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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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. 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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 CorrespondentMichelle 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 peopl