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
Hello and welcome if you are watching in the uk are around the world. Or around the world. Stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. After relief on both sides following a post brexit trade deal, european ambassadors are getting some of the details on a Christmas Day briefing. They are hearing from michel barnier, who has led the eu negotiating team during nearly a year of fraught negotiations with britain. The uk Prime Minister borisjohnson said britain had achieved a £660 billion per year trade agreement which would protectjobs, but the Labour Party Said the deal was thin and did not protect workers. The agreement must be ratified if it comes in on the 1st ofjanuary. Its Little Wonder that he looked so pleased. This was a big moment, a deal done after nine months of talks and years of divisive debate. Im very pleased to tell you this afternoon that we have completed the biggest trade deal yet, worth £660 billion a year, a comprehensive canada sty
Cathedral. Happy christmas and seasons greetings. For all of you watching on pbs and around the globe, a warm welcome. Viewers here arejoined, as i said, by viewers on bbc world, as well. After relief on both sides following a post brexit trade deal, European Union ambassadors are getting some of the details in a Christmas Day briefing. Theyre hearing from Michel Barnier, whos led the eu negotiating team during nearly a year of fraught negotiations with britain. The uk Prime Minister, borisjohnson, said britain had achieved a £660 billion a year trade agreement which would protectjobs. But the opposition labour party, said the deal was thin and didnt protect workers. The agreement must be ratified if it comes in on the ist ofjanuary. Our political correspondent, helen catt, reports. Its Little Wonder that he looked so pleased. This was a big moment, a deal done after nine months of talks and years of divisive debate. Im very pleased to tell you this afternoon that we have completed th
That real nuisance through the week. That means some subtle differences. Its starting to drag in, and its a pretty cool source that will have an impact on field full of chilli in comparison to the last few days and temperatures struggling. Weve still got that weather front, we get there by then. The odds spotter itll drizzle. A very chilly start for some, temperatures will recover and we stay dry, settled with some sunshine coming through. Lets move towards the start of the weekend. There is that front finally using away. The High Pressure set to move gcioss away. The High Pressure set to move across the uk and that means its going to be another chilly start or saturday morning, could be a frosty one gcioss saturday morning, could be a frosty one across scotland and Northern England as well. It will be a dry
and sparkling one with some sunshine coming through. It looks as though its going to stay predominantly drives we go through the day on saturday. The frost will lift and will be a
The tragic story of barbara one of many disabled Covid Patients to be transferred to hospital, where she had to face death without family or friends. The collapse in oil prices at one point producers were paying others to take barrels off them. But will it mean cheaper petrol at the pumps . And. Portraits of nhs heroes. The artists who decided to celebrate the work of Health Care Workers by painting them. Marking the queens 94th birthday. The royal family share footage of her majesty as a young child. Good afternoon. The figures are already out of date but theyre no less shocking for that. In the week up to easter, deaths in england and wales hit a 20 year high, with 8,000 more people dying than would be regarded as normal at this time of year. And care homes are at the sharp end of these figures from the office for National Statistics with more than 1,000 covid related deaths. So lots of tough questions for the government as parliament gets back to Business Today with many still about