But said he will ask his partys mps to back the deal to avoid a no deal. This morning, the European Commission president ursula von der leyen and European Council president Charles Michel signed the International Treaty ratifying the post brexit trade deal, due to come into force on january 1st. The agreement is on its way to london, where the Prime Minister borisjohnson will add his signature. Lets speak to our Political Correspondent nick eardley. He is at westminster for us. Just talk us through what is going to happen in the commons this morning. Good morning, it is going to be a busy day here at westminster because suchis busy day here at westminster because such is the length of time left, one day until this trade agreement comes into force, things are going to have to be rushed through the commons and the lords, it is all going to happen in there today. It could be another 20 minutes or so before we hearfrom the Prime Minister, just because parliament has been recalled, they nee
Good afternoon. Theres mounting pressure on the government to close all schools in england for face to face teaching for two weeks after the christmas holidays. Teaching unions say a move to Home Learning for most children is necessary to curb the spread of coronavirus. One union has described it as, the only sensible and credible option. It comes after the education secretary said all london primaries would remain shut on monday, rather than only those in some boroughs. Heres our education correspondent, dan johnson. In liverpool, teachers are already at the head of the queue for tests, but there are more and more voices saying schools should not reopen on monday. It seems to me just to be inexplicable that the government is getting it so badly wrong. We said all schools should be closed for the first two weeks, and we regret to have to say that. We dont want to have to say that schools will close. But ourfear is, if we do not do something now, they will have to be closed for a much l
Im carry johnston in doha, the top stories on al jazeera russian president Vladimir Putin is finalizing his plans to annex for ukraine in regents. The upper house of parliament to prove legislation, which now heads to putin. Im at val, reports from moscow, if they do not love. And so it was the 170. 00 members of the Russian Senate unanimously voted yes to the annexation of 80 percent of ukraines internationally recognized territory. Despite International Condemnation uses the country close. On monday the lower house did the same gravitational. She wouldnt stop watching Industry Report feature today the u. S. Have subjugated almost the entire west of mobilizing it to turn ukraine into a tool in a war against russia. Drugs just like hitler, st most European Countries to war in an attack on the u. S. S. R in. So just like then, todays west plans are bound to fails. Googles brits one signed by president vladimir, put in the new constitutional laws become official in russian federation. An
Hello, adrian finnegan, endo hall with a summary of the news on al jazeera. The u. S. In south korea have conducted what they call a precision bombing. Drill off to north koreas Missile Launcher the japan. The 1st in 5 years, the intermediate range, Ballistic Missile flew for 4000 kilometers before falling into the Pacific Ocean. The launch is considered the most provocative weapons demonstration by pyongyang this year in response. So mobilized for fighter jets, for military drills, and dropped a pair of guided bombs on the target of its west coast for american jets also took part in the exercise. Rob mcbride reports now from so this is a major escalation and follows a prolonged period of increased missile testing by north korea. The intermediate range missile flew over northern japan, prompting a warning for people that to take cover. It landed in the Pacific Ocean and brought this response from japans Prime Minister. Because on the firing which fold a recent series of launches by nor
Hello and diamond jordan and della with a quick reminder of the top stories here on al jazeera, north korea has fought 2 more ballistic missiles. Its just 2 days after another longer range weapon was launched and happened as the Un Security Council was meeting to discuss north koreas actions. The u. S. Has condemned the launches. The dpr k has enjoyed blanket protection from 2 members of this council. These 2 members have gone out of their way to justify the t dpr, kays repeated provocations and block every attempt to update the sanctions regime. In short, 2 permanent members of the Security Council have enabled kim young on auto zeros. Rob mcbride has more now from sol, is a flurry of bizarre electricity seems to be continuing the too short range. Ballistic missiles detected 1st, light on thursday, being fired from an area of some sort which is close to pyongyang. Now, according to south Korean Military officials at the 1st time that mistletoe being detected from this area. So the sus