After months of wrangling, lenders agree on more Bailout Money for greece and the chance of debt relief next year. Could the greek tragedy be reaching its final act . Plus, Havana Rethink are cubas growing Business Ties with the us now under threat from President Trump . Welcome to World Business report. Im rachel horne. Also coming up, after the biggest recall in the history of the car industry, could faulty air bag maker takata be about to file for bankruptcy . Well have the latest from asia. We start in greece which has edged back from the brink of financial collapse once again. Late on thursday, after months of wrangling, European Finance ministers, together with the International Monetary fund, finally agreed to give athens its latest slice of Bailout Money. And theres a hint it could get some relief from its crippling Debt Mountain next year. Lets show you the details. Greece will finally get this 8. 5 billion euros part of an 86 Billion Euro bailout plan agreed in 2015 which is
Intention is she is a focal point at significant moments. Those moments in the past have been moments of jov in the past have been moments of joy. More recently, sadly, theyve been moments of sadness. This is the key point of this visit. An opportunity for her. As you can see in those pictures behind her, Prince William, to meet those people most directly affected by this fire. Shell meet members of the Emergency Services. The queen in the Statement Issued yesterday, talked about her prayers and thoughts for the victims and the bravery of firefighters who put their own lives at risk to save others. Prince william accompaniying his grandmother as well. We saw britains harry attenBorough Market yesterday, peter. The queen, shes renowned for having that personal touch, whether it is a joyous event or, like this, the most tragic of events as she talks to people. The queen made a mistake in the sixties. One which has lived with her all her aduu one which has lived with her all her adult lif
The diplodocus. Good morning. Its the 4th of january. Welcome to bbc Newsroom Live. Britains outgoing ambassador to the European Union, sir ivan rogers, has strongly criticised the governments preparations for brexit. In his Resignation Letter he said he didnt know what ministers Negotiating Objectives were and called on his colleagues to challenge what he called Muddled Thinking. Our diplomatic correspondent, james landale, reports. Sir ivan rogers has been britains ambassador to the eu for three yea rs, ambassador to the eu for three years, and his criticisms about the governments preparations for brexit will be hard to ignore. In his Resignation E Mail he said there is a short supply of Serious Multilateral Negotiating Experience in whitehall and he said the structure of the uks Negotiating Tea M Structure of the uks Negotiating Team need rapid resolution. He reveals that even he does not know what the governments Negotiating Objectives for brexit will be. But it is sir ivans implic
If you count the illegal votes, they can try to steal the election from us. From today, everyone living or working in liverpool will be offered coronavirus tests, whether or not they have symptoms in the uks first Mass Testing Programme. Businesses and employees digest the extension of the uk furlough scheme to the end of march and work out what it will mean for them. Students at the university of manchester pull down metal barriers on the first day of englands new lockdown as hundreds of students who said they were not warned about the measure protest. An advert for a coronavirus passport app, which has been promoted by zara and mike tindall, has been referred to the medical regulator over concerns it contradicts health guidance. Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. Joe biden is closing in on the white house in with just a handful of states still counting votes. President tru
We now need a government thats worthy of the british people, and that means using this lockdown to establish a massive and immediate and round the clock Vaccination Programme. Record covid admissions have put the nhs under severe strain Lincoln County hospital is the latest to declare a Critical Incident due to a surge in patients. Billions of pounds in new grants for businesses hardest hit by the lockdown up to nine thousand pounds to help individual companies until spring. Empty classrooms once again as millions of children are forced to stay at home. And coming up at 8. 30 well be putting your questions on the latest restrictions to a representative from Public Health england. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. The numbers are stark. More than a Million People in the uk are currently infected with coronavirus. Record numbers have been admitted to hospital putting huge strain on the nhs. The whole of the uk is back in lockdown. The Prime Minister said there was no other choice. He