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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 i...

Five, four, three, two, one, zero blastoff for a satellite that will track rising sea levels, improving our understanding of Climate Change. Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world, and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. World leaders attending the virtual 620 summit have urged the heads of other rich nations to making sure coronavirus vaccines are affordable and available for all. The meeting is being hosted by saudi arabia bu...

Reopen and resume our lives and put this behind us and not just have thanksgiving and christmas but next thanksgiving and christmas, we have to do everything possible. That the American People have issued a mandate quoting him they want us to cooperate and deliver results, he said. He did not mention President Trump when he said those specific words. With the good news of a possible vaccine comes in need of distribution of it and rising cases across the country calls for coordination between cur...

Investigation into how panorama secured its interview with his mother is a step in the right direction. Covid in care homes scientists who advised the government admit they never checked how the virus could be spread by staff working in multiple homes. And, a £300 million rescue package for 11 sports, struggling without spectators because of coronavirus. And coming up we look ahead to tonights announcement of the booker prize winner for 2020. Ill speak to last years joint winner, bernadine evar...

Former labour leader Jeremy Corbyn will not be reinstated as a labour mp, following remarks he made about anti semitism. It stops us from doing a lot of the things that we enjoy that, before getting covert matt, we could do without any problems. Concern that children suffering from long covid are being left behind. Hello and welcome. Government science and medical advisers have said they are keen for christmas to be as close to normal as possible, and that people must observe coronavirus rules i...

But as biden said, a next thanksgiving and christmas, we have to do Everything Possible and spare no effort to fight covid. Quoting him, they want us to cooperate. They want us to deliver results, he said. He didnt directly mention President Trump when he said those specific words, but he didnt have to, at least at first. Because with the good news of a possible vaccine comes a need to coordinate the distribution of it, and the rising cases across the country call for coordination between curren...

Killed and more than 30 injured. Good afternoon, and welcome to bbc news. The Prime Minister is facing further criticism for disregarding an independent report which said home secretary priti patel broke the ministerial code by bullying staff. Number 10 has rejected claims, made by a whitehall source, that borisjohnson had asked for the inquiry findings to be toned down. It has insisted that the conclusions made by sir alex allan who has now resigned as independent advisor on ministerial standar...

Centre Ollie Lawrence will make his second england start in an unchanged back line from the 40 nil win over georgia. Definitely, there is a bit more edge around the place. You know, all the guys know that irelands a very, very tough team, you know, what was it, 18 months ago they were ranked number one in the world, so it shows you the class and ability of this team, and we know weve got to be at our best to get the result we want to get. And in the england womens side fly half Katy Daley Mclean...

We as a nation spend the best part of a year selecting our president. Many of the Founding Fathers fought against creating the vice presidency, and people have regarded ate political graveyard. The system has produced some worthy Vice President s, but at best, its a compromise, and at worst, its a game of who left with the nations destiny. Ben franklin when the constitution was written said we should refer to the Vice President as a superfluous excellency. [ cheers ] hail to the chief i always t...

The post holiday spike in cases be . Its way too early for this. Good morning and welcome to way too early, the show that hopes that all of you are staying as healthy and safe as you can. I am kasie hunt on this monday, december 28th. Well start with the news. After nearly a week of uncertainty, the president ended a crisis that he started all by himself. Last night, donald trump signed the massive covid relief bill that not only provides money to those who need it but also avoids a Government S...