a british boat in a french port. just the kind of vessel that will be banned from unloading here next week if the battle overfishing rights continues. this one is a warning shot. seized by french police yesterday, for allegedly fishing here without permission. its crew, still inside. they didn t want to talk. at least the weather s nice today, i said. it s about the only thing that is, one replied. the cornelis gert jan was fishing for scallop off the normandy coast when it was stopped by police. it s been told to stay in le havre for investigation. in a statement, the company said its activity was entirely legal. it appears our vessel is a pawn in the ongoing dispute between the uk and france, it said. france says only half the british fishing licenses it expected after brexit have been issued. unless that changes by tuesday, it s threatening to begin systematic border checks on all british goods entering channel ports and ban british boats from unloading seafood there.
this is newsday on the bbc. i m karishma vaswani in singapore. 0ur headlines. in an exclusive interview with the bbc, the indonesian president says wealthier countries need to do more to get the world s poorer countries vaccinated. ahead of the g20 meeting, president biden unveils his $1.75 trillion spending plan, calling it a historic investment in the country s future. the french ambassador has been summoned to the foreign office after a british trawler was detained in la habra in an ongoing row about post brexit fishing rates. the french authorities said that they were fishing without a licence but the ship s owner rejected the claims. lucy williamson reports.