it's time for london in new. mexico has been one of the countries hardest hit by the pandemic with over 185000 deaths to mourn it was also one of the few travel destinations that kept borders open declined to require a negative covert test from the cation or as the lax approach has opened the floodgates for foreign tourists who are crowding beaches like this one near cancun before the pandemic the local tourism sector was responsible for almost 9 percent of mexico's economic and push. the ongoing health crisis mexican hotels and restaurants are hoping to attract more than $30000000.00 foreign tourists this year . and that's it for me thank you so much for watching i mean the team it's goodbye and take care. to the point of strong opinions clear positions international perspectives to. pope francis is visiting iraq the country seen as the cradle of christianity brings with him a message of peace and reconciliation but who will be listening in iraq. every christian population has been disobeys to find out on the po

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her spawn and charlie hill in london thank you very much for that update. time now to take a look at some of the other stories making news around the world demonstrators gathered in louisville kentucky to mark one years since the killing of briana taylor whose death became a focus for black lives matter of protest she was shot in her home in a botched police raids no one has been charged and direct connection with her death . several police officers were wounded in the belgian city of violence broke out during a black lives matter march police say they were attacked by groups of youths and different parts of the city center and businesses were banned alliance and looted reinforcements have been deployed to the city. to brazil now where health services are approaching the breaking point as infection rates continue to rise rapidly on saturday the country officially surpassed india to become the nation with the 2nd highest coronavirus caseload in the world a year into the pandemic many bearing the brunt of the crisis feel that their biggest enemy is not the vi

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netherlands calls a snap christmas lockdown with pumps and non essential shops closed for business. london declares a major incident after it says dramatic rise in cases. they're also coming up. hong kong holds a vote under new election laws, but on my candidate, beijing considered to be patriots. are allowed to rom ah, i'm rebecca writ as welcome to the program. governments across europe are struggling to stem. the huge increase in koran vars cases due to the new ami kron variant. the netherlands is the 1st country in europe to reinstate a lockdown, which will last until at least mid january or non essential shops as well as restaurants, bars, cinemas, and theaters are closed as of sunday. meanwhile, the situation in the british capital london is also causing concern the cities mer there, declaring a major incident. health authorities there have reported the highest ever single daily tally of corona virus cases. and more than 26000 a city in crisis mode. lumniss being hit hard by the omi chron variant of the corona virus. it is already overtaken delta, as the dominant strain here, driving

in london is a risk. but the risks were cool. and they were going to hold until we could run out of. a 3rd vaccine this one from the donor has been approved but the health minister experienced 1st hand the difficulty of administering 2000000 vaccinations a week in one clinic the vaccine was notable by its absence precious time lost in the fight to keep london's hospitals from collapse. well we're joined now by our london correspondent get my ass. britain's national health service says it's made plans to vaccinate all frontline staff against covert 19 in the next few weeks how realistic is that though. well hundreds of thousands of people are being vaccinated so we know the latest figures are that in the last week over 300000 people were vaccinated so the vaccination program here in the u.k. is seen as a success however when it comes to vaccination of frontline stuff of doctors and nurses there are many critics and they say that the government has not systematically prioritized fraud line stuff that there was an ad hoc approach th

and london doesn't quite look like london deep in the pandemic in 2 months out of the e.u. the city's changing fast could be an opportunity for reinvention. of welcome to the show m c beardsley in berlin it's good to have you with us 6700000000 euros that's the whopping one year loss recorded by german flyer tons and 2020 year marks by an extraordinary pandemic that grounded travelers almost overnight a jaw dropping figure but one more or less expected by investors the question now is where things go from here. sun sand sea lift answered chairman and c.e.o. kirsten shore is optimistic that tourists travel will get underway again this summer but recovery is likely to be moderate lufthansa expects to operate at 50 percent capacity this year compared to prepare endemic days 2020 was disastrous year for the airline its total losses hit $6700000000.00 euros passenger numbers dropped by 75 percent and $28000.00 employees lost their jobs the only ray of light is the company's freight business prices in the sector have risen sharply granting look tons of cargo profits of 770000000

all right, we'll keep our eyes on what happens in london. the progress is made big mos in london medical longmeyer. thank you both very much. and let's take a look now some of the other business stories making headlines. united airlines is buying 15 ultrafast just from denver based boom, supersonic. they're set to take up passenger flights in 2029, a quarter century after 2 after supersonic travel died out with the retirement of the anglo french concord. supersonics have come under criticism for burning more fuel per passenger than other plains. european union plans on levying import duties on aluminum steel and submit. it comes to c o 2 prices in the you are going up. the e u is imposing the duties to prevent climate damaging cheap imports from competing . you companies. levies could be in full effect by 2026. the white house is banding americans from investing an additional 20, a chinese investing in rather an additional $28.00 chinese firms. due to security concerns, bringing the full number of blacklisted firms to 59. among them are chin

it is and it's a bit of a blow to london that vodafone chose frankfurt not london as the place to i.p.o. its phone masts subsidiary called vantage towers the i.p.o. happened here today it was not a big party affair because you know the corona restrictions prevented here from having too much happening on the trading floors still the i.p.o. met its 2300000000 euros the valuation of the company overall was 12000000000 why did vodafone chose frankfurt to frankfurt snots london well the regulators of the business here on the continent so it makes eds for the company to be listed here all right. thank you so much. thank you was the best known export tom drove to gas last year the cuban cigar industry struggled on the way to the pandemic u.s. sanctions and bad weather but strong demand from abroad helped save it from catastrophe. junkie is tending to back up plans that will be made into cuba's famous cigars the farmer has struggled like the rest of the cuban cigar industry with the economic fallout of the pandemic u.s. sanctions on cuba have also made it hard to secure diesel fuel and fertiliz

i shot it till some pill in london. thanks very much. france isn't the only country in europe bracing for a new wave as infections across the continent turn. governments are introducing restrictions such as limiting opening times for restaurants. pumps and venues vaccinated children is another measure authority, the taking to reduce the severity of infections. a quake. pinch, and it was all done. it was with i had these kids in denmark i getting vaccinated against coven. 19 i say full. i got the job because of the new corona variant. and i don't want to be so sick that i can't eat dinner with. everybody on a cron is spreading at a fast speed and denmark. infection rates, i eating daily record hiv pushing more and more parents to get their children jabbed to slow the spread of the virus. the danish government has announced that cinema theatres and concert halls will be closed. restaurant opening hours will also be restricted in neighboring germany. the health minister has raised the alarm. alecia fun and i'm, i'm assumin

in london thank you berger . as you are now up next top gymnast in germany accusing trainer of bullying and mistreatment in world stories the week in reports i'm michael o'connor in berlin for me in the entire news team here thanks so much for watching. we're all set. to go beyond the obvious. we're me live. as we take on the world. where it's all about the stories that matter to you but about something behind the good people what ever it takes to keep it all running. let me go come up to be such a good looking guy now that w. mark made for our minds. this week on world stories. devastating smaug encourages stock. gymnast's sound the alarm on abuse in germany. but we begin in china things have returned to normal and will haunt from which coronavirus originates and the city is celebrating its success. it is almost as if nothing had ever happened. here life is back to normal in the city where the corona virus 1st emerged china has brought infection rates down to almost 0 in an exuberant exhibition the communist par

let's bring in correspondent she's in london following this situation for us to get today's hearings come after more than a decade of controversy surrounding is. wiki leaks what an extradition to the united states mean for him. well he joining the songes supporters offering that there could be a lengthy prison sentence up to 175 years in a maximum security prison because the u.s. prosecutors say that julian assange has helped endanger lives and that he helped to bring the ask you not act on the classified information so very severe charges could be following on that and that's why his supporters are appealing to the u.k. government if the judge today ruled that julian assange should be extradited to the appealing to the u.k. government actually not to grant it and to help shelter julian assange and not to extradite him to the u.s. . the heading of the decision from the court today in london is unlikely to be the final act in this extradition drama where will it go from here. if if this court does rule that julian assange should be at st ives at 2 to the s which of course we don't kno

and from european manufacturing let's take a look at european markets amsterdam has overtaken london as europe's biggest trading hub of us things to bragg's that which prompted some e.u. firms to move from the u.k. capital so that they could continue servicing you markets and amsterdam was the biggest winner share trading there shooting up to 9200000000 euros a day during january knocking london down into 2nd place the u.k. capital seeing only about half the daily trading it averaging 2020 a dutch copper also leapfrogging paris and frankfurt to emerge as the biggest winner so far of britain's exit from the e.u. at least in trading terms now our financial correspondent chelsea delaney is in frankfurt here's her take on the news well that's news that's perhaps a bit of a disappointment here in frankfurt which had been hoping to really emerged as the major financial center in europe in the wake of that amsterdam has really taken over at that top spot with a bang. a huge influx of trading stocks and in the wake of the end of that transition period and that's because the u.k. and the e.u.

denying the talent of do at least the singer from london describes her style as dark pop album future nostalgia is released this year the book the melodies reminiscent of the disco era and not just good for adults they have an empowering feminist message. to walk on the bottom of the nose down down but. there's a. bit of the night out. there funny. the message to women i think in general you know push strength and empowerment and confidence in fighting for equality everyday making sure that our voices high standing up for women's rights you know speak up for women that maybe don't can use they have voice the way that they would want to. the song boys where we boys is seen as a condemnation of toxic masculinity. else as women we've been dealing with that you know our whole lives you know it's something self policing ourselves and each other and making sure we get home safely and make sure you send me the your location and make sure you know all these little safety precautions that we do this is something that's very 2nd nature to us but it would be nice to not have to fear for our live

by diplomatic mail back to london. and in london they would be treated very securely they were kept in a safe overnight so there was very restricted access as to who got to see these letters because of the risks to east germans writing to b.b.c. beauty but here are a few lesser confirmations in the region see call to me golden wedding. listen up if you don't believe click and every letter got a code word solution either people have given themselves one or we gave a code word if possible and connection with the content of the letter. was so that when he heard it the letter writer would realize my letter is coming up. it's my belief. yes and then of course it was unforgettable. i heard my letter read out and quickly called my grandmother who was standing somewhere nearby. the done and said she was horrified to learn that it was my letter had been read and of course she was immediately terrified and swore at me but how could i be so reckless to write to a station vigeland so. that it could mean that we would all be going

london calling. america and. say that it was so that. the b.b.c. also began broadcasting to germany and 938 when the war began a year later listening to it was banned but many risked their lives to tune into it as a reliable and reputable news source after the war ended the b.b.c. developed a special service for what became east germany because it received more and more letters from there at the beginning of the $950.00 s. the program unsigned letters began intended as a counterbalance to communist media it quickly became a hit with the eastern audience. and if there were a free press and free radio stations that we could produce. and above all we would not need to call it on sargent letters. in east germany it was forbidden to listen to what the government calls western hate stations. anyone who wrote a letter to them would quickly be branded an enemy of the state. german writers susanna shade has travelled to an unremarkable residential area of the english city of reading she is on her way to the b

on the london stock exchange. becky it's due it believes that it's important to ensure quality standards are maintained. in the back and spheres in london suburb economist simon french works at his kitchen table instead of the city he too wants against too much deregulation but sees opportunities for instance and setting new and high standards in climate finance the reality of course is you'll be part of that all the european union senses want to be part of that asia will want to be part of that it will be a competitive battle i think iran is one of the houses existing infrastructure in terms of the scale of its capital markets enables that to be done a probably lower transaction cost than some of the more up and coming economic ups . climate finance and tech london could score points here with new ideas and even much stronger from the crisis. it will come back it will be busy will be drinking here on a friday afternoon again i hope but there would be such a queue of the ball. that playing to the coronavirus and t

property expert finland now moved to london for a job in early 2019. as mass protests got going in hong kong nobody realized he was one of the organizers of the movement writing in online forums under his pseudonym launch out. last fall the hard problem that his slogans fight for freedom and stand with hong kong have now become battle cries again i ask. the man who nobody knew became an anonymous hero by day and in conspicuous employ but after work and undercover force driving the democracy protests i cannot stand. my friends what they're doing and on the other side in. the those days i would not let them through no too many if this goes against a safety issue so i'm struggling because i cannot tell. and what i face. his cover was blown in the summer of 2020. journalists discovered and revealed the identity of the person behind the pseudonym mom chow virtually overnight the 26 year old became an enemy of the chinese state at 1st he didn't know what to do after 2 months of calling the railfan and i just feel that i need to do so he's now a wanted man in

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of sadness and anger people defy a ban on gathering to mourn a woman murdered while walking home in london and a call for more safety for women in public places. and more locked down for large parts of italy after surgery infection rates one of europe's hardest hit countries reintroduces tough restrictions. and then bundesliga football and defending champions byron munich showed they're still the team to beat and travel to bremen on saturday easily took down the home team coming away with a 31 victory. away i'm good welcome to the program the kidnapping and murder of a young woman in london and the arrest of a police officer suspected of committing those crimes shaken the u.k. with sadness and anger women there and around the world are speaking out about the dangers they face in public places that should be safe for everyone but all too often are not and especially for women. remembering sara ever hard mourners lay flowers and console each other in a london park near sarah's home to pay their respects she vanished on march 3rd walking home from a friend's apartment but then a gruesome disc

not too long ago, you can redesigned a gloomy london underpass. happy street as his work is titled the sight to behold. he wants to bring more positivity to urban spaces. when i create an installation in a steed or is it gets my own work when it goes into space. as the long standing what belongs to the people also kind of gives people a sense if you know belonging and was successful proud of their environment. you know, he's produce countless installations for art galleries and events like this playground for adults at the 2019 tan film festival. because always bursting with new ideas. you launched his design career 10 years ago when he reimagined 2nd hand chairs, giving them a multicolored make over much of his work as inspires by stories from his childhood as well as west african fabrics returning see is kind of it's based around of who i am letting the kid have always thought i was living with the licensee coaches, you know, pretty much here and, and i love both got both of his coaches, but how do i celebrate? and i think the best way will thin

in london for a decade but shares of delivery service delivery plunged on their london stock exchange to abuse stock fell by as much as 30 percent in one of the steepest trading debut falls for a major company on the mc market for years deliver has seen a boom in demand during the pandemic bringing food from the ones closed restaurants to customers in locked up. let's get more from our correspondent in london bigger quite a dire debut there what's behind. well it looks like a lot of investors did not participate in this i.p.o. due to an environmental and social concerns delivery really had a lot of negative press over the payment of its writers who earn much less than the minimum wage in the u.k. the u.k. being the biggest markets and there is an expectation that that might change soon so that's obviously a warning for investors that the profit margins of delivery could be impacted even further the other issue seems to be an issue of governments unequal voting rights and the ability of the c.e.o. to retain control of the company says those seem to be the biggest issues that made and w

for business. london has declared a major incident after its are a big rise and the number of corona vars cases also coming up. hong kong holds a vote under new election laws, only candidates by gene considered to be patriots. are allowed to run. ah, i'm anthony. how'd walk into the program? governments across europe are battling to slow the spread of the alma kron corona, vars period. the latest country to impose new restrictions is the netherlands. it has just entered a hard lockdown that will last until at least mid january, all non essential shops as well as businesses such as bars, cinemas, and theaters are closed. meanwhile, the situation in the british capital london is so concerning that the city's mayor has declared what he's calling a major incident. health authorities there just reported the highest single tally of cover on the vars. cases since the pandemic begun at over 26000 cases, the city in crisis mode luminous being hit hard by the omi kern variant of the corona virus. it is already overtaken delta, as the dominant strain here, driving up infections and forcing the

shown itself and killed in london thanks so much. time now to take a look at some of the other stories making news around the world a british uranian woman detained and tear on has appeared in court to face new charges of propaganda against the regime now the names the gari radcliffe's family and supporters say the charges are politically motivated she was released from jail just last week after completing a 5 year sentence for plotting to overthrow the regime. several police officers were wounded in the belgian city of live off the violence broke out during a black lives matter march police say they were attacked by groups of youths in different parts of the city center and businesses were vandalized and looted reinforcements have been deployed to the city. of the leader of a group of civilian politicians ousted from me in miles government has vowed to support a revolution against the military seized power last month speaking from hiding for the 1st time since the coup man when kang tan said that this was quote the darkest moment of

on the london stock exchange. back its do it believes that it's important to ensure quality standards are maintained. in the back and he has a number of economists simon french works at his kitchen table instead of the city he too wants against too much deregulation but sees opportunities for instance and setting new and high standards in climate finance the reality of course is you'll be part of that all the european union center is want to be part of that asia will want to be part of that it will be a competitive battle i think iran should under the houses existing infrastructure in terms of the scale of its capital markets enables that to be done a probably lower transaction cost than some of the more up and coming economic ups . climate finance and fin tech london points here with new ideas and even much stronger from the crisis it will come back it will be busy will be drinking here on a friday afternoon again i hope that there be such a cue of the ball. adapting to the coronavirus pandemic and. it's time for

ah, mister cheer on the streets of london. once again bringing hollow, shops and hospitality may all be open. christmas party still allowed to go ahead as planned, but covert is casting its dark shadow as the days ahead. is experts warm, the omicron tidal wave is coming and it's coming at a phenomenal pace. what we know is that it reproduces very, very fast. um, a week ago, a school, so we said it come reproduces every $23.00 days or 3 times a week. i'm putting in very simply that means in one week you get 8 times as many sections 2 weeks, 64 times as many, 3 weeks, 512 times as many says coming at us like an express train. you k is already recording record cove cases with omicron. now the dominant variance here in london resisting calls from some for further restrictions. the government's focusing instead on its booster campaign, resulting in lengthy queues at vaccine sites across the country. obviously though, the kron is growing so rapidly london, and we just wanted to get in as quickly as possible. so many people i thought

benevolence calls a snap christmas lockdown with hobbs and non essential shops close for business. london declares a major incident after it sees a dramatic rise in cases there. also coming up hong kong holds a vote under new election laws, but only candidates fe jane considered to be patriots. are allowed to rod and in buddhist think for full 2nd place and stumble to a loss against has a bill in ending. they go into the winter break 9 points behind by and unit. ah, i'm rebecca richard. welcome to the program. governments across europe are battling to stem the huge increase in corona bar, as cases due to the army kron variant. the netherlands has just become the 1st country in europe to reinstate a full lockdown, which will last until at least mid january, all non essential shops as well as restaurants, bars, cinemas, and theaters are closed as of sunday. meanwhile, the situation in the british capital london is so concerning. the city's mayor has declared a major incident health authorities. they are reporting their highest single daily tally of corona virus cases. since the pandemic beg

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our correspondent being asked is standing by for us in london to get at these new findings likely to change the u.k.'s response to the pandemic. this is the question being asked for a back up but for the moment the answer from the prime minister is no because the u.k. is already in a pretty strict lockdown i live in central london the streets here are really mostly empty because people are not coming into offices to work they are staying at home they're working from home if they can the schools are closed sencha workers can send their children to school so they say it is already pretty straight however also we know from from data that the mobility is still a little bit higher than it used to be in the fast locked and so so questions keep being also exactly who is more mobile and is that really is that really necessary and for example finds all debate should there be more fines almost straight to enforcement of the lockdown rules what about travel restrictions could this these findings lead to tougher border restrictions both in both directions. definitely that's that's very much bein

and taking a hard look at women's safety in public after a london police officer is charged with the murder of a 33 year old woman she disappeared while walking home. for demonstrators are killed and injured by security forces a 1000000 mark of the mounting death toll is not deterring opposition to the military that seized power last month. a 1000000 books welcome to the program the european union's relationship with vaccine maker astra zeneca has hit another bump the british swedish pharmaceutical giant says it once again won't meet delivery commitments for its covert 1000 shot astra zeneca is blaming the shortfall on production problems and export restrictions the news comes as some countries have halted asked for seneca vaccinations due to blood clotting fears although the e.u. is medicines agency says there is so far no evidence to suggest that the vaccine causes them overall the e.u. is facing criticism for its handling of vaccine contracts to get enough supply to its 27 member stay. let's. get more on all with our brussels correspondent max than there max the hope that this vac

of correspondent phil in london thank you very much for that update. time now to take a look at some of the other stories making news around the world at the sour several police officers were wounded in the belgian city of violence broke out during a black lives matter of march police say they were attacked by groups of youths and different parts of the city center and businesses were vandalized and looted reinforcements have been deployed to the city. demonstrators and myanmar's largest city yang gone have held a candlelight rally for the victims of the military crackdown local media say at least 11 protesters have been killed by security forces since friday night brings the number of more to more than 80 for the army since our last month. police in russia arrested about $150.00 opposition politicians and municipal deputies conference in moscow accusing them of links to an undesirable organization organizers said participants from all over russia were discussing plans for. mentary and local elections in september several prominent opposition figures a

and it's the city london's financial district is leading the way. during the day access is restricted to prices and bikes only. and sidewalks are being widened to give kids estrin small room. and in some residential districts streets are being limited to 3 traffic drivers are having to find other groups. 1 and. i owe all. of this just in these few weeks there's an amazing opportunity to connect. a lot of the unconnected parts to get the local councils on board to get the local roads closing those who are cycling nuances this trip luna rossa. during the corona crisis london feels a bit more like bike friendly amsterdam. phillip johnson and his family hope it will stay that way though this new golden age for cycling seems almost too good to be true. when the cycle struck eastern india in mid 2020 the world heritage site but this wasn't spared located in the bay of bengal it constitutes the largest mango for us on earth and is at the receiving end of many mental calamities local communities are now putting their heads together to find long term sustain

certainly no certainty that in fact the earlier certainty was came in the losses that hit the city of london the 1st full day of trading this year i think the prime minister was saying on the 24th was that what this deal does is guarantee 7 secret where we are heading of united kingdom where relationship will be with european union so the business can go on plan for the next few years and decades. as we move forward that is what the prime minister saying about hardly encouraging signs were there nearly 6000000000 euros worth of dealing shifted right out of london on that 1st day of trading and into other european capitals the chief executive of akki chain said it's not big bang it's bang and it's gone the city has lost its european share business that's a hefty cut in tax receipts for the government and some of that prediction didn't make it its way into the black city as. prospectors did it before the referendum. really there are obviously areas of the deal or maybe we might just always have gone further and we night may have liked to see in financial services included in terms of the overa

long lines in london as people queued for hours for the eurostar trying to paris and in dover. hundreds of cars were backed up at the ferry, hoping to bake the midnight deadline. the french government impose the curves to help slow the spread of army con koren, of ours variant, the u. k. his said infection saw with more than 93000 new cases on friday. santa claus is coming to town or maybe not of it's paris, he's going to and his last stop was london, non essential travel between france and britain grind to a halt on saturday. a strict new rules go into force at paris is gaff, do know, christmas, holiday makers were grabbing their last chance to get to london on the eurostar on friday. i feel very lucky that i managed to get out of france on the last day that it's possible. um, but yeah i it is a bit worrying. it's a bit scary am. who knows? it's going to happen in january when, when everything gets that's normal afternoon. yeah. so we'll see, i think it's a bit late really considering melnick holmes already here with rollin in britain. so i don't see why a driver runs why we need resea

in london thank you very much for that update. time now to take a look at some of the other stories making news around the world demonstrators gathered in louisville kentucky to mark one year since the killing of briana taylor whose death became a major focus for black lives matter protests she was shot in her home in a botched police raid no one has been charged in direct connection with her death. police and bolivia have arrested former interim president john mean anya is on charges of terrorism sedition and conspiracy she succeeded ever more rollo's as interim president for a year and 2019 when he fled the country amid widespread protests against his reelection on yes denounces the move to arrest her as political persecution. exactly one year ago the world watched in shock as images of overwhelmed italian hospitals became a grim warning of what was to come that was back when the 1st wave of the pandemic was just starting to. take a hold of europe now a 3rd wave may be coming and countries like italy once again struggle to stem

a woman was murdered just walking around in london during a lockdown which seems even more offensive. women and girls are trafficked all over the world women of color also married young so much more is happening than sarah micro aggressions that happens all women every day the 48 year old policeman charged with every rod's kidnapping and murder appeared in court. searches continued at the accused murderer's home and the site where everard's body was found press police collect evidence against one of their own the incident has shaken trust in the police and raised concern about women's safety everywhere. and for more of their sled joined now by g.w. reporter charlotte shelf until he was out in the morial as sarah ever out in london charlotte tell us what it was like on common last night. and you know we were there throughout the evening yesterday and when we 1st arrived it was still peaceful we saw images from earlier in the day as well of women simply rising in that park area close to us ever off went missing laying flowers paying their respects among them the duchess of cambridge as

however, london's transport authority is still has a mask mandate in place and many commuters in london, victoria station continued to wear face coverings today. the british government argues that the u. k. is high rated backs and nation will protect the population against all in dangerously ill with the virus. and d. w. correspondents, charlotte chelsea pill join just now from london for more. charlotte, how controversial is this moved by the government to lift pandemic restrictions while the virus is spreading rapidly. has received a lot of criticism from a number of scientists that i have spoken to where they're looking at is those rapidly rising case numbers by the government. so an estimate, england, u. k, could be seeing around a 100000 cases a day. that is a record in the panoramic so far. one leading expert even suggested over the weekend that it could be 200000 cases a day. and this really is uncharted territory. spring and the question is exactly how many cases can the health service sustain. we know that the u. k. successful vaccination program is doing a lot of the heavy lif

and their range in london thanks so much for joining us. ok time now to take a look at some of the other stories making news around the world. a british iranian woman detained in terror on has appeared in court to face new charges of propaganda against the regime as the names of safe family and supporters say the charges are politically motivated she was released from jail just last week after completing a 5 year sentence for plotting to overthrow the regime. demonstrators in the u.s. gathered in louisville kentucky to mark one year since the killing of briana taylor his death became a focus for black lives of protests the medical technician was shot in her home and a botched police raid no one has been charged in direct connection with her death. several police officers were wounded in the belgian city of li edge after violence broke out during a black lives massive march police say they were attacked by groups of youths in different parts of the city center and businesses were vandalized and looted reinforcements have been deployed to the

that very own show it doesn't fill in london tonight charlotte stay warm thank you. our sports news in the german bundesliga minds boosted their survival chances with a late victory against colo 32 when continues their climb up the table but the result means the end of the road for cologne's cook. marcus custos cologne had a one in 7 games coach would have feared the worst when might schooled with their 1st shots on goal john paul put the finishing touches on a neat. close one handed the way back into the game on hof time penalty to validate on 3 to do is equal i said just rewards for clinton's efforts that domination continued in the 2nd half the free kick finding its way to end the scary headed to host seems which is. the football can be a cruel game when you're fighting for survival barely had time to enjoy that goal as months hit back with a sucker punch. but devastating council rounded off by kareem. the visitors had found their way and it was another break down the left that won the game in injury time to. play andre pereiro the minds here are you. taking his s

in london for decades but shares of mail delivery service delivery plunged on the london stock exchange debut stock fell by as much as 30 percent and it's one of the steepest trading davy falls for a major company on the london market. livery who has seen a boom in demands during the pandemic bringing food from otherwise close restaurants to customers locked up. but we can hear from our correspondent in london about what impact this failed listing has had. well it looks like a lot of investors did not participate in this i.p.o. due to environmental and social concerns delivery really had a lot of negative press over the payment of its writers who earn much less than the minimum wage in the u.k. the u.k. being the biggest market and there is an expectation that that might change soon so that's obviously a warning for investors that the profit margins of delivery could be impacted even further the other issue seems to be an issue of governments unequal voting rights and the ability of the c.e.o. to retain much control of the companies those seem to be the biggest issues that made and west

in london is a risk. but the risk over the course of the next. reduces and there are people going to hospital we could be. a 3rd vaccine this one from the donor has been approved but the health minister experienced 1st hand the difficulty of administering 2000000 vaccinations a week in one clinic the vaccine was notable by its absence precious time lost in the fight to keep london's hospitals from collapse well following criticism here in germany of the pace of the coronavirus vaccination rollout a health ministry official has revealed that berlin has struck preliminary deals for an extra 15000000 vaccine doses in the summer that's i decide what's being negotiated by the european union over a 1000 covert 19 deaths were reported in the past 24 hours and more people died in germany in december than in all the other months of the pandemic combined pressure is high to protect vulnerable groups by quickly rolling out facts scenes but some predictions in germany and german media say if the pace of an occupation continues as it is herd immunity would no

sadness and anger people defy a ban on gathering to 8 to mourn a woman murdered while walking home in london and a call for more safety for women in public places. personal health system nears a breaking point as the country battles a surge in corona virus infections while some people party are. and the voters like a football defending champions by our munich show they're still the team to beat and travel to bremen on saturday easily took down the home team coming away with a 31 victory. a morning good cruft welcome to the program the kidnapping and murder of a woman in london and the arrest of a police officer suspected of committing those crimes of shaking the u.k. with sadness and anger women there and over around the world are speaking out about the dangers they face in public places that should be safe for everyone but all too often are not especially for women. remembering sara effort into finance of conflict restrictions more news gathered in south london to demand more protections for women and to make sure sarah gets justice this was a 33 year old's neighborhood she vanished on marc

this is a news live from berlin london police are under fire after clashes at a vigil for the murdered english woman sarah ever. there have been calls to investigate the officers response after politicians described it as an acceptable and deeply disturbing tensions run high at the memorial being held for the woman's murder is himself a member of the police force also coming up. voters in 2 german states go to the polls in the 1st test of a national mood ahead of this year's general election chancellor merkel's conservatives face blowback over their handling of the coronavirus crisis and the scandal over pandemic profiteering. and in buddhist league of football buyers munich show they're still the ones to beat they travel to bring it on saturday and it easily took down the home team coming away with a 31 victory. welcome to the program there is anger in the united kingdom over the police handling of a vigil in honor of sara ever art the 33 year old woman was kidnapped and murdered allegedly by a police officer while walking home in london on march the 3rd on saturday a gathering to hon