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The teenage motocylist hit by a car in august, now extradition proceedings begin after an American Woman is charged with causing his death by dangerous driving. Hampering the christmas getaway flooding closes the m23 in sussex as parts of southern england are inundated. And big discounts on the high street as retailers try to make the most of last minute christmas shoppers. And coming up on bbc news. Mikel arteta is announced as the new head coach of arsenal. The clubs former captain will be the youngest manager in the premier league. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. Three and a half years after the uk voted to leave the eu, mps have resoundingly voted in favour of the governments brexit bill. It paves the way for borisjohnson to deliver his promise that the uk will leave the eu at the end of next month. The Prime Minister won the vote easily by 358 votes to 234. Six labour mps rebelled and voted with the government. The Withdrawal Agreement, now approved in principle b
Parts of southern england that are inundated. At a quarter to eight, private eyes editor ian hislop joins the bbcs media editor to look back ona the bbcs media editor to look back on a fascinating year of front covers, cartoons, and satire. Good evening. Three and a half years after the uk voted to leave the eu, mps have resoundingly voted in favour of the government cosmic brexit bill. It paves the way for borisjohnson to deliver his promise that the uk will leave the eu at the end of next month. Well, the per minister won the vote easily by 358 votes to 234. Six labour mps rebelled and voted with the government. Now, the Withdrawal Agreement, now approved in principle by mps, says that the uk will leave the eu on the 31st of january and allows a transition period until the end of 2020. During which time, we will still abide by eu rules. It also says that we will pay the eu a divorce bill of around £33 billion, and it sets out a plan for dealing with the Northern Irish border with wh