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Crowns a chubby parrot as bird of the year. Hello and welcome. We begin with more good news in the search for a covid vaccine. After Clinical Trials in the United States, the firm moderna says its vaccine is almost 95 effective. Its one of around 50 vaccines now being tested on people worldwide, and its success along with pfizers announced last week raises hopes that others could also be effective. However, the World Health Organization has warned that with cases surging in europe and the us, no...

At the age of 72. And Lewis Hamilton wins a record equalling seventh world title after claiming victory at the turkish grand prix. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. One of britains best known entertainers, des oconnor, has died at the age of 88. The comedian, singer and Television Star died yesterday in hospital, following a fall at his home in buckinghamshire. He found fame as the host of smash hit prime time shows, in a career spanning nearly seven decades. Hell be remembered for his war...

Englands nationwide lockdown will end on the 2nd of december. The regulations expire on that date, and the Prime Minister will be making a statement tomorrow and setting out further plans, but we will be going back into a more localised approach, a tiered system, which i think is enormously welcome. The new tiers will be tougher than before and more areas will be in higher levels. The government says its to keep the gains made in lockdown. But 70 of borisjohnsons own mps have already written to ...

The most successful driver makes Lewis Hamilton the most in the history of f1. Successful formula 1 Lewis Hamilton wins his 7th world title, racing driver ever. Good evening. One of the scientists behind the first Covid Vaccine to emerge from early Clinical Trials with high levels of success says it wont start to make a significant difference until next summer. Professor ugur sahin whose Company Biontech developed the vaccine with the pharmaceutical giant pfizer told the bbc today that normal li...

Paid £21 million of taxpayers money for acting as a go between to secure ppe for nhs staff. And a new era in commercial space travel begins, the first fully operational private flight takes astonauts to the International Space station. Large parts of scotland are being put into effective lockdown from friday until just two weeks before christmas to try to reverse worryingly high infection rates. More than 2. 5 Million People will be affected in glasgow, as well as east and south ayrshire, renfr...

But how do they cope when one even if it is only for one day, in five students is at home just to let families get because of covid restrictions . Together to enjoy christmas. Why should leaseholders have to pay for cladding defects they didnt know about what about the risks to public mps say the government is wrong. Health of people mixing . Origin of species location unknown. I think thats the problem. Cambridge University Library people cannot go silly. Launches a Public Appeal to find two th...

Hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. The first two vaccines against coronavirus could be given to americans before christmas, thats according to the Us Health Secretary alex ayzar. It comes, as a second us company, moderna, applied for emergency use approval for its Coronavirus Vaccine in the United States and eu. Mr ayzar said that the latest vaccine breakthroughs offered cause for optimism. Pfizer submitted their application for emergency authorisation and then modern...

That was an accident which had fertility written all over it. As i watched the images over and over againi watched the images over and over again i am still shocked. And the man behind the mask of darth vader weightlifter turned actor dave prowse has died at the age of 85. Good evening. The foreign secretary dominic raab says the government is listening to conservative mps unhappy with planned new covid restrictions in england but that a third spike in cases is possible unless they are approved....

Good evening, and welcome to bbc news. The foreign secretary, dominic raab, says the government is listening to conservative mps unhappy with planned new covid restrictions in england, but that a third spike in cases is possible unless they are approved. The system would replace the lockdown when it ends this week and would place most of england in the two highest levels. A vote is due in the house of commons on tuesday. Our Political Correspondent iain watson reports. Its been difficult finding...

German police have arrested the driver of a car who ploughed into pedestrians killing four people one of them a baby. And an extraordinary story from brazil where a convoy of gunmen pull off a brazen bank robbery, leaving cash behind on the streets. Were keeping an eye on the house of commons. Mps are going to vote on the governments new coronavirus tier system which, if approved, will come into effect in england on wednesday. This is the scene live in the house of commons. Mps havejust wound up...