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Zina is a real russian hero. She served in an anti aircraft brigade and fought in the battle of stalingrad. These days, when she is not fundraising, shes knitting and she hasjust finished a pair of socks for captain tom. Zinas socks are now winging their way to britain, express delivery. So if captain tom ever wants to do more charity walking, at least his feet will be warm. Steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. And there is a special programme on captain tom moore, to mark his 100th birthday thats...

This is bbc news, im reeta chakrabarti. The headlines. Nearly two Million People across most of the north east of england are set for tougher coronavirus restrictions from midnight, after a rise in cases. We do not take these decisions lightly. We agree with the local councils that we must follow the data and act, and the data says that we must act now. A similar story in south wales where almost half a Million People in Rhondda Cynon taff will have stricter lockdown rules from 6pm this evening....

Wildfires continue to burn. He said the fires were the result of poor forest management, not climate change. But his election rival, joe biden, says its the president s policies that are contributing to natural disasters. Borisjohnsons controversial plan to override key elements of the brexit deal he signed with brussels has cleared its first commons hurdle despite deep misgivings by some senior tories. Mps voted to give the uk internal market bill a second reading by a majority of 77. The Ameri...

Good evening welcome along to the programme. Its been away forjust a few short weeks but the premier league is back and back with a bang if you were watching liverpool against leeds united this evening. An extraordinary game, full of intensity and incidents, which eventually ended in a 4 3 win for the defending champions and alex gulrajani was watching. Two title winners with different ambitions for the season ahead. Jurgen klopp said liverpool will not defend their liverpool two premier league ...

This is bbc news with the latest headlines. Calls for more support for the uks travel and Tourism Sector after the government imposes tougher restrictions on arrivals to keep out new strains of coronavirus. Stricter covid restrictions come into force in scotland, with changes to takeaway and click and collect services. The worlds biggest Vaccination Programme gets under way in india. The country hopes to inoculate 300 Million People byjuly, with priority being given to Front Line Health Care wor...

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...

This is bbc news, im Lewis Vaughan jones. Our top stories rallies to celebrate juneteenth, the day americans mark the formal end of slavery 155 years ago. It is about a reminder that we are not truly free, that there is so much work that needs to be done. In the city of tulsa, site of a notorious massacre 99 years ago, the reverend al sharpton is preparing to deliver a juneteenth speech. Brazils coronavirus epidemic hits over a million cases with almost 55,000 new infections over the past 2a hou...

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 ...

Has led to real consequences to the people who are going to actually vote on the impeachment. I mean, to your point, this is the New York Times characterization of how he felt after. Mr. Trump was enraged refusing to overturn the election. In a series of meetings, he pressed relentlessly, cajoling and browbeating him. Finally before pence headed to call the vote, quote, you can either go down in history as a patriot, mr. Trump told him, according to two people briefed on the conversation, or you...