is growing they include 6 european nations that's france germany italy and others and so these are the biggest european countries that do a lot of trade and there's a lot of travel between germany and the other countries and the u.k. so a lot of stress there in germany for planes and flights from the u.k. were suspended on midnight and this rule will probably also apply to south africa and so there is a situation where people who want to spend christmas with their loved ones simply don't know whether it's because some countries have been imposed that travel ban for 48 hours some say. the end of the year very unclear situation this all of this is being caused of course by a new strain of the corona virus is spreading in england has that strain of the virus also been reported yet in germany. not in germany it has been reported in italy but here in germany germany's leading viral it just comes down to austin said on sunday morning that the this variant had not been registered in german labs yet he's one of the leading experts worldwide when it comes to science cove 2 and the health minist

we were 12, including britain, germany, france. britain, germany, france, italy.r less identical. and then we had a wave of new mps who pushed us from 12 to 28. and we didn't change anything. the position, the way of taking decisons. .. so it's adapted to the present dimension. "0ur planet is broken — humanity is waging war on nature and nature is striking back with growing force and fury." that's the warning from the un secretary general antonio guterras in a special bbc broadcast. his words come as we learn that this year is one of the warmest on record, despite pandemic lockdowns. as part of his landmark address on the state of the planet the un secretary general said now is the time for urgent action if we are to bring the planet back from the point of no return. our environment correspondent justin rowlatt reports. as if suffering a pandemic wasn't enough, now we learn that 2020 is on track to be one of the three hottest years ever recorded, and that is not all. the past decade, obviously, is the warmest on record, and the last six years are the warmest years

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germany, france, austria and italy say they plan to start vaccinations from sunday.is from the european president, ursula von der leyen. she gave a very short statement in brussels, actually. she said it will be available at the same time, under the same conditions for every country. the first batches will be shipped out of belgium, the plant in belgium, in the coming days and she said we are in this together. the eu vaccination dates have been set up for the 27th, 28th and 29th of december. she described this as a very good way to end a difficult year and finally start turning the page on covid—19. that said, we are talking about 27 countries here and they are all prepared to different degrees. in germany, we have seen mass vaccination centres set up. they are hoping to be one of the first countries to start. here in the netherlands, less prepared. we are looking at around 8th ofjanuary, but there is more good news coming out of amsterdam today. the ema has said that they are expecting to release a decision on the moderna vaccine round about the 6th of january, so t

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that means germany, france and austria and italy intend to start vaccinations from sunday. ♪ a recordion americans may be going hungrr this year afe coronavirus pandemic. we he met some of those asking for help. >> it is too cold and too miserable to be waiting in the rain this early unless you have to. these are the people cast aside in arlington, virginia, one of camerica's wealthiestounties. his lob is awaited. he is struggling to pay bills-- his job is a waiter. did you ever imagine you would need this help? >> at the beginning it was embarrassing. yohave to do what you haveo do. my situation wasot really that bad. i have a normal type of living. we can afford my groceries and my payments. >> this food pantry has seen a 45% increase in traffic since the pandemic. they give a wee worth of food. more people having lost jobs, or having reduced hours. for many of them it is the only way to feed their families. ♪ >> welco"o tside source" our lead story concerns the u.k. more than 40 countries u.k. and deliveries are being blocked because of a new variant of coronavirus that s been foun

countries germany france all the rest of them as well but many germany or france were particularly concerned that that should not be allowed to happen but we're having at the moment is a crisis i think of understanding about what each side actually stands for because this issue of the level playing field has been clarified to a large degree i think in recent days on wednesday for example the british cabinet minister michael gove said that he could be happy to accept a known regression type of mechanism in britain would not backtrack on existing rules but wouldn't necessarily update its rules to stick closely parallel to the rules and in response to that on friday us live on the lens said they wouldn't expect britain to update its rules every time the european union upgraded its she said but there would be tweaks to the way that britain access the markets. so it seems to me that the crux of all of this is how do you define what's unfair competition would be how do you process a trigger mechanism to have. an arbitration method of deciding how to correct unfair competition and how wide that out

how europe rolls out the biotech pfizer coronavirus vaccine in less than a week germany france austria and italy say they'll launch their vaccination campaigns on sunday after the christmas holiday in germany elderly residents of retirement homes will be amongst the 1st to receive the shots if they want. they run by ambulance although this is hardly an emergency dr lisa marie case her and her team have come to the retirement home to tell people what's going on with the vaccine. i'm going to educate you today about the covert vaccinations 95 year old teacher from layer center could be one of the 1st in germany to get a vaccination for the coronavirus probably soon after christmas today he has the obligatory doctors talk about what it means so that when the vaccine is available everything can move faster. i said i'll do it so i'm not resisting. yes that is also important because we don't want you to die of covert or go into the i.c.u. or be miserable but of course we want you not to get sick from the virus. who gets vaccinated 1st that's a government decision to start with it's mostly pe

now europe rolls out the biotech pfizer coronavirus vaccine in less than a week germany france austria and italy say they'll launch their vaccination campaigns on sunday after the christmas holiday in germany elderly residents of retirement homes will be amongst the 1st to receive the shots if they want. they arrived by ambulance although this is hardly an emergency dr lisa marie case her and her team have come to the retirement home to tell people what's going on with the vaccine. i'm going to educate you today about the covert vaccinations 95 year old teacher from layer center could be one of the 1st in germany to get a vaccination for the coronavirus probably soon after christmas today he has the obligatory doctors talk about what it means so that when the vaccine is available everything can move faster. i said i'll do it so i'm not resisting. yeah yes that is also important because we don't want you to die of covert or go into the i.c.u. or be miserable but of course we want you not to get sick from the virus. who gets vaccinated 1st that's a government decision to start with it's

germany, france and italy will roll out the pfizer vaccine after the christmas holiday. in germany, elderly residents will be amongst the first to receive the shot if they wanted. >> they arrived by ambulance. although it is hardly an emergency. they have come to the retirement home to tell people what is going on with the vaccine. >> i will educate you today about the covid vaccinations. this could be -- today, they have the obligatory doctors talk. >> i said i will do it so i am not resisting. yes, that is also important. we don't want you to die of covid or go into the icu and be miserable but we want you not to get sick from the virus. who gets vaccinated first? that is a government decision. to start with, it is mostly people over 80 and health care workers. the government has secured about 56 million vaccine doses in its initial order. that is not enough say the critics, adding that the vaccine procurement is a planning disaster. the prime minister wants things to move faster. >> we will take what comes and vaccinate as many as possible. we need a lot of the vaccin

countries of the european union begin coronavirus inoculation programs in less than a week germany france austria and it's they will roll out the vaccine on sunday after the christmas holiday in germany elderly residents of retirement homes will be amongst the 1st to be seen if the shelter if they want it. they arrive by ambulance although this is hardly an emergency dr lisa marie case her and her team have come to the retirement home to tell people what's going on with the vaccine. i'm going to educate you today about the covert vaccinations 95 year old teacher from layer center could be one of the 1st in germany to get a vaccination for the coronavirus probably soon after christmas today he has the obligatory doctors talk about what it means so that when the vaccine is available everything can move faster. i said i'll do it so i'm not resisting. yeah yes that is also important right because we don't want you to die of covert or go into the i.c.u. or be miserable but of course we want you not to get sick from the virus. who gets vaccinated 1st that's a government decision to start with i

france and germany are said to be considering similar action this comes after british prime minister barak's johnson announced tougher measures to combat the new strain officials say while the new mutation is much more easily transmitted it's not thought to be any more dangerous well. over one out we're joined by d.w. correspondent in brussels bernd really get burned with seeing countries one by one choosing to tighten restrictions why are we seeing a unified a year response here. a response by the european union is much slower because believe it or not the us no competence in closing borders or bending any travel the us to consolidate all 27 member states and only after that can coordinate a response so it's much faster for the member states now in emergency situation to act and own and to issue these throwdowns because borders a so do the responsibility of the member states of belgium and the does have already chosen to do so and it's very likely that also germany france italy and others of the fall in line and also close the borders for full flights at least as of the the channel

mrjohnson‘s attempts to hold direct talks with the leaders of germany and france have reportedly beend — ahead of the deadline this sunday for a significant development in trade negotiations. now in a few minutes it'll be time for newswatch. but first, here's click. hey, welcome to click! hope you're doing 0k. it may be getting cold up here in the northern hemisphere but this is the year when we're all being encouraged to spend as much time as possible outside — ventilation and all — and one person who spends a lot of time outside is lara lewington. yes, i've been running outside more than ever. i think itjust gives you a sense of freedom and at the moment, some sort of sense of normality — although i have been getting very annoyed. this week, people have not been indicating properly! the cars are just turning around the corner! but i do understand that runners aren't actually that popular at the moment. don't run on the road! now, listen, talking of which, a lot more people have been doing this as well lately. in the last year or so, i've e—scootered around bits of london, copenhagen

it has not slowed the coronavirus spread in germany. franceng pressure on european union negotiators not to make any more trade concessions to the u.k. the french are one and that --ld be taught directed deal a brexit deal if they do not like the terms. global news, 24 hours a day, on air and at quicktake by bloomberg, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i had ritika gupta. this is bloomberg. francine: we will continue tracking the number of infected and the horrific number of deaths we are sitting in the u.s.. coming up, we speak to jason farley. that interview 6:30 a.m. in new york, 11:30 london. this is "bloomberg." ♪ francine: this is "bloomberg surveillance." i think tom has a great chart on oil. it is always a great time to talk about oil, especially when there has been a postponement of an open deal. still no good to have a deal but the timing of the deal is very much in question -- still no guarantee of india, but the timing of agile is very much in question. , how year because he has been cha

i can say that by our opinions, exception of germany, france and sweden who had to have more alexina volunteers to issues non, you know, other concerned states. they didn't run any task their own. strictly speaking, it would be impossible. and it's concerning states that are lost in the immense ocean space. it's my opponent and other states labor because they are also hmong concern stages. but we witnessed today a few years ago side tried to talk fair and european partners from other states to send out russian diplomats the engine sacked for the poisoning. so they started to talk and the british saying that don't question that. so just send them away and we will give you hard evidence, but they were just bluffing years later from what we understand. those states who bought into the arguments of the british side and sent away russian diplomats. they, didn't get any evidence. any troops from the u.k., the countries that signed that statement to ask for clarification from russia, quote unquote. what do you think? what kind of response do you think they're hoping for from russia, given t

more spticism in countries including germany, france, the u.s.nd the drc, where fewer would take a vaccithey >> the sciencey ones have more of a negative impact than the ones questioning motives of people. >> this professor has been studying people's attitudes to vaccines for more than two decades. >> what we need to focus on is building the resilience, and eling that space. you cannot -- filling that space. one of the big anxieties is safety. we can talk about the fact that processes are bei followed carefully. we are shortcutting other parts of that long development process. ♪ social media to tgetking to accurate information out there. the battle against covid cannot be won in hospitals and science labs alone. part of the fight needs to happen online. katty: we don't just have to produce the vaccine, we then have to persuade people it is safe to take it. a quick look at newsar frond the world. china successfully put a probe on the surface of theic moon, is due to send back to earth to kilos of rock. if successful, the mission will become the first round-trip mission to the moon via spa

that, on average, one piece of trash can be found for every two square meters of riverbank in germany. franceso has a project aimed at tracking down therash. it's calleplastic origins and goes a step further, using artificial intelligence and an volunteers and citizens as weh n to go on the rivers so you can collect data through kayaking or walking along the riverbanks. and using those data, using the video footage they are going to take of the riverbanks, we wil be able to analy those videos, detect litter ems andur plastic pollution. >> the aim of plastic origin is to get strict legislation introducedn plastic waste, and regulatory limits for the amount of plastic in european. their garbage map is intended to identify especially polluted areas. >> and it's super important, because it's going to help us to pollution is coming fromould act fierywhere.know, like the but we know that most of the pollution we find in the ocean transpoed by rirs. buright now,e don't kn which rivers are the most p. >> but the app can't track microplastics. in germany alone, 4 kilos of microplastics per person per

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shows that on average one piece of trash can be found for every 2 square metres of riverbank in germany. france also has a project aimed at tracking down the trash it's called plastic origins and goes a step further using artificial intelligence and an app we want to move. as much as brought us and citizens as we can to go on the reverse. and using those data using the video that. we will be able. as with a. little i don't. go to my previous question. the aim of plastic origins is to get stricter legislation introduced on plastic waste and regulatory limits with the amount of plastic in european rivers their garbage map is intended to identify especially polluted areas and it's important because it's going to help us. to know exactly where we should act 1st you know the pollution is coming from everywhere but we know that most of the crucial thing we found the ocean is transported by riggers right now we don't know which way it goes the most polluted. but the app contract micro plastics in germany and don't fall kilos of micro plastics per person per year end up in the environment the main sour

france, germany, and italy suspending travel from the u.k. bertens biggest port stops traffic of the continent. in the u.s., congress has reached a 900 alien dollars spending package to take place later today. -- nine hundred billion dollars spending package to take place later today. welcome to "bloomberg: surveillance ." the selloff has been the lockdown in london and the ripple through the tourism industries around the growth -- growth. on the stoxx europe 600, treasuries grinding higher. personal income spending data on wednesday. the big moves are in the fx space, the biggest move since june 2020 for the bloomberg dollar index, up .6%. under pressure, down 3.5%. it is shaping up to be the monday pain trade. important movers to look forward to, gold up 24% this year. we are building that on the back of haven flows. table 1.3264. cable, 1.3264. needs little explanation. thedislocations around broader emerging markets fx space so let's break this down in more detail because the emergency lockdown in london and south east england -- england

their move came after some of britain's closest allies including germany france and italy imposed similar benz. saudi arabia oman and kuwait went even further suspending all international flights and not just those to and from the u.k. now these border closures mean trading across the u.k. has effectively ground to a halt trucks carrying essential goods to and from mainland europe are stuck because ferry ports are shut and tunnels won't let them through one of the u.k.'s biggest supermarket chains is warning that if this continues they may run out of food to sell especially items with a short shelf life concerns over the mutated strain also said european stocks tumbling when markets opened earlier on monday wiping billions of dollars in value from british companies and all of this comes as the u.k. teeters on the edge of a no deal breaks it with less than 10 days left for both sides to reach a trade agreement let's cross over to london now where it is speaking of us are print an apology just in case the prime minister who is about to speak adorns us on al-jazeera but of course this does m

shows that on average one piece of trash can be found for every 2 square metres of riverbank in germany. france also has a project aimed at tracking down the trash it's called plastic origins and goes a step further using artificial intelligence and an app we want to move. as much as brought us and citizens as we can. on the reverse. and using those data using the video that. we will be able. as with a. little i don't. use it to my previous plastic pollution the aim of plastic origins is to get straight to legislation introduced on plastic waste and regulatory limits for the amount of plastic in european rivers their garbage map is intended to identify especially polluted areas and it's important because it's going to help us. to know exactly where we should start 1st you know the pollution is coming from everywhere. we know that most of the crew should we found the ocean transported by regrets that right now we don't know which way it goes the most polluted. but the app contract micro plastics in germany and don't fall kilos of micro plastics per person per year end up in the environment the m

from the united kingdom to block a new strain of corona virus sweeping across southern england germany france and 6 other states plus canada have blocked passenger traffic with the u.k. with more states to follow suit the new code mutation spreads more quickly and has forced the british government to impose a strict lockdown on the capital london and nearby areas. some of the last u.k. passengers to arrive in the netherlands this year. they arrived in the country just hours after it was announced that all travel from the u.k. to the netherlands will be banned for at least 2 weeks. these were the final passengers from london to belgium who also shut up their borders to u.k. travelers. several other countries across the world followed suit with many of the nationals having to change travel plans just before christmas going home for christmas was working as being with family so i think i just took to going to want to read those ideas very very 250 pounds for for you yes very pregnant women say their home for a good one no soldiers can say from quarantine envoy here and then get to see her family

i mean, germany, france, they know. they are medium-sized powers and europe isn't written..in was always a bit of an nd power. we will see how well it goes, but i think in general, and brussels there is a great desire to -- in brussels, there is a great desire to have a great relationship with a nato member, nuclear power, member of the un security council, someone who shares their values, is pragmatic and is after all, aib verynt economy. so i think warm words are also real. lucy: it is really good to get your thoughts. thank you, stephe langer from "the new york times" in brussels. you can getme in touch witn twitter @lucyegray. thanks for watching. narrator: futaing for this preson of this program is provided by... language specialists teaching spanish, french and more. raymond james. the freeman fountion. by judy and peter blum kovler foundation; pursuing solutions f america's neglected needs. and by contributions to this pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. [bright music] ..- pbs american portrait . - a platform where anyone tn come and shareheir stories. - the

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germany, france, spain, luxembourg, and bulgaria started giving shots to medical workers today.they will continue tomorrow. other countries are delaying vaccinations a few more days. >>> a new, free covid 19 testing site will open up on tuesday in palo alto. it will be available every tuesday between 10:00 amn 4:00 p.m. this is located in the parking lot at the mitchell park library on the 3700 block of middlefield road. both the insured and the uninsured are welcome here. documentation status is neither required or reported. >>> several new laws take effect this week. one of them will require businesses to tell employees when they have been exposed to covid 19 at their workplace. businesses also have to notify local health officials. companies have one day after finding out about the exposure to notify employees and health officials. the law will end in 2023 when health officials believe covid 19 will be under control. >>> another ban on selling flavored tobacco products. the goal is to prevent young people from starting to poke. possessing flavored tobacco products will not be

germany france italy was evolving badly hits will also get it. the u.s. has experienced this worst week of a coronavirus pandemic since april 15th 1000 americans have died from covert 19 in the past 7 days much of the recent surge has been attributed to people gathering for thanksgiving celebrations and there are warnings that all will rise as more people travel for the end of year holiday season. a member of up with derby is royal family has voted 50 percent stake in an israeli football club beats our jerusalem should come had been. has also committed to invest more than $92000000.00 in the club over the next decades as despite being the only top club in israel never to have signed a palestinian israeli player they also have a group of fans known as la familia which has been openly abusive toward palestinian israelis are a force that has more now from west jerusalem. on the day that it was reported that a former israeli space security chief was confirming the existence of aliens this is perhaps the 2nd most sort of cognitively dissonant story in the medi

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mrjohnson‘s attempts to hold direct talks with the leaders of germany and france have reportedly beend, of germany and france have reportedly been rebuffed. now it's time for a look back at the week in parliament. hello there, and welcome to the week in parliament. coming up: ahead of last—minute talks to try to get a post—brexit trade deal, the labour leader reckons borisjohnson is between a rock and a hard place. he's absolutely stuck and dithering between the deal he knows that we need, and the compromise he knows his backbenchers won't let him do. but the prime minister thinks labour's position isn't clear. if he can't say whether he would vote for our deal, yes or no, then i'm afraid, mr speaker, he simply cannot attack the government's position. as the first patients in the uk are vaccinated against covid—19, one mp is looking to the future. how many of those of us who are healthy under—50—year—olds might be vaccinated by the school summer holidays? and music—maker nile rogers joins calls for artists to be paid more fairly for songs streamed online. let's pay these people what t

we were 12, including britain, germany, france. we knew each other.r positions, more or less identical. and then we had a wave of new mps who pushed us from 12 to 28. and we didn't change anything. the position, the way of taking decisons. .. so we adapted to the present. stay with us on bbc world news, still to come:as the un secretary general warns urgent action is needed to tackle climate change — we'll be in fiji where entire islands could be swallowed by rising sea levels. it's quite clear that the worst victims of this disaster are the poor people living in the slums which have sprung up around the factory. i'm feeling so helpless that the children are dying in front of me and i can't do anything. charles manson is the mystical leader of the hippy cult suspected of killing sharon tate and at least six other people in los angeles. at 11:00 this morning, just half a metre of rock separated britain from continental europe. it took the drills just a few moments to cut through the final obstacle and then a minerfrom calais was shaking hands and excha

among them italy has announced a new national lockdown over most of the holidays it's a lead germany france and 5 other e.u. states are coordinating the start of their covert vaccinations it's this italy's prime minister says that signals the nightmare is about to end rory chalons al-jazeera london. dennis nash's distinguished professor of epidemiology at the city university of new york school of public health he says new strains will not alter vaccination plans though one has to be learned about the mutation i don't think it changed that changes the role of the vaccine by any means the new vaccines are protective against all of the sars kovi 2 strains that are in circulation now and some of which have also mutated from the original one strain and so we don't have any reason to think that this mutation will allow the virus to evade the new vaccines on i want to be really waiting for my opportunity to be vaccinated one day soon i think we don't know yet we it's not as i said it's not uncommon for viruses to mutate during pandemic spread sometimes these mutations change the virus behavior the

among them italy has announced a new national lockdown over most of the holidays it's a lead germany france and 5 other e.u. states are coordinating the start of their covert vaccinations it's this italy's prime minister says that signals the nightmare is about to end rory chalons al-jazeera london well thinking stuff is a family doctor at acton town medical center in london he joins us now live via skype from london doctor good to have you with us how concerned should we be about this new variant it is as we were hearing 70 percent more transmissible but is it likely to have any impact on the severity of the disease yes is the biggest challenge as far as the prime minister have to act according to scientific advice to get london into or as you said in the program i think it's very important that we. oh well and here to the rules and the tier system unfortunately all the plans for christmas i still have bundle for now and there is a bigger challenge for everybody a bigger challenge for medical so it is big a challenge for businesses in this country but to the new variant obviously it has to

welcome to the day germany france india and saudi arabia are among about 30 countries lining up to impose a bans on travelers from the u.k. as britain battles and mutated strain of corona virus that he said to be much more contagious u.k. ports and airports have been thrown into chaos leaving the country effectively cut off from continental europe. entry denied trucks headed from england to the european mainland forced to turn back after alarms were raised over the new coronavirus strain the channel crossing to france is a crucial trade route truck drivers and their goods now stranded. young to law by new. glossy. this is good to like it this is what you have to live for the next 2 days yeah it will make you. think. this travel at london's heathrow airport was also disrupted with some passengers left in limbo. confused and this story is given out i knew at one point in december 6 years and you see the situation is totally different it's hard going. through it but strain on a lot of people but. i think overall we're all just waiting on the opening up of all of the country. nonsense to see

germany, france, you know, they know they are medium—size powers. and they are best off together. goes. but i think in general, in brussels, there is a great desire to have a good relationship with a nato member, a nuclear power, a member of the security council, somebody who shares their values, who is democratic, and is after all a very vibrant economy. so i think the warm words are also real. today‘s agreement follows a four and a half year period of political turbulence and long, tense negotiations. nick beake takes a look at how we got to the deal. britain stunned the european union injune 2016 by voting to leave. it is an earthquake that has happened. independence day! david cameron, the prime minister who had offered the referendum, resigned. the british people have made a very clear decision to take a different path. theresa may stepped up. brexit means brexit, and we are going to make a success of it. but it was not that simple. it was going to become a long and arduousjourney, with high drama here in brussels and back in the uk. and along the way, certain faces and phras

them it's really has announced a new national lockdown over most of the holidays it's a lead germany france and 5 other e.u. states are coordinating the start of their covert vaccinations it's this it's that he's prime minister says that signals the nightmare is about to end brewery chalons how does era london now the u.s. army general in charge of the covert 1000 vaccine distribution there has apologized for a mix up over the amount of jobs available 11 states were told their allocations of the fines and the newly approved mcdonagh vaccines had been cut with no explanation it was my fault i gave guidance i am the one that approved the forecasts sheets i am the one that approved the allocation it's right there is no problem with the process there is no problem with the pfizer vaccine there is no problem with the madonna vaccine right it was a plain error and i am responsible and now in australia about a quarter of a 1000000 people in sydney's northern beaches suburbs have been placed under strict lockdown in a bid to contain a growing outbreak gatherings across gracious sydney have also bee

germany france greece and italy among countries telling people to stay at home. or brown is covering developments in the u.k. he'll join us from london but 1st let's start with dominic kane in berlin dominic no letup to the spike in corona cases right. no letup in the spike of corona cases no letup in the amount of deaths being announced the numbers coming through well they reflect the fact that many of those who would be reporting the numbers in their parts of germany well over the christmas holidays not all the figures are being tabulated the way that they would normally be being tabulated ziering normal weekdays when it wasn't a festive season holiday that sort of thing but it is it is consistent with the suggestion the clear suggestion that has emerged from the figures over the course of december that we are really in the teeth of this 2nd wave and that's why not just in germany but across the e.u. you see the politicians who are responsible for the decisions which allowed these consignments of the vaccine from pfizer the biotech pfizer vaccine being dispatch

in 1990, we were 12, including britain, germany, france. we knew each other.s, more or less identical. and then we had a wave of new mps who pushed us from 12 to 28. and we didn't change anything. the position, the way... so we adapted to the present admission. record to come who has passed away, speaking a few years ago to newsnight. —— giscard d'estaing, who has passed away. stay with us on bbc world news, still to come: as the un secretary—general warns urgent action is needed to tackle climate change — we'll be in fiji where entire islands could be swallowed by rising sea levels. it's quite clear that the worst victims of this disaster are the poor people living in the slums which have sprung up around the factory. i'm feeling so helpless that the children are dying in front of me and i can't do anything. charles manson is the mystical leader of the hippy cult suspected of killing sharon tate and at least six other people in los angeles. at 11:00 this morning, just half a metre of rock separated britain from continental europe. it took the drills just a fe

with at least 85% saying they would be immunised whereas more scepticism in countries including germany, francewould take a vaccine. the science ones have more of a negative impact than the ones that are questioning motives of people. professor heidi larson has studied people's attitudes to vaccines for more than two decades. what we need to focus on is building a resilience and building, feeling that space. you cannot just take building, feeling that space. you cannotjust take away pieces of misinformation. 0ne of the big anxieties is safety. so we could talk about the fact that safety processes are being followed carefully and we are short cutting other parts of that long development process. scientists are taking to social media themselves to try and get accurate information out there. the battle against covid cannot be won in hospitals and science la bs be won in hospitals and science labs alone. part of this fight needs to happen online. france's muslim council is due to meet president emmanuel macron this week, after it was asked by the president to come up with a ‘charter of republican v

them really easily and really quickly and that would be gone for the moment we're selling to germany france italy where you are likely showing you that if we are outside of the european market it will be an export for export of export people work you've got a lot of money tied up will have to go through and soon the poor will have to do a lot of things that we don't do. the like al is a real self-made man whose company was selling parts of dime learned b.m.w. and we interviewed him just before the fateful bragg's it and like absolutely every executive in the car industry was very very worried about press it. investment in the u.k. car industry has plummeted since then its 80 percent down and cover has made things just was but if we look purely at the bread to defect some eastern european countries are winning because some manufacturers and some in the car industry have already relocated some of their production to eastern europe. we're looking over at the u.k. from europe i can't help but feel frustrated. principle sold in the u.k.'s this big wind wind and what we have now is a new sluice s

welcome to the day germany france india and saudi arabia are among about 30 countries lining up to impose a bans on travelers from the u.k. as britain battles and mutated strain of corona virus that he said to be much more contagious u.k. ports and airports have been thrown into chaos leaving the country effectively cut off from continental europe. entry denied trucks headed from england to the european mainland forced to turn back after alarms were raised over the new coronavirus train the channel crossing to france is a crucial trade route truck drivers and their goods now stranded. young to law by new. glossy shoes this is good to like a chip this is what you need but the next 2 days you know it will make you. think. they. travel at london's heathrow airport was also disrupted with some passengers left in limbo. confused at this time because even out i appeared on board in december situation you see the situation is totally different it's hard going to. really. bring on a lot of people but. i think overall we're all just waiting on the opening up of the country. now sense to see your f

the telegraph yesterday with a brilliant essay showing how germany is going one way and france going r. we have a surplus in germany and a somewhat controlled deficit to gdp. in france, it is a mess. will those dynamics lead to great instability if christine lagarde cannot be successful? george: that is right. france started this crisis with a higher level of debt to gdp. germany had more leeway to expand its policy. in that sense, that is true. when you look at the scale of the decline in gdp, in germany, relative to many other european we did not see the bigger fall in economic output. when you are the president of the ecb trying to think about whether to support the european --nomy, the european economy there are many different economies in europe and they are all doing different things. most of the bigger economies -- relative to 2019 q4 gdp to each other. germany, france, and italy showed very different declines in gdp yet they have all bounced back to within a whisker of each other. the big difference is spain of the u.k., both of which are still very sluggish, 9% or 10% below w