mark kermode gives his unique take on the best and worst of the week s film and dvd release, including ammonite which sees kate winslet play fossil collector mary anning. the former leader of the snp, alex salmond, has announced the creation of a new pro independence party which will stand in the scottish parliament election. the alba party will field candidates in the may, with the aim of creating a supermajority for independence from the rest of britain. mr salmond said the party would work towards a successful, sociallyjust, environmentally responsible, independent cou ntry . let s take a listen to some of what he had to say: the tactics are to stand for the regional list to secure the supermajority for independence in our parliament. we intend to contribute policy ideas to assist scotland s economic recovery and help build an independence platform to face new political realities. at the last election there were nearly one million wasted snp votes in the regional list.
them of spreading lies about abuses of uighur muslims. at least thirty two people are killed and many more injured in egypt in one of the worst train crashes there in recent memory. hello and welcome if you re watching on pbs in the us or around the world and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. germany has imposed travel restrictions on france, declaring the country a high risk area for coronavirus infections. people arriving in germany from france will now need to show a negative covid test and go into quarantine. the country will deploy an extra 90,000 police officers at railway stations, airports, and toll booths on motorways, to prevent people moving between areas without permission. as francedeals with a surge of cases, its foreign minister accuses the uk of blackmail over its handling of coronavirus vaccine exports. france has called for the eu to implement tougher export controls whilst its own roll out has struggled.
at least 32 people are killed and many more injured in egypt in one of the worst train crashes there in recent memory. hello and welcome if you re watching on pbs in the us or around the world, and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. germany has imposed travel restrictions on france, declaring the country a high risk area for coronavirus infections. people arriving in germany from france will now need to show a negative covid test and go into quarantine. it s controversial because there s so much traffic, commuters, family across that border every day. now, germany s already imposed border restrictions and border controls on some of its borders, so we ve already had border controls on parts of austria, the czech republic, slovakia. those regions have now been classed officially as high risk regions as well, so that means they re also going to be the same rule you just mentioned for france, which is you have to have a recent test bef
in secondary school. wales will end its stay local rules from tomorrow, meaning people will be able to travel within its borders without restrictions. tourist accommodation will also given the green light to reopen. china bans nine britons including five mps after the uk took action over human rights abuses. and the boy whose year long adventure in his own back garden raises hundreds of thousands for hospice care, earning him high praise in the process bear grylls here, and just to say, well done for all you re doing. what an incredible achievement. hi, max, it sjonny wilkinson here, and ijust wanted to send you a little message, really, just to wish you well, especially for this amazing thing you re doing at the moment. scotland s former first minister alex salmond is launching a new political party the alba party will contest seats in the scottish parliamentary election in may. he s due to hold a news conference in the next few minutes we ll bring you that live he