for the first time in three years china lifts quarantine rules for people arriving from abroad. and is this the sound of hidden treasure? hopeful hunters follow a map marking the spot where german soldiers are believed to have buried valuables worth millions. hello and welcome to the programme. clashes have continued in eastern ukraine throughout the day despite the russian ceasefire to mark the orthodox christmas. ukraine dismissed the pause in hostilities as a tactic to allow russian troops to regroup. russian forces are on the edge of bakhmut they ve been rying to take it since the summer, in an attempt to push further west, but the city hasn t fallen. our correspondent, james waterhouse along with producer siobhan leahy and cameraman paul francis sent this report from bahkmut, on the front line. you leave civilisation behind on the journey to bakhmut. we are heading to one of the most hostile parts of the front line. and coming into view is a city in the middle
metal detectors beep. and is this the sound of hidden treasure? hopeful hunters follow a map marking the spot where german soldiers are believed to have buried valuables worth millions. hello and welcome to bbc news. after nearly three years of covid lockdowns, china is scrapping its quarantine rules for travel from sunday. but as soon as restrictions were eased over the last few weeks, infections started to spread rapidly causing many countries to introduce compulsory covid tests for travellers from china. there are also concerns that china s borders are opening just as the country prepares to celebrate its annual lunar new year. for more on this story i m joined now by the bbc s martin yip who s at the hong kong zhuhai macau bridge checkpoint. thank you forjoining us, martin. how are people feeling about these restrictions being eased fairly quickly? we have heard travellers from china can visit abroad and now these restrictions being eased for inward visitors. restricti
tens of thousands of people have been demonstrating across the united states, demanding stricter gun laws in response to a series of mass shootings. president biden encouraged the protesters to keep marching, and called on congress to pass common sense gun safety legislation. the democrat controlled house of representatives passed a package of gun reforms last week, but republicans in the senate are likely to block them. barbara plett usher reports. another march against gun violence banging on the doors of the nation s capital. this is a movement powered by young people, demanding the country s leaders take action after yet another school shooting a horrific massacre in uvalde, texas. if our government can t do anything to stop 19 kids from being killed and slaughtered in their own school, and decapitated, it s time to change who is in government! all: vote them out! again! for years, congress has failed to pass gun safety measures, blocked by opposition from the gun lobby
hello and welcome to bbc news. tens of thousands of people have been demonstrating across the united states, demanding stricter gun laws in response to a series of mass shootings. president biden encouraged the protesters to keep marching, and called on congress to pass common sense gun safety legislation. the democrat controlled house of representatives passed a package of gun reforms last week, but republicans in the senate are likely to block them. barbara plett usher reports. another march against gun violence banging on the doors of the nation s capital. this is a movement powered by young people, demanding the country s leaders take action after yet another school shooting a horrific massacre in uvalde, texas. if our government can t do anything to stop 19 kids from being killed and slaughtered in their own school, and decapitated, it s time to change who is in government! all: vote them out! again! vote them out! for years, congress has failed to pass gun safety meas