the power lies with russia rather than europe-— than europe. yes. russia is very aood at than europe. yes. russia is very good at extracting _ than europe. yes. russia is very good at extracting concessions l than europe. yes. russia is very - good at extracting concessions from those who are economically dependent on it. there are things that europe and the us can do. if the sections go forward at the eu is proposing notjust on individuals but if they really started targeting some of the state companies that certainly lukashenko enters i'll two allies benefit from. things like the oil company, the refinery belarus produces 20% of the worlds potash. things like that. these are money generating entities that if russell's are serious about really trying to bring lucas shook it down, they will consider such measures. the headlines on bbc news... chelsea win the biggest prize in european football for a second time, beating manchester city 1—0 in the champions league final. army troops are deployed across colombia in an attempt to restore order af

after all, that is what europe offers. and it is what europe offers. and it is always been a pleasure for me, as it is now, to answer your questions.— me, as it is now, to answer your questions. the full agenda was business _ your questions. the full agenda was business as _ your questions. the full agenda was business as usual - your questions. the full agenda was business as usual in - your questions. the full agenda was business as usual in terms| was business as usual in terms of deliberations but there was still time to pay tribute to the woman who has helped steer the woman who has helped steer the eu through economic and migration crises to the covid—19 pandemic. while her legacy will be mixed, known as a pragmatist rather than a visionary, she is still by far the longest serving among current eu leaders. translation:- current eu leaders. translation: ,, , ., translation: she is someone who, for translation: she is someone who. for 16 _ translation: she is someone who, for 16 years, _ translation: she is someone who, for 16 years, has - tran

europe's top human rights body, the council of europe, has called it a huge set back for the protection of women in and outside the country. the bbc�*s 0rla guerin reports from istanbul. even behind the mask, the defiance is clear. this was the response in istanbul to president erdogan�*s decree issued in the dead of night, pulling turkey out of the landmark treaty protecting women and girls. this in fact proves that the government enables these men, enables these men in their violence towards women, domestic violence, abuse, sexual harassment and murder. i felt the biggest ache in my heart and it'sjust the biggest disappointment as a woman you can feel in turkey. well, there's plenty of anger here. these women believe the decree is an attempt to drag them and their country back in time, to deprive them of key rights and protections. turkey's main opposition party has put it like this, "women will be kept as second class citizens and left to be killed." it was a very different picture ten years ago. turkey was first to proudly sign up to the treaty, ironically called the istanbul co

infections starting in western europe . variant of the virus. infections| starting in western europe and moving gradually east and we are seeing this particular variant, being more severe in terms of the clinical picture is leading to bigger pressure on hospitals. europe's problems are in part a result of a faltering vaccine programme and problems with deliveries, made worse by the recent suspension of the astrazeneca vaccine by the eu, but many eu countries are now using it again. the situation in britain is very different from that in the eu with covid cases right down and people hoping to be able to go on a summer holiday abroad, but will it be possible given the covid situation in the eu and other countries? indie in the eu and other countries? we have to in the eu and other countries? - have to be vigilant and we have set out the steps in the road map that they should be no international travel unless it is absolutely necessary until the 17th of may and then the global travel taskforce will make a judgment and work with the industry on how

., , europe? there was a very active weather fronts _ europe? there was a very active weather fronts which _ europe? there was a very active weather fronts which moved - europe? there was a very active j weather fronts which moved and although rain fell in place with lots of rain that we have almost ten inches of rain in belgium in two days. normally it takes two months to have this amount of rain so this resulted in flooding and the eastern part of belgium and a big part of belgium so the flooding was not on me said they are in the province but also luxembourg, lots of people have lost their homes and you talk about dead people and damage and a lot of people who lost everything. what dead people and damage and a lot of people who lost everything.— people who lost everything. what is it about the — people who lost everything. what is it about the topography _ people who lost everything. what is it about the topography of - people who lost everything. what is it about the topography of the - it about the topography of the region that allowed

and for hungry in europe? it's been pretty controversial. tt europe? it's been pretty controversial.— europe? it's been pretty controversial. ., controversial. it has, looking at this from viktor _ controversial. it has, looking at this from viktor orban's - this from viktor orban's perspective, he believes he can run, his party is running neck and neck with the opposition, and he's really moving from being simply a hungarian leader, he wants to be the leader of the right in europe. he sees an opportunity for this to really lead other right—wing parties, for example, in italy, poland, many countries in europe — he would like to represent this strong pro— sovereignty, strong nationalist vision of europe right across the eu. . ~ ., , vision of europe right across the eu. ., , ., vision of europe right across the eu. nick thorpe, thanks very much. sto you're watching bbc news — the headlines... stop s... the family of mp sir david amess, killed in a knife attack on friday, call on people to set aside hatred, show kindness and love, and work towa

what will a loss mean for europe? i decades. what will a loss mean for eur0pe?_ for europe? i think it depends what happens _ for europe? i think it depends what happens in _ for europe? i think it depends what happens in terms - for europe? i think it depends what happens in terms of - for europe? i think it depends what happens in terms of the | what happens in terms of the coalition after the election. if scholz becomes counsellor, i don't think we would see a huge difference there. we might see in terms of accents that he exerts on certain issues, you might see some differences. but overall, these are people who want the status quo, they stand for stability, they've been campaigning stability, and scholz has been going around your enemy, saying he is the true successor to merkel —— going around germany. i don't think we will see some radical shift in germany no matter who wins. and one more note from germany's campaign trail — outgoing chancellor angela merkel went to a bird zoo on friday, posing with some of the colourful specimens. this is not the staid image we'

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

is that same pattern going to be repeated elsewhere in the uk and europe? we have a much more elderly, vulnerable population than in south africa. today we saw another big increase in admissions in england for covid, up tojust over 2000 people. that admissions in england for covid, up to just over 2000 people. that is up 90% in one week. still well below the levels we saw in the last wave of the virus so injanuary the levels we saw in the last wave of the virus so in january this the levels we saw in the last wave of the virus so injanuary this year we saw roughly 3500 and we are now seeing 2000 and we have figures for the overall number in hospital with covid. roughly 11,000 and a big increase on the year —— a week earlier, when it was 7500, but still well below the 311,000 we saw in january. some signs at the moment but given the huge increase in cases we are seeing, hospitalisations are going up but not quite as fast as you might expect given the rise in cases and there is still a lot we do not know about hospitalisations. particularly the people goi

that europe is lurching from, not all of europe. if you look at france, spain and italy, they have higher vaccination rates than ours are much slower pace rates. the real worry in europe is countries like romania, bulgaria, serbia in eastern europe had very low vaccination population immunity rates are never going to be much more vulnerable to seeing soaring death rates. we cannot absolutely guarantee here there will not be a surge to put really big pressure on the nhs in the cold months, from december to february.— the nhs in the cold months, from december to february. the uk health secretary sajid javid has said some people may have died as a result of potential racial bias in the design and use of some medical devices. the government has launched a review into the issue following research suggesting that — during the pandemic — patients from some ethnic minorities have been at greater risk of receiving inaccurate results from oximeters, which measure oxygen in the blood. ministers want to know whether this also prevented pe

, . ., ., , europe? the delta variant is dominant— europe? the delta variant is dominant around _ europe? the delta variant is dominant around most - europe? the delta variant is dominant around most of. europe? the delta variant is| dominant around most of the europe? the delta variant is - dominant around most of the world at the minute. there are a few exceptions but it has outcompeted the other variants. but europe is a very mixed picture. some parts of europe are doing very well, and they have shown that if you don't rely purely on the vaccine, you do need to get vaccination rates up high, but if you look at a vaccination plus strategy like spain or portugal, you can control the delta variant. you just need to add a few more things in as well as getting a high vaccine uptake.— more things in as well as getting a high vaccine uptake. where does this leave us? because _ high vaccine uptake. where does this leave us? because we _ high vaccine uptake. where does this leave us? because we saw _ high vaccine uptake. where does this| leave us

—— europe's neighbour's. fin this? -- europe's neighbour's. on the this? —— europe's neighbour's. on the greek islands, the five this? —— europe's neighbour's. (m the greek islands, the five islands that have borne the brunt of the refugee crisis, they are very concerned about any possible wave of refugees. people who live by the borders are mostly concerned that this might trigger another big wave of migration through europe. turkey as well has been hosting a large number of syrian refugees about for millions and afghan refugees as well. greece according to our migration minister said that we have about 40,000 of afghan refugees. 20% of these are waiting for their asylum claims to be processed. i understand that this is just asylum claims to be processed. i understand that this isjust part of understand that this is just part of an array of anti—migration flow barriers that have been put in place ljy barriers that have been put in place by greece. can you tell us a little bit about what more is involved? there's a wall, a lot of ai tech as well. , , ., ., .. there's a wall,

this report is from our europe correspondent anna holligan. 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 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 c

here is a europe editor. cheering excitement ricocheted around the headquarters of germany's social democrats tonight, dismissed as political has—beens, not long ago, the smell of election victory, even if a narrow one, now hung in the air. results, though, still need to be confirmed. there he is, the man the social democrats hope will be germany's next chancellor, but this has been a very tight election, and the make—up of germany's next government is farfrom certain, despite the noise. translation: it is certainly going to be a long night, - but it's also certain that many german citizens voted social democrats. because they want a change in government and because they want their next chancellor to be called olaf scholz. confusingly perhaps, but because the vote is so tight, at a different party headquarters, the conservative candidate backed by angela merkel also claimed his right to try to form a government. although his party is looking at its worst election results since 1949. translation: we had 16

dr hans kluge, the who's regional director for europe, spoke to the bbc earlier. we are definitely worried. but the good news is that we know what to do. let's look to the positive side — portugal, spain, where i have been recently, they are implementing what i call a vaccination plus path. they are vaccinating, now they are boosting but also implementing the basic measures like masks. average 48% of the european population is wearing a mask indoors. any percentage above that will have an immediate effect. much more attention to be paid to ventilation. and, finally, two new treatment protocols which have to be standardised. chinese state media has posted three videos which it says shows the missing chinese tennis player, peng shuai. the editor of the global times newspaper posted the videos, saying they were taken this weekend. the former world number one disappeared earlier this month, after she alleged she was sexually exploited by a former vice premier of china. our china correspondent, john sudworth, joins me live now from taipei. what are we to make of this

—— midan amaq. countries in europe -- midan amau. , , ., , countries in europe -- midan amau. , , , , amaq. the g7 still has plenty of opportunity _ amaq. the g7 still has plenty of opportunity to _ amaq. the g7 still has plenty of opportunity to catch - amaq. the g7 still has plenty of opportunity to catch up - of opportunity to catch up because the vast majority of the developing world is, as yet, unvaccinated. there are issues with the efficacy of the chinese vaccine and, of course, questions about what beating once in return. —— beating. but until now most countries haven't had the luxury of choosing a way out of this pandemic. aleem maqbool there. the american reality tv show keeping up with the kardashians is airing its final episode on thursday, after 1a years and 20 series. it has made stars of the kardashian—jennerfamily and had an influence on fashion, beauty and social media. kim kardashian and kyliejenner are in the ten most followed accounts on instagram. all five sisters feature in the top twenty. it seems there aren't many who can keep up with the kardashians. i

belarus's border with poland transformed into a camp for those desperate to get to europe. tonight, for the first time, belarusian border guards agreed to take us into the camp, right up to the border. behind the barbed wire, the european union, just metres away. many here are kurds from the middle east. the eu believes that belarus helped them get here, that the country is facilitating illegal migration into europe — revenge for sanctions. but poland won't let them in. we are like homeless, we don't have any place to stay there. it is about whether it's too cold, we just collect fire and burning trees to make our bodies heat. but still we hope, we never give up. we've been told there are more than 2000 people in this camp, living in pretty basic conditions. this story is a very human drama, but the backdrop, that's geopolitics. the migrant crisis is ratcheting up east—west tension. near the border, paratroopers from belarus and russia held joint exercises, signalling whose side the kremlin's on. increasing, too, is alexander lukashenko's rhetoric. this week he threaten

lip similar results, the uk is no longer a standout in europe.— a standout in europe. up while we look at these _ a standout in europe. up while we look at these numbers, _ a standout in europe. up while we look at these numbers, we - a standout in europe. up while we look at these numbers, we are - look at these numbers, we are talking about rates rather than absolute numbers? this talking about rates rather than absolute numbers? this business of comarin: absolute numbers? this business of comparing countries _ absolute numbers? this business of comparing countries has _ absolute numbers? this business of comparing countries has been - comparing countries has been difficult but this is the analysis you were to comet since the start of the epidemic, experts have said look at age—adjusted all caused mortality rates, and this is that analysis. so you would pay more attention to that rather than the daily numbers and going on websites and comparing one country against another. but doesn't tell the whole story because 2020 is at the whole epidemic. authority the covid d

there is no doubt it is the epicentre _ europe. there is no doubt it is the epicentre of _ europe. there is no doubt it is the epicentre of the _ europe. there is no doubt it is the epicentre of the global- the epicentre of the global pandemic. the top ten countries with a host mortality are in europe and central asia. in europe and central asia. in sain, europe and central asia. in spain, it accounts for almost half of all infections. as a response, the prime minister has announced plans to reintroduce mandatory face covering outdoors. since, there is a hint of optimism. translation: is a hint of optimism. tuna/mom- is a hint of optimism. translation: , , ., . translation: this is not march 2020, this is — translation: this is not march 2020, this is not _ translation: this is not march 2020, this is not last _ 2020, this is not last christmas. fortunately, we're living in another time. 90% of people aged 12 older have been vaccinated. people aged 12 older have been vaccinated-— people aged 12 older have been vaccinated. from sunday indoor activities in _ vaccinated. from sund

that is exactly what is happening in europe. {iii happen. that is exactly what is happening in europe. of course for a vaccination programme _ happening in europe. of course for a vaccination programme to _ happening in europe. of course for a vaccination programme to succeed, l vaccination programme to succeed, people need to be willing and have confidence in the vaccine. but in the first place the vaccines need to be supplied and we been hearing that there could be less of a supply in there could be less of a supply in the uk in the coming months. in terms of the government strategy, it isn't the right one to prioritise giving the older people and people with underlying conditions a second dose that would be better to give people the first dose? it is dose that would be better to give people the first dose?— people the first dose? it is a little complicated _ people the first dose? it is a little complicated but - people the first dose? it is a - little complicated but essentially because the age effect is so dramatic, the a

i think there's robabl a trips across europe? i think there's probably a lot _ trips across europe? i think there's probably a lot of _ trips across europe? i think there's probably a lot of this _ trips across europe? i think there's probably a lot of this going - trips across europe? i think there's probably a lot of this going on. i trips across europe? i think there's probably a lot of this going on. we | probably a lot of this going on. we have known already that the do have a good range of travel. some of the mega bats that you find in africa, they will travel 2000 miles. it is not unheard of for bats to meet these big journeys. and it all comes down to having the right kind of environment for that particular time in their lives, whether or not they are moving to an area to breed or feeding before bleeding or moving to an area to avoid having to hibernate or avoid a heavy winter. certainly as climate change continues to take its toll and shift things around, i think we will see a lot more unpredictable movements, notjust unpredictable movements, not just from unpredictable mov

you know they are going to europe. yeah. by now, idris and his friends have reached the bela rusian capital, minsk. the airport is jammed with people making the same journey. the group has been told to go to a hotel and wait for instructions. are you worried about the journey? translation: of course we are. we are crossing the border illegally, we don't know what will happen. we don't trust anyone, not even our smuggler. in may the president of belarus, alexander lukashenko threatened to flood the eu with drugs and migrants. revenge, it seems, for eu sanctions. soon, thousands were crossing into lithuania. we went there to see the border. the guards here still catching dozens of migrants every day. lithuania says belarus is actively helping them to cross illegally. in some cases the border is little more than a gap in the forest. we can see some belarusian border guards coming right now. until the crisis began, there was regular communication between the two sides but after president lukashenko threatened to allow migrants i

champions of europe! that's who we are! champions of europe? brilliant, absolutely... look, it's brought us all back together. covid has gone out the window. it's just been amazing. amazing. well, that's not quite true. coronavirus meant only a limited crowd was allowed into the stadium in porto. witnessing a game where the rich boys of europe would play the even richer boys. and in the end, only a single goal would separate them. kai havertz doing the honours just before half—time. what a night for thomas tuchel. he only took over at chelsea injanuary, and now he's a champions league—winning manager. it's a huge step to arrive in the final. it's an even bigger one to fight your way through and make it all the way to the cup. it's a fantastic achievement, congratulations to everybody. some commiserations for manchester city. they've spent fortunes reaching their first champions league final, but still the big prize eludes them. for now, the european cup is heading back to england and to chelsea. blue really is the colour. 0ur sport correspondent 0lly foster is in p

europe saw almost 1.8 million new cases last week alone the who says europe is again becoming what it called the epicentre of the pandemic.

europe. on twitter you said to your followers, europe. on twitter you said to your followers. you _ europe. on twitter you said to your followers, you are _ europe. on twitter you said to your followers, you are off— europe. on twitter you said to your followers, you are off on _ europe. on twitter you said to your followers, you are off on an - followers, you are off on an adventure, basically. is that all the keys that you are travelling outside the uk or this clash that is taking place later today. it is outside the uk or this clash that is taking place later today.— taking place later today. it is the whole thing. _ taking place later today. it is the whole thing, actually. _ taking place later today. it is the whole thing, actually. because l taking place later today. it is the whole thing, actually. because i| whole thing, actually. because i travel a lot for myjob covering football and during normal times i travelled to places like porto once every two months. maybe once every month. i'm travelling all the time but it has been

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

painting europe blue — chelsea celebrates winning europe's champions league, beating manchester city 1—0. solidarity with the people of belarus — the message from dozens of protests around the world. more than 100 macaque monkeys are rescued from a smuggling gang operating in the jungles of thailand. and a secret ceremony in which british prime minister borisjohnson married his fiancee carrie symonds. chelsea fans are celebrating after their team won the champions league final in porto. they beat fellow english side and premier league champions manchester city in a 1—0 victory, after seven tense minutes of extra time, to pick up their second european cup. more than 16,000 supporters were allowed into the stadium in portugal after the venue was switched from turkey because of covid—19. the bbc�*s tim allman watched the action. champions, champions of europe! victory is always sweet, even when there's a pandemic on. only a few thousand chelsea fans were able to savour their team's win first—hand, but not one was complaining. wonderful. fantastic, fantastic. we just can't be

i think it is happening across europe. there is an expense shall rise, a rapid ramping up of cases in a short period of time. the first wave, the second wave, you can see on the graphs on news channels, the very steep ramp up of numbers of cases over a short period of time. this is what happens with viruses when they go to that exponential fees. 0ne fees. one of your colleagues who i spoke to at the beginning of the year, said no matter how quickly you vaccinate, april and may, they said, it is almost a race between vaccination and some form of herd immunity, people who get through this without suffering what some have suffered, or even death. their wa to have suffered, or even death. their way to think — have suffered, or even death. their way to think about _ have suffered, or even death. their way to think about it _ have suffered, or even death. tue: " way to think about it possibly have suffered, or even death. tte: " way to think about it possibly is that the first phase of the vaccination programme is designed to

across europe infections reached while vaccinations stumbled. this was belgium's largest vaccination centre. when we visited at the end of february — empty. now they are vaccinating nearly 3000 people a day. i think it's a bit busier than the last time we met each other, so it's good news. we are really doing well now. we have eight hours a day that are very well filled, so we are also at a very good, smooth capacity, good flow, as you can see. early on there were production delays, glitches and supply chains, and these put europe massively behind, but in the past couple of months there has been a remarkable turnaround. the vaccines are flowing freely, and more than a third of people in europe have now had their first dose. at this estate in neighbouring germany, authorities are trying to vaccinate everyone regardless of age. at one point, the country was sitting on masses of unused doses, but this week it administered a record 1.3 million vaccines in a single day. the crowded estate, which is home to a0 nationalities, has been a hotspot for i

widespread flooding in western europe. more than 65 people have died, mainly in germany, across the border in belgium, people in the city of liege have been urged to evacuate their houses. as foreign troops withdraw, the united nations warns of a humanitarian catastrophe coming to afghanistan. a korean palm oil giant has been expelled from the world�*s leading green certification body. the decision comes in the wake of a bbc investigation into the company�*s conduct. the korindo group, which has bought up huge swathes of asia�*s largest remaining rainforests, will no longer be able to use the forest stewardship council tree logo — a mark to tell consumers products are sourced from ethical and sustainable companies. the fsc said its relationship with korindo had "become untenable" and korindo�*s trademark licenses with fsc will be terminated from october. last year, the bbc obtained a report by the fsc from 2018, which found "evidence beyond reasonable doubt" that korindo�*s palm oil operation destroyed 30,000 h

shutting down our borders completely to travel across europe, would seem to travel across europe, would seem to me to be based on an understanding of that level of these other variants in these countries. but we also need further analysis to see how the existing vaccines are being used in the united kingdom can being used in the united kingdom can be used against these, for example the south african variant, we know that the vaccines being rolled out in the uk have at least 50% efficacy them. it is likely that the death rate, for example if you do get the illness of the new variants, will not be as high. in other words, we have some immunity which is still relevant to this new variant. a court in pakistan has sentenced two men to death for a rape which triggered public outrage. abid malhi and shafqat ali bagga attacked the pakistani—french woman when she was stranded by her car on the side of a motorway — with her two children. police had questioned why she was alone so late at night. these comments sparked a public outcry — with thousands of women demanding justice and better pro

what evidence is — europe and across the world. what evidence is there _ europe and across the world. what evidence is there that _ europe and across the world. what evidence is there that when the pope speaks in this way and visits places like legs both, anything changes and politicians listen quote —— lesbos? i think it�*s hard to measure this, but the pope has a global platform. he meets world leaders on a regular basis, and i suppose for the vatican, it�*s about doing the right thing and hoping to change hearts and minds that the pope doesn�*t have and minds that the pope doesn�*t have a huge amount of economic clout that he can use. he simply has his own moral authority, and he tries to use that to the best he can. francis has tried to lead by example when he the —— when he went to lesbos in 2016, he brought that three families on people plane to rome, and he facilitated around 50 migrants from cyprus to come back to italy. so, it may be difficult to measure what impact he�*s having on politicians, and he is

the pope warns europe against �*narrow self—interest�* over the way countries treats migrants, during a visit to greece. translation: let us not let our arthur— translation: let us not let our arthur labinjo—hughes_ translation: let us not let our arthur labinjo—hughes be - translation: let us not let our- arthur labinjo—hughes be transformed into a _ arthur labinjo—hughes be transformed into a desolate — arthur labinjo—hughes be transformed into a desolate sea _ —— let our macro to be transformed. the former republican us senator and presidential candidate bob dole has died, at the age of 98. another 86 cases of the omicron variant are confirmed in the uk as the government defends the decision to re—introduce pre—departure covid tests from tuesday. and in germany, the campaign is on to give berlin techno unesco world heritage status. welcome to bbc news. pope francis has criticised what he's described as the �*narrow self—interest�* of european countries in the way they deal with migrants. the pope was speaking on a visit to a refugee camp on the greek isl

europe braces itself for a third wave of coronavirus infections — with fresh lockdowns in france and poland. government science advisors warn that summer holidays overseas, are "extremely unlikely" this year — because of the risk of travellers bringing coronavirus variants back to the uk. protesters opposed to the coronavirus lockdown march through central london. police have made several arrests. a volcano has erupted south—west of iceland's capital, reykjavik — the first eruption in that area of iceland for 800 years. down to the wire in paris — france beat wales in a decisive match. and we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers jo phillips and nigel nelson — stay with us for that. good evening and welcome to bbc news. official figures show that there have been a record number of coronavirus vaccinations in the uk for a second day in a row. the health secretary has said, the uk is on track to ease lockdown measures, after announcing that over half of all adults in the country, had now had at least one vaccine dose. in the latest 2a hour period al

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some breaking news on travel through europe. the french interior ministry press office has updated their advice on british citizens travelling through france. european nationals have their main residence in france or in transit through france... these people are being affected. third country nationals and those with valid resident permits. in addition to these categories, the home office says british nationals legally resident in france will be exempt from the need of a residence permit. there is a big more coming in on here is that the uk nationals who reside in another eu country are third country nationals which doesn't allow them to transit through france. but a large number of british people are having difficulties in reaching their country of residence. i think this allows people to transit through france to reach another european country residence at the moment. we will try and clarify that because it is fairly complex. there is some eurotunnel information making parts clear of the stop they had led the french government

flash floods kill at least 70 people in western europe. thousands across germany, the netherlands and belgium have been forced to leave their homes with more heavy rain on the way. lebanon's prime minister designate gives up on trying to form a government, there are protests on the streets as the country's crisis deepens. we speak to survivors of abuse at the canadian schools recently found to have buried indigenous children in unmarked graves. we never talked about it, no. just kept silent. because we were afraid. and as japan struggles to host tokyo 2020, we have a special report on the small towns trying to keep the olympics excitement burning. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the sheer scale of the flooding disaster that's hit western germany and parts of belgium and the netherlands is only now becoming clear. at least 70 people are believed to have died and many others have lost their homes. the german chancellor angela merkel called it a catastrophe and linked the events in the region to climate change.

poland now has 15,000 troops in this area guarding europe's border. these people have come to belarus with one aim — to try to use this country to get to europe. and look how close they've got — the european union is almost within touching distance. but, as you can see, poland is determined not to let them through. many of these people are from the middle east. the eu has accused belarus of facilitating theirjourney here, of bringing them to the border to pressure europe. belarus denies that. as for the migrants, they are desperate to leave here. we want to go. we don't want to stay here. where do you want to go? europe, or us, or canada — don't matter. belarusian police are trying to keep order... go back! please, go back! ..but there has been a delivery of humanitarian aid. this is what happens when you're hungry and cold. well, this is the chaos of the migrant camp. aid is being distributed — in this case, blankets and clothes — and people are desperate to receive it. the police are struggling to maintain control. they're telling people t

tue: omicron variant of the covid—19 virus is exploding throughout europe. it is here, it is in our country and we are going to see a massive rise in infections.— see a massive rise in infections. in ireland, all restaurants, _ infections. in ireland, all restaurants, bars, - infections. in ireland, all. restaurants, bars, cinemas infections. in ireland, all- restaurants, bars, cinemas and theatres will have close at 8pm from sunday, although weddings five 100 people will be allowed until midnight. the government is promising new financial support companies after warnings the new rules because up warnings the new rules because up to 70,000job warnings the new rules because up to 70,000 job losses. this was the scene in london on friday as brits rushed to get to france before it closed its border to uk passport holders. the french government has banned major public parties and fireworks displays on new year's eve, but the army has been brought into help with booster and ministers have approved the use of vaccines for children from the age of five. record nu

spain's europe minister describes the czechs a different way. —— spain's europe minister describes the checks a different way. both of them i would say are equivalent. the uk is allowing gibraltar to participate in certain policies and programmes of the eu to which the uk is not participating. this is being possible because spain, as an eu member state, wishes it to happen. both sides recognise that this is an experiment not without its risks. the hope is that with the border gone trust between the historically fractious neighbours can begin to grow. gavin lee, bbc news, gibraltar. you are watching bbc news. you've probably seen a lot of pictures this week of the meagre food parcels which have been sent out to some families — to replace the free meals their children would normally receive at school. now it seems the row is having a knock—on effect across the catering supply industry — even forfirms which have been trying to provide a good service. our business correspondent katy austin has more. providing lunch parcels to children eligible for free school meals while covid restri

yes. in germany regarding covid compared with other parts of europe?— with other parts of europe? yes, the situation here _ with other parts of europe? yes, the situation here in _ with other parts of europe? yes, the situation here in germany _ with other parts of europe? yes, the situation here in germany is, - with other parts of europe? yes, the situation here in germany is, we - with other parts of europe? yes, the situation here in germany is, we are | situation here in germany is, we are at the very early stages of the omicron way. we are still struggling with the delta wave. with current new measures, the numbers are slowly decreasing, but not as fast as we would like them to decrease. we are waiting for the new developments with the new variant. h0??? waiting for the new developments with the new variant. how important has technology _ with the new variant. how important has technology been _ with the new variant. how important has technology been in _ with the new variant. how important has technology been in the - with the new variant. how important has technology been

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the rate in eastern europe, for example, is far lower. the eu is now considering vaccinations for children over the age of five. it approved jabs for the over—12s in may. the economic effects of covid, those rising gas prices, people here in europe say they're in need of some seasonal cheer, so no government wants to be seen to be cancelling christmas — and that, they say, is why they're taking these covid measures now. but what measures? well, that varies from country to country and region to region. bavaria has cancelled its christmas market. brussels is giving it a good go. the european commission has nothing to say here because, when it comes to health, each eu member state decides for themselves. this weekend there were protests, some violent, against new covid restrictions in austria, italy, the netherlands, croatia and belgium. pressure is mounting in europe on the health services as well as the streets. the world health organization warns there could be half a million more deaths here by springtime unless effective action is t