Soaring, but does that mean that foreign trips are of the cards this year . Ill have some top tips a little later. We knocked the wall down jurgen klopp says liverpools mini crisis is over, after they won their First Premier League match this year at tottenham. Good morning. Some rain and hill snow around this morning, which should ease for most places. Mild in the south, but turning colder for the south, but turning colder for the weekend with some more snow for some of us. All the details coming up some of us. All the details coming up shortly. Good morning. Its friday january the 29th. Our top story a new Coronavirus Vaccine has been shown to be nearly 90 effective in large scale uk trials. The novavax jab, which has not yet been approved, will be made in teeside and is effective against both the uk and South African variants of the virus. With more details on this, and all the latest Vaccine Developments, heres our reporter jon donnison. Another scientific breakthrough in the fight against coronavirus, this time from the us firm novavax. Results of the companys british trial show the first proven efficacy against the new more contagious uk variant. There were more than 15,000 volunteers on the trial throughout the uk. Over half the cases of covid 19 recorded came from the new variant. Its very significant, because we were able to show that the vaccine works well against both of the old, the original strain, and the new strain. It has 96 efficacy against the original covid 19 strain, and yet it still had 86 efficacy against the variant strain. And separate trials have also shown the vaccine works against a new South African strain. Its a fantastic result, because it shows that the novavax vaccine is effective against both the uk variant as well as the South African variant, and has shown phenomenal efficacy, and its made in teesside, so not only have we trialled the vaccine to show it is safe and effective, but we are also making it too, so will be able to save lives in the uk. The vaccine minister nadhim zahawi, who took part in the novavax trials himself, says it was great to see such encouraging results, and hes now awaiting approval from the regulator. The uk has 60 million doses of the newjab on order. It will be a huge boost to the immunisation drive, which has already seen almost 7. 5 million across the United Kingdom receive a first dose of either the pfizer or astrazeneca vaccines. But a row continues with the european union, which was much slower off the mark in ordering and approving vaccines. The eu now wants access to some of the uks supply of astrazeneca doses because of shortages on the continent. The eu regulator is expected to approve the astrazeneca vaccine today. Meanwhile, in germany, where the Pfizer Vaccine is being used, a National Vaccine committee has said the Astrazeneca Jab should for now not be given to people aged 65 and above because of insufficient evidence of how effective it is in older people. The government here has firmly rejected that. 0ur own authorities have made it very clear that they think the Oxford Astrazeneca vaccine is very good and efficacious. I they think that it is effective across all age groups, and provides a good immune response across all age groups the evidence of how well the Astrazeneca Vaccine Works in people over 65 is limited, but leading scientists here say they are confident it will give strong protection. Jon donnison, bbc news. For more on this, our medical editor fergus walsh will Bejoining Usjust after 8. 00. If you have questions about that, about the roll out of the efficacy, but more specifically with the new vaccine, which one, the proportions, the success rate, and how it compares with the other vaccines in place, let us know any thought to have. Schools in wales could start to re open to all pupils after the february half term, if Covid Infection rates continue to fall in the coming weeks. The Welsh Government says it will work with schools on a phased return from the 22nd Of February, starting with primary aged children. Tomos morgan has the details. In the weeks leading up to christmas, cases had surged in wales, and it had the highest Transmission Rates of all the uk nations. Lockdown was announced six days before the festive period, and since then, things seem to be moving in the right direction. Wales now leads the way on the percentage vaccinated. This has led the labour Welsh Government in cardiff to announce that a phased reopening of schools will begin after the half term from the 22nd Of February. Its understood that the youngest years of primary, and possibly gcse and a level students of high school, may return to the classroom first. But there is a caveat to the plan that Coronavirus Rates continue to decline, and vaccinations remain on track to immunise all over 70s with a first dose as close to the middle of february target as possible. If that does happen, wales will be the first country in britain to reopen the classroom this year. Other than schools, though, there will be little room to manoeuvre on any other Lockdown Measure for now, it seems. Expect more detail in the first Ministers Press Conference this lunchtime. Tomos morgan, bbc news, cardiff. Schools in Northern Ireland will stay closed to all but Vulnerable Children and those of key workers until Monday The 8th March at the earliest. First minister Arlene Foster said whether or not schools open fully on that date remains in doubt, and will depend on the Public Health situation. Ministers will review the decision in just under three weeks. The United Arab Emirates has been added to the red list of countries from where travel to the uk is banned, along with burundi and rwanda. The measure is aimed at stopping the spread of the South African variant, and comes into force from 1. 00pm today. The uae ban comes after criticism of british social Media InfluencersVisiting Dubai in recent weeks for what they claim is work, but others say should be classed as holidays. A nurse who gave birth nearly three months ago while seriously ill with covid 19 has held her daughter for the first time. Eva gicain had the long awaited reunion with her baby elleana after being discharged from the Royal Papworth Hospital in cambridge. Nikki fox reports. Celebrating a belated christmas the mother who spent the first two months of her baby girls life not being able to see or touch her. Nurse eva gicain was discharged from Royal Papworth Hospital after spending weeks unconscious on a machine that helped her breathe. The last thing i remember as i was in the ward, and i was a bit shaky, and had difficulty breathing, and the other doctors came, and thats all, i didnt remember anything. Eva was 35 weeks pregnant when admitted to hospital with covid. She had an Emergency Caesarean Section at basildon before being transferred to royal papworth, 60 miles away from her baby. Eva was placed on an ecmo machine. Its like an artificial lung. 0nly five hospitals in the country have them. After time on a neonatal Intensive Care unit, elleana went home to her father. The first time i really saw my daughter in person, my tears were just falling. Im very emotional at that time. All those times since day one, im really emotional, and, yeah, thats it. Sorry. I just want to thank basildon and papworth hospital. I was given the best care, and without them, and without that care, i think i wouldnt be here. A family reunited against all odds. Nikki fox, bbc news. What a great picture. Got to celebrate that. The Duchess Of Cambridge has revealed that parenting during lockdown has left her exhausted. Catherine whose children prince louis, Princess Charlotte and Prince George are aged two, five and seven was on a Video Conference with other parents when she spoke about the challenges of both Home Schooling and home hairdressing. Weve had to take on additional roles that perhaps others around us in our communities or in our lives would have perhaps supported us and helped us with, so ive become a hairdresser this lockdown, much to my childrens horror, weve had to become teacher, you know, and ifeel pulled in so many different directions. You try your best at everything, but at the end of the day, i do feel exhausted. Yes, yes, absolutely. Its 6. 10. Lets get the weather now with sarah. A bit ofa a bit of a mix of the next few days, things turn quite wintry once again as we head through the weekend, so some colder air on the way, perhaps some colder air on the way, perhaps some snow for some of us as well. But today, mild in the south, we have some rain in some hill snow around this morning, particularly across parts of scotland, which should be using through the day for most of us. For most areas, still cold across parts of scotland, Cold Air Digging in from the north here, so some snow across the Higher Ground this morning, parts of central and eastern scotland, a Few Rain Showers further south, one or two of the Western Parts of england, wales as well, a bit of sunshine breaking through particularly for the South East Of England and east anglia, too. And also across Northern Scotland, is that colder, clear air moves on. Contrasting temperature. Towards the south, ten of ii celsius, whereas further north, around three to five celsius. So because of the night, still a few flurries of snow across of scotland. Later, the area of rain moves in from the south west. A soggy start to the weekend across much of Southern England into wales as well, which will bump into that doubly cold air as well. Good turn to snow across parts of wales and the midlands as well, but some uncertainty in the detail. Could turn to snow. Stay tuned for your latest forecast. Thanks, sarah. The effort to vaccinate 15 Million People in the uk by mid february means thousands of former nhs staff and student doctors have stepped up to offer their services but you dont necessarily need a medical background to help out. Stjohn� s ambulance is training an army of vaccine volunteers, who will also receive the jab themselves. Bbc Health Correspondent laura foster has been to meet some of them. 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Lets take a look at some of todays front pages. The daily mail headline hails the Novavax Vaccine Which as weve been hearing will be produced on teesside if it is approved by the uk regulator. The times reports the Prime Ministers confidence in the Oxford Astrazeneca vaccine for over 65s after germany decided not to use it for that age group. The guardian says millions of doses of the Pfizer Biontech vaccine which is produced in belgium could be blocked from entering the uk within days, after the eu warned it had to address shortages in its member states. And one of the most read stories on the bbc news website today is that two fifths of us are exercising less during this lockdown than in the first. A survey suggests we are watching more television and films this time around, with less time spent on volunteering and hobbies. Charlie, are you exercising less . Yes, its interesting, i get out on my bike a little bit, so i try to do that as much as i can. 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