It comes ahead of a government roll out of mass testing. On monday of next week, all secondary schools are going to be getting a drop of tests, all the equipment they of tests, all the equipment need, all the ppe they formula 1 World Champion, Lewis Hamilton receives a knighthood in the queens new years honours, alongside members of the public recognised for their efforts this year. Hello and welcome, if youre watching in the uk or around the world. Borisjohnsons trade deal with the European Union has become law. The bill has cleared parliament, after being approved by mps and peers. 0vernight it was given royal assent by the queen. The deal takes effect at 11pm gmt tonight when the uk will stop following eu rules. Heres our political correspondent, chris mason. This was the moment, late into the night, when the brexit trade deal became the law of the land. Her majesty has signified her royal assent to the following act European Union future relationship act 2020. The final confirmatio
For unicef say children in syria lack many of the things they need to develop, and they are warning of a lost generation. Members of an Ethnic Minority Group in china say they are being harassed. Government authorities are blaming uygur people for a deadly car crash near Tiananmen Square and members of the group are concerned it will spread. Nhk has more. Reporter a Utility Vehicle went into a crowd on monday, then crash and burst into flame. The three people in the suv were killed, along with two bystanders. Investigators have described the incident as a well organized terrorist attack. They say all of them are uggers, as were the three people in the car. A spokesperson for the Chinese Foreign ministry suggested members of the east Turkish Islamic movement may be linked to the incident. The group is fighting for independence in the autonomous region. Uggers in beijing say they are experiencing backlash. Some say their landlords have pressured them to move. Others say staff at a hotel
Real knitting together of these worlds. Host Lygeia Ricciardi is the director of health and Human Services office. Youve been watching the communicators. If you want to watch this program or any others, go to our cspan web site at cspan. Org. Cspan, created by americas Cable Companies in 1979, brought to you as a Public Service by your television provider. Of. Coming up next, a look at the influence of the Federal Reserve on the economies of Global Markets. Then a live discussion with former trade representatives from the george h. W. Bush and Clinton Administrations as they discuss the effects of the north American Free trade agreement 20 years after its implementation. And later, the Senate Returns at 3 p. M. Eastern for debate and votes on executive Branch Nominations including Homeland Security secretary and assistant secretary of state for near eastern affairs. Also today the chairman and ceo of general motors, dan akerson. He gives an update on his companys progress and investmen
To find a safe way back, other sports lead the way. Rory mcilroys helping to start golfs return. Hell play in a televised Charity Match next week. Good morning. A windy and wet start to tuesday across some parts of South West England and south wales. Things will improve. And elsewhere, its another dry day. Ill have all the details later. And what will we all be watching later this year . Well find out how the tv industry is overcoming the challenges of lockdown and social distancing. Its tuesday may the 5th. Our top story a new nhs app to track the spread of coronavirus will be made available on the isle of wight today. Its part of a trial that will help shape the governments strategy for easing the lockdown. The software is designed to rapidly trace recent contacts of anyone who tests positive for covid i9. Its hoped its use will be expanded across the uk by the middle of this month. Andy moore reports. The nhs covid i9 app lets you know quickly if you come into contact with someone w
Steps on the issue was part of last Years National Defense Authorization bill that president obama signed. While obviously her work is not done, i am hopeful we can build up some of these initial changes which included one ensuring that all convicted offenders in the military are processed for discharge or dismissal from the armed forces regardless of what they serve in an second remove cases dismissed from the immediate Commanding Officer in Sexual Assault cases which is one of the issues we will look at today as to whether we need to remove such authority entirely from the chain of command and place them in a process. We live to the combat ban that prevents women from serving in many combat positions that can lead to significant promotion opportunities that open door for more qualified women to excel in our military. We have increased diversity and top leadership positions improving response from leadership when it comes to responding to Sexual Assault. We passed an amendment introdu