Votes separating the two men. From today, everyone living or working in liverpool will be offered coronavirus tests, whether or not they have symptoms in the uks first Mass Testing Programme. Businesses and employees digest the extension of the uk furlough scheme to the end of march and work out what it will mean for them. If you want to get in touch with me about furlough, mass testing, the president ial election from any of oui president ial election from any of our stories today, i want to hear what you have to say. You can reach me on twitter annita mcveigh, bbcyourquestions. Students at the university of manchester pull down metal barriers on the first day of englands new lockdown as hundreds of students who said they were not warned about the measure protest. An advert for a coronavirus passport app, which has been promoted by zara and mike tindall, has been referred to the medical regulator over concerns it contradicts health guidance. Hello, a very good morning to you, and welc
The us attorney general takes the unusual step of authorising federal prosecutors to investigate allegations of voter fraud in last weeks president ial election. The uk Unemployment Rate rises to 4. 8 in the three months to september compared with 4. 5 in august with redundancies reaching a record high. The education standards body for england ofsted warns that some children have regressed in basic skills and learning during the pandemic. And coming up this hour. Researchers say the discovery of a two million year old skull in south africa has uncovered a new chapter in the story of human evolution. 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. Well bring more on the vaccine news in a moment, but first our breaking news that the chief palestinian negotiator saeb erekat has died at the age of 65. He had suffered Serious Health problems for several years before contracting coronavirus la
Now on bbc news, monday in parliament. Hello there, and welcome to monday in parliament. Coming up as the Prime Minister self isolates after a coronavirus contact, the leader of the commons back tracks and allows more mps to contribute from home. But some members dont think hes done enough. The fact of the matter he is suboptimal, he should resign. The housing secretary rebuffs accusations about how money to support deprived towns in england was allocated. We will not apologise for investing in communities that have been under invested in and undervalued by the Party Opposite for generations. And as brexit trade talks continue, fears about what change could mean for food travelling from Great Britain to Northern Ireland. The member might recall the famous issue around lasagnes from Great Britain into Northern Ireland. Frankly, it is a nonsense. But first Boris Johnson, six tory mps, and two political aides are self isolating after a breakfast meeting inside downing street last week. On
Their results will be based on teacher assessments. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. The Health Secretary, matt hancock, has asked gps and other nhs staff to be ready from the start of next month to offer the new Covid Vaccine in a seven days a week operation, if regulatorsjudge it to be safe and effective. But he warned there would be many hurdles to overcome. The governments already ordered enough doses of the vaccine for 20 Million People. It comes as a further 20,412 cases of coronavirus have been reported over the last 2a hour period in the uk. And there have been 532 reported deaths those are people who have died within 28 days of a positive coronavirus test. Figures from the office for National Statistics show that weekly deaths involving coronavirus now exceed 1,000 in england and wales for First Time Since june. Our first report tonight, is from our medical editor fergus walsh. This is liquid hope, the first Covid Vaccine had this is liquid hope, the first Covid Vaccine p
Will happen in summer. Summer will help us anyway because the infection rate will go down in the summer. The side effects of statins could be down to patient anxiety and have nothing to do with whats in them, according to a new study. Farewell to one of our best known entertainers des oconnor has died at the age of 88. Welcome to bbc news. The Prime Minister borisjohnson is self isolating after coming into contact with an mp who has since tested positive for covid 19. Downing street says mrjohnson is well and does not have any symptoms of the virus. Our Political Correspondent nick eardley has more. Borisjohnson was contacted today by the test and Trace Programme in the uk and told that he had come into contact with someone who has tested positive. My understanding is he had a meeting with a group of conservative mps on thursday. Since that meeting, one of those mps, lee anderson, developed symptoms and has subsequently tested positive. Borisjohnson was contacted as a result. It is a p