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BBCNEWS Breakfast November 10, 2020

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 with almostjubilation. After a year in which 50 Million People worldwide have been infected, and in which more than 1. 2 million have died, its easy to see why so many view this vaccine as an answer to their prayers. Its believed to be more than 90 effective, and the government has ordered a0 million doses, enough to immunize 20 Million People wholl need two jabs each. But one person urging caution is the Prime Minister. Weve talked for a long time, or i have, about the distant bugle of the scientific cavalry coming over the brow of the hill. I can tell you that tonight, that toot of that bugle is louder, but its still some way off. But the odds have now changed, according to englands deputy chief medical officer. So this is like, erm, you know, getting to the end of the play off final, its gone to penalties, the first player goes up, scores the goal. You havent won the cup yet. But what it does is it tells you that the goalkeeper can be beaten. And thats where we are today. That first sign. Thank you. Penalty shoot outs dont always inspire confidence, and there are other challenges to overcome. The vaccines safety needs to be assured before it gets regulatory approval. Pfizer has indicated it will apply for this in the us later this month. Its still not known just how long any immunity might last for, and decisions need to be made about who can have it first, with care home residents and workers likely to be at the top of the list. If it emerges that the vaccine needs to be taken annually, then an Information Campaign similar to the one for seasonal flu jabs will have to be rolled out, and it will need to tackle any misinformation. A limited number of people may get the vaccine this year, but for everybody else, the advice remains the same. Facemasks, hand washing and social distancing are still the best protection. John mcmanus, bbc news. Well bring you plenty of reaction to this potential vaccine throughout todays programme. And at 7. 30, well speak to the Health Secretary, matt hancock. Donald trump has accused pfizer of not having the courage to make its announcement about the vaccine before the election. Hes claimed the news was delayed to prevent him getting a vaccine win before polls opened last week. Lets get more from our north america correspondent david willis. Good morning. What exactly has the president been saying . Well, donald trump has not been seen in public for five days. Which trump has not been seen in public forfive days. Which is highly unusualfor him. Forfive days. Which is highly unusual for him. Apart from forfive days. Which is highly unusualfor him. Apart from a couple of rounds of golf over the weekend. But he has been in the white house locked up with his advisors, devising a legal strategy and tweeting up a storm. He has been tweeting up a storm. He has been tweeting about allegations of voter fraud in the election, claiming again that the result was snatched from him. He has also taken aim at pfizer and the us regulatory agency, the food and Drug Administration, saying that they should have made this announcement about a vaccine earlier in the interests of saving lives. He said of the us fda and the democrats did not want him to have a vaccine win prior to the election. President trump continually stressed during the Election Campaign that a vaccine was just around the corner. But he wasnt able to point to anything specific, of course. And the very fact that this announcement has come from pfizer, just less than a week after the president ial election, is clearly a source of intense irritation to President Trump right now. And there has also been a lawsuit against the state of pennsylvania . Thats right. Indeed the Trump Campaign has filed lawsuits in a number of the key battleground states, looking to have basically the result thrown out there. There are these legal challenges which are likely to drag on for several weeks, potentially disrupting the transition process. But legal experts are saying that despite that they see very little chance of them actually succeeding. Its really, they say, a way for donald trump to save face. David, thank you. That is the latest from los angeles. Nottinghamshire could be the next region in england to trial mass testing, after the scheme first began in liverpool last week. The mayor of liverpool says more than 20,000 people in the city have already been tested as part of the pilot. 0ur reporter Mairead Smyth is at a test centre outside anfield stadium. There has been a big uptake of this, hasnt there . Good morning. Good morning. Yes, there has been a big uptake. Today is day five of this pilot. Its expected to last at least ten days. Apparently there is some room for manoeuvre, especially with the news that it will be rolled out to other local authorities as well. We are waiting for more information on that. Its reported nottingham could be the next city to get this pilot. A few weeks back, when tier 3 is what we were talking about, liverpool was right up there with high rates of infection, nottingham as well. This is really targeting those areas and this city of liverpool was first to ask for this pilot. These lateralflow of liverpool was first to ask for this pilot. These lateral flow tests that were explained in last nights briefing, when the Prime Minister talked about how they work. How people can access them quickly. And most importantly, how they access those results really quickly. Now here at anfield, more used to football fans, yesterday it opened as one of 18 test centres here in liverpool. Some schools as well will be used. Of course, consent will be obtained from parents for any youngsters that are tested. But here there has been a big uptake. As you say, more than 23,000 people have been tested. And in terms of people who tested positive, it is 154. That might not seem like a big number but these are people without symptoms, people who were Walking Around not knowing they had coronavirus and the idea then is that they will isolate. It will take that level, that risk of infection, out of the community here in liverpool. We will wait to hear a little bit more news if nottingham will be next. Thank you very much. We will be with you later. Thank you. Theres a warning that the pandemic has caused most children in england to fall behind with their learning, and for some, their social skills have also been impacted. Thats according to the education watchdog 0fsted, which found some Young Children have forgotten how to use a knife and fork, or have regressed back to nappies. 0ur education correspondent dan johnson reports. When the pandemic closed schools, we knew learning had paused to some degree, but now theres evidence many children went backwards, even losing basic skills like using a knife and fork. 0fsted visited 900 schools, colleges, nurseries and social care providers over the last two months and found some older children have lost reading, writing and maths ability. And there were signs of greater mental distress, including eating disorders and self harm. The report describes three broad groups. The hardest hit Young Children have gone backwards, losing words and numbers, as well as some basic skills like potty training. The majority have slipped back to some degree, having lost school time and learning during lockdown. But there are some whove had a more positive experience, benefiting from more time with supportive families. The impact of the pandemic has combined with child rens existing circumstances, and those with special Educational Needs have been especially badly affected. A third of schools have seen a rise in children being educated at home, which 0fsted says raises concern about their progress and well being. The report highlights the continued hard work of teachers, and says its good schools and nurseries are open during englands current lockdown. The department for education said getting all children back into full time learning was a priority, with £1 billion being spent helping them catch up. Dan johnson, bbc news. The government has vowed to overturn two heavy defeats inflicted on its brexit legislation in the house of lords last night. Peers voted to strip out controversial clauses from the uk internal market bill that would enable ministers to break International Law. 0ur Political Correspondent is jonathan blake. He is at westminster. Jonathan, good morning. Is this now going to be put back in, morning. Is this now going to be put backin,is morning. Is this now going to be put back in, is that of the next step . That is certainly the governments plan. The bill which is causing all this fuss is, the government says, a way of ensuring free trade within the uk after january way of ensuring free trade within the uk afterjanuary the 1st of next year. That is when the transition period ends and eu trading rules and Everything Else seems to apply. It also gives the government of the power to override the Withdrawal Agreement, the International Treaty which it signed with the eu setting the terms of britains exit, hence all this talk of the potential for ministers to break International Law. Now as you say, the house of lords voted heavily in favour of stripping out of those controversial clauses of this legislation last night. So a heavy defeat for the government. Michael howard, the former conservative leader, one of those voting against this legislation, saying the government needs to think again. Hes not the only one. The five former uk living Prime Ministers have also criticised what the government is doing. Sir john major said last night of these moves risked damaging britains reputation abroad. And for the first time in ourlong reputation abroad. And for the first time in our long history, ministers have proposed legislation giving them powers to break the law. This isa them powers to break the law. This is a slippery slope down which no democratic government should ever go. Brexit may be even more brutal. The government sees it very differently. It says that when this legislation comes back to the house of commons in december, it will reinsert these clauses and have another go at getting it through, describing them as a legal safety net to protect the integrity of the uks internal market and the huge gains of the peace process. Of course, come december, the trade talks are ongoing with the eu could have made progress and they could be a free trade deal in the works, which would render these clauses largely irrelevant. And that could change the debate entirely. 0k, jonathan, thank you. Living under tough restrictions has had a huge impact on our lives, and so it is fitting that lockdown has been named word of the year by collins dictionary. And the pandemic is the dominating theme in the top ten, with phrases like key worker, self isolate and social distancing. And megxit, referring to the duke and duchess of sussex stepping down from royal duties, also made the list. Wasnt a brexit word of the year last year . Probably, yes. Brexit, and then lockdown . I cant remember what you said. You said all those other words ive forgotten already we are social distancing, remember that one . If you see old pictures or watch old footage were used to sit apart. Its shocking, isnt it . never again now the weather with carol. Good morning. 0nce good morning. Once again we are starting with some mist and fog. Fog in central and eastern scotland, the eastern half of england, around the Home Counties, and it is dense. A lot of cloud around this morning. Generally speaking what you find through the days most of it will lift, a lot of it will break and we will see some sunny intervals. We have got this weather front producing some showers. It is a weakening affair. It later on, look what is coming our way. This set of fronts around an area of low pressure is more potent and it will bring strong winds and heavy rain. First thing this morning a lot of cloud, mist and fog, a few showers. Fewer than yesterday. Brightening up for many as we go through the afternoon. Temperatures 11 to 15, may be 16 in east anglia. Not as mild as it was yesterday. In wales we hit 18. Still these temperatures are above average for this time of the year. Through this evening and overnight clear skies, light winds we could see some mist and fog forming in east anglia and the south east. Towards the west of the wind will be strengthening and we will see the cloud thicken and some rain coming ourway. Will see the cloud thicken and some rain coming our way. A mild night in prospect. Tomorrow this rain is going to be pushing eastwards. All change. Thank you. Lets take a look at todays papers. Not surprisingly, the newspapers are dominated by one story this morning that breakthrough in the development of a vaccine for coronavirus. Our little bottle of hope, is the headline in the daily mirror, which says britain will have doses for five Million People by the end of this year, if it is approved by regulators. 0ne smalljab for man. , is the headline in the daily mail, which says scientists have hailed the giant leap for humanity. It reports that the dramatic announcement of the first effective Covid Vaccine could see life return to normal by spring. The Daily Telegraph reports the nhs has plans to create 1,500 vaccination sites within weeks in anticipation of the roll out of the vaccine, and is the only paper to use its front page to display the priority list of who will get it first. We will take you through some of the various details around the vaccine this morning. Lets take a look at an article from bbc news online now, and its a big weekend coming up for fans of the crown. The new season of netflixs historical drama about the royal family starts on sunday, and the bbcs arts editor Will Gompertz has awarded it four out of five stars. Lots of talk about gillian anderson, who plays margaret thatcher. Some have given her amazing views and others have said it is not up to scratch. Im just looking forward to it. Here is a little graphic that shows you who is designed to get the job first. Older residents, care home workers first. Then it basically goes down in age groups. Then it is the rest of the population. Priority is to be determined. Here is a question for you. The German Company with pfizer we have developed this vaccine, the Prime Minister called them biontech yesterday. Whatever you call them, this is the couple behind it all. A big pull out in the daily mail saying, the couple who saved their world. These are the two people behind biontech. Essentially they have poured ten months of their life into this. They are set to make an awful lot of money. They reckon they would be worth about 3 billion quid by the end of it all. 3 billion. Even on their wedding day they spent time in the lab. So they are dedicated and devoted to their research and along with pfizer they have developed this vaccine. Very, very impressive. All sorts of other vaccines being developed around the world of the same time. This is an amazing story. This helicopter is carrying a donor heart. It crash landed on the roof of a hospital in los angeles. You can see the helicopter on its side. People worried it was going to fall off. They had to cut their way into the helicopter to retrieve this heart because the person needing the heart was waiting. It was given to a medic who slipped on debris from the helicopter. It all ends well. Drama the pile that had minor injuries. Two people on board reported no injuries. The pilot had minor injuries. The pilot had minor injuries. The heart were successfully ta ken to the injuries. The heart were successfully taken to the person who needed it. If you try to write that for a medical drama they would never believe you. Helicopter crashes, doctor drops hard. 0ne cute picture to finish. This is in the ocean photography awards. Would you like to see some hogging penguins . Look at these two little fellows. Come on. Look at them. This is melbourne, australia. Having a little cuddle. 0na australia. Having a little cuddle. On a rock. It is very sweet. They are not social distancing, those penguins they are in the bubble. 90 minutes past six. 19 minutes past six. Another set of negative employment figures are expected later this morning, and its becoming clear young people are being badly affected by job cuts during the pandemic. Ninas looking at this one for us. Good morning. We get an update on the number of people out of work later this morning. These figures reflect the months until the end of september. So when businesses thought furlough was coming to an end, and obviously before yesterdays vaccine news. Its likely to show more redundancies, and an increase in the number of people hunting for a job. What we know is that young people those 16 24 who should be at the point of building their careers are the ones most severely hit at the moment. Yesterday i chatted withjustin. It had taken him ages to find a job in the first place and then he lost hisjob as a in the first place and then he lost his job as a lifeguard injuly. Ive applied for asda, wasnt successful. Ive applied for lidl and stuff, ijust dont hear anything back. Ive applied for stuff like, erm, stuff to do with like the

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