The new Lockdown Craze sweeping the globe. Welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. Major trials of a new vaccine have shown its effective against some new variants of covid 19, helping to reduce fears that they might prove resistant. Novavax is an american jab but its being produced in the uk. Its also easier to roll out than some previous vaccines since it doesnt need to be kept at ultra low temperatures. The news came amid a deepening row between another vaccine maker, astrazeneca, and the European Union over shortages. Our medical editor fergus walsh reports. Once again, science has triumphed in the fight against coronavirus. The Us Firm Novavax has released results of its british trial showing the first proven efficacy against the new, more contagious uk variant. There were more than 15,000 volunteers on the trail throughout the uk. Over half the cases of covid recorded were the result of the new variant. The results showed the vaccine was 95 effective agains
The two candidates have to say on the final day of campaigning. At the marathon is now a sprint. The president and joe biden. You could say they are pecking two days into one with a number of rallies. The president is on day two of a seven state tents top tour of battleground states. Five today and another five events today. The president kicked it off in fayetteville, North Carolina this morning in front of a packed house. In 2016 by 20 hillary clinton. A 2020, trails biden six Percentage Points in that state. Next stop is wisconsin, and back to michigan. Trump talked about a number of topics from bolstering military to the Russian Investigation at brought it all home with the economy. A vote for me and the Republican Party is a vote for the american dream. And in conclusion, over the next four years, we will make america into the manufacturing superpower of the world. And we will end our reliance on china, which has already started. Lacto biden started this morning in ohio for an out
Hello, and im here, just three miles down the road at one of the uks biggest Scientific Research parks to find out what businesses here want from this election. Good morning. Ben stokes stars for england again. He hits 91, as england take a sizeable lead over new zealand on day two of the first test. And weather wise, after a cold few days, things dont a bit milder as we head towards the weekend, but there is rain and the forecast and through the night heavy rain for wales and South West England. Ill have all the details here in norwich live on breakfast. Good morning. Its friday the 22nd of november. Our top story a 27 year old man has been found guilty of the murder of the british backpacker Grace Millane, whose body was found in a suitcase in new zealand last year. In the last hour, her parents reacted to the verdict. Grace was taken away from mars in the most brutalfashion grace was taken away from mars in the most brutal fashion a year ago from us. Our lives have been u nfa i rly
Lewis hamilton says it feels surreal to have a six formula 1 world title. It moves the driver to just one behind Michael Schumachers all time record of seven. Thanks, jane. And louise has the weather outlook. Plenty of rainbow pictures coming in they can shower this afternoon. All they can shower this afternoon. All the details, coming up shortly. Thanks louise. Also coming up. Once one of the two most powerful people in the world, well hear from the former soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, who, in a bbc interview, warns that current tension between russia and the west is putting the world in colossal danger due to the threat from Nuclear Weapons. Translation automation should declare. All nations. Nuclear weapons must be destroyed. To save ourselves, and our planet. Hello, everyone, this is afternoon live. Health Service Leaders in england are warning politicians not to use the nhs as a weapon in the general Election Campaign. Nhs providers, which represents hospitals and other health
You are up to date on the headlines. Now on bbc news wednesday in parliament. Hello again, and welcome to wednesday in parliament. In this programme Prime Ministers questions with a difference. Isnt this a government letting women down . I would say to the honourable lady on the side of the house, we are proud to be on our second female Prime Minister. An mp shares her own experience of Domestic Abuse. Being yelled at in the car with the windows that, no attempts to hide behaviour during constituency engagements, humiliation and embarrassment now added to permanent trepidation and constant hurt and pain. And a familiar face makes a commons comeback. I am pleased that my first speech on my return to the backbenches should be on this topic, a topic on which i have worked both in opposition and in government. More from her later. But first wednesday means Prime Ministers questions. But this week without the Prime Minister. The foreign secretary, dominic raab, stood in for him, wearing his