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Hello and welcome. We start with an apology from americas top Infectious Diseases expert Dr Anthony Fauci after he criticised uk regulators over their rapid approval of a new coronavirus vaccine. Britain on wednesday became the first country in the world to approve the Pfizer Biontech vaccine for mass use. Speaking earlier to cbs, dr fauci said the uk was not as rigorous as the us in its vaccine approval process. But when he spoke to my colleagues earlier on this channel, dr fauci backtracked. The point i was really trying to make, i did not make it well, which is why i welcome to the opportun...

i had my first cancer diagnosed about six or seven years ago. that waiting time is very, very hard. i don't think until you have been through it, you can actually understand it. despite the walk out, some hospitals are able to continue with some routine operations, but it is a mixed picture. the full impact on cancellations will not be known for a few days. one thing we're seeing that is different from other strike days is that demand for care has been sustained. in previous strike days, we saw that drop. it means the nhs is trying to keep things going, it was already overstretched, ...

good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the bank of england has raised interest rates from 3.5 to li% — their highest level since 2008. the increase will leave millions of households facing higher mortgages at a time when many people are already struggling with energy and food bills. it will also have an impact on repayment charges on bank loans and credit cards — but it is better news for savers, who should get a higher return. the bank of england says the increase will help to curb rising prices. our economics correspondent andy verity reports. in leeds like every where else, t...

of nine—year—old olivia pratt—korbel in liverpool on monday. ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky claims europe narrowly avoided a radiation disaster earlier this week. a usjudge has ordered investigators to release a redacted version of court papers that led to a search of donald trump's florida home. hundreds of remastered images of the apollo missions 50 years ago are released for the first time. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. more news on the cost—of—living crisis today, with the price of energy rising in the uk and around the worl...

and woke up 1,000 miles from home. hello, i'm katty kay in washington. christian fraser is in london. the domino effect is in full flow, first norway and denmark, then germany, france, and italy, and now spain. all of them suspending the use of the astrazeneca vaccine today until the european medicines agency has issued new guidance, which should come tomorrow. 17 million people have had the astrazeneca jab in the uk and europe and there have been 37 reports of blood clots. but scientists say you would expect that number in that many people — even without the vaccine. halting a vac...