Post brexit trade arrangements. If youd like to get in touch this morning, you can tweet me vicderbyshire or email victoria bbc. Co. Uk. A team from the World Health Organization visits the high security chinese lab at the centre of claims over the source of the covid 19 pandemic. And the queen and british Prime Minister have led tributes to captain sir tom moore, whos died at 100 years old, after Testing Positive for Coronavirus Last week. The uk government says it will ensure hes officially remembered. I think we should find a way to make sure that we mark the memory of captain tom and thank him for the contribution that he made for the nhs. So i will ensure that we mark his contribution properly and appropriately at the right moment. Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world. The Health Secretary, matt hancock, has described as absolutely superb the findings of a study which suggests for the first time that the Oxford Astrazeneca vaccine significantly reduces
two other people are also being questioned. the head of the catholic church, pope francis, has urged people to pray for his predecessor, pope emeritus benedict, whose health has worsened. you are watching bbc news. now it s time for review 2022. the death of her majesty the queen and accession of king charles created headlines around the world in september. just three months earlier, the royalfamily had marked queen elizabeth s platinum jubilee. daniella relph reports on a year of upheaval and transition in the royal year. a year the world mourned queen elizabeth ii. # i am the resurrection #. her funeral a show of pomp and precision like few had ever seen. # he that believeth in me #. thousands joined the queue to see the queen lying in state. for the new king, his was a public grief. just three months earlier, the queen celebrated her platinum jubilee. with herfamily, the nation. oh, dear. ..and paddington. perhaps you would like a marmalade sandwich? i always keep one for
involving young men from the muslim and hindu communities. a church has quashed the murder conviction of a baltimore man. the man was conviction of a baltimore man. tue: man was sentenced conviction of a baltimore man. tte: man was sentenced to decades in prison for the murder of his ex girlfriend. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. we will bring you the latest on ukraine shortly. but we will start with news that broke a short time ago, the european court of human rights has ruled against the parents of missing madeleine mccann. they have accused the portuguese authorities have not giving them a beer hearing in the libel battle against a former police officer. jessica parkerjoins us. this stems from a book written by a former police officer who worked on the original investigation in portugal into the disappearance of the young girl. into the disappearance of the young uirl. , , ., , ., into the disappearance of the young . irl. , , . , . , ,
Its wednesday 18 january. Iamjoanna i am joanna gosling. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. The Foreign Secretary has said countries are queuing up to sign Free Trade Deals with britain when it leaves the European Union. Borisjohnson also suggests that agreements could be achieved quickly after the article 50 negotiations are concluded, and said the uk would not be hauling up the drawbridge, despite the new Migration Controls promised by theresa may. Our assistant Political Editor norman smith is in westminsterfor us. Over to you. Thank you. What is striking this morning is the confidence oozing from number ten about yesterdays Big Speech By theresa may on brexit, insisting there has been a positive reaction from other senior eu leaders such as Angela Merkel and francois hollande, both of whom theresa may spoke to last night. This despite the fact that she has thrown down the gau ntlet that she has thrown down the ga u ntlet to that she has thrown down the gauntlet to the rest of the eu say
this is bbc news broadcasting in the uk and around the globe. iamjoanna i am joanna gosling. our top stories: a fresh wave of russian missiles targets major cities across ukraine, in the biggest such attack for weeks. authorities say 120 missiles have been launched. here in the uk the new boss of the british trades union body says all sides will need to compromise to avert a new wave of strikes in 2023. conversation has not taken place with the government so i would call to rishi sunak, jeremy hunt and steve barclay and all the others to sit down at the table and have that conversation. a third person is arrested over the christmas eve pub shooting near liverpool which killed elliie edwards two others are also being questioned.