mark lobel was just 1a. mark lobel reports. too much to bear. after losing his brother danish. you'll make you go to a concert to have fun, you don't go to die. he died saving _ fun, you don't go to die. he: died saving his fiancee. he was getting hit left and right. he saved her and admitted into the hospital and it cost him his life. ' , ., :, ~ hospital and it cost him his life. ' , ., ., ~ life. 21-year-old axel acosta was another _ life. 21-year-old axel acosta was another of _ life. 21-year-old axel acosta was another of the _ life. 21-year-old axel acosta was another of the eight - life. 21-year-old axel acosta i was another of the eight people who died that night. scientist travelled alone to attend his first music festival. now leaving behind a family, devastated.— leaving behind a family, devastated. he wanted to rovide devastated. he wanted to provide for _ devastated. he wanted to provide for his _ devastated. he wanted to provide for his family. - devastated. he wanted to provide for his family. he | provide for his family. he really cares about. he was the first

mark lobel reports. ukrainians living in the rebel—held east survey recent damage amidst a war of words with russia as western and ukrainian officials speak of a build—up of russian forces on the country's borders with ukraine. ukraine's president, addressing the media on friday, suggested his country could come under attack as early as next week. translation: we've received information that in our state . there will be a coup d'etat in the first days of december. then, citing secret recordings, he names the country's richest man, a mining and media tycoon — and critic of his — being lured into the plot. —— being lured into the alleged plot. i can say that we have not only intelligence information, we even have audio information where, let's say, representatives from ukraine and, let's say, representatives of russia, discussed rinat akhmetov�*s participation in the coup d'etat in ukraine. but in response, mr akhmetov said he was "outraged by the spread of this lie", adding he "will continue

mark lobel, bbc news. now, if you've been on social media over the last few days, you might have seen or potentially even posted yourself a picture of your pet, in the belief that by doing so the plant a tree company would — as their name suggests — plant a tree in response. more than four million instagram users attached the promise to a post of their pet, meaning that those behind the trend are on the hook for more than four million trees. but are they actually going to be planted? earlier i spoke to the man behind the account, zack saadioui, founder of the plant a tree company. no, they have not. they started here though. i've got one tree planted right here. why haven't there been 4 million trees planted? we simply had no clue it was happening. we made the post a week ago, the day after the new add yours sticker rolled—out and we posted it for like 5—10 minutes and we realised... so initially we thought it would be a fun way to plant maybe 50—100 trees, but instantly we realised it was gettin

mark lobel reports. ukrainians living in the rebel held east survey recent damage amidst a war of words with russia as western and ukrainian officials speak of a buildup of russian forces on the country's borders with ukraine. ukraine's president addressing the media on friday, suggested his country could come under attack as early as next week. translation: as early as next week. tuna/mom- as early as next week. translation: we received information _ translation: we received information that _ translation: we received information that in - translation: we received information that in our - translation: we received| information that in our state there will be a creditor on the first days of december. then, citin: first days of december. then, citing ticket _ first days of december. then, citing ticket recordings, - first days of december. then, citing ticket recordings, he i citing ticket recordings, he names the country's richest man, a mining and media tycoon and opponent of his being lowered into the

mark lobel has this report. coronavirus is catching hospital staff as well as politicians off guard in germany. emergency wards like this one close to munich are filling up so fast, a patient was sent to italy for treatment. translation: the situation was foreseeable _ and could have been avoided. the right measures that would have prevented this health system from being put in such a situation again were not taken. lower—than—expected vaccination rates may steal christmas for many. christmas markets that do open may only welcome the vaccinated or recently recovered. translation: we can't do anything _ but follow these rules. it is a way to protect everyone. but politicians here are in the market for much more. many keen to unwrap restrictions for the unvaccinated on public transport for a return to homeworking and vaccine mandates for certain professions. the incoming coalition government will consult state leaders on thursday. also from thursday, in ireland, pu bs, restau ra nts and nightclubs will have to

mark lobel, bbc news. a big congratulations to those two winners. you can reach me on twitter. i'm @sallybundockbbc. if you were to give out that award to a teacher who would it be? do tell. i will see you soon with all the day's business stories. hello. temperatures fell back closer to average again in scotland and northern ireland on wednesday. but milder air is coming back and the warm autumn continues because this week so far, 17 on monday was the high temperature. 17 again on tuesday. wednesday saw 16 degrees and there is another push of milder air approaching from the atlantic around an area of low pressure, which is also going to bring the chance of rain and some windier conditions for a day and a night, anyway. this how we start thursday morning. you will be quite chilly across parts of southern scotland, northern ireland in northern england. we will see some clear spells overnight, also the far north of scotland, so there is a touch of ground frost possible. this area of rain in scotland weakening with the cloud as it pushes its way northwards again. for england and wa

mark lobel reports. with the christmas season launched in bethlehem, omicron�*s arrival is the news nobody wished for. translation: the the news nobody wished for. translation: . ., ., ., , translation: the coronavirus will not be a reason _ translation: the coronavirus will not be a reason to _ translation: the coronavirus will not be a reason to stop _ translation: the coronavirus will not be a reason to stop life - translation: the coronavirus will not be a reason to stop life in - not be a reason to stop life in bethlehem, palestine and the world. israel begins its festival of lights with the proposal to ban all foreigners entering for at least two weeks. we foreigners entering for at least two weeks. ~ ., ., , ., foreigners entering for at least two weeks. . ., ., , ., ., foreigners entering for at least two weeks. ~ ., ., , ., ., . weeks. we are raising a red flag. we understand we _ weeks. we are raising a red flag. we understand we are _ weeks. we are raising a red flag. we understand we are on

i'm mark lobel. our top stories: two men convicted of the murder of the us civil rights leader malcolm x more than 50 years ago are set to be exonerated. as poland says a thousand migrants are still gathered at the frontier with belarus, we look at the human cost of the border crisis. alec baldwin is described as reckless in a new lawsuit over the fatal film set shooting of a cinematographer working on the film rust. in ouropinion, mr in our opinion, mr baldwin shows to play russian roulette when he fired a gun without checking it. we have a special interview with dame barbara woodward, britain's permanent representative to the united nations.

mark lobel, bbc news. one of musical theatre's most revered composers and lyricists, stephen sondheim, has died at the age of 91. in a career that spanned more than six decades, he created some of broadway's best known musicals and wrote the lyrics for west side story. daniela relph has been looking back at his life. # isn't it bliss? # don't you approve? # one who keeps tearing around, one who can't move... send in the clowns, from the musical a little night music. # send in the clowns... it was stephen sondheim's only hit song — remarkably, because this was the man who revolutionised the american musical. as a young man he learned his trade from oscar hammerstein, the lyricist who wrote shows like oklahoma and the sound of music. sondheim, too, started by doing the words — notably for leonard bernstein's music in west side story. # i like to be in america! # ok by me in america! soon he was writing his own music as well. # for a small fee in america... most of the shows that followed were hits. and t

i'm mark lobel. our top stories: a us teenager who shot dead two people and injured another during racialjustice protests last year has been found not guilty of murder in a trial that polarised america. gunfire. covid cases rise in europe, police in the netherlands fire warning shots at angry protests against new restrictions. belarus's authoritarian leader alexander lukashenko speaks exclusively to the bbc. he admits that his forces may have helped migrants cross into the european union. translation: i told the eu i'm not going to detain migrants - on the border, hold them at the border, and if they keep coming from now on, i still won't stop them. the women's tennis association threatens to pull out of china

mark lobel reports. with the christmas season launched here in bethlehem, omicron's arrival is the news nobody wished for. translation: the coronavirus will not be a reason _ to stop life in bethlehem, palestine and the world. israel begins its festival of lights with the proposal to ban all foreigners entering for at least two weeks. we are raising a red flag. we understand that we are on the verge of a state of emergency. and now is the time to act fast early, hard and strong. switzerland's response — a ten day quarantine for travellers from countries with known cases of the highly transmissible variant. first detected in south africa, there have been at least four cases of omicron in botswana, two in hong kong and one in belgium. there have been at least two cases in southern germany, one in italy and two in the uk. a suspected case in the czech republic and dozens of these arrivals from south africa to the netherlands tested positive and are suspected of having omicron. and now australia has confir

here's mark lobel. my my twitter, my notifications, have blown up and harry haters... in have blown up and harry hates-"— have blown up and harry haters... , . , ., haters... in his latest salvo auainst haters... in his latest salvo against hate _ haters... in his latest salvo against hate on _ haters... in his latest salvo against hate on social- haters... in his latest salvo i against hate on social media, the former army captain, now social media warrior, joined a 30 minute session at a tech conference entitled the internet line machine, were referred to these angry rides at the us capitol onjanuary six and it also seems he is somewhat of a since they. have ou had somewhat of a since they. have you had a _ somewhat of a since they. have you had a chance _ somewhat of a since they. have you had a chance to _ somewhat of a since they. have you had a chance to present - you had a chance to present your case to the leaders of these companies, mark the burke and jack dorsey? hat these companies, mark th

mark lobel, bbc news. brain is up again 2pm with more from the climate change summit in glasgow but now it's a quick look at the weather forecast with sarah. hello. it's been a fairly grey and breezy picture out there for many of us. we have had some outbreaks of rain already today, a little bit more rain before the day is out. this is the picture in ambleside, in cumbria. yes, a lot of cloud around, quite breezy conditions there as well. through the rest of the afternoon, we are going to be seeing some dry interludes in the weather, but still a few spots of rain at times and it is feeling mild and breezy for the rest of the day. an improving picture later on. we have this low pressure with us and as it clears away towards the east, will start to the rain becoming light and patchy but still some lingering for parts of south—west scotland, northern england and down to the midlands as well. gusts of wind, though, 40— 45 mph on exposed coasts and hills in the west, through the english channel as well. tem

mark lobel, bbc news. our political correspondent, jonathan blake is with me. jonathan, the british government saying earlier that the partnership with france remains strong, but it really doesn't look like that. it may be strong but it is certainly under a lot of strain at the moment. ministers are at pains talk about close co—operation with their french counterparts and the successes, relatively speaking, that they have had so far with migrants crossing the channel, the number of arrests and boats they have prevented coming across. there is no doubt there is a diplomatic row which is still going on, and the uk and france are not working together as closely as they could be on this issue. there is also no doubt that borisjohnson as well as emmanuel macron on the french side is under political pressure, notjust from the labour party who were accusing him of losing control of this issue, an error ofjudgment in tweeting the letter he sent to emmanuel macron, and also of humiliation over the fact the home secretary is now no longer welcome at the meeting we were

mark lobel reports(tx next) mark lobel reports. my twitter, my notifications have blown up. in his latest salvo against hate on social media, the former army captain, now misinformation warrior, joined a 33 minute live session for wired's rewired tech conference entitled the internt lie machine. where it emerged referring to these angry riots at the us capitol onjanuary 6th he is also, it seems somewhat of a soothsayer. have you ever had a chance to present your case to the leaders of these companies, mark zuckerberg, jack dorsey? no, not directly, not personally. jack and i were emailing each other prior to jan 6th, where i warned him his platform was allowing a coup to be staged that we know was sent the day before and then it happened and i haven't heard from him since. in march twitter�*s chief executive jack dorsey conceded during congressional testimony that yes, his platform had played a role in the storming of the us capitol, but added... prince harry warned a small group of accounts is causing a large amount of chaos online, sullying the internet for future genera

i'm mark lobel. our top stories: trapped on the edge of the eu: the desperation of migrants fleeing conflict and poverty as they try to seek asylum. we have a special report from the bosnia—croatia border. global concerns grow about the safety of the chinese tennis player peng shuai, unseen since accusing a senior government official of sexual assault. we're all pretty worried, given what's happened over the last couple of weeks and that, really, the right kind of contact and communication with peng shuai has not happened yet. tracing the origins of coronavirus: new information on patient zero. president biden considers a diplomatic boycott of the beijing winter olympics in protest against china's human rights record.

mark lobel, bbc news. a singapore court has paused the execution of a malaysian man convicted of drug smuggling — after he tested positive for covid—19. nagaenthran dharmalingam was due to be hanged on wednesday morning and his execution was stayed until further notice. he was arrested in april 2009 for trafficking around 43 grammes of pure heroin, and his lawyers had launched a last—minute appeal against the execution arguing that he has limited mental capacity. earlier, i spoke to our correspondent nick marsh in singapore about the halting of his execution. nagaenthran dharmalingam was due to be executed tomorrow, barring a last—ditch appeal schedule today. just moments before that appeal was due to start we had confirmation of this positive covid—19 case, meaning the appeal will be delayed, we don't know when it is due to resume. presumably when he fully recovers. if he loses that appeal the execution will go ahead as scheduled, but this is so controversial here in singapore due to claims of i

let's get more details now from our news reporter, mark lobel. israel is banning all rivals? they are clearly alarmed in israel, the country that was known as the first to vaccinate and the first to party.

this is bbc news— i'm mark lobel — our top stories: two men convicted of the murder of the us civil rights leader, malcolm x, more than 50 years ago, are set to be exonerated. as poland says a thousand migrants are still gathered at the frontier with belarus — we look at the human cost of the border crisis. the actor alex baldwin is described as reckless in a new lawsuit over the fatal film—set shooting of a cinematographer working on the western rust. in our opinion, mr baldwin chose to play russian roulette when he fired a gun without checking it. and — a state of emergency is declared in the canadian western province of british columbia, as floods force thousands to leave their homes.

i've been speaking to our news reporter mark lobel about these changes to the red list. all the countries taking off but it was kept as a preventative measure and is being used in such against the six countries for this new travel ban. that has been triggered by these cases found in south africa of this variant that you have been outlining. for cases in botswana and one in hong kong. this is the most heavily mutated variant so find of course, as we have been saying, concerning how fast it can spread and whether vaccines can stand up to it, all of which are unknown is at the moment so the uk has taken the step to band travel from the six countries and let's take a look at which ones they are. south africa is one. botswana, namibia, listed two, s bertini and zimbabwe. we are waiting to find out if other countries are going to follow suit and ban flights from those countries too but in terms of uk travel rules on how they stand right now there will be a flight ban in place into the hotel quarantine has been set up under is up and running. for anyone already arrived in one o

i'm joined now by our news reporter mark lobel. what reaction has there been so far? all countries were cleared from the uk travel medallist three weeks ago but it was kept as a preventative measure and indeed it is being used as a six country travel ban. that has been caused by the finding of 59 confirmed cases of this variant in south africa plus another four cases in botswana and one in hong kong. this is the most heavily mutated variant so far of coronavirus and there are concerns about how fast it can spread and also how fast it can spread and also how effective vaccines are against it. both of those are unknown at the moment so the uk has banned travel from six african countries. that show you which ones they are. south africa, botswana, namibia, lesotho, s martini and zimbabwe. we are waiting to find out if other countries are going to follow suit and ban travel from those countries but as far as the uk travel rules are concerned there is a flight ban now in place until the hotel quarantine system is up and running and anyone who has recently arrived from any o

i'm mark lobel. our top stories: a us teenager who shot dead two people and injured another during racialjustice protests last year has been found not guilty of murder in a trial that polarised america. as covid cases rise in europe, police in the netherlands fire warning shots at angry protests against new restrictions. belarus�*s authoritarian leader, alexander lukashenko, speaks exclusively to the bbc. he admits that his forces may have helped migrants cross into the european union. translation: i told the eu i'm not going to detain migrants - on the border, hold them at the border, and if they keep coming from now on, i still won't stop them. the women's tennis association threatens to pull out of china as the outcry intensifies over missing chinese tennis star peng shuai. and hear how this german french horn player who was born with no arms is now on tour with the bournemouth symphony orchestra. hello and welcome to bbc news. a us teenager who shot dead two people and injured another during ra

i'm mark lobel. our top stories: trapped on the edge of the eu: the desperation of migrants fleeing conflict and poverty as they try to seek asylum. we have a special report from the bosnia—croatia border. global concerns grow about the safety of the chinese tennis player peng shuai, unseen since accusing a senior government official of sexual assault. we're all pretty worried, given what's happened over the last couple of weeks and that, really, the right kind of contact and communication with peng shuai has not happened yet. tracing the origins of coronavirus: new information on patient zero. president biden considers a diplomatic boycott of the beijing winter olympics in protest against china's human rights record. and lady gaga tells us about channelling her childhood experiences into her new film, house of gucci. hello there. across eastern europe, from belarus to the balkans, people are fleeing conflict and poverty in their homelands, trying to reach the european union to seek asylum. in rece

i'm joined now by our news reporter mark lobel. so talk us through the latest announcement when it comes to travel restrictions. the announcement when it comes to travel restrictions.— travel restrictions. the uk read list — travel restrictions. the uk read list was _ travel restrictions. the uk read list was cleared - travel restrictions. the uk read list was cleared of. travel restrictions. the uk read list was cleared of all countries three weeks ago, but it was kept as a preventative measure. and that means that basically, it was there, and now we have a six country travel ban in place. now that's come as a result of 59 confirmed cases in south africa of this new b11529 variant — of course one in hong kong and fourin course one in hong kong and four in botswana. it's the most heavily mutated variant so far, and the concerns are about how far it can spread, how quickly can spread, and also how effective it is against vaccines. so let's have a look at those six african countries at those six african countries at the uk is b

mark lobel, bbc news. there is startling new evidence from africa that shows how climate change is dramatically increasing the number of droughts and floods on the continent. the world bank says the frequency of droughts tripled in the past decade, with parts of south africa already experiencing a devastating seven year dry period. but the city of cape town, which came close to running out of water completely three years ago, is finding unusual ways to cope. 0ur africa correspondent andrew harding reports on south africa's own climate battle. high in the mountains around cape town, a bold and frantic fight to save rain water. teams here are scaling the wilderness to remove alien trees, armies of foreign invaders like the pine. that's because pine trees are thirsty, sucking up a quarter of the water that might otherwise end up in cape town's reservoirs. every stump here means more waterfor humans. and these days, africa's big, growing cities need every raindrop. girls in a makeshift settlement near cape tow

i'm mark lobel. thanks forjoining us. a us jury has cleared a teenager who shot dead two men and wounded another during racialjustice protests in the state of wisconsin. kyle rittenhouse, who's now 18, said he was protecting himself during the unrest in the city of kenosha last august. the high—profile trial split opinion in the nation and provoked a heated debate over gun rights and vigilantism. our correspondent nomia iqbal reports from kenosha. the defendant will rise to face the jury. a dangerous vigilante or someone acting in self—defence? after 26 hours, thejury decided kyle rittenhouse�*s fate. we, thejury, find the defendant, kyle h rittenhouse, not guilty. the 12 men and women of thejury accepted the teenager's claim that he killed out of fear for his safety. somehow, some way, those 12jurors found that he was innocent. yelling. outside court, the political divisions this case has caused were clear. you attack me, i have the right to defend myself! that's was what kyle was on trial for, that's what he was a

this is bbc news— i'm mark lobel — our top stories: two men convicted of the murder of the us civil rights leader, malcolm x, more than 50 years ago, are set to be exonerated. as poland says a thousand migrants are still gathered at the frontier with belarus — we look at the human cost of the border crisis. the actor alex baldwin is described as reckless in a new lawsuit over the fatal film—set shooting of a cinematographer working on the western rust. in our opinion, mr baldwin chose to play russian roulette when he fired a gun without checking it. and — a state of emergency is declared in the canadian western province of british columbia, as floods force thousands to leave their homes. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. two men convicted of the murder of the american civil rights leader, malcolm x, are set to be exonerated. he was shot dead in new york in 1965 as he prepared to give a speech. the manhattan district attorney said muhammad al aziz and khalil islam did not get the justice they deserved. the conviction of a third man, thomas hagan, has not b

i'm mark lobel. thanks forjoining us. a us jury has cleared a teenager who shot dead two men and wounded another during racialjustice protests in the state of wisconsin. kyle rittenhouse, who's now 18, said he was protecting himself during the unrest in the city of kenosha last august. the high—profile trial split opinion in the nation and provoked a heated debate over gun rights and vigilantism. our correspondent nomia iqbal reports from kenosha. the defendant will rise to face the jury. a dangerous vigilante or someone acting in self—defence?

our news reporter mark lobel says israel is alarmed enough to take such action. with the country known as the first vaccinated in the first party because of the success of the vaccine, and now potentially the first to ban rivals of foreigners from countries over 14 days, because it is extremely transmissible variant, and it also has, in a very complicated for israel, right at the start of the hanukkah vacations, the festival of light, the festival that lasts eight days with mostly vaccinated children who are mostly unvaccinated taking part. subject to the government �*s approval, is probably part. subject to the government is appi’ovgl is probably the first to shut its to contain the spread and there will be reintroducing counterterrorism phone tracking technology to trace the omicron variant around the country. a few cases, suspected cases have been reported in israel already, what has been confirmed and one of those somebody who has only had the brewsterjam, when one of the top health experts in the country was just saying a few days ago that the booster ca

i'm mark lobel. our top stories: a us teenager who shot dead two people and injured another during racialjustice protests last year has been found not guilty of murder in a trial that polarised america. police in the netherlands fire warning shots as people take to the streets, protesting against the partial lockdown imposed to curb rising covid cases. belarus's authoritarian leader, alexander lukashenko, speaks exclusively to the bbc. he admits that his forces may have helped migrants cross into the european union. translation: i told the eu i i'm not going to take migrants —— detain migrants on the border, hold them at the border,

let's get more details now from our news reporter, mark lobel. israel is banning all rivals? they are clearly alarmed in israel, the country that was known as the first to vaccinate and the first to party. now potentially the first to ban arrivals from foreign countries over a period of 14 days because of this extremely transmissible variant. it has also come at a very complicated time for israel. it is right at the start of the hannukah vacation, the festival of lights, it lasts eight days with mostly unvaccinated children who are out of school taking part. subject to the government approval, taking part. subject to the governmentapproval, israel government approval, israel will governmentapproval, israel will become the first to shut its borders to foreigners and contain the spread and they will reintroduce counterterrorism phone tracking technology to trace the omicron variant around the country. and a few cases, suspected cases have been reported in israel already, one of them confirmed, one of those cases was somebody who already had their booster jab and one of the top

mark lobel reports. spot the difference. this is a mouse before treatment and after. walking again.- mouse before treatment and after. walking again. over the eriod of after. walking again. over the period of about _ after. walking again. over the period of about 3- _ after. walking again. over the period of about 3- four - after. walking again. over the | period of about 3- four weeks, period of about 3— four weeks, we were able to observe that an initially paralysed mouth, as a result of severe spinal cord injury, regained great ability to walk. 50 injury, regained great ability to walk. ., ,. , , to walk. so how did scientists do it? a treatment _ to walk. so how did scientists do it? a treatment packed . to walk. so how did scientists. do it? a treatment packed with hundreds of thousands of molecules was injected in the tissue around the spinal cord to repair sales. crucially, this watery therapy kept everything moving. irate everything moving. we discovered _ everything moving. we discovered that - everything moving. - discovered that the motion of the molecule

i'm mark lobel. our top stories: a us teenager who shot dead two people and injured another during racialjustice protests last year has been found not guilty of murder in a trial that polarized america. —— guilty of murder in a trial that polarised america. gunfire. police in the netherlands fire warning shots as people take to the streets, protesting against the partial lockdown imposed to curb rising covid cases. belarus' authoritarian leader alexander lukashenko speaks exclusively to the bbc. he admits that his forces may have helped migrants cross into the european union. translation: i told the eu i'm not going to take migrants on the border, hold them at the border and if they keep coming from now on, i still won't stop them. and kamala harris becomes the first woman ever to hold us presidential powers whilejoe biden had a medical procedure. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. a us teenager who shot dead two people and injured another during racialjustice protests

with me is our news reporter mark lobel. we've been used to the very best been strapped a couple of weeks ago. best been strapped a couple of weeks ago. now best been strapped a couple of weeks ago. now it best been strapped a couple of weeks ago. now it is best been strapped a couple of weeks ago. now it is back. best been strapped a couple of weeks ago. now it is back. all weeks ago. now it is back. all the weeks ago. now it is back. fill the countries taking off but it was kept as a preventative measure and is being used in such against the six countries for this new travel ban. that has been triggered by these cases found in south africa of this variant that you have been outlining. for cases in botswana and one in hong kong. this is the most heavily mutated variant so find of course, as we have been saying, concerning how fast it can spread and whether vaccines can stand up to it, all of which are unknown is at the moment so the uk has taken the step to band travel from the six countries and let's take a look at which o

mark lobel, bbc news. stay with us here on bbc world news. the carbon market boom. the winners as they settle on kaaba training. that is coming up. benazir bhutto has claimed victory in pakistan's general election, and she's asked pakistan's president to name her as prime minister. jackson's been released on bail of $3 million after turning himself in to police in santa barbara. it was the biggest i demonstration so far of the fast—growing _ european anti—nuclear movement. the south african government has announced that it's opening the country's remaining whites—only beaches to people of all races. this will lead to a black majority government in this country and the destruction of the white civilisation. part of the centuries—old windsor castle, - one of the queen's residences, has been consumed by fire for much of the day. - 150 firemen have been battling the blaze, - which has caused millions. of pounds worth of damage. this is bbc news. have the latest headlines. clashes on the border between poland and belarus as the polish authorities use water cannon

mark lobel reports. hospitals are under strain as a highly infectious covid variant sweeps across europe alongside vaccine hesitancy and waning vaccine immunity. eliciting a new wave of restrictions like policing the pandemic in paris. incentivising injections in italy and guarding the trains in germany. the incoming coalition government in germany has reportedly resisted another national lockdown for now despite one in place in neighbouring austria and soon, slovakia. but it will form a new task force to tackle the crisis and germany�*s comparatively low vaccination rate. translation: vaccination is the way i out of this pandemic and facilities l where particularly vulnerable groups are cared for we should make vaccination mandatory. an expansion of this provision remains to be explored. 2g here means entry only for the vaccinated or recently recovered. no longer allowing a negative test to count. keeping the unvaccinated out. in just over one week, 2g will feature across italy, stopping the unvaccina

mark lobel, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with louise that takes us into a look at the weather and here is nick miller! we know there has been some sunshine across parts of southern scotland. actually today, though, where you have seen some sunshine you have got a reasonably chilly night. not a cold night but fairly chilly. we have had that in southern scotland, northern most counties of northern england, few clear spells in northern ireland as well. this thick cloud across much of wales and england has been producing light rain and drizzle, really murky day and that will continue on and off overnight with some areas of fog and poor visibility and also an area of rain pushing down across northern scotland but as suggested earlier the lower temperatures will be in northern ireland, northernmost counties of northern england, few clear spells in northern ireland as well. this thick cloud across much of wales and england has been producing light rain and drizzle, really murky day and that w

mark lobel, bbc news. the tensions are escalating on the border between poland and belarus. polish security forces have turned to water cannon and tear gas to push back migrants on the belarus side who are seeking a way into the european union. the polish government has accused belarus of trying to force those more migrants across the border in order to destabilise the eu. steve rosenberg reports. first, they'd asked to be let in. now, they were demanding. in belarus, the migrants have run out of patience. these are polish water cannon being employed, and that is because, around midday, migrants on the belarusian side of the border started throwing stones and rocks and branches. and all chaos has broken out. the polish forces have responded with water, but also with gas — it's quite difficult to breathe. we don't have life here! four nights and five nights, and don't sleeping. my eyes. for two hours, the border crossing was like a battleground. the european union says belarus is using migrants as weapons to destabilise europe. the belarusian soldiers stood and watched. the

let's get more details now from our news reporter mark lobel. so israel may become the first country to ban foreign arrivals in light of this new variant. there is clearly alarm in israel. when you look at the history of coal bed, israel is the first country to vaccinate the first country to vaccinate the first country to vaccinate the first party —— coronavirus, when they got out of that lockdown, it looks like they may be depressed to consider a travel ban on all countries, on all foreigners for 14 days, and thatis all foreigners for 14 days, and that is because of the extremely transmissible variant that we are discussing. as has arrived at a very complicated time for israel, coinciding with the hanukkah vacation from the festival of lights holiday that lasts eight days and includes children, and most of them are out of school and unvaccinated. now, subject to government approval, unvaccinated. now, subject to governmentapproval, israel government approval, israel would governmentapproval, israel would be the first country to shut its bor

mark lobel reports. spot the difference. this is a mouse before treatment and after. walking again. over the period of about 3— four weeks, we were able to observe that an initially paralysed mouth, as a result of severe spinal cord injury, regained great ability to walk. so how did scientists do it? a treatment packed with hundreds of thousands of molecules was injected in the tissue around the spinal cord to repair sales. crucially, this watery therapy kept everything moving. we discovered that the motion of the molecules inside this filament is critical in their ability to signal sales in the spinal cord in order to initiate repair. to trigger the experiment and incision was made in the mammals' spine. that is to replicate what happens to humans after they suffer a car crash, sports injury, gunshot wound orfrom a disease. it is hoped human trails could be approved next year. this therapy is also going to affect other targets that are related to the central nervous system, for example the brain. so we hope to be able later to use and also for stroke treatment, and for neurodegen

let's get more details now from our news reporter, mark lobel. all foreigners arriving in israel are going to be banned, that seems quite strange? in the history of coronavirus it will be remembered as the first country to vaccinate and enter party. they may well be remembered now as the first country to ban arrivals for 14 days as a result of this extremely transmissible variant. it comes at a very complicated time for israel. it is coincided with the hannukah vacation, the festival lights that last eight days and involves children, mostly unvaccinated, out—of—school and subject to government approval israel will become the first country to shut its visit de mey borders to visitors and to reintroduce counterterrorism phone tracking technology to trace the variant. if you cases have already been reported, or suspected cases, of omicron in israel, one of them confirmed, one of those suspected cases was someone who had already received their vaccine booster shot and this comes the week in which the top health expert in israel was saying that th

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