this is the news live from berlin poland bids farewell to the popular liberal mayor who died monday after being stabbed at a charity event. mourners remember a dam of issues murder sent shock waves around europe is being laid to rest in a city where he was born and governor also coming up. the death toll rises to sixty

six in mexico after a gas pipeline explosion the blaze north of mexico city engulfed people who had gathered to fill up containers with fuel. plus millions of women around the world take to the streets to protest inequality but controversy is threatening to overshadow the third annual women's march. spicer welcome to the program leading figures in poland and the european union are today paying their respects to the city's late mayor pavel damage was fatally stabbed while on stage at a charity event last sunday the murder of the progressive politician is believed to have been politically motivate a damn a bitch is being remembered for his civic engagement in his home town. and

for his willingness to speak up about his convictions. in a not even the cover innocent midis church could provide enough space for the mourners and get done sq thousands lined the streets to pay their respects to pavel of the movie their former mayor and a man who embodied liberal values at a time of political rancor in poland some wept as they watched the service on specially erected big screens amid desoto there was fear for the future. it's very sad that we come together here under these circumstances we come to lower society to be divided the assassination last sunday show does exactly where that leads. i'm here to take a stand against aggression in our society and because i want to honor the men who was for twenty years. going to. visit. the site is rife with aggression nationalism and then if i see it every day. inside the

church the polish prime minister looked on as the archbishop of get done echoed the calls for unity seeing a demo which is death was a bell calling for alarm. the presence of european council president and ex polish prime minister donald tusk himself a native was a reminder to the to move which is continued belief in the european union. he was a good done a poll but also a european who believed in european values above all freedom and solidarity. pavel at the moment was laid to rest on saturday in the city in whose service he had spent his life many hope that his violent death allegedly at the hands of a political opponent will prove a catalyst in healing the country's divisions. now earlier i spoke with a correspondent. and i asked if it is too early to talk about this event having wider european significance. well i'm sure that has

a why there european significance for many reasons not only poland is a country which is deeply divided but also many other countries in europe are now divided this political divisions. are something which for many politicians in poland and in europe. in their opinion can be dangerous it can cause lead to. hate which can lead to such criminal and barbaric acts like this political martyr in poland six days ago so this is the reason also why different from other countries are here today also the polish high ranking politicians like prime minister and president are attending but also. who was a close friend assassinated mayor who comes also from the diocese is now the president of the european council he is here and also the former president of germany many

and many mayors of german and other cities in europe this is a message going here from poland today from. a warning to many european people call and political divisions and to have more tolerance and understanding. ok thank you for that monica you know get out. to mexico now at least sixty six people have died and dozens more are missing after a fuel pipeline exploded the disaster happened one hundred kilometers north of mexico city officials say residents from the town of tal were siphoning fuel from an illegally tap pipeline when it exploded and this huge fireball blaze has been put out but rescue services are continuing to examine the site. hundreds of people could not resist the temptation of free gasoline the fuel was

spraying from a pipeline connected to a nearby refinery run by pay mick's mexico's state run petroleum company it says thieves had illegally tapped the pipeline people soon crowded around the fountain to fill their pails and jerry cans. a couple of hours later an explosion and the fireball and gulf the scene. witnesses said many of the victims were covered with flames as they ran for their lives for now it's not clear what triggered the explosion but gasoline and its fumes are highly flammable a single spark is all it takes. but. it wasn't just ten or twenty people there were hundreds of people collecting gasoline which was coming out of the pipe on the one hand they needed it but it was also bad judgment. we know the risks of gasoline it is very explosive they were young people who didn't realize the risks. and. this tragedy comes just weeks after president lopez

obrador launched a crackdown on theft from mexico's vast network of fuel pipelines on a late night visit to the scene he vowed to press ahead with that policy. it has eliminated that unfortunately what this show is is that we have to end this practice which has led to this tragedy that. you will. see. the government says thieves drilled more than twelve thousand illegal taps in the first ten months of last year. those taps often lead to fires and loss of life the tragedy is the deadliest in recent years. and now to some of the other stories making news around the world u.s. president donald trump says he has had a very good meeting with north korea's nuclear envoy and that the two sides had made a lot of progress that's after the pair held near the two hours of talks on friday

trump is set to hold a second summit on denuclearization with north korean leader kim jong february. in france police have clashed with so-called protesters on the streets of paris security forces used tear gas and water cannon against demonstrators early rocks and bottles it's the tenth weekend in a row of antigovernment protests in france president emanuel has launched a nationwide listening tour to address the protesters grievances. and here in germany the bavaria based you party has elected a new chairman. he will replace german interior minister horse at the head of the party chancellor angela merkel's christian democrats are closely allied with the c.s.u. who suffered heavy losses last year in the varian state elections. across the globe today millions of women have been taking to the streets to protest

against inequality violence against women and sexual harassment the women's march that is as it is called began two years ago in washington the day after donald trump's inauguration but this year the u.s. move it has been overshadowed by controversy our reporter alex for swiping joins me now in the studio can you give us the background of this march to begin with yes well as you say it began in twenty seventeen in january twenty seventh the day off to donald trump was sworn in as u.s. president and it was when women just came together because they were concerned about his attitudes towards women and also women's rights whether they would be under threat and it's going into a huge global march now and in fact it's taking place today across thirty different countries it's a chance for women to demand more rights voting rights more respect to be protected from domestic violence for example nicole pictures from a march in lusaka that's the capital of zambia where they they're all calling for

justice and we also will see some pictures in a moment of a big march it's been happening in central london where they again have been calling for similar things but particularly they are looking at the issue of all sterrett they say that those measures are in cutting women unfairly and also in the u.s. marches have been taking place at the u.s. and they've been saying that it's a chance for women to celebrate the wins women have made in the congressional elections from twenty eight thousand they had the first miss muslim women and the first native american women who were elected so all in all women across the globe coming together and coming back to the united states there have been some some difficulties in the celebration almost get to tell us about yeah the accusations that the leaders of the official women's march on linked anti semitism now there's one woman input. she's a coach she's called to me kemal or e and she has been criticized for having links with the head of the nation of islam

numerous feyerick him now he has a history of making anti semitic and homophobic remarks about his oneness but in a t.v. interview to make a mockery was criticized for refusing to of israel's right to exist and that has caused huge problems in the u.s. with many people now saying that they want to distance themselves from not official women as much they have been splinter groups that have formed this here people saying that they don't even want to march because they're so angry about it and they have even been counted demonstrations in various cities across the states ok thank you very much you don't be so it's worth watching the women's marches which are taking place around the world. but i want to sports now and motor sports michael make sure the sun for pardon me of the seven time for me the one world champion michael schumacher has joined ferrari academy the move would see him link

up with the team where his father became a legend of the sport as part of the training program he'll take part in ferrari's pre-season testing. it's the most successful name in motor sports make sure makar is well on the way to following in the footsteps of his illustrious father michael. like that of the junior schumacher started out in karting he raced under his mother's maiden name in an attempt to avoid any unwelcome attention but by the time he arrived in formula for the first level in single feature racing everyone knew who he was two years in that series were followed by a season in formula three and with it a european formula three title breaking through with the premier and becoming famous in his own right. it's unbelievable when you think this is just for me i'm somehow a bit ok i'm not used to it and this season make sure makeable competes in formula

two with premier known for its links to ferrari. that's the same for each team with which father michael won five of his seven formula one world titles success pacts were sleeping giants of motor sport and was adored trip by the teens legendary fans of course with the shoe macca name comes pressure even though his manager has for years been trying to keep that in check. you know it's minus from my point of view obviously i must ask that people don't set their expectations too high state and most moment at the moment he has so much to learn that it's really a question of gaining experience on the race track and putting the media attention to one side. point to make sure macas eventual progression for formula one and the school father michael dominates. so. these higher

paying six hour runs in the. winter in the northern hemisphere means every imaginable competition for those who can quickly and often stylishly get from the top of a mountain to the bottom free riding is one such competition for skiers and snowboarders who make their own way down all kinds of terrain and without many rules this is from the opening event of the free ride world tour today in the heart of what's called the japanese alps it's known among free riders for a heavy snow fall and conditions were perfect for this year's event enjoy them for a few moments. it's really an open tennis now and germany's alexander is fair it is looking like a title contender he moved into the six rounds of sixteen with an easy win on saturday it's very his building on his biggest ever tour victory november's a.t.p.

tour finals when he beat both roger federer and novak djokovic on the way to the trophy the woman's top seeded simona halep defeated venus williams to set up what could be the best match of the turn it against serena williams. you're watching news from merlin more coming up the top of the hour and don't forget you can get all the latest news and information around the clock on our web site dot com thanks for joining. me. not everyone who wants books has to go insane. w. literature list a hundred must reads. where it's hard.

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