how do you know books you're smarter for 3 books on. what secrets lie behind. discover new adventures in 360 degree. explore fascinating character starts. w. world heritage 360. now. welcome to a new edition focus on europe thank you so much for joining us today thousands of migrants dream of reaching europe but at the e.u. borders they often get a rude awakening like here in the bosnian refugee camp in the pub it recently burned to the ground people have to brace the bitter winter cold authorities have

set up new tense but there is still no running water or electricity. from here seems within reach for most migrants and they leave by camp was that is just a transit stop their goal is to reach the e.u. and so they try and try to cross the border it's a neighboring croatia for. the living conditions in the camp are so terrible bad moving to a nearby forest seems like a better option for him his big goal is to someday make it to germany and he's willing to enjoy our numerous hardships to make his dream come true. this camp in the forest is what. he used for his called home for 3 months he shares his homemade tent with 5 other men. if.

the. feds reviewed. by they distribute a bit of food and clothing to the approximately 30 men from pakistan and bangladesh living in this camp. it's a small town in bosnia-herzegovina along the croatian border. but beyond that all the other supplies are. of the often as does all his own firewood temperatures frequently drop below 0 at this time of year. but he and the others want to hold out in the cold and mud until their next attempt to cross the border into croatia and enter that you want to. place catch.

the growth of larger. successfully. her hopes to find work in germany it was a daily struggle for survival in his hometown of pakistan. life here in the forest is hard. but still better than in the lead refugee camp an hour's drive to the south where he previously stayed. the lethal camp has been in the international headlines for weeks 1st for being cleared out and then because it burned down these bunk beds are a lasting reminder. there are now new tents for the refugees and migrants but many here say the accommodation is now worse than before. this is a. living place here we are suffering here that's why we doesn't going to leave a. suitable place for leaving. the bosnian authorities have

faced harsh criticism in the wake of these images but in the nearby town of be hard the mayor shish the fossil each places the blame on the bosnian government and the e.u. . european on spends so much money in crisis but. has not received any any euro here been dealing there on. resources european union on. should treat crises as a european problem as a global problem the bosnian public is also growing increasingly wary of these migrants fears protests cause this refugee shelter to close its doors a few months ago the e.u. wants refugees to move back in here a nightmare scenarios the residents who have been protesting against it every day they said that we are just we are not ross is 3 years we suffering and helping that

people they don't want to stay in bosnia they just want to go to the border in europe and the other europe. open the border. but for many of the 8000 or so refugees in migrants the chance of being granted asylum in the e.u. and therefore being allowed to stay is very low including for pakistanis like her. but that doesn't scare the 25 year old who has no desire to stay in bosnia and no intention of returning to pakistan. border what are you doing do you have work no have nothing. europe have everything. food is good go to school and everything. will. be as soon as it gets warmer for ones to make

a new attempt to cross the border into croatia but for the time being he has no choice but to stick it out here in the mud rain and bitter cold. the austrian town of ishmael is mainly known for its extensive skiing slopes in the auld buds last year it's made headlines for becoming one of europe's 1st coronavirus hot spots for almost a year now the town has been on shaky ground despite ideal snow this year tourists are nowhere to be seen austria of the villages are in lockdown that means trouble for a ban had sung out he and his family run a hotel and a bar which are popular among. parties now he only has his animals to keep him company. santo is totally busy running a 5 star hotel to restaurant and the priest before his family owns in his

is never has so much time for his out of those he comes here every evening now the produce from their own form is usually delivered to the hotel and restaurants but they're still closed and with. the forks just isn't worth it says bernhard. if the coming of the basic question is whether or not we hunt visitors because everything depends on them. we weren't hope we can get everything up and running as soon as possible to perform in the whole town is reliant on tours from germany belgium and the netherlands it has 1600 residents and 12000 beds the village looks like it's ready and poised for the moment things pick up again at a cable car in running test mode with hotels close and no tourists around when the cable car just isn't profitable says operator but if skiers do come he wants to avoid crowds forming at all costs only $12.00 people are allowed to pick an

dollar's instead of $24.00 and the interior has to be disinfected and aired out regularly to hear them at the station keep the windows open they should be open that's not always possible of course because when the weather is really bad snow flies in. the cabins should be ventilated when possible. the skiing area is and those 170 kilometers of slopes but as long as the situation remains unclear they're only preparing a quarter of them. and it's west of earning the snow conditions this year are the best they've been in a long time her house and growth took over the a pretty steep kisko a year ago it used to be an insider tip for a good party but after a bartender got infected with cove it 19 march. first kitchen and then made international headlines bernhardt was approved to people that

a priest. be awhile director started this winter there will be fewer guests social distancing managing your reservations and hygiene regulations. where you're going to be able to move around as freely as in past years it will be a different kind of a preschool so you should see it that way and you still appreciate being able to go on vacation and enjoy the meniscus and skin. the skin schools has more shops also have no customers we'd like to talk to some people but no one wants to not like you can the 3 days carers are no longer welcome in a school tourism director andreas type can see why they're. still deeply distressed i mean that they were complicit in making a scapegoat for the spread of coronavirus throughout europe. we didn't create this pandemic this virus was brought here. so the fact that we were

being confronted with it for so long afterwards at the center of attention and wrongfully receiving the blame that's hurts and it's painful. it's goal has learned from the mistakes and it now thanks to become a role model as soon as it can part of the plan is to turn the cultural center into a cove in 1000 testing center. we've already ordered the wounds and everything which we receive next week but he defines the movie 5 stations through 5 stations well before 3000 official p.c.r. test a week enabling us to get tested here on arrival and shortly before leaving again the foster hotel owned by bernhard family is running on a skeleton crew around 100 seasonal workers are on call waiting at home in hungary . and austria all the year round employees are on site taking the 1st cautious reservations i'll see from germany 30 color and i'm looking for the 13th to the

20th of february ok. one double room i don't think maybe they book and then decide last minute whether to come. the that means you can plan ahead i think all hotels in the hopes of the rest of europe face this issue none of them complain to hand. the front of the manager would need to hire seasonal workers and prepare the hotel for a guess for now he's just waiting he's hopeful but skeptical they've opened their doors in january it was 3 times i have been convinced we'll start welcoming guests 1st on november 25th then on december 15th i'm now in january hope things will break out this time around but we'll see this winter is cold austria's most exclusive ski resorts is to 4 days of tourists even so the town is adored and festive heights locals remain hopeful that things will prove. we now take you

to southern italy over the last they cave the region has the continuous the population a high unemployment rates coupled with a high crime rate of driven many people away from towns like sync with the area is the stronghold of the calabrian mafia then but i get up but locals here want a fresh start and a new image for their town mayor that mckayla courneya md has plans that may help attract new residents he knows that his town desperately needs a facelift but he is also aware of its potential. chirping birds in an idyllic orange grove the moment you enter town. who wouldn't like to have a place here that's what you call a film these mer mikhail a tony are thought to. key in french asking lachie from the town council are having a look around the area where they'd like new residents to move in. a pretty stark

question sort of put the poor quarter down there but had it elevator that goes straight from the parking lot up to the piazza and they had an empty theater for cultural events so this part of town what were by those opposing a center for the entire region that is at all not all. tourist highlights are few and far between in this part of calabria such a town council is offering houses for just one symbolic euro but they're afraid that still won't be enough poverty and lack of economic opportunity are driving the local people the way to other parts of italy even worse this is a stronghold of the and drug into the calabrian mafia. journalist mikhail ian been easy has long complained bitterly about organized crime you knows all too well the scars the end drunk has left the area. sort of.

towns that have actually been depopulated by the feuds waged by the rival clans towns of 10000 people were watching a video men women and children were murdered for vendettas but. where. the 2 has experienced some spectacular police raids the last one about 5 years ago when 55 people from 2 clubs were arrested and kushner of weapons seized. be kaley of an a.z. has needed 2 policemen to protect ever since. the journalist from to quote from the has received death threats because of his inquires. but he won't be intimidated. so . this country belongs to those who are decent those who are sinister and criminal president is right in that if i left that would only prove bad people now the good ones who control. the best sort of

a better master. he's hopeful that mammy kalay county has planned to sell local homes for a symbolic euro will improve the situation. cannier an independent official has governed from the for 6 years now. he wants to lend locals fresh optimism. sign the curse to highlight problems that. is more important than ever. funding but the entire world. wants the pandemic is over the municipality will hunt over the 1st 13 homes to the new owners for just a year matchy who runs the project and mickael a county and screened thousands of applications sent from interested buyers in northern italy europe and even the us. unfortunately we cannot enter any of the

homes. the municipality is still waiting for former owners to return their keys judging by their derelict exteriors and these room down at least buyers will need to invest large sums to restore the houses lucky tentative buyers must meet one criterion but i am not innovate their house within 3 years according to the architectural standards that is historic town center. it's a day it's difficult to picture how quaint this area must have been. still convinced that to come from the has a bright future ahead if everyone works together but over don't want to give them up we want to create something beautiful including in the hearts of our people who want to give them hope they'll return to calabria invest money or at least spend their holidays here or for this to become reality calabria must be finally freed from the grip of the powerful and drunk it's

a mafia group. otherwise it will be hard to breathe new life if it is small italian town. the smell of fresh air has become a rare commodity for many russians especially those living in the suburbs of big cities huge piles of trash are causing a terrible stench in these areas people living close to the alex since the landfills suffer whenever they step outside or even when they open a window but them side is becoming bigger and bigger emitting toxic fumes your yeah federal say of us feared for the health of her children and so she moved away but she and others are keeping up the fight against the growing heaps of trash. the fumes from the landfills start to sting her randomly. your eyes burn your throat hurts and you feel sick you fear it's as if someone's pouring water down my throat

it makes me cough i can hardly breathe they say everything's alright but to merge and see services have the tech to $25.00 times over the limit. up with them it's all because of the dump here. but here julia felt like he means about 500 meters from the house she was born in. the us is the playing field near the village shop peano is one of the dozens all around the mega city of moscow just $32.00 hectares in the area or about $45.00 soccer pitch is. only a few years ago the pit was some 30 metres deep say local residents now it's a hill rising about 20 metres high and it keeps getting bigger as to the population's health problems. as they hate us is that some days it's takes on pair of lee she couldn't open her apartment windows her children 8 year old and 7 year old cover saba started feeling ill more often the point came

when you here couldn't take it any more she moved away from her home village shop over 7 kilometers to the town of clinton one. the little ones always had something wrong with them one day the pediatrician told me their lungs were making rattling noise as i didn't have to think about it i started looking for an apartment hearing plane for us later after the movie went back to the same doctor and oh what i thought what a miracle the noises in their lungs were gone how come we're very simple we moved away from the land fill. the fence so he gave us case was no isolated one waste disposal is one of russia's most pressing issues great peace figures show. so less than 4 percent of waste being processed and only 2 percent going to incineration plants the rest goes straight into dumps ironically the country with the largest land area on earth can't find enough space for the estimated 70000000

tons of waste its population produces annually moscow's landfills in particular are ticking time bombs many of them fail to meet the official safety standards contaminated soil ground water and air over and over local residents opposed tested as here to congress but rarely have they seen in the results. julia fessor either has joined the effort for clean air in her home region she and her fellow activists pooled their funds and bought a gas analyzer that measures radioactivity with chlorine hydrogen sulfide ammonia and other politicians. that are both unbuckled we'll use this data to compile what we call him up of the stands for the whole area and then decide if you can go outside with the kids who are not meeting. their results are alarming their activists report them to the environmental agency regularly in 2017 the state

emergency services finally had to react and measure 25 times the maximum allowed for hydrogen sulfide activists took the matter to court but with no success our reporter contacted the landfill managers and city of clinton but received no response. and so judy of history has to consult her detector before she takes her children outside to see what is the way to analyze the air today you know right now it's looking good so we can go visit grandma and shop over . julian fellowes or even 67 year old mother valentino. still lives in their home village the huge you. come in have some tea and sausage. it with. her grandchildren my to come and visit she definitely briefly her house to his perilously close to the landfill but she's not going to move away now who where

would i go who could i sell my house to with all that stench out there they're not exactly lining up and how could i live in the city i only get a pension of about $190.00 euros and i'd have to pay $130.00 euros to rent a one room apartment. they visit with grandma for a couple of hours you live hadassah he shows her kids her old property quickly before the wind turns and the smell is unbearable again just to have something done . for nothing but that's the world so i don't know how long we can keep on fighting this is we're too few and we're starting to feel helpless and desperate for more things to mcchord it's a. mountain of garbage keeps growing and there are plans to expand the land to fill with briggs it has officially happened the brits have said goodbye to the european union but that doesn't mean they have left all their problems behind one reg that related issue is that he many

people in scotland to break away from the u.k. and rejoin the e.u. of course the british government doesn't want to see this happen our reporter meant to a man who uncovered a long forgotten monument that symbolizes scotland's past and maybe its future. like most keith and david are tending to the upkeep of the world's largest free to mention of scotland keith discovered the overgrown concrete over 25 years ago 1st he wasn't quite sure what he stumbled across utah to recognise the shape of a scottish peninsula. minutes later i had walked north. discovered ben rowland walked across around the more climbed over ben nevis and arrived at the north coast of scotland at the white house financial realizing that this was an astonishing relief model is the brainchild of young thomas chick

a polish world war 2 veteran who displayed it in his hotel gardens new people's stuff he created to great polish map of scotland to express his gratitude and love towards his country 20 team keith and david's charity finished restoring the release model it was former glory. great britain was still a member of the european union with scotland and poland part of the same minus keith from england it's rather rude to be from scotland is rather proud of you so this is where david and i diverged i think it's a super romantic idea that experience has shown to be totally i'm not going to accuse keith of having narrowness of mind or anything like that but i think. so we see all those who were on one aisle and i think somehow my impression is that the english people are more interested in 26

team 2 thirds of scottish voters rejected brags that great britain's decision to leave the e.u. has divided the country. more and more scots think scotland would benefit from splitting off from great britain david a scotsman himself thinks scottish independence is impossible for geological reasons if nothing else and at one stage there would have been a sea between scotland and england when scotland moved on to england england went underneath and then volcanoes came off the line and so we're sort of stapled if you like to. do england i think is rather difficult to get away from them. as shown just how complicated leaving a political can be many scots or whatever are undeterred by force growing segment of the population wants out. and we'll keep you updated on developments from

scotland and other parts of europe right here on our show and on our website and you can also find me on twitter thanks for watching.

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19th on double. play. this is the w. news live from uganda of vote senate election not by violence and the social media . veteran president yoweri museveni is seeking a 6th term in office his main rival is the charismatic former pop star bobby why despite police harassment the singer has been carried along on a wave of youthful enthusiasm also coming up the world health organization calls an emergency meeting to tackle new variants of the corona as its scientists arrive in china to investigate the potential origin of the pandemic. and donald trump becomes

the 1st us president in history to be impeached twice congress charges him with inciting supporters to attack the capitol building last week calling it an armed rebellion. as well come to the program ugandans have been voting under a social media blackout in an election marred by widespread violence against the opposition veteran leader most of any who's been in power for 35 years is seeking a 6th term president's main challengers the star saying that turned lawmaker bobby wine whose popularity among younger voters has fueled his companion was also not expected for another 2 days a candidate needs to win 50 percent of the votes to avoid a runoff. long lines of people waiting patiently to cast their vote

and riot police out in full force after an election campaign that seen almost daily violence but ugandans remain undeterred. and with. it. it's a clash of generations in one of africa's younger. the country's incumbent uare most of a knee is one of africa's longest serving leaders the former guerrilla leader has spent 35 years in office in a country where the average age is less than 30. because. we have to see. the i mean as strong. and experienced. the.

void. thursday's election pits him against opposition frontrunner bobby wine who voted me a compiler with his wife on thursday morning the former reggae artist has managed to channel the frustrations of a generation into a viable challenge against most of a nice ruling national resistance movement the n r n has crackdown on opposition candidates than social media and messenger apps and cut off all access to the internet pre-election violence has also taken the lives of dozens of opposition supporters one recently appeared at one of their funerals. were not prepared for the election where they are rising very far.

from the right by the military that morning. the n.r.m. promises the elections will be free and fair but without the presence of many outside observers the international community says the vote will lack accountability and transparency. vote counting in uganda the general election has begun now let's cross over to our correspondent. joins us on the phone from kampala there's a heavy military and police presence then what is at stake in these elections. in this election many people are actually causing a young people with an action because because of the significant share of the electorate that make 3 out of every 5 voters below the age of 46 and that one of them is a concern is a near full employment then could want a job and thus clearly known to both many and may no connection will be white or

somebody help people with volunteering was given his presidency and it is we have to decide with that which can he stay in power voting in change now that the voting has ended in many parts of the country still going to look forward to this challenge and they result in about 48 hours some other presidents of the police and a laser uses the people if they're still in the crowded neighborhoods of the city they spent a big part of the day just monitoring the situation but as voters came to an end the police and the military started such feeling both unfocused and without trust do you think this day will remain peaceful. there is a chance that this day will remain ceaseless specially grown films how we killed in the morning it was like food and the afternoon was also the sense that if a man i think if it is maintained throughout the evenings when you've got those of convicted and he's been free elections but now we have voting with a vote counting on that we have decided going down with a cup you go in yes anything can happen because of 9 o'clock everyone is expected

to be at their home district so we can also talk about the limited freedom of information which has created i think that is no one knows what will have to mix but i think it will also depend on how the leader of a major sides of the political divide chooses to tell their people. you know your correspondent julius graham was joining us from come out on the phone thank you very much. time to have a look now at some of the other stories making headlines around the world a huge fire has swept through a refugee camps in southern bangladesh it destroyed hundreds of shelters and has left thousands homeless the u.n. refugee agency says no casualties have been reported authorities are investigating the cause north korea's 2nd party congress in more than 40 years has wrapped up with performances from military and civilian group's leader kim jong un and senior officials gathered at a stadium in the capital pyongyang for the closing ceremony to show on it kim's

leadership. a racing pigeon has made an epic 313000 kilometer journey across the pacific ocean after disappearing from a race in the u.s. and arriving in australia experts suspect the pigeon hitched a ride on a cargo ship but authorities consider the bird quarantined quarantine risk and plan to kill it. again. the world health organization is holding an emergency meeting to discuss new variants of the corona virus there are concerns that they may be more infectious then the 1st strain that emerged in china is also unclear whether new variants could potentially reduce the effectiveness of current vaccines . at this london hospital doctors are treating 3 times the usual number of patients in the intensive care unit. they say they are struggling to cope

with this and be in in the fall doesn't do this is this is. something very good. stuff either way it's. all right for the fall where they work you know for a shopping increase in serious kind of in 1000 cases and record deaths come a month after a new variant of the corona virus was detected in the u.k. . many countries have since restricted travel due to the british variant but it still spread to at least 50 territories according to the world health organization other new variants have also been reported including in south africa and brazil the consequence of an ever changing virus. is that. in the more the more it spreads. magno in many places. the chances of getting the right.

eerily empty streets again a feature of countries worldwide as governments extend all ramp up restrictions to try and limit the spread of the virus variants. while authorities say there's no evidence the british and south african variants make the virus more severe they share a common trait that's believed to make them much more contagious. germany's public health agency for infectious diseases the whole bad call institute has voted almost 1250 deaths in a single day that's a new high its president is calling on employers to allow more stuff to work from home especially it doesn't look as if it is possible that the situation will get worse that is why it is all the more important that we consistently get here to the current measures. we must prevent the new covert 19 variant from spreading.

unnecessary travel should be avoided for all cases of this very impact we are currently aware of in germany because of travel. for a look at some of the other developments in the pandemic turkey started vaccinating health care workers using the chinese develop cinnabar shot the country's health ministry says more than 200000 people have already received the vaccine in australia the queensland state premier is considering using remote mining camps to quarantine international arrivals and pope francis has received the corona virus vaccine the 84 year old pontiff part of a lung removed due to an illness in his twenty's so he would be a high risk patient if he were to contract the virus. president has become the 1st us president to be impeached twice republicans broke ranks to join with democrats in the house of representatives charging trump with inciting insurrection

following the storming of the capitol by his supporters the president now faces a trial in the senate but will not be removed from office before his term ends next week this was the moment that made history donald trump became the 1st us president ever to be impeached twice on this throw the i. hear you there may be a 197. there is that resolution is adopted without objection the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. and this time it wasn't just democrats who were in favor 10 members of trump's own republican party also voted to impeach the president the president took a no to defend the constitution against all enemies foreign and domestic last week there was a domestic threat at the door of the capitol and he did not stop it. that is

why with a heavy heart and clear resolve i will vote yes on these articles of impeachment. the impeachment proceedings moved at breakneck speed the result coming just a week after the violence the capital. democrats were hoping to remove trump from office just days before his term ends but that would 1st require a trial in the u.s. senate and their majority leader mitch mcconnell has rejected a quick process saying there is no chance of a fair or serious trial before the president leaves office donald trump denies his fiery speech last week incited his supporters to storm the u.s. capitol building shortly after his impeachment was announced he released a video online in which he distanced himself from the violence. mob violence goes against everything i believe in and everything our movement stands for no true

supporter of mine could ever endorse political violence no true supporter of mine could ever disrespect law enforcement or our great american flag. it's unclear if lawmakers will get the 2 thirds majority needed in the senate to officially convict trump of incitement of insurrection but now it does seem clear that any trial will take place once he's already left office. some sports news now in football running german cup champions by a munich have been knocked out in the 2nd round of the competition by 2nd division all star and kiel tired by an took the lead but kiel twice equalized once in the very last 2nd to send the match into extra time at $22.00 it went to penalties where cure converted every kick but by and crucially missed one it's the 1st time in 20 years that byron have exited the german cup this early.

now some sad news for the world of show business sturm and magicians it fried fish but it has died aged 81 just days after it was announced he was suffering from terminal pancreatic cancer he was best known as one half of the world famous z. trigon roy las vegas magic at the duo rose to fame of the night in sixty's and performed and sold all the news well into the night in ninety's their shows off featured dozens of white tigers and lions secrets' a longtime partner roy horn died last year as a result of complications from covert 90. and that's it from me and the news team. at the top of the don't go away craig ferguson is next with all the business of. you can always get over that exists on our web site that's of course t w dot com and comment who also follow us on twitter and instagram i'll handle there

is. a god as from me and the news team and which ones. the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. has the rate of infection been developing. measures are being taken. what does the latest research say. information.