monday in parliament. the main news from westminster. winter pressures in the nhs. the health secretary calls for an honest discussion about a and e departments. we are going to protect our four hour standard. we need to be clear it is a promise to sort out all urgent health problems within four hours, not all health problems, however minor. plans to stop domestic abusers from questioning ex partners in family courts. as a result of the family court process this extremely vulnerable woman needed weeks of medication and months of counselling to recover. she has now suffered this ordeal three times. and peers rally to the defence of england s universities. universities have changed the world because of what they are. because they are different and they are distinctive. it was the first day back at westminster for mps after the christmas break. they returned to news that the national health service has not, however, had much of a break. the health secretaryjeremy hunt told the c
now a top official says 75 years after hitler, far right terror looms once again over the country. a man has been stabbed inside a mosque near regents park in central london. police have arrested a man at the scene, on suspicion of attempted murder. and the teenager with a phd. mya rose craig is just 17, and the youngest ever doctor of science, in the uk. hello and welcome i m katty kay in washington and clive myrie is in london, mike bloomberg is in utah and probably very happy to have left las vegas behind. his performance in last night s democratic debate was cringe making. the former mayor came across as unprepared and defensive. he didn t look sound orfeel like a winner. the negatives are plenty, over race, women, his tax returns. but a lack of charm, charisma, and sure footedness on the public stage could be what ultimately sinks him. democrats say their number one priority is choosing a candidate who can beat donald trump in november and bloomberg s weaknesses last n
it is about 2:30 a.m., you are up to date with the headlines. now it s time for a look back at the day in parliament. hello again, and welcome to thursday in parliament. deja vu all over again, as the uk sets out its red lines for brexit talks. we want the best possible trading relationship with the eu, but in pursuit of a deal we will not trade away our sovereignty. plans to eradicate rough sleeping not before time, say labour. the cost of a decade of austerity has been over 700 deaths last year on the streets. and huge numbers of children and families in bed and breakfast, and temporary accommodation. also in this programme: questions about how the police protect children at risk. there are concerned findings around the detention of vulnerable children, children too often being detained in custody when they should not be. and in these situations not being appropriately safeguarded. but first: the uk has warned the eu it will walk away from trade talks in june unless there i
announced the coronavirus testing capacity as promised by a premise to borisjohnson of capacity as promised by a premise to boris johnson of 200,000, capacity as promised by a premise to borisjohnson of 200,000, the government are now saying they have reached that capacity target a day early. i think the prime minister mentioned the 1st ofjune, we are of course right at the end of may. so 200,000 coronavirus testing capacity target has been met. it was reached yesterday, 205600 and 34. we ll hear more about that at the press briefing. before that let s catch up with click. hello, you. hope you re doing ok. the weather s getting warmer here which means only one thing any minute now you will hear my next door neighbour s lawnmower whiz past and there s nothing i can do about it. sorry, lara. there is an app for that, you know, don t you watch a programme called click? oh, yes, i remember. good point! we were actually all meant to be outside this week at the hay festival, but
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