here s stav da naos. good afternoon. what a wet night it was for some others, standing water and localised flooding in places. the rain will be easing, snow in the north petering out, leaving a legacy of patchy, light rain and cloud. some areas quite cloudy but sunny spells breaking out, like for the east, southeast quadrant, the southwest and northern scotland. not as mild in the south as yesterday, a colder day for scotland, northern ireland and the far north of england. this cold air drifts overnight, showers for north east scotland and north east england. this new area of rain pushing from the south west will bring persistent downpours, maybe localised flooding, increasingly turning to snow as it bumps into the cold air. milder across the south west verses across the north. this weekend, turning colder, we will see some rain, sleet and snow. cold air across the north of the uk for the last few days will push southwards, we will have a low pressure pushing from the south w
schools in wales could re open to all pupils after half term though the nationwide lockdown will continue. thousands of volunteers helping the nhs with the vaccine roll out will be prioritised for a jab. and no glastonbury for us, but in new zealand music lovers can gather for concerts. we hear from what could be the biggest live act in the world at the moment. coming up in the sport on bbc news, a worry for tottenham and england after a double injury for harry kane. he only lasted half the match in their defeat to liverpool. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. a new coronavirus vaccine has been shown to be more than 89% effective in trials, and is the first that has proven to be effective against the new variant identified as circulating widely in the uk. the novavax jab is made by an american company, and it still has to be approved by medicines regulators, but the government has already ordered 60 million doses, much of the manufacturing is being done in s
hello, and welcome if you re watching on pbs in the us or around the world, and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. the european union is introducing export controls on coronavirus vaccines produced in europe. the move will force pharmaceutical companies to get permission before supplying doses outside the bloc. it comes amid a supply dispute between the eu and two major vaccine suppliers, astrazeneca and pfizer. the european commission says export controls are necessary to ensure that all eu citizens had access to vaccines. nick beake reports from brussels. throughout the week, this post brexit battle between the eu and a british based vaccine maker has been intensifying. european countries are demanding that astrazeneca delivers all the jabs they ordered, even if it means taking them from the uk supply. it all hangs on the contract the two sides signed that s now been released, although with parts blanked out. astrazeneca says it ag
hello, and welcome if you re watching on pbs in the us or around the world, and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. the european union is introducing export controls on coronavirus vaccines produced in europe. the move will force pharmaceutical companies to get permission before supplying doses outside the bloc. it comes amid a supply dispute between the eu and two major vaccine suppliers, astrazeneca and pfizer. the european commission says export controls are necessary to ensure that all eu citizens had access to vaccines. nick beake reports from brussels. throughout the week, this post brexit battle between the eu and a british based vaccine maker has been intensifying. european countries are demanding that astrazeneca delivers all the jabs they ordered, even if it means taking them from the uk supply. it all hangs on the contract the two sides signed that s now been released, although with parts blanked out. astrazeneca says it ag
across a six decade career. a £1 billion shortfall in state pension payments to tens of thousands of women has been branded a shameful shambles by a committee of mps. adele has postponed her entire las vegas residency, just 2a hours before opening night. the singer posted a tearful apology online, saying covid cases and delivery delays had caused major problems. i m so sorry. it s been impossible. we ve been up against so much and itjust ain t ready. i m really sorry. i m sorry. the foreign secretary, liz truss, has warned russia there will be consequences if it invades ukraine. moscow has sent thousands of troops to the border, but said it does not intend to attack. the uk has sent anti tank missiles to ukraine for it to use in self defence and a small team of british troops has been deployed to the region to provide training. the us secretary of state, antony blinken, will meet russia s foreign minister, sergei lavrov, in geneva today to try to defuse tensions. mr blinken