i am lukwesa burak. these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. the uk face tougher covid restrictions, as rule changes come into force. and canada confirms its first cases. some eu countries begin vaccinations against covid—i9, one day ahead of the planned co—ordinated rollout across the bloc. us federal agents searched the house on the outskirts of nashville as pa rt on the outskirts of nashville as part of their investigation into the christmas day explosion in the city. former mi6 officer and soviet spy george blake has died, aged 98, in moscow. a fast—food joint, roman—style — archaeologists unearth

i am lukwesa burak. these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. millions of people in the uk face tougher covid restrictions, as rule changes come into force. and canada confirms its first cases. some eu countries begin vaccinations against covid—19, one day ahead of the planned co—ordinated rollout across the bloc. us federal agents searched the house on the outskirts of nashville as pa rt on the outskirts of nashville as part of their investigation into the christmas day explosion in the city. former mi6 officer and soviet spy george blake has died, aged 98, in moscow. a fast—food joint, roman—style — archaeologists unearth an ancient takeaway restaurant in pompeii. hello and welcome, if you're watching in the uk or around the world. six million people in the east and south east of england have joined those living under the strictest coronavirus restrictions, in tier 4. around 2a million people in england — more than 40% of the population — are now living under the toughest measures, which mean the closure of all non—essential shops, as well as

i'm lukwesa burak with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world.e deal — after months of wrangling. both sides hailed it a success. the final hurdle was access to fishing waters. so what does this deal mean for the fleets on either side of the channel? this is bbc news. i'm lukwesa burak with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. the european union and united kingdom have finally reached a post—brexit trade deal — after months of wrangling. both sides hailed it a success. it was a long and winding road, but we have got a good deal to show for it. it is fair, it is a balanced deal. and it is the right and responsible thing to do for both sides. i am very pleased to tell you this afternoon that we have completed the biggest trade deal yet worth £660 billion a year, a comprehensive, canada—style free trade deal between the uk

hello this is bbc news with me, lukwesa burak. the headlines.infections across the uk. the london ambulance service says boxing day was one of the busiest days in its history. european leaders have hailed the start of coronavirus vaccinations across the eu as a turning point in the fight against the pandemic. boris johnson is promising big changes following his brexit trade deal. but chancellor rishi sunak has sought to reassure the city of london, that the post—brexit trade deal will not damage the financial services industry. storm bella has brought winds of more than 100mph to many parts of the uk, along with heavy rain. the met office has also issued yellow warnings for snow and ice meaning disruption is likely in some places.

i'm lukwesa burak.gets a coronavirus vaccine live on—air at the white house. he calls it "the beginning of the end", but almost 3,000 americans are still dying every day from covid—i9. with cases raising across the country, with hospitalisations rising across the country, we have a ways to go. the spread of covid—i9 is accelerating in the uk, with the crucial r number now back above i. doctors and medical leaders warn of significant pressure on the national health service. more than 300 schoolboys freed from their kidnapping ordeal

i'm lukwesa burak.and is spreading across many european countries and has now been confirmed in canada and japan. us federal agents search a house on the outskirts of nashville as part of their investigation into the christmas day explosion in the city. president putin pays tribute to the former mi6 officer and soviet spy george blake, who has died aged 98 in moscow. and a fast food joint, roman style — archaeologists unearth an ancient takeaway restaurant in pompeii.

i'm lukwesa burak with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world.dom have finally reached a post—brexit trade deal, after months of wrangling. both sides hailed it a success. it was a long and winding road, but we have got a good deal to show for it. it is fair, it is a balanced deal. and it is the right and responsible thing to do for both sides. i'm very pleased to tell you this afternoon that we have completed the biggest trade deal yet, worth £660 billion a year, a comprehensive, canada—style free trade deal between the uk and the eu. the final hurdle was access to fishing waters, so what does

i'm lukwesa burak. these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world.f roche just come into force. as the uk grapples with the new strain of coronavirus, there are now confirmed cases in more countries, including france, spain and sweden. some eu countries begin vaccinations against covid—19 a day ahead of the planned, coordinated roll—out across the bloc. us federal agents search a house on the outskirts of nashville as part of their investigation into the christmas day explosion in the city. former mi6 officer and soviet spy george blake has died in moscow. a fast food joint, roman style — archaeologists unearth an ancient

this is bbc news, i'm lukwesa burak. these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world.at was agreed between the uk and the eu on christmas eve. president trump signs a coronavirus relief and spending package, after previously threatening to block it. the uk hits a new record of 41,385 covid—19 cases, with 357 more deaths as the new variant puts pressure on hospitals. a chinese journalist who reported on the early days of the coronavirus outbreak, has been sentenced to 4 years injail. tonight's premier league fixture between everton and manchester city has been cancelled for medical reasons, due to city's squad

this is bbc news, i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at 5::00...exit trade talks. the uk vaccine regulator says the covid—19 vaccine will ‘definitely‘ be ready to go into care homes in the next two weeks. a large—scale coronavirus vaccine rollout begins in russia — a large—scale coronavirus vaccine rollout begins in russia — but the sputnikjab is still undergoing mass testing. it's small business saturday — what's next for the high street as we know it — after the recent collapse of household names? and coming up at 5:45 — a look at those helping people in burnley who are facing severe financial hardship due to the pandemic — in poverty and the pandemic:

i'm lukwesa burak. the new coronavirus strain that first emerged in england is spreading across many european countries and has now been confirmed in canada and japan. us federal agents search a house on the outskirts of nashville as part of their investigation into the christmas day explosion in the city. president putin pays tribute to the former mi6 officer and soviet spy george blake, who has died aged 98 in moscow. and a fast food joint, roman style — archaeologists unearth an ancient takeaway restaurant in pompeii. hello. the new variant of coronavirus first detected in the uk has been found in canada. health authorities in the province of ontario said that two cases have been identified in a couple with no known travel history or high—risk contacts. the variant strain has also been found injapan and several european countries. it comes as the roll—out of the coronavirus vaccine begins to pick up momentum. the bbc‘s tim allman reports. time is of the essence of sub in the fight against covid—19. h

i'm lukwesa burak with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. after lots of heated negotitions, the european union and united kingdom finally reach a post—brexit trade deal. both sides hail the agreement as a "big success". it is fair, it is a balanced deal, and it is the right and responsible thing to do for both sides. we have completed the biggest trade deal yet, worth £660 billion a year, a comprehensive, canada—style free trade deal between the uk and the eu. the final hurdle was access to fishing waters. but what will it mean forfishermen on either side of the channel? and a socially distanced christmas in bethlehem, as pilgrims stay away from the festive celebrations. four and a half years after britain voted to leave the eu, a post—brexit trade deal has finally been agreed. the uk prime minister, borisjohnson, said britain had achieved a £660 billion per year trade agreement which would protectjobs. but the opposition labour party said the deal was thin and didn't protect workers. our political editor laura kuenssberg reports. time is fi

i'm lukwesa burak. these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. eu ambassadors unanimously back the post—brexit trade deal that was agreed between the uk and the eu on christmas eve. president trump signs a coronavirus relief and spending package, after previously threatening to block it. it's taken forever, however the bill they are now planning to send back to my desk is much different than anticipated. it really is a disgrace. more signs of growing pressure on uk hospitals from the new coronavirus variant. a chinese journalist who reported on the early days of the coronavirus outbreak has been sentenced to four years injail. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. the post—brexit trade deal between britain and the european union has taken another big step to being implemented. all 27 eu ambassadors have approved agreement that was announced last week. on wednesday the president of the eu council, charles michel, and president of the eu commission ursula von der leyen are expected to sign off on the trade agreement. b

i'm lukwesa burak — these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world., as his finance minister rishi sunak says the deal will reassure those worried about the impact on businesses. for those who were anxious about the economic implications of leaving, they should be enormously reassured by the comprehensive nature of this free—trade agreement. the roll—out of the pfizer biontech, covid vaccine, begins for millions of people across the eu — starting with health workers and the elderly. millions of americans lose their unemployment benefits — after president trump refuses to sign the covid economic relief bill into law. and storm bella brings gusts of more than 100 miles an hour —

i'm lukwesa burak with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. the european union and united kingdom have finally reached a post—brexit trade deal — after months of wrangling. both sides hailed it a success. it was a long and winding road, but we have got a good deal to show for it. it is fair, it is a balanced deal. and it is the right and responsible thing to do for both sides. i am very pleased to tell you this afternoon that we have completed the biggest trade deal yet worth £660 billion a year, a comprehensive, canada—style free trade deal between the uk and the eu. the final hurdle was access to fishing waters. so what does this deal mean for the fleets on either side of the channel? and a socially—distanced christmas in bethlehem, as pilgrims stay away from the festive celebrations. four and a half years after britain voted to leave the eu, a post—brexit trade deal has finally been agreed. the uk prime minister borisjohnson said britain had achieved a 660 billion pound per year trade agreement — which would protect jobs. but the opposition

i'm lukwesa burak. us vice president mike pence gets a coronavirus vaccine live on—air at the white house. he calls it "the beginning of the end", but almost 3,000 americans are still dying every day from covid—19. with cases raising across the country, with hospitalisations rising across the country, we have a ways to go. the spread of covid—19 is accelerating in the uk, with the crucial r number now back above 1. doctors and medical leaders warn of significant pressure on the national health service. more than 300 schoolboys freed from their kidnapping ordeal in nigeria are expected to be reunited with their families soon. and after bugs, glitches and crashes, one of the year's biggest video games — cyberpunk 2077 — is pulled from both the playstation and microsoft stores. hello. the us vice president, mike pence, has become the first senior figure in the trump administration to get a coronavirus vaccine, which he called "a medical miracle". and he did so in a very public way — in front of cameras at

i'm lukwesa burak. these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world.t trade deal that was agreed between the uk and the eu on christmas eve. president trump signs a coronavirus relief and spending package, after previously threatening to block it. it's taken forever, however the bill they are now planning to send back to my desk is much different than anticipated. it really is a disgrace. more signs of growing pressure on uk hospitals from the new coronavirus variant. a chinese journalist who reported on the early days of the coronavirus outbreak has been sentenced to four years injail.

i'm lukwesa burak with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world.united kingdom finally reach a post—brexit trade deal. both sides hail the agreement as a "big success". it is fair, it is a balanced deal, and it is the right and responsible thing to do for both sides. we have completed the biggest trade deal yet, worth £660 billion a year, a comprehensive, canada—style free trade deal between the uk and the eu. the final hurdle was access to fishing waters. but what will it mean forfishermen on either side of the channel? and a socially distanced christmas in bethlehem,

this is bbc news, i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at 5:00... borisjohnson and the president of the european commission speak to try and find a way forward on brexit trade talks. the uk vaccine regulator says the covid—19 vaccine will ‘definitely‘ be ready to go into care homes in the next two weeks. a large—scale coronavirus vaccine rollout begins in russia — a large—scale coronavirus vaccine rollout begins in russia — but the sputnikjab is still undergoing mass testing. it's small business saturday — what's next for the high street as we know it — after the recent collapse of household names? and coming up at 5:45 — a look at those helping people in burnley who are facing severe financial hardship due to the pandemic — in poverty and the pandemic: burnley‘s front line. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. boris johnson is speaking to the president of the european commission, ursula von der leyen, to try to push forward talks about a post—brexit trade deal. negotiations were put on hold last night, because of what were described as "signific

i'm lukwesa burak, with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. us vice president mike pence gets his vaccine on live tv to encourage others to have the shot, as more than 3,000 americans die of covid—19 every day. with cases raising across the country, with hospitalisations rising across the country, we have a ways to go. the spread of covid—19 is accelerating in the uk, with the crucial r number on the rise. doctors are bring about capacity and health services. to add a third spike onto it, a post—christmas surge, potentially is very serious. more than 300 schoolboys freed from their kidnapping ordeal in nigeria are expected to be reunited with their families soon. after bugs, glitches and crashes, one of the year's biggest video games, cyberpunk 2077, is pulled from both the playstation and microsoft store. hello. the us vice president, mike pence, has become the first senior figure in the trump administration to get a coronavirus vaccine, which he called "a medical miracle". and he did so in a very public way, in front of cameras at the white

i'm lukwesa burak, with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world.alisations rising across the country, we have a ways to go. the spread of covid—19 is accelerating in the uk, with the crucial r number on the rise. doctors are bring about capacity and health services. to add a third spike onto