbc news. the canadian fashion designer, peter nygard, has been charged in the united states with trafficking women and girls for sex. prosecutors say the designer lured dozens of women to venues in the us, the bahamas and canada over a period of decades. mr nygard has been taken into custody by canadian police and us authorities are seeking his extradition. his lawyer said his client "vehemently denies these allegations and he expects to be vindicated in court". caroline barghout is an investigative reporter for cbc and was at the courthouse in winnipeg where mr nygard appeared.

what exactly are the accusations? peter nygard is facing nine count indictment in the us on charges of racketeering, sex trafficking, related crimes. the fbi have been investigating some time. in february they raided his new york offices as well as his california residents on allegations that he sexually assaulted women and girls. some of the allegations date back to the 1990s, some of the women or girls say they were as young as 14-17 girls say they were as young as 1a — 17 years old. part of this investigation is the fbi had asked the canadian royal mounted police to basically survey of peter nygard who has beenin survey of peter nygard who has been in winnipeg for some time. they did surveillance on a million—dollar home in winnipeg

for five days and then they arrested him on monday night and, as you mentioned, he is facing extradition to the us. for those not familiar with him, who exactly is he? peter nygard is now 79 years old, he isa nygard is now 79 years old, he is a fashion designer and also the founder of an international design manufacturing and supply business. that had quarters here in canada winnipeg. he has doors all over canada and the us including new york city and california and at one point he was listed as one of the top 100 richest people in canada. there has been development that we we re there has been development that we were talking about. what are the next steps? peter nygard appeared in court today. this is of his time we have seen him in person for quite some time. we see his photos all over billboards. it looks like this big buff gate but in court today he looked pretty frail.

he was quite small, his hair was dishevelled, he had shackles on his wrists and ankles. the us would like to extradite peter nygard to face charges in new york. we do not know if peter nygard or his lawyer plan to fight the extradition and warrant issued. he is remanded into custody so he spent the night in jail yesterday and another night in jail tonight. his next court hearing is scheduled for january 13 at 9:30am here in winnipeg but his lawyers say he will likely apply for bail at some point before them. again, we do not know if they will be contesting the extradition treaty but we will obviously be following that. very grateful to you for the update. caroline barghout from cbc in winnipeg. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: the small town in italy that has built its fortune on recycling old clothes

and is leading the way in sustainable fashion. music. chanting. saddam hussein is finished because he killed our people, our women, our children. the signatures took only a few minutes, but they brought a formal end to 3.5 years of conflict, conflict that has claimed more than 200,000 lives. before an audience of world leaders, the presidents of bosnia, serbia and croatia put their names to the peace agreement. the romanian border was sealed and silent today. romania has cut itself off from the outside world in order to prevent the details of the presumed massacre in timisoara from leaking out. from sex at the white house to a trial for his political life, the lewinsky affair tonight guaranteed bill clinton his place in history as only the second

president ever to be impeached. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: europe imposes some of the toughest restrictions yet, ahead of the christmas holidays in an all—out bid to avoid more coronavirus infections. the most powerful republican in the united states after the president, mitch mcconnell, congratulatesjoe biden on his election victory. the duke and duchess of sussex have announced they are launching a podcast with their audio production company archewell audio on spotify, signing a multi—year deal with the audio streaming giant. the announcement was made via a promo released on the platform and we can have a listen to some of that. should we, should we start? no, ladies first? no, say it cos i think it sounds

really nice with your accent. what, archewell audio? yeah. archewell audio. imean... really? shall we? yeah, let's do it. hi, guys, i'm harry. and i'm meghan. the couple will make their debut in a holiday special set to be released this month just in time for christmas. in a statement, spotify said that the couple will create content that — in their words — "uplifts and entertains audiences around the world" and feature "diverse perspectives and voices". i'm joined now by kinsey schofield, an entertainment reporter in los angeles, who also runs a blog about the royal family. who better to give us their ta ke who better to give us their take on it. what do you make of this? iam take on it. what do you make of this? i am a little puzzled by it. do i think the world needs a podcast from harry and meghan but i think it would be crazy for them not to do it so i understand. this is an incredibly competitive market. this year it feels like eve ryo ne this year it feels like everyone has launched a podcast. do you think they have

what it takes to succeed? you know what, i do and let me tell you why, it is all about strategic partnership and who you know stop these are two people that are best friends with oprah, rene brown, these are people that can pick up the phone and ask for favours. when they tell us these are going to be stories about normal people, ido be stories about normal people, i do believe they will lean on pretty heavily on these famous brands to get listeners. it is very similar to barack obama and michelle and what they have done since. this seems like a fairly standard, safe format. do you think it is going to be interesting enough? great question about what is a

good question is the brand and how it is controlled and we found out they were very controlled with a narrative to ensure that their side of the story was told. so don't know if it will be you see enough to interest people outside of their bubble, their fan interest people outside of their bubble, theirfan base —— you see. and if they dropped you see. and if they dropped you a direct message, and asked you a direct message, and asked you what to do to jazz and up about, what would you advise on? i would say go off script a little, give us some of the goods are not hard to tell is a little bit more about archie, who i imagine is so precious and we got to see harry grow up and we got to see harry grow up and he was absolutely adorable, loved his tongue sticking out everywhere! full of, he was a little spitfire, right? it would be fun to get to know a little bit more about the baby and what it's like for them in

california because you know their life is drastically different in america than what it was in the uk so i think a little bit of honesty would actually elevate their brand versus these pictures, very specific pictures being taken and only bits and pieces that they want us to know coming out. be authentic. with all these things, and a lot of curiosity about how much the deal were, any whispers about the deal? i read a lot on the internet, about 100 million, thatis internet, about 100 million, that is a lot of money so if it is that, if someone is writing you that check, you have to have oprah winfrey come on or michelle obama, some of these people seen them associate themselves with. for a check that big, there are some very big expectations. ok, well, thank you very much. and perhaps once the first episode

is out, we'll get you to come back on to review it. i would love to come back on. thank you. let's get the latest sports news now from the bbc sports centre. hello i'm tulsen tollett and this is your sports news update, where we start with the news that manchester city could only draw 1—1 with west brom while in the early match, wolves came from a goal down and scored a late winner through pedro neto to beat chelsea 2—1 — a result which also stopped frank lampard's side going top of the premier league. when i get to of the table that eve ryo ne when i get to of the table that everyone talks about what may be. i have never got above, ahead of myself in terms of the fa ct ahead of myself in terms of the fact this group has things to learn. i told them that in there as well. on pitch management, letting a game like that, cannot be done. while, in germany, borussia dortmund are off to a winning start under interim manager edin terzic after marco reus followed up his missed penalty to score and see his side home to a 2—1 victory over werder bremen.

terzic took over from the sacked lucien favre and the win takes them 11th and three points off the leaders bayer leverkusen. holders lyon are through to the quarterfinals of the women's champions league after a 6—2 aggregate win over juventus. having won the opening game 3—2 in italy the french side eased to a 3—0 victory at home on tuesday with djenifer marozan picking up the opener as they continue their bid for a 6th successive title in this competition. nba star giannis antetokomnpou has signed the richest deal in the sport's history by agreeing a 5—year contract extension with the milwaukee bucks. the deal is reportedly worth $228 million with an opt out after 4 years. the bucks have finished top of the eastern conference for the past two seasons but disappointed during the play offs having only won the title once, back in 1971. champions liverpool host top of the table tottenham later but victory for the hosts would send them to the summit. that's one of six

premier league matches on wednesday with struggling arsenal also at home to southampton as the pressure builds on mike arteta with the gunners 15th and just five points off the relegation zone going into the game we have to face it. we have to face it being brave, fighting, and no—one giving up for anything. because it is not a time to hide. it is time to put your face time to hide. it is time to put yourface and time to hide. it is time to put your face and body on the line and at the moment, i'm sorry, we have to take the bullet. we have to put our chest there and hit me because you have the right to hit me because i am not winning and i have to put my head down, work harder and try to do things better and improve. the opening match of the a—test series between australia and india gets underway in under 2a hours' time. the first match will be a day—night test in adelaide with 21 year old cameron green expected to get the nod for a test debut if he passes concussion protocols after

a recent head knock. the world darts championship got underway at alexandra palace in london and defending champion peter wright eased to a first round win was his outfit that stole the show. the man known as snakebite was dressed as the grinch on the last day that spectators would be allowed into the venue before tier three coronavirus restrictions are introduced at midnight, meaning no fans will be allowed until at least the matches after the christmas break for this event. you can get all the latest sports news at our website — that's bbc.com/sport. but from me, tulsen tollett, and the rest of the team that's all your sport for now. fashion is one of the most polluting industries in the world. nearly 100 million tonnes of clothes are produced every year and most of them will never get recycled. but what if all those wasted clothes could be saved and turned into something else? a small town in italy has built its fortune on recycling used clothes and is now leading the way in sustainable fashion. sofia bettiza has the story.

we purchased clothes, we wear them and so often we throw them away. but where did they end 7 away. but where did they end up? here, dumped and burnt in landfill, only 1% gets recycled. but this town in italy, prato, has mastered the method to transform scraps into new clothes. what happens here is unique. there are hundreds of companies in the small district and each specialises in one specific aspect of the process , in one specific aspect of the process, whether it is spinning, weaving or designing. so this is your shirt. if it is too old for the charity shop, it gets sent for recycling. here, it is sorted by colour, torn apart, washed and then the

new recycled material is taken and transformed to make new clothes with minimal waste. that was very quick. let's go through the process again. you donate clothes. they arrive here, from lots of different countries, all the garments that come —— that cannot be sold secondhand attack into this company nearby. here, not only are they separated by colour, but also by material. translation: the closer put in this. it is called a carbonised machine. it eliminates impurities from the wall. then they go through this. it is like a giant washing machine. they are shredded, cleaned and dried. this is the final result. fine, fluffy wool fibres that will be

sold to fashion brands. some people may say that you are using trash to make clothes. translation: a few years ago, the word rubbish was an insult but now so many browns that purchase from me, they do it because of this, because we are using resources that will save the planet. i am proud of what we do here. recycling wool has an immediate positive effect on the environment. c02 an immediate positive effect on the environment. co2 emissions are almost halved, compared to when clothes are made from new material. this is a method that has been passed on from father to son and, today, incredibly, this town says it processes 15% of all recycled clothes in the world. the culture in prato is the kind of culture that we need across the entire fashion industry because it is based on collaboration that are local and capable that if these

things are taken on an international and global scale, the entire industry can benefit. the people of this town were forced to recycle clothes because they could not afford new ones. now, their methods which have been honed over the past 100 years, could offer a way forward for a more sustainable fashion world. sofia bettiza, bbc news, prato. before we go, many are hoping for a visit from santa claus in the next couple of weeks but some people got a visit too early. this man in peru. this sa nta early. this man in peru. this santa and his helper are undercover police officers and rather than the traditional entry down the chimney, they came equipped with a sledgehammer making short work of the alleged drug dealer's front door. after the suspect was restrained, handcuffs were unwrapped to complete the arrest following the discovery

of cannabis, cocaine and a handgun. someone is on the naughty list! you can reach me on twitter — i'm @ ben m bland. hello there. tuesday night started on a dry note, but it's turned increasingly wet and windy during the early hours of wednesday courtesy of this deep area of low pressure moving up from the south, the centre of it moving across the republic of ireland. a swathe of rain and gales spreading across much of wales, western england, northern ireland and into scotland. so, wednesday's going to certainly start very windy, with gales at times. but the winds will slowly ease down through today. and there will be heavy rain for many of us. now, the heaviest of the rain will be across northern and western areas through the morning, pushing northwards across scotland. meanwhile, this band of rain will spread eastwards, exiting wales and western england and arriving towards the eastern side of england late in the day, although not reaching the far south east and east anglia probably until after dark.

a windy day for all, though not as windy as how the day will start. we'll see plenty of showers pushing into northern ireland and western scotland. some of these will be heavy. temperature, on the face of it, 9—11 degrees, which is fairly mild for the time of year, but when you factor in the wind, it might not feel quite as mild. now, that rain eventually reaches the far south east during wednesday night. it clears away and then we're into clear spells and blustery showers. some of these will be heavier across some western areas. but because of the strength of the wind and the showers 00:27:29,748 --> 2147483051:50:29,589 around, its going to be 2147483051:50:29,589 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 a largely frost—free night,