Up to deliver vaccines to remote areas. We start on wall street where the Stock Market Rally continues with the s p 500 and nasdaq closing at new record highs. Americas Top Companies are reporting better than expected results. The senate is inching towards passing President Biden s 1. 9 trillion stimulus package. And theres been another fall in the number of americans filing forjobless benefits a sign the Labour Market is stabilising. There are still huge problems facing the worlds biggest economy but investors believe the flow of cheap money from the Federal Reserve will keep on coming. The biggest problem isjust that we have 20 million americans who are still in some state of receiving Unemployment Insurance benefit so we still have a really long way to go on the labour front and that take quite a bit of time to resolve. But gdp and output may recover faster but it will take more time to employ that many americans. I think it means that for market, we now believe that for market, we
Being out of school is having on children and parents. Three Premier League defeats in a row forjose mourinho and spurs. They lose at home to chelsea, who continue their good start under new boss thomas tuchel. Today, snow only really Northern Scotland but over the next few days we are going to see is no more widely and all of us will feel the bitter chill of an easterly wind seeing snow more widely. Its friday, february 5th. Our top story. From the 15th Of February uk residents returning from Coronavirus Hotspots abroad will have to quarantine in hotels for ten nights. Theres been mounting pressure for ministers to set out details of the scheme, which was first announced last week. The government has been accused of being too slow to act. Simonjones reports. A new destination for new arrivals from the most high risk countries. British nationals returning home from more than 30 covid hot spots will have to check into designated hotels at their own expense for ten days. It is to try to
He won the nations hearts with the simplest of ideas, to walk 100 laps of his garden for his 100th Birthday. It triggered a remarkable Fundraising Campaign for nhs charities, but it also united the country. Captain sir tom was a humble yorkshireman, a Second World War veteran, but more than anything, a family man. As his Daughters Hannah and lucy said, the last year of our fathers life was nothing short of remarkable. He was rejuvenated and he experienced things he only ever dreamed of. I was fortunate enough to be a small part of that amazing year and in this special programme, captain sir tom, we salute you. In less than four weeks, captain sir tom moore raised more than £32 million for nhs charities, found himself number one in the charts on his 100th Birthday and received Tens Of Thousands of birthday cards. Captain tom, we meet at last. Where did you come from . Ive been lurking down the bottom of your garden. Have you . How are you, sir . Fine, thank you. How about you 7 im real
Son. And whether they are corrupt or not. And obviously the democrats feel strongly and have gone. To congress and the lower house is run by and has a majority of democrats. It is going to go ahead. Theyve much to the articles of impeachment across and is now in the senate. Much to the articles of impeachment across and is now in the senatem took some time. There was a lot of pmp took some time. There was a lot of pomp and ceremony but the question now is how damaging is this to the president s and that is what the New York Times is really focusing on isnt it . It says that if the process could damage the president but actually, he is likely to be acquitted because the senate is republican controlled. Acquitted because the senate is republicancontrolled. And the republicans have come out and if you listen yesterday to some of the republican senators. They come out really on side of the president and yes, it would be damaging but it would be damaging rob of the to the people who wouldnt
Highs, but trading is starting to thin out as we head into the holidays. We start with brexit, because today a crucial period for british and european businesses begins, as the uk takes a major step towards leaving the eu. The Withdrawal Agreement negotiated between borisjohnsons government and brussels goes before parliament, with a vote expected later. And given his large majority, its expected to get through without many changes. Under the agreement, britain is due to formally leave the eu on 31st of january next year. That will be followed by a transitional period, where existing trade terms still apply although the uk is no longer part of the eus political institutions. This ends in december 2020. Under the original plan, if both sides agree, that transitional period could be extended by up to two years, to give more time to negotiate a long term trading relationship. But Boris Johnsons government wants to rule out any extension, has added an amendment to the bill outlawing one. T