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The Prime Minister defends putting millions of people into high coronavirus tiers next week, when englands lockdown ends. Many conservative mps are angry that restrictions arent more locally targeted borisjohnson says he understands but the system needs to be simple. I know its very frustrating for people who feel that there is a high tier area, when there is very little incidence in their village, or the area. I totally understand why people feel so frustrated. But some conservatives say theyll...

This is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. Irans president rouhani blames israel for the assassination of a Top Nuclear Scientist, saying his country wont be deterred from its nuclear ambitions. A warning that hospitals in england could become overwhelmed with coronavirus cases, if mps dont back new restrictions. A worrying weekend for 13,000 workers at some of the uks biggest retail names. The group that owns top shop, Dorothy Perkins and miss selfrid...

Tonight at 6pm plans are being drawn up to make christmas as normal as possible, say government scientists. Looking for some festive cheer, but there are warnings that a few days of family gatherings may mean many more days of tighter restrictions on either side of christmas. Coming into christmas we need to be very careful about the number of contacts that we have to reduce transmission before christmas and get our cases as low as possible. Well be asking how tight restrictions may need to be t...

Youre watching beyond one hundred days. There are thousands of protesters and a lot of guns on the streets of an american city. Richmond, virginia is today ground zero in the countrys long running struggle with gun control. Theyve come from around the country carrying assault weapons, rifles and handguns to oppose new laws they say impinge on their right to bear arms. President trump rejects the democrats impeachment charges less than one day before his trial starts in the senate. China says cur...

This is bbc news. Im simon mccoy. The headlines at 2pm. Oxford University Announces that its Covid Vaccine works. Overall the vaccine is 70 effective and in some dosages 90 . Its also cheaper, and easier to store than those already announced it really looks as if there is a vaccine which has the potential to protect against the disease, and importantly, in any one who had the vaccine, there were no admissions to hospital, no severe disease. With one more week of lockdown in england borisjohnson ...

This is bbc world news, the headlines. Doctors at a hospital in russia have agreed to allow the Opposition Leader, Alexei Navalny, to be flown to germany for treatment. He fell unconscious on a flight. His supporters say he has been poisoned. Officials in california say they are battling more than 20 major wildfires near san francisco. More than 100,000 people have been evacuated, and firefighting teams are struggling to bring the flames under control. Thousands of british holiday makers are ret...

Today at six, growing pressure on ministers to change their minds about relaxing covid rules for christmas. Were all getting in the festive mood but leading medical experts say lives could be lost. Our Health System is not going to manage if we allow the current trend to continue on top of the super spread event that will be these five days at christmas. The decorations are up, and the presents are ready but what if it all falls through . The turkey is on order, 15 lb turkey, if theres onlyjill ...

Tonight at ten, every part of the United Kingdom now in lockdown, with more than a Million People infected with coronavirus. The message once again is to stay at home to slow down the alarming spread of the virus across the uk. With a record 60,000 new infections in the latest 24 hour period, the nhs needs the public to follow the rules. If people dont take the stay at home seriously, the risk at this point in time, in the middle of winter with this new variant, is extraordinarily high. Well hav...

We we this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. 90 year old grandmother, Margaret Keenan, becomes the first person in the world to receive the pfizer covid 19 jab, following its clinical approval. Applause. She was given the vaccine at her local hospital in coventry. 800,000 doses are currently available in the uk with up to four million more expected by the end of the month. It was fine, it was fine. I wasnt nervous at all, it was really good, yeah. ...

Donald trump accepts a formal transition should begin forjoe biden to take office. He says the agency overseeing the handover must do what needs to be done but he doesnt concede and says the fight goes on well have the latest, live, from washington. Also this lunchtime. As the Health Secretary confirms that things should get back to normal after easter were still waiting for news on the four nations plans for christmas test negative and well reduce your quarantine the new rules for people travel...