the vaccine is safe and produces an immune response. one trial was carried out at the university of oxford and the second at china's academy of military medical sciences in wuhan. the british foreign secretary has suspended the uk's extradition treaty with hong kong, because of the new security law imposed by china. tensions between london and beijing have risen over a number of issues in recent weeks. european union leaders are holding a fourth day of talks in an attempt to overcome major differences about a 750 billion euro 80 years because of climate change. the arctic is warming fast and sea ice is disappearing, making it harderfor the bears

to hunt seals. you are watching bbc news. amber heard has told the high court in london that her former husband — the actorjohnny depp — threatened to kill her many times. she's started giving evidence as part of his libel action against the owners of the sun newspaper. he's suing them after the paper alleged he was a wife—beater —— allegations he strongly denies. our correspondent david sillito was in court. amber heard, here in the white blouse, arriving in court for the beginning of her account of her relationship withjohnny depp, who was himself arriving in court through a different entrance. the case brought byjohnny depp is a libel action against the publishers of the sun newspaper over an article that described him as a "wife—beater". did he give it to you? the couple first met on the set of a film the rum diary and married six years later. by the end of that relationship, amber heard said johnny depp had

over the years assaulted her more than 1a times. in a witness statement released today, she accusesjohnny depp of... she goes on to claim... footage was shown of a court appearance in 2016. there was a red mark on her cheek, but a police officer at the time of the incident claims they saw no injury. it was put to her in court... she responded... the questioning continued, and it was put to her that... she answered... in court, she was questioned about an arrest for alleged domestic violence in a previous relationship. she said there was assault. no charges were brought.

—— no assault. she was also questioned about drink and drugs and a medical report that talked of substance abuse and mental health problems — "all untrue", she said. but she also talked about prescribed drugs. she said, yes, she was on medication for a sleep disorder, but during her relationship, that medication was increased. she said, "they were constantly being updated, in order to keep me sedated and calm." johnny depp strenuously denies all the allegations, but amber heard says she thinks he doesn't remember what he did and has been convinced by others that she is making things up, to which she says, "i am not". david sillito, bbc news. marks and spencer has announced plans to cut 950 jobs. the retailer had already started to re—structu re parts of its business before the lockdown but it says the pandemic has meant those measures will now be accelerated. our business correspondent emma simpson has been to a store in west london.

another day, another retailer with some big job losses. as you say, before the pandemic, marks & spencer was already in the mist of a plan to turn around its fortunes, they have been sped up now. thesejob cuts will not affect shop workers serving customers, it is storm managers and people involved in central support functions. those looking after buildings, whosejobs functions. those looking after buildings, whose jobs are functions. those looking after buildings, whosejobs are now functions. those looking after buildings, whose jobs are now at risk. the company says it needs to become a more efficient, more resilient business. back in may, the boss said he would have to look at the headcount at every level, so this is just the first phase, the good be a far bigger number ofjob roles affected down the line. he also said back then that the lockdown had changed some shopping habits forever. any sign ofjust how the retail landscape is being transformed, the delivery company hermes is creating loads of newjobs today to cope with the rise in online shopping, some 1500 full—time

roles and up to 9000 self—employed couriers gci’oss roles and up to 9000 self—employed couriers across the uk. the historic beefeater guards are facing layoffs for what is believed to be the first time in their 500—year history. the potential staffing cuts form part of measures to cut costs at the tower of london following the coronavirus crisis. the pandemic has seen the temporary closure of six sites run by historic royal palaces, which all rely heavily on visitor income. at least two of the 37 yeoman warders, nicknamed taken voluntary redundancy already. more than 500 migrants are known to have crossed the english channel in the past week — bringing the total so far this year tojust under 3,000. they make the journey on an assortment of boats, from kayaks to high—speed inflatable ribs. and as our correspondent colin campbell now tells us, those boats are being stored in their hundreds in a warehouse in kent. their inflatable dinghies intercepted in the english channel,

used by migrants to get to the uk. stacked three high in a storage yard in dover, it's footage that gives a sense of the sheer scale of the problem. well, there are hundreds of inflatable dinghies here, and these are primarily boats that would have been bought by people smugglers in france and elsewhere in europe to bring people across the english channel. people willing to risk their lives to get to the uk.