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. The us attorney general takes the unusual step of authorising federal prosecutors to investigate allegations of voter fraud in last weeks president ial election. 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. Good morning and welcome to bbc news. The Health Secretary, matt hancock, says hes told the nhs to be ready to begin vaccinating people against covid 19 from the beginning of december. Mr hancock said further mass vaccination would begin by the spring and he hoped by the summer, the bulk of the vaccine would have been deployed but he stressed the jab would only be given if the government was confident it was clinically safe. Doctors say they stand ready to start vaccinating with proposal
That is it from me and the team. Its now time for hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk. Im stephen sackur. This is a bittersweet moment in the global fight against the covid pandemic. Joy that at least two vaccine trials have produced extremely promising results is tempered by the continued spread of the disease across much of the world. To put it bluntly, the global containment effort has had limited success. My guest is dr David Nabarro, the World Health Organizations special envoy for covid 19. Are countries doing enough to minimise the damage done, before mass vaccination changes the game . David nabarro in geneva, welcome to hardtalk. Hello, hello, stephen. How do you do . I am very well. May i begin by reading out to you something you tweeted very recently . You said, covid 19 is surging back, threatening to overrun hospitals, causing long term illness and more death. We have had nine months as a World Community to contain covid 19. Why have we failed . Stephen, i think the first thing
Welcome to hardtalk. Im stephen sackur. This is a bittersweet moment in the global fight against the covid pandemic. Joy that at least two vaccine trials have produced extremely promising results is tempered by the continued spread of the disease across much of the world. To put it bluntly, the global containment effort has had limited success. My guest is dr David Nabarro, the World Health Organizations special envoy for covid i9. Are countries doing enough to minimise the damage done, before mass vaccination changes the game . David nabarro in geneva, welcome to hardtalk. Hello, hello, stephen. How do you do . I am very well. May i begin by reading out to you something you tweeted very recently . You said, covid i9 is surging back, threatening to overrun hospitals, causing long term illness and more death. We have had nine months as a World Community to contain covid i9. Why have we failed . Stephen, i think the first thing to say is that things would have been a lot, lot worse witho
The christmas getaway begins for University Students but they are encouraged to get themselves tested and reduce social contact before they start travelling. There have been multiple casualties after a large explosion in a warehouse at avonmouth near bristol, the fire service says. And coming up. The couple who applied to live on a remote scottish island even though theyd never been there. Hello good afternoon. The first doses of the Pfizer Biontech covid 19 will arrive in britain very soon. A Mass Vaccination Programme will Begin Next Week after the uk became the first country in the world to approve the jab yesterday. Data released last month shows this vaccine offers 95 protection against covid 19 across all age groups, and any side effects are mild. The uk has a0 million doses on order thats enough for 20 Million People. 800,000 of those are already on their way here. It will be given as two injections three weeks apart. Immunity begins after the first dose, but reaches maximum pro
Than nine months away. Good morning. For england and wales today we are looking at rain or showers. In scotla nd looking at rain or showers. In scotland and Northern Ireland, sunshine and showers. Some of them will be wintry. It will feel cold. More in ten minutes. Good morning. Its thursday, the 3rd of december. Our top story. The first doses of the Pfizer Biontech Coronavirus Vaccine will arrive in britain within hours. A Mass Vaccination Programme will Begin Next Week, after the uk became the first country in the world to approve the jab yesterday. Andy moore has the details. The uk has become the first country in the western world to authorise the use of a vaccine. At a press conference, Vaccine Development was once again compared to a train coming down the track. The train has now slowed down safely. It has now stopped in the station, and the doors have opened. That was the authorisation by the mhra. What we need now is for people to get on that train and travel safely to their de