So little perspective on this moment, its quite impossible to say. I think the perception that many people in the United States and of course also around the world have that this is an extraordinary unusual time something we are the time out of time, will be curiosity in the future people will look back and wonder about that very wonderment i think its an interesting phenomenon. When you think about today do you compare it to any period in history . Jill lepore as a historian im interested in analogies we have a cognitive tendency to enjoy analogies to find d one thing to be like another all the time. Just in the same way and the kind of person that sees likenesses and family members, and look at a new baby and say, that looks just like great grandma someone so. Have the same time, even as they say i recognize a lot of that is minded perception, my need for familiarity. I think there has been for most of my career as a historian the question to ask historians is what time is this like.
Weather systems around the world and as you can see it is steering weather systems in our including this frontal system here, sliding slowly eastward, bringing further out breaks of heavy rain particularly over high ground in southern scotland, Northern England and wales where we already have a lot of water flowing through the river catchments. As we go through thursday this band of rain will work eastwards and contained within this there will be a short and sharp burst of torrential downpours with some squally and gusty wind. Behind the rain things will brighten up with sunshine but it will turn colder from the north as the day wears on and we will see showers across Northern Ireland and scotland, even to lower levels at times and for the scottish mountains there are likely to be blizzard conditions because the wind will pick up again as we head towards the end of the day. Through thursday night briefly this ridge of High Pressure will provide dry weather but he comes another frontal
Things you can have, actually he was going to impact on your life. Example, if youre giving is like healthcare, all of those elements, they could be really positive things coming from that if they can direct the stuff to alternatively, there are companies that make their own rules and have no power over them. That is going to be the reason it is going to be very difficult and most of us be very difficult and most of us dont understand the strength and value of the data. Basically, this is a new level of exposure for us brits, as you say, we can make up our own rules here will be very similar to gpl because when that was introduced, not last year but there before in may 2018, it was a huge headache for every organisation in the uk, whether it was a school or business because suddenly they have to adhere to these rules and they spent a lot of time and money getting into this and now we may be getting out of it. Some people say, relief, to be, this anymore, but is going to be easier. Easi
Departure from the European Union on the slst ofjanuary. Also on the programme. The one year countdown to an eu uk trade deal both sides have already sounded their warnings. Will the eu turn to protectionism . Plus, how this airplane passenger made an 88 year olds dream come true thanks to a heart warming act of generosity. Hello and welcome im katty kay in washington and James Reynolds is in london. We dont know, the day after, exactly what impact the impeachment of President Trump will have on the election next year. It could help him or it could hurt him. We do know one thing though impeachment is doing nothing to bring the country together. In the hours since mr trump became the third american president to face the sanction of impeachment, the anger, on both sides has only increased. Republicans today are denouncing what they call a sham, toxic, embarassing process. By contrast, democrats say that the president and Top Republicans have gone rogue. Mr trump himself is back in the wh
As Fallon Sherrock becomes the first woman to beat a man at the pdc World Championship at ally pally. Why dennis the Shetland Pony is in the front line in the battle against loneliness this christmas. Good morning. We have some dense fog and icy patches to watch out for this morning. Generally speaking, eastern areas will be drier and brighter in the west, it will be wet and increasingly windy stop i will have more details in 15 minutes. Its wednesday 18 december. Hundreds of thousands of people are facing a wait of months to have their faulty and potentially dangerous washing machines replaced. Whirlpool recalled 500,000 appliances yesterday because of a fire risk, but customers are struggling to get information because of problems with its website. The company was already dealing with problems with its dryers as dan johnson reports. More than half a million of these washers are at risk of sparking a fire if a part in the door lock overheats. It has happened to 79 machines already. Th