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The Coronavirus Vaccination Programme has been under way for four days. Our Health Correspondent James Gallagher has been looking into the safety of the vaccine. Mass vaccination for coronavirus is under way, and eventually, millions of us will be offered a jab. So, what do we know about its safety . Well, first of all, i want you to hold this number in your mind. One in a thousand of the entire uk population have already died after being infected during the pandemic, and this figure is rising d...

Tonight at ten one of the best loved british entertainers of the past century, Dame Vera Lynn, has died at the age of 103. Well meet again, dont know where, dont know when. The singer was known as the forces sweetheart throughout the Second World War, as she entertained troops around the world. Her songs became enormously popular, but her visits to the troops were also about giving hope and inspiration. They didnt always want me to sing to them, just to sit there and talk to them and reassure th...

This is bbc news. The headlines at 11 00pm a state of emergency is declared in south east australia amid warnings of more bushfires. Its the largest forced evacuation New South Wales has seen, as thousands flee the path of the flames. The the path of the flames. Fireballjust came through i about the fireballjust came through at about 80 kilometres an hour, hit the house, and then we ran into the lake, and all the embers and everything were hitting us, dont her haira everything were hitting us, d...

This is bbc news. The headlines the number of global coronavirus cases has seen a record single day increase. The World Health Organization says nearly 260,000 new cases have been recorded in 2a hours. In brazil and the us, where lockdown measures have not been enforced strictly, there is no sign of the curve being flattened. The Russian Ambassador to the uk has rejected allegations that his countrys Intelligence Services interfered in british politics or tried to steal vaccine research. The den...

Irans admission that it accidentally shot down a ukrainian airliner, killing all on board, has prompted angry protests on the streets of the capital, tehran. Some demonstrators are calling for the countrys Supreme Leader to step down. President trump has expressed his support for the protestors. Air accident experts have flown from canada to iran to help in the investigation into the crash, in which 57 canadians died. Prime minister trudeau has demanded a full and complete inquiry and says many ...

Welcome to bbc news im lewis vaughanjones. Our top stories washington dc in lockdown the fbi warns Police Across the us that the threat from violence remains high. Indias vast vaccine roll out is underway. We meet the hospital cleaner whos the first person in the country to get the jab. With dozens of tennis players confined to their rooms, theres anger that so many tested positive on their way to the australian open. A team of climbers from nepal conquer one of the last remaining challenges in ...

Tonight at six the uk has recorded more than 1000 daily deaths for the First Time Since april. At the epicentre stretched to the limit we report from one of londons biggest hospitals, where covid admissions have doubled in the last fortnight and staff are reaching breaking point. For another week at this rate, but after that we really need to see it slow down, or were going to see the care we can deliver suffer, i think. 0perating theatres have been turned into intensive care units. Pregnant wom...

This is bbc news im clive myrie. The headlines at 11 00 all of italy has now been placed in quarantine in repsonse to the outbreak of coronavirus its the most drastic response so far to the outbreak. Stock markets around the world have fallen sharply on concerns over the corona virus, and a price war over oil. In downing street, borisjohnson and the governments main Health Advisers warn that the uk will soon need more robust measures. Probably within the next 10 14 days we should move into a sit...

Always a peaceful transition of power on january 20. So always a peaceful transition of power onjanuary 20. So it is my power onjanuary 20. So it is e power onjanuary 20. So it is my hope that we can move forward and move on without this violence and go into this inauguration and, you know, not have the violence. We are seeing resignation from the white house tonight, the first ladys chief of staff says it has been an honour to serve the country but she is resigning reportedly because of what ha...

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