paul hawkins looks back at his life.red and accomplished but to his critics, is not, arrogant and aloof. valery giscard d'estaing, a descendant of louis xv first entered government when he was 33 years old with two stent. it was after the second sent in 1974 that he started to run from president and on the second of may the french gave him their backing. —— runfor may the french gave him their backing. —— run for president. translation: i know that today marks a new era for french policies. that of rejuvenation and change for france. change indeed. he relaxed abortion laws, of equal opportunities to women. . . laws, of equal opportunities to women... and as a fan of technology, gave the go—ahead to build the high—speed train network and expanded the trade industry. together with germany, he pushed for integration, laying the foundation for the single currency in europe, europe. the self—styled emperor of the central african republic? coronation cost more than the countries entire economic output that year. in 1979, valer

paul hawkins there.rmarkets are being given three months to prepare for additional checks that will be carried out on goods being transported to northern ireland from great britain after the brexit transition period ends on new year's eve. the agreement reached by the uk and eu is designed to stop food supplies being disrupted next year. when the transition period ends on new year's eve, england, scotland and wales will leave the eu's single market for goods. northern ireland effectively won't. at the moment there are hardly any checks on goods travelling between great britain and northern ireland. but from january first, deal or no deal, there will be new rules governing trade across the irish sea, that companies big and small are trying to get to grips with. our ireland correspondent emma vardy reports. becoming cut off from great britain through new brexit red tape was one of the biggest fears for businesses in northern ireland, because food exported over the irish sea will be subject to new checks on

paul hawkins has more.t do their bit in a country guarded against north korea. military conscription lasts almost two years, and until now it has had to be done between the ages of 18—28. now a change to the law means people like this... we love you! can wait until they are 30. the global key pop superstars boy band will by then be more of a madman, the exemption given to people who boost the country's cultural status and economy. bts pro $4.65 cultural status and economy. bts pro $a.65 billion to the south korean economy through merchandise, physical album sales and concert tickets or to put it another way, they are worth 0.3% of the country's gdp, gross domestic product, the country's entire economic output. by 2023, they are expected to contribute $a8 billion to the south korean economy. recently, they knocked the first ever number one single in the us with a song dynamite and grabbed an unprecedented grammy nomination. previously the only people accepted were musicians and athletes. heung—min son, who p

with me is our news correspondent paul hawkins. good correspondent paul hawkins. to see you.isney. yeah, and in only one year they have got 87 million subscribers and if we look at the figures more broadly in the context of all of the streaming services will stop netflix are still top on 195 million, but they have been around streaming for 13 years. and prime are next with 150 million and disney+, only around for a year, 87 million subscribers. apple have got some catching up to do. they are on 34 million and have been around for a year, as well. a lot of their subscriptions are given away free with iphones and macbooks. so it is difficult to say how authentic that 34 million figure is. with all this growth of streaming platforms, it's not looking very good for cinema. it's not. last week we heard that warner brothers, all of theirfilm heard that warner brothers, all of their film releases for next year will be streamed on hbo max, their streaming service, and now disney say that next year peter pan and wendy and pinocchio, featuring tom hanks, they will go straight to disney

paul hawkins, bbc news.now speak to professor raina macintyre who's head of the biosecurity research program at the kirby institute, university of new south wales. thank you so much forjoining us. thank you so much forjoining us. tell us a little bit about what this team of expert will be looking for when they get to wuhan? presumably they are looking to understand the origins of sars covered two two a back virus perhaps through another animal into other humans. —— covid. whether they are going to investigate an accidental leakfrom are going to investigate an accidental leak from a lab are going to investigate an accidental leakfrom a lab i am not sure and i am also not sure what sort of useful information they could get at this stage. we do know that the lab in wuhan was working in coronavirus is including that coronavirus is including that coronavirus is including that coronavirus is so i think at this point there is a little bit of uncertainty around which direction the investigation will go. —— bat. dire

paul hawkins, bbc news.'s get some of the day's other news: a leading humanitarian agency, the international rescue committee, has called on global leaders to urgently address the major conflicts around the world or risk giving up earlier progress on reducing poverty, hunger, and disease. the irc‘s president said 2020 will be remembered as one of the most turbulent years in history. more than 370 religious leaders from around the world are calling for a ban on gay conversion therapy that aims to change a person's sexual orientation. a statement signed by representatives of all the world's major faiths is being presented at the british foreign office later today. conservative religious leaders in opposition fear it could impede on religious freedom. facebook says it has removed two networks based in russia and one linked to the french military for what it said were disinformation campaigns ta rgetting african countries. it said that the rival campaigns largely focussed on the central african republic. mackenz

paul hawkins has more.r bit to keep the country guarded against north korea. military conscription lasts almost two years and until now, it's had to be done between ages 18—28. and now, a change to the law means people like this... we love you! ..can wait until they are 30. global korean superstar boy band bts by then will be more of a man band. the legal change only applies to anyone who improves the country's cultural status or boosts the economy. bts did just that. last year alone, they contributed a reported $4.65 billion to the south korean economy through things like merchandise, physical album sales and concert tickets. to put it another way, they are worth 0.3% of the country's gdp — that's gross domestic product, the country's entire economic output. by 2023, they are expected to contribute $48 billion the south korean economy. recently, they also notched a first ever number one hit single in the us with the song dynamite and bagged an unprecedented grammy nomination. up until now, the only people

paul hawkins, bbc news.y injapan as heavy snow hit a wide area to the north—west of tokyo. some areas of the country have seen record snowfall, with minakami in gunma prefecture having nearly two metres of snow in the two days to thursday morning. the government has set up a special taskforce in response to the extreme weather. a major winter storm is predicted to bring deep snow and power outages on the east coast of the united states. more than 60 million people are expected to be affected, in an area stretching from colorado to maine. the national weather service is warning of "dangerous, if not impossible travel conditions and isolated power surges" in the worst affected areas. how much you should read into facial expressions? a new study suggests there's much more than meets the eye and that the way we smile or frown reveals how much humans have in common. tom brada investigates. feeling confused? let me explain. a new study has found that people across the world, no matter where they are from, use the

paul hawkins there.those talks but first, but to bring you up—to—date with what is happening with facebook. facebook is facing a major lawsuit in the us over concerns it has become a digital monopoly that is stifling competition. the us federal trade commission and nearly every us state sued facebook, saying that it should potentially be broken up. they allege the firm broke competition law and could force facebook to sell off instagram and whatsapp. in the last hour, the new york attorney general letitia james, explained why they had decided to sue. just a few minutes ago, i have made a bipartisan coalition of 48 attorneys generalfrom around the nation in filing a lawsuit against the social networking giant facebook. —— i led. for nearly a decade, facebook has used its dominance and monopoly power to crush smaller rivals and snuff out competition, all at the expense of everyday users. by using its vast troves of data and money, facebook has squashed or hindered what the company perceived as potential th

paul hawkins, bbc news.ustry is trying to navigate production through the restrictions of a global pandemic. it is so good to see you and as you see we have our small but mighty audience. 12 people and 18 people at home. in the world of tv, this is the new normal in 2020. in most parts of the world, public health officials have been urging drastic social distancing measures for almost ten months now. and it has had a huge impact on tv production. 0h, a huge impact on tv production. oh, my lord, everything has changed! i mean, first of all we have to be tested every single day, they have a big testing place here. all the crew and you know all the talent go to every day to be tested. constantly, everybody on the crew has to wear masks and the comic you know, the visor thing. with many productions halted in social distancing measures in place, there have been massivejob cuts. at least 100,000 jobs i thought to have been lost from the industry. more if you think wider. and that is not even when you talk about th

with me is our news correspondent paul hawkins.coming. how many shows are there and they are they new shows orjust...? spin—offs of spin—offs of spin—offs. the star wars universe just never seems to end! i remember the days when george lucas said that's it, we are done and now disney has bought it and they are... they are milking it. ten new star wa rs are milking it. ten new star wars tv series, we have got one called lando, one about obi—wan kenobl called lando, one about obi—wan kenobi, darth vader, lots of tv series, two men delorean spin—offs, it has been a big hit for disney+, and one new star wars film, i should add, rogue squadron outing christmas 2023 and directed by patty jenkins who directed wonder woman, coming out which is significant because disney paused the film productions after solo which did not do well in 2018. that was quite boring, in some ways. it was a bit, really. but the tv show seem bit, really. but the tv show seem to be doing well so what is the plan? do they want is to go to cinemas with popcorn and an

with me is our news reporter paul hawkins. vernment warning that a deal may not be possible. what are we hearing from the european side? it's sounding gloomy, one eu source it feels like a saint neck, that is santa claus, did not bring what you wanted and we keep hoping every day that he may after all. these face—to—face meetings, it may result in something, they could bea result in something, they could be a concession from one side oi’ be a concession from one side or the other, and things can change with the dynamic in a room as opposed to the online call, but as it stands, these are, there are three main sticking points, fission, competition rules, and housing sources, i.e. governors, and at the moment they are quite fundamental gaps —— fishing. i would say that the outlook from the european side is not only more optimistic than in the uk side. the uk government under borisjohnson, side. the uk government under boris johnson, under theresa may, said that no deal is better than a bad deal. to the field — do they seem feel th

with me is our news reporter paul hawkins. , right across europe then, we will want things are going to get worse and of course in winter it looks like they are. yeah, starting with italy and as you say following the netherlands and germany in introducing a national lockdown over the festive period. what does it entail? it means italians are only allowed to travel for work, health or emergency reasons from the 24th of the 27th of december, 31st of the 27th of december, 31st of december to the third of january and the fifth to the sixth of january. 0nly essential shops will remain open and italians can only have a maximum of two people in their homes so much tighter restrictions over the festive period, italy trying to avoid the third wave. and what about the third wave. and what about the uk? trying to do the same as well, the infection rate is rising in england, wales and scotland. 0ne rising in england, wales and scotland. one in 90 to one in 100 people are infected in those three nations in the uk. infection rates though sta

i'm joined by our reporter paul hawkins. ems to have prompted this walk—out? this is a champions league group match, paris saint—germain have taken on istanbul basa ksehir saint—germain have taken on istanbul basaksehir and saint—germain have taken on istanbul basa ksehir and the 14th minute, the referee comes over to the touchline, he shows a red card to deep basaksehir assistant coach pierre webo, who is from cameron. pierre webo then turns to the fourth official, yet the two wines and, the referee and the for the official who works out the substitution, he chose him and saysin substitution, he chose him and says in vehicle seeking salmon, "why are you referring to me by the colour of my skin? was put there is a number there clip of a player from the turkish side saying to the same fourth method should official why when you mention a black eye jet to say this black eye? the implication being you would not say that you would not refer to a white man as the white guy. then another player from psg a white man as the white guy.

paul hawkins reports. did it come from bats? did it use a host tojump to human.me of the key questions who scientist will try to answer when they arrive in the city next month. their goal is to find the truth about where the virus came from and how it darted. what we know so far is that on the third ofjanuary china investigated a virus infecting dozens of people in the city. a week later, chinese media reported the first known death. september saw worldwide deaths past 1 million, half of which were in brazil, india, and the us, which in november became the first country to pass 250,000 deaths. finally this month, british woman margaret keenan became the first person in the world to be vaccinated outside trials. the truth about the virus‘ origins has been somewhat elusive. last december a chinese doctor warned his colleagues about the spread of a new mysterious disease but was told by police to stop making false comments and was later investigated for spreading rumours. he died a few months later after contracting the virus. but china's initial attempts to downpla

paul hawkins has been looking into this. tell us more about this. very small number. a small number. by professor fergus gleason at of the university. eight of ten patients who had coronavirus which developed into covid with a big age gap. he used a novel scanning technique where during an mri scan, they are breathing ina gas an mri scan, they are breathing in a gas called xenon which is safe but it is another way to scan the lung and other scanning techniques cannot pick up scanning techniques cannot pick up the damage which he noticed in eight out of ten patients. it is not a big sample size but enough to tell him there should bea enough to tell him there should be a wider study. he is planning to open the study to 100 patients to see whether long covid could be caused by permanent lung damage. and these patients were not necessarily hospitalised and on ventilators and get i have said they have had breathing difficulties. they had not been in hospital and conventional scans had not ticked up any lung damage but these new scanning technique develop

with me is our news reporter paul hawkins. it is sad news for star wars fans, then?riginal three movies. he appears in two of the original three films, the empire strikes back return of the jedi, and he doesn't appear in many scenes, doesn't have many lines. the voice was actually done by another actor, like darth vader. jeremy bulloch didn't do the voice but he did play the actor and likewise as dave prowse who played darth vader, ha had to have some physical presence on stage. —— he had. so he actually based it on clint eastwood's the man with no name, from the famous western character, because both had gaits, both moved slowly, the way they held their guns — he based it on that. so that's what he's best known for. there's actually one bit of trivia which is there's a famous scene where in which princess leia shouts out, "it's a trap!" to luke skywalker and jeremy bulloch also played the imperial officer, there you can see him the background, who then marches princess leia off set. i think we have a steal of it now. so he played two different characters in the same

i'm joined by our reporter paul hawkins. what exactly do we know about the incident?to the basakshir assistant coach who was from cameroon, shows him a red card, he is objected to the decision stopping he then turns to the fourth match official who stands between the two teams' managerial sites in the dugout, he turns to them and he says, why are you referring to me by the colour of my skin, i am paraphrasing here. the fourth official, he is using the romanian word for black, the fourth match official is from romania, there is then another clip that we have seen some footage, the striker for the turkish side says, why, when you mention a black guy, do you have to say this guy, the implication being that you wouldn't describe the coach that way if he was white. a paris st germain striker is overheard in the footage saying, is he serious? we are heading in, that's it. and then all of the players from each side appear to show solidarity, they walked down the tunnel, they walked down the tunnel, they don't reappear. st germain, the governing body for football in europe of

so with the sunday deadline looming, i asked our news reporter, paul hawkins, what the two sides willabout over the coming days. talking about the three sticking points that we just highlighted there, namely fish, governance, how you will police the deal once it comes into force, and then the level playing field. probably taking up most of the time, the level playing field, competition rules, the eu saying that if you want access to our single market, you'll have to have certain agreed environmental regulations and rules for businesses and if you try to drop or minimise those, that gives your businesses an unfair advantage over ours and it would be unfair hence why we need a level playing field, why we all need to sign up and the uk saying that the whole point of brexit is that we leave and follow our own rules! trying to reconcile those two differences will take up most of the time i imagine. that seems a significant conundrum to try and sort out but that is what they are trying to sort out over the next four days. what about this evening in brussels? i know you're desperate for me t

featured in the second season of star wars spin—off series, the mandalorian. 0ur news reporter paul hawkinsis best known for was boba fett, who is on the left—hand side of this picture here, the bounty hunter, the mandalorian bounty hunter in the star wars films. not one of the main characters. for people who have never watched star wars, you have heard of darth vader, princess leia, luke skywalker all the rest of it but not the bounty hunter probably. he appears in two of the original three films, the empire strikes back return of the jedi, and he does appear in many scenes, does not have many lines. the voice was actually done by another actor, like darth vader. jeremy bulloch did not do the voice but he did play the actor and likewise as dave prowse who played darth vader, ha had to have some physical presence on stage. the way the character moved et cetera. he actually based it on clint eastwood's the man with no name, the infamous western character, because both had gaits, both moved slowly, the way they held their guns — he based it on that. so that's what he's best known for. there i

paul hawkins, bbc news.ission report into last year's terror attacks on two christchurch mosques has been made public. the report said security agencies were "almost exclusively" focused on the threat from islamist terrorism, and that the police had failed to enforce proper checks on firearm licenses. but it added that there were no failings within government agencies that would have alerted them to the imminent attack by the white supremacist. brenton tarrant was sentenced to life in prison for killing 51 muslim worshippers and injuring dozens of others. new zealand's prime minister jacinda ardern said the report would form the basis of a programme to make the country a more cohesive place. here's some of what she said. when we set up the enquiry i said i wanted no stone left unturned to find out how the march 15 attack happened, what could have been done to stop it, and how we can keep new zealanders safe. today we have answers. 0n the matters of how the attack occurred and what could have been done to sto

istanbul basakshir stopped playing 1a minutes into the game and refused to continue. 0ur reporter, paul hawkins of the match, the referee goes over to the basakshir assistant coach, pierre webo, who is from cameroon, shows him a red card, he is objected to the decision. pierre webo then turns to the fourth match official, so you've got the referee, the two linesmen, this is the match official who stands between the two teams' managerial sides in the dugout. he turns to him and he says, "why are you referring to me by the colour of my skin?" iam paraphrasing here. the fourth official, he is using the romanian word for black, the fourth match official is from romania, and "i am not a racist." there is then another clip that we have seen some footage, where demba ba, the striker for the turkish side says, "why, when you mention a black guy, do you have to say this black guy?" the implication being that you wouldn't describe the coach that way if he was white. presnel kimpembe, who is a paris saint—germain striker, is overheard in the footage saying, "is he serious? we are heading in, that's it." a

paul hawkins looks back at his life. and accomplished but to his critics, a snob, arrogant and aloof. valery giscard d'estaing, a descendant of louis xv, first entered government when he was 33 years old, serving two stints, here at the french ministry for economy and finance. it was after the second stint in 1974 that he decided to run for president and, on the second of may that year, the french gave him their backing. translation: i know that today marks a new era for french politics. that of rejuvenation and change for france. change indeed. he relaxed abortion laws, offered equal opportunities to women and, as a fan of technology, gave the go—ahead to build the famous french high—speed rail network, the tgv, whilst also expanding the french nuclear industry. but europe was his passion. together with germany, he pushed for integration, laying the foundations for europe's single currency, the euro. but his relationship with this man became his undoing. jean—bedel bokassa, the self—styled emperor of the central african

istanbul basakshir stopped playing 1a minutes into the game, and refused to continue. 0ur reporter, paul hawkinsons league group match, psg taking on istanbul and in the 14th minute the referee comes over to the touchline, shows a red card to the basakshir assistant coach, turns to him, and this is on youtube clips, he says why are you referring to me by the colour of my scan. another player for the turkish side said to the fourth mastjo match official why would you mention a black guy? why do you have to say there's black guy? the implication is you would not see it if the guy was white. tv footage also shows a psg player saying is he serious, we are heading in, that's it, we are heading in, or the players disappeared down the tunnel and the matches suspended in the 14th minute. uefa make the offer of replacing the fourth match official and that doesn't seem to placate anyone, the matches abandon and it will be replayed on wednesday night with a difference that all the match officials have been changed, it will be a dutch referee, and the other match officials are a mixture of netherlands and p

with me is our news reporter, paul hawkins. not big fans of this series, explain to us fans of this series, explain to us who we was? the role he is best known for is boba fett, on the left—hand side of this picture, the bounty hunter, the mandalorian bounty hunter. not one of the main characters. you have heard of darth vader, princess leia, luke skywalker but not the bounty hunter probably. he appears into of the original three fields, return of the jedi and the original three fields, return of thejedi and the empire strikes back and he does not have many lines. the voice was actually done by another actor like darth vader. boba fett did not do the voice but acted and like dave prowse who played darth vader it was based on his physicality. he based his movements on clint eastwood the man with no name from the fistful of dollars westerns. there is a famous scene where incest layout shouts out, it is a trap to luke skywalker and jeremy bulloch also played the imperial officer, that you can see in the background, who then marche

i'm joined by our reporter paul hawkins. what happened ? what happened?match, between psg and istanbul basakshir, in the 14th minute, the referee, there was an incident in the match and the assistant coach of the turkish side protests from the dugout and the referee comes over and gives a red card to the cameroon assistant coach of the turkish site, pierre webo, and pierre webo then turned to the fourth official, who is at the start line as well and i'm paraphrasing here, he is saying why are you referring to me by my skin colour effectively. the fourth official, you can hear him on the video because there are no fans at the stadium, you can hear quite clearly what is being for, the fourth official says he is using the romanian word for black and he said "i am nota word for black and he said "i am not a racist". there is then more footage of demba ba, and he is on the side saying to the fourth official, why when you mention a black guy do you have to say this black guy, the implication being that you are referring to him by the colour of his skin. 0r refe

paul hawkins has more. images which have shocked france. producer beaten in his own studio by officers who followed him for not wearing a mask. they are now under investigation after the beating of the man, he was never charged after 48 hours in police custody. he said he was racially abused. after mass demonstrations across france after footage of the incident of the public that was made public. footage that was illegal under a new bill that was about to become law. it is called article 2a and makes it a criminal offence to publish images of on—duty police officers with intent to harm their physical and psychological integrity. it protects police from harassment and targeting on social media. critics say it stops freedom to film the police and scrutinise alleged police brutality and racism. now, this u—turn from the french government. translation: we propose a complete rewriting of article 24. we know that doubts still persists, we have to extinguish these doubts. when such a lack of understanding continues to intensify and such a fundamen

our reporter paul hawkins is here.discussion for what is going to be happening injust over a week now as tier 3 is imposed on london and the southeast? picking up on what the labour leader was say, they are calling for a review of the rules but i think it really the government sources are saying they admit the messaging has not been great and they could reinforce that messaging, do you really have to meet with that member of the family, with that member of the family, with that grandmother over christmas, someone you see very can we still maintain social distancing where you're going to be, is it big enough, you need to stay overnight? there will be a strengthening of those guidelines but in terms of changing the rules, very difficult to do. all four nations have been following different systems, so getting them to agree on the same rules for that five—day period from december the 23rd been tricky and getting them to agree again even trickier and bear in mind that in england they have had to vote in parliament on those

earlier i wasjoined by our news reporter paul hawkins, who gave some more details about the restrictionsaly. so italians are only allowed to travel for work, health or emergency reasons between the 24th and 27th the 31st to the third, and the fifth to the sixth of january. only essential shops will remain open and italians can only have a maximum of two people in their homes at the time to avoid a third wave. lots of countries, i'm sure, are trying to do exactly the same, so what about the uk? infection rates rising in england, wales and scotland, they're static in northern ireland. the question is will england follow wales and northern ireland in introducing a lockdown? there are reports of bringing in travel restrictions in england, downing street, there have been meetings this evening, friday evening, between the uk prime minister boris johnson and his top team, and the reason for a potential lockdown, 90% of national health service beds are occupied, the national health service under an immense amount of strain, as doctor catherine hudson from the royal college of emergency medicine

our reporter, paul hawkins, is across the latest reaction. where do we stand right now?tween the sides, they will keep talking, sunday they will keep talking, sunday the final deadline, there is a lwa ys the final deadline, there is always final deadline! december 31, the transition period and if there is no deal they go back to wto rules but at the moment as they say sunday is the deadline and still significant gaps on both sides, particularly on the issue of level playing field on the rules that govern how companies operate in the uk if they were able to sell products or continue to sell products into the eu single market. the eu is saying your companies have to follow similar roles otherwise you will be undercutting company you will be undercutting com pa ny rules you will be undercutting company rules on the eu. the uk's thing the whole point of brexit was that we don't follow eu rules and we don't give you that control we gave to you when we are a member of the eu. that things a difficult to breach. i suppose the difficulty for us this evening is that we cannot tell

with me is our news reporter, paul hawkins.s as well. the hard—core star wars fans. for those who do not know or are not star wars fans, jeremy bulloch was a bounty hunter into of the original star wars he was a peripheral character. the bounty hunter was in a few films, a few scenes, a few lines. it was all about physical presence and like the late jeremy bulloch physical presence and like the latejeremy bulloch —— the actor who played darth vader, jeremy bulloch was all about how he moved. he based it on clint eastwood's character in a fistful of doctors, the way he holds the gun, moves slowly. interestingly, he does notjust play boba fett in the empire strikes back but also another character, the imperial officer. princess leia shouts it's a trap and then is bundled offset and that who played boba fett. they went and grabbed the uniform because they couldn't find anyone to play in. good versatility. absolute versatility. absolute versatility. he's into three james bond jobs as well playing even more peripheral characters eve

with me is our news correspondent paul hawkins.ive, 86 million subscribers around the world and it has only been around for around a year, acro one. netflix is top of the pile but it has taken 13 years and when they started streaming services. disney almost halfway there within a year. apple have been around for a year still have some catching up to do. even that number of subscribers is interesting for apple because apple gives away a year? free subscription with people who buy an iphone or macbook so it will be interesting to see if they renew. quoting darth vader, it did notand renew. quoting darth vader, it did not and that well for him. 21 , 647 did not and that well for him. 21,647 characters in the star wa rs 21,647 characters in the star wars universe — will they be a series about each one of them? it will go on forever. along with these figures, ten star wa rs with these figures, ten star wars series. one successful tv heat already. then we have a spin—off on the smuggler from the originalfilm. spin—off on the smuggler fro

three households to gather at christmas as a "rash decision that will cost lives". 0ur reporter paul hawkinse effect on the hospitality industry, these restrictions. huge. the hospitality industry in the uk accou nts hospitality industry in the uk accounts for an enormous part of the economy, services accou nts of the economy, services accounts for 80% of the economy be part of that is hospitality. now, as of two hours ago, london, harvard share —— hertfordshire, also essex, 50% of the total english population are now under tier three and six out of 10 restaurant in england closed. a lot of them are in the capital. these new tier three restrictions in this pa rt tier three restrictions in this part of the country that are now under a very strict indeed but the biggest restriction really for bars and restaurants which have to close and now serve only takeaway food. as you can imagine, after the restrictions they have been monitoring the lockdowns, they we re monitoring the lockdowns, they were really hoping over the christmas period to cash in, get bums on seats, serve christmas dinners, but

and istanbul basakshir stopped playing 1a minutes into the game, and i'm joined by our reporter paul hawkins broadcast reasons we can show you but i have been piecing together reading reports, this was the 14th minute of a champions league group match between psg and istanbul basa ksehir group match between psg and istanbul basaksehir here. we have some still pictures. what happens there, the referee comes over to the touchline and shows a red card to pierre on the far left there, one of the coaches for the turkish side. pierre webo then appears to turn to the fourth official and appears to and i am paraphrasing to ask him why he has to refer to him by his colour? that fourth official is aua colour? that fourth official is a ua for official on the side. —— uefa official. yes, so there isa —— uefa official. yes, so there is a clip here of another player in the player, he is another player for the turkish side then says to the same fourth official, "why'd you have to refer to him by his collar?" the have to refer to him by his collar? " the implication have to refer to him by his collar?" the

with me is our news reporter paul hawkins. we start by getting just a bit more on what italy is doing? italy is in your's's worst affected country and the netherlands and germany, they are imposing lockdowns until january and looking down from much of christmas and new year so much of christmas and new year so italian is only allowed to travel for work, health or emergency reasons between the 24th and 27th of the 31st to the third and the fifth of the sixth of january and only essential shops will remain open and italians can only have a maximum of two people in their homes at the time to avoid a third wave. lots of countries are sure trying to do exactly the same so what about the uk? infection rates rising in england, wales and scotland, static in northern ireland. the question is will england follow wales and northern ireland into introducing a lockdown? there are reports of bringing in travel restrictions in england, downing street, there have been meetings this evening, friday evening, between boris johnson and his top te

paul hawkins reports on the picture in europe — starting in the netherlands.hird largest city, these are the country's strictest set of measures since the pandemic began. lasting five weeks, nonessential shops, schools, cinemas, hairdressers and gyms have closed and until march, only essential travel abroad is allowed. translation: a lockdown is not really the solution, but stricter enforcement, like compulsory facemasks, using the corona app and even at morgues, your temperature should be controlled. that solution is far more effective than a lockdown. translation: it is precisely a good idea to close shops so shortly before christmas. you have people doing their christmas shopping, families getting together, so i think the lockdown is really necessary. 0ver christmas, however, for three days, but households are allowed three guests instead of two. likewise, a relaxation of the rules in germany, where one household can host a maximum of four close family members over christmas. on tuesday, berliners packed the city centre before nonessential shops and schools

paul hawkins reports. in the same way. he's all yours, bounty hunter. showcasing his versatility, he also played another character in the empire strikes back... ..the imperial officer here, who manhandles princess leia. he also appeared twice as smithers in three james bond films. smithers, how's the arm? coming along very nicely, thank you, sir. there were also appearances in bbc sci—fi tv series doctor who, and the 1963 film summer holiday alongside singer sir cliff richard. but it is star wars which jeremy bulloch will always be known for. creator george lucas saying bulloch brought the perfect combination of mystery and menace to the performance. mark hamill, who played luke skywalker, describing him as the quintessential english gentleman, a fine actor and delightful company, while daniel logan who plays the modern day boba fett in the tv series spin off said, "rip, legend, may the force always be with you." over the years boba fett became a cult figure with star wars fans, and so too did jeremy bullo

paul hawkins, bbc news.e believed to be close to filing charges against a libyan man suspected of making the bomb that blew up pan am flight 103 over lockerbie in 1988. us media says prosecutors will soon press for the extradition of abu agila mohammad masud, who is reportedly being held in libya. here's our washington correspondent lebo diseko. 270 people were killed in a terror attack over the scottish town which took days place before christmas and all 259 people on the flight were killed, most of them americans returning home for the christmas holidays. a large section of the plane's fuselage fell to the ground, destroying homes and killing a further 11 people. the suspect is said to be a libyan intelligence officer by the name of abu agila mohammmad masood. he is alleged to have helped build the bomb that brought the plane down. the victims' families have found themselves caught up in one of the world's longest and most sprawling terrorism investigations. masood is a long—time suspect in the case and is

our news reporter, paul hawkins, explains.ibers, so apple tv have a lot of catching up to do. and good news for another disney franchise — harrison ford is to return to his role as adventurer indiana jones. the film, to be directed byjames mangold, is to be the 78—year—old actor's fifth and final instalment a5 indiana jones. the actor first appeared in raiders of the lost ark in 1981 followed in 1984 by indiana jones and the temple of doom, then indiana jones and the last crusade in 1989. let's get more on all this now with film critic a5hanti omkar. we will come on to harrison ford and indiana jones in due course, i want to first of all talk to you about disney moving away from cinema, to streaming, in your view, disney moving away from cinema, to streaming, in yourview, i5 disney moving away from cinema, to streaming, in your view, is this the death of going to the cinema? you know what, when i heard this whole statement that was announced, it was a huge four hour presentation, mo5t of us were staying up the whole night. it

paul hawkins reports. imperial theme. were also appearances in bbc sci—fi tv series doctor who, and the 1963 film summer holiday alongside singer sir cliff richard. but it is star wars which jeremy bulloch will always be known for. creator george lucas saying bulloch brought the perfect combination of mystery and menace to the performance. mark hamill, who played luke skywalker, describing him as the quintessential english gentleman, a fine actor and delightful company, while daniel logan who plays the modern—day boba fett in the tv series spin off said, "rip, legend, may the force always be with you." over the years boba fett became a cult figure with star wars fans, and so too did jeremy bulloch, making regular appearances at fan conventions. his family said he had a long and happy career spanning more than 45 years. his devoted wife, three sons and ten grandchildren, they said, will miss him terribly. jeremy bulloch, who has died at the age of 75. under normal circumstances you might be looking forward to your work‘s c