Ah im and you can make it and welcome to the program. China is stepping up its military activity around taiwan as tensions rise following the visit of u. S. How Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Beijing is preparing its biggest show of force around taiwan, indicates the government i pay says it scramble jets to warn off chinese aircraft that entered its air defense zone and number of ty, wendys. Ministry websites have come under cyber attack. Hello, c, left taiwan pledging. Washingtons iron clad commitment to defending democracy. The Peoples Liberation army released these images of china, launching its biggest show force against high one in decades. Navy and air force drills indicated in blue, have encircled the self governing island that china claims as its own. The drills included what beijing cold precision missiles strikes in the taiwan strait. This new escalation comes as beijing hits back for us. How Speaker Nancy Pelosi visit to ty pay. Pelosi reaffirmed us commitment to defending ty, ones,
This is bbc news. Im freya cole. Our top stories President Biden warns that the us economic crisis is deepening, as he introduces his 2 trillion relief plan. Articles of impeachment against donald trump will be delivered to the senate on monday. His trial begins early next month. New Research Suggests the uk variant of covid 19 may be more deadly than the original virus. And one of the all time greats of us baseball, hank aaron, dies at the age of 86. Welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. On his second day in office, President Biden has declared the economic crisis in the United States is deepening. He says he will take action to help families struggling to afford food because of lost income due to the pandemic. Mr biden wants to go much further. Hes calling on congress to authorize a 1. 9 trillion relief package. He says the time to act boldly is now. I dont believe the people of this country just want to stand by and watch their friends, their neighbours, co
The week in parliament. Hello there and welcome to the week in parliament, where there are more questions for ministers over the governments handling of coronavirus. The labour leader wants to know. Why he thinks that coronavirus continues to spread so fast in the care sector . Filling in for borisjohnson, dominic raab admits its a challenge but says its one the government will grip. We can get the numbers down in care homes, as weve seen in hospitals and as weve seen in the country at large. The chancellor announces his latest loan scheme, promising fast and easy access to help for small firms. And away from the coronavirus pandemic, mps give initial approval to a bill to help victims of domestic violence. Threatened and terrorised by someone who thinks its ok to use his wife, partner or family as an emotional or physical punch bag. It was another week of the extraordinary new normal, with the public being urged to continue staying inside to slow the spread of covid 19. On tuesday, a
Hello, and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. Were covering all the latest coronavirus developments here in britain and globally. An experimental drug developed to treat ebola has been approved for use on coronavirus patients in the United States. A recent Clinical Trial suggested the drug shortened Recovery Time for people who fall seriously ill with the virus. President trump has confirmed that the us food and Drug Administration authorised the anti viral drug, remdesivir. Heading into the weekend, more than 30 us states are partially re opening their economies. Elsewhere, the uk government says its hit the target of 100,000 coronavirus tests per day. But critics say the claims lack clarity as thousands of tests were sent to peoples homes, and may not have been taken yet. In spain, the government says some restrictions will be lifted on monday. Prime minister Pedro Sanchez described it as a return to a new normality. Australia is being touted as one of the Success S