Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world. A new era has begun for the United Kingdom, after completing its formal separation from the European Union. There will be changes to many aspects of life, from travel to security, migration and, perhaps of most concern to business, bureaucracy. As londons big ben chimed 11 oclock last night, midnight in most of europe, Great Britain left the Single Market and customs union. As the sun dawned over the new arrangements, under which there will be no taxes on goods, but there will be more checks and paperwork, the first ferry left dover and arrived in calais. The government has warned there will be some disruption in the coming weeks as new rules bed in for travel, trade, immigration and security co operation. For today though, few lorries attempted the crossing, leaving freight moving smoothly across the channel. Prime minister borisjohnson said the uk had freedom in our hands and the ability to do things differently and b
Last christmas i gave you my heart and the very next day, you gave it away. And, after a wait of 36 christmasses whams festive classic finally tops the uk singles charts. This is bbc news. The headlines the us senate has over ridden Donald Trumps president ial veto for the first time, just weeks before he leaves office. The Republican Controlled Senate voted overwhelmingly to approve a defence bill mr trump had blocked. The legislation restricts his welcome to our viewers on pbs powers as commander in chief in america and around and is seen as a rebuke the globe. First, the republican controlled us senate to the president. Has overturned President Trumps veto of a 740 billion defence bill, handing the republican the United States has now president the first veto defeat recorded more than 20 million of his presidency weeks cases of covid 19, before he leaves office. Doubling the number in less than two months. Johns Hopkins University says nearly 350,000 americans have died with the vir
Serious change in the virus we have seen since the epidemic began. It comes as the uks four chief medical officers defend the plan for 12 weeks between the two doses of Coronavirus Vaccine. Also in the programme. The start of a new chapter in uk relations with the eu, as the brexit transition period ends. And as the uk celebrates the new year in a muted way, Police Issue Fines to some for breaking covid restrictions. Good afternoon. New analysis has confirmed that the new variant of coronavirus has a much quicker rate of transmission than the original strain. Researchers at Imperial College london say that even with a lockdown similar to the one in england in november, the number of cases would still triple, and that this was the most serious change in the virus that weve seen. It comes as the government reported another 53,285 new infections. The surge in cases has left nhs emergency staff at battle stations, according to medical leaders, with Health Workers exhausted and struggling t
Last christmas i gave you my heart but the very next day you gaveit heart but the very next day you gave it away. And, after a wait of 36 christmasses whams festive classic finally tops the uk singles charts. The republican controlled us senate has overturned President Trumps veto of a 740 billion defense bill, handing the republican president the first veto defeat of his presidency weeks before he leaves office. Two thirds of the senators voting, having voted in the affirmative, the bill, on reconsideration, has passed. The objections of the president of the United States to the contrary notwithstanding. Mr trump had criticised a clause that would lead to the removal of the names of confederate generals from us military bases. The move is seen as a humiliating rebuke of the president. Evelyn farkas is a former Deputy Assistant secretary of defense in the 0bama administration. I asked her what she thought about this vote. Well, i think it shows a couple of things. First of all, obvious
Was difficult for all of us. How did we do . Well talk to columnist who says we did surprisingly well. Hello and welcome if youre watching on pbs in the us or around the world, and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. The United States has passed a grim milestone in the coronavirus pandemic, recording more than 20 million cases. Thats more than any other country in the world. According to the latest figures from Johns Hopkins university, there are now 20,007,149 cases of coronavirus in the us. 346,408 people have lost their lives during the pandemic. On wednesday alone, more than 3,900 people died of covid 19 in the us, a new daily record. In california, San Diego County Public Health officals confirmed three more cases of the new, more infectious strain on thursday, bringing the total to four. They say this means the new variant could be widespread. Lets speak to paul sisson, Health Care Reporter at the San Diego Union tribune. Paul, tell us mo