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for furloughed workers. there s one month left of the multibillion pound scheme. more than 10% of the whole workforce still relies on it. what has it meant? and what comes next? a total ban on plastic straws, stirrers and cotton buds comes into force in england. good morning. will gareth southgate give his misbehaving youngsters a second chance? phil foden and mason greenwood find out today if they ve made the england squad, just a few weeks after being thrown out of the last one for breaking covid 19 rules. we meet the sniffer dogs being trained to detect whether someone has coronavirus in less than a second. good morning. today is going to be drier and brighter than it was yesterday when we lose this morning s ran, but this is the calm before the storm. tomorrow and the weekend looking very wet and very windy. i ll have all of the details later in the programme. good morning. it s thursday, october 1. our top story. residents in another densely populated area of engla ....
and the careers being stopped before they ve even begun the number of apprentices made redundant during the pandemic was two thirds higher than in 2019. hello and welcome to bbc news, i m annita mcveigh. we begin today with further promising news this morning about a third vaccine. the oxford coronavirus vaccine shows a strong immune response in adults in their 60s and 70s, raising hopes that it can protect age groups most at risk of illness from the virus. researchers say the phase two findings, based on 560 healthy adult volunteers, are encouraging. the outcome of trials into whether the vaccine actually stops people developing covid 19 in larger, phase three trials is expected in the coming weeks. the uk has already ordered 100 million doses of the oxford vaccine, a0 million doses of the pfizer biontech vaccine and five million of the moderna vaccine. if successful, the oxford vaccine is expected to be easier to manufacture on a worldwide scale than the other two, ....
we‘re going to be behind by weeks prince william has ‘tentatively or months being able to put together welcomed an independent investigation by the bbc into how the whole initiative relating martin bashir secured to the biggest promise we have, an interview with his mother, princess diana in 1995. with two drug companies coming along and, the us secretary of state, mike pompeo, and finding 95% effectiveness, says he‘ll make a visit efficiency in the vaccines, which is an enormous promise. to the israeli occupied golan heights, as both countries and how can we stop thanksgiving and christmas becoming super spreader events? reaffirm their close ties. just ask yourself, at this time, is it really worth having an accumulation of people that would be coming from different parts of the country, going through crowded airports, on aeroplanes, coming into your home? hello and welcome if you‘re watching and to end on a sobering note, remember at the moment, in the uk o ....
other after scoring. there s little evidence of social distancing, despite teams being reminded of the protocols. good morning. we have some heavy snowfall this morning across parts of northern england and scotland on the met office have issued an amber warning. furthersouth, outbreaks of rain, but i will be here all morning with your weather details. it s thursday, january 14th. our top story. a further 1,564 people have died from coronavirus in the uk the biggest figure reported in a single day. borisjohnson has said hospital intensive care units face being overwhelmed. it comes amid concerns about a new variant of the disease which originated in brazil ministers will discuss the threat today. jonathan blake has this report. coronavirus at its worst. i definitely thought i was going to die. ,, . definitely thought i was going to die. ,, ., , ., definitely thought i was going to die, ,, ., , definitely thought i was going to die. ,, ., , ., ,, die. staff and patients h ....
to spread. the he attacked his is less tha n to spread. the he attacked his is less than 500 miles from wuhan. 20 minus first two calls. because it s not because of fears across the globe about the speed and severity at the outbreak, organisers were left with little choice. we had seen other sporting activities cancelled, national football league in china has been postponed, there has been the world indoor athletic championship suspended, and another race postponed. it was the only thing that can happen i suppose. that may prove problematic only 22 bases on this years calendar. finding space for a prescheduled race won t be easy. it is absolutely jam packed when they going to put it is anybody‘s guess. i can t see where it will fit into the counter. it is all well and that having a top now up postponement, but i think eventually it be cancelled. wishing you all for now what is? concerns had been raised about the inaugural theatre needs race due to take place at the be ....