this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. an hour on the phone between borisjohnson and the eu commission president has failed to break the deadlock on a post—brexit trade deal. ursula von der leyen says with differences remaining on three critical issues, talks between eu and british teams will resume on sunday. whilst recognising the seriousness of these differences, we agreed that a further effort should be undertaken by a work negotiating teams to assess whether these issues can be resolved. russia starts its covid—19 immunisation programme even though its sputnik v vaccine is still undergoing final—stage testing. and venice lights up some of its best—known sights.

but this year, it looks as if only locals will be allowed to visit them. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. negotiations between eu and british representatives will resume on sunday — according to the president of the european commission, ursula von der leyen, speaking after her hour—long phone call with prime minister boris johnson. after failing to break the current deadlock in post—brexit trade negotiations, the two leaders have agreed to talk again on monday. the sense of urgency is clear, as the uk will transition out of eu trade rules on the 31st december. chris mason reports.

checking out for now, the eu's chief negotiator leaving his hotel in london after talks on a trade deal were paused. so what does this mean for the chances of an agreement? any hope for a deal? good morning. we keep calm, as always, and if there is a way, still a way, we will see. mr barnier didn't give much away as he headed for his train to brussels, but a statement from both sides had already made clear that there are big differences to overcome, or "significant divergences" as they were described. so, in the last few hours, the prime minister spoke by phone with the president of the european commission. afterwards, she said...

we welcome the fact that progress has been achieved in many areas. nevertheless, significant differences remain on three critical issues — level playing field, governance, and fisheries. both sides underlined that no agreement is feasible if these issues are not resolved. whilst recognising the seriousness of these differences, we agreed that a further effort should be undertaken by our negotiating teams to assess whether they can be resolved. we are therefore instructing our chief negotiators to reconvene tomorrow in brussels. i will speak again to prime minister borisjohnson on monday evening. in the four and a half years since the eu referendum, we have all become wearily familiar with loose talk of deadlines. but this time it really is it. the uk left the eu at the end ofjanuary, and since then has been

in a transition period we are very little has changed. but that runs out at the end of this month. so if there is going to be a trade deal, it has to be sorted in the coming days. it will be decided politically, not in the negotiating chambers. there will be compromises, i suspect, on both sides. what the prime minister will have to protect are the key issues of control, not giving control away to the european union in pursuit of economic outcomes. but there will be, in my view, it is in everybody's interest to come to a deal. fish — how many, if any, are allowed to be caught by eu countries' boats in uk waters is one of the big remaining disagreements, along with competition rules, and how any deal is enforced. if we have a deal, at least there is some certainty. even if we have a deal, we have to adjust. the government has sent out a letter to every business

in the country saying "check, change, go." well, check what? change what? go where? big changes are coming to the uk's relationship with the eu whether there is a deal or not. this is now the endgame. chris mason, bbc news, at westminster. here's our correspondent nick beake with the latest from brussels. at the end of this, i think what we saw sort of mirrored the brexit choreography, the story of 2020, both sides saying, "do you know what? we have still got these key disagreements on these really important issues but we will give it another go." and so tomorrow, lord frost on the uk side and michel barnier on the eu side, they will be meeting again. officially it is to assess whether there is any hope in pursuing the talks any further, whether a deal can be reached. but i can give you some private reaction from an eu source here in brussels, because we have not got anything publicly because they are trying

to keep a united front. someone telling me that this is all part of the choreography. a bit more time and drama are needed before they can reach a deal. we will see if that is right or not. and, nick, you were saying there the eu trying to maintain a united front, which they have done very well through much of the last few years. but tell us more about some of the key national interests here that will be weighing on michel barnier. yes, he has got to keep 27 leaders happy — the leaders of the 27 eu countries. they, too, will have to go to their respective populations, their voters, and say, "we have agreed this deal with the uk, we think that it benefits us. it is not a great dealfor the uk at the expense of eu interests and our national interests, it is something that works for everyone." but as you have said, they have been very united compared with the disarray in british politics over the last four and a half years. but over the past 48 hours, we have seen some differences bubbled to the surface. notably the french getting twitchy that michel barnier,

of course himself a frenchman, could be prepared to give too much away to the british to get a deal over the line, specifically on the issue of fishing, which we know is very political. it is a very small fraction of the gdp, the output on both the uk side and eu side. that is a key issue that they need to resolve. i think both sides need to give ground. and the other big one is the idea of the level playing field. in other words, fair competition rules. one of the big issues they're trying to sort out at these talks is fishing. i asked dr bryce stewart — a fisheries scientist from the university of york — if borisjohnson would have to back down on this one. yes, i guess it is a case of reaching a compromise. i mean, some very big promises were made about doubling the size of the uk fishing industry. but that is unlikely to be possible because the two sides are so far apart. and also because trade in fish is so important to the uk. we export more than half

of what we catch here to europe, and that needs to be often exported very quickly because fish is a fresh premium product, and if there is delays at the border, obviously tariffs and things like that, they will lose value and potentially become worth nothing. so the two things possibly shouldn't be linked, but in practical purposes they are. that is really interesting. the point of actual fishing, where you are allowed to fish, and then fishing markets. it does strike me, bryce, if we end up with outright hostility between the uk fishing industry and european fishing industry, is there a danger there will be retaliation, saying, "look, brits, you can't sell in our markets"? i mean, i would certainly hope not. let's just still cross ourfingers for a deal. but i think, yes, it could be made difficult. fish is the most globally traded product in the world and people are able to get things

from other places. perhaps it won't be quite as fresh, but if the point is trying to be made then that may well be the way it pans out. let's hope the two sides can sort something out over the next few days. dr stewart, i think you talk, keep tabs on and talk with fishing communities, tell us something about how these endgame negotiations are being seen. it is really different depending on the type of fisherman. there are fishermen fishing for what is called the quota species, the ones that are currently managed by the european union. they potentially stand to gain quite a lot if we can gain more quotas for the uk. but the smaller fisherman, which actually is 75% or more of the boats from the uk, they mostly catch in sure species they mostly catch in shore species like crabs and lobsters and cuttlefish, they will not

probably gain anything from brexit, but if the markets are threatened, that is a big dealfor them. even more of their catch, sometimes 80 or 90% of it goes to europe. again, it is this premium product. at the moment, you could catch a lobster in cornwall and it could be on a dining table in paris by lunchtime the next day. if there is delays at the border, that is probably not going to be possible, and then the tariffs as well, the businesses might get the product from somewhere else. it is very mixed depending on who you talk to. but it does sound as if a no deal outcome could be a disaster for a lot of those little fishing boats. yeah, absolutely. they are really starting to voice their concerns now. it is absolutely crucial for them, for the small boat fishermen, and also the businesses that have been built up to export their catch to europe. the world's first mass coronavirus vaccination programme is under way in russia.

doctors are using the sputnik v jab, which was cleared for use by president putin, even though it has not yet completed its trials. however, its developers say that so far, it appears to be more than 90% effective. the first inoculations took place at clinics in moscow — as russia announced a record single—day number of confirmed coronavirus infections. the bbc‘s sarah rainsford has more. this is one of the moscow clinics that is now rolling out russia's sputnik vaccine to the population. first of all, doctors, medics generally, health workers, teachers and social workers have been invited to receive the vaccine. now, sputnik v is still in an experimental form, more trials for its safety and its efficacy are still under way. but the chief doctor at this clinic has said she is confident it is fine to roll it out now. translation: this vaccine has been officially registered. we have enough research to know that it is 92% effective.

and if there is a choice to get sick or have the vaccine, then this is a dangerous disease, the answer is obvious. this is a leaflet that patients are given before they get the jab and it talks about some of the possible side effects, although it sets out that they should be pretty minimal and last maybe one to three days, perhaps some weakness, perhaps some sickness or a fever. and it suggestsjust taking paracetamol. now, some 5000 people have supposedly signed up already to get this vaccination in the mass roll—out, although we have only seen a handful or so he actually getting the jab. translation: we see how sick people get, so we have no doubts at all about getting vaccinated. we use protective clothing, of course, and now we are getting the vaccine as early as possible. from the very start, russia's treated this quest for a covid vaccine as something of a race. certainly it declared itself the first country to register a vaccine,

sputnik v, back in august, even before the mass trials had begun. now it is moving very quickly to roll the vaccine out for use by the population at large. there are still questions about how much it can actually produce of sputnik v, though. manufacturers unable to quickly scale up their production. president putin has said 2 million doses should be available for people this year. and then next year, russia plans to roll this out much faster, much wider as the number of covid cases in the country continues to grow. turkey has reported a record high number of daily coronavirus deaths. 196 people have died in the last 2a hours. the country's health ministry also says that almost 32,000 new cases were registered since yesterday. it's the highest daily number reported by ankara since the beginning of the pandemic in march. the country is currently under its first full weekend lockdown since may. here in the uk, the latest government figures show

new infections continuing to fall. there were 15,539 new coronavirus infections recorded in the latest 24—hour period. the average number of new cases reported per day in the last week, is now 14,400. 1,365 people were admitted to hospital on average each day over the week to last tuesday. 397 deaths were reported, that's people who died within 28 days of a positive covid—19 test. and that means on average in the past week, 427 deaths were announced every day. this takes the total number of deaths so far across the uk to 61,014. and staying on that theme, the opposition labour party has revealed that its leader sir keir starmer is self—isolating. a member of his private office staff tested positive, but the labour leader says he's not showing symptoms. in line with government advice, he will work from home until wednesday 16th of december.

the headlines on bbc news... an hour on the phone between borisjohnson and the eu commission president ursula von der leyen has failed to break the deadlock on a post—brexit trade deal. russia starts its covid—19 immunisation programme even though its vaccine is still undergoing final—stage testing. the mayor of moscow says thousands of key workers have signed up for a jab. more now on efforts secure a post—brexit trade deal. and trade and transport organisations in northern ireland have expressed their concern about the stalemate in the post—brexit trade negotiations. they have urged borisjohnson and ursula von der leyen, to reach an agreement quickly. from belfast, mark simpson reports. whichever way the brexit negotiations go, there is huge interest in northern ireland.

but some business groups say they are tired of waiting for answers. we would hope, and maybe use an old ulster phrase, that both the eu and the uk would just simply wise up, get the deal done. this is too important for the games and we need to make sure that people understand what the rules are going to be from the 1st of january, and relationships are improved. first of all, we need a deal. that will be vital to reducing any barriers between trade between gb and northern ireland. then we need an implementation phase, because industry and government simply isn't ready for january the 1st. lastly, we need special derogations on retail food movements coming into northern ireland and post and parcels. politicians here have their differences on the brexit, but they all agree on one thing. what happens next could have major implications. i would say we have been very heavily focused on covid over the past 12 months and this has maybe slipped down the agenda, but what happens in this regard, this could have huge implications for both businesses and households alike in terms...

not least in terms of their choice of available goods and also the prices. stormont politicians know all about difficult negotiations, and the thin line between a breakthrough and a breakdown. the focus is on political leaders in brussels and london. they have been through the issues many times before, now it is crunch time once again. all people in belfast, dublin and across europe can do is wait to see whether a last—minute deal can be done. mark simpson, bbc news, belfast. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's lizzie greenwood hughes. manchester united are third in the english premier league after coming from behind to beat west ham united 3-1. from behind to beat west ham united

3—1. three quick goals from paul parker, mason greenwood and marcus rashford gave manchester united the victory. with london placed in tier 2, the hammers became the first side to welcome back fans after a nine—month absence. to welcome back fans after a nine-month absence. first half, we had loads of the possession. i do not know how many, 60—65%. but we did not go anywhere with the ball. we played tippy tabby football. in the second half, we stretch them more. we ran in behind moore, created more space, and certainly the quality was much better second half. the goals were exceptional. two first—half goals were enough for manchester city to beat fulham at home and continue their return to form. raheem sterling and kevin de bruyne up where the men on target for manchester city. it was manchester city boss pep guardiola 700th game as a manager. we struggled in the season for many

reasons to get results. for games, four clean sheets, it is good. especially the way we played, the way we defend. we have conceded few in all the games. today, one shot. it is so important for us to maintain this solidity and we create enough chances to win the game. white back under way at the moment, chelsea are in action against leeds united. it is currently 1-1. olivier giroud cancelling out patrick bamford's openerfor giroud cancelling out patrick ba mford's opener for leeds. giroud cancelling out patrick bamford's opener for leeds. burnley and everton played out a 1—1 draw. rugby union nations cup comes to an end this weekend. wales beat italy ina end this weekend. wales beat italy in a fifth place play—off. ireland finished third after coming from behind to beat scotland 31—16 in dublin. georgia lost at home to fiji 38-24. dublin. georgia lost at home to fiji 38—24. france play england in the final on sunday. formula 1 now and

evenin final on sunday. formula 1 now and even in the absence of lewis hamilton, who is recovering from covid at 19, mercedes managed a one, two in the bahrain grand prix qualifying. george russell will take second place on the ground behind valkyrie but us. max. and will start in the third. obviously incredibly happy to be lining up a second. it was frustrating to lose it by such a small margin. after p3, i had a really per session. i just small margin. after p3, i had a really per session. ijust needed to go back to my room and lay down. just relax and let it come towards me. happy, iam happy. just relax and let it come towards me. happy, i am happy. rally driver evans me. happy, i am happy. rally driver eva ns says me. happy, i am happy. rally driver evans says his chances of ending britain's 19 year wait for a british champion is slim. he has apologised to his toyota team after crashing out of the rally in italy. his he

and his codriver are fine and hope to return tomorrow. sebastien o'shea will claim his seventh world title. feeling massively disappointed with the position we are in. also very sorry and disappointed for the team. it isa sorry and disappointed for the team. it is a big blow to the manufacturer's titles hopes. i am very disappointed and sorry for that. but obviously on the driver's side, it is not completely over, there is a glimmer of hope, and we keep fighting all the way to the end tomorrow. yeah, it is looking very unlikely now. but we will not give up unlikely now. but we will not give up until the end. unlikely now. but we will not give up untilthe end. quick unlikely now. but we will not give up until the end. quick update on the football. chelsea are leading, and they will go top of the table. as we've been reporting, coronavirus vaccines are starting to roll out, but scientists say it's even more

important to try and keep covid—19 under control, as we look forward to relaxing lockdown restrictions. and to do that, they believe it's crucial to break the chain of transmission. for instance, backwards contact tracing — where the source of an infection is found — can result in 2 to 3 times as many cases being traced and isolated. that's because 20% of people create clusters of infections accounting for 80% of the cases. our science correspondent rebecca morelle explains. we need to break the chains of transmission, but coronavirus does not spread evenly from person to person. this event at the white house is a prime example. while most people won't pass the virus onto anyone, scientists estimate thatjust 20% of infected people are causing 80% of covid cases. it is known as super spreading and in the rose garden, one person is thought to have infected at least 11 others, including donald trump. with respect to super spreading events and that seems to relate both

to the activities that people are doing, how many people are in the room, how close they are, but also there seem to be some people that do just excrete more vii’us. stopping super spreading could be the key to fighting covid—19, but you need to discover the source of an outbreak. and that means tracking and tracing in a different way. contact tracing is all about detective work. the forward contact tracing, if i test positive, it means finding all the people that i could have given the virus to and asking them to self—isolate. but for backward contact tracing, it means finding the person who gave the virus to me. because if they passed it to me, they are more likely to have infected other people also, so then their contacts are identified and asked to self—isolate as well. if we just go forward then because a lot of cases weren't spreading infection to others, potentially, you could miss that large part of transmission

where super spreading is happening, so going backwards has the advantage that you can identify those clusters, identify who else was there and potentially prevent any onward transmission. we estimated that looking backwards as well as forwards could prevent two or three times more infections and hence transmission than byjust looking forwards alone. in the uk, the spread of coronavirus seems to be slowing and if numbers fall more, backwards tracing could be a way to get ahead of the pandemic. rebecca morelle, bbc news. to italy now, and the city of venice is usually a year—round tourist hot—spot, but it's much quieter than usual at the moment. to control its second wave of coronavirus, italy has toughened up its travel restrictions? and this year's christmas lights have been switched on without much of a bang. sophia tran—thomson has this report.

cheering. not the grandest of celebrations, but in 2020, moments like this are worth celebrating. translation: this christmas is different from the others. unfortunately, like everyone else around the world, we are experiencing the same challenges. but i strongly believe in positivity. this italian artist was invited to decorate venice for christmas this year, and chose to eliminate the city's brightest attractions. —— chose to illuminate the city's brightest attractions. translation: my purpose is to light up this town, which needs lights, which needs culture, which is new emotions. from the golden led tree to the doge palace and the rialto bridge, all of the cities most popular attractions are shining bright. for many christmas travellers, news that all foreign arrivals landing in italy after december 21 will need to quarantine for two weeks is disappointing. but for venetian locals, and a time of darkness for many,

it is a unique opportunity to reclaim and enjoy the city for themselves. you're watching bbc news. three people have been treated in hospital, two of them for serious injures — after an explosion destroyed a house in west yorkshire. the blast happened at a property in illingworth, near halifax, shortly after seven—thirty this morning. west yorkshire police say their investigation involves liaising with the gas supplier, local council and the health and safety executive. these were the startling scenes that greeted residents in halifax. as they rushed out of their homes upon hearing a loud bang at a round 7:30am this morning. a property engulfed in flames was reduced to its bare bones. six surrounding houses were evacuated. the shock was palpable. i saw people jumping out

of the house. literally, there was no front of the house. from the top floor, i could say it had collapsed and saw someone jumping out. floor, i could say it had collapsed and saw someonejumping out. i heard people saying, get the old lady out who lives next door. and then they managed to get her out and i saw them carrying her over their shoulder. it was just like something out of a horror story. as i went out my door at the back, the flames were coming all along. we have all been evacuated in the immediate area to make sure that it is safe before we go back. it was an explosion that was felt by everyone living in this neighbourhood here in halifax. as you can see behind me, emergency services are continuing to extinguish any small fires that might appear. the family affected are thankfully safe and are currently in hospital being treated with minor injuries, whilst investigations continue into the cause of this explosion. there is a gas main that is still ignited. we

are protecting that, we have got water surrounding the property. we have evacuated nearby properties as well. you can probably see behind me that the gas services are on scene along with police and health and safety executives. we will not be going from the scene until we are happy that it is safe. meanwhile, the community here have come together to raise funds and donate essential items for the family affected. they hope that at the very least the family can have a co mforta ble least the family can have a comfortable christmas after a traumatic experience. now it's time for a look at the weather with thomasz shafernaker. good evening. it was a chilly day today and more of the same tomorrow and, in fact, the week ahead doesn't look particularly warm either. a few showers in the forecast, but also some sunny spells. now, this is the weather map. it looks pretty complicated. low pressure close by, weather fronts flirting with the uk, some showers there across scotland and northern england overnight, for example in newcastle,

durham, maybe in leeds, a few spots of rain, and the south—east too, but clear spells as well, and the temperatures will be between —2 and +2 celsius, so a chilly night with a bit of frost, maybe some icy patches first thing, and then tomorrow a good deal of bright weather around, i think, for places like belfast and glasgow, but i think the central swathe of the uk often cloudy — say, from hull to the midlands towards southern parts of wales. the forecast for the week ahead shows single figure temperatures and variable weather with just a bit of sunshine now and then.

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