We are very peaceful. We are not hippies. We do not smell of hemp. We would love mrjohnson to come and talk to us. And the teenagers being taught life saving skills to deal with the consequences of knife crime. Good morning. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. The german chancellor Angela Merkel has told the Prime Minister that a brexit deal is overwhelmingly unlikely, in a phone call between the two leaders this morning. Quoting a source in downing street, our Political Editor Laura Kuenssberg says that mrs merkel suggested that a deal would never be possible unless Northern Ireland stayed in a Customs Union. The Prime Minister stressed to mrs merkel that in his view, the uk has made a reasonable offer, but there seemed to be no real desire on the eu side for negotiation. The source said that the eus demand on Northern Ireland would make a deal essentially impossible. the source also said that talks in brussels are close to breaking down, despite the fact that the uk has moved a long way. t
We are going above and beyond what they ask us to do. Then the goalposts change the following day. The chancellor says hes had to make tough choices as he defends his decision to freeze the pay of many Public Public sector workers. Ive had to make some tough choices, and what i couldnt do was justify an across the boa rd rise in Public Sector pay. Global firms amazon and apple are accused of dodging their environmental responsibilities by failing to recycle old tech products. And, people mourn across argentina after the death of the footballing legend Diego Maradona. Details of which tier of coronavirus restrictions will be imposed on the different regions of england when the National Measures are lifted a week today have been announced by the Health Secretary. More than 23 Million People will be under the most severe restrictions tier 3 in areas including manchester, newcastle, leeds, kent and bristol. Most of the country will be in the middle tier 2 including london and liverpool. Th
Hi, good morning, welcome to bbc news. Im Victoria Derbyshire. Here are the headlines this wednesday morning social gatherings of more than six people both indoors and out will become illegal in england on monday, as coronavirus cases continue to rise. For a family of five or six, this will bring in some significant restrictions, i get that, and we dont do this lightly. Do you back the new measures . Will it work to bring down the number of cases . If youre in bolton, what do you think of the tight new restrictions there bolton now has the highest rate of infection in the whole country. Get in touch by sending me an e mail or on instagram or twitter. A big Coronavirus Vaccine trial by Oxford University and astrazeneca has been
temporarily halted worldwide after a uk volunteerfalls ill. New legislation which would override elements of the governments brexit withdrawal deal is published today. Ministers admit it will breach International Law. A camp where migrants live on the greek islan
This is bbc news these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. A brexit announcement is expected in the coming hours, are as the signs from london and brussels suggest a deal is close. The remaining differences between the two camps have been narrow but deep in particular over fishing rights. More than 6,000 lorries spend another night stranded outside the port of dover with drivers waiting to be tested for covid 19 before theyre allowed into france. Stay at home from boxing day. The message to another 6 Million People in england as the toughest level of covid restrictions are widened. President trump has issued another round of pardons among them two key allies who were convicted over the russia inquiry. The sun has risen in bethlehem on this miss eve, but how many people will be able to make the journey to Midnight Mass at the church of the nativity at this time of coronavirus . Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world. Im geeta guru murthy.
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