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. on several occasions the police officers had to draw their weapons to defend themselves. some eight 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 tennis star peng shuai.

rioting has broken out for a second night in the netherlands over new coronavirus lockdown restrictions. hundreds of people have lit fires and pelted the police with rocks and fireworks in the hague. the protests mirror friday night's violence in rotterdam. the world health organisation says its very worried about the rise in covid—19 cases in europe. the un body has warned there could be a further half—a—million covid—related deaths on the continent by march, estimating one person is dying from the virus there every fifteen minutes. the us secretary of state has described russia's actions as "unusual" and its rhetoric as worrying amid a build up of russian military activity on its border with ukraine. kyiv fears that russia may be preparing an attack. anthony blinken says european allies share the us concerns. the number of people who died in england while detained under the mental health act rose during the coronavirus pandemic, according to early figures from the watchdog, the care quality commission. it comes amid concerns that staffing shortages are compromising patient saf

for the largest winter event in the netherlands, head to zwolle. running for over three months, from the 18th of december to the sixth of march, the dutch ice sculpture festival draws the best ice artists from all around the world to work in a 1200—metre square cold hall with 550,000 kilos of ice and snow. the theme this year is what a wonderful world, turning the last 18 months of turmoil into appreciation for the beauty of the planet. artists will use this theme to create sculptures up to six metres high. light, sound design and special effects will conjure up quite a spectacle for visitors, who can view the show with a warming toddy from the ice bar. well, hopefully you've found something there to tempt you but right now, we're heading to russia to meet a team who is racing across siberia in a car that, well, quite frankly, has seen better days. last week, we met three lithuanian adventurers karolis, jurgis and max as they hit the road in an old soviet banger driving 1000 kilometres with their support vehicle across a frozen surface of lake ba

the netherlands confirms that 13 people with covid on a flight that arrived at amsterdam's schipol airport from south africa on friday have the new variant of covid—i9. israel says it will ban the entry of all foreigners — it's the first country to shut its borders completely in response to the new variant. nearly 100,000 homes across the uk remain without power this afternoon after gale force winds created by storm arwen. properties in parts of scotland, wales and northern england are affected. power companies say they hope to restore supplies to the majority of homes later today. european ministers — minus the uk home secretary priti patel — meet for talks in calais today about how to stop migrants crossing the channel. now on bbc news, it's the travel show with lucy hedges. ifi if i scan this image i have an augmented reality view. i take a dip and tumble. and i discover an artificial rainforest in what was once a desert. but first, in a difficult couple of years in the global travel calendar, there has been one giant mega event looming. and of course, fitting for a giant mega e

police in the netherlands have fired warning shots during a demonstration by people opposed to the partial lockdown put in place to stop rising covid infections. several countries across europe are reimposing restrictions as case numbers rise. belarus�*s authoritarian leader, alexander lukashenko, says he will not stop the flow of thousands of migrants through his country as they try to enter the eu. speaking to the bbc, mr lukashenko admitted his armed forces may actually be helping migrants cross the border into poland. it's already illegal to call or text on a hand—held phone while you're driving in the uk. but from next year, the rules are getting even tighter. drivers will be banned from taking photos, filming, searching playlists or playing games — even while stationary — on mobiles and tablets. those who break the law will face six points on their licence and a £200 fine. caroline davies reports. # happy birthday to you... joe cairns was 1a years old when his mother last waved him off to school. i always told him, you know, "i love ya." not always would he say it back. chuc

for the largest winter event in the netherlands, head to zwolle. running for over three months, from the 18th of december to the sixth of march, the dutch ice sculpture festival draws the best ice artists from all around the world to work in a i200—metre square cold hall with 550,000 kilos of ice and snow. the theme this year is what a wonderful world, turning the last 18 months of turmoil into appreciation for the beauty of the planet. artists will use this theme to create sculptures up to six metres high. light, sound design and special effects will conjure up quite a spectacle for visitors, who can view the show with a warming toddy from the ice bar. well, hopefully you've found something there to tempt you but right now, we're heading to russia to meet a team who is racing across siberia in a car that, well, quite frankly, has seen better days. last week, we met three lithuanian adventurers karolis, jurgis and max as they hit the road in an old soviet banger driving 1000 kilometres with their support vehicle across a frozen surface of lake ba

for the largest winter event in the netherlands, head to zwolle. running for over three months, from the 18th of december to the sixth of march, the dutch ice sculpture festival draws the best ice artists from all around the world to work in a 1200—metre square cold hall with 550,000 kilos of ice and snow. the theme this year is what a wonderful world, turning the last 18 months of turmoil into appreciation for the beauty of the planet. artists will use this theme to create sculptures up to six metres high. light, sound design and special effects will conjure up quite a spectacle for visitors, who can view the show with a warming toddy from the ice bar. well, hopefully you�*ve found something there to tempt you, but right now, we�*re heading to russia to meet a team who�*s racing across siberia in a car that, well, quite frankly, has seen better days. last week, we met three lithuanian adventurers karolis, jurgis and max as they hit the road in an old soviet banger, driving 1000 kilometres with their support vehicle across a frozen surface

for the largest winter event in the netherlands, head to zwolle. running for over three months, from the 18th of december to the sixth of march, the dutch ice sculpture festival draws the best ice artists from all over the world to work in a 1200—metre square cold hall with 550,000 kilos of ice and snow. the theme this year is what a wonderful world, turning the last 18 months of turmoil into appreciation for the beauty of the planet. artists will use this theme to create sculptures up to six metres high. light, sound design and special effects will conjure up quite a spectacle for visitors, who can view the show with a warming toddy from the ice bar. well, hopefully you've found something there to tempt you, but right now, we're heading to russia to meet a team who's racing across siberia in a car that, well, quite frankly, has seen better days. last week, we met three lithuanian adventurers karolis, jurgis and max as they hit the road in an old soviet banger, driving 1000 kilometres with their support vehicle across a frozen surface of lake bai

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for the largest winter event in the netherlands, head to zwolle. running for over three months, from the 18th of december to the 6th of march, the dutch ice sculpture festival draws the best ice artists from all around the world to work in a 1,200—metre square cold hall with 550,000 kilos of ice and snow. the theme this year is what a wonderful world, turning the last 18 months of turmoil into appreciation for the beauty of the planet. artists will use this theme to create sculptures up to six metres high. light, sound design and special effects will conjure up quite a spectacle for visitors, who can view the show with a warming toddy from the ice bar. well, hopefully you've found something there to tempt you, but right now, we're heading to russia to meet a team who is racing across siberia in a car that, well, quite frankly, has seen better days. last week, we met three lithuanian adventurers — karolis, jurgis and max — as they hit the road in an old soviet banger driving 1,000 kilometres with their support vehicle across the frozen surface

uk covid infection rates are relatively high, they are not surging, as has happened in austria, the netherlands and germany, where a range of lockdown measures are being introduced. that's partly because the uk has moved ahead of some others with boosterjabs, though israel started earlier and has done more. and the boss of astrazeneca, pascal soriot, seen here on the left with prince charles at the opening of a new research facility in cambridge, offered up one theory. the uk, he said, had seen relatively fewer covid hospital cases because the az vaccine had a longer immune response than others. but the guidance in england on lateral flow tests is being widened to include those planning to mix with others in crowded indoor spaces, a sign that officials are taking nothing for granted. hugh pym, bbc news. now on bbc news, it's the travel show. this week on the travel show: celebrating the world's most famous big wheel. this is brilliant. this is my london. a slice of britain on a remote japanese island. i hope i'm doing this right. you've gotta be fast! and racing to the finishing line in our icy

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 than 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. tonight, they are being extra vigilant here, checking ids and still looking for suspects. the streets here are peaceful right now but pockets of discontent exist around the country and the atmosphere remains volatile. the netherlands is among several european countries battling record infection rates and many governments are considering or implementing tougher measures 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

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. there are further protests in austria, which will return to a full national lockdown on monday. a rally is being held in vienna, after the government announced coronavirus vaccines will be made mandatory next year. 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 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. the women's tennis association threatens to pull out of china, as pressure grows over missing tennis star peng shuai. 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. a public consultation starts on a potential ban on single—use

our top stories: a second night of violence in the netherlands as new coronavirus restrictions draw protesters onto the streets in the hague. the world health organisation says it is very worried about the number of cases in europe, as the virus once again becomes the continent's biggest killer. success today does not mean success tomorrow because no country is an island. the missing tennis player peng shuai — new videos chinese media says were filmed this weekend fail to allay the fears of the international community. the us secretary of state warns of "real concerns" over russian military activities at the border with ukraine. we don't know what president putin's intensions are, but we do know what's happened in the past, we do know the playbook. as the netherlands battles record coronavirus infections, a second night of rioting has broken out as people object to restrictions on their movement. 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 fifty people were arrested, and several other

our top stories: a second night of violence in the netherlands as new coronavirus restrictions draw protesters onto the streets in the hague. the world health organization says it is very worried about the number of cases in europe, as the virus once again becomes the continent's biggest killer. success today does not mean success tomorrow because no country is an island. the missing tennis player peng shuai — new videos chinese media says were filmed this weekend fail to allay the fears of the international community. bad news for hong kong's wild boars — attacks on the public prompt authorities to launch a cull of the creatures in urban areas. hello and welcome to bbc news. as the netherlands battles record coronavirus infections, a second night of rioting has broken out as people object to restrictions on their movement. 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, r

our top stories: a second night of violence in the netherlands as new coronavirus restrictions draw protesters onto the streets in the hague. the world health organisation says it is very worried about the number of cases in europe, as the virus once again becomes the continent's biggest killer. success today does not mean success tomorrow because no country is an island. the missing tennis player peng shuai — new videos chinese media says were filmed this weekend fail to allay the fears of the international community. bad news for hong kong's wild boars — attacks on the public prompt authorities to launch a cull of the creatures in urban areas. hello, welcome to the programme. it is good to have you with us. as the netherlands battles record coronovirus infections a second night of rioting has broken out as people object to restrictions on their movement. hundreds of people lit fires and pelted the police with rocks and fireworks in the hague with protests also taking place in other towns. the latest violence follows friday night's violence in rotterdam, when at least fifty people were ar

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 very 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 indoors.

our top stories: a second night of violence in the netherlands as new coronavirus restrictions draw protesters onto the streets in the hague. the world health organisation says it is very worried about the number of cases in europe, as the virus once again becomes the continent's biggest killer. success today does not mean success tomorrow because no country is an island. the missing tennis player peng shuai — new videos, chinese media says, were filmed this weekend fail to allay the fears of the international community. the us secretary of state warns of "real concerns" over russian military activities at the border with ukraine. we don't know what president putin's intensions are, but we do know what's happened in the past, we do know the playbook. as the netherlands battles record coronavirus infections, a second night of rioting has broken out as people object to restrictions on their movement. 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

the netherlands is battling record coronavirus infections. journalist stephanie van der berg is in the hague and told us more about what's driving these protests there. well, the main point of the demonstration is not that they have recurrent lockdown like in the netherlands where public spaces are closed at eight p.m., but the government announced that if that doesn't work, bringing down the record numbers of infections we are seeing the netherlands, that they might have to look at a system were unvaccinated people no longer will be able to have a green check in the corona app and therefore cannot access with that and so there will be restricted in their movements essentially going out and that is what a lot of people are protesting about we have a caretaker government and setting up a coalition party. one of the coalition parties are an orthodox christian party whose voters are also, a part of them that are not vaccinated because they believe it to be in gods hands and they already said they do not want separate rules for unvaccinated peopl

as covid cases rise in europe, police in the netherlands fire warning shots at angry protests against new restrictions. 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 hear how this german french horn player who was born with no arms is now on tour with the bournemouth symphony orchestra. hello and welcome to bbc news. 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 me

that is following the netherlands. that is following the meeting today. in which the ideas being discussed and which the commissioner was at. we also told there was some criticism about british position on migration and saying that basically the british must be responsible and make their country less attractive for migrants, he said. that is the latest copy from that meeting, which i think has broken up. i meeting to which the home secretary was not invited, other other interior ministers had been invited and she was then invited because president macron got upset because boris johnson tweeted a letter, treated simultaneously, and the french felt they were being bounced into reacting into policy ideas from the prime minister. some other breaking news... covid related. the department of education says schools in england, pupils in year seven and above will have to wear face masks again in communal areas and the rules will apply to visitors in communal areas and head teachers have received an email update today so if you are a head teacher sitting at home t

the netherlands is now the new variant hotspot in europe. more cases confirmed here than any other country. so the dutch health minister has, in the last hour, been updating people. 13 cases confirmed so far of the 0micron variant. but they're still conducting more sequencing tests so there could be more to follow. now these passengers arrived in the netherlands on friday, 61 of them tested positive for covid. they've been taken into isolation in a hotel. but those flights are still arriving so earlier today one came in from johannesburg, another one from cape town and that's causing quite a lot of concern here. because the netherlands is already battling a record—breaking infection rate. today in fact, new measures come into place, so bars, restaurants, cafes, nonessential shops, they have to close by 5pm. and this is to try to relieve pressure on the health service, the hospitals are overwhelmed so intensive care units don't have enough beds, operations are being cancelled and the boosterjabs are being slow to roll out here. it's the ove

but look what happens when we include the netherlands and austria. we can see how the numbersjump to more than double those rates for the uk and germany. with cases surging in parts of europe, my colleague martine croxall, spoke to dr hans kluge — the world health organisation's regional director for europe. he pointed out that while cases are high, authorities know how to handle the situation and what measures to implement. we are definitely worried. of the good news is, that we know what to do. let's look at the positive side, portugal, spain, they are recently implementing what we call a vaccination plus. they are vaccinating and boosting and also implementing the basic measures like masks, average 48% of the european population is wearing a mask indoors and any percentage above that will have an immediate effect, much more attention to be paid to ventilation and viability, to new treatment protocols which have to be standardised. we are hearing that austria wants to make vaccinations mandatory. how wise is that when you've already seen people o

covid cases rise in europe, police in the netherlands fire warning shots at angry protests against new restrictions. 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 how this german french horn player who was born with no arms is now touring with the bournemouth symphony orchestra. 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 r

— the netherlands is when will it actually and? that is a question many people — actually and? that is a question many people are _ actually and? that is a question many people are asking - actually and? that is a question - many people are asking everywhere. thank you very much. an entrepreneur who flew to space last month onjeff bezos�* blue origin flight, has died in a plane crash. forty—nine year old glen de vries — seen here on the right — went into orbit for ten minutes alongside actor william shatner. he expressed his hope that soon more people could have the same oppertunity. his plane crashed on thursday at around 3pm in sussex county, newjersey. another person is also reported to have died, and the crash is currently being investiagted by the federal aviation authority. space last month withjeff bezos�* company blue origin, turkey has stopped all citizens from iraq, syria and yemen from flying to belarus until further notice. the civil aviation authority in turkey said it was because of illegal migrant crossings from belarus into the european union. it's rep

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. the 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 care emergency. new measures are expected for those who haven't had the

you have got the ministers of belgium, france, germany and the netherlands, but you have represented in of the european commission on immigration matters and they will be looking at, not just a france uk issue, this is, as i said, global, just a france uk issue, this is, as isaid, global, 18 just a france uk issue, this is, as i said, global, 18 million refugees coming from countries, afghanistan, syria, somalia and all kinds of countries. so really the problem is much bigger and wider. it is to try and find an eu solution or solutions, it won't be just one solution, and then looking at saying that and announcing that to the british and seeing how a dialogue can properly be engaged to try and find some sort of resolution, particularly after the tragedy of wednesday. it was an accident, i think, waiting to happen, but a tragic one nobody wants to see repeated. but what is important is not to do this with tweets of published letters and france sees the letter, that is the suspicion, not actually aimed at paris and the french government and engaging in dialogue but more meant for a dome

rotterdam, the netherlands second city. scarred by a night of rage. riot police came from across the country to try and quell the uprising. they fired warning shots and 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. the 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 and national health scare emergency. new measures expected for those who haven't had th

but look what happens when we include the netherlands and austria. we can see can see how the numbersjump to more than double those rates for the uk and germany. with cases surging in parts of europe, my colleague martine spoke to dr hans kluge 7 the world health organisation s regional director for europe. he said that while cases are high, authorities know how to handle the situation and what measures to implement. we are definitely worried. 0f we are definitely worried. of the good news is, that we know what to do. let's look at the positive side, portugal, spain, they are recently implementing what we call a vaccination plus. they are vaccinating and boosting and also implementing the basic measures like masks, average 48% of the european population is wearing a mask indoors and any percentage above that will have an immediate effect, much more attention to be paid to ventilation and viability, to new treatment protocols which have to be standardised. we protocols which have to be standardised.— protocols which have to be standardised. ~ . ., .

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 take migrants —— 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 how this german french horn player who was born with no arms is now touring with the bournemouth symphony orchestra. hello there. 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. m

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

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

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

a second night of violence in the netherlands as new coronavirus restrictions draw protesters onto the streets in the hague. as infection rates rise across europe, there's unrest too in austria, tens of thousands show their opposition to plans for mandatory vaccines. the world health organisation says it is very worried about the number of cases in europe, as the virus once again becomes the continent's biggest killer. success today does not mean success tomorrow because no country is an island. in other news, the us secretary of state warns of "real concerns" about russian activities at the border with ukraine. we don't know what president putin's intentions are but we do know what's happened in the past. we do know the playbook. record numbers of migrants crossing the english channel prompt a review by the british government. and hundreds of tesla drivers are locked out of their vehicles, after the carmaker�*s app stopped working. hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. we begin in the netherlands — and a second night of violent unrest over the dutch govern

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

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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�*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

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

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

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

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

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

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