her but many are not convinced. the former yorkshire cricketer, rafiq has brought the issue of racism in the game under the spotlight and has apologised for anti—semitic messages he sensed ten years ago. to germany now — which was praised for its initial handling of the pandemic. but along with much of europe, the country is desperately scrambling to contain a fourth wave. after crisis talks with regional leaders in the last few hours, chancellor angela merkel announced tough new curbs on the unvaccinated — to be enforced in areas where there are more than three covid patients per 100,000 people. healthcare workers and employees in care homes will also have to get the vaccine. here's ms merkel speaking earlier. it starts with hospitalisations in numbers of three and when it's exceeded only those who are vaccinated or recovered from covid—19 will be allowed into certain public events. and that would apply to the whole region. it comes as germany records its highest infection rate yet. over 65,000 newly confirmed cases today — continuing the upward trend that experts have been warning about for weeks. one of those experts is lothar wieler the head of the country's infectious disease agency. we are currently heading towards a serious emergency. if we do not act now we would have a really bad christmas. it is a very clear message but after 21 months ijust cannot bear it any longer and it's simply not recognised what i and many other colleagues are separately, the bundestag, germany's lower house of parliament, has been voting on new proposals to curb the spread. but remember, those plans still need to be approved by the regional governments in germany's upper house. they're built on the 3g rules. the g stands for the german words for vaccinated, tested and recovered. that means that people would need to show proof of full vaccination or recovery or a valid negative covid test to enter workplaces and use public transport. the plans also propose mandatory daily testing for those working at or visiting care homes — whether or not they've been vaccinated. work from home rules could also be reinstated. here's what the parliamentary chairwoman of the green party had to say during that debate. my my people will get infected and the common area, many of them seriously. that worries me deeply and i will say clearly, we are in an emergency situation. especially the hospitals, and we must react now. resolutely and we must react now. resolutely and together. it's the first true test of the three political parties in talks to form germany's next government. angela merkel�*s government technically remains in office in a caretaker capacity — and there's a chance conservative politicians could try and block the bill when it goes to the upper house on friday. they take issue with the fact that the bill doesn't extend the state of emergency that has formed a critical part of germany's response to the pandemic. around 1a million eligible germans had not taken up the option of vaccinations and if you focus on the state of saxony it has been the hardest hit by the virus. the vaccination rate is under 60. experts are whining that germany needs to speed up this vaccination programme immediately to avoid further problems. there is one infectious diseases expert from hanover medical school. the most im ortant hanover medical school. the most important strategy _ hanover medical school. the most important strategy besides - important strategy besides distancing and facemask layering is boosted vaccination and germany is behind, for example, the uk, so we have to force more vaccinations in a shorter timeframe and have to concentrate on this. according to local media, saxony is considering imposing a partial lockdown — which would involve closing down theatres, concerts and football games, as well as shutting down bars and clubs. and the state of bavaria has also been hit badly. this is the scene in a hospital there today. the state s hospital traffic light warning system is at red 7 the highest level 7 which means that more than 600 intensive care beds are occupied by covid—19 patients. here's the director of an intensive care unit. last week we had to transfer a patient by a helicopter to italy because he had no capacity. and the surrounding hospitals were also full. this weekend we had to transfer another patient elsewhere, we are still at our limit. the situation was pitiable and could have been avoided. 7 avoidable. it's notjust germany that's scrambling to contain the surge. france has registered more than 20,000 new confirmed coronavirus infections for the first time since 25th august. belgium has tightened its coronavirus restrictions, mandating wider use of masks and enforcing work from home, as cases spike. dutch health authorities said they were running short of covid—19 tests, as the netherlands registered more than 20 thousand new coronavirus cases for the second day in a row. and russia has reported a new record one—day official death toll of 1,247 from covid—19.let�*s take a look at the measures some countries are introducing. iam i am jessica parker i amjessica parker in i am jessica parker in brussels. with brightening case rates the belgian government announced new measures that are going to kick in on saturday. they include making it compulsory to work from home four days a week. that is unless you really cannot work from home and then the plan is to loosen that debate in mid—december. the idea partly behind this is to cut the number of contacts on public transport. they're also going to extend the rolls around the wearing of facemasks. it will not be compulsory for children of ten years old than above to their facemasks in many settings. previously the agent and it will not be compulsory for children of ten years old and above to their facemasks children of ten years old and above to theirfacemasks in many children of ten years old and above to their facemasks in many settings. previously the agent was 12. 7 agent limits. and in the netherlands, a country that keeps breaking its own worst records this week. the infection rate has almost doubled in the last seven days. a locked night has just been imposed cell bars, restaurants, caf s and supermarkets have to close by eight p:m.. and the over 80 census become the first to be invited forward for their booster vaccines. this talk of more restrictions but there is they could further polarise a nation already deeply divided over how best to avoid a full—blown lockdown this winter. avoid a full-blown lockdown this winter. ., , winter. here in hungary, the coronavirus _ winter. here in hungary, the coronavirus infection - winter. here in hungary, the coronavirus infection and - winter. here in hungary, the i coronavirus infection and death rates are going up fast. despite the country boasting the highest vaccination rate in eastern europe. some 6 million people over 60% of the population are double vaccinated. 1.6 million have had their third vaccine. further down their third vaccine. further down the rather in romania and bulgaria, infection rates are planting. confounding experts who blame their previous search on the very low vaccination rates there. 0nly previous search on the very low vaccination rates there. only 23% of bulgarians are double vaccinated. next to china. we're going to spend a few minutes looking at a story involving allegations of sexual assault and the power of the chinese state. a story which has seen one of the country's top tennis players apparently go missing. and reports on state media today suggesting she's "just resting" have only added to the mystery. two weeks ago, a chinese tennis star accused a top chinese government official of sexual assault. peng shuai was one of the leading doubles players in the world. and since her allegations, we've heard nothing. until this email was released — apparently from her — saying the allegations weren't true. but many many questions remain. the story starts on 2nd november 7 peng shuai posted on the chinese social media site weibo, she wrote about zhang gaoli who was china s vice premier from 2013 to 2018. and alleged that that they had an affair and that he coerced her to have sex. the post was deleted by the authorities within minutes. but online, a screenshot of what appears to be the original post is still circulating. by the next day, all references to peng shuai were being scrubbed from the internet in china. when you search for her name on china plus plus twitter and you search in chinese, you cannot find anything. also, the next day, the bbc�*s china media analyst kerry allen reported on the official response. in china you don't really have officials, they don't have social media presence so you would not see zhang gaoli set up an account and comment himself. and there was no official response in the following days either. but international pressure started to grow. on sunday 14th — a week and a half after the original post — the women's tennis association released a statement saying: the "wta seeks full, fair and transparent investigation into sexual assault allegations against a former chinese leader." tennis stars also started to weigh in. 0n the same sunday, former world no. 1 billiejean king tweeted that hope �*peng shuai is found safe and that her accusations are fully investigated." and then this was men's world number1 novak djokovic on monday. it's honestly shocking that she is missing. my so that it is someone that i have seen on the tour in previous years quite a few times. peng shuai was one of the best players in the world. she won grand slam doubles championships. she was world no. 1 in doubles. she's very well known in china. but as human rights watch notes, none of that has prevented the authorities intervening. even people who are influential or famous or powerful or wealthy can easily simply be taken off the grid by authorities if what they have done have annoyed them. we have now heard from the authorities. this is china's foreign ministry spokesperson. i have not heard of the issues you raise. this is not a primary question. 7 diplomatic question. and the chinese authorities have have stuck to that. this was on thursday. my my answer is simple, this is not a diplomatic answer and i'm not aware of the situation you raised. but the story won't go away. and now we have this email — apparently written by peng shuai herself. it claims that she is �*fine' and that the sexual assault allegations aren't true. but there are serious questions about its authenticity. it was posted by cgtn which is part of chinese state media. and although it was addressed to the head of the wta, the opening words are, �*hello everyone'. and there's more. there is a cursor on one of the lines. you can see an image. so that has led to suspicions that in fact it is a screenshot. well the head of the wta has responded: saying "the statement released today by chinese state media only raises my concerns about peng shuai's safety and whereabouts. i have a hard time believing that peng shuai actually wrote the email we received or believes what is being attributed to her. so if the email isn't real or was written under duress — the question remains — where is peng shuai7 here's the view of one china analyst. disappearance of this kind is never a good sign in china. so yes, i think the worry is absolutely justifiable. and until we see or hear from pung shwye — those worries will not go away. those worries will not go away. thank you for your time. is it is unusualfor people to thank you for your time. is it is unusual for people to suddenly disappear if they had said something publicly which would be unacceptable to the authorities? ida. publicly which would be unacceptable to the authorities?— to the authorities? no, i would not sa that to the authorities? no, i would not say that it's — to the authorities? no, i would not say that it's usual. _ to the authorities? no, i would not say that it's usual. it _ to the authorities? no, i would not say that it's usual. it has _ to the authorities? no, i would not say that it's usual. it has happened say that its usual. it has happened in the past but it's usually high—profile humid rights lawyers or other figures high—profile humid rights lawyers or otherfigures like that. high—profile humid rights lawyers or other figures like that. it's not usually private individual making a claim. 50 usually private individual making a claim, ., , usually private individual making a claim. ., ,, ., claim. so what is your assessment of what is playing _ claim. so what is your assessment of what is playing out — claim. so what is your assessment of what is playing out here? _ claim. so what is your assessment of what is playing out here? i _ claim. so what is your assessment of what is playing out here? i think- what is playing out here? i think there could _ what is playing out here? i think there could be _ what is playing out here? i think there could be maybe _ what is playing out here? i think there could be maybe two - what is playing out here? i think. there could be maybe two potential answers. 0ne there could be maybe two potential answers. one is that the person that showers accusing, zhang gaoli, is really closely affiliated with the person known to be really close to xi jinping person known to be really close to xijinping and one possible answer might be the target or the person that she identified a seen as so close to xijinping that she identified a seen as so close to xi jinping that it's almost like an —— against him. 0r close to xi jinping that it's almost like an —— against him. or the other factor could simply be that because of the possibility of making amy to claim and going viral and it also being linked to an international meeting movement it could be that there are concerns that this news will get out of hand and making china look bad. find will get out of hand and making china look bad.— will get out of hand and making china look bad. �* ., ., ,., china look bad. and what about the e-mail that — china look bad. and what about the e-mail that has _ china look bad. and what about the e-mail that has emerged? - china look bad. and what about the e-mail that has emerged? are - china look bad. and what about the | e-mail that has emerged? are there e—mail that has emerged? are there other examples where people may have been put under duress to put out statements that fit that the authority's narrative7 in statements that fit that the authority's narrative? in the most recent case _ authority's narrative? in the most recent case we — authority's narrative? in the most recent case we have _ authority's narrative? in the most recent case we have of _ authority's narrative? in the most recent case we have of the - authority's narrative? in the most recent case we have of the hongl authority's narrative? in the most - recent case we have of the hong kong book—sellers who also disappeared only to later reappear in the midlands, they also sent messages supposedly from themselves to their family. singing the refrain and not to worry about them. so that they seem to be a pattern. sell to worry about them. so that they seem to be a pattern.— to worry about them. so that they seem to be a pattern. sell it to be clear when — seem to be a pattern. sell it to be clear when someone _ seem to be a pattern. sell it to be clear when someone disappears . seem to be a pattern. sell it to be i clear when someone disappears from public view it does not automatically mean they're being incarcerated, it may mean being urged told to be quiet? yes. incarcerated, it may mean being urged told to be quiet? yes. and so, and a lot of— urged told to be quiet? yes. and so, and a lot of the _ urged told to be quiet? yes. and so, and a lot of the cases _ urged told to be quiet? yes. and so, and a lot of the cases that _ urged told to be quiet? yes. and so, and a lot of the cases that we - urged told to be quiet? yes. and so, and a lot of the cases that we see i and a lot of the cases that we see usually people reappear and then make a public statement usually a confession that the charges were not real, they dropped them, and then sometimes they are released. 0ther sometimes they are released. other times there are charges that come afterwards. hundreds of migrants have arrived back in iraq from belarus. they were given visas to enter belarus but after weeks in increasingly cold conditions trying to cross the border into the eu many took the opportunity to return home. the first repatriation flight left minsk with more than 400 on board. the flight touched down at irbil international airport, where most of the passengers disembarked. most are thought to be iraqi kurds, some are from elsewhere in iraq as well. the plane carried on to baghdad where the few remaining passengers disembarked. murad shishani is there. they repatriated iraqis have arrived and people were coming back from belarus, portland four days. these planes carrying 430 people, those just arrived today here in iraq in at airports. some of them will also be carrying on to baghdad. we heard that there are only nine people who will be arriving to baghdad. the thing is the story is evolving in the region of kurdistan that is relatively stable place here in iraq, even though the biggest majority of those people who have been migrated or trying to migrate towards european union through belarus, lithuania and baltic countries where from that region and that comes as a surprise activity which as i said as a relatively peaceful region of iraq and even the economy situation is much, much better than other parts of iraq but surprisingly many of them or most of those people were from that region. more than 24 aid workers have gone on trial over their role in helping migrants reach greece between 2016 and 2018. prosecutors allege that the aid workers monitored the greek coast guard's radio channels and used a vehicle with a fake military licence plates to enter restricted areas on lesbos. if found guilty they could face five—year prison sentences. some are also under investigation for human smuggling, and could face further sentences of up to 25 years. the trial comes as greece's conservative government has clamped down on human rights groups to limit the number of migrants entering the country. giorgio kosmopoulos from amnesty international was at the opening of the trial. we do hope that the court today will soon see through this business activations and will declare them non—guilty and give a strong message that direct 7 solidarity should not be elsewhere in europe. the case against the workers has been described in a european parliament report as "the largest case of criminaliszation of solidarity in europe." the greek government said it could not comment as the case is in the courts. (00v)however, it said it will not allow a repeat of the 2015 migrant however, it said it will not allow a repeat of the 2015 migrant crisis that saw thousands of migrants streaming across the aegean sea daily, overwhelming greece's rescue services — and many of them have never been resettled or repatriated. unhcr data shows more than 10,000 asylum seekers continue to reside on greece's aegean islands. the aid workers on trial were affiliated with the charity emergency response centre international. it operated from lesbos, the greek island at the centre of the migration crisis, and it's where the trial is being held. syrian refugee sarah mardini is among the defendants, she's the sister of olympic swimmer yusra mardini. the siblings became famous in 2015 after dragging their refugee boat to safety. she went back to lesbos as a volunteer aid worker and in 2018 she was arrested then released months later on bail. here she is talking about the charges from germany where she has been granted asylum. i charges from germany where she has been granted asylum.— been granted asylum. i know what i've done been granted asylum. i know what i've done and _ been granted asylum. i know what i've done and what _ been granted asylum. i know what i've done and what my _ been granted asylum. i know what i've done and what my team - been granted asylum. i know what i've done and what my team did i been granted asylum. i know what| i've done and what my team did an been granted asylum. i know what i i've done and what my team did an it was totally legal and we had a very strong legal procedure with the team like rolls that we have to follow as volunteers. sean binder is a german—born irish national. he's also one of the defendants and he was at the trial in lesbos today. thank you forjoining us. what was your experience today7 tell us what happened. it your experience today? tell us what ha ened. ., , your experience today? tell us what ha ened. .,, ., ., , your experience today? tell us what ha ened, .,, ., ., , ., happened. it was unfortunately a continuation _ happened. it was unfortunately a continuation of _ happened. it was unfortunately a continuation of a _ happened. it was unfortunately a continuation of a very _ happened. it was unfortunately a continuation of a very frustrating | continuation of a very frustrating procedure. i say frustrating because we spent three and a half months in pretrial present and not liaison we are still waiting with this sort of damage hanging over our head from what every independent humid rights organisation that's reviewed our case five has said and it's simply the prosecution of trying to save lives which of course is necessary and legal what we did as rescuers are required by every inch of international maritime convention not to mention european union laws. do you have any regrets about how you or your organisation conducted yourself back then? the interesting thin isi yourself back then? the interesting thing is i decided _ yourself back then? the interesting thing is i decided to _ yourself back then? the interesting thing is i decided to join _ yourself back then? the interesting thing is i decided to join the - yourself back then? the interesting thing is i decided to join the erc. thing is i decided tojoin the erc eye because it has a close relationship with the authorities. you noted at the outset that going backin you noted at the outset that going back in 2015 was not what the authorities want. that's exactly why civilian search and rescue exists because they were overwhelmed and i remember getting e—mails from the british part of voice vessel, the valiant teacher is operating at the time asking me if we can provide them with materials and i remember we provided the coast guard with cpr training because they did not get it. so civilian search and rescue is there to dry and enable an existing strategy to make sure that lives are saved and so i have no regrets for doing it. what would anybody do when you strip away all of these accusations and very core what's being asked here is to be lead people to drown? 0f being asked here is to be lead people to drown? of course we would not. ~ �* ., people to drown? of course we would not.~ �* . , people to drown? of course we would not. ~ �* ., , ., ., not. we'll also be familiar with the arc uments not. we'll also be familiar with the arguments of— not. we'll also be familiar with the arguments of italian _ not. we'll also be familiar with the arguments of italian politicians - not. we'll also be familiar with the | arguments of italian politicians and greek politicians who say that some charities by offering a rescue service create an environment where people are more likely to take on dangerous see bound journeys. what do you say that? dangerous see bound “ourneys. what do you say than— dangerous see bound “ourneys. what do you say thon— do you say that? when i was first in retrial do you say that? when i was first in pretrial present _ do you say that? when i was first in pretrial present i _ do you say that? when i was first in pretrial present i was _ do you say that? when i was first in pretrial present i was saying - do you say that? when i was first in pretrial present i was saying ? - pretrial present i was saying 7 sitting at my desk and trying to figure out why this happened to me and i did pull factors and the idea that if you make it safer and more people will cross. i thought how i am trying to help people and causing more danger. it is a chilly zero evidence to support a negative or positive correlation between search and rescue, there is not one. furthermore, what is it if it's not and a pesic william porter and invest heavily you force people to undertake these smuggle journeys and search and rescue would never want that to happen because they are incredibly dangerous. when you put border forces incredibly dangerous. when you put borderforces in place to incredibly dangerous. when you put border forces in place to stop making the journey safely and you force them to be evermore dangerous, evermore smuggled.— evermore smuggled. thank you very much. evidently _ evermore smuggled. thank you very much. evidently the _ evermore smuggled. thank you very much. evidently the prosecution - much. evidently the prosecution feels differently and of course the trail continues. thank you for joining us. next an outside source. at the switch to new york because the manhattan district attorney who is exonerating two then convicted more than 50 years ago of the assassination of the civil rights leader malcolm x is speaking. let's listen to what ease saying. significantly, we now have reports revealing that on orders from jay at the hoover himself the fbi and multiple witnesses not to tell police or rescuers that they were in fact fbi informants. many of those documents were exploratory. without these finds its clear these then did not receive a fair trial. and in our opinion their convictions must be vacated. moreover, underthe unique circumstances presented by a 56—year—old case, on any of the charges there for your honour, should be dismissed. so on behalf of the people of the state of new york to gather with the law firm we move to gather with the law firm we move to vacate these convictions on the grounds of newly discovered evidence and the failure to disclose exploratory evidence at trial and to dismiss the case against them. thank you. i dismiss the case against them. thank ou. ., ., ., ., , ., you. i am honoured to stand here today with _ you. i am honoured to stand here today with my _ you. i am honoured to stand here today with my cloud _ you. i am honoured to stand here today with my cloud on _ you. i am honoured to stand here today with my cloud on behalf, i you. i am honoured to stand here . today with my cloud on behalf, today the application remake jointly with the application remake jointly with the district attorney as we just heard — the district attorney as we just heard they moved to vacate their convictions under criminal procedure law section— convictions under criminal procedure law section four 4010 based on newly discovered _ law section four 4010 based on newly discovered evidence and dismiss the cases_ discovered evidence and dismiss the cases against them. on a procedural matter_ cases against them. on a procedural matter they— cases against them. on a procedural matter they request the records be sealed _ matter they request the records be sealed and the ceiling be stayed for five days _ sealed and the ceiling be stayed for five days in order so as not to interfere _ five days in order so as not to interfere with the new coverage taking _ interfere with the new coverage taking place. in 1965 minute ryan kalil were — taking place. in 1965 minute ryan kalil were both innocent young black then who _ kalil were both innocent young black then who were arrested and falsely accused _ then who were arrested and falsely accused of— then who were arrested and falsely accused of participating in that terrible — accused of participating in that terrible crime. these then became victims _ terrible crime. these then became victims of— terrible crime. these then became victims of the same racism and injustice — victims of the same racism and injustice that were the antithesis of all— injustice that were the antithesis of all the — injustice that were the antithesis of all the doubt. during and after the trial— of all the doubt. during and after the trial the nypd and fbi covered up the trial the nypd and fbi covered up a tremendous amount of evidence of their— up a tremendous amount of evidence of their innocence, hiding it from the district — of their innocence, hiding it from the district attorney. as a result when _ the district attorney. as a result when he — the district attorney. as a result when he testified under oath that he and four— when he testified under oath that he and four confederates killed malcolm x that _ and four confederates killed malcolm x that these then had nothing to do with it _ x that these then had nothing to do with it he _ x that these then had nothing to do with it he was told to lie while the nypd _ with it he was told to lie while the nypd and — with it he was told to lie while the nypd and fbi sat on evidence that corroborated his testimony. the defendants, the lawyers, the court, the prosecution and the public at large _ the prosecution and the public at large were deceived. and cheated. they were — large were deceived. and cheated. they were wrongfully convicted and most of _ they were wrongfully convicted and most of that man never faced justice — most of that man never faced justice. manet was 26 years old when this preshei— justice. manet was 26 years old when this presnel nightmare began. today he is 85 _ this presnel nightmare began. today he is 85 he — this presnel nightmare began. today he is 83. he is a mild who survived enough _ he is 83. he is a mild who survived enoughjustice and he is 83. he is a mild who survived enough justice and suffering he is 83. he is a mild who survived enoughjustice and suffering for a thousand — enoughjustice and suffering for a thousand lifetimes. khalil, a beloved _ thousand lifetimes. khalil, a beloved husband, brother, father, grandfather and great—grandfather day more — grandfather and great—grandfather day more than a decade ago still fighting — day more than a decade ago still fighting to clear his name. it's tragic— fighting to clear his name. it's tragic that he never lived to see something he very much deserved. nothing _ something he very much deserved. nothing could give back these then or their— nothing could give back these then or their families for decades of freedom — or their families for decades of freedom that was stolen from them. with that _ freedom that was stolen from them. with that being said the district attorney— with that being said the district attorney in the decision to join us in correcting these wrongful convictions is extremely important and it— convictions is extremely important and it was— convictions is extremely important and it was the right thing to do. i want _ and it was the right thing to do. i want to— and it was the right thing to do. i want to acknowledge the general counsel— want to acknowledge the general counsel and assistant district attorney for their integrity and professionalism and candour in this process _ professionalism and candour in this process i_ professionalism and candour in this process. i want to thank my co—counsel for working with us on this historic— co—counsel for working with us on this historic effort. i also want to think— this historic effort. i also want to think they— this historic effort. i also want to think they currently support and advocates who have stood behind mohammed and khalil including many community leaders. among them is the honourable _ community leaders. among them is the honourable albert, former councilman and state _ honourable albert, former councilman and state assembly who 40 years ago has shared _ and state assembly who 40 years ago has shared the process and aptly noted _ has shared the process and aptly noted that nine justice is served when _ noted that nine justice is served when innocent then languish in prison — when innocent then languish in prison. thank you forjoining us here _ prison. thank you forjoining us here today, _ prison. thank you forjoining us here today, our clouds many other supporters — here today, our clouds many other supporters. i wish to acknowledge and appreciate the people who created — and appreciate the people who created the work that shown a bright li-ht created the work that shown a bright light on— created the work that shown a bright light on this tragic injustice and help us— light on this tragic injustice and help us get where we are today. and i help us get where we are today. and i want _ help us get where we are today. and i want to— help us get where we are today. and i want to thank the lawyers in my office _ i want to thank the lawyers in my office who — i want to thank the lawyers in my office who travelled the country to investigate this case to get to the truth _ investigate this case to get to the truth and — investigate this case to get to the truth and exonerate to innocent then _ truth and exonerate to innocent then with— truth and exonerate to innocent then. with that i give the floor. your— then. with that i give the floor. your honour, ijoining all the remarks _ your honour, ijoining all the remarks that— your honour, ijoining all the remarks that my _ your honour, ijoining all the remarks that my colleague i your honour, ijoining all the - remarks that my colleague made. it's an honour— remarks that my colleague made. it's an honourand — remarks that my colleague made. it's an honourand a — remarks that my colleague made. it's an honour and a privilege _ remarks that my colleague made. it's an honour and a privilege that - an honour and a privilege that project — an honour and a privilege that project represented _ an honour and a privilege that project represented the - an honour and a privilege that| project represented the family an honour and a privilege that - project represented the family and the damage — project represented the family and the damage done _ project represented the family and the damage done to _ project represented the family and the damage done to them - project represented the family and the damage done to them and - project represented the family andl the damage done to them and their families— the damage done to them and their families during _ the damage done to them and their families during this _ the damage done to them and their families during this wrongful- families during this wrongful conviction— families during this wrongful conviction is— families during this wrongful conviction is immeasurable. | 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we are listening to the _ were wrongfully convicted. we are listening to the nearby _ were wrongfully convicted. we are listening to the nearby authorities| listening to the nearby authorities explaining why they have come to the decision to exonerate two of the then convicted of the milder of malcolm x in the 1960s as you can see they're working through some of the reasons that they reach that decision. the new york times broke the story yesterday so we have been expecting it, still very interesting to hear them lay out the details and of course he will continue to listen across that. while that's been happening, has also been some further breaking news found in the us on a completely different story. this is from the reuters news agency telling us the us is considering a diplomatic boycott of the beijing olympics, the winter olympics in beijing. presidentjoe biden said on thursday it's something we are considering when he was asked if the us is considering doing so and he was asked this as he sat down for a meeting with the canadian prime ministerjustin trudeau. we think this is connected to the chain as treatment of muslims, something joe biden has talked about previously. that us hear what the president said. something we're considering. as i was saying. _ something we're considering. as i was saying. we — something we're considering. as i was saying, we haven't been given full details, nor have we been given details of precisely what they've been doing, but president biden saying he is considering some form of boycott of the winter olympics in beijing, and we understand that is connected to china's treatment of uighur muslims. more details when we get it. i'm sure you saw earlier in the week, azeem rafiq giving evidence. he's now apologised after it emerged he had used anti—semitic language in social media messages ten years ago, and in the last hour, he's tweeted. natalie pirks has more. we saw harrowing testimony on tuesday about the racism heat experience, which he said robbed him of his career. tonight he had to apologise on social media for these messages he exchanged with another player, appearing to be anti—semitic in nature. tonight he said he has no excuses and he's ashamed of this exchange and has deleted it. he was 19 at the time and he hopes and believes he's a different person today. he's incredibly angry at himself and apologises to thejewish community and everybody who is rightly offended. there's been a big response. the board of deputies for british jews says response. the board of deputies for britishjews says he has suffered terribly so he will understand the hurt this will cause to jews who have supported him. his apology seems heartfelt. rafiq told the bbc he hopes by speaking out, this will be the moment that society as a whole moves in a different direction. whole moves in a different direction-— whole moves in a different direction. ., ~ ., ., , ,, direction. you know that every week we make a report — direction. you know that every week we make a report for _ direction. you know that every week we make a report for the _ direction. you know that every week we make a report for the bbc - we make a report for the bbc news website and for those they and the uk to watch on iplayer. this time, we've looked at how russia is testing the west. many people watching are asking one question — is russia going to invade ukraine7 i think we have to be on our guard. vladimir putin has the west guessing, but what everyone knows is that tension is rising. the eu and russia have been blaming each other for the prices. america is watching. we do continue to see unusual military— we do continue to see unusual military activity in the concentration of forces in russia, but near— concentration of forces in russia, but near ukrainian borders and that remains _ but near ukrainian borders and that remains concerning to us.— but near ukrainian borders and that remains concerning to us. we've also heard one row _ remains concerning to us. we've also heard one row community _ remains concerning to us. we've also heard one row community and - remains concerning to us. we've also i heard one row community and minister warning of... vladimir putin because these fears alarmists. russia did invade georgia in 2008, and we know more broadly, putin wants to test the west. to understand how and why he's doing that, ukraine is the place to start. he was once part of the soviet union, and it remained an ally of russia but the relationship frayed, in 2014, russia annexe crimea from ukraine and made an incursion into the east of ukraine to support separatist. russia was booted out of the g—8 group and faced economic sanctions. but it didn't back down. this year, this has happened. first in the spring, thousands of russian troops were sent towards the border with ukraine. now in november, another build—up is happening. ukrainian officials estimate that 114,000 troops have been deployed. vladimir putin will be well aware that the us continues to watch.— continues to watch. we've seen in the -ast continues to watch. we've seen in the past russia _ continues to watch. we've seen in the past russia amassed - continues to watch. we've seen in the past russia amassed four - continues to watch. we've seen in - the past russia amassed four courses on ukraine's— the past russia amassed four courses on ukraine's order~ _ the past russia amassed four courses on ukraine's order. —— _ the past russia amassed four courses on ukraine's order. —— forces. - the past russia amassed four courses on ukraine's order. —— forces. and . on ukraine's order. —— forces. and then— on ukraine's order. —— forces. and then invade — on ukraine's order. —— forces. and then invade, following _ on ukraine's order. —— forces. and then invade, following through - on ukraine's order. —— forces. and then invade, following through on| then invade, following through on something — then invade, following through on something they _ then 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years ago- — lessons of. we did the same seven years ago- we're — lessons of. we did the same seven years ago. we're not... _ lessons of. we did the same seven years ago. we're not... vladimir. years ago. we're not... vladimir putin knew _ years ago. we're not... vladimir putin knew his _ years ago. we're not... vladimir putin knew his actions _ years ago. we're not... vladimir putin knew his actions would - years ago. we're not... vladimir. putin knew his actions would bring sanctions, but he had his reasons. you can see one of them in this certainly, one of his motivations is a desire to maintain the alliance's influence and connections that are rooted in russia's history. for all that, this is also about security. have a look at this map from the website of the defence alliance neato. there's russia in the east and the lightly coloured countries are all neato members. it gets major support from the us and others, and all of this is too close for comfort for putin. in his eyes, it requires a response. keep that in mind as we consider how the us is now connecting the current russian troop build—up in another escalating situation —— nato. we need to look at belarus to understand. this story is of very human... this party was once part of the soviet union, but belarus remains an ally of russia on light ukraine. the presidents know each other well. that's relevant as we look at the crisis between poland and belarus. the eu accuses look ashamed took of using migrants. lukashenko denies that, but thousands have come in in desperate conditions. other eu countries are affected. lithuania and latvia have also seen a rise in illegal crossings from belarus. this is not only about belarus and the eu, it's about russia. translation: this attack which lukashenko is conducting has its mastermind in moscow. the mastermind is president putin. , ., putin. others disagree with that, sa ind putin. others disagree with that, sa in: this putin. others disagree with that, saying this is _ putin. others disagree with that, saying this is simply _ putin. others disagree with that, saying this is simply lukashenko| saying this is simply lukashenko taking revenge for eu sanctions on belarus. whether russia is or isn't the mastermind, it certainly involved in this crisis. vladimir putin spoke to angela merkel on the phone twice. he's offering to mediate. this analyst argues this is exactly where putin to be. this is one possible explanation for putin's approach. the lithuanian president goes further. translation: it's totally clear what the lukashenko regime is seeking. to test the _ lukashenko regime is seeking. to test the unity of the west. not that russia is having _ test the unity of the west. not that russia is having that. _ test the unity of the west. not that russia is having that. one - test the unity of the west. not that russia is having that. one official l russia is having that. one official dismiss this as thinking keep calm and blame russia. but russia does have a track record of testing the west. it even did so in space this week by destroying a satellite in a missile test, must to nato's air station. the conservative mp tobias ellwood sees another test coming. everyone is watching. this isn't just about military might because to understand putin's plans, we also need to think about energy too. this is the north stream two pipeline. it runs all the way to western europe. it's not switch on yet. germany has just delayed giving at the ok, but here it is stretching under the baltic sea, and when it's on, it'll increase your up's reliance on russian gas. borisjohnson says that the problem. the russian gas. boris johnson says that the problem-— the problem. the choice is shortly comind. the problem. the choice is shortly coming. between _ the problem. the choice is shortly coming. between mainlining - the problem. the choice is shortly - coming. between mainlining evermore russian hydrocarbons in giant new pipelines or sticking up for ukraine and championing the cause of peace and championing the cause of peace and stability. and championing the cause of peace and stability-— and stability. reliance on russian as is one and stability. reliance on russian gas is one security _ and stability. reliance on russian gas is one security 's _ and stability. reliance on russian gas is one security 's a _ and stability. reliance on russian gas is one security 's a concern, l gas is one security �*s a concern, but there's another. north stream two will reduce the volume of gas via ukraine, and ukraine believes that's dangerous. most issues in this part of europe have a security dimension. if nato is in with russia, the feeling is mutual. translation: we need to consider the partners worsening — we need to consider the partners worsening the situation. they have provocative — worsening the situation. they have provocative exercises and the black sea and _ provocative exercises and the black sea and other regions. putin provocative exercises and the black sea and other regions.— sea and other regions. putin sees a serious challenge. _ sea and other regions. putin sees a serious challenge. he _ sea and other regions. putin sees a serious challenge. he views - sea and other regions. putin sees a serious challenge. he views his - serious challenge. he views his action as defensive, and if that helps us understand anything, so does this. i helps us understand anything, so does this. ., , ., ., helps us understand anything, so does this. .,, ., ., . , does this. i hope no one will cross russia's red _ does this. i hope no one will cross russia's red line, _ does this. i hope no one will cross russia's red line, but _ does this. i hope no one will cross russia's red line, but we - does this. i hope no one will cross russia's red line, but we are - russia's red line, but we are the ones _ russia's red line, but we are the ones who— russia's red line, but we are the ones who will decide where the red line is _ ones who will decide where the red line is. organisers of any provocation threatening our security will regret _ provocation threatening our security will regret it like they have not for a _ will regret it like they have not for a long _ will regret it like they have not for a long time? he asserts that russia will set the rules and imports them. this all connects to the broader goal of his leadership, to establish russia as a globalforce. putin wants leadership, to establish russia as a global force. putin wants to test the limits of western power. what we don't know is what he wants to happen next. you can find more reports from me and the team elsewhere on the bbc. if you're in the uk, search for my name on iplayer in the news category. you can listen to audio versions each week on the bbc sounds app and on your smart speaker. our videos are on the bbc news website as well. some news that's broken in the last few minutes. this is from the reuters news agency. "something we're considering," biden said when asked if the united states is considering doing so — as he sat down for a meeting with canadian prime ministerjustin trudeau. that's part of the build—up of the three amigos summit. we didn't hear very much from president biden, but this is what we did here. something we're considering. let's brina in something we're considering. let's bring in anthony — something we're considering. let's bring in anthony zurcher from washington, dc. good to have you on this programme. is this definitely happening7 this programme. is this definitely ha odenin ? ~ this programme. is this definitely happening?— happening? well, he said it's something — happening? well, he said it's something they're _ happening? well, he said it's i something they're considering. it's hard to tell whetherjoe biden was talking off—the—cuff or the united states is moving towards this, but i think there'll be a lot of very concerned people. a lot of teams in the us olympic squad that will be wondering what exactly is going on. the white house press secretary was just asked about that. she didn't have anything more to add to this, beyond whatjoe biden said. but help me out here. we don't have all the information, but what is a diplomatic boycott7 it's not the same as a full boycott7 ila. diplomatic boycott? it's not the same as a full boycott?- same as a full boycott? no, it wouldn't _ same as a full boycott? no, it wouldn't be — same as a full boycott? no, it wouldn't be the _ same as a full boycott? no, it wouldn't be the same. - same as a full boycott? no, it wouldn't be the same. it - same as a full boycott? no, it - wouldn't be the same. it wouldn't be the 1980s moment where the us capitol their teams home. but it could mean that the united states will be sending no official. i know that president xi invited president biden to come see the olympics, and he did not give a clear answer. a diplomatic boycott would include no one from the united states government going certainly. i think i have government going certainly. i think i have three _ government going certainly. i think i have three questions. _ government going certainly. i think i have three questions. is - government going certainly. i think i have three questions. is it - i have three questions. is it definitely happening7 one other i've got is why is it happening? foretell. got is why is it happening? well, the united _ got is why is it happening? well, the united states _ got is why is it happening? well, the united states and _ got is why is it happening? well, the united states and china - got is why is it happening? -ii the united states and china have had strange relations of late, even after the meeting that i mentioned on monday. there were disputes over trade, over human rights, over territory, whether the united states is's illegal... i think there's a lot of tension right now between the two nations, and i think that's contributing. but if you're talking about a boycott, i think the most likely factor is us criticism of chinese human rights practices, the uighurs and in hong kong. anthony. that's gotten there all the basis of the story. if it's definitely going to happen, the short answer is no. i suspect we'll have to wait for that. in a few minutes, we will hear from lady gaga on channelling her childhood experiences into a new film, the house of gucci. for a big story here. the government has scrapped the hs2 line between the east midlands and leeds, which was promised a decade ago. instead, as part of the integrated rail plan, the government will increase investment in existing lines which they say will deliver faster journeys sooner. but labour has called the scaling back a betrayal. katy austin reports. 42 of the £96 billion were already allocated to the first stages of h52. allocated to the first stages of hs2. among the schemes to be funded by the remaining money are the western lake of hs2 and extensive upgrades to other parts of the real network. two other sections of high—speed rail will be built, but those sections will be smaller and cheaper than under previous proposals. the prime minister nearly missed his train to yorkshire today. once on board, he defended the changes. once on board, he defended the chances. f once on board, he defended the chances. j ., changes. they're getting an absolutely _ changes. they're getting an absolutely fantastic - changes. they're getting an absolutely fantastic new - changes. they're getting an - absolutely fantastic new system, and he of course a. ilat absolutely fantastic new system, and he of course a— he of course a. not quite what they were. he of course a. not quite what they were- people _ he of course a. not quite what they were. people who _ he of course a. not quite what they were. people who argue _ he of course a. not quite what they were. people who argue that - were. people who argue that you're better off spending _ were. people who argue that you're better off spending a _ were. people who argue that you're better off spending a long - were. people who argue that you're better off spending a long time, - better off spending a long time, carving through countryside and building holding mines everywhere, but what we're doing is something that brings the benefits of ten years faster. and delivers much shorterjourney times. but years faster. and delivers much shorterjourney times. shorter “ourney times. but labour has shorterjourney times. but labour has accused _ shorterjourney times. but labour has accused the _ shorterjourney times. but labour has accused the government - shorterjourney times. but labour has accused the government of. shorterjourney times. but labour . has accused the government of going back on its worth. the has accused the government of going back on its worth.— back on its worth. the prime minister made _ back on its worth. the prime minister made very - back on its worth. the prime | minister made very important promises, hsz all the way to leeds. , which _ promises, hsz all the way to leeds. , which has — promises, hsz all the way to leeds. , which has ripped up. he also promised _ , which has ripped up. he also promised the northern powerhouse rail and _ promised the northern powerhouse rail and. the promised the northern powerhouse rail and. , ., , promised the northern powerhouse rail and. , . , ., . rail and. the plans have received more of a — rail and. the plans have received more of a welcome _ rail and. the plans have received more of a welcome in _ rail and. the plans have received more of a welcome in some - rail and. the plans have received i more of a welcome in some places. opponents of hs2 are celebrating. the railway would have torn right through this village. in parts of northern england, there's a feeling what could've been a golden opportunity has been diminished. katie austin, bbc news. this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our top story... germany bans the unvaccinated from certain public events as its covid infection rate hits a new high. next week sees the release of a new film, house of gucci, starring the singer lady gaga. it focuses on the turbulent relationship between the one—time head of the gucci fashion house, maurizio gucci, and his wife. patrizia reggiani was jailed for arranging his assassination. lady gaga, who plays patrizia, says she prepared for the role by drawing on the abuse she suffered as a teenager. lizo mzimba reports. it was a name that sounded so seductive. in 1998, patrizia reggiani was convicted of arranging the murder of herformer husband, maurizio gucci of the gucci fashion empire. to play her, lady gaga immersed herself in months of preparation. i don't consider myself to be a particularly ethical person. finding the pain of the character experienced as a woman in a male dominated world came from her own past. finding the character, though, she says, was helped by drawing what was the most relevant about my personal experiences, lizo, was the trauma that i have been through in my life, being assaulted when i was 19 by a music producer. i took from every trigger point that i could find, so it was very painful. the singer has spoken before about how, two years before she became one of music's biggest stars, she suffered not one but multiple sexual assaults. it led to post—traumatic stress disorder. i have complex ptsd. it is multiple incidents. that's not a single incident. i used all of them. at different times in different elements in the strip. it's what i was compelled to do —— the script. i thought to myself, well, there's no other answerfor why she would have her husband murdered. goodbye, 1930s. hello, �*80s! she says the film's director, ridley scott, was constantly concerned that she was immersing herself too deeply into painful memories. reliving your trauma for a character is maybe not the healthiest thing, but i'm a romantic. i have a romance with this script, a romance with my character, a romance with the cast. it was, i think, in a way, therapeutic, in the way that, what he called it was an exorcism. i relived all of this to play her. lady gaga, thank you so much for your time. thank you, lizo. (sting) now to a story we first brought to you yesterday. the two men convicted of killing the american civil rights leader malcolm x have just been exonerated. a remarkable acknowledgment of errors made in a case of huge historic importance in the us. the manhatton district attorney has just been speaking. here's some of what he said. we are moving today to vacate the convictions. forthe we are moving today to vacate the convictions. for the assassination of malcolm x on february 201965. i want to begin by stating the record to mr azeem and his family, and to the family of mr islam, and the family of malcolm x, that i apologise for what were serious, unacceptable violations of law and a public trust. i apologise on behalf of our nations's law enforcement which has eroded the faith... while we can't restore was taken away from these men and their families, we can't restore was taken away from these men and theirfamilies, but by correcting, perhaps we can begin to restore that faith. three men were origanally convicted in 1966 over the killing. mujahid abdul halim confessed to the assasination during the trial, but always claimed the other two men were innocent. muhammad aziz — seen here in 1965 being taken to jail and convicted of the killing — now exonerated — was released from prison on parole in 1985. he is now 83 and has always contested his innocence. khalil islam — pictured here in 1965 while being booked for the homicide of malcolm x — was released in 1987 and died in 2009. for more on this, i'm joined by our correspondent barbara plett usher in washington. tell us more about what we heard today. tell us more about what we heard toda . ~ ., tell us more about what we heard toda . ~ . , ., tell us more about what we heard toda .~ ., ., tell us more about what we heard toda . ~ ., , ., ., ., ., , today. what you are hearing was the district attorney _ today. what you are hearing was the district attorney from _ today. what you are hearing was the district attorney from manhattan - today. what you are hearing was the | district attorney from manhattan who is the one who led this review into the records of the two men who had been wrongly convicted. it has been determined, along with their lawyers, this was the formal hearing where he presented his case to the judge and said that based on evidence that they had found, that was not put in the trial at the time and if it had been, what have benefited the defendants. that was the main reason, he was calling now for those convictions to be quashed. and thejudge for those convictions to be quashed. and the judge responded for those convictions to be quashed. and thejudge responded in a —— and agreed. she said, "the these exonerations should be used sparingly and in that rare case when it cries out for fundamental justice, there can be no question that this is a case that cries out for fundamentaljustice." and she for fundamental justice." and she agreed for fundamentaljustice." and she agreed with mr vance that there was no way that this would repair the damage that had been done to the two men. the court had no ability to do that, but it was something that... what it could do was quash the convictions and officially exonerate them of any crime.— them of any crime. barbara, is the fact that these _ them of any crime. barbara, is the fact that these doubts _ them of any crime. barbara, is the fact that these doubts of _ fact that these doubts of existed for many decades and haven't been thoroughly investigated until very recently been addressed at all, either today or yesterday7 recently been addressed at all, either today or yesterday? well, it's something _ either today or yesterday? well, it's something that _ either today or yesterday? well, it's something that was - either today or yesterday? well, it's something that was her - either today or yesterday? -ii it's something that was her dressed in a documentary —— addressed, that really looked at the threads of who might have committed the crime, and that these men were in a minute —— innocent. there has not been particular if is it —— emphasis as to why this is only now being brought forward, nor has there been a particular emphasis on the decades of questions because there was a shaky evidence to begin with and there were doubts raised all along. what we've seen in public statements and in articles is that the point that they have been able with this reinvestigation to uncover new evidence, in particular, to uncover that the fbi and the police withheld evidence that would have made a difference in the trial appointed to other suspects and away from these men. they also found evidence that there were undercover agents at the time present when malcolm x was shot, from the fbi and from the police who witnessed the event. this was never to disclosed in court, and the emphasis has been on this long—standing injustice, and the result very paid today in a very rare case. rewriting the history of one of the most famous political assassinations in the country. barbara, we appreciate you taking us through it. the unit works —— new york times ran the story but it has now been confirmed that two of the men had been firmly exonerated. barbara ends this addition of outside source. if you want video analysis from me and the team, whenever you would like to access it, we tweet out sections of the programme on a regular basis. you can follow me at bbc ros atkins, but that's it for this addition for the programme. thank you very much indeed for watching. i'll see you soon. good evening. despite a little bit of a ground frost here and there this morning, temperatures have recovered, and it's been very mild across the board. it's going to stay that way tonight and tomorrow, and also mostly dry. the reason for the mild air is we've got this flow off the atlantic. the high pressure in the atlantic. the high pressure in the south is keeping our weather fronts at bay. we still got some rain to come across northern and western parts of scotland, drizzle with a thicker cloud in many other areas, but where we see the breaks in the cloud, those will tend to fill in with misty low cloud. hill and coastal fog. fill in with misty low cloud. hill and coastalfog. it should be milder because we'll have more cloud, which also means we won't have as much sunshine as we start tomorrow morning. it won't be cloudy all the way, there could be some brief brighter breaks and sunshine coming through. but on the whole, there will be levelling grey skies. but like today, it will be mild. temperatures will be well above where they should be for this time of year. we may reach 15—16 east of the grampians. it's all change as we go into the weekend. some quite wet weather tomorrow night for northern and western scotland. for most parts on the mild side. if there are few breaks, temperatures will drop lower. but it's behind this cold weather front that the arctic air arrives over the weekend to all parts, and it will feel much colder. the day of transition on saturday. fog breaking to bring some brighter weather. behind it much money are skies, and we will have some showers. that wind accentuating how chilly it feels. that weather front clears away, so the cold air floods southwards with some showers through the day. a little bit wintry over the day. a little bit wintry over the hills, and feeling colder, particularly in this brisk northerly wind. into sunday night, really cold, quite a widespread frost to start. we're into that cold air for much of the week. later, it gets colder still with the risk of snow. we'll keep you updated. this is bbc news. i'm james reynolds. the headlines at 8pm — the government has confirmed it's scaling back plans for the high—speed hs2 rail line. the extension between the east midlands and leeds has been scrapped. if hs2 is not going to be arriving in yorkshire in the way it was meant to be arriving in yorkshire, that undermines the local place and that affects businesses of every sector. but the government says it is spending £96 billion on improvements which will make journey times faster, sooner. i think that this is a fantastic, this is a monumental programme for rail investment, for commuters, for passengers in the east midlands, the west midlands, the whole of the north of the country. former yorkshire cricketer azeem rafiq has apologised for anti—semitic messages he sent ten years ago. it comes just days after he gave powerful testimony to mps about the racist abuse he faced himself while a professional player.