German police begin evacuation of site earmarked for coal-mine

2023-01-12 3

Police in Germany say the evacuation of a site earmarked for new coal-mining has - so far - gone according to plan. Oiffcers had clashed with protesters near the village of Lützerath in the west of the country. Germany's coalition government has delayed plans to reduce reliance on coal - following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The BBC's Tim Allman explains.