The us attorney general takes the unusual step of authorising federal prosecutors to investigate allegations of voter fraud in last weeks president ial election. The uk Unemployment Rate rises to 4. 8 in the three months to september compared with 4. 5 in august with redundancies reaching a record high. The education standards body for england ofsted warns that some children have regressed in basic skills and learning during the pandemic. And coming up this hour. Researchers say the discovery of a two million year old skull in south africa has uncovered a new chapter in the story of human evolution. 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. Well bring more on the vaccine news in a moment, but first our breaking news that the chief palestinian negotiator saeb erekat has died at the age of 65. He had suffered Serious Health problems for several years before contracting coronavirus la
Getaway preparing for the great christmas getaway as roads, railways, ferries and flights planned for this years rush. A very special night, says the arsenal boss, as they become the First Premier League club to let fans back in since march. Two thousand watched them thrash rapid vienna in the Europa League some of us waking up to snow this morning and this was edinburgh earlier. Snow and heavy rain in places. A wet and cold friday on the way for many. Its friday, december the 4th. Our top story. With less than one month to go for britain and the eu to agree a trade deal, the chances of that happening are said to be receding. Brussels has been accused of introducing new demands at the 11th hour. Both sides will be urgently seeking compromises in key areas such as fishing rights and competition rules when talks resume today. Our Political Correspondent helen catt reports. It was another late night dinner, al desco, for the negotiating teams. But the chance of delivering a deal in the ne
Ah, until mccrae, this is al jazeera alive from doha, also coming up. More questions for, for me you as president , donald trump, as fresh revelations emerge about classified documents found at his florida home this week. A man pleads not guilty to the attempted murder of Salman Rushdie. The writer remains in a Critical Condition after he was stabbed on stage in new york state. In an exclusive interview, senior taliban leader arms akani tells al jazeera how he sees the groups achievements and failures since seizing power in afghanistan almost a year ago. Ah, 8 people have been injured in a shooting and occupied East Jerusalem. Its believed the gunman targeted passengers on a bass under the car as well as pedestrians. The police havent rolled out the possibility of more than one shooter. Israeli forces a searching in the district of sil, one natasha. Her name has the latest from occupied East Jerusalem. This is really media is reporting as many as 8 people were injured in this shooting
This is bbc news. The headlines. Iran admits shooting down the ukranian passenger plane, saying they mistook it for a cruise missile. British Prime Minister borisjohnson calls the admission an important first step. In ukraine, questions over why the plane was allowed to take off from tehran, anger over irans initial denials. Translation the iran representative instructed our crew in clear words to take off and the crew followed the orders. In the current climate it would be stupid to try to hide something. Back to business for the Northern Ireland assembly. These are the scenes live in stormont, as talks resume for the First Time Since the power sharing agreement collapsed three years ago. Keir starmer the shadow brexit secretary officially launches his bid to become the next labour leader, saying the country needs radical policies to fight inequality. The moralfight the moral fight against injustice and poverty and homelessness isjust as big a moralfight as it was in the general elect
This is bbc news the headlines at 8pm. Nearly 18 Million People in london and south east england move into stricter tier 4 restrictions from midnight people must stay at home, and non essential shops have to close. For those in tier 4 it means the relaxation of rules at christmas has been scrapped and reduced to one day, the 25th, for the rest of england. We must be realistic. We are sacrificing the chance to see our loved ones this christmas so we have a better chance of protecting their lives so that we can see them in the future christmases. The new restrictions are due to a spike in cases thats being blamed
on a fast spreading new variant of the disease. The whole of wales is to be placed under lockdown from midnight, with festive rules cancelled for all but Christmas Day. Scotland reduces the five day festive window for mixing with other households indoors to Just Christmas day itself and imposes a strict travel ban between itself and the rest of the uk. Borisjohnson has announced