the coronavirus vaccination programme has been under way for four days. our health correspondent james gallagher has been looking into the safety of the vaccine. mass vaccination for coronavirus is under way, and eventually, millions of us will be offered a jab. so, what do we know about its safety? well, first of all, i want you to hold this number in your mind. one in a thousand of the entire uk population have already died after being infected during the pandemic, and this figure is rising daily. this is the known threat that any side—effects have to be balanced against. so, what are they? more than one in ten people can expect fatigue, fever or muscle pains as their body responds to the jab. but these tend to be mild and can be handled with pa racetemol. around 20,000 people have been given

the pfizer vaccine in trials. two developed adverse events that have been classified as severe. one patient had a shoulder injury after being given the vaccine, another developed swollen lymph glands. now, it is possible that there are rarer problems that affect, say, less than one in 100,000 people, that cannot be picked up in trials like this. and that is true every time a vaccine is approved. and we know that around one in 900,000 people have a severe allergic reaction to even the current vaccines, but this is now in the territory of vanishingly rare events. however, scare stories and fake news are all too predictable in the months to come. here's the problem — if we just look at stroke... each of these icons represents 10 strokes. and in total there are more than 2,000 of them in an average week in the uk. but when large numbers of people are immunised, it is likely that someone could be vaccinated one day and then have an unrelated health

problem a few days later. there is a real danger of people falsely assuming events that happen by coincidence, those that would have happened anyway, are caused by the vaccine. this is why we all need to keep our wits about us and why the regulator will continue to closely monitor the data as vaccines are rolled out. could mariah carey be about to get the uk christmas number one with a song released 26 years ago? # ijust want you for my own, more than you could ever know. # make my wish come true. # all i want for christmas is you, yeah. all i want for christmas came out “119911, and while the festive favourite has been in the top a0 every december since 2007, it's never topped the charts. this year, however, the song has

ascended faster than ever. it's currently number two and is the bookies‘ favourite to be the christmas no 1. time for a look at the weather. here's ben rich. i was worried you were going to ask me for the christmas weather forecast, it is still too early for that, but let's talk about this weekend, because there is some rain on the way at times. we have had some rain today, most of all across eastern scotland, with a band of rain which has not cleared away from that side of scotland yet. we have got a south—easterly wind off the north sea which is driving the rain in cross parts of aberdeenshire, angus and caithness as well. on top of the rain we have already had, it could cause some localised disruption and potentially a bit of flooding. elsewhere, a lot of cloud, some bright spells but equally some showers, some of them heavy, particularly in the west. temperatures, not bad for this time

of year. this evening, the rain will continue for a time across north—east scotland and we have this bound of showers which will be pushing in from the west. most places will keep a lot of cloud overnight which will keep the temperatures up. but late in the night across south—western areas, and northern ireland, the skies will start to clear and it might get a bit chilly. there clearing skies come courtesy of a ridge of high pressure. the centre of that is all the way down here to the south, but you can see the white lines bulging towards us which shows that the high pressure is exerting some temporary influence on our weather. so we will see a slice of drier, brighter weather coming eastwards. still with one 01’ weather coming eastwards. still with one or two showers, but you can see the clouds disappearing from the map. much of eastern scotland and england i think will hold onto cloud and showers throughout the day, however, tomorrow. if you get some sunshine, the temperatures will not

feel too bad. 0n sunshine, the temperatures will not feel too bad. on saturday night we will take that slice of clear skies and it will push eastwards. that will allow temperatures to drop. even some blue areas, temporarily a touch of frost for some, as well as some fog, but it will be turning milder by the end of the night in the west, with strengthening winds and outbreaks of rain. this is sunday. some pretty heavy rain working its way north—eastwards. it is going to be windy as well. but note the wind direction, coming up from the south or south—west, a mild wind direction, and temperatures could be up to 12—13 in the south—west. that's all from the bbc news at one. 0n bbc one we nowjoin the bbc‘s news teams where you are.

hello, i'm sarah mulkerrins at the bbc sport centre with your lunchtime sport bulletin. newcastle united manager steve bruce says he'll still be missing quite a few players for tomorrow's match against west brom. the newcastle training ground was closed last week amid a coronavirus outbreak and their game against aston villa was postponed. he wouldn't reveal how many cases of covid—19 hit the club, but he said it was significantly more than the eight that slaven bilic had to deal with recently at west brom. the actions of shutting down their training ground, none of us has seen each other since crystal palace. we have been away from the training ground for the best part of ten days. that is not ideal but it was the best way forward. thankfully we hope we have curtailed it. it certainly looks that way with two

negative tests. last monday and last wednesday. that has put us in a position where we can play the game. paris saint germain are set to make another bid for dele alli in next month's transfer window. they want to sign him on loan from tottenham. alli is becoming increasingly frustrated at spurs — he's only started one premier league game this season and hasn't played at all in the league for over two months. he was clearly unhappy at being left on the bench for last night's europa league win over royal antwerp. psg tried to sign him in the summer but couldn't agree a deal. his manager at spurs, jose mourinho, has been named as the premier league's manager of the month for november. they're top of the table after a great start to the season, including three wins and a draw last month. and bruno fernandes is player of the month, after scoring four goals in four games. he's the first non—english player to win the award three times in a calendar year — and he's only been at the club for 11 months. he's nowjust one behind

cristiano ronaldo. essex batsman dan lawrence has earned his first call—up to the england squad, for the test tour to sri lanka. they set off on the 2nd of january for two matches, which will be played behind closed doors in galle. ben stokes has been rested, and he'll return in february for the test series against india. the same goes forjofra archer. the selectors will be giving a block of rest to all multi—format players at various points over the winter period. moeen ali and jonny bairstow have both been recalled in a 16—strong squad, with seven travelling reserves. and dan lawrence made his debut for brisbane heat in the big bash today — but he was on the losing side and he scored just eight runs. melbourne stars bowled them out for 125 and then reached their victory target with almost three overs to spare, winning by six wickets. patrick reed's bid to win the race

to dubai is gaining pace — he's two shots clear at the top of the leaderboard at the season—ending world tour championship, on ten under—par. england's matthew fitzpatrick is the closest challenger on eight under at the halfway mark. and it's another american amy 0lsen who will start day two of the final major of the year, the delayed us women's open in houston, in the lead — thanks in no small part to this. a hole in one at the 16th. she's four under par, a shot clear of the field, with britain's charley hull two off the pace. that's all the sport for now but there's more on the bbc sport website, including live text commentary on second practice ahead of the abu dhabi grand prix.

good afternoon. the head of the european commission, ursula von der leyen, has said the bloc will decide on sunday if there are the conditions for a post—brexit trade deal. she insisted the eu's priority was to protect the single market — but the uk would also have sovereignty to make its own decisions. speaking on a visit to blyth in northumberland the prime minister said he is not hopeful of a deal. we are always hopeful. negotiations are continuing. 0ur teams are still out there in brussels. if this was a big change in what they are seeing, iam yet big change in what they are seeing, i am yet to see it. there are two key things where we cannot make progress. that is the ratchet because they have got to keep the uk

locked into whatever they want to do in terms of legislation. and it is theissue in terms of legislation. and it is the issue of fish, where we have got to be able to take back control of our waters. there is a way to go. we are hopeful that progress can be made. but i have got to tell you, from where i stand now, it is looking very likely that we will have to go to a solution that would be wonderfulfor the have to go to a solution that would be wonderful for the uk, have to go to a solution that would be wonderfulfor the uk, we could do what we want from january the 1st, it would be different to what we set out to achieve, but i have no doubt this country can get ready, and as i say, come out on world trade terms. and, barbara windsor, what would you say? i was really sad to hear about barbara windsor. she has been part

of all our lives, and part of my life. she is one of those people who just cheered you up, and cheered everybody up. she had a kind of irrepressible naughtiness that was totally innocent. whenever she went into a room, and she had a lot of good work for charity and looking after a lonely and vulnerable people, she lit up peoples faces. the prime minister talking about brexit initially, but then talking about barbara windsor. let's stay with that story now. her husband scott mitchell said she passed away peacefully from alzheimer's at a care home in london last night. she was best known for her work in carry on films and of course eastenders.

earlier my colleague geeta guru—murthy spoke to former eastenders actor ricky norwood, who worked alongside barbara windsor for five years from 2010. it is a very sad day but it is a sad day in which everybody smiles. as soon as you think of barbara, all you can do is smile. a really sad day, a massive loss to the country, to the industry, and to herfamily. but if you remember that smile, that giggle, all you can do is smile. it was crazy to wake up to that news. shocking. it was a lot to wake up to. tell us about what she was like to work with. was she as she appeared on screen, was she like that off camera also? yes. she was full of energy. she always had time for young actors and the fans.

i would remember her being on set. we would have fans wait outside the gates of the bbc. every time, she would stop. even if she saw them in the morning, the same day she would still stop and say hello. if she was on location she would go and speak to the people that were waiting on the sidelines. she would spend more time with the fans than with the executives or the bigwigs at the bbc. that was a lesson that i took. 0ne story that makes me warm inside. 0ne scene... a lot of the time in my first year and a half i was very quiet. my character was very loud. there was a lot of slang. but myself, i was very quiet in the corner.

when i was needed, i would do what i had to do and then get out. we had this scene. i was standing quiet. she looked at me, she might have sensed i was nervous or intimidated, i don't know what. she looked at me, and she grabbed the side of my face and said, aren't you gorgeous? she made me warm inside. it was such a special moment. it was lovely to do the scene afterwards. it went fantastic. barbara was special. i am so honoured to have worked with her as an artist and to have memories of her on this sad day. that laugh was infectious. that is what we all hear. absolutely. i grew up with barbara, everybody loved her. we would always be watching the carry 0ns.

and the theatre royal stratford east is a place where barbara was well known. she had done oh, what a lovely war. and there is one picture where she is pulling an expression but looking through a pair of women's legs, that was always in the bar. we grew up with the legend of barbara and how special she was. to see her in pictures, and the legend she was, and to know her and have worked with her for the short time that i did is very special. i am thankful for that. were you intimidated? it must have been difficult. she had this incredible comic timing. huge personality. on screen at least. it must‘ve been quite daunting. it was.

if you knew that you were in a scene with barbara, you had to make sure that you knew your lines backwards, that you were on the ball. do not mess anything up. i do not want to mess up her scene. but that was like self—intimidation. she never put that out. her aura, when she was around, she was warm and approachable. she was smiling and engaging. if you ask a question she would answer, she would give you the time. if you needed any advice she would always give you the time. it is unfortunate i did not get too long to work with her but i am thankful for the time that i did get. the headlines on bbc news. the prime minister says it's very likely the uk will have to start trading with the eu on world trade organisation terms from january 1st.

the self—isolation period for those who come into contact with a positive covid case will be cut from 1a days to ten — the same will apply to those returning from countries which are not on the travel corridor list. dame barbara windsor — best known for her roles in eastenders and the carry on films — has died at the age of 83. as the coronavirus vaccine begins to roll out across the uk and gets closer to being a reality in the us too, many other countries are wondering when they'll start to see a vaccine. campaigners claim that a handful of countries are hoarding the world's supply, when many countries will need hundreds of millions of doses to tackle the virus. the bbc‘s population correspondent stephanie hegarty reports. in a big week for vaccine science, these scientists in pakistan are running trials for a chinese

firm, cansino bio. but not everyone is excited. this woman is worried. we see ourselves as really at the back of the queue. because of the country where i'm sitting i have no idea when i will get a vaccine for covid. if i get infected today, i might even die from covid. she is involved with a group that's calling for rich countries to stop hoarding vaccines. as someone who works in hiv prevention in zimbabwe, she sees parallels to a time when life—saving medication was too expensive for most people. eventually, when they, you know, the privileged do decide that it's time to save the poor people, that's when we are going to get the vaccine. by paying up front before the vaccines are ready, a handful of countries have secured more doses than their population needs.

i know that there are countries that have pre—purchased doses enough for seven or eight or ten times the inhabitants that they have, and we cannot do that. but there is one far—reaching initiative that could help. covax is a plan backed by the who and several other international public health groups. so far, 189 countries are involved. 92 are low or middle income and they'll have their vaccines paid for by donors. the rest will have to pay for vaccines, but they're likely to get better deals than they might have if they'd negotiated on their own. they've secured deals with three different vaccines so far. but covax will only cover 20% of what a low—income country needs. it's a start, but it's by no means enough. everybody is going for a finite pie. and so the pie is fixed for now and everybody wants a slice of it. and there's obviously going to be some jostling and pushing.

how much politics is involved in negotiating these vaccines? vaccine diplomacy? it certainly is in play and has been in play for many months now, i think. covid vaccines are finally rolling out... but for most of the world, it's still a waiting game. non—essential retail across much of western scotland is reopening, after 11 council areas moved from level 4 to level 3. scottish first minister nicola sturgeon explained the situation. from 6pm this evening the 11 local authority areas that have been in level four will move down to level three. let me thank everyone living in these areas for your patience and compliance over the past three weeks. i am

compliance over the past three weeks. iam pleased compliance over the past three weeks. i am pleased to see that levels of the virus in these areas have reduced. but we know from our experience over the past few months, and we can see from experience elsewhere in the uk right now, and indeed other parts of the world, the progress against this virus can go into reverse very quickly if we do not continue to ta ke quickly if we do not continue to take care. i would urge people living in these local authority areas to be cautious, continue to ta ke areas to be cautious, continue to take care, and abide by all the rules, because the virus are still out there and it will continue to spread again if we drop our guard. abide by the rules. not visiting other peoples houses. i know how ha rd other peoples houses. i know how hard that is for all of us but it remains the most effective way of trying to limit transmission. be careful when you are in places like shops. retail premises were forced to close and at level four restrictions have been able to reopen from 6am this morning, we lifted that restriction earlier in order to help stores manage the

expected full of customers. but i cannot emphasise enough to you today that the very last thing we want to see is overcrowding in or around the shops and shopping centres. i would encourage you if you live any level four area, know many of you will be keen to get back to the shops, particularly this close to christmas, but please consider whether you can wait a day or two to allow that flow to be managed. if you do go to the and you find a shop that you are earning or intending to go and is crowded, perhaps go away, and go to another one, or come back later. wales first minister mark drakeford has warned that a post—christmas lockdown could come into force if the number of coronavirus cases does not begin to fall. a five—day relaxation of rules begins on 23 december across the uk, but with more than 1,900 covid patients in hospital

in wales there is pressure for tougher rules from the 28 december. here is the first minister speaking during a press briefing. 0ur nhs staff are doing an incredible job 0ur nhs staff are doing an incrediblejob under 0ur nhs staff are doing an incredible job under very difficult circumstances. i thank them all for everything they have done throughout the pandemic, and continue to do so. but there is only so much we can ask of them. there is only so much we can ask of our national health service. but quite simply, the nhs will not be able to cope as it is today if we continue to see this level of coronavirus —related admissions in the coming weeks, on top of normal winter pressures. i must be clear with everybody this afternoon. if the strengthened measures of last week and the extra

actions of this week, together with the efforts each and every one of us need to make, if those measures do not succeed in turning the tide of the virus, then it is inevitable that we will have to consider the move towards alert level for immediately after christmas. 0scar—winning director steve mcqueen secured his place in cinematic history with the academy award—winning best picture 12 years a slave. but until now, there wasn't an equivalent epic portraying black people's history in britain. his series small axe features five standalone movies exploring the lives of people in london's west indian community. the final episode airs this sunday. mcqueen spoke earlier

to bbc breakfast. many of us have yet to catch up with small axe. the thinking behind it was, this is a period of time, why was that this particular period of time, late 70s and early 80s? why was it that particular period of time that you thought there were stories there that we didn't know enough about? firstly, i wanted to make small axe for my mother, where she could turn on the telly and have it accessible to her. that period of time, from the late 60s to the early 80s, was a time when things were being contested. and stories which were being swept beneath the carpet needed to be spoken about. what for me was interesting about it was the evolution from that period of time, from ‘68 with enoch powell, the rivers of blood speech, at the same time frank crichlow opening the mangrove, all the way to leroy logan in ‘84. when he gets to a situation of institutional racism

in the metropolitan police. tell us a little bit more about leroy logan. that is the last part we saw. we just played a couple of clips. tell us more about that story particularly. this is a black man who joins the police force and it is the story of the dynamic within the police force and the problems he faced from within. yes, leroy logan was a research scientist and he decided to join the met in the early ‘80s, ‘83. at the time, just after he decided to join the met, his father was brutally beaten up by two policemen. and he had to make a decision. to join the met or not. again, i don't want to spoil it for anyone who hasn't seen it, but there is a map in the story there between the father and the son. the rights and wrongs of joining the establishment in order to change it. that's what that story was about.

it's a generational story too. between the second generation and a person who was in the windrush generation. there is a generational debate, discussion really. 0ne one of the things often apparent talking to someone such as yourself, when you were younger you did not see anyone working in the business you now work in. i am curious as to whether you think the position you are in now, do you know first—hand that you are changing things? that there are young people thinking, iec steve mcqueen, the success that he has had, and they realise that there isa has had, and they realise that there is a role for them in the industry that work in? i hope it is not me. discussions about film—making and the stories that can be told. it is about the love of the art of storytelling. to

see used only told on screen, people that look like you on screen, even though there is little possibility of you being involved in film—making, yes i am an individual andi film—making, yes i am an individual and i do what i do, but is is more about the passion of storytelling, andi about the passion of storytelling, and i hope the people will fall in love with these films and others. here is the weather. we can expect to see rain at times through the weekend. not all the time. saturday will bring brighter weather to some of as at least. as we head to the rest of today rain continues to affect eastern parts of scotland. showery rain pushes eastwards. temperatures could dip late in the night. clear skies will urge further

eastwards through the day tomorrow. the further east you are you can expect to keep a lot of cloud. further west, the sand should put in an appearance, albeit with one or two showers. winds will be light for most. temperatures on sunday will be higherfor some because most. temperatures on sunday will be higher for some because we will have stronger winds and outbreaks of rain. it stays unsettled and mild into the start of the new week. the prime minister says it is likely the uk will have to start trading with the eu on world trade 0rganization terms from january the 1st. it is looking likely that we will have to go for a solution that i think will be wonderful for the uk, we will be able to do what we want from january the 1st... they would remain free, sovereign, to decide what they want to do. we

would simply adapt