Last christmas i gave you my heart but the very next day you gaveit heart but the very next day you gave it away. And, after a wait of 36 christmasses whams festive classic finally tops the uk singles charts. The republican controlled us senate has overturned President Trumps veto of a 740 billion defense bill, handing the republican president the first veto defeat of his presidency weeks before he leaves office. Two thirds of the senators voting, having voted in the affirmative, the bill, on reconsideration, has passed. The objections of the president of the United States to the contrary notwithstanding. Mr trump had criticised a clause that would lead to the removal of the names of confederate generals from us military bases. The move is seen as a humiliating rebuke of the president. Evelyn farkas is a former Deputy Assistant secretary of defense in the 0bama administration. I asked her what she thought about this vote. Well, i think it shows a couple of things. First of all, obvious
The United States has passed a grim milestone in the coronavirus pandemic, recording more than 20 million cases. Thats more than any other country in the world. According to the latest figures from Johns Hopkins university, there are now 20,007,119 cases of coronavirus in the us. 346,408 people have lost their lives during the pandemic. On wednesday alone, more than 3900 people died of covid 19 in the us, a new daily record. In california, San Diego Public Health officials confirmed three more cases of the new, more infectious strain of coronavirus discovered in the uk, bringing the total to four. They say this means the new variant could be widespread there. Dr Craig Spencer is a doctor at Columbia University Medical Center in new york. He told me what he is seeing on the front line. This is indeed a really grim milestone and it is reflective of how bad this pandemic has been in 2020, especially in the us. But i think it also portends how bad at least the first part of 2021 is going t
For breaking covid restrictions. This could be a year for positive change. Sir David Attenborough has praised mankinds ability to pull together after a tough year, in a special new years message. Music plays and 36 years after its first release, wham s last christmas finally tops the uk music charts. Teaching unions have welcomed a government decision that every Primary School in london will now stay closed next week after the Christmas Holidays. Most of the schools were set to stay closed anyway but schools in nine london boroughs including greenwich and haringey were supposed to open. The mayor of london sadiq khan has tweeted his support for the move so has the leader of Greenwich Council but it is yet to be confirmed by the department for education. We have had a statement from the National Education union. He says it is welcome that albeit in the last minute fashion ministers have corrected a nonsensical position unjustifiable by evidence or sense. Lets speak to councillor danny t
Separation from the european union. Last christmas, i gave you my heart. And 36 years after its first release, whamis last christmas finally tops the uk music charts all primary schools in london are to remain closed for the start of the new term, after the uk government bowed to pressure from councils. Schools in ten areas were due to open on monday after the christmas break, despite having higher rates of infection than other areas where learning would be remote. The education secretary, Gavin Williamson, said the move was a last resort. The Health Secretary matt hancock has said our education correspondent dan johnson is here with more details. Whats been announced 7 whats been announced . This announcement dates back to last year. Only two days when the government said that from monday, primary schools and most of london and some of the surrounding areas, essex and kent, i needed to close for two weeks. Children would not be able to go in on monday. But not all the london boroughs.
Welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. The republican controlled us senate has overturned President Trumps veto of a 740 billion defence bill, handing the republican president the first veto defeat of his presidency weeks before he leaves office. Seeing then on this vote the ayes are 81, the nays are 13. Two thirds of the senators voting, the quorum being present. Having voted in the affirmative, the bill on reconsideration is passed. The objections of the president of the United States to the contrary notwithstanding. Mr trump had criticised a clause that would lead to the removal of the names of confederate generals from us military bases. The move is seen as a humiliating rebuke of the president. Evelyn farkas is a former Deputy Assistant secretary of defense in the 0bama administration. I asked her what she thought about this vote. Well, i think it shows a couple of things. First of all, obviously with the loss of the president ial election, donald trump has