In the new year. We are heading in the right direction. In scotland, 11 Council Areas have just entered the toughest tier of covid 19 restrictions, which will last for three weeks. While in Northern Ireland, businesses such as hairdressers reopened today but will have to close again in a weeks time. And, in the first round in the legal battle between the footballers wives, Rebekah Vardy is 1 0 up against colleen rooney. And coming up on bbc news. Why liverpool are counting the cost, following mo salahs positive test for coronavirus in the international break. Good evening. The Prime Minister has expressed full confidence in the home secretary, priti patel, despite a report into claims of bullying, which found that she broke the rules on ministerial behaviour. The inquiry looked into allegations about her conduct as a minister in three different government departments. The man who investigated the bullying claims today resigned, after borisjohnson contradicted his advice. This afternoon
Overturn the results. An interview with the bbc saudi arabias foreign minister rejects calls from human Rights Groups for the release of detained activists in the run up to this weekends 20 summit. And i am in regard where the summit gets under way this weekend but they will meet online. 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. The uk government has asked the medicines regulator to formally assess the Pfizer Biontech vaccine. If approved, it will begin to be rolled out from next month across the uk. Pfizer and its partner biontech has also said it will apply for emergency authorisation of the vaccine in the us. It comes just days after the Companies Reported final trial results that showed it was 95 effective in preventing covid i9. Here in the uk, officialfigures suggest that Coronavirus Infection rates are levelling off in england and scotland, and decreasing in wales and Northe
Hello and welcome along to the programme where its not been a good night for celtic. They are out of the Europe League after a shock last 32 exit at the hands of copenhagen. They lost 3 1 on the night at celtic park, 4 2 on aggregate. Elsewhere, Manchester United progressed. Odion ighalo scored his first goal for his new team as they cruised into last 16 at the expense of club bruges. Rob heath watched both games. Celtic had not won a postscript station knockout tie in europe since beating the mighty barcelona way backin beating the mighty barcelona way back in 200a. A win would see them joint archrivals rangers in the last 16 but in a waco gave them a slender advantage before this match. Alas the defending in glasgow put them at
a distinct disadvantage. Just say would see him get a second chance, copenhagen ahead. Celtic true level in the time when copenhagen tried to match them for defensive stupidity. He put the penalty away with nonchalance but in a price it was all over. Celtics d
And coming up tributes are paid to harry gregg the former Manchester United goalkeeper and survivor of the munich air disaster whos died at the age of 87. Its 5 oclock. Our main story is the extreme weather and the floods that are still causing so many problems because of storm dennis. More than a months worth of rain has fallen in some places in a matter days. The south wales valleys saw the highest water levels for more than a0 years over the weekend and Natural Resources wales said the flood levels were unprecedented in some areas. There are six severe Flood Warnings still in place meaning a danger to life in parts of shropshire, worcestershire and herefordshire. And there are 223 other Flood Warnings where immediate action is required. Our correspondent kathryn stan sheshan reports fro tenbury wells. The aftermath of store in venice. Businesses here are just beginning at to the bandage and start the clean up. At to the bandage and start the cleanup. Its notjust this, if eve ryo ne