father christmas is coming to a chimney near you. hello and thanks very much forjoining us. more than 2000 flights have been cancelled across the world, as people try to complete last minute journeys to spend christmas with friends and families. some major airlines have blamed the cancellations on the pandemic. china and the us are the worst affected countries. azadeh moshiri reports. which one would you like? festivities may be going ahead this year but millions are still having difficulty reaching their families. with the 0micron variant surging quickly around the world, it s causing chaos within airlines with crews testing positive or needing to isolate. in the us, united airlines and delta air lines already cancelled hundreds of christmas eve flights and warned of more cancellations throughout the weekend. i spoke to one passenger who is now forced to travel on christmas day. your grandmother is based in bosnia and you haven t seen her in years but the family reunion has
ring as britain s anthonyjoshua loses his heavyweight title. hello and welcome. very good to have you with us. getting in germany where the last day of campaigning has come to an end before elections on sunday in which voters will be choosing who will replace angela merkel as chancellor. it s a role she is held for 16 years. her cdu party is facing a tight race against the social democrats. the race for the chancellory has reached the final stage. cheering. in line skaters sprinting through berlin today as those vying for germany s top job intensified their efforts to succeed angela merkel. whistles blow. translation: you don t know who would do a betterjob - than angela merkel. they all say they d do it better but it s hard to believe that, no matter which party. i don t think that it s a really good time for germany but now, i think it is getting worse. ein grosses thema. forweeks, it looked as though this man would be the next german chancellor. olaf scholz, social democra
for drivers in this country and the government is saying we re going to bring in 5000 visas. there is an obvious problem. at the labour party conference the deputy leader angela rayner germany votes in a federal election that will usher in a new chancellor after 16 years of angela merkel. detectives investigating the murder of sabina nessa have arrested a 38 year old man on suspicion of murder in what scotland yard says is a significant development. and the labour party conference in brighton, the deputy leader angela rayner is criticised for calling borisjohnson scum. and a shock defeat for britain s anthonyjoshua, who has lost his world heavyweight titles after losing to 0leksandr usyk of ukraine. hello and welcome if you are watching in the uk or around the world. more than 10,000 workers will be given visas. it comes as the shortage of drivers led to them is at petrol stations and empty shelves in supermarkets. 5000 fuel tanker and food delivery drivers will be eligible t