Welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. Tributes have poured in for the footballer, Diego Maradona, whos died of a heart attack at the age of 60. The argentine president , alberto fernandez, declared three days of national mourning, saying maradona had ta ken his country to the top of the world. Maradona led argentina to victory in the world cup in 1986, a campaign that included the so called hand of god goal. Heres our Sports Editor dan roan. Uniquely talented, deeply troubled and at times, simply untouchable. Diego maradona played football that defied belief. To his left. He wont need any of them. 0h you have to say thats magnificent argentina against england in the 1986 world cup quarter final, in what was later voted the goal of the century. And yetjust four minutes earlier, maradona had become one of sports most notorious cheats. Commentator maradona the two extremes of a footballing force of nature. Replays showed he had scored with his arm, or the hand of
Hello and welcome. We have a packed programme for you but, first, President Trump has pardoned his former National Security adviser, Michael Flynn. The retired army general served three weeks in office at the start of the Trump Administration before pleading guilty to lying to the fbi during the investigation into russian meddling in the 2016 president ial election. 0ur correspondent in washington nomia iqbal reports. I hereby grant you a full pardon. It is Donald Trumps final weeks in office and like all president s before him, he is granting concept reversal hardens as he heads out the exit door. It is former National Security advisor who we fight before its prosecution that get the full pardon. Lock herup that get the full pardon. Lock her up thats right lock her | her up thats right lock her up Michael Flynn matt problems began in 2016 where donald trump won the election and he had private conversation with the Russian Ambassador over interference with elections and later lied to t
Industry and unease in the house of commons also tonight. At last, after 20 years of campaigning by baby elizabeths dixons parents an inquiry says there was a cover up into their daughters death. From teaching assistants to rubbish collectors will they really be better off after the chancellors Spending Review. Ready, steady, go and coming up people of worcester raised hundreds of thousands for oscars Cancer Treatment now hes well enough to turn on the christmas lights. Hello and welcome. Next week, when the National Lockdown comes to an end, 55 Million People in england thats more than nine out of ten people will find themselves in the toughest two tiers of coronavirus retsrictions. The details, announced by the Health Secretary matt hancock, have already sparked unease among the governments own backbenchers and accusations that the north of england has come off worse. You can see why when you look at a map of england. Many cities across Northern England and the midlands including man
Get in touch on twitter, its Annita Mcveigh or bbcyourquestions. Ole, ole, ole, ole three days of mourning begin in argentina to celebrate the life of the football legend Diego Maradona. Fans are paying their respects to the footballer, whose body is lying in state in the president ial palace this is the scene live in buenos aires. Donald trump pardons his former National Security adviser Michael Flynn, who pleaded guilty to lying to the fbi about russian interference in the american elections of 2016. And coming up this hour. Three months on from the disputed election in belarus, weve a special report on the leader of the opposition, svetla na ti kha novs kaya, as part of the bbcs 100 women series. 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. People living in england will soon find out what restrictions theyll be living under when the nation wide lock down ends next week. In the nex
We are going above and beyond what they ask us to do. Then the goalposts change the following day. The chancellor says hes had to make tough choices as he defends his decision to freeze the pay of many Public Public sector workers. Ive had to make some tough choices, and what i couldnt do was justify an across the boa rd rise in Public Sector pay. Global firms amazon and apple are accused of dodging their environmental responsibilities by failing to recycle old tech products. And, people mourn across argentina after the death of the footballing legend Diego Maradona. Details of which tier of coronavirus restrictions will be imposed on the different regions of england when the National Measures are lifted a week today have been announced by the Health Secretary. More than 23 Million People will be under the most severe restrictions tier 3 in areas including manchester, newcastle, leeds, kent and bristol. Most of the country will be in the middle tier 2 including london and liverpool. Th