the netherlands is now the new variant hotspot in europe, more cases confirmed than any other country. the dutch health minister has in the last hour been updating people, 13 cases confirmed so far of the omicron variant, but they are still conducting more sequencing tests other could be more to follow. these passengers arrived in the netherlands on friday, 61 of them tested positive for covid and they've been taken into isolation in a hotel but those flights are still arriving in earlier one came in from johannesburg, anotherfrom cape town and that's causing quite a lot of concern here because the netherlands is already a record—breaking infection rate and today new measures come into place, bars and restaurant and cafe is a nonessential shops have to close by at5 pm, this is to try to relieve pressure on the health service, the hospitals are overwhelmed, intensive care units do not have enough beds, operations are being cancelled. and the boosterjabs are being slow to roll out, the over 80s and health workers are onlyjust been called forwards for their boosters and now they this n

let's bring you up—to—date with the latest in coronavirus in the netherlands. we were telling you about 61 people who had arrived in amsterdam on flights from south africa on friday, infected with covid—19. they have been tested for the new variant omicron and we are hearing from the dutch health institute that 13 cases of omicron have been found in the netherlands. 13 cases according to the dutch health institute have been found in the netherlands of that new omicron variant that first originated in south africa. we will bring you more on that as it comes into us. now it's time for a look at the weather with ben rich. hello there. after the damage and disruption caused by storm arwen yesterday, today is going to be a much calmer affair with lighter winds but it will stay cold, and despite some autumn sunshine there will also be some wintry showers. this swirl of cloud here, that was storm arwen, that has cleared out into the near continent. still, though, our weather coming down from the north so a chilly feel to proceedings and there are plenty of wintry sh

police in the netherlands fire warning shots as people take to the streets, protesting against the partial lockdown imposed to curb rising covid cases. belarus' authoritarian leader alexander lukashenko speaks exclusively to the bbc. he admits that his forces may have helped migrants cross into the european union. translation: i told the eu i'm not going to take migrants on the border, hold them at the border and if they keep coming from now on, i still won't stop them. and kamala harris becomes the first woman ever to hold us presidential powers whilejoe biden had a medical procedure. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. a us teenager who shot dead two people and injured another during racialjustice protests in wisconsin last year has been found not guilty of murder. kyle rittenhouse argued that he was repeatedly attacked and had acted in self—defence. the protests in the city of kenosha came after a black man, jacob blake, was shot by police. mr rittenhouse and the men he shot are all white. prosecutors said that the teenager had behaved like an armed vigilant

anger in the netherlands over new covid restrictions. dutch police have shot and wounded at least two people during rioting, as coronavirus infection rates rise across europe. translation: on several occasions, police officers had to draw— their weapons to defend themselves. some aimed shots were fired and people got hurt as a result. meanwhile, in australia, rallies and protests against lockdowns and vaccine mandates there have taken place across the country. joe biden says he's angry, after a teenager who shot two people dead during racial unrest is cleared of murder. protests took place in new york following the divisive verdict — the president says it should be respected... i stand by what the jury has concluded. the jury system works and we have to abide by it. a record number of people died while detained under the mental health act in england during the first year of the pandemic, according to new figures from the health watchdog. the women's tennis association threatens to pull out of china, as pressure grows over missing ten

and in austria. 50 seen in the netherlands and in austria. ., ., , austria. so what are politicians auoin to austria. so what are politicians going to do _ austria. so what are politicians going to do to _ austria. so what are politicians going to do to try _ austria. so what are politicians going to do to try to _ austria. so what are politicians going to do to try to bring - austria. so what are politicians going to do to try to bring the l going to do to try to bring the situation under control, to at least attempt to do that? how can they address the concerns of these protest hours while at the same time deal with rising covid cases. that is the million _ deal with rising covid cases. that is the million dollar _ deal with rising covid cases. twat is the million dollar question, that is the million dollar question, that is the million dollar question, that is the issue. right now there are around 13,000 cases a day on average from belgium, a country ofjust over 11 million people, and they know they need to get it under control and they want to make sure t

the netherlands went into partial lockdown a week ago and is planning to ban unvaccinated people from some venues. anna holligan reports. another night of restlessness. responding to calls on social media, groups gathered in the hague and pelted police with rocks and fireworks. an emergency order was imposed and enforced. at least 19 people were detained. these small, explosive demos are being held in the context of growing frustration about the current and possible future covid restrictions, but the dutchjustice minister made a distinction between the largely peaceful protests and what was simply criminal behaviour. translation: these are not - demonstrations, these are attacks on police and firefighters. more than 50 arrests have been made and many more will follow. the police and the judiciary are on top of this. tensions are sporadically igniting here in the hague and across europe in societies divided by competing visions on how best to tackle the fourth wave of the virus crashing across the continent. in croatia yesterday, thousands made their frustrations felt in zagreb and, in

police in the netherlands fire warning shots as people take to the streets, protesting against the partial lockdown imposed to curb rising covid cases. belarus�*s authoritarian leader, alexander lukashenko, speaks exclusively to the bbc. he admits that his forces may have helped migrants cross into the european union. translation: i told the eu i'm not going to detain - migrants on the border, hold them at the border, and if they keep coming from now on, i still won't stop them. the women's tennis association threatens to pull out of china as the outcry intensifies over missing chinese tennis star peng shuai. and kamala harris becomes the first woman ever to hold us presidential powers whilejoe biden had a medical procedure. hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. thank you forjoining us. a us teenager who shot dead two people and injured another during racialjustice protests in wisconsin last year has been found not guilty of murder. kyle rittenhouse had argued that he was repeatedly attacked and had acted in self—defence. the protests in the city of kenosha cam

like many countries in europe, the netherlands has seen a sharp rise in covid cases. in austria, a 20—day lockdown will start this monday. people will be asked to work from home and non—essential shops will close. in february, covid vaccinations will become compulsory. what we experience in austria right now is, in my view, an unfortunate collusion of the fact that we have a fairly low vaccination rate in the population and that the waning of immunity hits austria now, six months after we started our vaccination programme, and that is unfortunately right at the beginning of the winter season, where people are moving indoors. in germany, covid cases are also rising sharply. the government is set to introduce restrictions for unvaccinated people in areas where hospital admissions exceed a certain level. as for the prospect of a full lockdown, the german government says nothing has been ruled out. in the uk yesterday, just over a4,000 new people tested positive for coronavirus. over the week, there was a 13% increase in cases compared to the previous seven days. betw

the netherlands and austria have imposed different forms of lockdown as their infection rates soared. so, what does this meanforthe uk? some argue that more immunity is being built up after previous infections and the rest of europe is now following. maybe they are actually experiencing what some parts of the uk experienced a little bit earlier in the autumn with delta, with things opening up and with the vaccines not fully kicking in, particularly for people in mid—life — that may be the pattern. i wouldn't assume we are going to follow the same trajectory as europe, but we're watching very closely, and obviously, there is concern. the latest infection surveyed from the office of national statistics suggests that in england last week, one in 65 people had the virus — lower than the previous week. in wales, it was one in 55 — also down. in scotland, with one in 95 people, case rates were said to be broadly level. in northern ireland, with one in 65 people, the trend was said to be uncertain. experts say the future path of covid is hard to predict. much will depend on the vacci

and actually the netherlands was initially criticised for being relatively relaxed compared to other countries. and actually the netherlands was initially criticised for being relatively relaxed compared to other countries. so it was one of the last countries in the world to introduce mandatory facemasks, it was one of the slowest in europe to roll out its vaccination programme, but now, with the icus — the intensive care units — reaching capacity and talk of transferring patients over the border to germany for treatment, this is the kind of short, sharp shock that the government is hoping will be enough to bring those record—breaking figures down. the interesting thing here is how divided dutch society has become. there has been a protest very close to where we are now. riot police used water cannon to try to disperse the anti—lockdown, anti—vaccine protesters who are there — about 200 of them — but they are in the minority. and when i've been speaking to people here on the square, this is just outside the dutch parliament building, most of them say, "well, actually, w

and there is more trouble here in the netherlands tonight. small groups of people destroying things in the northern city of groningen, and reports of unrest elsewhere too. the course the catalyst for all of this remains, and other countries are watching and wondering whether this latest disturbing symptom may be coming their way. man? this latest disturbing symptom may be coming their way.— be coming their way. many thanks, anna holligan. _ be coming their way. many thanks, anna holligan, our— be coming their way. many thanks, anna holligan, our correspondent. | the health secretary sajid javid says the covid jab booster programme should protect the uk from the spike in cases seen in parts of europe. boosters are being extended to the over—40s in england from tomorrow. mrjavid said there are no plans to put any european countries back on the travel ban list, but the situation is being constantly reviewed, as our health correspondent naomi grimley reports. as covid and politics collide in europe, does the uk need to worry about the prosp

restrictions in the netherlands began last saturday and will be another two weeks at least. the streets are peaceful now but the atmosphere across the country remains volatile. battling record infection rates and the government is considering new restrictions targeting the unvaccinated. in austria today, supporters of the far right freedom party marched against mandatory coronavirus vaccines. a 20 day lockdown will start next week, working from home will be ordered and on the essential shops will stay open. germany fears and national health scare emergency. new measures expected for those who have had theirjab, a full lockdown is still on the cards. the uk is not yet seen such a dramatic surge in cases. and these are some of the reasons why. they face without a bit later, so they're — they face without a bit later, so they're dealing with it now and some of them _ they're dealing with it now and some of them opened up later than we did. and there _ of them opened up later than we did. and there is — of them opened up later than we did. and there is differences in vaccine

in the netherlands, mask wearing has been very poor. in austria, it has been good in vienna but in rural conservative states where they have lived with restrictions you are seeing a huge surge in infections. i do not think mandating that single uniform vaccine passports would be tolerated well and they have a perverse effect stop the world health organisation is warning of half a million more deaths across europe by the spring if stronger measures are not brought in. ~ . , , ., ., in. what is your view of where thins in. what is your view of where things are _ in. what is your view of where things are headed _ in. what is your view of where things are headed currently? l in. what is your view of where - things are headed currently? well, first of all, the _ things are headed currently? well, first of all, the uk _ things are headed currently? well, first of all, the uk has _ things are headed currently? well, first of all, the uk has been - first of all, the uk has been consistently the highest number of cases and deaths in europe over

the netherlands went into partial lockdown a week ago and is planning to ban unvaccinated people from some venues. anna holligan reports. another demonstration of the discontent seeping through dutch society. galvanised by calls on social media, groups gathered in the hague, young men hurled rocks and fireworks at police, they torched bikes and targeted an ambulance. an emergency order was issued by the mayor. it took hours to restore calm. at least 19 people were detained and similar scenes erupted elsewhere. these small explosive demos are being held in the context of rumbling frustrations about the current and possible future restrictions considered essential to fight record high of covid cases. this week a far worse than expected almost 150,000 new infections were detected. earlierthe almost 150,000 new infections were detected. earlier the dutchjustice minister said he believes the virus being used as a cover, an excuse to use extreme violence, and made the distinction between the mostly peaceful protests and purely criminal behaviour. translation: these are not demonstrations. t

rotterdam, the netherlands second city. scarred by a night of rage. riot police came from across the country to try to quell the uprising. they fired warning shots, then live rounds. in response to scenes condemned by rotterdam's mayor as an orgy of violence. translation: on several occasions, police officers had to draw— their weapons to defend themselves. some aimed shots were fired. at least seven were injured. restrictions in the netherlands began last saturday and will be in place for another two weeks at least. these streets are peaceful now but the atmosphere across the country remains volatile. the netherlands is battling record infection rates and the government is considering new restrictions targeting the unvaccinated. in austria today, supporters of the far right freedom party marched against mandatory coronavirus vaccines. a 20—day lockdown will start next week, working from home will be ordered and only essential shops will stay open. germany fears a national health scare emergency. new measures are expected for those who haven't had

a new partial lockdown has been imposed in the netherlands. due to record coronavirus infections and rising intensive care cases. anna holligan sent this report. 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. other entrepreneurs have vowed to ignore the early last orders rule. klaxons. anti—lockdown, antivax protesters and consp

these arrivals are causing a lot of concern in the netherlands, facing record—breaking infection rates and, of course, today new messages are coming into place to try to stop the hospitals here from becoming overwhelmed. those people, when they arrived, there was quite a lot of consternation wasn't there? they didn't know what was going on, they didn't feel like they were being properly informed? precisely. the airport told us this was an extraordinary situation and they are evaluating how it is being handled. today, a lot of the places people are hoping to visit will be closing early because under these new measures bars, restaurants, cafes, nonessential shops will all have to close at five o'clock in the afternoon until five o'clock in the morning. amateur sports, too. this is the time of year when so many businesses were hoping to recover some of the costs lost during the pandemic, but these measures are considered to be critical. because record—breaking infection rates, another 22,000 new cases diagnosed yesterday, icus overwhelmed and now looking at this new variant possibly run

and — the netherlands becomes the first country in western europe to re—enter a partial coronavirus lockdown this autumn hello and welcome to bbc news. world leaders have struck a landmark climate change deal aimed at reducing global warming, after two weeks of intense negotiations. the glasgow climate pact is the most significant of its kind since 2015 — but the pledges don't go far enough to limit global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees celsius. our science correspondent victoria gill reports. hearing no objections it is so decided. after two weeks of sleepless nights and negotiations over every detail, a glasgow pact on climate change was finally agreed. it was almost derailed at the last moment as india requested a change, watering down a critical line about phasing out coal. and there were emotional scenes as cop president alok sharma acknowledged the disappointment over that concession and at what was at stake. may i just say to all delegates, i apologise for the way this process has unfolded and i am deeply sorry. i also understand the deep disappointment, but i think, as you have no

i— netherlands looking up to me and saying, i am going to play football. just a quick thank you to all those who voted — just a quick thank you to all those who voted for me, i am happy you are part of— who voted for me, i am happy you are part of the _ who voted for me, i am happy you are part of the journey and i cannot wait _ part of the journey and i cannot wait to— part of the journey and i cannot wait to see _ part of the journey and i cannot wait to see you all back in the stadium _ wait to see you all back in the stadium. thank you very much. now it's time for a look at the weather with louise lear hello there. storm arwen may well have passed, but it has still left a legacy of cold sitting in its wake. a bitterly cold start, in actual fact, first thing this morning. in the lake district, in cumbria, we saw temperatures down to —9 . now, the cold air is right across the country as we speak, but all that is set to change through the course of the day today. you can the milder air, the yellows, waiting in the wings and as the frontal system s

as the netherlands battles record coronavirus infections, there's been a second night of rioting over new restrictions. hundreds of people lit fires and pelted the police with rocks and fireworks in the hague. it follows friday night's violence in rotterdam, when at least 50 people were arrested, and several others received gunshot wounds. our correspondent in the hague, anna holligan, reports. explosion. another dutch city rocked by discontent. in the hague, protesters burned bicycles and pelted police with stones and fireworks. officers used horses, dogs, batons and bikes to chase them away. earlier, anti—vaxxer demonstrators brought their beats to the southern city of breda. while most dutch people accept the need for tighter rules, the distrust is spreading. we have to live with corona, because it's not — people want to live, right? that's my opinion and that's why we're here with all the people. the night before, there were rampages in rotterdam. riot police fired live rounds. three demonstrators were hit and taken to hospital. it's still unclear if their injuries were caused

and actually the netherlands was initially criticised for being relatively relaxed compared to other countries. so it was one of the last countries in the world to introduce mandatory face masks, it was one of the slowest in europe to roll out its vaccination programme, but now, with the icus — the intensive care units — reaching capacity and talk of transferring patients over the border to germany for treatment, this is the kind of short, sharp shock that the government is hoping will be enough to bring those record—breaking figures down. the interesting thing here is how divided dutch society has become. there has been a protest very close to where we are now. riot police used water cannon to try to disperse the anti—lockdown, anti—vaccine protesters who are there — about 200 of them — but they are in the minority. and when i've been speaking to people here on the square, this is just outside the dutch parliament building, most of them say, "well, actually, we are resigned to the idea that this is necessary," giving this up for a few weeks to try to bring those number

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

people in the netherlands enjoying what might be their last evening out out before restrictions being put in place. intensive care unit in austria are also under strain. the government is set to announce restrictions on those who haven't been vaccinated with one of the lowest vaccination rates in europe. uk covid cases relative to the population have fallen back but the netherlands, austria, and some other european countries have seen steep increases. germany is particularly concerning. the number of cases has gone through the roof. it is major. and the vaccination rate aren't fantastic. the prime minister sounded a cautionary note about the implications of case increases across europe. i am seeing the storm clouds gathering over parts of the european continent. i've got to be absolutely frank with people, we've been here before, we remember what happens when the wave starts rolling in. ministers are pushing hard the message that people should get booster jabs as soon as they are eligible, the hope is that will help slow the spread of covid. the latest ons survey suggests last week in

and actually the netherlands was initially criticised for being relatively relaxed compared to other countries. so it was one of the last countries in the world to introduce mandatory facemasks, it was one of the slowest in europe to roll out its vaccination programme, but now, with the icus — the intensive care units — reaching capacity and talk of transferring patients over the border to germany for treatment, this is the kind of short, sharp shock that the government is hoping will be enough to bring those record—breaking figures down. the interesting thing here is how divided dutch society has become. there has been a protest very close to where we are now. riot police used water cannon to try to disperse the anti—lockdown, anti—vaccine protesters who are there — about 200 of them — but they are in the minority. and when i've been speaking to people here on the square, this is just outside the dutch parliament building, most of them say, "well, actually, we are resigned to the idea that this is necessary," giving this up for a few weeks to try to bring those numbers

it comes as the netherlands, denmark and australia are the latest countries to confirm cases of the new strain and as new travel restrictions are brought in worldwide to limit its spread. the dutch authorities have said that at least 13 tested positive for the new variant after arriving recently from south africa. coronavirus variant. it comes as the netherlands, denmark and australia are the latest countries to confirm cases of the new strain and as new travel restrictions are brought in worldwide to limit its spread. the dutch authorities have said that at least 13 tested positive for the new variant after arriving recently from south africa. scientists fear the highly—mutated variant — first detected by scientists in south africa — could be more transmissible and drive further waves of the disease. south africa's president has condemned global travel bans against his country following the detection of the new variant. cyril ramphosa called the moves unjustified and not based on science. mr ramphosa declined to impose new restrictions on south africa itself, saying increased vac

in the netherlands, the health ministry there says 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 after two arrivals from 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 holding back since. that means even though 12,000,000,000 will be produced by the end of the year, which would have been enough for the whole world, you wi

. _ as the netherlands battles record coronavirus infections, there's been a second night of rioting over new restrictions. hundreds of people lit fires and pelted the police with rocks and fireworks in the hague. it follows friday night's violence in rotterdam, when at least 50 people were arrested, and several others received gunshot wounds. our correspondent in the hague, anna holligan, reports. explosion another dutch city rocked by discontent. in the hague, protesters burned bicycles and pelted police with stones and fireworks. officers used horses, dogs, batons and bikes to chase them away. earlier, anti—vax demonstrators brought their beats to the southern city of breda. while most dutch people accept the need for tighter rules, the distrust is spreading. we have to live with corona, because it's not — people want to live, right? that's my opinion and that's why we're here with all the people. the night before, there were rampages in rotterdam. riot police fired live rounds. three demonstrators were hit and taken to hospital. it's still unclear if their injuries were cause

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 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

it comes after a second night of violent protests in the netherlands against further covid lockdown restrictions. anna holligan reports. another demonstration of the discontent seeping through dutch society. galvanised by calls on social media, groups gathered in the hague, young men hurled rocks and fireworks at police, they torched bikes and targeted an ambulance. an emergency order was issued by the mayor. it took hours to restore calm. at least 19 people were detained and similar scenes erupted elsewhere. these small explosive demos are being held in the context of rumbling frustrations about the current and possible future restrictions considered essential to fight record high covid cases. this week a far worse than expected almost 150,000 new infections were detected. earlier the dutchjustice minister said he believes the virus is being used as a cover, an excuse to use extreme violence, and made the distinction between the mostly peaceful protests and purely criminal behaviour. translation: these i are not demonstrations. these are attacks on police and firefighters. more than 50 arrests

it comes after another night of violent protests in the netherlands against further covid lockdown restrictions there. anna holligan reports. another demonstration of the discontent seeping through dutch society. galvanised by calls on social media, groups gathered in the hague, young men hurled rocks and fireworks at police, they torched bikes and targeted an ambulance. an emergency order was issued by the mayor. it took hours to restore calm. at least 19 people were detained and similar scenes erupted elsewhere. these small explosive demos are being held in the context of rumbling frustrations about the current and possible future restrictions considered essential to fight record high of covid cases. this week a far worse than expected almost 150,000 new infections were detected. earlier the dutchjustice minister said he believes the virus being used as a cover, an excuse to use extreme violence, and made the distinction between the mostly peaceful protests and purely criminal behaviour. translation: these i are not demonstrations. these are attacks on police and firefighters. more than 50 ar

just make the netherlands went into lockdown. another night of restlessness. responding to process in the hague police gathered. officers used horses, dogs, batons and bikes to chase them away. the small explosive demos are being held in the context of frustration about current and future covid—i9 restrictions but the dutch prime minister made a distraction, distinction between the largely peaceful protests and what was criminal behaviour. translation: these are not demonstrations, these attacks on police and firefighters. more than 50 attacks have been made more will follow. the police and judiciary and on top of this. tilet judiciary and on top of this. net more than _ judiciary and on top of this. net more than 50 _ judiciary and on top of this. net more than 50 of s. across europe, in societies divided by competing visions and how best to tackle the fourth wave of the vilest crashing of cron, across the continent. in croatia yesterday thousands made their frustrations built on zagreb and in the danish capital copenhagen. a display of the disgruntlement r

there�*s been a second night of violent protests in the netherlands against covid lockdown restrictions. trouble flared in several cities and towns, with a number the health secretary sajid javid says the covid booster programme should prevent britain experiencing the spike in cases seen in the netherlands and other parts of europe. the jabs are being extended to the over forties from tomorrow. mrjavid said there are no plans to put any european countries back on the travel ban list, danjohnson reports this is the european backlash to tightening lockdowns, restricted freedoms, even mandated vaccinations, all in response to a wave of rising covid cases by sajid javid, the health secretary here in the uk. by sajid javid, but here in the uk. the health secretary this morning ruled out compulsory vaccinations with the focus instead on the boosterjab campaign. well, we are extending it from tomorrow, actually, to people in the age group, a0 to a9, and we will keep under review how that might be extended in the future. and we�*re seeing record numbers of people come forward. but i would urg

these arrivals are causing a lot of concern in the netherlands, facing record—breaking infection rates and, of course, today, new measures are coming into place to try to stop the hospitals here from becoming overwhelmed. those people, when they arrived, there was quite a lot of consternation, wasn't there? they didn't know what was going on, they didn't feel like they were being properly informed? precisely. the airport told us this was an extraordinary situation and they are evaluating how it is being handled. today, a lot of the places people are hoping to visit will be closing early because under these new measures, bars, restaurants, cafes, nonessential shops, will all have to close at five o'clock in the afternoon until five o'clock in the morning. amateur sports, too. this is the time of year when so many businesses were hoping to recover some of the costs lost during the pandemic, but these measures are considered to be critical. because record—breaking infection rates, another 22,000 new cases diagnosed yesterday, icus overwhelmed, and now looking at this new variant possibl

the netherlands and austria have imposed different forms of lockdown as their infection rates soared. so, what does this mean for the uk? some argue that more immunity is being built up after previous infections and the rest of europe is now following. maybe they are actually experiencing what some parts of the uk experienced a little bit earlier in the autumn with delta, with things opening up, and with the vaccines not fully kicking in, particularly for people in mid—life, that may be the pattern. i wouldn't assume we are going to follow the same trajectory as europe or watch it very closely, and obviously there is concern. the latest infection surveyed from the office of national statistics suggests that in england last week, one in 65 people had the virus, lower than the previous week. in wales, it was one in 55, also down. in scotland, with one in 95 people, case rates were said to be broadly level. in northern ireland, with one in 65 people, the trend was said to be uncertain. experts say the future path of coal that is hard to predict, much will depend on the vaccine roll—o

the netherlands is now the new variant hotspot in europe. more cases confirmed here than any other country. the dutch health minister has come in the last hour been updating people. 13 cases confirmed so far of the omicron variant, but they are still conducting sequencing tests, so they could be more to follow. they arrived in the netherlands on friday and 61 tested positive for covid. they have been taken into isolation. those flights are still arriving. one came in from johannesburg and another from cape town. that is causing a lot of concern here because the netherlands is already battling a record—breaking infection rate. in fact, new measures come into play, bars, restaurants cafes are nonessential shops have to close by 5pm. this is to try to relieve pressure on the health service and the hospitals are overwhelmed. they don�*t have enough intensive care beds and operations are being cancelled. the boosterjabs have been slow to roll out here so it is the over 80s and health workers who are just being called forward for their booster

a partial lockdown is announced in the netherlands, as covid cases reach a record high. bars and shops will have to start closing early. as migrants continue to camp in freezing conditions in belarus, british troops are sent to poland to strengthen its border. and scotland book a place in the world cup play—offs, as they bid to reach the finals for the first time in 2a years. and coming up in the sport on the bbc news channel, are lewis hamilton's title hopes slipping away? another penalty costs him pole position at the sao paulo grand prix. good evening from glasgow, where last—minute haggling will see negotiations go on well into the night and into the weekend at the cop26 climate summit. the talks should have ended several hours ago, and it's unclear how close delegates are to an agreement. but the president of the summit, alok sharma, wants a final injection of what he calls a "can—do spirit," to agree measures to slash global greenhouse gas emissions. the aim of the summit had been to try to gain consensus among more than 190 countries for measures aimed at li

meanwhile, peaceful protests are continuing in the netherlands, after the dutch prime minister, mark rutte, announced that bars, restaurants and most shops in the country must close from 5pm to 5am from sunday. he said the tougher restrictions were needed to prevent hospitals becoming overwhelmed. david soberman is the canadian national chair of strategic marketing at the university of toronto. he says it's too early to know how bad the variant�*s economic impact will be. well, we will try and get mrs overman up a little later. —— mr doberman. let's get some of the day's other news. three people have been killed in anti—government protests in the solomon islands. the violence began on wednesday when protestors stormed parliament in a bid to topple the prime minister. a night—time curfew has been extended after crowds defied a lockdown and set fire to government buildings, a police station and businesses in the pacific island nation. two teenagers and a bus driver have died after a gunman opened fire on a school coach in kosovo. it happened near the town of decani, about 90

and — the netherlands becomes the first country in western europe to re—enter a partial coronavirus lockdown this autumn hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. watching in the uk we start with some breaking news from here in the uk — it's been announced that queen elizabeth will not now be attending this morning's remembrance service at the cenotaph in london. buckingham palace says she has sprained her back; she is said to be disappointed that she will miss it. it was due to have been her first public engagement in more than three weeks. as in previous years, a wreath will be laid on her majesty s behalf by the prince of wales. our royal correspondentjonny dymond joins me live from the cenotaph in london. this is that she has sprained her back? it this is that she has sprained her back? , ., ., u, back? it is what one palace official describes as _ back? it is what one palace official describes as incredibly _ back? it is what one palace official| describes as incredibly unfortunate timing and that is bad timing on a couple of france, primarily because it is r

tonight, the netherlands has announced it's bringing back some tough restrictions. 0ur health editor hugh pym reports. people in the netherlands enjoying what might be their last evening out before restrictions being put in place. the dutch government's response to rising qovu infections and pressure on hospitals. intensive care unit in austria are also under strain. the government is set to announce restrictions on those who haven't been jabbed with one of the lowest vaccination rates in europe. uk covid cases relative to the population have fallen back but the netherlands, austria, and some other european countries have seen steep increases. germany is particularly concerning. the number of cases has gone through the roof. it is major. and the vaccination rate aren't fantastic. the prime minister sounded a cautionary note about the implications of case increases across europe. i am seeing the storm clouds gathering over parts of the european continent. i've got to be absolutely frank with people, we've been here before, we remember what happens when the wave starts rolling in. mini

health authorities in the netherlands say that initial test results appear to show that dozens of people who arrived on two flights from south africa to amsterdam on friday are likely to be infected with covid—19. the passengers have been kept isolated from other travellers at schiphol airport because of concerns about the new variant. meanwhile, peaceful protests are continuing in the netherlands after the dutch prime minister, mark rutte, announced that bars, restaurants and most shops in the country must close from 5pm to 5am from sunday. he said the tougher restrictions were needed to prevent hospitals becoming overwhelmed. as we've heard, the first confirmed cases of the new variant were found in south africa and botswana. but namibia, zimbabwe, lesotho and eswatini, formerly swaziland, are also affected by the travel bans being introduced by several countries. the measures have been criticised by the south african government and its scientific community, who say they will cause more harm than good. from there, our africa correspondent andrew harding reports. a technical universit

these were the scenes in the netherlands�* second largest city. protesters rioting over lockdown restrictions clashed with police. officers used water cannon, fired warning shots and then live rounds. two people were shot and wounded and the protest condemned by rotterdam's mayor as an orgy of violence. translation: on several. occasions police officers had to draw their weapons to defend themselves. some aimed shots were fired. at least seven were injured. restrictions in the netherlands began on monday and will be in place for another two weeks at least. countries across europe are facing a sharp increases in covid cases. in austria a 20—day lockdown will start next week. working from home will be ordered and only essential shops will stay open. in february vaccinations will become compulsory. we have a fairly low vaccination rate in the population and the waning of immunity hits austria now six months after we started our vaccination programme and that is unfortunately right at the beginning of the winter season where people are moving indoor

health authorities in the netherlands say that initial test results appear to show that dozens of people who arrived on two flights from south africa to amsterdam on friday are likely to be infected with covid—19. the passengers have been kept isolated from other travellers at schiphol airport because of concerns about the new variant. meanwhile, peaceful protests are continuing in the netherlands after the dutch prime minister mark rutte announced that bars, restaurants and most shops in the country must close from 5pm to 5am from sunday. he said the tougher restrictions were needed to prevent hospitals becoming overwhelmed. let's talk to eric feigl—ding, he's an epidemiologist, health economist and senior fellow at the federation for american scientists. he joins me from washington. thank you so much forjoining us. what is your assessment of this variant, based on what we know so far? i this variant, based on what we know so far?— know so far? i think that we chose rightfully _ know so far? i think that we chose rightfully corrected i know so far? i think that we chose rightfully

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

and i think that really shows— netherlands. and i think that really shows there has to be cooperation internationally but at the moment, the uk _ internationally but at the moment, the uk seems frozen out of that and the uk seems frozen out of that and the danger— the uk seems frozen out of that and the danger is while there is all this political backlash, while there is disappointing and really these bad war— is disappointing and really these bad war of words between the sides, potentially _ bad war of words between the sides, potentially more people will die out there in_ potentially more people will die out there in the channel. a potentially more people will die out there in the channel.— there in the channel. a very stark reminder. — there in the channel. a very stark reminder, simon, _ there in the channel. a very stark reminder, simon, there - there in the channel. a very stark reminder, simon, there is - there in the channel. a very stark reminder, simon, there is a i there in the channel. a very stark. reminder

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, 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 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

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