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With the second highest number of Coronavirus Infections in the world, india has begun testing its plans for a huge Vaccination Programme. A full scale rehearsal is now under way involving tens of thousands of Health Workers and volunteers. Our south asia editor, Anbarasan Ethirajan has more from delhi. Volunteers waiting for their turn in a massive rehearsal for the immunisation drive. It will be almost real, except that those standing here will not get the dose. The Indian Government wants to ...

As taiwan begins its celebrations. Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world. Lets stick with those fireworks in taiwan to celebrate the new year. Very welcome in the new year and of course gcioss very welcome in the new year and of course across the world, weve seen some of these scenes, new zealand and australia for example, but invasion, the fireworks display, we normally see a bear, its been cancelled. Hong kong, as well, but this time of the day, but taiwan, the Grea...

Are reported to have fled the swiss ski resort of verbier to avoid a 10 day quarantine, ordered after the discovery of the new covid variant in the uk. Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world. In the last hour, eu ambassadors have unanimously approved the provisional application of the eu uk post brexit trade deal that was agreed on Christmas Day. The ambassadors of all 27 eu Member States have provisionally accepted the eu uk trade and cooperation agreement. On wednesd...

Return to their classrooms before mid january. We have reaction from teachers and parents. The post brexit trade deal between the uk and eu is signed into law, and will take effect at 11 oclock tonight. And its sir Lewis Hamilton. The formula 1 champion is knighted in the new year honours list. Plus, and icy start for many a game and a bit of sleet and snow around, but what are the prospects as we go to the start of the new year . I have all the details here on breakfast. Its thursday the 31st o...

Formula 1 World Champion Lewis Hamilton receives a knighthood in the queens new years honours alongside members of the public recognised for their efforts this year. In half an hour ill be looking back on some remarkable breakthroughs, from vaccine discoveries to a new era of private space flight. Thats a year in science, with me, rebecca morelle. Millions of people across the uk are being urged not to celebrate the new year with anyone outside their household, as the new variant of coronavirus ...

Lets listen in for a moment. Cheering this is the scene over Auckland Harbour bridge and how lovely to hear peoples voices as they welcome 2021. New zealand, one of the few places in the world where new years celebrations are relatively normal. So many cities around the world, either cancelling or scaling back traditional displays to welcoming the new year because of course of covid. Here in new zealand, where according to the latest bulletin from the new zealand bulletin of health, no new cases...

It comes ahead of a government roll out of mass testing. On monday of next week, all secondary schools are going to be getting a drop of tests, all the equipment they of tests, all the equipment need, all the ppe they formula 1 World Champion, Lewis Hamilton receives a knighthood in the queens new years honours, alongside members of the public recognised for their efforts this year. Hello and welcome, if youre watching in the uk or around the world. Borisjohnsons trade deal with the European Uni...

This is the scene live in pyongyang as north korea begins its new year celebrations. Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world. Lets stick with those fireworks to celebrate the new year. This is a live broadcast injapan, showing their celebrations for new year. Those are coming into us live from a secret location in tokyo. We are not entirely sure where it is. The japanese authorities are not releasing the location of the displays to stop crowds from gathering. Japanese p...

Good evening. The government is coming under intense pressure, to scrap plans to reopen Primary Schools in england on monday due to fears over the spread of the new variant of the coronavirus. The uks largest Teaching Union says its members shouldnt go back to work, and headteachers are taking legal action, to force the government to explain why it thinks its safe to reopen primaries outside london and parts of the south east. The department for education says schools will implement appropriate ...

Is due to be published by the Irish Government. Good afternoon. The uks most Senior Police officer, Dame Cressida dick, has warned coronavirus rule brea kers they re increasingly likely to be fined. The metropolitan Police Commissioner says its preposterous that anyone could be unaware of the need to follow lockdown measures. It comes as there has been criticism of the Prime Minister, who cycled through the olympic park, seven miles from downing street. Number 10 has insisted borisjohnson had ex...