here, the uk economy has here, the uk economy has onlyjust started along here, the uk economy has onlyjustt started along the road to recovery, that was the cautious message today that was the cautious message today from the bank of england from the bank of england governor, mervyn king. he from the bank of england governor, mervyn king. he was speaking after mervyn king. he was speaking after enough figures mervyn king. he was speaking after enough figures confirmed enough figures confirmed that unemployment enough figures confirmed that unemployment has risen again, unemployment has risen again, but by less than expected. by less than expected. here‘s by less than expected. here‘s hugh pym on the here‘s hugh pym on the outlook for the jobless. the jobless. for the jobless. for roy the jobless. for roy love it was bad for roy love it was bad news, however you however you look at it. another rise however you look at it. another rise in unemployment, however you look at it. another rise in unemployment, added to his rise in unemployment, added to his feeling of gloom feeling of gloom about

the prime minister also discussed how the government was responding to recent floods in the uk. >> questions to the prime minister. >> mr. speaker, before i begin, i am sure the whole house would like to join me to pay tribute to sgt dixon from the second regiment royal military police who has died in afghanistan. we send our sincere condolences to his family and friends. he and the sacrifice he has made will not be forgotten. all of us will also want to pay tribute to police constable bill barker who died in the course of duty, serving the community he was so committed to. also those a lost their lives in the recent floods. and with all those affected by the serious flooding, you will have our support now and into the future. let us as a house also paid tribute to the emergency services of the armed forces and all those organizations that have been doing an outstanding job working around-the-clock to help those areas of our country affected by the floods. >> can i began by associating myself with the comments that the prime minister has made regarding started dixon. as the prime minister sa

now the bikes with frames designed by artists including the uk's damion hurst.r and said parting with the bikes was not easy since he likes to keep the bikes he races. >>> tom brady's wife may be only a month away from giving birth but that hasn't stopped her from trying to get a license to fly a helicopt helicopter. the supermodel could fly back and forth from new york to boston to see him play. "people" magazine says she passed the written test but still needs to pass the flying test. flying a helicopter pregnant, natasha, she is due -- and he said within a month. i'm within one month and i'm not supposed to be flying. >> are you having trouble driving a car? >> not a car but -- well, a little bit. >> i was saying, i'm impressed. >> but a helicopter, come on. that takes a little more coordination, i think. thanks, rafer. to be continued. >>> overhauling your health care may take a bit longer than expected. yesterday senate majority leader harry reid was asked if his health care bill would pass this year, well, he said woe not give a timetable. democrats say th

he was sent there from the uk after he was denied entrance. new this morning nearly half of u.s. kids could be on food stamps at some point during childhood. a new study says 90% of african-american kids and 37% of white kids may get food stamps by age 20. it says that these kids may be at risk for malnutrition and the recession could push those alarming numbers even higher. the study is in the archives of pediatrics and adolescent medicine. >>> well, you know what, if you're flying to see your family for the holidays get online now and book that flight before the fees get up any higher. air lines are loading on another round of surcharges. jen. >>> merry christmas, natasha. more money. we already talked about the surcharges for traveling on the busy days around thanksgiving and christmas, they just doubled them. you could now pay $40 roundtrip on top of your base fare. the airlines want to make as much as possible on the days when people are flying a lot to make up for the other days. travel experts say this year is a whole new ball game. last year you could wait up until the la

the secretary-general of nato reports that in addition to the uk and usa, a countries have already made offers of additional troops and that other countries are likely to follow. it is often said that america and britain are fighting alone. this is wrong. excluding america and britain, the numbers of international coalition troops will have risen from in january, to the seven, 16,000 troops to around 30,000. i believe over the coming months, even more countries will respond. our effort in helmut will benefit. last year, totals were run 7000. now they will be above 20,000, three times what they were pitted our -- but they were. president karzai and his defense minister have assured us that not only 500,000 members of the new afghan national army corps will be deployed to helmand to be -- additional recruits will arrive for training in the next few weeks. so, mr. speaker, with the conditions i have met, i confirm we will move to a new force level of ninat 500. from late january -- a new force level of 9500. mr. speaker, for understandable reasons of operational security, we shall continue

he was sent there from the uk after authorities there denied him entrance. >>> one dose of the h1n1 vaccine can protect almost all pregnant women from the flu. federal health officials hope that announcement will reassure expectant mothers. they say 92% of pregnant women in trial studies had a robust immune response to a single vaccine dose and no side effects were with reported. trials also confirm that nine kids -- rather that kids 9 years and younger will need two doses. >>> if you're flying to see your family for the holidays, get online and book the flight before the fees go any higher. jennifer westhoven says the airlines are loading on yet another round of surcharges. >> merry christmas! have another round of fees. the major airlines just doubled the surcharge if you want to travel on the busiest days around thanksgiving and christmas. that could put another $40 on to your ticket. they basically want to make as much as possible on the days where people are flying to make up for the days where we're not. travel xpergts say, this is a whole different ball game from last year. last year

the young people of the uk today are calling for the government's to provide free transport to young people. why should a young person in sussex they concessionary tax when other young people do not? why should people over 60 be given free transport when we are not? to give young people that would not win any party any votes, but to give it to the older generation does. [applause] >> that concludes the morning session. the parliament will now adjourn until 1:30, and i invite people to return to westminster hall for lunch. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2009] if parliament will consider the fourth motion of the day relating to the economy as printed on the order paper. just before we get under way with the front bench speeches moving the motion, i would just like to put in a plea. when we come to the general debate, please stand or otherwise indicate your wish to speak, only if you have not already spoken. there are a lot of people who want to get in, so it would not be fair for some people to speak twice and

is this storm is expected to strengthen, still staying as a popular tomorrow, and right through the uk tan peninsula. getting into both and into tuesday. if you happen to live along the gulf coast, i would certainly by advised. however, there isn't a single forecast that brings it onshore. at least that is the hope. when you can definitely not just hope, but expect a great day, in the northeast. not bad this time of year, same deal back in memphis. 87 in fines, 63 in san francisco, and of the in atlanta, that is a wrap on your forecast. i'm reynolds wolfe for hln. >>> a 3 years old boy has solved a mystery with a little digging in his backyard. he found a woman's wedding rings that she lost 33 years ago. >> i was just sitting right there, watching the kids play if the dirt. ryan walks up and said, mommy i found your ring. i said, thank you. i didn't think anything of it. and he goes, you want the other one? i'm like, yeah, sure. >> reporter: the home's original owners lost the rings while gardening. the retired teachers plans to get the rings repaired in time for her 50th anniversary.

in fact, the uk climate projections suggest that if temperatures increase by 2 degrees the wettest day of autumn could see about 25% more rainfall in my home region, the northwest. and if temperatures increase by 4 degrees we can see around 35% more. the health implications of routes and heat waves are clear. and indeed are being felt now. i know that he went into some detail this morning. and as often as the case it is those least responsible for causing the problem who are likely to suffer first and suffer most. the average somali is about 100 times more likely to die as a result of climate change than the average american despite admitting roughly 16,000 times less carbon. in kenya, colleagues and the ministry of health have told us that malaria is moving up land. the diseases being found in areas that were previously too cold for mosquitoes to breed and less. the diseases could spread in new and unpredictable ways. and in haiti poverty climate change and environmental degradation have come together with terrible consequences, almost 90% of children are chronically infected with int

uk is making those a major offense. a court has intensed a distracted driver to a 21 months in prison. the woman inside was killed. >>> new york becomes the latest state do that. what do you think should be the penalty? what should offenders have to pay? $150? that is enough? does it merit jail time, as britain is imposing? you've probably experienced this on the road maybe. 877-835-5446. 1-877-tell-hln. text views, comment and name, though not behind the wheel to hln tv. standard rates apply. >>> children too young to even get into a pg-13 movie are lying about their ages to get on facebook or myspace. kids on grown-up sites, sounds like a serious concern. is it really? cnn.com is asking that question today. and dotcom live's catherine callaway is here with more. >> reporter: it's very difficult for these networking sites like facebook and myspace to really enforce their rules, one of the few that have rules, they'd like you to be 13 before you set up one of the sites. how are they going to know? well, soaring numbers

seven bikes with the frames designed by artists like the uk's damian hurst sold at sojbin new york. > tom brady's wife is putting the super in super mo l model. she is close to getting her helicopter's license. people magazine reports she passed the written test and now needs to complete the flying test, a month away from giving birth. that's kind of where you are. >> a pregnant supermodel who flies. >> yes, and you're flying this show. that's no small task. >> hanging in there. all right. appreciate it. >>> do you know our money expert, clark howard, he serves in the georgia state guard and this weekend, he's serving our troops. clark and robin teamed up to help soldiers and you save more, spend less and avoid getting ripped off. >> brie brooks might be your favorite person. when are you requiring? >> two years from the army reserve and two to five year frs civil service. >> so the question is what kind of debts do you have that you're trying to get your arms around? >> i want to get around to paying off the house and having just house and utilities by the time i retire. >> well, pay

and i'm well-established in the uk, someone called the civil partnership for gay people.hich has all of the rights of marriage and without the name. everyone seems caught up on the name. i don't -- >> you don't care about the word? >> no. gays should be able to get married. we have this civil partnership, which you don't get married, but it's a legal contract, it has all of the rights that you can adopt and your partner can visit you in the hospital and it muddies the field. >> they inherit the money? >> they inherit the money. >> uh-huh. >> and it's only allowed for people who will living with some of the same gender. it's not -- straight couples cannot have a departure. so it's a it's a absolutely straight but everybody calls it marriage. even the times call it is marriage. >> i could see if you're a heterosexual couple, you have the right to get married. so get married. >> i was attracted to a boy and became a priest. thas what happened to my men. >> first of all, i was attracted to girls and rapidly realized that images -- i like looking at >> when did you discover yo

he was sent there from the uk where he was denied entry. >>> new this morning, this could be a huge mess. almost a million people are having to find a new way around philadelphia today. why? the city's largest trans atlantic union went over strike last night. no buses, no subways, no trolleys in the city and even suburbs. talks broke down over pensions and work rules. transit officials say their offer was competitive. >>> also new this morning. nearly half of u.s. kids could be on food stamps at some point during their childhood. a new study says 90% of african-american kids and 37% of white kids may get food stamps by age 20. it says these kids may be at risk for malnutrition and the recession could possibly be pushing those alarming numbers higher. the study is in the archives of pediatrics and adolescent medicine. >>> new security measures finally, they are in place. california school where police say that 15-year-old girl was gang raped. the district put up these automated lights in the area where they say it all happened. and today it's taking bids for security cameras, as well. now

now, the frames were designed by artists, including the uk's damian herst. lance said parting with the bikes were not easy since he likes to keept ones he races, but it was for a good cause. $1.3 million. one bike got $500,000. >>> and tom brady's wife is putting the super in supermodel. just one month from giving birth, she is close to getting her helicopter's license. "people" magazine reports she passed the written test and now needs to complete the flying test. so she'll be able to fly new yoo to the photo shoot and go out for a game. you know. >> she's so behind the times. most super models have their license by now from what i read. >> my wife hate this is story. >> like big deal if i go to the store, she's flying helicopters. >> i love your wife. a lot of great things. thank you. one soccer player scores big when it comes to helping the homeless. he says it doesn't take that much to make a huge difference. robin meade has that story in this week's leaders with heart. >> lawrence grew up playing soccer. now he's using that sport to keep homeless men an

host: here is a story from the guardian in the uk.ilitary commanders are expected to tell the inquiry into the iraq war that the invasion was ill-conceived and that preparations were sabotaged by tony blair's government attempts to mislead the public. that marriage, gary is not reading the newspaper. go ahead. -- pension rouge, louisiana, gary does not read the newspaper. caller: i read the paper from several different cities. also, in baton rouge [unintelligible] i can go to website where they are iputting in news from both sides. i do not want to spend my money on something that is not going to report the news -- you know, with a slant. host: can you tell us how often -- how old you are? caller: i am 41. host: thanks for the call. max does read a daily paper, go ahead. caller: have been an avid newspaper readers, most of my life. i do have internet access and i spent a lot of time on the computer hunting around, but it does not provide the same satisfaction as sitting in the -- in a chair with a copy and the newspaper in your hand.

have troops in afghanistan and france, poland, canada, netherlands, norway, spain, turkey, germany, uk lot of countries. i am not going to get into the specifics of any requests she made. >> without getting into specifics, did she talk about more troops? >> i think she talked about the need for mostly coordinating our efforts. that was one aspect of this whole effort that really became apparent when she was in school -- in kabul of the need to talk about not duplicating efforts, about giving the right coordinated effort to get the right results. i am not going to get into numbers or increases or anything like that. >> apparently the president spoke with the secretary sunday night. can you give me some idea of the guidance he might have given her? >> i cannot give you the details of that conversation. i do not have a readout of it. yes? >> could you give us an update of geneva. do you think it is still possible to have a successful treaty by december 5? >> i think clearly it is going to be impossible to have ratified the treaty. i think everybody knows that, and i do not think that is a

iran's embassy in the uk is slamming the school accusing it of being politically motivated.he protests followed the election and got bigger once we saw the death of nedal on camera. the death sent to them says the college is taking advantage of her death by names the scholarship for her. the school says our donors are free to name scholarships after whoever they please. there are people protesting the situation. i'm sure there are many more people supporting it. >> right. absolutely. hey, reggie, thanks for keeping us updated. >>> one thing atlanta and its suburbs doesn't need is more rain. that is exactly what we are getting. thanks to tropical storm ida. which is best? fresh or frozen produce? we go beyond the service to isom conventional wisdom. >> fresh versus frozen produce. which is better? if you think fresh think again. it turns out frozen produce is just as nutritious as fresh produce because frozen vegetables and fruit are harvested at their peak, the nutrition is preserved throughout the freezing process. you can lose those vitamins to water if you cook them in la

and i'm well-established in the uk, someone called the civil partnership for gay people. which has all of the rights of marriage and without the name. everyone seems caught up on the name. i don't -- >> you don't care about the word? >> no. gays should be able to get married. we have this civil partnership, which you don't get married, but it's a legal contract, it has all of the rights that you can adopt and your partner can visit you in the hospital and it muddies the field. >> they inherit the money? >> they inherit the money. >> uh-huh. >> and it's only allowed for people who will living with some of the same gender. it's not -- straight couples cannot have a departure. so it's a it's a absolutely straight but everybody calls it marriage. even the times call it is marriage. >> i could see if you're a heterosexual couple, you have the right to get married. so get married. >> i was attracted to a boy and became a priest. thas what happened to my men. >> first of all, i was attracted to girls and rapidly realized that images -- i like looking at them and it wasn't the wo

was a surprising comparison because the minority population throughout europe and especially in the uk do not compare to the kind of diversity we have. nevertheless, a lot more attention in the press was focused on minority members of parliament and what their prospects might be. they took the party individually and look at how the parties were doing with the black minority candidates and women. i have evidence of the british fascination with obama. in a moment, i will show you a table about obama book sales. this is the number one significant difference. it was not just a surface familiar with our elections. the number of people who read the obama books was amending -- amazing. the british book award gave his one book the british book of the year award. i will come back to that. the fascination with sarah palin was unbelievable to me. but familiarity with her nomination and with her record compared to john mccain was quite interesting to me. it was as of the selection of the vice-president in the republican candidate told you everything you need to know about the republican party. i t