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This is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. The mayor of Greater Manchester will speak to the government today to try and find a solution to the stand off over Financial Support for the region if new restrictions are imposed. Anywhere could end up in tier three this winter. In fact, i would say places are likely to end up in tier 3. Therefore, it is everyones concern to protect the lowest paid in our community. The earlier we have the restrictions, in t...

The effectiveness of lockdown Coronavirus Infections in england have fallen by about a third. Some of the worst hit areas see the biggest improvements, but experts warn the figures are still too high. Still at 1 , which means one in 100 people that we test randomly has evidence of virus on a nose and throat swab. So clearly thats still too high. Well be getting all the latest analysis on what the data shows. Also this lunchtime. Wales faces tougher new restrictions. Pubs across the country will ...

This is bbc news, with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. Theres been a steep rise in gcse grades in england, wales and Northern Ireland pupils have been receiving them after a uk government u turn means marks are now based on teacher assessments. Meanwhile, chaos for hundreds of thousands of pupils as btec students are told they wont get their marks, just hours before they were due to be published. We are working very closely with ucas, with the independent regulat...

Tonight at six. High hopes for the Covid Vaccine that britain is pinning its hopes on. Researchers in oxford working with astrazeneca say the latest data suggests theirjab works well on older people as their trials reach their final stages. Our results are really, really encouraging because this means we might be able to offer protection to the vulnerable age groups, the elderly, who are particularly susceptible to severe disease. The government has ordered 100 million doses of the vaccine enoug...

This is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. Im Laura Trevelyan in washington. Our top stories. President trump says he wont attend the inauguration of his successorjoe biden as the speaker of the house threatens impeachment proceedings following this weeks unrest. A Murder Investigation has been launched into the death of a Capitol Hill Police officer who was caught up in wednesdays riots. Hes the fifth person to have died. And im kasia madera in london...

Joining us today on this interactive show getting answers. We will be here every day at breaking news as we come on the air. New developments in the Deadly Police confrontation involving a black man in rochester, new york. The major late today suspending at least seven officers following the death of daniel prude. The officers pinning him down. He stopped breathing minutes later. He died days after that. The mayor saying the police chief had told her he died of a Drug Overdose in police custody....

This is bbc news. The headlines wales faces tougher new corona restrictions pubs across the country will be banned from selling alcohol in the run up to christmas. Singer rita ora has apologises for breaching lockdown rules, the Prime Minister every member of the public, including celebrities should follow the rules. Borisjohnson calls for his mps to show unity and resolve as he tries to head off a rebellion over his new tier system in england. Coronavirus infections in england have fallen by ab...

This is bbc news with the latest headlines. A ban on travellers into the uk from south america and portugal has come into force. The transport secretary says the precautionary step was taken because of fears of a new variant of coronavirus. Some of them which are a more easily transmitted, are obviously of greater concern and its really as a precautionary principle. We are so close now, we have 3 million of these vaccine in peoples arms in these vaccine in peoples arms in the uk, we want to make...

This is bbc news an earthquake in american politics. Six weeks before the us election the selection of a Supreme Court judge throws the race in the air. Ruth Bader Ginsburg was a poweful voice for liberal causes, her dying wish was that the next president should replace her. Thats unlikely to happen. President trump is moving fast to name a successor. And republicans relish the idea of a conservative Supreme Court. Of the eightjustices now on the courts bench three were appointed by democratic p...

This is bbc world news. These are the headlines. In Record Number of deaths in the uk from coronavirus, 938 reported over a 2k hour period. The british Prime Minister is facing a fourth night in the hospital. Downing street says mrjohnson is making steady progress, though he is still in intensive care. The wto says global trade could fall by as much as a third because of restrictions to contain covid i9. The wto chief says the pandemic could provoke the deepest recession of our lifetimes. The Sa...