well the city of dusseldorf has some of germany's most polluted air it was one of the cities sued by environmental action germany for repeatedly violating pollution limits of nitrogen oxide well the mayor of dusseldorf is thomas guys or he joins me tonight from dusseldorf good evening to you mr mayor so what does today's ruling mean for you will you now ban diesel vehicles from your city. well good evening well first of all it does not necessarily mean that we have to ban diesel cars i mean what the court has decided is that a ban on diesel cars is legally possible but it has to be implemented by maintaining what they call the proportionality principle that means only if a ban on diesel cars is the only efficient means to reach the threshold values for what is that nitrogen oxide as it is in english and nitrogen oxide only then it needs to be implemented what other means there are other officials what are more are they what are they i mean you got there the dirtiest air in germany why not ban diesel engines that would seem to be the easiest the best solution for you. well the problem

well the city of dusseldorf has some of germany's most polluted air it was one of the cities sued by environmental action germany for repeatedly violating pollution limits of nitrogen oxides well the mayor of dusseldorf is thomas guys so he joins me tonight from dusseldorf good evening to you mr mayor so what does today's ruling mean for you would you now ban diesel vehicles from your city. well good evening well first of all it does not necessarily mean that we have to ban diesel cars i mean what the court has decided is that a ban on diesel cars is legally possible but it has to be implemented by maintaining what they call the proportionality principle that means only if a ban on diesel cars is the only efficient means to reach the threshold values for what is that nitrogen oxide as it is in english and nitrogen oxide only then it needs to be implemented what other means there are other channels what are more gnarly what are they i mean you got there the dirtiest air in germany why not ban diesel engines that would seem to be the easiest the best solution for you . well the problem

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in june twenty sixth seen an event takes place in dusseldorf. the state government issued an invitation a study titled the role of the state of north rhine-westphalia encounter gang and the consequences as presented to the victims of contraband. the study could been commissioned two years earlier by health minister barbara stephens. it's a ph d. thesis from the faculty of history at the university of monster. the author nicholas leonhard sram is already under pressure as the meeting begins. one of the reasons is that he used the term lifestyle drug to describe conjugal. dubbed it is. of course like i love started it a couple of that's all the fish are victims this victim it's a little bit about your daughter that's a little over this car hit five in the garbage. also a bit of that all for thought and justice is what i believe gets back to us does. it all of us the evidence it's this big shift within us is this over miles over twenty thirty i'm i'm i'm sure it will go for nine. for sure. you know i'm on an important part by dungeon reverse of my

yeah rita just to recap courts in stuttgart and dusseldorf had said that it was ok to impose bans on diesel vehicles for reasons of attempts to clean up the air. the state governments that is to say those of pardon votes in bag and north run was . a challenge that in the courts now the federal administrative court has. said that no these legal these diesel driving bans can be imposed by local authorities in the interests of public health and indeed they've gone so far as to all those two cities to. their anti pollution plans but i think the impact of this decision goes way beyond those two cities it extends to many cities around germany which have got a pollution problem and some of the talk about the courts passing the decision up to a higher european court has that now being who die out. well the court today has said that these bans can be imposed without further reference to the european court of justice they also don't think there's any need for a unified regime at national level either. so it could go ahead for fairly quickly i would point out also that the european commission.

creating humorous floats for huge parades on rose monday and this year the jewish community of dusseldorf is joining in the fun. i revelers in germany's carnival strongholds like here in cologne have been getting into party mode well in advance of monday's big parades. in neighboring doesn't this year's procession will feature a novelty for the first time the jewish community is taking part in the parade with its own float. right now we're experiencing a sharp increase in anti semitism in germany. you can lament it you can argue about it or you can approach it with a sense of humor. and that's why the jewish community is contributing a satirical float. the slow chose the one nine hundred century german writes a heinrich china with a kippa and prayer beats the native converted from judaism to christianity to get around precious ban on jews teaching at university. today the jewish community still hop is mixed emotions towards conover. during the nazi era. were used to stir up hatred against germany's jewish population. as a huge issue down not within our community there were two or three pe

after finishing his business studies in dusseldorf, he founded a tour company in sofia taking visitorsround in an old trabant, the car once manufactured in communist east germany. christian: we do the trabi tours to show people what life was like in the old days. we chose the trabi because it's the car that sort of symbolizes communism. reporter: mitov's idea found an audience. today, he owns six trabants and has a staff that serve about 25,000 customers a year. mitov sees his future right here -- he wants to invest in bulgaria. christian: there are many more opportunities to start a business in bulgaria than in germany. there are plenty of ideas that would work here just as well as they do in germany and other western countries. reporter: one example is gourmet cooking from a sofia rooftop. this big kitchen has a staff of 50, plus 50 more working in the adjacent restaurants that serve 1000 customers per day. the new enterprise at the top floor of a high-rise building has an impressive view of the city. and it's all run by 24-year-old gergana manolova, who earned her masters degree in

we in the folder for emphasis on public transportation -- we in dusseldorf put emphasis on public transportation do not think this should be the choice. there are much more efficient means. the bicycle is the main means of transportation. it is a mission-free -- emm-- emission free. host: we want to thank you for taking the time to talk to us. thomas giesle, the mayor of the dsseldorf. you need to write your bike even in the winter, right? you will tell us banning diesel engines is definitely nothing you. javier: it is not. other countries have started way earlier. more authorities around the world are introducing different measures to improve local and conditions. glastonbury, a city and/or replace a one-day ban on most diesel cars. traffic was down 30%, although there were many exceptions. it is not the only european city . if you take a look at paris in france, they have already bans most diesel -- banned most diesel cars maybe four 2000. in 2020, all diesel cars will be banned from the streets in paris. the mayor of london also said he will ban diesel cars in 2020 and is been joined by other

dusseldorf high society at play in the 1980's. revealing ironic not necessarily flattering photographer chef an effort is a keen and patient observer of human nature the cylon of an industrial dentist in bogota he was initially expected to take over the family business but he wasn't interested and went looking for his vocation. when i was younger i didn't know what i wanted to be i just knew what i didn't want to be i wanted to get out of that claustrophobic rally i couldn't imagine running a paper factory studying laura working at deutsche bank or being a teacher i wasn't interested in anything that my parents suggested the hardest part was figuring out what i wanted to do. after a brief sojourn in paris and studies in germany he made his way to new york a series of photographs called new york restaurants was his launch pad to a job as a magazine photographer. he made friends with american colleagues like john meyer of it's a legendary photographer famous for his street scenes. of an effort to capture life in the big apple in the

in june twenty sixth seen an event takes place in dusseldorf. the state government issued an invitation to study titled the role of the state of north rhine-westphalia encounter gun and the consequences is presented to the victims of counter gun. the study could be in commissions two years earlier by health minister barbara. stephens. it's a ph d. thesis from the faculty of history at the university of much stuff. the author nicholas leonhard sram is already under pressure as the meeting begins. one of the reasons is that he used the term lifestyle drug to describe conjugal. dugit it is. a god like i love style that made a couple of good reasons that all the fish of victims this victim is what's a good about me to talk to good that's what's a little over this got a hit five big i bet the bubble at that holds a bit of that all for thought and justice is what i believe as an actor does. it all of us the evidence he does it's this big gift within us is this sort of mild twenty thirty i'm i'm i'm sure it will go about nine. for sure but you know i'm

defined shifts in the perception of fashion and beauty over the past decades the exhibition at dusseldorf vertical gallery runs through april eighth. and now it's time to play a game and to have a blog is a very special computer game normally animations and graphics are created digitally on the computer but it's different well the click adventure game from germany which is planned for release at the end of the year it is an adventure game with handmade scenery off the fictitious german village of troop a book and the late one nine hundred sixty s. off the modern making the process continuous almost like a real firm suit so it's obvious surprising that the new game is made by a t.v. production company with a lot of experience and states and a lot of building. this is not a doll house it's a computer game backdrop one of twenty models developed twice except designers for true liberal once completed their photographed and visualized as three d. models only the figures are generated on a computer. i'm confident of three for haptic it will create a different tactile feel and a very special eff

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offending diesel cars could provide some quick relief but that's not easy it's already in the cities of dusseldorf and stood god wants to impose a ban but not right but right now but they don't have the right at this hour germany's top administrative court is deciding whether to. bans legal at all and if so who would be allowed to impose them no surprise then that driver's car makers and politicians are all eagerly awaiting the decision and many european cities are thinking of ways to clean up their act and we are awaiting this decision as well and before it comes out i want to talk about the whole thing with dorothy czar one of the studio you are with environmental action germany a group that has been lobbying hard in favor of a diesel ban now what do you think what will the verdict be today well we have been lobbying very hard for clean air and for the compliance with existing legislation the limit values that you just mentioned aren't you since two thousand and ten now we have two thousand eight hundred we hope for a decision that gives cities and regions the opportunity or the chance to implem

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us more about the court's verdict yeah i read it just to recap the local courts in stuttgart and dusseldorf originally said that driving bans were ok the state governments barred inverting bagga north rhine-westphalia had appealed against that now all the country's highest administrative court has said no driving bans can be introduced they are legal and indeed it is ordered that the cities of stuttgart and duesseldorf to date their pollution plans around the pollution plans and to make sure that people are protected from the harmful effects of diesel vehicles and i think this verdict clearly will not just apply to those two cities but will apply to cities around the country and there are many of them in germany as many as seventy have got a really serious problem with filthy air now they had to talk about the court passing on the decision up to a higher european court has that now been doing dot. well the court today has said that these bans can be introduced they don't need a. unified regime from that national level and this decision also does not need to be referred to the european court

russel dorf bans certain types of diesel vehicles, many other european cities will follow suit —— dusseldorfpulation is split on whether they think it is a good idea. in one corner there is the german love affair with the motor car and the fact that cities will be potentially paralysed economic league by such a move. in the other corner are the statistics and we had these from the federal environment agency saying that is up to 8000 people die every yearjust from cardiovascular diseases linked to nitrogen dioxide emissions. there isa to nitrogen dioxide emissions. there is a huge lobby that says it is time to clean up the air in the cities. but at the same time, car—makers in germany talk about potential job losses if radical plans are implemented with regard to diesel cars. yes, and that is a headache for the german government as 800,000 people are employed by the car industry in germany. looking at the sales of diesel, they have slid dramatically ever since the volkswagen emissions scandal. down 45% to 33% of the market this year, so 45% to 33% of the market this year, so it's a huge probl

the court said the cities of stuttgart and dusseldorf could legally ban particularly dirty diesel carse government and the car industry have opposed the move. diesel emissions containing nitrogen oxide have been linked with respiratory disease. america's biggest cable operator is trying to buy sky television. comcast, which owns the us tv network nbc and universal pictures, has put in a bid of £22 billion. the offer challenges an existing bid from 21st century fox, which has a minority stake in sky. our media editor, amol rajan, is here. quite the takeover tussle looming for sky? there are now three separate bids involving sky, the british broadcaster. the bid by 21st century fox, rupert murdoch's company for the 61% of sky it does not already own. that has taken a long time, stuck with regulators concerned about media plurality, the murdochs having too much power. now there is a fresh bid from comcast, which owns universal studios and nbc, the broadcast network, and it isa nbc, the broadcast network, and it is a cash offer and it is the £22.1 billion. this will be attracted to the sha

thousands of carnival enthusiasts are flocking to the streets of cologne, mainz and dusseldorf to enjoyjunta leader as part of an asia tour. and soon after, the white house will reveal its 2019 budget proposal and much—anticipated plan for renewing america's infrastructure. to south korea where red gerard was the star on day 2 of the winter olympics in pyeongchang. the teenage snowboarder won gold in the slope style on a day when seven gold medals were at stake. nick marshall mccormack rounds up the action. it isa it is a mark of the standing in slow style snowboarding, he was regarded as one of the favourites going into this event at pyeongchang. it is ha rd to this event at pyeongchang. it is hard to believe the youth that lies underneath clothes, but when the moment of glory had passed and he was at the centre of the world's media, the youth was what struck. was at the centre of the world's media, the youth was what struckm was crazy, it was really wild but i got first place. it was jawdropping. hard to believe even? yeah, i am still having a really hard time believing it. maybe gera

time tonight but we want to thank you for taking the time to talk with the guys all the mayor of dusseldorf thank you mr mayor. i think you. fall back at the top of the hour with more news followed by the day see that. we make up of us we watch as of us because that found out that we all december services the tests again want to shape the continent's future if it's part of it and join our youngsters as they share their stories their dreams and their challenges the seventy seven percent each of these classes are for africa charting . the took. place. last place where traveling for the six weeks from the end of may until early july during the canadian sama we are in the world's second largest country place it's a country even most canadians hardly know it's a dream destination for many full of magical blue take the magic of nature. we fled seventeen thousand kilometers many places can only be reached by a man. we've met people who eat the living from a check every day and who make us question some things we take for granted. they've been coming here from the around the world for centuries see

to see a ban brought in the point with then b how could a ban be inforced certain cities notably dusseldorf and stuttgart would very much like to be able to introduce a sort of blue badge scheme if they could which would be put on all cars that didn't emit dangerous emissions the question will be whether the court feels now is the time to bring in a kind of decision which would make a barren possible. now the lebanese capital beirut is hosting an exhibition highlighting the plight of syrian children it aims to raise awareness of the challenges and trauma suffered by millions of displaced children stephanie decker went to take a look at this sculpture of a young boy and girl represents the childhood of millions of syrian children killed injured orphaned or displaced their young thoughts displayed here in beirut through art inspired by their poems. and mom if you want to do anything with the aid agencies they don't call you by your name or your family name they call you by your number this is very upsetting i want to be called by my name. yeah wrote a poem called a wish this is the artist's i

environmental groups had brought the case against two german cities — stuttgart and dusseldorf, but itre than nine million vehicles which fail to meet eu environmental standards. the biggest cable tv operator in the united states has made a thirty—one billion dollar bid to buy the british broadcaster, sky. the offer from comcast — which owns nbc and universal pictures — is higher than an existing one from rupert murdoch's 21st century fox. fox already owns 39% of sky and has offered to buy the remainder —— but that's been opposed by britain's competition watchdog. the film director lewis gilbert — the british director of alfie, educating rita and three james bond films — has died at the age of 97. he directed more than a0 films during his long career — and our arts correspondent david silito looks back at his life. that's it, it's fine. when lewis gilbert took on bond in you only live twice, he was already a director with 20 films to his name. he had directed orson welles dirk bogart, but 007 with its seemingly unlimited budget was new territory. i have made 25 films and i've never bee

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