houston of the administration, margaret thatcher, milks thatcher because of the objection to the free milk program, with that and your ideological stand, did that help you overcome some of the stereotypical objections they might raise to a woman holding office? >> no. would you be surprised that at home on the whole, they just look at the person and not necessarily say [indiscernible] >> you are a man. you are limited. [laughter] >> no. [speaking simultaneously] [indiscernible] >> the interesting thing for me is the berlin government has not talked about the free milk in spite of all the propaganda. as i regard these questions very trivial. if you don't mind my saying so. >> if you don't like what i'm doing. heather hendershot: he takes it, but you can sense the sweat on his upper lips. he is told off by margaret thatcher. it is great because thatcher is saying this, gender is a non-issue in the u.k. it is not relevant, and buckley says that is poppycock, nonsense. if you are so qualified, why aren't there more women in office? he really pushes back. another episode -- he did a few ep

that shot of thatcher is, i found, quite ambiguous.kind of looks confused almost. but at the same time she is quite glamorous. and then obviously you have the parody of the people in the background who are all open—mouthed and overcome by being in her presence. ifeel like i got one picture that has kind of stood the test of time, and is still ambiguous, which i like about photography, that it can be ambiguous, you know, you can read it different ways. and they're all right. chris steele—perkins on the ambiguity of photography as a historical record. and that is all from through the lens here at the southbank centre. see the rest of the series at bbc.com/throughthelens. hello there, those of you who were hoping for a white christmas might be disappointed. a rather grey one for many. lots of cloud and breezy across england and wales for christmas eve. but some of these rain has been heavy, but it is easing in northern south. we have had gales on exposed coast. tonight rain into northern ireland, southern parts of scotland and into the la

that shot of thatcher is, i found, quite ambiguous.d kind of looks confused almost. but at the same time she is quite glamorous. and then obviously you have the parody of the people in the background who are all openmouthed and overcome by being in her presence. ifeel like i got one picture that has kind of stood the test of time, and is still ambiguous, which i like about photography, that it can be ambiguous, you know, you can read it different ways. and they're all right. chris steele—perkins on the ambiguity of photography as a historical record. and that is all from through the lens here at the southbank centre. see the rest of the series at bbc.com/throughthelens. hello there. some of us have already seen snow already this festive season. for a few more, we're starting wednesday on a wintry note. we have an area of low pressure. this swirl of cloud drifting northwards in the cold air. while the system is delivering rain, mixed in with that, sleet and snow drifting across southern and south—eastern areas to start the day. further

that shot of thatcher is, i found, quite ambiguous.and kind of looks confused almost. but at the same time she is quite glamorous. and then obviously you have the parody of the people in the background who are all openmouthed and overcome by being in her presence. ifeel like i got one picture that has kind of stood the test of time, and is still ambiguous, which i like about photography, that it can be ambiguous, you know, you can read it different ways. and they're all right. chris steele—perkins on the ambiguity of photography as a historical record. and that is all from through the lens here at the southbank centre. see the rest of the series at bbc.com/throughthelens. hello, so what you like about dreaming ofa hello, so what you like about dreaming of a white christmas, but at least is mild and quiet weather is not affecting anyone‘s travel, but things could change after christmas day as it turns cold and there's risk of some snow. this is there's risk of some snow. this is the mild airwe there's risk of some snow. this is the mild

that shot of thatcher is, i found, quite ambiguous.ooks confused almost. but at the same time she is quite glamorous. and then obviously you have the parody of the people in the background who are all openmouthed and overcome by being in her presence. ifeel like i got one picture that has kind of stood the test of time, and is still ambiguous, which i like about photography, that it can be ambiguous, you know, you can read it different ways. and they're all right. chris steele—perkins on the ambiguity of photography as a historical record. and that is all from through the lens here at the southbank centre. see the rest of the series at bbc.com/throughthelens. the weather has been far more cheerful today compared to the last few days at least across most of the uk. the weather is turning again across the south of the country. we are infor across the south of the country. we are in for rain, sleet and the possibility of snow as well, but not too much snow. don't get too excited. this is the weather front thatis excited. this is the weath

that shot of thatcher is, i found, quite ambiguous., and kind of looks confused almost. but at the same time she is quite glamorous. and then obviously you have the parody of the people in the background who are all open—mouthed and overcome by being in her presence. ifeel like i got one picture that has kind of stood the test of time, and is still ambiguous, which i like about photography, that it can be ambiguous, you know, you can read it different ways. and they're all right. chris steele—perkins on the ambiguity of photography as a historical record. and that is all from through the lens here at the southbank centre. see the rest of the series at bbc.com/throughthelens. hello. very mild out there and for the last couple of weeks or so, we have been forecasting a very mild christmas and indeed, the temperatures are well above the average for the time of year right across the country right now and it will remain like it throughout the big day itself. so staying very mild across the uk. the winds are streaming in from the south—west,

that shot of thatcher is, i found, quite ambiguous.d kind of looks confused almost. but at the same time she is quite glamorous. and then obviously you have the parody of the people in the background who are all openmouthed and overcome by being in her presence. ifeel like i got one picture that has kind of stood the test of time, and is still ambiguous, which i like about photography, that it can be ambiguous, you know, you can read it different ways. and they're all right. chris steele—perkins on the ambiguity of photography as a historical record. and that is all from through the lens here at the southbank centre. see the rest of the series at bbc.com/throughthelens. hello. not quite in sync with the big day itself but our wether for boxing day the weather will feel more christmassy and, in the next few days, some of us will see some snow. the reason why, colder air is moving back in across the uk. 13 degrees celsius the top temperature for christmas day. most of us in single figures fora few days to come. an indication ofjust how c

a job with margaret thatcher. and four years later, he'd be the first person to tell her that she had become the prime minister. and the next day he took her first steps with her across ten downing street. it was in this self described state of joblessness that lord dobbs also served as deputy chairman of sachy & sachy, worked as a well regarded bbc anchor, was hired as a newspaper columnist working at the "boston globe," and that is throughout the watergate scandal, and recognized as a widely acclaimed global speaker. if only unemployment could be so fruitful for everyone. a prolific author with many acclaimed novels and, of course, like any lazy man's profile would include, doctorates from harvard and tufts. and, of course, i've saved the best for last. what's lord dobbs known for? >> house of cards. >> nope. sharing a girlfriend with bill clinton. this is while they were both students at oxford. lord dobbs was always confused as to why she never introduced the two of them. but then he admitted it took me many y

it was all the fault of margaret thatcher. you may remember her. she was it woman who pressed a meet on fronts and he said i've met this woman. she has the lips of marilyn monroe and the eyes of caligula. 30 years ago i was her chief of staff. chief of staff of the conservative party. sad to say we a tremendous falling out. there's nothing unique about falling out with margaret. she rather if h eer insisted on. and i remember after the 1987 election when i was sitting beside a swimming pool on holiday thinking perhaps i should find myself a new job. in fact margaret rather insisted. and i'm sitting there beside the swimming pool wanting to fill time. i had spare time. that book became house of cards. john major was kind enough to say it had done for his job what dracula had done for baby sitting and it spawned two great careers. ocart and frank underwood. fu 1 and fu 2. as i call them. well, it was a hell of a row with margaret. i must say. but doesn't stop me believing she was probably the greatest peace time prime minister britain ever. look, she

that the tory party in this country believe in social haitian italy believe in society margaret thatcher said there is no society there's only and this is not just a movie this is cain moche this is dennis paw this is a postman what stuff this is a saying of the chains this is a show clone creativity documentary film camera and get on people tell you they'll tell the truth for some in this country put on a screen expressing the human cost of the housing crisis on the big screen this documentary explores the cats struck phase that led to a chronic shortage of social housing in britain essentially we've had success in the city haven't seen the role for social housing and they've been cutting in. senior producer peter bennett's there i'm outside the ground fell to our north kensington in london now with the director of dispossession the great social housing swindle paul first of all just your reaction to. hear lots of the mainstream media cameras go here anymore. looking at the building obviously you can't really comprehend what went on. when i found out about i was in sheffield and i was s

in the combined period of thirteen years of new labor they've built fewer houses in total than thatcher's government averaged every year so it's it's an issue across both parties and it's a policy now i think needs to end because we do have a housing shortage you know we do have problems with council housing but continuing to sell off that still cannot replace is just senseless and you tackle the issue of labor councils up and down the country blaming not councils but blaming central government for. housing storms yeah i mean that's the thing i mean it's very it's very easy to blame central government and say this all comes down from the state local authority to have to be a bit smarter i mean obviously their budgets have really been cut to the bone you know announcing things as in the case of lambeth council where they announced the demolition of cresting the gardens on. you know that's not very clever that's actually deeply insensitive is actually offensive so you know not only do councils have to communicate better but they need to explain why they do in these three developments and yo

from chris steele—perkins, whose pictures captured the highs and lows of britain under margaret thatcherwho photographed many of the cold war leaders. and bruce davidson, whose images of the us‘s civil rights movement still resonate today. first, let's meet david hurn. as a young man, he was in the heart of london in the ‘60s and captured the glamour and grit of britain in an era of liberation and at the height of beatlemania. for the first time in history, of let's say communication, everybody loves one medium. suddenly, everybody loves photography. my approach has always been that — i really don't like set up pictures or anything. i see myselfjust as an observer of the eccentricities of life. what i call the exotic of the mundane, you know? so i spend most of my time trying to get some kind of relationship between the extraordinary following of fans they had and the beatles themselves, and ijust think this is charming. i mean, there's paul on the train and this delightful lady. it is obvious that she is talking to somebody saying, "look who this is!" she has suddenly seen this megastar

thatcher: mr. speaker, mr. president, governor allen, members of the general assembly. thank you for that splendid reception. it is one one rarely receives in one's own country. [laughter] mr. greenough: who was of course the first female prime minister of the united kingdom. and just a few years ago, to mark the 400 anniversary of english settlement in north america, her majesty the queen was here and gave a very well-received speech to a packed chamber. when you look up, you see the original 1906 oval skylight. you also see the use of gold metal paint that gives the gilding effect at a much less expensive price. you see the flop to velvet or the masked silk. they are flat surfaces that have been carefully painted. you also see in the house a sort of navy blue and gold color scheme reflected throughout this chamber. the senate of virginia in the opposite wing had very similar decorations. they distinguish themselves with a burgundy color scheme. we have moved through the rotunda into the west wing of our building. this is a chamber used by the senate of virginia. we ha

that shot of thatcher is, i found, quite ambiguous., and kind of looks confused almost. but at the same time she is quite glamorous. and then obviously you have the parody of the people in the background who are all openmouthed and overcome by being in her presence. ifeel like i got one picture that has kind of stood the test of time, and is still ambiguous, which i like about photography, that it can be ambiguous, you know, you can read it different ways. and they're all right. chris steele—perkins on the ambiguity of photography as a historical record. and that is all from through the lens here at the southbank centre. see the rest of the series at bbc.com/throughthelens. this is bbc world news. our top stories: the pope in his christmas blessing has called for negotiations to end the conflict between israel and the palestinians. russian investigators are examining why a bus ploughed into a subway entrance in moscow, killing at least four people. venezuela's president under pressure as canada expels his ambassador and says maduro is

it could be unlawful sexual conduct. >> what do you do if you're worried you're well, thatcher says make your complaint known whether it be to hr or to a hotline. be vocal. >> if the company never knows that the harassment existed, then it would be difficult for that individual to file a sexual harassment complaint and win in a court of law. >> she says when you speak up, the law is on your side. >> once you complain, the company has a duty to investigate your complaint. >> but she says the burden is on businesses. she says offices should have all five of these preventive measures in place to make sure their workers feel safe. >> it's not enough simply to have a sexual harassment policy in your impairment handbook. you have to believe it and act on it. >> john henry, wusa9. >> to get more on how to fight back against inappropriate sexual behavior in the workplace check out john's entire interview on www.wusa9.com. might as well light your bank account on fire, right? that money, it's gone. clearly we could use extra doe in our pockets about now. anette vander hall applied for a -- annett

that's shot of thatcher is, i found quite ambiguous.she is quite glamorous. and then obviously you have the parody of the people in the background who are all openmouthed and overcome by being in her presence. ifeel like i got one picture that has kind of stood the test of time, and is still ambiguous which i like about photography, that it can be ambiguous, you can read it in ways. and they are all right. chris steele perkins. and the ambiguity of photography as a historical record. and that is all from through the lens here at the southbank centre, see lens here at the southbank centre, see the rest of the series at our website. hi, there. it has been cloudy for the past few days, very mild as well. more of the same to come over the next few days in the run—up to the big day itself. staying mild, turning a bit windier, and a bit of rain across the north—west the uk. for the time being we've got a lot of cloud and high pressure to the south of the uk. these westerly winds bringing cloud off the atlantic. the weather front approaching s

but mrs thatcher said pandas were not " happy omens" for politicians.ernoon, with plenty of sunshine around. a few showers as well, but this evening, the next batch of rain pushes up from the south—west, turning to snow for the higher ground in wales and across northern ireland as it bumps into some cold air. but it will be transient snow, turning back to rain by the end of the night. it will be cold across scotland. here, a risk of icy temperatures around freezing. further south, much milder. that mild air will be across england and wales throughout saturday and sunday, whereas you can see the blue colours across scotland and northern ireland, where it remains chilly. for saturday, a windy day for all, particularly across the south and west. outbreaks of rain across scotland, with falling snow across higher ground. but in between, a good slice of sunshine. it will feel very pleasant across england and wales. cooler than that, though, further north. in many parts of the uk, with a warning of more to come. roads were closed in a number of areas hit by sn

but mrs thatcher said pandas were not " happy omens" for politicians.w will be the biggest hazard with an amber warning to be prepared across the south pennines region. snow falling across northern england into central and southern scotland, even at low levels but gradually the snow, rain and sleet will move east and so things improving in the north, but further showers of snow in scotland and later in the north pennines but further south, rain tears with sunny spells in the afternoon. still cold in scotland and the far north of england. this evening and tonight, rain spreading into wales and the south—west of england, which means it will be a wet start to the weekend but gradually drier and brighter weather particularly on sunday, although the risk of showers for the last day of 2017. this is bbc news — our latest headlines: heavy snow and icy conditions are expected to cause severe disruption to travel, in parts of northern england and scotland. the rac says driving would be very difficult, if not impossible, in the worst—affected areas. glasgow airpo

archive files have revealed that margaret thatcher once refused to share a flight with london zoo's giante minister's concorde flight in1981. the prime minister's concorde flight in 1981. washington's smithsonian institution asked to borrow the panda to mate it with a us—based panda to mate it with a us—based panda of its own, but mrs thatcher said pandas weren't happy omens for politicians. let us have a look at the weather. an improving picture for many of us this afternoon. plenty of sunshine around and a few showers too. the next batch of rain pushes up to the south—west and turns to snow. it will be transient snow tending to turn back to rain at the end of the night. it will be cold across scotland. the risk of ice and temperatures around freezing. further south, much milder. that mild airwill be further south, much milder. that mild air will be across england and wales, in particular, throughout saturday and sunday, whereas you can see the blues across much of scotla nd see the blues across much of scotland and northern ireland. for saturday, a windy day for all, particularly across

labor was supposed to be a some interest in the way there's a third one in the british margaret thatcher. and so that is still there all the way full circle and see is the but a failed approach well of course it makes perfect sense tony blair and bill clinton invented the third way and the third way delivered in two thousand and sixteen the new president and twenty seventeen donald trump and i think this is what it is it's a recognition that ok we've benefited a lot but the fact is the baby boomers have to do something otherwise you're going to get worse than trauma next time and twenty eighteen this is a year for mid-term elections maximum last minute. here what do you think we're going to see in the midterm elections are you know there are democrats going to suddenly win everything and they're hash tag the resistance is going to take over and they're going to kick out trumps before and what do you see could possibly happen and i can imagine the campaign as for twenty eighteen and twenty twenty it'll be booming jobs booming markets and it'll look great and promises that were made on the

but mrs thatcher said pandas were not " happy omens" for politicians.ht snow forecast. hello. today brought snow for some of us, but the weather is turning less wintry through the next few days. rain pushing north and east during the night. some snow for high ground in wales and northern england, and maybe at low levels in northern ireland. milder towards the south, but northern areas, scotland and north—east england, cold enough for frost and some icy stretches to ta ke for frost and some icy stretches to take us into tomorrow morning. tomorrow, cold to start in the north and this band of wet weather turning to snow over high ground in scotland. brighter behind with rain into the south—west later. blustery, and a range of temperatures. into new year's eve, wet weather in the south—east at first with strong wind. and then things improve. bright skies and sunshine, a scattering of hefty showers continuing into the evening. for most places, at midnight it will be dry. this is bbc news, our latest headlines. weather warnings for ice are in place across par

which has been a kind of region, thatcher party beyond the humour of reagan and thatcher. imposed spending cuts on 0bama when she wanted to pass a more high spending budget. and so in this area he brings together the republican party. in most other areas he doesn't. so, no, i don't think this is going to be the beginning of the legislative programme of substantial reform, in which the republican party unites around him. it's too disparate and contradictory and shallow and incoherent for that to happen. but what is happening just below the radar is equally significant. we are seeing a real push to put young, very conservative judges in state and level courts and we‘re seeing a purging of the state department. a huge exodus of a career diplomats and what some are calling at crisis level. the wrist and even a us ambassador in south korea at the moment. absolutely. and career diplomats have been pushed out. so while it is true the legislative agenda may or may not move forward and he has the significant triumph, he has still has to reconcile the house. but there is this cultur

this was suggested to margaret thatcher and we have just learned about it because of the release of thee no longer secret and can be publicised. she thought this was not a good idea because it would remind people of a previous conservative.” fear, drs say it, that has more to do with it. —— their isa it. the late edward heath brought a paperback from china. they were a big thing at that time. now i am happy to say i think they are flourishing in key parts of the world. that era has something to do with it. it is extraordinary that it was such an issue that a former prime minister should be underlining it in her private memos. and that it was even secret, all this time. to be honest, i don't blame her. you don't know what a panda might do. sitting next to her eating me peanuts. finally, the sun. that saves oui’ peanuts. finally, the sun. that saves our bacon. fry up and rejoice. rashes are free of cancer chemicals. all thanks to boffins —— rashers. what have they done? for those of us who love our bacon and poached eggs, and have done for too many years, it has probably come too late for

newly—released national archives' files have revealed that margaret thatcher once refused to share agested that chia chia the panda could share the prime minister's concorde flight in 1981. washington's smithsonian institution had asked to borrow chia chia, to mate it with us—based ching ching. but mrs thatcher said pandas were not " happy omens" for politicians there is an awful lot of weather out there and some more serious stuff on there and some more serious stuff on the way. starve will bring us up—to—date with the latest. what is going on? thank you, carol. it's been severe at times across the south, certainly, and in the north where we had some heavy snow across glasgow. we are looking at this area of rain moving up this evening and overnight. could be a little bit of transient snow on its leading edge. it should turn generally back to rain here. much milderfurther south, five to eight celsius. the mild airwill be south, five to eight celsius. the mild air will be across england and wales for saturday and on into sunday, but there is going to be a lot of rain moving in the nex

but mrs thatcher said pandas were not " happy omens" for politicians.nd affecting the northern half of the uk and higherground affecting the northern half of the uk and higher ground we have had quite a significant accumulations so far this morning. across southern areas, a different story, heavy showers and thunderstorms across the south rattling on but the snow continuing at the moment, about ten centimetres around glasgow but pretty picturesque scenes, this from derbyshire. continuing to ease but the risk of wintry showers across parts of scotland and the far north—west of england. farther south and the risk of some showers but drier and blustery winds with brighter skies, temperatures about six to 8 degrees, chillier farther north. the list of other snow through tonight, into the hills but otherwise a rain spreading from the south and enter the weekend for many it should be drier articulate on new year's eve with sunny spells but the risk was up until midnight.

but mrs thatcher said pandas were not " happy omens" for politicians.hrough the weekend. still a lot going on with outbreaks of rain spreading from the west overnight. hill snow for wales and the north of england. a little smile at low—level is in northern ireland. generally speaking, mild air from is in northern ireland. generally speaking, mild airfrom the is in northern ireland. generally speaking, mild air from the south. still chilly across scotland and north england tomorrow morning. through tomorrow, this is and patchy rain with hill snow across scotland will continue to move north. to the south of that, brighter skies and a scattering of showers. 0n the south coast, some rain, but very mild. 13 degrees in the south west. into new year's eve, very heavy rain towards the south—east. strong wind at first, too. gayle ‘s great time across northern ireland and scotland, and then a mixture of sunshine and showers. at midnight, clear skies for many but a few showers in the west. this is bbc news, our latest headlines. weather warnings for ice are in pla

jonathan: margaret thatcher was not a fan of p diplomacy.ewly declassified documents revealed that in 1981 she refused to let a panda accompany her on a flight to d.c. the idea was to have the male tan da mate with another panda at the national zoo but she wrote pandas and politicians are not happy omens. michelle: i love pandas. all the panda videos we show. you can watch them. jonathan: great woman. but seriously, you didn't like pandas? who doesn't like pandas? michelle: she just doesn't want them on her plane. that is the line. high in the mountain of western china a camera reported a rare sight. not once but twice. le mord 12 -- leopard 1200 miles above sea level. they are increasingly moving where the snow leopards are found. jo the best known animals in the chesapeake bay but they are in maryland, right? not florida. one didn't get the memo. but a fisherman found one near tampa this week. it had scientists tag that showed from the chesapeake bay area. sometimes crabs are found as far south as north carolina. but rarely do they go to f

but mrs thatcher said pandas were not " happy omens" for politicians.tory. the team from glasgow university now wants to try the technique on humans. the dog, eva, would have had her leg amputated, were it not for this new approach — and the treatment on her is a world first. our science correspondent pallab ghosh has this exclusive report. there's no holding her back, but last year eva's front right leg was broken in a road accident. her vet tried everything, but nothing worked. her entire leg was going to be amputated. she had not been able to get out and have walks for nine, ten months, other than to the toilet. but to fiona kirkland's delight, her dog was saved by an experimental bone growing technique. it is absolutely fantastic, we're so pleased to have our dog back and fit and healthy. eva's vet showed me the problem. the blood supply to the edge of the bones has failed, so it was not able to heal the break. the scientists coated the dead areas with artificial bone and afterjust six weeks, it was completely mended. the artificial bone mix was mad

then you had margaret thatcher with the blonde bombshell michael heseltine seen as her net —— naturalor. she would have rather had anything happen than that. now you have the same with gavin williamson. interestingly, it is said in other reports that he has now aligned himself with boris johnson and michael gove, giving a majority, albeit a slim one, to the brexiteers in the cabinet. you know, he is siding with dubious people. let's move on and talk of other things. among them, fast tracked degrees. it takes us back to the telegraph and it is the suggestion that they ought to be two—year degrees rather than three. yes, i think a lot of people would think it isa think a lot of people would think it is a jolly good idea. now, this is not least of all, it would save a considerable amount of money. it would also get people into employment a lot quicker. but i think what is significant is that this is about universities having to offer more value for money. it is as well as three. exactly. but it is a choice you can take and it will be unveiled by the government tomorrow, and joe johnson w

where he compares gavin williamson and he is meteoric rise —— his meteoric rise tojohn major under thatcherea of gavin williamson succeeding theresa may if she stands down in march 2019 would have been dismissed asa march 2019 would have been dismissed as a joke. look at now. he has gone from wit, his feet under the mod, launched a one—man publicity blitz, picked a fight with the chancellor, he has saved two military dogs from being put down on last week said all britons who fought for isis should be killed. he is obviously out there to get the headlines. ijust wonder, i know he's a whip... or was a whip. and if you were a whip, you tend to make one or two people unhappy along the way. and you know where all the skeletons are, so you have a bit of lethbridge. i don't think williamson has had a great week. he had a comeback, suggesting you should start shooting is fighters, wherever they may be. saving the two dogs was a plus. but he's also now lost his tarantula, because it turns out it contravenes mod pet policy, and mod pet policy is no pets. so the tarantula has had to go. his week has n

mrs thatcher said panthers and politicians are not happy moments.hat is a fantastic segue. rain halted england‘s push for victory on the fourth day of the fourth ashes test in melbourne. for victory on the fourth day of australia were 103—2, still 61 behind, when bad weather intervened for the second and final time to wipe 43.1 overs off the day midway through the afternoon. time to wipe 43.1 overs off the day proceedings time to wipe 43.1 overs off the day will resume ear tomorrow proceedings will resume early tomorrow on the fifth and final day tomorrow on the fifth and final day to try to make up for the last time. alastair cook remained unbeaten on 21m, alastair cook remained unbeaten on 244, with england all out for 491. and there was controversy after play when australian media insinuated that england bowlerjames anderson had tampered with the ball with his thumb. had tampered with the although the umpires raised no objection neither did the australian camp. objection neither did england coach trevor bayliss said he had been to see the umpires

. >> and playing politics with a panda, the new revelations about margaret thatcher and a panda thatfor o >>> margaret thatcher's no nonsense demeanor she exhibited in her life apparently extended to a topic here in washington that's quite popular, pandas. newly released papers show the former british prime minister refused to travel with a panda when she came here to meet with then president ronald reagan. london zoo had agreed to loan ling-ling at the national zoo. she delivered the panda to garner press. she said, quote, i am not taking a panda with me. pandas and politicians are not happy omens. she meant it. >> she did. in this bitter cold, it's critical, of course, to stay safe and warm. a police department in virginia wants to make sure children are well protected. news4's kristin wright tells us about happy feet. >> reporter: you feel it. the deep winter freeze. layers are a must. and socks. >> we do have socks like the avengers for boys. "star wars." >> reporter: carter is on the case collecting nice, warm socks for boys and girls in the community. it all started his colleag

and margaret thatcher said politicians take the infrastructure ap we take the bridges and roads. i think you're right it turns into a boondoggle and look at amtrak, virtually no passengers. david: and rolling in at the bottom of the hour, cashin' in, trish, what have you got? >> we're digging into the tax reform bill and surprises, both good and bad for taxpayers. and mandating companies in 2018, that could make it harder for them to hire workers in 2018. we will see you at 11:30. david: all right. trish, we will be watching, but up here first, facebook says its new facial recognition technology's intended to help you protect your identity, but someone here says the way facebook wants to protect it could actually jeopardize it. that's next. >> facebook is launching facial recognition tool to stop others from posting your face online. they say it will protect your >> facebook has found a new use for facial recognition technology. they're now going to be notifying you when your picture has been posted and they say it's going to help protect your personal image, but some critics wor

but mrs thatcher said pandas were not " happy omens" for politicians.of england. things have calmed down a lot through the afternoon. across the south—west, they are starting to see a change again, with another weather system moving from the south—west overnight, which will bring wet and windy weather. initially, there could be snow over the higher ground. it will revert back to reign as milderair ground. it will revert back to reign as milder air moves up from the south. it will be cold, with a risk of ice to watch out for. during the weekend, the mild air remains in place across england and wales, but it will be cold across scotland and northern ireland. plenty of isobars on the weather map through saturday and sunday, meaning it will be windy. and lots of rain in store. we could be looking at localised flooding across southern and western parts of the country by the end of sunday. on saturday, it is looking decent foremost. there will be snow over the higher ground and maybe some sleet at lower levels, but there will be sunshine for northern ireland

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it was as significant as the 1979 election when margaret thatcher appeared on the scene.ause even though theresa may is still on the scene, it has changed the dynamics of brexit, it has falsified the idea that a left—wing leader is due for oblivion if standing for election, challenged the assumption that young people do not vote. and it is still defining our politics many months later even though the same prime minister is in place. i started by saying this was about british politics but what has british politics been this year, all about brexit. and that is what we have to talk about. marc, your thoughts about looking back on 2017, it took eight or nine months to get an agreement to get to phase two. 2017 has been dominated by the brexit deal in phase one. we lost nine months due to british internal politics. the whole thing came together extremely vaguely. the good thing for europe is that theresa may is still there because the devil you know is better than the devil you don't. europe helps theresa may to stay in power. but i think in europe, it was a mixed year. you ha

welcome back to years ago this week britain's last deep coal mine was shut down a legacy of margaret thatcher's war with the british trade union movement as she replaced u.k. source of energy with imports of fossil fuels from minors many of them children of u.s. backed developing countries like colombia the anniversary comes as the entire near liberal framework built by successive tory and so-called labor governments faces its greatest threat yet they have jeremy corbyn and the largest labor movement in western europe one longtime comrade of corbin's is the former labor m.p. and leader of the you k. respect party george galloway his entire life has been dedicated to the rights of the dispossessed all around the world and george who hosts r.t. sputnik orbiting the world has just released a new audiobook street fighting a memoir of the one nine hundred seventy soon to be available by our order will dot com he joins me now george welcome back to going underground is a pleasure the near liberals the blairites in corbin's party the mainstream media they all say the seventy's is something we used to

you have some grumbling saying margaret thatcher never got applauded when she won the rebate.as given up too much and she should be playing hard ball a bit more. i think whatever deal she gets out of the eu would be a reflection of where the eu is going. we need to really think about that. you saw some more positive conciliatory statements coming out of the continent. the belgian prime minister saying he thought canada plus should be the cornerstone of any future negotiations with the uk. it is in keeping with what david davis has said. and i think what the majority of what the cabinet supports. many people thought the canada plus plus was unrealistic and a fantasy. i think how europe handles this will be a real reflection of where it is going. david davis and his ramblings on what was decided by mrs may was a statement of intent. they have been very tough. things will be as they are until 2019. the transition period, more or less everything stays the same. we are playing them. the transition period is interesting. if we are looking at a two—year transition period, things are