Hello this is bbc news, the headlines. Theres been calls for more support for the uks travel and Tourism Sector after the government imposes tougher restrictions on arrivals to keep out new strains of coronavirus. A further 1,295 people have died in the uk according to the latest covid figures. But the number of new infections has dropped to its lowest level so far this year. Stricter covid restrictions come into force in scotland with changes to takeaway and click and collect services. India launches one of the worlds biggest Covid Vaccination programmes the government hopes to inoculate three hundred Million People in the coming months. President Electjoe Biden sets out plans to speed up immunisations
in the United States promising to vaccinate 100 Million People within his first 100 days in office. Germanys christian democrats have elected Armin Laschet as their new leader a key moment in the race to succeed Angela Merkel as chancellor. Now on bbc news its time for sportsday. Hello
Lamine diack, the ex head of athletics governing body, has been jailed after being found guilty of corruption. The sengelese faced corruption and Money Laundering charges linked to the russian doping scandal. The British Government has promised to do whatever it takes to boost Laboratory Capacity that has left many people with no way to get a covid 19 test. There is growing anger over a bottleneck in the testing system the us states of alabama, florida, and mississippi have declared states of emergency after Hurricane Sally battered coastal areas. Experts at the National Hurricane centre said the storm had caused catastrophic and historic flooding to the region. The uks foreign secretary has told us congressional leaders that the politicisation of Northern Ireland issues by brussels in brexit trade talks is threatening the good friday agreement. It follows Nancy Pelosis warning
that there would be no trade deal hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing
nu mr fr but not necessarily stealing fear but they are in some people and certainly instilling alarm at the situation is very serious and of course maybe it is but you cannot haveit course maybe it is but you cannot have it both ways. I think the truth is we have to live with the virus because the hopes of an early vaccine, we may get one in reasonable time but not months away, its going to be sometime after that almost certainly, therefore for the economic good and the well being of the country, and all sorts of other factors Like Mental Health and so on, people do need to be able to get on, people do need to be able to get on and live a life more normally so the government, his rhetoric for about living without fear makes sense in many ways, but at the same time it doesnt correspond with what the government is saying. Telling people to wear masks in more and more situations i dont think that means its safer its thats why you should not live without you but its counterintuitive to sa
The uk approves its second Coronavirus Vaccine, with the first doses due to be given from monday. 100 million doses of the Oxford Astrazeneca vaccine have been ordered, enough for 50 Million People. So those standards have been met, and it has been a thoroughly robust process on safety, on quality, and on effectiveness. Millions more people are set to move into tougher coronavirus tiers a government announcement is expected within hours. Boris johnson urges mps to back his post brexit trade deal. The new arrangements are due to come into force on friday. And as 2020 nears an end, we report from new york on how the virus has changed america. Good afternoon. 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
From russia after scientists said the russian opposition campaigner, Alexei Navalny, was poisoned with the nerve agent novichok. The kremlin says its willing to talk to the german authorities. Britains prince harry and his wife meghan have signed a production deal with the streaming giant netflix. The couple, who moved to california after stepping back from royal duties, said they wanted to create content that informed, but also gives hope. And researchers have observed a black hole that is so big that it shouldnt exist according to the current theories of physics. Its around 80 times the mass of our sun. 1a people have gone on trial in paris charged with supporting the terror attacks at the french magazine, Charlie Hebdo, and a jewish supermarket in 2015. Hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. With me are caroline wheeler, deputy Political Editor at the sunday times, and staff writer at tribune magazine, grace blakeley. Great to see you b