the headlines this hour in r.c. hospitality workers in paris protest against the lockdown until mid january with many businesses on the verge of collapse also if you come to tell banks of britain's borders has rushed to stockpile goods over the next day is and are to films the effects of drug dealers taking over parts of berlin and the rising use of narcotics in the german capital plus a top british art gallery mr murell depicting a black child with a chain around its neck is unequivocally offensive we get opinion has the take gallery in london considers removing it altogether only able to do just to show you what a. lot of friends are all on. a. group of people but

you know. colonialism and slavery. hello they're just gone 4 pm here in moscow you without a national i will start this hour in france because hospitality workers there have been gathering in paris against prolonged lockdown measures which they say are crippling their industry although some restrictions will be lifted on tuesday restaurants bars and cafes will have to stay shut right across the holidays until the 20th of january they say it is threatening only their livelihoods but also is they put it the french way of life reporting there from the protest is charlotte have been. just to give you some there was. a day that said around $90000.00 over the businesses within this industry of around $200000.00 so almost half said

that they might be looking to close completely or to file for bankruptcy in the coming months so we. figure in terms of the situation here front now there is a solidarity fund that many businesses can access from the government this is with up to $10000.00 euros a month or 20 percent of it from the same period last year but many businesses just say it isn't enough it's not sufficient this is partial unemployment for many their employees but business is nummi and not employees which means they get paid for this time with businesses of being shut now many people have raised just not enough is being done for the industry despite these promises from the economy minister here in france on from the president himself now just to give you a sense situation is here in france at the moment almost 60000 deaths attributed to 19 and we're still finding the positive this is the number of people being tested

and finding themselves positive 1000 is still around 10000 per day present not going to hope by now it would be down to hoffa at about $5000.00 per day because of the government that she announced plans to reopen some businesses the cultural sector. this week would not go ahead that's now being put back at least 3 weeks before a new decision is made and that means that many of the restaurants etc who were hoping that they would be looking to reopen their businesses on january 20th so. wondering if that is going to take place there were warnings. posted 19 in the reality is many are not sure january 25th is going to be businesses will be. able to reopen today he to call for more help from the government and from the government to let their businesses open short i mean is there are many issues are there at the moment in france that a spring people latch on to the streets to protest not least at the weekend we saw

people in protest over the new global security little more expected at their own more protests expected we've seen this protest over the last few weeks about the global security law and then to add fuel to the fire that there is this new promoting republican values law and many of the protesters who came out of that weekend said that there are certain aspects of that more which used to be known as the separatism rule which roma say tentacle article $25.00 of the global security bill which is incredibly controversial this idea that you would criminalize publishing people who publish images where individuals can be identified and there is no intent to harm them now there was also huge criticism of the protest over the weekend with the police using new tactics to try and avoid some love violence we have seen over the past few weeks essentially carrying out what i would describe as a smash and grab this is where the police ram into the crowds and they take out

individuals who they think all troublemakers 8. well almost $150.00 individuals were detained at the protests on saturday many of these detentions coming in the 1st hour or so of protests before it was really too much trouble and all of those detained 2 would journalists now there's been huge criticism of. from many opposition sides also from human rights groups and journalists groups as well and that comes as the new press freedom index for 2020

shows that france is down the scale yet again it's now what number 13 for the world it was previously at number 32 in this is mainly due to how journalists were treated in 2090 in the press freedom index said that there were issues over to miss being able to report being able to film things being stopped from filming having their footprints taken from them and then of course there were all those injuries from journalists not just from the security forces but also from the protesters or which are painting the really worrying picture particular in this context of these articles about criminalizing images or showing the police if this intent to hold on because it's not just the journalist unions that have said there's a problem with this the e.u. and the un and also said this is the issue with democracy the government says it is freedom of the press here in france but these rankings show that that certainly is diminishing. speaking to me earlier trucks have formed huge queues as they

struggle to enter the u.k. is uncertainty over an ideal breaks it looms for britain and also the european union companies new rules and tariffs being imposed as the british prime minister again pushes back his deadline to reach a compromise i say to the doctors. we are going to energize the country we're going to get bricks it done on october 31st but in the meantime get ready with confidence the general the 1st trigger. if we have to panic over breaks it has been made worse by the traditional surge in demand that christmas but the government even morning stores to stockpile food. has more. sunday's talks were supposed to be final but what we got was another cliffhanger i'm afraid we're still very far apart on some key things and despite the fact that deadlines have been missed over and over we both think that it is responsible at this point in time to go the

extra mile so what are the remaining sticking points for one fish specifically the u.k. fishing industry which is tired of having to share its waters with european competitors while abiding by e.u. quotas which they see as unfair we want until basically for for us we just want almost dockside for an ideal for us that's just a slight it won't work so i think it's official life it doesn't want in my day or it will feel as though we've got about 40 years old when they walk in able to when we can go on fish and catch fish have a drink but i've been out a drink for the last. 46 years old military told. definitely get the wrong mail order and if and boris johnson has vowed to support them he's even ready to send the navy gunships to chase away european fishing vessels in case of a no deal brags that europe's response calm down. i want to say keep cool just because we're at the end of a negotiation doesn't mean we have to lose our temple and go overboard and while

the situation of the sea heats up the trucks are standing in line hundreds of them stranded in kent santa might be late this year as the pre-christian is build up has contributed to an already dire situation at the border as elves are stuck with countless toys in their trucks some of which might not reach the children until easter well barbie dolls might not be a necessity food and medicine certainly are u.k. ministers are even advising stores to start stockpiling food and proper ration for no deal which would see prices skyrocket and some products disappearing from shelves altogether the use says if you want tariff free access to our market we need to maintain the same standards for goods labor and the environment but those are all the things the u.k. wants to decide for itself. and then there's the problem of how to resolve disputes which are bound to come up the you lost the power to retaliate if the u.k. doesn't follow the rules with fines and tariffs the u.k.

isn't so keen on that and it doesn't want the european court of justice to be the final arbiter where people inside are great at making progress but i think in the general public you need carers getting in trouble because we course we proceeded to lead the new year in 2016 so you know i did a great many people and strictly surprised that our yes we're not going to look i think we have to remember the our e.u. referendum in 2016 was all a question or 2 leaving the e.u. it wasn't leaving the e.u. if we had to do so trying somebody all yes of course which causes it to try and achieve again my skate with a lot of good stuff a good working relationship with the e.u. what we'd done once we saw was muscular on the front stoop her very soon be sorted out later on i'm just laid on top of the. rules not.

out of jenin capitalising a massive rise in drug with anti districts apparently nice had to be under the control of dale as our sister channel german captured the troubling trend he was being hidden cameras. intimidated me a well built young man came into my kiosk i told him to get out but he refused and then she started grabbing me i called the police but they arrived too late so i gave a statement but nothing has changed. if

not then you can see them looking out for a potential victim and if somebody is not paying attention they smash their bag or wallets. that i will bond with when i go to the station looking for a dealer i tell him what i need he takes a rubbed elbows out of his mouth the standard price for a job was just $20.00 euros i give him the money and we go our separate ways. and the racism campaigners have set their sights on the leading art gallery in britain over a mere off the shows and slave to black child britain now accepts that the work is offensive. the chair of the ethics committee noted that members for unequivocal in

their view that the imagery of that work is offensive trusters discuss the need to acknowledge the strength of feeling around in your world and the harm that imagery has caused while the mural which covers the wall of a gallery restaurant is called the expedition in pursuit of rare mates it is by rex whistler and shows the hunting expedition characters in the piece to include a captured black boy being led with a chain around his neck campaigners want the work to be removed or the restaurant closed in the gallery to say it is now considering how to respond but were taken this time to consult internally and externally on the future of the room and the mural and will keep the public informed of future plans but it has polarized opinion between those who want new york to stay and those who call it a none except will carry over from britain's colonial past we put the issue up for debate. we need to debate and leave these things where they are so people can

understand history and understand how far we have drawn from these images they may now from defensive well know the current. situation if you're just going to hide things away and you never going to educate people is passive which is also part of black history. what you're looking out. deeply offensive work placed in one of the most traditional prejudices or is in a country house black lives matter that the whole paradigm shift in thinking is that what was formerly acceptable what used to be acceptable is now no longer except. that you can move the removal rope to some sort of the museum of colonialism or british shaman you can provide the education context that. the super soft slavery why you retain your 45 grow up in

a premier arts establishment of the country it can be moved and it can be praised the proper educational context but he certainly not in a public space in the credit prestigious art gallery or just a creep saying it's british colonialism is not to mislead an essentially folse because you misleading people of black history it earned because you are b.l.m. is a leftwing mouches political party said which should go to pot in now so the actual movement for black lives is lost its momentum as being any credibility for less educated people about the entire history of the slave but don't hide the fact that black african tribes were complicit in it well before europeans got there and it wasn't just british colonialism can we just be absolutely clear because you know no longer be used to be misled that chattel slave chance that led to china. honestly i

wasn't a periodic kid slaven of warring tribes that could be released in the negotiation between different villages it was the most brutal at long last the exploitation probably one of the greatest crimes each human history solar 50000000 africans exports from west africa and the interior what we will to do we just have a history away so sadly our friends out on china's 19th. and i want to hide anything away i want to put it out. in a museum of colonialism and slavery that puts it in the proper context and you my friend would be the 1st customer to get educated because your ignorance is so profound as to be absolutely shocked. we had here in our to lead america become for our nation to normalize ties with israel plus at what price after the break we'll have more on the move that could in fact stabilize the region.

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the dairy thinks. we dare to ask. again you with r.t. international now war is brewing in the western sahara after the us agreed to recognize the disputed territory as part of morocco in return for morocco

normalizing ties with israel but that could threaten to break a 30 year ceasefire with pro independence supporters in the region saying they may have no choice but to fight back but against the it explains more. christmas will well i suppose especially good for israel this year see santa claus that doesn't work donald trump who has become the israeli equivalent of santa claus has managed to convince morocco to establish diplomatic ties with israel and when i say convenes what i mean is bribe the united states believes that an independent serai state is not a realistic option for resolving conflicts and genuine autonomy under american sovereignty is the only feasible solution western sahara is the world's largest inhabited territory that hasn't managed to achieve self governance largely because it keeps getting invaded the little people of us are always have had a rough time of it for the past few centuries 1st that was resistance to spanish

colonialism then it was invaded by morocco and mauritania who in the locals fought and author all this struggle and all this bloodshed for independence the entire area as far as the united states is concerned has been handed over to morocco by donald trump you see now why the locals are somewhat meath to the polish sorry and serai government condemn in the strongest times the fact that outgoing american president donald trump attributes to morocco something which does not belong to morocco the policies are you front is the un recognized representative body of the serai people they really made a name for themselves by potentially saving thousands of lives in the 1970s when the roku literally bombed serai refugee camps with napalm then bombed long convoys of refugees as they fled those camps for algeria where hundreds of thousands of

them now live in refugee camps and often all that killing the atrocities the tarot serai have just been told to suck it up because they're now part of morocco because . that's good for israel. since the stance of the arab israeli conflict we've been seeing in the observing peace in exchange for peace peace in exchange for security but today we see the consolidation of one occupation in exchange for the consolidation of another. month in which they live. from within the occupied region denounced this reckless statement of president trump which does not necessarily reflect use foreign policy washington's sheer cynicism and disregard for the robbery's right to self-determination aside this is all but going to cause more bloodshed russia spain and palestine have already condemned the announcement and the ceasefire that has held for 30 years is already

breaking down you can't blame just trumpet this morocco has been a historical ally of the united states and even a bomber wanted the serai is to live under a nation they want no part of. morocco's autonomy plan is serious realistic and credible hebrew presents a potential approach the concert is for the aspirations of the people in the western sahara to run their own affairs in peace and dignity while it is fascinating to watch how far donald trump will go to please israel it is causing a lot of wear and tear for the old moral compass trading away half a 1000000 people's right to rule themselves and telling them to live under a hostile state where an unelected king calls all the shots but if you're in israel happy hanukah enjoy this latest little present that father trump has left you on top of the power of previous gifts. the german president has warned of some

of the toughest ever restrictions is a new lockdown was announced ahead of the christmas holidays following a surge in k. with 19 cases over 20000 new infections were registered on sunday alone the measures come into force this week can we remain in place until the 2nd week of january. the measures that we took in november have proven insufficient they did allow us to hold the rising numbers temporarily but unfortunately infections are spiking again with a large number of deaths reported we know that the health care system a strained and our aim is to prevent it from being overwhelmed all non-essential retail schools day care head dresses they're all going to be closed because during this new lockdown that's coming in religious services will be able to take place but they'll be no public singing alcohol will be banned from being able to be sold on the streets and fireworks will not be able to be sold for new year's eve as part

of these new plans it's not a surprise that we've seen new lockdown measures come in here in germany it is perhaps a surprise that this was agreed to so quickly on sunday between angela merkel and the leaders of germany 16 states the states had been pretty reticent to give in to the chancellor's requests for stricter lockdown in the past these new measures will be loosened between the 24th and the 26th of december in order to allow some families to come together over the christmas period during those days for adults from 2 different households and as many children under the age of 14 will be allowed to gather however the message from angela merkel is caution. we appeal to families who are inviting relatives to avoid contact for 7 days before doing this since a protective week new year's eve and new year's day the normal rules will apply no exceptions or the german chancellor wanted a strict

a lockdown back in october however the leaders of germany's 16 states they wanted to keep as much of business open as possible that's why we saw the measures that were put in place that were called lockdown light it's pretty clear that this announcement on sunday is an acknowledgement that those. previous plans to keep business open well they've pretty much failed after effect really makes me angry the government could have had a lockdown earlier in the tober and that business worked for these 2 weeks. and others prepared for the 2nd knock down i've expanded my own line shop and started selling new products there and honestly i was not surprised by this decision alongside chancellor merkel on sunday was finance minister all off shore he said that the federal government is making available between $10.12 euro per month in order to help out businesses and individuals forced to close down their economic

activities because of these lockdown measures he said the majority of those in the bundestag were in support of giving out aid to those that need it you know we always need to see what will happen in case it should last longer and worse we're told you that we've got a lot of leeway from the german bundestag to help where is necessary there's been a rise in cases and that is state steady across germany with the states of north rhine-westphalia bavaria button voting book worst affected we've also seen the number of people who have died with covert 1000 in germany past 21000 this prompted angle of merkel the leaders of germany 16 states to announce that we will be heading back into a much stricter lockdown until at least the 10th of january next year the meantime in one of the biggest the most complicated logistics operations in modern u.s. history pfizer is beginning the mass rollout of its covert vaccine by the 1st phase

is expected to go to health care workers and nursing homes complications distribution i do include a jab being kept at minus 70 degrees celsius but we're talking of the cold here in russia very harsh weather has affected the city of nor lisc above the arctic circle and by its own harsh standards severe businesses have seen flights. roads blocked and there are also reports of cars being buried in the snow storms. and riot police have blocked thousands of protesters from marching to the home of the head of poland's ruling law and justice party try to chanted slogans demanding the overthrow of the government or the tightening of already restrictive abortion law they claim it is part of a wider authoritarian push by officials. so that. so far today they are not international the company don't forget if you get the chance have a look at our website plenty of stories there you can find it and. join

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