Performing significantly better than europe, also pointed to stock that has the u. S. Market gains against other countries. We will continue listening to the president and see if he has anything more to say. We are waiting on anymore comments from a u. S. Stimulus package, not to mention ongoing u. S. China tensions as we are getting close to that and of wecheck. Pps tiktok and quick check of stocks trading at the moment, u. S. Futures holding flat after u. S. Stocks surged briefly to a record high, reachedthat 3386 level february 19, before the pandemic. The s p 500 closed 1. 4 percent higher, tech leading gains. Nothing specific driving the rally, Speaker Nancy Pelosi saying lawmakers are miles apart on another fiscal stimulus package. The s p 500 index saw the biggest jump in over five weeks, all 11 Energy Sectors rose. Look at what oil is doing at the moment. We are seeing it under a little pressure, headed to the 42 a barrel level, after jumping in the new york session to a fivemo
And all the rest of it. Weve got to prepare for no deal. The home secretary is examining how the families of Police Officers killed or injured on duty can be better supported after the death of pc Andrew Harper in berkshire. A suicide bomb attack on a wedding in the afghan capital, kabul, kills more than 60 people and injures 200 others. Thousands of homes lose power moments after the three remaining cooling towers at didcot power station in 0xfordshire are demolished. And foreign correspondents based in london give an outsiders view of events in the uk, in this weeks dateline thats in half an hour. Good morning. Riot police have cleared roads in hong kong after a brief stand off with pro democracy protesters, as the political crisis in the city continues into its 11th week. This is the scene live in hong kong at the moment. Protesters are preparing to march from Victoria Park to chater garden, without official permisson from the authorities. 0ur china correspondent Stephen Mcdonell se
Murder of pc Andrew Harper. Because of death has been recorded as multiple injuries, it is consistent with our current belief andrew was caught between the vehicle on the surface of a road and then dragged for some distance. However the circumstances as to how andrew came to be out of his vehicle and caught under the suspect vehicle are as yet unknown. Therefore i would reiterate oui unknown. Therefore i would reiterate our plea for the public and media not to speculate on the circumstances of this incident while the investigation is ongoing. What we do know is andrew and his crew made where attending a reported burglary in bradford southend. While responding dedicated vehicle suspected to be involved in that burglary and as we said a gesture date within an hour of the incident happening we had arrested ten males aged between 13 and 30 on suspicion of murder. I can confirm that the males were arrested from a local authority run caravan and mobile home site, in reading road near burghfi
Take aim at the Saudi Royal Palace with rocket fire saudi forces say theyve intercepted that is the yemen conflict now spilling across the border. And a big boost for u. S. President trump as the u. S. Senate backs his tax reform but a procedural error means the house of representatives has to vote on it one more talk. Also coming up berlin marks a tragic anniversary when terrorists struck in the very heart of the couch. Church bells ringing out at the exact moment an islamist attacker rammed his truck into a crowded Christmas Market last year killing twelve people as germany gone off to help in the aftermath of that attack. And life in the shadows of the front line we have. Reports from a village in Eastern Ukraine thats been cut off leaving residents with no way out. Are brian thomas great to have you with us will the European Commission today take steps towards triggering the socalled Nuclear Option of article seven and impose sanctions on poland to move brussels has never taken aga
Mahmoud abbas says that the landmark oslo peace accord is over and lays the blame squarely with israel and donald trump we will go live to jerusalem. And new protests in tunisia as the country marks the seventh anniversary of the arab spring some demonstrations turned violent as anger over austerity measures spills into the streets. Plus we will have all the goals from the weekends bundesliga action dortmund were looking to fill the gap with. Dropped again but they didnt get the better of wolves burke. And from nomad to National Champions harsh desert living at bruce lee style movies push this of ronnie and curtis kickboxer to reach the top of her sport and. Im sara kelly welcome to the Program Thanks for joining us. Leading members of germanys social democrats are calling for improvements to a Coalition Blueprint agreed with chancellor Angela Merkels conservatives they have to win over the partys rank and file who could vote against starting formal coalition of coalition formal talks