junior doctors have taken to picket lines. this latest round of industrial action has seen concern from charities and nhs leaders that patients could end up stuck in hospital over the festive period and that patient care will suffer in what s a very busy time for the health service. butjunior doctors say measures are in place to ensure their strike action poses no danger to patients. as we ve shown with our seven previous rounds of strike action this year, we can do it safely with the cover of our consultant colleagues, our specialist colleagues, expert senior doctors who can look after patients whilst we are here standing up for ourselves and trying to reverse the pay cuts that our government has inflicted upon us over the last 15 years. this is day two of a three day strike byjunior doctors in england. it s the 27th day of industrial action in their long running pay dispute with the government. so far, nhs strikes, including those by ambulance staff and nurses, have seen mo
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Good evening. The Prime Minister has said the government hopes, with a favourable wind, to be able to vaccinate the vast majority of the people who need protection by easter. But he warned were not out of the woods yet. On christmas, borisjohnson again promised a relaxation of restrictions, saying it was the season to be jolly but also the season to be jolly careful, especially elderly relatives. The lockdown in england ends next wednesday, to be replaced by three regional tiers of restrictions. We have to wait until thursday to find out which area goes into which tier. But the Prime Minister told the commons today that in all areas in england, six people will be able to meet outdoors again, and all shops, gyms, leisure centres and hairdressers will be able to reopen. In tiers one and two, pubs and restaurants will have to shut by 11pm. But in tier 3, all hospitality will remain closed except for delivery and takeaway. Our political editor, laura kuenssberg, has more. What will we wake
This is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. A senior government minister warns the second coronavirus lockdown in england could last more than a month and says any decision would depend on how much the restrictions brought down levels of infection. We need to recognise that we do need to get the infection rate, the r rate, below one. We believe on the basis of the evidence that we have that we will be able to do so. The uk Opposition Leader welcomes the new measures, but calls on the government to use the time to ramp up test and trace. The government has to keep its side of the bargain here because if they dont use this time to fix test, trace and isolate, then i think the
2nd of december will be a review date, not an end date. The most powerful storm of the year, typhoon goni strikes the philippines, bringing wind speeds of up to 225 kilometres an hour. Rescued after thirty three hours search teams in the turkish city of izmir pull a man fro
Broadcasting house. New financial help for businesses will be announced today after the Hospitality Industry warned that measures to tackle coronavirus are catastrophic for its members. Health experts say they warned ministers what had been the worst case scenario, with up to 250,000 deaths, had become the most likely scenario before yesterdays emergency measures. Also pregnant women are included in the groups considered most vulnerable. If that is you, we will bring you guidance in the next hour. I wasjust wondering if i needed to be self isolating, if it is ok needed to be self isolating, if it is 0kfor needed to be self isolating, if it is ok for me to go to work, being surrounded by over 1000 children every day. As her husband im also a secondary School Teacher in a different school, should i be taking any precautions . Should i be self isolating . Any precautions . Should i be selfisolating . And what do you do if you cannot work at all over the next weeks and months let alone fro