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News 28th April
Tuesday, EU trying to confirm the Brexit deal. 
You may not realise it but the Trade deal was not agreed in December.  PM Boris said he got a deal.  No, it was only temporary.  The EU has to agree it in full.  The French are not happy.  They say UK is not giving the fishing licences – that was agreed.   Also the EU wants to make sure the agreement with Northern Ireland is working – it is not at the moment.  Remember this Brexit deal is just about goods – what is in lorries and ships.  It is not about services.  UK sells more services than goods.  Services like finance, insurance – they are not included.  Also actors and musicians are not allowed to go to Europe – they have to apply for special visas.  Since January, the trade with Europe has gone done by 40% at least.
Countries sending help to India for Covid – it’s not enough
India has a terrible Covid problem.  Countries send help.  But India has 1,400 million people.  The aid is important but it is a tiny amount.  India needs a vast amount of help.
What happens to electric car batteries when they die?
Nearly every country wants to have electric cars.  It is good for the environment.  We want to stop using petrol and diesel.  Electric cars are the answer and do not have pollution when you are driving.  But what happens when the batteries stop working?  The batteries are made with a lot of poisonous chemicals.  It is hard to re-cycle them.  It takes a long time.  You cannot re-cycle batteries in the UK because of health and safety.  They go to China.  But the materials are valuable.  We shall see.