the government has been publicly embarrassed by its mishandling of the controversy. while the player was desperate to avoid forfeiting the chance to compete for his record breaking 21st grand slam title. after being accompanied to the airport by federal police officers, novak djokovic boarded a plane to dubai, ending a saga that has bruised the country the player and the australian open. shaimaa khalil, bbc news, melbourne. and coming in a moment, i ve been speaking to the american grand slam tennis champion pam shriverfor her reaction to djokovic s deportation from australia. that s coming in after the sport in a moment. the french parliament has given final approval to measures that will ban people who haven t had coronavirus vaccinations from most of public life.
another passenger in a vehicle was killed. debris blown in the wind smashed through the windscreen of a van, fatally injuring a man in his 50s. the north of england and parts of scotland also had some heavy snow. this morning s rush hour was difficult, but things later improved. storm eunice will be remembered for its mountainous seas, wind damage and loss of life a violent weather system which wreaked havoc across the british isles. danny savage, bbc news. canadian police say they ve made at least 100 arrests as they move to end a truck drivers blockade of the capital, 0ttawa. more than 20 vehicles including lorries parked outside parliament have been towed away. drivers spent the last three weeks protesting against mandatory coronavirus vaccinations to cross into the united states. marieke walsh is a reporter with the globe
about what they need to do and i am concerned that we will return to the protests and i am not saying that such a bad thing necessarily. but it s terrible. people are very saddened. people are angry, shocked. people are upset. qm. shocked. people are upset. 0k, we must leave shocked. people are upset. 0k, we must leave it shocked. people are upset. 0k, we must leave it there for the time being. reverend, thank you forjoining us from minnesota. canadian police say they ve made at least a hundred arrests as they move to end a truck drivers blockade of the capital, 0ttawa. more than 20 vehicles including lorries parked outside parliament have been towed away. drivers spent the last three weeks protesting against mandatory coronavirus vaccinations to cross into the united states. marieke walsh is a reporter with the globe and mail i pointed out there were scuffles earlier and asked for an update on the situation. certainly, a few skirmishes that we saw, especially later this eve
president biden says he s convinced that the russian president vladimir putin has made the decision to invade ukraine with an attack on kyiv expected in the coming days. mr biden said the united states and its allies would stand together in full support of the people of ukraine. nine people have been killed as storm eunice left a trail of destruction across parts of northern europe. deaths were reported in the netherlands, belgium, britain and ireland many of the victims crushed by falling trees. gusts of close to 200kmph have been recorded. canadian police have made at least a hundred arrests as they move to end a truck drivers blockade of the capital 0ttawa. more than 20 vehicles have been towed away. drivers spent the last three weeks protesting against mandatory coronavirus vaccinations to cross into the united states. now on bbc news, our rome correspondent mark lowen
against mandatory coronavirus vaccinations to cross into the united states. marieke walsh is a reporter with the globe and mail shejoins us now from ottawa. good to see you again. there were scuffles earlier, what is the picture now. the picture now. certainly, some skirmishes - the picture now. certainly, some skirmishes that - the picture now. certainly, some skirmishes that we l the picture now. certainly, - some skirmishes that we saw, especially later this evening. it is friday in the capital. what you see behind me is this black or dark wall, that is a wall of people facing off with protesters and police. the police are walking towards them very slowly and deliberately, a few steps at a time and all the while, protesters are trying to resist them, facing off with them, sometimes shouting at them. but the police are still moving forward, still pushing forward, they have a lot of back up, police on horses for example. they have used pepper spray. it is certainly tense