well, the home office has made an impact assessment predicting that there could be around 278,000 bnod up to about 400,000 by the end of next year. whereas, for our policy study report that we published last month, we researched on when our respondents intend to apply that the bno visa and about 80% of those who say that they will apply within the next two years, which may be a much higher number than what the home office is expecting, and we actually provided these, as policy recommendations, to the home office and also the house of commons. will the chinese authorities that these people leave? can these people get out? that's the big question. as you say, china has been responding by announcing that it is no longer regarding the british national overseas passport as a valid document, where this is another piece of evidence to show that china has breached thejoint declaration whereby beijing is only saying this is a historical document with no practical significance. i think the worry is that this move may only be the start of many more developments to come. for example, including th

well, it gives bnos the right to live, study and work in the uk for up to five years.zenship after six years. in the process, they can use schools and health service but can't claim welfare benefits. crucially, people can apply discreetly via a smartphone, rather than go in person to a visa office, where they could be identified by the authorities. the digitalisation of this process will obviously give people assureties, regarding their safeguards and protections when they make these applications, because clearly the environment is changing in hong kong and safeguarding an individual's freedom, liberty and security is absolutely vital. for those individuals who go through this process, through this process. there are hurdles. applicants have to show they have enough cash to survive for six months. there is a £3,000 health surcharge, so, the government estimates that only 300,000 bnos will come to britain over the next five years. china is furious and has already threatened retaliation. translation: the british side has violated its promises, _ insisted on acting wilful

route to british citizenship but the chinese foreign ministry said it will no longer recognise the bnoritain. hejoins me. and you came here a couple of years ago from hong kong?— and you came here a couple of years ago from hong kong? that's right. we are very concerned _ ago from hong kong? that's right. we are very concerned with _ ago from hong kong? that's right. we are very concerned with the _ are very concerned with the situation in hong kong of course now, which is leading to so many people trying to leave and the biggest reason for that is that many people from hong kong see the one country, two systems, which was promised, illegally binding treaty under the un, promised, illegally binding treaty underthe un, no promised, illegally binding treaty under the un, no longer properly functions. we see that promises have been broken. under the one country, two systems, hong kong was promised a freedom of speech, assembly, press and publication, but events which have been taking place since 2019 when i was there when most notably, the suppression of the large—scale peaceful demonstra

the uk of meddling in its internal affairs and, in response, announced it will no longer recognise bno an agonising choice — to stay or to go? rebecca henshke, bbc news. since the pandemic has subdued new york city in the us, birdwatching has become a lot more popular. and this was a highlight on wednesday. a snowy owl spotted in central park — a rare sight. from new york, here's tom brook. in new york �*s central park birdwatching has become a much favoured pandemic activity, deemed safe for social distancing, to appoint, it takes place outdoors. abs, distancing, to appoint, it takes place outdoors. a couple in the park _ takes place outdoors. a couple in the park so _ takes place outdoors. a couple in the park so let's _ takes place outdoors. a couple in the park so let's see - takes place outdoors. a couple in the park so let's see if - takes place outdoors. a couple in the park so let's see if we i in the park so let's see if we can track them down.- in the park so let's see if we can track them down. like last week, can track them down. like last week. we _ can track them down. li

he'll be applying for the bno visa this year.r speaking to us. how big a decision was it for you to leave? i us. how big a decision was it for you to leave?— you to leave? i would say the bi est you to leave? i would say the biggest decision _ you to leave? i would say the biggest decision i _ you to leave? i would say the biggest decision i have - you to leave? i would say the biggest decision i have ever. you to leave? i would say the - biggest decision i have ever made in my life. but, to me, it would be the only decision now to be able to make in order to protect my own safety. you have paid a price for this. apart from being separated from your family and everything you have known your life, you have come to london and the uk and found that your status may you have not been able to get work and haven't really been able to put down roots. will this new visa potentially give you that opportunity?— new visa potentially give you that opportunity? welcome i think to a lot of people _ opportunity? welcome i think to a lot of peopl

well, it gives bnos the right to live, study and work for up to five years.settle permanently with the chance of citizenship after six years. in the process, they can use schools, the health service, but can't claim welfare benefits. crucially, people can apply discreetly via a smartphone app, rather than go in person to a visa office where they could be identified by the authorities. the digitalisation of this process will obviously give people assurity, safeguards and protection when they make these applications, because clearly the environment is changing in hong kong and safeguarding the individuals' freedoms, liberties and securities is absolutely vital for those individuals who go to this process. there are hurdles. applicants have to show they have enough cash to survive the six months and there's a £3,000 health surcharge. so the government estimates only about 300,000 bnos will come to britain over the next five years. china is furious and has already threatened retaliation. translation: the british side has violated its promises, - insisted on actin

the uk of meddling in its internal affairs and, in response, announced it will no longer recognise bnothe right to move to the uk. they, too, have to make an agonising choice — to stay or to go? rebecca henshke, bbc news. in the us, the pandemic has quietened new york city — but it's meant birdwatching has become a lot more popular. and this was a highlight on wednesday. a snowy owl spotted in central park — a rare sight. from new york, here's tom brook. in new york's central park, birdwatching has become a much favoured pandemic activity, deemed safe. there's social distancing, to a point, and it takes place outdoors. a couple of owls in the park so let's see if we can track down the barn owls. like last week, we'll look around. robert decandido, or �*birding bob', leads birdwatching groups in central park. the pandemic has made him busy. we've seen a lot more people, mainly because people prefer to be outside and you stay six feet away from everybody else and you breathe air that is moving around a lot. this new wave of birdwatching has brought out a wide range of people of all ages

the bbc�*s asia editor rebecca hench—key followed two protestors, with bno passports, now at a crossroadsthe decision a man we are calling h has had to make — and he has decided to go. translation: i had never thought that i would - become a refugee, but now it has happened. there is no other way. there are greater fears if i stay here and do not leave. we're concealing his identity, out of fears of a backlash from the authorities. h was born two years before britain handed he drives to the airport, through a city where, for over a year, he took part in increasingly violent protests, demanding more democracy and less chinese influence — a movement stopped by a sweeping national security law and the arrest of its young leaders. and h's motherfeared for her only child. translation: when can we reunite? i may not be able to see him for the rest of my life, but his safety is most important. others, like this man, h's friend, have decided to stay. translation: | want to - persevere to the last moment. giving up on our home, where we were born and grew up, it's not what we wanted. after making

the uk of meddling in its internal affairs and, in response, announced it will no longer recognise bno, have to make an agonising choice — to stay or to go? a year ago, who'd have imagined people would be spending so much time working from home and online? video conference calls have given us all an insight into other people's homes. for a company that sells books in somerset it has provided a very unexpected boost — and that's not from people wanting to read their books. whoever you are, whatever you are saying, when you are working from home your shelves are being judged. what do your books say about you? this company in somerset normally sells second—hand books for tv and movie sets, but lockdown has brought new clients who want to impress on video calls. engineers, teachers, ceos, celebrities, all the way up to the major players in government. share any names with us? i cannot mention any names! they have had customers asking for classics, to appear well—read, guidebooks, to look well travelled. some just want colours to match their walls. you can display your newfound love of gree

people in hong kong could apply for—so called bno citizenship before the 1997 handover to china.work in the uk for five years and ulitmately to apply for british citizenship. they will also be able to use a smartphone app to do so, which the home secretary, priti patel, said would give applicants greater security, amid fears they could be targeted by the chinese authorities. the new scheme was announced last year, in response to a new national security law passed by beijing, that critics say has crushed dissent. this report from our correspondent, rebecca henschke, contains flashing images. to leave or to stay and fight? like many protesters in hong kong, this is the decision a man we are calling h has had to make — and he has decided to go. translation: i had never thought that i would become a refugee, - but now it has happened. there is no other way. there are greater fears if i stay here and do not leave. we're concealing his identity, out of fears of a backlash from the authorities. h was born two years before britain handed back hong kong to china, so he has a british natio

well, it gives bnos the right to live, study and work in the uk for up to five years. process, there are hurdles. applicants have to show they have enough cash to survive for six months. there is a £3,000 health surcharge, so, the government estimates that only 300,000 bnos will come to britain over the next five years. china is furious and has already threatened retaliation. translation: the british side has violated its promises, insisted on acting wilfully, repeatedly hyped the issue of british national passports, interfered with hong kong affairs and interfered in china's internal affairs. it will lift a rock, only to drop it on its own feet, in the end. but the british government is determined to offer a lifeline to those in hong kong that it believes it has a moral duty to help. the headlines on bbc news... the european commission publishes a redacted version of its contract with drug—maker astrazeneca for the covid vaccine amid a row over supplies. the commission's president insists the agreement is binding. a new vaccine produced in the uk has been found to be

but the chinese foreign ministry said it would no longer recognise the bno passport as a travel documentmposition of a security law on hong kong last year. investigators from the world health organization have visted a seafood market in the chinese city of wuhan, where the coronavirus was first detected. but some chinese diplomats and state media insist that the market is not the origin of the outbreak. 0ur china correspondent steve mcdonnell reports from wuhan. the markets of wuhan may have been the focus of today's field trips... ..but global coronavirus politics was never far away. at this enormous wholesale facility, the investigation team was given details of wuhan's frozen goods supply chain. sounds pretty bland, but the question of how long the virus can last on certain surfaces is becoming crucial to understanding its origins. for beijing, it's fundamental. you might expect the who team to come to a marketplace like this because, after all, one theory is that the coronavirus jumped from animals into humans atjust such a market. but, by putting the emphasis more on cold storage, a

fast track to uk citizenship, but the chinese foreign ministry said it would no longer recognise the bnoeijing's imposition of a security law on hong kong last year. if your recycling bin is full of cardboard, it's no surprise. lockdowns mean that online shopping now accounts for a third of all retail sales. this change in the way we shop, coupled with disruption to global shipping and problems with staffing and maintenance at paper mills, has created a perfect storm for the packaging industry. this increase in demand for packaging has led to a global shortage of paper with supplies for packaging across europe falling by 20% at the end of last year. a little earlier, i spoke to our business correspondent, katie prescott, who explained the shortage. the change in the way we shop, as you just said. many more people buying things online. here in the uk, a third of all our retail sales are now done online, which is a huge shift. we just need more cardboard. so we've seen demand skyrocket, which has led to a shortage of paper — 20% down at the end of last year. and then there's this perfect s