But by making the post official, the President Elect may be opening a legal can of worms. My colleague jane obrien is in washington. She told newsday more about the potential appointment and what could stop it. There is an anti nepotism law that prevents Government Officials from appointing their relatives to official positions, but a lot of experts say that does not apply to the white house. It was introduced when John F Kennedy wanted to appoint his brother to attorney general, and it was also a cause of contention when president bill clinton tried to appoint hillary clinton, his wife, of course, to oversee his healthcare reform. They ended up being sued. But the result of that case was all a bit inconclusive. So, we are in a very, very grey area here. But it does, of course, look not very appropriate to most people and raises a number of ethical questions of, whether it is illegal or not, he is still going to have to confront. Ethical questions, potential conflicts of interest. So,
Why new covid restrictions we have had companies that we and fully charged for a greener future the worlds biggest car could bring the curtain down on work with and that we working londons west end. With until march of this year makers get together for this years electric vehicles summit, hoping to reach an agreement to move but have already disappeared the industry and gone under. We can only into the fast lane. Lose a lot of people from the industry to non theatrical work. It is a double whammy for joe biden has been formally an industry it was hoped would certified as the next president draw in tourists and offers of the United States and has promised to govern for all americans. Somejoy after a draw in tourists and offers some joy after a tough year. So when could the kickstart come . Here is theatre impresario andrew lloyd webber, speaking the state of california has earlier this month. I really do formally delivered its 55 electoral votes to mr biden, and that has taken him belie
The netherlands enters a strict second lockdown, with schools and shops shut for at least five weeks. Englands education secretary threatens legal action after a London Council told schools to move to online teaching to halt the spread of the virus. Joe biden praises the strength of american democracy, after his president ial victory is certified by the Electoral College. Our democracy, pushed, tested, threatened, proved to be resilient, true and strong. In the uk, hospitality and retail sectors are the hardest hit as a Record Number of people are made redundant and unemployment continues to rise. And coming up this hour. The show must not go on why new covid restrictions could bring the curtain down on londons west end. Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world, and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. From midnight tonight, 3a Million People in england will be living with the highest level of restrictions in tier 3. New
Its amazing. They lost zero game. They are easy. When you watch, you think everything is easy, but thats not easy. They play and they win, they win, they win. They are like a machine. Takes one to know one. Natalie pirks, bbc news, paris. Wow, only 21 shame on, isnt it . what were we doing at that age, darren bett . i cant remember that far back good point, well made it will be turning milder and cloudier, but this morning it was 5 in gloucestershire, worcestershire and oxfordshire and 9 degrees in highland scotland. Those contrasts continue through the rest of today. High pressure is in charge, around the top we are drawing in mild
atla ntic the top we are drawing in mild atlantic air, but that area of High Pressure it has been pretty cold and frosty but at least we have the sunshine more widely across much of england and wales. Further north of the milder air it is much more cloudy, we are not seen as much sunshine, but temperatures are higher. We will see lots of the insta nt fog hi
Its been confirmed a new virus spreading across china can be transmitted between humans. More than 200 people have been infected with the virus so far and in the last hour a fourth death has been confirmed. Cases have also been reported in japan, thailand, and south korea. The World Health Organization will hold an emergency meeting later this week. Our medical correspondent, fergus walsh reports. Its official chinas mysterious new virus can pass from person to person. Health authorities there are urging the public not to panic. Most cases have come as a result of direct contact with animals, but human to human transmission means this virus is potentially a far bigger threat. The outbreak centres on the city of wuhan, population 11 million, where the source is thought to be a seafood market. There have been a handful of cases of the virus in south korea, thailand and japan, all travellers who had come from wuhan. The infection is a new type of coronavirus, which originated in animals.