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Today at six. The uk drugs regulator approves a Coronavirus Vaccine. The first doses will be here next week. The uk is the first country to approve the pfizer vaccine. The Prime Minister praises the scientists but hes got a warning, too. As we celebrate this scientific achievement, were not carried away with overoptimism or fall into the naive belief that the struggle is over. Its not. Jabs at racecourses and conference centres they could all be used in one of the biggest logistical operations t...

This is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. Boris johnson will announce new measures on monday to tackle coronavirus in england, with some areas of the north warned they are likely to face tougher restrictions. Donald trump will return to the campaign trail later with a speech at the white house but wont confirm if hes covid free. Armenia and azerbaijan agree to a humanitarian ceasefire, following two weeks of intense fighting over the disputed territor...

Hello, this is bbc news. The headlines. A major government u turn in england as the exams regulator says all a level and gcse students in england will be given the grades assessed by their teachers or their moderated grade if that was higher. It will make would like to say sorry for that and we are now making steps to correct that. The opposition says the government should have sorted this out weeks ago, while the education secretary has apologised saying students had been affected by significa ...

This is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. Hours to do a deal post brexit trade talks resume today but are said to be on a knife edge. It would have been great to have got this nailed down sooner, but ultimately its not the Biggest Surprise in the world that its going right to the last minute. Final preparations are being made for the uks Mass Vaccination Programme against coronavirus, which is due to begin tomorrow. Snowy winters could come to an end ...

This is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. Will bahrain says it is normalising relations with israel, in a move that further erodes the arab worlds boycott of the jewish state. Protests in lesbos against conditions on the greek island with migrants demanding to be allowed onto mainland europe. More than half a Million People in the us state of oregon flee Deadly Wildfires raging across the pacific northwest. In the uk, the r number, showing how many pe...

This is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. Millions of Public Sector workers in england are expected to face a pay freeze in next weeks Spending Review. Nhs workers are thought to be protected, but unions say the efforts of all Public Sector workers need to be recognised. Of course the incredible nhs staff at the forefront of this, but so have care workers, so have local authority workers, so have Civil Servants. This pandemic has demonstrated one thin...

A very warm welcome bbc news. My names mike embley. Our top stories britain is to roll out a massive vaccination after it being approved in record time. When you consider the damage that i was saying earlier, the damage that this virus has done, it is a fantastic moment. It has to stop. An exasperated election official in the us state of georgia pleads with President Trump to dial down the rhetoric levelled against his colleagues over the election result. The french president who oversaw sweepin...

Yes i absolutely agree with james . Yes i absolutely agree with joe. The tattered reputation of the government is going to take another public. There is very moving testimony online eight nurse with 30 yea rs testimony online eight nurse with 30 Years Experience at that two dozen of the residents in her care home died stop and she said she was broken at the lowest point by that. She was in despair. That very moving testimony shows the human impact of this policy of sending infected patients to c...

This is bbc news, im reeta chakrabarti. The headlines the chancellor rishi sunak announces a newjob support scheme lasting six months from november he says it will save viable jobs. Mr speaker, these are radical interventions in the uk Labour Market policies we have never tried in this country before. A planned rise in vat has also been cancelled and businesses will now have longer to pay back government loa ns. Labour believes rishi sunak should have acted sooner unions say the measure will sav...

Pressure mounts for a rethink of plans for easing covid restrictions at christmas two influential medicaljournals say relaxing rules on household mixing is a rash decision that will cost lives. Our Health System is not going to manage if we allow the current trend to continue, on top of the superspreader event which will be these five days of christmas. The government says no changes are planned urging us to do the minimum that is necessary when mixing at christmas. Many families will want to co...