Also on the programme. Or if people believe that the chancellor announces billions of pounds of spending pledges in the end, it will be a detriment, at the conservative Party Conference then things can change centre stage a significant rise rather quickly. In the National Living wage. Greece says its planning to ease the burden on islands Sebastian Kurz returns which receive large numbers as the leader of austria, of refugees after a fire at a camp on lesbos killed the far right Freedom Party finishes third does it tell us something at least one person. New about populism in europe . Coming up in the next half hour as the far right Freedom Party finishes third in austrias snap general election, after a sharp fall in support, well be asking whether populism hello and welcome, in europe has had its moment. Im michelle fleury, in washington, has our politics gone beyond parody . And Christian Fraser is in london. Is it so surreal it is a measure of these it is beyond satire . Or are we mo
Hello, im jane obrien in washington, Christian Fraser is in london. It is hard to see a way through the latest brexit crisis. At an emergency meeting in london today the eu demanded an explanation. Why is the uk government preparing Domestic Legislation that over rides parts of the Withdrawal Agreement it signed last year . The uk argued that it needs assurances, a safety net, that will guarantee the Northern Ireland Peace Process in the event of no deal. The eu is not persuaded. They are demanding that clauses in the legislation that refer specifically to Northern Ireland be dropped by the end of this month. They are not explicit as to what will happen if they are not dropped. But the implication from chief negotiator Michel Barnier this afternoon was pretty clear. Just one word. Trust and confidence are and will be key. Are they being deliberately provocative . Nothing more. Just one word. Trust and confidence are and will be key. The bbcs rob watson is with us. There wasnt some subt
Restau ra nts the coronavirus in the uk. Pubs and restaurants will be subject to a in wales whose second hand television disrupted the broadband 10pm curfew. The idea of Closing Network of an entire welsh village for 18 months. Pubs and restaurants may not seem like a significant move, but many s firms say actually, that could cost them up to half of their business. Thats because not only would they lose a significant proportion of their evening business, they would also lose that lucrative second hello, im katty kay in washington. Sitting for dinner. Those diners who Christian Fraser is in london. Maybe want to come in at 830 or nine it is a tricky balance to strike oclock because they are told these responding to a Public Health new rules from thursday, the crisis while trying, simultaneously, to defend the fragile uk economy. Customers need to be off the in june, the british premises by ten oclock. That means government was telling people it was their civic duty la st to go to the p
Tens of thousands of people in england are still unaware that theyve been exposed to coronavirus all because of a major failure in the test and trace system. Plus, well explain what vip syndrome is and why its a problem for doctors. Hello im katty kay in washington, Christian Fraser is in london. Donald trump is getting ready to leave hospital with a message to the country on having the coronavirus im feeling great, theres really nothing to be afraid of. If we were expecting mr trump to emerge from his brush with the pandemic as a convert to masks and social distancing, it seems we were wrong. Doctors will tell us to mask up, wash hands and keep six feet apart. Mr trump has another take. It would be wrong not to point out that mr trump had the best possible treatment the country can offer. And that 210,000 americans have died of this disease. Heres the president s physician speaking in the last hour. Right now, there is nothing thats being done upstairs here that we can safely conduct
With the damage there. Good to see you. The sun is shining right now. So, so different from 12 hours ago. More than 2500 members of the Louisiana National guard have now been activated across the state. Theyre helping with the recovery, doing things like distribution of food and water, also helping to roux he re remove some of the debris from roadways. Most of the evacuation orders remain in place, there is localized flooding in and around lake charles and coastal spots. Check this out from creole, louisiana where Health Care Delta made landfall last night as a category 2, very, very close to where hurricane laura hit six weeks ago as a cat 4. They said this was a couple of feet, not as high as an original forecast is. However, more rain did fall, more than 14 inches in some places and a handful of high water rescues have been carried out. Listen. People are trapped by flood water. Theres debris thats keeping them from being able to get out as well and they dont have vehicles to travel