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are laying the foundations for a new chapter in our relations even from outside the european union the united kingdom will continue to be an important partner for germany and the e.u. the cabinet will meet on monday to discuss it germany's position and we can turn out of their stories making news around the bar of the 1st case of the new coronavirus variant is spreading rapidly in the u.k. has now been identified here in germany in fact in person a flew into frankfurt airport from london 5 days ago and fell ill at a home in southwest in germany. austria has reopened its ski lifts for christmas winter sports are underway at $400.00 alpine locations and despite the imminent start of a 3rd national walk down the government argues that as an outdoor sport skiing is safe under strict conditions mountain restaurants meanwhile remain closed. and small dover has a new president pro in europe a former prime minister my ascend to has been sworn in after winning last month's election as split between supporters of russia and those favoring closer ties with europe misson do is the 1st woman to leave the

kalyan g 20 presidency do you think in union united kingdom will. shoulder to deliver on our common global goals. and pressure prime minister forrest johnson have also been hailing the agreement focusing on the 5 of the trading relationship and evolved so i'm very pleased to tell you thoughtfully that we have completed the biggest trade deal yet worth $660000000000.00 pounds a year a comprehensive canada style free trade deal between the u.k. and the e.u. a deal that will protect jobs across this country if you allow goods u.k. goods and components to be sold without tariffs and without quotas in the e.u. market a deal which will if anything allow our companies and our exporters to do even more business with our european friends. and this deal was of course a long time in the making and in many ways it represents the beginning of what could be a long post back the journey for the united kingdom my colleague daniel wynter on the road ahead. the deal is done a crisis of verted it's a relief for both sides after all half of the u.k.'s trade is with its

the european union and the united kingdom will. to shoulder live on our common global goals. and pressure prime minister barak johnson have also been hailing the agreement focusing on the 5 of the trading relationship and evolved so i'm very pleased to tell you this ought to be him that we have completed the biggest trade deal yet worth 660000000000 pounds a year a comprehensive canada style free trade deal between the u.k. and the e.u. a deal that will protect jobs across this country if you allow goods u.k. goods and components to be sold without tariffs and without quotas in the e.u. market the deal which will if anything allow our companies and our exporters to do even more business with our european friends. and this deal was of course a long time in the making and in many ways it represents the beginning of what could be a long post back the journey for the united kingdom my colleague daniel winter on the road ahead. the deal is done a crisis of verted it's a relief for both sides after all half of the u.k.'s trade is with its european neighbors and the u.k. is the e.u.

independent betray ssion tribunals but overall i would say that the european union was able to achieve its main goals it remains united during this very difficult negotiation process it's stood up for a small member state arlen's who had most to lose from the u. case departure and it made clear that axis to the european union single market concept the prize with obligations the u.k. has to agree had to agree to binding constraints and this is definitely good news for the european union well the united during the negotiations you said but how have member states been reacting to the deal. overall never a positive way i would say the german chancellor angela merkel described this deal as a deal of historic importance. german cabinet is going to decide on the agreement in the next day next may days next monday and merkel said that she is very confident that they would have a good result the french president emmanuel mccall was also very positive on twitter saying that this deal is essential to protect the rights of the french citizens fisherman and the french producers even though friends across the country who had taken

putin union and the united kingdom will. today live on our common goals. and pressures prime minister barak johnson have also been hailing the agreement focusing on the 5 of the trading relationship and evolved so i'm very pleased to tell you the sort of them that we have completed the biggest trade deal yet worth 660000000000 pounds a year a comprehensive canada style free trade deal between the u.k. and the e.u. a deal that will protect jobs across this country if you allow goods u.k. goods and components to be sold without tariffs and without quotas in the e.u. market the deal which will if anything allow our companies and our exporters to do even movie business with our european friends. and this deal was of course a long time in the making and in many ways it represents the beginning of what could be a long post back the journey for the united kingdom my colleague daniel wynter on the road ahead. the deal is done a crisis of verted it's a relief for both sides after all half of the u.k.'s trade is with its european neighbors and the u.k. is the use 3r

prime minister boris johnson has signed off on the brics a trade deal between the european union and the united kingdom the e.u.'s top officials earlier put their signatures to the accord and brussels it lays out the terms of the new relationship between the e.u. and the u.k. and goes into force on new year's day. you could get the impression the british prime minister just wanted to sign it as quickly as possible. after putting his name to the more than $1000.00 pages of complicated legal language parse johnson seemed upbeat. thank you very much everybody that i wanted runs down. the treaty that i just saw the end. beginning and i think the beginning of what will be a wonderful relationship between the u.k. and britain bought this in the thank you both with us today number 10 here it is but if. i may the question you ask yourself is if i was. yes is this the deal this country. to get their heads around a document like this members of parliament would usually require months but the british lower house pushed it through and just half a day $5218073.00 voted against the deal which by fishley puts

$850.00 cargo stop british airways are to begin a week long strike on friday over a pay dispute the unite union says workers face pay cuts of up to 25 per cent shipments to and from britain have already been disrupted by order closures following the discovery of a new coronavirus variant in england. tallia has restarted daily flights to and from london after receiving clearance from its leeds health ministry the carrier said passengers traveling to actually must be residents or have urgent reasons for the journey a negative covert 19 test is also required flights were suspended earlier this week because of the new virus or it. a locust plague is threatening the food security of some 13000000 people across east africa it's the worst infestation in 70 years and has wiped out a 5th of the region's vegetation now a team of researchers and farmers in kenya have developed an effective method to kill the pests. there is a sense of impending doom wherever the huge swarms of locusts appear that it's too late that the insects can no longer be stopped but they will devour everything. everything except the

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are laying the foundations for a new chapter in our relations even from outside the european union the united kingdom will continue to be an important partner for germany and the e.u. the cabinet will meet on monday to discuss it germany's position and we can turn out of their stories making news around the bar of the 1st case of the new coronavirus variant is spreading rapidly in the u.k. has now been identified here in germany in fact a person a flew into frankfurt airport from london 5 days ago and fell ill at a home in southwest in germany. austria has reopened its ski lifts for christmas winter sports are underway at $400.00 alpine locations at despite the imminent start of a 3rd national walk down the government argues that as an outdoor sport skiing is safe under strict conditions mountain restaurants meanwhile remain closed and small dover has a new president pro in europe a former prime minister my s.n.g. has been sworn in after winning last month's election as split between supporters of russia and those favoring closer ties with europe and sent do is the 1st woman to leave the form

a deal is done — the european union and united kingdom finally reach a post—brexit trade deal — afterd negotiations. both sides hail the agreement a big success. we have completed the biggest trade deal yet, worth £660 billion a year. a comprehensive ca nada—style free trade deal. it is fair, it is a balanced deal, and it is the right and responsible thing to do for both sides. stalled over christmas. a covid stimulus package, designed to revive the us economy, struggles to make progress in congress. and celebrated israeli violinist, ivry gitlis, has died at the age of 98. we'll look back on a remarkable career. hello and welcome to bbc news. 4.5 years after britain voted to leave the eu, a post brexit trade deal has finally been agreed. the uk prime minister, borisjohnson, said britain had achieved a 660 billion pound per year trade agreement — which would protectjobs. but the opposition labour party, said the deal was thin and didn't protect workers. our political editor, laura kuenssberg, reports. time is finally up. a deal at last agreed that number ten believes will pull power ba

the european union and united eachedm have finally post brexit trade deal after months of rambling.oth sides hailed it a success. >> it was a long and winding deal to show for it. it is a balanced deal and it is the right and responsible thing to do for both sides. prime min. johnson: i'm pleased to tl you we have complet the biggest radio yet worth 616 billion pounds a yr, a mprehensive, canada style free trade deal betwe the u.k. and the eu. >> the final hurdle was access to fishing waters. what does this deal mean for fleets on either side of the channel? socially distancchristmas in bethlehem asam progr stay away from the festive celebrations. >> hello, and welcome to bbc news. 4.5 years after britain voted to leave the eu, a post brexit trade his family being agreed. prime minister boris johnsonta said b had achieved a trade agreement which would create and protect jobs. but the opposition labor party said the deal was thin and did not protect workers. one of the main stumbling blocks was fishing quotun. r the plans, mr. johnson said btain would it take full control of its wate

cargo staff at british airways are to begin a weeklong strike on friday over a pay dispute the unite union says workers face pay cuts of up to 25 percent shipments to and from britain have already been disrupted by border closures following the discovery of the new coronavirus variant. a recent study of the hospitality sector here in germany showed that around 20 percent of restaurants could be in serious threat of going under because of the impact of the coronavirus endemic now we met one restaurant owner who was robbed of his livelihood livelihood by the 1st wave of the virus but he's surfing the 2nd wave with confidence thanks to a new business model. there's nothing like a juicy beef steak with grilled vegetables chef yosh yobs and his son pamper their guests right where they live so he prepares the food outside in the customer's yard in freezing december temperatures of the sort. of imagined it would be so popular that's nice but it's always a real challenge every customer's different individual wishes and you can see how cold and windy it is. they used to take care of their guests he

with on what we now need to do is open in your chapter in our partnership with the united kingdom and also the european union should know the brics it behind it we have to concentrate on the challenges which are ahead of us this great country be united kingdom will remain for us a neighbor an important trading partner and also a political partner and let's try and make the best out of this situation but one thing is also clear things were the same as they were for the united kingdom if you decide to leave the single market because since union then you will have to bear the consequences of getting to this deal has been a long torturous and occasionally bad tempered process has it been ugly enough to deter other countries where political parties have been thinking about leaving as well this was never the intention of the european union. early stage and 2016 we said we deeply regret. breaks it but we accept the will of the british people or the majority of the british people to leave the european union and right from the beginning the european union showed not only unity among the member states the european par

the european union and united kingdom have finally reached a post—brexit trade deal — after months ofng. both sides hailed it a success. the final hurdle was access to fishing waters. there are some indications that fishermen in the uk are unhappy with the deal. for many brexiteers, leaving the eu customs union and having the ability to strike

after lots of heated negotitions, the european union and united kingdom finally reach a post—brexit tradeeal. both sides hail the agreement as a "big success". it is fair, it is a balanced deal, and it is the right and responsible thing to do for both sides. we have completed the biggest trade deal yet, worth £660 billion a year, a comprehensive, canada—style free trade deal between the uk and the eu. the final hurdle was access to fishing waters. but what will it mean forfishermen on either side of the channel? and a socially distanced christmas in bethlehem, as pilgrims stay away from the festive celebrations. four and a half years after britain voted to leave the eu, a post—brexit trade deal has finally been agreed. the uk prime minister, borisjohnson, said britain had achieved a £660 billion per year trade agreement which would protectjobs. but the opposition labour party said the deal was thin and didn't protect workers. our political editor laura kuenssberg reports. time is finally up. a deal at last agreed that number ten believes will pull power back to this building from brussels

a deal is done — the european union and united kingdom finally reach a post—brexit trade deal — afterd negotiations. both sides hail the agreement a big success. we have completed the biggest trade deal yet, worth £660 billion a year. a comprehensive ca nada—style free trade deal. it is fair, it is a balanced deal, and it is the right and responsible thing to do for both sides. stalled over christmas. a covid stimulus package, designed to revive the us economy, struggles to make progress in congress. a quiet christmas in bethlehem, as pilgrims are told to stay away from the celebrations. hello and welcome. 4.5 years after britain voted to leave the eu, a post brexit trade deal has finally been agreed. the uk prime minister, borisjohnson, said britain had achieved a 660 billion pound per year trade agreement — which would protectjobs. but the opposition labour party, said the deal was thin and didn't protect workers. our political editor, laura kuenssberg, reports. time is finally up. a deal at last agreed that number ten believes will pull power back to this building from brussels. a

the european union and united kingdom have finally reached a post—brexit trade deal — after months ofngling. both sides hailed it a success. it was a long and winding road, but we have got a good deal to show for it. it is fair, it is a balanced deal. and it is the right and responsible thing to do for both sides. i am very pleased to tell you this afternoon that we have completed the biggest trade deal yet worth £660 billion a year, a comprehensive, canada—style free trade deal between the uk and the eu. the final hurdle was access to fishing waters. so what does this deal mean for the fleets on either side of the channel? and a socially—distanced christmas in bethlehem, as pilgrims stay away from the festive celebrations. four and a half years after britain voted to leave the eu, a post—brexit trade deal has finally been agreed. the uk prime minister borisjohnson said britain had achieved a 660 billion pound per year trade agreement — which would protect jobs. but the opposition labour party said the deal was thin and didn't protect workers. one of the main stumbling blocks was fish

is a reminder of our top story this hour britain on the unit european union have struck a last minutedeal brecht's its trade one of the main hurdles was fishing rights european fleets will significantly reduce their catch and british waters over the next few years even metres and british prime minister boris johnson hailed the deal as a huge victory. in situ up to date on a bow few at the top of the hour up next we'll take a look at the economic implications of they still in business with kate focused of the day. what secrets lie behind. discover new adventures in 360 degree. and explore fascinating world heritage sites. p.w. world heritage 360 get kidnapped now. how does a virus spread. why do we panic and when we'll. just through the top.

the european union and united kingdom have finally reached a post—brexit trade deal after months of disagreementboth sides hailed it a success. the european commission president ursula von der leyen described it as a "good, fair and balanced deal". she said she hoped for a continued close relationship. prime minister boris johnson said the uk has "completed the biggest trade deal yet", adding, "we have taken back control of our money, borders, laws, trade and our fishing waters". michel barnier said the clock is no longer ticking and he expressed his belief that a deal has been agreed. and the traditional midnight is underway in bethlehem, only this year the public have to stay away because of the coronavirus. now on bbc news, one of the highlights of the year from our world. antarctica is one of the most remote and inhospitable places on earth. reporterjustin rowlattjoins an international team of scientists travelling to thwaites, the so—called doomsday glacier. antarctica — the world's most remote and inhospitable continent. this is the story of a team of scientists who are trying to get to th

i'm rebecca riches welcome to the program after months of uncertainty the united kingdom and the european union have struck a last minute deal on their posts that relationship the long negotiated agreement means trade across the english channel will remain tariff free but despite the breakthrough not everyone is happy. much of the british press held it as a breakfast mous the deal itself more important than the details after months of missed deadlines intense talks the prime minister to try to reset the e.u. u.k. relationship i think this deal means a new stability and a new certainty in what has sometimes been a fractious and difficult relationship we will be your friend your ally your supporter and indeed never let it be forgotten your number one market reactions to the new deal have varied from relief to despair. it feels really good to live in an independent country again i didn't go for a break say i have really tried to not be part of europe any more alarm going off if we got a deal further going mad and what would you obviously have come to read between right and. david hardaker deaf or

but it would have hit the united kingdom harder than the european union with all its might all 450000000 citizens and therefore from a position of strength we were able to come forward with the most comprehensive agreement we've ever had this agreement will write history if you look at the clear composition of rules that are very distinct to make sure that there is fair play on both sides that is a very clear if you want to accept the single market you have to buy to the rules all the other ones are biting too and in the fishery field i think we made a huge step forward and got a very good agreement so this shows that from a position of strength you can achieve a lot resident i know that you have to go and inform the college there is interest for additional questions but we have a technical briefing where all the questions will be addressed so thank you so much thank you so much for joining us in the commission's. press room for this press conference and stay tuned for the technical briefing off the record which we'll find out in a few minutes. and you've been listening to hear pay and c

and postbox a trade talks between the united kingdom and the european union are set to resume on sunday the 2 sides are deadlocked over issues of governance fishing and competition rules. now the united kingdom voted to leave the european union more than 4 years ago but the route out has been difficult the 3 main sticking points are fishing rights fair competition guarantees and how future de. feuds will be solved even if the 2 leaders reach an agreement member states can still reject it france says that it won't back a bad deal especially as it tries to ensure it doesn't lose access to british fishing waters the 2 sides of just $25.00 days to reach a deal otherwise the divorce process will end in a no deal breaks it jonathan lissett is the deputy director of the business advisory think tank british influence he explains what's at stake for both sides. i would always expect there to be last minutes gesture politics and hard intervention some drama the food resolution that. i'm not remotely along fast surprised by what's happened this weekend is not the sort of thing each necessarily exp

it would ever be agreed but today the post breaks a trade deal reached between the european union and the united kingdom is being formally ratified these top officials put their signatures on the 12100 page agreement in brussels the swarming the document has now been flown to london for prime minister forrest johnson to sign he has called the agreement afghans hassidic new relationship it's set to come into effect on new year's day when the brics transition period officially entrance you rick. well i'm joined now by our correspondents teri schultz in brussels and begin in london welcome to you both terry i'll start with you the brics a deal has now finally been signed there in the european headquarters this moment has been a very long time coming hasn't it has rebecca and of course we should note that this was a day the e.u. hoped it would never see the european union until the very end remained against remained very hopeful that somehow the u.k. would come back into the fold now of course that is not to be. european commission president or slovakia lion and european council president shall mach

the european union and united kingdom have finally reached a post—brexit trade deal after months of disagreementboth sides hailed it a success. the european commission president ursula von der leyen described it as a "good, fair and balanced deal". she said she hoped for a continued close relationship. prime minister borisjohnson said the uk has "completed the biggest trade deal yet", adding, "we have taken back control of our money, borders, laws, trade and our fishing waters". the eu's chief negotiator, michel barnier, said the clock is no longer ticking and expressed his relief that a deal has been agreed. and the traditional midnight mass is underway in bethlehem — only this year the public have to stay away because of the coronavirus. let's take a look back now at some of the lives we celebrated over the past year in we remember. bond. james bond. i'm just going to put some clothes on. 0h, don't go to any trouble on my account. do you expect me to talk? no, mr bond, i expect you to die! i had no awareness of that scale of reverence and pressure and what have you, and i found it a bit of a n

british prime minister boris johnson signed off on the brics a trade deal between the european union and the united kingdom the use top officials earlier put their signatures on the 1200 page agreement in brussels the deal which was announced on christmas eve lays out the terms of the new relationship between the e.u. and the u.k. following their divorce earlier this year the agreement is due to go into effect on new year's day johnson says it gives the u.k. free trade and flexibility and an opportunity at a new beginning when i would run. the treaty that i just saw. and. i think the beginning of what will be a wonderful relationship between the u.k. and. write a book with us today you know the 10 here it is but. i do question you know this is how i really. yes it's a deal let's get more now from our correspondents back at mawson london and terry shoals in brussels there get 1st to you quite simply what happens now. well now boris johnson has signed a deal it's an international treaty and it will be law will be in effect from the 1st of january like you've explained parallel this process. house of

support the ideas of these are evolutionary protest movements right and 1st and foremost the united european union and its member states and the united states have actually put their interest in stability in the region over the protection of human rights and the demands of the protesters for the most part at least the basic assumption underlying this is that did autocrats of the region will provide stability and but that is fundamentally flawed in my opinion as long as citizens and most arab how trieste experienced this high levels of inequality the repression and injustice that has actually sparked the protests 10 years ago. and these are actually the very basis of the author of harry and who was in those countries they do not contribute use of ability in the region quite the opposite. that's it you're up to date i'll have more for you at the top of the our. business update in just a moment with. the. current monarch. oh. god. this. secret. starts december 25th. ah the. one i subscribe to do you know what your books your favorite writers like to see myself as a kid sky in the strange grown up wor

doubted it would ever be agreed but today the post trade deal reached between the european union and the united kingdom is being formally ratified the e.u.'s top officials put their signatures on the 1200 page agreement in brussels this morning the documents will. they'll be flown to london for prime minister boris johnson to sign the e.u. trade deal will take effect on thursday evening when the briggs's transition period ends and the u.k. will then be entirely oh. well for now let's bring in our correspondents teri schultz in brussels and big boss in london good to see you both terry the break that deal has finally been agreed and has now been signed at least on one side this moment has been a very long time in the making hasn't it it has and we can't forget that this is a moment that the european union hoped would never come it would did not want breakfast leaders i think hoped until perhaps not this final moment but until very late in this stage that you know somehow it could be reversed and i think that you could see that on the faces of vonder lion and sean michel as they signed it they so

the european union and united kingdom have reached a post—brexit trade deal.t follows months of tough and often fraught negotiations. both sides have described the treaty as a success. much of the fine detail of what was agreed is still to be made public. the european commission president ursula von der leyen hailed it as a "good, fair and balanced deal". borisjohnson said the uk had "completed the biggest trade deal yet". the treaty is set to come into force in january and replaces the transition phase. a covid stimulus package, designed to revive the us economy has struggled to make progress in congress. the package is work over a $900 billion. republicans blocked an attempt to increase direct payments to individuals as demanded by president trump. so what's the reaction to the deal been across the uk? we'll be hearing from our scotland correspondent james cook in glasgow, our wales correspondent tomos morgan in cardiff, but first here's our ireland correspondent emma vardy. just think back, the brexit process was so seismic for the island of ireland, becaus

pandemic coming up we're going to take a look at the fate of negotiation and of the united kingdom and the european union are back in post-breakfast trade talks on monday as tensions still run high later i'm going to bring you the latest from the facts show today let's dive right in. and we lead the program in the united kingdom as the nation is preparing to administer the 1st coke at 915 vaccines to the public after regulators gave emergency approval to the drug from pfizer bio antec last week the 1st doses will be given on tuesday to frontline health workers home care workers and those over the age of 80 last week u.k. prime minister boris johnson said there are quote immense logistical challenges and quote in rolling out the vaccine while saying the struggle is not over as of yet scottish 1st minister nicola sturgeon echo the sentiment while visiting a hospital in edinburgh on monday. it's a massive logistical exercise lots of people want to be hard but i'm willing to be optimistic i don't want to have to take that on and with governments across the u.k. we don't see that just to play just like they a

thank you i'm out for a quick break here because we're in the united kingdom and the european union are back in trade talks on monday all the others are going to bring you the latest on where negotiations that's going to break there are the numbers of the close. a look forward to talking to. you should work for people. must obey the orders given it by human beings except where such a conflict with the 1st law should your identification or should be very careful about official intelligence to the point is to create. the areas with artificial intelligence some of the. must protect its own existence. sex crimes or financial survival. when customers go by you reduce the price. well reduce some lower. that's undercutting but what's good for markets is not good for the global economy. problem drugs has come from scrupulous dealers from pharmacies to in every state in the united states we've seen the very sharp increase in the number of people seeking treatment for addiction to. prescription opioids invaded america under the banner of medicine persisted with the pain that instead of trying to

that michel about an year the negotiator for the european union in these negotiations was saying he said while speaking in french that the united kingdom had chosen to renounce the rights and benefits that it had as a member of the european union and could not expect to retain most of those rights and benefits having left the european union that is very much what the german government has always said about what it would want to see happen as a result of whatever deal would emerge from the negotiations and it was clear anglo-american always said didn't want to see a no deal but the most important thing paramount of importance was the collective best interests of the 27 countries and so as i say it is likely that when we get some sort of ministerial comment about what has happened in brussels and london that it will closely mirror the sorts of sentiment that we saw there from and heard from ursula from the lion and from michelle about any. ok thanks so much for that dominic cain there live for us in berlin well joining us now from london is philip is a financial analyst and former economic advisor to the president of the european

thank you i'm now for a quick break but hang here because the united kingdom and the european union are back in post breaks a trade talks on monday on the other side we're going to bring you the latest on where negotiations stand that's going to break here the numbers at the close. join me every thursday on the alex simon show and i'll be speaking to guest on the world of politics sports business i'm show business i'll see you then. media a reflection of reality. in a world transformed. what will make you feel safe. tyson they should community. are you going the right way or are you being. what is true what is. in the world corrupted you need to descend. to join us in the depths. or in maybe the shallowness. to stay important question u.s. dollar as the world reserve currency are we on the threshold of an era where it is no longer the world's reserve currency after basically a 100 year ron. welcome back the deadline for the u.k. breck's it from the e.u. is fast approaching and a clear deal for trade with europe has still not been reached over the weekend the european commission presiden

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the european union and united kingdom have reached a post—brexit trade deal.t follows months of tough and often cumbersome negotiations. both sides have described the treaty as a success. much of the fine detail of what was agreed is still to be made public. the european commission president ursula von der leyen hailed it as a "good, fair and balanced deal". she said she hoped for a continued close relationship in the years to come. the treaty is set to come into force in january when the transition phase ends. borisjohnson said the uk had "completed the biggest trade deal yet". the prime minister said britain was taking back control of its money, borders and, laws. the main opposition labour party says it will support the deal when it comes before parliament. so, what's the reaction to the deal been across the uk? we'll be hearing from our scotland correspondent james cook in glasgow, our wales correspondent tomos morgan in cardiff, but first, here's our ireland correspondent emma va rdy from stormont. just think back, the brexit process was so seismic for th

it's the last patrol for these peacekeepers and for the african union united nations mission in sudan's western region of darfur after more than 13 years the mission and its mandate to protect civilians and stabilize the region is ending it follows a decision by the un security council in late december to halt operations by the end of 2020 because it said security in the region had improved but here in the dark for many are worried. not the right time for the human made to withdraw if they leave. just because with the terror. attacks and eye protection. you name it was established to end conflicts in the region and has been in darfur since 2007 the fighting between mainly non arab rebel groups and the government started in 2003 and left 300000 people dead and more than 2000000 displaced it was deployed under a chapter of the un charter that gave it the right to use force when needed it was also the un's biggest operational peacekeeping mission before it began downsizing in mid 2017 going to let has about 4000 peacekeepers lessons of that and over the next 6 months to hand over its busin

the european union and united kingdom have finally reached a post—brexit trade deal after months of disagreementboth sides hailed it a success. the european commission president ursula von der leyen described it as a "good, fair and balanced deal". she said that she hoped for a continued close relationship. prime minister boris johnson said the uk has "completed the biggest trade deal yet", adding, "we have taken back control of our money, borders, laws, trade and our fishing waters". the final hurdle was access to fishing waters... some fishing unions in the uk have spoken of their frustration and anger at the deal. those are the latest headlines. next, from theatre screenings to sofa screenings, mark kermode takes a look back at the big releases on both the big and little screens and how the film industry has had to adapt this year in the year in film. hello and welcome to this review of the year in film. i'm mark kermode and over the next 30 minutes i'll be rounding up the highs and lows of what's proved a challenging but also surprisingly creative year for cinema. 2020 seemed to start so wel

and the unit being union set to resume on sunday the 2 sides a deadlocked over issues of governance fishing and competition rules. and his 1st post-election rally president donald trump parts again falsely claim to won the election in georgia he's in the state campaigning for 2 republican senators in one office that will decide which party controls the senate. the leader of ethiopia's tikrit region says his fighters are still battling government forces local leaders say government soldiers have bombed one town of fighting is underway outside the regional capital new delhi. a large scale covert 900 vaccination program is underway in russia around 2000000 people are expected to receive the sputnik v. vaccine this month although the final human trials aren't finished eve barker reports. it's called covert back trade name sputnik v. after the soviet era satellite that triggered the space race and now russia says it's soaring ahead in its campaign against covert 19. dozens of clinics in the capital moscow have begun inoculating those most at risk from the virus the city remains the worst affecte

the european union and united kingdom have finally reached a post—brexit trade deal — after months ofagreement. both sides hailed it a success. it was a long and winding road, but we have got a good deal to show for it. it is fair, it is a balanced deal. and it is the right and responsible thing to do for both sides. i am very pleased to tell you this afternoon that we have completed the biggest trade deal yet worth £660 billion a year, a comprehensive, canada—style free trade deal between the uk and the eu. the eu's chief negotiator, michel barnier, said the clock is no longer ticking, and expressed his relief that a deal has been agreed. the final hurdle was access to fishing waters. some fishing unions in the uk have spoken of their frustration and anger at the deal. and what does the brexit deal mean for business, trade and travel — we'll unpick what we know so far. four and a half years after britain voted to leave the eu, a post—brexit trade deal has finally been agreed. the uk prime minister borisjohnson said britain had achieved a 600 and 60 billion pound per year trade agreem

the european union and united kingdom have reached a post—brexit trade deal.t follows months of tough and often fraught negotiations. both sides have described the treaty as a ‘success‘. much of the fine detail of what was agreed is still to be made public. the european commission president ursula von der leyen hailed it as a "good, fair and balanced deal". borisjohnson said the uk had "completed the biggest trade deal yet". the treaty is set to come into force in january and replaces the transition phase. a covid stimulus package, designed to revive the us economy has struggled to make progress in congress. the package is work over a $900 billion. republicans blocked an attempt to increase direct payments to individuals as demanded by president trump. now on bbc news, it's hardtalk with stephen sackur. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. my guest today has made a unique contribution to our understanding of humankind's closest relatives — the primates. in particular, the chimpanzee. jane goodall was in her 20s when she began her meticulous observation of

this is bbc news, the headlines the european union and united kingdom have reached a post—brexit tradeeal. it follows months of tough and often acrimonious negotiations. both sides have described the treaty as a success. much of the fine detail of what was agreed is still to be made public. the european commission president ursula von der leyen hailed it as a "good, fair and balanced deal". borisjohnson said the uk had "completed the biggest trade deal yet". the treaty is set to come into force in january and replaces the transition phase. a covid stimulus package, designed to revive the us economy has struggled to make progress in congress. the package is work over $900 billion. republicans blocked an attempt to increase direct payments to individuals as demanded by president trump. now on bbc news, click gathers round the virtual christmas tree to explore the best tech that the season has to offer. this week, we've got the whole crew celebrating virtually. ho, ho, ho, merry clickmas! as we look at some merry mixed reality, traditional tabla playing, and some festive flying. ah, there