And could this be the end of the road for Benjamin Netanyahu . Well get the latest on the israeli Opposition Parties edging closer to forming a coalition. Professional Tennis Player Naomi Osaka has after a row with taking interviews with the media. Theres been a strong reaction from the leaders of france and germany, to new revelations about the united States Spying, on its allies. Denmark is accused of helping the united States Spy on European Politicians back in the period 2012 to 2014 Including the german chancellor Angela Merkel. She was at a Summit Today with Emmanuel Macron of france, who gave his response. Translation i will simply say this is simply unacceptable between allies. Its even less so between allies. Its even less so between allies and european partners. I have allies and european partners. I have a great regard for a mutual interest in our common security. There is no place between us for suspicion. That is why am waiting for a complete clarity from our american and
and says he s initiated high level talks with the us. translation: if we are plunged in a conflict? i but we don t want that. it is not our choice. this is why i responded to president biden s proposal. hello and welcome. tighter restrictions against coronavirus have come into effect in some european countries, amid concerns over the highly infectious omicron variant that continues to spread rapidly. there s a fear that a wave of omicron infections could overwhelm health services , despite preliminary studies suggesting that omicron is milder and that the risk of being hospitalised is up to 75 percent lower. we ll look at mainland europe in a moment, but let s start here in the uk. over 1.3 million british people were infected with covid in the week ending the 16th of december the highest level of infections recorded since the pandemic began. here s our health correspondent, dominic hughes. the last few days before christmas have brought some better news. early studies of t