Lost and found 10,000 years later. A danish woman finds a stone age necklace while strolling on the sea shore. Hello and welcome to bbc news. Major trials of a new vaccine have shown its effective against some new variants of covid 19, helping to reduce fears that they might prove resistant. Novavax is an american jab but its being produced in the uk. Its also easier to roll out than some previous vaccines since it doesnt need to be kept at ultra low temperatures. The news came amid a deepening row between another vaccine maker astrazeneca, and the European Union over shortages. 0ur Medical Editor fergus walsh reports. Once again, science has triumphed in the fight against coronavirus. The Us Firm Novavax has released results of its british trial showing the first proven efficacy against the new, more contagious uk variant. There were more than 15,000 volunteers on the trail throughout the uk. Over half the cases of covid recorded were the result of the new variant. The results showed the vaccine was 95 effective against the original covid strain and over 85 effective against the new uk variant, giving an overall efficacy of 89 . The former head of the uk Vaccine Taskforce said that in a separate trial in south africa, the vaccine had shown it protected against the variant of concern there. Its a fantastic result because it shows the novavax vaccine is effective against both the uk variant as well as the South African Variant and has shown phenomenal efficacy, and its made in teesside so not only have we trialled the vaccine to show its safe and effective but we are also making it too, so well be able to save lives in the uk. Meanwhile, the biggest Immunisation Drive in the history of the nhs just keeps growing. This Supermarket Pharmacy near birmingham started Offering Covid Jabs today to the over 75s, one of more than 1,400 Vaccination Sites in england alone. What a contrast in madrid, where supplies of vaccine have all but dried up. The spanish capital has cancelled all appointments for around two weeks. The eu were slow off the mark in ordering vaccine, and now wants some of the uks supply of astrazeneca doses. In may, the uk government was the first to sign a deal with astrazeneca for 100 million doses of its covid vaccine. It wasnt until august three months later that the European Union signed an agreement for up to 400 million doses. Last month, the uks mhra became the first regulator in the world to approve the Oxford Astrazeneca jab. Tomorrow, the European Medicines Agency is meeting and is expected to approve the vaccine, but for the moment, it remains unlicensed in the eu. The astrazeneca vaccine is grown in bioreactors. They have seen how complex the process is at this site in oxford. By contrast, there have 0xford. By contrast, there have been poor yields at the main european site in belgium. The eu is threatening legal action to force astrazeneca to hand over some doses made here. We can and will get doses of the vaccine from the series of plants which are mentioned in the contract, and therefore, also including those in the united kingdom. And theres another twist germanys Vaccine Committee has said the Astrazeneca Jab should, for now, only be given to people aged 65 and above. It cited insufficient data over its efficacy in older people. The government here firmly rejects that. Our own authorities have made it very clear that they think the Oxford Astrazeneca vaccine is very good and efficacious. They think that it is effective across all age groups and provides a good immune response across all age groups. There is limited evidence on how well the Astrazeneca Vaccine Works in the over 65s, but leading scientists here say they are confident it will give strong protection. Fergus walsh, bbc news. Lets get more on the novavax vaccine, which has been shown to be 89 effective in large scale uk trials. Joining us now is vaccinologist dr peter hotez from the Baylor College of medicine in houston, texas. Very good to have you with us. What you make of this announcement, these findings . Yeah, it looks like it is going to be another important vaccine. So now we have the two mrna vaccines, we have the Astrazeneca 0xford accent, we will hear thejohnson will hear the Johnson Johnson vaccine will hear theJohnson Johnson vaccine soon, and the novavax, we have a recumbent and protein vaccine. In some people may ask why you need all these vaccines, but there are limits in the capacity for production for any one of them, so the more we have the more shots on goal, the better globally we have a chance to beat this pandemic. Have a chance to beat this pandemic have a chance to beat this andemic. � ,. , pandemic. And then in terms of the variance, pandemic. And then in terms of the variance, where pandemic. And then in terms of the variance, where are pandemic. 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So the Realworry Thinking about, because we also have a recombinant protein vaccine and we are looking at how to modify or that had the South African Variant is how quickly we can vaccinate the world in order to raise ahead of the South African Variant. It is putting enormous and everybody right now. The other announcement that came today was we know the virus variant, the South African Variant, was in North Carolina in the eastern united states. So this is going to be a very stressful time, vaccinating with the existing vaccines to slow transmission and prevent the widespread emergence of the south African Vaccine while the Vaccine Developers now start adding efforts to specifically tailor vaccines specifically for south africa. Tailor vaccines specifically for south africa. And what you think, you for south africa. And what you think, you mentioned for south africa. And what you think, you mentioned the for south africa. And what you think, you mentioned the us, | think, you mentioned the us, thatis think, you mentioned the us, that is where you are, what you think the strategy that should be in order to most effectively use the vaccines that are now available . Available . You know, wendy Biden Administration available . You know, wendy Biden Administration got available . You know, wendy Biden Administration got upl Biden Administration got up they had to learn a lot. They didnt have a lot of advanced time unable to plan in place that sounded reasonable, but now with the new variants are rising quickly, the centers for Disease Control are saying the uk variant may be significant by the spring and now the South African Variant. So we are going to have to make adjustments and i had as come out in the Washington Post this week that basically said it plans to do this by the fall may no longer be valid. We have got to find a way to do this by late spring or summer and people say, fine, how do you do that . And i believe a of it may depend on having the Astrazeneca 0xford vaccine as soon as possible. Astrazeneca oxford vaccine as soon as possible. Soon as possible. 0k. Very briefl , soon as possible. 0k. Very briefly, were soon as possible. 0k. Very briefly, were almost soon as possible. 0k. Very briefly, were almost out. Soon as possible. 0k. Very| briefly, were almost out of time, given rows we are seeing about which countries in which areas are getting the vaccines when supplies are being held up, do you think this now needs to be done on an International Scale . Does they need to be one body overseeing the allocation of vaccines for all countries . The problem now is in the last year we have had this breakdown in the Global Governance of vaccines, despite best efforts by garvey and the Gates Foundation and others to put this Sharing Facility together, how you now walk this back to restore International Governance in light of the breakdowns and including the us that declared Eminent Domain over a loss of vaccines and then what russia did angina with what people are now falling vaccine nationalism, how you walked out back is going to be difficult, especially now with the us joining the who, but it is going to be a tough call. Qm. Going to be a tough call. 0k, dr peter hotez, going to be a tough call. 0k, dr peter hotez, it going to be a tough call. 0k, dr peter hotez, it was dr peter hotez, it was a big question and they asked for a short answer, so a appreciate you doing that for us now. Dr peter hotez in houston there. This weekend, British Nationals in hong kong will be able to apply for a uk visa using a Smart Phone App to protect their privacy and security. The british home secretary, priti patel, told the bbc it was absolutely vital to give applicants some protection. The new visa comes into force on sunday. Its being introduced after china imposed a security law on hong kong. Heres our Diplomatic Correspondent james landale. After months of protests from Pro Democracy Campaigners, Beijing Last Year imposed tough new security laws. Britain said this deal was broken as they tried to protect the territories autonomy. So ministers are offering a way out for those British National� s who want it. Theyre offering a way out to those British Nationals for us in particular. You made a promise to the people of hong kong when it comes to safeguarding and preserving liberties and freedoms. Particularly as they are being restricted by the Chinese Government and this is one of a kind, they spoke to provide freedoms, safety, security. Who is eligible for the new visa . Its open to anyone registered with British National overseas status before 1997 when hong kong was handed over to china. It also includes children, partners, and dependent relatives. That potentially includes up to 5. 2 million hong kong citizens. Thats more than two thirds of the entire population. What does the visa do . It gives them the right to live, study and work for up to five years. They can then apply to settle permanently in the chance of citizenship for up to six years, they can use schools, the health service, but cannot claim welfare benefits. Crucially, people can apply discreetly via a smartphone app, rather than going to a our office where they could be identified by the authorities. The digitalisation of this process will give people safeguards and protection and when they make these applications, clearly the environment is changing in hong kong and safeguarding the individuals freedoms, liberties and securities is absolutely vital. There are hurdles. Applicants have to show they have enough cash to survive the six months and theres a £3000 health surge. Anywhere between 300,000 will come to britain over the next five years. China is furious and has already threatened retaliation. The british side is violated its promises and has repeatedly hyped the issue of British International passports, interfered in Hong Kong Affairs and interfered in china and internal affairs. It will drop at its own feet in the end. But the British Government is determined to offer a lifeline to those in hong kong that it believes it has a moral duty to help. James landale, bbc news. Gamestop is a struggling us computer Game Retailer that, through no fault of its own, has delivered one of the biggest shocks to the stock market in years. City regulators have said they are monitoring the actions of a group of private investors who used online chat forums to drive up the price of certain shares. The value of gamestop has now fallen back, but has grown hugely in recent days. Our Business Correspondent Michelle Fleury has been following the story from new york. Wall street has been on a Rollercoaster Ride and it is all because of the power of social media and the havoc it has wrought this week on the financial markets. What we have seen is a group, essentially of wall street outsiders, who have taken on institutional ta ken on Institutional Investors taken on Institutional Investors and it is all centred on an unprofitable, somewhat unloved videoGame Retailer, gamestop. Some of these big professional Hedge Fund Investors had bet that the share price would go down, but what happens is you saw this scrappy group of individual investors using nothing more than a keyboard and access to the internet, as well as, in some cases, stimulus decks, to try to buy up the stock and push up the price. That led to some very hefty losses for these players and quite a lot of egg on their faces. And these players and quite a lot of egg on theirfaces. And it has caught the attention, not just of those on wall street, but those In Washington where regulators are now looking into this and where people are seeing this as, in some ways, a Popular Uprising against the financial establishment. Michelle fleury there for us in new york. Stay with us on bbc news. Still to come the Sea Shore Ambler who uncovered some ancient amber. The Shuttle Challenger exploded soon after lift off. There were seven astronauts on board, one of them a woman schoolteacher. All of them are believed to have been killed. By the evening, tahrir square, the heart of official cairo, was in the hands of the demonstrators. They were using the word � revolution�. The earthquake singled out buildings and brought them down in seconds. Tonight, the search for any survivors has an increasing desperation about it as the hours passed. The new government is finally in control of the entire republic of uganda. Survivors of the Auschwitz Concentration Camp have been commemorating the 40th Anniversary of their liberation. They toured the huts, gas chambers and crematoria, and relived their horrifying experiences. This is bbc news the latest headlines a trial shows us Vaccine Novavax offers strong protection against the new variants of coronavirus. Meanwhile, the row over shortages in europe, sees the eu demanding supplies from uk factories. Lets get more now on a story we covered earlier around 300,000 people are expected to leave hong kong for britain using a new visa route which opens on sunday. Nathan law is one of hong kongs leading Pro Democracy Campaigners and former elected lawmaker. He took the decision to secretly leave last summer and claimed asylum after china proposed controversial security law. It was a commitment to the historical agreement of hong kong and i think its important that we oversee this, because of the suppression of the people in hong kong, because the policy is timely for the local people. D0 the policy is timely for the local maple the policy is timely for the local people the policy is timely for the local people. Do you think is thins local people. Do you think is things stand, local people. Do you think is things stand, people local people. Do you think is things stand, people have. Local people. Do you think is i things stand, people have been reluctant to try and apply to come to britain because they fear what could happen if they are seen going into the local office and asking for the visa . Well, the worries of being seen and incurring repercussions from the government is real. The chinese and hong kong governments have been commenting on the policy and reeling pulling a lot of intimidation, whether to the uk government or others, so i think that is a legitimate anxiety for them, to worry that if they are seen to line up outside the consulate, that would be certain surveillance and intimidating. Ithink offering protection to them by other ways for them to apply for the visa roots is quite a well thought out measure in order to counter that intimidation from the Chinese Government. figs intimidation from the Chinese Government intimidation from the chinese covernment. A. ,. , government. As a prodemocracy campaigner. Government. As a prodemocracy campaigner. Do government. As a prodemocracy campaigner, do you government. As a prodemocracy campaigner, do you find government. As a prodemocracy campaigner, do you find that campaigner, do you find that what youre aiming to do is easier outside hong kong, where you are now, or was it easy on the ground in hong kong . I think we meet people in different positions. The National Security law. Appealing for sanctions with chinese and hong kong officials. Will these speeches be conceded as a breach of the National Security law in hong kong and do you need to be present for years . Weve got this advantage of overseas. But on the ground, they could mobilise more hong kong people to fight and they could have protests and demonstrations when the time comes so indeed i think we need different people in different fronts so we can collaborate with a movement that could push for changes. {lit that could push for changes. Of course, if people leave, their friends and family may not severally leave. They will be concerned about the people leave you behind. Leave you behind. Yes, definitely, leave you behind. Yes, definitely, because leave you behind. Yes, definitely, because the Political Climate in hong kong is deteriorating and people would concede if they left theirfamilies behind, they may receive repercussions from the government, even though we dont have any concrete policies to say what they are going to do exactly. But i think the warriors, we really need to hope they will continue to monitor the situation so the uk government can continue to honour their historic commitment to hong kong people and to grant them a safe exit and to grant them a safe exit and safe passage. And safe passage. Nathan, thank ou ve and safe passage. Nathan, thank you very much a Russian Court has rejected an appeal from the countrys opposition leader, Alexei Navalny against his arrest. He was detained for 30 days on 17 january when he returned to moscow from berlin. Mr navalny calls his detention illegal he suffered a near fatal nerve agent attack in russia last august, and was recovering in germany. 0ur moscow correspondent Steve Rosenberg reports. From insidejail via video link, the kremlins most ferocious critic demanded his freedom. Alexei navalny told the court his arrest was illegal, an attempt to scare him and his supporters. It wouldnt work, he added, we are the majority. The judge dismissed his appeal. More pressure. Police raiding mr navalny� s Anti Corruption organisation. It had posted this video of mr navalny accusing Vladimir Putin of building himself a £1 billion palace with illicit money. The kremlins denied it but the videos had nearly 100 million views in a week. Palaces and political battles. What are russians making of All Of This Outside Moscow . Tver is 100 miles away. Last weekend, there were protests here and across russia in support of mr navalny. And against president putin. Police broke them up. Among those detained was pavel. It was the first time hed taken part in a protest. A lot of people, pavel says, have watched that video about the palace and believe it. We did nothing wrong. We were protesting peacefully. Protest sentiment was already on the rise here. An economic slowdown made worse by the pandemic has hit russians hard, and shaken peoples faith in their president. Putins not the leader he was, says yevgenya. Prices in the shops keep rising. He must have something to do with this. The president s losing popularity, says yulyana. This wont end well for him. You can put a political opponent behind bars. One thing you cant do, though, is lock away, put out of sight the public mood. And the kremlins problem is that with the economy here in difficulty, russians feel that life is getting tougher. And that means growing dissatisfaction with the authorities. But the kremlin has this warning illegal protest brings chaos. The last thing russia needs, it says, is another russian revolution. Steve rosenberg, bbc news, tver. Chinese Authorities Say they are expecting 1. 7 billion journeys to be made during the lunar new year. That is despite suggestions not to travel. They encourage people to cancel that plans to stop the spread of covid, with limited success. A piece of ancientjewellery has been rediscovered on a beach in denmark. A Necklace Dating back to the stone age was found buried in the Sands Of Thorsminde in the north of the country. Its been described as a rare and insanely beautiful discovery. The bbc� s tim allman has more. Its amazing what you can find when you are out for a stroll. Ingemarie salk was visiting a local beach when something caught her eye stop translation , i must collect, she said. I translation , i must collect, she said. ,. , , translation , i must collect, she said. ,. ,~ she said. I stopped taking hotos she said. I stopped taking photos addicted she said. I stopped taking photos addicted up she said. I stopped taking photos addicted up and i she said. I stopped taking photos addicted up and thought wow, what was this. This photos addicted up and thought wow, what was this. Photos addicted up and thought wow, what was this. This was an ancient piece wow, what was this. This was an ancient piece of wow, what was this. This was an ancient piece of amber wow, what was this. This was an ancient piece of amber believed| ancient piece of amber believed to be part of a necklace. Around 10,000 years old and quite a revelation for the local museum. � , � local museum. Translation normally receive local museum. Translation normally receive objects local museum. Translation normally receive objects from| normally receive objects from the bronze age, the i age and middle ages. This the bronze age, the i age and middle ages the bronze age, the i age and middle ages. This is much older and much more middle ages. This is much older and much more rare. Middle ages. This is much older and much more rare. Its and much more rare. Its believed people in the stone age started making jewellery not long after they started making weapons. Necklaces, pendants, bracelets. They use shells, animal bones or stones. Then they got a little more ambitious. Then they got a little more ambitious. � , � � , ambitious. Translation Amber Bruises interesting ambitious. Translation Amber Bruises interesting for ambitious. Translation Amber Bruises interesting for the bruises interesting for the ancient people and is gold, and is useless. It cant be used for anything but it has been considered magical. This magical necklace will. Considered magical. This i magical necklace will soon considered magical. This magical necklace will soon go on display at the countrys national museum. Better than my windowsill, says ingemarie. The Novovax Biotech Firm says its Coronavirus Vaccine has shown high efficacy during trials. You can reach me on twitter im benmbland. Hello there. It can be a fine line between rain and snow here in the uk, and the battle lines are certainly drawn over the next few days. Cold air to the east of us, mild air to the south and west. Cold air to the north east of us, milderairto the south and west. On that dividing line, which this weekend pushes its way southwards, this is where we could see that rain snow mix, particularly on saturday. This swirl of winds a developing Weather System, developing area of low pressure, which pushes into that cold air. And on the Weather Fronts that reach the cold air, we could see some significant snow, parts of wales and parts of Southern England especially. The exact details on that, though, will change. Well keep you updated. Today, though, is a fairly quiet one. There will be plenty of cloud around and some showers. A cold start, too, across parts of scotland. Here, were seeing snow throughout the night, temperatures low enough for some ice and made to feel colder by strong winds. Stronger but milder winds across the south as well. Here, well see some early showers across wales, south west england, pushing across the southern half of england and wales. The odd rumble of thunder possible, Brightening Up later. Some mist and fog around the midlands, Northern England to begin with, Brightening Up but then clouding over as rain and eventually a little bit of hill sleet pushes in. Brightening up, too, to parts of the northern half of scotland, compared with what weve seen. Patchy rain and sleet into southern areas as we finish the day and that north south contrast, as far as temperatures. The colder air on the move further southwards, then, as we go through friday night into saturday, and as this Weather Front approaches off the atlantic, initially, rain, and quite a bit of rain could cause some minorflooding towards the south west and across some southern counties. Temperatures here holding up, but a greater chance of some some frost. 7 to start the weekend in northern scotland. But as that rain pushes into the cold air, the potential for not only some heavy snow, but with strong winds, Blizzards Over The Welsh hills. At the moment, it looks like wales, into parts of the midlands, maybe South East England could see some snow. How much, of course, that will depend on where well keep you updated on that, and certainly worth watching the forecast. The further north you are, it does look like it should be a dry, bright, cold start to the weekend, but that frost will return with a vengeance as we go through saturday night into sunday. And as one Weather System clears, another one will be approaching, so whilst it will be a frosty, bright and, in places, icy start to sunday, this next Weather System, bringing rain initially to south western areas, could turn to snow as it pushes across england, wales and Northern Ireland later in the day. Keep checking your forecast here, though, on bbc news. Bye for now. This is bbc news. The headlines trials of a new covid 19 vaccine have shown its more than 89 effective against the virus. The jab, developed by the American Firm novavax, also offers protection against the variants discovered in the uk and south africa. The argument in europe about the distribution of vaccines has intensified with the authorities in belgium investigating a Production Site owned by astrazeneca. Brussels wants to know why the firm wont be able to deliver all of the doses it promised. Theyre said to have ordered inspectors to ensure stocks they bought have not been sent elsewhere. Theres anger among amateur traders after online investing Platform Robinhood suspended trading in the us firm gamestop. The retailer, widely believed to be failing, found itself at the centre of a battle between amateur traders and wall Street Investors whod bet on the companys share prices to fall
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