sheens. the female peacemakers stores january 5th. this is developing news live from britain's press it legislation clears a major hurdle. others are tied together. reinvigorated they should one good night each. prime minister withdraw a bill by a 124 votes meaning the u.k. is now on course to leave the e.u. at the end of january we'll take you live to london. also on the program

australia's prime minister's response to public criticism and cut short his holiday to face the bushfire crisis to volunteer firefighters battling a blaze near sydney killed as crews work to contain more than a 100 fires fueled by temperatures and high winds. and the fire which country dominated qualifying for surfing state then takes next year. i'm phil gallo welcome to the program british prime minister barak johnson has won the backing of more makers for his breakfast bill to take britain out of the european union today's vote comes after the conservative leader secured a big majority in last week's general election today's bill passed a 358 votes to 234 with focusing largely along party lines the government force

and won the election on the issue having been unable to pass the legislation previously so here's the moment the result was announced. the eyes to the right for $358.00 the nerves on the left were $234.00 so the eye is having to be our eyes and ears. straight to london then why would you indeed have because upon the bob of a who outside the houses of parliament welcome barbara does this results mean that bracks it is now done. almost it's on the way to being done in the sense of for a chance and that means that britain is going to leave the european union on the 3031st of january as the lads and the triumphant whole of conservative the parliament areas that we just saw and heard again means let go of all hope for

those who had opposed breaks it the protest movement and of course deal position would try to sort of wrangle concessions far soft of rexx it up maybe a 2nd referendum for months and months on end we remember this fractious year in british politics but all that is now coming to an end because the rest is mere formality there are some form of hurdles to overcome that in the end nothing now stands in the way of forest johnson and his threats it stay with us barbara we're going to take a closer look of that withdrawal agreement behind this legislation which has been 3 and a half years in the making. the divorce deal settles the divisions of assets and liabilities it's also guarantees the rights of e.u. citizens living in britain and yuki citizens in the u. countries and finally set so the future for the vexed irish border di lemma. proved

to be the main sticking point in negotiations how to handle cradle long the northern ireland border between the u.k. and each member ireland the proposed backstop arrangement was removed in favor of a solution whereby northern ireland will maintain free movement of goods across the border. avoiding a hard border with customs post was seen as essential for protecting peace in northern ireland under the good friday agreement but the future trading relationship between the u.k. and e.u. remains to be hammered out after britain leaves the block on january 31st 2020 it will adhere to rules during a transition period until the end of the year that means the risk of a new deal hard bragg's it remains britain and the e.u. cannot agree and new trade deal by the end of 2020 e.u. diplomats one that's a process that normally takes several years. but above advisable in london barbara

the whole issue divided the country over the last 3 years and did mr johnson's sweeping election victory effectively settle this debate in the u.k. . if you look at it more closely at it for me we see that in absolute figures 46 percent of the british public had voted for boris johnson and his wrecks and that still doesn't mean an absolute majority so there will still be people and britain who regret this who think this is a bad move who didn't want this will they sort of give up the public debate it is officially closed and forrest johnson even doesn't want to use the word breck's it anymore he said today let's talk about this anymore it will be done and we just turn back and look towards the future whatever bought the younger generation in britain who did not vote for boris johnson and his breaks it will they forgive him for it will they be reconciled to it it's not very likely after the shock is over

come of this election result probably they might rise again and so i say why did all this have to happen i was starting to see reactions from from brussels a you counsel present shock michel describes that today's vote is an important step in clarifying to london's relationship with brussels how much of a relief is this for europe. there is a certain amount of for relief in some quarters in europe because the endless wrangling and the endless going around in circles embellish politics the complete insecurity about what is going to happen is now ending that is the one part of the on the other hand of course there will still be there were till the very end some people who didn't want breaks it and sue still had the secret hope that it somehow might don't happen but that is in the past now as we know now as to the future it is going to me be much more difficult than boris johnson makes out because what the

european union also said is that if britain chooses not to stay at all aligned or close to e.u. laws and regulations. then they will have they will have very little market axes say with the negotiations about the future relationship about the trade agreement that boris johnson now has to go for they've might be much more fractures and they might become again is sort of reason for bitter divisions within the country and also with britain and the european union on the other side so this is not all peace this means it's just not the beginning for the next phase of breaks it. provides you in london thank you. let's take a look now at some of the other stories making news around the world britain's prince philip has been admitted to a london hospital for what buckingham palace says is a cautionary treatment of

a preexisting condition royal source told me to create elizabeth 98 year old husband was able to enter the hospital building on foot prints retired from public life in 2070. at least 11 people are dead in the unrest over india's new sister ship of the world that critics have denounced as anti muslim thousands have been arrested in protests that have continued for more than a week despite a ban on march gatherings the controversial new law offers an easier path to indian citizenship for migrants escaping religious persecution in neighboring countries but excludes muslims. a 2nd intelligence service officer has died after a shooting outside russia's f.s.b. security headquarters last night the suspect was shot dead by police at the same investigators raided his house raided his home outside moscow earlier on friday.

supporters about going on lebanese prime minister saad hariri blocked streets and scuffles with soldiers in beirut they're angry at the nomination of politician backed by militant group hezbollah to lead the next government prime minister designate a has sandia has promised to work toward stability in the crisis told country. u.s. aircraft maker boeing's starliner astronaut capsule has gone off course the u.s. a space agency nasa says the unmanned spacecraft was on a test flight to the international space station when a timing error caused it to miss its planned orbit the style on it is now a shuttle to return to earth on sunday. australia's prime minister scott morrison has apologized for going on holiday while the country contends with a massive bushfire emergency mr marson paid tribute to 2 volunteer firefighters who were killed as they tackle the blaze near sydney 3 others were seriously injured they were amongst thousands battling to contain about

a 100 ferocious blazes raging across the state of new south wales. crews struggling to tame wild bushfires in south australia rule teams are doing their best to contain the threat in multiple locations but it's perilous work especially for those on the ground. on thursday to volunteer firefighters were killed battling flames just south of sydney and road wire and jeffrey keeping died after a burning tree fell on their truck these 2 brave young men who lost their lives that represent for us the thousands and thousands of volunteers on the ground today tomorrow and in the days coming in put their own life their own safety on the line to protect others sydney meanwhile has been envelop than a shroud of smoke with fires raging near the state capital only it's taller structures remain visible its famous landmarks kasten an epochal looked like light

. on the ground a few dared to venture outside without facemasks air pollution in sydney is now several times what experts believe to be hazardous the fires are being fuelled by drought and record temperatures which scientists say a result of climate change. and many are angry at the smell prime minister scott morrison is currently facing criticism for leaving the country to holiday in hawaii . protesters turned up at his empty home in sydney and accused him of not doing enough to end the country some reliance on fossil fuels the reality of climate change is upon us droughts are getting longer and more severe heat waves are becoming longer and more severe our bushfire season is creeping into spring and winter we are living in a dangerous climate and it is time for our prime minister to get out of pocket of the whole and gas lobby groups and to start thinking about the future of this trail

ian. marson has responded to the crisis and cut short his holiday but while he has apologized for being absent he has yet to give in to demands to act on climate change. james morris speaks for the new south wales rural fire service he told t.w. what firefighters are doing to combat these mega blazes based far burning in very very remote and rugged terrain a lot of these areas do not have close can time lines other we can simply do a direct attack or do close can time and so our strategy is now to fall back to communities and want to areas to protect times as these fires come out into habitat areas now the biggest issue at this stage is that these fires the sorry large and with catastrophic fire conditions predicted for tomorrow across a number of areas the only thing that we will be out tomorrow is to protect law and try and protect property where we can under these conditions because it's simply

too dangerous to be able to have firefighters trying to control these fires under those conditions. i was surfing most instead of you and the summer olympics next year and the world league is that qualification route brazil prove that i'll be a force to be reckoned with in tokyo with mile for surface finishing 1st and 2nd in hawaii. i champion performance from brazil's it's hollow forever oh. but there's a wing showing in hawaii saw the 25 year old still his 1st world surfing title. trophies a one thing but an even greater price has also been secured. areas underdog victory means he's earned

a place at next year's olympic games in tokyo alongside competitor and runner up gabriel medina. i'm so happy right now to represent this you know it games with gabriel ok the brazilians will be joined at the games next july and august by mail surface from the likes of australia france japan and the u.s. . it's the 1st time surfing will be included as an olympic event. the another performance like this one will be the bare minimum if for a is to achieve more glory in japan next year. the hazara mind of our top story british prime minister barak johnson haas won the backing of lawmakers for express a bill to take up britain out of the european union about sets the u.k. on course to meet the e.u. at the end of january. up next here on the business africa

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