this is date over the news live from the britain mourns the death of prince philip . bells tolled gongs will finance 40 matches come to a halt today in tribute to the 99 year old husband of queen elizabeth the 2nd we look at how the country is grieving along with its royal family also coming out germany's chancellor takes control and says it will override state leaders and impose tough and national coronavirus restrictions. and a volcano dormant for decades

a real wake at least experienced smoke and ash and forcing the evacuation of tens of thousands from the caribbean island since. i'm rebecca written welcome to the program britain is mourning the death of prince philip husband to queen elizabeth he died on friday morning aged 99 today military guns will fire salutes and sporting events will pause the minutes of silence flags will fly at half mast until the day of his funeral which is yet to be announced although buckingham palace has asked crowds not to to gather and life flowers during the pandemic people have been coming out to express their grief. it's been a year filled with pain and oscillation for those in the united kingdom with many losing loved ones in the coronavirus pandemic. but much of british society is

pausing to give special attention to the passing of one man they hold dear. i have a huge huge amount of respect for. actually even just talking about it. the nice break. we had come down here in just being in the. safety and everything else and just the place the family today for the prince philip was wonderful father and a real asset to british life and i'm sure the queen is grieving terribly my wishes to her very sad actually shed a tear. it's. still very sad sad sad he's been with us all through our lives the pair of. people in london make their way to windsor castle or buckingham palace to pay their respects to prince philip the

royal family people not to gather in large numbers due to the pandemic asking them to make a charitable donation instead. of westminster abbey bells ringing once every 99 minutes in tribute. u.k. prime minister boris johnson says his thoughts are with the queen who has lost her husband. so we mourn today with her majesty the queen we offer our condolences to her. family. and we give thanks as a nation and a kingdom for the extraordinary life and work of prince philip. the government says flags will fly at heart all over the country until the princes funeral. his death will also be marked by a $41.00 gun salute at noon on saturday. i'm joined now by

culture reporter robin merrill robin that what do you think that prince philip's legacy will be i think in a number of things i think 1st of all this extraordinary life of service as an example to up assuming 73 years as prince council which is kind of impossible task as you always know the 2 and in his case he is very much a masculine man very old school and having to be a step behind the queen must be difficult for him he did once say he was 1st 2nd and last he never wants to lessen it down and he damage it the the other legacy of course is this fabulous. juke of edinburgh awards awards seeing that he started way back in 1956 he was a an environmentalist before his time really the i mean because this was all about

young people. with nature working with nature in the outdoors and it was it's a scheme that will drive and will continue for many years to come. and he's also being quite a fine figure it couldn't tell us a bit more about that. well he certainly has. had an insurer will says affair which got him into trouble i should mention that he . is starting life was uneasy when he was one year years old his father prince andrew greece was banished from his country because of a coup d'etat when he was 7 is mother was diagnosed as a schizo printing around fortunately was put in an asylum the sole very little of. that for the rest of his life but. in this age of political correctness he was of course famous some of his gaffes. very dry sense of humor i was often amused

by him and he was very irreverent and because some of the things he said are quite unrepeatable he didn't suffer fools gladly but. actually my brother was prince charles's private sexual for some time and had dealings with the jugular and he said one thing to me he didn't reveal much makes i was jealous but he did say he was very relaxed within him self and. that was his character and he didn't mind about everybody else now cause i thought all the asli with the queen and by her own admission philip was such a rock for her i want must have been quite a lonely role. indeed he she told him her straight thursday to cheer on streets and it was said that he was the only man the only person in the world who could treat her and talk to her normally and she did

the door here. and i mean despite the fact that the queen must of expected this has just spent the longest time ever in hospital in his entire life he was a very fit man out his entire life. she must have expected this i think is as we all know when the moment happens it really does hit you and i suspect she's been hit very hard i mean they they were together for 3 quarters of a century. has quieted turn around and we are all now thank you very much. german chancellor angela merkel plans to reduce the powers of the country's 16 states to decide on coronavirus restrictions and centralize that with the federal government wants to impose national restrictions if new infections breach set limits germany is battling a 3rd covert 19 wave and regional decision making has led to

a confusing patchwork of regulations. if i want to go shopping in berlin i can do that if i get tested beforehand here i can do that right in front of the shopping center and test it for free. the testing bird goes in an hour and the shopping can begin with these repetitious many cities and restrictions meanwhile in other places new carpet measures are implemented and curfews put in place. everywhere in the country the rules are different leading to confusion for many. nobody knows anymore what the for accumulations are right now the reason you voted for i think it's chaos especially if you look at the different vaccination strategies and belinda very good in lower saxony it's a disaster it is just not working because north then the more the politicians are going back and forth and want to distinguish themselves with new proposals but the

scientists they're doing a much better job. and they have very clear on what many needs right now. is in the movie we look into our mobility analysis and we see that context has not been reduced as much as during the 1st lock down and that's where we need to come back to it because we're dealing with the new variant b 117 which is spreading faster the only way to do that is through a coherent systematic intensive and maybe shorter knock down look here at the chancellor's office angle america is calling for a strict and nationwide lockdown but federal. states have the decision making powers in the fight against the pandemic and the states have very different views especially now that the election campaign a start i mean lush it from north rhine-westphalia and from bavaria fighting over the sea to use candidacy for chancellor is the political management of the crisis going out of hand this is more thought of politicos are good politicians always say

we have to make long term decisions but actually they're thinking of the next election where they want to avoid uncomfortable inconvenient decisions decisions people won't understand but that's a mistake because in times of crises people want security and they are also prepared to take responsibility but politicians have to delete the weight of the informative. straightforward covered measures that is what people are calling for here in germany stricter laws no ensure this the political discussion continues. let's turn now to some other stories making headlines around the world india has reported more than 145000 new coronavirus cases the largest daily increase by far since the pandemic began infections have surged in recent weeks prompting many states to impose tougher restrictions like curfews and we can life balance. police and grace have launched a manhunt after

a veteran crime reporter was shot dead outside his home in athens your kind of us was ambushed and shot several times as he arrived home from work offices in grace of frequently targeted in fire bomb and vandalism attacks. djibouti is long standing president. has been re-elected for a 5th term provisional results show he won 98 percent of the vote faced just one challenger to businessman zachariah farah farah said safety concerns prevented him from campaigning all the other opposition parties and we caught him. anna has fined the world's largest incarnates tea concerns prevented him from campaigning all the other opposition parties going courted by. china has fined the world's largest in commerce company more than 2000000000 euros for breaking rules on fair competition regulators say the company founded by billionaire jack ma had abused its dominant

position china's communist party is cracking down on tech companies and says in forcing anti monopoly laws is a priority 2021. tens of thousands of people are being evacuated from the area around the volcano on the caribbean island of st vincent after it began erupting on friday the volcano has been spewing smoke and ash across the island it had been dormant for decades until december 2020 when it began showing signs of activity. watching the eruption ejected smoke kilometers high into the air oh my god last a free air created an ash cloud so thick it hid the sun poor visibility forced airlines to cancel flights to and from st vincent here let's do this load our heads roll you're not here it doesn't just smoke started cooking there saw the i mean it does get planning going to see any industry there may be those there you go over

16000 people living near the volcano were ordered to leave the area for their own safety by st vincents prime minister ralph gone south as. residents queued for many buses taking only what they could carry with them. but they weren't enough places for everyone to be the little hole we were all in some regions evacuation efforts didn't go according to plan do you have that or support to be moved by what is but didn't materialize i do the way to go up in what . you didn't materialize are the result of course is what move toward looking for. your police local people boarded ferries at night to neighboring islands dominica grenada and have agreed to accept evacuees from st vincent but only those people who are already vaccinated against the coronavirus and shelters on the

island have to limit the number of people they can admit to prevent coronavirus outbreaks scientists from the university of the west indies warned that the volcano could keep erupting for days or weeks. some sport now in european football's governing body has given 4 host cities of this summer's european championship 10 days to say how they plan to accommodate fans in mistake they could be replaced should they fail to do so 8 cities have assured that at least some fans will be able to attend matches at euro 2020 which was postponed until this year budapest is the only city and to host a capacity crowd at munich rome bilbao and dublin have been given extra time to come up with day tales after they failed to commit to allowing fans to attend. america's caressa more prove why she's a 4 time world champion at an event in newcastle australia who pulled off what's

known in the sport as a massive air reverse she clenched the world number one spot for the faint of the highest single waves of the event so far and near 9 near perfect $9.00. you're watching data from berlin david levitz is up after a short break without some cuts in culture news stay tuned for that we'll have more headlines at the top of the hour i'm rebecca written thanks for watching. where i come from we have to fight for a free press and was born and raised in a military dictatorship with just one t.v. shadow and a few newspapers with official information as a journalist i have worked on the streets of many cantrips and their problems are

always the same or do social inequality a lack of the freedom of the press and corruption who can afford to stay silent when.