and motorists are stuck in long queues as heavy snow causes travel problems across northern parts of the uk. hello and welcome. police in the german city of hamburg say several people have been killed in a shooting incident and several others were injured. the attack happened inside a meeting hall forjehovah s witnesses where an event had apparently been under way. it s believed the attacker was among the dead. tim allman has more details. a quiet street in hamburg at around nine o clock in the evening local time. in the distance, a figure appears to have climbed up the outside of a building and is peering inside. then, after a short pause, he raises what appears to be a handgun and opens fire. not long after, armed officers arrive and are storming the building. slowly, carefully they make their way upstairs, no idea if the gunman is waiting for them. this is kingdom hall, a place of worship for local jehovah s witnesses. it is believed they were in the middle of a service wh
how one woman turned freebies for the famous into a multimillion dollar branding business. hello there. we start here in the uk where the government is under pressure to tackle a chronic shortage of workers when it publishes its budget next week. it is adding to wage pressures pushing up inflation and holding back economic growth. soaring childcare costs have priced many people, usually women, out of the workforce. post brexit restrictions on foreign workers have added to the problem. and many older people have simply decided they can afford to retire early. our economics editor faisal islam has the story. get back to work the economy needs you. not to be taking walks on a monday morning, but to be at work. that s one government message to people such as mike, who retired at 5a during the pandemic from managing software programmers in cambridgeshire. let s go for a walk! it s wonderful. i can t believe it s two years already, to be honest. it s absolutely flown by.
of excessive force. why the dutch government says it ll restrict the export of some equipment used to make microchips, citing national and international security concerns. and australia looks set to become the first country in the world to totally eliminate cervical cancer. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin in the former soviet republic of georgia, where large crowds have been protesting against new laws which critics say will limit freedoms. i will limit freedoms. want to take you to the latest i want to take you to the latest information that we are getting out from georgia, and as we understand it to police have been using water cannons, teargas, and it is taking place in that capital city of tbilisi, but live scenes on the ground right now is what you are seeing on your screens. there are people, obviously, who are very upset and angry over the last coupl
or seeking citizenship. why the dutch government says it will restrict the export of some equipment used to make microchips, citing national and international security concerns. hello, and welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. we begin in the former soviet republic of georgia, where large crowds have been protesting against new laws, which critics say will limit freedoms. the biggest demonstrations have been in the capital, tbilisi. the protests have been ongoing through the night. this is the scene there now, just after 6am. we ve seen police using water cannon and tear gas to try to disperse the crowds. our correspondent rayhan demytrie is in tbilisi and sent us this report. every big moment in history has its iconic image. this may be georgia s. on tuesday, thousands of protesters stood for europe, and stood their ground against water cannons, tear gas and pepper spray. and they even fought back. 55 police officers were injured. protesters have bee
the dutch government says it will restrict the export of some equipment used to make microchips, citing national and international security concerns. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to be within uk and abroad. we begin in georgia, where large crowds have been protesting against new laws which critics say will limit freedoms. the biggest demonstrations have been in the capital, tbilisi. police have been using water cannon and tear gas to try to disperse crowds. our correspondent, rayhan demytrie, is in tbilisi and sent us this report. every big moment in history has its iconic image. this may be georgia s. on tuesday, thousands of protesters stood for europe, and stood their ground against water cannons, tear gas and pepper spray. and they even fought back. 55 police officers were injured. protesters have been outraged by what s been happening in parliament pro government mps spoiling for a fight with the opposition, and then backing a controversial foreign agents bill. th