hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the uk foreign secretary, liz truss, is to become the chief uk negotiator in talks with the european union. it comes after the former brexit minister, lord frost, resigned over the introduction of further covid restrictions. ms truss has the task of finding a solution to the trade status of northern ireland. the current arrangement called the northern ireland protocol, avoids a hard border with the irish republic, which is the eu. but it has disrupted commerce between mainland britain and northern ireland. why does this matter? our political correspondent, damian grammaticas, is here. hello. let us just first start off with why lord frost resigned. hello. let usjust first start off with why lord frost resigned. well, he said in his with why lord frost resigned. well, he said in his resignation with why lord frost resigned. -ii he said in his resignation letter that was made public yesterday, that this w
hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. several european countries have introduced tough new restrictions to tackle covid, as the omicron variant spreads rapidly across the continent. a month long lockdown has come into force in the netherlands and several other countries look set for tough new measures as we head towards christmas. the number of omicron cases is doubling in 1.5 to three days in areas with community transmission, according to the world health organization. in germany, government advisors have urged fresh measures to fight the surge in the omicron variant. ireland, switzerland and denmark are all stepping up restrictions. there have been protests, however, with belgium, spain and italy among the countries seeing demonstrations. our first report is from anna holligan on the start of the netherlands lockdown. silent high streets. a wholly locked down society. last christmas, the dutch thought covid would be under control by now. inste
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
welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. counting is under way in the first elections in hong kong since beijing increased its control over the territory. turnout has officially been announced as the lowest ever in its electoral history just 30.2%. pro democracy activists called for a boycott because every candidate had to be vetted for their loyalty to beijing. almost all prominent opposition figures who could have taken part have either been jailed or have fled. for more on this, i m joined now by nathan law, a hong kong pro democracy campaigner who now lives in the uk where he has political asylum. it s wonderful to have you on the programme, nathan. ijust want to start by reminding viewers that you ran as a pro democracy candidate in 2016, and you won at that time. it was a very emotionally charged election in hong kong in 2016. when you look at the election today, what does it make you think about the state of democracy in hong kong?
to give boosters at the moment. the covid case surge the biggest test yet for the biden administration. we re unvaccinated. we are looking at a winter of severe illness and death. why the vice president says the white house didn t see these variants coming. meantime, spiking cases forcing holiday shows to shutter and upending the return of live pro sports. i believe we re facing major c cancellations. tonight the country s top covid advisers reminding america that science can and will save us. we have the tools to do it, but we need the american people to do their part, to protect themselves. we will win this war with this virus. i m pamela brown in washington. you re in the cnn newsroom. and tonight america on alert in the face of an alarming new surge in new coronavirus infections, hospitalizations and deaths nationwide. president biden acknowledging the growing public concerns, now planning a speech on tuesday focusing on the omicron variant. with this ne