u. k. has reported the world's 1st known best from the on the con variant of coven 19. it's spreading with alarming speed and is expected to become london's dominant strain in the next 2 days. the u. k has launched a massive acceleration and it's booster job program program with warnings of a tidal wave before we con infections. pull breland reports from london. the queue trailed out of the hospital gates and down the street, the stark warning of an imminent tidal wave of omicron prompting a massive search of vaccine uptake at hundreds of vaccination centers across the u . k. the prime minister visited a vaccination center to see the work 1st hand and broke the news of the you case. first on the kron related death on the chrome is producing hospitalizations and se one patient has now been consumptive died with all the crew. so i think the idea that this is somehow a milder version of the virus. i think that's something we need to say on one side and just recognize the sheer pace a which it acce

u. k. has reported a record number of infections for a 2nd day in a row, at more than 88000 france has reported almost 61000 cases. south korea is rein straightening a stricter social distancing laws just 6 weeks after seeing it's able to quote, live with covered 19 and in africa, the delta, an army crime variance have driven infections by up to nearly 83 percent. the world health organization says they are fewer dest sent in previous spikes, where we challenge begins our coverage with this report from london. the, the 1247 year a staar from london, brought its usual, bustled to paris. but soon, these trains may be most the empty from saturday, france is limiting, travel to and from the u. k. so only those with compelling reasons. french nationals, residents and their families all arrivals have twice late truck drivers. they are exempt. it will say salary general cubic plastic damage. this is the framework that will be put in place, which will allow us to further type in the next to slow down a

u. k. has logged a record breaking number of new cases, 88000 on the cronies, spreading through this country faster than any previous various forest. johnson's government is focusing on vaccine boosters, as it principal weapon that and urging people to think about where they go and who they see. we don't want to make your choices for you about your social life. well closing things we all saying is people should be cautious and they should think about their activities in the, in the run up to turn to christmas on the streets of london's west end. those i spoke to didn't seem overly concerned. just got the mouth to project. i get it, i get, i may not get in. you just go to the root. you can't shut yourself, weiss or wherever have you can with any plans or no, i haven't. i just got to say it's an app. so maybe pop in trying to stay safe, but still trying to live a normal but plenty of others are changing their plans at this to star shortages because of infection. and business is a suffering again.

u. k. has promised no new restrictions before the new year. in myanmar and military offensive against ethnic i had an armed groups is intensifying driving thousands of people into thailand. the military has been accused of committing atrocities against villages. indonesian officials say they will not offer refuge to a group of go on a stranded vote near the countries at your province. they say the vessel will be turned away, but they will help repair it to 1st. environmentalists in south africa have claimed victory against the oil giant shell after a quarter blocked how it was planning to explore the indian ocean. the firm wanted the hunt for oil and gas in more than 6000 square kilometers of sea, of what is called the wild coast. now it's a 300 kilometer long stretch of natural beauty. it's home to dolphin seals, penguins, penguins and humpback whales, or eastern capes. high court has blocked the use of sand waves fired from a boat to bounce off the sea bat seabed and reveal where there may be energy deposits. a campaigner is that said the lou

we already know france has imposed some restrictions on travel from the u. k. this evening. germany has designated the u. k. what it calls a very virus variance area. and that means that if you are planning to travel from the u. k to germany of the holidays, you have to quarantine for 2 weeks in germany, and that is no exceptions. that includes the vaccinate. germany is also designated many areas, high risk areas, many of its neighbors. and on the last few days and hours, france has been added, also denmark and norway and the restrictions are less than food from the u. k. but you have to get a p, c r test. to come in to germany. there is a mish mash of rules and regulations across the u, the leaders to coordinate them when they met in brussels this week, but they did fail to do that. so if you are traveling in europe over the holiday period, it's important to check those regulations before you travel it. broadly speaking, it's getting tougher everywhere. it's all meant occurred. the spread of the on the chrome variant. how confident are we? this is going to do t

u. k. has seen an average of more than a 100000 new cases in the past 7 days. and yet the government there has promised no new restrictions in england before the new year. but a slew of restrictions will return in france next week. and a bid to bring down case numbers, which have risen to an average of $72000.00. and then australia with just 9000 new cases on average, travel in and out of some states is once again subject to strict controls. jolla whole has more. the christmas and new year holiday period was always likely to speed the advance of the micron variant. and so it is proving in the u. k. a record 129000 new infections were reported on tuesday. but the government's decision not to disrupt new year's celebrations, and instead to emphasize vaccine booster shots reflects positive signs that hospital admissions and death numbers aren't rising with the same intensity. we're looking at the data and we wouldn't hesitate to act if we saw that the data told us that we needed to introduce furth

u. k. has reported the world's 1st known death from the army on variant of coven 19. this comes on the day that britain launched a massive acceleration of its booster job program with warnings, a tidal way of all mccord infections is coming. the u. k. health secretary says it will become the dominant variance and the capital in the next 48 hours. in the u. s . state of kentucky at least $64.00 people, including a 5 month old baby have been confirmed dead from the week and tornadoes, which tore through 6 states laying waste 2 entire towns. president joe biden has declared a major federal disaster as rescue workers continued to pick through the wreckage. they say they have little hope of finding any more survivors, and the number of those confirmed dead in kentucky alone is likely to rise. just a few more facts about those we've, we've lost 18, are still on identified of the ones that we know the age the age range is 5 months to 86 years and 6 are younger than 80 help keeps pouring him from all over the country. i thank you to everyone how we feel your love for testers

u. k. has promised no new restrictions before the new year. that's the spite reporting an average of more than $100000.00 cases each day over the past 7 days. here's john hall with the christmas and new year holiday period was always likely to speed the advance of the army chrome variant. and so it is proving in the u. k. a record 129000 new infections were reported on tuesday, but the government's decision not to disrupt new year's celebrations. and instead to emphasize vaccine booster shots reflect positive signs that hospital admissions and death numbers aren't rising with the same intensity. we're looking at the data, we wouldn't hesitate to act if we saw that the data told us that we needed to introduce the measures. but so far, that's not what the data is telling us. the cautious optimism that on the chrome may be less of a threat than the previous delta variant isn't being embraced everywhere. countries like the netherlands, austria and denmark are under varying degrees of lockdown and in spain. a wave of new infections has provoked suc

u. k. has ported a record number of infections for a 2nd day in a row. now, at more than $88000.00 of the situation isn't much better in france itself, which reported almost $61000.00 cases. south korea is reinstating strict to social distancing laws just 6 weeks after determining it would gable to live with curve at 19. and on the african continent it dealt and on the chron variance of driven infections up by nearly 83 percent. this is the fastest serge anywhere in the world this year. the well health organization says are a few a desk compared to previous spikes. or we challenge against our coverage in london . the 1247 eurostar from london brought its usual bustle to paris. but soon these trains may be mostly empty. from saturday, france is limiting, travel to and from the u. k. to only those with compelling reasons. french nationals, residents, and their families, all arrivals have to isolate truck drivers though, are exempt in. okay, so to calculate noblesse can we come into this is the fr

u. k. has come into effect. only essential journeys are allowed under new rules aimed at slowing alma, crohn's advance. passengers have been rushing to beat the bands deadline. also on the program, germany's christian democrats have a new party leader. cd you members vote overwhelmingly for friedrich mats to take the helm of the conservative opposition after their worst ever election defeat. ah, i'm public only as welcome to the program, a ban on all non essential travel between france and the united kingdom has come into effect. the french government is implementing the band with the aim of slowing the spread of the arm across corona virus variant. the u. k has been experiencing rocketing numbers of infections and reported more than 93000 new infections on friday. travelers hoping to beat the travel deadline, rushed to secure seats on trains, fairies and plains, between france. i'm the u. k. santa claus is coming to town on or maybe not of it's paris, he's going to and his last stop was london, non essential tr

u. k. has reported more than 100000 new infections in just one day. while scotland and wales have both times and restrictions is slow, the spread over me, kron british prime minister boys, johnson has chosen not to impose similar measures in england where we challenge has moved from london. it's one of london's best known restaurant chains, but you'll have no problem getting a table at the also lanky and spittle fields right now. it's normally the busiest time of the year, but like hospitality businesses, up and down the country, water lengthy, if desperate the customers in the last week we had like over a 1000 cancellations for lunch and dinner days. we do 100 for lunch, roughly a 100 for lunch, and then 120 for dinner. we're doing about 40 for both. on the grown has made as a brutal time for restaurants, cafes, hotels, clubs, and theaters. the government ended speculation on tuesday promising no new restrictions in england this side of christmas at least. but people have been heeding advice to limit social contact and responding to alarm calls from h

u. k. has reported a record number of infections for the 2nd day in a row, at more than 88000. to slow the spread, whales will close all night clubs from december 27th limiting holiday festivities and france has banned non essential travel from the u. k. by anyone who isn't a french citizen or resident. as reported almost 61000 cases in the past 24 hours re challenge reports from london. the 1247 year a staar from london brought its usual bustle to paris. but soon these trains may be most the empty. from saturday, france is limiting, travel to and from the u. k. so only those with compelling reasons. french nationals, residents, and their families all arrivals have twice late truck drivers. they are exempt. it'll say salary capital cubic plus can damage. this is the framework that will be put in place, which will allow us to further type the net to slow down and reduce as much as possible the arrival of on the con, various cases in our territory so much. during this time, we vaccinate the boost

u. k. has confirmed more than 90000 new coven 19 infections on saturday. at a 125 related deaths, the mayor london has declared the search to be a major incidents and more heavy rain in northern iraq is expected to hamper rescue efforts following flash floods. 12 people died in the deluge. right, well let's move on. severe damage as well as food and water shortages are a problem in some parts of the philippines. this is after super typhoon right around. 18000 soldiers have been mobilized to help emergency personnel reach stranded communities. number confirmed, killed is risen to $33.00. many are still missing in flood had areas as well. 300000 filipinos were forced from their homes and had to seek shelter as the 195 kilometer. now winds struck southern and central regions on thursday. we'll get an update from jamila alan dugan. she's in debate, city syphon right 1st made landfill in the philippines on friday. but until now there are still many areas, many communities in at least 4 provinces that remain cut off. we've spoken to military officials here in div

u. k. has witnessed record case numbers in response, the government has stepped up its vaccination campaign over 3000 locations across england. what turned to make shoot vaccination centers on saturday? the world health organization says omicron has already been detected in 89 countries. more and more are responding to the new threat novels, dutch prime minister mac rota on saturday, announcer locked on, that will limit gatherings over christmas and clothes shops, restaurants and cultural venues. shop has rushed both em last minute purchased before the measures come into effect lockdown or none. the w h o expects omicron to become dominant in the countries where it has taken hold. scientists won the surgeon, cases could further burden overstretch health systems and lead to staff shortages across many sectors. oh, well they doubly reporter, although soccer has been following developments fours. although welcome, what do the new restrictions in the netherlands mean for the dutch now? well, this i

u. k. has reported a record number of infections for the 2nd day in a row at more than 88000. the slow, the spread wales were closed all night clubs from december 27th. limiting holiday festivities and france has ban non essential travel from the u. k. by anyone who isn't a french citizen or resident, it supported almost 61000 cases. in the past 24 hours, rory challenge begins our coverage in london. the 1247 eurostar from london brought his usual bustle to paris. but soon, these trains may be mostly empty from saturday, frances limiting travel to and from the u. k. so only those with compelling reasons . french nationals, residents and their families all arrivals have to isolate truck drivers. they are exempt, it will say salute will give your blessings damage. this is the framework that will be put in place, which will allow us to further type in the net to slow down and reduce as much as possible the arrival of mac on various cases in our territory so much during this time we vaccinated the

u. k. has reported more than 100000 daily corona virus infections to the 1st time. scotland and wales have tightened restrictions that u. k prime minister bars johnson has chosen not to impose similar measures in england. south africa has approved booster shots of johnson and johnson vaccine. it's one of the most widely used across to africa because it's a single dose and doesn't need to be kept in ultra cold storage. in other world news, president vladimir putin says ukraine destroys any one who wants to build good relationships with russia. he made the comment during his annual and if he press conference, it comes at a time of rising tensions between moscow and nato and its allies over ukraine. hong kong university has were moved to statue commemorating the victims of the 1989 . 10 am and swam massacre, which is highly sense. it in china. the university says the decision was based on legal advice. the move has drawn criticism from rights groups and the death toll from major flooding and malay

u. k. has reported a record number of infections for the 2nd day in a row. more than 88000 whales is closing all night clubs to help flow the spread and france of band non essential travel from the u. k. by anyone who isn't a french citizen or resident where we challenge reports from london. the 1247 year staff from london brought its usual bustle to paris. but soon these trains may be mostly empty from saturday, frances, limiting travel to and from the u. k. so only those with compelling reasons. french nationals, residents and their families, all arrivals have to isolate truck drivers. they are exempt, it will say start cadillac, you know, plastic damage. this is the framework that will be put in place, which will allow us to further type in the net to slow down and reduced as much as possible the arrival of on the con, various cases in our territory so much during this time we vaccinated the booster shots, but for the 2nd day running the u. k. has logged a record breaking number of new cases

u. k. has promised no you restrictions before the new year in me and mar, a military offensive against ethnic cut and armed groups is intensifying driving thousands of people into thailand. the military has been accused of committing atrocities against villagers and in the knees, in official say they will not offer refuge to a group of ro, him go on a stranded boat. the other countries ha province, they say the vessel will be turned away, although they.

u. k. has not been back in the philippines for 2 years. he had hoped to be able to fly home his christmas. but the, you case armor can search has made that impossible because of the new variant of a micron and a number of cases that had been increasing there. now one thing back actually the, the old quote because we have been the 1st way. i think i'm a pretty soon there they will be, but they will announce that and we're going to be unlocked down because of the neighboring countries are on lock down already. and it's not just leaving that's difficult. john says he has friends who are having a hard time getting back to you. okay. it there in manila at the moment, but i'm, i was, they just told me that they won't be able to, to come back here because of the child, the restrictions, despite travel constraints. however, the philippines health department has detected the armored chron variant in 3 international travelers. there's a fear it will quickly spread, but the government says the situation is under control. barnaby low al jazeera manila.

u. k. has reported its highest number of daily covered 900 infection since this thought of the panoramic. more than 78000 cases were confirmed on wednesday from any 6 boys, johnson in 5th countries, booster vaccine rollout will be enough to fight the new more transmissible on the con, very end. but health officials, or warning cases and hospitalizations, will reach new highs in the coming weeks. the doubling rate of on the chromosome regions is now down to less than 2 days. and i'm afraid i, we're also seeing the inevitable increase in hospitalizations up by 10 percent nationally. we call week and up by almost a 3rd in london. but we are also seeing signs of hope. but since we launched our emergency omicron appeal on sunday night, a great national fight back has begun. and people have responded with an amazing spirit of duty and obligation to others. and i will say that each and every one of you who rows up your sleeve to get jabbed is helping this national effort. this is a really serious thre

u . k. has reported his highest number of daily cove with 19 infections since the sound of a pandemic, or then 70000 cases were confirmed on wednesday. fine to see ami con will be the dominant variant in europe by the middle of january. and iran is foreign minister says un cameras will be allowed to film at a sensitive nuclear site. issue had been a sticking point during negotiations in vienna. to revive the 2015 land mark agreed by ukraine's president diverging the european union team, both new sanctions on russia to help ease wising tension is between the 2 countries . romeo lensky was speaking in brussels at the eastern partnership summit, france and germany are the main brokers for peace between ukraine and russia. there currently a 100000 russian troops on the border with ukraine smoking fears of a possible invasion. natasha butler has more from paris. well, according to the least say, the french present, emanuel mcgraw met with ukrainian president voter may as lensky on the sidelines of a

u. k. has seen a record number of covered 19 cases for the 3rd day in a row. more than $93000.00 infections were registered on friday. around 4 percent are only con cases. total numbers nationwide have increased by about 39 percent in just a week by the death rates remains relatively low. france, meanwhile, has a mound that major public parties and fireworks will be banned on new year's eve. ask her on of iris infections rise. prime minister shanker sex, says, all citizens, even if vaccinated, should take a self test before attending social events, he said the only con strain is likely to be the dominant stream from january. farms has been reporting an average of 50000 new infections every day. natasha butler has more from paris on how new restrictions are, are affecting travelers. well, the french government's decision to find all non essential travel between france and the you. k from saturday has caused a lot of disruption and disappointment for people in both countries who are hoping to spend some of the holiday season with family and friends. so lot of pe

u. k, which has reported a record number of covey 19 infections for a 2nd day. in the united states, president biden is wanting, the army con variant is spreading rapidly and is urging americans to take booster shots as quickly as possible. due steps we've taken home a crown is not yet spread as fast as it would have otherwise done. and that's happening in europe, but it's here now and is spreading, and it's going to increase for on vaccinated. we're looking at a winter of severe illness in debt and vaccinated for themselves, their families and the hospital will soon overwhelm. but there's good news if you'd raxon a 100 booster shot, you're protected from severe illness and death period. rescue operations are underway. after super typhoon dry made landfall in the philippines. nearly a 100000 people have been moved to emergency shelters in southern and central areas . the typhoon is one of the most powerful to hit the country this year. thousands of villages are at risk of floods and lance lights. the remaining 12 american and canadian missionaries kidnapped by a

u. k has reported more than 100000 daily corona virus infections for the 1st time. scotland and whiles have tied and restrictions u. k prime minister barak johnson has chosen not to impose similar measures in england in other world news and president let me pose and says ukraine destroys anyone who wants to build good relationships with russia. he made the comment during his annual end of year press conference. it comes at a time of rising tensions between moscow and nato and its allies over the ukraine. and explosion has taken place outside a passport office in the african capital campbell security forces, say they were able to kill the attack before he entered the building, but could not prevent the bomb blast. several people were injured. hong kong university has removed a statue commemorating the victims of the 1989 tenements square massacre, which is highly sensitive. in china, the university says the decision was based on legal advice. the move has drawn criticism from activists and rights groups. i do think people would expect this thing with kevin in the university court with the mo

u. k. has seen a record number of coven 19 cases for the 3rd day in a row. more than $93000.00 infections were registered on friday. total numbers nationwide have risen by about 39 percent in a week, but death rate is still relatively low. the british research as say, the risk of infection with the alma chron vines, is more than 5 times greater than delta. the study suggests protection for those who've already had coven 19, maybe as low as 19 percent. and it's not weaker than the delta, very high authorities are inspecting a damaged prison in the south that was set on fire by hundreds of rioting inmates. an outbreak of corona virus at the facility provide 2 days of unrest. business had been demanding better access to medical care for those with severe symptoms. more than 18000 soldiers and emergency personnel are joining search and rescue efforts in the philippines. typhoon ry swept across southern and central regions. thursday and friday, killing at least 12 people. the you and human rights council has agreed to set up a commission to examine abuses in ethi

u. k. has not, we've been performing very badly. so in that sense, at least so far at least break it has, has clearly failed to deliver. so far, the british government has not been able to deliver. it's brags that promise. that's why some whole show, 60 percent of britons believe brags it has done more harm than good. well, let's get more on this from our reporter daniel went to hi daniel, the u. k, they're just saying, let's face a lot of challenges over the last 12 months. but how does that compare with the older predictions? well, rog, as you probably remember, boris johnson promised sunlit uplands when it came to break it. but now it seems that britain is facing more of a winter of discontent. now i tried to find what the positives were, the upsides, and we're in this whole post breaks it era, but it seems, there are some, you know, some of the most dire predictions didn't come true. the pound took a bit of a beating at 1st, but then recovered afterwards. and the city of london is not currently a shadow of its former self and al

u. k. has said infections, sor, with more than 93000 new cases on friday. santa claus is coming to town, or maybe not of it's paris, he's going to and his last stop was london, non essential travel between france and britain grind to a halt on saturday. a strict new roost go into force at paris is gaff, do no christmas, holiday makers were grabbing their last chance to get to london on the eurostar on friday. i feel very lucky that i managed to get out of france on the last day that it's possible. um, but yeah i it is a bit worrying. it's a bit scary and who knows is going to happen in january when, when everything gets that's normal after the new year. so we'll see. i think it's a really, really considering element comes already here with rollin in britain. so i don't see why a runs, why would either researchers with signs of escape game. so we thought this is a grand adventure for we were looking for an escape game and we found out exactly how to get out of france and back from london. they'l

u. k. it says it wants a chance to increase it 1st jam that. but the situation in the u. k. really is quite alarming at the moment. the number of cases has been rising, the 3 days running. and i think it is those case numbers that font is looking at him in day will prime minister of ours johnson and his government have been criticized both domestically and internationally for what many a calling lacks corona restrictions. and now the arrival of all micron is seeing those rates of infection soaring. now the consequences of that with this travel back, just bring us up to speed about what the situation is like there on the ground and how it's being handled. well we know that b, u. k lifted all restrictions, i want to order called a freedom day over the summer since and a few more strict has been bought in face mosque wearing a back. there are trying to figure officials who are saying that they do need to be more strict and bought in tobacco. this new wave of on the chrome which is being called a tidal wave have the show number of cases that are already present confirmed and expected over the next couple of weeks. interestingly, though, bori

at more than 26000. germany has declared the u. k. an area of high risk and implemented a 14 day quarantine for all arrivals. regardless of vaccination status. a city in crisis mode. lumniss being hit hard by the omi chron variant of the corona virus. it is already overtaken delta, as the dominant strain here, driving up infections and forcing them may of london to react hostile emissions are going up, but also stop absences. i got up by massive level, so i've taken the fission in consultation with our panos to declare a major incident today. the measure was last taken in january and allows local government to work more closely with emergency services. it's not just a capital that's in crisis for several days now. the u. k. has witnessed record case numbers in response. the government has stepped up its vaccination campaign over 3000 locations across england. what turn into makeshift vaccination centers on saturday the world health organization says omicron has already been detected in 89 countries. more and more are responding to the

u. k. has witnessed record case numbers in response of the government has stepped up its vaccination campaign over 3000 locations across england. what turn it to make shift vaccination centers on saturday. the world health organization says omicron has already been detected in 89 countries. more and more are responding to the new threat novels, dutch prime minister mac rota, and saturday announcer locked on. that will limit gatherings over christmas and close shops, restaurants, and cultural venues. chapa's rushed both em last minute purchased before the measures came into effect lockdown or none the w h o expect omicron to become dominant in the countries where it has taken hold. scientists won the surgeon, cases could further burden overstretch health systems and lead to staff shortages across many sectors. oh, now while several governments in europe are drastically tightening restrictions, hoping to slow down on the chron, they're also st pushback from some members of the public this weekend

u. k. has witnessed record case numbers in response, the government has stepped up its vaccination campaign over 3000 locations across england. what turn into makeshift vaccination centers on saturday. the world health organization says omicron has already been detected in 89 countries. more and more are responding to the new threat. now, dutch prime minister mac rota and saturday, announced locked on that will limit gatherings over christmas and coast shops, restaurants, and cultural venues. chapa's rush, both em last minute perch this before the measures came into effect lockdown or none. the w h o expects omicron to become dominant in the countries where it has taken hold. scientists won the surgeon, cases could further burden overstretch health systems and lead to staff shortages across many sectors. oh, earlier we spoke to john campbell, a health analyst and asked him for his assessment on the situation in london. my big hope is because on the currently spreading so quickly, i think basica

u. k, or in the u. s. because alan duncan has clearly confirmed that the u. k. conspired with the us to be ecuador, a huge i, m f. like in order to extract julian from the embassy on the u. k, has been complicit in this. i just want to mention a point you say and mentioned the word political, of course, the united states is lawyers say that this isn't a politically motivated case in the backdrop of all of the examples. you said it is kind of hard to see that it is. and can you give me also? i'm not sure if you look at the u. s. superseding indictment, which is, of course, served on julian only on the 1st day of september, extradition getting you 5, but 17 of the crimes that are listed our primes under the espionage act. now, if there was anything that was political, it is espionage. what is also interesting is within this the space of the espionage act, he will be tried without 1st amendment protections. and he's a non us national being tried on the u. s. law for crimes not committed in the u. s . was suppose it crime stuff committed in the u. s. to all of thi