kathryn stanczyszyn reports.erm starts next week, secondary schools should look different, with full coronavirus testing facilities on site. but setting them up is a big task. so big, in fact, that some education leaders have said it's simply not possible in such a short space of time. now the ministry of defence has announced it's stepping in to help with that effort. in total, 1,500 armed forces personnel are being made available to support schools and colleges. they will form local response teams, providing advice on the testing process and the set—up of testing sites. it'll be mostly done remotely by phone or online meetings. but teams will also be on standby to provide help in person if needed. the majority of the tests will be carried out by the pupils themselves. we know that those tests will help more young people from being disrupted. it's a really good idea. but we're educationalists, we can support the government. it's good we're going to have some members of the army, but for 3,500 secondary schools,

kathryn stanczyszyn, bbc news.ctjoe biden says his team is not getting the co—operation it needs from the trump administration, as he prepares to move into the white house. mr biden was speaking after a briefing with national security and foreign policy aides. he criticised the department of defence for not providing key information to his team as it makes the transition to power. a defence spokesperson said the pentagon had been "com pletely tra ns pa re nt". from this week, people aged over 60 in russia will be offered the sputnik v vaccine, named after the soviet—era satellite. 700,000 doses have so far been released for domestic use. 68—year—old president putin is eligible for the vaccine, but hasn't yet had it. 0ur moscow correspondent, steve rosenberg, joins us now. steve, what more do we know about this vaccine? good morning. russian scientists and russian officials have been trumpeting the effectiveness of sputnik v. you are all kinds of numbers being mentioned. 92% effective, 95% effective. vladimir putin

our reporter kathryn stanczyszyn is in ledbury in herefordshire this morning.severe drop in football in the next few days as the new restrictions come into place and bars and restaurants are forced to close. like many other places moving into tier 3, to close. like many other places moving into tier3, it to close. like many other places moving into tier 3, it is on the commuter belt surrounding london, which moved into tier 3just commuter belt surrounding london, which moved into tier 3 just a few days ago. i have been speaking to a local restaurant who were saying we we re local restaurant who were saying we were expecting this to happen, the new restrictions to come into place. they have managed to shift their business into a takeaway business and they say they are not too worried. full bars and restaurants which really do have to close, this will be a big blow. this area also relies heavily on tourism. that sector has already been affected by international tours but people from local areas will not be able to come here, to places like windsor castle we are n