The eu begins legal action against the uk government because of its plans to override parts of the brexit withdrawal deal. The commission has decided to send a letter of formal notice to the uk government. This is the first step in an infringement procedure. How italy, once the epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic, has managed to get its infection rate lower than many European Countries. And at the start of black History Month, we hear from the director of the uks leading race equality think tank on why this year its more important than ever. Hello, thanks for joining hello, thanks forjoining us. Restrictions on households mixing indoors already in place in parts of the north east of england are to be extended to liverpool, warrington, hartlepool and middlesbrough. The announcement from the Health Secretary matt hancock means about a quarter of the uk is now under stricter measures to try to curb the spread of coronavirus. It comes as official figures show the governments test and tra
This is the first step in an infringement procedure. How italy once the epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic has managed to get its infection rate lower than many European Countries. Protestors demonstrate against the decision to cut down almost half an ancient woodland to clear the way for hsz. And, at the start of black History Month, its organisers say its more important than ever, in the wake of the black lives Matter Movement. Restrictions on households mixing indoors, already in place in parts of the north east of england, are to be extended to liverpool, warrington, hartlepool and middlesbrough. The announcement from the Health Secretary matt hancock means about a quarter of the uk is now under stricter measures to try to curb the spread of coronavirus. It comes as official figures show the governments test and trace strategy in england is still failing to reach nearly 30 of the contacts of people whove become infected. But there has been some hopeful news. A major study by sci
Developing for much of scotland and Northern Ireland. The strongest of the wind is down to the south at this point, they get some shelter from the north easterly wind, 15 possible in plymouth but generally 12,13,14 possible in plymouth but generally 12, 13, 1a degrees. Then as we head to the end of the week, High Pressure is going to try to take charge of our weather. You can see various frontal systems around the edges but i think this high will fend those off of the most part. So it is looking largely dry, but it will often be quite cloudy and temperatures will continue to struggle, with highs between ten and 30 degrees. Ten and 13 degrees. Hello there. This is bbc news, with me, ben brown. A look at the latest headlines borisjohnson me, ben brown. A look at the latest headlines Boris Johnson announces tough new local coronavirus rules in england. The three tier system will have various levels of restrictions to stop what is called the heavy spread of the virus. This is not how we wa
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
Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. Gps have been asked to be on standby from the start of next month to offer the new Covid Vaccination if regulators say its safe and effective. The governments already ordered enough doses of the vaccine for 20 Million People. This as the number of weekly registered deaths involving coronavirus in england and wales has exceeded 1000 for the First Time Sincejune. 0ur Health Correspondent Anna Collinson has more. A possible Coronavirus Vaccine has been likened to a light at the end of a tunnel. It still needs to be approved and there are questions about how long it will last. The uk may have its first jab by christmas. This will be a colossal effort to roll this out, which the nhs is leading. I know that they will rise to the challenge of being ready when the science comes good to inject hope into millions of arms this winter. Early results for the first effective vaccine show it could prevent more than 90 of people from getting covid, with the main