this is bbc news. the headlines at 8... a call for coronavirus vaccines to be available for all as leaders from the world's biggest economies meet for an online summit hosted by saudi arabia. boris johnson faces questions about whether he tried to tone down an independent report which said home secretary priti patel broke the ministerial code by bullying staff. none of us want to see bullying or poor practices within the workplace, and the home secretary has been clear that she would never want to do that intentionally. the government is to change how it invests in big spending projects to ensure the north of england gets a fair share of the cash. five, four, three, two, one, liftoff! blastoff for a satellite that

will track rising sea levels, improving our understanding of climate change. and coming up, barack obama discusses his long—awaited memoir, a promised land, with historian david olusoga, talking about his reflections on the volatile racial divide in the us. i think, as i was watching the events unfold this summer, both the death of george floyd, the murder of george floyd, but also the response, it was a mixture of despair and optimism. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the annual 620 summit has opened with a call for coronavirus vaccines to be made available to everyone

around the world. saudi arabia is hosting the annual summit which is being held virtually online because of the pandemic. borisjohnson is expected to call on countries to be more ambitious in their efforts to tackle coronavirus. our chief international correspondent, lyse doucet, reports. a thoroughly modern moment. many families have to meet like this these days. even the powerful 620 family. the 84—year—old saudi king presiding. everyone at their own table this year. every country struggling with the impact of the deadly pandemic. it's this summit‘s top issue. shall i take the mask off? the world's wealthiest under pressure to help the poorest. at the beginning, there was a big race between the different

countries to secure ppe, equipment, medication, etc. the 620 role is definitely to make sure that everybody is safe. we cannot be safe unless everybody is safe. from 10 downing street, a ten—point plan for a green revolution. that future will only be possible if the world's leading economies drive forward more ambitious action more quickly to prevent further catastrophic climate change. a virtual summit robs leaders of those face—to—face moments which can make all the difference. it also steals the kingdom's chance to shine on a world stage. a stage also casting a harsh light on issues not on the 620 agenda. so a light was shone on the streets of paris. on three saudi women in saudi jails.

human rights groups are calling for their release and many others'. and here, another light show. 0n stones three centuries old. this is the town where the saudi kingdom was born. leaders brought together as they keep their distance. lyse doucet, bbc news, riyadh. well, as you've just heard, one of the key issues being discussed at the summit is the availability of coronavirus vaccines to everyone around the world. i'm joined now by rachel silverman, a policy analyst at the center for global development — a think tank in the us. reading here, reuters quoting some of the things the 620 leaders are saying, calling on the world bank to upscale its work to mobilise private financing to low—income developing families, in particular looking to help african countries overcome the crisis. how much of this is down to

money? some of it's down to money. we are dealing with a fiscal fallout of the coronavirus crisis, that is a money challenge, that is about raising finance and getting it to people in need of whether that is governments or individuals and families suffering. and financing can help a lot with distributing that as well. but it's not the only thing that has a problem here. part of the issue is the supply challenge and logistics of manufacturing. as things stand, how well do supply match demand 7 things stand, how well do supply match demand? at the moment, not terribly well. part of the situation we are currently in is we have had promising news this week from two vaccine chars and these are still results, we are getting safety data, but the pfizer vaccine and the maternal vaccine both came out, they are very promising. final efficacy

is also... for these two vaccines, most of the supply is accounted for bya most of the supply is accounted for by a few wealthy countries, the us, europe, the uk, australia, japan. however, there are many other vaccines in the pipeline that is still under development and if we continue to get more successful vaccines, and we are able to access and leveraged the manufacturing of those doses under way, we might have enough to go around. why might wealthy countries feel motivated to make sure that everyone in the world gets vaccine? of course we live in a globalised world and economy, this pandemic originated in china, diseases cross borders and so do economies in a globalised world, so if we are looking at our own health, no vaccine is 100% effective even if we get a high coverage. we will

still be at risk as long as this continues to circulate in the world. and from an economic perspective our economies are interlinked, we are all hoping for a global economic recovery that will charge our own economy so even from a purely self—interested perspective, even the wealthiest countries have a very strong interest in ensuring a global recovery. so what are the routes by which poorer countries can find themselves in receipt of health technologies? it really depends on which country and which kind of health technology, so they can look to buy directly to buy a vaccine and enter into advanced purchase agreement with the debt manufacturer and we see that happening with some of the upper middle income countries, like peru and ecuador. then you have countries like brazil and mexico that are trying to secure their access to vaccines by helping facilitate and participate in trials, countries like india are

using their manufacturing capacity to manufacture doses in advance and hope that the vaccines pan out and being able to use that supply to vaccine their own citizens, and then of course we have global access mechanisms, which is an initiative by the world health organization and others, and the goal of that is to raise financing for vaccine and then disseminate them equitably to low and middle income countries. 620 leaders saying they are committing to improving response and preparedness to future pandemics. let's see if those words are followed by action. thank you very much for your time. and we'll find out how this story and many others are covered in tomorrow's front pages at 10:30pm and 11:30pm in the papers. our guests joining me tonight are the broadcaster penny smith and the sun's chief sports reporter, martin lipton. the latest government figures show

there were 19,875 new coronavirus infections recorded across the uk in the latest 24—hour period. that means that the average number of new cases reported per day in the last week is now 21,290. 1,729 people have been admitted to hospital on average each day over the week to last saturday, and 341 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 409 deaths were announced every day. it takes the total number of deaths so far across the uk to 54,626. a possible alternative to a covid vaccine is entering its final stage of trials. it's being developed for people with weakened immune systems who cannot be vaccinated. 5,000 patients from around the world

are taking part in the study, and trials involving 1,000 uk participants began in yorkshire today. professor anna maria 6eretti is professor of virology at the university of liverpool and explained how this injection differs from a vaccine. this is a cocktail of two antibodies that can work by blocking the virus from entering inside the body, inside the human cells. so they can block infection in those who have never been exposed to the virus, and they gain this protection in case they are exposed. they can also work at a second level, which is by preventing progression of an infection which has already become established. the trial which has been announced, this large phase three trial, that tested the ability of this cocktail of antibodies to block the infection, to prevent the infection in those who had never experienced

the infection before but are exposed to it. as you mentioned, it will target specifically a certain patient population, so those that are potentially vulnerable to the consequences of an infection with the coronavirus, because they have risk factors. but at the same time, they may have circumstances that mean that they may be less suitable for a vaccine, perhaps they may not be expected to make an effective response to a vaccine, as in the case of people with defects in the immune system, perhaps the immune system has been weakened by treatment, as in the case of transplant recipients, for example, or patients with cancer. the prime minister is facing further criticism for his decision to stand by the home secretary, priti patel, despite an independent report that found she had bullied staff. it comes amid claims he tried

to tone down the report that said she had broken the ministerial code. number 10 has rejected the claims and insisted the conclusions, made by sir alex allan, were entirely his own. 0ur political correspondent, leila nathoo, reports. she holds one of the top jobs in government. priti patel is still in her post despite an independent report into how she treated her staff concluding that some of her behaviour had amounted to bullying. yesterday, she gave this apology. i'm here to give an unreserved apology today. i'm sorry if i've upset people in any way whatsoever. that was completely unintentional. borisjohnson decided to overrule his adviser on ministerial standards, sir alex allan, who found the home secretary had broken the code governing ministers' behaviour. priti patel wasn't sacked and instead sir alex resigned. ultimately, the decision was the prime minister's but it's attracted criticism. the system depends on the prime

minister standing up for standards in public life and for taking action when his or her ministers breach those standards. for the first time, as far as i can remember, we have a prime minister who doesn't seem willing to stand up for high standards in public life. after having the report on his desk here for some time, in the end, borisjohnson rejected its findings. a source has told the bbc that in the summer there were discussions between the prime minister and sir alex allan about the challenges the report posed. another whitehall source said sir alex had resisted pressure to make it more palatable. downing street said the prime minister spoke to sir alex allan to further his understanding of the report, but that sir alex's conclusions were entirely his own. there has been an investigation, and the prime minister has made his judgment. he is the arbiter of the ministerial code and he has determined, having reviewed all the evidence,

that the home secretary did not breach the code. labour is calling for the prime minister and home secretary to answer questions in the commons on what happened, but it's clear that downing street considers the matter closed, even though plenty of others don't. leila nathoo, bbc news, westminster. the prime minister has insisted he does not want to undermine devolution after reportedly saying earlier this week it had been a disaster in scotland. borisjohnson told the virtual scottish tory conference he wanted policies which show how devolution can work for scotland and accused the snp of making it work against the rest of the uk. just because i've criticised the performance of devolution doesn't mean i want to oppose devolution as a concept in itself. of course not. i'm a former mayor of london, and i know how effective devolved powers can be, for example in making transport greener or tackling crime. devolution should be used not by politicians as a wall to sequester,

to break away an area of the uk from the rest. it should be used as a step to pass power to local communities and businesses to make their lives better. a deal has been reached between the uk and canada allowing both nations to carry on trading under the same terms as the current european union arrangement. the agreement covers annual trade between the two countries worth around £20 billion — equal to about 1.5% of total uk trade. talks are expected to begin next year which the government hopes will lead to an enhanced deal. just hours before scheduled peace talks in qatar between the us secretary of state and the taliban, a barrage of rockets has hit residential areas of the afghan capital, kabul, killing at least eight people and injuring more than 30. the islamic state group said it was behind the attack and had targeted government buildings and foreign embassies. it comes just days after the trump administration announced

plans to withdraw 2,000 troops from afghanistan. 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.

fighting has been flown across the country in recent weeks despite ongoing but slow—moving peace talks in doha. us secretary of state mike pompeo arrived there today to meet both afghan and taliban officials. some progress on initial issues seems to have been made but they haven't even begun discussing a ceasefire or power—sharing arrangement. in spite of the violence, us troops are being withdrawn from here. the new american president might look for another way forward but the fear is the bloodshed is only going to get worse. secunder kermani, 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. 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 is to change how it invests in big spending projects to ensure the north of england gets a fair share of the cash. the chancellor, rishi sunak, said the changes were part of the government's levelling up agenda. they'll be announced in the spending review next week, as our business correspondent, katy austin, reports. major public projects like new transport links can provide a tangible, long—lasting boost to the economy. historically, some areas feel they haven't had their fair share. this business in hull says better connections to other cities like york would really help. i feel that the north has often served second fiddle to the south. i appreciate it's where the capital is, where a lot of businesses are.

but the playing field is getting more and more lopsided. it needs to be levelled. the question looms of how to put the public finances back on a sustainable footing after the huge cost of coronavirus, but the government still wants to be talking about investing, too, across the whole of the uk. next week in the spending review, the chancellor, rishi sunak, is expected to announce tens of billions of pounds for infrastructure, including road improvements. the delayed national infrastructure strategy will be published, covering flagship programmes such as fibre broadband and investment in green projects. the rules the treasury uses to assess the value for money of big investments will change in an effort to remove a long—standing bias towards london and the south—east and focus on the possible regional benefits of schemes. and to replace money previously allocated to poorer regions by the eu, a fund will be unveiled targeted at places including

coastal communities and former industrial heartlands. an independent 6roup representing business and civic leaders across the north of england welcomed the plans, saying that projects like transport were crucial to improve productivity and prosperity. we will not close the north—south divide if we don't build the full high—speed north network, meaning hsz on the east and west of the country and a new line across the pennines. labour's shadow chancellor anneliese dodds called for the spending review to set the country on the right path, saying that communities didn't want more empty rhetoric. katy austin, bbc news. 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 £700,000 to train more surveyors. we've got to tackle this issue

where thousands of homeowners are finding themselves unable to sell or remortgage their properties. a terrible situation. so today we've reached agreement with the lenders and with the surveyors to say that the ews1 form is not required unless your building has cladding. that means that 450,000 homeowners will now have the certainty that they need and, in addition to that, we're funding 2,000 more professionals to go out and do the assessments that are required, helping many thousands more homeowners to get a certainty that they need to be able to move on with their lives. a procession of more than 100 vehicles drove through birmingham this afternoon to mark the 46th anniversary of one of the city's darkest days. in 1974, bombs exploded in two city centre pubs, killing 21 people and injuring more than 200. those responsible have never been brought to justice. audrey dias reports. they came from all corners of the country, with one shared aim —

to remember the 21 who lost their lives in the birmingham pub bombings. we're hoping it raises even more awareness, the fight is carrying on, people aren't giving up. a lot of people of my age have no clue what went on. i'd like to spread the message across social media to everyone of my age and let everyone know what happened. i think they deserve the justice they're looking for. the lockdown meant the usual remembrance service could not go ahead, but campaigners were determined to show their support. we had to find another way to mark it, so we decided to have this drive—through, everybody‘s nice and isolated from each other, and it gives the family a good level of support at the moment, which they need with all the events that are happening. this convoy is a tribute to those who have lost their lives, and also a way for families to keep up the pressure for answers to questions they've been asking for 46 years. there can never be enough

support for the loss of a loved one under such terrible, horrific circumstances. so we just have to thank everyone. we want the truth. nothing more, nothing less. earlier this week, police arrested a man in belfast in connection with the bombings, but he was released after questioning. after a circuit of the city, the convoy arrived at the headquarters of west midlands police. the force said this week it was working relentlessly to find the bombers and bring them to justice. tonight, a special memorial service produced by the birmingham irish association will be streamed online. it will be broadcast at 8:17 — the time the first bomb went off 46 years ago. the online retailer amazon has agreed to postpone its annual black friday discounts in france after coming under pressure from the government. french bookshops have been badly hit by a second national lockdown and feared losing key pre—christmas

sales if the promotion went ahead as planned next friday. lucy williamson reports. wanderers were always welcome at shakespeare and company. the iconic english language book shop usually has a few aspiring writers sleeping among its shelves at night. it's empty and a bit of a mess. coronavirus sent them packing in march, along with 80% of the shop's revenue. this book shop, like many others, is now operating as an online warehouse. it's quite a long process because we have so many customisations like stamping the book or putting in a bookmark or even a spray of perfume. amazon it's not, but it's helped them stay afloat. we had perhaps ten sales online a day pre—covid, and now, you know,

we've just recently had 7,000, so we are trying to scramble to trying to find a system for that, but it's, as i said earlier, it's a bit like managing a start—up right now. this is the competition for online sales. while book shops here struggle to survive, amazon sales have risen by 40—50% during lockdown. the culture minister and the paris mayor are among those now urging people not to buy from the company. but its local chief says it is misunderstood. translation: amazon accounts for about 1% of retail in france. it offers tens of thousands of companies a chance to sell their products. that's the company we are. we are not the big, mean company people describe. since coronavirus began, amazon has weathered walk—outs by french workers, protests against new warehouses and, from next month, a new french tax on digital giants. this is about more than revenues for the french economy. it's about what to value and want to protect. a cultural war as much

as an economic one. france has been late to embrace online trade and, when lockdown began, many shops didn't have a working websites set up. translation: we have it in our blood, our genes, to protect the weakest. it's always very important to us when a digital platform arrives and business close. we protect our small businesses, perhaps sometimes a bit too much. sylvia's customers are fiercely loyal. but almost everyone here buys from amazon too. quicker with better service, says one. books are slow to write, slow to publish, slow to read, sylvia says. maybe it's ok for us to be slower too. lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. archaeologists in italy have uncovered the remains of two men who died in the volcanic eruption that destroyed the ancient roman city of pompeii nearly 2,000 years ago.

they believe the pair may have been a master and his slave seeking refuge in a large villa. traces of a woollen cloak were found beneath the wealthy man's neck. the other had crushed vertebrae — a sign that he was a manual labourer. a satellite that's considered critical for understanding the effects of climate change has been launched into space. sentinel—6 took off on board a spacex rocket from a launch pad in california. it will measure oceans and lakes and become the primary means of tracking global sea level rises. data from the satellite will also reveal how huge masses of water are moving around the globe. sentinel—6 was developed jointly by the european and us space agencies. rolf densing is director of operations for the european space agency. he explained the importance of the satellite. there's increasing sea levels, this has consequences for coastal areas, and these consequences will be better, more precisely mapped with sentinel—6 than ever before.

obviously, the height of dykes will have to be re—evaluated, major cities like amsterdam, new york, tokyo are concerned by the increase of sea levels, and we need to protect millions of people from these effects. a driver crashed into a house and then carried on driving with the front door embedded in the car's windscreen and roof in west yorkshire late last night. this is how the emergency services found the car after the crash in dewsbury. police say the audi collided with another vehicle before crashing into the front porch of the house. the motorist was taken to hospital with head injuries. police say they will be speaking to the driver, who is not thought to be seriously hurt. freak ice storms in russia's far east have prompted a state of emergency with thousands left without power, but one man's thankful after a near miss

in the city of vladivostok. here he is in the red jacket, clearing snow off his car as something catches his eye. that something was a huge concrete slab breaking off from the side of the building next to him. he may have escaped unharmed — it's a shame the same can't be said for the car! now it's time for a look at the weather with darren bett. hello there. it's been mild and cloudy across the southern half of the uk today. that band of cloud bringing with it some rain and drizzle is heading down into southern england. it will keep it mild overnight, but elsewhere we are finding clearer skies. showers continuing towards the north—west. it will still be a windy overnight in northern scotland, but it will be a colder night for most places, certainly than it was last night. not far from freezing in eastern scotland, north—east england, perhaps into northern ireland as well, but some sunshine to greet the day on sunday. more cloud though still across southern counties of england, turning drier perhaps, but cloud increasing in wales and the west midlands

during the afternoon. some sunshine elsewhere, some showers mainly in the north and west of scotland. it's still windy in northern scotland though not as windy as it has been today, but it's quite cooler air, so temperatures around eight to 10 degrees for much of the uk. looking ahead to the early part of next week, it will be a chilly start on monday morning. then we get atlantic weather fronts bringing rain, mainly into scotland and northern ireland. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: a call for coronavirus vaccines to be available for all — as leaders from the world's biggest economies meet for an online summit hosted by saudi arabia. boris johnson faces questions about whether he tried to tone down an independent report which said home secretary priti patel broke the ministerial code by bullying staff. none of us want to see bullying or poor practices within the workplace, and the home secretary has been