see. starts december 25th. ah. this is news coming to you live from berlin e.u. states should help britain to contain a new strain of the coronavirus move paralyzes traffic in british ports which are now effectively cut all from the continent the u.k. is battling a new super infectious coronavirus mutations for we've been through because produce some also coming up germany awaits a verdict in one of its worst anti semitic attacks since world war 2

a german men killed 2 people after failing to storm a synagogue in the eastern city of hama. plus celebrating the season in the safety of your car some folks get in the christmas spirit find getting behind the wheel and heading for a drive through wonderland. hello i'm terry martin good to have you with us a growing number of countries are boring travel from the united kingdom to block a new strain of credit ira sweeping across southern england the measures are already causing havoc at airports and other travel hubs in the u.k. which is now effectively cut off from continental europe the governments of ireland fred spelled jim the netherlands denmark germ. me poland austria italy and vol

garia are all barring entry for people traveling from britain more are expected to publish suit the new coronavirus mutation spreads more quickly and has forced the british government to impose a strict lockdown on the capital london and nearby areas. some of the last u.k. passengers to arrive in the netherlands this year. they arrived in the country just hours after it was announced that all travel from the u.k. to the netherlands will be banned for at least 2 weeks. these with the final passengers from london to belgium who also shut up their borders to u.k. travelers to. several other countries across the world followed suit with many of the nationals having to change travel plans just before christmas coming home for christmas i was working as being

a family so i think i just jumped to go and i went to the host idea paid a very 250 pounds for for you know you president for one saying yeah i'm for a good one no soldiers in sight from quarantining was here and then get to see a family and friends. the e.u. are holding crisis talks and brussels on monday to decide on a coordinated response to the new variant a compulsory negative test maybe one of the per requisite for travel. which has been the measure will decide on a full time it's probable the p.c.r. test will be compulsory that's why invite people to go and get tested because there's a delay before getting the result. until a solution is reached people and goods will remain stuck within the u.k.'s border with. a spring in our correspondence farragut mass in london and much timed in brussels they get britain has effectively been blacklisted travel from the u.k.

to several countries has been banned how is britain dealing with that. the u.k. government area is meeting this morning to just map out how they are reacting to this in fact isolation from from the rest of europe it's mentions he talks with in the government and one of the most prized pressing issues will be food security because it's not any passengers that controversial it's also lorries that cango back and forth and britain imports most of its fresh produce fruits and vegetables from mainland europe say the question is if this is going on for longer will this be impacting on on british produce the other issue is medical supplies we know that new batches of the coronavirus vaccine are expected in the u.k. and there are reports that medical. military at plane is on standby so

there's 2 of the really pressing issues that the u.k. government has to decide on has to discuss. next representatives of e.u. countries are meeting later to coordinate their response to the new virus strain could we see more restrictions being imposed here on the continent perhaps for their border closures. well that's right terry a lot of says been decided on a lot as it has been done on a individual basis by e.u. member states already we've seen some strong and in quick reactions. roughly almost a dozen e.u. countries have. suspended travel from into the u.k. now it really does seem that you leaders have entered panic mode at the moment the e.u. council presidency has called for an extraordinary meeting where leaders will convene and discuss further further steps but it's important to point out that the management of borders is not the come in the within the range of options that or

within the competency of the of the e.u. this is up to the individual member states to decide if they want their borders open or closed but nobody wants to repeat the chaos of march and april the beginning the 1st wave when member states started closing the borders which that's a great chaos and uncertainty throughout the bloc that's for sure. big its prime minister boris johnson he put several regions under law in response to this new coronavirus strain but just days ago he gave his pledge to relax rules over the christmas period how is that going down with the british people. indeed a lot of british people of very very 1st start tracing about this and really disappointed because the prime minister for months really had held out christmas as the sort of magical moment he said in the beginning of the pandemic that everything will be back to normal by christmas now that wasn't going to be the case but then you

promise that over christmas people could meet up to 3 households so people can meet their grandparents and families can come together and this is something that he has promised as recently as last week and in fact he had ridiculed days who had said that the virus is out of control and that that can't be a relaxation of the rules over christmas because that would mean that the health service would come under strain in january he had ridiculed those who would also seem to tighten the the rules and more restrictions of a christmas and just a couple of days 3 days later he did exactly that so a lot of criticism that boris johnson passed and that he is coming on the not only from the british public but also from members of his own party. but it's finally here on the continent we are expecting approval of the fines or vaccine from the european medical agency that approval though has taken longer here elsewhere

doesn't it. that's right so the u.k. and the u.s. for example went for a so-called emergency approval that can be done if a medicine or a vaccine has the potential to save human lives so that the the approval can be significantly sped up and this has the potential to save individualized but in this case in this case of the pfizer vaccine or vaccine in general it's not going to break the dynamic of the pandemic and that's because there simply isn't enough vaccine available to meet the demands the e.u. wanted to do things by the book they knew they couldn't take years they had to speed up their process the effect if we did so and for them it was very important to show that they had done their thorough research an assessment that this vaccine is safe and effective also in order to convince people to actually get the vaccine to diligence dealing with the vaccines sunda there in brussels and in london for us big at mass thank you very much both of you say look at some of the other stories

making headlines today for talks between britain and the e.u. on a post regs a trade deal are expected to continue on monday after negotiations failed to meet another key deadline for compromise european parliament had warned it would not vote on a deal secured after midnight on sunday it's believed significant differences remain over fisheries. in the united states top leaders in congress say they have reached an agreement on a new covenant teen relief package after months of wrangling a bipartisan deal was struck worth $900000000000.00 businesses and individuals will now get long overdue support in an economy battered by the pandemic. a verdict is expected today in the trial of a man accused of committing one of germany's worst at least magick attacks since world war 2 last year a 28 year old german killed 2 people in a swore to attack on a synagogue in the eastern city of hala prosecutors demanding

a life in prison for the man who has shown no remorse for his actions. on yom kippur war the holiest day in the jewish calendar more than 50 community members and guests were celebrating in the synagogue and holla. at midday a heavily armed neo nazi attacked a synagogue he fired shots at the door and threw hand grenades. but the synagogue solid wooden door withstood the attack saving the lives of those inside. among them was max piva hot ski chairman of hull is jewish community the experience has left him traumatized. sylvestre not. ever had a problem with the fireworks on new year's eve in the past but i noticed this year that they make me feel

a bit i wouldn't say they make me nervous but i really don't feel comfortable i sociate them with the attack. in the death of me these are months look. when they attack or fail to enter the synagogue he shot a woman walking by who had spoken to him he then storm to a snack bar and opened fire killing a customer the gunmen filmed everything on his own helmet camera streaming the attack live on the internet. a sign in the window commemorates the 2 people who were killed. 9 months later the trial of the alleged perpetrator began. the 28 year old confessed expressing his extreme right wing views. he showed no remorse. max play wachowski has twice found paper swastikas left in front of the jewish community office once he saw

a police officer surreptitiously removing a swastika he finds this unsettling. kind. of mind if i can't feel completely sure the police or security authorities are safe . and that's bad. politicians in holland and throughout germany stress that combat ing anti semitism is their highest priority all the same very few jews in holland dare to show their religious affiliation in public the synagogue door which saved their lives has been replaced with a new one that is even stronger. one of the biggest traditions here here in germany is the going to christmas park as they normally draw visitors from around the world but this year the pandemic is keeping tourists away and most markets are closed there are some exceptions though one tel on the rhine river has

come up with a novel idea to spread some holiday cheer a drive through christmas book. it's a magical winter wonderland filled with bright lights thrilling fairground rides and evocative christmas aromas wine popcorn gingerbread and all there to be enjoyed from the safety of your own car. as if we are doing it's just like a real christmas market with our men stuffy apples free chocolate whatever you want but. it's not just germans and there are millions who flock to christmas markets normally people come from all around the world just not this year thanks to the coronavirus but this leisure park in western germany has come up with a way for visitors to have fun without risking infection. views and ideas if we're certain that we're 100 percent buyers free to get in their cars the

entire times families don't even get out the whole trip is done in the car. as many as 650 carloads of visitors a day can take the 2 and a half kilometer trip through the winter playground open air christmas fun instead of being stuck at home it's a big draw but still with social distancing. yeah i'm good at the times attack but you got to have some fun as well it's nice to get away from everything isn't for all we just want to forget about the coronavirus for a while there are heavenly bodies to entertain the car bound visitors. some more earthly creatures are also on hand. and if you're hungry there are fries from across the dutch border down the road. and jugglers ready to thrill with their daring exploits. christmas markets are all about spreading a little happiness. and

a chance to put aside worries about the pandemic at least for a while. you're watching d.w. news from berlin coming up next we've got a documentary film for you the memory an illusion when our minds play tricks on us i'm terry martin thanks watch. my meal and i'm game you know that's 17 trillion and down and killed worldwide but it's not just to animals little suffering it's the environment if you want to know how it went to the priests and the hunters strange stuff that isn't easy to listen to.