my name is the about of the hook and i wore you to. this is steve every news live from that is here marking an end to an era. of freedom you know. and use up to us to make the most of the prison that ends its hoffa century partnership with the european union what changes are installed now that breaks it has become

a reality also coming up. to us saying goodbye and good riddance to 2020 the ball drops in new york times square but without the usual drawing crowds to bring in the new get people in cities across the world have been urged to stay hold to combat the global pandemic. and on the eve of it yet that will see her leave office german chancellor angela merkel calls a covert crisis a once in a century chant. hello it's good to have you have any. after a half century partnership britain has finalized its splits with the european union as the clock struck midnight here at a border control near kelly in france became

a reality new customs formalities came into effect as the u.k. quit the single market bricks of supporters are hailing the freedoms won by the agreement but those who wanted britain to remain in the e.u. fear the deal could isolate the u.k. as a brings new and complicated bureaucratic hurdles. takes a closer look at the immediate impact. from generally 1st british drivers on french or italian roads maybe needing some pieces of paper a green insurance card and an international driver's license and the future of their health coverage in europe is also still up in the air. not so happy holidays for certain loving brits in spain they'll be soon in was everyone else and must apply and pay for a long stay visa if they want to enjoy their holiday homes for more than 90 days because from now on 3 free movement be free anymore. meanwhile e.u.

citizens hoping to make a life in britain will be faced with a points based immigration system and prove their worst to the british state bad news for british farmers desperately looking for help during harvest time. traffic jams at the borders will simply become effect of life because goods entering and leaving the e.u. will undergo new checks and require lots of new paperwork so get ready truckers for those half an hour waits for these fishermen in the north of france breaks it is their lives they lose unfettered access to british waters home to 80 percent of their catch that means their livelihood is at risk but british fisherman should not start rejoicing yet most of their catch is sold on the european market. it's all change for benghazi and brokers how much when and where they'll be allowed to work

in the european union will be totally in brussels hands to avoid nessie surprises many banks and insurance companies have already established illegal presence somewhere new european country. and for more we're joined by the author of off that reports that correspondent bob of a zal in france good to see you barbara so the new border chicks just went into force just a few hours ago right there in cali way you are always seeing those those huge delays that media feared. nothing to see here of course on the 1st of january it's a very quiet moment morning we've just see a handful of trucks rolling up and down here behind the ferries we see in them on my back there's been a bit of traffic coming in as is usual but it is very quick and very smooth because of course is the big companies who knew about the changes that were coming up they

could prepare it is going to hit a lot of the smaller transport companies that carry mixed to lose that for instance carry and the modes that carry foodstuff and so on afford them life is going to be much more difficult and of course all this will really come into in effect because we have a long weekend now next monday and then we might see those traffic jams that everybody has been warning about and we talked to a few truckers who had been waiting edid truckstop about what they think about the changes that will come up. that's going to change yeah but. it doesn't make a start you know i mean you've just got to get on with you know mean that that's where it is so you just got to bite the bullet and you're just going to do it go with the flow that's all you can do that's such a. paper so stop support stop train. it will be a problem we wait for one week about so they do it it'll be difficult in january

because of the agreement we're doing well here in europe so no more need be and see how things happen. look at cumbia everything that's changing with breaks it is because of politics everything that i and you and my companions are losing is time and money it's everything and it's all politics. bracy resolutely morning is ready. but so mixed reaction from from track as they have barbara but it breaks it also means the end of freedom of movement for people between the u.k. and the e.u. what does that mean in practice. it means in practice is of course what people who come here as for this port of call a who used the tunnel a bit further on or use one of the ferry cyr in the background it will seem normal

because they just have to show their passports and they can still go but problems for them will start once they are on european soil because they lose all their rights as e.u. citizens they are now a 3rd country that means they will have to follow rules like americans australians or everybody else in the world they can settle here any more they can stay on the european soil for more than 90 days in a row if they want to work here it's going to be very complicated so it's just look at life for those many people who for years have been going back and forwards who were working part time in london for instance and part in paris or somewhere else on the continent they will have to really follow new rules and their life will become exceedingly more difficult. i mean bob are you a bit of pace to say this right at 4 and a half years breaks that is now a reality i'm always going to see this britain pursuing its own interests as has been promised by mr barr's johnson. that's the i joined the g

a frank said of course you know the promise of golden tomorrow because people have to you know keep the state convinced this is a great move politically and not think this is really a regression we're going backwards so what does that mean it means britain could have followed its own interests before nobody would have kept them from doing that they if they hope to create some sort of singapore and thames really lowers standards that's what we know have the the deal to trade deal for which will impede that and as regard to financial services if boris johnson plans to sort of move the city of london fire away from normal international regulation and from the e.u. once they can just unilaterally withdraw exits so this is very soon nice britain is going to walk on in the future economically and legally and a lot of those big promises might just not come true thank you barbara.

and if you want to dive deeper into breaks a check on you tube channel correspondents in the u.k. and the e.u. to lay out the likely winners and losers will be in the steel. let's take a look at some of the international stories now german chancellor i'm going to machall has handed over the e.u.'s presidency to portugal germany's presidency ended on december 13th one in a video message mccoll wish portugal every success and say that germany would support portugal to the best of its ability the presidency rotates among member nations every 6 months. microsoft ses hacked his recently accessed some of the company's source code the tech giant assures customer data is safe of that its systems were used to attack this it was part of a hectic campaign against thousands of companies and pope francis has been absent

from the traditional new year's events giving praise service to to his back pain he was replaced by a cardinal who read the end of the give career and avocado will leave friday mass in place of the pope who hasn't missed a major papal event and gives. it's been saying goodbye to 2020 and bringing in 2021 and of the shadow of the coronavirus pandemic despite type restrictions on gatherings of celebrations took place around the globe in new york city the bowl was raised into is traditional position at times square but this year only a few guests were in attendance i. i. i just mean displayed amidst the eerie quiet in the city that never sleeps.

with health care and front line workers got front row seats to the traditional event in new york city social distancing in times square this is the new year in the age of coded 19 i. mean at the copacabana in rio de janeiro the beach was nearly empty as the city rang in 2021. the eiffel towers sparkled in the city of light as police across paris were on hand to enforce the country's strict 8 pm covert curfew. in berlin the annual fireworks were more subdued than in years past after the government banned their sale but not their destination. for an hour later britain heralded in the new year its 1st post prigs that new year's eve was less than celebrate torii with police out in force to discourage crowds. gathered in the chinese city of rule hand where the 1st cases of

covert 19 emerged just over a year ago revelers hope the darkest days of the outbreak are now in the past. new zealand. as we're partying like there's no pandemic the country successfully eliminated the coronavirus in 2020 combining strict measures with a unified national leadership that meant large crowds could gather to ring in the new year are rare away says in a world of scale back celebrations. german chancellor angela merkel has called on germans to help meet the pandemic sticking to the rules in the weeks and months ahead and what is likely to be her final new year's address the chance to save the country is facing hard times but now that vaccinations have begun hope is in sight. after

a year dominated by one issue it came as no surprise that the main theme of chancellor angela merkel's traditional new year's address was the pandemic. the corner of it was pandit me of the coronavirus pandemic was and is a once in a century political social and economic challenge is and has to it's a historic crisis that has demanded a great deal of all of us and too much of some of us if i assist us i know that mustering this historic effort has required tremendous trust and patience on your part and continues to do science a lesson that the pandemic and its effect on german society dominated the speech it was also a message of hope with machall paying tribute to the german scientists who developed the buy on tech pfizer vaccine already in use in several countries and after 15 years this chancellor to the end of her political career beckoning ended on a personal note in the end more not one of them will be federal general elections

in 9 months and i will not be running for re-election falls if the slow day i'm likely speaking to you on new years as federal chancellor for the last time in the off. he's thinking i don't think i'm exaggerating when i say that never in the past 15 years have we experienced such a difficult year for or need and never have we greeted the new year is so much hope that so despite all of our concerns and some skepticism well you know and so you and your families have my very best wishes for good health confidence and blessings on the new year 2021 months. and you can watch ackles new year is a tryst in full on all our platforms sports now at manchester united striker. has been banned for 3 matches off to using racist film on social media the strike of why i had posted the message off to he was congratulation full story

a winning goal in november of on a later date of the post when he was told that the word in spanish could be considered racist didn't contest the english football associations charge that his post was quote insulting and abusive but he said he only meant to extend affection with his qualms. that's all for now at night stocks a little sad to the lottery players whose lives have been made all the face up to winning the jackpot i'm christine. happy new year see you next hour of i. mean. i call you and i'm game did you notice that 17 trillion run down or killed worldwide is here but it's not just the animals little suffering it's the environment if you want to know how when you look to the crease i look how much this train just as we think is listening to our

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