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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. 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...

Today at six. Greater manchester is placed under tier three covid restrictions and thats without a deal with local leaders. After ten days of arguing there was no agreement over a Financial Support package borisjohnson said he couldnt wait any longer. Not to act would put manchesters nhs, and the lives of many of manchesters residents, at risk. The pub workers and taxi drivers, bookies and freelancers local leaders say its the poorest who will suffer most. Is this a government committed to level...

Ruth bader ginsburg. The nomination comes weeks before the us president ial election. The Late Us Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg has become the first woman in American History to lie in state in the Capital Building in washington. She was honoured during a private ceremony that was attended by family members and some officials as well as invited guests. One week after israel became the first developed country to implement a Second National lockdown, coronavirus restrictions have been ...

This is bbc news, with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. Parents in england should send their children to Primary School tomorrow, the Prime Minister says but he warns that tougher measures may be needed in the weeks ahead, and refuses to rule out further School Closures. It may be that we need to do things in the next few weeks that will be tougher in many parts of the country. I dont. | mean, im fully, fully reconciled to that and i bet the people of this country...

President trump has formally nominated the 48 year old conservative judge Amy Coney Barrett to fill the vacant seat on the Us Supreme Court. Mr trump appeared alongside the judge at the white house, describing his nominee as one of the countrys most brilliant and gifted legal minds. Thousands of protesters have defied israels nationwide lockdown to demand the resignation of Prime Minister benjamin netanyahu. Large convoys drove tojerusalem from around the country to express their anger at mr net...

Sure to follow me on instagram, facebook and twitt tonight, the final hours of 2020. America celebrating the new year in the shadow of the coronavirus pandemic. An unprecedented New Years Eve across the u. S. New yorks times square, normally packed with 1 Million People, will be mostly empty when the ball drops at midnight. Police officials telling everyone, dont even attempt to come down here. Authorities in cities across the country cracking down on large parties. Asking people to stay home th...

This is bbc world news. The headlines joe biden has been formally certified as the next president of the United States, with results from electoral colleges in all but one us state giving him 302 votes. President trump announces that his attorney general, william barr, will be leaving office before christmas. Barr said the department ofjustice would continue to pursue allegations of voter fraud. The United States has begun its mass coronavirus vaccination campaign, with an intensive care nurse i...

This is bbc news. Welcome if youre watching here in the uk, on pbs in america or around the globe. Im mike embley. Our top stories President Trump is escorted from a White House Briefing after security shoot an armed suspect outside the building. There was an actual shooting and someone has been taken to the hospital. Protests on the streets of beirut, as the entire lebanese government steps down after last weeks explosion. And new Research Suggests so much ice has melted in antarctica since the...

The uk approves its second Coronavirus Vaccine, with the first doses due to be given from monday. 100 million doses of the Oxford Astrazeneca vaccine have been ordered, enough for 50 Million People. So those standards have been met, and it has been a thoroughly robust process on safety, on quality, and on effectiveness. Millions more people are set to move into tougher coronavirus tiers a government announcement is expected within hours. Boris johnson urges mps to back his post brexit trade deal...