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Now on bbc news, panorama. Siren wails. Our Health Service is being pushed to the limit. Ive just taken up another sick covid patient. Young man, younger than me. The patients with covid have been some of the sickest ive seen. Were all really concerned, particularly about the next couple of weeks, in terms of how were going to cope. A new variant of coronavirus is driving record numbers of infections and deaths. Many hospitals are at breaking point. At the moment theyre having to work in conditi...

Which will defend President Trump in his impeachment trial. It will include ken starr the main prosecutor from bill clintons impeachment as well as the lawyer alan dershowitz, whose clients included oj simpson and jeffrey epstein. Irans Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has defended the countrys armed forces after it admitted shooting down a passenger plane by mistake. Canadas Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, says iran must pay compensation to the 176 people who were killed 57 of those were c...

Everybody. Were building thousands of ventilators right now. You know, it takes a period of time to build them. And again nobody could have known a thing like this would happenhousands and we will have far more than we can use even after we stockpile for some future catastrophe which we hope doesnt happen, were going to be distributing to them the extras around the world. Well go to italy, france, spain which is very hard hit. Is there any truth reporting that your administration is stopping shi...

For the us presidency saying his rival has been weak in the face of recent street protests. Earlier speaking in pennsylvania joe biden accused mr trump of stoking politically explosive violence and seeking to instilfear in america. The french president Emmanuel Macron has called for the swift formation of a crisis government in lebanon after a new Prime Minister Mustapha Adib was named. Mr macron is visiting lebanon for the second time in a month and is to meet mr adib. The Tour Operator tui is ...

This is bbc news. The headlines at 6. Nearly 18 Million People in london and south east england move into stricter tier 4 restrictions from midnight people must stay at home and non essential shops have to close. For those in tier 4, it means the relaxation of rules at christmas has been scrapped and reduced to one day, the 25th, for the rest of england. We must be realistic. Were sacrificing the chance to see our loved ones this christmas so we have a better chance of protecting their lives so ...

This is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. The uk government urges members of the public to continue following lockdown rules. Its because one of its top scientific advisers has resigned after admitting breaking the guidelines on social distancing. Professor ferguson has obviously set out that he should have abided by the rules, it was a lapse, an error of judgment. And those rules on social distancing are very firmly still required. The german chancel...

Three teenagers are found guilty of the manslaughter of pc Andrew Harper killed while on duty in berkshire last year. The officer died just a month after his wedding after responding to reports of a stolen quad bike. The defendants drove the car which dragged pc harper behind it for more than a mile. He suffered catastrophic injuries. I dont think we can ever an urgent what she has been through, all the family, and all his friends and colleagues. It is just absolutely devastating for them. Well ...

Labour agrees to pay substantial damages to seven former employees who sued the party over anti semitism. An unreserved apology in the high court for Party Comments about the seven, who spoke out in a bbc Panorama Programme last year. We are pleased that our reputations have been restored, although it will take time to repair the damage caused by their unfounded attacks. We are glad that keir starmer is showing the leadership which is so desperately needed to bring this chapter to a close. There...

Another breakthrough in the battle against coronavirus a vaccine which data suggests is nearly 95 effective. After these trials in the United States its makers moderna describe the discovery as a crucial milestone. I broke into an ear to ear grin when i had the numbers. Heard. It really exceeded our best hopes. And it is an incredibly exciting moment for us as a company, and the world, as we start to develop tools to fight the virus. Well, the markets have reacted positively. Well be assessing t...

Hello, youre watching afternoon live im simon mccoy. Today at 2 a third case of coronavirus is confirmed in the uk the patient is being transferred to an Infectious Disease centre. Meanwhile, chinas ambassador to britain urges countries not to panic about the virus. Hours before hes due to deliver scotlands budget finance secretary derek mckay steps down after sending personal messages to a 16 year old boy on social media. Derek mckays conduct fell far short of what is expected of a minister. In...