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
thousands of people have demonstrated in austria against plans to make coronavirus vaccinations mandatory. the largest of saturday s demonstrations was in the city of graz where some 30,000 people marched through the streets, demanding the freedom to decide for themselves whether to be vaccinated. the protest was peaceful but more than 150 people had their details taken by police for not wearing masks. 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.
he s due to appear at plymouth magistrates court later today. last night, a candlelit vigil was held close to where the 18 year old was last seen alive. the french president, emmanuel macron, has accused britain of not being serious about dealing with the migrant crisis involving the two countries. he was speaking two days after 27 people drowned trying to reach britain. mr macron confirmed that european interior ministers would meet on sunday without their british counterpart, priti patel. france withdrew its invitation after borisjohnson released a letter outlining steps to prevent crossings. my colleague ben boulos is following developments for us in dover. 0ver over to you. yes and how different the situation is politically from just 24 hours ago. i was standing
it is believed to be the worst disaster involving migrants trying to cross the english channel. at least 27 people, including five women and a child, died off the coast of northern france wednesday. after a boat trying to reach britain capsized in the frigid waters. two migrants who survived are being treated for hypothermia. the french president and british prime minister say they will step up efforts to prevent migrants from making these dangerous crossings. the french interior minister had this to say about who bears the most blame. translator: i want to say here who is primarily
only the right thing to do for the public finances, it is also popular with the electorate. its opponents believe these cuts are notjust unlawful and immoral but will also result in hundreds of thousands of otherwise avoidable deaths around the world. , . , ., ., otherwise avoidable deaths around the world. . , . . . , the world. james landale, many thanks. police in norway say a body which was washed ashore on new year s day has been identified as that of a 15 month old kurdish iranian boy who went missing when his family tried to cross the english channel. artin irann ezhad drowned with his mother, father, elder sister and brother as they attempted to reach britain from france. a dna sample was used to establish artin s identity. relatives say his remains will be returned to iran. the prime minister says he agrees with the culture secretary that the cricket authorities went over the top in suspending the england bowler 0llie robinson for racist and sexist comments he made online