25 years on from tiananmen, does chinas tradeoff between personal prosperity and Political Freedom still hold . Also in the program, aaron is here and the g8 missing a player. Tim and then there were seven. Yes, with russia no longer given a seat at the table, the leaders head to brussels later today and high on the agenda, how does europe wean itself off russia gas. We speak to the Energy Commissioner and hear why america may have the solution. Hello, and welcome. It is midday here in london. 7 00 a. M. In washington. 3 30 in the afternoon in afghanistan. Where in the last few hours, the taliban have released dramatic images showing the moment the american soldier Sergeant Bowe bergdahl was handed over to u. S. Forces. As heavily armed taliban fighters looked on, a u. S. Black hawk helicopter touched down in Coast Province just 40 kilometers from pakistan. To pick up the man who had been held for nearly five years. But many questions are now being asked in america will the circumstanc
Caroline is standing by. At the moment, it is the fx that is painting the real picture diverging policies at the moment. The euro is trading lower. Add of u. S. Jobs, optimism for the economy picking up. Could we see a ring back in stimulus on the dollar . They euro trading though. Clearly, euro trading lower as we expect mario draghi to unveil rate cuts. But will it also be stimulus in terms of lending for Smaller Companies . A look at how we are trading on the market. A little bit of caution ahead of all this data. The adp, the rabbit payrolls number coming out. Private payrolls number coming out. Lower. Ot the dax trading see, caution after yesterday. We saw the stoxx 600 drop from the sixmonth high the sixyear high, i might a. I might add. I want to check out how tesco is doing after those numbers came in. Had been expected. Up 1. 6 . Apparently, the picture is. If you are a customer. Prices are being slashed. Higher noting anytime soon, not for several months. Companys never been
The uk is about to go through the most dangerous time of the pandemic the grim warning from englands chief medical officer. Chris whitty urges people to avoid all unneccessary contact in the weeks before the vaccine roll out has an impact. I think its really important that everybody in every interaction they have every day for the next few weeks thinks, do i really need to do this . Well be hearing from professor whitty who took some of your questions in a special programme this morning. Also this lunchtime. The biggest Vaccination Programme in nhs history gets under way with seven new centres opening across england. I feel very relieved, i feel this is the way back. I really think that. I cant understand anybody not wanting to have it. Pressure mounts in washington to strip donald trump of power after the violent storming
of Congress Last week. The pain in spain how brexit has changed things for british pensioners retiring to the med. Thats all from bite size daily until tomorrow. The
Florida reinforce virus restrictions, they say the nation has Serious Problems with his handling of covid i9. India now has half a million cases of the outbreak and the rate of infection appeared to be rising. 0n and the rate of infection appeared to be rising. On friday, more than 18,000 new cases have been declared, more than the high so far. In ireland, a new Prime Minister has been elected. President donald trump has signed an executive order, pledging to protect statues or monuments, as after many have been attacked due to recent protests. Now on bbc news it is time for click. This week, its a food special, with a groundbreaking greenhouse heated by sewage. Robots that dish up your dinner, the ultimate pizza, and Heston Blumenthal does this. Hey, welcome to click, hope youre doing 0k. I dont know what its like where you are, but over here, restrictions are being lifted, and many, many more places are going to be able to reopen soon. Which, if im honest, feels a bit strange. I dont
Click looks at the tech revolutionising food. This week, its a food special, with a groundbreaking greenhouse heated by sewage. Robots that dish up your dinner, the ultimate pizza, and Heston Blumenthal does this. Musical chime. Hey, welcome to click, hope youre doing 0k. I dont know what its like where you are, but over here, restrictions are being lifted, and many, many more places are going to be able to reopen soon. Which, if im honest, feels a bit strange. I dont know how you feel about it, lara. Yeah, i think ive already adapted to some things about lockdown, although ill be very pleased to get this fixed, and also hospitality is reopening. Pleased to get this fixed, so it means we can go to a restaurant. Ijust dont know how normal its going to feel sitting down and eating in one. Yeah, i dont think im ready to eat out yet, its weird, isnt it. It is, but then i suppose it has been such a strange few months, the coronavirus has really affected pretty much everything, and the food