life well planned. the freeman foundation. by judy and peter blum kovler foundation; pursuing solutions for america s neglected needs. and by contributions to this pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. latest headlines for viewers in the u.k. and around the world. brexit trade talks are paused after negotiations failed to reach agreement with just four weeks to go until the transition period ends. bahrain becomes the second country to approve the pfizer vaccine. progress on vaccines gives us all a lift, and we can now stt to see the light at the end o the tunnel. the u.k. promises to reduce carbon emissions more quickly than any other major economy, but a watchdog warns of a colossal challenge. and the explosive sound that prompted hundreds to call the police in edinboro. it turned out to ba rare weather phenomenon, thunder snow. hello and welcome to the program. we start with breaking news on the brexit trade talks in london. within the past hour, they have bee
spare a thought for people in the chinese city of wuhan who thought they had beat the virus. now, all 11 million people are being retested after a discovery of a new cluster of cases. and an inquiry into the actions of hong kong police during last year s pro-democracy protests clears them of using unnecessary violence, saying the officers were responding to threats. accor: i am phil gail. welcome to the program. germans love their holidays in the sun, with the government starting to lift pandemic controls, the only thing getting them away from those dreams are other countries borders. germany s foreign minister is due to discuss exactly that with his european counterparts next week the endless beaches of france and the majestic mountains of austria. in any normal summer, german tourists love to head for these and many other european beauty spots. but because of the coronavirus, the route to germany s neighbors has beenen blocked. for many, the pandemic has given travel in
on bbc news at 5. sunday, saturday i should say, if that match will go ahead between eu countries agree to intensify brexit talks with the uk, scotla nd that match will go ahead between scotland and japan. scotland said they are considering legal action if but both sides say more work they are considering legal action if the game is cancelled at the rugby is needed, to get a deal. i think both of us can see a pathway world cup. i will have more on that to a deal but that doesn t and an update on the japanese grand prix. then which has the weather. plenty of the rain around. there will be plenty of rain in the forecast. apple not train everywhere this weekend all the time, but where the rain does full it is following on really soggy ground. so there could be problems of flooding for all of that plus the latest on the typhoon in japan just all of that plus the latest on the typhoon injapan just before half past. also coming up, the long journey home. the five year old daughter
have done our best. and business leaders and trade union bosses, write to theresa may, urging her to change tack, and avoid a no deal brexit, which they say would be a ‘national emergency‘. it s 6pm here in brussels, where the crucial eu summit is under way, with just eight days, to the set date for the uk s departure from the eu. theresa may arrived here at lunchtime, to make a direct plea to eu leaders, asking to postpone brexit for three months. we re expecting a statement from the eu, on the outcome of the talks, very soon. earlier, mrs may appealed again to the house of commons to help her deliver brexit, saying the need for a delay was ‘a matter of great personal regret‘. last night, she upset many mps, when she blamed them for causing the delay. labour sjeremy corbyn has also been in brussels, for his own brexit talks with leaders. ican i canjust i can just tell you i canjust tell you in i can just tell you in the i canjust tell you in the past i can just tell
watch the process unfold on c-span. announcer: over the weekend, the european union unanimously approved a plan that would allow the u.k. to leave the eu by march of next year. the presidents of the european council and european commission spoke to the media shortly after the vote, alongside the eu s chief brexit negotiator. from brussels, this is about 15 minutes. thank you. today, the european council on the agreement for the withdrawal of the united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland from the european union and the community. the european council and the commission, the european parliament, and the council took the necessary steps to ensure that the agreement can happen on march 30, 2019, to provide for an orderly withdrawal. the european council approved the political declarations with the framework for the relationship between the european union and the united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland. the european council respected the determination to