Transfer of power . More people may die if we do not co ordinate. Light at the end of the tunnel the postponed Tokyo Olympics and paralympics will go ahead, according to the ioc. A british diplomat is hailed as a hero in china after jumping into a river to save a woman from drowning. Hello to you. Well, we all need a bit of good news at the moment. We begin with more good news in the search for a covid vaccine. After Clinical Trials in the United States, the firm moderna says its vaccine is almost 95 effective. Its one of around 50 now being tested on people worldwide and its success along with pfizers announced last week raises hopes that others could also be effective. But the World Health Organization has warned that with cases surging in europe and the us, now is not the time to be complacent. Our medical editor fergus walsh reports. Another dose of hope and further evidence that vaccines will provide a way out of this pandemic. Thank you. Stunning early results from this trial, fr
Now on bbc news, the week in parliament. Hello and welcome to the week in parliament. Coming up on this programme the Health Secretary wants nhs staff to gear up for the roll out the new Coronavirus Vaccine if its approved in the next few weeks. I know that they will rise to the challenge of being ready when the science comes good to inject hope into millions of arms this winter. The government suffers a heavy defeat in the lords, as peers fillet a controversial bill that would give ministers the power to break International Law. I urge my noble friends on the front bench to recognise that this bill is notjust unlawful, but also unethical. And the head of the Football Association quits after using outdated language at a commons committee. Would you want to withdraw that . Because isnt that exactly the sort of language that means inclusion is not a reality . If i said it, i deeply apologise for it. But first, the big news of the week was for once a ray of hope, with the announcement tha
Talk, lets get some hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk. Im stephen sackur. In the midst of a pandemic which has inflicted Severe Damage on the european economy, it is tempting to see the us election victory ofjoe biden asa election victory ofjoe biden as a boost for the eu. After all, donald trump seemed to view europe more as economic arrival than strategic partner. My arrival than strategic partner. My guest today is spains foreign minister arancha gonzalez. What kind of power and influence can the eu wheeled on the world stage when it is grappling with a covid recession, exit and deep internal division . Exit. Brexit. Arancha gonzalez, in madrid, welcome to hardtalk. Its great to be with you. I think we have to be with you. I think we have to start with events in the United States, key european leaders like Angela Merkel have made little effort to disguise their relief thatjoe biden is now president elect. In the United States. Do you share that feeling yourself . Well, you see, spaniard
Have risen at an astonishing president Electjoe Biden warns more people could die and terrifying rate, according to the leader if the Trump Administration doesnt co operate of the city council. With the transition. Stephen brady has written reporter what do you see to the prime minister, as the biggest threat asking for more government support. Our correspondent vickyjohnson to your transition right now, given president trumps unprecedented attempt to obstruct and delay a smooth transfer of power . Has the latest details. More people may die if we do not co ordinate. Hurricane iota bears down over the past week or co , hull on Central America forcing thousands of people in nicaragua and honduras has been at the top of the very top of Coronavirus Infection rate. This means there has been an increase in the number of patients being admitted to hospitals. On friday, our cameras went into the hull infirmary and there was about 50 patients, today, about 190 and many of them needing intensiv
From Cape Canaveral. And Lewis Hamilton becomes the most successful driver in the history of formula 1 as he secures his seventh world title. A very warm welcome to the programme. We begin in the United States. Donald trump is resisting growing pressure to admit defeat in the us president ial election and begin the transition to the president electjoe biden. Mr trump tweeted we still have a long way to go. I concede nothing. And he again alleged fraud in the poll 12 days ago without providing evidence. Joe bidens chief of staff has called for the transition process to begin this week to allow the country to focus on tackling coronavirus cases which have just exceeded 11 million. Our north america correspondent david willis reports. Winter has brought with it a new surge in coronavirus cases here. And one consequence of that grim milestone of 11 million cases is the record level of hospitalisations. The us is currently adding around 1 million new coronavirus cases a week. Joe biden, see