Groups, the elderly, who are particularly susceptible to severe disease. As a month of tight covid restrictions comes to an end, people in Northern Ireland now face a fortnight of even tighter measures from next friday. Modernising britains defence the armed forces are given billions of pounds to fund space and cyber projects. Shuggie bain, by Douglas Stuart. What a debut for scottish writer Douglas Stuart his novel based on his life growing up in glasgow wins the booker prize. And coming up from the bbc sport centre on bbc news a winter rescue package for sport, but will it be enough, as some miss out on the Government Hand out. Good evening. A draft report into claims that the home secretary priti patel had bullied staff concluded this summer that she had broken rules on ministerial behaviour. The Cabinet Office began an inquiry into her conduct after the most senior official at the home office, sir philip rutnam, resigned in february. He alleged that staff felt she created fear in t
Because of coronavirus. Britains top literary prize, the booker prize for fiction, has gone to the scottish author Douglas Stuart for his novel, shuggie bain. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. Theres yet more encouraging news about coronavirus vaccines tonight. This time from researchers in oxford who are working with the Pharmaceutical Company astrazeneca. Britain has ordered 100 million doses of this vaccine. Researchers say trials have so far shown a promising immune response for people in their 60s and 70s. Final data on how well it works should be ready by christmas. The vaccine is easy to store and cheaper than the ones being developed by pfizer and moderna. Heres our medical editor, fergus walsh. Go right in. Hi. It is volunteers like ian from southampton who are crucial to vaccine trials. How are you feeling today . We were there injuly when he received the first of two doses as part of the Oxford Astrazeneca trial, but we are only finding out today how the over 70s are res
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