But, amid all the excitement among political journalists, some viewers felt there wasnt enough basic explanation of what exactly had been agreed to. Heres what one caller, steve, had to say. Every bit of talk is about Northern Ireland. I would really love to know what the rest of the deal actually involves, how the relationship with europe will be after this deal has been concluded. It would be really nice notjust to constantly hear about dup and irish backstop. What is the deal . Be lovely to know. 0k, just some feedback. Thank you. Well, bbc news has certainly made attempts since then to explain exactly what is in the agreement particularly online but the detail may have been drowned out by the rhetoric of those applauding or decrying the deal. And there was some literal drowning out on wednesday, when the news channel was again broadcasting live from College Green outside the houses of parliament. Replacing eu systems. Shouting drowns out speech. So that remains to be seen how well
One area of medicine which has a lot of demand and could potentially benefit from miniaturisation is medical imaging. In the uk, over 41 million scans take place every year in the nhs using x rays, mri and ultrasound. In an emergency, at the bedside or even in an ambulance, it can be complicated to get a patient to one of these large machines. But now, portable medical devices made in the uk could change our lives, giving doctors and patients instant access to ultrasound at a reduced cost. The intensive care unit of southampton Childrens Hospital admits hundreds of patients each year with a range of medical conditions, from Heart Disease to trauma and neurological emergencies. Effie was admitted with a lung infection and needs constant monitoring with tests, x rays and ultrasounds. Usually these are performed by expert radiologists and they arent always immediately available. This ward has four point of care ultrasound machines. These two cost over £50,000 each. But now the same test
Police and protesters, after the jailing of catalan separatist leaders. Its a huge weekend for the home nations at the rugby world cup. England face their arch rivals australia in the First Quarter final this morning before ireland take on the defending champions the all blacks. Wales play france tomorrow. Another changeable day in the way today, worth taking your trolley. Still some showers in the forecast but gradually through the weekend, fewer and fewer showers. Brolly. Its saturday the 19th october. Our top story. Its a momentous day at westminster, as mps vote on borisjohnsons new brexit deal. Parliament is sitting on a saturday for the First Time Since the invasion of the falklands in 1982. Lets take you through what will happen today. The Prime Minister will present his agreement to mps at 0930, theyll debate the details annd then will start voting on it this afternoon. The result is too close to call between now and then, borisjohnson still has persuade but enough mps to back
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