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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 comman...

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 re...

In the United States 12 republican senators say theyll raise objections this week to president elect joe bidens victory. Theyll do it when congress meets to review the results of the Electoral College vote. It wont be enough to alter the outcome. But it could force other republicans to take sides over mr trumps claims of Election Fraud. Our washington correspondent lebo diseko explains how the republican strategy will work. It is a bit of a complex progress but basically, congress will meet. Tha...

Millions of americans on hold. House republicans voting against the president s demand to increase payments to most americans from 600 to 2000 and since the package is tied to a massive Government Spending bill a veto could trigger a shutdown. The president is spending the holiday in West Palm Beach amid a stimulus stalemate. Reporter we still do not know whether the president will or will not sign at 900 billion stimulus package, the bill that Congress Already approved, the president is not hap...

Welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. The republican controlled us senate has overturned President Trumps veto of a 740 billion defence bill, handing the republican president the first veto defeat of his presidency weeks before he leaves office. Seeing then on this vote the ayes are 81, the nays are 13. Two thirds of the senators voting, the quorum being present. Having voted in the affirmative, the bill on reconsideration is passed. The objections of the president of th...

Theres mounting pressure on the British Government to close all schools in england for face to face teaching for two weeks after the christmas holidays. Teaching unions say a move to Home Learning for most children is necessary to curb the spread of coronavirus. 0ne union is advising teachers not to return to school on monday over safety fears. Figures released in the past hour show a further 57,725 positive coronavirus cases in the past 2a hours here in the uk the highest daily total. There hav...

To the removal of the names of confederate generals from us military bases. The move is seen as a humiliating rebuke of the president. Next, 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 Johns Hopkins university, there are now 20,007,119 cases 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...

French police shut down an illegal rave, going since new years eve with more than two and a half thousand partygoers. 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. In the United States 12 republican senators say theyll raise objections this week to president elect joe bidens victory. Theyll do it when congress meets to review the results of the Electoral College vote. It wont be enough to alter ...

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. With the second highest number of Coronavirus Infections in the world, india has begun testing its plans for a huge vaccination programme. A full scale rehearsal is now underway, involving tens of thousands of Health Workers and volunteers across the country. Two vaccines have been given the green light the Astrazeneca Oxford vaccine and another fro...

Its the week of the inauguration of president elect joe biden, and tensions are high following the violent riots that took place on 6th january on capitol hill. Weve just got these new pictures in from the new yorker magazine, which released unseen footage showing the mob in the Senate Chamber, rifling through senators desks, hurling insults at some of them, and taking photos of documents. So, security is tight. Thousands of National Guard troops have been deployed in washington ahead of the cer...