tense scenes preceded zhang zhan's brief court appearance in shanghai.journalists, and members of the general public, including her friends. translation: i feel extremely sad. how long can this country, these people, this tragedy, carry on for? in february this year, zhang zhan travelled to wuhan to report on the,, at times to wuhan to report on the, at times chaotic, early stages of the coronavirus outbreak. blending activism with journalism, she focused on the failings of the government's response to the pandemic. officers shout. it wasn't the first time she had come into conflict with authorities and she knew it was potentially risky. she has now been sentenced to four years in prison for picking quarrels and provoking trouble. a crime often used to silence dissidents in china. lawyers say they are worried she will now resume a hunger strike behind bars. translation: after we left the courtroom we saw her mother, she was crying uncontrollably. she is such a determined person. she believes she is innocent. she is probably more determined than ever to c

in february this year, zhang zhan travelled to wuhan to report on the, at times, chaotic early stagesocused on the failings of the government's response to the pandemic. shouting. it wasn't the first time she'd come into conflict with the authorities and she knew it was potentially risky. translation: maybe i have a rebellious soul. why can't i tell the truth? she has now been sentenced to four years in prison for picking quarrels and provoking trouble. a crime often used to silence dissidents in china. lawyers say they're worried she will now resume a hunger strike behind bars. translation: after we left the courtroom, we saw her mother. she was crying uncontrollably. translation: she's such a determined person. she believes she's innocent. she's probably more determined than ever to continue her hunger strike. i'm worried about her health, her life. the chinese government has been pushing the line that here, unlike so many other countries, the coronavirus has been brought under control. and it certainly does have a good story to tell in this regard. but that doesn't mean that all it

so perhaps because of this, the communist party has decided tsi nce the likes of zhang zhan, and hersh sentence is to serve as a lesson for all. bbc news, beijing. anor: 10 of 12 hong kong activists arrested by speedboat have gone on trial in mainland china. the activists left hong kong following the inoduction of a new, wide-ranging national security order. reporter: in a small room on one side of hong kong, the family meers of the detained await news from the mainland chinese courts with baited breath. they have new identities and fear of reprisals. their demand is to bring back 12 protesters detained in maiand china, attempted to flee to taiwan. it is unknown when they will hear vercts. across the border, the control of the activists began. critics say that the mainland chinese system is secretive and arbitrary. family members were not allowed to attend the hearing. even these foreign diplomats. the fates of the young protesters will be decided behind closed doors. one man anhis brother is one of those detained. he could face life in prison for being in violation of national secur

reporter: zhang zhan's court jopearance, access prohibited fonalists and members of the general publiccluding friends. >> i feel extremely sad. letlong can this country this tragedy carry on for? reporter: in february of this year, zhang zhan traveled to wuhan to report on the at times chaotic situation of the virus. blending activism with journalism, sheus foc on the failings of the government response to the pandemic. it was not the first time she had committed conflict with the authorities, and s knew it was potentially risky. >> maybe i have a rebellious soul. why can i not film that? i am just documenting the truth. why can i not show the truth? reporter: she is now sentenced to jail for crimenormally used to silence dissidents. ere is racial now resume a hunger strike behind bars. -- there is worry now she willsu a hunger strike behind bars. >> she is such a determined person. she believes she is innocent. she is probably more determined than ever to continue her hunger strike. i am more about her hlth, her life. reporter: the chinese government has been pushing the line that her

zhang zhan's live reports and articles — criticising the authorities‘ initial response to the virus — to a close, we've asked our expert correspondents to give us their preview of what the coming year will bring in their field. today it's the turn of our global health correspondent, smitha mundasad — who's been investigating the future of healthcare. take a look. 2020 is the year we all learnt more about the devastation a tiny virus can bring. 2021, then, will hopefully be the year we witness how science and changes to our behaviour, can put us back on track. this is the uk's margaret keenan. in december, she became the first person in the world to have the pfizer biontech vaccine, outside of clinical trials but the world health organization says no one is fully protected until everyone is protected. so the biggest question for 2021 is how to vaccinate the whole world. that's where something called covax comes in, a new system set up by the big health bodies like gavi, the vaccine alliance. its aim is to ensure everyone who needs a vaccine most, wherever they are in the world, will ha

zhang zhan's live reports and articles criticising the authorities‘ initial response to the virus werehen mcdonnell is in beijing. does this show how sensitive the chines authorities are to reports they were slow to reaction to the initial emergence of the virus in wuhan? yes, zhang zhan's hearing only lasted a few hours and she was found guilty of picking fights and provoking trouble. this is a crime that dissidents are often charged with and in factjailed for in her case for four years. that's the sentence she has received. and it is interesting, she has referred to as a kind of citizenjournalists. but her reporting was challenging the government more at the diss dent end ofjourn —— diss dents end of journalism. she was showing the chaos of the early stages of outbreak of the coronavirus epidemic in that city. and you can do many things in china, but one is not challenge the communist party. when it wants s to portray this has been handled well and if somebody should see any mishandling or cover up, it is not something they will accept and for this reason she is being punished heavil

zhang zhan was convicted of provoking trouble with her reports that criticised the authorities‘ initial

a chinese journalist, zhang zhan, who reported on the early days of the coronavirus outbreak in the cityhan has been sentenced to four years injail. she was convicted of ‘provoking trouble‘ with her reports that criticised the authorities‘ initial response to the pandemic. tonight's premier league fixture between everton now on bbc news, it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. a covid outbreak at manchester city. their premier league match at everton tonight is postponed after the club report more cases. leicester are second in the premier league as they're held to a 1—1 draw against crystal palace. australian wickets tumble as india take the advantage and look to level the series in their second test in melbourne. welcome along to the programme. we'll start with the news that manchester city's match against everton at goodison park in the premier league has been postponed tonight because of an increase in positive covid tests at the ethiad. —— covid tests at the etihad. the city training ground will be closed for an "indeterminate period" our football reporter simon sto

a chinese journalist, zhang zhan, who reported on the early days of the coronavirus outbreak in the city of wuhan, has been sentenced to four years in jail over reports that criticised the authorities‘ response to the pandemic. the british government warns travellers and business people to expect bumpy moments in the months ahead as they get to grips with the uk's new relationship with the eu. president trump has signed a coronavirus relief and spending package. he'd previously threatened to block the bill, saying parts of it were ‘wasteful‘. democrats have urged the president to follow up the bill with more help for struggling workers. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the broadcaster daisy mcandrew and claire cohen, women's editor at the telegraph. wonderful to have both of you with us. wonderful to have both of you with us. you're both very welcome. let us ta ke us. you're both very welcome. let us take a look at some of what we're seeing in the papers. "swamped" is how the daily mirror puts it. the paper reports on how uk

a chinese journalist, zhang zhan, who reported on the early days of the coronavirus outbreak in the city of wuhan, has been sentenced to four years in jail over reports that criticised the authorities‘ response to the pandemic. the british government warns travellers and business people to expect bumpy moments in the months ahead as they get to grips with the uk's new relationship with the eu. president trump has signed a coronavirus relief and spending package. he'd previously threatened to block the bill, saying parts of it were ‘wasteful‘. now on bbc news, one of the highlights of the yearfrom our world. bangladesh has the world's second largest garment manufacturing industry, which, for decades, has fuelled europe and america's appetite forfast fashion. but as coronavirus spread around the world, over three billion pounds worth of clothing orders were cancelled and many factories were shut. it was a devastating blow to the sector on which many livelihoods depend. bangladesh is one of the world's most incredible economic success stories. at the heart of the country's economic boom is

a chinese journalist, zhang zhan, who reported on the early days of the coronavirus outbreak in the cityhas been sentenced to four years in jail. she was convicted of provoking trouble with her reports that criticised the authorities‘ initial response to the pandemic. now on bbc news, behind—the—scenes to explore how finland's coalition government — led by five women — works in practice and its impact. women run the world: finland's female leaders coming up as part of our 100 women series. when i was younger, my perception of politicians was also that they are men in suits who talk on the 8:30pm news. sanna marin is the world's youngest serving female prime minister and heads the coalition of five parties, all led by women. from being the first country in europe to give equal voting rights, finland has been praised for its historic approach to gender equality. but is all as good as it seems to be? five white educated females is not very representative in the end. and is this really a country for every woman? of course, our background still affects the possibilities that we have in life a

zhang zhan's live reports and articles criticising the authorities‘ initial response to the virus werets over christmas many residents woke up this morning to a blanket of heavy snowfall. it follows an unusually sharp drop in temperatures right across northwestern italy, with some transport disrupted and more than a foot of snow falling. you're watching bbc news. a cold and bright day but it has been a winter wonderland for many. snow as far south as the cotswolds and the downs, we will continue to see some further bouts of snow across the country, different areas one day to the next but always good for a fine balance between snoring and sleep. a bit of sleet and snow towards pembrokeshire and cornwall, rain and sleet clearing away from southern counties of england through the rest of today but more showers down the eastern coasts. rain on the coastal strip by the time we hit the evening already temperatures close to freezing, rain along the coast turning to sleet and snow inland, upper parts of sheffield, manchester, leeds, bradford, could see a covering of snow into tomorrow morning.

a chinese journalist, zhang zhan, who reported on the early days of the coronavirus outbreak in the city of wuhan, has been sentenced to four years in jail over reports that criticised the authorities‘ response to the pandemic. the british government is warning of bumpy moments in the months ahead for travel and for business as people get to grips with the uk's new relationship with the eu. president trump has signed a coronavirus relief and spending package. he'd previously threatened to block the bill, saying parts of it were ‘wasteful‘. democrats have urged the president to follow up the bill with more help for struggling workers. next, amol rajan takes a close look at 12 months dominated by covid—19, how it accelerated underlying trends and created new ones in the media year. hello. what a year it's been. i hope you and your family are doing 0k. welcome to our look back at the media year in 2020. and if there's one word i don't think we've heard enough of this year, it's unprecedented. when it comes to the media, the pandemic has had a cataclysmic effect. local and national media, es

— with 357 more deaths — as the new variant puts pressure on hospitals a chinese journalist, zhang zhaned on the early days of the coronavirus outbreak in the city of wuhan has been sentenced to four years injail. she was convicted of provoking trouble with her reports that criticised the authorities‘ initial response to the pandemic. tonight's premier league fixture between everton and manchester city has been cancelled for medical reasons — due to city's squad being hit by the coronavirus. let's take a look back now at how coronavirus impacted the world of sport in 2020 — patrick gearey reflects on the highs and lows of the year in sport. we've got so much to look forward to in 2020. europe's festival of football begins. welcome to euro 2020. of football begins. it's that time of year again, and there's a real buzz around this wimbledon. they call it the greatest show on earth. take your marks for tokyo 2020. that was the sporting year that wasn't. a calendar with a line through it. 2020 showed sport's irrelevance, but also strangely its importance. it all began fatefully in smoke. fu

zhang zhan was convicted of provoking trouble with her reports that criticised the authorities‘ initialto the pandemic. next, a look back on the year in politics with leila nathoo. the beginning of a new decade filled with promise, but 2020 didn't play out as any of us expected. from this evening, i must give the british people a very simple instruction — you must stay at home. it was a year of decisions politicians never imagined they would have to make... look at the huge temporary hospitals being created for coronavirus patients. the nhs is bracing itself. ..situations they hoped they would never have to face... we've got one of the worst death rates across europe, and now we are going to have one of the worst recession. ..as the coronavirus pandemic took hold and the economy plunged into crisis. we are all prepared, we've got the covid—secure chairs, we've got hand sanitisers everywhere. the city isjust being picked on! the story of 2020 is one that we will never forget. for all of us, it's been a year of struggle and challenges including for those in power making the calls that hav

zhang zhan was convicted of provoking trouble with her reports that criticised the authorities‘ initialto the pandemic. now on bbc news, we follow three black students studying at one of the most prestigious universities in the world, and find out how academic pressure isn't always the only challenge. for black students studying at one of the most prestigious universities in the world, academic pressure isn't always the only challenge. for some, it can feel like entering a new world. you feel like you have to be strong. you know? my mum keeps saying to me, "just keep fighting. " tearfully: "just keep going, just get that degree." over the years, oxford and cambridge universities have come under pressure for their lack of ethnic diversity. i think it's a place where race has not been acknowledged as relevant, particularly to the whole intellectual experience of being at cambridge. last year at cambridge, the numbers improved on previous years, with the university accepting a record number of 91 black british undergraduates. but beyond numbers is the experience. i'm ashleyjohn—baptiste, a

talk germany's parliament zhan of uganda has been working here for 18 years but she has another job too when the corona pandemic hit germany she volunteered to work part time as an intensive care nurse in berlin hospital. susana just finished a 9 hour shift taking care of covert patients now she's come back into the office to finish off some work for her full time job. commitment i can't stay at home with a clear conscience if my colleagues are slaving away in the i.c.u. i have the training and can help so i help there's no question about it. and german hospitals are in dire need of help intensive care units are stretched thin. chief nurse of the shelby one of europe's largest research hospitals she has put her finger on the problem germany's health care system is facing well. we have enough ventilators enough beds enough masks and gowns and gloves but we're worried that all the beds can't be used because we don't have enough personnel. for. to deal with this the shocking t. have launched a campaign to rehire former health care workers like susan have you got she trained to be a nurse o

amy: in china, citizen journalist zhang zhan was given a four-year jail sentence for her social media reporting from wuhan as the virus took hold at the start of the year. last week, the first cases were recorded in antarctica at a chilean research base. britain and the european union have reached a brexit trade agreement after months of conttious negoations and with just days left before the current transition period ends on december 31. the key points of the deal include no tariffs and no quotas on traded goods, the end of free movement for u.k. citizens wiin t european union, and no hard border between the reblic of ireland and northern ireland. both sides expressed relief after the deal was reached. european commission president ursula von der leyen told reporters, "europe is now moving on." in ethiopia, the death toll from a mass shooting attack in the west of the country last wednesday has surpassed 220 people according to humanitarian workers. the ethiopian military killed dozens of suspects the day after the attack. the region has been plagued by increasing ethnic violence, wh

zhang zhan posted vide from wuhan disputing the government narrative that the situation was under control china has denied cover the initial outbreak and delaying release of vital information. president-elect joe bidenge chtoday that president trump's administration has damaged national security agencies. in a speech in wilmington, delaware, he said many have agencies been "hollowed out". and, he said political appointees at the pentagon and the budget office refuse to p give a cleture of the situation. >> right now we just aren't getting all information that we need for the ongoing, outgoing and from the outgoing administration in key national security areas. it's nothing short in my view of irresponsibility. >> nawaz: pentagon officials have denied earlier complaints from the biden team that they c were not gettiperation. the u.s. house of representatives moved this ntening to override presi trump's veto of the annual nse policy bill. it totals $740 billion in spending, including pay raises for the military. mr. trump had demanded an unrelated provion that would strip social media compa

this citizen journal, zhang zhan has been sentenced to four years in prison over her coverage in wuhanf quote picking quarrels and provoking trouble. now, this is a common broad offense, common offense that is used to target human rights activists and journalists. she is actually a former lawyer that had traveled to wuhan in february to cover the pandemic. for months she was documenting life under lock down. she was reporting on the harsh conditions residents were facing, including overflowing hospitals, empty stores, and shops, and while she is the first journalist, citizen journalist that we know of to be sentenced for her role in reporting during the pandemic, we do know of several journalists who have been disappeared or who have been detained because of their reporting during the pandemic. now all of this comes in tandem as china is clamping down on media coverage of the pandemic and as state media aggressively pushes a narrative that beijing's response was timely. >>> an active duty special forces soldier is charged with killing three people and wounding three others. authorities