congressional address this week explaining how the legislation will bridge gaps in the social safety net that only widened for women during the pandemic. 2 million women have dropped out of the workforce during this pandemic, 2 million. and too often because they couldn t get the care they needed to care for their child or care for an elderly parent. that s why my american families plan guarantees four additional years of public education for every person in america, starting as early as we can. the american families plan will finally provide up to 12 weeks of paid leave and medical leave. no one should ve to choose between a job and a paycheck or taking care of themselves and their loved ones. as it stands on paper, this plan has historic investments in a key part of america s human infrastructure. from universal pre-k to child care support, paid family leave, and extending child tax credits. it comes after a relentless year of extreme losses for women in the workforce.
the risk of getting a blood clot after the astrazeneca jab is the same as getting one from a long haul flight. the police watchdog is looking into how the met handled richard okorogheye s death his mother asks whether they acted quickly enough. is this idylic underwater world about to be wrecked by deep sea mining? a warning from environmental campaigners. and coming up on the bbc news channel. the first round at augusta national is under way. with crowds able to watch on this year as england s lee westwood teed off at his 20th masters. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. police in northern ireland say last night s violence in parts of belfast was the worst they have seen for years, the kind of rioting so many had hoped was a thing of the past. during an emergency session of the northern ireland assembly today politicians on all sides lined up to condemn the attacks which have been going on for over a week now. the worst of the unrest was in the west of the cit
to help a finance company he was involved with. the mother of a 19 year old student found dead in essex says his disappearance wasn t taken seriously enough by police. if richard was a different colour, if he wasn t black, i know it s hard to say that, but the discrimination was quite obvious. and heading back to some sort of normal why some are finding rolling back restrictions daunting after a year of lockdown. and coming up in the sport on the bbc news channel: the masters is underway at augusta, but it s been frustrating first round for rory mcilroy. he finished with a 4 over par 76. good evening. police in northern ireland have used water cannon tonight as more petrol bombs and fireworks were thrown on the seventh night of violence on the streets of belfast. the renewed unrest comes despite a plea for calm from the british and irish prime ministers, who issued a joint statement this evening. police say the clashes between catholic and protestant communities last night
environmental campaigners. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world, i m kasia madera. an international embarrassment that s how president biden has described gun violence in the united states, which he called an epidemic. on thursday, mr biden put forward a series of measures to tackle the problem. the president said there was widespread public support for stricter rules, despite the efforts of the gun lobby. gun violence in this country is an epidemic. let me say it again. gun violence in this country is an epidemic. and it is an international embarrassment. i want to rein in the proliferation of so called ghost guns, these are guns that are homemade. they are built from a kit and include directions on how to finish the firearm. you can buy the kit. they have no serial numbers. so when they show up in a crime scene, they can t be traced. and the buyers aren t required to pass a background check to buy the kits. to make the gun. here are those gun
hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. we re covering all the latest coronavirus developments here in britain and globally. first. an international embarrassment that s how president biden has described gun violence in the united states, which he called an epidemic. on thursday, mr biden put forward a series of measures to tackle the problem. the president said there was widespread public support for stricter rules, despite the efforts of the gun lobby. gun violence in this country is an epidemic. let me say it again. gun violence in this country is an epidemic. and it is an international embarrassment. i want to rein in the proliferation of so called ghost guns, these are guns that are homemade. they are built from a kit and include directions on how to finish the firearm. you can buy the kit. they have no serial numbers. so when they show up in a crime scene, they can t be traced. and the buyers aren t required to pass a background check to buy the