the house of commons has passed the brexit trade deal vote and we are waiting for the house of lords to approve it. it is proceeding through that chamber. hello. snow and ice continue to be hazards for some as we move into the final day of 2020. still very much in the cold air across the uk, temperatures widely well below freezing through the early hours of thursday morning, with the potential for some freezing fog across parts of england and wales. for new year's eve, it's a cold day wherever you are. for most, a mixture of wintry showers with some sunshine, but across scotland through the morning, a more general spell of rain, sleet and snow sliding its way southwards and also into northern ireland as well. as the morning wears on, that snow will tend to become confined to higher ground, just pushing to the far north of england through the afternoon. a few wintry showers for parts of northwest, southwest england, west wales. the further south and east you are, mainly dry with some sunshine once any freezing fog has lifted through the morning. still a cold northerly wind, particular

this being debated at the house of lords. the deal is moving to the next stage -- next stage in the house of lords. let's go back and continue talking about the broader equity market because i wanted to talk about the japanese equity market and whether it would be the right time to enter because we have seen these record highs, 1991 highs or something like that. given this renewed focus on cyclicals, is it too high at this point? have we missed that window of opportunity? >> we haven't missed it but you have to trade the chops. we have seen the markets go almost parabolic in japan and other areas. what we look at is, what is the macro backdrop? there is going to be an acceleration of growth in gdp across a light of developed markets like japan and a lot of em shared both of those makes -- a lot of em shared both of those make sense. we expect them to have support into 2021. we are not the people who say buy any day. we look for the asymmetries on the entrance. we have seen the huge rally as well this year. that has been a phe

but that's the image right now as members of the house of lords are debating the upper house are debating the brexit spell. at least 22 people have been killed in an attack on the city of aden‘s airport in yemen, soon after a plane carrying the country's new government landed. just as passengers were about to leave the aircraft there was an explosion. the cabinet ministers are all reported to be safe. the administration has accused the houthi rebel movement of carrying out the assault. ten people have been injured — one critically — in a landslide that buried houses in the norwegian village of gjerdrum — north—east of the capital oslo. police say 11 people who live in the area are still unaccounted for, and around 700 people have been evacuated. speaking a few hours ago, prime minister erna solberg said emergency workers are still unable to reach the center of the crater because the mud is too unstable. anders thorheim is the head of national preparedness at the norwegian red cross — he gave me an update on the situation. there are still 11 people unaccounted for just followin

crossbench or independent members of the house of lords. these are life peerages and they are political recommendations which are ultimately confirmed by the queen. one name is attracting more attention than most. that is the former conservative party chairman and long time tory donor. he has been put forward for a life peerage and this is an exceptional case because he is there is an independent body which sets the names forward for life members of the house of lords and recommends whether they should go forward or not. in the case of peter, the house of lords appointments commission said it could not support his case. the prime minister though has gone against that advice and in a letter to the chair of the house of lords appointments commission, boris johnson has said that it is vital to give due weight to the consideration and scrutiny but there are wider factors that should be considered. he talks about peter's outstanding contribution to the charitable and business sectors. another reason his name is raising eyebrows is that because i

anchor: let's go live to westminster.pp see what is ing in the house of lords. this is continuing to debate the future relationship. this is the shadow attorney general sho is naking, giving his opinion of this bill. eventually, once that is finally voted on, it will be delivered depending on how late the queen stays up to sign it. the upper house is debating the brexit bill. at least 22 people have been killed in an attack in yemen. just as passengers were about to leave an aircraft, there was an explosion. the administration has accused the rebel movement of carrying out this assault. 10 people have been injured, one critically, and a landsli that varied houses in a norwegian village north wst -- northeast of oslo. e arnd 700 peove been evacuated. the prime minister said emergency workers are still unable to reach theth center of crater because the mud is too unstable. we got this update on situation. >> 11 people are unaccounted r. fjustlowing a press brief with the police. they have reason to believe there are people in the landslide. it seems like some of t

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out by the house of lords. so we're going to see what happens. because this is something that the eu, the 27 member states, the trust really was blown when back in september the prime minister introduced this bill. now, we're going through this process of ping-pong, so it could? back to the upper house. we will have to see -- so it could very much go back to the upper house. we will have to see what happens. very close monitored by brussels, because a lot of that trust has actually been tested very seriously. so, we'll see what comes out of the house of commons in the coming half an hour in those votes, then we will see what the negotiating teams. but really it is about political will. ultimately if there is to be a deal, it will be the political leaders. boris johnson just needs to consult his cabinet and make his own decision, but ultimately 27 eu leaders who need to decide if they are prepared to agree to this deal. both sides say they want a deal, both sides say they will not which at any price. it's best t

the house of lords has agreed to suspend the former ulster unionist mp lord maginnis for at least 18 months over bullying and harassment claims. it follows allegations that he used "homophobic and offensive" language. lord maginnis denied bullying and harassment and called the report by the lords conduct committee "ridiculous", adding that he was the victim of a campaign against him. the chair of the lords conduct committee set out its findings. lord maginnis breached the code of conduct by bullying a parliamentary security officer and then by harassing three members of parliament on the basis of sexual orientation and homophobic comments on a number of different occasions spread over some two months. the conduct committee recommended a suspension of 18 months, double the minimum of nine months recommended by the lords commissioner for standards who'd investigated the claims. we identified on lord maginnis' part both an absence of any remorse and a complete lack of insight into the impact of his behaviour on in particular the victims of such behaviour. lord mcginnis portrayed himself

in the last half—hour, the house of lords has cleared the brexit deal, lord true, the cabinet office minister rounding off of the houses of parliament are waiting for royal assent. the signature of the queen on that bill in order for it to become an act of parliament and therefore the law of the land. that isa therefore the law of the land. that is a formality, but it takes some time, perhaps in the next hour or so, maybe the next few minutes, we will see that news and that will confirm legally the uk will leave all of the entanglements it has had with the european union, whether you like them or not, at 11pm tomorrow night with a trade deal with our nearest neighbours. night with a trade deal with our nearest neighbourslj night with a trade deal with our nearest neighbours. i think people might be interested to know — is the queen having to stay this? —— stay up queen having to stay this? —— stay upfor queen having to stay this? —— stay up for this. it is a really good question, and i was suggesting on the radio was the case. she could flick onto the television to what

the house of lords agreed to suspend the former ulster unionist mp lord maginnis for at least 18 months over bullying and harassment claims. it follows allegations that he used homophobic and offensive language. lord maginnis denied the accusations and called a report by the lord's conduct committee "ridiculous". we identified, on lord maginnis' part, both an absence of any remorse and a complete lack of insight into the impact of his behaviour on, in particular, the victims of such behaviour. lord maginnis portrayed himself before us as a victim of a conspiracy by people who disapproved of his views and insisted that all of his conduct had been provoked. he continued to refer to the claimants in a disobliging and sometimes offensive manner. and he said he was not, in fact, minded to accept either any training course oi’ suspension. scientists have taken a step towards producing a low—cost vaccine for malaria. final—stage human trials are due to begin in several african countries. the disease kills around 400,000 people a year, mainly children. peers wanted to be sure that uk fund

of the house of lords have taken out will probably be reinserted by mps in the house of commons and then sent back to the lords. you are right to say that protocol would suggest that over past years, the house of commons because it's the elected chamber will eventually get its way. jessica, thank you very much indeed. we'd spend most of the programme focused on a deal that's taken a long time and still wasn't done, ina taken a long time and still wasn't done, in a minute, we will talk about a deal that's taken even longer, but eventually got done. bob dylan's sold his song catalogue to universal records for a huge amount of money. we will get the story from the quite extraordinary deal. the former england and leeds rhinos rugby league player, kevin sinfield — has just run seven marathons in seven days — all of them in well under four hours. here's our sports correspondent katie gornall cheering. it was a challenge powered by friendship and, this morning, that challenge entered its final strides. kevin sinfield had just run seven marathons in seven days to support the motor neuro

the debate is now in the house of lords. i know you spoke a little bit earlier already. we are expecting about later, whatever happens, this will go through, this is the future of the uk's relationship the eu. the bill will go through. we are in the last hours of the debate, but the house of commons gave it a big majority and our job house of commons gave it a big majority and ourjob is into question the authority of the elected house when it speaks so decisively, so the big question now for the government and for the country ultimately is if this deal turns out to be bad news for people's jobs and incomes turns out to be bad news for people'sjobs and incomes because turns out to be bad news for people's jobs and incomes because we have less trade, a lot more bureaucracy, we take a particular hit with our service industry, lots of people watching this will work in the business and financial service where we don't have a deal at all. so there will be new trade barriers and we will lose jobs. what will we do that and? what is plan b? well, i think we will on to, probably f

if we look to the house of lords, the government does not have a majority. but at the same time we know there isa but at the same time we know there is a majority against no—deal. that is a majority against no—deal. that is the other option at this stage. although peers will be very unhappy about how quickly this is done, there are some amendments mentioned in the house of lords saying that, i still do think that we will see the legislation get through. i'm going to draw this to a close for the moment. please don't go away. we do wa nt to moment. please don't go away. we do want to talk to you again very shortly. we are going to cross right now to the weather. thank you very much. still cold out there at the moment, —8 in parts of western scotland, even as far south as the south coast of england, —2. to go with the frost, some ice around, especially where you have the showers. these are the showers at the moment, snow in the north—west of scotland, sleet and snow flurries through northern ireland and north wales, approaching an area of rain towards

commons through the house of lords and then later in the day or even the night will be presented to the queen so it's really extraordinarily quickly but once boris johnson will have signed this international treaty he will have achieved in a way what he had promised he would have taken back and so over in 3 from the e.u. we're also having avoided a really bad economic crisis we know that brags that is going to hit the u.k. economy even with this is but without the deal it would have been a disaster for many british exporters for many many factories so is sigh of relief in the business world that there is this deal taking effect 1st of january. big at mass in london and teri schultz in brussels thanks to you both britain has become the 1st country in the world to authorize the coronavirus back saying developed by astra zeneca and oxford university it's the 2nd vaccine to receive emergency authorization from the u.k. all thora t's after the biotech finds a job trial data suggests the latest bank same is less effective easier to store and transport wealth already say they plan to start

the house of lords agreed to suspend more beginners after bullying and harassment claims. it follows allegations that he used homophobic and offensive language. lord beginners deny the accusations and call the report by the lord's conduct committee ridiculous. we identified on lord beginners‘s pa rt identified on lord beginners‘s part both in absence of any remorse and a complete lack of insight into the impact of his behaviour on particular victims of such behaviour. —— mcguinness. he portrayed himself before us as a victim ofa himself before us as a victim of a conspiracy by people who disapproved his views and insisted that for all of his conduct had been provoked, he continued to refer to the claimants ina continued to refer to the claimants in a dis— obliging and sometimes offensive manner and sometimes offensive manner and he said he was not in fact minded to accept either training course or suspension. scientists have taken a step towards producing a low—cost vaccine for malaria. final stage human trials are due to begin in several african countries. the

of parliament the house of lords still has to debate and vote on the bill later that day. it's also expected to pass there the agreement is due to go into force on new year's day marked. well let's bring in our correspondents big mass in london and teri schultz in brussels being it all start with you the lower house of parliament has approved this historic deal it had overwhelming backing from the lower house of parliament is that a surprise it is not a surprise the labor main opposition party has said that basically through gritted teeth that most of them would vote for the deal because they said it's better than having no deal so this is just one part of the parliamentary scrutiny as you've explained it he says go through the house of lords and be presented to the queen and boris johnson needs to sign it all in just one day which is quite extraordinary particularly since the great city is always argued that this breaks it would take back control and that the control would go back to their democracy in the u.k. and many m.p.'s and this debate have really complained that t

the house of lords and recommend whether they should go forward or not. in the case of peter, the commissions said it could not support his case. the prime minister though has gone against that advice and in a letter to the chair of the house of lords, borisjohnson said it is vital to give due weight to their consideration and scrutiny, but there are widerfactors consideration and scrutiny, but there are wider factors to consider. he talked about him making a great comfort to my contribution. back in 2012, he was forced to resign —— making a great contribution. he was caught up in accusations to offering access to david cameron and exchange for bob about he subsequently one legal action against the paper in one of this journalist and was awarded substantial damages. although they were later reduced by the court of appeal. the prime minister says in his letter this is all in the past, and at the time, he stepped back from his role. but there are accusations from the labour party and others that the labour party and others that the labour party's labour

house of commons has already voted on it all on it it's going through the house of lords and then later on probably in the evening it will be presented to the queen so that's that's a pair of the process but the really remarkable thing is that all this is being done in one day and many critics of the government already mocking that well it was supposed to be about giving back control to the u.k. parliament to only have a day or half a day for the house of commons for scrutiny a lot of m.p.'s in this debate have remarked that it's just fooling for short of what they really want terry over to you in brussels the european commission and council of signed off on the deal e.u. leaders gave their approval a few days ago but it's still being called a provisional application of the agreement why is that. that's right william and that's because as beer good explained had happened in london the european parliament said we're not doing that when it became clear that the agreement was going to be concluded only in the final days of the year the european parliament said that's simply not enough time

that goes to the house of lords for formality. the opposition had many critical words for the deal and for prime minister johnson, but they nonetheless back at as the lesser of two evils. >> the fruits of months of arduous negotiation. at long last, the post brexit trade deal was presented before the british prime minister for his signature. >> the treaty i just signed is not the end and i think what will be the beginning of a wonderful relationship. >> an hour earlier, mp's in the house of commons overwhelmingly approved the agreement. >> the ayes have it. >> desperate to avoid a cliff edge, most opposition lawmakers got behind boris johnson's deal. >> a thin deal is better than no deal, and not implementing this deal would mean immediate tariffs and quotas with the eu which would push up prices and drive businesses to the wall. >> weighing in at over 1200 pages, the hard one accord covers over 700 billion euros worth of trade between the u.k. and eu and ensures a zero-tariff exchange of goods. as it clears parliamentary hurdles

this isn't strong point, but certainly, the house of lords will wait until they have that royal assent from the palace. so, ithink have that royal assent from the palace. so, i think it will be, we are looking around midnight. but today, this is... i would say, it just won't be. the wrangling over the actual exit process on the terms of our future relationship have now been finished, but that doesn't mean incrimination ‘s and the wrangling will go on for years to come. we saw from the snp today that they will certainly be making this point of their discussions for many years to come, i'm sure. that's quite useful. we will bear that in mind as the time approaches midnight and we wait to hear from the lords and the palace. lizzy, is it this it for brexit? you just said hard brexit, soft brexit, forget it. but on the wider point, is it it for britain's relationship with the eu, or why wouldn't we spend the next 47 years talking about as well? it's definitely not it for our relationship with the eu. if boris johnson, borisjohnson has said he will always want to have a close partnership w

is not usual for us to go at almost 11 o'clock to the house of lords. but you have a quick dip and see what's going on there. lord true, is a summing up for the government. that vote will be reasonably soon. we'll keep an eye on that. let's go to our last paper. i know you both haven't seen this, but you can imagine it. the daily mail says two giant leaps to freedom, but will you need —— 20 million more in tier 4. he has a picture with borisjohnson with his sons up and a picture of a patient getting a jab sons up and a picture of a patient getting ajab —— sons up and a picture of a patient getting a jab —— he is a thumbs up. i wonder why boris johnson getting a jab —— he is a thumbs up. i wonder why borisjohnson didn't sign the treaty when he was getting ajab sign the treaty when he was getting a jab himself. sign the treaty when he was getting ajab himself. i wouldn't sign the treaty when he was getting a jab himself. i wouldn't put it past. we actually asked the prime minister's spokesman a few weeks ago whether he would get the jab li

the house of commons has already voted on it and it is going through the house of lords, and later in the evening it will be presented to the queen. that is the parallel process. but the remarkable thing is that all this is being done in one day, and many are remarking that it was supposed to be about giving back control to the u.k. parliament, and to only have a day or half a day for the house of commons, is falling short of what they really want. william: over to you and brussels. the european commission and council have signed off on the deal and e.u. leaders gave their approval a few days ago. but it is still being called a provisional application of the agreement. why is that? reporter: that's right, and that's because european parliament said we are not doing that, when it became clear that the agreement was going to be concluded only in the final days of the year, the european parliament said that is not enough time to give due process and do scrutiny to the more than 1200 page agreement. they said it may only come up for a vote in march. no one is really threatening to makes t

the assurance came after the house of lords heard that the pfizer/biontech jab is potentially worth more than heroin or cocaine. a professor of nursing said each box contained enough vaccine for 480 people. the value is considerable, and illicit drug dealers and criminals have never been more motivated to intercept or steal legal drugs as the potential for profit from them is far larger at the moment than those from heroin and cocaine. and for this reason, i welcome the fact that we may have to use the military in order to ensure that things are delivered safely in this transition period. can the noble lord the minister assure the house that the plans are sufficiently robust in terms of security to prevent theft? of course, the noble lady i'm sure will understand that i can't share details of the security arrangements but i can assure her that we have worked very closely with the vaccine suppliers and with others to ensure that the shipments are properly protected and looked after. would the noble lord the minister in due course when there is widespread availability of the vaccines look

house of commons has already voted on it all on it it's going through the house of lords and then later on probably in the evening it will be presented to the queen so that's that's a pair of the process but the really remarkable thing is that all this has been done in one day and many critics of the government already mocking that well it was supposed to be about giving back control to the u.k. parliament bods to only have a day or half a day for the house of commons for scrutiny a lot of m.p.'s in this debate have remarked that it's just fooling for sure what they want terry over to you in brussels the european commissioner council of signed off on the deal e.u. leaders gave their approval a few days ago but it's still being called a provisional application of the agreement why is that. that's right william and that's because as bear good explained had happened in london the european parliament said we're not doing that when it became clear that the agreement was going to be concluded only in the final days of the year the european parliament said that simply not enough time to give d

the government currently it's in the upper house the house of lords there's about 180 lords that want to actually speak on this so it will go late into the evening here but by somewhere around midnight it will receive royal assent from the queen and become law and that will be the end of that right prove very very much to do put her in the in london at least 25 people travelling on a bus have been killed in an attack in syria it happened near the village of coverage up on the outskirts of the province they reported on their way to join new year's celebrations the group has yet claimed responsibility. there's been several aftershocks in central croatia share a day after a 6.4 magnitude quake killed at least 7 people it struck near the town of picher india 50 kilometers from the capital zagreb and the local mess has half the town has been destroyed many people spent the night in tents afraid to return to the homes rain fell overnight any rubble into mud we were all scientists of war and they could be more aftershocks the latest tremors were felt throughout the region including in bosnia

peer in the house of lords. good to speak to you again. thank you for being with us. in the light of the different announcements that we re of the different announcements that were made last week about trade involving northern ireland, will much change for british companies on the ist of january, even much change for british companies on the ist ofjanuary, even if much change for british companies on the ist of january, even if there much change for british companies on the ist ofjanuary, even if there is no deal? we are at a such a crucial point at the moment, in fact, just today the business europe, which is the organisation of all the equivalent of the cvi and confederation in each of the countries in europe come all of them have put out a message today, along with the cbi, saying this is an important weekend for european economies, many businesses and jobs depend on an eu uk agreement and we ask of both sides to collaborate in in the interest of many in tough negotiations, walking the way it might seem the o

the house of lords continued to demand changes to the legislation, which critics have banded a power grab by westminster. the uk internal market bill is required for the end of the transition period. but concerns persist over what is seen as the centralisation of power at the expense of scotland, wales and northern ireland. in the latest round of parliamentary ping—pong with the commons, the lords renewed demands that all demonstrations a bigger voice in the way the uk market operates. ijust need pubs to rememberwhy we're here. it's quite simple. when the case for brexit was all about take back control, i think we fail to understand the government take control to itself. even over issues which were fully evolved. but we soon discovered when this bill was published, without any of involvement of the default authorities, the bill actually run over devolved competencies. an independent peer said it was important to let the government do things their way. i do not believe that it in any way will disrupt the workings of the internal market. indeed, there are benefits by adding the lords

and he was pressed quite hard on this point by members of the house of lords committee and said, can we do that here? he said no. our deadline on the 31st of december. so in effect, saying, we could spend nine months coming up with a last—minute agreement which removes tariffs, which gives us an agreement and secured cooperation, but we would prefer to walk away from all of that and have no—deal then potentially deal with a messy few days at the be getting of january. is deal with a messy few days at the be getting ofjanuary. is that what would really happen? i mean, everyone is holding one's else's feet and the fire at the moment. so i think we wait and watch, i think that was ronald reagan who said that, i'm going back a while there, but you know, we are getting down to the needy greedy now come about, yes, potentially, he was think of me you know, don't set your alarm clock quite yet, these talks really could go on tilljust after christmas to allow the commons and the lords time then to turn around very quickly, have a vote on it, turn it into legislation and then let that eu

lord maginnis is to be barred from the house of lords for at least 18 months for the bullying and harassment of three mps and a security guard. fellow peers voted overwhelmingly to back the punishment of the former ulster unionist mp who sits as an independent, which was recommended by the lords conduct committee. this is bbc world news, the latest headlines: the uk prepares to become the first western nation to roll—out a coronavirus vaccine. within hours around 70 british hospitals will begin a mass vaccination programme. the british prime minster will travel to brussels this week in a last ditch bid to salvage a post—brexit trade deal with the eu. watching sport is a huge past time that many have sorely missed during the pandemic. many sports are still being played without spectators or limited numbers. but while traditional sports have suffered, esports has grown — competitive video gaming is on the rise with viewership on twitch, the gaming streaming service, up by 31%. people have been playing more games as they have been stuck at home, but they are also watching the world's best

law controversial legislation being considered in the house of lords would protect agents from prosecution for serious crimes committed abroad it comes as a new report reveals the extent to which they've been acting with impunity saskia taylor takes a closer look. do you dream of a life of crime are you just not fussed about human rights does the idea of going rogue excites you yes well then i've got great news and my 6 is hiring oh and don't worry if one syrian you commit a few deeds they don't mind in fact even renew your contract secret intelligence services identify the risk that the agents may be involved in serious criminality overseas or 6 months up to the original submission. a number of indicators that the agent may have been involved in or have contemplated the serious criminality referenced above we concluded that on the basis of this new information as our red line said most likely been breached every year the i.p.c.c. releases a report on how well behaved the u.k. intelligence agencies and police forces have been in this area turns out not very not only does the report tell th

of commons, and later in the house of lords. the purpose of today's proceedings is for parliament to approve the eu trade future relationship bill, which is the bit of legislation which will put into effect the trade deal which was reached with the eu just before christmas, and it is being raced through parliament in record time because, of course, it needs to take effect in time for 11pm tomorrow, december the 31st, which is when the transition period that we are currently in after formally leaving the eu at the beginning of this year expires. and the prime minister got the debate in the house of commons under way a little earlier this morning by telling mps that the deal he had reached would allow the uk to have a close relationship with the european union in the future while taking back control of what he said was the uk's national destiny. and he said that the deal achieved what many people said was impossible. just as we have avoided trade barriers, we have ensure the uk's full control of our laws and regulations. there is

well, later, the house of lords formally deleted parts of the united kingdom internal market bill following that agreement with the eu over northern ireland. the clauses they took out had been hugely controversial, as they would have allowed ministers to break international law. we sought these measures to guard against the possibility of not reaching agreement with the eu in thejoint committee. as we have now reached agreement with the eu, i am pleased to say that the clauses that provided for the safety net are no longer needed and the government is content for them to be removed from the bill. the government's climb—down was widely welcomed. i still like to think that the government has recognised the strength of feeling throughout this house, across all parties and none, not least some of the giants of their own party in this house, that those clauses simply would not do. i welcome the fact that the government has seen fit to remove these clauses, which, for the reasons lord judge gave, should never have found their way into legislation, draft legislation. the government should never

house of lords member and franco british council chair. coming up, final stage trials set for another covid-19 vaccine. our interview with the ceo of novavax is next. this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ matt: welcome back to the european open. we are about 18 minutes away from the start of cash trading. gains here on european equity indexes. it would be fascinating to show you ftse futures, they are moving a lot. right now up more than 1%. if you have a bloomberg, check out the ftse futures. novavax ish company starting final stage trials of its vaccine. the president and ceo told us he is confident it will be as effective as the moderna and pfizer shots and that it will also work against the new variant of the virus. the middlebody is in of testing the vaccines against that strain, but what we do know is our platform, we use the same platform of recombinant particle with an adjutant that has worked well against flu. we have shown our flu vaccine, it showed a broad response against multiple strains, so we are hoping we have the same effect with cov

lord maginnis is to be barred from the house of lords for at least 18 months for the bullying and harassment of three mps and a security guard. fellow peers voted overwhelmingly to back the punishment of the former ulster unionist mp, who sits as an independent, which was recommended by the lords conduct committee. the mother of a girl who died following an asthma attack in south—east london in 2013 has told an inquest that she would have moved house immediately had she known the effects of dangerous levels of air pollution on her daughter's health. the coroner is being asked to rule that air pollution caused the death of ella kissi—debrah, who was nine years old — a finding that would make legal history. it has never been identified as a cause of death before in the uk. 0ur environment correspondent claire marshall reports. this picture of ella, two months before she died, is on display in the court room, as details emerge about the story surrounding her death. the coroner's court has already heard how she was exposed to years of dangerous, illegal levels of air pollution. coughing el

of lords in the coming hours well this comes just a day before the u.k. automatically leaves the e.u. single market all the while the e.u. chiefs of signed off on the future relationship agreements in brussels european council and commission presidents show nischelle and stephen dillane formalize the books proven in brussels the papers have been flown to the u.k. now for signing that all 27 member states will abide by the agreement provisionally until it can be ratified by the parliament hope brennan has this update now from westminster. it was an ability and performance by prime minister boris johnson swatting away criticisms of the deal from the labor opposition who said that it was a rather thin deal and the traders would be. overcome with an avalanche of red tape and bureaucracy and checks but the opposition parties know and knew that it was a done deal the battle was over and you can tell just from the surroundings i mean i know we're in the middle of a pandemic and an almost total lockdown tear for us the restrictive measures around the parliament b

of lords. thank you, jonathan beale. more than half a million children across the uk are living in destitution, according to a report by thejoseph rowntree foundation. it defines destitution as being when a household cannot afford two or more essentials such as shelter, food, heating and clothing. the north of england has some of the worst affected regions. middlesbrough was named as the worst affected place, as our north of england correspondent, fiona trott, reports. we've seen some deprivation, but not on this scale. this small charity feeds around 300 people a week. gravy and taties. next one, please! we'rejust seeing more and more coming every week. we would normally think of destitution as homeless people, people on the streets who haven't got heating or... at least at home they have got shelter, but some of them are wrapping up in blankets. when their heating goes off, that means that the children are cold. hiya, matty, how's your course been going? i was a bit proud. i didn't tell peopl