I say. Joe biden names retired general lloyd austin as us defence secretary. If approved he would become the first African American to lead the pentagon. In yet another final attempt to unlock post brexit trade talks, borisjohnson heads to brussels later to meet the European Commission president. A Champions League match in paris is abandoned, with teams walking off the pitch following an alleged racist slur. Welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. The us president elect, joe biden, has outlined his plans to combat a deepening Coronavirus Health emergency which has left record numbers of americans dead or in hospital. He promised that in his first 100 days, 100 million americans would be vaccinated. He said that he would push to re open schools. In some states children havent sat in a classroom for 10 months. At a news conference, mr biden also repeated an appeal for everyone to wear a mask during his first 100 days. Masking, vaccination, opening schools, these a
Commission president. A Champions League match in paris is abandoned as both teams walk off the pitch following an alleged racist slur. You done really messed me up like that came and stole my heart, oh, thats a fact. And on the eve of the mobo music awards, we look at the pressures faced this year by those in the industry. Hello and welcome. 0n the first day of the uks mass Covid Vaccination programme, thousands of people have received jabs. 90 year old Margaret Keenan became the first person to be given the Pfizer Vaccine outside of Clinical Trials, which manufacturers say it is up to 95 effective. The British Government has ordered a0 million doses with 800,000 in the first batch. 0ur health editor, hugh pym reports. An Early Morning hospital appointment. At first glance, nothing out of the ordinary. But this was unlike anything before. Margaret, aged 90, was the very first patient to receive the newly approved coronavirus vaccine. Applause there was a well deserved round of applaus
Out of this pandemic. And the key question is how soon and how quickly will the priority groups, the over 505, Front Line Health Care workers, get their immunisation . Primary schools in most of england reopen this morning, but theres growing concern over safety and staff shortages. Well hear more from a teacher and a parent later this hour, as millions of pupils return to the classroom. The Health Secretary says the tier system is no longer Strong Enough to control the spread of the new variant of coronavirus in england. In scotland, the Scottish First minister is expected to announce new covid 19 restrictions following a sharp rise in cases there. President trump is heard on tape asking an election official to find him enough extra votes to have won the state of georgia. Democrats call the recording a disgrace. A coroner in malaysia delivers a verdict of death by misadventure in the case of the franco irish teenager, nora quoirin. Hello and welcome to bbc news. The first doses of the
England wide lockdown, as borisjohnson warns of tighter coronavirus restrictions. I just want to find 11,780 votes. A recording has emerged of President Trump telling officials to find votes to overturn joe bidens election win. The new way of doing business the uks transition agreement with the eu has ended. Companies and consumers start the new year working out what it means for them. Ill take you through it. From professional rugby to world darts champion gerwyn price beats Gary Anderson to take the pdc title. He says its a dream come true. For most of us today it will be cold but sunny. There are still some wintry showers in the east, summer rain across the south east and gusty winds to boot but i will have all the details in ten minutes. Its monday the 4th of january. Our top story. The first doses of the Coronavirus Vaccine developed by Oxford University will be given to patients today just five days after it was approved. The Health Secretary, matt hancock, says its a Pivotal Mom
Time for a look at the weather. Heres sarah keith lucas. You wont be too surprised to hear that there is yet more wintry weather in the forecast, especially over the next 2a hours. Eventually, things will turn a bit milder as we head into next week. For now, there we re head into next week. For now, there were scenes like this in staffordshi re were scenes like this in staffordshire a beautiful wintry weather there, but we have had icy conditions on any untreated surfaces, and freezing fog patches. For the rest of the day, it will feel cold wherever you are. There will be some sleet and snow, but we we re will be some sleet and snow, but we were not all be seeing it. We have had quite a bit of snow across parts of scotla nd had quite a bit of snow across parts of scotland and Northern Ireland overnight as this weatherfront pushed further south. It is now bringing outbreaks of snow across parts of Northern England and parts of wales as well. Some of that is falling as rain or sleet clos