The director of news to say that she cannot make this the belief that some politicians is that Huffington Post uk have Left Wing or antigovernment sympathies in the affair prompted leader of the house to say. Others felt the Bbc Independence and impartiality were being damaged from the opposite direction. Robbie gibb has not commented directly on the financial times story, but newspaper said that a source close to him said they denied the words attributed. If concerns about impartiality were prompted by the previous jobs held, there was another row over impartiality this week with Social Media at its heart. It emerged recently as reported on News Watch that a journalist had posted offensive tweets about Israel And Hitler three years previous to her employment there. On wednesday, she put out a statement saying that she had been dismissed from herjob and objecting to the decision and offering a heartfelt apology for posting without thinking. News watch contacted her when she had this. I
Unpopular insurrection amongst our people. And a decade after the death of Amy Winehouse her parents tell her story in a new documentary. Hello and welcome if you re watching On Pbs in the us or around the world. More than 120 people have been confirmed dead after parts of Northern Europe were devastated by some of the worst flooding in decades. Hundreds more are injured and others unaccounted for. The work of the Emergency Services is being severely hampered by the difficult conditions. The german president has called for a more determined battle against Climate Change. The german states of Rhineland Pulatinate and North Rhine westphalia were worst hit. Over 100 people have died there. In belgium, where at least 20 people have been killed, July The 20th has been declared a national day of mourning. The netherlands is also badly affected. The power of the water has been immense. Here you can see what the village of Erf Stad Blessem looked like before it was hit by floodwater and look h
Now on Bbc News, newscast. Newsy Chat And Analysis from adam fleming, laura kuenssberg, Chris Mason and guests. What the cast of friends can do, we can do more cheaply and more chaotically with our predecessor podcast, brexitcast, get back together for a Reunion Episode we have only left it five years have you watched it yet, chris . No laura is here, chris is here and, back by popular demand, and i really mean it, doctor Katya Adler in brussels hello, katya. How are you . Hello. It is very lovely to be with you all again. I welcome to brexitcast. Brexitcast. Brexitcast from the bbc. Noones got a bleep clue what brexit is. I brexit is. I hadnt quite understood the full extent of this. We are particularly reliant on the dover calais crossing. This election blew away. The argument for a second referendum. I urge everyone to find closure. Let the healing begin. I am sorry. We will miss you. A process which i can only| describe as a dogs brexit. Hello, it is adam in the studio. And laura i
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is europe about slap export controls on coronavirus vaccines? and could the uk be on the receiving end? these are the big questions dominating the agenda for eu leaders who are gathering for a virtual summit in the next few hours. european countries have been struggling to contain a third wave of infections and are facing a shortfall in vaccine deliveries. so what s on the table? exports of eu made vaccines could be stopped to countries where there isn t reciprocity what i mean is, if that a country is not allowing vaccines made there to come to the eu. and here s the other buzzword proportionality. does that country have a far higher vaccination rate than the eu? that is certainly the case with britain where the vaccine roll out is way ahead of the likes of france and germany. now, attention has focused on the vaccine made by astrazeneca. the eu ordered 100 million doses, mostly to be made in the uk but the company has confirmed it will deliver less than a third