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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 ...

Her from two committees. The Prime Minister is being urged to block plans for a new coalmine whitehaven in cumbria. Dozens of environmental groups have written to him and saying they are mystified that the government has not intervened even though it is due to host a climate in glasgow this year. Downing street insists the government is a world leader and will not reverse the decision. Newsreel and beneath this land lie more than 200 million tons of coal. Its more than half a century since the l...

Post following several controversial remarks. Scientists warned about the cacophony of Human Activity thats drowning out the natural Ocean Soundscape. And we visit the uk streets where having a Babyis The Uk Streets where having a baby is something of a lockdown trend. We begin in the United States where President Joe Biden has pledged to re engage with the world in his first major Foreign Policy speech. Its a remarkably different tone to the America First tone of the trumpet menstruation. Mr bi...

Now on bbc news, britain has one of the highest death toll from covid 19 in the world. This film follows staff at the Royal Hospital in london as they try to cope with a second way. And a warning, this programme contains content which some of may find it distressing. Shes young. Shes someone� s relative. This is something precious that were holding and were trying to do. My wife lost her fight for life. Nobody wants to go through this. I wouldnt wish this on anybody. The coronavirus pandemic h...

Now on bbc news the week in parliament. Hello again and welcome to the week in parliament. Is good news breaks out at westminster. Our nation, madam Deputy Speaker is getting safer every day as more and more people get protected by the biggest immunised pro Immunisation Programme in the history of our health service. Health service. Boris johnson is want he health service. Boris johnson is want he picked health service. Boris johnson is want he picked the health service. Boris johnson is want he...

Were having a baby is becoming something of a lockdown trend. We begin in the us, where President Biden has pledged to rebuild americas alliances and re engage with the world, in his first major Foreign Policy speech. Its a markedly different tone to the America First approach of the Trump Administration. Mr biden said solutions to problems such as Armed Conflicts and Climate Change could be solved only by working with other nations. We are stepping up our efforts to end the war in yemen. A wall...

News, business, and sport. And you can be part of the conversation. Tell us what you think just use the hashtag bbcthebriefing. Police in germany say a man suspected in two shootings has been found dead at his home. Another body was found at the address. Eight people died in the two attacks on shisha bars in the town of hanau, and at least five people were seriously wounded. With more on this story, heres rich preston with the details. The immediate aftermath. Police and ambulances descend on th...

Five people are sentenced to death in saudi arabia for the murder of the journalist Jamal Khashoggi. We will bring you some of the highlights of the Victoria Derbyshire programme over the last year, including election highlights and an interview with the new zealand Prime Minister lucinda ahern. In the last half hour, five people have been sentenced to death by a court in saudi arabia for the murder of government critic Jamal Khashoggi in istanbul last year. Three more have been givenjail senten...

In saudi arabia for the murder of the journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The former love island presenter Caroline Flack has pleaded not guilty to assaulting her boyfriend at herflat in london. Boeing has announced that its chief executive Dennis Muilenburg is stepping down. Mr muilenburg has faced serious criticism in the aftermath of two major accidents involving boeings new 737 max planes in which a total of 346 people died. Last week the Company Announced it was halting production of the aircraft. ...

Restored spitfire. Hello to you. President trump has hit back at democrats in the house of representatives, who have announced articles of impeachment against him. Mr trump said they were crazy and that he would win a trial in the senate, which is republican controlled. He urged his opponents to move quickly so the country could, as he put it, get back to business. The leading democrat, nancy pelosi, said her party had been left with no choice but to act after weeks of hearings in washington. Ni...