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worldwide, news out of the united kingdom right now.s with deep sorrow that her majesty the queen has announced the death of her beloved husband, his royal highness prince philip, the duke of edinburgh." prince philip has died, aged 99. let's head out to london and catch up with guy johnson, bloomberg anchor joining us from queen victoria street. guy, is there a response in london right now? guy: to a certain extent, this is something that was anticipated. he was 99. he had been married to the queen for seven decades. there will be no state funeral, though. that was his wish. there will not be the foreman on a national holiday -- the formal national holiday, the formal state funeral. that was the decision he made. he has been at the center of the british establishment ever since he married the queen as she was to become, in 1952, back in 1947 he was a successful naval officer. he has been at her side ever since, and as a result of which, this is a day of deep sorrow for this country. the royal family, despite its recent problems, remain

but he would have to _ to the united kingdom, but he would have to pay— to the united kingdom, but hee time. these are tougher laws being promised. we got this tit—for—tat expulsion going on between the czech republic and russia. , ., , ., russia. yes, lots of heightened tension here. _ russia. yes, lots of heightened tension here. the _ russia. yes, lots of heightened tension here. the story - russia. yes, lots of heightened tension here. the story in - russia. yes, lots of heightened tension here. the story in the l russia. yes, lots of heightened - tension here. the story in the times is about— tension here. the story in the times is about the — tension here. the story in the times is about the forthcoming queen's speech— is about the forthcoming queen's speech where the prime minister will play out _ speech where the prime minister will play out legislation for the coming years _ play out legislation for the coming years. he's suggesting in this article — years. he's suggesting in this article today that they will operate article today that they will operate a hostile _ article to

i don't see why the united kingdom can't and shouldn't do the same thing. you can do both. think that that smacks of cynicism, that you mouth the rhetoric of "standing up for human rights" while in fact acknowledging a very, very pragmatic principle that china is so economically important now that, frankly, you turn a blind eye to many of the abuses that they are alleged to be undertaking? no, i don't think you should turn a blind eye at all. as i was saying, i think you should stand up for the values and the principles that you hold dear, but you should also recognise that if you want, for example, to stop the destruction of this planet, you've got to talk to china, as well as to other people, about that. it's not about turning a blind eye, it's about trying to deal with all those different elements of a complex relationship, the one not excluding the other. i think, for example, in the case of saudi arabia, it is right that america and the united kingdom should refuse to supply weapons that are being used indiscriminately in the civil war in yemen, and i believe we have d

speaker, over 127,000 people have died from covid in the united kingdom. people have lost their mothers and fathers. their grandparents need their children, nhs staff have given their all fighting to keep people alive that's why so many people fighting the prime minister remark it is that even rather let the bodies in their thousands than go into lockdown utterly sickening. the bbc and itv have multiple sources confirming this is for the prime minister said -- people are willing to go under oath mr. speaker, confirming that the prime minister said these exact -- mr. speaker. now, parliament will stop me from saying that the prime minister has repeatedly lied to the public over the last week. but can i ask the question -- are you a liar prime minister? prime minister, mr. speaker i lead to you to right honorable were in order but what i will say to him is that -- say, unfortunately will not say what we would expect -- i'm grateful to you but right honorable gentlemen is if he's geng to relay that kind of that is up to him it is up to him in a place like par

he was a stable figure in the united kingdom, but his popularity grew internationally including in the united states. he had relationships with most u.s. presidents beginning with harry truman. during this visit to the white house in 1951. his portrayal in the popular netflix series "the the crown" shows a softer side, rarely on public display as it was in 1997 after the death of princess diana. prince philip promised his grandsons if they walked behind their mother's casket, he would join them in support. prince william wrote: i will miss my grandpa, but i know he would want us to get on with the job. harry added, he was authentically himself with a seriously sharp wit and could hold the attention of any room due to his charm and also because you never knew what he might say next. in 2017 at 96, prince philip retired from public life as the queen continued her public engagements. he spent a month in the hospital earlier this year. he died at windsor castle friday, april 9th, after almost a century of life and a marriage of 73 years. >> the main lesson that we've learned is that tolera

speaker, over 127,000 people have died from covid in the united kingdom. people have lost their mothers, fathers, grandparents, children. nhs staff have given their all, fighting to keep people alive. that's why so many people find the prime minister's remark that he would rather let the bodies pile high in their thousands than go into lockdown utterly sickening. the bbc and itv have multiple sources confirming that this is what the prime minister said. people are willing to go under oath, mr. speaker, confirming that the prime minister said these exact words. under oath, mr. speaker. parliamentary rules stop me from saying that the prime minister has repeatedly lied to the public over the last week. but can i ask the question, are you a liar, prime minister? >> prime minister. >> mr. speaker, i leave it to you to judge whether the honorable gentleman's remarks were in order. but what i will say to him is -- >> not what we would expect. >> i'm grateful to you, mr. speaker. what i would say to the right honorable gentleman is that if he is going to relay th

we understand he is putting plans in place to return to the united kingdom from the united states.e know he has been, that is, had differences with his family in recent months, and those may be put aside for him to come back. but much of the funeral arrangements we do not know for sure what is going to be yet. >> thank you, from buckingham palace, roy. joining me now via skype, a royal historian author, professor of history of the monarchy at royal holloway university of london. telus first, how the duke of edinburgh is likely to be remembered? how would you describe his legacy? >> he left a phenomenal life -- he lived phenomenal life. for all of the plaudits the queen rightly gets for her duty, her constancy, the unprecedented length of her rain, and the -- reign, and the duty and service that has entailed. so, too, those plaudits must extend to prince philip. he has been there from the beginning and was the man who broke the news to that then princess elizabeth of her father's death, and that she became queen, and he has been there ever since, one or two steps behind. at a time i

have strength in the united kingdom in terms of the economy contributed to jobs building in terms of the n.h.s. for example they help also have with us that's been did over which i should like deming well well actually if you know i can insert a slur 6 people the 1st 6 people that died serving the people who were suffering from the pandemic or the muslim. you know we're told. there are right. stream istar the point is wants to be running out of time here. and we're never going to show i know it's something if i just let you in coming just talk just get back to the issue of why we're here and this law and the proposal that the should be exceptions to this law when it comes to polygamy just to the 1st final to the 20 or so in the final 20 seconds to you ken. yeah well as i said we should adapt our society 'd their ways and customs of those people and there's a clear and present danger these exceptions will be used excessively as they often are in sweden so to leave that door open it's just a recipe for for something that's probably going to be. ok look we've run out of time we're going

grandson harry will be coming over we understand that he is putting plans in place to return to the united kingdom from the united states. though we know that he has been in here and had differences with his family here in recent months. knows maybe put aside for him to come back but much of the funeral arrangements we don't know for sure quite what is going to be ok thank you very much from buckingham palace for a challenge. so joining me now via skype professor anna whitelock she is a royal historian author professor of history of history and mauna kea at royal holloway university of london tell us 1st how the jews of that embryo is likely to be remembered how would you describe his legacy. he lived a phenomenal life and for all the plaudits that the queen's rightly gets for her. constancy the unprecedented length of her brain and the amount of this is that is entailed so to those plaudits must also be extended to prince philip he has been there from the very beginning indeed he was the man who broke the news to then princess it is a birth of her father's death and the fact that she now became q

gun salutes run down to cross the united kingdom in honor of prince philip who died on friday at the age of $99.00 from what each barracks in london. actually hills precocity in belfast. cardiff consul. and edinburgh castle. all 4 corners of the nation press the pause button for a short while to remember the prince who also held the title of the of edinburgh gun salutes were also held at sea on british navy ships in honor of prince philip who served in the royal navy during the 2nd world war the prince found a special place in the public's heart. i wanted to bring my kids here a i they grow up or remember this. the royal family i would be part of the royal so if you were coming i play all right so what i've seen just obviously from doing history in the past studied and things like that here is absolute rock. that i enjoyed watching me cringe in the future she says of the she was a rock to her as well say i i think it's just lovely just to be near where the the atmosphere you know came to see off of. that live a great life i am. the royal romance began 82 years ago the then teenage pr

husband of her most excellent majesty elizabeth the 2nd by the grace of god of the united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland and all her other realms and territories queen head of the commonwealth defender of the faith solvent of the most noble order of the gospel who may god preserve and bless with long life health and the happiness. whether. a lame. player lululemon. lulu a. player . playing. a lame. player live. a layup. lewdly. a little air. pollution. live. wow the a. rumor only rumor reason to leave. the room around or how do you know. really how. to run a. rally. go across to the living grace. to the department of rest to the church the queen and the commonwealth send to all people you know tea peace and calm cool. and trust and will god sustenance liason as our last stand up. and the bashing of go to almighty father the son and holy spirit be with you all and tremaine with here all white house. have. the was married to the american working in the marriage. the you the rare to the marrow they work the rare the american you leave you. motion due to special coverage o

prince philip the affection of generations here in the united kingdom across the commonwealth. and around the world. he was the longest serving consort in history one of the last surviving people in this country to have served in the 2nd world war a cape mattapan where he was mentioned in dispatches for bravery and in the invasion of sicily where he saved his ship by his quick thinking and from that conflict he took an ethic of service that he applied throughout the unprecedented changes of the post-war era like the expert carriage driver that he was he helped to steer the royal family and the monarchy so that remains an institution indisputably vital to the balance and happiness of our national life as such a central pillar of the british monarchy roarin what sort of funeral will prince philip be afforded. well i think a very different funeral from the one that was planned by people in the palace for many years up until covert that plan a is had to be ripped up and now plan b. well we don't know the exact details of it but we know that it's not going to be a great big public f

belfast once again about the issues surrounding his new case exit from the european union the united kingdom almost always prince philip of the force the one gun salutes across the country if you could that ever died on friday at the age of $99.00. and no cinemas no worries indonesia's film industry turns its attention online to make up an demick comeback. hello i'm satisfied with sports including golf action from the mouth of england's justin rose remains the man to catch a bust up but his lead is now down to just one. but we begin this news hour in myanmar where there are reports that at least 10 police officers in the eastern shan states have been killed by an alliance of ethnic rebel groups a police station in nonmoving was attacked early in the morning by fighters who oppose the military coup and the crackdown on protesters. who are also getting reports of at least 60 people being killed in a raid on friday in that sort of boats 100 kilometers northeast of the commercial capital john gone the military is imposed a series of restrictions on the internet which is making it harder to confi

will remain part of the united kingdom and subject to the monarchy.nationalists, who have grown up with the queen and with prince philip, has led some prominent figures of scottish nationalism to want to send their condolences to the queen. remarkable roots prince philip had here in the city of edinburgh. he was the chancellor of the university of edinburgh for more than 50 years, almost 60 years. he is very well recognised, he is very well respected here across the political spectrum, and that was shown yesterday. all of the political parties paused their election campaigns and continue to do so over the course of this weekend. as i said, they will then convene at holyrood again on monday to continue those tributes. aside from politics, in football, actually, all spl matches here in scotland carried out a moment service, a moments silence, rather, earlier on today. all of the footballers have been wearing a black armband as well. prince philip well remembered here, well respected, that will continue right throughout the coming days. thank very much-

tom: i remember sitting on the floor in london and the united kingdom was bringing back some coffins afghanistan. very much different than the united states where the coffins slip into the station quietly. the u.k. followed the coffin only back to germany and on to the united kingdom. it was a radically different approach to what we have seen over these decades in the united kingdom versus america. jonathan: i think we've all had friends, family who have served in afghanistan. my brother did several doors. it is something i thought we would never get out stop and i think several people felt that way. tom: i'm speaking completely as an amateur, the underestimation in america is the linkage of the 2500 troops of the united states with the some 8000 troops and nato. this is a nato pullout. i read the nato pullout stated this morning. nato is pulling out of afghanistan. jonathan: coming up, we will catch up with the republican from kentucky. good morning. it is a busy morning. retail sales a little bit after citi. this is "bloomberg." ♪ want your workout to be easier, more effective, and

more or less takes northern ireland away from the united kingdom and makes it a can a province of the european union so they're in a situation. unlike the rest of britain all the european union rules regulations directives apply to them. and that under the do stick in of the you being. called justice and that means that you know they're going to suit you since the not seduce the european union and yet the laws of the you union are formed part of being applied to them and of course to do and i mean this. and this was all. supposedly to protect the no not east peace agreement but it means can nothing to do as an old priest agree with the european union and the government very stupid deal again. and this was a special deal of the 'd. would be a hard border imposed between the republican party did not love. the good friday peace agreement doesn't see anything about borders and the only border that would be created and it would be very easy to do so it would be one with a few cameras this failure to trade between the north while in the republic where this is a huge room between great brita

speaker that his party -- is still hell bent on calling irresponsible referendum on breaking up the united kingdom. >> let's go to doctor luke evans. luke. >> mr. speaker, as we come out of lockdown and look to summer many people about are concerned about their body image and we know that there are 1.25 million people who suffer with eating disorders within million using steroids in that number is getting worse. women in the committee two weeks ago released a report from body image they concluded that i quote photo promoting unachievable images were having an impact and consider all options including labeling digitally altered image to deal with issues raised of body image? >> prime minister -- >> mr. speaker, honorable friend is raising very important point, and i think he are aware of the pressure that young people in particular can feel as a result of the adopted images as part of the online advertisement consultation we know advertising program. we will look at what we can do and i know that we will be responding to the select committees report in due course. >> come to lead rs of the oppositi

his lifetime of service to the united kingdom and the whole commonwealth...y in the united kingdom. 99 years old and never slowed down at all, which i admire the devil out of. and it was to the commonwealth the duke travelled so often, renewing friendships with countries with historic ties to britain, including those like canada, which still held the queen as head of state. prince philip was a man of service, motivated by a sense of duty to others. i know that through the duke of edinburgh's award, he helped empower millions of young people. at times, the duke represented the queen overseas, as countries marked their move from empire to independence and then commonwealth. you should have seen his royal highness at the last commonwealth heads of government meeting. it was extraordinary. he was the heart and the soul, and i think he will be greatly missed. he brought spice and excitement wherever he went, and i don't think we'll see the like of him again. the duke had a global perspective. all the places and the people that you've seen, they all belong to this

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a short time from now, gun salutes will be fired across the united kingdom.ham palace said the duke passed away on friday at the age of 99. they are expected to confirm his funeral arrangements quite soon. prince philip became a household name after marrying then princess elizabeth in 1947. to the queen, he was her, quote, constant strength and guide. selma joins me. we have had those violent protesters that have been going on there for now more than a week. selma, what is interesting here is that despite these protesters, there will be this pause. this is going to be short-term but what are the hopes about any deescalation in the longer term? >> reporter: this is a very troubled part of the united kingdom and for a week. there was violent clashes here. nothing like these communities have seen in years. what started as protestant sentiment against the police. you can only imagine in the riots that the reaction to prince philip's death was extremely divided. i spoke to one family who said the royal family meant everything to him. take a listen. >> i would cons

prince philip from downing street prince philip and the affection of generations here in the united kingdom across the commonwealth and around the world. he was the longest serving consort in history one of the last surviving people in this country to have served in the 2nd world war a cape mattapan where he was mentioned in dispatches for bravery and in the invasion of sicily where he saved his ship by his quick thinking and from that conflict he took an ethic of service that he applied throughout the unprecedented changes of the post-war era. like the expert carriage driver that he was he helped to steer the royal family and the monarchy so that remains an institution indisputably vital to the balance and happiness of our national life. it's a very challenging joint says live from london and rory we heard there from the present prime minister of attributes are already being pays and emphasising has a long life and very much has devoted service see his country and his queen. yeah absolutely and i think it will be. obviously his his loyalty to his wife that will probably be the thing that i

prince philip earned the affection of generations here in the united kingdom, across the commonwealthd. he was the longest serving consort in history, one of the last surviving people in this country to have served in the second world war, at cape matapan, where he was mentioned in dispatches for bravery and in the invasion of sicily, where he saved his ship by his quick thinking. and from that conflict, he took an ethic of service that he applied throughout the unprecedented changes of the post—war era. like the expert carriage driver that he was, he helped to steer the royal family and the monarchy so that it remains an institution indisputably vital to the balance and happiness of our national life. he was an environmentalist and the champion of the natural world long before it was fashionable. with his duke of edinburgh award scheme, shaped and the of countless young people and that literally tens of thousands of events he fostered their hopes and encouraged their ambitions. we will remember the duke for all of this and above all, for his steadfast support for her majesty the quee

to our friends in the united kingdom, - agreement.m, i- agreement. to our friends in the united kingdom, i wantl agreement. to our friends in i the united kingdom, i want to say, parting is such sweet sorrow, but to use a line from t5 sorrow, but to use a line from ts eliot, what we call the beginning is often the end and to make an end is to make a beginning. to make an end is to make a beginning-— to make an end is to make a bearinnin. ., , ., beginning. three months lateri am still not _ beginning. three months lateri am still not sure _ beginning. three months lateri am still not sure what _ beginning. three months lateri am still not sure what that - am still not sure what that quote means but that is my fault not hers. what has the relationship been like? tricky. i think relationship been like? tricky. i think tricky — relationship been like? tricky. i think tricky on _ relationship been like? tricky. i think tricky on northern - i think tricky on northern ireland, vaccines, tricky and also quite spiky. and unsettled and it does

given many areas and 24 other councils around the united kingdom — other councils around the united kingdom, what? i am grateful to the honourable member for his l to the honourable memberfor his support for a uk wide proposal. i trust he understands the irony of that when you consider that his party, as i understand it, is hell—bent on calling and irresponsible referendum on breaking up irresponsible referendum on breaking up the united kingdom. mr irresponsible referendum on breaking up the united kingdom.— up the united kingdom. mr speaker, as we come — up the united kingdom. mr speaker, as we come out _ up the united kingdom. mr speaker, as we come out of— up the united kingdom. mr speaker, as we come out of lot _ up the united kingdom. mr speaker, as we come out of lot down - up the united kingdom. mr speaker, as we come out of lot down under i up the united kingdom. mr speaker, as we come out of lot down under to| as we come out of lot down under to the summer, many will be concerned about the body image. there are 125 million people who suffer from eating disorders and 1.2 million us

philip earned respect during his 73 years of marriage to queen elizabeth from subjects in the united kingdomd from royal fans inermany. michael: zoo keepers in havana, cuba, are celebrating the birth of four bengal titled -- bengal tiger cubs. white tigers are a genetic variation of bengal tigers, which are usually orange. numbers in the wild have dwindled in recent years due to poaching, deforestation, and hunting. here's a reminder of the top story we are following at this hour -- several of hong kong's most prominent democracy campaigners have been sentenced over antigovernment protests. media tycoon jimmy lai has been sentenced for 14 months. and the 82-year-old father of democracy has been given a deferred sentence. i will be back in a moment for "the day." he to see you then. anchor: ukraine's president pushes for a four-way summit with russia, france and germany as paris and berlin call on moscow to pull its troops out of eastern ukraine. russia starts counter sanctions on on the u.s. a day after the u.s. imposes sanctions for what it calls russia's role on undermining democracy. prot

. >> prince philip earned the respect of generations here in the united kingdom. across the commonwealth, and around the world. >> reporter: prince philip, also known as the duke of edinburgh, was last seen in public a few weeks ago. after he spent a month in the hospital for an infection and a heart condition. he was the longest royal consort in his history and was at queen elizabeth's side for more than seven decades for historians and the prince will be remembered for both his charm and, at times, controversial comments. >> he was probably the most good-looking royal in history. but, at the same time, he had his opinions. he knew what he was thinking, he was not easily swayed. and so you could depend on him in a way that no one else could. >> reporter: people are already laying flowers here at windsor castle, this is where prince philip spent much of the pandemic, with the queen. >> it was one of the best rules, kind of had a great character, charisma. >> reporter: the great foreign aristocrat who served in world war ii, retired from public engagements several

it was an originally an idea for the united kingdom and it grew to more _ for the united kingdom andld and more than! million young _ the world and more than! million young people at any one time doing their award. young people at any one time doing theiraward. ithink young people at any one time doing their award. i think that's a wonderful legacy. the duke described the award _ wonderful legacy. the duke described the award as do it yourself growing up. the award as do it yourself growing up i_ the award as do it yourself growing up ithink— the award as do it yourself growing up. i think that's a brilliant description. it takes all the experiences that i think a young person— experiences that i think a young person should have outside the classroom, packages them together in a way— classroom, packages them together in a way that— classroom, packages them together in a way that is— classroom, packages them together in a way that is fun, as well as challenging. and then it lets young people. _ challenging. and then it lets young people. as — challenging. and then it lets young people

queen elizabeth and the united kingdom mourning the loss of princes philip.d the british mondarchy,arh prince philip's 99 years of life, mourning the loss of queen elizabeth's beloved husband of 73 years. >> this is absolutely devastating nor the queen. this is the love of her life, this was the man by her side for decades. >> he fell in love with the queen and chose to a take on a life of not only being her husband, but also serving the crown. >> prince charles visited his mother this afternoon as the royal pafamily plans for a funeral, prince harry and meghan markle paying tribute from afar on their foundation's website and prince william and his wife catherine, honoring the duke on instagram. prince philip, a stallwart of the british monarchy, handsome and full of full of full of they met in 1939, elizabeth visiting a naval college and meeting prince philip in the british royal navy. >> he been very dashing as a young man. and i think that is why the queen was so madly in love with him. >> even from the first encounter there was a spark between them. >> ph

going to be missed particularly in the united kingdom. 99 years old, he never slowed down at all.as to the commonwealth that the duke travelled so often, renewing friendships with countries with historic ties to britain, including those like canada, which still held the queen as head of state. prince philip was a man of service. motivated by a sense of duty to others. i know that through the duke of edinburgh's award he helped empower millions of young people. at times the duke represented the queen overseas, as countries marked their move from empire, to independence and then commonwealth. you should have seen his royal highness at the last commonwealth heads of government meeting, it was extraordinary. he was the heart and the soul, and i think he will be greatly missed. he brought spice and excitement wherever he went, and i don't think we will see the like of him again. the duke had a global perspective. all the places and the people you have seen, they all belong to this one family of nations of ours. presenting television programmes about his travels... ..but also representi

, the death of queen elizabeth's husband of more than 70 years, prince philip, has rocked the united kingdom and left much of the world reflecting on their enduring marriage and now crushing loss. on this side of the atlantic we woke up to the news of philip, the duke of edinburgh's passing, at the age of 99 a war veteran who married a princess, before long living in her shadow when she became queen prince philip's death leaving a deep hole in the collective hearts of the royal family as the pandemic dictates a scaled-down farewell keir simmons starts us off tonight with the latest from london >> reporter: tonight, the queen in mourning. announcing with deep sorrow the death of her beloved husband. britain's prime minister paying tribute to prince philip's long service. >> not just as her consort, by her side every day of her reign, but as her husband, her strength and stay of more than 70 years >> reporter: there are flags at half staff and some flowers police keeping crowds back he wanted no fuss. and britain is in lockdown so no state funeral for a prince whose place in history is assured

. >> to explain to viewers who may not be as familiar, the queen is not only obviously the united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland, but she's head of state of 15 countries around the world, including can na, new zealand and australia. and then you have the commonwealth, which she's also head of the commonwealth but not head of state. australia for the last five decades has gone backwards and forwards and moved towards a republicanism form of government. they a referendum years ago where they decided to keep the queen. >> they phrased the question in asking it to citizens? >> they didn't just ask, do you want to keep the queen as head of state. the general view is if you ask that question, do you want to keep the queen as head of state, you'll get a no. they asked, do you want the head of state to be elected by parliament, and the result came back, no, we'll keep it as it is. but there's a sort of acceptance in australia, and indeed possibly in new zealand, probably not in canada, that after the queen passes, there will be a republican movement that will succeed in those count

across all parts of the united kingdom. ithink success. across all parts of the united kingdom.land but overall it's been a success. i think however, we still need to learn a lot of lessons for dealing with those people who get the disease. the track trace and isolate system that operates to help people there just isn't good enough. i can speak with a little bit of experience now. i'm actually self isolating at the moment at home. and i'm afraid i don't think that the test, trace and isolate system is really as good as it needs to be. i'm fortunate, i'm still drawing my salary but there are people who if they can't go to work and if they self—isolate, they have no money. and i think the government have not helped those people at all. as we've heard from scientist today, there is still a danger of a third wave in the summer. it's great that people are getting vaccinated but we mustn't be complacent. ijust think getting vaccinated but we mustn't be complacent. i just think the government have failed to get the test, trace and isolate system in the right place and particularly the

i really want to focus on the pandemic where we have wonderful numbers in the united kingdom. i'm going to say very good numbers in the united states. still some hotspots in the u.s. as well, but grim numbers abroad. we will address that later on this week. right now, with foreign exchange, the global litmus paper for the system, mark joins us. thank you so much for joining us. what does strong dollar signal for the equity market and fixed income market? mark: in some ways, i think they are all reflecting the same kind of thing and that is the incredible divergence between what is happening in the united states and what is happening in the other major industrialized countries and in emerging markets. i think no other country has the political will or wherewithal to do with the u.s. is doing fiscally and the federal reserve is more aggressive than other central banks and continues to buy u.s. bonds. tom: his diversions tradable? do you want convergence or diversions? mark: i think in the short run, and we are still in the short run, divergence is still the theme. we are going to

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prince philip the affection of generations here in the united kingdom across the commonwealth and around the world . he was the longest serving consort in history one of the last surviving people in this country to have served in the 2nd world war a cape mattapan where he was mentioned in dispatches for bravery and in the invasion of sicily where he saved his ship by his quick thinking and from that conflict he took an ethic of service that he applied throughout the unprecedented changes of the post-war era. like the expert carriage driver that he was he helped to steer the royal family and the monarchy so the remains an institution indisputably vital to the balance and happiness of our national life. were in plans for royal funerals and made the year a years in advance no amount of planning that could have anticipated the current coronavirus pandemic how then will prince philip's death be mocked. well this is a big question and certainly as you refer to there the years of planning that may have gone into the plan a wedding will have to be ripped up because covert means that u.k. restric

are looking much more positive germany has just taken the united kingdom off its risk list which means that if you come from the u.k. to germany you don't any longer have to quarantine so the u.k. which was the focus of many travel restrictions around europe and around the world just a few months ago because of the variance that was discovered in the south of england in september because of lock downs and because of a very fast vaccination program here is now doing much better. italy is looking at easing restrictions i think towards the end of this month the 26th of april that's despite things not changing dramatically that. in countries like italy like the cetera there is a sense that things are becoming a bit more positive thoughts because of fears about you know easing restrictions having. liberalizing effect on people's behavior and new variants cropping up any kind of recovery is seen at the moment as being quite fragile in the united kingdom there is particular concern right now about a variance of corona virus that seems to originated in india and is currently causing a large sp

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and it isjust such united kingdom and affecting embassies.y, and it has been incredibly violent as well, this military coup. around 500 pro—democracy protesters have been killed now, including really young children and babies. there was a day a week or so ago when the bloodshed was absolutely horrendous and i do think that the international community does need to sort of step up community does need to sort of step up its actions here. there is a lot of more words and words of condemnation, but it does feel it there is some terrible human rights atrocities going on there we have children being killed, it is a really serious situation. yeah, last week, really serious situation. yeah, last week. save _ really serious situation. yeah, last week, save the _ really serious situation. yeah, last week, save the children _ really serious situation. yeah, last week, save the children the - really serious situation. yeah, last | week, save the children the charity was a 43 children had lost their lives in what is being going on. continuation of the blac

. >>> good evening the queen has announced eight days of mourning across the united kingdom all leading up to her husband's funeral a week from today. but already centuries of tradition are running into today's realities. the funeral plans for prince philip are now much smaller due to the country's strict covid restrictions and there's much drama about prince harry who we learned today will be returning to the u.k. for the first time since his and his wife meghan's explosive allegations against the royal family keir simmons leads us off from london. >> reporter: today royal gun salutes for prince philip, 41 rounds fired across the united kingdom and around the world and tonight new details of next saturday's funeral, small and in line with covid restrictions the queen who woke up this morning a widow will say good-bye to her husband of 73 years surrounded by 30 of her close family. daughter-in-law sophie esex telling crowds after a visit today the queen has been amazing. in an address to the nation prince charles saying the family misses his father enormously >> my dear papa was a very

he settled in the united kingdom, found his roots here.like warden stan -- gordonstoun that this tough-minded self-confident young man emerged. that was translated into the royal navy. he could have gone far that. during the second world war he came together with the younger princess elizabeth. a love affair developed. he has been quoted by saying by his uncle oro mountbatten -- there was an emotional connection between the two of them. he was committed to doing his duty in the way people of that generation perceived duty to be, to be loyal and constant and steadfast, which history will judge is what he did. anchor: many thanks, nicholas witchell, our royal correspondent. tributes have been paid to the duke since his death was announced earlier. we have reaction to news of the duke's death. reporter: the union flag at half mast above the palace where he spent so much of his working life and placed on the gates the official announcement of the duke of edinburgh's death. pm johnson: it is to her majesty and her family that our nation's thoug

as for the united kingdom, the united kingdom is not a member of the european union, but it will be astonishing if the united kingdom did not have its own deal in place before long. >>> the story is very different in india that just broke the global record for global cases for the fifth consecutive day. and the uk and the u.s. are sending supplies and support. the u.s. surgeon general explained why it's so crucial to help. >> it matters for several reasons, first and foremost because we are human beings and we should care about other human beings around the world, and second if there's uncontrolled spread of the virus in other parts of the world that means there's greater chances that variant will develop and may escape the protection of the vaccines we have in the united states, and that means the viruses, the mutant viruses and new variants could travel to the united states and cause real challenges here. >> and ana has a look at the ground. >> reporter: volunteers roll out canisters of oxygen to victims of covid desperate for air. but this is no hospital, it's a temple in a city on the outsk

. >> the b 1, 1, 7 that's the virus and of united kingdom. 50% transmissible in. probably more very alert. this is going to become the dominant strain here in the united states within probably a couple of weeks. so we have to contend with that on the other hand, the good news with that period is that the community we get for vaccines worked wonderfully against that fury. so that's that's encouraging here in california. we the 4 to 7 be 49 our own homegrown they you're very prominent throughout california they do also seemed to respond to or vaccine immunity we get next scene. i don't know. we just don't know yet how will they respond if they appear to respond. so that's good news. we've ice. we have the first isolate of this not quote, double period from india just a day or 2 ago here in california. and we've got some of the resilience trees in the south african strains here. but right now it's the 1, 1, 7, 1, from the united kingdom. but we can handle it with that scene. so the answer to your question is we are a race. i think we can not run we just have to get pe