there has been a suspected case in the czech republic and in the netherlands, the health ministry that says a number of the 61 passengers are tested positive are probably carrying the omicron screen and in australia, there is urgent genomic twisting under way after two arrivals from south africa into new south wales tested positive, they are quarantining in sydney for two weeks. this was only announced two days ago and already there are criticisms over the way the international community including european nations, the us and australia have banned flights from south african countries, and we have heard from the foreign minister saying the country is being punished instead of applauded for discovering this information, and gordon brown, the former british prime minister has weighed in saying that it's no surprise that we have this potentially deadly variant because rich countries have been hoarding vaccines. that means even though 12 billion will be produced by the end of the year, which would have been enough of the whole world, you will find that in the six countries that have been ta

a new partial lockdown has been imposed in the netherlands — the first country in western europe to do so this autumn — due to record covid infections and rising intensive care cases. three weeks of restrictions for shops, sport and catering were announced by prime minister mark rutte on friday. anna holligan has this. under the new dutch rules, bars, cafes and restaurants can serve until 8pm and diners need to show a covid entry pass. this three—week long lockdown—lite is designed to limit social interactions in response to a sharp increase in infections. a record number of new cases recorded in just one day this week. they remain stubbornly high. normally everybody is sitting here having dinner. and drinks, dinner. it's empty. yep. crazy. it costs money. people think it's not fair because i know there's covid—19. but for two hours, what's the difference, four hours? they are going to have parties in their house now. so you're not going to solve the problem, actually. a maximum of four visitors a day are allowed at home but this measure is especially difficult to police. 0ther

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 distancing is difficult, however, you are wearing a face mask, you are not allowed to walk up and down the plane, we were sanitising all the time. once we got to the airport, all of that went out the window. even the buses, the transport they put us on, was crammed full of people. why has that happened? schiphol airport said it was a unique situation and they had done their best to make sure people were comfortable. other

in the netherlands, the health ministry there says a number of the 61 passengers who tested positive on a flight from south africa to schippol airport are probably carrying the omicron strain and in australia, there is urgent genomic testing underway after two arrivals from new south wales tested positive for covid—i9. they are quarantining in a hotel in sydney for two weeks while they look through the results. this was only announced two days ago and already there are criticisms of the way the international community including european and asian nations, the us and australia, have banned flights from southern african countries. we have heard from the south african foreign minister saying the country is being punished instead of applauded for discovering this information. gordon brown, the former british prime minister, has said it is no surprise we have this potentially very deadly variant because rich countries, he says, have been hoarding vaccines. that means even though i2—billion will be produced by the end of the year, which would have been enough for the whole world, you w

the netherlands says 61 people who arrived in amsterdam on two flights from south africa have tested positive for covid—i9. further testing is being carried out to see if they are cases of the omicron variant. caroline davies reports. it is all taking... stuck on an aeroplane as the authorities grapple with what to do next. jack was one of 600 passengers who were stopped at shippable airport yesterday after flying from south africa. they were kept in the terminal for hours waiting for the results of new pcr test. jack is one of 61 people the authorities have said are positive despite being double jabbed and testing negative before flying. people were crying, babies were crying, and the said, you're going to a quarantine hotel in amsterdam and we were put into the back of a van, a minibus kind of van, that had come to be fair, it looked like clingfilm or sheets or something hanging from the top, two guys in the front in hazmat suits. have you been told what will happen next? i've not had any e—mails, no text messages. no phone calls or anything, nothing at all. the airport says it

and there's more trouble here in the netherlands. small groups of people destroying things in the northern city and reports of unrest elsewhere too. it is mostly peaceful now, but the catalyst for the still exists in many countries are watching and wondering whether this latest disturbing symptom may be coming their way. the world health organisation has urged governments to redouble their efforts and reinforce the basics. average 48% of the european population is wearing a mask indoors. any percentage above that will have an immediate effect. with varying vaccine rates, getting the shots and is seen as critical. but they will not cure the distrust or divisions seeping through some european societies. anna holligan reporting there. breaking the stereotypes in asian films — as money streams into asian content and movies. president kennedy was shot down and died almost immediately. the murder ofjohn kennedy is a disaster for the whole free world. he caught the imagination of the world. the first of a new generation of leaders. margar

in the netherlands, airport testing of passengers who had flown in from south africa has revealed more cases of the new variant. here, travel businesses are among those seeing an immediate impact from the changing rules. 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 hougaard, now back in the uk. she self isolating but feels she was put at risk. i'm shocked. i feel quite vulnerable. on the planes where social distancing is difficult. however, you are wearing a face mask, you are not allowed to walk up and down the plane, we were sanitising all the time. once we got to the airport, all of that went out the window. even the buses, the transport they put us on, was crammed full of people. why has that happened? the airport said it was a unique situation and they had done their best to make sure people were comfortable. others have also

and there's more trouble here in the netherlands. small groups of people destroying things in the northern city and reports of unrest elsewhere too. it is mostly peaceful now, but the catalyst for the still exists in many countries are watching and wondering whether this latest disturbing symptom may be coming their way. the world health organization has urged governments to redouble their efforts and reinforce the basics. average 48% of the european population is wearing a mask indoors. any percentage above that will have an immediate effect. with varying vaccine rates, getting the shots and is seen as critical. but they will not cure the distrust or divisions seeping through some european societies. anna holligan reporting there. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: breaking the stereotypes in asian films, as money streams into asian content and movies. president kennedy was shot down and died almost immediately. the murder ofjohn kennedy is a disaster of the whole free world. he caught the imagination of the world. the first o

there's been a suspected case in the czech republic in the netherlands, the health ministry there is saying a number of the 61 passengers who tested positive on a flight from south africa to ship all airport are probably carrying the omicron strain and in australia, there is urgent genomic testing under way on two arrivals from south africa landing in the most populous state of new south wales. they are going to be in quarantine for 1h days in a hotel while they find out the details of they find out the details of the type of strain they have. step back, this has beenjust two days ago, this announcement was made. yet there is already huge criticism of these flight bans to south african countries. that were taken up by european and asian nations and america and australia because the south african foreign minister says his country is being punished instead of being uploaded or discovering this information. and it the former british prime minister gordon brown says it is no surprise that we have this very transmissible and potentially very dangerous variant. he says rich countries have

in the netherlands, fresh restrictions will come into force tomorrow. venue such as bars, cafes, museums and cinemas will have to close from 5pm. but, as so often through the course of this pandemic, decisions are clouded by uncertainty. exactly how transmissible this new variant is, whether it will make people sicker, the impact on existing treatments and how effective vaccines will be against it are all unknowns. it is likely to be some weeks before the answers to those questions become clear. authorities in the netherlands have confirmed that 61 passengers who arrived in the country on two flights from south africa have tested positive for covid—19. they've been placed in isolation at a hotel near amsterdam's schipol airport. they were among around 600 passengers who were held for several hours after arrival while they were tested for the virus. the dutch authorities are carrying out more tests to see if there are any cases of the omicron variant. let's speak now with dr angelique coetzee, she's chair of the south african medical association and a

in the netherlands, fresh restrictions will come into force tomorrow. venue such as bars, cafes, museums and cinemas will have to close from 5pm. but, as so often through the course of this pandemic, decisions are clouded by uncertainty. exactly how transmissible this new variant is, whether it will make people sicker, the impact on existing treatments and how effective vaccines will be against it are all unknowns. it is likely to be some weeks before the answers to those questions become clear. authorities in the netherlands have confirmed that 61 passengers who arrived in the country on two flights from south africa have tested positive for covid—19. they've been placed in isolation at a hotel near amsterdam's schipol airport. they were among around 600 passengers who were held for several hours after arrival while they were tested for the virus. the dutch authorities are carrying out more tests to see if there are any cases of the omicron variant. joining me now is clive wratten, ceo of the business travel association. thank you forjoining us today

it was goalless at half—time but soon afterwards, netherlands international viviane miedema cut in to score her 13th goal in 16 games. and 1—0 became 2—0 after katie mccabe won arsenal a penalty and scored from it. that keeps the gunners unbeaten and top of the table. in the other wsl matches today it was a five—star showing from chelsea. they won 5—0 against birmingham city. sam kerr with a hat—trick... they'rejust a point behind arsenal at the top. also wins for everton and reading — and west ham currently in action against tottenham. ireland have finished off their autumn internationals with a dominant 53—7 win over argentina in dublin. the irish ran in seven tries in all, each coming from the forward line, dan sheenan getting this one over in a game were argentina were reduced to 14 men after tomas lavanini was sent off for a high tackle. and england's women are up against the united states. not long left at all — just over five minutes or so to go, there. these are live pictures from the sixways stadium. it's been plain sailing for england so far — they currentl

in the netherlands, fresh restrictions will come into force tomorrow. venue such as bars, cafes, museums and cinemas will have to close from 5pm. but, as so often through the course of this pandemic, decisions are clouded by uncertainty. exactly how transmissible this new variant is, whether it will make people sicker, the impact on existing treatments and how effective vaccines will be against it are all unknowns. it is likely to be some weeks before the answers to those questions become clear. dominic hughes, bbc news. authorities in the netherlands have confirmed that 61 passengers who have arrived in the country on two flights from south africa have tested positive for covid—19. they've been placed in isolation at a hotel near amsterdam's schipol airport. they were among about 600 passengers who were held for several hours after arrival while they were tested for the virus. the dutch authorities are carrying out further testing to see if there are any cases of the omicron variant. we can speak now to bbc africa's health correspondent, rhoda odhiam

the results of covid tests from the netherlands suggest that the new omicron variant was already spreading round the world before it was identified in south africa. faced with the uncertainty posed by the new variant, the booster programme is to be significantly scaled up in england. a special report from yemen on the human cost of the ongoing conflict. our middle east editor, jeremy bowen, is there. the way this war ends is not in the hands of yemenis because big regional powers have intervened. the people here are suffering because of the fault lines that run right through the middle east.

tonight the netherlands is the first to bring back tough restrictions. and coming up on the bbc news channel: a huge night for scotland and england in world cup qualifying. we'll be live at wembley with all the latest. good evening from glasgow, where the cop26 climate summit is due to end about now, but where last—minute haggling could see negotiations go on well into the night. the president of the summit, alok sharma, says delegates have come a long way in the last two weeks, and he now hopes there'll be a final injection of what he calls a "can—do spirit". greenpeace is urging delegates to agree something historic, but can there be a deal that satisfies everyone? well, the aim of the summit was to try to reach agreement among more than 190 countries to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees celsius. but the sticking points that remain include finding tougher language to secure commitments to phase out coal and other fossil fuels. and finding more money to help developing nations fight climate change and make the switch to greener technology. with th

i'm anna holligan in the netherlands, a country that l the netherlands, a country that keeps _ the netherlands, a country that keeps on — the netherlands, a country that keeps on breaking its own worst records — keeps on breaking its own worst records. this week, the infection rate has— records. this week, the infection rate has almost doubled. a lockdown li-ht rate has almost doubled. a lockdown light has _ rate has almost doubled. a lockdown light has been imposed, so bars, restaurants, cafes and supermarkets have to _ restaurants, cafes and supermarkets have to close by apm, and the overrateds have just become the first to _ overrateds have just become the first to be — overrateds have just become the first to be invited forward for their— first to be invited forward for their booster vaccines. there was talk of— their booster vaccines. there was talk of more restrictions, but fears they could — talk of more restrictions, but fears they could further polarise a nation already— they could further polarise a nation already deeply divided over how best to avoid _ already deeply

the leaders of belgium and the netherlands have criticised violence seen in their countries over the weekend, linked to protests against coronavirus restrictions. the women's tennis association says it still has concerns about the well—being of the chinese tennis star peng shuai, despite the international olympic committee having a video call with the player. in a moment, we'll be taking a look at tomorrow's front pages in the papers, but first, some breaking news coming to us

but six in ten is found in germany, the netherlands, spain, the uk. it goes up netherlands, spain, the uk. it goes up to eight in ten for sweden, france and italy. however, for the group of people who remain unvaccinated, we don't see these measures becoming more positive over time. we see them becoming more negative. for example, it seems to be a related measure, people who are not vaccinated, their attitudes about government handling of the pandemic is down five points since february in spain but down 35 points in germany and at the italy. the; in germany and at the italy. as other countries across europe try to deal with rising cases, when you look at what your research is uncovering, what does that tell us about the type of public health messages that are working, what needs to change? 0r messages that are working, what needs to change? or do you think we're going to see pretty entrenched grapes, those who are in favour of vaccination have already got it, those who aren't won't to be moved on that point? i those who aren't won't to be moved on tha

austria has announced today— netherlands. austria has announced today that _ netherlands. austria has announced today that it will bring in a lockdown for anyone who hasn't had a vaccine _ lockdown for anyone who hasn't had a vaccine but— lockdown for anyone who hasn't had a vaccine. but as i say, we are still at the _ vaccine. but as i say, we are still at the very— vaccine. but as i say, we are still at the very beginning, we are not really— at the very beginning, we are not really even — at the very beginning, we are not really even in winter yet. there is still much — really even in winter yet. there is still much uncertainty, and january is really— still much uncertainty, and january is really going to be the month where — is really going to be the month where we _ is really going to be the month where we really find out where we are. . ~' where we really find out where we are. ., ~ , ., y where we really find out where we are. ., ~ i. , . a new report has found serious care failings for sickle cell patients in england. here�*s our community affairs co

across the border in the netherlands, rioting took place for the third night in a row. in austria, thousands of people took to the streets in protest at the plans for compulsory jabs. around two thirds of austrians are fully vaccinated — one of the lowest rates in western europe. bethany bell, bbc news, vienna. people in england aged over a0 can now book their coronavirus booster vaccine. that is me! almost 500,000 people in their a0s are currently eligible for the booster, having received their second jab at least six months ago, according to nhs england. 16 and 17—year—olds are now also able to book their second dose, after scientists concluded it was safe and effective for this age group. a memorial service for conservative mp sir david amess, who was killed last month, is taking place in his southend constituency. members of the public are lining up in the streets to pay their respects. let's cross to southend—on—sea and our correspondent, dan johnson. take us through what is happening. yes, the memorial service isjust wrapping up here and sir david amess'

but that responsibility extends to every other civilised country including france and belgium and the netherlands. they too could set up for humanitarian but they're not doing it. the set up for humanitarian but they're not doing it— not doing it. the first thing to say is there is no _ not doing it. the first thing to say is there is no safe _ not doing it. the first thing to say is there is no safe route - not doing it. the first thing to say is there is no safe route for- is there is no safe route for refugees seeking to come to the uk. we have not established the afghan settlement scheme. when the government says people are lying jumping or we don't know the world are people anything, that'sjust wrong. we don't provide any formal routes for people to reach the uk that are being persecuted orfeeding oppression. the second point is that if you look at the profile of the channel and that evidence and that data is available because the home office can accept the vast majority office can accept the vast majority of people crossing make asylum claims, 98% of them do in the vast majority of them h

the netherlands has brought in a partial covid lockdown, the first country in western europe to do so this autumn. bars, cafes and restaurants will have to close their doors at 8:00pm, and customers will need covid passes. the husband of nazanin zaghari ratcliffe, the dual british—iranian citizen who's been held in iran forfive years on spying charges, has ended his hunger strike. richard ratcliffe has been camped outside the foreign office in london for the past three weeks, refusing all food, in an attempt to get the uk government to do more to bring his wife back to the uk. the best—selling south african author, wilbur smith, has died at the age of 88. he wrote more than a0 novels, starting with when the lion feeds in 1964. it spawned a 19—book series following the fictional courtney family from the 1660s to the 1900s. we'll have more on the outcome of cop26 later in the bulletin, but first let's get some other news. belarus says it's stepping up the provision of aid to migrants trapped on the border with poland. poland says belarus is provoking a surge in people trying to cr

dutch prime minister mark rutte announced a partial lockdown for the netherlands. bars, cafes and restaurants must close their doors at 8pm and customers will need covid passes. and austria will place 2 million unvaccinated people into a covid lockdown. the country has one of the lowest covid vaccination rates in western europe. 0ur vienna correspondent, bethany bell, has more. these are the biggest daily infection rates that austria has had since the pandemic began. the government has said it is very worried about the strain on hospitals, intensive care units are coming increasingly under pressure. so now it's really upped the pressure on the unvaccinated. the chancellorjust now said that it's clear that infection rates among the unvaccinated are much higher than among the vaccinated and it should be said that this lockdown for the unvaccinated comes on what are already quite tough measures for people who haven't been vaccinated — already in austria you cannot go to a restaurant or to the cinema, you cannot have your hair cut if you cannot show a vaccination cer

in the netherlands, the daily average is around 21,000 new cases. this report from bethany bell in vienna. the lockdown will last forjust under three weeks. it comes after record numbers of new covid infections in recent days. last night, this market was full of people out enjoying themselves, eating gingerbread and drinking mulled wine. but now, everything is closed. the government says the lockdown will go on for almost three weeks. it all depends on the infection rates. the number of infections have been rising exponentially. at the moment we have about 1% of the population being infected every week, with some regions being infected even more severely. and yes, i think one major factor is the low vaccine coverage we have in austria. this is also coupled with the delta wave. last week, austria introduced a lockdown for the unvaccinated. but cases continued to soar and the government decided to impose even tougher measures. the chancellor, alexander schallenberg, said covid vaccinations will become mandatory as of february. the move is controversia

vaccination rates like latvia and russia were among the first to bring back restrictions, but even the netherlands whether vaccination rate 80% has reintroduced a partial lockdown for at least three weeks. and germany is also weighing up a new restrictions. bembridge, bbc news. poland has accused neighbouring belarus of helping migrants to cross into its territory by force. thousands of people are at a makeshift camp on belarus' border with poland, enduring freezing conditions. 0ur correspondent jenny hill has been to the polish side of the border, near the town of hajnowka. her report contains some images you may find distressing, from the start. in the freezing darkness of a polish forest, the human cost of the political deadlock. woman groans in pain. this woman is severely hypothermic and, we are told, pregnant. she groans. she had made it across the borderfrom belarus. it's ok, it's ok. volunteers, then border guards, found her here with her husband and five children. they're in police custody, she's in hospital, and two other men who were with them were reportedly pushed back into belarus. t

at least 13 cases have been confirmed in the netherlands. they were all on flights coming from south africa, where scientists first identified the variant. omicron is responsible for most of the infections found in gauteng province in south africa, and has been found in all provinces there. britain, as the current chair of the g7 group of leading economies, is to convene an urgent meeting of health ministers to discuss how best to respond. it comes as a number of countries have moved to restrict or ban incoming flights from southern africa, as caroline davies reports. schiphol airport on friday night. 600 passengers from two planes from 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, you know, social distancing is difficult — however, yo

record numbers are reported in germany, netherlands and austria where the government is planning to impose a lockdown on the unvaccinated. dr uzma syed is an infectious diseases specialist — i asked her how people might react to the lockdown. this is quite a controversial topic here. unfortunately we have all been through lockdowns throughout this pandemic, we have seen that far too often, and unfortunately it isn't something that we want to be doing, and we would hope that, you know, building confidence in vaccines and promoting science and really fighting and combating the misinformation and disinformation that is being spread out there is the way to people's cards, for people to see that sedation is really the way of this pandemic. you mentioned building confidence in vaccines. some people would still rather not take their inoculations. what reasons to these people give? there is so much misinformation and disinformation out there, that is very, very dangerous. a majority of this has been spread through social media, much of it is just, you know, running rampant throughout the course

the netherlands says 61 people who arrived in amsterdam on two flights from south africa have tested positive for covid—19. further testing is being carried out to see if they are cases of the omicron variant. caroline davies reports. it is all taking... stuck on an aeroplane as the authorities grapple with what to do next. jack was one of 600 passengers who were stopped at shippable airport yesterday after flying from south africa. they were kept in the terminal for hours waiting for the results of new pcr test. jack is one of 61 people the authorities have said are positive despite being double jabbed and testing negative before flying. people were crying, babies were crying, and i said where am i going? you're going to a quarantine hotel in amsterdam and we were put into the back of a van, a minibus kind of van, that had, to be fair, it looked like clingfilm or sheets or something hanging from the top, two guys in the front in hazmat suits. have you been told what will happen next? i've not had any emails, no text messages. no phone calls or anything, nothing at all. the airport

health authorities in the netherlands say based on initial test results there were likely dozens of people infected with covid—19 among some 600 passengers that arrived at amsterdam's schiphol airport on friday on two flights from south africa. the passengers have been kept isolated from other travellers at the airport after their arrival because of concerns about the new variant. meanwhile, peaceful protests continue in the country after the dutch government announced new round of restrictions. one person has already died as parts of britain are hit by storm arwen. winds of up to 60 mph are hitting northern ireland and parts of scotland. our correspondent lorna gordon is in stonehaven on the north east coast of scotland. she gave us this update a little earlier. a huge sweep of the east coast is being battered by this storm with this red warning for wind, which means there's a potential dangerfor life in place, from north of aberdeen to middlesbrough, in the north—east of england. and the conditions really are brutal — there's driving rain, dropping temperatures, and winds are forec

a couple who were arrested when they left isolation in the netherlands to board a flight to spain have been released. carolina pimenta tested positive for covid 19 after landing in amsterdam from south africa with her partner on friday. they were arrested by military police two days later as their plane was about to take off for spain. the couple have been told that prosecutors have decided not to pursue the case. greece is to make covid vaccinations mandatory for people aged 60 and over. fines of 100 euros that's 85 pounds will be imposed at monthly intervals from mid january on those who refuse the jab. the money will go towards the greek health system, which is struggling with a surge in hospital admissions. about 63% of greece's 11 million population is fully vaccinated, but data show more than 520,000 people over 60 are yet to get the jab. ghislaine maxwell was "number two" in the hierarchy ofjeffrey epstein's employees that's what his former pilot has testified on day two of her six abuse trial in manhattan. the 59—year—old is accused of recruiting and grooming underage girls

the netherlands will begin a 3—week partial lockdown on saturday night. non—essential shops, cafes, bars and nightclubs will have to close early. there will be no crowds at football matches and social distancing will be enforced. courtney bembridge reports. all chant: vri'dom! vrijheid! * fury on the streets of the hague after the announcement that restrictions are back for at least three weeks. protesters threw fireworks and smoke bombs and were met with water cannons. others spent the night soaking up the nightlife while they could. cases have been steadily rising over the past two months and hospitals are once again under pressure — that's despite the country's relatively high vaccination rate. authorities say more than two—thirds of the patients in intensive care are unvaccinated, but the waning effectiveness of vaccines over time is also playing a part, particularly in the elderly population. the dutch government plans to start booster jabs next month. in the meantime, prime minister mark rutte says urgent action is needed. translation: this is

the decision was announced after immigration ministers from france, germany, the netherlands and belgium have held crisis talks this afternoon — to try and find a solution to the growing number of migrants crossing the channel in small boats — after 27 people died this week. the uk was told not to attend after french anger over borisjohnson's response to the crisis. our paris correspondent lucy williamson reports. it's usually migrants arriving in europe that prompts this kind of meeting. today was triggered by migrants who are leaving the eu. 27 people died in the channel on wednesday trying to reach the uk. opening the meeting, france's interior minister called for a common fight against people smugglers. he was also heard admitting that the relationship with the uk was "not easy" but it's necessary, he said, "our geography means we have to get along with our british friends." there was one glaring absence from this meeting, the home secretary had her invitation revoked, after president emmanuel macron said the british government wasn't serious. he was reacting to a letter publishe

at least 13 cases have been confirmed in the netherlands. they were all on flights coming from south africa where scientists first identified the variant. omicron is responsible for most of the infections found in gauteng province in south africa, and has been found in all provinces there. britain, as the current chair of the g7 group of leading economies, is to convene an urgent meeting of health ministers to discuss how best to respond. it comes as a number of countries have moved to restrict or ban incoming flights from southern africa, as caroline davies reports. schiphol airport on friday night. 600 passengers from two planes from 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, you know, social distancing is difficult — however, you

across the border in the netherlands rioting took place for the third night in a row. in austria thousands of people took to the streets in protest of the plans for compulsoryjabs. the plans for compulsory jabs. around the plans for compulsoryjabs. around two thirds of austrians are fully vaccinated. one of the lowest rates in western europe. the brit awards will scrap gendered categories for the first time at next year's ceremony. the male and female awards for best artists will be combined into a single prize from 2022. artists like sam smith and will young of previously called for the change think the current system excludes non—binary change think the current system excludes our music correspondent, mark savage, is with me. artists. is that what they change it, because of pressure from people exam smith?— it, because of pressure from people exam smith? certainly they've been talkin: exam smith? certainly they've been talking about _ exam smith? certainly they've been talking about isn't _ exam smith? certainly they've been talking about isn't 2019 _ exam smith?

in the netherlands, hospitalisations were up by almost one third, and latvia, lithuania and estonia are recording some of the highest daily figures. if we stay on this trajectory we could see another half a million covid—i9 deaths in europe and central asia by the first of february next year. several european countries are now bringing back some restrictions, including mandatory face coverings, limits on nonessential shops, and encouraging people to work remotely. courtney bembridge, bbc news. the uk has become the first country in the world to approve an anti—viral pill against coronavirus. in trials, the drug was shown to cut the chances of dying or being hospitalised in half. british authorities have bought enough supplies to treat nearly half a million people. here's our medical editor, fergus walsh. a pill that can stop covid in its tracks — it's been the goal of scientists since the pandemic began. now there is molnupiravir, and it's likely to be the first of many antiviral treatments. anne—marie tested positive for coronavirus on tuesday and has just started a five—day

at least 13 cases have been confirmed in the netherlands. they were all on flights coming from south africa where scientists first identified the variant. omicron is responsible for most of the infections found in gauteng province in south africa, and has been found in all provinces there. britain, as the current chair of the g7 group of leading economies, is to convene an urgent meeting of health ministers to discuss how best to respond. all this as a number of countries have moved to restrict or ban incoming flights from southern africa, as caroline davies reports. schiphol airport on friday night. 600 passengers from two planes from 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, you know, social distancing is difficult — however, you

and the netherlands is tightening its partial clothing lockdown as the country continues to battle a surge in infections. a girl of 12 has died after being attacked in the street by a group of teenage boys in liverpool city centre. ava white was with friends when it's thought they were involved in an argument — and she suffered what police have described as "catastrophic injuries" four boys, aged between 13—15, have been arrested on suspicion of her murder. danny savage reports. ava white was 12 years old. last night, she came into liverpool city centre as the christmas lights were switched on. she never made it home. today, police sealed off a large part of the city's shopping area, investigating the killing of a year eight schoolgirl. any 12—year—old dying in these circumstances would be shocking. it's devastating for the family, and i think many people who have 12, i3—year—olds will be... just can't believe that has happened. as the day wore on, people came to leave flowers. some of them knew ava, many of them didn't, just shocked that such a terrible thing could happe

record numbers are reported in germany, netherlands and austria where the government is planning to impose a lockdown on the unvaccinated. dr uzma syed is an infectious diseases specialist, i asked her how people might react to the lockdown. this is quite a controversial topic here and unfortunately you know we have all been through lockdowns throughout this pandemic, we have seen that far too often and unfortunately it is not one thing that we want to be doing and we would hope thatjust building confidence in vaccines and promoting science and really fighting and combating the misinformation and the disinformation that is being spread out there is really the way to people's hearts for people to see that vaccination is really the way out of this pandemic. is really the way out of this pandemic— pandemic. you mentioned buildinu pandemic. you mentioned building confidence - pandemic. you mentioned building confidence in - building confidence in vaccines. some people still would rather not take their inoculations, what reasons do these people give?— these people give? there is 'ust so the

the netherlands will begin a 3—week partial lockdown on saturday night. non—essential shops, cafes, bars and nightclubs will have to close early, there will be no audiences at football matches, and social distancing will be enforced. courtney bembridge reports. fury on the streets of the hague after the announcement that restrictions are back for another three weeks. protesters through fireworks and smoke bombs and were met with water cannon. others spent the night soaking up the nightlife while they could. cases have been steadily rising over the past two months and hospitals are once again under pressure. that's despite the country's relatively high vaccination rate. authorities say more than two—thirds of the patients in intensive care are unvaccinated at the waning effectiveness of vaccines over time is also playing a part, particularly in the elderly population. dutch government plans to startjabs next month. in the meantime, prime minister mark rutte says urgent action is needed. translation:— urgent action is needed. translation: this is a ha

test samples show cases of omicron were present in the netherlands 11 days before the variant was first identified by south africa. the first of four victims gives evidence against ghillaine maxwell in new york. the woman known only as jane says she was groomed at the age of 1a. the head of britain's security agency mi6 has warns the chinese are conducting large—scale spying operations against the uk and its allies. and barbados has spent its first day as a republic — with a president — and not the queen as its head of state. hello. despite all the uncertainty, it is likely the covid vaccines will give us protection from the variant omicron. in fact tonight the chief executive of biontech, told reuters the vaccine they'd developed with pfizer will give �*substantial protection�* from severe disease. but how many times since last year have scientists told us that we only emerge from this pandemic, together. it is a practical, as well a moral obligation, to vaccinate the developing world. because if we don't other variants will appear, and they can't be stopped. within five days

this weekend there were protests, some violent, against new covid restrictions in austria, italy, the netherlands, croatia and belgium. pressure is mounting in europe on the health services as well as the streets. the world health organization warns there could be half a million more deaths here by springtime unless effective action is taken. katya adler, bbc news, brussels. that is a story that is moving all the time. and you can get much more on our website, bbc.com/news on this topic — including the latest data on vaccinations across the world. lots more analysis and news on the site — or download the bbc news app. a private investigator has been describing the lengths he says he went to, around 15 years ago to get information about prince harry and his then girlfriend chelsy davy. gavin burrows has told the bbc that he targeted her voicemails for a newspaper. prince harry is part of a group involved in on—going legal action against the news of the world and the sun that could culminate in a trial. the private investigator is a witness in the legal case. his claims have yet to be heard i

the netherlands is one of the european countries worst affected by a fourth wave of the virus, but the restrictions have sparked violent protests. anna holligan has more from the hague. these were the people enjoying some final late—night drinks before the lockdown kicked in and most people here have accepted these measures as a necessary sacrifice, temporary sacrifice, the greater good but you know, dutch is divided. not farfrom here you know, dutch is divided. not far from here there were protests and police had to use water cannon to disperse the anti—lockdown, anti— vaccine protesters believe these rules are unnecessary infringements of their freedoms and actually, the dutch were initially seen as relatively relaxed, one of the last countries in the world make face masks mandatory, one of the last in europe to rule out —— rolled up the vaccination programme and yet here we are, the intensive care units are reaching capacity, there is talk of transferring people over the water to germany so it is hoped this short, sharp shock will be enough to bring those record—breaking

vaccination rates like latvia and russia were among the first to bring back restrictions, but even the netherlands with a vaccination rate above 80% has reintroduced a partial lockdown for at least three weeks. and germany is also weighing up new restrictions. courtney bembridge, bbc news. israel has approved covid vaccination for children aged between five and 11 after approval was given two weeks ago. the israeli prime minister said that his youngest son would get a shot. british police have arrested three men under the terrorism act after a taxi exploded outside a hospital in the city of liverpool in north—western england. the passenger of the vehicle was killed and the driver was wounded. a note of caution — fiona trott�*s report contains flashing images. just seconds before 11am, the car explosion which killed a man inside. terrifying for onlookers and so dangerously close to the hospital itself. a police cordon was immediately set up. local roads were also closed. then, confirmation that a counter—terrorism investigation had been launched. unfortunately, i can confirm that one person

the netherlands will begin a three—week partial lockdown on saturday night — nonessential shops, cafes, bars and nightclubs will have to close early, there will be no crowds at football matches and social distancing will be enforced. courtney bembridge reports. all chant: vrijdom! vrijheid! fury on the streets of the hague after the announcement that restrictions are back for at least three weeks. protesters threw fireworks and smoke bombs and were met with water cannons. 0thers spent the night soaking up the nightlife while they could. cases have been steadily rising over the past two months and hospitals are once again under pressure — that's despite the country's relatively high vaccination rate. authorities say more than two thirds of the patients in intensive care are unvaccinated, but the waning effectiveness of vaccines over time is also playing a part, particularly in the elderly population. the dutch government plans to start booster jabs next month. in the meantime, prime minister mark rutte says urgent action is needed. translation: this is a hard blow of a few weeks - bec

this weekend there were protests, some violent, against new covid restrictions in austria, italy, the netherlands, croatia and belgium. pressure is mounting in europe on the health services as well as the streets. the world health organization warns there could be half a million more deaths here by springtime unless effective action is taken. katya adler, bbc news, brussels. let s get some of the day s other news. it's nearly 100 days since the taliban took control of kabul. the rapid advance followed a decision by presidentjoe biden to withdrawal us troops from the country. the taliban has already moved to restrict media freedom and the education rights of girls. thousands of people, including female judges, have fled the country and are now living abroad. meanwhile, the international committee of the red cross has warned of severe malnutrition in afghanistan this winter. a lot of development aid has been frozen since the taliban takeover in august. the red cross is currently supporting 18 afghan hospitals. the mayor of the biggest city in the french overseas territory of guadaloupe has said fra

in the netherlands, hospitalisations were up almost one third, and latvia, that the waimea and estonia are recording some of the highest daily figures. —— lithuania. tt we stay on this trajectory we could see another half a million covid—i9 deaths in europe and central asia by the first of february next year. several european countries on our ringing back some restrictions, including mandatory face coverings, limits on nonessential shops, and encouraging people to work remotely. connie bembridge, bbc news. the uk has become the first country in the world to approve an anti—viral pill against coronavirus. in trials, the drug was shown to cut the chances of dying or being hospitalised in half. british authorities have bought enough supplies to treat nearly 500,000 people. here's our medical editor, fergus walsh. a pill that can stop covid in its tracks — it's been the goal of scientists since the pandemic began. now there is molnupiravir, and it's likely to be the first of many antiviral treatments. anne—marie tested positive for coronavirus on tuesday and has just started a

record numbers are reported in germany, netherlands and austria, where the government is planning to impose a lockdown on the unvaccinated. vaccine mandates have been introduced by some european countries and also some sectors, including health, in the united states. let's speak to dr uzma sayed, infectious diseases specialist based in new york. dr sayed, thanks for joining us. dr sayed, thanks forjoining us. our restrictions and lockdowns on the unvaccinated the way forward?— lockdowns on the unvaccinated the way forward? thank you for havin: the way forward? thank you for having me- _ the way forward? thank you for having me. this _ the way forward? thank you for having me. this is _ the way forward? thank you for having me. this is quite - the way forward? thank you for having me. this is quite a - having me. this is quite a controversial topic here. unfortunately controversial topic here. u nfortu nately we controversial topic here. unfortunately we have all been through lockdowns throughout this pandemic, we have seen that far too often, and unfortunately it isn't something th

vaccination rates like latvia and russia were among the first to bring back restrictions, but even the netherlands with a vaccination rate above 80% has reintroduced a partial lockdown for at least three weeks. and germany is also weighing up a new restrictions. courtney bembridge, bbc news. let's come back to the uk for a moment. police have arrested three men under the terrorism act after a taxi exploded outside a hospital in the city of liverpool in north—western england. the passenger of the vehicle was killed and the driver was wounded. a note of caution — fiona trott�*s report contains flashing images. just seconds before 11am, the car explosion which killed a man inside. terrifying for onlookers and so dangerously close to the hospital itself. a police cordon was immediately set up. local roads were also closed. then, confirmation that a counter—terrorism investigation had been launched. unfortunately, i can confirm that one person has died and another has been taken to hospital, where he is being treated for his injuries — which, thankfully, are not life—threatening. so far, we

this weekend there were protests, some violent, against new covid restrictions in austria, italy, the netherlands, croatia and belgium. pressure is mounting in europe on the health services as well as the streets. the world health organization warns there could be half a million more deaths here by springtime unless effective action is taken. katya adler, bbc news, brussels. south korea's former president chun doo—hwan has died at the age of 90, that's according to the yonhap news agency. he'd been suffering from blood cancer. he took office following a military coup in 1979. he then led the country for around eight years. let's get more on this with our south korea correspondent laura bicker who's in seoul. i think the word notorious was made for people like chun doo—hwan. made for people like chun doo-hwan-_ made for people like chun doo-hwan. ., ., , , doo-hwan. chun doo-hwan set up almost like — doo-hwan. chun doo-hwan set up almost like a — doo-hwan. chun doo-hwan set up almost like a military _ doo-hwan. chun doo-hwan set up almost like a military club - doo-hwan. chun doo-hwan set

i did somej digging and in the netherlands going into hospital. i did some - digging and in the netherlands they have discovered that those who were vaccinated were 63% less likely to infect those who are unvaccinated, which is quite significant. that begs the question, if that is the case, why are we not vaccinating, for those who wanted, the 5— i2 —year—olds, because in my son's class, there three cases today which they might carry two other people. yeah, it is a really good question and one that as you know, as a virologist i am wrestling with that, the us is planning to vaccinate that age group and they decided it was a good use, but at the moment 5— i2 —year—olds are less likely to get sick from the virus and i think if we have noticed anything from the arrival of omicron, there are vulnerable adults who do need the vaccination, probably more than that age group, although i have children in that group, so i would not mind them having it, onlyjust to mean that i do not worry about myself waking up and wondering if i need to test th