pressure on hospitals. there has been a slight increase in cases. public health england defends the astrazeneca vaccine after germany says it will not recommend giving it to the over 65s. the government insists there will be no interruption to the uk s vaccine supplies from astrazeneca, in a continuing row with the eu about a supply shortage. singing. and, how singing classes can help people cope with the breathlessness and fatigue that comes with long covid. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. on a visit to scotland, the prime minister has thanked nhs staff and emphasised the importance of the uk working together in tackling coronavirus. of the uk working together scotland s first minister nicola sturgeon has questioned whether it s right for borisjohnson to be travelling round the country in the middle of a pandemic. downing street says its a fundamental part of the pm s job to meet people on the front line. the trip comes amid growing calls for another scottish indepen
of ireland but now that eu have stepped back. the world health organisation has criticised the eu s announcement of export controls on vaccines, saying such measures risked prolonging the pandemic. it is morally wrong, in terms of arresting the pandemic it wouldn t help, and it wouldn t also bring livelihoods back. the prime minister publishes an open letter to parents, saying he s in awe of the way they re coping with home schooling. five men have been arrested following a disturbance at a former military barracks in kent, being used to house hundreds of asylum seekers. a four year girl has discovered a rare dinosaur footprint on a beach in south wales. and coming up we find out how alpine ski resorts are dealing with a winter season of closures and lockdowns, that s in the travel show. the european union is facing criticism over its now abandoned plan to override the post brexit withdrawal treaty to impose export controls from the eu to northern ireland as part of e
the cabinet minister, michael gove, has said the european union has realised it made a mistake over its now abandoned attempt to impose vaccine export controls on the northern irish border overriding part of the post brexit agreement. mr gove said the government will work with the eu to help them get more vaccines, as long as it doesn t have an impact on agreements the uk has reached with manufacturers. he added that a reset on the eu s relations with northern ireland is now needed. earliertoday, northern ireland s first minister, arlene foster called it an incredible act of hostility towards those of us in northern ireland . following talks with borisjohnson, european commission president ursula von der leyen tweeted that the uk and eu had agreed on the principle that there should not be restrictions on the export of vaccines by companies where they are fulfilling contractual responsibilities . the world health organization today criticised the eu s announcement of exp
new rules come into force in england to help hard pressed families. and i am in sheffield, one of the cities which will no longer be part of the hs2 plan. the government says it will deliver trains to london faster. but campaign groups say it is a betrayal on the railways. crisis talks for english cricket. the game s governing body meets today, in the wake of the aseem rafiq revelations and the rascism scandal that s shaken the sport to its core. # mew, mew, mew # mew the kittens # mew, mew, mew.# the duchess of sussex as you ve never seen her before, as she plays a prank on unsuspecting members of the public during a us television interview about family life. and if you are about to step out of the door, it is an incredibly mild morning. plenty of cloud ahead but if you are after sunshine it comes this weekend as things turned colder. good morning. it s friday, november the 19th. our main story. two children and two women have died in a house fire in south east london. a man
azeem rafiq who called out racism against him at yorkshire cricket club apologises for using anti semitic language on social media ten years ago. the irish taoiseach micheal martin tells the bbc goodwill on all sides can solve the row over trade in northern ireland. the migrants trapped on the edge of the eu we follow one afghan family who ve tried dozens of times to get in. and prince charles visits the pyramids, saying they should inspire us to protect the planet as egypt prepares to host next year s climate change summit. and coming up in the sport on the bbc news channel, rangers get their man former player giovanni van bronckhorst is the new manager of the scottish champions. the dutchman replaces steven gerrard. good evening. the government has scrapped the h52 line between the east midlands and leeds which was promised a decade ago. instead, as part of the integrated rail plan, the government will increase investment in existing lines which they say will deli