ifelt like i was in montmartre in 1887, in a way.p of that, it was fabulous. it was a punch, i have to say. it was an aesthetic punch, yes. van gogh lived in montmartre for two years with his brother, theo, who is thought to have inherited the painting, before it went to a french family, who held onto it ever since. the mill that van gogh painted in this picture is gone now, but it used to stand just next to this one, right around the corner from where he lived. van gogh often painted buildings in this area, fascinated by the mix of windmills and cabarets, of urban and rural lives. the painting will now be shown in amsterdam and hong kong before the auction in paris next month. the guide price, 5 to 8 million euros — not bad for an artist who sold almost nothing while he was alive. lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. during this pandemic, a lot of us have missed out haircuts. but none needed it as much as this sheep. his name is baarack the sheep. he was lost in the outback, saved by edgar�*s mission, an animal sanctuary north of melbo

ifelt like i was in montmartre in 1887, in a way.ythical place, and it still is a mythical place, and to see this painting where it's captured in time in 1887 by van gogh on top of that, it was fabulous. it was a punch, i have to say. it was an aesthetic punch, yes. van gogh lived in montmartre for two years with his brother, theo, who is thought to have inherited the painting, before it went to a french family, who held onto it ever since. the mill that van gogh painted in this picture is gone now, but it used to stand just next to this one, right around the corner from where he lived. van gogh often painted buildings in this area, fascinated by the mix of windmills and cabarets, of urban and rural lives. the painting will now be shown in amsterdam and hong kong before the auction in paris next month. the guide price, 5 to 8 million euros — not bad for an artist who sold almost nothing while he was alive. lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. that's it. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. have a very good night. hello and w

ifelt like i was in montmartre in 1887, in a way.here it's captured in time in 1887 by van gogh on top of that, it was fabulous. it was a punch, i have to say. it was an aesthetic punch, yes. van gogh lived in montmartre for two years with his brother, theo, who is thought to have inherited the painting, before it went to a french family, who held onto it ever since. the mill that van gogh painted in this picture is gone now, but it used to stand just next to this one, right around the corner from where he lived. van gogh often painted buildings in this area, fascinated by the mix of windmills and cabarets, of urban and rural lives. the painting will now be shown in amsterdam and hong kong before the auction in paris next month. the guide price, five to eight million euros — not bad for an artist who sold almost nothing while he was alive. lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. and before we go, during this pandemic, a lot of people have had to forego getting hair—cuts. but none needed it as much as this sheep. his name is baarack the she

the picture called street scene in montmartre has been in private hands. it was painted in 1887. it's expected to fetch at least eight—and—a—half million dollars. more than 18 million people have been given a covid vaccine so far, making the uk's programme among the most successful in the world. but there is a glaring weakness in the distribution, because of the difficulty in reaching some of the most vulnerable people in deprived communities and among some ethnic minorities. 0ur health editor hugh pym has been to east london, where some boroughs have the lowest take—up rate in the uk. a vaccination hub in the east london borough of newham. the area has one of the lowest proportions of its population in england for take—up of the vaccine. so, how's it going today? 0ne local gp, dr farzana hussain, with local colleagues, is heading a drive to get to those in priority groups who haven't had the jab, including personal phone calls to patients. newham's population is more than 70% bame, over 200 languages spoken. and dr hussain explains the challenges getting the message across. the

the 1887 work titled "scene de rue a montmartre", that's "a street scene in montmartre" in english, wasd in the paris proper in becoming the bohemian centre with cafes and bars and becomes famous for that later on. then go was there the transition period for he paints the scene that has been unveiled of windmill in the street in front of and behind the wall is something that is called, to become a very famous restaurant or dancing area portrayed by a lot of painters at the time. it is extremely rare for any van gogh to come on the market like this. it is beenin come on the market like this. it is been in private hands for hundreds of years, just over 100 years and although it's been catalogued in new orleans known about it, it hasn't 0rleans known about it, it hasn't been seen in public. it is an important event and will get a chance to see this picture which is an example of van gogh's transitions from being the sombre, much darker tone of this very early pictures, transitioning to experimentation with lines and colour, and also the colour which follows. do not forgive van gogh is a co

the picture, street scene in montmartre, was painted in 1887 and has been in private hands since 1920. it's expected to fetch at least eight—and—a—half million dollars. now on bbc news, wednesday in parliament. hello there and welcome to wednesday in parliament where the labour leader urges the government not to put up taxes in next week's budget. can the prime minister at least agree with me today that now is not the time for tax rises for families and for businesses? but it's preposterous for him, mr speaker, to talk about tax rises when he stood on a manifesto only a year ago, mr speaker — a little over a year ago — to put up taxes by the biggest amount in the history of this country. vaccine advisers announce that a further 150,000 adults with learning disabilities will be offered a covid jab. all of those on the learning disability register as registered by their gp should be eligible for immunisation now. and more questions for the government over the awarding of contracts during the covid pandemic. there's been an unedifying gold rush of chums and of chances. she alleges improp

the 1887 work titled "scene de rue a montmartre", that's "a street scene in montmartre" in english, wasindmill in the background. the painting is part of a series that van gogh produced in montmartre. it will be sold at auction in march. it was painted while he was lodging with his brother theo in paris. it will be auctioned off next month. the auction houses put an estimated value on the artwork is between five and 8 million euros. mum matt is a hilly district in paris. i could go on but they are telling me i mustn't. that's as far as my french goes. the weather is going to stay mild for all of us today. further southwards and eastwards you go with the more likely it is that the weather will stay dry. it's already the warmest day of the year so far. temperatures could reach 18 degrees in the warmer spots. 0vernight tonight, a weatherfront in the warmer spots. 0vernight tonight, a weather front will push its way eastwards. while weakening significantly, sojust its way eastwards. while weakening significantly, so just a few spots of rain on it. some listen per —— the mist and fog patches

the picture, called street scene in montmartre, has been in private hands since 1920.hen its expected to fetch at least £6 million.

the picture called street scene in montmartre has been in private hands since 1920. it's expected to fetch at least eight and a half million dollars. now on bbc news, hardtalk. i'll be back tomorrow. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. maybe we shouldn't be surprised that the gulf is opening up between covid vaccination rates in the richest countries and in the poorest, but still, the numbers are shocking. while the uk has given 27% of its population the first dose, many nations have yet to inject a single arm, and this vaccine inequality is rising fast. my guest today is seth berkley, head of gavi, the global vaccine alliance and the key driver of the effort to ensure the whole world gets covid protection. it is a great ambition — is it achievable? seth berkley in geneva, welcome to hardtalk. thank you for having me. it's a pleasure to have you. i'm going to begin, if i may, with some words from the world health organization chief, doctortedros. he said recently that the me—first approach to vaccine procurement that he sees around the world represent the world

french viewers were quick to point out that paris does in fact have an incline, or funicular, in montmartret that and i'd like to retract that but only so that i can say it again for the first timegoing on righ also all the crises that preceded trump, like our health care crisis, the climate crisis, voter suppression, structural inequality, and institutional racism not to mention the conditions that nearly allowed trump to remain in office or steal the election, despite winning seven million fewer votes. we need mechanisms in place for bold, systemic change and immediate relief for suffering americans, which is why the biden administration has started by offering a plan to provide billions of dollars for vaccine distribution, increased unemployment benefits, direct payments and a $15 minimum wage among other things republicans meanwhile have sponded by announcing their opposition to it >> president joe biden's proposal to boost the u.s. economy and efforts to fight the covid-19 pandemic is facing some republican opposition. >> wg for republican and democratic lawmakers to work toward an agr