westminster abbey bells arena 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 and toward her family. and we give thanks as a nation and the kingdom for the extraordinary life and work of prince philip you could edinburgh. the government says flags will fly at half mast all over the country until the prince's funeral his death will also be marked by a 41 gun salute at noon on saturday. joining me now is the correspondent barry at mass in london to get what do we know about the plans for

prince philip's funeral and the question many people will be asking is will harry and macon attend. the funeral be a much less big affair than it was originally planned and prince philip did not want a state funeral however there would have been most likely the coffin being paraded and being moved between london and windsor all this is not taking place because all we assume it's not taking place because of coronavirus restrictions so the royal family have to deal with the same restrictions as everyone else there is a there is a maximum of people allowed to everything will be toned down as to the question of harry and maggie and we don't know yet at this point in time but the speculation would be that harry he had a very strong connection with his grandfather that he will attend we don't know does he need to quarantine when you comes over from the u.s. like everyone else would have to do we don't know yet when the funeral will be as

to magen the speculation is that maybe she might not come because she's very pregnant so i think in the next day the royal family are said to shed a bit of light on all the funeral arrangements of course world leaders have been paying tribute to prince philip u.s. president joe biden called him one heck of a guy tell us a bit more about the man and his life. here in the u.k. he's really being remembered as somebody who was such a support for the queen who obviously is being held in high regard through the country and throughout the world as the man who always was behind her who had this amazing sense of public duty when he retired more or less retired in 2017 there was a calculation that he had attended just him without a queen over 20000 and gauge mins and he was patron of many organizations over 800

organizations from mostly from sports and equestrian but also was life which was one of his passions and then this legacy somehow also i think is going to live on for example the he created the duke of edinburgh award scheme which is still very popular in schools and which draws on pupils going outside and fostering resilience and still many many children are very keen very still very keen to do it so you was really somebody who who supported the country and the system that we live in the constitutional monarchy or what about the queen i mean you touched on there by her own admission prince philip was such a rock for her they were married for 74 years. yeah and absolutely long lasting marriage and from what we know it was really love at 1st sight they met when the queen was the only fat teen and he was only 18 and

initially the parents have parents were not really very keen on the marrying him because he didn't have a lot of financial means behind him but she insisted and that seems to have been a real love marriage and that carried through the ages he had some nicknames for her which i find quite touching apparently he called oh so siege and cabbage but also you called a darling. kid though you kind of speculate about this on the day you've had and she has said. the queen herself said in the book on the occasion of the golden wedding and diversity that he was such a such a rock for her and she owes him so much that he would never really say say that or make a big deal out of it because you are somebody who was not really putting himself in

the center of attention but that she owes him really so much being it thank you to many cars on a big month in london. let's turn now to some other stories making headlines around the world of all kaino has erupted on my current caribbean island of st vincent for the 1st time in 4 decades 20000 people have been evacuated but the coronavirus has complicated the operation neighboring islands say they are only accepted vaccinated people. police in grace have launched a manhunt after a veteran crime reporter was shot dead outside his home in athens your boss caught a bus was ambushed and shot several times as he arrived home from work maybe offices in greece are frequently targeted in fire bomb and vandalism attacks or. amazon warehouse workers in the u.s. state of alabama voted against forming a union the decision is a blow to campaign is who were hoping for a new era of worker activism under president joe biden many southern states have

passed so-called right to work laws that hurt union powers. german chancellor angela merkel will introduce legislation aimed at giving the federal government more powers to impose nationwide rules until now regional leaders have enforced restrictions leading to a patchwork of regulations germany is battling a 3rd covert 19 wave and doctors warn hospitals will soon be overwhelmed but. germany's far right alternative for germany party is holding a congress this weekend to decide what their program will be elections in september i also am to move closer to deciding who their candidate for chancellor will be the i have days 600 delegates a meeting in this in person in the city of dresden despite high numbers of coronavirus cases in germany protests taking place outside the conference the parties and. immigrant stance as well as its criticism of measures to fight the

pandemic have courted controversy the gathering is expected to be the saying of bated. between its extreme right faction and its more conservative right wing powers. germany will hold a federal election later this year and year and is planning an aggressive campaign for the if tea party which he co-chairs. the far right parties platform will include calls for the deportation of hundreds of thousands of asylum seekers and for severe restrictions to be imposed on immigration. it will also suggest that germany should follow the british example and leave the e.u. is well as the heroes on. the f.t. also wants to spur points with critics of germany's coronavirus policy with their stance against compulsory mask wearing and lockdown measures the f.t. hopes to remain relevant to the 10s of thousands of protesters in germany on this

the party is unified but the if he's cold leader is under attack from other top party figures above all from his beer and hooka he left the party's extreme right wing which was put under intelligence surveillance for its stances morton had sharply criticized the radical wing at last year's party congress to keep the if he from here in too far right and potentially losing votes he says is it really wise to speak of a coronavirus dictatorship we don't live in a dictatorship if we did we could hardly hold this party congress today. the internal struggle could also affect this weekend's party conference according to media reports influential functionaries are making moves to remove morton from the party leadership. joining me now is political correspondent simon young's at the party convention in dresden simon what issues are dominating the convention in this election year. rebecca is the

party really as you say. faced with a decision about which direction it wants to go and whether it's going to be laid steering stewpot election year by those on the sort of extreme right of the alternative for germany people he crying clients are sort of press the envelope of legality and of good taste about what you what you can say or sometimes accused of racism of homophobia and extremism and the more moderate wing if you can call it that on the other side people who are more interested in economic species and trying to position themselves at the center of german politics so. once again the f.t. you find yourself riven here and what they're discussing right now behind me is whether they're going to make a key decision on that here in dresden this weekend namely to appoint the

person or possibly it will be 2 people who will lead the party this year there are important regional elections and then of course the national vote coming up or in september and the f.t. has been very critical of germany's khurana measures and they demeaning to anti corona protests how strong is that link. 2 inches are. we seem to have lost simon or he's lost connection to us unfortunately simon can you hear me. now looks like we have lost him apologies for that. time some sport and european football's governing body has given for host cities of this summer's european championship 10 days to say how they plan to accommodate fans in their stadiums they could be replaced should they fail to do so 8 cities have

ensured of what you a for that at least some fans will be able to attend matches at euro 2020 which was postponed until this year. is the only city i mean to host a capacity crowd munich rome bilbao and dublin have been given extra time to come up with towels after they failed to commit to allowing fans to attend. and america's charisma more proved why she's a 4 time world surfing league champion at an event in new newcastle australia more pulled off what's known in the sport as a massive air reverse she clinched the world number one spot for the fate and the highest single wave score of the event so far and near perfect $9.00.

amazing you're watching news from berlin up next our tech show shift clear richardson will bring the news that next hour and don't forget as always our website dot com i'm rebecca races in berlin thanks very much for watching. 19. their story their very own personal drama. people circuit chesterfield remember.

and they share private footage with us that has never been seen before. back in channel starts of april 28th on g.w. . the hype around e-sports is real competitive video gaming has been on the rise for years and in 2020 it attracted over 400000000 viewers in some countries gaining is even pot of national kata but with this success come new challenges e-sports i want topic on shift today. in 1909 the multiplayer 1st person shooter video game counter-strike was released today the international counterstrike tournaments with millions of us this would

have been unthinkable to play as 20 years ago for one thing the internet back then was often too slow for opponents to play online so they had to have local area network or land parties beyond that no one dreamed you could earn money through gaming the daughter to tournament the international is one of the world's biggest east policy events this year's prize pool is almost 35000000 europe's. no doubt this conflict goes to the popularity of sports which even the coronavirus and make them. live for moments like these. but when corona hits gaming tournament like. how to be house virtually yet the online version is true even larger audiences for the electronic sports league. any traditional sports or other entertainment events. so even during the

e.s.l. pro league group stages before the playoffs we saw 3 times as many viewers as we hung jury in the playoffs last year. the playoffs in 2021 the top games and still fast pass them shooting games like counter-strike sucky games like the foul rival asians on strategy games like league of legends wanted to over the past few months and lots of people have also been playing valley rent which combines the hero base suitors john wright with tactical gameplay what's the target people if you're not rich enough and games are still being developed to appeal to players but now they're also made to be fun to watch. valor and is therefore in a very good starting position. because of its connection to league of legends or rather the target audience right it already has it has an easier access to the markets and other sports games markets ability sports to construct

a. league of legends still has shooters numbers of fans around the world including wooden kim and young from seoul all stream of competing with top players in an international e-sports championship at south korea's capital does offer the best training conditions players like lee fake us are new york are treated like pop stars and east coast newcomers actively recruited the nurturing grounds of all those south korea's balance which sounds exciting but it actually just means p.c. rooms. large internet cafe's with up to over 100 computers woodin engine sue took us to see what. it's saturday incentive and student district and western still. engines who are good friends. and fullest every day they meet at a p.c. . there are around 4500 of these internet cafes in salone

a new ones open all the time. well there aren't as many prejudices today. before a few games a lot of people would see you as being addicted to computer games. but now if you were good but something to be proud of. times have changed the history of my. game of choice is league of legends one of the most successful video games in the wild. teams of 5 people with different characters fight against one another the goal is to destroy the other teams banks. who didn't see it both have computers at home but they prefer playing in p.c. bangs the venues are more than just places to play for many young south koreans they're an important part of their social lives. the day we were on route with

woodridge and so happened to be a game day for the south korean league of legends leak a number of professional teams compete in the league and transfer fees for top players can be in the millions of euros almost like with soccer stars on match day many fans don't stay on the culture at home and so those who prefer to watch the games in you sports passed. this is retro game. although there's nothing retro about the game being shown today to top teams from the south korean league play against each other when the season is underway this bosh shows is sports matches almost every day. can't get enough of them that proper now as they call themselves. ok a major one will be there to. gaming culture has definitely risible pristine beach . gaming has become so popular that we could watch much is like these here and to

be open and free. riders are getting up off their. millions of fans and millions of euros and prizes and sponsorship that sounds like a success story but not everything in gaming is gold the one thing that struck me is that they are usually made the men in the top teams women. but the nice boards especially in the professional sector laws much less than their male colleagues in the on the journey public is america and one of the best known few may have cost us under. she did commentary on you sports events for years mainly from european and chinese leaks for her one of the biggest problems in gaming is massaging the sexism in society as bad sexism in gaming is worse and that's not to take away all the good that gay men can do as a community because it can be simultaneously one of the most inclusive and wonderful communities and also one of the most vitriolic and hateful communities

you know if you're on voice comms and you have a woman's voice you were instantly met with a bunch of backlash it's very easy to check just going to you to follow that one of those rabbit holes through really fun to watch this all of the vitriol that can come out women when they're just trying to play the game at a casual and for fun level never mind at a professional level. often experience this person. these days she only occasionally streams on twitch. she also gave a caustic no one to call you sport scene which just to talk sic any of my male colleagues if i say anything it just means less than if they said it and after thousands of hours and thousands of statements just meeting less a venture you just can't take it anymore so is the industry doing anything. to improve the situation he put the question to chris organize a of the tournament. sports scene mirrors younger

society many young people spend time there under the cover of online on an image they see things that they probably wouldn't see in real life face to face. that's why it's important to implement rules here as well. you know or very strict about these. vans joining our broadcasts. that's the only way you can guarantee that anyone who wants to take part or watch can do so in a safe environment. there is still a lot to do when these balls are provided with adequate support and some end up quitting the game seen feeling frustrated that's not acceptable and it also means a lot of potential is being wasted so when might this change versa lucian's on the problem won't be fixed in the next 5 here or is it will be fixed when i have children and i raise them to love videogames as much as i do and then hopefully if

they have an interest in it they become a part of this community that's when the problem will be fixed and it's interesting that it's one of the few areas where women and men there's no biological difference what you're competing and like we all agree that men can run faster than women and men are stronger than women but e-sports you're not running or trying to move everything you want a mouse and keyboard so it should be a level playing field but because of the inherent sergeant you that comes with it women aren't. all wow would really take up enough space to to get back good everybody should be able to make the most of their potential in east balls ornament operators even advertise with this promise it's a global market over in abidjan the largest city in the core d'ivoire many young people train hard every day off to school. every afternoon after school young people fill this cafe it work in destructive average odd. petty 5 year old city cracking yet it's found. you know i was 45 years old when i started

playing video games at 1st we just watched our older brothers play my big brother had a computer as i grew older i started playing more too especially at university. city freckle turned his passion into a profession these days he has a deep understanding of the gaming market as boys are becoming more popular in and across africa the industry is providing and fro a number of jobs and the number game is have big dreams. i don't play here to have fun i want to be the best and to be the best you have to keep playing i'm discovering. sidique back yoko wants to build the largest gaming community in africa he's working with a number of startups to help them develop games for the local market. and

you. are starting to see a number of local studios entering the gaming market. very making content that contains the colors sounds and stories from here he says you know what us up if this also allows africa to also be represented in the gaming universe . the market has a lot of potential internet and smartphone technology out. on the uptake in africa and 2 thirds of the population under $35.00 millions of e-sports uis and many read for content with which they can identify not from games like craigslist and semblance from south africa or the action role playing game korean from cameroon plural hits. the moment the african market is still comparatively small. but thanks to gaming enthusiastic like feeding back the outcome of their kids they changed. the east coast market in africa is booming according to one study the

continent's your audience that was 30000000 in 2020 and is expected to rise to 53000000 by 2023 no wonder at the planned africa series attracted international investors professional teams from 16 african countries are set to compete in the series what's your take on the market can you suppose be a global game changer one that drives innovation and helps regions florist or have they been overhyped but it's not on you tube facebook or the d w dot com and until next.

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