this year's protests follow years of complaints and censorship of black pete both in the netherlands and abroad back in twenty eleven a dutch christmas celebration was cancelled in a small canadian town after complaints of racism in twenty fifteen several dollars cities altered to black people image slightly for parades giving him sort on his cheeks rather than a four black face school in ottawa decided to remove black pete altogether out of respect for the diversity of its students and only a month ago dutch broadcaster n.t.r. ditched the blackface version of the character instead opting for a sort marks but on the streets of the netherlands there's been mixed reaction. we stand here to protest because we're finding a deal black people racist one this exchange said this is to reduce our pleasure and for everyone i think it's. it's. because they don't see. the black or white or towards the world i think it's a it's a non-discussion. and. i think that we should keep the festivities as they are and keep black pete i see no point in having a white pete after all this is for children. st

the netherlands had made a sta b belter. the netherlands had made a stab early after the break.f her site's she her site's dominant first half, she would not be kept quiet after she bagged a double with this turn and finish, sealing her site's place in sunday's final. and showing why the dutch had the welcome ones. great britain's hopes of winning a bronze are still alive but they will have to beat argentina in their final gi’oup to beat argentina in their final group game to stand a chance. ok, let's have a quick look at some of the day's other stories. the premier league is back this weekend. west ham boss manuel pellegrini has denied his talisman marko arnautovic wants to leave. the austrian forward reportedly "wa nts to compete with the very best", but pellegrini says the player is happy and is only thinking about west ham. claudio ranieri is in at fulham, his first game is a key match against fellow strugglers southampton at craven cottage and he's issued a rallying cry to his players. my my message is that the team is a good team. but now it is important to show fighting s

to win next week germany face the netherlands in the european nations league but they could be already relegated from their group by then if the netherlands beat france on thursday yohimbe live is remarkably relaxed about that danger. as i get my craft it's out of our hands now whether we'll stay in the group we have to wait and see the netherlands front result and we need to learn to get in front i should beat them as if we are in a lower group in twenty twenty so be it that's not the end of the world but we can always get promoted again when the gun in the company over the. twenty eight team has brought only disaster and disarray for the german national sawed their upcoming fixtures of their final internationals of the year two last chances to end on a high. and europe today it was d w news live from berlin i'll be back at the top of the hour with more world news followed by the day i've just seen you the. commerce. the liveliest. the most traditional. at any time. check in with. take a tour of germany. w dot com.

netherlands. her run in with bosch it dates back to the late fifteenth really sixteenth century and it's really one of the most enigmatic and puzzled over paintings in the world sumi so that's just the beginning because obviously el greco also deserves a mention but i couldn't bring quite that many paintings. on you know you take a lot of time and you need to have comfortable shoes. obviously like any big museum you know you do not need the time you're going to need at least a few hours in there if you're going to do it right there also offers the works by public because. the spanish graphic artist royal who just passed away in october and there's interestingly you know very very little female artist representation in the prado but there are a few hidden gems like for instance rose a portrait of a lion and feed it's called so lots of stuff that's definitely worth tracking down and the interesting thing is that as you mention it's on until march the tenth admission is free on saturday evening suttl

he deserves a lot of respect and if he plays against the netherlands then you get a beer from a after the game and sort of the invites. but. it's not exactly champagne but nobody expects that after the year that germany have had. good luck to them i'm a little rock n roll in the garret alpha's it is up next with more on that shock arrest of an executive carlos guy and i see them at the top of the hour. they make a commitment. they find solutions. they can strive for.

and regional bodies in tandem a project between germany and the netherlands encounters between artists t.v. shows film projects and sound experiments. back to danielle a sportsman and. they're about to swap homes and spend a period working in each other's countries. recommends that daniella visits the harbor district of the dog and canal. for a long time it was my creative home i had a studio. jazz club was next door great location fantastic music so i definitely recommend it to. this lovely looking out of the water and summer it's a lovely place to hang out with a drink. a day man recommends a visit to the old market square. this place is because it has all buildings a lot of cafes and also there are quite some culture spaces here space behind me. aside you have film house and so it's really nice place to be to hang around. until the time comes for them to trade places they'll continue their creative collaboration eventually they'll publish it. catalog and in march their work will be shown in an exhibition in a month's time. and saying on the subject of art and cultural exchange we ha

denmark and the netherlands have counted nine thousand three hundred civil pops own just a c. . that's two hundred more than last. time a population of around twenty seven thousand has remained constant since twenty twelve. and staying on the north sea we head to a world heritage site now you've probably heard of the wod and see this is an intern tidal zone in the south eastern part of the north sea it consists of salt marshes and title flats they dry out at low tide well the area isn't in this sense of a habitat for numerous plants and animal life or we met up with a park ranger who gave us an exploratory tour of the region. the nesting season finished the northern night at the end of july. now the trails through the salt marsh meadows in the southeast of the island are open again. the soil is such aerated with salt water but many plants thrive here. like ranger kneels beavers taking a group of visitors through the nature reserve. and you want to see anyone know what kind of plant this is. their last glassware that's trying to answer thinking these are the basics of how a salt

the netherlands scored two late goals in a dramatic 2—2 draw with germany to earn the point they needede table, joining england, switzerland and portugal in next year's finals of the nations league — and, in a group alongside france and the former world champions, who would have predicted that? germany took an early lead thanks to timo werner and added a quick second through manchester city's leroy sane. at that point, france were topping the group and on their way to next summer's finals. but, with five minutes to go, quincy promes struck — and, in added time, liverpool's virgil van dijk scored the equaliser. so the netherlands through, at the expense of the world champions france, and germany, who finish bottom and are relegated to the second tier of the competition. republic of ireland, already relegated from group b, drew 0—0 with group winners denmark tonight. it means martin o'neil's side are now without a goal in four games. they've mustered just one win in 11 games. how very different it is for scotland. they'll secure promotion and guarantee a euro 2020 play—off spot if they be

russia dam has europe's largest seaport and is the netherlands. leading center of industry entry than even mass river flows through the city bringing tons of plastic garbage with it the trash ends up in the city and in the north sea the parks found a set up special little traps to prevent it from being carried further along. this is where the water of the harbors roots is the most polluted so we are now here on the sides of the river and we see that when the river is there. been the reaction really blows all the plastics into this harbor and now we're able to retrieve it there. the traps are emptied once or twice a month come on can i still always check things over. due to the proximity of the sea and its time it's been even mastery of always changes direction and that's a problem for the literature apps. the difficulty that we have or still have is that the direction of the stream changed the stories today so what we have to really develop is a system that retrieves the plastics but also contains its wildest dreams go without words and of the one

virgil van djik was the dutch saviour, slamming home a 90th minute equaliser, the netherlands comings them, and not world champions france, into the inauguralfinals injune. they join england, switzerland and portugal in the last four. it was not our best performance. still, we have a point. and i remember in holland, the people

protests have broken out across the netherlands over a controversial christmas character called black pete celebrations featuring the character have come under increasing criticism in recent years with accusations pete encourages racial stereotypes. to a. paid has been part of dutch christmas fests since the mid nineteenth century when he first appeared in a children's book he is the trusted helper father christmas climbing down chimneys to deliver presents and sweets to children in parades and other appearances black pete is played by an adult in blackface a curly wig and colorful clothes. this year's protests follow years of complaints and censorship of black people in the netherlands and abroad back in twenty eleven a dutch christmas celebration was cancelled in a small canadian town after complaints of racism in twenty fifteen several dutch cities altered black people's image slightly for parades giving him sort on his cheeks rather than a full black face a school in ottawa decided to remove black pete altogether out of respect for the diversity of his students and only a month ag

this would be the first case of its kind here in the netherlands if he wins. thatjust be erased? he says that he is a pioneer in many fields so why not this one. he has also promisesd to revoke his dutch state pension saying it is more about the women and the life chances than the money. the judges are expected to rule in about four weeks' time. of his age. he believes it would be easier for him to find work, to get a new house, a new car, and women, if he was 20 years younger. he also points out that here in the netherlands, people can go to court to change their names, to even change their gender so why should he not be able to change his age? he talked about the doctors who he said the doctors have said he has the body of a 45—year—old and described himself as a young gun. this would be the first case of its kind here in the netherlands if he wins. the judges though have been pretty sceptical, asking what happens to the first 20 years of his life, should thatjust be erased? he says that he is a pioneer in many fields so why not this one. about the women and

protests have broken out across the netherlands over a controversial traditional christmas character called black peat celebrations featuring the character have come in for increasing criticism in recent years with ickes ations that it encourages racial stereotypes. was. black peter was being a part of dutch christmas festivities since they made nineteenth century when he first appeared in a children's book he said to be the trusted helper a father christmas climbing down chimneys to deliver presents on sweets to children in parades and other appearances black is played by an adult wearing black make up a curly wig and colorful clothes. well this year's protests follow years of complaints on censorship both black paper both in the netherlands and abroad in twenty eleven a dutch christmas celebration was counselled in a small canadian town after complaints of racism in twenty fifteen several dutch cities altered black petes image slightly for parades putting suits on his cheeks rather than fold black face and then the school in the canadian capital decided to remove black petes altoge

what's also has to be said is that if france playing the netherlands tonight and if the netherlands when that game then germany will be relegated out of the nations league group so germany is no it's not even in their own hands so that's the one to look out for tonight all right i'm going to give you support thank you very much. to tennis now in the last men's tournament of the season where australia's dominate teen claimed its first win of the week beating the shit corey in straight sets japan's number one player had beaten roger federer earlier in the round robin stage but has since altered a team won the first set easily and sure he was clearly frustrated he rallied a bit in effect and that the team kept his nerve to win it for. the. art of get back to the heated debate about the u.k.'s withdrawal plans from the e.u. it looks like financial markets still haven't digested yesterday's to mull choice of bents christophe really soon the british has struggled to stay afloat in asian trading this morning after a substantial slide overnight investors fear that political turmoil in the u.k. c

division of the nation's league but there is still a lot at stake in tonight's match against the netherlands the dutch can qualify for the final four with a point well germany coach your king live needs a strong performance from his team as he aims to show the world a revival is on the horizon. temperatures have plummeted in germany but in lurve is hoping to reignite the fire in his team after a disastrous year a convincing win over the netherlands would help germany get back on track. on sheer it was a difficult year there were a lot of disappointments torsional and a half that the year got off to a poor start with defeats to brazil and then austria team management were also criticised for the way they dealt with measured controversial meeting with turkish president paddle on and then came the embarrassing first round exit at the world cup the germany coach also faced criticism for being too slow to implement change. it's important to learn lessons from years like this and then take action what can be done better and what are the solutions to. this is what the future could look like leroy s

it is being processed in the netherlands and sold back to britain.ng to the british market. all the flat fish caught in the british waters landseer in the netherlands, caught by dutch guys, not british guys. there will be people listening thinking it is a bit strange that dutch are catching the british fish and selling it back to be british? they cannot produce like us. we own all the machines cost up the netherlands is not the only nation with a vocal fishing lobby. with more political clout than you might expect, given its overall contribution to the economy. this has the potential to get ugly. anna holligan, bbc news. fishing is going to be one there is very thorny issues in the months ahead. in the letter we saw from the european leaders today, sent to the european leaders today, sent to the european leaders, they said they wa nt to european leaders, they said they want to get some deal on fishing by 2020. of course, it matters so much to those conservative mps in scotla nd to those conservative mps in scotland that represent fishing communities.

you're about to go on a standup tour -- >> yeah. >> seth: -- in the netherlands., where their upcoming shows are. can you just list off, just so i can hear them one la time -- >> sure. >> seth: -- some cities you're going to. >> sure.ic maybe it'sfor the audience to come where i'm going to. [ speaking foreign language ] [ laughter ] and yeah. [ speaking foreignage ] >> seth: thank you so much. arjen lubach, everyone.nd [ cheerspplause ] we'll be right back with antoni porowski. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ i'm all for my neighborhood. i'm all for backing the community that's made me who i am. i'm all for my theatre, my barbershop and my friends. because the community doesn't just have small businesses, it is small businesses. and that's why american express founded small business saturday. so, this year let's all get up, get out and shop small on november 24th. i got croissant. small business saturday. a small way to make a big difference. ♪ bum bum bum bum bum wait, wait, wait. this is incredible. ryeah, it's an incble deal. this weekend join t-mobile and get the awesome iphone xr, o

germany imports forty percent of its gas from russia twenty nine percent comes from the netherlands norway supplies it with twenty one percent only seven percent comes from german gas fields supplied from e.u. countries will decline in the future because the blocks gas resources i did missing germany however desperately needs more gas it is going to turn off its nuclear plans in four years and it also wants to shut down coal power plants meanwhile we knew it was like wind and solar are unstable energy sources. that means that germany needs natural gas to feel the supply gap the country is planning to build its first liquefied natural gas terminal that will allow l.n.g. ships from qatar the u.s. and other countries to transport their gas to germany the energy transition the move from nuclear and coal comes with a hefty price tag it means that you are ups largest economy could become more dependent on foreign gas especially from russia. is ukraine's deputy foreign minister have europe and russia forgotten about ukraine. i don't think so but i do think that europe are good to about work and a

we have to wait and see the netherlands-france result. if we're in a lower group in 2020, so be it.t is not the end of the world. we can always get promoted again. reporter: 2018 has brought only disaster and disarray for the german national side. there are coming pictures of the finer internationals of the year. two last chances to and -- to end on a high. phil: britain's prime minister is under intense pressure after her drafted deal to take britain out of the european union triggered a wave of government resignation. now hard-line brexiteer has begun moves to force theresa may from office. the pretty spry minister is due to make a statement at the top of the next hour -- the british prime minister is due to make a statement. we will bring that to you live. all the news and information around the clock on the website dw.com. have a good day. not enough that. i would however. five like facebook [inaudible] we will [inaudible] sorry i you know so that a dental llc [inaudible] five she

funded project between two artists from germany and the netherlands. victor bunch from munster loves to draw preferably with colored markers and a calligraphy. in a day dutch artist daniella sportsman enjoys working with colored pens acrylic paints and water colors. the two artists live in different countries but have found a way to work together they began their ten democrats act in the spring to help of you and return on funding start on. instead of getting together for a chat we make out together having this creative dialogue with each other means we've gotten to know each other very well. there is a difference. between the netherlands and germany the language is different than the food is different and the housing is there for and. when you draw. then it's so funny because your life is mostly. takes the same path so everybody has this stuff in the kitchen and the mess in the bathroom and. so we are in the business we are the same so that's really nice. they post the results of their collaboration on a blog and on facebook their work tends to concen

time that game kicks off germany may already be relegated from the nation's league group if the netherlands beat france tonight germany will be tossed out of the group making their path to next year's european championships more difficult. we have gotten. on losing but they will be watching and we'll have to live with the result. it's only partly in our own hands now if france lose we've got no chance what on the comics so we'll just have to wait and see puns and rely on france to keep us in it the most. of it was a tennis great treasure federer has won ninety nine titles in his era defining career and last night in london he brought himself closer to his one hundredth header or guaranteed himself a place in the final or at the a.t.p. finals as he cruised south african kevin anderson. less than a week ago federer was a dropping by cain issue koori he's back on form now though as he's pinpoint backhands test. it was kevin anderson who knocked federer out of wimbledon this year off to a marathon quarter final but this one really looks like it would go the distance at all in the first set fede

the netherlands is not the only nation with a vocal fishing lobby.al clout, you might expect given its overall contribution to the economy. this has the potential to get ugly. anna holligan, abc news. we will have all the coverage here in bbc world news. — that's all at bbc.com/news — or you can download the bbc news app. officials have postponed one of the biggest football matches in argentina's history after a bus carrying one of the teams was attacked by rival fans, injuring several of the players. the final of the south american club championship, the copa libertadores, was due to take place between two rival clubs from buenos aires. lebo diseko has this report. running battles on the streets of buenos aires as river plate fans throw missiles at police. they should have been cheering on their team at the historic football final. instead, these supporters are part of what looks like a full—blown riot. earlier, river plate fans attacked the bus carrying the boca juniors to the stadium. boca captain pablo perez had an injured eye, apparently after s

virgil van djik was the dutch saviour, slamming home a 90th minute equaliser, the netherlands comingrom 2—0 down to rescue a point which sees them, and not world champions france, into the inauguralfinals injune. they join england, switzerland and portugal in the last four. it was not our best performance. still, we have a point. and i remember in holland, the people said, it is always the germans who will score in the last minute. maybe now we have to understand. it was holland who was the most lucky team tonight. stating with football. plans to breakaway from the champions league in favour of a new tournament featuring europe's top teams are fiction, according to two of european football's most powerful officials. uefa's president and the chairman of the european club association have told the bbc they are working together to reform football. richard conway has more. it's the spectacular. it's gareth bale! the champions league, the pinnacle of club football, but the future of the competition has been in doubt in recent weeks. leaked documents suggested real madrid, who won their 11

to win next week germany face the netherlands in the european nations league but they could be already relegated from their group by then if the netherlands beat france on thursday yohimbe lurve is remarkably relaxed about that danger. and i coughed it's of our hands now whether we'll stay in the group we have to wait and see the netherlands frocks result and we need to learn the getting from croatia beat them because if we are in a lower group in twenty twenty so be it that's not the end of the world but we can always get promoted again in the coming year with a. twenty eight team has brought only disaster and disarray for the german national saud their upcoming fixtures of their final internationals of the year two last chances to end on a high. is reminder the top story at this hour britain's prime minister is under intense pressure after had dropped a deal to take britain out of a european union triggered a wave of government resignations now hardline threats are to take a pretty small test begun moves to force theresa may from office. the british prime minister is due to make a st

he deserves a lot of respect and if he plays against the netherlands they'll get a beer from a after the game and sort of invites appeal. it's not exactly champagne but nobody expects that after the year that germany have had. and of course you can find more data for stories on our web site d w dot com forwards slash sports or follow us on twitter at under school sports. now it's world toilet day and the u.n. says more than half the world's population don't have access to a safe toilet the situation is especially bad in nigeria where the president has declared a state of emergency over the situation some people are cashing in on the crisis and state after increased reports you can see them everywhere in lagos people relieving themselves outdoors in the open one of every four nigerians has no access to a proper toilet. it's been sued by the courts farce what you do is you go to the reason i had to extricate ourselves. by the way they released themselves is disturbing to those of us living here because out in the open everyone can see them but the government should at least build a cov

the netherlands come from 2—0 down against germany to qualify for the finals of the nations league —rt briefing. benazir bhutto has claimed victory in pakistan's general election, and she's asked pakistan's president to name her as prime minister. jackson's been released on bail of $3 million after turning himself in to police in santa barbara. it was the biggest demonstration so far of the fast—growing european antinuclear movement. the south african government has announced that its opening the country's remaining whites—only beaches to people of all races. this will lead to a black majority government in this country, and the destruction of the white civilisation. part of the centuries—old windsor castle, one of the queen's residences, has been consumed by fire for much of the day. 150 firemen have been battling the blaze, which has caused millions of pounds' worth of damage. you're watching the briefing. 0ur headlines: protests over fuel prices, healthcare and job cuts are threatening another day of chaos across france, and piling pressure on president macron. four people have be

listen ears protests follow years of complaints of censorship indeed of black people within the netherlands and abroad in twenty seven a dutch christmas celebration was cancelled in a small canadian town after complaints of racism in twenty fifteen several dutch cities altered black petes image slightly for parades putting suits on his cheeks rather than full black face then a school in the canadian capital decided to remove black paint altogether out of respect for the diversity of its students a month ago dutch broadcaster n.t.r. ditched the black face version of the character instead opting for marks opinions are mixed though in the netherlands. we stand here to protest because you find they like b. three cities who want this to change so defaced it is a pleasant for everyone i think it's because it's. good because they don't see if. you keep these black or white let's call it. i think it's yeah it's a nun discussion. and i think that we should keep the festivities as they are and keep black pete i see no point in having a white pete after all this is for children. or journalist luke or

the netherlands' captain then equalized in injury time.e said he is pleased with his side's progress since their world cup debacle, despite monday's result. have a listen. >> sure, it's a bit annoying that we gave away the lead at the end, but i think we played well. just like in the 3-0 win over russia last week. i think everyone can see the coach has a plan and we are set up well on the field. in training we are all highly motivated to come back stronger. sarah: at the european curling championships in estonia, undefeated switzerland beat denmark in section 12 of the women's round robin on tuesday. the swiss started strong in their first end when their fourth player played a delicate tap back to open the scoring. check that out. switzerland went on to win 10-6 and remained the clear leaders at the top of the table. you're watching "dw news" from berlin. i am sarah kelly. thank you so much for joining us. have a great day. ♪ [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accura

live is hoping to reignite the fire in his team after a disastrous year a convincing win over the netherlands would help germany get back on track see ya vonn sheer it was a difficult year there were a lot of disappointments and toys shown behalf that the year got off to a poor start with defeats to brazil and then austria team management were also criticised for the way they dealt with me as a controversial meeting with turkish president red chips i pad on and then came the embarrassing first round exit at the world cup. the germany coach also faced criticism for being too slow to implement change. it's important to learn lessons from years like this and then take action what can be done better and what are the solutions to. this is what the future could look like leroy's said a union brand. and says. players born in one thousand nine hundred five or ninety six you're sure a commission is the same age and has already played for germany thirty seven times . mine and. it's my goal to improve and take responsibility. the coach doesn't come to me and ask for advice. he has a lot more experience

and if it will the netherlands have returned to top form pleasantly surprising their founds on friday with a victory over world champions for all in the nations in league. one album school just before half time and memphis deep i converted a late penalty as the dutch dominated against the world champions the result means the netherlands can win the group if they draw in gets in khaki and against a germany squad that's now been relegated from the nation's leak. and from all we can bring in data is very own mark karr again mark while champions for all those beaten by the dutch to nail that result was having a big effect for germany right even though they won't play straight that means the relegated from nations league a this is a. slightly confusing inaugural compare competition in nations league so they're the relegated from the elite level to league beano which is obviously a bruised blow to the prestige especially after the in the world cup this summer with the group stage exit and football terms that means that the no longer have a chance to qualify for u. twenty twenty the playoff

break he'll now face either novak djokovic or kevin anderson for the trophy and in football the netherlands has returned to the top form pleasantly surprising their fans on friday with the victory of the world champions france in the nation's league georgian vino thems scored just before half time in memphis depok converted a late penalty as the dutch dominated against the world champions the result means the netherlands can win the group if they draw in goals and coercion against germany squad that's now been relegated from the nation's league top five. we're watching data from the mall coming at the top of the hour and don't forget you can get all the latest news and information around the clock on our web site at state already dot com i'm rebecca written seasick. sleep. carefully. is simply sure to be good.

it's being processed in the netherlands and sold back to britain. and produced for markets. all the flat fish caught in british waters lands here in the netherlands. it's caught by dutch guys, not by british guys. there will be people listening thinking it's a bit strange that the dutch are catching the british fish and then selling it back to the british! they cannot produce like us. we own all the machines. the netherlands is not the only nation with a vocal fishing lobby. with more political clout than you might expect given its overall contribution to the economy. this has the potential to get ugly. anna holligan, bbc news, in urk. very much so, the eu saying that they want to deal with fishing in they want to deal with fishing in the early part of negotiations and get something done by 2020 and quotas. alex barker, brussels bureau chief for the financial times, is with me now. isa is a concern for theresa may, scottish mps, not all of them and coastal communities but a good many of them, you want to stick tight on what she has set out? absolute

from their group by then if the netherlands beat france on thursday yohimbe live is remarkably relaxed about that danger. clar sure as i can knock off it's out of our hands now whether we'll stay in the group we have to wait and see the netherlands front result and we need to learn to confront christ didn't know me as if we are in a lower group in twenty twenty so be it that's not the end of the world we can always get promoted again the gun the company over the. twenty eighteen has brought only disaster and disarray for the german national saud their upcoming fixtures of their final internationals of the year two last chances to end on a hawr. right max we're hearing that you know fans aren't exactly rushing out to get the tickets why is that well i think is a couple of reasons i mean you know you live did address that the bad results surely don't help in the sort of mean sign when they're trying to sell tickets for friendly's games the really officially of any of importance i do think also thursday a quarter to nine in germans on courses on in the evening is not the ideal time to los

and in football the netherlands a return to top form pleasantly surprising their fans on friday with the victory of a world champion france in the nation's league georgian a villain the albums scored just before half time and memphis deposit converted a light penalty as the dutch dominated against the world champions the result manes and evelyn's can win the group if they draw in goals and kishan against germany squad that's now been relegated from the nation's lake top five. and as a reminder of the top story we're following for you in the last few minutes president donald trump has touched down in california and to visit areas scorched by the wildfires and talk of first responders fears a growing that follow people may have died in the fives the remains of more than seventy people have so far been identified but the list of those still missing has soared beyond one thousand. and don't forget you can always get date on the news on the go just download our half from google play all the apple stole that'll give you access to all the latest news from around the world as well as push no

like it's a racist tradition here in the netherlands. like face paint i believe skin color is not a question especially not if you look at our violent history of enslaving oppressing black people here in the netherlands needs to change because you use racist when i was small i grew up with the story of black people shipping you off to spain who put you in a bank and shipped off to spain if you've been on so the mark b. debate is one that i think is very important and very overdue it's essentially part of sort of a reckoning with our colonial past and at the same time it also goes to the heart of the question of what kind of society do we want to be to you know do we want to be this in this inclusive and tolerant and progressive society that we always say we or well just last week people across the country took to the streets to demand an end to the black face tradition and on social media the protests continues with uses sharing pictures with the dutch hash tag black pete is racism and clips like these are also going viral according to d

converted a late penalty the result means the netherlands can win the group if they draw against a germanysquad is now being relegated from the nation's league top flight. and from all we can bring in verio now mark corrigan mob while champions for almost beaten by the dutch to nail that result was having a big effect for germany right even though they won't play straight that means the relegated from nations league a this is a. slightly confusing inaugural come the competition nations league so they're really it's a from the elite level to league beano which is obviously a blow to the prestige especially after the in the world cup this summer with the group stage exit and football terms that means that they'd no longer have a chance to qualify for you twenty twenty the playoff methods which is coming in at the start of twenty twenty. but in practical terms it probably doesn't mean much for germany or how much of a blow is it or how serious is it for germany and that coach of course you're going to have well he's been under a lot of pressure since the world cup the buckle it's also been a

since foresees now and in football the netherlands have returned to top form on friday with a victory over world champions france in the nation's league georgina over an album scored just before half time and memphis de pike converted a late penalty the result means the netherlands can win the group if they draw against a germany squad that's now been relegated from the nation's league top flight. well don't forget you can always get d. w. news on the go by downloading from google play off from the apple store and give you access to all the latest news from around the world as well as push notifications and any breaking news you can also use the d w to send us any photos and videos you think we might be interested to. hear what you need any news from berlin plenty more coming up at the top of the hour with my colleague rebecca races or to get the latest is always on our website e.w. dot com i'm going to humphrey invalid thanks for your company c.c. . used to show the story of the first movie the lord told from different perspectives by peter grimm from the houston european perspective

the netherlands missed out on the world cup but they have embraced this tournament. they have.e germany are struggling now. it's because germany are struggling now. it‘s great you to see the dutch rejuvenating themselves, top players, hopefully they can do it. charlie adam, thanks forjoining us. you can hear more from the gang on radio 5 live from 7pm. in early september, michaeljohnson, the athletics legend, suffered a mini—stroke. the four—time olympic champion and former world record holder over 200m and a00m says he is close to making a full recovery, but the early days after suffering the illness were tough. two days after the stroke, i was allowed to start physical therapy, the therapist came to my room with a walker, i was able to get out of bed with assistance and get behind the walker. i walked around the hospital floor for the first walker. i walked around the hospital floorfor the first time. walker. i walked around the hospital floor for the first time. it was very difficult. what was amazing was we took a walk around the hospital floor and it just happened we took

circumstances appearing for the first time before judges from the international criminal court in the netherlands a preliminary hearing for his forthcoming war crimes and crimes against humanity trial this is the first time that the central african republic has extradited someone to the international criminal court to face charges for their involvement in the recent conflicts and as such it represents a significant step for the country in dealing with the violence but how he got here is something of an accident late october the militia leader turned m.p. was detained after firing a gun inside cia oz pollens only after this on november eleventh did the i.c.c. publishes arrest warrants and he was hastily extradited a week later all this has reaffirmed for some the suspicion that there's a degree of opportunism in how the i.c.c. works i think what we've learned to about the r.c.c. in the last sixteen years is that it's a much less impressive institution than many people hard and it lacks resources it also lacks knowledge of complex conflict zones in africa and as a result of that it can't go off to

also, there is still surprise in the netherlands about how the whole process is going. as it had been in the uk but the beginning of a movement. how has that been affected by watching brexit? some yea rs affected by watching brexit? some years ago there was talk about the netherlands leaving the eu, nexit, this was promoted by populist parties but there was eurosceptic parties but there was eurosceptic parties like the traditional parties like the conservatives, but the mood has changed. there is enthusiasm about the eu and because of brexit as an example not going well at all, i think there is an exit movement that still exists but it is not part of the traditional politics. less than two years ago. christoph schmidt, thank you forjoining us on bbc breakfast. it's a busy day ahead, i think! let's bbc breakfast. it's a busy day ahead, ithink! let's have bbc breakfast. it's a busy day ahead, i think! let's have a look at the weather. how is it there this morning? good morning. still a lot of cloud around, but the prospect of more brightness than we saw yesterday. some sh