Tonight at 10pm. The policy of social distancing will be needed until at least the end of the year, according to the governments chief medical advisor. The forthright message is that highly disru ptive social distancing will need to be in place for really quite a long period of time. I think we have to be very realistic that if people are hoping that it suddenly going to move from where we are now, in lockdown, suddenly into everything is gone, that is a wholly unrealistic expectation. Well have more on the impact of the pandemic in care homes, and the immense pressures on the staff involved. And the governments experts warn there is only an incredibly small chance of a vaccine or treatments being ready for use this year. Also tonight. Cancer charities are warning that
thousands of new cancer cases could be going undetected every week because of the ongoing crisis. Because of the lockdown, victims of Domestic Abuse are unable to seek the help they need, unable to flee abusive partners.
The chancellor sajid javid resigns in a shock move during the Prime Ministers government reshuffle. Its understood mrjavid rejected an order to fire his team of advisers. He had been due to deliver his first budget in four weeks time. Out, too, are Theresa Villiers, andrea leadsom, esther mcveigh, and the Northern Ireland secretary julian smith, who oversaw the restoration of devolved government at stormont. Well bring you all the latest from our correspondents on a tumultuous morning in westminster. Also this lunchtime the Prime Minister and his new year holiday on mustique questions continue over who footed the bill for his accommodation. A steep rise in the number of deaths from coronavirus in china yesterday was the deadliest day of the outbreak so far. Ministers announce an independent inquiry into Maternity Services at an nhs trust in east kent
after the deaths of a number of babies. And remembering dresden 75 years after british aircraft started an aerial attack that devastated
Even more effective than first thought and ready for approval. More good news on a covid vaccine. Pfizer says its vaccine works equally well in people of all races and ethnicities and is 94 effective in adults over 65. But how quickly will we be able to get it . Well be talking to our medical editor. Also this lunchtime stick to the rules now and you could still celebrate christmas government scientists tell us all to do our bit. We are very keen that we have a christmas as close to normal as possible. That requires all of us to make every effort over this national restriction period, and even in early december, to get the cases as low as possible. Whats your reaction to your whip not being restored . Mr corbyn, whats your reaction . Thank you very much for coming this morning. Former labour leader Jeremy Corbyn will not be reinstated as a labour mp over remarks he made about anti semitism. Diesel and petrol cars wont be sold from 2030 part of a green Industrial Revolution to tackle Cl
Labour agrees to pay substantial damages to seven former employees who sued the party over anti semitism. An unreserved apology in the high court for Party Comments about the seven, who spoke out in a bbc Panorama Programme last year. We are pleased that our reputations have been restored, although it will take time to repair the damage caused by their unfounded attacks. We are glad that keir starmer is showing the leadership which is so desperately needed to bring this chapter to a close. Theres an apology too to the bbc presenterjohn ware. Also this lunchtime. Are you a soft touch on russia, Prime Minister . Pressure on the government to tighten security laws, after accusations of underestimating the threat of russian interference. The uk and the us agree to amend
an anomaly that allowed the woman accused of killing harry dunn to claim diplomatic immunity. A president ial change of heart donald trump says it would be patriotic to wear a mask, as he says the pandemic will get worse be
Another breakthrough in the battle against coronavirus a vaccine which data suggests is nearly 95 effective. After these trials in the United States its makers moderna describe the discovery as a crucial milestone. I broke into an ear to ear grin when i had the numbers. Heard. It really exceeded our best hopes. And it is an incredibly exciting moment for us as a company, and the world, as we start to develop tools to fight the virus. Well, the markets have reacted positively. Well be assessing this latest bit of good news with our medical editor. Also this lunchtime. On a day he hoped to reframe his premiership after days of in fighting Boris Johnson is instead self isolating in downing street. It doesnt matter that i am as fit as a butchers dog,
feel great, so many people do in my circumstances. And actually, it doesnt matter that i have had the disease and im bursting with antibodies. Weve got to interrupt the spread of the disease. A warning from patients and staff at a hospital in