Tonight at six. High hopes for the Covid Vaccine that britain is pinning its hopes on. Researchers in oxford working with astrazeneca say the latest data suggests theirjab works well on older people as their trials reach their final stages. Our results are really, really encouraging because this means we might be able to offer protection to the vulnerable age groups, the elderly, who are particularly susceptible to severe disease. The government has ordered 100 million doses of the vaccine enough to cover most of the population. Also tonight. A d raft a draft report into claims that the home secretary priti patel had bullied staff concluded the summer, that she had broken rules on ministerial behaviour. A woman who had to say goodbye to her dying father
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This is bbc news. Im tim willcox with the latest headlines at 2. University lecturers warn that plans to reopen universities in september will be too dangerous without a coronavirus testing programme. We are really worried that we could see universities becoming the care home of any second wave of coronavirus in the uk. We need to make sure our campus is covid safe. We have taken a lot of measures to protect with Hand Sanitisers and so on. Deep cleaning of our residences when we need to. Thousands of Anti Government demonstrators are gathering in minsk to protest at what they believe is the rigged re election of the belarus Prime Minister. European countries are urged to offer a place of safety to hundreds of migrants rescued by ships in the mediterranean including one paid for by the street artist banksy. The m year old, who started piano lessons at the end of last year, and spent lockdown practising, has achieved the highest piano grade possible. The design of the spitfire and the un
More positive news about a Coronavirus Vaccine the oxford team says its research is showing good results so far. The team has had a promising immune response in people over 60, offering hope to the age groups most at risk of the virus. What weve demonstrated is that, in the lab, we can measure good immune responses in adults of all ages, including those over the age of 70. What we need to do next is to see whether or not this translates into actual protection from infection, so protection from getting the disease in the first place. Well be asking how soon we might get results of those next crucial tests. Also this lunchtime a boost to the defence budget as the government announces the armed forces are to receive an extra £16. 5 billion over the next four years. Prince william says the bbc investigation into how panorama secured its interview with his mother is a step in the right direction. Covid in care homes scientists who advised the government admit they never checked how the vir
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