Good afternoon, and welcome to the Bbc News at one. Several major Trade Unions have appealed directly to Sir Keir Starmer to reverse the decision to take away the Winter Fuel Payment for millions of pensioners. The plan to make it means tested was announced shortly after the election, with both the prime Minister And Chancellor insisting its necessary, and the money needs to be spent elsewhere. But tomorrow some of the governments own mps plan to abstain from a Commons Vote on the change, rather than backing it. Our Employment Correspondent Zoe Conway has the latest. Trade unions are celebrating that the Labour Party is back. For Trade Unions are celebrating that the Labour Party is back. The Labour Party is back. For the first time in the Labour Party is back. For the first time in 15 the Labour Party is back. For the first time in 15 years the Labour Party is back. For the first time in 15 years under the Labour Party is back. For the first time in 15 years under a first time in 15 y
The american makers of the novavax Coronavirus Vaccine have reported promising findings from a large scale trial in britain, raising hopes the jab could be rolled out in a matter of months, boosting global supplies. A study was Strong Enough to protect against a highly transmissible british variant of the virus. Heresjon donnison. Another scientific breakthrough in the fight against coronavirus. This time, from the us firm novavax. Results of the us firm novavax. Results of the Companies British Trial showed the first proven efficacy against the new more contagious uk variant. There were more than 15,000 volunteers on the trial throughout the uk. 0ver volunteers on the trial throughout the uk. Over half the cases of covid 19 recorded came from the new variant. It is very significant because we were able to show that the vaccine works well against both the old, the original strain and the new strain, that had 96 efficacy against the original covid 19 strain and yet still had 86 efficacy
And this is the scene live at a Polling Station in moscow. There is the potential for a run off vote if no candidate wins more than 50 in the first round. But with many of mr putins opponents unable to run, it seems inevitable that Vladimir Putin will be re elected without a need for that second ballot. The election is encompassing the territories which russia has annexed in ukraine. In all, more than 112 Million People have the right to vote at the last election, in 2018, he took more than three quarters of the vote. Our russia editor, Steve Rosenberg has more on the issues surrounding this election. These days, when Vladimir Ovchinnikov paints russia, the result is very dark. From a mountain of skulls and a dictators ambition to this russias war in ukraine likened to stalins terror. The 86 year old artist had taken his anti war message onto the streets, graffitiing stop the war. All these paintings were scrubbed out, and vladimir fined twice for discrediting the russian army. But he
Periods. And what about us right here . Are we so different . Do negative attitudes in our Society Still lurk and prevail and those stereotypes, misogynistic stereotypes. You are too emotional you are in a bad mood have you experienced that . These attitudes, our period still seen as taboo for some . Is there a lack of understanding from many. We have what is called period poverty right here right now. Do we take period seriously . I really am looking forward to this conversation. Get in touch. And here is the news from deena campbell. Senior Police Officers in Northern Ireland are due to be questioned this morning about a major data breach. The details of thousands of officers and civilian Staff Members were made public by mistake. A Search And Rescue mission is continuing in hawaii, where at least six people have been killed in wildfires. The Tourist Town Of Lahaina on the Island Of Maui has been badly hit. Marks and spencer, politicians and environmental groups are calling on the go
British armys top ira spy probably cost more lives did in the Northern Ireland troubles than he saved. During the Northern Ireland troubles. Hello, and welcome to bbc news now, three hours of fast moving news, interviews and reaction. A brand new way of getting aid into gaza. A new maritime corridor should be up and running by the weekend. Lets take a look at a map and see how it will work. This maritime corridor will carry aid from cyprus, there at the top, across the sea into gaza. At the same time, the us has said it is going to be building a temporary port, a temporary pier, to help get more aid into gaza from the sea. There have been different attempts to try to get aid in air recently, but these are widely seen as a largely inefficient way of getting the amount of aid into gaza. Of course there have been crossings by trucks, especially around the rafah area, but this latest attempts to get aid in by sea, the eu as part of this arrangement and made this announcement in cyprus a li