which cost nearly £40 billion but mps says hasn t had a clear impact . and the fallout from the royal interview continues. the tv presenter piers morgan says he stands by his criticism of meghan markle after he quit his own tv show due to thousands of complaints. we begin in the us, where the house of representatives, the lower house of congress, is expected to pass a major stimulus package. it is worth $1.9 trillion. the plan was approved in the senate on saturday despite every republican voting against. here are the pictures from the house of representatives. it very much locate will pass on party lines. before the vote, there was a debate for several hours. this is what we heard from one democratic congresswoman. this is a historic day. it is the beginning of the end of the great covid depression. it also marks the end of a decades long successful battle by big corporations and the super rich in this country for trickle down economics. the idea that the rich getting ri
Figures. Low cloud lingers through the afternoon, five or six. Hello, this is bbc news with me martine croxall. The headlines at 8 30pm President Obama has authorised sanctions against russia over alleged interference in the recent us president ial election. Hes also expelling 35 Russian Diplomats from the states in response to claims of a campaign of harassment of american officials in moscow. Russia has announced a ceasefire between the Syrian Government and rebel groups which will begin at midnight tonight. Several of the most important ones are reported to have signed up. Translation the first document is about a ceasefire on the territory of the syrian arab republic. The second document is a set of measures for monitoring the ceasefire and the third document is a statement about readiness to start peace talks. The head of the Royal College of gps has warned that patients could be waiting more than a month to see a doctor this winter. The government says its investing an extra £21
Figures. Low cloud lingers through the afternoon, five or six. Hello, this is bbc news with me martine croxall. The headlines at 8 30pm President Obama has authorised sanctions against russia over alleged interference in the recent us president ial election. Hes also expelling 35 Russian Diplomats from the states in response to claims of a campaign of harassment of american officials in moscow. Russia has announced a ceasefire between the Syrian Government and rebel groups which will begin at midnight tonight. Several of the most important ones are reported to have signed up. Translation the first document is about a ceasefire on the territory of the syrian arab republic. The second document is a set of measures for monitoring the ceasefire and the third document is a statement about readiness to start peace talks. The head of the Royal College of gps has warned that patients could be waiting more than a month to see a doctor this winter. The government says its investing an extra £21
Replacement for the six nations. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. Russia has dismissed Media Reports that its Holding Compromising Information about donald trump. It comes after claims in america that russian Intelligence Agencies have obtained personally compromising material about his Business Interests and his private life. Mr trump who has denied the allegations is due to hold a News Confererence this afternoon his first since his election last november. He tweeted that the Intelligence Agencies shouldnt have allowed the information to leak. He took one more shot at them and said are we living in nazi germany. He will hold a News Conference this afternoon, his first since november. Our correspondent jonny dymond reports. In nine days time he will be president but never has a President Elect been so ensnared in controversy. The allegations that swirl around him controversy. The allegations that swirlaround him and his controversy. The allegations that swirl around
Start to the day with some sunshine but it will cloud over towards the south and west later today with patchy rain on the way. I will have a full forecast in the next half an hour. Thanks. Good morning. First our main story. Ajudge in new york has upheld a legal challenge aimed at stopping the deportation of people being detained under Donald Trumps new Immigration Policy. President trump has denied that the measures are a ban on muslims and said that the plan was working out nicely. There have been protests at airports around the United States. Our correspondent Simon Clemison has this report. Donald trump says his ban on foreign nationals travelling to america from seven muslim countries is, in his words, working out very nicely. But the order has provoked protesting at airports across the country. Inside workers worked to free passengers being detained, some already on their way in when the president made their way in when the president made the order, and they are not the only ones