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Britains top Police Officer warns that those who break covid rules are now more likely to face fines. The metropolitan Police Commissioner Cressida Dick says its preposterous for anyone to claim they dont know what the rules are. Where somebody is breaking the law, breaking the regulations, and it is absolutely clear that they must have known, or do know that they are, then we will move very swiftly to enforcement and fining people. Well be getting reaction to the commissioners comments. Also th...

Tonight at 10 there are more people being treated for covid in the uks hospitals than at any point in the pandemic. We have a special report from inside the Royal London Hospital, where staff and resources are stretched to the limit. I wasnt convinced we were going to have a second wave at all and the huge numbers that have just absolutely slammed us, its just. I never thought it would be possible. And we talk to some of those whose lives have been torn apart in this second wave of the pandemic....

Tonight at 6pm plans are being drawn up to make christmas as normal as possible, say government scientists. Looking for some festive cheer, but there are warnings that a few days of family gatherings may mean many more days of tighter restrictions on either side of christmas. Coming into christmas we need to be very careful about the number of contacts that we have to reduce transmission before christmas and get our cases as low as possible. Well be asking how tight restrictions may need to be t...

This is bbc news. These are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. Police in russia crack down on protests by supporters of the jailed Opposition Leader alexei navalny. More than 200 people have been arrested. These are live pictures from moscow where the demonstrations are getting underway. Many have already been held in the far east of russia. It comes as borisjohnson warns the new variant of the virus may be more deadly than previously thought. Senior doctors call for changes in...

Welcome to bbc news, im sally bundock. Our top stories hong kongs chief executive defends the controversial new security law imposed by beijing, calling its provisions very mild. It only targets a very small minority of people who breach the law. At the same time, it will protect the overwhelming majority of hong kong citizens. Businesses re open in brazils biggest city but the countrys still gripped by coronavirus, the president s taken a test after showing symptoms. Parts of the us report reco...

Tonight at six. Trials for a second Coronavirus Vaccine bring yet more hopes of a way out of this pandemic as britain buys up 5 million doses. This one, also from america, has proved almost 95 effective. The boss of the Company Moderna is delighted. I broke into an ear to ear grin when i hear the numbers. It really exceeded our best hopes and it is an incredibly exciting moment for us. Its brilliant news, absolutely brilliant. Thats the second penalty now. That has also gone into the back of the...

Today at six, growing pressure on ministers to change their minds about relaxing covid rules for christmas. Were all getting in the festive mood but leading medical experts say lives could be lost. Our Health System is not going to manage if we allow the current trend to continue on top of the super spread event that will be these five days at christmas. The decorations are up, and the presents are ready but what if it all falls through . The turkey is on order, 15 lb turkey, if theres onlyjill ...

This is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. 100 days, 100 million shots. President Electjoe Biden lays out an ambitious coronavirus vaccination plan, warning things will get worse before they get better. Countries in europe react angrily to a warning by the Drug Company Pfizer that it will reduce the number of Coronavirus Vaccines it delivers from next week. The number of people around the world who have died with covid 19 passes two million. Us preside...

Youre watching bbc news at nine with me, Annita Mcveigh the headlines a British National is confirmed as one of 61 Cruise Ship Passengers who have caught coronavirus. The ships moored offjapan with almost 4,000 on board. Literally every hour something is changing, the biggest being 41 additional passengers being found positive tested for the coronavirus. The teenager who threw a young boy off a balcony in london regulators investigatie whether warnings were missed Prince Andrew is deferring an h...

This is bbc news. These are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. Queen elizabeth has been reflecting on the hardships of the pandemic as she and Prince Philip break tradition by staying in windsor. People have risen magnificently to the challenges of the year, and i am so the challenges of the year, and i am so proud and moved by this quiet, indomitable spirit. European Union Ambassadors get details of the christmas deal in a meeting led by michel barnier. Thousands of lorry driv...