this is bbc news. i'm james reynolds. our top stories: president trump says he won't put the us into lockdown, despite a surge in covid—i9 — as he comes close to admitting he's leaving the white house next year. the uk prime minister's most senior adviser — dominic cummings — quits hisjob after days of turmoil within the government. at least 42 people have died and 20 others are missing after typhoon vamco made landfall in the philippines — and is now heading for vietnam. and we'll be looking at how families plan to light up their diwali celebrations during lockdown. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe

in a statement, the bbc said. in the united states, despite the efforts of president trump and those around him, joe biden is preparing to enter the white house and there's been plenty of focus not just on what sort of president he might be but also on vice president elect harris. just how should her first name be said? here are a couple of versions from the last few days on bbc news. his choice for vice president making history, kamala harris will be the first female, first black and first asian in this role. kamala harris struggled when she ran to be the democratic party's pick for president. a few groups are not particularly friendly about kamala harris and some of the abuse wasjust horrendous. those versions are in fact incorrect and we know this because the then senator harris released a video four years ago with instructions on how to pronounce her name. robert revealed the answer in a recent e—mail to us after watching bbc news. thank you for all your comments this week. if you want to share your opinions

this is bbc news. i'm lukwesa burak with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. president trump is about to announce details of operation warp speed — a programme to speed up development of coronavirus vaccines and treatments — after the us reports another record day of infections. we will be live in the rose garden. some states are taking drastic action to slow the spread — one ofjoe biden‘s top pandemic advisers warns of a disaster as the thanksgiving holiday season begins. we have a fire raging across the nation and the holidays threaten to be gasoline poured on that fire. it comes asjoe biden wins the state of georgia — putting increasing pressure on mr trump to admit he lost

we asked bbc news a response to that and they told us. we asked bbc news for a response to that and they told us: the use of prerecorded background footage on a green screen is not unusual. in fact we are using one right now because i am in a broom cupboard based studio. but while we're on the topic of abiding by covid—i9 guidelines, we have recorded your reactions to mp5 and generals being out and about without mask. some are annoyed that facemasks are not worn more often. others have problems when they are worn. sally lowe got in touch with us after watching this interview to say: at least one bbc reporter has found a solution to this problem. here is north of england correspondent dan johnson on air recently. the idea is that people across this city will be able to come get tested whenever they want. it is entirely voluntary, not mandatory, but whatever they wa nted mandatory, but whatever they wanted as they will be able to and get one. that appearance but with the approval of victoria palmer. she tweeted: the most high—profile wa

what is the bbc not doing right, john? what have the bbc got wrong this time? i am not sure jessica and i will be helping or hindering type but older and middle—class viewers are getting fed up with the bbc according to an ofcom survey and falling out of favour. they find the bbc is doing a lot of things to try attracting young audiences but they are not particularly working. young people are watching bbc west, about 87% were in 2017. now it has gone down to 79% but at the same time other viewers have been put off so it is not working at either a checking older viewers are younger viewers. jessica won on earth that we do? it is a bit of a rock and a ha rd we do? it is a bit of a rock and a hard place for the bbc because this whole idea that we desperately need to win back in theorist but then at the same time if we try to win back younger viewers, than older viewers say "where's the content for me?" i personally feel like the bbc offers pretty good range of stuff for all ages and it has got these dedicated channels like bbc three where young people can access

tom symonds, bbc news. the foreign secretary dominic raab has accused china of breaking its legal promises about hong kong, after four politicians were expelled from the territory's assembly. all 15 pro—democracy legislators announced their resignation yesterday, in solidarity with their colleagues, who beijing have deemed a threat to national security. the chinese government said that if the resignations were aimed at encouraging radical resistance, the attempt would fail. an investigation into equal pay at the bbc has found no unlawful acts of pay discrimination against women. the equality and human rights commission opened an inquiry last year after complaints about large differences between the salaries of male and female presenters. but the watchdog has made a number of recommendations, including a call for the bbc to improve transparency. david sillito reports. when the bbc was forced to publish the salaries of its highest paid stars, there was fury at the gap between many male and female presenters

sophie hutchinson, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: lewis hamilton becomes the most successful driver in the history of formula i as he secures his seventh world title. benazir bhutto has claimed victory in pakistan's general election, and she's asked pakistan's president to name her as prime minister. jackson's been released on bail of $3 million after turning himself into police in santa barbara. it was the biggest demonstration so far of the fast—growing european anti—nuclear movement. the south african government has announced that it's opening the country's remaining whites—only beaches to people of all races. this will lead to a black majority government in this country and the destruction of the white civilisation. part of the centuries—old windsor castle, one of the queen's residences, has been consumed by fire for much of the day. 150 firemen have been battling the blaze, which has caused millions of pounds worth of damage. this is bbc world news. the latest headlines: spacex's first operational crewed f

this is bbc news. i'm kasia madera. the headlines at 8pm — the number of people in england waiting more than a year for hospital treatment hits a 12—year high as nhs staff battle the second wave of the pandemic some hospitals are once again cancelling non—urgent treatments. i'm in quite a lot of pain. some days are worse than others. sometimes ijust go into a spasm. you are just left in a wasteland with no idea what's going on. the uk economy's roller coaster ride a big rebound over the summer, but signs of another dip as the second lockdown bites. baby deaths at the countess of chester hospital — a maternity ward nurse is charged with murdering eight children. separated by a screen — the nottingham care home that's hoping rapid covid tests could make face—to—face visits possible again. the government gives the go—ahead for a controversial new road tunnel alongside stonehenge. and the olympic boxer nicola adams has to pull out of strictly after her dance partner katya jones tests positi

come on, bbc. a bit of common sense, maybe. this is a complaint we have heard before in recent weeks so we asked bbc news by response. they us. we appreciate that at times it was difficult to read the grass. 0n on wednesday morning those who had not been up all night following the twists and turns of the us presidential election workup on bbc one not to brea kfast workup on bbc one not to breakfast as normal but to the end of a marathon special programme funded by katty kay, christian fraser and in his final stint on the bbc... for 110w final stint on the bbc... for now we are finished. we will all be covering events as they come on. we are about to say goodbye from me. it is a special goodbye and thank you to the bbc and for all of you who watched. some viewers paid tribute to the coverage and to andrew neil in particular, with robbo tweeting. .. but andrew neil in particular, with robbo tweeting... but as coverage from the us continued through most of wednesday, both on the news channel and on bbc 0ne, on the news channel and

this is bbc news. i'm sally bundock with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. this is bbc news. i'm sally bundock with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. joe biden‘s team begin full—scale preparations for his time in office, making the coronavirus pandemic its priority. the european union welcomes his election expressing hope mr biden will quickly rejoin the paris climate change accord and improve foreign relations. azerbaijan's president tells the bbc he sees no end to the fighting in nagorno—karabakh. frankly speaking, with this prime minister of armenia, i don't think that there is any possibility for peace. florida braces itself for storm eta which has brought devastation to central america. celebrations in ireland and india for the vic is biden and harris. —— victors. good to have you with us. the us president—elect, joe biden, is due to unveil a task force of experts charged with drawing up plans to tackle the virus. mr bidenâ€

andy swiss, bbc news. in rugby union's autumn nations cup, scotland had a scare in italy but won 28—17. it was far more straightforward for england, 40—0 winners against georgia at twickenham. ben croucher reports. rugby at twickenham in 2020 looks a bit different. england are playing in blue for starters. the kits and players may change, the form has stayed constant, with jack willis on debut opening his international account for the six nations champions. it's a competition georgia harbour hopes ofjoining, but three more first—half tries demonstrated the gulf between them. jamie george had already scored two tries like this when he became the first english hooker to score a hat—trick. the close range tactic worked for dan robson, as well. georgia's first visit to twickenham was a pointless one. there has been a change in the air in scottish sport of late. their male footballers are on a roll. their rugby counterparts are on their best run this century. it was a tepid start in tuscany as italy fou

nikki fox, bbc news. the bbc has responded to calls for an inquiry into an interview with princess diana 25 years ago — saying it will set out the process for a robust independent investigation shortly. it's afterjournalist martin bashir, was accused of using underhand tactics to obtain the interview. lets speak to our correspondent helena wilkinson. where are we with this? for days we have had allegations about how martin bashir managed to secure that interview with princess diana. this lunchtime we have heard from the former chairman of the bbc, lord michael grade, and he doesn't mince his words. he says there is a very dark cloud hanging over bbc journalism. he has called for an independent inquiry, and says we need to get to the bottom of who knew what and when amongst senior bbc figures. we are going to hear in an itv documentary this evening and tomorrow night from the graphic designer who alleges that he was asked by martin bashir to forge bank statements, and it's those bank state m e nts statem

you can follow the action on bbc radio five live and the bbc sport website. scotland are under way in the first of today's autumn nations cup matches. the latest score from there is 6—5 italy. scotland are on the hunt for fourth straight victory — after ending their six nations campaign on a high, despite coming fourth. duncan weir is back in the side for them at fly half. later on, england get their tournament going, against georgia at twickenham. argentina beat new zealand for the first time in their history this morning. nikola sanchez became a national hero, scoring the only try and kicking all his side's points in a 25—15 victory. the might be no top flight men league football this weekend due to the international break — but we've got some big games in the wsl to look forward. the manchester derby is under way. league leaders manchester united up against rivals manchester city. 1—0 city approaching half time, in the early kick off. chloe kelly with early goal for city. that match one of four taking place today — with a midlands derby, betwee

this is bbc news. the headlines: the scottish government is set to announce that the toughest covid restrictions will be imposed across west scotland. we'll have live coverage of that. the health secretary says he can't confirm which restrictions will be in place once the lockdown in england ends at the beginning of next month, amid reports the tier system could be strengthened. mr speaker it is too early to do the analysis that the honourable gentleman requests but of course we remain vigilant. well, soon he has to make a decision on the future of the lockdown so the earlier we get that information the better. a bbc investigation into the awarding of ppe government contracts shows £21 million of taxpayers money was paid in "consulting fees" to a recently—formed firm in miami, florida. anger as borisjohnson describes devolution

this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the first effective coronavirus vaccine has been developed, initial tests suggest it is capable of preventing more than 90% of people from getting covid—19, according to preliminary findings. but experts warn of logistical challenges ahead. the armenian prime minister says he's signed a deal with the leaders of azerbaijan and russia to end the conflict in nagorno—karabakh. he described the deal as "inexpressibly painful". more now on the news that president trump has dismissed his defence secretary, mark esper. mr trump's announcement, on twitter, gave no reasons. during the summer, the two clashed over the president's suggestion that the military could be used to end the widespread protests against racial discrimination and injustice, although mark esper himself referred to american cities as "battlespaces" and said protesters needed "dominating". he's now been replaced by christopher miller who currently serves as director of the national counterterrorism c

this is bbc news. i'm lukwesa burak. our top stories: the us reports another record day of infections, as the coronavirus continues its surge across the country. some states take drastic action to slow the spread — one ofjoe biden‘s top pandemic advisors warns of a disaster as the thanksgiving holiday season begins. we have a fire raging across the nation and fellow holidays threatened to be definitely imported on that fire. in the next hour president trump will give an update on the so—called ‘0peration warp speed' programme, which aims to speed up development of vaccines and treatments. cummings going — the uk prime minister's most senior adviser — dominic cummings — leaves hisjob in downing street. and we'll be looking at how families plan to celebrate diwali during lockdown. in the united states, the number of new coronavirus infections recorded each day has doubled in just three weeks. latest records show 150,000 new coronavirus cases — that's a one day record. with the thanksgivin

this is "bbc world news america." covid hospitalizations are reaching a new high. >> [chanting] anchor: pro-democracy lawmakers resign in protest after four members resign in china after being unpatriotic. plus, meeting santa in the age of social distancing. how st. nick and his helpers are making sure that christmas does not get canceled. laura: welcome to "bbc world news america." until them vaccine hits the market, we face with a u.s. president elect because a dark winter, trying to contain the virus. the red dots on this map show more than 50 million cases of coronavirus recorded worldwide. here and the u.s., more than 10 million americans have been infected. in a troubling record, more than 60,000 people are in the hospital fighting the virus in thu.s.. doctors are warning the icus are close to being overrun. we are seeing a rise in cases as the cold weather drives and indoor. the difference in case numbers, those red dot, that is striking. this doctor is a cardiologist in montreal and joins us now. why is it tha

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you're watching bbc news. us president—electjoe biden has warned that donald trump's refusal to begin the transition following his election defeat earlier this month could cost lives. he said president trump needs to work with the incoming team to co—ordinate vaccination programmes. mrtrump is continuing to insist, without evidence, that the presidential poll was rigged and has yet to concede. joe biden expressed his frustration at the politicisation of measures to deal with the covid—19 crisis, such as mask—wearing. does anybody understand why a governor would turn this into a political statement? it's about patriotism. it's about being patriotic. it's about saving life. for real. this is not hyperbole. it's about being patriotic. and i think you're seeing more and more, as this god—awful virus continues to spread, almost unabated, that governors are stepping up. lebo disekojoins me from washington. real frustration there from joe biden, and that stark warning that it will cost lives unless this tra

we are watching bbc news. bbc two viewers just leaving, sorry, sir roger gale, continuing on the news channel. you clearly think that dominic cummings should not be there. should he at least be allowed to see out the end of the brexit transition period? i think you should be seen out through the door immediately but then i have been saying that for months. his behaviour in office, an elected office, improper... when he headed office, improper... when he headed off to barnard castle in the spring, that did a lot of cattle. —— damage. i don't believe he is what the prime minister needs. what is needed is a serious, heavyweight player with good politicaljudgment serious, heavyweight player with good political judgment who serious, heavyweight player with good politicaljudgment who has the trust of the prime minister and the trust of the prime minister and the trust of the parliamentary party in the house of commons, who is able and has the right to say to the prime minister, not what he wants to hear but what

and why was the bbc later from some “— and why was the bbc later from some —— and some other news outlets who had claimed a win? what do you do when you have allocated big resources and airtime on your main channel, bbc one to a news event which then doesn't stick to the anticipated timeline? that was anticipated timeline? that was a problem facing bbc bosses and their tv schedule is twice this week. firstly on saturday when downing street announced a press c0 nfe re nce downing street announced a press conference on the new restrictions being introduced in england because of covid—i9. clearly big news and a special programme was hastily arranged for bbc one at liz30pm after the original downing street start time of 4pm but ahead of the new postponed five o'clock start. five o'clock came and went and so did six o'clock without an appearance from the prime minister, letting the presenter and the political correspondent chris mason along with a variety of guests with a lot of time to fill. there was praise for how they handled it, including from maureen hamilton, who wrote... but others w

katy austin, bbc news. at least eight people have been killed and more than 30 others injured in a series of rocket attacks in the afghan capital, kabul. the taliban has denied carrying out the attack which occurrred shortly before the us secretary of state, mike pompeo, was due to meet the group's negotiators in qatar. secunder kermani reports. it should have been an ordinary day at school. instead, panic and fear, as these children run for safety. cctv cameras captured the moment the rockets landed outside this popular bakery. translation: i was having breakfast when the rockets landed. 0ne hit a van belonging to a bakery. at least three people were wounded. they have been taken to hospital. a local resident filmed the rockets being fired from the street. this was the pick—up truck the attackers used. how they managed to get it inside the city is a major cause for concern. the taliban has denied responsibility, but violence has flaring across the country in recent weeks, despite ongoing but slow—movin

katy austin, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news... the annual 620 summit — hosted online by saudi arabia — opens with a call from king salman for coronavirus vaccines to be made available to everyone. a possible alternative to a covid—19 vaccine, for people without fully functioning immune systems, begins its final stage of trials. boris johnson faces renewed criticism for his decision to stand by the home secretary, priti patel, despite a report that found she had bullied staff. the government says mortgage lenders have agreed not to ask for an expensive fire risk survey when homeowners are putting their flats on the market — as long as the building doesn't have cladding. thousands of property sales have been held up by the requirement to obtain a survey, following the 6renfell tower fire. the government's also making available 700 thousand pounds to train more surveyors. we have got to tackle this issue where thousands of homeowners are finding themselves unable to sell or remortgage their properties. a terrible situation. s

fergus walsh, bbc news. well earlier i asked one of the scientists who advised pfizer on the vaccine, drjeremy faust, and asked him his reaction to the news of this latest breakthrough. i have to say today is one of the best days we have had in the year 2020. and to have the safety data which we absolutely insist upon, but a 90% number that we are hearing is exceeding the expectations that i had. there are some big question marks on what that means, we will get into that, but the top line is that this is a great day for science, and finally, a real reason for optimism. as you say that is so good to hearfor so many people, let's hear your question marks. they have to do with what this number, 90% means. certainly what they are telling us is 90% effective in preventing covid—i9, which is not the same thing as coronavirus infection. covid—i9 is a syndrome, it's like hiv causes aids, they are not the same thing, they are the virus and the syndrome. this data says that 90% effective against causing the syndro

peter bowes, bbc news. onto the pandemic now and the world health organisation has issued a warning saying: "we may be tired of covid 19 — but it is not tired of us." many countries are in their second wave of infections and are seeing the number of hospitalisations or new cases reaching figures not seen since the start of the pandemic. in some countries the outbreak is worse than its ever been. the us has seen a record number of new cases in a single 2a hour period, with more than 142,000 people being diagnosed with covid—19. and while cases are dropping in france, the number of people in hospital is now at an all time high of 32,638. in the uk, there's been a record rise, with 33,470 new infections and the second day since may where deaths exceeded 500. with more, here's simonjones. schoolchildren in liverpool and north—west england get tested as part of a citywide trial offering checks to everyone to try and stop the spread of the virus. definitely worth doing. 0bviously virus. definitely worth doi

lydia campell, bbc news. and that game kicks off in just under ten minutes' time, and you can follow it on the bbc sport website and the red button. scotland are also in action against portugal which is also on the website. next to a saturday night of boxing with a difference. there are two fights tomorrow which are box office for very different reasons. 0ne sees the former world heavyweight champion mike tyson return to the ring 15 years after he last threw a competitive punch. at 5a, he's reported to be picking up over seven million pounds to face the former four weight world champion royjonesjunior, who's 51. hours before that fight in la, the powerhouse daniel dubois faces 0lympic medallist joe joyce in london in what's being billed as the best british heavyweight fight for a long time. i've been talking to our boxing correspondent mike costello, who says tyson will inevitably take the headlines. this is a fight, a carnival, a tragedy or a comedy, take your pick. but i have no real interest in watching th

hugh pym, bbc news. earlier, hugh told us what he sees as the main challenges heading towards christmas. what will be absolutely crucial is reducing transmission of the virus, getting that vital r number below1 to show the virus is receding. and the challenge for the government at westminster for england is what sort of regime to have after 2 december, once the current lockdown ends, how you bring back a tiered system with maybe tougher restrictions in some areas? and what we learned today is this calculation used by experts on the sage committee that, for every day of relaxation, you need five days of tougher restrictions. whether that would apply either side of christmas or after christmas, if you allowed a relaxation over the festive season, is really not completely clear at this stage. but what's become very, very clear today is that scientific advisers are working very hard to come up with some sort of package of measures to allow at least some mixing of families over the christmas season. and later

jonny dymond, bbc news. it's 25 years since the disability discrimination act was passed — landmark civil rights legislation protecting disabled people in employment, education and the provision of goods and services. despite that, new research for the bbc suggests nearly a quarter of young disabled people feel they can't lead independent lives. 60% say they find pubs and clubs inaccessible. and four out of five people asked feel the needs of disabled people have been overlooked during the pandemic. 0ur disability news correspondent nikki fox reports. the voices of disabled people in the uk. if you see me walking up a flight of stairs and your heart breaks because i'm struggling to walk up the stairs, you should ask why i am taking the stairs, you should ask why there is no step free access into the building. just some of the problems nearly 14 million people face right now. we're still getting driven past on the street by taxis. that's, like, basic. that's super basic. 25 years on from a breakthrough in d

jonny dymond, bbc news. there is much more on all the news for you on the bbc news website and outwit a needs. that's it for now, thank you very much for watching. hello there, we've got a bit more murky weather to come over the next few hours. now, this weather watcher picture, i quite like it. this is the fourth rail bridge of course or at least half of it. the other half is subsumed beneath low cloud, the fog and the murk. futher southwards meanwhile, we've got these bands of rain crossing england and wales moving at a northeastward direction thanks to an area of low pressure. this weak low pressure is also drifting northeastwards. but some of this rain is actually washing the fog out of the atmosphere. so, it's not quite as murky as it has been. still some mist, still some cloud. the really dense fog is away from that rain across northeast england, particularly eastern scotland and some patches through the central belt. and where it is worse, the fog, visibility down to 100 metres so it is really quite d

this is bbc news. the headlines: president trump has sacked his top cybersecurity official, chris krebs, for issuing statements defending the integrity of the recent elections. in a tweet, the president accused the director of the cybersecurity and infrastructure security agency of having made a ‘highly inaccurate' statement in relation to the poll. and the president has decided to halve the number of us troops in afghanistan and iraq before he leaves office. he stopped short of a threatened full withdrawal. the move has faced criticism from both republicans and democrats who fear it will damage fragile peace talks with the taliban. as fighting continues between ethiopian federal forces and tigrayan insurgents in the north of the country, thousands of refugees have poured over the border into neighbouring sudan. the un says they are urgently in need of food and fuel, but a communications blackout in the region means there is limited access. now on bbc news, panorama. just talking to meg and naomi ton

andy swiss, bbc news. rugby league and union, plus horse racing, will all benefit from a rescue package of emergency funding, to be announced by the government today to help them cope with the effects of the pandemic and loss of crowds. wigan warriors, one of the teams to lift a trophy in an empty stadium. several hundred million pounds will be made available to help these sports through grants or loans. the premier league and english football league won't benefit, however. the government insisting the sport is wealthy enough to support itself. cricket will also miss out. it's another huge day of tennis at the atp finals in london with rafael nadalfacing defending champion stefanos tsitsipas later. the winner goes into the semis, while the loser is out. meanwhile, world number one novak djokovic suffered just his fourth defeat of the year, losing in straight sets to daniil medvedev who's into the semis. djokovic plays alexander zverev, tomorrow, with the winner guaranteed to make the last four. world numbe

bbc news. laura: doctors have told vaccine could be the light at the end of the tunnel, but that will not cnge things for the majority of us this winter. right now, the majority of americans in the hospital with covid-19 is higher than any other time during the pandemic. nearly one quarter of a million people have died. as fall turns to winter, this latest surge is expted to kill many thousands more. earlier, i spoke with dr. anthony fauci, the top u.s. infectious disease expert, on when he thinks the vaccine will be available. fauci: well, the plan is, hopefully, by the end of december, the fst tier of people, and that will be the recommendation of our centers for disease control and prevention, our cdc, who give advice traditionally from an advisory committee, plus also weighing in with the natioedl academy ofine. i do not know what their decision is yet. i do not want to getf ahead them, but almost certainly, it is going toea includeh-care workers in the first tier, but i will leave that dec

theo leggett, bbc news. scotland's new tier system came into effect today — the country split into five tiers, from zero to four. each of its 32 local authorities has initially been graded between levels one and three, with people in tier 3 being told to make only essential journeys outside their area. our scotland correspondent lorna gordon reports. it's all change in scotland. the government here shaking up the restrictions to curb the spread of covid. this cocktail bar in hamilton had switched to delivering food and drink. they can now welcome customers back, but they won't be allowed to serve them booze. we could open as a cafe but it would be a real struggle for us because pretty half of our gross that we make is from our drinks. and it's basically, that's completely obliterating half the business for us. as well as that, there's lot of established cafes around here, about eight around the vicinity who have been doing this for a long, long time and have a loyal customer base. more than 3 million peopl

lauren moss, bbc news. the latest government figures show there were 23,254 new coronavirus new coronavirus infections recorded in the latest 24—hour period. that means that the average number of new cases reported per day, in the last week is now 23,016. 162 deaths were reported — that's people who died within 28 days of a positive covid—19 test. it means, on average in the past week, 260 deaths were announced every day. it takes the total number of deaths so far across the uk to 46,717. and tomorrow morning on the bbc news channel we'll be answering your questions on the national lockdown in england, and also restrictions in other parts of the uk. that's at 9:30 tomorrow morning. so send your questions to, hashtag, bbc your questions, or email them. even a one—month lockdown will cost the government billions of pounds in extra support for businesses and employees. our business correspondent katy austin has been analysing where the money will be spent and what impact it will have. when pubs and res

fergus walsh, bbc news. in the past two weeks, pfizer and biontech and moderna have announced hugely successful trials of their covid—19 vaccines. others are in development, while a third major trial, from belgian company janssen, is under way in the uk. according to the who's vaccine tracker, there are 155 vaccines around the world in pre—clinical trials. some of the leading contenders in the race for a vaccine are pfizer and biontech in germany, the university of oxford and astrazeneca vaccine in the uk, and in the united states, moderna and novavax. the oxford university/astrazeneca vaccine had a successful phase one and two testing period, while phase three testing is being carried out on participants in countries including the uk, brazil and india. sinovac, the chinese pharmaceutical firm, says its vaccine is nearly ready and will be rolled out early next year. sinovac is one of the four chinese vaccines in last—stage human trials. in russia, vladimir putin announced that the country has approved

shaimaa khalil, bbc news, sydney. for most of this year, live sport has either been cancelled or played behind closed doors — and without spectators. many sporting bodies have warned of financial ruin. now the government is announcing a £300 million rescue package, which will benefit 11 sports — including rugby union, rugby league and racing. but elite men's football and cricket won't get any help. katie gornall reports. sport has been struggling. with turnstiles closed since march many clu bs turnstiles closed since march many clubs around the country have been facing financial ruin but help is on the way with the government unveiling a rescue package worth hundreds of millions of pounds. today the sports minister announced we know the vast majority of sports, many of which operate on tight financial margins, i've been making serious cost reductions. the funding will target 11 sports, largely in the form of loans. horse racing will receive £40 million but by racing will receive £40 million but rugby union will

anne soy, bbc news. archaeologists in norway are racing against the onset of mould to dig up the first viking ship in more than a century. discovered in gjellestad, in the south—east of the country, two years ago, the 20 metre ship is being excavated because of its poor condition. a race against time now because of the mould. experts say the site has been disturbed many times and that precious relics may have been plundered. that is it. i'm lewis wanderings. this is bbc news. —— lewis vaughan jones. hello there. today is shaping up to be not too bad a day. we should see quite a bit of sunshine around once we lose the morning rain. that band of rain has been spreading its way east slowly during the overnight period and followed by blustery showers which will be running into scotland and northern ireland. so this is the rain i'm talking about, lying on the cold front, some slightly fresher air behind it. it will be working its way eastwards and ahead of it, it'll be cloudy, breezy and mild. there wil

nikki fox, bbc news. that's it. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. have a very good night. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the defence editor of the times, lucy fisher and the uk editor of politico, jack blanchard. welcome jack blanchard. to you both. have a look at jack blanchard. what somebody come in and we wi start at what somebody come in and we will start with the metro. the metro. the metro leads with the coronavirus ‘vaccine brea kthrough', speculating that ten million doses ‘could be ready by christmas'. the telegraph hails the news as ‘a great day for humanity', with scientists saying britain could return to normal life by spring. the guardian calls the vaccine test results a ‘significant breakthrough‘, adding that it offers the ‘distant prospect of a potential end‘ to the pandemic. the mail describes it as ‘one small jab for man‘ and a ‘giant leap for humanity‘ and says that the vaccine could be rolled out within weeks. the i writes that ‘the world

dan johnson, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news... the number of new coronavirus infections in england has dropped by 30% since the second lockdown was imposed. the prime minister calls for "unity" from his mps as he agrees to publish the data behind england's new tiers system ahead of a vote in the commons tomorrow. the arcadia retail chain is expected to go into administration today, threatening thousands of jobs. sir philip green's retail empire arcadia, is likely to call in the administrators — putting 13,000 jobs at risk. sources in the company — whose brands include topshop, burton and dorothy perkins — have told the bbc they don't expect a last—minute rescue deal, as greg mckenzie reports. this could be the end of the road for sir philip green's epic retailjourney, one that has brought him riches, a knighthood, but also infamy. arcadia's brand once dominated high street fashion. its chains have been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic. but its problems stretched further back than that, as it struggled to keep up with o

this is bbc news. our main headline: spacex's first operational crewed flight is on its way to the international space station after launching successfully from cape canaveral in florida. the united states has denounced attacks by ethiopia's tigrye region on neighbouring eritrea. in a statement, the us state department's top diplomat for africa urged "immediate action to protect civilians and restore peace. " the attacks widen the conflict which erupted between the ethiopian government and the regional governing party in tigrye last week. leaders in tigray have accused eritrea of siding with ethiopia. 0ur africa regional editor, will ross, reports. 0n the 12th day of the conflict, refugees continue to pour over the sudanese border in their thousands. they've been forced to abandon their homes in ethiopia as the fighting intensifies. these are arduous journeys for young and old. many have witnessed appalling violence. translation: there is no food, there is looting. we lost our belongings, i lost my sib

anne soy, bbc news. it's understood the uk prime minister's senior aid, dominic cummings, is expected to leave the government by the end of the year. he told the bbc tonight that his position hasn't changed since the start of the year, when he wrote that he wanted to make himself "largely redundant" by the end of the 2020. our political correspondent, jessica parker, has more. there seem to be a power struggle behind the doors of number10, struggle behind the doors of number 10, then the cane would be leaving downing street at the end of the year. the cane, a close ally of dominic cummings, and while he is an important figure —— lee cain, dominic cummings is a very centralfigure in downing street, the prime minister's chief aid, a man who really has the ear of boris johnson. chief aid, a man who really has the ear of borisjohnson. and if you remember, there was a huge controversy earlier in the year when mr huge controversy earlier in the yearwhen mrcummings huge controversy earlier in the year when

fergus walsh, bbc news. russia is deploying hundreds of peacekeeping troops to nagorno—karabakh and surrounding territories, after it brokered a peace deal between armenia and azerbaijan. over the past six weeks, more than 1,000 people have been killed — most of them were ethnic armenian fighters. more than 100,000 have been displaced. the region is internationally recognised as azerbaijan's, but it has been run by ethnic armenians since 1994. the deal triggered celebrations in azerbaijan, and angry scenes in armenia, where protesters called for the resignation of the prime minister. 0ur international correspondent, 0rla guerin, reports from the azerbaijani capital, baku. a nation buoyed up by victory. no social distancing in baku. for azerbaijanis, there is plenty to celebrate in the overnight peace deal signed, sealed and delivered by russia. and just look at the president, ilham aliyev. he's mocking the armenian prime minister, nikol pashinyan. "what has happened, pashinyan?", he asks. "this will prob

mr biden, a quick word for the bbc? bbc? i'm irish. he's made clear that peace in northern ireland should not become a casualty of brexit, with a uk—us trade deal very much on the line. a warning repeated by allies. there are of course significant concerns here about how any departure arrangement, final status, between the uk and eu might impact the border in northern ireland. from downing street, the prime minister insisted the us was britain's closest, most important ally, and there was a good chance of a trade deal. there is far more that unites the government of this country and government in washington, any time, any stage, than divides us. we have common values, we have common interests, we have a common global perspective. there are issues where mr biden agrees with mrjohnson. being tough on russia, reviving the deal curbing iran's nuclear programme and agreeing new carbon reduction targets at a big climate summit in britain next year. above all, a president that supports multilateral organisations such as nato, unlike his pre

this is bbc news. the headlines: another breakthrough in the battle against coronavirus — a vaccine which data suggests is nearly 95% effective. i broke into an ear to ear grin when i heard the numbers. it really exceeded our best hopes and it is an incredibly exciting moment for us as a company and the world as we start to develop tools to fight the virus. on a day he hoped to "reframe" his premiership after days of in—fighting — boris johnson is instead self—isolating in downing street after meeting a tory mp who later tested positive for coronavirus. it doesn't matter that i'm as fit as a butcher's dog, i feel great, so many people do in my circumstances and it actually doesn't matter that i've had the disease and i'm bursting with antibodies. we've got to interrupt the spread of the disease. a warning from patients and staff — at a hospital in an area with the highest covid rates in the country. the doubters out there who don't believe in it, it's here. and this is very busy, the nurses d

anne soy, bbc news. a senior volkswagen executive has defended the compa ny‘s decision to continue operating a car plant in xinjiang — a region of china underfierce scrutiny due to the treatment of the uighur ethnic minority there. mounting international concern has led some multinational companies to cut ties with the region. but volkswagen has told the bbc that there is so far no evidence that any of their employees have been through the detention camps, as our china correspondent john sudworth reports. volkswagen makes more than four million cars a year in china. its many factories here now a vital part of its global success story. except for one. opened seven years ago in xinjiang, this plant has found itself at the centre of a major controversy. sharing the vast desert landscape with a network of detention camps that china has built in recent years. images said to show the mass incarceration of xinjiang's uighurs and other minorities, and their mass transport, have helped make this one of the mo

in the uk, the bbc news channel, bbc one and iplayer. you are watching bbc news. stay with us, i will be back with more headlines. good evening. it won't surprise you when i say it's been the fifth wettest 0ctober since 1862. now, november, of course, started on a very wet and windy note, but for the rest of this week now, it's drier and it's calmer weather, which will prevail with frosty nights and foggy mornings taking over. the reason is the change from low pressure to the azores high moving in, drifting across our shores, drifting its way eastwards. for about three or four days, it promises to bring primarily dry and settled weather. but at this time of year, as we've seen, it means we're prone to some frost and fog. and we've still got showers out there this evening. temperatures are already tumbling away, so they could leave the surfaces damp and with the frost expected, there could be the odd icy patch around. now, we keep quite a bit of cloud through the night across scotland and still some showers, so the north of scotland large

faisal islam, bbc news. the prime minister has expressed full confidence in the home secretary, priti patel — despite a report into claims of bullying — which found that she broke the rules on ministerial behaviour. the inquiry looked into allegations about her conduct as a minister in three different government departments. the mild who investigated the bullying claims today resigned, after borisjohnson contradicted his advice. priti patel says she was sorry if her behaviour had upset people. with me is sir alistair graham, former head of the committee on standards in public life between 2004 and 2007. thank you forjoining us. festival, are you surprised by borisjohnson's decision? no, i am not surprised because he has been sitting on this issue for many months now, which is pretty scandalous in itself. so i am not surprised he has decided the political interests are more important than ethical decisions regarding this issue. do you think it is more about politics and anything else i do now?|j it is mor