under 4 million doses of the johnson & johnson single-dose vaccine available initially. meantime the w.h.o. noting for the first time in seven weeks a rise in new cases as they call alarming but not surprising. public health measures still need to be in place for this virus. the first johnson & johnson vaccines could be in arms tomorrow. it s very good news. now we have three important tools in our armament of capabilities against the virus. reporter: the advantages of this latest tool? just one shot and no need for special freezers. this really eases the capacity to get the vaccine where it s needed. reporter: 3.9 million doses to start. that was the entire j&j inventory. reporter: with promises of 20 million by the end of the month. the vart jost going to state and local health departments and pharmacies, 4% for community health centers. j&j testing a booster for variants and hoping to expand the trials this summer. we are working to accelerate that as soon as
members of the royal family, though not the queen, joined the congregation at st george s chapel. happy christmas. merry christmas. the royal party was led by the prince of wales and the duchess of cornwall, who arrived on foot. the queen s christmas broadcast at three o clock this afternoon will be an unusually personal one. she s expected to reflect on the death of her husband, prince philip, earlier this year. in his christmas message from canterbury cathedral, the archbishop of canterbury, justin welby, reflected on the impact of the pandemic. we all face uncertainty, uncontrollability and unpredictability. whether we are working in sage or the cabinet, to each one of us, from huge companies to those who are sleeping rough. at the vatican, pope francis spoke about the importance of dialogue. he urged world leaders to engage with each other to solve problems and prevent conflicts. nicholas witchell, bbc news. volunteers are working at vaccination centres across engla
hello and welcome, if you re watching in the uk or around the world. one of the greatest scientific missions of modern times has taken a giant leap forward in the last hour, with the launch of the james webb space telescope. the £10 billion project has taken 30 years to reach this moment. the telescope was launched from kourou in french guiana. it s the most powerful ever built, and the developers hope it will reveal stars and galaxies from the birth of the universe, as well as distant planets which could provide evidence of life beyond earth. our science correspondent rebecca morelle reports. and we have engine start. and lift off. the start of a blockbuster astronomy mission. james webb begins a voyage back to the birth of the universe. inside this rocket is the biggest telescope ever sent into space. punching a hole through the clouds. 20 seconds into the flight. this is the james webb space telescope. it s a successor to hubble, but 100 times more powerful. after three d
several news agencies, including the largest uk news agency pa, pulled the photo, citing concerns over manipulation. pa said it had issued the image of the princess and her three children in good faith , but was killing it a term used by news agencies to describe when a photo is pulled from circulation, because no clarification had been received from kensington palace about its authenticity. several digital experts had raised concerns about possible manipulation of the photo, which is the first official one of the princess of wales since her recent abdominal surgery. let s get a quick look at the alleged changes. a closer look at the image reveals that part of princess charlotte s sleeve is missing, kate s hand is blurred compared with louis jumper, we can see that the princess of wales zip is misaligned. there s a misalignment in the background and number 5, a blurring of princess charlotte s knee can be seen. you can see in photo five a blurring of princess charlotte
coming up, i m we will have the draw for rugby league s challenge cup. one of the champions have reached the last 16. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the idea seems to have been to dampen down growing speculation about the health of the princess of wales and to show her in a happy family snap on mother s day. instead, today kate has had to admit she edited the picture and has apologised for any confusion. it follows five picture agencies withdrawing the image over concerns it had been manipulated in some way. taken by the prince of wales, it was the first official picture of the princess since she had abdominal surgery injanuary. kensington palace says it will not be reissuing the original photo. our royal correspondent is live in windsor. this has created a storm? yes, it has. this has created a storm? yes, it has- that this has created a storm? yes, it has. that photograph this has created a storm? yes, it has. that photograph that - this has created a