Next hour. We will have the latest from the picket line. Scientists say theyve settled one of medicines biggest debates. A huge Study Concludes that anti depressants do work, afterfinding common anti depressants were all more effective at reducing symptoms of depression than dummy pills. And at the Winter Olympics russian curler aleksander krushelnitski is stripped of his bronze medal after admitting to doping. Good morning. It is thursday, 22nd of february, i am rachel schofield. Welcome to bbc newsroom life. Theresa may is due to host a lengthy meeting with senior ministers today to try and hammer out the cabinets position on future relations with the eu. The meeting will take place at chequers, the Prime Ministers country retreat. One of the main issues on the table is how closely the uk should follow eu rules after it leaves. Our assistant Political Editor norman smith is in westminster. Norman. Thank you very much. A key meeting and probably a marathon meeting today which some say
At the u. N. On a thirty day ceasefire. Haywards of ninety one missing nigerian schoolgirls wait for news as the military admits not of the rescue. President trump says America Needs to raise the legal age to buy guns from eighteen to twenty one but theres no talk of banning for eighteen to twenty one but theres no talk of banning automatic weapons. Venezuelas president proposes a mega election hours after the opposition says it will boycott aprils president ial poll. And on p. Just same as in double the top story in sports a twenty year old drone for the garden states rubens hockey team as they will attend school a little shoe shop to get. Their warm welcome to the news hour the syrian army has been dropping leaflets over Eastern Ghouta the last rebel held near the capital damascus theyre telling residents to leave for their own safety and urging opposition fighters to hand themselves over the governments been bombing the area for a fifth straight day well since sunday these four hund
Against its people and to seeking new ways to deliver them it follows a suspected chlorine gas attack in rebel held territory on the outskirts of damascus say roselyn jordan has more from the state department. The civil war in syria has not been at the top of the news agenda here in washington for at least several weeks but on thursday the trumpet ministration made known a couple of serious concerns about the conduct of the war on the part of the government of president Bashar Al Assad first reporters were told in a briefing off camera that they do believe that the Syrian Government still has a chemical weapons arsenal and did not come clean about the extent of their chemical weapons holdings back during the Obama Administration when they gave up their weapons in order to not face any sort of u. S. Military action for targeting people with chemical weapons during the Syrian Civil War then here at the state Department New allegations about the use of a weapon that technically isnt a wea
Channels remain off the air despite a court order allowing them to reopen. Old and Senate Passed a controversial law that would regulate holocaust speech outraging israel. Plus well tell you why hong kongs porcelain industry could be losing its color. They are not the states is accuse the Syrian Government of continuing to use chemical weapons against its people and of seeking new ways to deliver them it follows a suspected gas attack near damascus on thursday which is injured at least three people well in jordan has more from the state department. The civil war in syria has not been at the top of the news agenda here in washington for at least several weeks but on thursday the trumpet ministration made known a couple of serious concerns about the conduct of the war on the part of the government of president Bashar Al Assad first reporters were told in a briefing off camera that they do believe that the Syrian Government still has a chemical weapons arsenal and did not come clean about
Kenyan t. V. Channels remain a fan despite a court order allowing them to reopen. A congressional memo on Russian Election meddling opens a rift between the white house and the f. B. I. And a guilty verdict for a band who attacked a crowd of worshipers outside a London Mosque. United states is accuse the Syrian Government of continuing to use chemical weapons against its people and of seeking new ways to deliver them follows a suspected chlorine gas attack near damascus on thursday which is injured at least three people well the White Helmets volunteer rescue group has been posting pictures of the alleged gas attack on twitter under the hash tag duma suffocating in jordan as the latest from washington d. C. The civil war in syria has not been at the top of the news agenda here in washington for at least several weeks but on thursday the trumpet ministration made known a couple of serious concerns about the conduct of the war on the part of the government of president Bashar Al Assad fi