Every reason to be extremely hopeful about this countrys ability to bounce back next year from. Side on the streets on the borders is a very different picture anything to be hopeful about britain has never faced such a challenge the announcement by the government of a new more transmissible strain of the covert virus has concerned France Europe and many other countries the new variant was identified in the u. K. In september and by last week it accounted for more than 60 percent of coverage 1000 cases in london thought to be about 40 to 70 percent more transmissible but Scientists Say it doesnt appear to be more deadly and theres no evidence to suggest that the new vaccine will be less effective against it variants of the virus have also been identified in spain belgium a strain here italy the netherlands and south africa instead of infecting one or 2 people when youre talking or breathing near them infecting 3 or 4 ok so this seems to be how the process spreading further and faster so
Cut off from the rest of the country you have the u. K. Now cut off from much of europe and real questions about whether the u. K. Can adequately supply itself with the things it needs like food and im other supplies the government of the moment is saying that it doesnt have an immediate problem at the moment if you go online and on twitter or whatever youll find countless means of out christmas being cancelled you know and islands and bricks and islands that you cant get off but behind that humor there is genuine concern at the moment this is not actually impacting on well that what i mean by this i mean the the the closure of. Transport links to the front so actually impacting on the supply of food or supplies box it could do over the coming days and if that happens then the mood i think will turn very sour indeed and i think its its certainly playing into the fear of bracks its and what that means for the for the new year and there are people nicholas sturgeon the 1st minister of sc
Here in london. With a week to go until christmas goodwill in some parts is being strained to the limit in much of the u. K. A planned relaxation of indoor mixing rules has been cut from 5 days to one day and in england a 3rd of the population is now a new to hear for restrictions meaning people cant mix at all with other households here in Central London there are people out and about for a walk but all the shops are shut these new restrictions are going to be devastating for thousands of businesses as well as for families who had planned to get together a christmas. I think that the new strain of the virus itself like concerning and i think it is the right decision but i just wish it would have been made a few days earlier yeah im pretty upset about it i think the lack of planning and the lack of ability to tell people that this is going to happen in advance of when to do it. Because a lot of havoc and theres also a ban on nonessential travel in and out of tier 4 areas thats where th
Is in washington d. C. She says there was no indication of the president s apparent u. Turn. Thats not normal washington for you just yesterday when this bill was careening toward its final vote much celebrated as a bipartisan achievement after months of stalemate well the white house message was that President Trump was on board so for this message should be uploaded on twitter less than 24 hours later is really a shock to all parties involved democrats and republicans now President Trump is saying that he wants these checks to americans to be increased from the current 6022000 he wants that list of what he calls. Relevant and the necessary items to be removed from this bill that includes assistance to foreign nations as well as everything from helping Wildlife Management to the arts this is a president who has championed his america 1st approach so on the foreign assistance front that comes as no surprise but for him to kind of walk this wrench into the process right now as americans
This hearing will come to order. Thank you all for being here today. One year ago today lion air, flight 610 crashed into the sea shortly after takeoff from jakarta, indonesia. All 189 people on board perished. Five months later Ethiopian Airline 302 departed out of ethiopia just like lion air flight 610, ethiopian flight 302 experienced problems shortly after takeoff and crashed. All 157 persons on board died. Both of these accidents were entirely preventible. We cannot fathom the pain experienced by the families of those 346 human beings who were lost. Many family members are here today and we appreciate their attendance. I appreciate many of them meeting with members of the committee over time. As chairman of this committee i promise their loved ones that we are working to obtain a full answer as to how to prevent future tragedies. These families deserve answers, accountability, and action, and the public deserves no less. The type of aircraft involved in both accidents is a 737 max