Good afternoon. The Prime Minister has warned that coronavirus restrictions in england are probably about to get tougher in order to bring the virus under control. But borisjohnson also insisted Primary Schools should open as planned this week except in london and some areas of the south east, where the new variant of coronavirus is rising rapidly. Mrjohnson said there is no doubt in his mind that schools are safe. Heres our Political Correspondent jonathan blake. Arriving in a hurry to deliver a difficult message. The Prime Minister gave his first interview of the year this morning and warned that life with coronavirus in england is likely to get worse before it gets better. He said the government may soon impose tighter restrictions in more areas. It may be that we need to do things in the next few weeks that will be tougher in many parts of the country. I dont. I mean, im fully, fully reconciled to that and i bet the people of this country are fully reconciled to that. Under pressur
The oxford jab will be used alongside a locally developed vaccine. And israel leads the world with the highest rate of vaccinations 1 in 8 israelis gets a covid jab. Hello, and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world. Iam sean i am sean lowe, do stay with me for the very latest news and analysis from here in the uk and across the globe. The uk Prime Minister, borisjohnson, has warned that coronavirus restrictions in england are, probably about to get tougher in order to bring the virus under control. But borisjohnson also insisted Primary Schools should open as planned this week except in london and some areas of the south east, where the new variant of coronavirus is rising rapidly. Mrjohnson said there is no doubt in his mind that schools are safe. Heres our political correspondent, jonathan blake. Arriving in a hurry to deliver a difficult message. The Prime Minister gave his first interview of the year this morning and warned that life with coronavirus in england is
Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. Theres a new revelation aboutjust how far President Trump is prepared to go with his attempts to overturn the election. Its reported that he phoned georgias top election official on saturday and tried to persuade him to find enough votes to reverse the outcome in the state. A recording of the conversation has been published by the Washington Post. Heres what mr trump said to georgias secretary of state, Brad Raffensperger lebo diseko is in washington and told us more. This conversation, it is just jaw dropping, i listened to it with my mouth open and i did not think i could be shocked any more about what has been happening in terms of Donald Trumps attempt to overturn joe bidens election win. This is a four and a half minute cutdown of what was around an hour long conversation and donald trump can be heard repeatedly saying to Brad Raffensp
And accusations of racism and harrasment at berlins and harrassment at berlins principal Ballet Company. Indias Opposition Congress party has warned that the governments decision to approve the emergency use of a locally developed Coronavirus Vaccine, covaxin, was premature and could be dangerous. It says the data on the safety and efficacy of covaxin had not been fully reviewed. Another vaccine, developed by astrazeneca and Oxford University, has also been approved. The jabs will kick off one of the worlds biggest immunisation drives in the world. The countrys drug regulator said both vaccines were safe and provided a robust immune response. Anbarasan ethirajan reports from delhi. This was the moment many in the worlds second most populous nation were waiting for. After days of uncertainty over which Coronavirus Vaccine will be approved for emergency use, a drug regulatorfinally spoke. After adequate examination, the cdsco has decided to accept the recommendations of the Expert Commit