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. The us attorney general takes the unusual step of authorising federal prosecutors to investigate allegations of voter fraud in last weeks president ial election. 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. Good morning and welcome to bbc news. The Health Secretary, matt hancock, says hes told the nhs to be ready to begin vaccinating people against covid 19 from the beginning of december. Mr hancock said further mass vaccination would begin by the spring and he hoped by the summer, the bulk of the vaccine would have been deployed but he stressed the jab would only be given if the government was confident it was clinically safe. Doctors say they stand ready to start vaccinating with proposal
The mhra on safety and efficacy. Getting students home for Christmas Plans for a covid Testing Programme before they leave their universities. 26 year old Khairi Saadallah pleads guilty to the murder of three men who were stabbed to death in a park in reading. Music the last post remembering the fallen Armistice Day, a century after the burial of the unknown warrior. The uk has become the first country in europe to pass 50,000 deaths from coronavirus, according to the latest government figures. In the latest 24 hour period, another 595 deaths were reported those are people who died within 28 days of a positive covid i9 test. It means on average in the past week, 375 deaths were announced every day. It takes the total number of deaths so far across the uk to 50,365. A little earlier today, the Prime Minister, borisjohnson, gave his reaction to the news. To what he described as a grim milestone. Every death is a tragedy and we mourn everybody whos gone. And our feelings are with their fa
We believe Prime Minister questions and Keir Starmers questions to borisjohnson and Keir Starmers questions to Boris Johnson focus on the and Keir Starmers questions to borisjohnson focus on the amount of money spent by the government to external Pr Consultants through the pandemic. We will catch up with the we are taking you straight to weather with said keith lucas. Downing street. This is the first of a weekly i pressure brings a mist and fog for session of scientists taking questions about coronavirus some of us, but we is about to take place are turning to something much more at downing street. Jonathan van tam is one of the u nsettled are turning to something much more unsettled through not just are turning to something much more unsettled through notjust today but into the remainder of the week as speakers. Lets begin. Well. A windy day ahead today with some rain around that is the traditional vaccine sequence particularly heavy across north and under velleman timeline for a wes
Well be asking how likely it is that a vaccine might be available by the end of the year as we report on the continuing pressure on the nhs. We visit a Hospital Trust in derby where nearly 600 staff are currently off sick or self isolating because of coronavirus. In America President elect biden appoints a Coronavirus Task force and strikes a notably different tone to the president on face coverings. Please, i implore you, wear a mask. Do it for yourself. Do it for your neighbour. A mask is not a political statement. And a quarter century after the uks landmark disability rights legislation many young people tell us they still cant lead independent lives. And in sport later on bbc news. Non League Oxford city hope to seal their place in the fa cup second round if they can get past League One Northampton town. Good evening. The worlds leading scientists have expressed their delight along with a strong note of caution following the news that a vaccine against coronavirus has proved 90 ef
Without the right experience. The prospect of a vaccine brings renewed hope that fans might return to watch live sport. For now, the government says there isnt a time scale on getting spectators back into stadiums. Good morning. Today we start with a lot of cloud, some mist and fog, and some showers. It should give way to sunshine and a dry afternoon. Detailed in ten minutes. Good morning. Its tuesday, the 10th of november. Our top story. Millions of doses of a highly effective new vaccine could be in use in the uk by the end of this year, but the Prime Minister has warned against any easing of social distancing measures for the time being. The pharmaceutical firms pfizer and biontech said their vaccine which is not yet licensed appears to protect nine in ten people from covid 19, but borisjohnson insists it is too early to start slackening our resolve. John mcmanus reports. Is it a game changer, or is it too early to be optimistic . The announcement by pfizer yesterday was greeted wit