Quite the same for everyone. But things will get better, and next year well be all right. Rugby star rob burrow looks back on a year living with Motor Neurone Disease. The tale of two young lads supporting their local hospital, and how we surprised them with a new celebrity supporter. Good morning. A chilly start to this Christmas Day but a pretty come day lies ahead. We are going to be battening down the hatches with storm valid from boxing day. Storm valid from boxing day. Storm bella. Good morning, its friday 25th of december Christmas Day and for many of us its very different to what were used to. Coming up, weve got heart warming stories, a catch up with some old friends of the programme, and plenty of festive cheer. First our main story. After the uk and European Union secured a brexit trade deal, politicians, diplomats and businesses will begin examining the details. Mps here are expected to vote on the agreement on wednesday. Our political correspondent, helen catt, has more. I
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
Coming up at six oclock, breakfast. Now on bbc news, it is time for the week in parliament. Hello and welcome to the week in parliament, a week in which a key piece of government brexit legislation finally becomes law. Her majesty has signified her royal assent to the following act, European Union Withdrawal Agreement, act 2020. Order, order. A former hospital consultant warns of the dangers of the virus which has infected hundreds of people in china. Although the chinese have sequenced the genomes of the virus, it is mutated and now spreads directly from human to human. And in a special debate to mark Holocaust Memorial day, mps share harrowing family experiences. I learned that my own great grandmother, reina sevilla, was deported from the vel dhiv via drancy to birkenau concentration camp where she was murdered in the gas chambers. But first, its been three years in the making, but finally, the eu Withdrawal Agreement bill has become law. This key piece of legislation sets out the t
Now on bbc news, the week in parliament. Hello and welcome to the week in parliament a week in which a key piece of government brexit legislation finally becomes law. Her majesty has signified her royal assent to the following act, European Union Withdrawal Agreement, act 2020. Order, order. A former hospital consultant warns of the dangers of the virus which has infected hundreds of people in china. Although the chinese have sequenced the genomes of the virus, it is mutated and now spreads directly from human to human. And in a special debate to mark Holocaust Memorial day, mps share harrowing family experiences. I learned that my own great grandmother, reina sevilla, was deported from the vel dhiv via drancy to birkenau concentration camp, where she was murdered in the gas chambers. But first, its been three years in the making, but finally the eu Withdrawal Agreement bill has become law. This key piece of legislation sets out the terms of the uks divorce from the European Union. The
Else they get me to do. No pressure. So you are in charge of the jokes . Fine. Youre also, if a joke creeps out, that is fine. Or if it is not funny. But one of my good best friends is still with us, but she is. Enough of your new friends already, where does, why make it is very nice to hear you and i look forward to this proper gastronomic, if you like the feet, that is where you get stuck in, right . So, iwould not know anything about that laura. All news only. There was news today, it was very quiet weird way because, the withdrawal bill that we spend so much time on this programme talking about just actually became much time on this programme talking aboutjust actually became law. Blinking this it. All of those years of my life, your life, everyones life. It was literally, distorted. Order. Order. I have to notify the house in the real innocent act of 1967. That her majesty has signified the royal assent to the following act. European Union Withdrawal Agreement Act 2020. Order, ord