my neighbours down the street whistle to me like i'm a dog. we have another neighbour. he drives...rides on his bicycle with his son going, "trump train, trump train." and it'sjust like, "what, what's going on, guys?" you know, like, this isn't cool. one day in september, naomi and her children were in the garden when there was an explosion. a large firework was over our heads. like, enough for me to touch them, you know, with my, you know... and it was huge. it was scary. it was loud. and, you know, wejust were screaming, you know, because it was not something we would ever expect. and, um, i immediately called 911. my husband went out and walked towards the man and he mockingly said, "black lives matter, dude." if we don't win this, i think i'm just going to be shattered. this is a war. this is a war on people and how we live our lives and our rights. down the road is a neighbour who doesn't like anything naomi stands for. meet kevin good. to him, trump is a working man's hero. he'sjust so dead on about everything. all our jobs were sent overseas. billyjoel said it first — living

in neighbouring kent, in tier 3, they say there have been big case rate increases and those in peoplear concern, and hospital admissions are increasing. for cumbria, in tier2, cases in some areas are said to be increasing, but some of this is likely due to a large school outbreak. and in neighbouring lancashire, which is in tier 3, officials say case rates in over—60s are very high, and there is still pressure on the nhs. at present, the levels of covid within the community is still very high. and that will drive admissions coming into hospital. if people are mixing in the community, that means that after christmas, if people don't follow the rules, we may see a further surge. in newcastle, a specialist intensive care unit has been created for covid patients, though the latest r number for the north—east of england, showing how much the virus is spreading, is, like the north—west, below the overall uk figure. london and the south—east are higher. hugh is with me now. reports that hospitals have been put on standby to roll out the vaccine in the next week or two. that is for nhs staff?

hugely proud of his former neighbour, but feeling pity of him.have lots of money and can buy what i want, but i'm not in charge. i can't even control buying t—shirts. i go m, even control buying t—shirts. i go in, and outside is a sea of people. down the road, i meetjuan. he paid the microplate on these dusty pitches with maradona as a teenager. this was the ground that the world's best footballer learn to play on before moving on to the professionals stop "yes, he was talented, but the team we played in was also pretty skilful. he never imagined he would be number one or even the best football player on the pla net" even the best football player on the planet" diego maradona's humble gittings inspired many here in argentina. he was one of us, the people say, he understood us. but that level of records, or recognition he struggled with at times, he was love to the of obsession — an obsession that will only continue to intensify it with his passing. katy watson, bbc news, and witness ours. "we are not far from the take—it—or—leave—it moment," — th

the un has flown aid into neighbouring sudan for those displaced by the fighting.der lu kashenko, has said he will not be president once a new constitution is in place. mr lukashenko gave no timescale for his proposed constitutional process. belarus‘s opposition wants mr lukashenko to step down immediately. president trump has suffered yet another setback in his attempt to overturn the election result. his legal challenge has been rejected by a federal court in pennsylvania. judges deemed the case was without merit as the trump team did not make a specific allegation or provide proof. "we are not far from the take it or leave it moment." that's the view of europe's chief negotiator, as face to face brexit talks resume this weekend. michel barnier has now arrived in london, saying he was "very happy to be back" and would continue "with patience and determination". earlier, his opposite number david frost warned that for a deal to be possible, it must fully respect uk sovereignty. one of the main sticking points is fishing and the level of future access that eu boats

hugely proud of his former neighbour, but he pitied him too.let's see how you last in a day in my life." i have lots of money, i can buy what i want. but i'm not in charge. i can't even control buying t—shirts. i go in, and outside is a sea of people." down the road, i meetjuan. he played on these dusty pitches with maradona as a teenager. this was the ground that the world's best footballer learned to play on before moving on to the professional pitches. "yes, he was talented, but the team we played in was also pretty skilful," he tells me. "he was just one more. we never imagined he would be number one, or even the best football player on the planet." diego maradona's humble beginnings inspired millions here in argentina. "he was one of us," the people say, "he understood us." that level of recognition, though, even he struggled with at times. he was loved to the point of obsession here — an obsession that will only continue to intensify with his passing. katy watson, bbc news, and in buenos aires. "we're not far from the take—it—or—leave—it

government warns that fighting with local forces in the tigray region appears to be spreading into neighbouringas. a ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars in the uk is expected to be brought foward to 2030, a decade earlier than originally planned. and diwali with a difference — the festival of lights is celebrated in a socially—distanced way by hundreds of millions of people around the world. everybody, in their mind, they are scared about coronavirus, but at the same time, they are kind of adjusting to the new normal. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world — and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. here in the uk, downing street sources suggest yesterday's sudden departure of the prime minister's chief adviser, dominic cummings, came about after relations between the two men "went off a cliff edge". borisjohnson is now said to want to "move on", following a week of turmoil in the prime minister's top team. it comes as trade talks with the eu near their conclusion. here's our political correspondent nick eardley. leav

let's hear from some of those refugees who've fled to neighbouring sudan.in hamra, we were bombarded from two directions — from the amhara region and from eritrea. we ran forfour hours, then fled on foot. translation: i went out with my father, my mother and my child with only what we wore, and now we have no money or anything. we fled from death. translation: forces entered and burned our homes and killed people. they left nothing. we fled to sudan. kalkidan yibeltal is our correspondent in the ethiopian capital, addis ababa. he has the latest on those reports of mass civilian casualties. since the fighting broke out last week, there has been communication breakdowns, so clear information is hard to come by. so we don't know the exact — what's exactly happening there. but, as per the reports by amnesty international, it seems that scores, even hundreds might have been killed — these are civilians. amnesty international is calling it a massacre. and the un is saying that, if what happened in this report is true, that could amount to war crimes. eyewitnesses

many of them will also have been displaced, including over 40,000 people who have fled into neighbouringith very little clear information from across the border, many have an uncomfortable wait with their lives on hold. they are afraid of intercommunal violence. this is why i think that going forward, it will be important for the government of ethiopia to re—establish peace, to have a silence of the guns, but also to ensure that there are no retaliation or reprisals between communities because this is what many have mentioned to me as a primary source of fear. there is concern, too, at the nobel peace prize—winning european prime minister abiy ahmed's refusal to engage in mediators, including envoys sent by the african union. since the ethiopian government's refused to even allow them to travel to the tigray region, the ethiopian government has basically rejected any calls for international mediation and also domestic mediation, but the only way i think this could be resolved is through political dialogue. analysts now believe this conflict seems more likely to remain within ethiopian‘s

big cities we re because they neighbour big cities were the virus rates are much higher. and i think evidently it‘s always rage to scrutinise with the government is doing, but we do need to look at the rates across the country, unfortunately most in some places they are coming down the number of people dying daily is a gravely high. we are in a period now where it‘s a blue season —— flu season so where it‘s a blue season —— flu season so peoples immune system is left of that off a number of things and as we are heading towards christmas one of my concerns is although there‘s always the level of individual responsibility some of the individualisation of this as we get to the christmas period will be concerning. were the government could done even in a lot of ways not desirable, if they are going to say for instance the people can meet over christmas one of the things that they could have done would be to close schools a week earlier, make your children taught probably at home and make sure that people have time to isolate if they are going to be seeing elderly relatives. a

in neighbouring lancashire, which is in tier 3, official state in neighbouring lancashire, which is in60s are very high, and there is still pressure on the nhs. at present, the levels of covid within the community is still very high. and that will drive admissions coming into hospital. if people are mixing in the community, that means after christmas, if people don't follow the rules, we may see a further surge. in newcastle, a specialist intensive care unit has been created for covid patients, though the latest r number for the northeast of england, showing how much the virus is spreading, is, like the northwest, below the overall uk figure. london and the southeast are higher. hugh pym, bbc news. if you live in england and you want to check which tier your area will be in, you can go to the bbc news website and enter your postcode to find out and check the rules. new restrictions will be imposed on pubs, restaurants and bars in wales from next friday. cinemas, bowling alleys and indoor entertainment venues will also have to close before christmas. wales only came out of tough circuit

neighbours even set up a gofundme page to assist with the mounting bills.knit community, we all support each other. the reopening isn't the only change for him and damien. the couple have decided to move out of their apartment and back into sal's parents house. welcome, how are you? it has been a while. i just started cleaning out my parents‘ bedroom and it's only clothes and material things but if i pick up a shirt that i knew my mum would wear or a jacket my dad would wear, it was just very... it really affected me. it is hard. so, i try to keep it together at work. muslims giving back meet up to pray before heading into manhattan. the volunteers had been feeding the homeless since the charity started six years ago. they recently scaled—up their operation. we found a replacement for that spirituality or that worship that we lost. we found a replacement for that spirituality or that worship that we lost. so, it used to be, praying here all night, shoulder to shoulder but now it is going out every night and feeding the homeless. this is what praying looks l

neighbours know each other, families have lived here for generations.us pandemic is making the future a lot more uncertain. ola! with many in the neighbourhood in desperate need, charities have stepped up. he is picking up one more box for his friend. this man runs a volunteer group, muslims giving back. there you go brother. see you next friday, 0k. see you next friday, 0k. he turned his mosque into a food bank. times are rough and a lot of these families have not had the stem of this payments many of us enjoy. they don't get unemployment that many of us take for granted. do you want me to take it, do you want me to help? let me help. let me help. even before the crisis he saw the need to help working—class immigrant families in his community. have a good day. but he wasn't prepared for what happened when new york closed overnight to combat the virus. once the lockdown was announced there was a spike with numerous families coming out saying we are going to need your help in the next few weeks because it's going to get bad for us. families across the ne

they also admitted to cross border attacks in neighbouring eritrea.nformation, although that information is hard to verify. tigrayan forces accuse eritrea of helping ethiopia in the conflict — something both governments deny. tigrayan's leader had this warning: five million people live in tigray. 25,000 have now crossed into neighbouring sudan. the un estimates half of them are children. we're told many are arriving hungry and exhausted from the heat. this border crossing is overwhelmed. 6,000 are here. there's only room for 300. conditions here are poor. we're told the area has no electricity or clean water. new shelter is being built. five million people live in tigray. this is the um raquba camp — which once housed refugees during ethiopia's famine in the ‘80s. it's been closed since the 2000s but has now reopened. to get to this camp, refugees have to cross this river by boat. many who are arriving have reported horrific violence in tigray, including street shootings and machete killings. ethiopia's prime minister abiy ahmed blames tigrayan forces

the deal, brokered by russia, has been celebrated by neighbouring azerbaijan as a victory.n. wailing. at a military cemetery in yerevan, there are so many families grieving. so many fresh graves. burning incense — the armenian way of sending prayers to heaven. the sense of loss here is made more acute by defeat. this family lost a son recently in kara bakh. they‘re angry with russia for not backing armenia against azerbaijan. "president putin," he says, "has betrayed all christian people." his wife blames defeat on armenia‘s own leaders. "for years," she says, "they‘ve been selling us out, selling our land with the blood of our sons. they‘ll pay. the parents of the dead will gouge out their eyes." "go away," she shouts. "traitor," they say. they‘re talking about armenia‘s prime minister, nikol pashinyan. these protesters believe that by ceding territory to azerbaijan in and around karabakh, mr pashinyan has betrayed them. we are here to demand the prime minister, nikol pashinyan, to resign. only one person decided to give land. but this land is not his land. it is our natio

at least 11 thousand ethiopians have fled to neighbouring sudan and the regional government in ethiopia'sion has ordered the total mobilisation of its people against federal troops. hundreds of fighters from both sides are reported to have been killed during a week of clashes and fears a civil war. mark lobel reports. the stability of africa's second most populous nation is at stake. after a week of heavy fighting, hundreds of ethiopian soldiers have died. tensions remain high in ethiopia's north. translation: we could hear a lot of gunfire. the whole village panicked but thanks to oui’ village panicked but thanks to our special forces and militia a lot of our soldiers lives we re a lot of our soldiers lives were saved. with peace talks rejected by the central government, the authorities are taking the dramatic step of asking all locals to take matters into their own hands. the heavy fighting began after forces loyal to the local leader attacked a military base and attempted to steal equipment. government fighter jets have been bombing targets there and now the ethiopian military has seiz

and so were some of the neighbours. so... hang on, you mean discriminated against in what sense?y were poor and working—class and that they had none of the advantages that the middle class unionist had? yeah. working—class people were treated the same they would just discriminated against. they were interested in the middle classes and those should i say it? you know, those people with all the money. that's who they were looking after. they weren't really looking after these communities. ithink... here's what intrigues me, billy. i'm sorry interrupt you but here's what intrigues me, your characterising yourself as a young man brought up in a pretty tough neighbourhood. your family had very little, the culture was pretty rough. and yet, you had a choice, you could have chosen to identify with other poor people in northern ireland including poor catholics who were living not so very far from you. the neighbourhoods are very close together. you could have seen a solidarity there. but you chose to see a solidarity with the more extreme form of unionism. you joined the loyalist groups

more casualties, more displacement and an increasing number of refugees crossing the border to neighbouringf the humanitarian crisis. there have been fears that this conflict might cross borders and become a regional affair. we have seen signs of that over the weekend, when authorities in tigray confirmed that they have launched rockets towards the eritrean capital, asmara. they have long accused the eritrean government of working with its ethiopian counterpart in trying to attack them. these accusations have been denied by both governments. we have also seen efforts scaling up to bring both parties to a negotiation table. but authorities in addis ababa have been firm in their position that they are not going to sit for mediation without bringing what they call criminals to justice. kalkidan yibeltal, bbc news, addis ababa. now, just before we go... while the world was busy watching election drama unfold in the united states, another highly anticipated vote was also taking place in new zealand. but the bird of the year vote was also hit by allegations of an attempt to rig the election, when

insurgents in the north of the county, thousands of refugees have poured over the border into neighbouring sudan. the un says they are urgently in need of food and fuel, but a communications blackout in the region means there is limited access. renewed clashes have broken out near thailand's parliament in the capital, bangkok, as lawmakers debate possible changes to the constitution. police used water cannon and tear gas against protesters that is it from me and the team. it's now time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. this is a bittersweet moment in the global fight against the covid pandemic. joy that at least two vaccine trials have produced extremely promising results is tempered by the continued spread of the disease across much of the world. to put it bluntly, the global containment effort has had limited success. my guest is dr david nabarro, the world health organization's special envoy for covid—19. are countries doing enough to minimise the damage done, before mass vaccination changes the game? david nabarro in geneva, welcome to hardtalk. hello, hello, steph

rockets are reported to have been fired at the eritrean capital, asmara, from neighbouring ethiopia, the ethiopian government and localforces in the tigray region. the attacks came hours after a senior official in tigray threatened missile strikes on eritrea. 0ur africa regional editor, will ross, reports. escaping from war, these ethiopians are making the difficult journey across the border into sudan after fleeing the fighting in the tigray region. they were stuck between the opposing forces, and fearing for their lives abandoned their homes and a hurry. the un says thousands of refugees have made it to this very remote area of sudan where the conditions are tough. as the fighting intensifies, camps are springing up for displaced civilians. they spoke of the dangers that forced them to flee. in the chaos, many have been separated from their family members. translation: i went out with my father, my mother, and my child with only what we wore and now we have no money or anything. we fled from death. translation: forces entered burned our homes and killed people. they left nothing. w

they can fly armed drones out of a base in neighbouring eritrea that is run by the united arab emiratesayan forces and their political leaders 72 hours to surrender. so far, they have shown no sign of giving up the fight. we don't know the full extent of the civilian suffering caused by this conflict, but if the threats are carried out, it might be about to get far worse. poland is seeing its biggest protests in decades, with widespread fury at a decision to almost totally ban abortions. the country already has some of the strictest abortion laws in europe, but the ban would prevent even women whose foetuses have severe malformations from being able to terminate their pregnancies. the protests have delayed the law's implementation, but hospitals across poland have already stopped the procedure. 0ur europe correspondentjean mackenzie sent this report. weeks of rage pouring through the streets. women fighting to protect what little right to abortion they have against a government that is trying to take it away. but authorities have had enough now. police are brought in from across the cou

rockets have been fired at the eritrean capital, asmara, from neighbouring ethiopia, in a major escalationconflict between the ethiopian government, and local forces in the tigray region. the attacks came hours after a senior official in tigray threatened missile strikes on eritrea. there were reports of clashes along the border between ethiopia and eritrea. the tigray people's liberation front see eritrea as supporting ethiopia's federal government. in an earlier attack, the tplf fired rockets at two ethiopian airports in retaliation for government air strikes in the region. let's take another look at the territory in the north and here where the heart of this dispute. the ethiopian government says the rockets targeted the cities of gondar and bahir dar. our africa regional editor, will ross, reports. escaping from war, these ethiopians are making the difficultjourney across the border into sudan after fleeing the fighting in the tigray region. they were stuck between the opposing forces and fearing for their lives abandoned their homes and a hurry. the un says thousands of refugees have

ethiopia's prime minister had ended an enervating two—decades—long conflict with neighbouring eritreal. in the early hours of november 4, withjust a posting on facebook, he ordered troops into tigray — a region in the north of the country run by the tigray people's liberation front — these are the politicians who used to run ethiopia before prime minister abiy. 40,000 people have fled to neighbouring sudan, prompting fears that the war could destabilise further an already troubled region. agnes, to the west, france is heavily engaged in mali and trying to keep that country together. china aside, it might even be said that france is the most engaged country from outside africa in african affairs right now. how frustrating do you think president macron has found it to get other countries — notably the us — to engage in anything more than a supporting role? well, actually, there are actually talks — that's interesting — there are talks within the eu, actually talks with greece, talks with other countries to help french troops. but in terms of ethiopia, this is a different story altogethe

as fighting continues in ethiopia, thousand flee to neighbouring sudan.rgently needs access to those displaced. one year ago, what may have been the first case of coranavirus was diagnosed in china. the article from the south china morning post, citing chinese government data, says the first case of covid—19 can be traced back to the 17th of november 2019. the person is said to be a 55—year—old living in hubei province. the official position of the chinese authorities, we should add, is that the first case wasn't confirmed until december last year, one month later. fast forward to today, more than 1.3 million people have died from covid—19, with more than 55 million confirmed cases globally. chinese leaders were seen as slow to react to the outbreak that began in the city of wuhan, suppressing information and even punishing those who raised the alarm. and it seems it is still intent of pursuing citizen journalists who covered the initial stages of the pandemic. the first to be publicly charged is zhang zhan, a former lawyer who reported from wuhan in febr

for parts of scotland set to affect more than 2 million people. 30,000 ethiopians have fled to neighbouring sudan. almost half of them are thought to be children. and we take a look at how china is determined to punish those who first reported the outbreak of coronavirus in wuhan. donald trump had threatened to bring all american troops home by christmas. he's not going quite that far, but he will reduce the us military presence in iraq and afghanistan before he leaves office. so, let's look at that plan in a bit more detail. at the moment, there are 3000 soldiers stationed in iraq. 500 of them will be pulled out. the drawdown looks much more meaningful in afghanistan, where 2000 of the a500 us troops will be withdrawn. they are part of the nato force in place to support what is a fragile government. the acting defense secretary, christopher miller, made the announcement at his first news conference. together we have mourned the loss of more than 6900 american troops who gave their lives in afghanistan and iraq. and we will never forget the more than 52,000 who bear the wounds of war and al

but the fear that is hated neighbouring azeris could move into this area means that eand any move into because it is uncertain about the future, so right now they say 0k, it stays armenian, i don't know what that means. he was going to protect my security? the russian peacekeepers? there area the russian peacekeepers? there are a lot of questions. tens of thousands of armenians have lost their homes and in our refugees. rosanna is a school teacher. she and her two children fled the war, cramming into a truck with 20 other people, a gruelling journey along mountain roads. translation: all i could take with me was a photo album. when i told my children we could not go back home, they started to cry. they don't want to go to school here, they want to be with their friends. another family, another story of pain. this artist has been looking for his 22—year—old son for nearly two months. translation: i drew my son a lot. here is playing the piano. he describes his son is a tender man with a passion for reading and playing music. he was fighting in the front line but went missing during the

he was awarded the nobel peace prize last year after reaching out to make peace with neighbouring eritreashed through sidelined the tigrayans of tplf party who had long dominated the political scene. they accuse mr abiy of teaming up with his new friend the eritrean president to attack the tigrayan forces. earlier came the threat to target eritrea with air strikes. translation: whether they go from asmara or bahir dar to attack tigray or other places, whether it is by plane or other attacks, as per our statement that we'll commit retaliatory measures, we will undertake missile attacks on selected targets in addition to gondar and bahir dar airports. ethiopia's prime minister had predicted a swift win, but he may have underestimated the enemy. the impact of a drawn—out regional conflict would be devastating for the horn of africa region. will ross, bbc news. let's get some of the day's other news: at least 10 people have been killed and several others seriously injured in a fire at a hospital treating coronavirus patients in romania. the blaze broke out in the intensive care unit of the pu

people in the australian state of victoria can now travel freely into neighbouring new south wales fore crushing of a covid—19 outbreak centred on melbourne that led to nearly 800 deaths. but as the city emerges from a long and tough lockdown, it's not all about celebration. the bbc‘s shaimaa khalil reports from melbourne. this is the flight they've been waiting months to board and for antonio, this moment could not have come fast enough? today is the day i get to meet my four month old grandson for the first time. how does that feel? the heart's jumping out first time. how does that feel? the heart'sjumping out of first time. how does that feel? the heart's jumping out of my chest, fantastic, absolutely fantastic. before the pandemic, melbourne to sydney was one of the busiest air routes in the world. now, with the borders open, victorians can visit once again. i've missed my friends, i've missed my home. we're flying to see my husband who we haven't seen for four months. we're so excited. we're so excited. after the of the world's toughest lockdowns, it is another big moment for a vi

government warns that fighting with local forces in the tigray region appears to be spreading into neighbourings coronavirus swept across the world earlier this year, we visited new york city's most populous borough to see how the pandemic took hold.