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welcome welcome to hardtalk, im stephen sackur. scientists have developed covid vaccines with unprecedented speed. now its the manufacture and distribution which will dictate how quickly the pandemic can be tamed. my guest today, adar poonawalla, is boss of the biggest vaccine producer in the world, serum institute of india. he went all in on a production deal with astrazeneca and for many of us, the jab we get will have been made by him. he is a super rich vaccine visionary. is he is ...

president biden addressing the nation tonight, marking one year of covid, saying the virus has exacted a terrible toll on all americans but offering messages of hope. >> tonight im announcing that i will direct all states, tribes and territories to make all adults, people 18 and over, eligible to be vaccinated no later than may 1. >> the president saying he will not relent until we beat covid-19. hes ramping up a massive nationwide effort to re-open schools safely, and saying hes hopef...

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the biden administrations repeatedly denied that theres a crisis at the border despite the commander in chief requesting backup. >> john: texas governor greg abbott will join us live for an exclusive interview later in the show to talk about what he is seeing in his state. >> sandra: in just a moment we will be speaking about joe bidens policies pushing the district he represents to the breaking point. >> john: greg, whats the latest from where you are? >> reporter: were here at the po...

january, this might not be happening at all. after a lot of democratic internal wrangling, the bill passed the senate over the weekend with exactly zero votes from the house. president biden said he would sign it as soon as he gets it, and the legislation could not be more urgently needed, as he indicated over the weekend. >> we took office 45 days ago. i promised the american people help was on the way. today i can say weve taken one more giant step forward in delivering on that promi...

the daily death toll falling to a four month low on monday. at the very same time roughly 10% of the population has now been fully vaccinated, while nearly 20% have gotten at least one shot. an average of 2.2 million vaccinations are being given out every single day in this country. and weve got to remember, all of this is happening just a year after the country first shut down. i want to start with my colleague peter alexander at the white house. peter, what is the administration doin...

this morning millions of americans are waking up waiting and wondering where is the help they need? where is that covid relief bill? the short answer, still making its way to the house with the senate expected to send it over as soon as today. when we expect the final vote and when you can expect a check to hit your bank account. i dont know how i would have survived without the extra amount. its a godsend. >> president biden promising to sign it as soon as he gets it and getting rea...

Voting in some seats. The other main stories on bbc news at 5. Tax officials have raided west ham and Newcastle United football clubs as part of an investigation into suspected fraud. Strong criticism for Surrey Police for returning a collection of shotguns to a man who went on to kill his partner and her daughter. A show of unity in south korea as the us Military Holdsjoint exercises with local forces as the us senate prepares for Security Briefing on north korea. And a warning that britains im...

Prosperous nation. It is also a nation forged in the commitment that we will never allow the horrors and atrocities of the last century to be repeated. Now, we must Work Together to build a future where the nations of the region are at peace, and all of the region are at peace, and all of our children can grow, and grow up of our children can grow, and grow up strong, and grow up free from terrorism and violence. During my travels, in recent days, i have found new reasons for hope. I have just c...

This morning, gromit. Id like a three minute egg. Steady on gromiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit Park Cast Him as the voice of his plasticine character Wallace Peter sallis was an automatic choice for the part. Cracking toast, gromit. I feel very grateful, not only the richness and the charm that he brought to wallace, and the humour, but alsojust knowing such a lovely man off screen as well was wonderful, and a great privilege. Here we go, then. Few actors are lucky enough to win two such wonderful parts. Pete...