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Good afternoon. the pfizer and astrazeneca vaccines are effective against the indian variant of coronavirus, a new study has found. health officials have urged people to take up the offer of a second dose, which experts believe makes both vaccines just as effective as they are against the older kent variant. the research from public health england suggests the pfizer vaccine provides 88% protection after the second dose. however, health experts say social distancing rules, face masks and other c...

This is bbc news. im martine croxall with the latest headlines at 2. two doses of the main covid vaccines used in the uk are found to be highly effective against the indian variant of the virus. government ministers deny claims, by the former downing street adviser dominic cummings, that they pursued a policy of herd immunity in dealing with the coronavirus in the early part of last year. at least 8 people have died after a mountain cable car plunged to the ground in the town of stresa in northe...

Our correspondent andy swiss reports. so was this the day the title changed direction? max verstappen is delighted as lewis hamilton was dejected. starting seven needed something special and from the moment verstappen led them away the result seemed a formality. around the streets of monaco, overtaking is almost impossible. a spectacular setting perhaps that less than spectacular racing and hamilton were stuck in traffic to his obvious l frustration. how am i still behind l him, man? at least he...

Good morning, welcome to breakfast with ben thompson and sally nugent. our headlines today: two doses of the main covid rack scenes used in the uk are found to be highly effective against the indian variant of the virus. the former bbc journalist martin bashir defends his panorama interview with princess diana, but apologises to princes william and harry. frustration for the organisers of glastonbury festival, as technical problems stop fans from watching a special online concert. zero points.

This is bbc news. the headlines at seven: two doses of the main covid vaccines used in the uk are found to be highly effective against the indian variant of the virus. belarus forces a ryanair plane with an opposition activist onboard to land in minsk, sparking condemnation from the eu. government ministers deny claims by the former downing street adviser dominic cummings that they pursued a policy of herd immunity in dealing with coronavirus last year. at a time of crisis when government is mak...

Im joanna gosling. our top stories... two doses of the main covid vaccines used in the uk are found to be highly effective against the indian variant of the virus. the former bbc journalist martin bashir defends his panaorama interview with princess diana, but apologises to princes william and harry. thousands are forced to flee their homes in the democratic republic of congo — following a major volcanic eruption. the un security council

The moment verstappen led them away, the result seemed a formality. around the streets of monaco, overtaking is almost impossible. a spectacular setting, perhaps, but less than spectacular racing and hamilton was stuck in traffic, to his obvious frustration. how am i still behind him, man? come on! at least he fared better than his team—mate valtteri bottas. how do you change tyres when the tyre wont actually budge? race over. no such problems for britains lando norris, who took an impressive ...

This is bbc news. im lukwesa burak. the headlines at seven... fomer bbc director general, lord hall, resigns as chairman of the national gallery — saying continuing in the role would be a "distraction" — following the inquiry into panoramas interview with princess diana. wider surge testing has been rolled out in parts of london and the north east, due to a rise in coronavirus cases linked to the indian variant. the first convoys of humanitarian aid have arrived in gaza, hours after a ceasef...

Said and additional testing system, helping health officials spot early localised outbreaks and variant of concern is the country tentatively emerges from restrictions. and a system could continue post covid enabling the use of wastewater to track diseases like the flu. scientists who help set up sewage testing programme said it could be one public health silver lining of ministers will give the bbc a chance to introduce its own reforms, in response to the damning independent inquiry into how jo...

This is bbc news. the headlines at five... fomer bbc director general, lord hall, resigns as national gallery chairman — saying continuing in the role would be a "distraction" following the inquiry into panoramas interview with princess diana. wider surge testing has been rolled out in five west london boroughs due to a rise in coronavirus cases linked to the indian variant. the first convoys of humanitarian aid have arrived in gaza, hours after a ceasefire between israel and palestinian milit...