this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. six european countries express concerns over delays in delivery of the pfizer coronavirus vaccine, there have now been 2 million deaths around the world from covid—19 — that's according to johns hopkins university. the uk is closing all travel corridors from monday with anyone arriving needing proof of a negative test and will still need to self isolate for at least 5 days. the uk is closing all travel corridors from monday with anyone arriving needing proof of a negative test and will still need to self isolate for at least 5 days. and a century after it first happened on stage in london — how magicians are celebrating 100 years sawing their assistants in half.

let's ta ke let's take you straightaway to wilmington delaware it willjoe biden is giving a press conference. identified those companies that are prepared and will be able to do what were going to ask. as we made clear earlier this month, the trump administrations policies holding back close to half of the supplies of the vaccines available did not make sense. our administration released the vast majority of the vaccines when they were available. so more people can get vaccinated quickly while still retaining a small reserve for any unseen shortage or delays. but let me be clear, we are not changing the

fda's recommendation and its recommended dosing schedules. we believe it's critical that everyone should get two doses within the fda recommended timeframe. so we are not doing away with that availability. fifth, we will always be honest and transparent about where we stand both the good news as well as the bad. we are going to make sure state and local officials know how much supply they're going to be getting and when they can expect to get it so they can plan. right now we are hearing that they can't plan because they don't know how much supply vaccines they can expect at what time frame. that stops when we are in office. we are also promised to provide regular updates to you, the american people on our progress and our goals. we will be, i promise you transparent about the decisions we are making and why we are making the decisions. you are entitled to know.

our administration will lead with science and scientists with the center for disease control. that will be free and totally free from political influence. a surgeon general who is independent that speaks directly to the american people. the fda whose decisions are based on science and science alone speaking directly to you. look, while millions of americans have already gotten the vaccine and millions more are ready to get it we also know we need to address vaccine hesitancy. and build trust in many communities. we know that the case for example in black, latino and native american communities. people who have not always been treated with the didn't delete that dignity and honesty they deserve by the federal government and the scientific community throughout our history. we also see the disinformation campaigns are already under way to further undermine trust in the vaccines. our administration

will launch a massive public education campaign to rebuild that trust. we will help people understand what science tells us. that the vaccines help reduce the risk of covid infections and can better safeguard our health and the health of our families and our communities. it's a critical piece to account for a tragic reality of the disproportion impact this virus has had on black, latinos and native american people. who are being affected about four times the rate of white americans. and dying at nearly three times the rate of white americans. this is unacceptable. it's unconscionable. equity is central to our covid response. and the vice president and i commit to making sure communities of color and rural neighborhoods, those living with disabilities and seniors are not left behind in our vaccination

plans. look, our plan is as clear as it is bold. get more people vaccinated for free. create it is bold. get more people vaccinated forfree. create more places for them to get vaccinated. mobilize more medical teams to get the shots in peoples arms. increase supply and get it out the door as soon as possible. this is one of the most challenging operational efforts ever undertaken by our country. that's right — ever undertaken by our country. that's right click my president joe that's right click my presidentjoe biden setting out his plans to get more americans vaccinated against covid—i9. president biden sank the administration would work with states to open up vaccinations to more priority groups. these also pledged to open thousands more vaccination sites starting on his very first day in office. that is the press conference from the president electjoe biden.

there are concerns vaccine makers say the modifications are needed for the infection process it's unclear how the uk will be affected. in the lead is six european union countries have described the delay as unacceptable. the eu commission president said she'd been in touch with the head of pfizer about the situation. the head of pfizer about the situation. i think it is very important that immediately we made clear that there is a guarantee of an amount of doses that have to be delivered in the first quarter so it was good to talk to the ceo a little while ago and he confirmed and reassured me that they know that they have guaranteed these doses and they will deliver these doses. i think it is good that they are aware that for us it's a very difficult situation because as the prime minister

rightly said the first shots have been given and a certain amount of time after four weeks, the second. earlier i spoke dr philippe devos, he is the president of the belgium's medical union, and an intensive care doctor in the city of liege. he says reduced deliveries are the last thing countries in the midst of a second wave need. it is obviously disappointing because we are waiting for this vaccine. we thought that it was starting now and it was just started last week in belgium. and it's already stopped almost. it’s last week in belgium. and it's already stopped almost. it's very bad news- _ already stopped almost. it's very bad news. and _ already stopped almost. it's very bad news. and it _ already stopped almost. it's very bad news. and it couldn't - already stopped almost. it's very bad news. and it couldn't come i already stopped almost. it's veryl bad news. and it couldn't come at already stopped almost. it's very i bad news. and it couldn't come at a worse time, and or could it really? yes, i think it's very dangerous to stop now. we know that some

dangerous strains, the variant are coming in europe. and so this is a fight against time. we have to vaccine people before the coming of the variant. if we let those kind of variant spreading around europe before vaccination we will have a huge problem to deal with that. pfizer says they are doing this so they can create more vaccines in the long run. it is at the right move, do you think?— long run. it is at the right move, do ou think? ., ., .. do you think? know, we need vaccine riaht now do you think? know, we need vaccine right now for — do you think? know, we need vaccine right now for that. _ do you think? know, we need vaccine right now for that. also _ do you think? know, we need vaccine right now for that. also for _ do you think? know, we need vaccine right now for that. also for people . right now for that. also for people who are dying in belgium. in these times each day 15 belgian people are dying each day. so if we are three weeks on a can you imagine how many lives we will lose because of that delay. it's notjust like any delay of anything, it's a delay that creates death. d0

of anything, it's a delay that creates death.— of anything, it's a delay that creates death. do you think all european _ creates death. do you think all european countries _ creates death. do you think all european countries will - creates death. do you think all european countries will be - creates death. do you think all- european countries will be affected by this equally or will be there are some affected more than others? well, it's surprising that in the european countries, you know there are other factories around the world for example israel is supplied by us factories. so i don't understand why europe cannot be supplied by those factories. so i don't understand why some country have to have a huge delay and they are talking about 50% less vaccines during for weeks. in other countries won't have any delay. it's not equitable for all these countries. i don't know why these countries. i don't know why the country that will have delay are punished by pfizer. so it's a year since

the coronavirus first emerged. and a grim milestone has been reached. as it is now estimated that two million people have died with covid—i9. that's according to figures compiled byjohns hopkins university. our global health correspondent naomi grimley reports. mass graves in brazil and in the iraqi desert too. at the end of september the world passed the milestone ofi million covid deaths. it is taken only three and half months to see that toll double. thousands of people have seen their relatives buried at a distance. and sometimes with undignified haste. translation: my father had to be buried like - an animal, a worm, a dog. this is a lack of respect for the people. in the space of one year the pandemic has claimed more lives than hiv, malaria, flu and cholera combined. according tojohns hopkins

university the worst affected country remains the us which has seen around 390,000 deaths. brazil and india have suffered huge tolls two. russia recently admitted its death figures could be three times what had previously been stated. in europe, the uk and italy have lost the most lives to the virus. africa appeared to have escaped the worst in the first wave. but the regions cases have been going up since mid—september especially recently. there is concern that the more transmissible variant found in south africa may be to blame. all eyes are now on israel where there are positive early signs of the effect of the vaccines on hospital admissions for the 60 plus age group. the country has been vaccinating at the fastest rate per capita

with one in four israelis so far receiving shots. but vaccinations in the worlds poorest countries will not even start until next month. from monday anyone arriving in the uk will have to have proof of a negative coronavirus test and will also still have to self—isolate for at least 5 days. the prime minister, borisjohnson has announced the new tighter border restrictions to try to protect the uk from any new strains of the virus that are emerging. new infections are finally coming down across britain but still remain high. more than 12 hundred deaths have been reported in the last 2a hours and hospital admissions continue to hit record levels. but the prime minister said there was hope with more than 3.2 million people already vaccinated. the bbc�*s health editor, hugh pym, reports. this hospital was one of the first to fill up with seriously ill covid patients last march, now the same thing is happening again, only more so.

like many other hospitals in south—east england, northwick park is under severe strain. there are more patients now than there were in march, april and may, and if those numbers continue, it doesn't matter how good we are at looking after covid, we will run out of beds. because of pressure on london hospitals, some covid and other patients are set to be moved to this hospital in newcastle, which will also take patients from elsewhere in the north. nottingham hospitals are also ready to receive patients from southern england who need critical care. trust leaders say hospitals outside london have been asked to help by boosting capacity. we are now moving a small number of patients from london to other parts of the country because london critical care capacity is very full. that's not something we would normally want to do, but i hope in one sense it's a reassuring sign of how far the nhs will go to treat every single

patient who needs care. some london and south—east hospitals are so stretched that patients are having to be moved hundreds of miles for treatment. does this not suggest not enough was done by the government to prepare the nhs for the second wave? a huge amount was done to prepare i the nhs continuously for the last i year, since the pandemic became apparent, and we always knew i we were going to have a particularly tough time now, and actually even i in london, where the situation has been toughest, the london nhs i has been under huge, _ huge pressure, but they really have been coping magnificently. a social media site has put together impressions from the nhs front line. 0ne doctor said, as he died in hospital bed alone,

and at said... admissions to hospitals like this one in kettering involve patients who picked up infections a couple of weeks before. as for new covid cases, there are a few signs that the recent surge might have ended. recent case numbers show, in the last week, northern ireland, wales and scotland have all seen case numbers fall. it's the same in england, with more cases and a bigger population, including dipped in hot spots like london, but it's too early to say whether these are lasting trends, in some are seeing gains, including councils like knowsley, horton and the isle of wight. with the risk of new strains

of the virus coming into the uk, the prime minister said travel corridors will all be temporarily closed on monday, meaning everyone arriving in the country must self—isolate for up to ten days. stay with us on news, still to come in the sport. the primarily his cheek the executive urges players to follow the rules on covid—i9 protocols. day one of operation desert storm to force the iraqis out of kuwait has seen the most intense air attacks since the second world war. tobacco is america's oldest industry and one of its biggest. but the industry is nervous of this report, and how it may tend to that stop people smoking cigarettes. there is not a street that is unaffected. demolished buildings

crashed into one another. this woman said she had been given no help and no advice from the authorities. she stood outside the ruins of her business. i tens of thousands of black childrenl in south africa have taken advantage of laws passed by the country's new new multiracial— government and enrolled l at formerly white schools. it's the 9610th performance of her long—running play. the mouse trap, after hearing of her death, the management considered whether to cancel tonight's performance, but agatha christie would've been the last person to want such a thing. this is news, the latest headlines... six european countries express concerns over delays in delivery of the pfizer coronavirus vaccine, there have now been 2 million deaths around the world from covid—i9 — that's according tojohns hopkins university. katherine downes has all the sport.

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suppress natural instincts and not celebrate together. it's asking too much. is a? celebrate together. it's asking too much- is a?— much. is a? well, i think what we are asking — much. is a? well, i think what we are asking clubs, _ much. is a? well, i think what we are asking clubs, players - much. is a? well, i think what we are asking clubs, players to i much. is a? well, i think what we are asking clubs, players to do i much. is a? well, i think what we are asking clubs, players to do is| are asking clubs, players to do is adjust their behavior. i think if we set ourselves the target of perfection that were going to fall short. because football, all sport is played in the moment come up with emotion. and so we shouldn't sell ourselves a target of perfection. i think it's justifiably reasonable to adjust to the situation and to set an example on the pitch and that's what we're asking players to do. and we had a good response so far. is we had a good response so far. is this about optics, how it looks, setting examples? more than it's about safety? because many people say what's the problem, they are tested twice a week, they are in contact when they are jostling in the corner? it doesn't make any sense does then say don't hug each other after goal. sense does then say don't hug each otherafter goal. either sense does then say don't hug each other after goal. either it safe or not and if not stop. the other after goal. either it safe or not and if not stop.— other after goal. either it safe or not and if not stop. the rules are there to keep _ not and if not stop. the rules are there to keep everybody - not and if not stop. the rules are there to keep everybody say. i not and if not stop. the rules are | there to keep everybody say. and

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it's one of the oldest tricks in the book — sawing someone in half. this sunday marks 100 years since a magician called percy thomas tibbles performed the illusion in london. david sillito has more. ok, so here we go. michaelj fitch, who is this weekend just one of many magicians taking part in a global online celebration of a magical moment. ah! there we go. whenever anyone says, you know, "oh, you're a magician," the first line, we hear it every day is, "oh, can you saw my wife in half? " 0r, "can you saw my husband in half? " for some reason, that illusion has stuck in everybody�*s mind and captured their imagination. ladies and gentlemen, my wife! thank you very much. and this is the man who created that illusion — pt selbit. his real name was percy tibbles, but not everyone was impressed with his new trick. it was performed for the first time

on stage without an audience to a bunch of agents and bookers, and nevil maskelyne, who was the owner of one of these, the owner of the very venue the illusion was performed in for the first time, dismissed it. and while this anniversary is a celebration of pt selbit�*s creation, it's worth noting this is very much a two person trick. would i be right in saying that a lot of the work is going on inside the box? of course, yeah. all the hard work goes on inside the box. michaeljust has to stand there and put some blades in, or knives in. what? he gets the easy part. yeah, definitely. no, that's not true! it's magic, it's magic, and it's all me, it's magic. so is this another example of men doing all the talking, claiming all the glory, while the woman do the work? well, it's always the way, isn't it? always the way, it's always women who do the hard work, yeah. it is, then, a magical landmark, but 100 years on, it is also perhaps

a good time to think about exactly who is doing the magic. david sillito, bbc news, colchester. the freezing blast of arctic weather sweeping across europe is causing widespread disruptions — but for some it's an excuse to get outside for some fun. these children in southern poland are making the most of the heavy snowfall by throwing on their winter woolies on and dusting off the sleds and toboggans. it was a stunning sunrise in denmark. keen skiiers say the combination of sun and snow made for perfect conditions for a day of cross—country skiing. and the animals at this helsinki zoo in finland were a little unsure about the snowy stranger inside their enclosures. but as you can see... they showed their guest a great time and were on their best behaviour.

president—electjoe biden hasjust spoken, he said the united states has a tough few months ahead in trying to battle the virus and high infection rates. let's have a listen. truthfully we remain _ let's have a listen. truthfully we remain in _ let's have a listen. truthfully we remain in a _ let's have a listen. truthfully we remain in a very _ let's have a listen. truthfully we remain in a very dark- let's have a listen. truthfully we remain in a very dark winter. | we remain in a very dark winter. infection rates are up 30 for percent. more people are being hospitalized because of covid than ever before. we are up to between three and 4000 yesterday as we approach a grim milestone of for hundred thousand deaths in america. that is staggering to state the obvious. fine staggering to state the obvious. one more thing that he said in this press conference he said that he feels safe taking the oath oath of office. i'll be speaking about the covid vaccine vaccination he feels comfortable despite intelligence briefings outlining inauguration day security threats. that's it for me

and the team, bye—bye for now. hello. parts of scotland and northern england have seen some disruptive snow in the past few days. more to come through this evening and overnight, and also some snow across east anglia and south east england. more on that in just a moment's time. through this evening, we've got this band of rain pushing in from the west, bringing some milder air, but ahead of it, we're still in the cold air. so further snow through scotland, northern england, and then later in the night, we start to that snow arriving into the midlands, east anglia and perhaps south east england as well. where we've got the rain, it's falling onto saturated grounds. we've got flood warnings in place, and also some ice warnings ahead of the rain and the snow as temperatures fall close to freezing. but those temperatures recovering as the night wears on. so we've got more snow to come to top up the significant levels we've had in places across scotland and northern england. but as i mentioned, later

in the night, we could see some snow developing across east anglia. and here we have an amber weather warning from the met office from 5am on saturday morning through until 2pm into the afternoon. so whilst there will be some snow across scotland, northern england and south east england, it's east anglia that we're most concerned about, and some places could perhaps see 5—10 centimetres. so once again some disruption is very likely. it's all down to this frontal system sliding its way south and eastwards through saturday. should be clearing from northern ireland through the morning, although we'll see a scattering of showers here. but further snow for a time on saturday through parts of scotland, northern england, as i mentioned east anglia, and also south east england could see a couple of centimetres here, too. slowly pulling away south and eastwards. some sunshine behind, but also further showers piling into scotland, northern england and for a time across northern ireland through the morning. it's quite a windy day, particularly the further west you are, but it won't be feeling quite as cold. temperatures through tomorrow in a range of 5—11 celsius. it may struggle to get much above 3—4 across east anglia and south east england.

as we go into sunday, it's a day of two halves. we actually see this area of high pressure building across the south of the uk. meanwhile, we keep low pressure to the north, so that's going to keep further showers pushing into much of scotland, a few across northern ireland as well, maybe one or two across the far north of england. but for much of england and wales and northern ireland on sunday, it's mainly dry with some sunshine. and once again temperatures not as low as they have been recently, so typically 5—9 celsius. not as cold as we start next week as well. there'll be some spells of rain and some windy weather, and then turning colder later in the week.

this is bbc world news, the headlines. six european union states have complained to the european commission over a significant reduction in deliveries of the pfizer biontech coronavirus vaccine. pfizer has warned that modifications to its plant in belgium will lead to temporary fluctuations in production but will boost its capacity in the longer term. globally there have now been at least 2 million deaths from covid—19 — that's according to research from johns hopkins university — which also predicts more than 95 million people have contracted the virus. britain is tightening border controls to block new variants of covid—19. the new rules will come in from monday and anyone flying into the country from overseas will have to show proof of a negative covid test

before setting off.