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Philadelphia was the headquarters. Against protests british oppression first mounted. It was written just 200 yards away. This really is the most essential element, the birth of our nation. It ishe street from me, the first bank of the u. S. , Alexander Hamiltons banking system. It is the first building constructed by the usa, so we are truly where the nation began. It is the right place to tell the story. Cannons. See they are part of the city of philadelphias collection. Each one is old enough...

Captain sir tom moore was a hero in the truest sense of the word. In the dark days of the Second World War fought for freedom and in the face of this countrys deepest post war crisis, he united us all. Well be paying tribute to sir tom who died in hospital after Testing Positive for coronavirus. Also tonight following concerns about delaying the second dose new analysis of the astrazeneca vaccine shows the first jab is effective for up to 12 weeks. Pupils in scotland are told theyll start headin...

Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or Around The World. And stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. Women in chinas so called Re Education Camps have been systematically raped and tortured according to first hand accounts obtained by the bbc. Its estimated more than a million men and women have been detained in the camps, which china claims are Education Centres to De Radicalise Uighurs and other muslim minorities. Our correspondent matthew hill h...

Thank you and good evening. It is a pleasure to be here. A terrific venue and compelling cause and a wonderful place this evening. It is an honor to join these distinguished titans of diplomacy as we commemorate the fall of the berlin wall. I want to begin by thanking the Diplomacy Center foundation for the important work it is doing to honor the contribution of american diplomats and preserve the history for future generations. Looking back, november 9, 1989, was a pinnacle day in history. But ...

[applause] thank you and good evening. It is a pleasure to be here. A terrific venue and compelling cause and a wonderful place this evening. It is an honor to join these distinguished titans of diplomacy as we commemorate the fall of the berlin wall. I want to begin by thanking the Diplomacy Center foundation for the important work it is doing to honor the contribution of american diplomats and preserve the history for future generations. Looking back, november 9, 1989, was a pinnacle day in hi...

A terrific venue and compelling cause and a wonderful place this evening. It is an honor to join these titans of diplomacy as we commemorate the fall of the berlin wall. I want to begin by thinking the Diplomacy Center foundation for the important work it is doing to honor the contribution of american diplomats and preserve the history for future generations. 9, 1989back, november was a pinnacle day in history. But it took time to understand the magnitude of that moment. It is a moment that stan...

Half. A lot of rain last week. I of his current deal and free to move will have an update on that. At the end of the season, but has signed a contract pictures of the damage. All of that extension until 2023. Plus the uk weather coming up just hello, youre watching afternoon live im simon mccoy. Before 230. Today at 4 also coming up sir rod stewart and as united look to close the gap borisjohnson pulls out to rivals Manchester City of a joint statement with the Prime Minister of reveals that hes...

Happens and afraid i dont know what it something and desperate to find out. Well the authorities really throw the book at the people who carried this out, even without there we re carried this out, even without there were hundreds of them, will they make a real example of them . In previous protests individuals have been sent to prison for what people considered quite minor infringements. Looking at this, how does the City Administration respond, how does carrie lam, the chief executive who has ...

Emergency Management Agency says the agency has already deployed an assistance team. 0ur Correspondent Peter Bowes is in la with the latest. We expect it to make landfall in the next few hours in a very remotely populated part of barger california in mexico. Tijuana, the border city in mexico. Baja california. Concerns it could cause some serious damage there. Before moving north into california as a Tropical Storm, and that is the unusual part of this, a hurricane come Tropical Storm would get ...

Good news for motorists. The m25 in surrey reopened eight hours ahead of schedule after a weekend of driver disruption. Work began on friday to demolish a bridge and install a new gantry, leading to miles of tailbacks in surrey. It was the motorways first daytime closure since it opened in 1986. One person has been arrested for tragedy, chanting following Manchester Uniteds fa cup victory over liverpool at old trafford. A number of home supporters in the Stretford End were heard chanting murdere...