oxford university found that any alcohol consumption affects nearly every part of the brain and lowern volume is found in those who drink more. the study still has to be peer reviewed. >>> residents of nashville have to raise a glass indoors the city's indoor mask mandate which was in effect for nearly a year was lifted friday along with all capacity restrictions on bars and restaurants. now businesses are seeing a surge in customers nbc's cal perry has more. >> reporter: francis, what a difference five days has made here in nashville. friday we saw a lifting on the mask mandate the bars have been packed. for people like bartenders across the city, it's literally been life changing listen. >> i think it's going to be wild i think it's going to be one of the busiest summers we've seen in a while people are ready to go out and have everything back to normal my favorite part about being a bartender is meeting new people, seeing different personalities, hearing their stories. it's just the best part about it we can finally get our lives back and our jobs back. >> reporter: one of the unin

professor andrew porter from oxford university. professor andrew porter from oxford university.the international energy agency. it's part of a new study exploring how the world can achieve net—zero emissions by the middle of this century. the recommendation is one of 400 proposed by the agency in a new report. this afternoon, we'll be answering your questions on these recommendations in �*your questions answered'. jane hill will bejoined by our energy and environment analyst roger harrabin and the deputy editor of the carbon brief website, dr simon evans. you can get involved by tweeting your questions using the hashtag bbc your questions or by emailing yourquestions@bbc. co. uk. that's coming up at 3.30. the headlines on bbc news... as surge—testing for the indian covid variant continues — borisjohnson says that at present, plans to unlock are on track. police prepare to excavate at a cafe in gloucester, searching for mary bastholm — a suspected victim of the serial killer, fred west. violence between israelis and palestinian militants shows no signs of easing — president biden

the early laboratory data from oxford university corroborates the provisional evidence from bolton hospitalnd the additional observational data from india that vaccines are effective against this variant. thousands take advantage of the new travel rules and head overseas in the first legal foreign holidays for months. ijust want to get to the villa. she laughs. ijust want to get out in the sun. the weather's been so awful in the uk. as fighting between israel and palestinian militants enters its second week, the us urges both sides to ensure the protection of civilians and says it's working intensively to try to bring an end to the conflict. the government condemns a series of anti—semitic incidents in london and parts of essex, describing them as "intimidatory and racist". and swapping cake and fizz for spades and saplings — prince charles is encouraging people to plant a tree for the queen's jubilee next year. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. borisjohnson has urged people to exercise a �*heavy dose of caution�* as many covid restrictions are lifted across england, wales and much of

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he is principal of hartford college at oxford university and foreign policy advisor to three u.k.inisters. in brussels, teresa fallon, she's the director of the center for russia-europe asia studies. and yousef amarani, morocco's ambassador to south africa. welcome to the program. tom, we are all trying to adapt to the new realities following the spread of covid-19. how has it affected global diplomacy? >> well, in massive ways, as with every other industry. most diplomacy has been happening online. just like this, by zoom, by skype, over the last year and a half. and covid knocked out a number of big international conferences that would normally have taken place in 2020. you have to remember, diplomacy is one of the last crafts that depends on the handshake, literally the handshake at the end of a peace deal. and so, with the last three feet, that human contact is incredibly important, and that is what diplomats have been lacking in the last year. >> teresa, the handshake, the opportunities, the gatherings, those were landmark events particularly in places like brussels, with nat

the early laboratory data from oxford university corroborates the provisional evidence from boston hospital the observational data from india that vaccines are effective against this variant. >> unwilling to delay the reopening, the government has its fingers firmly crossed that surge testing and localized vaccination campaigns will keep the so-called indian variant in check as scientists warn of a possible third wave of infections. >> your freedom starts to come back now. >> we actually have the day off today, thursday, so all day, all different restaurants and yeah, it's great. >> i have not been on the outside for i don't think how long. it's hard on me. it's a nice day and my mom and my mom's friends and brother. >> what remains are social distancing, mask wearing and hand washing, the final hallmarks of the pandemic set to be abandoned in late june, but the new variant brings new uncertainty and prime minister boris johnson has urged people to embrace their newfound freedoms, but to do so with a

i'm delighted to have two discusses oxford university professor of history and award-winning author,est book is called china's good war how world war ii shaping a new nationalism pick professor, thank you for joining me. >> terry, great to be here today. gerry: what are the chinese, how are they treating this, we heard they respond even really to wasn't biden's suggestion or demand for an inquiry saying this was typical u.s. manipulation of the facts so how is the chinese been talking about the origins of the virus in in their own expiration for it? >> i think, gerry, there are two conversations going on in china at the same time. one is short-term and one is long-term. the short term one is one that looks around them and says look, at the moment because of the extremely, you know, hard-core tactics that have tried to push on the virus basically shutting down large sectors of the cities even one infection that comes up basically shutting off the entire country, quarantining it strongly and in the short-term china's life has turned back well toward the normal in terms of people going

the cloth masks in july of 2020 oxford university found that hospital workers more likely to come downthe mask. i had a opportunity come into his office. he was complaining he could not breathe. he was wearing a bandana mask tied tight around his neck. we said take it off. he said i can't. i have been wearing for 2 weeks. we tried to take it off. we have to cut it off and throw it away. the misuse with these masks is phenomenal. it's not a reality the kids can do it right. >> laura: the utah governor is saying that the state mask mandate for schools is going to be lifted this fall. it should be lifted this second, period. it's insane that parents are okay with this. i am sorry. >> i put my job on the line for the well-being of these children. it's past time to stand up and do what is right for the kids. >> laura: thanks for being here. you have a lot of courage. and joe biden caught in another lie about what he is doing to help the american. >> i don't believe that. >> bind by the numbers next. out here, you're a landowner, a gardener, a landscaper and a hunter. that's why you need ver

$1617.00 is more transmissible than the previously dominant that the early laboratory data from oxford university corroborates the provisional evidence from both the hospital and the initial observational data from india that vaccines are effective against this variant and willing to delay the reopening the government has its fingers firmly crossed that surge testing and localised vaccination campaigns will keep the so-called indian variant in check as scientists warn of a possible 3rd wave of infections. that means effigies freedom to start can't let was actually but the day after day thursday so with. told a better start than anything so yeah it's great not been on the outs for god knows how long. so it's been it's been out on me but now my. so. what remains are social distancing squaring and hand-washing the final hole marks of the pandemic set to be abandoned in late june but the new variant brings new uncertainty and prime minister boris johnson has urged people to embrace their newfound freedoms but to do so with a heavy dose of caution jonah hill al jazeera manchester hundreds of refugees

oxford university, the museum of natural history, and not even the rain could dampen the enthusiasm forwe're here face to face with the thing we've all been trying to avoid, the virus. it is some 8 million times bigger than the real thing. but it does allow you to get up close to something that is both terrible but also strangely beautiful. it's made up of tens of millions of pieces of scientific data, crunched and slowly assembled to reveal this. and the moment of revelation came, i was just taken aback cos i thought, i'd been working for months and months and months during lockdown on my own listening to radio, television, hearing about this dreadful, evil virus and it was just strangely beautiful. it was kind of hauntingly beautiful, and that kind of took me aback. and unveiling it was someone who knows it all too well, the lead developer of the oxford vaccine. it's quite a chilling thing to look at because this is the virus that's been our enemy for the last 17 months now. we've been trying to defeat it. and so to come face—to—face with a large version of the virus is quite thought—

oxford university, the museum of natural history, and not even the rain could dampen the enthusiasm foroday's grand reopening and its new work of art. an object that's affected us all. we're here face to face with the thing we've all been trying to avoid, the virus. it is some 8 million times bigger than the real thing. but it does allow you to get up close to something that is both terrible but also strangely beautiful. it's made up of tens of millions of pieces of scientific data, crunched and slowly assembled to reveal this. and the moment of revelation came, i was just taken aback cos i thought, i'd been working for months and months and months during lockdown on my own listening to radio, television, hearing about this dreadful, evil virus and it was just strangely beautiful. it was kind of hauntingly beautiful, and that kind of took me aback. and unveiling it was someone who knows it all too well, the lead developer of the oxford vaccine. it's quite a chilling thing to look at because this is the virus that's been our enemy for the last 17 months now. we've been trying to defeat i

well and that's because the delivery of vaccines it was you can't want you to risk a perch at oxford university and you kate production and sourcing combined scrushy stove every which has made the u.k. a world leader in getting covert baxi into the arms of people who need it that shows you the cooperation can work if you ask people in scotland what do they want of that governments more than 70 percent of them see what they want is more corporations and we need a mechanism for that not constant standoff over the constitution whose research on it in the supreme court i have less than a man as how this is going to be my question for both nicola and ross do you think that there will be a 2nd thread for and i'm very free place. i do yes i do i'm because i don't see how you get people settlement ok with my visits in that question ross yes there will be a 2nd referendum and this time of parliament because that's exactly what we elected if you're in scotland just voted for and we are a democracy after all thank you very much indeed ross. like you and jim gallagher and thank you for watching you can see

discussing his new book, the complete victory saratoga and the american revolution published by oxford university. i'm splendid, splendid addition with color, illustrations and an excellent map. very useful. the battle at saratoga is often regarded as the turning part of the revolutionary war. victory one by americans, generally believed that victory lies within the u.s. kevin produced one of the most comprehensive accounts of the battle. it's of particular interest because he's a former army officer with 28 years of service. granger of west concluded two combats and professorship in military theory and data of were college in pennsylvania. his previous book, the life of samuel was awarded to william toby award. kevin has agreed to do this program in an interview, conversations which will be followed by questions, i'd be grateful if audience members could put questions in the q&a at the bottom of your screen. kevin, thank you very much for joining us. >> thank you, andrew. i appreciate the invitation thank you to everybody out there attending. >> so i want to begin asking you to discuss how your

within the pentagon oxford university of course the other side of the atlantic many science bodies publicly funded science bodies and universities have been part of this giant effort to develop these vaccines and then of course there was operation was a spate which had very generous contracts just as regardless of whether the vaccines would cost regulatory approval that gave huge commercial confidence for these companies to ramp up then of course liability waivers so you know the idea that this is sort of pharmacies going to quit the genius in his garage just having a light bulb going on in his head and now we're punishing him for being a genius is not really how this process works there are brilliant people in the private sector there are also brilliant people in the public sector funded by taxpayer money and taxpayers don't tend to claim patents you know at the end i have this famous spike protein that's a key part of the vaccine it gave it to me it didn't pay isn't it so the taxpayer is not getting any dividends from the shareholders of madonna and i i don't think that's balanced by taki

here's principal of how to 1st college at oxford university on foreign policy adviser to the prime ministers in brussels there is her file and here she is the director of the center for russia europe asia studies from pretoria use of armani rock as ambassador to south africa welcome to the program tom we're all trying to adapt to the new reality is following the spread of covert 19 how has it affected global diplomacy well in massive ways as with every other industry most diplomacy has been happening online just like this by zune by skype of the last year and a half and coverage knocked out a number of big international conferences that would normally have taken place in 2020 you have to remember that diplomacy is one of the last crafts that depends on the handshake literally handwritten end of a peace deal and so the last 3 feet that human contact is incredibly important and that's what diplomats have been lacking in the last year terrorists or as tom has just said the hand shakes the photo opportunities the gatherings those were landmark events particularly in places like brussels with nat

oxford university, the museum of natural history, and not even the rain could dampen the enthusiasm fore to face with the thing we've all been trying to avoid, the virus. it is some 8 million times bigger than the real thing. but it does allow you to get up close to something that is both terrible but also strangely beautiful. it's made up of tens of millions of pieces of scientific data, crunched and slowly assembled to reveal this. and the moment of revelation came, i was just taken aback cos i thought, i'd been working for months and months and months during lockdown on my own listening to radio, television, hearing about this dreadful, evil virus and it was just strangely beautiful. it was kind of hauntingly beautiful, and that kind of took me aback. and unveiling it was someone who knows it all too well, the lead developer of the oxford vaccine. it's quite a chilling thing to look at because this is the virus that's been our enemy for the last 17 months now. we've been trying to defeat it. and so to come face—to—face with a large version of the virus is quite thought—provoking. and

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i read that you had to cut the mask off one of your -- >> the cloth mask in july of 2020 at oxford universityhey were 13 times more likely to come down with influenza-like illness after wearing the masks. i have a student come into my office, complaining he couldn't breathe, he was wearing a bandanna mask tight around his neck and when he told him to take office i can't, i've been wearing it for two weeks. we tried to take it off, it was tied very tightly, had to cut it off with scissors, the misuse with these masks is phenomenal and these kids, not a reality they can do it and do it right. >> the use our governor is saying state mask mandates for schools is going to be listed this fall and should be lifted the second. period. it is insane that parents are okay with this. >> puts my job on the line for the well-being of these children and it is past time for teachers who care about children, doctors who took an oath and nurses who say they are patient advocates to stand up and do what is right for these kids. >> sorry had to go with what you had to go through, joe biden caught in another lie

and we shouldn't forget the university of oxford astrazeneca develop their vaccine on it. and on a pro bono basis on a non profit basis, while the others biotech, pfizer, for example, make a lot of money with vaccines. it's true. this new technology, this m r n. a technology developed here in germany by biotech, in the united states by madonna is really fantastic, but it's also very expensive calling for thank you. now let's take a look at some of the other business stories making headlines around the world. trying to as replace germany as britain's biggest import market. this came after the trade with you fell sharply in the 1st quarter as the exit from the blocks came into full effect, imports and exports between and aeroplane. union fell 23 percent compared to 2018 years. the british government is considering rules to block certain companies from going public if they pose a risk to national security. this could take if this could affect the london stock exchange i p o, for the tech sector, infrastructure and defense, the treasury says it is currently drawing a plan. cus

in october 2016 oxford university press publishes path to war, history of american responses to the great war 1914 to 17 and in july 2017, oxford published his concise history of the treaty of versailles. nyberg's's next book on u.s. relations with france is due out in the fall. he will now talk about a part of the world we don't very often think about when we consider the second world war. prof. neiberg: thank you very much, it is an honor to be on a panel with you, it is great to with the world war ii museum although just virtually meeting. we don't get the great interaction we normally do in new orleans but hopefully we can do that soon. could i have the first slide please. this is a complicated map of -- i want to spend time talking about it. it is a map of empires. a map of the european empires in africa in 1940, it is a case study of what gerhart just got done talking about of the global war that the second world war was and the ways in which the various parts of the world connect. what i want to explain a bit is what the map is trying to show you and all the complexity the map is t

argentina is partnering with oxford university and astrazeneca to produce massive amounts of the covid-19 vaccine developed by both institutions. at a lab in buenos aires, the process has already begun. a lab representative says it will be the end of the year before they expect to start clinical trials with the goal of launching production by early 2022. meanwhile, covid-19 remains a deadly challenge for argentina. an additional 551 people died of the virus thursday, the same day the country broke its own daily record with more than 41,000 new confirmed cases. and the government has yet to find out if the current lockdown, imposed out of desperation, is going to reverse the trend. >>> coming up on cnn, a seismic political shift could be imminent in israel. the latest on a potential coalition deal that would see benjamin netanyahu out as prime minister. >>> new details about a massive cyber attack targeting dozens of countries. how it might affect the u.s. president and russia's leader. freshness that lasts. sr crafted to give you amazingly natural smelling fragrances, day after day...

freedom, why international religious liberty is vital to america's national security published by oxford university press in 2008. it is a book that has shaped and continues to shape u.s. religious freedom legislation and foreign policy. judge ken starr has had a distinguished career in academia the law and public service. he currently serves as counsel to the linear law firm. having served as president and chancellor of baylor university and dean of the pepperdine school of law, judge starr continues to teach a law, writes articles of interest inserts regularly as a commentator for various television and radio programs. he serves on the wards of advocates international and the christian legal society and on the advisory board of the alliance defending freedom. as a constitutional expert and master lawyer he has served and is argued 36 cases before the u.s. supreme court including during his service as u.s. solicitor general. he served as united states circuit judge for the district of columbia circuit as counselor in chief counselor in chief of staff to u.s. attorney general william smith and his

. >> he collected and honorary degree from oxford university near the end of his presidency. a remark that he never thought he would be a yank at oxford, and that was true coming from his humble beginnings. this policy that emerged out of fulton out of the long telegram, out of all of these events of 75 years ago had been basically the u.s. foreign policy with little tweaks and nudges for 70 plus years, through democratic presidents, republican presidents, conservatives, liberals -- commitment to the u.s., posture in the world as a guarantor and friend of democracies and liberty's. it came in to question in the past four years, we had a president for the first time i would say really wasn't a truman churchill cold war era, entirely skeptical of many aspects of the tradition of western alliance. i wonder if either of you think about, what is the future? has this partnership in many ways symbolized by the fulton, marie as it run its course? >> my view david is that it is more important now than ever. if you look around the world, you look at the last few years, and i wouldn't pu

i don't know cause me actually did go he collected a an honorary degree from oxford university near the end of his presidency or johnny. um, and he remarked. he never thought he would be a yank at oxford and that was true coming from his humble beginnings. this policy that emerged out of fulton out of the long telegram out of all these events of 75 years ago had been the basically the us foreign policy with little tweaks and nudges for 70 plus years through democratic presidents republican presidents conservatives liberals support for nato a commitment to the us but posture in the world as a guarantee organ tour and friend of of democracies and of liberty. it came into question during the past four years. we had a president who for the first time i would say really wasn't a truman churchill cold warrior and it's highly skeptical of many aspects of the traditional western alliance. i wonder if either of you think about what what is the future it has has this partnership that in many ways symbolized by that visit to fulton missouri as it run. its course. well, i might might be david is th