Nevertheless, there is a huge amount of false and misleading information strong winds, especially in the sloshing on line about what some south. Strong went combined with a high tide means they could be the people claim to be the risk which is chance of flooding. All the details com pletely people claim to be the risk which is completely unfounded. The potential throughout this mornings programme. Risks of taking the vaccine are its sunday the 15th of november. Unfounded. An agreement between our top story this morning is a call for social Media Companies facebook, twitter and google and to face tough financial and criminal penalties if they fail to clamp down others and government to take steps to work with Public Health on anti vaccine content. With a Coronavirus Vaccine authorities and also to sign up to a on the way, labour wants principle of not profiting from any the government to bring in emergency laws to deal with what they describe as dangerous online material. Misinformation
Were suspended because of threats against staff. Does it matter what mask you wear . We examine the difference between the various makes as one expert suggests we should be double masking. And travel disruption in parts of the north of england and scotland, with some motorists stranded as heavy snow brings chaos. And coming up in sport on bbc news. The government meets with campaigners to discuss the issue of Head Injuries in sport, with concerns over the number of former players being diagnosed with dementia. Good afternoon, and welcome to the bbc news at one. Just when the government said it was trying to get on top of one variant the South African Variant Of Coronavirus now comes another one. The kent variant of coronavirus which has been spreading around the uk now appears to be undergoing some new genetic changes and Scientists Say theyre worried. All this as a door to door Testing Blitz of 80,000 people is under way in a number of areas around england, as the government says it w
All Primary Schools in england will reopen at the beginning of next month. Greece announces plans to restart tourism from the middle ofjune, with International Flights operating from onejuly. And captain tom moore the World War Two veteran whos raised more than 30 Million Pounds for the nhs is awarded a knighthood. Hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. Were covering all the latest coronavirus developments here in britain and globally. Borisjohnson says that theres growing confidence the uk will have a world class system to test people who have contracted coronavirus and trace those, they may have infected, by the beginning ofjune. The uk Prime Minister said, there would be 25,000 contact tracers, able to track up to ten thousand cases as day. The nhs Contact Tracing app, is likely to be rolled out later. Meanwhile, the aircraft engine maker, rolls royce, is cutting 9,000 jobs worldwide, as a result of the pandemic, most of them in the uk. Union leaders say, its
In large scale, will be available more quickly than the original vaccines, and just as we did first time round we got in their early and we thought at risk, so we are having exactly the same conversations right now with Pharmaceutical Companies to make sure we are right at the front of this one. Video link david morris. Thank you madam deputy video link david morris. Thank you madam deputy speaker. Video link david morris. Thank you madam deputy speaker. Madam l video link david morris. Thank you madam deputy speaker. Madam deputy speaker, there have been Scare Stories in lancashire others shortage of vaccines due to these vaccines being diverted elsewhere in the country, causing a shortage and perpetuating further urban myths. Can my honourable friend confirmed that my constituents are going to be covered and that were not seeing vaccines redirected to other regions of the uk and lancashire will continue to receive the required proportions in the future, safeguarding my constituentsye
To control the virus. Jet2 cancels all flights to spain, the Balearic Islands and the canary islands, with immediate effect. Some European Union countries say they will close their borders to most, or all, foreigners. And well be taking an in depth look at the papers with our reviewers penny smith and benedicte paviot. Stay with us for that. Welcome to bbc news. Ten more people in the uk have died after testing positive for coronavirus, bringing the total number of deaths in the uk to 21. Englands chief medical officer, professor chris whitty, said all of the latest to die were patients in at risk groups. The rise comes as the government draws up new plans, in response to the escalating outbreak. The total number of cases in the uk now stands at 1,140. Almost 38,000 people have been tested. To help tackle the spread of the virus, the government is to ask some of the uk biggest buisnesses to help build ventilators. The nhs will fund the use of 8,000 private hospital beds, at a cost of n