Currently do not get paid parental leave when they give birth or adopt a child that benefit is still relatively uncommon even in the private sector fewer than one in 5 American workers get paid parental or family leave benefits but more companies in states are expanding their policies now 2000000 federal workers are on the verge of getting up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave work or advocates say they hope to eventually see lawmakers extend such federal policies to include all workers as well as to cover leave for sick and elderly care Yuki Noguchi n.p.r. News Washington stocks move higher on Wall Street the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 29 points to close 827911 the Nasdaq rose 37 points this is n.p.r. . Amid ongoing protests over plans by the French government to change its pension system the country s prime minister now says the full retirement age will be increased for the country s youngest citizens but offered concessions to try to calm the mounting public furor over the
Police investigating the deaths of 39 people whose bodies were found in a lorry trailer in Essex have searched 2 properties in Northern Ireland the driver remains in custody fits are continuing to identify those who died in the vehicle which arrived at the port of Perth late early yesterday morning the conservative m.p. Maria Miller of the government must be more to help Paul s tackle people trafficking clearly there s been a clamp down and some ports on these sorts of container lorries coming into the country and so course organized crime will try and go to where they think the checks are going to be easier for them to circumvent So there s a big opportunity here for the government to bolster all of our ports Downing Street thought this have dismissed reports of disagreements within the cabinet the How to me forward with Bracks it than has repeatedly insisted he wants the u.k. To leave the e.u. Next week and it indicated he ll push for a action if he s forced to accept a breakthrough
Long slow. Long. Transitions on traditions at listener supported radio k p f a we just heard the words of wisdom for the deal Scott here at the every cording called Pieces of a man that song entitled Save the Children we ve got to do so. In front of that we heard from Philip Bailey Earth Wind and Fire fame Philips brand new recording under his own name called Love will find a way and from that when we heard stairway to the stars was featured a couple of special guests with Philip Robert Glasper and Christians Scott. We heard from bassist Cohen in front of that with his new one from. Raz Daz records the outing called our volleys and from that we heard Seymour narrow and we began the set with the sounds of John Santos sextet and friends. One of those friends being Rico pop bone he s featured as the lyricist on this song. Taken from the John Santos recording called Phyllis Sophia get a big volume 2. Bridges with you on this Monday night a good one it is thank you for listening in again
Thanks Michael let s take a look at the weather tonight showers will fade leaving a dry spell before rain again moves in later from the southwest minimum temperatures tonight between 3 and 6 degrees still here very busy a one on the southbound side if you heading away from the Dunston area out towards team Valley So expect delays there also fairly slow central motorway in the center of Newcastle on the about side towards the time bridge announcer was the Benton area still looking very busy Benton Park Road in both directions Front Street also looking very slow as well if you spot anything else though give us a call 101-1123 double to double live 1st the latest I m George Wallace C.B.C. News some essential northeast travel. So a lot so return to that big story today thousands of people have had their Christmas plans thrown into turmoil after hundreds of flights were canceled at Gatwick Airport because of drones numerous sightings of the unmanned drones have been made since last night a
10 o clock Good morning Tracy the justice secretary has ordered a review with the release from prison of 6 cats agree offenders in the past year it follows the high court ruling yesterday that the parole board was wrong to say that the sex offender John Worboys should be allowed out of jail it prompted the resignation of the board chairman Nick Hardwick but he says the others should share the blame I absolutely accept the problem was at fault in these matters went I don t accept that we were any more at fault than justice and I don t believe that the right lessons will be learned from this case if the only people accept any responsibility for the things we were wrong here was US West Yorkshire is being hit by its 2nd rail strike this week on what s traditionally one of the busiest days of the year the 24 hour stoppage by Northern Rail is by members of the aren t a union of where the guards should be returned northern which expects to run 70 percent of normal services today wants to mo