hundreds of people including foreign workers fleeing from an islamist rebel advance in north east mozambique, have reached safety in the port of pemba, after being rescued by ships and boats. security forces say dozens of people have been killed in the attack on palma further north. an is linked islamist group has been fighting the government in northeast mozambique for 3 years. the bbc s africa correspondent, catherine byaruhanga, reports. a desperate journey for many who had been trapped in the far northeastern corner of mozambique. on the gangway you can see some of the people who ve finally made it to safety. civilians risk their lives to charter boats and ships for the rescue mission in parma. but many are still missing. she is worried for her brother is safety. and describes this as a horrible in unfair situation. live rounds and mortar shells have been let loose in parma since wednesday. local islamist linked to isis to have wage a brutal insurgency in this region
of the football association, says social media platforms have a responsibility to create safe environments and to hold people accountable. a number of players have been targeted this week with just one arrest being made so far. manchester united s marcus rashford described the messages he has received as humanity and social media at its worst . nesta mcgregor reports. taking the knee, a unified protest for racial equality. it s a gesture we ve become accustomed to and, last night, the latest example of why players continue to do so. manchester united striker marcus rashford, having to respond to racial abuse he had received hours after a goalless draw away to arsenal. he posted, i am a black man and proud that i am. no comment is going to make me feel any different . it comes in a week where several other players have also been victims of online discrimination. there s no fear at the moment, is there? if you look at the amount of abuse that is on our platforms at the momen
a final flourish of festive cheer before dutch cities shutdown for christmas. department stores and toy shops weren t ready for this level of footfall. while here, a beauty salon squeezed clients in for a last minute shave. translation: it was nice to go to the city for a little while before the lockdowns. translation: it s too busy i everywhere but i have to come get presents before the christmas holidays. under the new measures outlined on saturday, all nonessential stores, bars, restaurants, and other public places are to shut from sunday. essential shops, such as supermarkets and pharmacies, must close by 8pm. and as previously announced, schools are closed until at least january 9. the prime minister delivered the message in a sombre tone. translation: omicron is spreading even faster than feared, so we must intervene now to prevent much worse. this is what a christmas lockdown looks like on my local high street in the hague. most of the shutters have gone down and the
citing concerns over the direction of boris johnson s government. and hong kong goes to the polls, in the first election since beijing tightened its control over the territory. pro democracy groups refuse to field candidates. hello there. governments around europe are imposing tight restrictions in reaction to the rapid spread of the omicron variant. the netherlands has announced a stringent christmas lockdown, in an attempt to prevent a new wave of cases. all non essential, stores, bars, restaurants and other public places are to shut from sunday under the new measures. dutch prime minister mark rutte says it s unavoidable. anna holligan reports from the hague. a final flourish of festive cheer before dutch cities shutdown. for christmas. department stores and toy shops weren t ready for this level of footfall. while here a beauty salon squeezes clients in for a last minute shade. it salon squeezes clients in for a last-minute shade. salon squeezes clients in for a last-min
department stores and toy shops weren t ready for this level of footfall, while hair and beauty salons squeezed clients in for a last minute shave. translation: it was nice to go to the city for a little while before the lockdown. translation: it s too busy - everywhere, but i have to come to get presents before the christmas holidays. under the new measures outlined on saturday, all non essential stores, bars, restaurants and other public places are to shut from sunday. essential shops such as supermarkets and pharmacies must close by 8:00pm, and as previously announced, schools are closed until at least 9 january. the prime minister delivered the message in a sombre tone. translation: omicron is spreading even faster than feared, and so we must intervene now to prevent much worse. this is what a christmas lockdown looks like on my local high street in the hague. most of the shutters have gone down, and they won t be rolled up again untilat least mid january. this lockdown