This is bbc news, the headlines at five. Another deadline extended brexit talks will now continue as both sides agree to carry on after being unable to come to an agreement. Lam afraid i am afraid we are still very far apart on some key things, but where there is life, there is hope. We are going to keep talking to see what we can do. The uk certainly wont be walking away from the talks. I think people will expect us to go the extra mile. We have accordingly mandated our negotiators to continue the talks and to see whether an agreement can be reached, even at this late stage. Following the decision, the Prime Minister held a Conference Call to brief the cabinet on their options in the event of a no deal outcome. A warning to borisjohnson relaxing coronavirus restrictions this christmas will lead to a third wave of infections Angela Merkel announces tighter coronavirus restrictions in germany to run through christmas until january the 10th. And in formula one, Max Verstappen wins the ab
The uk is back in lockdown more than one Million People are currently infected with coronavirus. Stay at home the message once again with the nhs under severe strain amid record covid admissions. Lincoln county hospital the latest to declare a Critical Incident. If people dont stake the stay at home seriously the risk a at this point in time the risk is extraordinarily high. More than 1. 3 Million People have had their first dose of a Covid Vaccine. Now the pressure is on to get millions more protected over the next few weeks. We in government are now using every second of this lockdown to put that invisible shield around the elderly and the vulnerable in the form of vaccination. Empty classrooms once again as millions of children are forced to stay home. Billions of pounds in new grants for businesses hardest hit by the lockdown up to £9,000 to help them through until spring. And tightening britains borders the governments considering plans to allow in only those with a negative coro
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 have more on the surging nature of the pandemic and the latest on the Vaccination Programme. More than 1. 3 Million People in the uk have been given the first dose of a Covid Vaccine including a quarter of the over 80s in england. This yearss gcses and a levels in schools in england are to be
cancelled as students take in the news. Mixed emotions. Im happy that our gcses are cancelled because me, for one, im really stressed about exams because weve missed so much. And nine months after the matter w
This is bbc news. A major breakthrough in the fight the headlines. Against coronavirus a vaccine thats 90 effective pfizer, a Pharmaceutical Company in preventing the disease. Involved in producing one of the experimental coronavirus Drug Company Pfizer says its vaccines says its been found a great day for science to be over 90 effective this is bbc news with the latest and for humanity, and headlines for viewers in the uk and hails the moment as a great day a significant step forward. For science and humanity. But the world health and around the world. The us president elect, joe biden, is set to take the us president elect, joe biden, the next steps in his plans is set to take the next steps for the white house today organisation urges caution. In his plans for the white house by launching a task force to deal today by launching a task force to deal with the coronavirus pandemic. Everybody who is hearing and with the coronavirus pandemic. Watching this will be saying, wow, it comes a
As fears grow over a nationwide shortage of protective gear there. Almost one Million People apply for the Social Security payment from universal credit in two weeks in the uk, as financial concerns around the pandemic grow. A glimmer of hope for italy, the worlds worst affected country, as fatalities drop to the lowest figure in nearly a week. Hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. In the last few minutes the death toll from the coronavirus in spain has passed 10,000, after a record 950 people died overnight. The number of cases registered in the country rose to over 110,000, according to the countrys health ministry. Well get the latest from spain in a moment. Here in britain, the government is facing mounting criticism over its testing strategy for lagging behind some other countries. The Prime Minister has promised to ramp up the process so that healthworkers who are self isolating unnecessarily can return to work. It comes after it was revealed that only 20