are the best ways to reduce pressure on a health care system stretched to the brink clinical day. so we know there's lots of cases in the community that actually people are not getting se sick, but there are still people being admitted to hospital and they are still getting very unwell data covered pneumonia. and that's quite stressful for us to be looking after all those things are much better now that we have more treatment more to offer. another holiday season overshadowed by the coven, 19 pandemic. another new year on the horizon, filled with the uncertainty of more on this, that spring indeed, heavily corresponded. charlotte shall some pell, in london, charlotte cases passing 800000 in 24 hours. how is prime minister bars johnson handling this becca? that's right. and it is believed that case numbers may actually be considerably higher than what's reflected in that data that we know that confirmed cases are off 59 percent weak on weak. so it does appear that that type of wave of on the chrome

cases that the public key was wound about does seem to be transpiring. now, prime minister boys johnson is yet to introduce more restrictions and policies. rule them out over the christmas period. he says he wants to take a closer look at the data emerging on the severity of the micron variance in the hospitalization. so that result from this new wave that to slightly different part from other places. why, why did you mention didn't not report that they laid out a roadmap saying they plan to introduce more restrictions after christmas. the government, they are relying very, very heavily on it, boosted program at aim to get every adult to offer every i don't abuse to job by the end of the year. very ambitious plan, but we know that the priest jumped really, really important in combating on the kron base. the numbers have dramatically gone off over the last week, 2 weeks as well. here in the u. k. that really is what the government here is,

is pending its hopes on this coming. of course, just before christmas, these huge numbers. what does this search mean for people in the u. k? as many of them gathering you say, there are not going to be no more restrictions for christmas. but what does it mean for people who want to meet with their families? i think fast of the really, really big concern at the moment his staff, shortages potentially and emergency services in hospital for example, by reporting stop shortages as people are isolating with co it. and just because of the sheer numbers of people inspects that, that could cause real problems using problems and businesses as well. even though there are, as we've said, no additional restrictions right now, a lot of people are making their own choices in how to handle this. and just putting the limit contacts and limit their risk and they run up to christmas. they business is very badly affected. and then of course, the public making very difficult decisions out since the case around the world at the moment about how many people to see before they meet with family elder older

relatives in particular people who might be waterville some simply deciding to exercise more caution and not to meet people in the run up the course and the limit that gathering took the course huge, disappointing. hey, off the christmas, essentially with with counsel for many in the u. k. last year. there is some cautious, good news data from the u. k. suggesting that only chrome is highly transmissible, but may cause less serious illness. what, what can you tell us about that? yeah, this is really, really data. so scientists are stressing that caution does need to be exercised when analyzing the data. but there are 2 studies that have been the one from england, one from scotland, that seems to show that the rates of hospitalizations with alma crohn is lower when compared to the depth of areas. so taking the english study as an example, they found that there's a 40 to 45 percent reduction in hospitalizations, lasting one night or longer compared to delta. scientists are saying that that is very, very encouraging news, but on stressing it is still early there will say wanting that as you say,

we know that variances fall far more transmissible day for that just because of the sheer numbers of people infected, the resulting number of hospitalizations as a result could still thrust into ever one the health data, but correspond to charlotte telson pill, thanks very much for the meanwhile, united states health authorities have approve the use of an anti cove at 19 pill made by the pharmaceutical company. pfizer is comes as the u. s. f. as a surge of cases driven by army cron. fives as packs loaded pill will be the 1st oral treatment for cove at 19 and research as hope it will be effective against the new variant trials have shown it to reduce the risk of hospitalizations and debts among at risk paypal by nearly 90 percent. it's expected to be rolled out to vulnerable patients soon when someone comes in with an acute infection and is in a risk group, which is what you want this to be for. since we have

a limited supply that we would have a prioritization of what the best approach would be, it almost certainly will be a physician writing a prescription for someone who within the 1st 3 days of notable symptoms of covered and is in a high risk group to get it ok, let's take a look now at some other stories making headlines around the world. china has locked down the city of she on home to 13000000 people in response to just over 200 cove. at 19 cases, china has pursued a 0 tolerance strategy. the measures come just weeks before banking is to host the winter olympics. the government is urging a limb pans to get boosted jobs, got a court in tennessee, it has sentenced in absentia former president. mon, my suki, to 4 years in prison for jeopardizing states, security, monarchy has been critical of the current president tie, and he describes science power grab in july as

a coo and call for protests. the un security council has adopted a resolution to enable sending humanitarian aid to afghanistan. b u. s. proposed resolution allows funding and goods to flow without violating sanctions on the town . i've got a sound has been in an economic crisis since the telephone switch back into power earlier this year. russian president, president vladimir putin is holding his annual press conference. this is event monks, the 17th time potent has rounded off the year by speaking to the media, covering a broad range of issues from the corona virus to rising tensions with the west. it comes against the backdrop of weeks of international concern of russia's troop build up on its border with a new crime. event also mocks near record low in domestic approval for the president, the deputies, emily show, and reports from moscow. pollution little video vladimir putin has been thinking

about his future. last year he oversaw a vote on constitutional changes that allow him to run for another 2 terms as president of russia. he could stay in power until 2036. recently he addressed the issue again. asperger's said to make one of those days when it comes to my plans, according to the constitution, i have the right to run against the immune. i haven't made the decision yet whether i will or not. but the very fact that i have this writing stabilizes his domestic political situation in russia more than me. she had thorough, i'm oldest to be the use of dwarf, but it really did screw. but the kremlin may have a problem. putin's approval ratings have been falling for several years now. a survey by the independent pollster lavonda center shows they're currently at just over 60 per cent, comparatively high for such a long serving president. but a near record low for putin. normal pressure, people are living in poverty. there's a political crackdown going on here that is off the charts normal even here more

that everyone is sick of prudent but i you have seen what she was not every one needs to build a limit of was a lot of me polluting has been with us for a long time, but i thought well, so that's why people vote for him. well carol, she celgene is a good guy. i'm grateful to him. had that m a r good to my mode up with him for a long time now. but he's just made enemies of all countries are sure. yeah. in 2014, the annexation of crimea from ukraine sparked western sanctions. but it also gave vladimir putin image a reboot. he presented himself as a patriotic defender of russia's interests on the world stage. his approval ratings went up to a whopping 80 per cent. now tensions between russia and ukraine are on the rise again. the satellite images allegedly show russian troops stationed near the border to ukraine. u. s. officials put their number at around the 1000, but expert,

save this time around, an escalation won't help putin's popularity was modernised. no, it was who it's prudent, has exhausted the potential of using his image as a key geopolitical player in order to push up his popularity with in russia. a nice shirt, obama booster, talking about how we have returned to russia. his previous greatness is fine, lawyer village, but people are more concerned about what's in their refrigerators. g was wrong with many local support putin because they think it would be worse without him school or it's not a question of hope for a better future. it's about preserving what they have not years them will shibel to share those lines for you to still use with tension soaring over ukraine. the whole world is watching the kremlin next moves. but vladimir putin may have to change strategy if he wants to keep the attention of russians at home to joining us now from moscow is on bureau chief iraq chateau. he re, president putin's press conference is on the way your role there as we speak. what

c been saying walls, this press conference annual traditional press conference consist of 2 parts, the domestic and foreign policy block, right at the beginning, put and spoke about income since his country about that his social problems with it are connected to the corona virus. so the russian president, once again, has clearly encouraged his compatriots to get vaccinated because vaccination rates are quite low in this country compared to europe. and especially for germany, couldn't surprisingly mentioned germany as an example of one of the best health systems in the world. and he mentioned the high number of full of exxon 8 people there. as for the foreign policy, put in already focused on nato expansion, which he called russia's red line and to which moscow wants to prevent at all costs . are russian president met his red lines over natives, nato's eastern expansion. clear several times and have once again mentioned those red lines to day earlier. yet you mentioned those red lines, sir,

you say that this conference is in 2 parts, and of course the domestic issues were address, but also president putin and addressing the ongoing tensions between russia and ukraine. what did he have to say about that? well put in has surprisingly, sat a new military alteration is allegedly being prepared in ukraine. that is his impression, at least his, at least he sat, ah, he didn't specify which operation. exactly. but he sat, he got the impression, impression that the, the russians were being warned not to interfere into that. the russian speaking people were a being pushed out of their historical territories in ukraine. ah, by the way, putting blame to the u. s. for the escalation of ukraine, we know that after his meeting or with the job, i knew as president russia already presented to the us with proposals for a new security doctrine. and moscow one, sir, and, and to nato military activities, including integrated and judged ain't also demands that, that there will be no expansion of nato,

especially into your grade. every one of this annual press conference says really about, i mean, is the president really being subjected to public scrutiny at these events, or is it was like a carefully orchestrated p r exercise? i think both boot and recently attracted to the much media attention when he sat in an interview that he doesn't exclude the possibility of running for president again . ah, that's a means that putin could be in office for even longer. so he needs popularity. rebecca and to the real targets of the russian president today is not offering a port us, but 1st of all, the domestic audience hooton's vote us here in russia. and these tend to go for a very long time, this conference as harry, how much longer are we expecting him to be speaking today? i would guess half an hour, maybe all it. oh okay. not under too much longer. i did. did you ever use your ever shits or in moscow? thanks very much. a monument to the victims of 1989

tenement square mass massacre has been dismantled and removed from the university of hong kong. the area around the 8 me to high pillar of shame was boarded up and workers will that away in sections. it was one of the few public memorials of the massacre still standing in hong kong. it represented corpses of hundreds of pro democracy protest is killed in 1989. it's removal is part of china's crack down on descent. joining us now from a dense denmark is the sculptor of that monument yen gal. sure mister gal? sure, thanks very much for being with us today. this mustn't be, have come as much of a surprise. you must have been expecting it in october. hong kong university officials announced it would be removed, but now that the sculpture is actually in pieces and being wheeled away. how do you feel really, to say this is a, this is a christmas or ok. so this is where you said this is strange because we

have really asked for 2 months. we have a say we will go to put it up and we have no contract at all. i have a lawyer. so trying to get a no concert with no concert. so this is so we really don't know what happened. and the middle lawson died 2 days before christmas . thousands of dollars, not fair. it sounds as though he would have been willing to assist with the breakdown, unfortunate as it is of the sculpture. why do you think authorities weren't returning your calls? i really don't know what happened. i think they are. maybe they're afraid. maybe they will do this kind of thing. libby, who lives in macon state, spent to say, we want to destroy this one when we want to show our power. and maybe this is the kind of showing the power to your opposite movement and say,

don't say anything about china don't do the same through memory about you to make fact are don't to put her can't alive. anyway, i don't have a book about 2 to be something like that this the read brewton way to do that. so is by shocking how chrome is sickly chains of the moment. this is their story of a date, a hong kong used to be used to pride itself on promoting freedom of expression. that's clearly no longer the case. this is just another in a long line of, of things to counter that. what do you think that this particular event means? the kiddos shaven has a big focus on the whole democracy movement a they, everybody was agree with this form and was quite important because it's about that sort of incorrect town and, and, and so it was kind of simple for the, this for the movement. and now all the people who put it up are, they are jail,

all the people all escaped from her. and even that moment they have smells. so some cause that mean a lot of thing for the democracy movement. but the strange thing is, if you do something with the arts, his work, then you'll make it stronger. your more you push it your more story and put it in. and even this, it's of you and this, what happened in the night where the put it down in the darkness, all in this photo from the of this breaking the sculpture down. this is a part of the story now. so that even the, even what you're doing, you making strong from so in the moment this come to it must draw a lot of people or all over the world are talking about what our program doing. so make that, make it simple for the how bruton it's on his system is now, do you have any hives have recovering what remains of the out what i can if so do you have any plans for it? yes, we know we have a can see all the put through. i can see

a doctor or not destroyed to hold one of those other pieces. big pieces of it, and i think we could bring it in my we could put it, i could put it together. i'm used to this kind of thing. oh, so now my goal is though to, to work for that and a, bring it out and put it in pieces and then we'll put it together and make it exhibition. and does something in hong, those will write a bunch of private property. so this is a case about rate you, they have destroy a private person, me by structure. and this is our money was so maybe they have making their prior against their own law, those last until we take the street and the privacy. so we would maybe we'll just to them to get it out from home, or i am cash, i will have to leave it there. but thank you very much for joining date ebony today . think of us who france has today opened previously classified

files linked to the algerian war of independence. the false could shed light on the alleged years of torture and extra judicial killings by french soldiers during the war which ran from 1954 to 1962, 8 albany spoke to one algerian who fought on the side of france as part of a group known as the key, like many algerians like him, he feels betrayed algerian born sales. carol felt incredibly proud when he started to work as a translator and intelligence adviser for the french colonial army in virginia. in the 1950s. he'd never have thought that in 1962 france would leave our keys like him, just behind yaki softer or palm. you yeah, you sorted is army. the french took all weapons away and abandoned. as asked keith, it was a disgrace. how france behaved. satilla all dull of horse le preparedness too many

of us were arrested by the nationalists so that they wanted vengeance and tortured us. come back on with you. if an end is over swelled divisions. sash narrowly escaped execution in algeria and fled to france. but there he was far from welcomed with open arms. the appeal on the stories of horses, an officer told me that i had lost the french nationality. the army had given me. and i replied that. so when france needed as our keys, we were french. and now that we no longer needed, we no longer french knocker, of pupils are done. during the 1st few months, i unloaded freight carriers at the train station. i could just about afford food. most of the time i slept into harriage's. it was so disappointing that france didn't help me. after all that i had gone through them, soon gone dis of shot emmanuel, my client,

the 1st president in french history recently apologized to sash and other archies and patio dorothy welcome. but those are bonder need to the combatants. we abandoned to their families who suffered the camps that a prison. the denial, dinny, i ask forgiveness of them. we shall not forget, no nobly on by president la car, also promised a new law to acknowledge frances historical guilt. but this historian doubts, this will be enough to make up for the archie's suffering is a totally different says, or suv orange. leticia have often said vague and superficial things about the axis . that part of our history still needs to be told in detail. yet, if we all learned what happened, that would provide some peace of mind to leap or to the archies themselves, their children and grandchildren, who are they all traumatized? why do they pass? young sash often participates in common durations and has received many national

decorations. but he's now asking for a concrete actions such as free elderly care. he says that's the least france can do for, for good of us. it's all frances fought her answer. our bond on this is on for france, abandoned its children. and by abandoning them, it sentenced them to death. oh, lazar been gone. and his own way around. well. sales hopes that the new law will help him finally feel accepted by a country that abandoned him when he maced needed its support. i'll a pandemic restrictions dampening christmas celebrations for the 2nd year in a row table in spain or taking heart in a 200 year old tradition. the l. gordo lottery, also known as the fat one. the top prize of 4000000 euros is paid out to anyone

with this. he is man winning number, but there are many other smaller prizes to with an overall payout of almost 2 and a half 1000000000 euros. oh. 2 2 10, they think me piano, but in that yard, so i mean 86148 this years, winning number and go to the as the top prize is known, was sung by 2 people from madrid. sunny defense, a school, as tradition dictates across the city. the celebrations quickly got under way of madrid's a torture train station. spain's busiest rail hub. the majority of the winning tickets were sold by this lottery center. o. e. wonderful. if it's a very widely distributed number, i'm pretty sure people from all over spain of florida, and i think it's everywhere about the lucito saying to you from the region of kentoria on the north coast. and on the lucy on the south. all the way to the

canary islands, off the african coast, and order those spark celebrations by the lucky winners. and what is a fee like to win $1.00 of the many they prizes. i don't know if it was him. i haven't processed it yet. i was in the mountains with the dogs, and i came here because i received a call. my wife didn't believe it. she began to scream, turned the t v on look to the number and checked that it was correct. we're just not used to winning anything with that one on going to share it. and i'm really happy and how many people have won a prize? well, that's almost impossible to know because of the complexity of the dual. but a total of 2400000000 euros was given away in prizes both big and small in the centuries old on the world's richest christmas lottery drove this year. oh, you're watching date. any news, his reminder at the top stories were following for you. the number of cove at 19 cases in the u. k has reached a record high passing 100000 in

a single day for the 1st time. bought new studies suggest the army cranberry. it may be more than the delta version. and united states has authorized an anti cove at 19 pill made by the pharmaceutical company fire up. the drug approval comes as the u. s. self as a surge of cases driven by amik crump on that tony's update as alice day chair. now don't focus on europe. will have more headlines for you at the top of the hour. i'm rebecca written in berlin. thanks for watching. ah ah ah ah

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many pay for the journey across the english channel with their lives. finally, france and england want to focus on europe. next on the d, w into the conflict zone with tim sebastian. a brief, a dispute about fishing, where i could judge of my goodness, crossing from bonds to britain of consigned anglo french relation that would be free. my guess is we from paris is bruno by now an empty in the ruling. oh, marsh potty is president michaels foreign policy enough to woo right swing voters conflict in 60 minutes on d. w o. the landscape, a reflection of

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that somehow the covey pandemic can be overcome. instead, what we're witnessing is the worrying spread of the aggressive army. kron variant will. meanwhile, in southern europe, countries like portugal and spain have come up with large scale campaigns, starting in the summer vacations to combat the spread of the virus. early on children have been included and it made a real difference. well, vaccination rates in italy are also significantly higher than for instance in many countries in central and eastern europe. and one place doing particularly well is paulette. so adriano in sicily with the horrors of the 1st wave of coverage still fresh in their minds, the entire adult population of the small town has signed up for a vaccination program that's been taking place in a very special location. a small miracle has once again been achieved

by the sicilian village of palazzo adriano. 30 years ago, the town square was made world famous by the movie cheenam are part of the so, and now the township at the foot of their monte de la rosa has again managed the extraordinary in their fight against the corona virus. they still remember the fear they felt during the 1st wave, senora me. my recalls watching footage of military trucks transporting, piled up coffins out of bare guerrmo in northern italy. people here wanted to prevent something like that happening in their own town at all costs. deborah would abode at elvita sybert k w that he died normally when we know that we were scared of the virus. we're now new brains are multiple born in there. in the beginning, we thought it was a type of this. if he, if liberal liberal law the summer will look like it was then to the other. what we saw on television. ha, ha ha, told us that it was something that we were listening altogether. different bit queer belmany cell and the entire village had the same thought,

dearest vaccinate toilet, that's enough. so yeah, in this hardware store, everyone has to wear a mask. mima wants to do all she can to protect against the new ami kron variant. know c a just so go see a bit k. yes. and at the right thing to do, i'll tell you how to protect yourself just like you have to protect evans and i said we are vaccinated it still. you have to be careful that cannot the, the mere must say a thing that in fact, palazzo, adriano has a vaccination rate. other european cities can only dream of going by official statistics, a 104 percent of the population of vaccinated. mm. that statistical quirk isn't a cinematic fantasy. but due to the fact that the figure includes visitors who were vaccinated right here in the chin him up at a d. so museum, which just happens to be housed in the town halls,

largest room equates so in will. so that she them up early. so this is the chima paddy. so museum. yeah. the film is still importantly, was the last to win. so locating our vaccination center here was common sense about also about a sense of community that's the only and since all the buttons and so against a backdrop of movie posters. 3 major vaccination campaigns were held here for the met a well functioning vaccination campaign is about more than numbers. oh gee ill, but sheila, elizabeth and these times vaccination means freedom is still provided to us by the government eventually. but it's about freedom for every way media, and i'm sorry that vaccination opponents don't understand that there is also a lot of democracy in the vaccines kiddo each latino shale of them of the thea ha. and there's a lot of hope to the infection right here has been close to 0 thanks to the measures taken, which is important also because as in much of rural sicily and above average number

of elderly people live in palazzo adriano, such as senora me mas, 88 year old father here, doctor for county is vaccinating him against influenza. his 3rd covered shot will follow as soon as the vaccine is available. again. it's not what he may see again on. no, not yet. we haven't had it, has it case here in town to several months say we need not be, i'm a boardwalk gave a whole. and if anyone got infected somewhere, i stuck it all as we go. they at least didn't require. intensive therapy was special medication and they had a bit of a sore throat will fever and a speedy recovery. and that assembly down to the success of explanation. just for going back to, you know, after i found out that long and that evening, mima and her husband invite friends to the house for dinner. they plan to once again, watch their own local cold film chima potter, d. so back in the day me,

my husband helped build the set on the piazza. they all know the dialogue by heart little means everything to most volvo. it's the hope that our town has a good future of it. so he, he, lou, they're proud of their town and of their corona virus response. here in palazzo adriano, people stand together so that the virus doesn't stand a chance. ah, now the body of water that divides england and france is known by the french as la mosh wild people in the u. k. call it the english channel, and many migrants come to what is the narrowest part of the channel, where the hope to cross over to british shaws and start new lives. but those crossings are often deadly. which is why photographer and activist abdougla boy does all he can to persuade these desperate men women and children not to take the

risk rain or shine. abdul comes to cali's beach and scans the horizon for small boats containing refugees. they speak to people who were saved injuries, who on from not rule this year. we want to go don't have the choice. i think so. so so, so going to do, going to the seeds me bring to the did the young afghani arrived in calais 2 years ago and quickly abandoned his plans to continue to britain after his asylum application was approved in france. he found work at an aid organisation and taught himself photography. this site is where the notorious camped of the jungle once stood. some refugees still remain here, illegally sleeping and flimsy tents. a so called is windy in reading the people i talked in the came, they said the water coming in said to the tent, this stretch between the freeway and the train tracks is especially uninviting.

migrants here are from afghanistan, the kurdistan region of iran and syria. it's time for breakfast, a moment of solace amidst a sea of worried, that is the number one ship. tuscany village. we meet sir rush from iran, who tells us he fled from political persecution in his homeland. he survived a harrowing boat ride on his journey to france. we were 70 full people in a 12 me to a boat on the way from greece to italy. ah, we lost those u. p. s. and we lost connection, and we was trying to go after big boats, cruise ships, and nobody stops for us. and one day we saw birds and we changed them to

a we got connection and got to italy. from there he travelled farther north to the french coast. the journey took longer than expected. sir. rush, never imagined he would be sleeping on the ground outside during winter time. it was opened this much sober time to be here. the place is crowded. it's filthy. at sonata, how a human should live. sir, rush has family on the other side of the channel. he's desperate to reach britain, even if it means being cold and wet. i just write out my sucks. he said, no, i'm staying a year. if it is possible, i cross, if it is not, i'm still staying here because i have no way back. i have to go. most migrants here know how dangerous crossing the channel is. but they see few other options for many who end up in this makeshift camp have had their asylum

applications rejected. or they think their chances are better. and britain like cameron from afghanistan as they were not from roughly above. you're not going to portray turkey and greece deported people, hello. and there was no chance in bosnia and herzegovina, a serbia, or its elegant flowing doesn't move on. that's why i came to france and why i am now trying to reach england. been with her again and don't, don't god help me. i've got to send my children money somehow. but hon. that is another well, but it's far from clear what law is in store for cameron and his friends. abdul tells us people here have disappeared at night. no one knows what became of them, lost them. so when people who was dead in the boat and their friends still didn't know if they were actually in the boat, we don't know what's up in to them and were there. the budding photographer sends his photos to a newspaper. he's become a prominent chronicler of the camp,

and he also documented the fate of the kurdish hussein family who came to calais with 20 other refugees in november, only to drown in the channel. the story made international headlines that when i looked to the mother, she was worried and she knew it's difficult and she knew it's not easy. i think the kids, they believe they are living in euclid because they were smiling in they have this happiness in their faces. i think is it was so justice with them. it went to day when i went to the beach. first things it remind me the beaches them, but that the problem is, is the ignoring the data story and nothing changes in the one talking about it of dual can't forget the fate of the hussein family. he fears others could meet the same tragic n. and so he keeps returning to the makeshift camp. nothing changes,

that's why abdulla bore will keep scanning the horizon for bucks. now, with the panoramic sweeping across europe, many of us are thinking again about how we want to live our lives. especially in big city like the spanish metropolis of barcelona. well, once a week, a district has created dedicated routes, keeping cyclists, including children on their way to school priority over motor vehicles. initially, it seems like just an interesting idea. now, however, 4 year old liam grant is among the youngsters joining what has become a veritable movement. liam grant is preparing for a special commute to school. this friday, he won't be riding on the back of his mother's bike as usual. instead, the 4 year old, the cycling on his very own bike,

alongside dozens of other barcelona youngsters, a bike ride neither on the sidewalk or in a pipeline. but in the middle of the street believes was that much of article as that was done on mia had children love us. it gives them independence. there is something different and it's new. ah, it's a little party on wheels ah, with music and applause for the kids. with the whole street to themselves, they don't have to worry about the thousands of cars that usually drive here. each friday for about one hour cars aren't allowed on to this road leading to the school . so the children can cycle in safety. parents who wanted to see a change in the neighborhood initiated the beefy boost project to lay their their for their quasi. because the idea is to freed this street from traffic and other roads to in the future. lizzie, there are bike lanes, but it's difficult for children, especially small kids to cycle straight inside

a bike line. the near load, excellent. got anything i mutual spot, the nathan will class. there are many scooters on the lanes up you and some people cycle really fast, but it will be dangerous for the youngest kids again, your district city, counsellor pow gonzales, supports the initiative. he's just approved another route for the beef he bruce. lucky that marie i of this city is a hostile place for young boys and girls. candidates. but this way we open up space for the children to ride their bikes to school. that is to lead alcala, and he hopes that soon families will be able to monitor the route on their own without the help of police. meanwhile, the children are enjoying their friday adventure because we're together, and we like to write our bicycles. is that lee? yes, but at 11 it's great that we can cycle on the street without fear. the parents are also keen to lower c o 2 emissions, but their main focus is on making their children safer. barcelona has been

expanding its bike lanes network, but competing needs are taken into consideration by city officials, including those of pedestrians and motorists, of gay that garza, alice walking from your home to school is already an option. but there's no problem there. let me think. and now cycling is being added for school children are from, were working to improve the situation in school neighborhood when and we're adding by pan milton to school at as you'll empty. a feeling villarreal is with the idea is to build wider, more family friendly bike lanes. clearly separated from the other traffic sick as theater. ok, the plans are promising and the city council is working on them lobby still, but it's going to take a long time until there is actual change. yes. come yes i'm willing to until then children in barcelona will keep cycling to school on fridays with a beefy boost project. great stuff now in the.