Hello, this is bbc news. The headlines. Conservative mps urge the Prime Minister to reset his government after the departure of his top adviser, dominic cummings. Several states in the us bring in new restrictions to try to curb the surge in covid 19. The us president elect, joe biden, strongly criticises Donald Trumps handling of the crisis. President trump has insisted he wont put the us into lockdown, and comes close to admitting he could leave the white house next year. I will not go. This administration will not be going to a lockdown. Hopefully the. Whatever happens in the future, who knows which administration it will be, i guess time will tell. A ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars in the uk is expected to be brought foward to 2030, a decade earlier than originally planned. Now on bbc news, as the world went into an unprecedented global lockdown, many of those worst affected were informal workers who rely on a daily wage just to eat. In this programme, Stephanie Hegar
Medical experts advising the us food and Drug Administration have recommended emergency approvalfor the Pfizer Biontech Coronavirus Vaccine. The decision comes after a 23 member panel met to determine whether the drugs benefits outweigh the risks. The Pfizer Vaccine has already been approved for the public in four other countries including the uk and canada. Nomia iqbal reports from washington. Fda and the sponsor, we agreed. A day long, live streamed meeting involving Health Experts may not make for exciting viewing, but this group of researchers and physicians are the key to americas path back to normality. One question i have is, why. They are part of an independent Committee Voting on whether the Pfizer Vaccine should be given to all americans. Pfizer has applied for emergency authorization. The group has been analyzing the effectiveness of the vaccine and any potential side effects, including the allergic reactions experienced by two British Health workers who received the pfizerj
Is being reviewed, after the bbc obtained a recording of him telling carers about his plans to kill a year before. One of britains best known television presenters, Phillip Schofield, has revealed hes gay. An official report says the public are not telling police about some crimes because so many offenders are never brought to justice. Shamima begum who travelled to syria to join the so called Islamic State has lost the first stage of a legal challenge against the decision to strip her of her british citizenship. Doctors are urging the government to investigate why some contraceptives and hrt drugs are in such short supply in the uk. Good morning. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. Another 41 people including one from the uk have tested positive for the coronavirus on a cruise ship off the coast of japan. The diamond princess is being held in quarantine in the port of yokohama till at least february the 19th. The checks began after an 80 year old hong kong man who had been on the ship last
The Coronavirus Vaccination Programme has been under way for four days. Our Health Correspondent James Gallagher has been looking into the safety of the vaccine. Mass vaccination for coronavirus is under way, and eventually, millions of us will be offered a jab. So, what do we know about its safety . Well, first of all, i want you to hold this number in your mind. One in a thousand of the entire uk population have already died after being infected during the pandemic, and this figure is rising daily. This is the known threat that any side effects have to be balanced against. So, what are they . More than one in ten people can expect fatigue, fever or muscle pains as their body responds to the jab. But these tend to be mild and can be handled with pa racetemol. Around 20,000 people have been given
the Pfizer Vaccine in trials. Two developed adverse events that have been classified as severe. One patient had a shoulder injury after being given the vaccine, another developed swollen lymph
Lesothos first lady is charged with the murder of the Prime Ministers former wife after handing herself into police. Borisjohnson has announced that a ban on selling new petrol, diesel or hybrid cars in the uk will be brought forward to 2035 at the latest. This part of the governments plan to reach be Carbon Neutral by 2050. Heres the Prime Minister. What a farce in iowa. The start of the worlds most high profile electoral process, and the Democratic Party failed to deliver a system that did the most fundamental the first major economy to make that thing to count the votes. Candidate will be the right thing to we should get the result do. I think it is quite a pumper of the democractic primary in the next few hours, and whoever wins, the democrats that we should. We are the first have lost something. After a ll that we should. We are the first after all to my best realise look at iowa always kicks things off, me and historically mentioned that iowa always attracts the attention. The uk