it was a gift from the amsterdam sephardic community. we believe these early congregants worshiping in their new synagogue worshipped from this scroll. it is unique because it is deerskin, it has a veneer of oil to it, and it is in almost perfect condition. this remarkable building, the sanctuary, looks very much like it did on december 2, 1763. yes, it has had several renovations, but not a reconstructed space. so we still get that same feeling that those early congregants felt when they came into the building. things went well here for 13 years, that takes us right up to 1776. this was an english colony, and when the declaration of independence was read, the english called in their navy and the navy blockaded the harbor, thereby shutting down all of the trade. people started fleeing to -- from newport, because without trade they could not make a living. this building was closed as a synagogue and used as a hospital for british soldiers. one of the few jews who stayed behind was isaac touro, he made sure the building was intact and no h

may not be quite as trendy as amsterdam or rotterdam but the city has a flat of its own making its an ideal destination especially during its constant as a european capital of culture. well the who's who of the musical world descended on new york city on sunday night for the grammys no mars was the big winner of the night but some european bands also got some attention more on that at the top of today's express. european artist snagged a fair share of the grammys at last night's awards ceremony in new york the british singer ed sheeran triumphed in two categories his album divide one best pop vocal album and shape of you was named best pop solo performance. legendary german band craft their one the best dance electronic album for their second or official live album three d. the catalogue and the irish band you to get out of your own way warns about the state of democracy they performed a version in front of the statue of liberty. during philippe and spank times fifty on tuesday he became king when his father juan carlos abdicated three and a half years ago following a string of scanda

anna holligan, bbc news, amsterdam.ape town could be the first major city in the world to run out of water as months of drought takes its toll. the people of saigon have just heard that, at last, there is to be a ceasefire. the reaction of american servicemen was predictable. i'm going home. demonstrators waiting for mike gatting and his rebel cricket team were attacked with tear gas and set upon by police dogs. anti—apartheid campaigners say they will carry on the protests throughout tour. they called him 'the butcher of lyon'. klaus altmann is being held on a fraud charge in bolivia. but the west germans want to extradite him for crimes committed in wartime france. there, he was the gestapo chief klaus barbie. millions came to bathe as close as possible at this spot, a tide of humanity that is believed by officials to have broken all records. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the parents of 13 children rescued by police from a house in california have pleaded not guilty to charges of torture, abuse and false imp

anna holligan, bbc news, amsterdam. stay with us on bbc news.irst major city in the world to run out of water as months of drought takes its toll. day one of operation desert storm to force the iraqis out of kuwait has seen the most intense air attacks since the second world war. tobacco is america's oldest industry, and it's one of its biggest, but the industry is nervous of this report. this may tend to make people want to stop smoking cigarettes. there is not a street that is unaffected. huge parts of kobe were simply demolished as buildings crashed into one another. this woman said she'd been given no help and no advice by the authorities. she stood outside the ruins of her business. tens of thousands of black children in south africa have taken advantage of laws, passed by the country's new multiracial government, and enrolled at formerly white schools. tonight sees the 9,610th performance of her long—running play, the mousetrap. when they heard of her death today, the management considered whether to cancel tonight's performance, but agath

the jewish people thyed and their homes -- in -- therer was homes had been a man who grew up in amsterdam, newport,ame here to his name was isaac touro the first religious leader for the jewish community. they also did not have a synagogue. a while to have the money to start a venture such as building a house of worship. hadhink that touro something to say about that, and jewished those wealthy merchants to buy a plot of land in the center of old colonial newport at the top of the show. the cornerstone for the building was laid in 1759. the congregants found the most prestigious architect in colonial america, peter harrison, who designed the building. it took four years to build the building. it was consecrated on the night of december 2 1763. coinciding with the jewish holiday of hanukkah. the congregation filed into the because it was such an important event. they invited the entire jewish community to come inside and worship with them. non-jew alike. we know what the building looked like. whatof the features are they saw today. the building had this remarkable brass chandeliers that ar

the picturesque town also known as little amsterdam has big plans for it she has culture capital what we want to discuss with the rest of europe is all common problems that we have in europe about biodiversity climate change their poverty i don't like mince. the language. over three hundred events. and the surrounding area. arts and culture is the backbone of society and we're showing that by the people through the people. little martin is celebrating its most famous citizen masha hari the exotic dancer style icon cortisone and spy was born in a friesian town in thousand nine hundred seventy six the daughter of a hat maker. everybody knows the name of the hari involved never knew she was also a child growing openly or had to cope with the force after her marriage she was a mother then we tried to explain that story all. the exhibition matter hari myth from the made in branson till i troll famous dutch artist mc escher is also from there widen the museum of friesland will showcase issues journey a large scale exhibition of his work all inspiring giants of reality laughs will be paradin

plains to were affected buffeted by fierce gusts at amsterdam ship while at port authorities that later granted all flights. that were similar scenes at train stations across the netherlands and germany. thousands of passengers were stranded as rail traffic was suspended. it took some by surprise. to most of i was on my way to university obligated to deadline for handing in some work fifteen minutes ago but if you met my professor and i think she'll forgive me for. an understanding of my local train station when i saw a huge branch falling off a tree so i knew or didn't look good and have boosted his is that the o's and i blow dried my hair that was a waste of time. a long wait for many but on the dutch coast these hardy souls that embrace the wild weather. elsewhere less fun more frustration. and the hard work is only just beginning for those involved in the cleanup it's set to be a mammoth task. but here in germany the main rail company has resumed service on some long distance routes but thursday's cancellations meant an unexpected night away from home for many travelers berlin's cen

recorded winds gusting up to one hundred forty kilometers an hour on the coast this was the scene at amsterdam's sheeple airport where all flights were suspended at the peak of the storm real service was also shut down in the netherlands and ponce of germany the storm crossed britain during the night leaving much of scotland covered in snow and thousands of homes without electricity let me i'll bring you up to date with some other stories making news around the wild salvage crews have been recovering in airliner that skidded off the runway last week in northern turkey investigators say the boeing seven three seven experienced a sudden surge of power in one engine that caused it to swerve down a sloping cliff none of the hundred sixty eight passengers on board were injured in the incident. fifty two people have been killed in a bus in final in kazakhstan only five people managed to escape after the vehicle caught fire the disaster to police in the northwest of the country it's still not clear what caused the blaze. north and south koreans have agreed to march together at the opening ceremony of n

bearing in mind that many financial services have already moved some of their employees and offices to amsterdam frankfurt paris dublin to make sure that they have a foothold in the european union so a little bit of double speak they're going on but that job was regarding brakes it left a foot at home and instead. that's very strange choice of topic there for the british prime minister now donald trump has arrived but he'll do not speak until friday what's he up to today. he's just walked past through the congress hole behind me it was absolutely packed out he came through the corridor or he said switzerland great country and he was asked what his message was a davos and he said peace and prosperity we understand that he was then on his way to speak to the british prime minister to resign may concerning foreign policy so topics such as syria and north korea despite the fact that the white house had said previously this week that he had no time to meet with it to rescind may so a change of attitude that we understand that this evening donald trump will then hello holder denah reception with compa

netherlands with winds gusting up to a hundred forty kilometers an hour and this was the scene at amsterdam's sheeple airport earlier today all sides there have now been canceled the dutch are a company has stopped or it's trains and germany and belgium have also issued weather alerts. what looks like a fresh pineapple is actually a disguise for illegal cargo police in portugal and spain have seized more than seven hundred kilograms of cocaine hidden inside the foods they arrested nine members of the international gang that had shipped the drugs from south america. north and south koreans have agreed to march together at the opening ceremony of next month's winter olympic games they also intend to send a joint women's ice hockey team into the competition the international olympic committee still has to approve the plans. and now for some tennis and day fall of the australian open tennis championships in melbourne has seen players sweltering in extremely hot temperatures for much of a champion said the keith was becoming dangerous for those on court after he came from a said down to defeat fre

government figures say the uk hopes to be regulated by the agency, even as it moves from london to amsterdamintel will face scrutiny at the consumer electronics show in las vegas this week. it's all over those two chip vulnerabilities, dubbed meltdown and spectre. that is look at financial markets really quickly. you have a record close on wall street friday so that loads well for a good day on monday. hong kong bucking the trend. all the other markets in asia are higher. japan closed though for a public holiday. i will see you in a minute. the news briefing in a moment. new measures to tackle the sale of unsafe laser pointers, which can cause blindness, have been announced by the government. it comes after an increase in incidents involving passenger aircraft and train drivers. the new powers would include increased checks at borders to prevent them entering the country, as daniela relph reports. dangerous and reckless. misuse of lasers have been increasing. cheaper than they've ever been and more easily available, the government is 110w easily available, the government is now bringing in n

flying debris and falling trees of course fatalities well planes took a buffeting at amsterdam's schiphol airport causing it to close temporarily. in snow covered in eastern germany the locals were bracing themselves for the onslaught of the storm so on yet it's already minus five and very windy it's not a good combination. but some like the owner of this local hotel we're confident that they've made the right preparations to withstand the battering. nothing can fly away here everything's nailed down it's been standing for two hundred years i don't think much will be flying around here. some though did opt to leave making a break for it as best they could and their cars. but for others it was already too late. charlotte shell's impel is among the stranded boat in central station. how bad is it. hi there phil since the news was announced the long distance trains across germany have been canceled they've been dozens of people gathering here behind me a balance sense of hate station trying to find whether or not they're going to be able to get out of the city tonight and there are a lot of g

train services for the evening and flight cancellations have left thousands of people stranded at amsterdam's main airport in the netherlands one of the country's worst affected. there are some days when nature has the upper hand. in the netherlands lashing winds have caused ties if you're a swath of damage. and it's not just buildings several people have been killed by falling branches. the driver of this vehicle was lucky in scotland drivers were advised to keep off the roads. on the dutch coast some hardy souls find ways to enjoy the onslaught. but the storm has been less fun for thousands of stranded travelers. germany's national rail service suspended all long distance trains local services were also affected. an understanding of my local train station when i saw a huge branch falling off a tree so i knew or didn't look good and i have lived to his as it used. and i blow dried my hair that was in waste of time. and most of sunni i was on my way to university obligated to deadline for handing in some work fifteen minutes ago but if you met my professor and i think she'll forgive me for. t

storm's power as it hit europe a nightmare for nervous flyers planes blown around like toys at amsterdam's schiphol airport. further south and you trashed the storm named for the rica toppled stacks of shipping containers. and the trail of destruction continued across the border in germany were gale force winds and snow cause traffic pileups and accidents high speed train services were shut down across germany leaving many stuck. is your idea of fun out i wanted to take the train to hamburg but unfortunately we were routed through berlin and i was stranded here until me thinking. is that i'm good. at berlin central station train carriages doubled up as a temporary hotel overnight. friday morning travelers were resigned to the situation i've been here since yesterday and i mean it's just the waiting game now there are a lot of people who all stuck in berlin so i think they do what they can and they can control the weather. as it continued east the storm also pummeled poland. to weaken throughout friday. turning out of jail in politics and grassroots members of the social democrats are set t

a nervous fliers nightmare planes blown around like toys at amsterdam shithole airport. down on the ground a mother and her baby had a narrow escape. while gale force winds toppled shipping containers out of dutch port. the. across the border in germany the elements made some jobs impossible. trees were uprooted here as well causing extensive property damage as well as fatalities. rail passengers were left in the lurch as high speed train services were shut down across germany. friday morning travelers were resigned to the situation i've been here since yesterday and i mean it's just the waiting game now there are a lot of people who all stuck in berlin so i think they do what they can and. they can control the weather. as it continued its journey east the storm also pummeled poland and bold area but it's set to weaken throughout friday. and watching do you have any is coming up ahead i think and swine fever spreading across europe a wild boar population. shops in danger more of that coming up still in. and that is with then president of the business update for you comin

the amsterdam news, being a black paper, covered everything and had one photographers. i did not go through the "washington post" archives but looking more at the locals, we covered local stories. it was quite a difference between the coverage of the "tim "times" and coverage of these different organizations. again, the "gray lady." ours were 1,500-word stories. so, you know, the advertising was taking up the art space on the page. >> fascinating. i would love to see if maybe we can go through some of the images and there may be some stories. before we get into that, i'd ask each of you, is there an image that didn't -- you know, in this cooperative experience where you all are working as a team, you know, trying to get these selections for the book, was there one that each of you would have loved to have been in there, a story that didn't make the cut that you would love to share with us? . >> i know you talked about music, right? >> it's not a singular image. it's a category for me. we had amazing coverage of music and jazz at "the new york times." they sent a lot of

>> i did some research both with the daily news imagery, and with the amsterdam news imagery, the amsterdam covered everything and they had wonderful photographers. the daily news was the picture paper. i did not go through the "washington post" archives, looking more at the locals, because, you know, we covered the local stories. so, yeah, it was quite a difference between the coverage of the times and the coverage of these other organizations. again, the gray lady. their stories were 400-word stories and ours were 1,500 word stories, ours were stories and ads. the advertising was taking up the art space on the page. >> fascinating. i would love to see if, you know, maybe we can go through some of the -- the images. and there may be some stories, or, before we even get into that i'd ask each of you, is there an image that didn't -- you know, in this cooperative experience where you all are working as a team, you know, trying to get these selections for the book, was there one that each of you would have loved to have seen -- been in there, a story that didn't make the cut that you would lo

train from amsterdam to paris. after the attack, the three men were given france's highest award. they were given the hero's welcome home in the u.s. , they said thes role change to movie actor has been welcome. once you go something like that together, you remember them forever. , some of then first responders and doctors who treated the victims are also in the drama thriller. >> you are watching live from paris on france 24. stories,r of our top kenyon opposition leader attends a so-called swearing-in ceremony in nairobi. he says the president about the recount one by the president was stolen. russia sponsored syrian peace talks get off to a rocky start with key players refusing to come to the negotiating table. loan --n -- can leader is in belgium and risks arrest if he sets foot on spanish soil. and brianusiness joins me in the studio. starting in north america where the latest round of nafta negotiations have wrapped up. >> it has been slow going as the u.s., canada, and mexico try to salvage the free trade deal that donald trump called a disaster and promise to renegotiate o

so -- amsterdam.was, you know, for me as a writer just kind of, you know, reach goal. i don't know much about opera, but i have read machiavelli. i loved working on this. of all the pieces of writing i've done, weirdly, this is one of the things i'm proudest of. i hope, i'd love to be able to tell viewers that this is going to be shown in america, that some opera company is -- i hope that'll happen but not yet. >> host: well, one of the key scenes in the quantum spy takes place in a theater in amsterdam. the theater is richly described. is there a relationship? >> guest: that theater in which this takes place, which is an unpronounce bl dutch word, is, in fact, the theater where my opera premiered. i still remember, i had not heard to to the opera. i was terrified it was going to be a flop, of course. and i i remember sitting there holding my wife's hand and practically crushing the bones in her hand because i was so nervous to see this. but, yes, the opera house has an important fictional role in "th

two years ago, friends helped take down a heavily armed man on a train between amsterdam and paris. police believe their actions stop add terror attack. the three men are all from sacramento. today they were honored during a church service in that city. a movie about the men directed by clint eastwood set to be released next month. >> the whole thing has been unimaginable, very hard to put into words. we >> the three men play themselves in the movie. no actors. the three men play themselves. amazing. >>> still ahead here on nbc bay area news, continuing coverage of the deadly mudslides in santa barbara county. nearly two weeks after the slides hit, a big step in the recovery for commuters. >>> our radar right now already showing that moisture moving through parts of sonoma county. i'll give you the exact timeline of when the rain is expected coming up after the break. you could generate your own energy, at home. or to save energy, unplug unused appliances. do your thing, with energy upgrade california. hoping a disappearing act can be reversed. dan chan parked his car near the >>> a

>> i did some research with the daily news imagery and the amsterdam imagery. the amsterdam was a black and white newspaper that covered everything and they had wonderful pictures. the daily news was a picture paper. i was looking more at the locals because we covered local stories. at the difference of the coverage of the times and the coverage of these other organizations. again, the gray lady. their stories were 400 words. our stories were 1500. their pages were stories and ads. the advertising was taking up the art space on the page. >> fascinating. i would love to see if we could go through some of the images and there may be some stories. before we get into that, i would an each of you, is there image in this cooperative experience where you are working as a team, trying to get selections for the book, was there one that each of you would in there thathave didn't make the cut that you would love to share with us? i know you talked about music. a singular image, it's a category for me. we had amazing coverage of music and jazz at the new york times. they s

beside, the homes were badly damaged, travelers in an airport in amsterdam were stranded due to dozens of cancelled flights. >> holy cow. >> that had to be close to hurricane force people getting blown away like that those shipping containers are not light. >> no kidding. >> seriously dangerous, my goodness. >> here at home no complaints this weekend. >> no, nothing this looks so quiet and interesting too when it comes to playoff statistics and how eagles play, in certain kinds of weather. >> um-hmm, okay. >> so, it is interesting stuff , yeah, i to give credit where it is due, meteorologist matt peterson crunch the numbers. you should see the sheet of notes. >> statistician back there. >> seriously. really interesting stuff. we will get to. that we will start off to get you out the door, quiet weather. weekend all anomies looking very, very nice. we have got high pressure on our side and to thank for this beautiful weather. we have had a veil of cloud cover still kind of out there on the satellite but it is not , you know, more than anything it will just pass on through. we will see m

winds gusting up to one hundred forty kilometers an hour on the coast and this was the scene of amsterdam's. today all of france was suspended at the peak of the storm the national rail service also halted trains across the netherlands and today the storm crossed britain leaving much of scotland covered in snow and thousands of homes without electricity. and video being shed on social media that this show the power of the storm joining me now is from a social media disc a welcome com what have you been see on it is just a powerful storm we saw the nightmares is causing for travelers and it's just dangerous also for people that ventured to step outside this morning and take a look at some of these videos that we're seeing on social media starting off a man just being blown across a square there in the city south of amsterdam just showing you how powerful one hundred forty kilometers per hour those winds are and more this isn't this isn't a hog a cyclist even having trouble staying on their feet you seem just getting blown across the street there really incredibly strong lots of damage from t

has become one of the world's most sought after clarinet player he's performed everywhere from amsterdam's concepts about to the berlin philharmonic. baskets klezmer music that holds a special place in his heart and helps make mr. simpler use rhythm a bit differently and he plays a much larger role that ends up helping you with classical works. for. this modesty belies all of his many talents he travels between the different worlds of music without losing any of his technical perfection motional force. of skill grew up in too big and university town in southwestern germany. he took up the baronet when he was ten this teacher worked almost entirely in the classical tradition but loves the scene announced that he would play nothing but klezmer music. as a teenager he took part in a workshop in this church held by the close miking glorified when he was so taken by the young musician that he tapped him the next viola. whenever i improvise klezmer is my source i can never really turn it off i could never do a big staccato major improvisation it automatically comes from that other repertoire . o

two years ago, the friends helped take down a heavily armed man on a train between amsterdam and paris they stopped a terror attack. three men are all from sacramen sacramento. they were honored during a church service today. the movie about the men is set to be released next month. >> the whole thing has been unimaginable and very hard to put into words, to be honest. we're very grateful. >> seems amazing but it's true. the three men, they play themselves in the movie. no actors needed. that's them playing themselves. >>> the philadelphia eagles are playing for the right to go to the super bowl. philly cops have pulled out the crisco. police are preparing for a victory party that will spill into the street. they want to keep people off light poles. >>> what a day for football fans. let's turn it over to sports. >> yeah, championship sunday in the nfl. in the afc title game, the patriots and jaguars going at it. jacksonville looking to punch their ticket to the super bowl. the patriots would not let that happen. highlights and reactions next in sports. don't go anywhere. heavy, labored

>> i did some research both with the daily news imagery and the amsterdam news imagery. they had wonderful photographers. the daily news was the picture paper. i did not go through the washington times. we covered the local stores. it was quite a difference between the coverage of the times and these other organizations. the gray lady. their stories were 400 word stories, and hours were 1500 word stories. the advertising was taking up space on the page. >> fascinating. if we canve to see go through some of the images. there may be some stories. i would ask each of you, is there an image in this cooperative experience where you are all working together as a team to get selections for the book, is there one each of you would love to have seen in there but did not make the cut? >> i know you talked about music. >> it is not a single image. it is a category for me. forad amazing coverage music and jazz at the new york times. they spent a lot of energy sending photographers to these events. at the end of this book, we realized we had so much music that i had left some behind.

attacking passengers on the three seventeen pm train from amsterdam to paris.after the attack spencer stone alex sorrow does anthony sadler given france's highest award lesion to kno. and they were given a hero's welcome back home in the u. s.. now hollywood actors and they said the paris premiere at the wrong chahange from terrorists trapper. movie actor has been a welcome. faces like we can never forget and when she got is and i got together you know your members people forever. and a lot of not to be in the kay on so that was nice as well. in addition the protagonist some of the first responders and doctors who treated the victims have also acted in east with the latest drama thriller. for fans of fine dining there is one little red book that is arguably the bible of the great and the good into sodomy. michelin is publishing their twenty eighteen restaurant guide next week and while sets the world over will be scanning its pages to see if they've been awarded one of its decisions stars one establishment in the south of france will definitely not be featuring

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earlier amsterdam's schiphol airport was forced to spend all flights after gusts of up to a hundred and forty kilometers were recorded by the weather service. winds blow off roof tiles causing the closure of several of the airport's terminals. officials say some flights will resume as the storm moves inland the to expect severe delays. as the country's national weather service updates warning to the highest level train travel was also to spend it. firefighters were called out to help remove fallen trees and debris. germany to was battening down the hatches as officials canceled all long distance rail services as a precaution. this. solves the security aspect that was surely the right decision. there is a danger the trees will fall under the overhead wires there's a danger of the trees will walk roots. they cancellations disrupted travel plans stranding passengers. i'm supposed to return to paris. there's no train. apparently they were going to order a taxi. but i'm not sure that's going to happen. i'm m just waititing. this storm knocked out power to around a hundred thousand people in

eight hundred eighty six has been positively identified as a vanguard by the van gogh museum in amsterdam the drawing had been discovered in a connectors estate the confirmation led to another drawing called the hill of mamata with a similar handwriting and subject also identified as a band called swag the two drawings can be viewed at the singer museum in the dutch town of lot on till may sixth. for the first time to vegetarian restaurants in germany have been on out with the mission guy why don't. is cookie scream right here in the living you might be asking yourself what they serve that impressed the world's most discerning restaurant testis i don't eat meat myself and i've actually been there so i can tell you there's much more on the menu and then just sell it chefs evidence that proves that vegetarian prison has much more to offer. beetroot. with crispy olive. green liquid horseradish and black says me see these vegetarian dishes were created by. chance at the bowling restaurant cookies creme since two thousand and seven the restaurant just been awarded a michelin star. great becaus

south of poland the young woman could have enrolled in a university in krakow in copenhagen or even amsterdam. it would have been free in england and it was granted a student loan to pay for her nine thousand pounds tuition fee. i knew i was going to go abroad to study and i think well for a little while i thought it was going to be scotland but then i that i think i decided it was england you know like way back and it just stuck with me and i and i came here and it was it was scary it was so scary because i was away from home i was here alone i didn't have anywhere to turn to and look at me now i study chinese of all the crises that i could show this i can't wait for you know what the future holds and what i'm going to do i have so many ideas but willacy. i talked to my grandfather once and we're talking about everything else and then kind of started talking about university and how much money that costs and everything and i had many thoughts about ok maybe maybe i'll quit maybe i'll you know it's too much maybe it's not worth it and then i realized well how my going to pay it back but that'

south of poland the young woman could have enrolled in a university in krakow in copenhagen or even amsterdam. it would have been free in england and it was granted a student loan to pay for her nine thousand pounds tuition fee. i knew i was going to go abroad to study and i think well for a little while i thought it was going to be scotland but then. i think i decided it was england you know like way back and it just stuck with me and i and i came here and it was it was scary it was so scary because i was away from home i was here alone i didn't have anyone to turn to and look at me now i study chinese of all the crises that i could have chosen i can't wait for you know what the future holds and when i'm going to do i have so many ideas but we'll see. i talk to my grandfather once and we're talking about everything else and then kind of started talking about university and how much money that costs and everything and i had many thoughts about ok maybe maybe i'll quit maybe i'll you know it's too much maybe it's not worth it and then i realized well how my going to pay it back but that's one

thing with our platform is it is scalable since it is online technology, we can go to israel or amsterdama will be a huge market. in a couple of years they are expected to see $1 billion with the tax revenue. but you have to be right across the moor, don't you. in the states where you are writing i know there's a pile of budtenders being investigated in colorado because they have been giving customers too much cannabis and there's strict regulations about it. there are still a lot of grey areas we are trying to figure out in the states but i think in the next five to ten yea rs, but i think in the next five to ten years, this industry is wealth generating. ever need, really good to see you. thank you for explaining that. thank you for having me. so many people have been in touch about this. we will have to retweet them, won't we? matt says think about tax revenue. paul says plusses and minuses but why not tax it and profit from it. that's it from business live today. have a good day, goodbye. yesterday we recorded highs of 15 celsius in parts of cambridgeshire but it doesn't look set to l

south of poland a young woman could have enrolled in a university in krakow in copenhagen or even amsterdam. it would have been free in england and it was granted a student loan to pay for her nine thousand pounds tuition fee. i knew i was going to go abroad to study and i think well for a little while i thought it was going to be scotland but then. i think i decided it was england you know like way back and it just stuck with me and i and i came here and it was it was scary it was so scary because i was away from home i was here alone i didn't have anywhere to turn to and look at me now i study chinese of all the crises that i could have chosen i can't wait for you know what the future holds and when i'm going to do i have so many ideas but we'll see. i talked to my grandfather once and we're talking about everything else and then kind of started talking about university and how much money that costs and everything and i had many thoughts about ok maybe maybe i'll quit maybe i'll you know it's too much maybe it's not worth it and then i realized well how my going to pay it back but that's

going to help those of us who are traveling around the continent and don't want to be flying back to amsterdam paris or london to go from country to country but in terms of economic boost it's not going to affect our forecasts at all or hang on you said it won't help with the travel connections inside the continent how would that change given the majority of the market up to eighty percent of passenger travel is dominated by foreign carriers that there's an opportunity there for carriers to be growing and have been growing ethiopian airlines kenya airways they're all doing into continent travel within the continent and it would make it easier with an open skies agreement there has already been some expansion of those airlines in west africa much more problematic you haven't seen anything like that developed out of nigeria and again maybe the open skies will make a small difference will it not impact is the promoters of the plan say things like trade in the movement of goods and services i doubt it. what would be more helpful would be the free trade arrangement within africa other some still ho