the kumbh mela so big it can be seen from space.a comes a week ahead of donald trump's return to the white house so, yes, if we look at 50% to 60%, this is a higher number, but there's also a few differences. so, number one, it doesn't come as a surprise. so the diversification of trade partners and diversification of supply chains has already taken place over the last year. so, from that angle, if you compute the potential impact these new 60% could have, we come to a point where we see this down to only 35% effective tax rate. and also, of course, then talking about the impact on the economy being also watered down to 0.5%, which is something we have incorporated into our gdp growth target, which is 4.2% for the year ahead. but one more point for the year ahead, as i said, the timing of this is also important. right now we are sitting here, they have the implementation of any higher tariffs. it is a lot rhetoric around it, but there are still a good amount of uncertainty whether these are to come more what the actual timeline of t

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kumbh mela — the world s largest gathering of humanity — begins as millions of hindus arrive to takethe holy river ganges. hello, welcome to bbc news now, 3 hours of fast—moving news, interviews and reaction. a los angeles fire chief says the battle against the wildfires raging across the region is at a pivotal point. the official said strong winds were increasing after a lull — with gusts expected to reach 100 kilometres an hour by tuesday. the number of people killed has risen to twenty—four — at least another 16 remain missing. a private forecaster estimates losses of at least $250 billion — among the costliest disasters in us history. oh, my house! for 36 years, fighting fires was rich snyder's profession. now retired, when flames tore through his community in pasadena, it was personal. armed with a hose, and with his bare hands, suddenly, he wasn't just saving strangers. he was saving his neighbours and their homes. lord help us. lord, with your hands. whether it was divine intervention, or rich's sheer determination, their lives were saved. among them, a neighbour with addition

kumbh mela, the world's largest gathering of humanity, begins as millions of hindus arrive to take a dip in the holy river ganges. hello, i'm lucy hockings. the remote island of greenland found itself thrust into the spotlight last week with donald trump showing a renewed interest in taking control of it. greenland's geographical position between the us, europe and russia means it has huge value in terms of security and natural resources. our special correspondent fergal keane has been talking to greenlanders about their sudden prominence on the international stage. it is one of the world's last wild frontiers. glimpsed in the short winter sunlight, we're travelling into a place of pristine beauty... this place is so remote that it's hard to imagine it as the front line of a major geopolitical row. but up and down this fjord, in isolated settlements, and across the island of greenland, they're talking about trump. but again and again, i will hear this is their land. welcome to...home! angutimmarik hansen and his family hunt and raise sheep for a living. what do you feel about trump?

over to india which, will be hosting the world's largest religious gathering — the kumbh mela.00 million devotees are expected to converge at a holy city in uttar pradesh for the six—week long festival. archana shukla joins me live from mumbai for more. archana, take us through the economic impact of the event. 0rganising the movement of millions and hosting them in one single place itself generate so much economic activity. a temporary city has been set up where the festival takes place with about 150,000 tenths being set up to accommodate millions, and some of these are in fact luxury temps with hotel chain group like the indian hotels which runs a group of hotels setting up runs a group of hotels setting up luxury tents. some would pay more than 350, $400 per night to stay there, and apart from that, new electricity connections to power these 150,000 homes have been set up, new road lines have been set up in this temporary city, and the government, the government of uttar british, that host this festival, this entire event over 45 days could generate economic activity with $

kumbh mela, the world's largest gathering of pilgrims begins as millions of hindus arrive to take a dip

think coachella or glastonbury are the biggest festivals in the world, but they have nothing on kumbh melandus taking part. it happens only once in 12 years, and the celebrations will span across 45 days. and here's ten seconds from the edge of the uk. this remote shetland island has a population of under a0 people. today, they are celebrating new year's day, since they follow some customs of the old julian calendar. and that is you all caught up now. see you. hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm will perry, here's what's coming up. tyson fury walks away from boxing once again but there are still some who think a fight with anthonyjoshua will still happen. david moyes says the everton job is a "different beast" and rejoining the club was "too big an opportunity "to turn down". and we're on the golf course with peter 0demwingie. once a premier league footballer, now a golf pro. former world heavyweight champion tyson fury has announced his retirement from boxing again. it's not the first time he's said he'll leave the sport — hence scepticism around whether this really is the end. last month

kumbh mela, the world's largest gathering of pilgrims, begins as millions of hindus arrive to take auld soon return to los angeles and again fan the flames of the wild fires there. three are still burning around the city. firefighters say they now have a small window of opportunity to contain them, before the arrival of winds of up to 70 miles per hour. planes continue to dump fire retardant on hillsides

kumbh mela, the world's largest gathering of pilgrims, begins as millions of hindus arrive to take a in the holy river the ganges. hello, i'm matthew amroliwala. there are fears that high winds could soon return to los angeles and again fan the flames of the wild fires there. three are still burning around the city. firefighters say they now have a small window of opportunity to contain them, before the arrival of winds of up to 70 miles per hour. planes continue to dump fire retardant on hillsides across la and firefighters are cutting vegetation to slow the spread of the flames. at least 2a people have been killed in the fires so far. from los angeles, helena humphrey reports. oh, my house! for 36 years, fighting fires was rich snyder's profession. now retired, when flames tore through his community in pasadena, it was personal. armed with a hose and with his bare hands, suddenly, he wasn'tjust saving strangers — he was saving his neighbours and their homes. lord, help us. lord, with your hands... whether it was divine intervention or rich's sheer determination, their lives were sa

the kumbh mela only happens every 12 years and more than 400 million hindus are expected to take partsamira hussain sent us the latest from prayagraj. you can see behind me that there are all these people that are coming over this way. just a little to my left is where the river bank is and that is where everyone is going to take a dip. hindus believe that taking a dip in where the ganges river meets the yamuna river and meets the mythical saraswati river, to take a dip at this particular time will rid one of their sins. that is the religious part of it and what has brought so many thousands of people here today on this first day. also i think there is a real sense of community here and it is like a festival. there are lots of people that are selling different items, there is lots of food available. there is someone even doing circus tricks and there is a real community kind of feel. people travel far and wide to come to this, don't they? they do. just to give you a sense of how large these fairgrounds are we are talking about 15 square miles, roughly about 40 square kilometres, that

havejoined millions of other pilgrims at a huge i2—yearly festival in the north of the country, the maha kumbh melaaters of the river ganges. and these are live pictures from prayagraj in uttar pradesh state where a procession is currently under way. you can see a lot of people there. the religious gathering attracts more than 400 million people and can even be seen from space. we will leave you with these images of people bathing in the waters. hello. we had really big contrasts in weather across the uk on monday. in highland scotland, here in plockton, there was a lot of cloud, outbreaks of rain, but it was very mild, and just along the road from here, we had temperatures up to 111 degrees in achnagart. so a real contrast then to the 3 celsius that was recorded in fylingdales in north yorkshire. the reason for this? well, the cold air that we had last week hasn't entirely gone away from eastern areas, and the winds were blowing over the snow—covered north york moors, keeping those temperatures well suppressed in our coldest parts. now, over the next few hours, there's a little bit of rain to come

india is hosting what's been described as the world's largest gathering as the hindu festival kumbh melaare expected to take part, bathing at the meeting point of sacred rivers. despite preparations, including 160,000 tents and 150,000 toilets, some pilgrims have raised concerns over inadequate facilities. blue origin's new glenn rocket is set to make its debut launch from florida's cape canaveral. if successful, the heavy—lift rocket will place blue origin in direct competition with spacex, with plans to carry satellites to orbit and test reusable booster technology. the uncrewed mission will also trial the company's blue ring pathfinder demonstration system. hello, there. you'll be pleased to hear this really cold spell of weather is at an end. now, if i show you the temperature anomaly chart, any time you see oranges and reds, that's temperatures above average. so it's getting really mild for scotland and northern ireland — temperaturesjumping up, the snow will be melting. for england and wales, temperatures generally getting back to where they should be for the middle ofjanuary. and

the hindu festival of maha kumbh mela draws millions of worshippers from across india, and beyond. holy men smeared with ash rode on chariots today as part of a march to the confluence of three sacred rivers. the faithful believe that a dip in the waters will cleanse them of their sins and end the cycle of reincarnation. the festival takes place every 12 years. more than 400 million hindus are expected to take part over the next six weeks. still to come on the news hour we speak to republican and , democratic senators about the contentious nominee for secretary of defense hopes rise for a ceasefire in gaza as negotiatons enter final stages and homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkas discusses the biden administration's legacy. >> this is the pbs news hour from the david m rubenstein studio at w eta in washington and from the walter cronkite school of journalism at arizona state university. amna: one of president-elect trump's most controversial nominees was the first to face the scrutiny of a senate confirmation hearing. a new pbs news/npr/marist poll set to be released tomo

millions of hindu devotees gathered on the banks of the ganges in india to mark the beginning of maha kumbh mela over the next six weeks, 400 million people are expected to attend the festival on the riverbanks of the city of prayagraj. >> firefighters are still working tirelessly to tackle the los angeles fires, but the return of gusty winds could complicate those efforts. meanwhile, in joe biden's final days as u.s. president, he's overseeing the federal response to the fires. fema's role will be especially important in the aftermath, as cnn's julia benbrook reports from the white house. >> president joe biden is entering his final full week in office, and it is going to be a busy one. he is receiving regular updates on the efforts to suppress the fires across los angeles, and on sunday held a virtual briefing with key officials, including vice president kamala harris, department of homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkas and fema administrator deanne criswell. during an interview with cnn's jake tapper, criswell, who has been on the ground in los angeles, emphasized that these fires ar

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kumbh mela, the world's largest gathering of pilgrims begins, as millions of hindus arrive to take a in the holy river — the ganges. hello and welcome to bbc news. there are fears that high winds could soon return to los angeles and again fan the flames of the wild fires there. three are still burning around the city. firefighters say, they now have a small window of opportunity to contain them, before the arrival of winds of up to 70 miles per hour. planes continue to dump fire retardant on hillsides across la and firefighters are cutting vegetation to slow the spread of the flames. at least 2a people have been killed in the fires so far. we are expecting that news conference to start in the next few minutes. officials there and the press all gathered and thatis and the press all gathered and that is due to kick off any time now and we know at least 24 time now and we know at least 2a people have been killed in the fires so far. 16 still missing. we will get an update from the officials in terms of the levels of containment they have on those three main fires they are battling. you