After hundreds of boys were kidnapped in Northern Nigeria after attack on their school, their families continue their vigil for their missing children. Now, a full update on the pandemic in the us, and first, some good news. Here is the first person in new york state to receive a Covid Vaccine outside of a trial. Frontline Healthcare Workers, the elderly, and other Vulnerable People are being given priority. Heres one Healthcare Worker in new york. I feel hopeful today, relieved. Ifeel hopefultoday, relieved. I feel like healing is coming. I hope this marks the beginning of the end ofa this marks the beginning of the end of a very painful time in our history. Rolling out the vaccine is a hugely complicated task. Heres more from cbs correspondent Debra Alfarone in washington. Ups and fedex are going to be taking those vaccines from pfizer. There are those vaccines from pfizer. There a re two those vaccines from pfizer. There are two plants. They are going to ta ke are two plants. They a
But the Council Still says closing schools would have helped stop the virus spreading. Were not interested in a legal argument with the government about who is right and who is wrong, because i know that presented with the information that i had in front of me, from talking to greenwich head teachers, greenwich families and children who were in schools this would have been in everyones best interests. More than 800,000 fewer people are on the payroll now than at the start of the pandemic with hospitality and retail particularly badly hit the number of people dying in scotland from drug misuse has reached a new record high and is the worst in europe. And coming up in sport a 9 month driving ban for england and aston villa footballerJack Grealish. The 25 year old has also been fined more than 80 thousand pounds, after admitting to careless driving. Good afternoon. Theres growing pressure on the government and the leaders of scotland, wales and Northern Ireland to rethink their plans for
Journey back to normality. And the Health Secretary will be leading todays government Coronavirus Briefing hell be joined by chief medical officer chris whitty, and professor kevin fenton, from Public Health england. That is at six oclock this evening. Also coming up thats it, scratch coronavirus vaccinations are under way in care homes in scotland, and in gp surgeries in england. Both the European Union and the uk say progress is being made in negotiations over the future trading relationship, but warn the talks could yet fail. Hello. A new variant of coronavirus has been detected to be growing faster in some parts of england. Its one of the reasons the government has decided to place london and parts of the south east into the highest tier of coronavirus restrictions, tier 3, in order to slow rising rates of infection. It means that a further 10 Million People willjoin the 23 Million People aleady living under the most stringent level of measures. The restrictions will be brought in
To online teaching to halt the spread of the virus. A record rise in redundancies and unemployment continues to grow. 1. 7 Million People are now out of work across the uk. The netherlands enters a strict second lockdown, with schools and shops shut for at least five weeks. And coming up this hour. We hear how Technology Giants including google and facebook could face multi Million Pound fines if they fail to protect children from online harm. Good morning and welcome to bbc news. From midnight tonight, 3a Million People in england will be living with the highest level of restrictions in tier 3. New areas, including the whole of london, are being moved into the top tier because of a very sharp rise in the number of coronavirus infections. The measures were announced as ministers revealed that a new variant of the virus has been seen in the uk but experts say they believe the new vaccine is effective against it. Greater london and parts of essex and hertfordshire are to be placed in tie
In half an hour, well be putting your questions about the new covid variant to virologist professorJonathan Ball. Also tonight thats it, sharp scratch coronavirus vaccinations are under way in care homes in scotland and in gp surgeries in england. Both the eu and britain say progress is being made in negotiations over a future trading relationship but warn the talks could yet fail. More money to victims of the windrush scandal the government is to increase its minimum compensation payment from £250 to £10,000. And footage emerges of a near miss between two cars and a train at a level crossing in east anglia last month. Good evening, welcome to bbc news. Greater restrictions will be imposed on parts of england as a new variant of coronavirus has been identified in the uk. The Health Secretary says it has been found in more than 1,000 cases, mostly in the south east, and it may be linked to the virus spreading faster. It has also been identified in other countries and at the moment a v