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, renfrewshire and east renfrewshire, west and east dunbartonshire, north and south lanarkshire, stirling and west lothian. Nonessential shops, bars, restaurants, hairdressers and Visitor Attractions will close, nonessential travel outside local Council Areas is now against the law in tier 4. Anyone flouting the rules could be arrested. But schools, nurseries and essential shops can stay open. Our scotland editor sarah smith is in glasgow. Maryhill road in glasgow, the city where scotlands infection ra
And tony blairs biggest mistake. Members of labours ruling National Executive will meet this afternoon to considerJeremy Corbyns suspension from the party last month. And coming up on the programme well speak to 12 year old chef omari mcqueen, whos landed himself his own cooking show on cbbc. Were expecting very shortly the first minister of scotland, Nicola Sturgeon, to stand up and announce whether parts of scotland will be moved into the countrys highest tier of covid 19 restrictions level 4. The first minister is to address parliament at holyrood, but she has previously said it is likely that some regions will face tougher restrictions for a limited period. Lets refresh our memory of the 5 level tier system in place in scotland. Level 0 nearly normal. Allows up to eight people to meet indoors, and 15 people outdoors. Level 1 medium. Lets six people from two households meet indoors or outdoors. Lets go live to glasgow and our correspondent, alexandra mackenzie. Weve had strong hints
Than nine months away. Good morning. For england and wales today we are looking at rain or showers. In scotla nd looking at rain or showers. In scotland and Northern Ireland, sunshine and showers. Some of them will be wintry. It will feel cold. More in ten minutes. Good morning. Its thursday, the 3rd of december. Our top story. The first doses of the Pfizer Biontech Coronavirus Vaccine will arrive in britain within hours. A Mass Vaccination Programme will Begin Next Week, after the uk became the first country in the world to approve the jab yesterday. Andy moore has the details. The uk has become the first country in the western world to authorise the use of a vaccine. At a press conference, Vaccine Development was once again compared to a train coming down the track. The train has now slowed down safely. It has now stopped in the station, and the doors have opened. That was the authorisation by the mhra. What we need now is for people to get on that train and travel safely to their de
In nhs history. As millions of households get to grips with the return of Online Schooling, we look at efforts to help families without the laptops and computers they need to learn. Millions of school meals going to waste. Good morning. The last minute decision not to fully reopen schools means most meals have had to be given away or thrown out. Ill find out what can be done. Good morning. Manchester city are heading back to wembley. Theyre through to a Fourth League cup final in row, after beating city rivals Manchester United. Good morning. We have got a band of rain, sleet and snow moving out of southern scotla nd and snow moving out of southern scotland and ireland into Northern England and north wales through the day. Ahead of it, some ice and freezing fog. Behind it, further win three showers and the risk of ice roles. Good morning. Its thursday, january 7th. Our top story. Four people have died in violent clashes at the heart of americas democracy, where congress had been meetin