and as ukraine celebrates its orthodox christmas, russian backed forces say they ve downed a drone in breach of a temporary ceasefire. hello and welcome to bbc world news. kevin mccarthy has been elected speaker of the us house of representatives after heated exchanges which almost saw fellow republicans come to blows. it took four days, 15 votes, and numerous concessions, but the 20 or so rebels within his own party were eventually persuaded. sancha berg reports. after more than four days, it was over. ..of which the honourable i kevin mccarthy of the state of california has received 216. cheering and applause ..to cheers from republicans in the house. chanting: usa! usa! usa! the democrat leader, hakeem jeffries, handed over the gavel. . .. kevin mccarthy. cheering and applause ..to the new speaker s clear relief. that was easy, huh? laughter i never thought we d get up here. this should have been a straightforward process, after republicans won a slim majority in the house
hello and welcome to bbc world news. kevin mccarthy has been elected speaker of the us house of representatives after heated exchanges which almost saw fellow republicans come to blows. it took four days, 15 votes, and numerous concessions, but the 20 or so rebels within his own party were eventually persuaded. sancha berg reports. after more than four days, it was over. ..of which the honourable i kevin mccarthy of the state of california has received 216. cheering and applause ..to cheers from republicans in the house. chanting: usa! usa! usa! the democrat leader, hakeem jeffries, handed over the gavel. . .. kevin mccarthy. cheering and applause ..to the new speaker s clear relief. that was easy, huh? laughter i never thought we d get up here. this should have been a straightforward process, after republicans won a slim majority in the house last year. it usually takes just one ballot. not this time. a speaker has not been elected. a speaker has not been elected. it took 15
Good morning. Welcome to bbc Newsroom Live. Snow across country. It has caused disruption as winds bring cold weather from the arctic. The Environment Agency says the first high tide along the east coast of england this morning was not as bad as feared but thousands of homes still face a danger of flooding. Currently there are 11 severe warnings which mean there is a danger to life. This is the picture in skegness were snow has been lighter but Flood Warnings have been issued and soldiers have been deployed to assist where needed. Where some might have been cursing the conditions this morning, others of course have been making the most of it here near birmingham. Meanwhile, in canterbury in kent while it was knowing this morning i is now seems to be more of an issue. This is the scene coming up for you from the roof of the bbc here in london where it has recently started to snow. We we re it has recently started to snow. We were taught to our number of correspondence in the next while
the time to share your policy. thank you so much for taking the time to share your thoughts - policy. thank you so much for taking j the time to share your thoughts with us. . ~ the time to share your thoughts with us. . ~ , ., thank you. here in the uk, the prime minister, health secretary, and ministers from the treasury are meeting health experts in downing street to try to tackle the ongoing challenges facing the nhs in england. let s go live to downing street and our political correspondent damian grammaticas. this is an issue that has been ongoing. what sort of this meeting likely to make? that ongoing. what sort of this meeting likely to make? likely to make? that is a good auestion likely to make? that is a good question because likely to make? that is a good question because the - likely to make? that is a good l question because the pressures facing the health service and broader than that, the sort of hold care system from your family doctor all the way through hospital
it s two years since the capitol came under attack. the problems now are part donald trump s legacy his supporters, the ones who ve delayed this vote. sanchia berg, bbc news. here in the uk, the prime minister, health secretary, and ministers from the treasury are meeting health experts in downing street to try to tackle the ongoing challenges facing the nhs in england. i asked our political correspondent, damian grammaticas, if this meeting will make a difference. that is a good question because the pressures facing the health service and broader than that, the sort of hold care system from your family doctor all the way through hospitals, emergency surfaces write to the social care that deals with people when they come out of hospital or elderly people, although that is under intense pressure at the minute. and really struggling at this point in the winter so can this deliver? well, the first thing it delivered to the prime minister is the impression, the impact that he