news the live from berlin still no deal britain and the european union just change close the gap over. british foreign minister boris johnson and european commission president ursula fund a lot and give both sides for 4 days to find a breakthrough on trade talks. but the deadlock over the e.u. budget appears to be over which could pave the way for billions of euros in

coronavirus aid to be released colin in hungary apparently get on board after german chancellor angela merkel strikes a compromise. and knuckles seemed to german limit contacts now more people will die the country's rising death toll from the prone a virus shows no signs of stopping. the winters find themselves on the move again. bangladesh begins resettling thousands of the winter refugees goes along for the journey we find out why the new i have one location that has many rights groups concerned. i'm like a local welcome to the. graeme britain and the e.u.

have given themselves until sunday to decide if their bracks it negotiations are worth continuing our dinner on wednesday seen as a last ditch attempt sale to bring the 2 sides any closer to a trade deal the british find minister travel to the gospels after an earlier phone call between him and the e.u. chief failed to break the deadlock disagreements over the fishing rights business competition rules and policing or keeping the parties from hashing out a trade deal with the bracks a transition period expiring on december 31st 2 years of a chaotic split are growing. on wednesday boris johnson told the british parliament he thinks there is quote a good deal still dare to be done however he went on to say that he would not accept an agreement at any cost i must tell one that.

our current offerings in the e.u. are currently insisting that it be a process a new rule in the future. with which we in this country don't compile followed suit then they will be automatic right to speak to punish us and to retaliate and secondly they're saying that the u.k. should be the only country in the world not to have sold control its fishing waters and i don't believe it's because the basic terms that any prime minister of this country should i'm sure. let's go now to our correspondent in london burkett the 2 met for dinner it was billed as a chance for them to try and reach a breakthrough but it certainly appears not to have worked out that way. no it doesn't look like we've had a jolly get together with love and be conciliation the marriage is pretty downbeat

and you've had chorus johnson it's really 2 principles that are really opposed which explains why it's a difficulty to to reach that remaining doubt it's on one hand it's the issue of sovereignty for the u.k. you wise ask all the people who fought for bread supply and also what is the point of rexx if we then retire ourselves very closely to the e.u. as they would see it and on the e.u. side it's the fear that they have compared to tell on their door with a lot of access to the single market but who might in future somehow undercut them and these are 2 core principles and they are opposed and it's at the moment very very difficult apparently to to find a way to find a compromise well none of this sounds very promising so i have to ask you are the 2 sides just delaying the inevitable. that we have

to see because obviously they always maintained that it would be then in everyone's interest to have a trade deal it would be in the interests of business is in the e.u. and very much say in the u.k. however for us johnson if we just look at him he's also on the pressure from many of the spec benches who have fought for brics in the conservative party the p.'s and parliament many are have very strong views about it and they say he's toast and i'm citing that if he gives in to the european union too much now the u.k. is leaving the transition period at the end of the year it's really is crunch time it's only 3 more weeks and they have set themselves another deadline which is sunday and then they say they really want to make a decision if they haven't been able to overcome the gaps on till sunday then they said they're going to and the talks this is what they say now what of course they

have been delaying and delaying because both sides still hope that they will be able to find an agreement. we only have about 30 seconds but i'm curious is there any appetite for a new deal direction in the u.k. . business leaders a review chlorine boris johnson to find a solution they know it's going to be incredibly painful britain is going to be hit with terrorists if you look at the car industry for example exports of fearing that could be wiped out a mask of production in the u.k. so a lot is at stake here for the u.k. . in london for us thank you so much burg. within the e.u. over the block's budget and coronavirus relief package appears to be over poland and hungary had blocked the nearly 2 trillion euro passage over a clause linking funding to respect for the rule of law both governments have been

accused by brussels of rolling back democratic freedoms but a seasoned crisis manager apparently stepped in to find a compromise it was them against the rest of the e.u. . polish prime minister matteo small he and his home garion counterpart victor off on both opposed a clause linking the release of e.u. funds to the rule of law and we made washington yeah we see a resounding no to all the mechanisms that punish nazi like naughty children which 3 year old in another member states of european union was on it quickly and very strong go through in europe very still a power move that put a lot at stake. specifically the carefully crafted 1.8 trillion europe package on the blocks future fine insists that includes a trillion euro budget for the next 70 years and a 750000000000 euro rescue fund to boost ailing european economies something

vital for member states hit hardest by the pandemic like italy. hungary and poland have repeatedly been called out for rolling back democratic freedoms that had vowed to veto the entire budget a crucial test for the e.u. to avoid we must be determined very vigilant very committed but now it looks like a last ditch attempt by the german chancellor to resolve the issue has succeeded just in time for the new budget to kick in for next year with the current of our spending make far from over. let's bring in our brussels bureau chief alexander van nominet now alexander why are hungry and poland so opposed to this mechanism linking e.u. money to rule of law. they described this mechanism political in slaves meant a radical radical limitation of sovereignty and they argued that it is only a pretext to force them to bow to demands such as legalizing gay marriage or

accepting migrants but that is of course not the case here than mechanism and its purpose is to make sure that you funds are not going to be misused but it's also true that hungry and poland have been under a lot of criticism for backsliding on democratic stunned are it's the rule of law thought when the mechanism is in place they could be in trouble because if there are any breaches of the rule of law they're funding could be reduced with only qualified majority of e.u. governments can you tell us more about this last ditch effort. will it work well it seems that you leaders are likely to approve it yesterday you embassadors already talked about the compromise and the 1st reactions were very positive front

and center of this compromise is the promise that the mechanism would not go into action unless the european court of justice has ruled on its legality so it's a concession to hungary's and poland's demands and it could delay the mechanism for at least one year but it doesn't change anything in substance and that is why it's likely that even those countries fighting for the rule of law may can isn't could approve the compromise so alexander what happens will the new mechanism still be implemented eventually. well if approved it will be eventually implemented with a delay as i said. we are hearing already from poll the titians in the european parliament that they think this is a victory for the rule of law and that hungary and poland have lost xander the nominee in brussels thank you. look at some of the

other stories making news around the world u.s. president elect joe biden has nominated retired army general lloyd austin to be his defense secretary if confirmed he would be the 1st african-american to lead the pentagon but he faces resistance from some democrats you have a preference for civilian control of the military. meanwhile the president elect's son hunter biden has confirmed his tax assessor's are under federal investigation. president donald trump is often accused hunter biden of corrupt dealings in ukraine early pursuit of these allegations resulted in his own impeached impeachment after he pressured the ukrainian president to investigate hunter biden's work in the country. a space x. test launch in texas has ended with a crash landing after a successful ascent the store ship rocket returned to the landing pad and excessive

speed causing it to explode it was the highest flight yet for the rocket ship that space x. founder. says could carry people to mars in as little as 6 years. here in germany a bleak milestone as the country's total couvade 900 death toll reaches 20000 the latest case chance also show a new record of more than 23000 daily infections chancellor angela merkel says those numbers mean tougher measures are urgently needed on wednesday she delivered a rare impassioned plea calling on the public to limit contacts or lose more lives . americal has spoken in parliament on countless occasions but this time was different she framed the decisions now facing germany as a matter of life and death in one of the most impassioned speeches of her life the day after 14 days to go on to christmas 14 days we have to give

a role to ensure that we don't end up back in exponential growth if we have too much contact with others before christmas and then it turns out to be the very last christmas without grandparents then this will be a terrible failure when i. message it's time to act shops are still open and even some traditional christmas stands a serving mulled wine out on the streets merkel says this has to change. so how does just as hard as this is i know how much love gets poured into those christmas stands and i'm sorry from the bottom of my heart but if we have to pay the price of 590 people dying every day that's just not acceptable in my eyes and we must take action and accept i was made of those who decide to receive magical also condemned the protest movements casting doubt on the science behind the so-called

lockdown light currently in place she made an unusually personal reference to her background as a scientist and her earlier years living under a regime with no respect for the truth to that university needs gemini i decided to study physics i probably would not have done that if i had lived in the west i did it because i realized that many things could be undermined but not gravity or to speed of light and other scientific. review for medical the facts are clear a tighter lockdown is needed right now her next challenge is to persuade not only parliament but also the german people and the all important leaders of each german state without their consent tougher actions won't be possible but if today's speech is anything to go by merkel is ready to put all her political power on the line. for more on this i'm joined by our correspondent julie is delhi julia hello what's

been the reaction to merkel speech. it was a very emotional strong speech from chance of america yesterday and that has really resonated in germany time and time again before she had already encouraged people to follow the rules and called on the public and on the state leaders to take the coronavirus seriously but her speeches have never been as impassioned as the one we saw yesterday and now some state leaders are following her call for tougher restrictions even those who were previously skeptical and didn't see the need for them so definitely a speech that has made waves. germany introduced a partial lockdown in november the idea of course was to get the numbers down before christmas so what went terribly well it appears that the partial lockdown did not go far enough in trying to bring the number of cases down that

part has to do with germany's federal political system that means that the federal government cannot impose restrictions like lockdowns or curfews on the individual states the states have to decide for themselves now the approach in the last few months has been to try to find a nationwide agreement and measures to be the same in the entire country that has been difficult over the last few weeks we've seen trying to push for more restrictions together with some state leaders other state leaders were not ready to go along and that has led to the compromise that was the partial lockdown that was introduced and november which hasn't delivered the results that were hoped for so how likely is it that germany will see a stricter lockdown. it is looking like clear by the day we see numbers rising a record number of cases today and the record number of deaths yesterday we've seen

some states like bavaria and saxony already introducing tougher restrictions themselves and other states thinking of going along now 2 issues stand one is whether we will have a net national agreement under measures and whether they will be the same all around the country or whether states will go along their own way individually the other is timing is it feasible to introduce a lockdown now just before christmas for example see non-essential shops closed at a time when sales are high and are people prepared to spend christmas under lockdown here in germany where christmas is very important so we might be seeing a lockdown introduced right after christmas but there are concerns that that may already be too late. delhi much thanks drew. the southern state of bavaria has imposed one of the toughest lockdowns in germany our correspondent visits is c.

they're known around the world for its festive christmas season but soaring case chance and shuttered shops mean spirits are dim this year. this is christmas eve as it gets back in 2020 usually the central market square is bustling with the city's famous christmas market at this time of the year but it was cancelled weeks ago and now the city center has become almost ghostly. only fruit and vegetables on offer but no one comes to buy them. and it's been working here for 3 decades he says he's never seen his city so empty. it's all full for us there's no christmas here no no tourists it's terrible just look the market square is completely empty. and it's the same all over the city the state government has asked variance to only leave their homes if

they have valid reasons like going grocery shopping this it in the doctor or going to work wearing a mask is compulsory in most areas of the city center partial school closures a ban on alcohol in public places and a nighttime curfew complete the strictest lockdown in germany police have increased their presence in the city center to remind people to stick to the rules but for now this little resistance they tell us. of course there are people who intentionally defy the rules there have been incidents of people refusing to cooperate when police tell them to wear mosques but luckily those people are really the exception. no bagus seem very conscious of the risks the city faces right now and they're willing to play along all the people we speak to think the authorities should be even tougher. in the monitors that we think the lockdown is absolutely justified there's just no alternative at the moment the

restrictions should be tightened even further for shift and so will the mystery man matter that this was very much needed and the fact that everything's been kept open for all the business in the run up to christmas that's a very corporate driven attitude even the numbers are higher than ever so in fact i think we'll need even tougher measures like in spring. were brutal suppression of no money in fear i think if i'm totally fine with it because there are so many people suffering and people not taking this seriously should see what it looks like in hospitals. and that discriminate and getting worse every day at the moment more than 180 people are being treated in hospitals for cope with 19 and while that doesn't sound much it means that hospitals are working at capacity over the past weekend for the 1st time ever patients had to be moved to hospitals in surrounding areas to make sure they get the treatment they need to survive that scares people including those who are suffering from the effects of the lockdown

that is already in effect like market trader on the 2 things are hard lock down is the best option now there are 3 and we've just got to get through this and maybe things will get better back to its base or maybe even in time for christmas for that known back as a willing to make sacrifices in the weeks ahead. in bangladesh their government has transported the 1st row him refugees from their long time camp at cox's bizarre to a new island location bangladesh made the decision without the cooperation of the un refugee agency and the move has been criticized by human rights groups many of these refugees have been in bangladesh for years the most recent large group of arrivals came in 2017 when more than 750000 people fled their home in miran are following a genocidal campaign launched by the military there. the

world's largest refugee settlement. for the regime to who live here bangladesh is decision to relocate 100000 of them to bets on cha only adds to their uncertain fates. for some it's a chance to escape the squalor of the camp. the person in charge here told me we'd have a room on the island like his office that's why i agreed to move there and the. others have doubts over starting a new on a place known as the floating island i don't know what was in it we came here after so much torture in myanmar even if we're shot 2000 times we weren't going to bet on child. we feel safe here in the camp we don't want to go to beslan charge.

more than 1000000 refugees a squeeze on to 26 square kilometers near the bangladesh myanmar border. the bangladeshi government says its relocation plan will ease the pressure on the crowded camp. according to the country's foreign minister a.k. abdul moment ranger if you g.'s won't be taking the best sunshine forcibly only those who are willing to go will be going there voluntarily. but some refugees say they're being given no choice. they did it 1st my father was arrested by the police they beat him badly he was put in a dark cell for a day and a night and they asked him to choose between death or going to best and charging. that's when my father agreed to go. to the banana and.

international rights groups have also published evidence of forceful relocation. we are concerned that you know more island which is off limits to everyone including the journalists and rights groups it poses serious concerns about human rights monitoring and for that to be overcome i think the book origins should. create that framework they should be ensured that the refugees are able to take free enterprise informed consent they would give those be able to take voluntary decisions to be able to get. a 1st group of 1600 refugees were taken to beslan char last week the island is 34 kilometers from the mainland in the bay of bengal formed by silt less than 20 years ago bangladesh has built flood protection barriers barracks hospitals and mosques. but international aid agencies fear

a big storm could endanger thousands of lives. on the un which was excluded from the relocation process once more consultation and access the un high commissioner for refugees philippe grandy said he's concerned by reports of ranger if you g.'s being moved to beslan char he wants access to see conditions on the on himself and he transfer he said must follow a voluntary informed decision. urging dhaka and the u.n. to focus on repatriation rather than relocation. they still want to return to myanmar but only if the muslim majority are recognized as citizens. let's give you some sports now and we have avoided a scare and qualified for the champions league last 16 the record 13 time winners beat. to nil is fight to defeat all serve reach the knockout stages for the

1st time since the 1970 s. to win benson high school open early on to settle riaz nerves and the french striker netted the 2nd before half time to see would have done the spanish giants out in the group stage for the 1st time. paolo rossi the star of italy's successful 982 world cup campaign has died at the age of 64 the former you ventas and ac milan striker who later became a t.v. pundit won the golden ball n golden boot in 1982 rossi also won to see off titles one european comp and italia but will be remembered most for his time with italy rossi scored 6 goals to lead italy to world cup victory 38 years ago his family didn't disclose the cause of death but it's been reported rossi died of an

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