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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...

Microsoft says it has detected and thwarted a series of cyberattacks from china, russia and iran, which have targeted novembers us president ial election. Amongst those responsible are the group accused of hacking the 2016 us president ial election. All three countries have previously denied allegations of cyber espionage. Thousands of migrants are spending a second night sleeping out in the open, on the greek island of lesbos after a fire destroyed their makeshift camp. Authorities are investig...

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...

Tonight at 6pm. The uk is closing all travel corridors from monday to protect against new strains of coronavirus. From monday, anyone arriving in the uk must have proof of a negative test and will still need to self isolate for ten days. At least five days. At least five days. To protect us auainst at least five days. To protect us against the at least five days. To protect us against the risk at least five days. To protect us against the risk as at least five days. To protect us against the ris...

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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...

Tributes pour in to the actress dame barbara windsor, who has died at the age of 83. Get out of my pub famous for her catchphrase on eastenders, dame barbara had a long career as a star of the small and the big screen. She was a brilliantly vivacious, joyful person. And a light has gone out today, im afraid. Well be looking back at dame barbaras life and assessing the impact she had campaigning for improved dementia care, after herself being diagnosed with alzheimers. Also tonight. Borisjohnson ...

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...

You, the retail and hospitality sectors have faced unprecedented challenges this year because of the pandemic, and todays announcement that all non essential shops will have to close in areas moving into tier 4, is a further blow to retailers, on the last weekend before christmas. Heres our business correspondent, katy austin. There were plenty of people shopping in londons Oxford Street this afternoon and shoppers queued to enter this Department Store in high wycombe while they still could. Non...