North Koreas Nuclear programme poses what the us director of National Intelligence calls an existential threat to the United States. They said china is trying to access sensitive us technologies and intellectual property. But it was russia that they all agreed on they were unanimous in saying that russian attempts to meddle in us politics were continuing. Heres dan coats on that threat. Frankly, the United States is under attack, under attack by entities that are using cyber to penetrate virtually every major action that ta kes pla ce virtually every major action that takes place in the United States, persistent and disruptive Cyber Operations will continue against the United States and our european allies, using elections as opportunities to undermine democracy, sowed discord, and undermine our values. My colleague katty kay was following this briefing in washington heres how she viewed this briefing. So there you had it, three hours long, repeated questions about russia, and at one p
On the success of its hard and fast lockdown the hero of London Bridge tells us how he fought the attacker with a narwhal tusk. This has impacted me, ive gone through bouts of depression and sleep is the challenging one, where my brain wont shut off. And coming up on bbc news, jurgen klopp urges broadcasters to fix their schedules, warning liverpool may not make it to the end of the season with a full team if fixture congestion isnt addressed. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. Fa ntastic not the usual first word of a news bulletin these days, but the one used by Prime Minister borisjohnson to describe the results of the oxford vaccine trial. Data shows its 70 effective thats better than the average flu vaccine and if the two doses required are given in a particular way, it could be as high as 90 . Its also cheaper and easier to store than the pfizer and moderna vaccines. The uk has already ordered 100 million doses, and if it passes all safety checks, it could be avail
To a fine point at the end. Good morning. Paying for the pandemic well look at who could be the winners and losers when the chancellor sets out his Spending Review later this week. 64 league games unbeaten at anfield a new record for liverpool. Victory over leicester puts them back towards the top of the premier league, sitting just behind tottenham on goal difference. And from racism, to star wars, and his new role as a pioneering policeman in the met we hearfrom the actorjohn boyega. Good morning. It is a cold start to the date. For some, a frosty one as well. Try it with sunshine. Cloud building in from the west but rain in the north west. Details in ten minutes. Good morning. Its monday november the 23rd. Our top story. Gyms and non essential shops are expected to be allowed to re open in all parts of england when the lockdown ends next week even those facing the highest tier of coronavirus restrictions. Pub closing times will also be relaxed, and there are indications that limited
Things will be able to start to get back to normal. Close contacts of people who test positive for covid 19 in england are to be offered the chance to take daily tests, instead of going into isolation. Its expected all shops in england will be allowed to open in the lead up to christmas, but pubs and restaurants could face tougher restrictions as part of new government measures to fight coronavirus. And lockdown, superspreader, furlough words associated with coronavirus dominate this years word of the year list. Oxford university and the pharmaceutical firm astrazeneca have published the preliminary results from large scale trials of their Coronavirus Vaccine, showing that it is 70 effective at preventing the disease. The vaccine proved less potent than those produced by two other companies, pfizer and moderna, which were 95 effective. Some data shows that protection rose to 90 when people were given a low dose followed by a high one. However, the oxford vaccine is far cheaper and is e
British scientific achievement. And distributed. It is a game changerfor britain and distributed. It is a game changer for britain and the world. And see you later, alligator, the pooch snatched from the shore and saved by his plucky owner. Im Christian Fraser in london. Joe biden will not be deterred by present drummers increasingly desperate attempts to for the transition of power. Today he unveiled some of his top names in cabinet. Deterred by President Trumps increasingly desperate. He is approaching this, said one, like an experienced mechanic intent on repairing a machine. The name we will all come to know is the new secretary of state who served previously in the Obama Administration, so he is a known quantity in washington and further afield. The other big announcement is his previous boss and former president ial candidatejohn is his previous boss and former president ial candidate john kerry will be installed as the new climate staff. It tells where the Climate Crisis fits in