hello and welcome, if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the netherlands has embarked on a month long lockdown in response to an expected surge in cases of omicron the first european country to introduce such stringent measures in response to the new variant. non essentialshops, bars, gyms, hairdressers and other public venues will be closed until at least mid january. our correspondent, anna holligan, reports from the hague. silent high streets. a wholly locked down society. last christmas, the dutch thought covid would be under control by now. instead, the netherlands has become the first country in europe to lockdown in response to the highly contagious omicron variant. now, it feels like it s starting all over again, to be isolated and, yeah. it feels really bad. we re used to going to the cafe, to a bar and with this lockdown, it s impacted me a bit. so, yeah, it s going to be difficult. so, tomorrow i m working just to throw away a lot i of fresh food, lot
tonight at ten, new covid restrictions in england are not being ruled out before christmas. as hundreds of thousands of people get their boosters today, ministers say it s still too early to assess the new variant. there are no guarantees in this pandemic, i don t think. at this point, we just have to keep everything under review. we ll have more on the challenges facing borisjohnson s government, as other countries take more drastic decisions. from today, the netherlands goes into strict lockdown, faced with a deadly surge of the omicron variant. worldwide tributes on the death of richard rogers, one of the most influential british architects of modern times. the 2021 bbc sports personality of the year is emma raducanu! cheering and applause. and a fitting end to 2021 for the teenage tennis star who won the us open. good evening. further covid restrictions in england can t be ruled out over the coming week, according to sajid javid the health secretary, who also urged people
good evening. president trump has become embroiled in a bitter battle with the american legal system, after a federal appeals court refused to reinstate his controversial travel ban on people from seven mainly muslim countries entering the united states. it was a judge in seattle who d originally put a temporary stop to the policy, and tonight the president accused him of putting the country in peril. in a tweet, he wrote: if something happens, blame him. our north america correspondent nick bryant has more. the rush to reach america. arrivals from mainly muslim countries making it through immigration, after an appeals court rejected a move by the trump administration to reimpose its travel ban. so, impromptu celebrations at us airports and relief for those looking to head across the atlantic. to the atjfk airport this man and his family from iraq made it into the country. they spent two years obtaining us visas and had packed up their lives in iraq. the us embassy contacte
a federal appeals court on sunday refused to reinstate his controversial travel ban preventing people from seven mainly muslim countries from entering the united states. it was a judge in seattle who d originally put a temporary stop to the policy, and the president has accused him of putting the country in peril. our north america correspondent nick bryant has more. the rush to reach america arrivals from mainly muslim countries making it through immigration after an appeals court rejected a move by the trump administration to reimpose its travel ban. so, impromptu celebrations at us airports, and relief for those looking to head across the atlantic. tonight, atjfk airport in new york, this family from iraq finally made it into the country. they d spent two years obtaining us visas, and had packed up their lives in iraq. the embassy contacted me and they said, we are sorry, you are able to travel. it was a red carpet welcome for the president at a gala last night, the co
today! number five! i m sally bundock. in business: going going gone the chinese investor is hungry for business in europe and the us but billions of dollars worth of deals are cancelled we reveal why. a new white knight for takata but investors are not impressed so what now for the japanese airbag maker? president trump has until the end of monday to file a case to try to lift a federal ruling against his controversial travel ban. it s the latest development in an increasingly bitter legal battle, after a federal appeals court on sunday refused to reinstate his ban on people from seven mainly muslim countries entering the united states. the court said it wouldn t make its decision until it receives briefs from both sides. it was a judge in seattle who had originally put a temporary stop to the policy, and the president has accused the judge of putting the country in peril. greg dawson reports. super bowl sunday, an occasion when even the president can switch off and poli