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The developers of the pfizer—biontech vaccine, which is being used by the nhs, believe it will still be effective, reassuring those who were relying on it as a way out of this pandemic. sophie hutchinson, bbc news. italy is ending 2020 as the country with the highest covid death toll in europe and the government has tightened measures over christmas, including closing ski resorts. italy was the first country in the west to be crushed by the virus, with the city of bergamo in the north particul...

Of the glacier. until this year, only four people had ever been here before. oh my god! hello friend. this is where icefin is going to be deployed but first, they need to drill a hole, or rather melt one, using hot water to bore down almost half a mile into the ice. so task one — create a vast reservoir of water using this huge rubber bath which the scientists call a flubber. we need ten tons of water again. 10,000 litres of water? when we want to do the drilling, well pump that water using th...

Not in one of the big planes this time, in something much smaller. this is a twin 0tter — rugged, reliable and great on short runways, perfect for working out here on the ice. were headed to the place where the base of the glacier goes afloat. its called the grounding line, and its where this glacier is melting. an advance party are already on thwaites glacier. theirjob — to map the area where the scientists are going to be deployed to make sure its safe. the glacier is littered with deep cr...

Are still there is still supporting the police because they are doing a sterling job, to keep order. it is a difficult situation for the emergency services. it sounds like you are doing a greatjob. ravi thank you for your time. italy is ending 2020 as the country with the highest covid death toll in europe — and the government has tightened measures over christmas, including closing ski resorts. italy was the first country in the west to be crushed by the virus, with the city of bergamo in the...

It feels a bit numb. frostnip is a freezing of the tissue but not a permanent freezing of the tissue. no ice crystals in the deep tissue like you would with full frostbite. so i havent actually killed the top of my thumb just yet? not just yet. for the next couple of days, its going to be more likely to get frostbite. the cold and the wind and the vast distances here make the logistics of a project like this very challenging. two ice—hardened ships brought hundreds of tons of fuel and cargo to...

Can you feel that? i can feel it but it doesnt feel the same as... it doesnt feel the same as the other fingers. it feels a bit numb. frostnip is a freezing of the tissue but not a permanent freezing of the tissue. no ice crystals in the deep tissue like you would with full frostbite. so i havent actually killed the top of my thumb just yet? not just yet. for the next couple of days, its going to be more likely to get frostbite. the cold and the wind and the vast distances here make the logistic...

In manchester. hi there, hello. welcome to manchester, would you like to come over here? we have got some ppe to share with you. the mayor of greater manchester is attending the event and shares marcus disappointment towards the debate in parliament. some of the commons were hard to listen to in the debate, im sure they were few, but can i tell you why the campaign is needed, because some people still need education, some people in parliament still need educating stop the one thing it has done i...

Slowly, slowly, the drill melts a 30cm hole down through tens of thousands of years of ice deposits. you can see its looking 0k. its not looking bad. probably better than we both expected. after 36 hours, they finally break through to the sea below. mission accomplished. now it is time for icefin to take centre stage. as its lowered through the glacier, the team ready themselves to pilots the robot submarine. its more than a mile to where the warm ocean water meets the ice, and along the way ice...

Evaporators, but also the irrigation. each plant grows out of these gutters and will be 13-15 out of these gutters and will be 13—15 metres long, trained along the way as. these wires stretch up to the roof. its designed for high wire crops like newcomers, tomatoes and peppers. hell undertake to grow a cucumber? it takes about 18 days, it is difficult stopping asa days, it is difficult stopping as a whole plethora of different actions that need to be taken at the correct time. it depends on th...

In northern ireland, a six week lockdown starts on boxing day — the first week will have stricter restrictions though people can form a christmas bubble for one day between the 23rd and 27th of december. and wales is in a new national lockdown after a large spike in cases. the health secretary had this christmas message. we mustnt give up now. we know that we can control this virus. we know we can get through this together. we are going to get through it by suppressing the virus until a vaccin...