Now on bbc news, the travel show. This week on the travel show, whats in store for the year ahead . I think a phrase a lot of us can expect to hear in 2021 is documents, please. The worlds tallest mountain. I really hope that the people who want to go and climb Mount Everest really understand the significance of this mountain, the sacredness of this mountain. I thought id seen everything and a detox that is not for the squeamish. Wow, the visual of it is the most shocking part. Hello and welcome to the show. After a dramatic year, i am here in turkey to start my 2021 off on a more personal note with some strange alternative therapies. And if youve not heard of mad honey, stay tuned for that. But first, after a tumultuous yearfor travel, 2021 has got off to a gloomy start in the uk, with pretty much the entire country being back in lockdown. But with a vaccine just starting to be rolled out, can we begin to see the light at the end of the tunnel, and start to build some idea of what the
In other news, another 1000 600 and 10 people have died from covid in the uk thats the highest daily figure since the start of the pandemic. People are just dying and dying and dying, you know . Even though its ourjob and we deal with people every day, this. This level, i think, has taken its toll. Hello to you. 0n the eve of his inauguration, president Electjoe Biden along with Vice President elect Kamala Harris have attended a Covid Memorial Service in washington, in tribute to the 400,000 americans whove lost their lives to coronavirus. National landmarks were lit up in tribute. Mr biden who will spend the night at the president ial guest house blair house paid tribute to medical workers and spoke of the importance of healing as a nation. To heal, we must remember. And its hard sometimes to remember, but thats how we heal. Its important to do that as a nation. Thats why were here today. Between sundown and dusk, let us shine the lights in the darkness along the sacred pool of reflec
Live coverage of the inauguration here on bbc world news. Now on bbc news, its hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk, im stephen sackur. The Chinese Government began this year by intensifying its crackdown on the pro democracy opposition in hong kong. Beijing seems determined to snuff out organised dissent in the territory in 2021. Amid the mass arrests, the surveillance of the media and academia, is there any safe space left for those fighting for hong kongs political autonomy . My guest is kenneth chan, a founder of hong kongs civic party and a former member of the Legislative Council. Is the fight for freedom in hong kong lost . Professor chan, in hong kong, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you very much. Pleasure to be here. Professor chan, right now in hong kong, is it possible to operate as a pro democracy political activist . It is increasingly difficult because of the introduction of the National Security law and the arbitrary implementation of the law that we have seen so far. So, a lot of
The highest daily figure since the start of the pandemic. People just dying and dying and dying. Although its ourjob and we deal with dead people every day, this level, i think, has taken its toll. Hello and welcome to our audiences in the uk and around the world. 0n the eve of his inauguration, the president Electjoe Biden along with Vice President elect Kamala Harris has led a covid memorial service, in tribute to the 400,000 americans whove lost their lives to coronavirus. Mr biden who will spend the night at the president ial guest house blair house, opposite the white house paid tribute to medical workers and spoke of the importance of healing as a nation. To heal, we must remember. And its hard sometimes to remember, but thats how we heal. Its important to do that as a nation. Thats why were here today. Between sundown and dusk, let us shine the lights in the darkness along the sacred pool of reflection and remember all whom we lost. Though we may be physically separated, we the
Joe biden will today be inaugurated as the president of the United States. Hes expected to start making waves the minute he takes office. Top of his agenda will be passing the 1. 9 trillion stimulus plan to help the country recover from the Economic Impact of the coronavirus pandemic. The theme for the inauguration will be America United and it will mark the start of a 10 day marathon of executive action on what he calls the four crises the country is facing covid 19, the economic downturn, Racial Injustice and climate change. So what are his main plans for the economy . Heres Michelle Fleury from new york. Four years of the outgoing president have been good for wall street, and so, apparently, is his departure. The s p 500 has surged nearly 10 since election day and joe biden s victory. But wall Street Investors should not be confused with everyone else. The economic landscape is grim. 10 millionjobs remain lost because of the pandemic. Consumers and businesses are struggling to sta