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Transcripts For BBCNEWS BBC News 20201230

Which is the reason for our recommendation. The news comes as more parts of england are expected to be moved into the highest level of coronavirus restrictions, tier 4. Politicians in the uk are debating legislation, which would put the eu trade deal into uk law. The vote is expected in the next half an hour. Hello and welcome if you are watching in the uk or around the world. The uk medicines regulator has approved the Oxford Astrazeneca coronavirus vaccine, paving the way for millions more people to be immunised in the new year. The uk has ordered 100 million doses enough to vaccinate 50 Million People. The vaccine is much easier to transport and store than the Pfizer Biontech one already in use, and is also much cheaper. Our Health Correspondent
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Transcripts For BBCNEWS BBC News 20201123 14:00:00

This is bbc news. Im simon mccoy. The headlines at 2pm. Oxford University Announces that its Covid Vaccine works. Overall the vaccine is 70 effective and in some dosages 90 . Its also cheaper, and easier to store than those already announced it really looks as if there is a vaccine which has the potential to protect against the disease, and importantly, in any one who had the vaccine, there were no admissions to hospital, no severe disease. With one more week of lockdown in england borisjohnson prepares to tell us whats coming next. Daily coronavirus tests will be offered to close contacts of people whove tested positive in england to reduce the current 14 day quarantine. We report from melbourne the australian city which accounted for 90 of the countrys covid deaths on the success of its hard and fast lockdown. The hero of
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Guidance sets out average 2% pay rise for most civil servants

Unions slam “real-terms pay cut” despite flexibility for 3% rises in “priority” cases ....

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EXCL: 5% of SCS to be marked as under-performing in return to guided distribution for performance management

Managers must “properly identify those who are not performing at the expected standard”, guidance says ....

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Departments told to review contracts with Russian suppliers

Public bodies urged to find ways to "sever their commercial ties to Russia" – but guidance show the action they can take is limited ....

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