anna holligan in the hague, thank| asking when will it end. anna holligan in the hague, thank you. the latest coronavirus figures for the uk show there were more than 40,000 new infections recorded in the latest 24—hour period. so an average of more than 35,500 cases were reported per day in the last week. more than 8,500 people were in hospital with covid yesterday. there were 145 deaths, that's of people who died within 28 days of a positive test. that means the average number of deaths over the past seven days was 156. the total number of people who've died with covid—19 stands at more than 142,000. on vaccinations — nearly 88% of people aged 12 and over have now received a first dose. almost 80% have been double jabbed. and more than 11.8 million people have received their boosterjab. the uk is sending military engineers to help poland strengthen its border defences. the announcement from the mod came as western nations condemned belarus for the growing crisis on its border with poland, where thousands of migrants are stranded in freezing conditions. the belarusian presid

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 prospect of more winter restrictions? sajid javid, the health secretary... the health secretary, for his part, is putting his faith in the now expanded booster programme. well, we are extending it from tomorrow, actually, to people in the age group 40—49, and we will keep under review how that might be extended in the future, and we are seeing record numbers of people come forward, but i would urge everybody,

anna holligan, bbc news, in the hague. our correspondent anna holligan is in the hague. you are exactly where the protests were last night. obviously very different this morning. tell us more about what it was like last night. actually i was here last night. protesters were pulsing police with fireworks and rocks. all of the streets were locked down. the mayor imposed an emergency order allowing the police to arrest, and move people on. they were trying to avoid a repeat of what we saw in rotterdam the night before. as you saw, the running battles, police opened fire using live rounds with people still in hospital. here it is relatively calm, it is sunday morning for that we are seeing these pockets of uprising, very small groups of people. there were maybe 100 involved here last night but they are having a big impact because those images are so powerful, the bicycle is being set on fire but at these groups are different from the ones who are taking part in protest, carrying banners, the anti—vax movement. these are mostly young people, according to police, who are sim

anna holligan, bbc news. journalist stephanie van der berg is in the hague and told us more about what's driving these protests there. well, these protests there. the main point of the demonstration well, the main point of the demonstration is that they have recurrent lockdown with netherlands were 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 cannot act with that and so there will be restricted in their movements essentially going out and thatis movements essentially going out and that is what a lot of people are protesting about and unvaccinated, we have a caretaker government and at 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 b

anna holligan, bbc news, in the hague. journalist stephanie van der berg is in the hague and told us more about what's driving the protests there. well, the main point of the demonstration is not that they have a current lockdown like in the netherlands, where bars, restaurants and clubs and other public spaces are closed at 8:00pm, 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 bars and restaurants, so they would be restricted in their movements, especially going out, and that is what a lot of people are protesting about, the possibility of having separate measures for the unvaccinated. thousands of croatians have also taken to the streetsof the capital, zagreb, in the biggest gathering in the country against covid restrictions and mandatory vaccine certificates, since the beginning

anna holligan, bbc news, in the hague. journalist stephanie van der berg is in the hague and told us more about what's driving the protests there. well, the main point of the demonstration is not that they have a current lockdown like in the netherlands, where bars, restaurants and clubs and other public spaces are closed at 8:00pm, but the government announced that if that doesn't work, bringing down the record numbers of infections we are seeing in 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 bars and restaurants, so they would be restricted in their movements, especially going out, and that is what a lot of people are protesting about, the possibility of having separate measures for the unvaccinated. thousands of croatians have also taken to the streets of the capital, zagreb, in the biggest gathering in the country against covid restrictions and mandatory vaccine certificates, since the begin

anna holligan, bbc news. the world health organisation has called for an urgent tightening of measures across europe to try to halt the spread of covid. 0ur correspondentjon donnison is here, and they've got some alarming predictions if action isn't taken? they have. this is the who's regional director for europe and he is winning there could be a further half a million covid related deaths by next march if urgent action isn't taken. he is urging the wider wearing of masks and are for people to get vaccinated. this comes with several european countries reporting record case levels. the situation in the uk is a bit different. latest figures from the office of national statistics showcase levels here are continuing to fall. that could be because they have been high for several months and that means a certain level of natural immunity has built up. there is concern though about vaccine efficiency waning. the government really pushing boosterjabs now from monday, 40—49 —year—olds will be the latest group wh

anna holligan reporting there from the hague. let's just remind you of that breaking news this hour. a vehicle has been driven through barricades into crowds taking part in a holiday parade in the us state of wisconsin. one video posted on twitter shows a red car driving at speed into and through a group of musicians. people can be seen being knocked to the ground as bystanders scream. dan thompson, the police chief in the town of waukesha said more than 20 people had been injured. he said police had recovered a suspect vehicle. there will be a news conference in about 15 minutes. stay with us for that. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme. 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. margaret thatcher is resigning as leader of the conservative part

anna holligan, bbc news. journalist stephanie van der berg is in the hague and told us more about what's driving the protests there. well, the main point of the demonstration is not that they have a current lockdown like in the netherlands, where bars, restaurants and clubs and other public spaces are closed at 8:00pm, 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 bars and restaurants, so they would be restricted in their movements, especially going out, and that is what a lot of people are protesting about, the possibility of having separate measures for the unvaccinated. thousands of croatians have also taken to the streets of the capital, zagreb, in the biggest gathering in the country against covid restrictions and mandatory vaccine certificates, since the beginnin

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 entrepreneurs have vowed to ignore the early last orders rule. klaxons. anti—lockdown, antivax protesters and conspiracy propagators who hurled fireworks at riot police dominated the headlines, they represent only a m

anna holligan, bbc news. we can speak now to dr meru sheel, infectious diseases epidemiologist and senior research fellow at the australian national university. it's great to have to you the comments from the south african president today condemning that decision by countries to ban flights from south africa in an attempt to limit the spread of this new variant. will that be effective? is that enough to stop the spread, or indeed, should increased vaccination be the way to tackle the variant, as he says?— the way to tackle the variant, as he says? thanks for having me on that — as he says? thanks for having me on that show. _ as he says? thanks for having me on that show. i _ as he says? thanks for having me on that show. i think - as he says? thanks for having me on that show. i think we l me on that show. i think we know, science tells us that vaccination is probably the best way to limit the spread of any variant. we don't know what effectiveness vaccines against omicron would be, but there would be so

anna holligan, bbc news. i'm joined now by professor mary—louise mclaws, epidemiologist and adviser on the who's covid infection control group. it's great to have you on the programme, professor. you know, the new variant has already been detected in australia, many parts of the world as well, how concerned are you about this?— you about this? thank you for having me. it is concerning _ you about this? thank you for having me. it is concerning because, - you about this? thank you for having me. it is concerning because, well, i me. it is concerning because, well, laboratory wise, this mutation has 32 mutations on the spike alone, so we are still waiting to know what sort of impact it will have clinically and on that vaccine efficacy and whether or not it's as highly or even more highly transmissible. so it is of concern at the moment, and i'm pleased to hear that multiple countries are being highly preconscious. professor, on that, you know, the south africans have said that the restrictions, the travel b

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 of a new generation of leaders. margaret thatcher is resigning as leader of the conservative party and prime minister. before leaving number 10 to see the queen, she told her cabinet, "it is a funny old world". angela merkel became germany's first woman chancellor, _ easily securing - the security she needed. attempts to fly the hot—air balloon had to be abandoned after a few minutes, but nobody seemed to mind very much. as one local comic put it, "it is not hot air we need, it is hard cash". cuba has declared nine days of mourning following the death of fidel castro, at the age of 90. castro developed close ties with the soviet union in the 1960s and it was an alliance that brought

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. margaret thatcher is resigning as leader of the conservative party and prime minister. before leaving number 10 to see the queen, she told her cabinet, "it,'s a funny old world." angela merkel is germany's first woman chancellor, easily securing the majority she needed. attempts to fly the hot—air. balloon had to be abandoned after a few minutes, - but nobody seem to mind very much. as one local comic put it, it is not hot air we need, | it is hard cash. cuba has declared nine days of morning following the death of fidel castro at the age of 90. castro developed close ties with the soviet union in the 1960s and it was an alliance that brought the world to the brink of nuclear war with th

anna holligan, bbc news, in the hague. earlier i spoke to the brussels—based journalist jack parrock, who gave me the latest details about the protests tonight. it has now calmed down. wejust it has now calmed down. we just had the message from the police in brussels to say that the tunnels that the protesters were fighting against the police in are now all open again and circulation on the main road in the centre of brussels is now flowing again for traffic. we have seen throughout the day the protest started at about 1:30pm. big eruptions of violence in two specific locations that started relatively early on that process and they have also moved into the european quarter of brussels. we understand there were 35,000 people on the streets and a number of arrests made and indeed a number of police officers rumoured to have been injured. we don't have the numbers yet on how many. fix, been injured. we don't have the numbers yet on how many. a really substantial — numbers yet on how many. a really substantial protest. _

anna holligan, bbc news, in the hague. joining me now is professor anthony costello who was the former director at the world health organisation and is currently the professor of global health at ucl. welcome. thank you very much for joining us. we can see the controversy around new restrictions coming in, vaccine passports and in austria, vaccines being made mandatory i wonder festival what you think about that particular point. well, i am like many people in the uk, we had never had mandatory vaccines and passports might play a role in certain things like aviation and the like. the problem with both is that if you mandate things, you may attract in different people initially but you are really going to repel people that simply do not trust you or have been influenced by misinformation and you end up with riots on the streets. i do not think we want that and i think there are alternatives to mandating. there are better ways of trying to attract the hesitant without alienating people who simply do not trust government. tha

anna holligan in the hague there. hundreds of teachers have been targeted in recent weeks by pupils who've anonymously made abusive videos on the social media platform tiktok. some teachers have been accused of being paedophiles or subjected to homophobic comments. schools are now calling on tiktok to take urgent action to remove what they say is disgraceful abuse of teachers online. tiktok says it is deploying additional measures to detect and remove offensive content and regrets upset caused to teachers. but teaching unions say it's not being done fast enough. our education correspondent elaine dunkley has more. tiktok, a social media platform where people can create and share funny and quirky content, but there is a darker side to one of the latest trends. targeting teachers with abusive and offensive videos. this one shows tom rogers, history teacher, posted from an anonymous account and viewed thousands of times. there were two videos using a derogatory term to describe someone who was inappropriate towards child

anna holligan, bbc news, in the hague. journalist stephanie van der berg is in the hague and told us more about what's driving the protests there. well, the main point of the demonstration is not that they have a current lockdown like in the netherlands, where bars, restaurants and clubs and other public spaces are closed at 8:00pm, 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 bars and restaurants, so they would be restricted in their movements, especially going out, and that is what a lot of people are protesting about, the possibility of having separate measures for the unvaccinated. thousands of croatians have also taken to the streets of the capital, zagreb, in the biggest gathering in the country against covid restrictions and mandatory vaccine certificates, since the beginnin

anna holligan, bbc news. there have been calls for calm in the united states after yesterday's court verdict that cleared a teenager of murder. 18—year—old kyle rittenhouse had argued he was acting in self—defence when he shot dead two men and injured a third during unrest last year over a police shooting of a black man. the not—guilty verdict has divided the country, as our north america correspondent nomia iqbal now reports. whose streets? our streets. hundreds of --eole whose streets? our streets. hundreds of peeple marched _ whose streets? our streets. hundreds of people marched to _ whose streets? our streets. hundreds of people marched to new _ whose streets? our streets. hundreds of people marched to new york- whose streets? our streets. hundreds of people marched to new york in - of people marched to new york in protest at the verdict. in that city of portland, protesters smashed windows and threw rocks at police but nothing on the scale of last year's unrest. after the verdict came out, cal r

anna holligan in the hague. as many europeans are being forced to stay at home india is re—opening its borders to foreign tourists 19 months after it stopped issuing visas due to the pandemic. it's a major boost to the country's hospitality sector, made possible by a substantial improvement in the coronavirus situation. tourism contributes almost 7% to india's gdp and is also responsible for millions of jobs in the hospitality sector. so will it bounce back to pre—pandemic levels? joining me now is puneet chhatwal, ceo of ihcl — the indian hotels company — which runs taj hotels and international properties and is part of tata group. a warm welcome to the programme. what is your expectation in terms of your hotels? are you seeing bookings up? hotels? are you seeing bookings u . ? , ., ., ., hotels? are you seeing bookings u? ., ., ~' hotels? are you seeing bookings up? good morning, thank you for havin: up? good morning, thank you for having me- _ up? good morning, thank you for having me- i— up? good m

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 conspiracy propagators who hurled fireworks at riot police dominated the headlines, they represent only a m

anna holligan. bbc news, in the hague. the health secretary sajid javid says the covid jab booster programme should prevent the uk from experiencing the spike in cases seen in the netherlands and in some other european countries. boosters are being extended to the over forties 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 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. sajid javid, the health secretary... but here in the uk, the health secretary this morning said we wouldn't be going down the same route, 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 woul

anna holligan, bbc news, in the hague. the director of the oxford vaccine group, professor sir andrew pollard, says he doesn't believe the spike in cases in europe is likely to be repeated in the uk soon. if we look at what is happening in other countries, they are just experiencing the start of another wave and spread of infection. the reason why the virus spreads is a combination of changes in social distancing, whether that is lockdown measures or mask wearing, plus the immunity of the population. we have actually had some spread going on since the summer, and so i think it is unlikely that we are going to see a very sharp rise in the next few months. joining me now is dr margaret harris from the world health organization. currently working on a project in cavill in afghanistan. we will talk about afghanistan in a moment, but you are here mainly to talk about covert. tell us first of all how concerned you are about europe. we have concerned you are about europe. - have been concerned for some time about the spikes in ma

anna holligan. bbc news, in the hague. with me now is brussels—based journalist jack parrock. thank you forjoining us. what is a thank you for “oining us. what is a situation like — thank you forjoining us. what is a situation like in _ thank you forjoining us. what is a situation like in brussels - thank you forjoining us. what is a situation like in brussels tonight l thank you forjoining us. what is a situation like in brussels tonight? | situation like in brussels tonight? it appears that it has now calmed down. wejust it appears that it has now calmed down. we just heard the message from the police in brussels to say that the police in brussels to say that the tunnels that the protesters were fighting against the police in are all now open again and that circulation on that main road in the centre of brussels is now flowing again for traffic. we have seen throughout the day that the protests started at around 1:30pm local time, big eruptions of violence into specific locations. —— in two specific locations.

anna holligan, bbc news, in the hague. the international olympic committee has said its president has held a video call with the chinese tennis star, peng shuai, who disappeared earlier this month. in a statement, the ioc says that �*peng shuai thanked the ioc for its concern about her well—being. she explained that she is safe and well, living at her home in beijing, but would like to have her privacy respected at this time.�* the statement goes on to say that peng shuai �*prefers to spend her time with friends and family right now. nevertheless, she will continue to be involved in tennis, the sport she loves so much.�* here's our china correspondentjohn sudworth. this appears to be the first solid evidence of peng shuai's whereabouts and she made her allegation. released by chinese state media operatives, you can hear her name being announced. and then a smile and a wave, seemingly meant to send and a wave, seemingly meant to send a message, all is well. but there are few allegations more sensitive in china tha

anna holligan token to as early from _ today. anna holligan token to as early from amsterdam. - about 50,000 customers in the north—east of england are still waiting for the energy supplies to be connected because of storm arwen. the north of scotland are still on red alert as 115,000 homes and businesses there are without supply as 12,000 customers in dumfries, fife and the lothian and borders areas. three people are known to have died across the uk as a result of damage caused by storm arwen. ross easton is from the energy networks. you represent the grid and those who play a part in the grid. what is the situation at the moment as you understand it? this what is the situation at the moment as you understand it?— as you understand it? this has been horrendous — as you understand it? this has been horrendous conditions _ as you understand it? this has been horrendous conditions we _ as you understand it? this has been horrendous conditions we have i as you understand it? this has been| horrendous conditions we have been se

anna holligan. bbc news, in the hague. the health secretary sajid javid says the covid jab booster programme should prevent the uk from experiencing the spike in cases seen in the netherlands and in some other european countries. 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 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. sajid javid, the health secretary... but here in the uk, the health secretary this morning said we wouldn't be going down the same route, 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 ur

anna holligan reports. another day of unrest unsettling another european capital. this is brussels tonight. what began as an organised peaceful march quickly turned nasty, some protesters threw fireworks at police, others targeted their vehicles. officers intervened with tear gas and water cannons. gas and water cannon. belgium brought in new rules in response to a sharp rise in infections. demonstrators are mainly angry about the use of covid—i9 passes, which stops the unvaccinated from entering venues such as restaurants or bars. some object to plans to make vaccinations mandatory for health workers. translation: we know that the virus is there. i but we leave it to people to decide whether or not to be vaccinated. translation: i came to give my opinion about freedom _ of expression and individual choice and really, to be able to respect everyone's choices. the netherlands witnessed the most extreme violence this weekend. rotterdam was rocked by rioters. police opened fire, shooting at the crowd with live rounds in response to what they described as a life—th

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. now it's empty. yep. crazy. it costs money. people think it's not fair because i know there's covid. 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 conspiracy propagators who hurled fireworks at riot police dominated the headlines, they represent only a

anna holligan is in amsterdam. and anna, we've just had an update from the dutch health authorities. we have. 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, ope

anna holligan has more from the hague. this is a partial, evening—mostly lockdown. so bars, restaurants, cafes and shops will have to close by 8pm. it's really targeting social lives. 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

anna holligan has more from the hague. this is a partial, evening—mostly lockdown. so bars, restaurants, cafes and shops will have to close by 8pm. it's really targeting social lives. 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

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

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 the danish capital copenhagen, a display of the disgruntlement ref

from there, our europe correspondent, anna holligan, reports. 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 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 a national health

anna holligan, bbc news in the hague. a full national coronavirus lockdown has come into force in austria. it's the first country in europe to announce such a step, as covid cases surge. the austrian government says it will also make covid vaccinations mandatory from february as bethany bell reports. the lockdown will last forjust under three weeks. it comes after record numbers of new covid infections in recent days. last week austria introduced a lockdown for the unvaccinated, but cases continue to soar on the government decided to impose even tougher measures. the chancellor said covid vaccinations will become mandatory as of february. the move is controversial. thousands of people took to the street this weekend in protest at the plans for compulsoryjabs. around two—thirds of austrians are fully vaccinated, one of the lowest rates in western europe. bethany bell, bbc news, vienna. the government's being urged by senior conservatives to rethink the latest changes to its social care overhaul in england over concerns p

holligan reports. another day of unrest, unsettling another european capital. this is brussels. what began as an organised, peaceful march quickly turned nasty. some protesters through fireworks appellees, others targeted their vehicles are. 0fficers intervened with tear gas and water cannon. belgium hasjust brought in gas and water cannon. belgium has just brought in new rules in response to a sharp rise and infection. demonstrators mainly angry about the use of covid passes which stops the unvaccinated from entering venues such as restaurants or bars. some objective plans to make vaccinations mandatory for health workers.— make vaccinations mandatory for health workers. translation: we know the virus _ health workers. translation: we know the virus is _ health workers. translation: we know the virus is there, _ health workers. translation: we know the virus is there, but - health workers. translation: we know the virus is there, but we - know the virus is there, but we limited people to decide whet

anna holligan is outside schiphol airport. what is the latest, what are we hearing about that testing? those assen . ers hearing about that testing? those passengers are — hearing about that testing? those passengers are being _ hearing about that testing? those passengers are being held - hearing about that testing? those passengers are being held in - passengers are being held in isolation in a hotel all at home not far from isolation in a hotel all at home not farfrom here. the ministry of health last night confirmed it suspected some of those passengers are indeed carrying the new variant, omicron. we are expecting confirmation later today, further sequencing tests are taking place. but flights are continuing to learn, one due in from johannesburg in about an hour one due in from johannesburg in aboutan hourand one due in from johannesburg in about an hour and another from one due in from johannesburg in about an hour and anotherfrom cape town. i spoke to the airport earlier today and they said as soon as those passenger

our europe correspondent anna holligan reports. 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 expect

anna holligan is in amsterdam. 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

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anna holligan reports. another demonstration of the discontent seeping this is brussels tonight. what began as an organised peaceful march quickly turned nasty, some protesters through fireworks at police, others targeted their vehicles. officers intervened with tear gas and water cannons. belgium brought in new rolls in response to a sharp rise in infections. demonstrators are mainly angry about the ease off covid—i9 passes, which stops the unvaccinated from entering venues such as restaurants or bars. some objective plans to make vaccinations mandatory for hail workers. ~ ~' ., vaccinations mandatory for hail workers. ~ ~ ., ., , vaccinations mandatory for hail workers. ~ ., ., , , workers. we know that the virus is there. workers. we know that the virus is there- but — workers. we know that the virus is there- but we _ workers. we know that the virus is there. but we leave _ workers. we know that the virus is there. but we leave it _ workers. we know that the virus is there. but we leave it to _ workers. we know that the virus is there. but we leave it to people i there. b

from rotterdam our europe correspondent anna holligan reports. 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

from rotterdam our europe correspondent, anna holligan, reports. 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 healt

anna holligan has more from the hague (sot) these were the people enjoying some final late night drinks before the lockdown kicked in and most people here have accepted these measures as a necessary sacrifice, a temporary sacrifice for the greater good. but you know that society is divided not farfrom here, there were protests. police had to use water cannons to disperse the anti—lockdown, anti—vaccine protesters, who believe these rules are an unnecessary infringement of their freedoms, and actually, the dutch were initially seen as relatively relaxed. they were one of the last countries in the world to make facemasks mandatory, one of the last in europe to roll—out their vaccination programme, and yet here we are. the intensive care units are reaching capacity. there is talk of transferring patients over the border to germany, so it's hoped this short, sharp shock will be enough to bring those record—breaking numbers down but everyone here is asking when will this end. a us appeals court has upheld the suspension of a government order which stated that private companies with m

anna holligan has more from the hague. these were the people enjoying some final late night drinks before the lockdown kicked in and most people here have accepted these measures as a necessary sacrifice, a temporary sacrifice for the greater good. but you know that society is divided not farfrom here, there were protests. police had to use water cannons to disperse the anti—lockdown, anti—vaccine protesters, who believe these rules are an unnecessary infringement of their freedoms, and actually, the dutch were initially seen as relatively relaxed. they were one of the last countries in the world to make facemasks mandatory, one of the last in europe to roll—out their vaccination programme, and yet here we are. the intensive care units are reaching capacity. there is talk of transferring patients over the border to germany, so it's hoped this short, sharp shock will be enough to bring those record—breaking numbers down but everyone here is asking when will this end. a us appeals court has upheld the suspension of a

earlier, i spoke to the bbc�*s anna holligan, who's outside schipol airport in amsterdam. those passengers are being held in isolation in a hotel or at home not farfrom here. the ministry of health last night confirmed it suspected some of those passengers are indeed carrying the new variant, omicron. we are expecting confirmation later today, further sequencing tests are taking place. but flights are continuing to land, one due in from johannesburg in about an hour and another from cape town. i spoke to the airport earlier today and they said as soon as those passengers land, they will be subjected to pcr tests right away. 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 extraordin

the bbc�*s anna holligan is outside schipol airport airport in amsterdam, with the latest. those passengers are being held in isolation in a hotel or at home not farfrom here. the ministry of health last night confirmed it suspected some of those passengers are indeed carrying the new variant, omicron. we are expecting confirmation later today, further sequencing tests are taking place. but flights are continuing to land, one due in from johannesburg in about an hour and another from cape town. i spoke to the airport earlier today and they said as soon as those passengers land, they will be subjected to pcr tests right away. 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 extraordinar

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