counterparts signed the bracks a deal. the problem was may was unable to get parliamentary backing for it so they're no use having the news having. twice may had to ask the e.u. for a postponement of britain's leave date breck's it became breck's tension and may ultimately resigned. boris johnson became her successor the bracks champion from the very outset. but even he failed several times at 1st because of opposition in parliament and the bracks a date had to be postponed once more the prime minister made a gamble early elections his strategy worked. boris johnson's conservatives won an absolute majority with this bag and this majority we will at last be able to do what. was there your tension now after years of political tug of war nothing else stands in the way of britain's departure from the european union. ok it is just hours to go down until that happens and after it does negotiations between london brussels will start in short order and there's already looks to be a bitter fight over fishing rights in the atlantic

want this but it's the side not confident of well in wales you no doubt in the majority voted for bracks it so the assembly is not speaking for the nation in scotland hold on hold on it wasn't about accepting brixton or to go to the withdrawal agreement i was drawn up it's a question of how you bring in the national assembly the scottish government on issues such as the resources that used to come from europe for the objective one programs that you were undoubtedly worked on that years ago that is the challenge you know and that is what to both edinburgh and carter standing up for having that northern oil as well as a far more plywood welsh liberal democrat member of parliament surely you appreciate that the rights of the nation will yeah that was right that is the technical challenge here but that's not what it looks like that's got back down to what the rail quality care is what the people in the street who don't sit on programs like this talking with you are thinking they're saying well we've done bracks said let's get on to everything else and things that directly affect them like fo

it taking back control of british waters was a key bracks a campaign pledge but the u.k. may have to compromise if it doesn't want the issue to scupper chances of finalizing a deal with the e.u. the u.k. leaving a my view was unjustified and therefore i believe that he's going to be at an economic cost for the u.k. so the closer we can keep when it comes down to the way we do trade for example the better it's going to be for both of us it's going to be an extremely tight race to get things done by the end of the year. while the head of the european commission. has been speaking with a brussels. some say the hardest part will start now on the go sharing future relationship between the e.u. and the u.k. . what it's going to be hard and fair and fast negotiations and it's true i mean now that the u.k. has chosen to be a 3rd country we have to figure out how close do they want to be to the single market the closer they want to be the more they have to abide to the common rules of the single market so it's more or less their choice whether they want to be distant the access of

counterparts signed the bracks a deal. the problem was may was unable to get parliamentary backing for it so the moussavi the no use having. twice may had to ask the e.u. for a postponement of britain's leave date breck's it became breck's tension and may ultimately resigned. boris johnson became her successor the bracks a champion from the very outset. but even he failed several times at 1st because of opposition in parliament and the bracks a date had to be postponed once more. the prime minister made a gamble early elections his strategy worked. boris johnson's conservatives won an absolute majority with this mandate and this majority we will be able to do what. you pay attention. now after years of political tug of war nothing else stands in the way of britain's departure from the european union. and on this bridge city of i'm joined by a colleague who has followed the bracks it saga from the very beginning barbara theys all we know where you know we're very well she is in london tonight good evening to you barbara we'

rules as one of the main drivers for bracks it so talks will be tough in my view the e.u. has a symmetrically bigger power when it comes to when it comes to trade each country in the you would be using one market the u.k. would be losing $27.00 markets. there is one element where i think the u.k. has got perhaps more of a say that is in the financial markets and that is basically london this city has served as a major financial hub for the whole of the e.u. as the e.u. doesn't want to lose that expertise the u.k. cook used the city of london as a bargaining chip in the negotiations and then there's the issue of fishing rights that could be a stumbling stone on the bumpy road to bracks it taking back control of british waters was a key breck's a campaign pledge but the u.k. may have to compromise if it doesn't want the issue to scupper chances of finalizing a deal with the e.u. the u.k. leaving my view was unjustified and therefore i believe that it's going to be an economic cost for the u.k. so the closer we can keep when it comes down to the way we do trade for example th

it taking back control of british waters was a key bracks a campaign pledge but the u.k. may have to compromise if it doesn't want the issue to scupper chances of finalizing a deal with the e.u. the u.k. leaving my view was unjustified and therefore i believe that he's going to be at an economic cost for the u.k. so the closer we can keep when it comes down to the way we do trade for example the better it's going to be for both of us it's going to be an extremely tight race to get things done by the end of the year. heads a unit goshi ations of the confederation of british industries we asked if she supports london stance on the ending ending freedom of movement despotic causing trade frictions business is very pragmatic care is as it is in germany and for us it's a case of how do we make this walk and it's incredibly important that we get a system of migration into the k. that make sure that business is at all skill levels can access the people that they need and whether that well that's in farming whether that's in financial services all the way 3 different skill levels

what after that there has to be be a deal until the end of the year or otherwise there's no deal bracks and so that continues to loom over the market just like it did 2019 and consumer confidence yes high level but it has been waning recently now beyond these international geopolitical just feuds what can germany do internally to grow stronger. i think the state must invest more we just heard about that in the piece already there's lots to do a surplus is nice but you need more investment. in creating jobs for teachers for policeman for people in nursing you need more digital services here you need more i.t. competence all that takes money and all that takes support from the state you need a faster bureaucracy less hurdles for people wanting to do construction and germany needs in the medium term to address the mega issues climate change demographics the receding population here in the country the german economy growing at its slowest pace in 6 years only bards in frankfurt thank you. now this us china trade dispute that we just talked about could be taking a big step towards being reso

are taking back control of british waters was a key bracks a campaign pledge but the u.k. may have to compromise if it doesn't want the issue to scupper chances of finalizing a deal with the e.u. the u.k. leaving my view was unjustified and therefore i believe that it's going to be an economic cost for the u.k. so the closer we can keep when it comes down to the way we do trade for example the better it's going to be for both of us it's going to be an extremely tight race to get things done by the end of the year. it's going to be difficult let's dig a little bit deeper now with nicole sykes head of you negotiations of the conference ration of british industry she joins us in london good to have you with us do you support london stance on this one ending freedom of movement despite it quite possibly causing trade friction so i think free movement was something that was a really big issue during the referendum and it was very clear that the public said we want to end this. business is very pragmatic over here is as it is in germany and for us it's a case of how do we make t

for today is a bracks a day in the e.u. capital brussels is preparing to bid farewell to britain in just 16 hours time the u.k. will formally leave the european union now on the eve of the ukase exit the buildings in the city's main square were lit up in the colors of the british flag celebrating the long friendship with the british. the u.k. will officially leave at. 11 pm local time admit night central european time this friday evening after nearly half a century as part of the bloc. well though this might be the end for bragg said it does mean a year of post brecht's at negotiations lies ahead but for people in brussels and especially in the u.k. is certainly feels like a goodbye d.-w. has been out on the streets of london to ask people what the big day means to them . sovereignty back and have a lot more control i think that's the one thing that's what we're really going to get from at the moment we're very disappointed. you know we're being followed while the country is being you know misled into this decision so it's

he will hold a speech tomorrow night mocking the bracks a day also calling for unity. moonset bracks that has caused and he will call for an end to these divisions but one thing is for certain he will have a very tough job at hand in the next months and years to come as these calls for independence especially in scotland will grow stronger we believe all right thank you. reporting there for us from london. now to some more news from around the world the australian state of new south wales has announced an inquiry into the bush fires that are still raging across the country new south wales has been the worst affected by the blazes the inquiry will look at the state's response to the fires and whether climate change played a role. and authorities in the us say they've discovered the longest ever drug smuggling tunnel at the border with mexico the tunnel ran for more than a kilometer and contained an elevator rail track and a ventilation system will now be filled in with concrete as required by u.s. law. now anticipation is already growing for this year's 70th edition of

but even he failed several times at 1st because of opposition in parliament and the bracks a date had to be postponed once more. the prime minister made a gamble early elections his strategy worked. boris johnson's conservatives won an absolute majority with this mandate and this majority we will at last be able to do what. you pay attention now after years of political tug of war nothing else stands in the way of britain's departure from the european union. and on this breaks it eve i am joined by a colleague who has followed the bracks it saga from the very beginning barbara theys all we know where you know we're very well she is in london tonight good evening to you barbara we've had i don't know how many countless moments in the past 3 and a half years when it seemed that breaks it would collapse that it would never become a reality it's so it's hard to believe that breaks it becomes a reality in just a matter of hours now what do you say. it's quite incredible brant because almost a melancholy feeling being back here tonight on this day in average the believe rex is going to happ

rules as one of the main drivers for bracks it so talks will be tough in my view the e.u. has a symmetrically bigger power when it comes to when it comes to trade each country in the you would be using one market the u.k. would be losing $27.00 markets. there is one element where i think the u.k. has got perhaps more of a say that is in the financial markets and that is basically london this city has served as a major financial hub for the whole of the e.u. as the e.u. doesn't want to lose that expertise the u.k. could cues the city of london as a bargaining chip in the negotiations and then there's the issue of fishing rights that could be a stumbling stone on the bumpy road to bracks it taking back control of british waters was a key bracks a campaign pledge but the u.k. may have to compromise if it doesn't want the issue to scupper chances of finalizing a deal with the e.u. the u.k. leaving my view was unjustified and therefore i believe that it's going to be an economic cost for the u.k. so the closer we can keep when it comes down to the way we do trade for example th

then may and her counterparts signed the bracks a deal. the problem was may was unable to get parliamentary backing for it so they're no use having their nose have it. twice may had to ask the e.u. for a postponement of britain's leave date breck's it became breck's tension and may ultimately resigned. boris johnson became her successor the bracks a champion from the very outset. but even he failed several times at 1st because of opposition in parliament and the bracks a date had to be postponed once more. the prime minister made a gamble early elections his strategy worked. boris johnson's conservatives won an absolute majority with this mandate and this majority we will be able to do what. the pay attention. now after years of political tug of war nothing else stands in the way of britain's departure from the european union. and i'll take a look at some of the other stories making news around the world israeli aircraft struck militant targets in the gaza strip in response to new rocket fire from the palestinian territories israel's milit

and festival rather than try to sort out the problems the bracks it creates well with so much left to be settled before bricks it lost means of bricks it at least we can finally see the promised bricks it unicorn even if it looks slightly more like a goat with a horn. while a clock with a countdown to the moment the u.k. officially leaves the union is expected to be projected on to downing street riggs it is will gather in parliament square to celebrate the departure we spoke to professor of law and government tom brooks and soon to be ex m.e.p. from the briggs it party nathan guild to get their insights on the brakes of developments. the u.k. is going to go in one direction the e.u. will continue in the direction it's going in because it will not lend its lesson now what can britain do about it our prime minister boris johnson must be fair he must maintain and uphold the promises he made in the general election in december and when it comes to it is the e.u. offering us a horrible deal because they want to maintain control over he must walk away and say well no deal i suspect it will

and festival rather than try to sort out the problems the bracks it creates well with so much left to be settled before bricks it lost means of bricks it at least we can finally see the promised bricks unicorn even if it looks slightly more like a goat with a horn. the 1st 2 cases of corona virus have been confirmed in russia into chinese nationals on thursday the world health organization declared an international health emergency saying some countries are simply not prepared to deal with the outbreak. collaring public calls emergency of international concern. over the global outbreak of normal calling of course on our voters let me be clear this declaration is not a vote of no confidence in china on the contrary w. continues to have a confidence in china's capacity to control the outbreak the world health organization from urgency committee have cautioned countries against stigmatizing behavior as increased global discrimination is being reported against people from china where the virus originated r.t. think donna has the story. borders on lockdown zombie like scenes of quarantine

counterparts signed the bracks a deal. the problem was may was unable to get parliamentary backing for it so they're no use having the nose have it. twice may had to ask the e.u. for a postponement of britain's leave date breck's it became breck's tension and may ultimately resigned. boris johnson became her successor the champion from the very outset. but even he failed several times at 1st because of opposition in parliament and the bracks a date had to be postponed once more. the prime minister made a gamble early elections his strategy worked. boris johnson's conservatives won an absolute majority with this mandate and this majority we will at last be able to do what it was pay attention now after years of political tug of war nothing else stands in the way of britain's departure from the european union. and i'm now joined here in the studio by jane golden she is the chair of british europe now that is the biggest coalition group of british citizens living and working in the european union welcome to you jane great to

and festival rather than try to sort out the problems the bracks it creates well with so much left to be settled before bricks it lost means of bricks it at least we can finally see the promised bricks it unicorn even if it looks slightly more like a goat with a horn. and brags that countdown clock is expected to be projected on to downing street while brags it is plan to party in parliament square professor of law and government tom brooks found thing to be ex bricks that party n.e.p. nathan gill gave as their take on the seismic change for b u k. the u.k. is going to go in one direction and the e.u. will continue in the direction it's going in because it will not lend its lessons now what can britain do about it our prime minister boris johnson must be fair he must maintain and uphold the promises he made in the general election in december and when it comes to it if the e.u. offered us a horrible deal because they want to maintain control or he must walk away and say well no deal i suspect it will very much be. in name only i don't think there'll be much of divergence if any at all

is had order down the irish say bracks it has actually don't not a what we have now is the opportunity for the irish people to come together it within the european union of the whole eylandt try to try and build the irish unity within that and i think there's a growing support for that right across the board people who never were thinking about irish independent are no thinking about it those who actually feel that they're being infringed by the loss of the commitments of the european union you think nigel farage for that well i said to his face park with a not ok well that we've got an interview on monday with a guy called willie call in new used to work for you is a self-confessed m i 5 spy he makes some legs ordinary allegations in his new book what would you make me say one in 4 of the ira were one point u.k. intelligence and to that they were members of m i 5 who sort of united i would you make of well i think you always take the role of really had within and he said that he was such a spy and i think when you read who could out there and what his role was it was fake news that he

is on course to leave the european union next week after the government's bracks a bill passed its final hurdle in parliament the upper house approve the legislation after several amendments were overturned they included one that would have allowed unaccompanied child refugees to join relatives in the u.k. the e.u. parliament also has to approve the divorce deal before britain leaves the block on january 31st. on the python star terry jones has died at the age of 77 comedians family says he passed away at his home in london after a long battle with the rare form of dementia terry jones began writing at performing in the 1960 s. before finding success with the comedy troupe aunty python's flying circus he also directed and starred in several films including life of brian. these are the headlines right now on al-jazeera un human rights experts are calling for an investigation into allegations the saudi crown prince was involved in hacking the phone of amazon and washington post owner jeff bezos relations between the world's richest man and riyadh soured after the murder of journalists by s

as we know about independence we've also heard that wales is doing the same thing as well do the bracks it could lead to the breakup of the union i don't think so i don't think so i mean i and i do and i do empathize with. the people in scotland voted to remain but you know you need to remember the more people voted to levy you the vote for the s.n.p. so that's an assistant the not many people know so i think you know what is scotland going to do i think about 757678 percent of their trade is with the u.k. and if the u.k. or england diverges which is what boris johnson says we're going to do on regulations then we can have a border across between england and scotland there's of see there's i will see the question of the currency they would use so it's not that simple i think but you know i am sympathetic are you sympathetic because obviously not just the majority of the stay in the you but 48 percent of this country do you feel any remorse whatsoever for those because there are people really really upset about this tonight don't feel remorse you know in a democracy you i mean listen 48

about as of course 18 months in terms of making sure the up trade flows will fight disruption post bracks all regulations and all it will be those of the southern and regulatory arrangements we would like to make sure that is meant to get out of the managed as much as possible and the next year of trade negotiations will be crucial to easing it's basically a shorter amount of time and savor and see my lawyer in france i think united under 5 years and we draw agreement will be 2 years and therefore you'll sort it all out this. not only is older than me but he looks and sort of be older than me and he knows that there's never been a united ireland that has life time there will never be one in my lifetime none of your engine constituents secretly want to get a united ireland to take advantage of the european union trade no because one of the sly voting of the general election vision for. the north koreans but collapsed north and they were at 16 percent i think today they're 6 percent and north on them so they collapse dramatically no i think people want to see stable politics stop this man o

the backdrop to the event the bracks of countdown just over a week until britain leaves the european union and a year before it officially exits the e.u. customs union and single market british prime minister boris johnson determined to strike new deals in the world's most rapidly expanding continent more than half the world's fastest 15 fastest growing economies are enough for 2 thirds of africa african economies are expanding faster than the global average africa is the future and the u.k. has a huge an active role to play in that future but the u.k. is far from the only country vying for business its annual trading relationship with africa amounts to some $46000000000.00 compare that to china's 280000000000 and you get an idea of just has stiff competition is one way britain is hoping to embrace yes itself is with immigration reform johnson's promise to make it easier for highly qualified africans to come to the u.k. by putting people before passports. but untangling itself from the e.u. and competing alone for economic influence in africa may prove a bigger challenge than expecte

european commission president horse the founder lion has visited london for talks on bracks it she told prime minister boris johnson his deadline for post breck's of trade deal by the end of the year was unrealistic the u.k. is due to leave the e.u. at the end of this month. well big changes could be coming to the british royal family prince harry and his american born wife have announced that they plan to step back from their duties as senior members of the family prince harry and megan markel have just returned from a 6 week stay in canada in a statement that was posted on their website and on instagram they said they would continue to support the queen but that they wish to become financially independent and balance their time between britain and north america. we spoke earlier to our london correspondent charles ponce and we asked her just how significant this announcement is. it is really a dress to move unprecedented in modern royal history and i think we have to take a look back at the couple's history their marriage and their relationship in a 2018 was met by huge and susie essm

think some people are as fed up about the royals as they are about bracks it i think some will think they're even deserts is on the other hand i think some people will sympathize with the young couple who want to have some sort of normalcy in the lives and but have they really thought this through because of course they're getting criticism about the fact that 2400000 pounds was spent on the house only windsor is state people criticize him some are even criticizing saying they should paid back the money that the wedding cost well you know if you let her go back to acting maybe she can rake it back and i think on the other side of the atlantic you know meghan is american i think the american media is going to be saying how awful was this princess fairytale really for meg and i mean how many little girls and boys for that matter around the world dream about marrying a prince or princess and becoming a royal she is the one who got to do it also this marriage was a huge p.r. coup for the well family on both sides of the atlantic but here's she is she's not happy he's not happy and the br

election and bracks at the end of the year perhaps but of course of course apart from politics there's another topic probably moving markets this year more than before and that's climate. that's right everybody wants to become green it's a good thing some people like german business men here are warning already energy costs in germany for example are twice as high as elsewhere hurting competitiveness but you're seeing so many influential voices coming in as advocates for green finance no less than the new e.c.b. president christine lagarde who when she took over said that the e.c.b. had to become more green and consider that in its forecasts mark carney the outgoing back of england governor taking on a climate advocate role at the un that in the statement itself a high public official like this in such a visible role advocating for climate at the united nations what about if i could thank you so much and catch up with you later again. yes. gratian media calls it knows to defeat the most difficult test of the country's maturity sense and dependence croatia the youngest member of the eur

in brussels the bracks a party delegation left the european parliament building for the very last time party members said their duty has been done their departure came after brussels also said goodbye to britain lighting up buildings in the city's main square in the colors of the british flag the u.k. will officially leave at midnight central european time after 47 years as part of the european union. so what are some of the sentiments in the u.k. and how are people marking this today w. has been out on the streets of london asking people what it means to them. we'll get our sovereignty back and have a lot more control i think that's the one thing that's what we're really going to get from at the moment we're very disappointed that you know we're being followed while the country has been you know misled into this decision so it's it's a sad time there's nothing we can control sadly about greg's so it's done so i think we need to try and move forward and see what happens to our best thing we're back to destroy this sort of horse later shows that should really really go it's been a long

and bracks it gets its final rub a stem from the european parliament as british m.p.'s bow out with their last curtain call.

britain was present we saw some well known names like the reason may and even prince charles but bracks it wasn't really a big topic this year in davos especially if you compared to last year where it was seen as one of the big global threats to the world economy this year it seems like the world has come to terms with the fact that this is what britain wants and that this is going to happen and since we are all expecting an orderly breck's well it is not that much of an alarm here in davos anymore all right it's my call the greatest in the davos switzerland i'm here thank you. but united's top stories are about humanity's past the holocaust and humanity's future climate change and they are inextricable forever linked we were reminded that today with the german president poses the question have we learned the lessons from our history his answer no and that was echoed today as scientists reset the doomsday clock to just 100 seconds before midnight now that means metaphorically that humanity has never been so close as it is now to its own total annihilation when scientists 1st set the doo

she did have his number 11 home jersey but gave it brack to the team where his best friend peyton opened the season wearing it. >> we wanted his jersey to be out there for his senior year. so we were like, we absolutely need peyton to wear the jersey. >> reporter: he did until bad luck intervened in oakland. someone broke into peyton's family car and took a backpack containing the jersey. >> there's glass all over the ground, and i looked inside, my bag was gone and my heart dropped. >> reporter: getting the jersey back has become as important for the team and quentin's family as winning a championship. they had planned to retire it this year. >> having a duplicate jersey is just not the same as having that jersey, the won that he wore, the one he sweated in, the one he played in, won championships in. >> reporter: just like any other high school jersey, but please, they ask, whoever took this one, please bring it back. no questions asked. >> it means everything. it is absolutely priceless. absolutely priceless, like there's no -- it's a one-of-a-kind. >> reporter: in march ryne county,

governing themselves i have had numerous accidents on this show who have claimed that the issue of bracks it should have never been put to the vote in britain simply because people are not knowledgeable enough to make such a complicated economic and political decision just and to fly and here you are suggesting that. the russian people should decide everything by themselves i mean that in every country there is every l.a. station that certain powers a being delegated to specialists to improve lives in those respective countries like some of the you are absolutely right when saying that self administration is extremely weak but its not myself its the constitution my constitution and to your constitution which proclaim slow cold self administration as separate branch of power not the part of state management a matter of the fact is they have to joining all i would say 25 or even 30 years of development. up a levels being the federal government or even the regional governments trying to take. money in the wall for a local self administration but. coming back to your previous point on democra