the government promises to set out which groups will be given priority over testing. and a state of emergency has been declared in the states of florida, alabama and mississippi, after tropical storm sally causes devastating floods. donald trump claims an effective coronavirus vaccine could be good to go within weeks, contradicting one of his own top health officials. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world, and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. nearly two million people in the north east of england are facing new local lockdown restrictions from midnight tonight, to try to halt a rise in coronavirus cases. full details of the measures are still to be announced. they are likely to include earlier closing times for pubs, there may be tougher limits on households mixing, and this is expected to include sunderland, county durham, newcastle, northumberland, north and south tyneside, and gateshead. similar rest