well joining me now is our correspondent tanya kramer in jerusalem tanya tell us more about why these snap elections have been called now. well basically this unity government or coalition government couldn't agree on the state budget for 2020 so the deadline expired at midnight and that man the knesset had to disperse or to dissolve and that automatically triggered it's now early elections which will be held in march and this comes just 7 months after this unity government was formed basically an emergency government to deal with the corona pandemic but they couldn't agree on nearly anything. they also accused kept on accusing each other of breaking coalition agreements q zing between that and yeah you could party and who and why it's a penny gun so for many israelis this government came to a natural and but it also means they have to get go again to the polls for forest time within 2 years and prime minister been in many netanyahu course going to stand again and what do these fluxions mean for him. well if you look at the polls right now and of course it's still early on this would

s tanya cram on in tel aviv thank you and blunders league of football shall go under new coach. and you're the 29th straight game without a win on saturday losing one nil home to promoted side to build a field now funday medina sent a beautiful long ball into the box and i've been close was there to head it home early in the 2nd half. stephens was not pleased with his team's defending with close given far too much space in front of goal charcoals last win was way back in january. now a look at the other results from match day 13 so far. by and get the better of leverkusen 21 in the final score they were away wins for hoffenheim bremen and frankfurt leipzig dropped vital points at home to cologne when you unveil in feet bruce you don't mind on friday night and on sunday fibered host heard of elin and stuttgart travel civil spoke. finally to some festive news as the old saying about santa claus knows when you've been naughty you know when you've been nice and that's of less than suspected drug dealers in lima peru have been learning the hard way that the police have tossed santa a

his sights are firmly set, tweeting: tanya then drew nice, bbc news —— tanya dendrinos.ing you the performers taking west end musicals to the uk's doorsteps. john lennon was shot at the entrance to the dakota building in the centre of new york. there's been a crowd here standing in more or less silent vigil, and the flowers have been piling up. the 14th ceasefire of this war ended at the walls of the old city of dubrovnik. this morning, witnesses said shells were landing every 20 seconds. people are celebrating the passing of a man they hold responsible for hundreds of deaths and oppression. elsewhere, people have been gathering to mourn his passing. imelda marcos, the widow of the former president of the philippines, has gone on trial in manila. she's facing seven charges of tax evasion, estimated at £120 million. she pleaded not guilty. the prince and princess of wales are to separate. a statement from buckingham palace said the decision had been reached amicably. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: major differences remain after crucial brexit trade talks between

s tanya kramer there in jerusalem. just reminder of the top story we're following for you here today on d w news france has lifted a stronger virus blockade and will melt allow truck drivers stranded in southern england to cross into the country but they 1st up to test negative for coated 19. links were cut after the outbreak of a new variant of the kora are. you watching t w news coming up next we take a closer look at covert complications life after the virus i'm terry marsh and thanks for watching. because. surviving. and then returning to normal life. meaningless legislation struggles side effects they don't know if their symptoms will never go away. troll studies home to. next. they are a burden on women and the environment because they are many health risks and the real energy wasters traditional stuff. cultures reduced hazardous gases with just simple thermal cookstove say finalist. in 60 minutes on the. telly tell us. for instance trick monarch. i love. fantasy it's. odd. to see the royal train i i wish. i see

is outside the hospital where the israeli prime minister has just been vaccinated tanya benjamin netanyahu says he wants to boost confidence in the coronavirus vaccine by becoming the 1st israeli citizen to take it but could it be said that what he's doing here is he's actually seeking a shot in beyond for his own political reputation. well i think israelis look at this in different ways actually i mean the israeli prime minister binyamin netanyahu tonight said it's a great day for israel and as you said he called on all israelis to come and get vaccinated once it's their time this is to kick off of vaccination campaign that will start next week with certain categories of people so on the one have here israeli said would say no this is a relief actually to know and they would credit him that he got the vaccines and at least some batches of it not all of it is yet in israel. so early on to israel but at the same time of course that comes when infection rates are going up again in israel in recent weeks and it comes also the time of the deep political crisis in the country because as early a

news tanya is outside the hospital where the israeli prime minister has just been vaccinated tanya benjamin netanyahu says he wants to boost confidence in the coronavirus vaccine by becoming the 1st israeli citizen to take it but could it be said that what he's doing here is he's actually seeking a shot and beyond for his own political reputation well i think israelis look at this in different ways actually i mean the israeli prime minister binyamin netanyahu tonight said it's a great day for israel and as you said he called on all israelis to come and get vaccinated once it's their time this is the kick off of vaccination campaign that will start next week with certain categories of people so on the one have here israeli said would say no this is a relief actually to know and they would credit him that he got the vaccines and at least some batches of it not all of it is yet in israel. so early on to israel but at the same time of course that comes when infection rates are going up again in israel in recent weeks and it comes also the time of the political crisis in the country because as e

night show with explosions and spewing ash the lava glow could be seen from the nearby city of ca tanya authorities have not reported any danger to the villages and towns on the mountain slopes and even though volcanic ash clouds kendra's disrupt flights tanya's airport is operating as normal. coming up next on your show global 3000 on globalization is looking at the role that women are playing in the u.a.e. is historic mission to mars and for all the latest news information you can also go to our website dot com for the latest headlines follow us on twitter our handle their at g.w. news for all of us here in berlin thank you for watching. 100000 kilometers an hour to reach mars. he is at the helm. of the united arab emirates. 80 percent of the mission scientists women. the country is entering a new era of. young female scientists reaching new heights global 3000. next month d w 6. eco india. how can a country's economy grow and harmony its people and the environment when there are do worse look at the bigger picture india a country that faces many challenges and whose people are strivi

tanya dendrinos reports.vid—19 free consonant, is no longer. translation: the pcr test showed 36 men tested positive for covid—19. 26 army personnel and ten were civilians from a contractor company during scheduled maintenance work at the antarctica base. the cases we re the antarctica base. the cases were recorded at the bernardo o higgins research station, one of chill a's higgins research station, one of chill as or premier bases in the antarctic, and it comes just days after the country because mcneely confirmed three cases on a ship which had taken supplies and personnel to the base. the navy says the entire crew had been tested prior to embarking but the results were negative. the antarctic scenery is spectacular, that the harsh conditions have their own impact on immunity. translation: we know exposure to extreme weather affects a person's physiology. the condition of isolation, the changes in seasonal light with seasonal certificate and also be an immunosuppressant. so we know there are several compon

tanya dendrinos, bbc news.s confirmed its first case of the variant of coronavirus which was detected here in the uk. the country's health ministry says the patient arrived on french soilfrom london on the 19th of december. president macron shut the country's border with britain last sunday after the new, more transmissible variant was found to be spreading in the south—east of england. tougher coronavirus restrictions are now in force in many parts of the uk. since midnight, a further six million people in the east and south—east of england have now moved into tier 4 — the highest level in england. northern ireland and mainland scotland have entered new lockdowns. and in wales, lockdown restrictions which were eased for christmas day, have been reimposed. meanwhile, thousands of lorry drivers spent christmas day stuck in their vehicles in kent in south—east england — waiting to be tested for coronavirus and to be cleared to continue their journey to france. another 800 military personnel have been sent to help

tanya dendrinos, bbc news.u ambassadors have been given a briefing about the post—brexit trade deal reached with the uk by the bloc‘s chief negotiator michel barnier. here, mps will vote on the deal in parliament next week, before the existing trade rules expire on 31st december. here's our political correspondent leila nathoo. glad tidings of greatjoy, because this is a deal. some light reading. the post—brexit deal agreed yesterday between britain and the eu runs to more than 1,200 pages. this morning, the man who negotiated for the eu side, michel barnier, briefed ambassadors of eu member states on its detail. what is the plan for today, then? mission accomplished! what's in that blue folder sets out how the eu and uk will trade and co—operate from the new year. to finally have something on paper is a success for both sides. the deal was done in the nick of time, with the uk already out of the eu and transition arrangements expiring within days. mps and peers will have until wednesday to digest the detail, b

tanya dendrinos has more.ejust as divided. pro—choice activists chanting and hopeful. translation: we are going to be on the streets so that today it becomes law, and if approved, it is implemented in each and every one of the provinces so that no more women die from secret abortions. according to the government, each year close to 40,000 women require hospital treatment as a result of a dangerous abortion procedure carried out in secret. but this remains a deeply religious country and many still adamantly opposed the idea. translation: the solution is there, the solution is always on the side of life. there are plenty of wonderful institutions that collaborate, that are willing to help. the problem is this bill prohibits help and offers abortion as the only solution. this isn‘t a new debate in argentina. the last attempt to pass abortion laws was defeated in 2018. this bill proposed by president alberto fernandez would permit abortions to be carried out up to the 14th week of pregnancy. they are currently onl

tanya dendrinos reports. blackened smoke and a street ablaze.milies woke on christmas morning, sinister scene unfolded in downtown nashville. officers come first responding to a call shots had been fired. as officers responded, they encountered an rv that had a recording, saying that a potential bomb was detonated within 15 minutes. officers, upon hearing that, decided to evacuate the buildings nearby, so they began knocking on doors, making announcements, having emergency communications to community it would never want to give people safe. the chilling recording ringing true. this aerial footage showing the scale of the destruction, time a saving grace. it is grateful there we re grace. it is grateful there were not more people around. it would be different message if it was 5pm on a friday. police have labelled the disclosure and —— explosion a liberte act, with a plea to public... please tell us what you know. we need your leads, we need your help. officers now coming through the extensive crime scene with fbi experts being brought in from ac

tanya dendrinos, bbc news.have died in mountains to the north of tehran following a blizzard. heavy snow and strong winds in the past few days have forced many roads to close in several parts of iran. the red crescent in the province of tehran has had 20 search and rescue teams out on the mountains looking for other climbers who are still missing. the us president—elect joe biden has warned that there will be devastating consequences if president trump continues to delay signing a covid—i9 economic relief bill into law. if the bill is not signed by the end of saturday, millions of americans will go without unemployment benefits. the bill, which was overwhelmingly passed by congress, was the product of months of difficult negotiations and compromises. one compromise was the payment of $600 to americans earning less than $75,000 a year. mr trump says he wants americans to receive $2,000. but republicans in congress have refused to agree to the change. the uk's new trade deal with the eu marks "a moment of nationa

tanya dendrinos, bbc news.nell, a nashville council member who represents the area affected by the explosion. there's still a lot of confusion, and a lot of unanswered questions, right, i mean. you heard from that report, authorities here, investigators, not even going so far as to officially declare a person of interest. they are obviously following up leads. and plenty of local reports have suggested that they have warrants to search places. meanwhile, the question was quietly a residential corridor as well so authorities have established a hot zone. from the site. —— currently at city hall, just a couple of blocks from the site. if i were to walk a block south, there is a multi—block radius in downtown nashville that federal authorities are not allowing anyone to enter. so residents, property owners, business owners, and employees basically cannot enter this radius around the blast site. it's tough for those folks — waking up christmas morning, displaced from homes and not able to return to check water to ch

tanya dendrinos has more.polarised senate, the scenes outside werejust as divided. pro—choice activists chanting and hopeful. translation: we are going to be on the streets so that today it becomes law, and if approved, it is implemented in each and every one of the provinces so that no more women die from secret abortions. according to the government, each year close to 40,000 women require hospital treatment as a result of a dangerous abortion procedure carried out in secret. but this remains a deeply religious country and many still vehemently oppose the idea. translation: the solution is there, the solution is always on the side of life. there are plenty of wonderful institutions that collaborate, that are willing to help. the problem is this bill prohibits help and offers abortion as the only solution. this isn't a new debate in argentina. the last attempt to pass abortion laws was defeated in 2018. this bill, proposed by president alberto fernandez, would permit abortions to be carried out up to the 14th

tanya dendrinos, bbc news.fanta is a spokesperson for the metropolitan government of nashville and davidson county, and joins me now live from nashville. thank you forjoining us on the programme. firstly, can you bring us up—to—date on what you know about the situation? thank you for having me. first and foremost what i want to say is we moved here in nashville from a feeling of relief that more people would not hurt and that no—one was killed to a feeling of resolve. and quite frankly angen of resolve. and quite frankly anger. anger and outrage at this act which we believe was deliberate. a resolve to hold onto one another a little more closely evening. and definitely to work together to rebuild the historic downtown area that was so historic downtown area that was so devastated by today's action. andrea, you talk about emotions, anger and outrage. it must have come as a huge shock to residents who live in the area. just how expensive is the damage? what we have called the affected impact area is quite large a

herzegovina as well as serbia savina has shut down a nuclear power plant as a precaution let's join tanya novak from our sister channel al jazeera balkans by phone she's in zagreb tunney just tell us what the authorities are saying about the disaster zone. well the 1st part is definitely between you know 15000 population and surrounding counties circle but the earthquake was very very strongly felt in zagreb as well it was very strong it shook the ground for quite a long time for about 20 seconds and it does seem like eternity when it's happening let me just remind you this rocket was hit this spring by an earthquake of 5.5 so this was much. much stronger earthquake and at that time the center of the group was heavily damaged but stronger one almost completely destroyed the little town of 3 and so far we have confirmation by the local authorities of one death but there are a lot of other casualties and a lot of people they are being taken care of all of the services and the urgent and to petrina right away. and in the search and rescue operations clearing out the debris and taking the peo

tanya dendrinos, bbc news.'s largest iceberg is on a collision course with south georgia island, in the southern atlantic ocean. the giant iceberg, known as a68a, broke away from antarctica in 2017, and as you can see in these satellite images, it's slowly drifting through the south atlantic sea towards south georgia. some breaking news now. this is following up on the rest yesterday of the mayor of liverpool. joe anderson has apparently been given bail. a statement has just been released from merseyside police. merseyside police can confirm five arrests as part of an investigation into building and development contracts in liverpool. they have been released on bailfollowing further enquiries. that is joe anderson and a further four people arrested on friday in a police investigation that was a year—long anti—bribery and witness intimidation regarding building and development contracts in liverpool, those five people have been released on bail. with christmas just three weeks away, it's usually the busiest time

new developments to you thanks very much indeed for bringing us up to date from pertwee new that's tanya novak let me take you back to the breaking story we have out of argentina where senators have voted 38 to 29 in support of a controversial bill which legalizes abortion let me just show you some of the live pictures from the square in the center of the set is these people in blue are those opposed to the legalization of the bill as you can see a very somber picture there one lone flag being a wave but very very quiet and hopefully we can switch to another picture of those of the supporters of those build those who have been out all night banging drums and singing songs as senators have been holding bad vote in nevada so as you can see the marked difference in tone between both sides between those opposed to the bill and these the supporters of the bill hopefully we might be able to talk to our correspondent to simple later in the program or she can hear us i'm glad to say we can now speak to to visa to reason we're just talking there about the the difference in the in the reactions to

tanya dendrinos, bbc news.rk that has a powerful, often poignant, message. as 2020 comes to an end, we asked some key workers as well as some famous faces, to choose six words to say something hopeful. we begin with the impressionist alistair mcgowan. # joy to the world # gardening brings great comfort. thanks, monty. the vaccine's coming, and that's great news. midwinter miracle. blackbird song at dawn. hugging friends. sharing chocolate. live performance. music is creativity peace, change. love. renewed appreciation for what's actually important. dearolder me .. don't look back. always remember, this too shall pass. trees, birds, sky, mud, dog, relax. covid vaccine, the best christmas present. thank god it's nearly over. ——thank god it is nearly over. that's it from me. you can get me online at twitter. i'm lewis vaughan jones and this me online at twitter. i'm lewis vaughanjones and this is bbc news, goodbye. hello. our spell of unsettled and mild mid—december weather is set to continue for another few days

tanya dendrinos, bbc news. positive for covid—19. the jamaican government says the man is being held in isolation at a hospital in the capital, kingston. the flight has attracted controversy, with critics warning that people might be wrongly removed as in the windrush scandal. after an initial trial in the british city of liverpool, the use of a rapid coronavirus test, which gives a result in under an hour, is now being rolled out in more places across the uk. wolverhampton will begin offering all residents the tests from this week, whether or not they have symptoms. phil mackie has been to see how it will work. these are the lateral flow tests which give people results injust half an hour. they've invited a small number of people to come to help them get ready for the launch next week and have trained up 100 council staff to carry them out. i chose to do it because it's part of our civic duty, so therefore working for the council we work for the citizens and it's ourjob to protect our citizens. by volunteering

tanya abraham is associate director at yougov. and shejoins us now.ment the demographics here —— interested to see,, the 182a goals saying they wa nted see,, the 182a goals saying they wanted this like seshan to be scrapped, which rather surprised me. did it surprise you? we found restrictions are largely something the public have supported since the beginning of the year and throughout the last few months, and indeed like you said, the majority of all age groups have said that they would support the restrictions over the period being dropped, and this includes the majority of 18 to 24—year—olds, but it is increasing with age. although strangely, not with age. although strangely, not with the 29th to 39—year—old. with age. although strangely, not with the 29th to 39-year-old. yeah, it is increasing, but like you said, this is one group where you think they would want more freedom, but they would want more freedom, but they do stick with that majority of they do stick with that majority of the population. what about political affiliation? did you break

but as tanya arnold has been finding out, they've been doing their level best to keep that dream aliveted. ididn't ready, let's go. i wasjust gutted. i didn't know what the next few months or years ahead were going to look like, andl months or years ahead were going to look like, and i think for me seeing such an amazing group of people who had been hard working and seeing it go to waste, it was sort of a worrying time. we decided as a squad who would try to self fund our programmes so whether that be raising money through different pages or whether it be as doing different coaching sessions, just trying to get the money in some sort of way. the response from the public was amazing and they saw this group of players that all we wanted to do was achieve our dream. rugby sevens proved a big hit when it debuted as an olympic sport in rio, team gb winning silver in mends with women finishing fourth. much shorter matches and only seven players aside, it seemed as a good way to introduce new audiences to the game. just before christmas, england wales and scotland said they will fund a squad

under the christmas traits of the black bears to a visitors stahl's or its polar bears head to an tanya and they even took their trade for a stand off they faced. so i think they'd have a nice we're back next hour with more headlines thanks for watching. what secrets lie behind the swap. discover new adventures in 360 degrees. to explore fascinating world heritage sites. g.w. and world heritage 360 getting up now. they. are.

stars or its polar bears heritage and tanya and they even took their tree for a swim after the fish. let's get a quick reminder of our top story the e.u. and britain appear on the brink of a post break the trade deal after 9 months of talks officials say even a go shatters on their british counterparts have made a last minute push to finalize the deal before christmas. thank you for watching. i'm secure in the volume or that's hard and in the end this is a me you are not a lot of the year and more rules and you. are you familiar with this. with the smugglers with miles of the b what's your story. 'd on what numbers of women especially of victims of violence. take part and see.

under the christmas tree for a lot of bands the 2 of those are the stars aren't supposed to best and tanya weave into better training for a swim after their feast. and that's it you're up to date on more for you there will be more feel at the top of the hour kate ferguson has more now on the economic implications of the deal in a business news update oh she's coming up now. and it will not be you know what's at the website that's d.w. adoptive couple of good. and you hear me now oh yes we don't need you and hard on stands and sound so now i'm going to back off and you kind of have been surprised to self with what is possible who is man called really what moved. up to talk to people who followed her along the way maurice and critics alike joining us from echols lock stock.

of the bear ourselves they did have to reach for them into the stars are its polar bears how to and tanya and they even took their tree for a swim after their feet. coming up next the documentary on the secrets of mona lisa. and you hear me known for years we don't need you in the titles to use german songs now we bring you uncle that magical and you've never been surprised to so with what is possible who is medical really what moves them to want. you to be the solution the way marc.

i'm a good high noble tanya. good there are a $1000000.00 summer new going to. the great. new and you are. the tokyo tribunal began on made a 3rd $946.00. by this time churchill had already delivered his sinews of peace speech that heralded the cold war. the tokyo tribunals became an arena room veiled confrontation between the u.s. great britain and the u.s.s.r. u.s. representatives refused to review the topic of unit 731 and it detachments despite servia demands from the whereabouts of the unit 731 leaders are unknown to us there are no grounds for charging the unit with war crimes. cold war and there was a strain of documents and data by unit 731 that went to 2 military bases in the united states to fort dugway in utah into fort dietrich in maryland which to this day remains the headquarters for the us. by a large of all weapons command. there were biologists doctors medical students adolescents who had nothing to do with medicine employed at unit 731. $3600.00 people in total including maintenance staff. but only 12 men face trial and how about of. herschel to you other

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got tanya thought it all. the course. is exploring friend who sentenced to one year in prison with no parole he pleaded guilty to assault blackmail coersion and destruction of property. but he denied the charge of illegal filming. nino or credit when they took a hit on her that could also meditate it out if that were you but it was a point you know when they contain tell you how then could you wind up paying the yannick a bunch of them that's way better to clear their bullshit up don't you know on the net and i can't help with another. guru who even appeals to increase the sentence but in vain however the family's lawyer believes this case stands as a wake up call for women in south korea. she didn't come out we. couldn't do it we need to know if all you. can do the job we want to go to you know for me i want to do what i do she i just feel that i don't need to she might want to do this or hire to be able to need to. do this just we don't know. what following goo harz death more than 200000 south koreans signed a petition

the 1. 100 euro has been delusional but you or i tanya is highlighted all of. course. who are is exploring friend who seemed to one year in prison with no parole he pleaded guilty to assault blackmail coersion and destruction of property. but he denied the charge of illegal filming. nino or could or would. have caught on fire that could also meditate it out if that were you but it was a point you know when they contain tell you how then could you wind up paying yannick a bounty with jon i thought that's way better to clear their bullshit up don't go on and on and on and i can't help with another. guru who even appeals to increase the sentence but in vain however the family's lawyer believes this case stands as a wake up call for women in south korea. she didn't come out we. don't need to be in your form. on duty to want to go on your feet want to do want i just i just feel that i don't. want to do this or her to be able to when you do. dish we don't come to mind for following goo harz death more than 200000 south koreans signed a petition demanding harsher penalties fo

he and his daughter tanya have flown more than 13 hours from their home in switzerland to see her but it's a bittersweet reunion my is not sure who they are. yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah you know. 'd 'd 'd 'd 'd 'd i was just 50 'd and running a michelin starred restaurant with her husband when she. was diagnosed with alzheimer's 'd it was devastating for the family. 'd she knew. what's what's coming and she was crying every morning. and one morning i remember i said to my own you know i promise you want to sing i would always do the best for you always look for me not for anybody else just for you and she was kissing me on saying thank you so much. that she scared were you scared i will scared she will scare. you. why is home is now a villa at the bon cam one child aged care center in chiang mai thailand. her family brought her here when it became apparent she needed 24 hour care. there made them again it came with the similar olga you know you know your history. of this is going on for 10 years and is slowly. taking her apart from me slowly slowly this is like you kn

or people like tanya, who gave birth to a beautiful baby boy on halloween and returned from the hospital to find an eviction notice taped to the front of her door. these are the stories that should be driving our fights. these are the people who need relief now. and these checks will go right back into our economy because people will spend this money. they need it for the necessities which are confronting their families right now. last week donald trump used these people as political pawns. he stalled signing the coronavirus relief package, claiming that he wants to give $2,000 checks to every american. by delaying, president trump may have stiffed unemployed americans out of $300 this week in unemployment benefits, benefits that they will not get back. so let's now hold donald trump to his word. let's bring this to a vote. and let's pass $2,000 relief checks for every person in our country and put that bill on donald trump's desk. this pandemic has laid bare the tragedy of two americas, one in which billionaires grew their wealth by $931 billion over the course of this pandemic, an amer

tanya dendrinos, bbc news. now it‘s time for a look at the weather.rcast for most of us and we are expecting more like rain and drizzle. this is the picture this afternoon, a change on the way, band of rain heading towards northern ireland, should reach belfast early leaving. the rain overnight, the winds will strengthen, most of us getting some rain, notan strengthen, most of us getting some rain, not an awful lot. tomorrow, going to start of milder, these are the starting temperatures, double figures in the south—west, frost free across the board. tomorrow will be changeable. some sunny spells but also a few showers, some could be heavy, particularly in the west, but even the possibility of thunder and feeling a little bit milder. hello this is bbc news with annita mcveigh. the headlines... downing street says ‘large gaps‘ remain between the uk and the eu — after a face—to—face meeting between borisjohnson and the european commission president failed to achieve a breakthrough. negotiations will continue in brussels — with sunday being set as the dea

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and to get your correspondent tanya kramer has more from the hospital in tel aviv where netanyahu is jap prime minister binyamin netanyahu getting the vaccine kicks off the government's mixing nation campaign next week it comes as infection rates have risen again in recent weeks there's a lot of distrust and anger at the government's handling of the crisis because so many businesses are suffering but many will see the start of the vaccination campaign as a breakthrough although it is expected that vaccinating people will take several months. now of course the coronavirus has dominated headlines this year but that doesn't mean other crises have gone away now one story is of course migration countless people trying to reach europe in hopes of a better life and this year has seen a sharp increase of migrants in the atlantic trying to reach spain's canary islands off africa's western coast. nash yano was born just a few days ago but she will never know her father. he died a few weeks ago while trying to reach the canary islands by barge on the sort of cold atlantic route. and the only wa

tanya and nadim ednan—laperouse campaigned for a change in the law on food labelling after their daughterelt at the time we had to do. it's like we were on a wave, and we're still on that wave. we're just, you know, moving forward and really trying to make a difference for all those people. we know that's what natasha would want us to do. among those recognised for their work during the pandemic are health workers like nurse cath fitzsimmons, who came out of retirement to work at her local hospital. i said, "please, i can't be sitting at home knowing that my colleagues and patients and staff would be potentially in a very, very difficult position." and at more than 100 years old, anne baker's been honoured for herfundraising for the nspcc. she's become an mbe. i think it's so important, really, to think of the children because they're the future. they're our future after all. so i really was thrilled to find this honour. making this a particular year of celebration for anne, who at 106, is the oldest person ever to be recognised with an honour. lizo mzimba, bbc news. breaking news from ho

tanya dendrinos reports. a return from the moon carrying precious lunar cargo.e flag promptly planted as china submitted itself as a key player in the space race. this isa player in the space race. this is a pretty big deal, they have been catching up on space and this is the biggest mission they have done. they run a whole rehearsal so they have been preparing for this moment for a long time and the fact that it went off so successfully is going to give them confidence to do even more ambitious missions in future. the mission was launched at the end of november, a probe sent into orbit around the moon. pa rt into orbit around the moon. part of it landing to drill and dig up samples, with around two kilograms expected to have been collected. you can do a tremendous amount with a very small amount of material, so they don't need tons of material to do a lot of science stopping these samples are also very interesting because they are from a different spot where apollo went and lunar probes from the soviet union went and it is also what we believe is a younger spot