from sunderland now on how individuals and communities could be affected. every second day, nicky telford has to spend five hours on this kidney dialysis machine, and will do so for the rest of his life. i need this machine to keep me alive. his illness means he isn t suitable for an organ donation, but his illness isn t his only concern. right now i m sitting here now shivering. i m freezing. unable to work any more, he relies on benefits, but it s not enough. he can t afford to put heating on and is struggling to put his youngest child through college. i m worrying about my daughter and trying to worry about my house and where we re going to feed and things like that. it s a lot to take on, mate. this shop is all about helping people. we have baby clothes for 50p. wendy english is an enthusiastic volunteer in one of sunderland s essential shops. in an area with the highest level of child poverty in england, this store offers cheap second hand clothes and free school uniforms.
let s start with barbie nadeau in rome. barbie, these cases leading to many governments in europe imposing restrictions, while the uk this week will do be debating whether to act with harsher measures, what is the latest? france is in an emergency meeting this morning. government officials there to determine what to do in terms of new restrictions. they topped over 100,000 cases in a single day over the weekend. um, noirks we are seeing all sorts of smaller measures, too. in belgium, they are closing movie theaters. in germany, they are not allowing people to attend sporting events. those games will be played at an empty stadiums. so you are seeing sort of little, mini lockdowns in the netherlands. you know, essential all but essential shops are closed. but going into new year s celebrations, you know, we are really looking at at cancellation of anything that even seems fun essentially. there will be no concerts, there will be no fireworks. here in italy, mask mandates are
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
people now have the virus. our coverage starts in the netherlands with this report from anna holligan. a final flourish of festive cheer before dutch cities shut down for christmas. 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. 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 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,
translation: it was nice to go to the city for a little while before the lockdown. 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 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, and so we must intervene now to prevent much worse. this is one of the most popular shopping streets in the heart of the hague, and normally at this time of year it would be heaving. the dutch prime minister said the response to the omicron variant was unavoidable. but the government s critics argue