If youd like to get in touch this morning, you can tweet me vicderbyshire or email victoria bbc. Co. Uk. And the queen and Prime Minister have led tributes to captain sir tom moore, whos died at 100 years old after Testing Positive for Coronavirus Last week. The government says it will ensure hes officially remembered. I think we should find a way to make sure that we mark the memory of captain tom and thank him for the contribution that he made for the nhs. Good morning. The health secretary, matt hancock, has described as absolutely superb the findings of a study which suggests for the first time that the Oxford Astrazeneca vaccine significantly reduces people passing on the virus. The research by oxford university, which has not yet been formally published, also found that the jab provides a high level of protection, even when theres a gap of 12 weeks between the two doses. Researchers believe that the vaccine remains 76 effective for up to three months after the first shot, while p
Constrain their freedom . Yes, under the current procedures, it is up to the current procedures, it is up to the house to confirm that the executive does have the power to continue with measures under the coronavirus act and that will continue to be the case and we are, additionally, offering and insisting that they should be a proper debate of these issues in parliament. There are many different opinions in parliament and i think people need to them together. Children were delighted to return to their primary schools earlier this month, but not surprisingly, after six months of isolation, coughs and colds have spread rapidly among them since. We have been reminded that each prime school has just ten covid tests. Will the limit when will primus schools have the wherewithal to test children and staff to avoid spreading at school and avoid Unnecessary School closures . He is spot on about what has been happening in schools and sadly, i think, in many cases, we have seen a rise in the dem
Hello, im ros atkins. This is outside source. The death toll from coronavirus in the United States has now passed 200,000. Democrats are blaming President Trump, saying just look at the lives lost and multiply it. Notjust by the number but by the family in the sense of community. The loss to our country. The president though is clear about who he blames for the pandemic. We must hold accountable the nation which unleashed this plague onto the world. China with the uk facing a surge in coronavirus cases, new restrictions are coming into force. As in spain and france and many other countries, weve reached a perilous turning point. There new rules on masks,
pubs and restaurants could last for six months. Well explain the rules, and why the government says theyre needed. And World Leaders are remotely addressing the Un General Assembly. Laura trevelyan in new york will talk us through what theyve been saying. More than 200,000 people in the us have died from the coronavirus. Thats far high
Plane ever before, breaking the record by six minutes. This is bbc news the headlines President Trump has said its horrible that the number of deaths from coronavirus in the United States has exceeded 200,000. But mr trump said his intervention had helped reduce the toll. Democratic critics have highlighted what they say is mr trumps ineffectual response to the pandemic. The british Prime Minister borisjohnson has used a National Television address to call for a spirit of togetherness urging people to observe the new rules hes bringing in to combat the rapid rise in coronavirus infections. He said the country faced an unquestionably difficult winter ahead. The body that represents the Airline Industry is calling for all passengers to be tested for coronavirus before they travel. The International Air transport Association Says it would be a better alternative than putting people in quarantine. The industry is facing huge losses as a result of the pandemic. Now on bbc news,
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BARTLETT, Tenn. - In an effort to become more energy efficient, streetlights in Bartlett will be substituted with LED fixtures, city officials announced.