Next hour. We will have the latest from the picket line. Scientists say theyve settled one of medicines biggest debates. A huge Study Concludes that anti depressants do work, afterfinding common anti depressants were all more effective at reducing symptoms of depression than dummy pills. And at the Winter Olympics russian curler aleksander krushelnitski is stripped of his bronze medal after admitting to doping. Good morning. It is thursday, 22nd of february, i am rachel schofield. Welcome to bbc newsroom life. Theresa may is due to host a lengthy meeting with senior ministers today to try and hammer out the cabinets position on future relations with the eu. The meeting will take place at chequers, the Prime Ministers country retreat. One of the main issues on the table is how closely the uk should follow eu rules after it leaves. Our assistant Political Editor norman smith is in westminster. Norman. Thank you very much. A key meeting and probably a marathon meeting today which some say
Im katty kay in washington and Christian Fraser is in london. For five short hours tomorrow, the thousands of people trapped in east ghouta will be able to leave their underground shelters and seek relief. Aid will go in, the wounded will get treatment and people will be allowed to leave. The pause will continue daily. This small reprieve comes because russia has given in to pressure from an International Community horrified by the images of suffering we have seen in the rebel held enclave. Its an important concession given the ongoing bombardment of the rebel held enclave. Reports suggest more than 500 people were killed last week alone. For more on how things are playing out on the ground, we can speak to linda tom from the uns office for the coordination of humanitarian affairs. She joins us now from damascus. On. The reasonable conditions have to be in place for aid workers to go on, do you think five hours is a big enough window . We welcome the Un Resolution for this sensation of
Conservative, who said they would vote for their conscience over the party interest. If she was to make ita party interest. If she was to make it a confidence issue, she would play chicken with her mps, asking if they were going to vote down, if they were going to vote down, if they did that they would bring the conservative government down. We will be hearing from on friday. We will be hearing from on friday. We will see how she responds. Do you see this as essentially a political move byJeremy Corbyn, seizing the opportunity to make life more difficult . I see nothing wrong with that. He is the opposition leader. For a long time, the criticism we had, or that we have heard quite a lot, aboutjeremy had, or that we have heard quite a lot, about Jeremy Corbyn had, or that we have heard quite a lot, aboutJeremy Corbyn is he is not interested in taking power and doing anything. He is always talking the big talk and not doing anything. Here he is, in a position where he himself. I doubt wh
And the problem is occurring nationwide. We will speak with investigative journalist aaron glantz of reveal and Pennsylvania State senator Vincent Hughes. Then we look at a Supreme Court case that could deal a massive blow to public unions nationwide. Facing a legal argument of front of the Supreme Court, they are making a political attack on all of you. That is what this is about. It is a political attack. The first care about amendment. Thinkt care about about making more money at the expense of all of you. Amy all that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. The Supreme Court has dealt a major blow to President Trumps efforts to rescind daca, the obamaera deferred action for childhood arrivals programs, which gives at least 700,000 young immigrants permission to live and work in the United States. On monday, the court refused hear a white house appeal of Lower Court Rulings saying trumps move to cancel the program wa
A palestinian is released from an israeli jail. Boys are being kidnapped by fake initiation schools. Be while its another crucial day that could decide greeces economic fate the greek government has less than 24 hours now to convince the creditors that it can be trusted to enact promised reforms and secure a promised bailout. Economic reforms and further austerity measures in last ditch attempt to stay within the eurozone. Athens has asked for 54 billion euros to cover its debt but some analysts believe it needs much more. Ministers will meet in a few hours. The new loan would be in addition to the 240 billion euros greece has already received from its creditors since 2010. Simon mcgregor wood reports now from athens on a difficult day of talks. After nine hours the finance ministers decided they had had enough. They would have another go on sunday morning. There was no particular cause for optimism. We have had a discussion of the greek proposals. The issue of credibility and trust wa