The ports of military in myanmar code was draw out the results of november pause my collection. And how all these lockdown video calls from home have prompted an unexpected book the macro boost in business for books. Welcome, youre in bbc news. The European Union has announced its introducing Export Controls on Coronavirus Vaccines so that it can monitor where theyre being sent. Its the latest escalation in a deepening row between the eu and astrazeneca over supplies of the vaccine which is mostly produced here. Today the eus Medicines Regulator approved the use of the astrazeneca jab for everyone over the age of 18, though germany says it will still only give the jab to the under 65s. Our brussels correspondent nick beake reports. 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
Christmas with fears that travelers will deepen the crisis. Plus, reaction t a Supreme Court decision involving how many can worship together. To the rescue, the militarys new mission stepping up to help hospitals out of rooms and resources in the heartland. The effort to feed families this thanksgiving long lines across the country and a shocking new report, 1 in 6 without enough to eat. Black fridays best deals and a shopping season like no other, the one simple thing you can do to get the best buys online. And thanking health care heroes, the outpouring of love and kindness bringing smiles this holiday. This is Nbc Nightly News with lester holt. Good evening and happy thanksgiving im kate snow in for lester tonight and we begin with late breaking news, President Trump continuing to insist he won the election taking questions for the First Time Since the election and saying hes not ready to concede but the president also pledging to leave the white house if as expected the Electoral
Her from two committees. The Prime Minister is being urged to block plans for a new coalmine whitehaven in cumbria. Dozens of environmental groups have written to him and saying they are mystified that the government has not intervened even though it is due to host a climate in glasgow this year. Downing street insists the government is a world leader and will not reverse the decision. Newsreel and beneath this land lie more than 200 million tons of coal. Its more than half a century since the last deep coal mine opened in the uk. The plan is to burrow under the irish sea to access a vast deposit of high quality coal. The local mayor is delighted. I think the project is absolutely fantastic. You know, itll bring huge amounts ofjobs and prosperity into the area. Its been broadly welcomed right across copeland. Ive never known a project thats carried so much public support. The coal produced here wont be used to generate power, but to make steel, he says, and means less will need to be i
Related. With more heavy Snow Forecast across Northern Scotland this weekend well talk to one family who decided to make the most of it. Dont, dont shes kicked him out and coming up this hour. Certainly not on mute how one Parish Council has gone viral after a zoom meeting got a little out of hand. Good morning. Welcome to bbc news. Energy prices will rise for millions of people across the uk in april, after the regulator ofgem said the cap for default Domestic Energy deals would be raised to cover suppliers extra costs. Ofgem defended the decision, saying that its in the interest of customers to start allowing Energy Companies to recover some of the costs to avoid larger price hikes in the future. The price cap was introduced in 2019 and designed to protect customers from being overcharged. But this is the first rise in the cap so how will the decision affect customers . The price cap affects 11 million households who have never switched suppliers, or whose discounted deals have expir
Wednesday in parliament. Hello again, and welcome to wednesday in parliament as borisjohnson is warned his covid controls arent working. Its the 3rd of february, 2021, with new variants in the country, our schools are shut and our borders are open. The number of people getting a jab reaches ten million, but the head of test and trace strikes a note of caution. The big concern and worry is that the virus mutates and succeeds in finding a form that can escape the vaccine. And remembering a long life, lived well. I invite members to nowjoin me for a minutes silence to commemorate sir toms life. But first, The Government says its a hugely significant milestone in the fight against coronavirus. Ten Million People in the uk have now received their first dose of the Covid Vaccine. But at Prime Ministers questions, borisjohnson was told that the biggest threat to the Vaccine Programme was his governments reluctance to order the complete closure of the uks borders to limit the arrival of new st