hello and welcome. we start with europe s response to a surge in covid cases. tough new restrictions are being imposed in some countries, together with stern political warnings. the protests, though, are also spreading. austria has reintroduced a nationwide lockdown today. germany s health minister said that by the end of the winter, most germans would be vaccinated, cured or dead, while the dutch prime minister condemned a third night of unrest as pure violence by idiots opposed to covid restrictions. let s take a look in more detail. in austria, people are only allowed to leave their homes for essentials such as work, exercise and food shopping. the daily average is nearly m00 new cases. 14,000. germany s chancellor, angela merkel, has said the measures in place are not sufficient. almost a8,000 new infections have been reported there. in belgium s capital, brussels, demonstrators clashed with police after tens of thousands of people marched through the city centre. over 1
Of georgia last year have begun their closing arguments in the case. the men are accused of shooting dead ahmaud arbery while he was out jogging in the city of brunswick. with me now is tiffanyjeffers, associate professor of law at georgetown university. if you could tell us more about this trial, thank you for being with us, take us through the prosecution and defence cases here. defence cases here. thank you so much for having defence cases here. thank you so much for having me defence cases here. thank you so much for having me today. - defence cases here. thank you so much for having me today. the i much for having me today. the defence is arguing two main points, one that the evidence for lawfully making a citizen s rest, and two that they were engaged in self defence at the time. both of those arguments are problematic, specifically because when you talk about citizen s arrest, there was not any direct knowledge of a crime, they are just making these assumptions, presumption
This is bbc news with me, samantha simmonds. austria becomes the first european country to reimposes austria becomes the first european country to reimpose a nationwide lockdown. the government is also making vaccinations mandatory we hear from austria s chancellor. prosecutors make their closing arguments in the trial over the killing of ahmaud arbery, the black man who was shot dead last year while outjogging in georgia. in chile, december s presidential election will be a run off between candidates from opposite ends of the political spectrum. and learning the hard way why you should always do your prep. as a reporter found out when he flew round the world to interview adele without listening to her new album.