now on bbc news, the week in parliament. hello and welcome to the week in parliament — a week in which a key piece of government brexit legislation finally becomes law. her majesty has signified her royal assent to the following act, european union withdrawal agreement, act 2020. order, order. a former hospital consultant warns of the dangers of the virus which has infected hundreds of people in china. although the chinese have sequenced the genomes of the virus, it is mutated and now spreads directly from human to human. and in a special debate to mark holocaust memorial day, mps share harrowing family experiences. i learned that my own great—grandmother, reina sevilla, was deported from the vel d'hiv via drancy to birkenau concentration camp, where she was murdered in the gas chambers. but first, it's been three years in the making, but finally the eu withdrawal agreement bill has become law. this key piece of legislation sets out the terms of the uk's divorce from the european union. the road has been rough as well as lon

i do hope you canjoin me on bbc parliament on friday evening at 11pm for the week in parliament. on friday. we have seen some heavier rain for central and eastern england earlier on, but that's continuing to push away, together with that weather front. before this one arrives in from the atlantic, that ridge of high pressure means skies are clearing. it will be chilly start to friday, noticeably colder than we've seen for a while across much of england and wales, with a frost more likely further north. but some sunshine to start the day. one or two early showers in western parts of wales, into western scotland, maybe into east anglia, but those won't last long, and we'll see plenty of sunshine. it will tend to cloud over more in the north—west as the winds pick up through the day, that rain holding off until hopefully after dark. ahead of that 6—9 degrees — cooler than of late in southern england and wales — but a pleasant day in the sunshine. as we head into the night, we see that weather front making further inroads into scotland and northern ireland, bringing with it some outb

i do hope you canjoin kristiina cooper on bbc parliament on monday evening at 11pm for monday in parliamentfrosty start to monday. also some problems with fog, particularly across wales, north—west england and the midlands. we have already seen some poor visibility in places through the first part of the night. another thing of note is that the pressure reading across parts of wales has exceeded 1050 millibars and is continuing to rise. that's the highest it's been since 1957. this area of high—pressure is the dominant feature in the week ahead, bringing a lot of dry weather. this frontal system will bring some outbreaks of rain into northern scotland later on monday. but we start monday, for many, cold, frosty, temperatures as low as —6 or —7 across parts of southern england. close to freezing for northern england, southern scotland and northern ireland. eight or nine for the far north of scotland. and for scotland and northern ireland, monday is a cloudy, breezy day. some of that cloud extending down into northern england and some of the mist and fog i spoke about could well be slow to cl

i do hope you canjoin kristiina cooper on bbc parliament on monday evening at 11pm for monday in parliamentbut the weekend is upon us and there is a change. drier and sunnier throughout. some night—time frost is the other face of winter that we haven't seen much of so far this year. still a north—westerly ushering in showers to the north and north—east of scotland, but elsewhere, after a chilly start with frost for some, it is a dry, fine, crisp day. forget all about the double—figure temperatures, despite the sunshine, six, seven or eight will be your maximum. a widespread frost to get you into the first part of sunday. the one exception, the southerly breeze and the cloud, will keep things on the mild side. maybe a wee bit cloudier across the north and north—west of scotland. elsewhere it is another gloriously sunny day. again, those temperatures around 6—8. the southern half of the uk sees another frost on monday morning. watch out for some fog patches. another dry, bright day for many. welcome to bbc news, i'm simon pusey. our top stories: prosecutor turns defender: president trump adds

now on bbc news, thursday in parliament.ello, and welcome to thursday in parliament — where labour says the government should not be supporting donald trump's middle east peace plan. this is not a peace plan, it is a monstrosity. but a minister hopes the us plan could help re—start the peace process. we owe america and its president at least the time to consider this plan. also on this programme: conservative divisions continue to emerge ahead of the imminent decision on high speed rail line hsz. and with the uk's exit from the eu just hours away, a tory mp proposes a new bank holiday to mark the day britain voted for brexit. to be called united kingdom day, so that the country can celebrate sovereignty and the union of our four great nations. earlier this week, donald trump set out what he called the "most detailed peace plan ever offered for the middle east", describing it as a "win—win" for both the israelis and the palestinians. he proposed what he called "a realistic" two—state solution, setting out an independent pales

now on bbc news, wednesday in parliament. hello again and welcome to wednesday in parliament. as the prime minister admits, some people wait far too long for nhs treatment. he's right to signal the delays that people are facing, and they are indeed unacceptable, and that is why we are investing in 50,000 more nurses. that's why we're investing in 60,000 more gps. —— 6,000 more gps. but labour say his promise to enshrine higher health spending in law doesn't go far enough. the nhs is our most precious national institution. fund it properly, that everyone can rely on it. those that cannot afford private health care. also on this programme, a musical question time. speaks welsh sings in welsh all that to come and more. but first, the government has published its bill to put higher spending on the nhs into law. it means the health service in england should receive almost £34 billion a year more by 202a. but at prime minister's questions, the labour leader said the extra funding would not be enough to cut waiting lists. mr speaker, the number of patients waiting more than four hour

i do hope you canjoin kristiina cooper on bbc parliament on monday evening at 11pm for monday in parliamenthis weekend. a lot of dry weather with sunshine but it was cold with frost and fog during the morning. monday, we start the new working week with high pressure and it will stay mainly dry with a good deal of sunshine, particularly across southern areas. further north, we have these weather fronts and more isobars bringing in more cloud and breeze, we start monday on a less cold note across the north and west of scotla nd cold note across the north and west of scotland than much of central southern portions of the uk. a hard frost out of town across central and southern england with some mist and fog likely. a big and strong area of high pressure holding on throughout monday. these weather fronts continue to bring in sicker cloud across north and west of scotland. that breeze fairly strong from the south—west, it will be a bit milder in the north—west, temperatures around 10, 11 degrees. more cloud for northern ireland on monday in the same for the far north of england but generally, fo

now on bbc news, the week in parliament. hello, and welcome to the week in parliament.s the moment mps started to "get brexit done"? the ayes to the right, 330. the noes to the left, 231. the iran missile crisis. the prime minister lists the charge sheet against its military chief. and, of course, supplying explosive devices to terrorists who i'm afraid killed and maimed british troops. that man had the blood of british troops on his hands. the end of the peers show — but what should a second chamber do? unless we start by saying what do we think the house of lords is for, and once we have agreed on that, i think the options on how you compose that body will almost naturally flow from itself. and, how should the uk mark its departure from the eu? will he make representations to the house of commons commission whose decision this is that big ben should bong for brexit? but first, a big moment for brexit. we are now a step nearer leaving the eu at the end of this month. the bill to put borisjohnson‘s brexit deal into law cleared the house of commons on thursday evening. t

i do hope you canjoin kristiina cooper on bbc parliament on monday evening at 11pm for monday in parliamentg will feature in the forecast for the next few days. in fact, with some sunshine and a lot of dry weather as well — although the sunshine will tend to fade as these weak weather fronts come around our area of high pressure and bring more cloud with them. but for the most part, it‘s dry. we do have a few showers lingering in the north and west of scotland, particularly in the northern isles, and a few rain and sleet showers coming into eastern parts of england — particularly east anglia. so with a widespread frost, —5, —6 in the countryside. ice obviously is going to be a concern, particularly where we have had the showers, but it has obviously been so damp. and freezing fog, particularly in the likes of the severn valley, up through the welsh marches, the cheshire plains, but not exclusively here — some for northern ireland, parts of scotland as well, which will struggle to lift. but, again, for most of us, it is dry, there‘ll be plenty of sunshine, which may be a bit hazy in the nort

live, here on bbc news, i have my guest with me in the studio, you can carry on watching this on bbc parliamento get us to the top of the hour, we are going to catch up of the hour, we are going to catch up with the weather, here is ben. we have more cloudy gloomy weather, having said that the cloud did break up having said that the cloud did break upforafew having said that the cloud did break up for a few places, to reveal a little bit of sunshine, generally speaking we have been under this haze of grey, this layer of low cloud with drizzle. things are about to change because this stripe of bright white cloud on the earlier picture is a frontal system, which will bring some outbreaks of rain, you can see that weather front starting to move in this evening and tonight, getting into western scotla nd tonight, getting into western scotland and northern ireland, ahead of that still large areas of cloud, mist and murk, the odd drizzly shower here and there. it will become increasingly breezy so not especially cold, most places between three and seven degrees. so, for tomorrow it is all about this

i hope you canjoin mandy baker on bbc parliament at 11pm on monday night, for the latest from the commonsy and sunshine today, but blue sky in short supply over the next few days as we transition to a very u nsettled days as we transition to a very unsettled spell of weather. strong winds and heavy rain which may well cause some disruption on monday and tuesday. for this afternoon, cause some disruption on monday and tuesday. forthis afternoon, lots cause some disruption on monday and tuesday. for this afternoon, lots of dry weather. lots of sunshine, 5—10d for most of us. some showers over the high ground in scotland, and northern ireland. they fade away tonight. a few more showers across england and wales were generally clear skies for some quite a cold night ahead. a touch of frost in the north, mostly frost free to start monday further south. monday morning will be the wind picking up and that is down to storm brendan approaching from the west. you can see the proximity of the isobars, the wind will be disruptive through the day on monday although we start off the morning with a fair

we will bring you more coverage, and there is more on bbc parliament on the opening of stormont in the expect as we head through the coming week. it is wet and windy. we have already seen a strong wind and rain through northern ireland, but here, it will be an approving story through the rest of the day. not only is it wet and windy, but temperatures are above average for the time of year, that is because we are drawing up this mild air on a strong south—westerly wind. the strongest of the wind in the warm sector, over the hills as we head through this afternoon. he went in northern ireland and north of scotla nd northern ireland and north of scotland will ease as this band of rain continues to clear south and east words. still heavy bursts over the hills of cumbria and snowdonia. ahead of the rain, a lot of cloud, but essentially dry. behind it, pressure conditions moving, some showers can be wintry over the hills. for much of the uk, looking at double digits. this evening, the band of rain continues its journey south and east words. behind it, the wind starts to ease a little, some s

i hope you canjoin mandy baker on bbc parliament at 11pm on monday night for the latest from the commonsam has looked like this. and you‘ll notice as i take you through the next few days, it will continue in similar vein — pretty strong, firing in from the west and south—west, and in each kink, we will see a succession of low pressure systems delivering yet more wet and windy and mild weather towards the british isles. and that‘s rather how we start the day across a good part of england and wales, although i suspect that once the cloud and rain has quit the scene, by around about lunchtime on the east coast, it will be a glorious afternoon. plenty of sunshine around. dry for the most part too, save for a peppering of showers across the north and west of scotland, urged along in this neck of the woods by a noticeable south—westerly wind. but nowhere near as windy for many of us as was the case on saturday, and those temperatures still hanging onto double figures down across the southern half of britain. and then, as the sun sets, the temperatures will tumble away underneath relatively cle

to our viewers in great written who are live every sunday afternoon british time on the bbc parliament channel. christine is on the phone as we talk about camp in from rhode island. good morning. i was calling because i think people need to listen to yang. my first choice would be elizabeth warren, but i have been listening to yang and following his policies. i think people need to give him a chance and listen to him, because he makes a lot of good sense. thank you. david is next. albuquerque, new mexico. caller: good morning. i believe that these democrats that are running for president are all fakes. they are not for real. they are putting their show out there. president trump is right. if you do not like america, leave. they did not even mentioned nothing about that contractor that got killed. all they talk about is that dude over there, that terrorist, and mourning for him. love america, why are you here? biden and warrant don't love america. people lovee america. everybody needs to listen to trump because he is telling it the way it is straight up. call.thanks for the here's what

now on bbc news, thursday in parliament.ello, and welcome to thursday in parliament — where labour says the government should not be supporting donald trump's middle east peace plan. this is not a peace plan, it is a monstrosity. but a minister hopes the us plan could help re—start the peace process.

for those of you watching in great britain, on the bbc parliament channel. our guest also featured in a podcast available on the daily caller website. this is what it looks like. let's go to lily on the democrats line from st. louis. the first thing he did was line. -- lie. reported some of it, not all of it. all we asked for -- if the democrats lied, show us reports. let the witnesses come out let them explain to us. can see the reports and hear the witness and see the reports. let us have the report and witness. now we will know who is lying. we want a president not tweet all night. people, not tweet and keep everybody up. everybody hates each other. he never bring nobody together. all he did was bring hate and lie every day. every day he lies about everything. a rich man is up there and destroying everybody. all these beggars on the border are dying. he don't care nothing about nobody. trump did nothing but destroy this country. four more years -- we not going to have no more country. guest: democrats should take it to the ballot box. it has been clear wh

now on bbc news, parliament yesterday. hello and welcome to tuesday in parliament.ing up: the lords have defeated the government again on its brexit bill, this time over theissue of unaccompanied child refugees. the peer who led the opposition was blunt. some people have called the government mean and nasty, if the government wants to disprove the accusation that it is mean and nasty then the good thing to do is to accept the amendment. but the government has its defenders. i take the view that we have done very well on child refugees, if it's not broke don't mend it. the former prime minister, theresa may, asks how could the fire at grenfell tower have happened. despite the regulations, despite all the requirements that were there, we still had this building with this cladding which did not meet the building regulations. and what brought this on? hear, hear! applause no clapping. but first, the government's fourth defeat in the lords on its brexit bill came after a string of peers criticized ministers for their stance on unaccompanied child refugees. a labour peer,

now on bbc news, thursday in parliament. welcome to thursday in parliament. a new dealfor northern ireland but mps say, "show us the money!" what we cannot now do is see this process frustrated by the penny pinching attitude by the chancellor. the northern ireland secretary hails the extra cash. this is the best financial deal of any northern ireland talk settlement, £2 billion. also in this programme, will big ben long for brexit? spoiler alert... there has been a suggestion that the cost of striking the bell could be covered by donations from the public. this would be an unprecedented approach. all that to come and more. but first, the northern ireland executive is back in business. devolution has been restored after three years of deadlock. on monday, the prime minister visited stormont to mark the return of power—sharing after a deal that ended the stand—off between the dup and sinn fein. but, when the northern ireland secretary made a statement to mps, he faced questions about the details of the deal, its funding, and whether it would last. rejecting all

all editions of the day in parliament are available on the bbc iplayer. ajesty came to parliament in that horse and carriage, but almost straight after we had the christmas recess. and then last week, when you'd normally expect the debate to have begun, we had the brexit withdrawal agreement bill. the theme of tuesday's debate was britain in the world. the foreign secretary said the government's agenda set out a bold new chapter for the country. mr speaker, we are leaving the eu in 18 days‘ time, but without to be the strongest of the european neighbours and allies. we are taking back control of our laws but also expanding our global horizons to grasp the enormous opportunities of free trade. and whilst we will always serve the interests of the small businesses, citizens of this country we also want to reinforce our national mission as a force for good in the world. mr speaker, the uk will leave the eu at the end of this month because the house has passed the withdrawal bill a third reading of the majority of 99. hear, hear! which of course is the stronges

now on bbc news, thursday in parliament. hello and welcome to thursday in parliament.oming up: as four people in scottish hospitals are tested for the new strain of coronavirus, the health secretary updates mps. the chief medical officer has revised the risk to the uk population from ‘very low‘ to ‘low‘. in a special debate to mark holocaust memorial day, mps share harrowing family experiences. i learnt that my own great—grandmother, raina sevilla, was deported from the vel d'hiv via drancy to birkenau concentration camp, where she was murdered in the gas chambers. and a labour former transport secretary says the high speed two rail project must go ahead because the alternative is worse. conventional upgrades that will be required which are huge because you are conducting open—heart surgery on a moving patient. but first, a second chinese city has gone into lockdown in an effort to control the spread of a new flu—like virus. the health secretary updated mps on measures being taken in the uk. nearly 600 cases have been reported and 17 people have died. the chinese autho

troops tried to stop mr guaido and his supporters from entering parliament, but they eventually forced their way into the building. now on bbc today in parliament. hello, and welcome to tuesday in parliament. parliament gets back to work after the christmas break amid a crisis in the middle east. the defence secretary calls on iran to show restraint after one of its senior commanders was killed by the us. her majesty's government urges iran to return to the normal behaviour of the country it aspires to be and resist the urge to retaliate. the labour leader says boris johnson is too scared to stand up to president trump. at this highly dangerous moment, we find the government giving cover and even expressing sympathy for what is widely regarded as an illegal act. also on the programme: a message of solidarity to the australian people as they face ravaging bushfires. the magnitude of the disaster unfolding in australia should shock us all, with human and animal lives and precious species of fauna being destroyed. this is a wake—up call for the world. the festivities are over. the new year began for mps returning to westminster

troops tried to stop mr guaido and his supporters from entering parliament, but they eventually forced their way into the building. now on bbc

now on bbc news, tuesday in parliament.ello and welcome to tuesday in parliament, as the foreign secretary warns iran it faces a stark choice. the regime can take the steps to de—escalate tensions and adhere to the basic rules of international law or sink deeper and deeper into political and economic isolation. but labour wonder why the us president does not like the current iranian deal. we all suspect that it is trump the toddler's main issue with it, but can he confirm the prime minister was correct? also: no big ben bongs for brexit, a peer called a truce. people who have won the brexit debate should not be triumphalist. borisjohnson has that donald trump will produce a replacement for the iran nuclear deal. the comments came as the uk, france and germany accused tehran of breaching the terms of the agreement. the european allies which remain part of the troubled nuclear deal despite the us president's opposition said iran was meeting its commitments. it eases sanctions in return for iran agreeing to restrictions on its

welcome our viewers on the bbc parliament channel. also those listing on c-span radio or on channel 124. i want to get back to calls. i want to ask you about two headlines. a tension in richmond for a gun rights assembly that will take place tomorrow. applies the lessons from charlottesville in richmond tomorrow. explain what is going to happen. guest: i hope nothing other than legitimate lobbying and constitutional seeking of grievances. that's legitimate and its essential in a democracy. let's hope that's it. unfortunately because we have a in and disturbing element our population that is not just whiteght but is extremist supremacy oriented, not just white nationalists, what really gets me and i saw this with my own eyes when it happened in charlottesville in 2017, they marched right in front of my home. and hundreds of young people, mainly young people, are supporting adolf hitler. my dad was a world war ii veteran. was enough to outrage me. i hope a lot of other people, to see young people wearing swastikas and shouting cutler sl

parliament, with me, alicia mccarthy. don't forget you can find all our programmes on the bbc iplayer, just search for parliament.he government is making funds available to ensure all support is being provided to prevent an outbreak of coronavirus in the uk. on monday, matt hancock urged people who had returned from the affected city of wuhan in the last two weeks to "self isolate", meaning they should stay indoors and avoid contact with other people. can i ask the secretary of state what screening plans are in place to screen those arriving in the uk from china, and can i also ask, has a contingency firm been established to tackle the potential effects of the coronavirus? well, of course it's incredibly important that we have appropriate measures in place for those who have returned from china, not only those who are returning from outside of wuhan, but also those should they return from wuhan, those are being put in place. of course we are making budgets available to ensure that all support necessary is given. elsewhere in the session, mps raised the preventable deaths of at least seven babies in the last two y

for those of you watching in great britain, on the bbc parliament channel.ur guest also featured in a podcast available on the daily caller website. this is what it looks like. let's go to lily on the democrats line from st. louis. the first thing he did was line. -- lie. reported some of it, not all of it. all we asked for -- if the democrats lied, show us reports. let the witnesses come out let them explain to us. can see the reports and hear the witness and see the reports. let us have the report and witness. now we will know who is lying. we want a president not tweet all night. people, not tweet and keep everybody up. everybody hates each other. he never bring nobody together. all he did was bring hate and lie every day. every day he lies about everything. a rich man is up there and destroying everybody. all these beggars on the border are dying. he don't care nothing about nobody. trump did nothing but destroy this country. four more years -- we not going to have no more country. guest: democrats should take it to the ballot box. it has been clear what

laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster. the scottish parliamentdum on scottish independence, calling on westminster to reach agreement on how that vote should take place before the end of this year. but the vote is not binding on the uk government, which says it will not allow the vote to be held. our scotland editor, sarah smith, is at holyrood. let's talk to sarah now. if this vote, as we know, is not going to be approved by the uk government, what is the point of the vote in holyrood? nicola sturgeon is not going to stop making the case for a second independence referendum every available even though borisjohnson wrote to her earlier this month making it absolutely clear that he would flatly never agree to one. so you've got the two of them trapped in this kind of constitutional tussle, with the snp insisting that scotla nd tussle, with the snp insisting that scotland should have the right to decide its own future, while opposition parties here are accusing nicola sturgeon of wasting parliamentary time, talking about independence when they coul

now on bbc news, wednesday in parliament. hello again and welcome to wednesday in parliament as borisjohnson criticises iran for missile attacks on air bases in iraq and defends the killing of general qasem soleimani. supplying, improvising explosive devices to terrorists who, i'm afraid, killed and maimed british troops. that man had the blood of british troops on his hands. the labour leader condemns what he says was an illegal killing by the united states. isn't the truth, mr speaker, that this prime minister is unable to stand up to president trump because he's hitched his wagon to a trade deal with the united states? also in this programme, allegations of bad behaviour in the house of lords. he proceeded to verbally abuse and shout at both a member of staff, calling them crooked, saying did they not know who he was, he had been here for 46 years. all of that to come and more. but first, boris johnson has condemned tuesday night's attacks on air bases in iraq where coalition forces are stationed and warned iran not to rep

you up—to—date on the headlines and now on bbc news: wednesday in parliament.lo and welcome to wednesday in parliament. on this programme: as the clock ticks down to brexit, mps are as divided as ever over whether it's time for cheers orjeers. i hope the prime minister has the humility to recognise that not everybody will be celebrating on friday night. we are celebrating of leaving the eu on friday with a big brexit bash. there's a call for the government to go further in increasing police numbers. and in westminster hall there's a row over planning rules for gypsies and traveller sites. i don't personally see why the public purse should subsidize sites specifically for one ethnic group. the tories are trying, in the words of the chair of the gypsy council, to criminalise gypsies to hide their own failures. but first: the end of the week will bring a momentus change. at ”pm on friday night the uk will leave the european union. since the vote in 2016, there has been three years of often heated debate as pro and anti—brexiters argue over whether the decision was

to our viewers in great written who are live every sunday afternoon british time on the bbc parliament. christine is on the phone as we talk about camp in from rhode island. good morning. i was calling because i think people need to listen to yang. my first choice would be elizabeth warren, but i have been listening to yang and following his policies. i think people need to give him a chance and listen to him, because he makes a lot of good sense. thank you. david is next. albuquerque, new mexico. caller: good morning. i believe that these democrats that are running for president are all fakes. they are not for real. they are putting their show out there. president trump is right. if you do not like america, leave. they did not even mentioned nothing about that contractor that got killed. all they talk about is that dude over there, that terrorist, and mourning for him. love america, why are you here? biden and warrant don't love america. people lovee america. everybody needs to listen to trump because he is telling it the way it is straight up. call.thanks for the here's what the pres

good afternoon to our listeners and viewers on the bbc parliament channel.crosscarried live on -- great britain. p baker from "the new york times" will join us at the top of the hour -- peter baker from "the new york times" will join us at the top of the hour. our phone lines are open. that is our question as u.s. and iranian leaders exchange threats. "the newditorial from york times" first published yesterday -- the game has changed. the real question to ask about the american drone attack that killed a major general, qasem soleimani, is not weather it was justified but weather it was wise -- not whether it was justified but whether it was wise. the killing is a leap in an uncertain direction. the iranian general was an enemy of the american people, a critical instrument of the influence across the middle east and an architect of international terrorism response will for the deaths of hundreds formerican -- responsible the deaths of hundreds of americans. assassinating him was not the same as hunting down osama bin laden. general soleimani was a senior offi

now on bbc news the week in parliament. hello, and welcome to the week in parliament.the ayes to the right, 330. the noes to the left, 231. the iran missile crisis. the prime minister lists the charge sheet against its military chief. and, of course, supplying improvised explosive devices to terrorists who i'm afraid killed and maimed british troops. that man had the blood of british troops on his hands. the end of the peers show — but what should a second chamber do? unless we start by saying "what do we think the house of lords is for?" and once we have agreed on that, i think the options on how you compose that body will almost naturally flow from itself. and how should the uk mark its departure from the eu? will he make representations to the house of commons commission, whose decision this is, that big ben should bong for brexit?

now on bbc news, wednesday in parliament. hello and welcome to wednesday in parliament.ing up: the withdrawal agreement bill finally gets through parliament after the not contents in the lords drop their opposition. the question is that motions b—e be agreed to or blocked. as many as are of the opinion, say "content". to the contrary, "not content". the contents have it. a former hospital consultant warns of the dangers of the virus which has killed 17 people in china. although the chinese have sequenced the genome of the virus, it has mutated, and it now spreads directly from human to human. and a warning of the dangers of driving on smart motorways. i can't change the past. i can't bring jason back to claire but, minister, it is in your gift to stop more deaths. but first, a key piece of brexit legislation, the eu withdrawal agreement bill, which sets out the terms of the uk's divorce from the european union has now cleared parliament and is set to become law. so how did we get here? let's have a little recap. the withdrawal agreement bill got through the commons with

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if you want to keep watching that, the bbc parliament continuous coverage. all of its violent ca kes wanted to have all of its violent cakes and eat them. i am making this up cakes and eat them. i am making this up as cakes and eat them. i am making this upasi cakes and eat them. i am making this up as i go along. ifound it a strange sort of film that i didn‘t really know where it was going to end up politically and i am still not quite sure what it was trying to say. i know it has appealed massively across the board and this is something that is very unusual for a superhero movie. the only one ever nominated was black panther. these are the films that people go and watch, $1 billion movie in terms of the box office, a hugely popular movie with a girl film star performance byjoaquin phoenix. a little bit too much for me. but i don‘t think he can take it down. little bit too much for me. but i don't think he can take it down. he is upfor don't think he can take it down. he is up for best actor and the director for best director.|j thought the direction was a

parliament. the cabinet office secretary, michael gove has been speaking to bbc news ahead of the uk leaving thethat eu membership had at times made him feel that his hands were tied. one of the things that frustrated me when i was in government in the past was that documents would cross my desk. in the past was that documents would cross my desk, i would be asked whether or not i thought something was a good idea, i would occasionally say i'm not sure this is a good idea, and that i was told, well, there's nothing you can do about it. this is eu law. that's going to change. it's going to end. and as a result, actually, there won't be a hiding place for politicians like me. i can't blame europe for unemployment or any of the policies this government might be responsible for. in that respect, brexit means that politicians are no longer able to run away from the voters. michael go with his thoughts ahead of that brexit vote in the european parliament in the next few minutes we will be back there with adam fleming as soon as that vote happens. let's go on to other news now. the government says brit

now on bbc news it's time for the week in parliament with mandy baker.y piece of government brexit legislation finally becomes law. her majesty has signified her royal assent to the following act, european union withdrawal agreement, act 2020. 0rder, order. a former hospital consultant warns of the dangers of the virus,

and they're going to be reporting back to parliament at the end of april. this is bbc news.an on organised tour groups as the deadly coronavirus claims at least 56 lives and continues to spread. president trump was mccoys have begun the case for the defence of his impeachment trial. they say he did nothing wrong. —— president trump's lawyers. the boeing triple seven x has completed its maiden flight. the passenger jet is completed its maiden flight. the passengerjet is starting a year of testing and is due to enter international service next year. boeing will be hoping to make a success of its latest aircraft after the company was engulfed in crisis after it was forced to ground its fleet of 737 max plans following two fatal air disasters. james the travel industry analyst specialising in airline operations. james, is this a way back for the way back for a company which has had a catastrophic couple of years? no, this is a way forward for them. the triple seven x aircraft is almost a fresh beginning for them. they have been plagued by basically financial disaster over the la

bbc news. still to come: taiwan chooses a new president and parliament on saturday.o voters — economics or identity? the japanese people are in mourning following the death of emperor hirohito. thousands converged on the imperial palace to pay their respects when it was announced he was dead. good grief! after half a century of delighting fans around the world, charlie brown and the rest of the gang are calling it quits. the singer paul simon starts his tour of south africa tomorrow in spite of protests and violence from some black activist groups. they say international artists should continue to boycott south africa until majority rule is established. teams were trying to scoop up lumps of oil as france recognises it faces an ecological crisis. three weeks ago, the authorities confidently assured these areas that oil from the broken tanker erika would head out to sea. it didn't. the world's tallest skyscraper opens later today. the burj dubai has easily overtaken its nearest rivals. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: iran says it will no longer abide by limits

bbc london, i'm victoria hollands. mp's held a special debate in parliament last night on the alleged exploitation of young people by arth steve reed called the debate after raising concerns it was an orgasnisation simply masquerading as a church. it claims it helps former gang members turn their lives around and is carrying out its own investigation. but the mp says something now needs to be done to control what's happeneing. dust produced by worn out brake pads could be contributing to the poor quality of our air in london. research from kings college london has shown it can cause inflammation of the lungs and reduce the ability of immune cells to kill bacteria, increasing the risk of respiratory infections. it's the film that has already won 2 golden globes and has 9 bafta nominations. ‘1917‘ is a film about 2 young soldiers during the first world war. it is loosely based the war stories of the director sam mendes' grandfather. the two main characters are played by london actors george mackay and dean—charles chapman, who had to spend 6 months rehearsing their scenes. we sort of took it gradually and i am pleased p

bbc news. the british columbia premierjohn horgan joins us now from the british columbia parliament buildings. news. can i ask you harry and megan spent a lot of time over christmas in british columbia and exclusive property on vancouver island, what is your view on how well, harry and meghan it will be in canada if that is why they choose to locate themselves? so that they needed it and that checks will be very well received in canada and i can say as a vancouver island there, having harry and meghan here for the christmas break was whether cms, in typical canadian fashion, they were delighted to hear that they were on the island, they bumped into people on trails walking, enjoying the spectacular vistas of vancouver island on british columbia and really without much comment other than l, nice to see you, how are you, i think that's pretty appealing to royals who have had a very intense public life to have a little bit of privacy, not a lot of paparazzi here on vancouver island and in terms of future prospects, british columbia is a good place to be. what about this question of security, some

bbc news. protestors in lebanon have taken to the streets near the central parliament building in beirut, afterashes with police that left nearly 400 people injured. the caretaker prime minister saad hariri has called on those involved in forming a government to ‘stop wasting time' so that an economic solution can be found. our correspondent carine torbey has more. next to parliament in beirut, barricades have not protected riot police from the stones and fireworks thrown at them by protesters. the police used water cannon, tear gas and even rubber bullets. many protesters were injured and dozens taken to hospital. but this did not seem to deter them. three months of mostly peaceful protests over the economic situation and against corruption seem to have reached a tipping point. translation: we're back on the streets today. i was here yesterday, i came back today, and i'll be on the streets every day. this is all for the future of our children, for us and for our children. the country is, as you can see, frozen, the situation is not normal. the state is not doing anything. they are a bunch of t

parliament in half an hour. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news.ueen has attended church near sandringham this morning, following the agreement with the duke and duchess of sussex that they'll step down from royal duties. the queen has said she supports prince harry and meghan‘s decision to lead a more independent life away from what she called the ‘intense scrutiny‘ they've faced. under the agreement, their hrh titles will be dropped and they will no longer receive public funding. here's our royal correspondent, daniela relph. the queen at a church near sandringham this morning, after what must have been a difficult time for her, both as monarch and as a grandmother. just behind her, her son, the duke of york, whose own stepping back from royal duties has been an added strain for the queen in recent weeks. families are always a problem and i think she has dealt with it incredibly well. ijust think it is a shame. and it is a shame with the little one as well. yeah. for the whole family, it is a shame, william, charles, everybody. as long as we are

cheerful farewell to the european parliament. ♪ the union flag flies here until friday, but with trade talks the eu-u.k. conversation is far from or. catch you out in her, bbcs --katya adler, bbc news, vessels. nada: it has been such a long s.proc bbc news has been granted access to an important survey in one of the most remote places on earth. how it matters to us all come at raising sea levels worldwide. our chief environment correspoent looks at the challenges facing the project. reporter: antarctica is the stormy is continent on earth, and western antarctica is the most remote and stormy part of it all, which makes it an exceptionally tough place to do scientific research. >> wein havut here probably for like one hr and a half, and this is the result. a gives you an idea of why it is so hard to operate here. all the planes are grounded. fly anywhere for tays.e will not it has taken years of scientists out here.un ships broughteds and tons of fuel and cargo to remote ice shelf, then specialist vehicles dragged it 100miles overland across some of the toughest terrain and toughest weather imaginable. >> we just truck a long day today. nobody knows whe we a

parliament. and extreme science. the unique human challenge of measuring climate change in the antarctic. voiceover: live from our studios in singapore and london. this is bbcorld news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 9am in singapore, 1am in london and 2am in geneva, where the world health organization has warned that the entire world needs to take action to stop the spread of the new coronavirus, which began in the chinese city of wuhan. several countries including the us have begun flying their nationals home from china. britain had hoped to begin a repatriation on thursday, but it's now emerged that the process could take a little longer. this report from our china correspondent, john sudworth. safely out of wuhan, a plane arriving at a california air base with 200 americans on board. earlier, japan got a flight full of its citizens out, touching down in tokyo. the night before the great escape... but the brits are still only preparing to leave. kharn lambert‘s grandmother, vera, stuck here on holiday, is running low on her medications. how do you feel about going home? delightful. there's frustration with the uk government. i think it's been an absolu