A minutes silence to commemorate the life of a minutes silence to commemorate the life of sir tom and to respect the life of sir tom and to respect the lives the life of sir tom and to respect the lives lost through covid. Remembering captain sir tom moore a minutes silence is observed in the House Of Commons. And the nation is urged to clap for him at 6pm tonight. Good afternoon. The Health Secretary, matt hancock, says Research Suggesting the Oxford Astrazeneca vaccine may reduce the spread of coronavirus is superb and will help us all to get out of the pandemic. A study, which has yet to be Peer Reviewed, has shown the jab could cut the spread by two thirds. Its the first time a vaccine has been shown to reduce transmission. It comes as a new study shows that 88 of people who tested positive for the virus retained antibodies for the full six months of the trial. Awarning, a warning, this report contains some flashing images. Its been the Great Unknown would vaccines stop coronavirus
Its been a quiet year for hollywood, but the awards season is underway with female directors making history as three women are nominated for Best Director. Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or Around The World, and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. Finally, vaccines are being produced that might help us return to Something Like the lives we had before covid. Here in the uk over ten million doses have already been given out, but at the same time, new variants are emerging too first here in the uk, then in brazil and south africa. So, scientists are turning their attention to how to adapt vaccines to make sure they work against all new variants. Astrazeneca and Oxford University say they plan to have a Next Generation Covid Vaccine ready for the autumn. Our medical editor fergus walsh reports. The scientists at oxford who created the astrazeneca vaccine are continually monitoring how coronavirus is evolving. The current vaccine is t
well, the vigil will begin with some words from the vice chancellor of the university of nottingham, shearer west, who spoke to the bbc earlier, and when she spoke to us, she talked about how shocking this entire episode is for notjust the university, but the city of nottingham a city that of course has crime hotspots, but nothing like what happened yesterday, it was something that they were never expecting. so, the vigil will begin with words from shearer west, and then, to my understanding, we will also hearfrom some then, to my understanding, we will also hear from some faith leaders as well. from what we have been told, the parents of the two students who were killed in yesterday s attacks are also expected to be attending this vigil, although they are unlikely to speak. and we are also told that it is very unlikely that any students also will be speaking. the vice chancellor said that the university is offering all the support it can to the students here, some who were
Repeated thousands of times. I cant describe it, when you see peoples death. Maybe when you see one or two, it is. You can control yourself but when you see, maybe its 500 people in one street, there is a woman, a child, old people. This grainy Security Camera footage is from the moment when the floods hit and derna was changed forever. Two dams, meant to protect the city, were broken apart by the force of the water. The deluge carried everything away with it. This wave of death and destruction sealed the fate of thousands. And glimpses of the horror are still emerging. Here in derna, people began to pray for gods mercy. When the torrent passed, some were able to escape. As the rain continued to fall, they headed to the rooftops, with few understanding the scale of the unfolding catastrophe. Down below, the force of the water swept away everything in its wake. Those who could sought safety on higher ground. It is things like this that really show you the explosive power of the water th