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This is bbc news. Im kasia madera. The headlines at 8pm the number of people in england waiting more than a year for hospital treatment hits a 12 year high as nhs staff battle the second wave of the pandemic some hospitals are once again cancelling non urgent treatments. Im in quite a lot of pain. Some days are worse than others. Sometimes ijust go into a spasm. You are just left in a wasteland with no idea whats going on. The uk economys Roller Coaster ride a big rebound over the summer, but si...

Now on bbc news, panorama. Siren wails. Our Health Service is being pushed to the limit. Ive just taken up another sick covid patient. Young man, younger than me. The patients with covid have been some of the sickest ive seen. Were all really concerned, particularly about the next couple of weeks, in terms of how were going to cope. A new variant of coronavirus is driving record numbers of infections and deaths. Many hospitals are at breaking point. At the moment theyre having to work in conditi...

This is bbc news. Im reeta chakrabarti. The headlines Boris Johnson is preparing to announce tough new local coronavirus restrictions in england as medical advisers warned of the dangers of failing to act. If we do not take measures to control the spread of the virus, the death toll will be too great to bear. The Liverpool City Region is expected to face the toughest restrictions with pubs, gyms and bookies closed. And the Prime Minister will address mps at 3 30pm this afternoon. Well bring that...

Low skilled and low paid migrants wont get a work visa under government plans for a new points based immigration system. The scheme will apply to people inside and outside the eu from next january, affecting business owners. It basically redefines our immigration policy so that the brightest and the best, people with skills, can come to the uk. We will ask how the scheme will work. Also on todays programme. Caroline flacks family releases a social media post the presenter wrote but didnt publish...

End the curfew chaos calls on the government to think again on its 10pm curfew on pubs and restaurants in england. Calls on the government to think again on its 10pm curfew on pubs and restaurants in england, as it increases fines for breaches of those self isolating. I do hope people who are watching, listening, today, anyone planning a night out this week, will think, actually, no, i really get it, i realise that it might seem like the fun thing to do to keep on partying, it doesnt mean its th...

Tonight at ten. Relatives of a kurdish family from iran who drowned in the English Channel speak of their shock and despair. The bodies of rasoul and shiva, and their children anita and armin were recovered yesterday, their baby artin, has yet to be found. The family were at a camp in dunkirk while waiting to cross people there knew them and are grieving. Im very sad, but maybe i cannot show my feelings. I love him, inside im crying. Its very sad. With a big increase in numbers trying to cross t...

Today at six. The uk drugs regulator approves a Coronavirus Vaccine. The first doses will be here next week. The uk is the first country to approve the pfizer vaccine. The Prime Minister praises the scientists but hes got a warning, too. As we celebrate this scientific achievement, were not carried away with overoptimism or fall into the naive belief that the struggle is over. Its not. Jabs at racecourses and conference centres they could all be used in one of the biggest logistical operations t...

Of global coronavirus infections, and nowhere has been hit harder than america. The countrys Top Health Official for infectious diseases, now says some us states, should delay ending their lockdowns. Arizona reported 65,000 coronavirus cases in a single day. As Face Coverings become mandatory in shops in scotland, borisjohnson hints that england could face similar measures. At the moment, theyre only mandatory on Public Transport, but the british Prime Minister says the scientific advice on mask...

This is bbc news, im reeta chakrabarti. The headlines the chancellor rishi sunak announces a newjob support scheme lasting six months from november he says it will save viable jobs. Mr speaker, these are radical interventions in the uk Labour Market policies we have never tried in this country before. A planned rise in vat has also been cancelled and businesses will now have longer to pay back government loa ns. Labour believes rishi sunak should have acted sooner unions say the measure will sav...

It takes her now to australia, to quarantine and then the grand slam. Not to prove people wrong but to show what can be done. Joe wilson, bbc news. Time for a look at the weather, heres susan powell. Good afternoon. It has been a wet start across the uk with many of us are seeing rain. Now the concern is what happens to the rain across of the cake as it bumps into cold air. For scotland and Northern Ireland the met office have issued an amber warning this afternoon running until tomorrow morning...