| something that's not in the uk? i have something that's not in the uk?africa of around have some figures from south africa ofaround 1,000, have some figures from south africa of around 1,000, so that may well be an update. we�*re going to turn to the telegraph. it is the story of the new super variant puts african countries on the red list. jessica, it really does make the argument that we�*re not safe until everyone is vaccinated. all these rich countries that have been hoarding vaccines and doing fantastically well in vaccinating their populations, if mutations are allowed to continue with their populations that aren�*t vaccinated, it defeats the object, doesn�*t it? this is an argument that a lot of people have been making, including the who. is it ethical firstly for us to vaccinate 5—12 —year—olds. to give people boosterjabs, front line health care workers and elderly people in countries across the africa so so that to the so that �* the to the so that jessica, make safe until all �*e until all these. and all these. and doing |ese. to |d doing $56er

no cases here so far identified and the uk _ far in the uk?re so far identified and the uk has _ far in the uk? no cases here so far identified and the uk has some - far in the uk? no cases here so far identified and the uk has some ofl identified and the uk has some of the best surveillance in the world. in terms of direct flights, they are being banned, suspended from midday tomorrow, and the six countries put on the red list with the quarantine ring and post. we've only had 59 cases confirmed in south africa so it's really early days. had world reaction to _ it's really early days. had world reaction to this _ it's really early days. had world reaction to this then? - it's really early days. had world reaction to this then? the - it's really early days. had world l reaction to this then? the variant doesnt reaction to this then? the variant doesn't have _ reaction to this then? the variant doesn't have a _ reaction to this then? the variant doesn't have a name _ reaction to this then? the variant doesn't have a name yet - reaction to this t

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the uk has pledged to give france ?s year to help increase police patrols, boost aerial surveillance and strengthen security at ports. but some french politicians say that won't help solve the issue. here's pierre—henry dumont a member of parliament representing. what i can assure you is, that having more money or having more police officers patrolling the french shore will not change anything. i'm not change anything, because we've got 200, 300 kilometres of shore monitor 2a/7. and it only takes five to ten minutes for smugglers to take a boat language but many cited how they had been treated by language but many cited how they had been treated by the language but many cited how they had been treated by the french government as their belief that britain would be more humane. maw; britain would be more humane. many do sta in britain would be more humane. many do stay in france _ britain would be more humane. many do stay in france and _ britain would be more humane. many do stay in france and other— britain would be mor

romania, after hungary, after france, after the uk. but - after france, after the uk.ht, after france, after the uk. but tonight. all— after france, after the uk. but tonight, all six _ after france, after the uk. but tonight, all six will sleep in this tent, and every night, until they risk the english channel. would you still be prepared to get a boat to the united kingdom? translation: we cannot survive here, we will freeze. we have _ cannot survive here, we will freeze. we have to — cannot survive here, we will freeze. we have to go to the uk. and cannot survive here, we will freeze. we have to go to the uk.— cannot survive here, we will freeze. we have to go to the uk. and you say ou have we have to go to the uk. and you say you have travelled _ we have to go to the uk. and you say you have travelled through _ we have to go to the uk. and you say you have travelled through lots - we have to go to the uk. and you say you have travelled through lots of - you have travelled through lots of countries, including germany. now you're in france. why do you want to try to

in the uk — on uk territory to apply for asylum in the uk and it is not possible to apply— in the ukoad, say, in a british— apply for asylum abroad, say, in a british embassy or consulate, and there's— british embassy or consulate, and there's also no visa to come to the uk with— there's also no visa to come to the uk with a — there's also no visa to come to the uk with a specific purpose of claiming _ uk with a specific purpose of claiming asylum, so if you want to claim_ claiming asylum, so if you want to claim asylum in the uk, you're compelled to take these irregular and dangerous routes. there is another— and dangerous routes. there is another legal route, the government talk a _ another legal route, the government taik a lot— another legal route, the government talk a lot about, that is refugee resettlement, but there is no way to apply— resettlement, but there is no way to apply for— resettlement, but there is no way to apply for refugee resettlement. one is simply— apply for refugee resettlement. one is simply in a refugee camp and is selected, — is simply in a refugee camp a

the uk sa s it tragic scenes we are seeing. the uk says it wants _ tragic scenes we are seeing. scenes we are seeing. the uk says it wants to act cooperatively i says it wants to act cooperatively and france has proposed that the uk sent personnel to process asylum claims in france, but that was dismissed site yesterday. jessica parker is in calais for us now. some form of political solution is needed because these are people's lives. , , , lives. yes, because even if the politicians _ lives. yes, because even if the politicians are _ lives. yes, because even if the politicians are not _ lives. yes, because even if the politicians are not quite - lives. yes, because even if the l politicians are not quite talking, the problems in calais absolutely processed. there are still people living in very squalid conditions. there is still a perilous sea crossing over to the uk, as evidenced by what happened on wednesday, those tragic events, events which led to a lot of talk about cooperation, working together to try and find solutions, but it became pretty clear pretty quickly that brit

it open to you if you stayed in the uk? ., , ., open to you if you stayed in the uk? ., ., the uk?about timing. _ the uk? it was all about timing, right? _ the uk? it was all about timing, right? i- the uk? it was all about timing, right? i came i the uk? it was all about timing, right? i came to the uk? it was all about - timing, right? i came to the united states in 1989 and i left my home town to go to university in 1984 but there was a massive youth unemployment crisis in 90% of school leaders in that period did not have anything to go on to a nozzle of the lucky ones to a nozzle of the lucky ones to get a place in college. and i think if i had stayed in the uk, i wouldn't have entered this area. i probably would've gotten into a different track entirely. when i came to the united states in 1989 on a scholarship, the timing was really important in many aspects. it was under the berlin wall walls there. and by the time i've gotten a degree in 1991, the soviet union was history and ifind myself moving along the times and send breakthrough in us soviets and us russian relations at

the 'ourney to the uk begins once the uk? the journey to the uk begins once the boats _ uk?force or by the lifeboat when they borderforce is force or by the lifeboat when they border force is so stressed. then the migrants get taken to an area just a long bear called the tug haven. that's where initially they get process. there is an initial screening so the migrants are asked why they made the journey, where they've come from, they have their picture taken cover their pass for their identity, they are given covid test. in theory, the migrants are only supposed to be at the area of the port known as the tug haven for a matter of hours. but what we've seenin a matter of hours. but what we've seen in recent weeks up to 1,000 migrants arriving in a single day, sometimes more than 1,000, it's not that the authorities have been simply overwhelmed. some of the migrants have had to spend the night in the tug haven area, never designed for that. after the initial screening the migrants will then be dispersed around the country. the vast majority of them will end up claiming asylum i

people come to the uk for— rather come to the uk?to the uk for two main reasons. - to the uk for two main reasons. firstly, they have family and friends here and they want to live with them, to help them with their everyday life. the second reason is because the uk is known for its open asylum system. people want to move to the uk because they have better chances for asylum and to create a better life. , , ., ., chances for asylum and to create a better life-— better life. just from a personal oint of better life. just from a personal point of view. — better life. just from a personal point of view, if _ better life. just from a personal point of view, if you _ better life. just from a personal point of view, if you hadn't - better life. just from a personall point of view, if you hadn't made the journey to the uk, if you hadn't arrived here, as a young girl, what would your life be like now? me would your life be like now? iie: personally, so, would your life be like now? ii2 personally, so, we moved to sweden. from iraqi kurdistan

but look at net migration in the uk.g minus the number of people leaving. it fell by 88% last year. it's now in the tens of thousands. then there's the number of people who were granted asylum in the uk. that is lower than germany, france or greece. to be clear, the uk remains a signatory of a long—standing international agreement on refugees, but to the government, this particular issue in the channel is about showing control and about a system that, overall, in its view, isn't working. we fundamentally believe that people should seek asylum in the first safe country. they should not be making dangerous journeys across the channel. but many people are making the dangerous journey to the uk for a number of reasons, as this migration expert explains. these reasons won't be easily addressed by more patrols on the french coast, and there is perhaps another factor too. nearly everyone who crosses the channel in a small boat applies for asylum and most are accepted, and even if they aren't, the vast majority still stay, as we

are you concerned that this new variant is in the uk now? we i new variant is in the uk now? variant is in the uk now? - were concerned from the moment we first identified this new variant. as i have said, it is deeply concerning and we do need to learn more about it but the fact we now have these two cases in the united kingdom means we do need to take further measures and that is why i have set this up today. what further measures and that is why i have set this up today. what impact will this have _ have set this up today. what impact will this have on _ have set this up today. what impact will this have on the _ have set this up today. what impact will this have on the current - will this have on the current vaccine and booster roll—out? vaccines remain vitally important and if anything i think the importance of them, especially the booster vaccine is now even more important. we note this new variant is out there, we don't know enough about it yet but what we do know, we note the protections we have, especially the vaccines are hugely important. especially the vaccines ar

emergency meetinas, seek safety in the uk. emergency meetings, hastily _ seek safety in the uk.eetings, hastily arranged - seek safety in the uk. emergency meetings, hastily arranged phone calls. authorities on both sides of the channel are scrambling to respond. at this crisis has been long in the making and long discussed. forall that long in the making and long discussed. for all that taut, effective solutions have so far proved elusive. people here being escorted to shelters in france as part of efforts to deter crossings and prevent further tragedy. jessica parker, bbc news, in calais. the crisis involving asylum seekers and migrants has now become part of a political blame game between london and paris. but what can be done stop people attempting dangerous crossings to the uk? our home affairs correspondent, daniel sandford, has this analysis. while the tragedy was unfolding off the coast of france yesterday, dozens of people who had successfully crossed the channel were arriving near dungeness. the numbers of migrants arriving by small boats has soared this year, far outs

french fury over uk doubletalk _ is concerned. french fury over uk doubletalk on _ is concerned.oubletalk on refugees, and that quote is from the french interior minister, who has given an exclusive interview to the guardian, what is he saying? the interview to the guardian, what is he sa inc? ., , he saying? the interior minister seems to be _ he saying? the interior minister seems to be very _ he saying? the interior minister seems to be very frank - he saying? the interior minister seems to be very frank with - he saying? the interior minister seems to be very frank with the | seems to be very frank with the guardian. he's talking about, accusing priti patel of doubletalk, of saying one thing in private and one thing publicly. this story is a reminder that though the english channel is a narrow passage of water, the gulf between france and britain over the migrant crisis seems to be widening. at a time when we, you know, we need to reach some sort of agreement. it is quite clear in some papers that france says no the agreement won't be bilateral. any agreement on this have to

the uk was not invited.ir frank williams — who created one the great formula one teams — has died. good afternoon. the health secretary says he wants to expand the uk vaccination programme as a matter of urgency — because of the new omicron variant of coronavirus. a third case has now been identified here and there are expected to be more — with concerns that it may spread more easily and potentially evade current vaccines. ministers say they have acted swiftly. in england, mask wearing in shops and on public transport will be a legal requirement once again, a change that will come into force on tuesday. here's our health correspondent, anna collinson. taking upa taking up a booster when eligible was always important but since taking up a booster when eligible was always important but since the emergence of the heavily mutated kogan diddy over the variant is even more important. kogan diddy over the variant is even more important-— more important. queues like this in slou:h more important. queues like this i

from a uk prc _ had on the uk industry? sure. from a uk prc point - had on the uk industry? sure. these guys have got budgets that far exceed many domestic players. and that means that the creative ambitions that they are shows have no limits. the inflation everyone talked about, anecdotally, drama producers talk about anything from 7% to about 30% of additional cost at the moment. now covid cost have played into that a little bit. so you got the extra cost particularly of the extra cost particularly of the last 18 months of getting people tested in various different protocols without to observe coupled with the scarcity of top—level talent. ten to 13%. it is a by—product of the excellence in the sector and it's a short to medium—term headache. is the only thing producers want to talk to me about at the moment. can producers want to talk to me about at the moment.- producers want to talk to me about at the moment. can i 'ust aet about at the moment. can i 'ust net in about at the moment. can i 'ust get in there? i about at the moment. can i 'ust get in there? ofi about at the mome

the uk must talk to the eu as a whole.left out in the cold. more than half the people in migrant camps here have come from belgium, the government says, in search of the shortest route across the channel to british shores. a few miles from these sodden tents, france's interior minister will meet colleagues from belgium, germany, the netherlands and the eu today to discuss how to tackle the people smuggling networks. the uk's absence highlights the tension this issue is causing. british politicians used to remind their european counterparts during brexit negotiations that the uk was not leaving europe, just leaving the eu. what that distinction means for managing cross channel migration is still being hammered out. lucy williamson, bbc news, calais. a popular indian stand—up comedian has indicated he won't perform any more after hindu fundamentalists forced organisers to cancel several of his shows. munawar faruqui says 12 shows have been cancelled in the past two months following threats by vigilante groups to the artist a

between that particular caribbean island in the uk.— island in the uk.velling to barbados for the handover, and he, as the telegraph knows, will acknowledge and apologise, for the first time as a member of the royal family, for britain's role in slavery and the horrors that were exacted by britain against countries like barbados. but as part of that, prince charles has a very strong relationship with the prime minister of barbados, and it does look like a big part of this is the attempt to acknowledge those sins of the past and shift into a new relationship that doesn't have to could be quite close between the uk and barbados, but one that allows, with any luck, both countries to feel a bit more comfortable in the way they move forward together with the acknowledgement of an apology for britain's previous actions. i’m britain's previous actions. i'm touched by — britain's previous actions. i'm touched by a _ britain's previous actions. i'm touched by a number of nice details here. the queen is replaced by the president of the republic of barbados. this w

now, all the electricity generated offshore gets sentback the uk offshore gets sent back to the uk throughre considerably bigger than anything you might see down the road. some of the largest ones are about 260 metres high, nearly nearly as tall as the shard in london, and they have motor blades longer than a football pitch. so, how much offshore wind power is the uk currently producing? just over ten gigawatts of electricity a year, roughly ten times more than a decade ago. other countries produce a lot more onshore wind, but offshore, the uk leads the world, and the government wants to quadruple production to 40 gigawatts by 2030. that should be more than enough to power every home in the country — quite an achievement. but houses only account for about a third of total for about a third of total electricity demand. there's also offices and factories to consider and electricity isn't the only source of power in our homes, so offshore wind alone can't get the uk to its target of net zero carbon emissions by mid—century. but it is a big step forward in the government says it is getting che

uk inflation numbers? it really is not- we _ uk inflation numbers? it really is not.ly is not. we are already - is not. we are already expecting a huge hike in uk household energy bills in april and that is already more or less lock in. these latest moves probably do not affect that but, you know, in some countries in europe we have seen government stepped in to try and cushion the blow. we have not seen that here in the uk. so households are already expect a big rise in april and what these additional moves mean, they do not fall back is that perhaps we will have a further rise again a few months later in 2022 and just keeps that inflation rate elevated. so what are your thoughts on what the number might be today and also in the months ahead was to mark you mention that cpi inflation last month was 3.1% and that to rise all the way to a.0% and this is the reading for october and there are a couple of things going on. , ., , ., , on. one is household energy rices. on. one is household energy orices- we — on. one is household energy prices. we have _ on. one is househo

this is my dream to go to the uk. if i came back to france again i would go to the uk.. neither disaster nor diplomacy has stopped the rhythm of these crossings. an alternative to the promises of people smugglers can feel as remote here as the elisee palace or downing street. lucy williamson, bbc news. one of the young women who died on board that boat on wednesday has been named — maryam nuri mohamed amin from kurdistan. the family heard the news from two other people who were on board the boat. they are waiting for her body to be flown home to kurdistan. still to come. bargain hunt black friday but can supply keep up with demand? president kennedy was shot down and died almost immediately. the murder ofjohn kennedy is a disasterfor the whole free ofjohn kennedy is a disaster for the whole free world. ofjohn kennedy is a disasterfor the whole free world. he caught the imagination of the world. the first of a new generation of leaders. margaret thatcher is resigning as leader_ margaret thatcher is resigning as leader of— margaret thatcher is resigning as leader of the c

we have to go to the uk." you say you have travelled through lots of countries, including germany. now you're in france. why do you want to try to reach the united kingdom? "it's much betterforfamilies in the uk," she says, "and for keeping families together." this corner of northern france has witnessed the scenes and heard these sort of stories for more than 20 years now. it feels like a conveyor belt of misery, and this is a new generation, willing to risk everything to try and make it to the united kingdom. we meet a group of afghan men who say they fled the taliban this summer. this man wants to get to britain so his wife can follow, along with his three daughters, who can then continue their studies. have you tried to cross already on a boat? yeah, two times. and what happened? the boat was broken in the sea, - so the police came and took us out. we were all in the water. we nearly died. he then reveals he had briefly met two of those who died yesterday. i said to him," 0k, good luck to go, and i'm not g

and anyone who is not a uk or irish assistant will not be able to come into the uk if they have beeninn the course of the last ten days. pcr testing is also coming back. that only went at the end of october. it was the 24th of october for england, sist was the 24th of october for england, 31st for scotland, wales and northern ireland, so a relatively recent change moving away from pcr testing to the cheaper, lateral load testing. the advantage of pcr testing. the advantage of pcr testing as you consequence the results of those pcr tests. that means you can identify the variant. that was seen as no longer necessary when it was removed at the end of last month because these tests were considered to be too expensive and there was no variant of concern at that point, now that there is, this is being reintroduced. the other thing to bear in mind is if you do travel, you take one of these pcr tests, you have to self—isolate until you get a negative result. you cannot ticket and go about your business. we have to wait until you get results back. the government's latest coronavirus figures sho

the uk, back to france.returns — they reach the uk, back to france. so a returns agreement, those were some _ so a returns agreement, those were some of— so a returns agreement, those were some of the _ so a returns agreement, those were some of the five ideas in this letter— some of the five ideas in this letter but _ some of the five ideas in this letter but he decided to make it public— letter but he decided to make it public and the tone of this letter was almost like, we put these ideas to you _ was almost like, we put these ideas to you many— was almost like, we put these ideas to you many times before but you have _ to you many times before but you have always rejected them and that has not _ have always rejected them and that has not gone down well at all with the french— has not gone down well at all with the french authorities. they are saying _ the french authorities. they are saying this _ the french authorities. they are saying this letter was inappropriate, they did not like the tone of— inappr

this is my dream to go to the uk- if i _ france? this is my dream to go to the uk.back to france again i would go to the uk. never be stopped. not stop never.— stopped. not stop never. neither disaster nor _ stopped. not stop never. neither disaster nor diplomacy _ stopped. not stop never. neither disaster nor diplomacy has - stopped. not stop never. neither l disaster nor diplomacy has stopped the rhythm of these crossings. an alternative to the promises of people smugglers can feel as remote here as downing street. lucy williamson, bbc news. our political correspondent iain watsonjoins us from downing street. how serious is this row, iain? usually tragedies bring people closer together about the deaths in the channel seem to have only highlighted the difference between the uk and french governments. boris johnson is under huge pressure from many of his own mps to do more to stop the small boats arriving on our shores so perhaps it was unsurprising he made that letter to the french president public but what downing street are emphasising is that everything he asked

france has proposed that the uk send personnel to process asylum claims for the uk in france.lationship between the uk and the european union not great at the moment because of this?— union not great at the moment because of this? they have been a few problems _ because of this? they have been a few problems in _ because of this? they have been a few problems in uk _ because of this? they have been a few problems in uk france - because of this? they have been a l few problems in uk france relations in particular in the last few months, notably the argument about fishing licences and the development over the last 2a hours and the cancellation of priti patel�*s invitation to this meeting is not a bad step. the reality is leaders on both sides of the channel need to find a way to work together if we are to address this crisis, if we are to address this crisis, if we are to address this crisis, if we are to stop more tragedies of the kind that we saw earlier this week. is it possible to work closer together, given the context of the last few months? i together, given the context o

the uk. the water nothing to be - hope. where are you going now? the uk. nothing to be afraid i uk. the water nothing to be afraid of et. uk. the water nothing to be afraid of yet. several _ uk. the water nothing to be afraid of yet. several boats _ uk. the water nothing to be afraid of yet. several boats set - uk. the water nothing to be afraid of yet. several boats set off - uk. the water nothing to be afraid of yet. several boats set off from | of yet. several boats set off from this coast at first light this morning. this one reached british shores without disaster. but a flimsy boat, dozens of desperate people, the warning signs have always been there. and today, one of these boats never arrived. translation: as far as we know, 33p per capsized of dunkirk in calais. as of now, 31 people died, but were not resuscitated and there are two survivors who are currently being treated and whose lives are also unfortunately in danger. fix, treated and whose lives are also unfortunately in danger.- unfortunately in danger. a local fisherman _ unfortunately in da

this is my dream to go to the uk. if i came back to france again i would go to the uk.ed the rhythm of these crossings. an alternative to the promises of people smugglers can feel as remote here as the elisee palace or downing street. lucy williamson, bbc news. one of the young women who died on board that boat on wednesday has been named — maryam nuri mohamed amin from kurdistan. the family heard the news from two other people who were on board the boat. they are waiting for her body to be flown home to kurdistan. love it or hate it, the annual shopping extravaganza black friday is under way. it's no longerjust a day, some retailers have been offering deals since the start of the month. this weekend, shoppers here in the uk are expected to spend over £9 billion — that's over 12 billion dollars. but it's the first big test for retailers as they prepare for the christmas rush. our correspondent emma simpson reports. it wouldn't be black friday without big tvs, gadgets, and appliances flying off the shelves. this vast distribution hub in newark is home to britain's bigges

as you may be aware, it's boom time for the uk tv industry. not least because of the arrival of amazon and netflix. but with these streaming giants, is there a risk that the britishness of the tv shows made in the uk is being diluted? there are lots of questions to work through. let's meet the guests who are going to help me with them. beginning with sarah doole, chief executive of the red production company. it's behind last tango in halifax, it's a sin and many other successes. sarah, great to have you on the media show. what have you got planned next? well, we've been really busy and production this year. we've got a big show for it netflix coming out the beginning of next year. another show that we just filmed for itv. no return, which interestingly we've had to recreate a 5—star resort in bolton. laughter. sounds like we could spend the whole edition just talking about that. yes, yes. and we're about to start a huge show for amazon based on a neil gaiman novel, so we're really busy. lots of stuff in the pipeline. so it's a really exciting

~ ~' europe, should we be worried you're in the uk? ~ ~ �*, in the uk?k? will come i think there's one thing to stress from _ in the uk? will come i think there's one thing to stress from the - in the uk? will come i think there's one thing to stress from the start. l one thing to stress from the start. we've had relatively high levels of cases throughout the summer and throughout the start and we have gone into winter. those high levels of cases have been particularly in younger populations and the consequence of those infections is that it starts to build up immunity in those populations even though vaccine uptake isn't like in order people. it is slightly different ways. and we've had cases that have been stable for quite some time and event very good uptake of vaccine, particularly in vulnerable populations in there now starting to get the boosters. the cases of serious disease in people being admitted to critical care and also deaths is much slower than some of the places in europe.— the places in europe. there is talk of this fourth _ the places in

has the uk really changed its mind?to at least, to be seen to be trying to get to a deal. but i have talked to a few people in government in the last 48 hours who have said, "no, our position has not changed, so basically forget about the rhetoric here, the position is not any different. "don't think this has all gone away, don't think we suddenly think that the eu proposals are going to fix it all" and you wonder if someone in government suggested to me today, quite casually, but suggested there was maybe a bit of wishful thinking going on because actually, lord frost in the lords today was very clear to basically say "our position has not changed" and it was also suggested to me by someone who was talking to government about this, who is pretty well—placed, but actually the position had not changed, but the government, they suggested, had held off on cracking on with article 16, because the sleaze saga had gone on for so long and they did not want to open up a new front of — i was going to say a rude word, that would

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this my dream, to go to uk. if come back to france, again go to uk. stop, never. neither disaster nor diplomacy has stopped the rhythm of these crossings. an alternative to the promises of people smugglers can feel as remote here as the elysee palace or downing street. lucy williamson, bbc news, calais. three people have reportedly died in the unrest in the solomon islands. the political crisis in the country is deepening, with protesters surrounding the prime minister's home for a third day, and police firing warning shots and tear gas to disperse crowds outside his residence. a building near the compound has been set alight. protesters caused further destruction in the chinatown district of the capital city, honiara. a night—time curfew has been extended. you are watching bbc news. a reminder of our top stories... a new covid strain found in southern africa is classed a "variant of concern" by the world health organisation over fears it may be more infectious and more resistant to vaccines. french president emmanuel macron is accusing the uk of not

the uk read list — travel restrictions. the uk read list was _ travel restrictions.ad list was cleared - travel restrictions. the uk read list was cleared of. travel restrictions. the uk read list was cleared of all countries three weeks ago, but it was kept as a preventative measure. and that means that basically, it was there, and now we have a six country travel ban in place. now that's come as a result of 59 confirmed cases in south africa of this new b11529 variant — of course one in hong kong and fourin course one in hong kong and four in botswana. it's the most heavily mutated variant so far, and the concerns are about how far it can spread, how quickly can spread, and also how effective it is against vaccines. so let's have a look at those six african countries at those six african countries at the uk is banning trouble from — south africa, botswana, namibia, lesotho, s one teeny, and zimbabwe. now we are waiting to see if other countries will follow suit. those rules are a flight ban until the hotel quarantine system is in place and up and running for some s

this, my dream, go to uk. if come back to france, again, i go to uk. never not to stop.r disaster nor diplomacy has stopped the rhythm of these crossings. an alternative to the promises of people smugglers can feel as remote here as the elysee palace or downing street. lucy williamson, bbc news, calais. despite the obvious perils, people have still been attempting to cross the channel in the days since wednesday's tragedy, with smuggling gangs trying to convince them that the journey is safe. from france, fergal keane reports. from paris, all routes lead north. the city that is a hub for information, for contacts. many of those en route to the uk have often arrived here first. after what's happened, a lot of the smugglers are lying low. but we've been given a phone number for a man who's offering to get migrants across the channel to the uk still. i'm going to team up with a colleague to try and get in touch with this man. i meet our arabic—speaking colleague in a paris suburb. because of his continuing work investigating the gangs, he doesn't want to be identified. he's

, , ., ., ., across the uk? this will be a a real new test of— across the uk?across i new test of infrastructure across the uk — new test of infrastructure across the uk in — new test of infrastructure across the uk. in scotland there are 800,000 people eligible for a booster— 800,000 people eligible for a booster who have not received it. that was— booster who have not received it. that was before the time period was cut from _ that was before the time period was cut from 6—3 months, and before the eiigibiiity— cut from 6—3 months, and before the eligibility was weighted into adult, notjust_ eligibility was weighted into adult, notjust moving its way eligibility was weighted into adult, not just moving its way down the age ranges _ not just moving its way down the age ranges and — not just moving its way down the age ranges. and thatjust shows i think the challenge on hand here. i think i'm the challenge on hand here. i think i'm right _ the challenge on hand here. i think i'm right in — the challenge on hand here. i think i'm right in saying there's now aroun

governments in all parts of the uk say they are i all parts of the uk say they are aware of the challengester coming, the pressure is likely only to get worse. sophiejoins me now and there is a great deal of concern from both patients and doctors. what could be done? ~ , , done? well, there is this huge concern. _ done? well, there is this huge concern. i _ done? well, there is this huge concern, i think, _ done? well, there is this huge concern, ithink, many- done? well, there is this huge concern, ithink, many people| done? well, there is this huge | concern, ithink, many people i done? well, there is this huge - concern, ithink, many people i have concern, i think, many people i have spoken to who work in the nhs say they are extremely worried about what is going to happen over the next few months. in fact, one woman told me she was dreading it. the nhs isn'tjust facing a busy time. it is facing pressure like never before. many people have never seen pressure like this in their entire careers. there has been a huge rise in demand. 999 calls are up by over a quarterfrom two years demand.

last night uk and france aareed that. last night uk and france agreed to _ that.nce agreed to step up _ that. last night uk and france agreed to step upjoint - that. last night uk and france agreed to step upjoint efforts| that. last night uk and france i agreed to step upjoint efforts to agreed to step up joint efforts to stop the crossings, but as both keep coming, and asylum claims are rising, ora coming, and asylum claims are rising, or a government that campaigned for a brexit promising to secure britain's borders, political pressure to tackle this issue has never been higher. charlotte wright, bbc south east today. let's discuss some of that with the mp for dover natalie elphicke. thank you very much forjoining us this evening. that admission from the home secretary today that there is no fast fix to this problem, that is her admitting, no fast fix to this problem, that is heradmitting, is it no fast fix to this problem, that is her admitting, is it not, that her offer to shut down the route by 2020 was impossible?— offer to shut down the route by 2020 was i

no one else will be allowed to take this fight to the uk. ~ �* , , the uk.ese variations _ the uk. we've seen these variations before. - the uk. we've seen these variations before. this - the uk. we've seen these - variations before. this seems quite sudden. what is the reaction been? you make most people the booked flights and ones that travel list was clear, and we had reaction from british airways. they say that they will be contacting affected customers with information about flight and advising them to monitor the latest travel advice. the consumer group which has said that passengers will be entitled to a full refund from uk and eu carriers of their accommodation may be more difficult. it will depend on the local into the habit with but it dude born in a statement this worrying uses a reminder that travel is not back to normal. the pandemic continues to disrupt passengers travel plans often with very little notice. it is vital travellers choose holiday providers with good flexible booking policies in case your trip cannot go ahead. it has been called p

legal papers or don't but france says the uk does not enforce those laws sufficiently and says the uksy for people without legal papers to get onto the labour market and it is attractive for people and helps them take the risk to cross over the dangerous waters and the uk says this is not the case and it points to the pictures we have seen of the french police car on a beach and watching people board one of the dangerous dinghies and doing nothing about it, so the uk says france is not doing enough to stop people going over but france has moved away as the day has progressed from this kind of franco uk discussion to make it a more broad european union discussion and says it does not want joint patrols with british soldiers on its beaches or in its waters and it is a national sovereignty matter but she does want help from the eu border force and eu member states because it says this problem of what is called irregular migration, people trying to arriving countries without the legal right to do so or having already claimed asylum is a problem across the eu. remember the migrant crisis o

this my dream, to go to uk. if come back to france, again go to uk.cy has stopped the rhythm of these crossings. an alternative to the promises of people smugglers can feel as remote here as the elysee palace or downing street. lucy williamson, bbc news, calais. despite the obvious perils of the channel crossing, people have still been attempting it in the days since the tragedy, with smuggling gangs trying to convince them that the journey is safe. from france, fergal keane reports. from paris, all routes lead north. the city that is a hub for information, for contacts. many of those en route to the uk have often arrived here first. after what's happened, a lot of the smugglers are lying low. but we've been given a phone number for a man who's offering to get migrants across the channel to the uk still. i'm going to team up with a colleague to try and get in touch with this man. i meet our arabic—speaking colleague in a paris suburb. because of his continuing work investigating the gangs, he doesn't want to be identified. he's now ready to make conta

in addition today, the uk health - addition today, the uk health security— addition today, the uk healtheffectiveness of the booster dose that — on the effectiveness of the booster dose. that shows _ on the effectiveness of the booster dose. that shows there _ on the effectiveness of the booster dose. that shows there has - on the effectiveness of the booster dose. that shows there has been l on the effectiveness of the boosterl dose. that shows there has been an increased _ dose. that shows there has been an increased protection _ dose. that shows there has been an increased protection against - increased protection against symptomatic— increased protection against symptomatic disease - increased protection against. symptomatic disease following increased protection against - symptomatic disease following the booster— symptomatic disease following the booster dose — symptomatic disease following the booster dose in _ symptomatic disease following the booster dose in those _ symptomatic disease following the booster dose in those who - symptomatic disease following the booster dose in th

the ratios— uk is with the help treatments. the ratios are _ uk is with the help treatments.tain areas than they are in better economic one5, certain areas than they are in better economic ones, and this is part of— better economic ones, and this is part of sajid javid'5 big plan to reset— part of sajid javid'5 big plan to reset health precision acr055 part of sajid javid'5 big plan to reset health precision across the re5et health precision across the country~ — re5et health precision across the country~ if— re5et health precision across the country. if you're a gp, not only... at the _ country. if you're a gp, not only... at the moment they are dangling the carrot _ at the moment they are dangling the carrot you _ at the moment they are dangling the carrot. you get a £20,000 bonu5 at the moment they are dangling the carrot. you get a £20,000 bonus to be encouraged to move to an area with a _ be encouraged to move to an area with a gp — be encouraged to move to an area with a gp 's — be encouraged to move to an area with a gp '5 origin5, be encouraged to move to an area with

it is scotland, and trains were cancelled across the uk-_ across the uk._ across the uk. it is a fluid situation. we _ across the uk. it is a fluid situation. we will - across the uk. it is a fluid situation. we will try - across the uk. it is a fluid situation. we will try to i across the uk. it is a fluid i situation. we will try to keep people — situation. we will try to keep people moving wherever we can, but in many— people moving wherever we can, but in many parts of the country we are telling _ in many parts of the country we are telling people not to travel at all and certainly to check on the website, _ and certainly to check on the website, the app and for live information before they do set off. on one _ information before they do set off. on one train in the north of scotland, passengers were stranded overnight. i scotland, passengers were stranded overniaht. ., ., ., ., overnight. i got on the train at el in “ust overnight. i got on the train at elgin just after— overnight. i got on the train at elgin just after three - overnight. i got on the

governments in all parts of the uk say they are - in all parts of the uk say they are aware of all theasgow. this time we've looked at nazneen zagar a tehran and london are over 5,000 km apart. in tehran, the british—iranian aid worker nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe has been detained since 2016. she's currently on parole and living with her parents, but a new prison term is looming. in london, her husband, richard, began a hunger strike in october and, camped outside the foreign office, he made these demands. she's held over some debt, money the british government owes the irradiance. dash owes the iranians. she won't come home until that gets paid, so that needs to be sorted. and they also need to be a lot tougher with iran on using innocent people as hostages. we will look at that debt, at iran's actions, too — which the us describe this way. it's a tool of statecraft. it's part of iran's foreign policy, to take people hostage who are innocent, and then trade them later for some objective that they think advances their own objectives. we'll assess the uk's actions, too. richard and nazani

present in the uk. people smuggling. t could be done to tackle people smuggling-— could be done to tackle people smu~linr. ., , ., ., smuggling. i find it really hard to believe that _ smuggling. i find it really hard to believe that those _ smuggling. i find it really hard to believe that those arrests - smuggling. i find it really hard to believe that those arrests could i smuggling. i find it really hard to i believe that those arrests could not have been— believe that those arrests could not have been made last week of the don't _ have been made last week of the don't see, — have been made last week of the don't see, part of the tragic deaths. _ don't see, part of the tragic deaths, that the evidence is different, so ramp up the law enforcement against those that are making _ enforcement against those that are making money from this human tragedy — making money from this human traced . ~ ., , making money from this human traced .~ ., , , tragedy. when migrants were mostly usin: a tragedy. when migra

come to the uk, notjust after they arrive.ng people should be encouraged in england to work from home, as they are in scotland and wales. these new measures will be reviewed, mishal, a week before christmas. if boris johnson finds he has to extend them, rather than lift them, it will be a political gift for his opponents, because they will say, we told you so. in the netherlands, airport testing of passengers who had flown in from south africa has revealed more cases of the new variant. it comes as a number of countries have decided to close their borders to all incoming flights, as caroline davies reports. schiphol airport on friday night. 600 passengers from two planes to south africa were disembarked and tested. now the dutch authorities have confirmed 13 people in this crowd did test positive for the omicron variant. those who tested negative were sent home. they include cathy hogarth, now back in the uk. she's self isolating but feels she was put at risk. i'm shocked. i feel quite vulnerable. on the planes where social di