to best open the price collapsing. normally they have their run of the world. this go-round though, there s been a change. a number of social media investment sites to pop up to challenge the guys shorting the stocks. it s a battle royale. the biggest hedge funds in the world are taking it on the chin. talk that maybe some of them needed rescuing because it was getting that bad. but if you re an owner of a game stock or amc or blackberry or these other names that have benefitted from this battle against those betting on their prices going down, it was heaven for you. the frenzied buying the likes of which we have never seen in these size issues that were dwarfing trading volume to the amazons or the apple. some of these guys at some point trading ten times the volume. in other words, people buying, selling, getting in and out. ten times what they do in a name like amazon. it s remarkable. so far it s already got the attention of elizabeth warren that says we need to look into
has still not been able to contact, and now the united nations says it wants proof of the player s whereabouts. # baby, you will never be lost on me. ed sheeranjoins a host of stars and performers in this year s children in need. nearly £40 million was raised on the night. good morning. a mild start to the day today and most places should see quite a bit of dry weather but things are turning much colder through the weekend. we will see a chilly northerly wind developing tomorrow. i will have all of the details here on bbc breakfast. good morning. it s saturday the 20th of november. police in the dutch city of rotterdam have fired warning shots and used water cannon during clashes with anti lockdown protestors. the netherlands and austria have imposed strict lockdowns following a steep rise in coronavirus infections across the continent. tim muffett has the latest. protesters in rotterdam responding to the partial lockdown imposed in the netherlands. police used water cannon
should be respected. i stand by what the jury has concluded. the jury system works and we have to abide by it. the women s tennis association threatens to pull out of china, as pressure grows over missing tennis star peng shuai. a ban on single use plastics, like disposable cutlery and polystyrene boxes, moves a step closer england with the start of a public consultation on the change. and nearly £40 million raised for bbc children in need, with a host of stars and performers including ed sheeranjoining pudsey bear for the annual fundraiser. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the mayor of the dutch city of rotterdam has condemned what he s 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. meanwhile, austria has become the first country in europe to make vaccinations compul
by tomorrow we are all in the blue colours. this weather front produces some light rain for parts of southern scotland and northern ireland, pushing into northern england and north wales too. a bit of sunshine ahead of that and the return of sunshine and showers to the north too. once the cloud kero years in the south coast, we are in the colder weather tomorrow morning. it s going to be quite a chilly frosty start. more sunshine around tomorrow but plenty of shows in the north and east, erasing to feel chilly particularly when you add on hello, this is bbc news, the headlines. anger in the netherlands over new covid restrictions. dutch police have shot and wounded at least two people during rioting as coronavirus infection rates rise across europe. on several occasions the police officers had to draw their weapons to defend themselves. some eight shots were fired and people got hurt as a result. meanwhile, in australia, rallies and protests against lockdowns and vaccine mand
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 rotterdam s 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 fairly 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