shoppers face long waits to enter supermarkets in london britain's largest supermarket groups have warned that gaps could start to appear on shelves within days if deliveries are not quickly restored staff at french food shop in west london says shipments of fresh foods from paris were canceled after the border closure. we were expecting deliveries of oysters specialty meats and some fresh fish so unfortunately none of that will arrive on thursday. shoppers who didn't order earlier are likely to face a more limited selection of their christmas favorites even if deliveries resume those hoping to buy some french oysters are out of luck for. now on to it because they've done our customers will have nearly everything if they ordered early morning both it's mother wise to have to eat english voice hers which are very good as well as products that we start before all this happened. the french ban hasn't prevented trucks from entering britain but many freight companies and drivers from the continent weren't willing to take the risk of crossing the channel to britain for fear they'd be stranded t

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but britain' his final departure from the eu means an end to free movement, travelers will face restrictions. let's get detail from our correspondence in london russell. let's start with alexander in brussels, britain is going to be out of the block in eight days, kent 27 countries ratify this deal so quickly? alexander -- >> i think they can if they want to. we are talking about the governments of the eu member states, not their parliaments, thatould be a much longer process. welso have to add that judging from reaction so far, bo leaders are happy with the compromise. chances of rejection of the deal are slim. angela merkel, the german chancellor, already announced her cabinet is going to decide on a deal on december 28, the next few days. and if all the other eu members follow suit, that will mean that the european commsion canove forward and provisionally implement the deal before the european parliament is able to decide on that. and that is going to be at the beginning of january. phil: charlotte, what about british lawmakers, will they forgo christmas holidays to ratify it, and willhey actually go for it? charlotte: you heard the eu co

will leave it there thank you both alexander phenomena in brussels charlotta johnson pill in london. britain's decision to leave the european union was a hugely divisive issue that turned families against each other and brought down 2 prime ministers so how did it come about here's a look back at it but a debate that has dominated british politics for a decade. q 2016 the british people voted in their millions in a referendum on exiting the european union it split the country down the middle 52 percent voted for leave 48 percent just die. this means that the u.k. has voted to leave the european union it was the beginning of the end for a relationship that had always been ambivalent after joining in 1973 the u.k. saw the club as a trade block but to many in europe it was a project with one aim and ever closer union. a loss of sovereignty that was unthinkable for many brits return to the u.k. independence party in their droves to leave with a victory for him nigel farrar she would complain for years to leave the block. and it meant defeat to him david cameron britain's conservative pm he would c

the accord thrashed out with the eu will limit the influence of london, britain's vital financial servicesr. kathleen hays is here with what did get achieved and what lies ahead. neither side got what they wanted? kathleen: how many times in life does anyone get fully what they want in any divorce? let's put this on the table in some perspective. when thene 23, 2016, u.k. voted to leave the european union. it has been for years to get to this point, nine months of almost nonstop negotiations. yes, weeks and months when they were not at the table. since last week, 2000 hours spent by 200 negotiators. what they did get out of this, is an agreement that hinged on one thing, fishing rights. -- the eu finally agreed to drop a cross retaliation clause, where they could have punished the u.k. with higher tariffs, at the u.k. tried to reduce their fishing rights further. drop johnson agreed to 25% in the u.k. fishing rights. they are not going to get 100% back fishing rights and both sides to give something up. wednesday, boris johnson was praising the deal. i am pleased to tell you that we have c

shoppers face long waits to enter supermarkets in london britain's largest supermarket groups have warned that gaps could start to appear on shelves within days if freight deliveries are not quickly restored staff at la pasco lou french food shop in west london say shipments of fresh foods from paris were canceled after the border closure. you know they're going to be born when we were expecting deliveries of oysters specialty meats and some fresh fish so unfortunately none of that will arrive on thursday for many most. shoppers who didn't order early are likely to face a more limited selection of their christmas favorites even if deliveries resume those hoping to buy some french oysters are out of luck for now and would because they've done our customers will have nearly everything if they ordered early in the morning it's mother wise to have to eat english boisterous which are very good as well as products that we start before all this happened. the french ban hasn't prevented trucks from entering britain but many freight companies and drivers from the continent weren't willing to take

now just last week that virus was responsible for 70% -- 60%, excuse me, of the cases in london, britain's capital. this goes to show that even as this virus is spreading so quickly, these new variants are spreading even faster. that's what's so overwhelming and worrying for so many scientists around the world and why the british isles are now more of an island than ever. >> that is concerning. i want to talk to dr. adalja about that. meagan, you have been following all of this from california. doctors and nurses here at home are in packed environments and they're trying to get as many healthy staff members as they can in to help work these covid wards, these extra covid wards being placed and built in parking lots, et cetera. what are you seeing? >> that's exactly right. to be clear, this is the worst situation los angeles county has seen since the pandemic began. what we're seeing is that health care systems are trying to put out incentives to give nurses incentives to come to work to pick up extra shifts to work on their off days because they're just trying to meet this demand of patien

to the government in early october and since then we have seen and reached cases not only in britain london but also now in seoul east and the same strain is now being 35 in scotland and wales as well not that i learnt because of the. large scale sequencing approach it has not been identified but there are less chance of that it wouldn't be here so as it stands now it appears that now $67.00 is a dog of positive particularly in the norwegian or belonging to this screen so that is pretty scary and what he some so identified all the way back in september 'd why has it taken so long for the british government to act well when we 1st identified in in cannes at that point it was in one of those highly domino strain within the sequences that we're going to fight what happened over the time of course there is a limited restriction on to the movement but at the same time you know people are probably within the country and overseas as well so there's a strain in trouble quite frequently and therefore become more successful and the virus that has more sickness that would become more common i think in

gibraltar will be exempt from border controls after breaks it even without a free movement deal with britain london are negotiating how to police the border left out of last week's trade deal between the e.u. and the u.k. . talking of which businessmen in the u.k. i've been for reflecting on the how this new trade arrangement between britain and the e.u. will affect them time is of the essence as they only have 4 more days to adapt until the transition period ends and the new rules apply peter wood's heels were prized by his customers in germany sweden and lithuania but now he fears his e.u. customers will look elsewhere for supply after the new breaks rules come in on january 1st the deal involves the vast amount of paperwork we will produce documentation unfortunately our customers have also got a raft of documentation to get used to allow the import to go ahead so why buy from the u.k. might as well buy for the low producer and for those who can deliver to the do no documentation no problem peter wood says he would never have voted for bracks that if he knew he was going to lose his job. the bri

s departure from the european union it now has to be signed off in london also coming up. britain becomes the 1st country in the world to authorize emergency use of the astra zeneca oxford university back saying as the battle to base the coronavirus stepped up a gear bust awesome scene now becomes the 1st major country in latin america to legalize abortion it's a landmark decision for pro-choice activists and comes despite strong opposition from the catholic church. i'm rebecca rich's welcome to the program it's been months indeed years in the making and many doubted whether it would ever be agreed but today the post breaks a trade deal reached between the european union and the united kingdom is being formally ratified these top officials put their signatures on the 12100 page agreement in brussels the swarming the document has now been flown to london for prime minister forrest johnson to sign he has called the agreement afghans hassidic new relationship it's set to come into effect on new year's day when the brics transition period officially entrance you rick. well i'm joined

to the government in early october and since then we have seen and reached cases not only in britain london but also know in so east and the same strain is now being 25 in scotland and wales as well i know but i learnt because of. large scale sequencing approach it has not made them to fight but there are less chance of that we're going to be here so as it stands now it appears that now 6 to 7 years of the work of positive particularly in london region are belonging to this screen so that is pretty scary and what he said so identified all the way back in september why has it taken so long for the british government to act. well when we 1st identified in cannes at that point it wasn't one of those highly domino strain within the sequences that we're going to fight what happened over the time of course that is a limited restriction on to the movement but at the same time you know people are traveling within the country and overseas as well so there's training travel quite frequently and therefore become more successful and anybody that has more fitness that would become or probably i think is

of coronavirus — reporting that cases of the new strain have been found all across great britain, notjust londona grim warning from scientists to the prime minister — saying he must impose a national lockdown or risk a "human disaster". some would say tier 4 is almost a national lockdown anyway. right, let's kick off. will come to you both again. yasmin, let's start with the telegraph. johnson plans mass testing of lorry drivers to reopen ports. only a few hours ago, he was saying that the situation might be resolved within a few hours. it doesn't look as if that's the case. well, it's interesting. ithink doesn't look as if that's the case. well, it's interesting. i think from the front pages i've looked at some of the telegraph is the only one which is saying this. it is my view that the telegraph is a bulletin for borisjohnson. so they either have this information which is genuine or its something to maybe reduce the panic that is around the country here and around the world. this is an extraordinarily thick —— extraordinary thing to happen so quickly. he said he had talked to president macron

tonight a compromise british airways, virgin and delta agreeing to test all passengers from london to new york. britain increasingly isolated today more than 40 countries banning travel from the uk and london back in lockdown its usually busy shopping streets empty. this is the world famous harrod's department store four days before christmas. british scientists still studying the mutations say there's no evidence they impact vaccines or mortality rates but now five other countries have reported cases italy, the netherlands, belgium, denmark and australia. already scientists here are predicting more tough restrictions they warn the last uk lockdown didn't control this new coronavirus strain lester >> keir simmons in london, thank you. >>> while the new strain is raising alarm around the world new reasons fo optimism here in the u.s. as the first moderna vaccine doses were administered today and the vaccine effort getting a boost from president-elect biden. with more here's tom costello. >> go ahead. any time you're ready. >> reporter: today the most high profile endorsement yet of the covid vaccine. th

to the government in early october and since then we have seen and reached cases not only in britain london but also now in seoul east and the same strain is now being 25 in scotland and wales as well not that i learned because of the. large scale sequencing approach it has not been identified but there are less chance of that it wouldn't be here so as it stands now it appears that now $67.00 of the gov and positive particularly in london region are belonging to this screen so that is pretty scary and what he said so identified all the way back in september why has it taken so long for the british government to act well when we 1st identified in in cannes at that point it was in one of those highly domino strain within the sequences that we're going to fight what happened over the time of course there is a limited restriction on to the movement but at the same time you know people are traveling within the country and overseas as well so there's a strain in travel quite secretly and therefore become more successful and if i guess that has more sickness that would become more common i think i

london. >> reporter: tonight, britain is just hours away from beginning to vaccinate its country against covid. the pfizer vaccine in rows of specialized refrigerators in secured locations. and this is a life it could change. tomorrow morning, 87-year-old hari shukla will be among the first to get the historic shot. >> it's good, you know, that i got the opportunity of doing that. and so, i'm not nervous or anything like that. i'm looking forward to it. >> reporter: he's part of the uk's priority groups. those over 80, nursing home residents and front line health care workers. and the u.s. could be administering this same vaccine in just days. an independent fda committee is set to vote as early as thursday with emergency use authorization coming any time after that. once given the green light, people could get their first shots within 24 hours. once authorized, it's the states who will decide who gets it first. cdc guidelines recommend health care workers and nursing home residents. >> we want our health care workers on the front lines to be able to get it. >> reporter: kristen took part in t

london. >> reporter: britain's boris johnson, who lives right behind me here at 10 downing street, he has justprime minister who stole christmas. he's clapping back a lot of the restrictions that already have been lifted in britain and he had promised would be lifted for christmas and new year's. he went back on his word. he got some scathing criticism from among reporters at the press conference this afternoon. basically this is another lockdown without that name. there's going to be closing of all nonessential businesses and that includes restaurants and gyms. everybody is going to be encouraged to work from home. it's going to be a lot like the previous lockdowns that have been here throughout europe. and why? it's because of a troubling new variant of the coronavirus that's emerged here in london and in southeast england. now, this is something that spreads about 70% faster than the regular coronavirus. here in london authorities say 60% of the cases are from this new mutant strain. now, scientists have assured everybody that this is not any more deadly than the normal virus, and it isn't

a spring in our correspondence farragut mass in london and much timed in brussels they get britain has effectively been blacklisted travel from the u.k. to several countries has been banned how is britain dealing with that. the u.k. government area is meeting this morning to just map out how they are reacting to this in fact isolation from from the rest of europe it's mentions he talks with in the government and one of the most prized pressing issues will be food security because it's not any passengers that controversial it's also lorries that cango back and forth and britain imports most of its fresh produce fruits and vegetables from mainland europe say the question is if this is going on for longer will this be impacting on on british produce the other issue is medical supplies we know that new batches of the coronavirus vaccine are expected in the u.k. and there are reports that medical. military at plane is on standby so there's 2 of the really pressing issues that the u.k. government has to decide on has to discuss. next representatives of e.u. countries are meeting later to coo

london. >> reporter: tonight in britain, an evolving coronavirus and record rates of infection. cases in london and the southeast of england are skyrocketing. 35,000 today alone. a possible cause, a new variant of the virus that causes covid-19. prime minister boris johnson addressing the nation in an emergency broadcast last night. >> it may be up to 70% more transmissible. >> reporter: tonight, the british variation identified in rome. the patient and his partner arriving from the uk a few days ago into rome's fiumicino airport. both are now in isolation. several european countries now banning flights from britain. the u.s. has not taken similar measures, an omission new york's governor is calling "reprehensible." >> right now, this variant in the uk is getting on a plane and flying to jfk. how many times in life do you have to make the same mistake before you learn? it's grossly negligent. just like the spring. >> reporter: as recently as wednesday, johnson was still promising a nearly normal christmas. >> we don't want to, as i say, to ban christmas, to cancel it, and i think

the variant first discovered in helicopter has now become the dominant strain in london and other parts of britain. experts say it is 70% more transmissible than previous versions of the virus there. london and large parts of southeast england are now being urged to stay home. all nonessential businesses are closing, and nobody should mix households over christmas. it is worth noting that doctors say the covid-19 virus has already mu vetated several time since the start of the pandemic. >>> another record setting day, a record nobody wants. we added nearly 44,000 new cases, the positivity rate now, nearly 12%. that's up more than 3% in just the past two weeks. 272 more californians have lost their life to the virus. this graph shows daily new cases here in the bay area since june. take a look at august 16th. 1400 cases. that was during the height of our summer surge. things sapor off after that. but they come back to more than 1600 cases by the beginning of this month. and december 18th, more than 4,000 new cases. >>> how is this impacting our hospitals? icu availability continues to fall. as a wh

at mass in london that woman while britain has become the 1st country to authorize the coronavirus vaccine developed by astra zeneca and oxford university it comes as the u.k. battles a surge in new coded 19 cases this latest vaccine is cheaper and easier to transport than the biotech pfizer and modern aversions but trial data suggests it's not as effective there is also uncertainty about the best dosage dr john campbell is an independent health analyst based in the u.k. earlier we asked him how important this new vaccine it's this new vaccine is the best news we've had in the pandemic it is going to change the situation entirely now in the united kingdom we're going to start a mass rollout of this vaccine from the 4th of january we're going to be vaccinating a 1000000 people a week from that point and that's only go to build up as the logistics and infrastructure develops and as well as that what we're going to do is we're going to give one dose of this vaccine and then wait a full 3 months before we get the 2nd dose so that means an awful lot of people are going to start to get a fairly

britain who trades accrues into well into trades. how it's like it's it is true that a beer would be considered london i'm classrooms. here in song nearly it was in britain who said that in jeans and $1016.00 if the british people votes at the breakfast there would be a recession but that didn't happen then they said at the beginning of this year if britain leaves the new year politically on the present vested jenny there will be a recession now the same people are saying if greece and leaves the year economically and legally and in legal terms on especially for. this is the scent about grits and variants of a session that it works but it's roots across ribs and that's not happening yes i would like this is the free trade deal but it's not it's not it's not. you know plain and me everything we just heard from marcus is that you know given all of the reasons are moving the goalposts all of the time they are reinventing the same story over and over again a scare mongering context here is that there's just there's just the establishment neal people that all the neo liberal ideology are just simply been willing to accept

britain, the question is will everyone take the shot. one bio engineer is fighting the falsehoods with facts and she is doing it on tiktok. elizabeth palmer has the story from london. >> reporter: it's week one of the vaccination roll-out in britain. soon this will be an option for everyone. so, we headed out to ask london commuters if they are on board. >> oh, yeah, absolutely. >> definitely going for it. >> yes, i will, yes. >> yeah, i will have the vaccine. >> reporter: you will have it? >> yes, there's nothing really wrong with it. >> reporter: by farks most said is they will have the shot. research shows that too many, hal of the population remains skeptical or would down right refuse. enter social media. health agencies say a big part of getting people on side is making accurate information easy to find. like, here on tiktok. >> how does a vaccine induce an imimmune response. >> reporter: meet anna, an american bio engineer, working in london, who has taken to tiktok to prove that hard facts about the covid vaccine don't have to be boring. ♪ vaccines 9-5 >> we caught up with her on zoom. so i have been looking at your tiktok posts. they are hilarious and you

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london. the agreement between britain and the european union took nine months and negotiated at will go intogoing to force january 1. paul brennan reports. all: it was nearly 50 years ago that the u.k. joined the european economic community, but a new relationship has been signed. the european council president appeared rueful. signed, sealed and delivered from brussels by british air force jet to london, and prime minister boris johnson what and to paper, the prime minister flanked by his chief brexit negotiator and his parliament's eu investor. parliament was called from christmas recess to ratify the deal, the prime minister extolling the virtues of the new agreement. >> in less than 48 hours, believe the u.s. we promised. and yet, british exporters will not face sudden trade barriers, but rather for the first time in history of eu agreements, zero tariffs and zero quotas. paul: britain officially left the eu in january, but terms of a trade deal needed to be agreed before the transition ends at midnight december 31. fishing rights were a crucial element to the final agreement, but in the

the share most of britain's axels who continue to go to the european union us on the difference of those that is a shim and of course the free trade deal is not reached between london and justice only a few months ago pizza britain secured a very highly impressive trade deal with chip pads now barely any of the newspapers in britain were caught in on that and it is very significant because often the british people decided that they wanted to leave the. european union in june $6016.00 the nearly it was a saying that foreign investors for example the japanese would pull out of britain well not only did they not pull out of the 4 and a half years but they have now signed as i said a mightily impressive trade deal with britain so foreign investors such as the indians the japanese and the chinese and offices all remain in britain and also a piece of the british economy is one of the most powerful is one of the most one of the most rude us in the world it has been around for centuries the fact that britain might not secure a trade deal with the year is not going to end the british economic powerhouse that it is and i would say pizza there are 2 principal reasons why i su

balanced and says britain will remain a trusted partner and british prime minister boris johnson greeted the deal is fantastic news that will and uncertainty will bring you full analysis from london in brussels. i'm so gail welcome to the program after months of uncertainty britain and the european union have finally struck an agreement on a post breadsticks trade deal the 2 sides patched up their differences at the 11th hour to have an encroaching crisis as the end of the 12 months transition period approached speaking in brussels commission president search for the found online hailed the last minute compromise and. the end of a successful negotiations journey i normally feel chilly but today i only feel quite satisfaction and frankly speaking relief i know this is a difficult day for some. and to our friends in the united kingdom i want to say parting is such sweet sorrow. but to use a line from t.s. eliot's what we call the beginning itself and the end and to make an end is to make a beginning. so to all europeans i say it is time to leave rex and behind our future is made and europe thank you so much our u.k. prime minister barak's chance and welcome the agreement has fantas

in britain, it is two decades since a top level inquiry into london's police force found it to be institutionally racist. how much has really changed? well, my guest, leroy logan, was one of london's top black policeman until he retired, seven years ago. how easy is it to root out discrimination dressed in a police uniform?

of coronavirus — reporting that cases of the new strain have been found all across great britain, notjust londonhe guardian delivers a grim warning from scientists to the prime minister — saying he must impose a national lockdown or risk a "human disaster". and the times features a photo of a "worried santa claus" among passengers at heathrow yesterday — with disruption at uk ports expected "until christmas eve". so let's begin... welcome back to you both. giles, we will start with you this time. let's kick off with the guardian. impose national lockdown is a risk of a human disaster, scientists tell p:m.. for many months, we were told that the government was following the science, than a political decision had to be made. what are the chances ofa of a national lockdown coming eminently? 9996. of a national lockdown coming eminently? 99%. i think of a national lockdown coming eminently? 99%. ithink that of a national lockdown coming eminently? 99%. i think that was the main take from the press conference today. i think sir patrick vallance is saying that the second mutation of the virus is movin

london tonight. >> reporter: tonight, britain locking down again with more than 40 countries banning travel to and from the uk. this, after a new, potentially more contagious mutation of the virus was confirmed and is spreading rapidly. >> as soon as we were briefed in uk government on the fast transmissibility of this new strain, we took prompt and decisive action. >> reporter: what has people alarmed is how infectious this version may be. early estimates indicate that it could be as much as 70% more contagious. the w.h.o. also seeing an increase in the infection rate. but scientists around the world aren't convinced yet, saying more study is needed. the head of operation warp speed saying they're now awaiting more evidence. >> i think scientifically, to date, there is no hard evidence that this virus is actually more transmissible. >> reporter: despite dozens of countries banning flights from the uk, planes are still coming into the u.s. without government restrictions. >> the authorities say they haven't found the strain here yet. i believe, intuitively, it's already here. >> reporter: tonight,

the post trade deal has been officially signed in brussels and london big raymond between britain and the european union took 9 months to negotiate and will come into force on january the 1st paul brennan reports. it was nearly 50 years ago that the u.k. joined the european economic community but a new relationship has now been signed into reality european commission president live on the land smiled broadly european council president sharma shelf appeared a little more rueful signed sealed and delivered from brussels via a british air force jet to london for prime minister boris johnson to put pen to paper ink was julie applied in downing street the prime minister flanked by his chief bracks it negotiated and the u.k.'s e.u. ambassador for parliament was recalled from christmas recess to ratify the deal in a rapid one day session boris johnson extolling the virtues of the new agreement. in less than 48 hours we will leave the e.u. single market and the customs union as we've promised and yet british exporters will not face a sudden thicket of trade barriers but rather for the 1st tim

britain who trades a crude into well into trades. how it's like it's it is true bats and be a would be considered london i'm plus and yes we're hearing the song nearly it was in britain who said that in jeans and a $1016.00 it's the british various of the bricks and there would be a recession but that didn't happen then they said at the beginning of this year it prints and leaves the new year it's a cleaner that's invested generally there will be a recession now the same people are saying if greece and leaves the economically and legally and legal sounds on the shows the 1st of the cent about bricks and variants of a session they were in speeds. across britain that's not happened yes i would like that's a big. you know but it's not it's not it's not. you know plain and me everything we just heard from marcus is that you know given all of the reasons are moving the goalposts all of the time or reinventing the same story over and over again to scare mongering context here is that there's just that there's just the establishment and neil people that all the neo liberal ideology are just simply been willing to accept the democratic will

wanted more, in the accord branched out with the european union will limit the instance of london and britain'sal services sector. let's look at the market impact with david. tell us about this, and what is he actually saying that is falling shy of what he wanted? david: the markets are trying to digest with the actual details are. obviously it was sold on both sides as a great deal. of course the devil is in the detail. only time will tell how good a deal it is. the practicality of it. tradingterling still under the december high of 136. 24. the markets looking to see if they can reach that level. this week has been tricky because it is year-end positioning and you have muted trading bodies as a result of that. even if it did go across that, i do not think -- they would say it is just thin volumes. they will look for more action next week when proper liquidity comes back. juliette: you say we are going to be on watch for potential moves heading into 2021. you also have to ask whether or not everything has been factored into market price action, giving it they are calling it the brexmas deal. d

our correspondent in london is standing by with the latest. ready for the rollout. britainsaid to start vaccinating citizens tomorrow with the covid vaccine. but first in the west to do so. 800,000 doses are already on hand. the egyptian president in paris. on a three-day state visit hosty

london. thank you. >>> britain's post brexit law goes into effect about 12 hours from now. the final count down is on for the u.k. and eu to go their separate ways. what does that mean for britain, and european nations. cnn's salma abdelaziz, live with more. good morning. >> good morning, kristen, brexit is done. the war over brexit is finally over. the peace treaty is signed if you will. brexit is never really over, is it. now it goes into action. now it's no longer the theoretical idea. prime minister boris johnson said the country has gained back itssoever republicanty. f -- sovereignty. you no longer have freedom of movement. you can no longer pick up is move to italy or study in spain. all of that gone. what's in the deal, it's a sear row tariffs. zero quota deal. in some ways, the u.k. is spared the worst o. economic despair of leaving the single market and the customs unit, and some of the major sticking points have been solved. i think everyone will tell you, no tariffs, no quota, there will be more friction, more bureaucracy, more red tape, more restrictions for bu

the mass in london there will meanwhile britain has become the 1st country to authorize the coronavirus vaccine developed by astra zeneca and oxford university it comes as the u.k. battles a surge in new coded 19 cases this latest vaccine is cheaper and easier to transport than the by pfizer and modern versions but trial data suggests it's not as effective there is also uncertainty about the best dosage dr john campbell is an independent health analyst based in the u.k. earlier we asked him how important this new vaccine it's this new vaccine is the best news we've had in the pandemic it is going to change the situation entirely now in the united kingdom we're going to start a mass rollout of this vaccine from the 4th of january we're going to be vaccinating a 1000000 people a week from that point and that certainly go to build up as the logistics and infrastructure develops and as well as that what we're going to do is we're going to give one dose of this vaccine and then wait a full 3 months before we give the 2nd dose so that means an awful lot of people are going to start to get a f

and bergen over to you in london all of this comes less than 2 weeks before britain leaves the e.u.'s economic structures and talks on those drugs the trade relations are deadlocked. well yes and that of course is also a concern here in london because if on top of the disruption that we're seeing through the coronavirus we would then have additional chaos at the border at the 1st of january when if there is really no deal about the future relationship with the european union so that could be very very severe and we know that in the u.k. there are worries we have the scottish leader nicolas. the government to extend that deadline but so far we haven't had any reaction from the british government on this. conrad boom in frankfurt thanks to both of you. to the united states now where after weeks of wrangling congressional leaders have reached an agreement on a $900000000000.00 stimulus package modes of the deal are expected later on monday it will be the 1st federal aid package since the cares act back in march the spite individuals and businesses struggling due to coronavirus lockdown

and in britain, stores in some big cities like london, are open again.isiting family and friends in doors is still against the reviews. people in europe, are fed up with the covid restrictions. but they know they will be getting a vaccine some time in the new year. it's people in developing countries who -- often the local hospitals are overwhelmed in brazil. after a dip in the fall, deaths are rocketing up. and in turkey, cities were empty this weekend after the government imposed the first full national lockdown since may. developing countries which will rely on the w.h.o. for their vaccines won't see anything like this, for months. maybe even years. this is russia's vaccination program launched this weekend. even though it's sputnic vaccine has not been fully tested. but it does make it the first country in the world to offer widespread covid vaccines. britain is poised to be next. health care workers and the elderly will start getting the shots of the pfizer vaccine from supplies already had here early next week. >> elizabeth palmer, cbs news, london

unlike britain's financial services sector which at $126000000000.00 pounds accounts for 10 percent of g.d.p. but financial services is not part of the trade deal which means the city of london will lose access to the european markets come january the 1st now brussels wants to hinge market access on how far britain diverges from us standards british finance minister richie so not meanwhile tried to reassure the financial players in the city of london that a deal is on the cards this deal also provides reassurance because there's a stable regulatory cross your framework mentioned in the deal which i think will give people that reassurance that we were remaining close don't a lot of our european partners when it comes to things like equivalence decisions for example so i think that will give people rich surance so the british finance minister there and for more i'm joined now by our financial market correspondent in frankfurt as it does. so now they're saying we can do things a bit differently now what exactly has he got in mind. to begin with you are asking me to be a mind reader this is very difficult to say what's in his mind but definitely he feels that things are going to

countries take action to suspend air links with the uk over fears about britain's new coronavirus variant. the health secretary warns london and surrounding areas could remain in lockdown for months to contain the spread of the virus. the new variant is out of control and we need to bring it under control, and this news about the new variant has been an incredibly difficult end to, frankly, an awful year. how a record haul of the amphetamine captagon has been destroyed in italy. we might i've seen the battlefields in syria, libya, but not in these quantities. queueing up for el gordo — the fat one. long lines in spain ahead of its annual christmas lottery. 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. i'm a growing number of countries are imposing travel bans on britain, where a new, fast—spreading variant of coronavirus has been detected. flights have been cancelled by a number of countries while eurotunnel and ferry crossings from british ports to france are also being suspended. the prime minister, borisjohnson, is to

our intake of this is out as era live from london also coming up why britain is quick approval of the pfizer vaccine is drawing criticism from both the us and the e.u. . reports bangladesh is coercing thousands of bringing the refugees into moving to a remote island that's prone to flooding. and hong kong media tycoon jimmy lie is denied bail and a former lawmaker fee's into exile in the latest blows to the city's pro-democracy movement. and a really good beginning with the coronavirus crisis and the growing list of countries reporting soaring infection rates and deaths governments around the world are struggling to contain a new wave of cases in the worst affected country in the united states 2804 deaths were recorded on wednesday america is close to passing 14000000 cases in total italy has hit a new record with 993 deaths in one day that's higher than the peak of fatalities in the 1st wave in the middle east infections of surprised 1000000 in iran the country is reported almost 50000 deaths as governments race to approve vaccines the united nations and global health officials have

london. the u.s. as well britain's decision to roll out the coronavirus vaccine as american regulators prepared to ground their own approvals tree alex are says the u.k.'s move should be reassuring to americans regulators in the us e.u. and canada are also betting the pfizer vaccine along with a shot made by madonna and of the 2624 deaths were reported in the u.s. on tuesday raising the death toll above 270000 since the pandemic began and the february we would have potentially immunize the 100000000 people which is really moralists the size of the significant at risk population the elderly the health care workers the 1st line workers russia's president has ordered officials to begin mask over $1000.00 vaccinations next week resume putin says $2000000.00 doses of sputnik vaccine will be ready within the next few days but it will be mandatory the dose is reported to be 92 percent effective against the virus the russian health minister says more than 100000 people have already been vaccinated russia has detected more than