phones. maryam nuri mohamed amin tried several times to get a visa tojoin her partner in the uk, before deciding to surprise him by trying to get there another way. she was messaging him when the boat began to lose air. in erbil, in northern iraq, the family s anger showed through their grief. her mother and sister inconsolable. translation: going to britain is very difficult. l she tried to get to britain legally twice. she went to the british embassy, but the process was delayed. she was forced to go the way she did. her friend iman left to absorb the news of her death. her humanity was so good, always advising me. and she was like someone i look. look up to for advice. so no one should try this. no one. no one deserves
the new omicron strain of coronavirus is detected across europe with cases confirmed in germany, italy, belgium, the czech republic and the uk. britain s prime minister, borisjohnson, has announced new measures to halt the spread, which include all travellers arriving in britain having to take a pcr test. israel is planning to ban the entry of all foreigners for two weeks from sunday night to tackle the spread of the omicron variant, after one case was detected. israeli prime minister naftali bennett has said that israel is on the verge of a state of emergency. the family and friends of one of those who died in the english channel when their small boat capsized, have told the bbc that she was kind hearted. maryam nuri mohamed amin was a 24 year old kurdish woman, from northern iraq, who was travelling to be with her partner.
on suspicion of murder. this is bbc news, the headlines. the new omicron strain of coronavirus is detected across europe with cases confirmed in germany, italy, belgium, the czech republic and the uk. israel is planning to ban the entry of all foreigners for two weeks from sunday night to tackle the spread of the omicron variant. more details have emerged about some of the 27 people who drowned this week while trying to reach britain from france. newspaper reports say that among the dead were a 25 year old man, who d left iraq tojoin his brother in england, and an iraqi kurdish woman, along with her three children. the bbc has been hearing from the family and friends of the first victim to be named 24 year old maryam nuri mohamed amin. more details from our correspondent, lucy williamson. she left to start a new life with her fiance. a video from her engagement party less than a year ago still stored on her relatives
this is bbc news, the headlines: the new omicron strain of coronavirus is detected across europe with cases confirmed in germany, italy, belgium, the czech republic and the uk. britain s prime minister, borisjohnson, has announced new measures to halt the spread, which include all travellers arriving in britain having to take a pcr test. israel is planning to ban the entry of all foreigners for two weeks from sunday night to tackle the spread of the omicron variant, after one case was detected. israeli prime minister naftali bennett has said that israel is on the verge of a state of emergency. the family and friends of one of those who died in the english channel when their small boat capsized, have told the bbc that she was kind hearted. maryam nuri mohamed amin was a 2k year old kurdish woman, from northern iraq, who was travelling to be with her partner.
a pcr test. israel is planning to ban the entry of all foreigners for two weeks from sunday night to tackle the spread of the omicron variant, after one case was detected. israeli prime minister naftali bennett has said that israel is on the verge of a state of emergency. the family and friends of one of those who died in the english channel when their small boat capsized, have told the bbc that she was kind hearted. maryam nuri mohamed amin was a 2k year old kurdish woman, from northern iraq, who was travelling to be with her partner. now on bbc news: it s time for dateline london with shaun ley.