The announcement. Unprecedented that there should be a rich abundance of approaches, all of which rich abundance of approaches, all of which are rich abundance of approaches, all of which are essential. And new data shows another covid 19 vaccine developed in the us that may only require a single dose is 66 effective. In other news, primary schools in wales could re open to all pupils after half term though the nationwide lockdown will continue. And thousands of volunteers helping the nhs with the Vaccine Roll Out will be prioritised for a jab. Hello, and a very good afternoon. The European Medicines Agency is expected to approve the Oxford Astrazeneca Covid Vaccine for use in the eu this afternoon. The uk has been using the Astrazeneca Jab in its Mass Immunisation Programme for weeks now. Meanwhile, the European Commission has published a redacted version of its contract with the pharmaceutical giant in a continuing row about supplies of the vaccine. A contract was signed in august fo
evacuation flight is due to depart, according to the foreign office, confirming the move today as saying that they have flown out nearly 1900 people since tuesday, it comes as he dampened my former prime minister warned that the conflict would bmi mayor for the world if it continues and could become worse than those in syria and libya. this is khartoum earlier the ceasefire between warring generals in sudan has been repeatedly violated and the army now says it is launching a large scale attack on the capital, our diplomatic correspondent paul adams reports. this was the day britain s air evacuation drew to a close. the there has been another mass shooting in the us, this time of the state of texas, five people are reportedly dead, including an eight year old, after a man opened fire on his neighbours. the incident reportedly occurred after the victims asked a suspect to stop shooting in his front yard while they were trying to put a baby to sleep. manhunt is now under way for
us and eu officials are meeting today to discuss energy cooperation. the focus? according to the us, joint efforts to blunt russia s attempts to weaponize energy, bolstering energy supplies for the coming winters. this comes as eu member states consider extending restrictions, or even outright banning, russian natural gas imports. the bloc has also imposed a $60 a barrel cap on purchases of russian crude oil, something that the us has supported. joining me now is olga khakova, deputy director for european energy security at the atlantic council s global energy center. on the committee that looked into their trade relationships. has russia been able to weather the international sanctions issued against its energy exports? i think overall, the price caps have been a win, a lot of analysts actually were hesitant to implement or support but anything and the overall goal was achieved. key pressure on energy supplies on the market while minimising how much money russia is making
welcome to our look at the top business stories. i m lukwesa burak. today, global markets will be watching the latest us inflation data for clues as to whether the federal reserve might move again on interest rates. inflation was 3.7% over the 12 months to september which is the same rate recorded for august. while inflation has cooled significantly from last year, it remains higher than the 2% target. this month, the us central bank held its key interest rate at its current 22 year high as it seeks to stabilise price rises, which had recently reached near record levels. joining me now is steven blitz, chief us economist, ts lombard. hello and welcome to the programme. hello and welcome to the programme- hello and welcome to the - programme. what are programme. thank you. what are ou programme. thank you. what are you expecting programme. thank you. what are you expecting later programme. thank you. what are you expecting later today? - programme. thank you. what are
months away but donald trump has already begun his campaign to undermine the results of this year s presidential race. he has started to sow seeds of doubt about the integrity of the election that hasn t happened yet. during the speech last night at an event hosted by turning point usa, he even appeared to cast doubt on the entire electoral system. when i go to california, we have 100,000 people show up. i said why are we losing california? why would we lose it? it is so corrupt. the whole election process. setting aside for the moment this insidious lie about the electoral process, in the event that twice impeached recently convicted ex-president trump does when ski in november, conservatives already have a very well thought out plan ready to implement on january 20 of 2025. it is known as project 2025 and it s a 920 page playbook spearheaded by the heritage foundation that includes plans that a second trump administration could implement on day one. it primarily seeks t