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and coming up — getting ready for blast—off — preparations are underway in cornwall for a rocket launch that could mark a breakthrough in the uk's space race. good afternoon. unions say they have made little progress with the government in talks aimed at bringing an end to long—running strike action in the nhs to an end. ministers are holding meetings with health, teaching and rail unions to try to resolve the walk—outs, over pay and working conditions. strikes in the health service this month, are now likely to go ahead. month are now likely to go ahead. a government sourc...

against alex salmond say the first minister misled them while giving evidence this month. sharp words exchanged at the first high—level meeting between america's new presidential administration and china. and coming up this hour... as part of our young reporter series, we hearfrom an apprentice footballer about the pressures of trying to make it as a professional. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. germany's health minister has warned there is not enough coronavirus vaccine to stop a third wave in europe. germany is facing further restrictions becau...

they're still sought after by celebrities and royalty alike. it's hard to put a price on this one. it was the first one ever sold. only a few people can afford them any more. sadly, i'm not one. phil mackie, bbc news, shropshire. time for a look at the weather. this time yesterday we were saying there was not much to report apart from some cloud here and there across the uk, and that's certainly the case of the weekend, variable cloud. but it varies a lot because this high pressure, while it's keeping things very calm across the uk, some parts of the country are stuck underneath grey...

a lesson in primate parenting — bonobos have been seen for the first time adopting babies outside their family groups. we'll hear from the scientists behind the research later this afternoon. a number of eu countries have started using the oxford astrazeneca covid vaccine again — after the european medicines agency confirmed it is safe and effective. germany, france, italy and spain are among the countries that halted its use earlier this month, after concerns about blood clots. but with cases and deaths rising now across europe — and millions of people in france being placed u...