uk tourists who've been on holiday to croatia, austria and trinidad and tobago now have to isolate for m days when they get back. being in croatia there were only a few options, which were to get to slovenia or to get to italy and neither were possible. after france and now croatia, no holiday can be guaranteed. hundreds of thousands of people in north west england are told not to socialise with anyone outside their household to stem coronavirus infections. russian opposition leader alexei navalny is receiving treatment in berlin after being airlifted out of russia, where he fell seriously ill. and philippa thomas hears from people about how covid—i9 has changed their lives. that's in "coronavirus: your stories", in half an hour, here on bbc news. good afternoon. manchester united says the club's captain harry maguire has pleaded not guilty after he appeared before a state prosecutor in greece of mykonos on thursday. after a disturbance at a bar on the island of mykonos on thursday. he has been cleared to fly home. the england defender — seen here leaving the court building — was one o

and what about austria ? do think it is mainly the uk. and what about austria?restrictions. i will be joined by quarantine expert professor linda bauld from the university of edinburgh and emma coulthurst from travelsupermarket. you can email your questions to yourquestions@bbc.co.uk or tweet them to the hash tag bbc your questions. that‘s coming up at 2.30 this afternoon. some breaking newsjust in: the attorney general suella braverman has referred the sentences of pc andrew harper‘s killers henry long, albert bowers and jessie cole to the court of appeal under the unduly lenient sentence scheme. you may recall these three men were convicted of manslaughter and sentenced at the old bailey at the end ofjuly. henry long was sentenced to 16 years in prison and albert bowers and jesse cole sentenced to 13 years in prison. the attorney general said this was a horrific crime that resulted in the death of a much respected police officer while on duty. having said the details of this shocking case, i have decided to refer this case to the court of appeal. attacks made

uk tourists face a fresh race to return home from holiday, as those returning from croatia, austria and trinidad and tobago are set to face two weeks isolation from tomorrow. we try to just provide a little bit of relief in there, opportunities as we see the numbers go up, but not shooting right the way up, to come home, so it's a question of finding a balance. new figures show that public sector debt has breached £2 trillion for the first time. retail sales rose above pre—pandemic levels in july, as a rebound in demand continued. doctors treating leading russian opposition figure alexei navalny say he is not stable enough to travel for treatment after a suspected poisioning. a spokeswoman called the decision "a direct threat to his life". joe biden promises to lead america out of what he calls its "season of darkness" as he formally accepts the democratic party presidential nomination. good morning. uk tourists will no longer need to quarantine after holidaying in portugal, but travellers returning from croatia will have to self—isolate. transport secretary grant shapps said people wil

austria hungry couldn't pay because it fall into pieces. it was no longer an empire, only a tiny little austria and a hungry that was in revolution and upper new countries which didn't really see themselves as being on the losing side. the ottoman empire clearly was unable to pay anything, bulgaria, which was another defeated nation was unable to pay. germany was. there was a desire on the part of the public, which put real pressure on the statesman in paris to get something out of germany. to make up for the damage of the war. but at the same time, you also had a willingness and a longing. among publics. it was not just the l.a. public 's, it was certainly on the defeated side. it was also in the wider world, it was in asia, it was in africa, it was in australia, it was in north america. a desire that out of this dreadful war, which had caused such damage and such suffering, whose consequences were clearly so momentous, that out of this war, something better should come. and so what i like publics and other publics wanted was a new world.

uk tourists who've been on holiday to croatia, austria and trinidad and tobago now have to isolate for days when they get back. being in croatia there were only a few options, to get to slovenia are to utterly and neither were possible. after france and now croatia, no holiday can be guaranteed. hundreds of thousands of people in north west england are told not to socialise with anyone outside their household to stem coronavirus infections. a 15—year—old girl has died and several passengers on a boat have been injured — after a collision in the marina near southampton california struggles to contain huge wildfires — burning forests and homes and causing thousands of residents to flee good evening and welcome to bbc news. the captain of manchester united, harry maguire, has pleaded not guilty and has been released from police custody in greece, following a disturbance at a bar on the island of mykonos. the england defender was one of three men arrested on thursday. the police say the accusations against the three include bodily harm and the attempted bribery of an official. ollie foster

nothing used tonight a diplomatic route has broken out between russia and austria after vienna said itwas expelling a russian diplomat media reports claim it is linked to spying allegations that get more details now from our correspondent on quarter he's in a central moscow following the story for us good evening dawn what more do we know then about this these developments. good evening and the well this was a mirror a decision by russia to declare the sauce train diplomat persona non-grata it came not long after the austrian foreign ministry declared a russian diplomat persona non-grata on monday and gave him an alter. made him to leave the country before september 1st now that the austrian ambassador to russia was just summoned to the russian foreign ministry to discuss the issue but let's take a listen to the russian foreign ministry's official statement on the situation a decisive protest was expressed to the ambassador of austria is unfounded decision to withdraw accreditation from a russian diplomat and over the demand for the diplomat to leave the territory of the republic of au

diplomatic route broken out between russia and austria after vienna said it would expelling a russian diplomat media reports claim that it's linked to spying allegations more on that next from dawn quarter. this was a marriage decision by russia to declare this austrian diplomat persona non-grata it came not long after the austrian foreign ministry declared a russian diplomat persona non grata on monday and gave him an ultimatum to leave the country before september 1st the austrian ambassador to russia was just summoned to the russian foreign ministry to discuss the issue that decisive protests was expressed to the ambassador of the austria's unfounded decision to withdraw a critic taishan from russian diplomats and over the demand for the diplomat to leave the territory of the republic of austria acting in line with the principle of reciprocity the diplomats at the embassy of the republic of austria in brusha has been declared persona non grata according to media reports the authorities believe that this russian diplomat was engaged in espionage activities collaborating with an aust

british tourists who've been on holiday to croatia, austria and trinidad and tobago now have to isolate for m days when they get back. that's because new quarantine restrictions came into force overnight. many people on holiday in these countries — which have seen a spike in coronavirus cases, tried to change their flights to beat the deadline. here's simonjones. it was a frantic race for thousands of people to get back to the uk before the new rules kicked in. some spent a fortune on new flights. but from today, anyone returning from croatia, austria and trinidad and tobago must quarantine for two weeks, like these holiday—makers arriving at gatwick. looked for alternative ways of getting back before the deadline, but being in croatia there was, there were only a few options, which were to get to slovenia or to italy, and neither were possible. after france and now croatia, that no holiday can be guaranteed as being safe, and if you go outside the uk this summer, or this year even, you can expect something like this to happen. that poses problems for families in england, wales and nort

. ♪ the tall man is artur seiss-inquart, from austria. he will be brought to trial.in the southern redoubt had already surrendered. ♪ lieutenant general brandenburger of the 19th german army came with his chiefs of staff to sign the capitulation, and the small -- in the small austrian city of innsbruck. ♪ american general eh brooks has ratified another victory. meantime, near a small town on the danish border, admiral doenitz, self-styled new fuhrer of germany, winds up the last business of state. ♪ the surrender of his once great u-boat fleet, one by one they enter british ports that are taken over by men of the royal navy. ♪ these germans, once the terror of allied shipping, are now like all their comrades in arms, nothing but prisoners of war. ♪ the news of germany's surrender reaches the people of brussels five years almost to the day after the german invasion of the country. at dawn on v day, every city house is alive with flags, every street alive with happiness. ♪ orange smoke flares, no longer needed for warfare, make effective fireworks. ♪ in paris, from not

russian diplomats and over the demand for the diplomat to leave the territory of the republic of austria acting in line with the principle of reciprocity the diplomats at the embassy of the republic of austria in brusha has been declared persona non grata according to media reports the authorities believe that this russian diplomat was engaged in espionage activities collaborating with an austrian national in breach of the vienna convention on diplomatic relations but we have no evidence of any of these alleged spy activities his name wasn't disclosed and we have no official confirmation from the authorities so while this story has gotten a lot of attention very little can be verified at this point. you know without t.v. it's bad news for one of the minute 3rd parties in the u.s. presidential election has the green see red and end up feeling blue getting cold between the big 2 parties and a bunch about us it's all next story when we come back. so what we've got to do is identify the threats that we have it's crazy to confront a shouldn't let it be an arms race in the case on all fronts v

many 110w austria and trinidad tobago. now question, is this worth it or should they risk the british weather instead 7 tougher coronavirus restrictions came into force in some areas in north—west england overnight. socialising with other households is now banned indoors and outdoors in 0ldham, blackburn and parts of pendle in lancashire. 0ur correspondent, luxmy gopal, reports from blackburn. new rules here in blackburn in a very localised lockdown. different households here are already banned from meeting in their homes and gardens but, from today, they are not allowed to meet in public spaces either. it's left some residents confused. you hear rumours that this and that is happening and you are not sure which is the truth. i've heard about them but i don't know where they are. i don't know how you police it. if you live in one area, how do you stop somebody travelling to another area 7 how do you stop somebody travelling to another area? in blackburn, different wards aren't a different restriction so, on a boundary, peo

first he invaded prussia's brother country, austria, without a declaration of war.or seven years, he fought single-handed against austria, russia, sweden, and france. thus creating throughout the other german states the myth that prussian arms were invincible. ♪ in 1786, frederick died, but frederick's fate and frederick's dream of conquest lived on. nurtured and developed by the prussian militarist, was a guard at each war is only one campaign in an unending war for prussian supremacy in europe. to this end, the organizer and the strategist established the prussian general staff. the theorist set down their gospel in his famous book, "on war." just as prussia has been slated to be the core of germany so , so germany can be the core of the future german empire of the west. the book became the bible of the prussian military. concord people should be left with nothing but their eyes to weep with. but even as the militarists were plotting, a wave of liberalism swept over europe. and ordinary men began to think for themselves to fight for themselves and demand what had

i anticipated answering the last presenter austria's question, but there's also a moral depravity that should be spoken about with the use of an atomic weapon. it's not just a new weapon. goodness toertain the way the decision was made. it's not only that this is a problem with nuclear war, but it was thought at the time it could cause a chain reaction in the atmosphere of the world and destroy the world with just the one weapon that was a little more powerful than the one they had tested in the desert in new york state. to take that type of chance without knowing, it really how can people rationally make a decision about using a weapon like this if you are taking the chance to destroy the earth? not to mention that going , they give the license to everyone to develop such a weapon. it is just astounding they could do such a thing. host: jeff, thank you. wast: that is the point i starting to make. when he goes to pot stem, and -- pot stem, he knows this is not just another weapon. he said this might be the final no.ruction prophesied by he says this on a number of occasions. he was not

then suddenly in spring austria had to go into lockdown because of covert 19 . grew quiet restaurants were empty and there wasn't any money coming in and. the local population discovered something else. too it didn't bust into the smalls wasn't very pleasant anymore because of the mass tourism so i think it's right that during these 2 or 3 months all start was just for us locals and in terms of life quality that was great. their lives experience it as it once was. now its main. the european visitors and how stocked and some of the what and of come before baby obviously. there were fewer foreign tourists here now because of coke in 1000 than what we have heard about the place in knew that it would be quieter thomas says that's why we came that's what i'll call it i always wanted to with the place and yeah now it's great because there was no longer it. puts what's about the future actually returning to pre-term days isn't an option the municipality depends on income from turners to subsidise services such as school meals and care for the elderly. locals value tour

sovereignty for austria concluded within the palace, marked the end of 17 years of occupation.sia's molotov was first to sign the freedom act -- pact. the ceremony is completed, the iron curtain lifted for austria, the rebirth of freedom. ♪ operation alert, a rehearsal for an atomic attack, the biggest nationwide air raid drill ever attempted. washington, 15,000 government workers left their desks, scattering to sites away from the capital. military personnel emptied out of the pentagon while state department employees joined americans from coast-to-coast in taking cover against a mythical assault. the nation stood still. ♪ globally flew over the city where government agencies carried on their duties after the attack. an emergency white house, president eisenhower led the nation in operation alert. town, a model village in a nevada desert, against the power of nuclear energy. buildings of various materials went up, one billion dollars worth of equipment installed, including manikins and tons of food to measure the contamination caused by radiation. planks took part in the first

yes, in the past few days you had slovenia, austria, italy, you also have germany.rictions from split and zagreb. grant shapps, the transport secretary, said it would not work forjust specific regions, you have got to have a blanket system in place. i think the other issue here is actually nightclubs, we're told there will be a government announcement in the next few days possibly closing nightclubs in split. at the moment they can open until midnight. we were walking around here today. i have spoken to people from different parts of europe. it is interesting to see that people are a lot closer together than i have witnessed in spain and brussels. mask wearing is not mandatory here. there is talk that early next week that could be imposed too. the manchester united captain, harry maguire, is facing greek prosecutors in connection with an alleged altercation on the island of mykonos. the england defender, and two other britons, were arrested by police following an apparent disturbance between them and another group outside a bar. he denies the allegations against him

be in line with the principle of reciprocity treat the diplomats at the embassy of the republic of austria and russia has been declared persona non grata according to media reports the authorities believe that this russian diplomat was engaged in espionage activities collaborating with an austrian national in breach of the vienna convention on diplomatic relations but we have no evidence of any of these alleged spy activities his name wasn't disclosed and we have no official confirmation from the authorities so while this story has gotten a lot of attention very little can be verified at this point. bettery says enter the 3rd week of unrest with no sign protests both for and against the president declining on sunday the capital minsk did see a massive anti-government march which attracted tens of thousands in red and white flags demonstrators demanded that the president resigns over what they say was a rigged election. i i was. i i i i. i i. i i i i it was a come on the bigots of school after the order to move in the direction of national flag square the crowd came up close to the barbed w

anyone arriving from croatia, austria, or trinidad and tobago, will have to self—isolate for two weeksllots in november's presidential election will be delivered securely and on time. amid concerns that recent policy changes were made to help re—elect president trump ? louis dejoy denied he had spoken to the president about service operations and said he himself would be voting by mail. barbara plett usher has more. louis dejoy landed in the centre of a perfect storm when he became postmaster general two months ago, or did he create it? that's what this hearing was about. cutbacks that he's made to the postal services have delayed the mail and there's concerned that they will also delay mail—in ballots especially in a year where there is going to be a lot of them. and there's a suspicion that this is deliberate because president trump is against expanded mail—in voting, he says it's going to lead to widespread fraud although there's no evidence of that. and he has opposed extra funding to the postal services because of that. but mr dejoy said there was no conspiracy to undermine the vo

british tourists who've been on holiday to croatia, austria and trinidad and tobago are told to isolate for m days when they return to the uk. new coronavirus advice as the world health organization says children over 12 should wear face masks. wildfires continue to burn out of control in california — we'll bring you the latest from the state's forestry and fire protection department. and, manchester united's captain harry maguire is released from custody following his arrest on the island of mykonos. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world 7 and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. supporters of the russian opposition leader, alexei navalny, have described his condition as very worrying. the longstanding critic of president putin is receiving hospital treatment in berlin. he was flown to germany after suspected poisoning in russia. but moscow has denied targeting him. our correspondent in berlin, jenny hill, has the details. oblivious to the political storm around him, alexei navalny, arriving in berlin for treatment.

uk tourists who've been on holiday to croatia, austria and trinidad and tobago now have to isolate for m days when they get back. being in croatia, there were only a few options, which were to get to slovenia or to get to italy, and neither were possible. after france and now croatia, no holiday can be guaranteed. hundreds of thousands of people in north west england are told not to socialise with anyone outside their household to stem coronavirus infections. russian opposition leader alexei navalny is receiving treatment in berlin after being airlifted out of russia, where he fell seriously ill. thank you for your company throughout the afternoon. now on bbc news, it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm hugh ferris. our top stories: when rain clouds clear, records appear. zak crawley basks in the southampton sunshine as england pile on the runs against pakistan. saracens hold off a harlequins fightback to win the london derby. and for the first time since the premiership resumption. and dillian whyte‘s big night. can the british heavyweight set up a long—awaited

anyone arriving from croatia, austria, or trinidad and tobago, will have to self—isolate for two weekshe hopes the coronavirus crisis can be over in less than two years. the comments by tedros adhanom ghebreyesus come as cases of the disease continue to surge in europe. france, spain, italy and germany have recorded their highest numbers of daily cases since the spring. we have a disadvantage of globalisation, closeness, connectedness, but an advantage of better technology. so we hope to finish this pandemic before, less than two years. especially if we can pull our efforts together with global unity and solidarity, that's really key. with utilising the available tools to the maximum and hoping that we can have additional tools like a vaccine, i think we can finish it in a shorter time than the 1918 flu. the head of the world health organization there and his comments come as scientists say it could be many months before we know if any of the 30 or so coronavirus vaccines currently undergoing trials, are effective. but one way to speed up the process would be to use so—called ‘challeng

anyone returning from croatia, austria and trinidad and tobago, will have to self isolate for two weeks rise in infections in those countries. the announcment led to a mad dash for thousands of british holidaymakers. gavin lee reports from croatia. a late summer getaway on croatia's dalmatian coast, where there are more british holiday—makers than from any other country. 17,000 uk tourists are here at the moment. for many, the break is now over just as it was beginning. they're leaving before mandatory quarantine rules kick in. i'm a teacher, so if i don't go back today, i miss being back at school, and the kids have been off for six months. we're both key workers in england, so we've had to pay an extra £400 for a flight home which leaves in two hours' time. so, we're heading there now. i'm just getting into a taxi, by the way. lawrence manning's on holiday with his partner in dubrovnik. they were due to fly back on saturday, but they're rushing to the airport this evening. our flight for a return was something like £350, and we just had to payjust over £750 to get two singles back to

uk tourists who've been on holiday to croatia, austria and trinidad and tobago now have to isolate fora days when they get back. hundreds of thousands of people in north west england are told not to socialise with anyone outside their household to stem coronavirus infections. police say a 15—year—old girl has died and several passengers on a boat have been injured — after a collision in the water off the hampshire coast. california struggles to contain huge wildfires — burning forests and homes and causing thousands of residents to flee. now on bbc news, it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm hugh ferris. our top stories: when rain clouds clear records appear. zak crawley basks in the southampton sunshine as england pile on the runs against pakistan. saracens hold off a harlequins fightback to win the london derby and for the first time since the premiership resumption. and dillian whyte's big night. can the british heavyweight set up a long—awaited tilt at the world title? hello again. thanks forjoining us on sportday. two england batsmen have hit their highest

two years later, against austria.ears later the great test against france. an amazed world stood by as prussia, until then a minor power, and aired to challenge the strongest nation in europe. the result, another victory. this was the moment of triumph that changed the history of the world. the prussian dream of conquest was no longer a dream. the germans saw the prussian eagle soaring triumphant in the european sky. carried on the bandwagon and united them to prussian leadership to join the german empire. and in the hall of mirrors and the heart of defeat, bismarck sides prussian king crowned german emperor. absolute monarch of a new emperor. founded on blood, iron and conquest. , victorious. emblem of victory. not the liberty bell, not the magna carta, not any symbol of freedom, but victoria, the symbol of conquest. thus, prussia had created germany. and the myth of russian superiority had become the myth of the master race. of thathe carl schmitt generation had any worry about the liberties that had been denied, th

then, last night it was announced croatia and austria were also losing their exempt status.the travel companies and travellers themselves, including jonathan, from lancashire. he is currently on holiday in croatia with his family. they were due to fly back on saturday but they have now been trying to find an earlier flight to avoid the quarantine rules. we have just heard the rules that we have i'iow just heard the rules that we have now got to quarantine when we get back into the uk, really annoyed about it. most people in croatia are oi'i about it. most people in croatia are on packages which get back over the weekend. 0ur on packages which get back over the weekend. our flight was back in saturday afternoon, we now have to be backed by 4am saturday which is it possible to retrieve the speaker impossible to achieve. —— it is impossible to achieve. —— it is impossible to achieve. we were supposed to be in france, we had cancelled france on the basis of self isolation. 30 hours notice is not enough time, and the price of the flight has rocketed. there is a chance we might ge

austria and trinidad and tobago have also been added to the lengthening list.udes spain and france. the one country for which there is good news todayis country for which there is good news today is portugal. no longer will uk tourists have to self—isolate on their return home. the country is now on the uk government's official list of travel corridors. richard galpin, bbc news. 0ur europe correspondent gavin lee is in the popular croatian tourist town of sibenik. what are people saying to you there? this part of the dalmatian coast, here along with split as well, is actually where there are more british tourists than from any other country. and this particular region accou nts country. and this particular region accounts for about 50% of the economy coming for that industry. we have a familiar scramble now which we saw in france last week and two weeks ago in spain with people wondering what to do to get back before four o'clock in the morning was that they had 2a hours. i have been speaking to people trying to get to dubrovnik. some people are going over the

austria and hungary couldn't pay because they had fallen to pieces. it was in a revolution than other new countries which did want see themselves as being on the losing side. bulgaria which was another of the defeated nations wasn't able to pay, but germany was. and so there was a desire on the part of the publics which put real pressure on the states and enparis to get something out of germany to make up for the damage of the war. but at the same time you also had a willingness and a longing among publics and it was not just the allied publics but on the defeated side and also in the wider world. it was in asia, africa, in ostrill you, north america. a desire out of this dreadful war which had caused such damage and suffering whose consequences were clearly so momentous but out of this war something better should come. what the allied publics also wanted was a new world, a new peaceful order, some sorts of institutions and ways of doing things which would prevent the world from ever having this again, and this was not easy for the statesmen to deal w

austria, hungary, that huge multinational empire in the center of europe which for better or worse had created a stability down through the centuries fell to pieces as the world was ending and germany and many polish land his fell to pieces as an empire in the world war. and the ottoman empire was going to clearly be falling to pieces and going to disappear, as well and so it was a very different political and social landscape that the europeans looked at in 1918 than they had seen in 1914, and they'd done something more to themselves and they had shaken their position in the world. before 1914, europe had been the most powerful part of the world. dreb directly or indirectly, they had controlled most of the sur fats of the world. european finance was what you needed if you wanted to build anything. if you wanted fashion, if you wanted ideas you came to europe. by 1918 the europeans no longer had the sense that the civilization was in some way superior. the war, in addition to all of the other things it had done shaken european confidence in themselves tremendously. paul valerie, the gr

uk tourists who've been on holiday to croatia, austria and trinidad and tobago now have to isolate for m days when they get back. hundreds of thousands of people in north west england are told not to socialise with anyone outside their household to stem coronavirus infections. police say a 15—year—old girl has died and several passengers on a boat have been injured after a collision in the water off the hampshire coast. california struggles to contain huge wildfires burning forests and homes and causing thousands of residents to flee. now on bbc news, it's witness history, where we hear from five people who have experienced important moments in history, including a jewish woman who found refuge in britain after she was transported out of nazi germany. hello and welcome to witness history with me, razia iqbal, here at the royal academy in london. today we'll hear from five people who have witnessed incredible moments in history. coming up: the soldiers who fought for the british but were not allowed to settle in britain. the last days of the sri lankan civil war. the first latin america

manchester united are hosting austria, now leading 5-0.he quarterfinals onwards will all be played right here in germany. as offers of help and prayers from beirut poor in after the devastating explosions, a rare moment of friendship from isisrael, which isis officiallya statate of war w with its northn neighbor lebanon. israel's tel aviv municipality has lit up its city hall with the lebanese flag to show solidarity witith the people of beirut. the move has prompted outcry, but tel aviv's mayor has defended the move saying, "humanity takes precedence over every conflict." you are watching "dw news" from berlin. after a short break, i will be back to take you through "the day." tonight, from shop to anger in beirut. who is responsible for letting the lebanese capital blowup? we will be right back. ♪ gives de exchange the. the death toll of beirut's explosion climbs to a hundred and thirty five people with thousands more injured authorities continue to search for i was in the rubble and in the water the government saysys that thiss will onl

and that austria and hungary that had to be destroyed you had a sort of combination of local rivalries with the powers over the last quarter-century defense any sense of anything that we learned in the archives you could please respond to this as well for their id has changed it's still very relevant. to learn what later fresh research has taught us a. going back to russia i would be very interested to read what you and a fellow tha the fellow that the russians started the war and others. it began with, ten months ago is. beginning with your book to see what you say i need to rethink i would just say talking about the balkans, i always thought the government indiana who was worried about the serbian influence sort of magnetic pole. and increasingly, militarily. a young man under the influence assassinated the heirs of the found a. everybody in europe, nobody approved i don't know what they would call off the air, but then when serbia gave it been said along with a lot of other things was the austrians must be a part of the judicial panel which was going to interrogate and trace back th

it may seem as a girl is normally on stage in salzburg austria with the also known as performing richard strauss' opera electra but there are strict safety rules in place at the festival and it's hardly normal outside salzburg is not as it was the city is almost empty the atmosphere in subdued. this was not have a summer music festivals 100th anniversary was supposed to be. but it's. a minor miracle that the festival is happening at all with the covert 19 pandemic 1st of all president hegel cobbers starred lon made it possible. for this i would have been ashamed of our characters if we'd not had a festival this year. after all it was founded at a time which was much more difficult just after the 1st world war when there was hunger and misery. is essential to our festival is essential. who are going culture are central in every country and maybe a little bit more and austria the hopefully. all team members have to wear masks here they're transposing props with a festival favorite who go from hoffman taz year every man. they go blue it is one of the actors in vietnam and he says that the p

mark and culture are central in every country and maybe a little bit more and austria. all team members have to wear masks here they're transposing props with a festival favorite who go from hofmann taz year every man. they go blue it is one of the actors in vietnam and he says that the physical distancing regulations go against his social nature but he's glad to be on stage again even if the new circumstances took some getting used to. i'm glad that they've got some people. even if the black crosses between the seats are reminiscent of a military cemetery. the cross' ensure that people don't sit too closely to one another. in the day it is a sort of. course you don't react with the same enthusiasm when you're wearing a mask just. then you can just tap the person next to you to laugh but that's no longer possible skittered it's. this year's edition is not as big as planned there are 110 performances instead of 200 and only half as many venues as usual with less tickets as well. the measures are part of a safety concept which direct to look us carpets overseas. i don't w