studio: frankie mccamley in kent.xploded in the us city of nashville, tennessee, in what police believe is a deliberate act. at least three people were injured in more than 20 buildings damaged. and more than 20 buildings damaged. police say they were investigating reports of a suspicious vehicle when the explosion happened. the nashville police chief, john drake, told reporters the force received reports of gunshots early in the morning and then they went to investigate a suspicious vehicle. this morning, around 5:30am, officers responded to a call for shots fired in the downtown area. whilst they were responding, they encountered an rv that had a recording saying a potential bomb would detonate within 15 minutes. 0fficers, upon hearing that, decided to evacuate the buildings nearby. they began knocking on doors, making announcements, having emergency communications, communicating with everyone to get people safe. shortly after that, the rv exploded. the latest from the police in nashville in the us. india's prime mi

frankie mccamley, bbc news.tion is now subject to the highest level of coronavirus restrictions — to try to curb the spread of the disease. parts of the north east, north west, south west and the midlands moved into tier 4 measures at midnight. nhs leaders have urged people not to hold new year's eve parties tonight, saying that "covid loves a crowd". let's look ahead to 2021 now, with the latest part of our series from our expert correspondents. today, it's science — with major events planned both on and off our planet. here with her preview is our global science correspondent, rebecca morelle. this is going to be a critical year for climate change. the coronavirus pandemic meant that a major un meeting was postponed. now it will take place in 2021, in glasgow, in scotland. nations will be revealing how they intend to cut their greenhouse gas emissions. which means we will find out if their commitments are ambitious enough to stop the worst effects of climate change. scientists say it's vital we push for a gree

frankie mccamley there.ssage, queen elizabeth has praised the scientists and medical staff, to whom, she said, we owe a debt of gratitude this year. she said this christmas was tinged with sadness because of the distance between people, many of whom just wanted human contact. nicholas witchell reports. from windsor castle, on a christmas day without the customary companionship of families coming together, a christmas broadcast in which the queen reflected on a time of exceptional difficulty. for christians, jesus is the light of the world. but we can't celebrate his birth today in quite the usual way. the pandemic had disrupted so much for people of all faiths, and yet, the queen said, it had also brought us closer. in the united kingdom and around the world, people have risen magnificently to the challenges of the year, and i'm so proud and moved by this quiet, indomitable spirit. to our young people in particular, i say thank you for the part you have played. she expressed gratitude to front—line workers a

frankie mccamley there.n a briefing about the post—brexit trade deal reached with the uk by the bloc‘s chief negotiator, michel barnier. here, mps will vote on the deal in parliament next week, before the existing trade rules expire on 31st december. here's our political correspondent leila nathoo. glad tidings of greatjoy, because this is a deal... some light reading. the post—brexit deal agreed yesterday between britain and the eu runs to more than 1,200 pages. this morning, the man who negotiated for the eu side, michel barnier, briefed ambassadors of eu member states on its detail. mission accomplished! what's in that blue folder sets out how the eu and uk will trade and co—operate from the new year. to finally have something on paper is a success for both sides. the deal was done in the nick of time, with the uk already out of the eu and transition arrangements expiring within days. mps and peers will have until wednesday to digest the detail before being called back to parliament for a debate. there ar

studio: frankie mccamley in kent.f nashville has been sealed off after a large explosion in the early hours of christmas day. three people have been injured and flights to and from the city were temporarily suspended for stop police believe the blast was caused deliberately. they evacuated the area after responding to reports of gunfire and finding a suspicious camper van parked outside the building of the at&t communications company. recorded m essa 9 es communications company. recorded messages playing from the van warned it would shortly explode. up to 20 buildings have been badly damaged. nashville police chief john buildings have been badly damaged. nashville police chiefjohn drake spoke to journalists. this morning, around 5:30am, officers responded to a call for shots fired in the downtown area. specifically second and near commerce. whilst they were responding, they encountered an rv that had a recording saying a potential bomb would detonate within 15 minutes. 0fficers, upon hearing that, decided to evacuate

studio: frankie mccamley in kent.g lab has been hit by an outbreak of coronavirus. a number of scientists at the lighthouse laboratory in milton keynes, are believed to have been affected along with admin and warehouse staff. the lab, which is being asked to process about 70,000 tests a day, says it follows covid—secure work procedures. a parked camper van has exploded in the us city of nashville, tennessee, in what police believe is a deliberate act. at least three people were injured in more than 20 buildings damaged. the police believe the explosion one is an intentional act. they say they were investigating reports of a suspicious vehicle when the explosion happened. a bomb squad has been sent to the area. the nashville police chief, john drake, told reporters there are a force received reports of gunshots early in the morning and when they went to investigate a suspicious vehicle. this morning, around 5:30am, officers responded to a call for shots fired in the downtown area. whilst they were responding they encou

frankie mccamley, bbc news. approval for the general use of one of its own vaccines. sinopharm, who developed the drug, say it's 79% effective in phase three trials, which were conducted outside the country due to low numbers of coronavirus cases in china. this vaccine and several others are already in use in the country, after being granted emergency licenses months ago. jerome kim, director general of the international vaccine institute in seoul, compared this vaccine to others we've heard of recently. the pfizer and moderna vaccine are made from rna. these are new, different kinds of vaccines. we've never had approved rna vaccines before. the astrazeneca—0xford vaccine is made from a chimpanzee adenovirus vector, again not a vector that has previously been approved for use in humans. the chinese vaccines are what we call whole inactivated, they have grown a batch of virus and then killed it with a chemical substance. and they take the purified whole inactivated virus and inject it. that is actually a very com

frankie mccamley is there for us this lunchtime. frankie.thousands of drivers stuck here at manston airport were expecting, some of whom have been stuck here for four days with no access to washing facilities, now in the past ten minutes we have had a protest, i have just seen some locals passed food and drink under the fence to some of the drivers who are not going anywhere for some time. now every half an hour we are seeing round a dozen lorries leave the site, making their way a0 minutes to the port of dover, each of them will have tested negative to the coronavirus. they are carrying a letter signed by uk and french authorities to give them access to mainland europe. as you said 800 troops were drafted here to try and speed up the testing process, to try an get things moving and get people off the site, and since then it does seem to have worked. a lot of the roads in the area do seem to have cleared but things are not in fact back to normal yet and for many of the drivers stuck here in the queues, christmas is well and truly cancelled.

three have tested positive. 0ur correspondent frankie mccamley has been in manston airfield for us, with situation there. this is not the christmas thousands of drivers here were expecting. some have been stuck here at manston airfield for up to four days with no access to washing facilities and just portaloos dotted around the side of the airfield. we have heard a beeping protest as drivers are getting more and more frustrated. i have spoken to some who say theyjust want to be at home, some say they feel like this is a political protest and they are caught in the middle. you can see just behind me some local people are coming here, rallying together, trying to provide hot food and drinks to give these drivers just something on christmas day. every half an hour, we are seeing around a dozen lorries leave this site, take the ao—minute journey over to the port of dover. each have been tested negative, have tested negative for coronavirus and each will be carrying a letter, signed by uk and french authorities, allowing them access to mainland europe. last night, we saw around 800 troops dep

grant chaps said a500 lorries are back over the channel. 0ur correspondent frankie mccamley has beenor us, with the latest on the situation there. this is not the christmas that thousands of drivers were expecting. some have been stuck here with no access to washing facilities and just portaloos dotted along the side of the airfield. we have heard beeping protests as drivers are getting more and more frustrated. i have been speaking to some who'd say they just want to be at have been speaking to some who'd say theyjust want to be at home. they feel like this is a political protest a nd feel like this is a political protest and they are caught in the middle. you can seejust behind me, some local people are rallying together, trying to provide hot food and drinks to give these drivers something on christmas day. every half an hour, we are seeing around eight doesn't lorries leave this site to take the a0 minutes journey over to the port of dover. each have been tested negative for coronavirus and each will be carrying a letter signed by uk and french authorities allowing them access to

deployed to help clear the backlog of lorries waiting to cross the channel. 0ur correspondent frankie mccamley for us this morning — she said a little earlier that while things are now moving, it could take a long time for the tailback to clear. for many of us this isn't the christmas we hoped we would have, but spare a thought for these drivers who have been stuck some for four nights here, queueing to try and get on the ferries going across the channel to france, now if you look behind me you will be able to see we have movement. some of these lorries are moving, they are slowly but surely being loaded on to ferries this morning, to make their way across the channel. now port staff have been working through christmas, throughout the night, to try and get this moving, to try and see those scene, all of the lorries you can see will have tested negative for coronavirus and in order to get those tests there has been a huge wait in store last night round 800 troops were drafted here to try and speed up the process and that seems to be the case, because just over here, as we head into central dove

here's our education correspondent, frankie mccamley. for the murray family, this latest announcement is going to have a big impact. siobhan has four children, all of them will be staying home next week. my husband works from home full time and it's going to be quite stressful to keep the children under control, working quietly. my work has been delayed. i understand why it was last minute, but a bit more time for primaries, for us to get our heads around it and make some plans, would have been helpful. the latest changes in england mean any secondary school children taking exams will go back on the 11th of january and all other secondary schools will be remote learning until at least the 18th. most primary schools will be open as normal except those in virus hotspots, like london and the south—east, which have been told to stay closed. in northern ireland, children will have their return to school delayed by a week or more. online learning is planned for pupils in wales until the 11th of january and, in scotland, schools won't return un

in a moment, we'll speak to our ireland correspondent chris page, but first frankie mccamley is in windsorn hit this year as they are forced to close in the run—up to christmas, essentially the busiest time of year. shops will have stock which they have auditing they will now have to get rid of those at the local mp has described the move is disappointing. down the road at ascot racecourse, they were meant to open this weekend as spectators. they had decided to close for the foreseeable. i have spoken to some local people who say they were expecting these measures to come into place. the infection rate here is 2115 per 100,000, larger than the uk average of 219. this area relies heavily on tourism and has been affected by international tourists not be able to come here. with the tier 3 travel restrictions we re with the tier 3 travel restrictions were local people from local areas will not be able to come here to enjoy places like windsor castle, which is next to us. not all bad news. you can still meet outdoors in groups of up to six people. let's concentrate on the system in northern ire

our correspondent frankie mccamley is in the port of dover for us this morning — how busy is it?ng across the channel to france. if you look behind me you will be able to see we have movement. some of these lorries are moving, they are slowly but surely being loaded on to ferries this morning to make their way across the channel. now port staff have been working through christmas, throughout the night, to try and get this moving, to try and see those scene, all of the lorries you can see will have tested negative for coronavirus and to get those tests there has been a huge wait in store. last night, around 800 troops were drafted here, to try and speed up that process, and that seems to be the case, because just over here, as we head into central dover, a lot of the roads seem to have cleared. but there is still a big backlog, there are thousands of hauliers still parked up at manston airport, still parked up at manston airport, still parked up at manston airport, still parked up along the m20 this morning. there is still a long wait in store for only of them. i don't wa nt to in