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Welcome to hardtalk, im stephen sackur. The roll out of covid 19 vaccines has boosted hopes the virus can be tamed, but it will have to be a worldwide effort if its to be effective, and right now the signs are not so good. While tens of millions have already been vaccinated in the rich west, the worlds poor are facing a very long wait the phrase Vaccine Apartheid has already been coined. My guest is the chief scientist at the world health organization, dr Soumya Swaminathan. Is Vaccine Inequity ...

Now on bbc news, its hardtalk with stephen sackur. Welcome to hardtalk, im stephen sackur. The roll out of covid 19 vaccines has boosted hopes the virus can be tamed, but it will have to be a worldwide effort if its to be effective, and right now the signs are not so good. While tens of millions have already been vaccinated in the rich west, the worlds poor are facing a very long wait the phrase Vaccine Apartheid has already been coined. My guest is the chief scientist at the world health organi...

Beyond mid february. Buy now, pay laterfirms face stricter controls following fears over young shoppers� debts. A Court In Moscow is due to decide shortly whether to jail president Vladimir Putins leading critic, Alexei Navalny. Also coming up heavy snow hits parts of Northern England with the met Office Warning some Rural Communities are at risk of becoming cut off. This morning. Door to door tests are being offered to 80,000 people in england after cases of a new South African Coronavirus Va...

Lockdown will be extended beyond mid february. And coming up this hour storm orlena hits americas north east coast heavy snow and high winds bring New York City to a near standstill. Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or Around The World. Door to door tests are being offered to 80,000 people in england after cases of a new South African Coronavirus Variant were found, with no links to travel. People across eight areas are being asked to take tests, whether they have symptoms or not, a...

explosions and a fire have been reported. the mum of dame deborahjames speaks for the first time about her daughters legacy in riasing awareness of bowel cancer. we were given three to five days — deborah lived eight weeks. that eight weeks was probably, in one way, the best eight weeks weve had together as a family. and animal charities say they are the busiest theyve ever been as people are struggling to afford their pets. the value of peoples wages has fallen at the fastest rate s...

welcome to this bbc news coronavirus special programme. ministers have sought to reassure people about the roll out of the coronavirus vaccine amid a reduction in supply which means most people in their 40s will now have to wait till may for a jab. the government insists it will still offer all adults their first dose by the end ofjuly, but in the commons earlier today the health secretary confirmed supplies would become tighter in the weeks ahead. the bbc understands a delay in the de...

the american private investigator who was paid by the sun newspaper l mac for information on meghan markle, he says he broke the law. this one in six female victims of sexual assault tell the police about it. we will be asking why they are so reluctant. and in rugby union, wales have their sights on a six nations —— six nations grand slam. hello, welcome to bbc news. the eu medical regulator has — in the clearest possible terms — backed the oxford—astrazeneca vaccine. it foll...

are now being invited to book their appointment for a covid vaccine. a digital travel certificate — the eu suggests a way for holidaymakers to prove theyve had a covid vaccination. good afternoon, welcome to bbc news. and to viewers on bbc one where we await a news conference with the health secretary matt hancock in the next half an hour. the row over covid vaccine supply between the eu and uk has been reignited, as the head of the european commission threatened to restrict coronavi...

well have the latest on whats turning into a continent—wide vaccination supply issue. also tonight. the empty beaches of spain just waiting for tourists — but what plans are in place to get us travelling again? 20 years since stuart lubbock was killed at tv star michael barrymores house — essex police have arrested a man on suspicion of murder. you may have popped the question, but when and where will the ceremony be? wedding venues complain of confusion. and coming up on bbc new...

the european union proposes a new digital passport to get tourists back on these empty beaches in time for summer. well look at wholl be eligible. us police say its unclear whether a shooting at three massage parlours in atlanta was racially motivated but say the suspect had problems with sex addiction. six of the victims were asian women. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the uks national health service has written to local health organisations, telling th...