the country is experiencing a pandemic of the unvaccinated. infection rates have soared in recent weeks, as the country grapples with a fourth wave of coroanvirus — and doctors say hospitals are coming under increasing pressure. 66% of germans are fully vaccinated, and some regions are imposing restrictions on unvaccinated people, to persuade more to get the jab. chinese tennis star ping shuai has publicly accused a retired communist official of sexual assault. in a post on chinese social media, ms peng said former vice premier, zhang gao—li, had "forced" her to have sexual relations with him. it is the first time such an allegation has been made against one of china's senior political leaders. mr zhang has not responded to her claims. the post has now been deleted. you're watching bbc world news america. still to come on tonight's programme: more than 30 years after the lockerbie bombing, libya says it could work with the us to extradite a suspect.