and visit friends and family sweden has changed course and is now urging people to wear face masks italy has banned travel between regions and ordered shops bars and restaurants to close until january 6th. for italy it was more a question of when not if new measures would be announced with all important christmas holidays days away the the government has ordered a national lockdown and. it is the world to me one of these it is not an easy decision it is a painful decision to strengthen the regime of measures necessary for the upcoming holidays and to better protect ourselves and keep in sea. by the january recovery. much of europe has imposed tough restrictions to curb the onslaught of the virus over the festive period. though austria will introduce its rules one day after christmas even sweden who until now had taken a lazy fear approach is recommending masks on public transport officials door stop short of shutting businesses. count very serious look look down for example would have an effect in the long run because people would not put up with in italy memories of the springs deadly 1

nor perhaps more so than in italy. back in march, italy was the pandemic, as cases and deaths soared ahead of other european countries. after strict first lockdown, infection rates and the number of new cases fell sharpl but now italy's in the grip of a second way. unlike earlier this year, where infections centered on the wealthy north of the country, the virus is spreading across the country, including collaborative, the poorest region in t south. the poorest it is from there that mark lowen since this report. mark: the resuscitation of italy's nightmare. we c were shown thenage of a pandemic they thought they were beating. but the second wave has hit harder than the first, says this doctor come and hear in the south, they are struggling to cope. this is calabria, italy'son and e of western europe's poorest regions. intensive care numbers are not get out ofol conbut the healt weekend health care system isn alert. >> my staff are truly heroes on the front line and giving it their all. we are fighting this like lions,

in italy medical staff were the 1st to give a job their country to ravaged by the 1st wave of the virus. autocad a one man having been on the frontline since the beginning of the pandemic i have felt with my hands and seen with my eyes how difficult it is to fight this fire us . it has been painful to witness the defeats this virus has cost margaret today as an important and decisive day planted this is. can be czech republic prime minister and j bobbish led the way and he was followed by a world war 2 veteran who took it all in her stride. it pricked a little that was all. of her. while in sweden the 1st was a 91 year old retirement home resident. supply of a vaccine is limited but demand is huge with most e.u. countries receiving an initial batch of no more than 10000 doses each member state is prioritizing who gets. supplies are expected in the new year but officials warn of us a long way to go before everyone can be vaccinated. and for more on the situation i am joined by. an associate professor at the director school of public health and joins me from pav here in italy dr the italy

the moment, italy's pride minister, giuseppe conte, and he is announcing some much awaited new lockdown instructions —— it's prime minister. italy will be placed under a nationwide lockdown for much of christmas and the new year, during the holiday. under the new rules, nonessential shops will be shuttered between december... 0n those days, italians can only travel to work, for health or emergency reasons, so in european country announcing new lockdown measures as we head over the festive period —— another european country. france meanwhile has become the third european country to have surpassed 60,000 deaths from the coronavirus, after the uk and the worst affected country, italy. earlier, french president emmanuel macron posted a clip on twitter after he tested positive for coronvarius. here's some of it.

it accounts for 1/3 of all the debts in italy from the coronavirus and -- the deathshen italy fromoronavirus and 1/4 of all the cases. ros: how can we explain that they are being so disproportionately affected? >> there are various different explanations. for instance, ranging from th a fact that in the heart of europe here, a very interconnected region in northern italy. lombardy has tti highest prop of elderly people, people in care homes in italy. the various different ideas as to why lombardy has been hit so hard. there isriticism of the government that it hasn't moved as quickly as it shod've done with the second wave. in july and august, when cases acro the country were 100 pe day, there was a feeling of complacency. italy, in a sense,y threw awa its gains from the summer. it has led to a horrific autumn. terrible scenes of hospitals filling up again, hundreds of deaths every day. they have come back to haunt this country. ros: there is more pressure tha ever for the eu's drug regulator to approve the 5 -- the pfizer -biontech vaccine. regulators haven't yet met to take a decision. >>

companies in italy sued the government for its perceived mishandling of the pandemic because they grieve relatives lost to the coronavirus we speak their lawyer. my clients were not informed about the presence of a dangerous and highly contagious virus in italy we were told up until march that it was little more than a treatable in fashion people aged over 60 can get vaccinated with russia. the country's health ministry approved its use for elderly people and america's top infectious disease expert admits to deliberately misleading the public about 19 herd immunity in order to get more people to take a vaccine and also to come a long awaited 5th generation fighter jet enters service we take a closer look at the sukhoi as she $56.00. is closer missiles accountings internal revenue space makes a concert invisible to radar it appears it can spread out. and you're watching us internationally this saturday evening just on 7 o'clock here in moscow now in italy relatives of code 19 victims have filed a criminal negligence or so you say with the government's handling of the pandemic the bereaved

italy did not win any group matches and there was talk of them going home early and they were tomatoes throughout and all that kind of thing but when they got past the first group, they came alive and he came alive and you are right, it was an inch of her hand but i think that's why he became an iconic figure in italy because he symbolised the rebirth of the italian sport. always dealt clearly in the hearts of the italian fans winning the world cup as he did. thank you for speaking to us. paolo rossi who has died at the age of 64. rugby union has been urged to limit contact in training after eight former players brought legal action against the sport's governing bodies for negligence which they say has left them permanently brain damaged. england hooker steve thompson is one of the eight. he claims he can't remember his world cup win in 2003. coaches and those involved in the modern game claim the duty of care has improved dramatically almost 20 years on. i started coaching in 1988. in those days, when people got knocked out, we would laugh about them, you know, the fact they had got k

what is the racism in football situation like in italy? football has an issue right across the world. we see incidents all across the world, and also in italy. i think italy suffers in some ways because it's stadium developments are behind and so we see an environment which there is a lack of respect kind built—in. new stadiums provide an atmosphere in which people feel more safe and secure. women come, children come, people of every different race, colour, background, sexual orientation feel more welcome in the stadiums, that is what we had to work towards here in italy. so i think stadium development is a very important part but there are many other things that we can do and we are beginning to do here in italy to address the problem. what are you trying to achieve at the club? we have set out achieve at the club? we have set out a vision for a new, progressive, modern, young malan team playing ultimately in the most beautiful stadium in the world. in reestablishing itself both in the domestic game but also again in the international g

invaded ironically italy invaded and around the region that is being that is at in conflict today's so i have been looking at what's happening in 2020 and thinking very much about the way that war was fought on the same grounds in 1935. now the main protagonist in the shadow king is a woman the other main characters are also women why was this important for you to do. i wanted to think about the fact that when we speak about war and when we speak of conflict we imagine men we imagine soldiers as men and yet women and girls are directly affected by war and in ethiopia in 1935 they understood that and they went to the front lines in order to have their own say in the way that their country and their future went and i wanted to portray that because we don't talk enough about the active role of women and in in war. the books to release it is city early to tell us why you're particularly looking forward to that. well. i've done so much research in italy it's this this history is the italian history but it's also history that most of italy either doesn't know about or feels very uncomfort

news line from europe rolls out its mass vaccination program against coded 9 taking a shot of hoping italy's frontline health workers are among the 1st to get the vaccine similar sayings are unfolding across the continent on what's being cold and a story today in the fight against the virus also coming up plastic sheeting and blankets out there are new protection against the elements congress of migrants have spent a full night in freezing conditions in northwest into bosnia groups say people could die if they don't get proper shelter saying. i'm rebecca richards welcome to the program backs of nations against the coronavirus a beginning in countries across the european union the rollout is a sign of hope for many here in europe which has same 16000000 infections and more than 330000 deaths from cove at 19 in italy the hardest hit a new country medical stuff from a hospital in rome with the 1st to receive the vaccine with most member states receiving initial batches of no more than 10000 doses priority is being given to the most vulnerable along with doctors nurses and other frontline worker

our top stories: italy imposes a nationwide lockdown over christmas and new year as it tries to halt the sharp rise in coronavirus infections. we must intervene. but i assure you, this is not an easy decision. a warning from doctors in the uk as the spread of covid—i9 accelerates with the crucial r number now back above one. more than 300 schoolboys freed from their kidnappers in nigeria are now reunited with theirfamilies. a us senate report finds that boeing officials "inappropriately coached" test pilots during a review of the 737 max aircraft after two fatal crashes. sony halts the worldwide sale of one of the most highly anticipated video games of all time, cyberpunk 2077, as it keeps crashing and freezing. hello and welcome to bbc news. italy is imposing a nationwide lockdown over much of the christmas and new year period — a measure aimed at reducing the sharp rise in coronavirus infections. italians will only be allowed to travel for work, health, or emergency reasons on a limited number of days. with brief exceptions, all but essential shops will remain closed. italy fol

so that is italy taken care of and the uk. what about sweden? a big u-turn therefore throughout the whole pandemic one of the few countries going against the world health organization advice saying that you don't have to wear a face mask in public, the theory being that if people wear a mask then they feel overly secure and they are not likely to social distance. but now there has been a big u—turn on that and swedes are being told if you are on topic transport in rush—hour you have to wear a face mask and in addition remote learning for 13 -16 addition remote learning for 13 — 16 —year—olds in education and table numbers in restau ra nts and table numbers in restaurants cut to a maximum of four and the authorities are not stopping there. translation: a maximum number of customers will be introduced in shops, shopping centres and gyms. if this does not have the planned effect, the government will also plan to close these activities. big changes in sweden but of course no idea —— nowhere as drastic as other countries have had lockdo

italy was only a stopover on the pills‘ long journey to libya. captagon, the amphetamine, is wildly popular in the arab world. it's used recreationally and by fighters too. colonel danilo tommo tells me "this is the biggest haul we've ever found — the biggest in the world of captagon. looking at the amount, we think it would have flooded the entire market." i've seen this drug on the battlefields of iraq, syria, libya, but i've never seen it in these quantities before. captagon is produced in syrian regime and here, in rebel—held areas. abu abdu, a fighter—turned—smuggler, explains the drug's effects. translation: fighters use it. if you have doubts, it brings courage and helps detach you from reality. the pills give you power, make you feel like a hero, so you can enter battle and fight, and not be scared. it's been a bad year for syria's drug smugglers. there's been a succession of seizures of their cargo. millions of pills in the last month alone. these pictures are from egypt. there, they were hidden in waterfilters. captagon fuels co

invaded ironically italy invaded and around the region that is being that is at in conflict today's so i have been looking at what's happening in 2020 and thinking very much about the way the war was fought on the same grounds in 1935. now the main protagonist in the shadow king is a woman the other main characters are also women why was this important for you to do i want to think about the fact that when we speak about war and when we speak of conflict we imagine men we imagine soldiers as men and yet women and girls are directly affected by war and in ethiopia in 1935 they understood that and they went to the front lines in order to have their own say in the way that their country and their future went and i wanted to portray that because we don't talk enough about the active role of women and in in war. the books to release it is city early next year tell us why you're particularly looking forward to that. well. i've done so much research in italy it's this this history is the italian history but it's also history that most of italy either doesn't know about or feels very uncomf

same italy one of many countries across europe tightening restrictions can you give us details about what will be happening there. yes the prime minister made this announcement saying that he had no choice the virus is continuing to circulate in days very serious concern about of attentional 3rd wave a sudden surge over this festive period so yes the put in place this measures and this includes from christmas eve right up to the 27th as well as from the 31st of the 3rd and then again from the 5th and 6th which is the a feast of the epiphany those key dates all of it he will be in a so-called red zone the riyadh what that means is bars restaurants and shops that are nonessential what all be shut up only you can only leave your home for essential activity and you have to carry a cell declaration form to explain what it is you're doing and where you'll go in a maximum of 2 people from one household can go to another that does not include children under 14 on those festive days and in between those days it will be an orange still where you will be allowed to move within your town but it

resorts. —— as italy ends the year. music and chanting. saddam hussein is finished because he killed our people, our women, our children. the signatures took only a few minutes but they brought a formal end to 3.5 years of conflict — conflict that has claimed more than 200,000 lives. before an audience of world leaders, the presidents of bosnia, serbia and croatia put their names to the peace agreement. the romanian border was sealed and silent today. romania has cut itself off from the outside world in order to prevent the details of the presumed massacre in timisoara from leaking out. from sex at the white house to a trial for his political life, the lewinsky affair tonight guaranteed bill clinton his place in history as only the second president ever to be impeached. this welcome back and very glad to happy with us on bbc news. the latest headlines, a brexit deal is finally in striking distance and an announcement between london and brussels is expected on thursday morning. donald trump has issued a full pa rt into

italy was only a stopover on the pills' long journey to libya. captagon, the amphetamine, is wildly popular in the arab world. it's used recreationally and by fighters, too. colonel danilo tommo tells me, "this is the biggest haul we've ever found. the biggest in the world of captagon. looking at the amount, we think it would have flooded the entire market." i've seen this drug on the battlefields of iraq, syria, libya, but i've never seen it in these quantities before. captagon is produced in syrian regime and here, in rebel—held areas. abu abdu, a fighter—turned—smuggler, explains the drug's effects. translation: fighters use it. if you have doubts, it brings courage and helps detach you from reality. the pills give you power, make you feel like a hero, so you can enter battle and fight, and not be scared. it's been a bad year for syria's drug smugglers. there's been a succession of seizures of their cargo. millions of pills in the last month alone. these pictures are from egypt. there, they were hidden in waterfilters. captagon fuels con

our top stories: italy imposes a nationwide lockdown over christmas and new year as it tries to halt the sharp rise in coronavirus infections. translation: we must intervene — and i assure you, this is not an easy decision. americans are to get a second coronavirus vaccine, as the moderna injection is approved. a us senate report finds that boeing officials "inappropriately coached" test pilots during a review of the 737 max aircraft after two fatal crashes. hello and welcome. italy is imposing a nationwide lockdown over much of the christmas and new year period — a measure aimed at reducing the sharp rise in coronavirus infections. italians will only be allowed to travel for work, health, or emergency reasons on a limited number of days. with some exceptions, all but essential shops will remain closed. italy follows countries like the netherlands and germany, which have imposed lockdowns until january. translation: we must intervene — and i assure you, this is not an easy decision. it is difficult to reinforce a series of necessary measures to better face the upcoming holidays

francine: italy's leadership of the g20 starts today. the presidency's agenda remains on three main pillars of people, planet, and prosperity. be focused onll planning their recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. alcan business leaders play their part? joining us -- how can business leaders play their part? joining us now is emma marcegaglia. thank you so much for speaking to us. is it easier to talk at the g20 level because you have a biden administration that will take over in january that looks more willing to look at multilateralism as a way forward? i think you are right. it is not always very easy to talk about alter lateral is him. thee we have seen crisis on multilateralism institutions. but i think with a biden presidency, probably we can open a dialogue on this. i think, for example, as you know, we still have the appointment of the new director general that has been blocked by the u.s. administration. now probably we can go on with that. we can talk about reform of the wto, which now has not been able to convey new agreements

i think i'd go back to italy but i would not be damn i need. or maybe just being in the same room not really you know or being with you know the money because they have to started not to visit my grandparents i think it's better to make an effort to keep them safe should. not that it's not about how it feels it feels terrible for everyone we have to get this under control somehow. my daughter will only come for a short period of time we have to accept that i hope this won't be my last christmas . when we had to buy enough of this. let's check in now on some of the other developments in the pandemic u.n. secretary general antonio has warned rich countries against prioritizing their domestic vaccine needs at the expense of others he's appealed for 4200000000 dollars to help get vaccines to the world's poorest people canada has become the 3rd nation to approve the biotech pfizer vaccine the country plans to start administer in the shots next week and australian scientists say they have developed the rapid geo noam sequencing method that would help

italy and france have their beaches, switzerland has eight ski slopes and closing them even for a few weeks seems unthinkable. this is how many swiss hope to spend this festive season, evenif hope to spend this festive season, even if their european friends but joined them. for more than a century, the alps have been the place people go to recuperate, to restore their health. why not this winter, too? because we believe we have to live with covid—19, there is no way around it and people need vacations, people need mountains, people need fresh air and sunshine and that is our aim, to make it possible. and so it switzerland is going it alone. it's slopes are open for business despite covid—19. to some em i look like but is method here, if the christenson new year period goes well and above all safely, switzerland stands to make a tidy profit while its neighbours are left empty—handed. imagine folks, bbc news, band. votes are being counted in kuwait, in the country's parliamentary election — overshadowed by the coronavirus pandemic. these were kuwait's first elections since the n

families in italy sue the government mishandling of the pandemic because the green relatives lost the coronavirus to speak to their lawyer. my clients were not informed about the presence of a dangerous and highly contagious virus a needle in your heart told off until march but it was little more than a trickle in fashion. infectious disease expert and he found she had missed deliberately misleading the public about the herd immunity vaccination threshold so the public support for the cap. which is long awaited 5th generation find to. take a closer look at what the 57 can do. it's opposing the cells accounting. for the space that makes an incident both an old say it rings out to be is a concern that i. have you with us you're watching international. in italy relatives of coded $900.00 victims of filed a criminal negligence lawsuit over the government's handling of the pandemic the bereaved families have brought the case against the country's prime minister health minister and president of the badly hit lumber region where the locality one of the lawyers leading the case told us more.

in italy, where fatalities among health care workers have been particularly high, doctors and nurses are also among the first to get the jab. translation: it's not the end of the pandemic because there's still a long way to go, but it is the beginning of the end. today is a beautiful day. to boost support, some european leaders have also gone first. the czech prime minister said he wants to set an example and said the vaccine provides hope that we will return to a normal life. across europe, elderly people have been isolated, afraid and vulnerable. now they are the first to be protected. damien mcguinness, bbc news, berlin. the chancellor has tried to reassure natural services it will not be damaged by the deal. rishi sunak is committed to making london the most attractive place in the world to do business. borisjohnson says the brexit deal provide new regulatory freedoms. it's now 2a hours since the government published its 1,200—page trade deal with brussels. this morning, the chancellor was quick to dispel fears the uk might be economically worse off under this new trading relat

clients who are not in the presence of a dangerous and highly contagious virus in italy they were told off until march but it was little more than a trayvon fashion. people. get vaccinated with. the country's health ministry approves its use for more elderly people. so russia's long awaited 5th generation fighter jet enters service we get up close and personal the sukhoi. is probably the missiles accountings. of the space makes it that's a good investment to be afraid that. you're catching us from around the world right now welcome to a school we must go into war to international you know you hear ticking you through the weekend news headlines we begin in italy where relatives of. victims have filed a criminal negligence lawsuit over the government's handling of the demick the brewery families are demanding answers from the country's prime minister its health minister and president of the badly hit lombardi region one of the lawyers told us more about the case. it's not my clients who are not informed about the presence of a dangerous and highly contagious virus in italy we weren't tol

rollout of the pfizer biontech covid vaccine begins for millions of people across the eu — starting with italy and the czech republic. storm bella brings gusts of more than a hundred miles an hour — with roads in parts of wales, and devon and cornwall blocked by falling trees. and after 80 years as the village postmistress in shropshire, from world war two to the transformation of the postal service — postmistress kay white finally retires after after 80 years working in the same post office in shropshire. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. borisjohnson has promised that "big" changes are on the way for the uk following his brexit deal with the european union. in an interview with the sunday telegraph, he said he wants to focus on "leveling up the country" and "spreading opportunity" across the uk. mrjohnson said the brexit deal would provide new regulatory freedoms to "deliver for people who felt left behind". but some fishing leaders have accused him of "caving in" to the eu and sacrificing their interests. mps will vote on the deal in parliament on 30 de

companies in italy sued the government for its perceived mishandling of the pandemic because they grieve for relatives lost in the corona virus we speak to their lawyer. clients were not informed about the president's. already told march it was little more than internal. infectious diseases expert she appears to have shifted the herd immunity vaccination threshold to public support the. long awaited 5th generation find. 57. it's. no problem space. let's put it. it would be. a good morning to you thanks for joining us here on. other started in italy where relatives of covert $900.00 victims of filed a criminal negligence lawsuit over the government's handling of the pandemic families have brought the case against the country's prime minister health minister and president of the region. one of the lawyers leading the case told us more. know there my clients were not informed about the presence of a dangerous and highly can actually just virus in italy your current told up until march but it was little more than a true one fashion residents were told to go about their lives as normal italy

it was very clear in italy. but i think also elsewhere. when the scientific community was divided between those who were saying this is dangerous, we need to act very fast. and another part of the scientific community they were saying this is just like a seasonal flu. to this idea of the seasonal flu has been with us since the very beginning. and somehow it is not being resolved. and it won't be resolved, to me it is the cause of many behaviors also that we are seeing growing within the population. >> i would agree with that. very quickly, and faceted here take on this pretty think all comes down to how people understand. >> to follow up on that. because to me what is so strange about the metaphor of influenza, to people influenza's really serious. fuse the medical wards a sense is just a fluke. flu kills what her to thousand people a year even though we have heard immunity. even though we have vaccines. we spend tens of billions of dollars every year creating all of that. we still lives in other tens of billions of dollars year because pe

my clients were not informed about the presence of a dangerous and highly contagious virus in italy off until march but it was little more than a tripling fashion people. get vaccinated with. the country's health ministry approves. people. 5th generation fighter jet enters service we get up close and personal with the sukhoi $57.00. the space race the answer to the. casting from moscow to the world this is our team international my names you know you're very welcome to our news bulletin. we begin in italy where relatives 19 victims have filed a criminal negligence lawsuit over the government's handling of the pandemic the bre families are demanding answers from the country's prime minister health minister and president of the badly hit lombardi region one of the lawyers told us more about the case. it's my clients were not informed about the presence of a dangerous and highly contagious virus in italy we were told up until march that it was little more than a travelling fashion residents were told to go about their lives as normal italy was their 1st country to have such a high death to

we start in italy where relatives of. victims have filed a criminal negligence lawsuit over the government's handling of the pandemic the bereaved families are demanding answers from the country's prime minister health minister and president of the. region one of the lawyers told us more about the case. it's not my clients who are not informed about the presence of a dangerous and highly contagious virus in italy we were told up until march that it was little more than a trivalent fashion residents were told to go about their lives as normal italy was the 1st country to have such a high death toll those who have joined a civil action are not only from barack or a lumber d region you come from all over italy. yeah and there's a lot of them 500 families filed a civil lawsuit against the authorities asking for a 100000000 euro in compensation they allege that they tell you and officials they didn't have updated national and were slow to respond in the brick and lombardi and indeed other regions to be also believe it took too

and my clients were not informed about the presence of a dangerous and highly contagious virus in italy your heart told up until march but it was little more than a trivalent fashion america's top infectious disease expert anthony fact she admits deliberately misleading the public about herd immunity in order to get more people to take the vaccine and rush is long awaited 5th generation fighter jet enters service we take a closer look at the sukhoi as she 57 can do. is because of the missiles account is special instrumental but the space makes an ounce of it in both worlds it brings out it appears it can still read out. a welcome just gone 2 o'clock in moscow you're watching r.t. international now in italy relatives of covert 900 victims have filed a criminal negligence lawsuit over the government's handling of the pandemic the bereaved families have brought the case against the country's prime minister health minister and president of the badly hit lombardi region one of the lawyers leading the case. my clients were not informed about the presence of a dangerous and highly contagious v

we have had the netherlands, italy and belgium talking about that today. germany is not quite on the list yet, but the german newspaper is already reporting that by midnight restrictions could be brought in, so i'm afraid it will be very difficult for malcolm to meet up with his pa rents. for malcolm to meet up with his parents. what might we are out of time, i'm afraid.jim parents. what might we are out of time, i'm afraid. jim reed and professor nicholas stonehouse, thank you very much indeed for answering some of those questions. millions of people in england and wales are living under tighter covid restrictions, as action is taken on a new variant of the virus. in england's tier 4 areas, the stay—home instruction causes christmas plans to be scrapped, and could be in place for months. the new variant is out of control and we need to bring it under control. and this news about the new variant has been an incredibly difficult end to, frankly, an awful year. it's my son's first christmas and he won't be able to see his grandparents. it'sjust ruined, rea

it's in the province of bergamo, worst hit in italy by the pandemic. and now there's the financial shock. translation: at christmas, we make up half of our season. losing it causes irreparable damage that we'll never make up. and i imagine some businesses here won't survive. what we from bergamo lived through in march was very frightening, hearing the sound of ambulances. we must take care not to relive it, but the mountains can be enjoyed safely. and this is not a fair decision. the first wave of the virus closed these pistes on march 8th, having to shut down again is a devastating blow for resorts that make up 11 billion euros of the italian economy. but there's always a trade off between economic damage and halting the virus. and losing this christmas on the pistes is a sacrifice the government feels it has to make. desperate measures to stop a repeat of march when deaths in bergamo were more than five times previous years. christmas won't ease the pain of a city whose despair became a symbol of italy's agony. azia marquez‘s father, sirio, was one

wales beat italy ina end this weekend. wales beat italy in a fifth place play—off. ireland finished third after coming from behind to beat scotland 31—16 in dublin. georgia lost at home to fiji 38-24. dublin. georgia lost at home to fiji 38—24. france play england in the final on sunday. formula 1 now and evenin final on sunday. formula 1 now and even in the absence of lewis hamilton, who is recovering from covid at 19, mercedes managed a one, two in the bahrain grand prix qualifying. george russell will take second place on the ground behind valkyrie but us. max. and will start in the third. obviously incredibly happy to be lining up a second. it was frustrating to lose it by such a small margin. after p3, i had a really per session. i just small margin. after p3, i had a really per session. ijust needed to go back to my room and lay down. just relax and let it come towards me. happy, iam happy. just relax and let it come towards me. happy, i am happy. rally driver evans me. happy, i am happy. rally driver eva ns says me. happy, i am happy. rally driver evans s

italy goes into a full national lockdown — to slow the rising number of coronavirus infections there. the uk government warns the eu — there'll be no brexit trade deal without a substantial shift from brussels. and — president trump plays down the scale of a major cyber attack on us government agencies — and questions whether russia was responsible. tough new covid restrictions for parts of london and the southeast of england have come into effect. the measures were announced earlier by britain's prime minister — boris johnson. millions of people have been told to stay at home, not meet in each others' homes and not travel outside their local area. the announcement comes after scientists said a new variant of covid—19 was spreading rapidly in london and the surrounding area. our political editor, laura kuennsberg reports. literally i sat in my chair in floods of tears. and messaging my family, you know, what are we going to do? leslie nelsen was planning a family christmas round the table in norfolk. the spare beds are made up, the presents bought. she spent the last two in

my clients were not informed about the presence of a dangerous and highly contagious virus in italy up until march but it was little more than a treatable and fashion. people aged over 60. pounds the country's health ministry approved. more elderly people. in america's top infectious disease expert deliberately misleading the public 1000 herd immunity in order to get more people to take. the long awaited 5th generation fighter jets and. closer look at the sukhoi. its problems and missiles at. the space makes it that's a good invisible. december 26th here in moscow welcome to our international my names you know neil. we start in italy where relatives of victims have filed a criminal negligence lawsuit over the government's handling of the pandemic the bereaved families are demanding answers from the country's prime minister health minister and president of the ba'ath party region one of the lawyers told us more about the case. it's my clients were not informed about the presence of a dangerous and highly contagious virus in italy we were told up until march but it was little more than a

that my clients were not informed about the presence of a dangerous and highly contagious virus in italy your heart told off until march but it was little more than a treatable infraction people aged over 60 can get these get vaccinated with russia . as the country's health ministry approved its use for elderly people and america's top infectious disease expert she admits to deliberately misleading the public about 19 herd immunity in order to get more people to take the vaccine russia's long awaited 5th generation far into service we take a closer look at the sukhoi s u 50 said. its problems in the cells of our days especially internal prevalence plays makes a significant doesn't hold your brains out it appears it can still read our. fellow good afternoon you're watching r.t. international it's 5 o'clock in moscow now in italy relatives of covert 19 victims have filed a criminal negligence lawsuit over the government's handling of the pandemic the bereaved families demanding answers from the country's prime minister health minister and president of the badly hit long but the region one

italy is not running late? no, at the moment nobody is running late because we were a little bit late in the final approval that came last week, because of this political problem that we faced, but now draft or the framework of these plans from a dozen member states, and i am sure that in january we will every membert state's draft, and then the final versions of these programs will be presented in paying for the approval in the timeline that i mentioned before. thatthink the framework the italian government presented roughlyarliament is a -- is roughly converging with the european messages and priorities, but of course we have to look at the single project in the reforms and the commitments when the draft plan will be indeed presented. commissioner, some have suggested that the fund should become a permanent part of the economic arsenal, that the commission and the european union can deploy. what are your thoughts on this? totally share the think is theat i right one for the decision that has been set, really

italy will go into a full national lockdown to slow the rising number of coronavirus infections there. president—electjoe biden announces further picks for his governing team, including potentially the first native—american cabinet secretary. the president elect and advise president—elect are committed toa president—elect are committed to a diverse cabinet and i am honoured and humbled to accept the nomination for secretary of the nomination for secretary of the interior. and queueing for what's known as the "fat one" — long lines in spain, ahead of its annual christmas lottery. hello and welcome to the programme. tough new covid restrictions for parts of london and the southeast of england have come into effect. the measures were announced earlier by britain's prime minister, boris johnson. millions of people have been told to stay at home, not meet in each others‘ homes and not travel outside their local area. the announcement comes after scientists said a new variant of covid—i9 was spreading rapidly in london and the surrounding area. our political editor, laura kuen

places in europe with italy going back into lockdown. this is not a political issue this is not an individual rights issue this is a public health issue the united states' top coronavirus expert tells. they'll be more suffering and unless people wear masks and continue just social distance also hong kong media tycoon and pro-democracy advocate jimmy lying is headed back to jail after his bail was revoked. and in sport it was a record breaking a night in basketball's top league the n.b.a. baccy hammond stepped up to the san antonio spurs to become the 1st woman to coach again. welcome to the news are for many 2020 is a year they'd rather forget dominated by the devastating current virus pandemic and the twin health and financial crises that continue to grip of the world but much of the social distancing going on the restrictions will mainly be muted celebrations to usher in 2021 this is the view in sydney. as you can see the fireworks have just begun a 1000000 people would have gathered here to watch this spectacular fireworks display rig

vaccine supply despite being in the midst of the world's 2nd deadliest outbreak and over in europe italy has now surpassed the united kingdom for the worst death toll on the continent more than 64000 people have died respectively in both nations now we'll have more the situation europe shortly but 1st john hendren reports on the race in the u.s. to inoculate millions. the united states rolled out the most ambitious vaccination program in american history. to the applause of workers at pfizer's michigan vaccine plant it is a test of an unprecedented national effort to save millions of lives in the nation most ravaged by the pandemic. workers low dry ice into boxes containing the super chilled vaccine kept it negative 70 degrees celsius. then in a scene not witnessed in this century that scene bearing ferric to u.b.s. delivery trucks are escorted by u.s. marshals the shipments are expected to reach the 1st $145.00 locations on monday and a total of $636.00 by wednesday $20000000.00 vaccinations dish this month and then we think will be up to $50000000.00 total vaccinations of people by the

families of coronavirus victims in italy follow a lawsuit against authority over their alleged poor handling of the pandemic we spoke to a lawyer representing the families. and my clients were not informed about the crisis and. i really need to say they are told march. infectious diseases expert antony found she had shifted the herd immunity vaccination threshold to public support for the job. from russia's long awaited 5th generation fighter jet take a closer look at what this is 57. its problems are missiles like. inspire no problem space makes that's a good investment brings up the basic instrument i. thank for joining us here on r.t. and to. give some of the developing story coming out of the united states where 3 people have been injured in a huge explosion tore through a motor home in the u.s. city of nashville early on christmas morning the f.b.i. is leading the investigation into the explosion which police suspect was intentional. we were seen if it was not it was a real long road when the windows started shaking with vigor but that's not. a draft now lobbying to be funny thing out.

and italy suffering their deadliest days yet. this is not a football competition is it ok let's approve it that's it may well be a good person is criticized for its quick approval of the fines a vaccine. reports that bangladesh is coercing thousands of rango refugees into moving to a remote island that's prone to flooding. hong kong media tycoon jimmy lie is denied bail and a former lawmaker goes into exile in the latest blows to the city's pro-democracy movement. should supporters the bron james assigns an $85000000.00 deal with the l.a. lakers and finally one driver right langridge return to the bahrain circuit the scene if it's horrifying crash just 4 days ago. begin with the coronavirus crisis in the global death toll has now passed one and a half 1000000 with a 3rd of them in just the last 2 months many countries are reporting soaring infection rates and deaths as government struggle to contain a new wave of cases in the worst affected country the united states 2804 deaths were recorded on wednesday america is close to passi