Its been a quiet year for hollywood, but the awards season is underway with female directors making history as three women are nominated for Best Director. 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. Finally, vaccines are being produced that might help us return to Something Like the lives we had before covid. Here in the uk over ten million doses have already been given out, but at the same time, new variants are emerging too first here in the uk, then in brazil and south africa. So, scientists are turning their attention to how to adapt vaccines to make sure they work against all new variants. Astrazeneca and Oxford University say they plan to have a Next Generation Covid Vaccine ready for the autumn. Our medical editor fergus walsh reports. The scientists at oxford who created the astrazeneca vaccine are continually monitoring how coronavirus is evolving. The current vaccine is t
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Now on bbc news, with coronavirus outbreaks at different stages around the world, we explore what might happen as restrictions change and people adjust to a new reality. Hello, and welcome to the latest in our special programmes on the coronavirus pandemic. Im annita mcveigh. On todays programme, a widely available steroid can help some of the most seriously ill coronavirus patients, according to new research from the uk. Plus, what kind of long term changes could the pandemic have on our urban landscapes . And a reminder that you can keep up to date with the latest information about the pandemic on our website. But first, official figures show more than 400,000 people have died because of coronavirus, but what is the real number . How many people died because they couldnt get treatment for other illnesses . A bbc investigation has looked at 27 Different Countries and has found that the total number of deaths caused by the virus, both directly and indirectly, is much worse than it has
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Were suspended because of threats against staff. Does it matter what mask you wear . We examine the difference between the various makes as one expert suggests we should be double masking. And travel disruption in parts of the north of england and scotland, with some motorists stranded as heavy snow brings chaos. And coming up in sport on bbc news. The government meets with campaigners to discuss the issue of Head Injuries in sport, with concerns over the number of former players being diagnosed with dementia. Good afternoon, and welcome to the bbc news at one. Just when the government said it was trying to get on top of one variant the South African Variant Of Coronavirus now comes another one. The kent variant of coronavirus which has been spreading around the uk now appears to be undergoing some new genetic changes and Scientists Say theyre worried. All this as a door to door Testing Blitz of 80,000 people is under way in a number of areas around england, as the government says it w