The eu begins legal action against the uk government because of its plans to override parts of the brexit withdrawal deal. The commission has decided to send a letter of formal notice to the uk government. This is the first step in an infringement procedure. How italy, once the epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic, has managed to get its infection rate lower than many European Countries. And at the start of black History Month, we hear from the director of the uks leading race equality think tank on why this year its more important than ever. Hello, thanks for joining hello, thanks forjoining us. Restrictions on households mixing indoors already in place in parts of the north east of england are to be extended to liverpool, warrington, hartlepool and middlesbrough. The announcement from the Health Secretary matt hancock means about a quarter of the uk is now under stricter measures to try to curb the spread of coronavirus. It comes as official figures show the governments test and tra
They may not survive. Given the covid virus part of the Research Also in the that programme. Could speed up a scientists in the uk will deliberately infect vaccine. Volunteers with covid 19, the nasa spacecraft landing as they seek to better understand on an asteroid two hundred the virus and how future million miles away it could give us a clue to how vaccines might fight it. Life on earth began. And coming up, the care home residents taking to tiktok to help pass the time during lockdown. The Health Secretary matt hancock has said the governments door is still open to negotiations after it announced the imposition of the toughest tier of coronavirus restrictions on Greater Manchester. Mr hancock was addressing mps in the commons on why ministers decided that after ten days of tough and sometimes acrimonious negotiations the region needed to lockdown even further without the explicit agreement of local leaders. In the end the argument was about the amount of money the government was w
I will take the difficult decisions, not hand them over to individuals. And the r number across the uk has gone up, another indication of the rapid rise in covid cases. Also on the programme. Headteachers say the last minute demand for the testing of secondary schoolchildren across england, is a shambles. The chief constable of Greater Manchester police says hes stepping down, after his force is placed in special measures. A brief visit to the Eu Parliament for the uks chief brexit negotiator, as the two sides continue to try to hammer out a trade deal. Like father like son. Wayne rooney announces his 11 year old has signed with manchester united. Good evening. The reproduction rate of coronavirus across the uk is going up again. The r number now stands at1. 1 to1. 2, which means that every ten people will on average infect between 11 and 12 other people increasing the spread of the virus. The governments advisory commikttee sage says this represents the average situation over the past
Translation it is the moment of truth. We have very little time remaining, just a few hours. A quarter of a million New South Wales residents are urged to remain in their homes as the australian state sees a sharp rise in coronavirus cases. With just a week to go until christmas, couriers across the uk are dealing with an unprecedented volume of parcels thanks to the rise in online shopping. 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. Health leaders in the uk have urged people to follow the tougher coronavirus restrictions due to come into force across much of the country this month, as concern continues to grow about rising infection rates. Northern ireland and wales have announced post christmas lockdowns, while millions more people in england are set to move to tier 3 rules tomorrow. Ministers in scotland have refused to rule out futher measures. Doctor Katherine Henderson is pres
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