hugh schofield joins me now. good to have you with us.sting what is happening in france because i dare say other— happening in france because i dare say other countries are looking out to see _ say other countries are looking out to see how — say other countries are looking out to see how far you can push the idea of obligation on the population. they— of obligation on the population. they will— of obligation on the population. they will be looking at signs for resistance in the population, and there _ resistance in the population, and there are — resistance in the population, and there are some but i don't think they— there are some but i don't think they are — there are some but i don't think they are critical or anything like that so— they are critical or anything like that so far. and france is a country where _ that so far. and france is a country where there — that so far. and france is a country where there is addition of people taking _ where there is addition of people taking up— where there is addition of people taking up the cu

let's bring in hugh schofield. was this expected? >> yes. that he was going to speak, we knew the trends were not good and that we could talk about a fourth wave because of the delta variant. we had been hearing hints about compulsory vaccination for health workers. he gave the details. a lot of people will be encompassed by this compulsory vaccination program. virtually anyone who works in old people's homes, clinics. surprisingly, the uptake of vaccination is still quite low. only 60% of staff in old people's homes have vaccinated. that is part of it. the other part of this plan to extendhis electronic document you can have which will show you if you have gotten vaccination. up until now, they have been for certain things like rock concerts, gatherings, but that will be radically changed. you may need that to enter cafes , showing that you been vaccinated. that will impact peopla lot. the result will be, i've been vaccinated after all. ros: i imagine some people will take issue with the fact that they have to get the phone out every time t

150%, as the highly contagious delta variant spreads throughout the country. 0ur correspondent hugh schofieldngs have changed there. wednesday morning, it has just opened and you can see the lines of people all going smoothly. but for the first time, these people will have to have with them, their health task, the covid pass. it'll mainly be on people's mobile phones, and it's a sign that you had either a full vaccination or that you had a recent, negative test, or you recovered recently from covid, and an id card, so that it's not a fake pass, so that you can go in. if they don't have that, people are being turned away and they asked to go round the corner to a chemist where they can pick up a covid test pretty quickly. it is the same for galleries, museums, theatres, gyms and cinemas. you have to have a pass and cinemas. you have to have a pass and it will be more stringent because ten days from now the rule will be extended to bars, cafes and restaurants and from the beginning of august, there will be a lot of things in france he will not be able to do unless you have a pass. how is the pu

hugh schofield in paris.esterday to say that he thinks goods made in gb should be able to move into northern ireland without any checks and of course as we mentioned an introduction that is the opposite of what he agreed to and signed up to in the brexit deal. so what are the possible options for the uk government now, chris? it is government now, chris? it is difficult- _ government now, chris? it is difficult. the _ government now, chris? it is difficult. the context - government now, chris? it is difficult. the context is - government now, chris? it s difficult. the context is that the governance owes roughly 20% of all the cheques being done at the eu's external borders are being done in northern ireland. and it is overwhelming the system. and that is even before the series of grace periods run out at the end of september. so from october onwards the thought is that the number of checks would intensify quite considerably. as you say, this is something the government signed up to in december 2019 during th

here's our correspondent in paris, hugh schofield.n 1812. it was halfway to moscow, over half way to moscow that he failed. he was given orders to charge the russian rearguard, he was hit by a cannon ball and lost his leg and died three days later with gangrene having been visited by napoleon on his death bed. he was buried there and there are records of where he has been buried. thanks to a rather odd character, a frenchman in moscow, a bit of a maverick, the detective work and archaeological work was carried out and led to the discovery of his body which was identified by dna comparison with other family members and the saga began of how to bring him back, campaigning fora major diplomatic... to bring back the two leaders, but that was said no buy aung san suu kyi run, it was not the right thing to do now. the bodyis not the right thing to do now. the body is coming back today, there is low level recognition, of this man who served in france. military values and all the rest of it but it will not be getting french state approval whi

new coronavirus cases were recorded in france in the last 24 hours. 0ur paris correspondent, hugh schofieldthey are calling the pass sanitaire, the health pass. we're at the louvre, as you can see, and in an hour orso, that'll be opening, and, for the first time, people who are arriving will have to produce this pass. it'll mainly be on people's mobile phones, and it's a sign that you had either a full vaccination or that you had a recent, negative test, or you recovered recently from covid, and an id card, so that it's not a fake pass, so that you can go in. the same will apply to galleries, museums, sports centres, gyms and so on across the country, effectively creating two categories of people, people with a pass, people without a pass, and, of course, there's the rub. there are people who are very angry about this, especially because, two weeks from now, the measure is extended to cafes, restaurants, everyday life, shopping centres. and there, again, you will see people having to show their passes to get access to these daily amenities. there is opposition, and the government is very mi

our paris correspondent hugh schofield joins us now. phones. it is telling that you have either recovered recently, had a full vaccination, or had a negative test. the symbol applied to gatherings, museums, sports centres, gyms and so on across the country. effectively treating two categories of people, people with a pass on people without. and of course, there's the rub. there are people who are very angry about this, because a week or two from now, the measures extended, it is extended to catholics, restaurants, everyday life, shopping centres, and there again, you will see people having to show their passesin see people having to show their passes in order to get access to these daily amenities. there is opposition, the government is very mindful that it needs to tread very carefully as it pushes ahead with this measure to stop the fourth wave. hugh, thank you very much, lovely to see you in paris this morning. england's chief medical officer, professor chris whitty, says the government must tackle serious health challenges in coastal

we're joined now our correspondent, hugh schofield — hugh what has been the reaction in france?ut there, i have seen lots of people tweeting saying this is an absolute nonsense, this is politics, not based on science, this is the diversionary tactics from boris johnson's government because it knows that monday is a big day and they will draw attention away from they will draw attention away from the surge in cases in the uk. i would not dare to pronounce so categorically on this. it may well be that there is evidence that beta is concerning, considering most people in france are vaccinated with pfizer and most people in britain are vaccinated with astrazeneca stop and maybe that is a concern because there are questions, it seems, but whether astrazeneca is as strong against peter as pfizer. —— against beta. some people are saying this is a cynical gesture on the part of the brits but we don't know enough. it seems that the beta variant is causing concern.— seems that the beta variant is causing concern. thank you for the moment. where _ causing concern. thank you for the moment.