this is bbc news with the latest headlines at 2pm. the entertainer des o'connor, known for his prime—time tv shows, has died at the age of 88. big hopes for the new coronavirus vaccine from the company behind it — but warnings of a hard winter ahead. it may not have a big impact on the infection numbers in this winter. labour calls for the government to force social media companies to remove anti—vaccine content from their platforms. the uk's chief brexit negotiator insists he won't be changing course ahead of a crucial week in trade talks with the eu. and lewis hamilton wins a record—equalling seventh world title after claiming victory at the turkish grand prix.

good afternoon. one of britain's best known entertainers, des o'connor, has died at the age of 88. the comedian, singer and television star died yesterday in hospital, following a fall at his home in buckinghamshire. he achieved nationalfame hosting smash hit prime time shows, in a career spanning nearly seven decades, and will be remembered for his versatility as a performer, along with a readiness to laugh at himself. our arts correspondent david sillito looks back at his life. i've kept a list of the insults against des o'connor. des o'connor was in the ‘70s famous, a star, and on morecambe and wise,

the butt of hundreds of gags. but the singer and comedian took it all with grace. number one: eric — i've just heard some good news. ernie — what good news? eric — des o'connor has got a sore throat. nothing seemed to dent that clean—cut, deep—tanned optimism. number two. ernie — des o'connor is a self—made man. eric — i think it's very nice of him to take the blame. # be sure it's true when you say i love you, love you, love you.# his interest in show business had started in the raf and he had been a butlin‘s red coat and learned his craft struggling to get laughs in theatres such as the windmill with an audience that had come for the naked flesh more than the comedy. this fellow was always in every day in the front row and on about the third house of the fourth day iforgot, i dried, just couldn't remember what was next.

he said, "you tell the one about the parrot next. "oh, thank you very much. # loneliness # alone you'll always find me.# by the ‘60s he had star billing. he made more than 1,000 appearances at the palladium and recorded 36 albums. the son of a dustman from the east end of london he had gone to a childhood blighted by rickets to tv stardom but he was never going to be one of the cool gang. an old lady came up to me one day to the stage door and said, "mr o'connor, i have enjoyed your show. "here is £5. could you send me your new lp?" i said, "you can get it for £3 in the shop, you "don't have to give me five." she said, "no, the last time i went into the shop "and asked for a des o'connor lp the guy said, "you're kidding." laughter. as the decades rolled by he remained an almost ageless fixture in the schedules. he married four times, his fifth child arrived when he was 80.

he was never really fashionable and so never fell out of fashion. it was a career of 60 yea rs of professional, unflappable, good—natu red charm. you have my word. well, that's good enough for me. and when the joke was on him he was always the first to laugh. laughter and applause. gyles brandreth sat in dictionary corner on the quiz programme, countdown, which was presented by o'connor for several years. he recalled a friend who was just as easygoing as his on screen persona. he really was a very, very nice man. the best company, and i knew him often on the a0 years. back in the 70s and 80s, he used to slightly resent —

of course, he went along with it — the morecambe and wise joke, because it made him even more famous, and he was very lovable about it, but in some ways it worried him, because it made him think, well, maybe people don't realise i really was a singer, and he did have 36 albums, five of them in the top a0. he had a number one hit with i pretend. he sang with sinatra, he sang with streisand. he was a good singer, but he was also the most extraordinary all—round entertainer, and he was effortlessly relaxed. he was the ultimate professional, and that's why he woke from his time as a red coat but in the 1950s until a year or two ago. in his mid—80s he was still touring with his one—man show, and with the two—man show with jimmy tarbuck. aged 85 he was still up there singing, dancing, telling jokes, being easy, being self—deprecating. he really was the best of a kind.

the founder of biontech — which has developed a coronavirus vaccine — says its impact will not be felt significantly until the summer. professor ugur shahin stressed that this winter would still be tough, but with a high vaccination rate — life could be back to normal in a year's time. this winter will be hard. so, we will not have a big impact on the infection numbers with our vaccine in the winter. the bigger impact will happen until summer. summer will help us anyway, because the infection rate will go down in summer, and what is absolutely essential is that we get a high vaccination rate before autumn, winter next year. 0ur correspondent richard galpin is here. what else did he say? big hopes about the vaccine. somewhat tempered today, as well.

somewhat tempered today, as well. some very big claims. basically the one we have just been talking about, the fact they believe life could get back to normalfor the fact they believe life could get back to normal for everybody next winter, and i think that's probably a lot quicker than people had it ever imagine, and there is a lot of questioning about that. they are saying that it's going to have this vaccine roared out, but they have developed, it's obviously a huge development in that, absolutely a very big moment, brilliant moments in many respects, and they are saying that the vaccine does stop symptoms in infected people and potentially could cut the spread of the virus by 50%. now, i think that claim is one of those which you think, well, that's a really big thing to say, particularly as they don't have all the data at the moment, so maybe he has kind of jumped ahead of himself a bit too much in that sense. so, the next few months, we will learn more, they

will learn more about how this vaccine is working. in terms of long—term immunisation, do we have any idea about that? no, but going back to this, what the caveats are, there are many to what they have been saying about this, in particular things, been saying about this, in particularthings, basic been saying about this, in particular things, basic things like obviously the vaccine needs safety approvalfirst, we obviously the vaccine needs safety approval first, we don't have about it, we don't have the vaccine will work in elderly patients, and obviously that is very significant given the numbers of people who have been affected by coronavirus in the elderly populations around the world, and we don't know if it actually stops infected people spreading it, which is this idea of transmission, which again is a really, really big issue, and that needs to be dealt with. so, there are huge things. he has put it out there, but there are huge questions about it which need to be answered. having said that, i think there is

some hope, for example, if there is mass immunisation in the coming months and into the summer, then possibly it is just possible that by next winter things could be a lot, lot better. and other vaccines should be on the market by them, as well. in britain, the labour party is calling on the government to bring forward legislation that would impose financial and criminal penalties for social media companies that fail to remove anti—vaccination content, ahead of the expected roll—out of a jab against the coronavirus. under the plan, social media platforms would have to create filters to prevent such content from being published, and to remove anti—vaccine messages if they do appear. katherine da costa has more. with hopes rising of an effective coronavirus vaccine being rolled out by the end of the year, labour is calling for the government to fast—track emergency legislation to stamp out what it calls

"dangerous anti—vax content online". the party claims dedicated groups with hundreds of thousands of online followers are still spreading disinformation, which it says poses a real threat to the take—up of the vaccine. labour says it would back legislation which includes financial and criminal penalties for social media giants that failed to act. it's urgent because we have the vaccine on the horizon, thank goodness. and we cannot have anything that is going to prevent or undermine the roll—out of the vaccine programme and create dangers for public health which is what this anti—vaccination content does. the government insists it takes the issue extremely seriously. in a statement it said it had: but labour has warned the measures do not go far enough and has questioned why anti—vaccine groups

are not being closed down. katherine da costa, bbc news. the environment secretary, george eustice, says he believes a trade agreement with the eu is still possible, as talks resume in brussels this week. mr eustice insisted the departure of borisjohnson's senior adviser, dominic cummings, would have no impact on the negotiations. ireland's foreign minister, simon coveney, has warned there will be no deal if the british government presses ahead with legislation that would breach international law. 0ur political correspondent, jonathan blake, reports. day after day this week the eu's chief negotiator michel barnier has arrived for talks on a trade deal with the uk, but at this late stage there has been little sign of progress. both sides maintained they want to do a deal in time for the deadline of december the 31st, and as far as the uk is concerned, it should be straightforward. the prime minister last week said

that we needed to reenergise and the eu really needed to focus and refresh their mandate in these final weeks, because, yes, on many areas, progress has been made and agreements exist, and a lot of text has been drafted. there are these sticking points around, for instance, fisheries, around state aid rules. they can be resolved. we are not asking for anything miraculous. we are really asking for what other countries like norway and canada already have. arriving in brussels today for more talks in the coming week, the uk's chief negotiator, lord frost, said there had been some progress in a positive direction in recent days, but added the two sides might not reach agreement, and that either way, people and businesses must prepare for the change that is coming on the 31st of december. the departure of dominic cummings is the prime minister's senior adviser makes no difference to the government's position, it claims. 0ne eu country is clear, a breakthrough is needed for a deal to be done.

this is very difficult, but it is also very doable, and i think the consequences of not getting a trade deal and a future relationship deal, of course, which goes beyond trade, because there is a whole range of other things that the eu and the uk need to facilitate each other on, as well. the consequences of not getting a future relationship agreement in place before the end of the year, i think, is very, very significant for britain and ireland in particular, but also for a number of other eu countries, as well. time is running out. the government is trying to ram home the point that deal or no deal, changes coming. exactly what rests on the outcome of negotiations. jonathan blake, bbc news. 15 asia—pacific countries have formed the world's largest free trade grouping in a deal which is seen as an extension of china's influence in the region. it includes ten south—east asian countries, along with china, japan, south korea, new zealand and australia. vietnam — which hosted

the signing ceremony — said the group would account for thirty per cent of the world economy, reaching more than two billion consumers. the prince of wales has become the first british royal to take part in events to mark germany's national day of mourning. this morning, prince charles laid a wreath alongside the german president, before giving a speech at the central remembrance ceremony in which he is expected to urge nations to stand up against intolerance. lewis hamilton has won the formula one world title for a seventh time, equalling the record. he secured the championship with victory in the turkish grand prix, in conditions which tested the drivers to the limit. joe wilson reports. when formula i meets a slippery

track, suddenly it's like ice. like that. one of the early spinners, the black mercedes of valtteri bottas, theoretically lewis hamilton's rival for the world title. all hamilton really had to do was keep going, and trust his card. brakes aren't working... the track was drying, but not dry. there is a big difference. ask max verstappen. but, for hamilton, everything was working. he didn't need to win this race. lewis hamilton takes the lead. but he always needs to win. hamilton's 94th grand prix victory was its own triumph. lewis hamilton wins the turkish grand prix. he's won more races than anyone. now a seven time world champion, same as michael schumacher. that's the journey. that's for all the kids out there who dream the impossible. statistically, put simply, number one. joe wilson, bbc news.

we can speak now to the former racing driver and television presenter tiff needell, who's on the line. it's extraordinary. he started sixth and he won with 30 seconds between him and the person behind him. is he the best driver of the modern era? certainly the modern era. you can't go back too far, because i never compare overall with the greatest, because it is such a different time that people racing, statistically now he is the greatest of all time, but the victory was so much better because of those conditions. he had the conditions where the modern grand prix car, your lap time is 80% the current 20% vat driver. the car is becoming more important, whereas in stirling moss's day it was 80% driver, 20% the car. in these

conditions, the driver becomes more a part of the game, and it wasn't the best car in those conditions on that circuit, he just proved what a natural talent he is. that circuit, he just proved what a naturaltalent he is. i mean, he is still young. i suppose the question is, how much further can he go? well, we have got one more year of the same regulations, we think he will stay with the mercedes, so i can see one more title coming to break schumacher‘s record, and may be 100 grand prix wins. he has got so be 100 grand prix wins. he has got so much in his head, his controversial character, not for everyone, because out of the car he wears his heart on his sleeve, he dresses that he wants and he wants any hazards or lifestyle, but he's got a lot of things on his mind in this world, and he maybe does want to walk away and be an ambassador and other areas on this planet, you may be 100 wins and eight titles

will be enough to see him retire at the end of next year. it is interesting, because not only one of the most brilliant drivers, but actually, when you look at other uk sportsmen, he is right up there, isn't he? he is, he is becoming a very important person in the world. iadmire what very important person in the world. i admire what he does, it takes a lot of flak for what he does, but he is winning titles in motorsport for 20 years. people say he is the best car, but the best driver ends up in the best car. if you are the top tea m the best car. if you are the top team you will employ the most talented driver. an average driver will not get a seat at the best car, and it has been going like that for yea rs. and it has been going like that for years. lewis has one in every formula he has entered into, easily winning championships for a time.- you said, he can't do this without that killer sporting instinct, and

as we were just hearing on the report, he didn't need to win, but of course that doesn't really come into the thinking of lewis hamilton. there is so much commentary going on about winning the title, but the title was a formality. if you didn't win it this weekend, he was going to win it this weekend, he was going to win next of the one after. there was never any doubt. it was literally that race, his unending desire to keep winning, and he did that in style today. the gap he had out front on completely bald worn out tires was sensational. that's the point, he doesn't change his tyres like the others do. there's so much more we could discuss! the headlines on bbc news: the entertainer des 0'connor— known for his prime—time tv shows — has died at the age of 88. big hopes for the new coronavirus vaccine from the company behind it — but warnings of a hard winter ahead. labour calls for the government

to force social media companies to remove anti—vaccine content from their platforms. austria is facing a second national lockdown from tuesday. current measures have proved ineffective with the number of coronavirus infections continuing to soar and authorities pleading with residents to follow the rules. sylvia lennan—spence has this report. another european country, another national lockdown. austrian officials admitting the spread of coronavirus infections is once again beyond their control. translation: the truth is, authorities can no longer trace 70% of new infections, so they don't even know where if they are coming from. partial shutdown already in place, and from tuesday that will

escalate. nonessential shops and services were closed while schools will switch to distance learning except where care is needed. residents will only be able to leave home for work, to meet basic needs or care for others orfor home for work, to meet basic needs or care for others or for physical activity. the announcement coming with a plea. translation: my urgent request is don't meet anyone. any social contact is one too many. a record number of cases were registered in austria on friday. more than seven times higher than at the peak of the first wave. it takes the peak of the first wave. it takes the country's total number of infections to more than 198,000.m seems it is necessary, u nfortu nately. seems it is necessary, unfortunately. instead of more people dying or becoming ill, it is better to accept a second lockdown. the measures will remain in place till at least december the 6th, with the hope of reopening ahead of christmas. that is, of course,

dependent on whether or not this lockdown will effectively flatten the curve. lawyers acting for two hundred women in england — who claim they have been severely harmed by a sterilisation device — have begun legal action against the manufacturer. the small coil, called essure, was implanted to prevent pregnancy. similar lawsuits are already under way in the united states. sophie hutchinson, reports. i'd say it's destroyed my life and my children's life. aches and pains all over. but no one will listen because it's just women's things. tracey, laura, di and kim are among tens of thousands of women across the world who say they've been severely harmed by the medical sterilisation device essure. ijust started heavy periods, migraines, which i'd only ever had when i was pregnant, so they were hormonal. my back was so painful i'd wake up

in the middle of night with pains in my hips and my back and it was just... i'd wake up crying. this is essure, a tiny metal coil. it's now been withdrawn from the market but in 2002, it was promoted as an easy, non—surgical procedure, a new era in sterilisation. it was inserted into the fallopian tube where it was meant to cause scarring, blocking the tube and preventing pregnancy. but far from the promise of no surgery, these women have now had, or are waiting to have, hysterectomies in order to remove the device. it's easy to get it done. it's easy to say, you know, "have this, it's wonderful". but then the fallout, there's nobody there. there's no support apart from, you know, people that we found ourselves. there's. .. no—one will listen because it's just women's things. essure's manufacturer bayer has just set aside £1.2 billion to settle

claims from 39,000 american women who say they've been harmed by the device. that's prompted a legal case here. this solicitor has started court action on behalf of 200 women in england who say essure has caused them severe suffering. the reports that have come out from the american proceedings, are that conceptus and bayer were failing to report adverse events, so that's when they become aware that there's a problem with the device and that's something that we're going to look at very, very carefully indeed. bayer strongly refutes those allegations and stressed it has never violated regulations around complaints. it said, "we take all adverse events seriously and the company stands behind the safety and efficacy of essure following two decades of research". but some doctors who fitted essure remain sceptical and say the monitoring of new medical devices is inadequate.

we learned from the mesh problems, we have learned from the breast implants, we have learned from essure device that if you put materials in the body for a long time, we need more information with long follow—ups on what it does to the body, and to be honest, we don't know. and for those who've suffered, more information could have changed everything. it's been really hard. notjust physically, but mentally. ifeel my children have missed out on a lot and it makes me feel guilty because if i hadn't had essure, then i wouldn't be where i am now. life would be very different for me and my children. a charity that works to combat poverty is urging the government to offer renters more protection over the winter.

thejoseph rowntree foundation says that in a survey of nearly three thousand tenants, about three in ten were worried about whether they will be able to pay their rent over the next three months, because of the pandemic. the government says it's supporting tenants in need — whilst also ensuring landlords have access to justice in the most serious cases. it's pretty miserable round london today after a bit of sunshine how is looking for the rest of the it has been a lively weekend across the uk, most of us have seen heavy rain and it has turned gusty. time for the southern coast to see the wind whipping up, sea is choppy here, and more rain to come as these bright white areas you see here, a cluster of showers, work their way

along the south coast for the remainder of the afternoon. there is the gap behind a thick cloud you saw across london earlier on, and the sunshine and subsequent following along, but showers will start to work their way south—eastwards through the afternoon. temperature wise we're not doing too badly, but stormy weather to come along the south coast we headed to come along the south coast we head into evening, and then through the evening, and then through the evening there was will ease down, but will see them swing to scotland and northern ireland england, it's windy enough overnight, temperatures falling to around 69 degrees, so monday morning starts in relatively mild, and the first half of our weekend will see temperatures heavy for the time of year, but change for thursday and friday were plunged into much colder arctic air. here is monday, after all of this low— pressure monday, after all of this low—pressure action over the weekend, a little ridge of high between weather systems. there will between weather systems. there will be some early showers left around, but they were mostly clear through the day, the majority of the uk will

be dry through the daylight hours. still breezy, temperatures 12 or 13, but by the end of the afternoon, rain was such an approach northern ireland, wales and the south west of england, which will swing out over the north sea monday and tuesday. tuesday, low pressure in the north of the uk, rain for scotland and northern ireland, but some very mild out of the south, 1a or 15 degrees, maybe even 15, 16 a crush of the parts of eastern scotland away from the rain. temperature similarfor many on wednesday, but a weather front will bring in wetter and windier conditions to the west to the cost of the day. ahead of it, if the cost of the day. ahead of it, if the sun comes out on the east, we will set up to 70 degrees. as promised, the big change to the end of the week. we can see the green trying to eke in behind a weather front on wednesday. the difference comes as this high pushes into the back of the low wednesday into thursday, we pick up a northerly air

stream, we move into arctic air, and we have a distinctly icy breeze across the uk. it will feel much colderfor across the uk. it will feel much colder for thursday and friday.

hello, this is bbc news with tim willcox. the headlines... the entertainer des o'connor— known for his prime—time tv shows — has died at the age of 88. big hopes for the new coronavirus vaccine from the company behind it, but warnings of a hard winter ahead. it will not have a big impact on the infection numbers. —— with our vaccine in this winter. labour calls for the government to force social media companies to remove anti—vaccine content from their platforms. the uk's chief brexit negotiator insists he won't be changing course ahead of a crucial week in trade talks with the eu.