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Welcome to bbc news im james reynolds. Our top stories the first Covid Vaccine is being shipped around the us mass immunisation begins on monday. Talks about a post brexit trade deal are extended. The uk and eu promise to go the extra mile to reach an agreement. One of popular fictions best known authors the spy novelist, John Le Carre dies aged 89. More than 300 Nigerian School children are still missing after gunmen abducted them on friday. The United States is about to begin its most ambitiou...

A brexit deal within striking distance the signs from london and brussels point to an agreement now on the table, with an announcement expected on thursday morning. British cabinet ministers were summoned for a Conference Call with the Prime Minister to discuss what is on the verge of being agreed. President trump issues full pardons to his former Campaign Manager Paul Manafort convicted of lying under oath to congress. He has also pardoned longtime fixer roger stone who was convicted of lying u...

This is bbc news, the headlines cases of the more contagious variant of covid 19 first identified in the uk have been confirmed in several European Countries including spain, sweden and france. The variant strain has also been found injapan and canada. Meanwhile, some eu nations have started their mass vaccination programmes 2a hours early. Federal agents have searched a house on the outskirts of nashville, tenessee as part of their investigation into the Christmas Day explosion there. Police sa...

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 ...

Since his post Election Press conference last week, laying a wreath to mark veterans day. Hes still refusing to concede defeat in the election. Joe biden also attended a ceremony in pennsylvania. All pro democracy lawmakers in hong kong have resigned from the Legislative Council after four of their colleagues were expelled. It follows a ruling from china saying only those it regards as patriots can serve. The uk has become the first european country to exceed 50,000 coronavirus related deaths, w...

This is bbc news im simon mccoy. The headlines. Leicester faces more time in lockdown. It could be the uks first city to have restrictions extended for an extra two weeks. We have to remain vigilant, we have to continue to do the basics. Washing our hands and all that. Plus, we need to have local lockdown is and local whack a mole strategies where necessary. Spending on infrastructure the government plans to spend a billion pounds on schools in england over the next decade further easing of rest...

This is bbc news with the latest headlines. A proposal to pay £500 to everyone who tests positive for covid 19 will be considered by ministers as they look for ways to encourage more people to stick to the rules. We have always had the £500 support payment for those on certain benefits. We have always kept that under review. We know that it is sometimes quite challenging to ask people to isolate for that length of time. We want to hear your thoughts on the possibility of payments to boost self...

Today at six, the number of people in england waiting more than a year for hospital treatment hits a 12 year high. As nhs staff battle the second wave of the pandemic, some hospitals are once again cancelling non urgent treatments. Im in quite a lot of pain, some days are worse than others, sometimes i go into a spasm. You are just left in a sort of wasteland with sort of not knowing whats going on. Also tonight, from covids impact on health care to what its doing to our economy. The uks roller ...

This is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. Still no final result in the us president ial election as counting continues in a handful of Battle Ground states. But Democratjoe Biden is inching closer to the white house after winning michigan. Im not here to declare that weve won, but i am here to report, when the count is finished, we believe we will be the winners. Meanwhile, the Trump Campaign launches multiple legal challenges to try to stop the count...

This is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. Growing pressure on the uk government for more clarity on coronavirus restrictions in the lead up to christmas after uk deaths hit their highest level for five months. But the environment secretary says the right measures are in place to give people a good festive season. I am sure we will be able to have a good christmas and families will be able to meet but they may not be able to get together in the sort of...