Welcome to bbc news im james reynolds. Our top stories the first Covid Vaccine is being shipped around the us mass immunisation begins on monday. Talks about a post brexit trade deal are extended. The uk and eu promise to go the extra mile to reach an agreement. One of popular fictions best known authors the spy novelist, John Le Carre dies aged 89. More than 300 Nigerian School children are still missing after gunmen abducted them on friday. The United States is about to begin its most ambitious Vaccination Campaign ever as millions of doses of the Pfizer Biontech vaccine arrive all over the country. The aim is to vaccinate 100 Million People against the coronavirus by the end of march. Lebo diseko has more from washington. Its been a long and painful journey, but finally, help is on its way. The first of nearly three million doses of the Pfizer Vaccine leave the firms plant in michigan. Packed on dry ice, theyll go out to Distribution Centers in all 50 states. The first immunisation
This is bbc news. Welcome if youre watching here in the uk, on pbs in america or around the globe. Im mike embley. Our top stories President Trump says that he is to sign an executive order to temporarily suspend immigration into the United States. He tweeted the decision was taken in light of the attack from what he called the invisible enemy. The price of us Oil Goes Negative as demand dries up and producers sell rather than store their supplies. Across the uk, there are still urgent calls for supplies of protective equipment as ministers say that every effort is being made. Canadians are to hold a virtual vigil for the at least 18 People Killed by a gunman in nova scotia on saturday. But first, some breaking news this hour President Trump has said on twitter that he is to sign an executive order to temporarily suspend immigration into the United States. He said the decision was taken in light of the attack from what he called the invisible enemy a term he has used to describe the co
This is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. Im Laura Trevelyan in washington. Our top stories. President trump says he wont attend the inauguration of his successorjoe biden as the speaker of the house threatens impeachment proceedings following this weeks unrest. A Murder Investigation has been launched into the death of a Capitol Hill Police officer who was caught up in wednesdays riots. Hes the fifth person to have died. And im kasia madera in london. Also on the programme. The uk records its highest daily death toll since the pandemic began more than 1300 deaths reported today. And a Major Incident has been declared in london as hospitals across the uk struggle to cope. The Moderna Vaccine has been approved for use in the uk. Its the third vaccine to get the green light and 17 million doses have been ordered by the government. And new figures suggest 2020 alongside 2016 were the hottest years on record. Welcome to washington, where Speaker
Tonight at six. The Prime Minister arrives for talks in brussels but says he cannot accept the terms the eu is asking for. Are you going to get brexit done, Prime Minister . Borisjohnson will have dinner with the president of the European Commission he says a good deal is there to be done, but not if the eu sticks to its current demands. We will be taking back control, and we have already taken back control of our money, our borders and our laws, and we will seize all the opportunities that brexit brings. Would he end this charade, end that uncertainty, get the deal that he promised and allow the country to move on . Well have the latest from brussels. Also tonight. As thousands more people get the Pfizer Vaccine, a new warning to those
with significant allergies, after two people suffer adverse reactions. A sharp rise in the number of covid cases in wales since the end of the firebreak lockdown but the Welsh Government says its not lost control of the virus. Stocking the shelves in ti
Today at six, the number of people in england waiting more than a year for hospital treatment hits a 12 year high. As nhs staff battle the second wave of the pandemic, some hospitals are once again cancelling non urgent treatments. Im in quite a lot of pain, some days are worse than others, sometimes i go into a spasm. You are just left in a sort of wasteland with sort of not knowing whats going on. Also tonight, from covids impact on health care to what its doing to our economy. The uks roller coaster ride a big rebound over the summer, but signs of another dip as the second lockdown bites. Baby deaths at the countess of Chester Hospital a Maternity Ward nurse is charged with murdering eight children. Separated by a screen
the nottingham care home thats hoping rapid covid tests could make face to face visits possible again. The olympic boxer nicola adams has to pull out of strictly after her partner, katya jones, tests positive for coronavirus. And coming up on bbc news, can scotland