Of ancient life on mars, as it sends back its first pictures of the planets surface after a successful landing uber loses its case at the uk Supreme Court, which ruled that drivers should be classed as workers and not independent Third Party Contractors a 20 year old woman becomes the first protester to die in the anti coup demonstrations in myanmar, after she was shot in the head and millions of texans are still without water and electricity in extreme sub zero Weather Conditions while their senator ted cruz flew to mexico for a Family Holiday hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or Around The World. Borisjohnson will pledge today to donate the majority of the uks Surplus Covid vaccines to developing countries. The british Prime Minister is chairing a Virtual Summit of the g7 nations where hell encourage other leaders, including us president joe biden, to follow suit. Our Global Health correspondent, Naomi Grimley reports. More and more britons are getting their vaccine shots
The Supreme Court rules that uber drivers must be treated as workers rather than self employed in a decision with wide implications for the gig economy. Good afternoon, and welcome to bbc news. The duke and duchess of sussex have confirmed to the queen that they will not be returning as working members of the royal family. As a result the couple will now no longer hold the honorary Military Appointments and royal patronages given to them by the queen. In a statement Buckingham Palace said that in stepping away from the work of the royal family it would not be possible to continue with the responsibilities and duties that come with a life of public service. Prince harry and meghan have committed to continue supporting the organisations they have represented saying service is universal. Andy moore reports. Ever since meghan and harry moved to north america, their long term role in the royal family has been uncertain. Last january, they announced they would step back as senior roles and
And, why Max The Springer Spaniel is getting an award, after helping thousands of people cope with lockdown. Max helped me from recovering from depression and if he can help others now, and our other dogs, if they make people smile, then i say bring it on. Good afternoon, and welcome to bbc news. The duke and duchess of sussex have confirmed to the queen that they will not be returning as working members of the royal family. As a result the couple will now no longer hold the honorary Military Appointments and royal patronages given to them by the queen. In a statement Buckingham Palace said that in stepping away from the work of the royal family it would not be possible to continue with the responsibilities and duties that come with a life of public service. Prince harry and meghan have committed to continue supporting the organisations they have represented saying service is universal. Andy moore reports. Ever since meghan and harry moved to north america, their long term role in the
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