hello. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. there are increasing doubts about the new coronavirus restrictions announced by britain s prime minister, borisjohnson, amid public anger over allegations his staff held parties in breach of lockdown rules last year. the new restrictions include that from monday people in england will be encouraged to work from home wherever possible. but more immediately, from friday, face masks will have to be worn in most public indoor venues. and the nhs covid pass will now be mandatory for nightclubs and other venues with large crowds. but the anger over the alleged christmas party last year and the video of government advisers apparently mocking the restrictions has led many mps to question the prime minister s credibility. laura kuenssberg reports. hemmed in, borisjohnson stuck with two ugly problems that are mashed together. what happened under his own roof, which has sickened some of the public, and what he rec
hello and welcome. political support for new coronavirus restrictions in england has been put into doubt, with some lawmakers in britain s governing conservative party saying they will vote against them. there s been public fury over how the british prime minister, borisjohnson, has handled allegations. hemmed in, borisjohnson stuck with two ugly problems that are mashed together. what happened under his own roof which has sickened some of the public and what he reckons needs to happen now to push back the virus. the danger tonight is the fiasco of problem one which makes problem two much harder to solve. with the variant spreading at lightning speed, he and the country s most senior scientists were back on the platform. we cannot yet assume that omicron is less severe than previous variants. so, while the picture may get better and i sincerely hope that it will, we know that the remorseless logic of exponential growth could lead to a big rise in hospitalisations and therefor
a bbc investigation finds british rubbish is being illegally shipped to romania and dumped. new zealand plans an innovative scheme to stop the younger generation from ever buying cigarettes in their lifetime. and, england s cricketers have it all to do, after a long, hard day in the field, on day 2 of the first ashes test. welcome to bbc news. the health secretary sajid javid says new restrictions in england are needed to buy time in order for people to get their boosters and protect against the spread of the omicron variant which he said could overwhelm the nhs if left unchecked. but the government faces a mounting backlash to the plans from its own mps with a substantial tory rebellion expected when the plans come to a vote in the commons next week. one tory mp suggested it was a diversion from allegations over downing street christmas parties during restrictions last year. plan b restrictions mean that from friday, face masks will be required in more public settings
hello and welcome. i m sean ley standing in for christian fraser. the drama surrounding the british prime minister borisjohnson has added fresh scenes and new characters. after the claims about a rules breaking christmas party, there are now questions over whether he misled an investigation into refurbishments at his downing street flat. if that wasn t enough, some conservative mps are furious over his new coronavirus restrictions. and to cap it all, mrjohnson s wife carrie, hasjust given birth. our political editor laura kuenssberg has been following it all. nightmares on downing street. behind every window, a different dilemma. what s the truth about last year s christmas party in the building? who paid for thejohnsons expensive interior design upstairs? how can they control another surge in the pandemic? can they keep their own party under control? when thejohnsons moved in upstairs, they had thousands of pounds of renovations. when the lavish expenses emerged, this w
looking to its enduring fascination and also coming up. our series on european landmarks takes us to barcelona in northeastern spain where the slick writer for me is still under construction. and we ll meet dimitri polly who takes the art pole dancing to entirely new life. well it was 50 years ago that some 400000 people descended on max farm near woodstock new york for what amounted to a hippies utopian dream namely 4 days of sex drugs and rock n roll as far as the eye could see janis joplin the who and crosby stills and nash all joined hendrix and many others for what became a legendary line up and even though heavy rains in the unexpected numbers turned it into something of a mud fest the euphoria of freedom prevails. woodstock
festival one of the most famous festivals of all time half a century ago. and the town of woodstock today their own mind is everywhere from peace signs to tired eyes sixty s hippie culture is still ever present but has woodstock become somewhat of a theme