And coming up, we explore how the coronavirus pandemic is changing us politics, in infodemic tennessee. Good afternoon, welcome to bbc news. The mayor of the dutch city of rotterdam has condemned what hes called An Orgy Of Violence after protestors took to the streets to demonstrate against coronavirus restrictions. The netherlands is one of a number of places in europe to re impose a lockdown because of a surge in cases. This graph shows a rolling seven day average of daily cases per million poeople in italy, germany, and the uk. But look what happens when we include The Netherlands and austria. We can see can see how the numbers jump to more than double the rate in the uk and germay. And the World Health Organisation is warning that europe could see covid related deaths rise by half a million by march unless urgent measures are taken. Megan paterson reports. Rotterdam last night. These were the scenes in The Netherlands� second largest city. Protesters rioting over lockdown restrictions clashed with police. Officers used water cannon, fired Warning Shots and then live rounds. Two people were shot and wounded and the protest condemned by rotterdams mayor as An Orgy Of Violence. Translation on several. Occasions Police Officers had to draw their weapons to defend themselves. Some aimed shots were fired. At least seven were injured. Restrictions in The Netherlands began on monday and will be in place for another two weeks at least. Countries across europe are facing a sharp increases in covid cases. In austria a 20 day lockdown will start next week. Working from home will be ordered and only Essential Shops will stay open. In february vaccinations will become compulsory. We have a very low Vaccination Rate in the population and the waning of immunity hits austria now six months after we started our Vaccination Programme and that is unfortunately right at the beginning of the Winter Season where people are moving indoors. Germany fears a National Health care emergency. The government is set to introduce restrictions for unvaccinated people. A full lockdown not ruled out. Such a dramatic surge in cases is not being experienced in the uk. A number of factors at play. Many countries in europe were faced with Delta A Little Bit later so they are dealing with it now and some of them opened up slightly later than we did so that is a factor. The second one is there is differences in vaccines. You have high levels of non vaccine uptake in some populations in some european countries. High Infection Rates in the past have helped Build Up Immunity in the uk. Now the push to increase booster jab take up continues. The incentive for many, the avoidance of tougher restrictions being introduced elsewhere. Megan paterson, bbc news. Lets speak now to Cambridge University professor of statistics david spiegelhalter, who is also the co author of covid by numbers. Thank you forjoining us. How helpful is it to keep comparing numbers between Different Countries across the continent of europe . I think it gives a picture of what can happen under different strategies that have been taken by Different Countries. We have seen germany, austria, The Netherlands, belgium, france and italy, as you show in your grass they are at Different Levels but they are increasing exponentially, cases are doubling every two weeks, and that is different to what is happening in the uk at the moment. It gives us some information about what we have to be wary of. And also perhaps some of the things that have gone right for us in this country. What of the things that have gone right for us in this country. Of the things that have gone right for us in this country. What do you think has gone for us in this country. What do you think has gone right for us in this country. What do you think has gone right that for us in this country. What do you think has gone right that others i think has gone right that others could learn from . Think has gone right that others could learn from . Obviously the rollout of could learn from . Obviously the rollout of the could learn from . Obviously the rollout of the vaccination could learn from . Obviously the rollout of the vaccination was l could learn from . Obviously the i rollout of the vaccination was very roll out of the vaccination was very successful right from the very beginning in the uk. We have not got the highest Vaccination Rates in europe, but higher than many other countries. Crucially it is the boosters and we have got a much higher boost rate than other countries. It is quite easy to overlook that because you might say the waning immunity and 99 protection against hospitalisation might wane to 95 or Something Like that, which does not sound very much. But if you flip it round and say our vulnerability has gone up from i to 5 that shows the risk of hospitalisation has increased five times. The booster, which has been shown to be extraordinarily effective, if you had astrazeneca the first time round, i had pfizer, but if you had astrazeneca it is known the protection was not as good as pfizer. But if you have a pfizer booster, that mix pumps you up not only to where you were before but higher than ever. It pumps you up to have the protection as if you had just had two pfizer doses. Our booster rate is higher than other countries and that is protected us a lot at the moment. Lot at the moment. Obviously you thrive on statistics, lot at the moment. Obviously you thrive on statistics, that lot at the moment. Obviously you thrive on statistics, that is lot at the moment. Obviously you thrive on statistics, that is your i thrive on statistics, that is your job, your interest, but how useful would it be to better explain these numbers to the public across europe where we are seeing these protests, this rejection of policies . Weill. This reection of policies . Well, this reection of policies . Well, this is this rejection of policies . Well, this is always this rejection of policies . Well, this is always a this rejection of policies . Well, this is always a question this rejection of policies . Well, | this is always a question asked, this rejection of policies . Ii this is always a question asked, but it is more than a matter ofjust explaining the numbers to people. People are against vaccinations for many reasons and no matter how much you explain to them the numbers, some will not take any notice because they are ideal logically opposed to them or, particularly in the east, there is a deep mistrust of government and authority. So it is difficult, but i think for people perhaps who are a little bit in the middle, wavering, cautious, to hammer home the extraordinarily power of these vaccines, particularly the boosters, to prevent hospitalisations and deaths and infections is terribly important. But you cannot expect that to work on its own, it requires more than that. The that to work on its own, it requires more than that. More than that. The World Health Organisation more than that. The World Health Organisation is more than that. The World Health Organisation is warning more than that. The World Health Organisation is warning that more than that. The world health i organisation is warning that europe could see covid related deaths rise by half a million by march. Give us your thoughts on that figure and how realistic is that . It is your thoughts on that figure and how realistic is that . Realistic is that . It is not my 0b to make projections i realistic is that . It is not my 0b to make projections like i realistic is that . It is not my job to make projections like that. L realistic is that . It is not my job to make projections like that. Itj to make projections like that. It all depends crucially on behaviour. In the end we know what stops this virus circulating and that is people getting vaccinated and keeping away from each other, it is as simple as that. And a lot of ventilation so we are not breathing over each other. That is what it takes, but how you get people to change their behaviour, and in our country we have had a fairly libertarian approach in the uk which has led to very high case rates, much higher than anybody else, that could have been a reasonable strategy because of the build up of immunity in the population. But each country has to decide for itself how to get those changes of behaviour in the population. The amount to which that is done by encouragement or bylaws, then that is up to every jurisdiction to choose how best they do it. But they have got to do it. When you have exponentially rising rates we know the consequences of that. That has to be turned around. What about the facts, the data, that you would like to be seeing now . The dail you would like to be seeing now . Iie daily figures you would like to be seeing now . Tie daily figures that you would like to be seeing now . Ti daily figures that have you would like to be seeing now . Tij daily figures that have out are extremely useful. Obviously the Vaccination Rate all these numbers we have been talking about give quite a good picture of what is going on. It is quite interesting to know the amount of immunity in the population. In the uk we are blessed by having a survey which tests how many people have antibodies. It could be because they have had it or have had the vaccination. If you have had the vaccination. If you have had the vaccination. If you have had it, the protection is as good as a vaccine. In the uk we have got 90 something percent of the population with antibodies, either through vaccination or having had it. So that is why in spite of, that is why we are really doing fairly well at the moment, but we are wobbling along. Hospitalisations have been coming down in the uk, deaths have been coming down, it is stable, it is fairly tightly bound situation and of great concern. That is why i think the authorities, quite rightly, push people to get that third jab and if possible for people to start being jabbed. Most people to start being jabbed. Most people in this country are pretty determined not to have it. figs determined not to have it. As alwa s, determined not to have it. As always, thank you for your time today. As always, thank you for your time today. President biden has urged americans to avoid violence and destruction after a teenager who shot dead two people during racialjustice protests was cleared of murder in wisconsin. Kyle rittenhouse said hed acted in self defence last august. The president also said. While the verdict in kenosha will leave Many Americans feeling angry and concerned, myself included, we must acknowledge that the jury has spoken. From wisconsin, nomia iqbal sent this report. The defendant will rise and face the jury and harken to its verdicts. A dangerous vigilante, or someone acting in self defence . After 26 hours the jury decided Kyle Rittenhouses fate. We, the jury, find the defendant, Kyle Rittenhouse, not guilty. The 12 Men And Women Of The Jury accepted the teenagers claim he killed out of fear for his safety. Somehow, some way, those 12jurors found that he was innocent. Shouting. Outside court the political divisions this case has caused were clear. You attack me, i have the right to defend myself. That is what kyle was on trial for and that is what kyle has been found acquitted of. There is no way in the law and the land of law where a person can shoot three people, kill two of them, and be acquitted, theresjust no way. The shooting happened against the backdrop of nationwide protests over racism and Police Brutality following the murder of george floyd. In kenosha and another Black Man Named Jacob Blake had been shot by police seven times and on the third night of riots Kyle Rittenhouse entered the city. He said he came to provide security. In a series of confrontations he shot dead Joseph Rosenbaum who had chased after him into this car park. He then killed another man who ran after rittenhouse thinking he was an active shooter. A third man survived. Police later arrested the teenager and charged him with murder. For many conservative groups Kyle Rittenhouse is now seen as a hero, but for many liberal groups he is the face of a Gun Culture Out Of Control and they are worried by being cleared of the charges what it might mean now for future protests. Can americans turn up with a gun but not face any consequences . Nomia iqbal, bbc news, kenosha. A Record Number of people died while detained under the Mental Health act in england during the coronavirus pandemic. Thats according to early estimates from the independent regulator, the care quality commission. The figures come amid concerns that Staffing Shortages are compromising Patient Safety in psychiatric wards and across the nhs. Patrick baker reports and a warning his report contains flashing images. After struggling with his Mental Health throughout most of his teenage years, 17 year old charlie millers became increasingly unwell during the second half of 2020. He went downhill in thejuly time. He was then sectioned. Charlie spent the next few months in and out of the Mental Health unit at Prestwich Hospital in manchester. In early december last year, he returned to the ward following a night at home. I dropped him off at quarter to eight at night. He was in really good spirits and then i got a phone call at quarter to ii to say that they were doing cpr on him. During the course of that evening charlie had made four attempts on his life, the last of which proved fatal. A Confidential Nhs report into charlies death said that due to Sickness Absence being reported that day there was no qualified Nurse Rostered on duty for the night shift. The nurse in charge agreed to cover the shift. She had worked from 9am to 4pm and returned at 7pm. In a statement the nhs trust that runs Prestwich Hospital expressed its deepest sympathies but said it would be inappropriate to comment further until the coroners inquest has concluded. Between 2012 and 2019 an average 273 people died each year while detained in hospital or being supervised in the community under the Mental Health act in england. But early estimates for the first year of the pandemic suggest a record high, with 490 people dying between march 2020 and march 2021. I think Staff Shortages are compromising Patient Safety in every part of the nhs at the moment. We have a Workforce Crisis and its time we completely overhauled the way we decide how many doctors and nurses we are going to train for the future. The Department Of Health and social care said there are now Record Numbers of doctors and nurses working in the nhs. They said they are investing £2. 3 billion a year by 2023 24 to transform Mental Health care and will bring forward plans to reform the Mental Health act. Charlies mum samantha says she is still waiting for a clear explanation about how her son could have lost his life in the very place that was meant to keep him safe. A full inquest into charlies death starts next year. Single use plastics such as plates and cutlery, as well as polystyrene cups, could all be banned in england under new plans being considered by the government. It is estimated that only 10 of such items are recycled. According to estimates, in england alone, we get through 1. 1 billion single use plates every year. In addition to that 4. 25 billion single use pieces of cutlery, the vast majority of which are plastic, are also used. Disposable coffee cups have been a long standing problem the uk throws away 2. 5 billion of those every year. Professor Rashid Gatrad is a member of the Royal College of paediatricians, and founded the campaign group, world against Single Use Plastics. He explained the scale of the problem. Obviously everything starts at home, so once you start recycling the recyclables, and ifeel the government should be stricter with the corporates to make sure that they accurately label what is recyclable and what isnt, and also there should be throughout our country there should also be uniform colours of what goes into a Recycling Bin and what doesnt. At the moment there is confusion, each area has got its own colours of bins, so that should happen. But worldwide 80 plus countries do not actually have a waste collecting system, so that is Something Else they would need support for because we ourselves do our bit but i think this is a global issue, as indeed is Climate Change. It goes back to industry where designing of material is important, because once designed in a way where the least amount of plastic or no plastic is used, so first of all it has got to go to the roots. So having said that, there are still some plastics and seven types of plastic symbols as you know, some plastics are easier to recycle and others are not. What we do is we collect plastic that is more difficult to recycle, such as the one in spectacles, and we call this project let us make a Spectacle Project where a lot of the miss england finalists last yearjoined me in collecting these from various opticians and we sent it to various other countries. So reusing plastic is also very important apart from recycling it, which also is important. Obviously bio plastics is on the horizon, but expensive, so that will be an alternative to normal plastic that we are using at the moment. The headlines on bbc news. The World Health Organisation says it is very worried about the rise in covid cases in europe and is urging countries to drastically increase the use of face masks and vaccinations. There have been violent clashes in The Netherlands over new covid restrictions there. Austria has also seen demonstrations today, after a new lockdown was announced there have been calls for calm in the us, after a teenager who shot two people dead during racial unrest last year is cleared of murder. Tesla drivers have reported being locked out of their cars after an outage struck the carmaker� s app. Dozens of owners said an Error Message on the mobile app was preventing them from connecting to their vehicles. Its used as a key by drivers to unlock and start their cars. Teslas chief executive, elon musk, apologised and said he would make sure the outage didnt happen again. Our technology is designed to try and make our lives easier and we all know the pain when it does not quite go to plan. Yesterday evening, hundreds of tesla users reported they were having difficulties using they were having difficulties using the tesla at according to the Tracking Site down detector. The ceo of tesla, elon musk, said they were checking the system and then said the system should be back online again. He apologised and said it would not happen again. It is important to emphasise it is not just the app, that is not the only way you can open up tesla cars, you can use a key card or a fob. However, quite an interesting point, i spoke to an academic and a tesla user, professor david bailey, and he said tesla could sometimes be a victim of its own success, that it advertises itself as a very high tech company, it has cutting edge technology, and that is one of the things that of the users would want to purchase a tesla car in the first place and sometimes they become used to relying on the technology and maybe do not leave the house with their keys as well. It is a bit like leaving your house with your phone, hoping to pay contactless league for everything you want and if something goes wrong and you do not have a credit card as well, you do not have a back up option. The key message is the technology might not always work, so make sure that you have your keys as well. Caroline davies reporting. In california, an armoured security van has shed its load of banknotes across the lanes of an interstate freeway. Drivers began stopping their vehicles in the Middle Of The Road so that they could scoop up the wads of cash. This all happened after a door of the security van flew open as it was travelling on the road near the city of san diego. But Police Officers have warned that this footage from social media is likely to be used to track down anyone who does not swiftly hand over the cash. They told a News Conference that the money belonged to a bank and must be returned to a police station. Two people were arrested after a couple who had joined in accidentally locked themselves out of their car, blocking a lane and leaving themselves unable to leave the scene. The things i get to tell you some days. The things i get to tell you some days. Regular trains are returning to the Dartmoor Line in devon for the first time in almost 50 years. From today, Great Western Railway Services will run between okehampton and exeter. Its part of a Government Scheme to restore abandoned Railway Lines. John maguire reports. When the railway arrived in okehampton, the town threw a huge street party to celebrate. That was 150 years ago. The next century saw crowds gather for other important occasions to name trains and to send the towns sons off to war. And even the lines closure in 1972, part of the beeching cuts, was marked with some ceremony. Today, the festivities continue as scheduled Passenger Services return, a reward for years of campaigning. Back in the summer, we filmed the new tracks being laid. Fantastic. This is the moment, isnt it, really . When the track gets put down, the new track, and itll be shortly, hopefully, a train to exeter. Just remind me, how long have you been campaigning and working on this . Well, i arrived in okehampton in 1975 and i saw it going gradually derelict then, so that was when i really first became interested in it. The line is the very first to reopen as part of the governments restoring your railways scheme, but this week has seen controversy and anger elsewhere with the scrapping of the hs2 link to leeds and the Northern Powerhouse line between leeds and manchester. The restoration of the Dartmoor Line was made easier by the fact that after closing to Passenger Services it continued to be used for transporting Railway Ballast from a nearby quarry. It also ran as a Heritage Railway but now its been upgraded. Its not as easy as you think. It hasnt been in good condition, but there is a huge amount of work. Weve done 11 miles of Track Installation in the last four weeks. Its actually been one of the fastest Track Installations in network rail history. Well, this is the new track construction machine. Its an impressive piece of kit, around a quarter of a mile long. You can see whats happening. The grey pod at the top runs back, grabs the sleepers, brings them to the front of the train and then lays them in a perfectly Straight Line on the bed with the two metal tracks on top. It will run at a rate of around 400 metres per hour. And in the belly of the beast its ryansjob to keep the machine, well, on track. My position is to ensure that its somewhere near, and usually im pretty good. So you have to constantly monitor the height of your clamps so they dont hit the sleepers, the spacing of the rail behind you, and, obviously, the line itself. So its a Concentration Game . Yeah, big time. After week when the governments been accused of reneging on promised Rail Improvements in the north of england, reopening this line may seem a small step, but it is a giant leap for people here the passengers who will use it and the communities it will serve. John maguire, bbc news, devon. Joining me now is norman baker, former Liberal Democrat mp and adviser to the campaign for better transport. Thank you forjoining us. Your group has wanted to see this Line Reopening for some time. Mini; has wanted to see this Line Reopening for some time. Why was this in your reopening for some time. Why was this in your sites . Reopening for some time. Why was this in your sites . We reopening for some time. Why was this in your sites . We case reopening for some time. Why was this in your sites . We case lots reopening for some time. Why was this in your sites . We case lots of| this in your sites . We case lots of Railway Lines because they have been preserved as operational freight lines, such as this one, or where the line has not been built on and it could be reinstated quickly. For all sorts of reasons, social environments and economic, it is sensible to reinstate some of these railways, which should not have been taken away in the beaching days. 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The only eastwards line at left is the one right on the coast which goes through donnish, which is vulnerable to wave damage and Climate Change and alternative line seems like a good idea. One caveat is this line costs £40 million to reopen which seems to us to be a huge amount of money considering the track was still there and the track bed was intact. We do think network rail should look at these costs. We want to see lots more rail lines reopen but keeping the cost down. Why do you think it has cost so much . I why do you think it has cost so much . , � ~. , why do you think it has cost so much . ~. , ,. , much . I dont know, but i know network rail much . I dont know, but i know network rail could much . I dont know, but i know network rail could have much . I dont know, but i know network rail could have had i much . I dont know, but i know network rail could have had an| much . I dont know, but i know network rail could have had an eight out of ten solution instead of a ten out of ten solution instead of a ten out of ten solution. It was flooded and washed away in 2008 and network rail created a temporary station within two weeks, a fantasticjob, so these things can be done quickly. Once we get in the habit of reopening lines perhaps there will be a steam that is specialised which will cut time and cost. Lots more lines can be reopened across the country and i know populations when they do get reopened, they like to use them. Of the Department For Transport has always underestimated their popularity. Lines in wales and scotland have both exceeded their expectations and the okehampton line may do as well. It expectations and the okehampton line may do as well may do as well. It could be the first of many. May do as well. It could be the first of many, there may do as well. It could be the first of many, there is may do as well. It could be the first of many, there is a may do as well. It could be the first of many, there is a lot i may do as well. It could be the first of many, there is a lot of. First of many, there is a lot of enthusiasm for it. Norman baker, thank you for your time. Finally, a host of celebrities appeared for last nights Children In Need appeal. A whopping 39 million £389,048. More than £39 million was pledged, higher than last years figure on the night. The money will go towards supporting thousands of charities and local projects around the uk. Lets ta ke lets take a look at the Weather Forecast and phil is here. Hello. Good afternoon. It is not bad at the moment in many parts of the british isles. There is quite a bit of clout in england and wales, but a lot can you drag certain Weather Fronts down across the british isles. The winds are from north to south and that is why it will feel so much colder. Weather front has not got that much about it. To the south figures, to the north temperature is falling away. It is a strong northerly wind and there will be plenty of showers and there will be plenty of showers and some will be wintry above 300 metres or so. They will pepper the North York Moors overnight. If your skies stay clear, there will be frost to start the day on sunday, which will be bright enough away from the shower affected areas in northern and eastern spots. One or two showers coming down from the irish sea as well. Those are the best of the temperatures. Forget all about teams, it is eight or nine, possibly 11. Hello this is bbc news. The headlines the World Health Organization says it is very worried about the rise in covid cases in europe and is urging countries to drastically increase the use of facemasks and vaccinations. There have been violent clashes over new covid restrictions in The Netherlands, with two people shot and wounded by police in rotterdam. Austria has also seen demonstrations today, after a new lockdown was announced. There have been calls for calm in the us, following the Court Verdict that cleared us teenager Kyle Rittenhouse of murder. A Public Consultation starts on a potential ban on Single Use Plastics like Disposable Cutlery and polystyrene boxes in england. Hundreds of tesla drivers have been locked out of their vehicles, after the car makers app stopped working. Regular Train Services have returned to the Dartmoor Line in devon for the first time in 49 years