cambridgeshire and essex would move into the toughest tear of restrictions, tier 4, along with oxfordshirend hampshire, including portsmouth and southampton, but excluding the new forest. more areas of england will move into tier 3, including bristol, somerset, gloucestershire, the isle of wight, the new forest, northamptonshire, cheshire and warrington. the health secretary also said two new cases of a another new variant of coronavirus had been detected in the uk. both are contacts detected in the uk. both are co nta cts of detected in the uk. both are contacts of cases who travel to the uk from south africa. anyone who has travelled from south africa or had contact with someone who has been there in the last fortnight must quarantine for the next two weeks. let's ta ke quarantine for the next two weeks. let's take a look at what the restrictions in areas in tier 4 actually mean. well, a stay at home order will be issued to residents, although those who have to travel for education or work may continue to do so. social mixing will be restricted to votes meeting one other person in an ope

so, from one minute past midnight on boxing day, sussex, oxfordshire, suffolk, norfolk and cambridgeshiree parts of essex not yet in tier 4, waverly and surrey and hampshire, including portsmouth and southampton but with the exception of the new forest will all be escalated to tier 4. bristol, gloucestershire, somerset, including the north somerset council area, swindon, the isle of wight, the new forest and northamptonshire, as well as cheshire and warrington, will all be escalated to tier 3. and i'm afraid that cornwall and herefordshire have seen sharply rising rates and need to be escalated to tier 2. this is not news that anybody wants to deliver, and i am truly sorry for the disruption that it causes. but i think people know how important it is that we take decisions like this to keep people safe and to protect the nhs. our political correspondent jonathan blakejoins me now. given jonathan blakejoins me now. the speed at whicht variant given the speed at which this new variant is spreading, it seems the government were left with little option. yes, when you look at the graphs we wer

george harrison, the former beatle, is recovering in hospital after being stabbed at his oxfordshireerviewed by police on suspicion of attempted murder. i think it was good. just good? no, fantastic! that's better! bells toll. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: us president—electjoe biden complains his transition team are not getting co—operation from the trump administation on crucial matters like national security. a like national security. prominent saudi human righ‘ activist a prominent saudi human rights activist has been jailed a prominent saudi human rights activist has beenjailed for six years for teaching women how to drive. joining me now is karin karlekar, who is the director of free expression at risk at pen america. what does this sentence mean for loujain al—hathloul and human rights generally in saudi arabia? for loujain al-hathloul she has been convicted and sentenced and she has a ready beenin sentenced and she has a ready been injailand sentenced and she has a ready been in jail and because sentenced and she has a ready been injail and because of the time serve

george harrison, the former beatle, is recovering in hospital after being stabbed at his oxfordshirenterviewed by police on suspicion of attempted murder. i think it was good. just good? no, fantastic! that's better! bells toll. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: the us president—elect, joe biden, criticises the vaccine rollout and pledges 100 million jabs in his first 100 days. british prime minister boris johnson will call on mp's to back his post—brexit trade deal with the european union when it comes before a vote in the house of commons this afternoon. european union and chinese leaders are poised to announce a hard—fought agreement to expand opportunities in china for foreign investors. european commission chief ursula von der leyen plans to speak with chinese president xijinping in a video conference to signal the successful completion of negotiations on an eu—china investment pact that's been going on for the last seven yea rs. let's go to suranjana tewari in our asia business hub. so, suranjana, what's in it for china? yes, there are many factors that have gone into thi

so tier 4 restrictions will be extended to sussex, oxfordshire, suffolk, norfolk and cambridgeshire, rest of essex, waverley in surrey and hampshire, with the exception of the new forest. in tier 4, you have to stay at home unless you're travelling to work orfor education. you can meet one other person in an open public space. nonessential shops will close, along with personal services such as gyms, beauty salons and hairdressers. no one should enter or leave a tier 4 area. other areas are also moving up a tier from saturday. bristol, gloucestershire, somerset, including the north somerset council area, swindon, the isle of wight, the new forest and northamptonshire, as well as cheshire and warrington will be moved to tier 3. cornwall and herefordshire will move into tier 2. there were no changes to christmas restrictions for areas in tiers one to three in england. so—called "christmas bubbles" are only allowed on christmas day. the advice is to remain local. here's our political correspondent, laila nathoo. this sign will soon be turned. tighter restrictions are on their way in norf

george harrison, the former beatle, is recovering in hospital after being stabbed at his oxfordshirerviewed by police on suspicion of attempted murder. i think it was good. just good? no, fantastic! that's better! bells toll this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the uk government extends the toughest restrictions to most of england, as deaths from coronavirus soar to 981. both chambers of parliament approve the new free trade deal — signed by prime minister borisjohnson — four and a half years after britain voted to leave the european union. argentina's medical regulator has approved the oxford astrazeneca coronavirus vaccine, following quickly on the heels of the uk. coronavirus vaccine, following the country has a contract to buy more than 22 million doses, which will be delivered in 2021. it has already begun vaccinating health workers with the russian sputnik v vaccine, as it prepares for a possible second wave of the virus. i've been speaking to natalio cosoy, a journalist in argentina, about how the government approved the oxford astrazeneca vaccine so quickly. it is in a law

george harrison, the former beatle, is recovering in hospital after being stabbed at his oxfordshireed murder. i think it was good. just good? no, fantastic! that‘s better! bells toll. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the us president—electjoe biden criticises the vaccine rollout and pledges 100 millionjabs in his first 100 days. anti and pro—abortion protests in argentina, before the senate holds an historic and controversial vote later. in china, a court in shenzhen is due to hand down sentences to 10 hong kong pro—democracy activists who were caught while trying to escape to taiwan by boat in august last year. in the last hour we‘re hearing reports that court has ruled that two of the 12 who were underage will be sent back to hong kong. the remaining ten are awaiting verdicts following a trial that‘s attracted international condemnation for the way it‘s mostly been held in secret. let‘s cross to washington and speak to sixtus ‘baggio‘ leung, who‘s a former hong kong legislator and pro—independence activist but who has now fled the city to the us. good to talk to you, thanks

what they are. 6 million here in the south and southeast of england moving into tier 4, so this is oxfordshireeshire, sussex, surrey, those parts of the country, tier 4 means do not leave your home and that you have a reason. it means nonessential retail, gyms, hairdressers are all closed. you can exercise. you can leave your house to exercise, quite important to do, but essentially you need a good reason to leave your house. to give you an idea of the numbers involved in england, that additional 6 million people going into tier 4 means the number of people in england under this toughest restrictions is about 2k million, so that is nearly 43% of the population, and in addition, we have another 25 million people now moving into the next highest tier, tier 3, bristol, gloucestershire, somerset, lots of england moving into tougher research and after relaxing on christmas day. the whole of mainland scotla nd day. the whole of mainland scotland going into the toughest of the restrictions. it is not being called a lockdown there, but for five and half million people, travel being restricted, non—ess

george harrison, the former beatle, is recovering in hospital after being stabbed at his oxfordshireeing interviewed by police on suspicion of attempted murder. i think it was good. just good? no, fantastic! that's better! bells toll this is bbc news. the latest headlines: president trump has approved a $2 trillion government spending and coronavirus stimulus package days after objecting to elements of the bill. emily moffett is one of the millions of americans whose unemployment benefits ended on saturday, when president trump resisted signing the relief bill. these payments will now be restored. we spoke to her as the news wasjust coming in. i mean, it's very exciting and i hope that it is true, so a lot of families can get, you know, stimulus and relief and a lot of people still struggling with unemployment don't have to deal with problems in the holidays and new year. what is the situation like for yourself? you were just holding down one job, you were holding down two jobs, but it all changed in march. what happened ? i was a barista and server living in seattle at the time, and

this is ducklington farm in oxfordshire, where farmer helen's priority has been the safety of her animalsount of rain we've had in the last few days has made it very difficult for us. we have over 3,000 sheep and we've had to move 1,200 of them in the last three days, so the whole of christmas we've been moving sheep. they‘ re all pregnant, and their welfare is our priority at the moment, but finding dry ground is almost impossible because it's just completely saturated. the met office has issued three yellow weather warnings about snow and ice in parts of scotland in particular, the north—east, areas in the north of wales and northern ireland. officials say they're working hard to help those in need, but have added there may be at least another day of harsh weather to come. chi chi izundu, bbc news. now on bbc news, philippa thomas hears from people around the world about their extraordinary experiences during the pandemic and how covid—i9 has changed their lives. welcome. 0n coronavirus: your stories, this year, we have been hearing from people around the world about some of the extraor

george harrison, the former beatle, is recovering in hospital after being stabbed at his oxfordshirepolice on suspicion of attempted murder. i think it was good. just good? no, fantastic! that's better! bells toll. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: the us president—elect, joe biden, criticises the vaccine rollout and pledges 100 million jabs in his first 100 days. anti and pro—abortion protests in argentina, before the senate holds an historic, and controversial, vote later. at least seven people have been killed and 20 others injured following an earthquake in croatia. the tremor, with a magnitude of 6.4 destroyed many buildings in the central town of petrinja. the effects were felt in the capital, zagreb, where there were power cuts and more than 100 miles away in neighbouring slovenia. 0ur correspondent, keith doyle, reports. a man is rescued from a crushed car. he is reunited with his child, who had already been pulled free. it was a little after midday when the 6.4 magnitude earthquake hit, the strongest to hit croatia in decades. the town of petrinja took the full force.

george harrison, the former beatle, is recovering in hospital after being stabbed at his oxfordshirerpool is being interviewed by police on suspicion of attempted murder. i think it was good. just good? no, fantastic! that's better! bells toll this is bbc news, the latest headlines: president trump has approved a $2 trillion government spending and coronavirus stimulus package, days after objecting to elements of the bill. south africa has registered more than a million cases of covid—19, just a few days after a new faster spreading coronavirus variant was detected. let's turn to nepal now, where a high level delegation from china has arrived, to try and prevent a split in the ruling nepal communist party. the country's in the midst of a political crisis after the prime minister dissolved parliament. faced with criticism of his handling of the pandemic from his own government, kp sharma oli called an election a year early, sparking protests from one faction of his party. let's speak to anbarasan ethirajan, the south asia editor for bbc world service. thank you for being with us. what

george harrison, the former beatle, is recovering in hospital after being stabbed at his oxfordshireerviewed by police on suspicion of attempted murder. i think it was good. just good? no, fantastic. that's better. this is bbc news, the latest headlines. uk prime minister borisjohnson promises big changes following the brexit trade deal. his finance minister rishi sunak says the deal brings reassurance to those worried about the impact on business. the roll—out of the pfizer/biontech covid vaccine begins for millions of people across the eu starting with health workers and the elderly. dozens of syrian refugee families have had to leave a makeshift camp in lebanon after it was burnt to the ground on saturday night. aid officials say the tents were set alight after a dispute between refugees and local residents. at least 3 people were injured in the blaze. rhal ssan. imagine having so little and waking up to this. this makeshift refugee camp for syrians in northern lebanon was set on fire late on saturday night. at least three people were injured in the blaze which left the entire cam

george harrison, the former beatle, is recovering in hospital after being stabbed at his oxfordshirel is being interviewed by police on suspicion of attempted murder. i think it was good. just good? no, fantastic. that's better. bells toll this is bbc news. the latest headlines: there are reports president trump has signed the pandemic aid and spending bill. millions of americans temporarily lost their benefits when he refused to sign the $2.3 trillion covid relief bill into law. south africa has registered more than 1 million cases of covid—19, just a few days after a new faster spreading coronavirus variant was detected. hospitals have reported a severe rise in cases. let's go back to our top story, president trump's refusal to approve a $2.3 trillion financial package which was approved by congress, and the impact that's had on millions of americans made jobless by the coronavirus pandemic. we can now speak to emily moffett. she's lost her unemployment benefits after president trump failed to sign the covid relief bill into law. although this might change now he seems he's signing

this is ducklington farm in oxfordshire, where farmer helen's priority has been the safety of her animalsount of rain we've had in the last few days has made it very difficult for us. we have over 3,000 sheep and we've had to move 1,200 of them in the last three days, so the whole of christmas we've been moving sheep. they‘ re all pregnant, and their welfare is our priority at the moment, but finding dry ground is almost impossible because it's just completely saturated. the met office has issued three yellow weather warnings about snow and ice in parts of scotland in particular, the north—east, areas in the north of wales and northern ireland. officials say they're working hard to help those in need but have added that there may be at least another day of harsh weather to come. chi chi izundu, bbc news. now on bbc news, veteran explorer robin hanbury—tenison, who spent weeks in a coma battling covid—i9, says the healing power of nature helped to save his life. robin was one of the first covid—i9 patients into derriford hospital. he may be a veteran of 30 expeditions, but surviving corona

now going into tier 4, those are mainly living in the east and south—east of england so sussex, oxfordshireolk, norfolk, cambridge and hampshire, those parts of the uk. tier 4 means basically don't leave the house. you can exercise but shops, hospitality, none of that is open. you cannot mix with people inside your house either. unless you are part of a support bubble with them so really, some of the toughest restrictions that there are. to give you a sense of the overall picture in england of the numbers involved, that additional 6 million people going into tier 4 means that 2a million people in england, nearly half the population of england, i now under those toughest restrictions. in addition as of about one hour ago, we have got nearly 25 million people moving into tier 3so million people moving into tier 3 so places like bristol, gloucestershire, somerset, the north of somerset, the isle of wight, and they are moving into a tear which means no indoor mixing, you can meet outdoors but only in groups of six —— tier. but shops can stay open for a mixed picture across england but generally

george harrison, the former beatle, is recovering in hospital after being stabbed at his oxfordshireed by police on suspicion of attempted murder. i think it was good. just good? no, fantastic! that's better! bells toll. this is bbc world news, the latest headlines: the uk becomes the first country in europe to approve the use of two vaccines. it's said to be a landmark moment in the fight against coronavirus. the us has a new daily high in us deaths, almost 4000 have died in one day. 10 people have been injured, one critically, in a landslide that buried houses in the norwegian municipality of gjerdrum, north—east of the capital, 0slo. police say 11 people who live in the area are still unaccounted for, and it's not yet clear if some were caught up in the landslide, or were away when it occurred. aruna iyengar has this report. an enormous dark crater in the town of ask in gjerdum. in its depths, over a dozen homes. a whole hillside collapsed in the landslide in the early hours of wednesday. it's left norwegians feeling insecure on the land they live. translation: first and foremost

george harrison, the former beatle, is recovering in hospital after being stabbed at his oxfordshirepolice on suspicion of attempted murder. i think it was good. just good? no, fantastic! that's better! bells toll. this is bbc news, the latest headlines. us president—electjoe biden complains his transition team are not getting co—operation from the trump administation on crucial matters like national security. a prominent saudi human rights activist who campaigned for women to be allowed to drive is jailed for six years. her family deny the charges. more now on that sentencing. it has been widely condemned by rights organisations around the world. karin karlekar is director of free expression at pen america. for loujain al—hathloul she has been convicted and sentenced and she has a ready been in jail and because of the time served, it could be possible she is released in a few months and will be pushing the saudis to hold to that. it will be a conditional release and subject to conditions after she left ofjail. she will not be to do anything without being rested again and banned from

george harrison, the former beatle, is recovering in hospital after being stabbed at his oxfordshireed by police on suspicion of attempted murder. i think it was good. just good? no, fantastic! that's better! bells toll. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: us president—electjoe biden complains his transition team are not getting co—operation from the trump administation on crucial matters like national security. a prominent saudi human rights activist who campaigned for women to be allowed to drive is jailed for six years. her family deny the charges. let's get some more on the sentencing of loujain al—hathloul in saudi arabia. it has been widely condemned by rights organisations around the world. one of them is democracy for the arab world. now dawn, a group co—founded by jamal khashoggi, months before he was killed, in 2018, by a team of saudi agents at the kingdom's consulate in turkey. joining me now is abdullah alodar the research director for saudi arabia at dawn and a prominent saudi legal scholar whose father and uncle have beenjailed in recent years as part of a wave of

george harrison, the former beatle, is recovering in hospital after being stabbed at his oxfordshire on suspicion of attempted murder. i think it was good. just good? no, fantastic! that's better! bells toll. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: the us president—electjoe biden criticises the vaccine rollout and pledges 100 million jabs in his first 100 days. the uk registers another record—breaking surge in coronavirus cases, up by more than 53,000 in a single day. the argentine senate is debating a bill legalizing abortion, despite objections from the country's influential roman catholic church. it would allow women to end pregnancies up the vote has polarised the country and, if it does pass, its expected only to do so by a slim majority. campaigners for and against the bill have gathered in a square near the congress building in the capital, buenos aires. this woman explained why she was demonstrating against legalising abortion. translation: the solution is there, the solution is always on the side of life. there are plenty of wonderful institutions that collaborate, that are

this is ducklington farm in oxfordshire, where farmer helen's priority has been the safety of her animalsade it very difficult for us. we have over 3,000 sheep and we've had to move 1,200 of them in the last three days, so the whole of christmas we've been moving sheep. they‘ re all pregnant, and their welfare is our priority at the moment, but finding dry ground is almost impossible because it's just completely saturated. the met office has issued three yellow weather warnings about snow and ice in parts of scotland in particular, the north—east, areas in the north of wales and northern ireland. officials say they're working hard to help those in need, but have added there may be at least another day of harsh weather to come. chi chi izundu, bbc news. now with all the day's sport, here's jane dougall at the bbc sport centre. good evening, clive. we'll start with the results from the premier league. match of the day 2 follows the news, so if you want to wait, now‘s the time to leave the room. liverpool have dropped points at home for the first time this season. they drew with struggling w

george harrison, the former beatle, is recovering in hospital after being stabbed at his oxfordshirepolice on suspicion of attempted murder. i think it was good. just good? no, fantastic! that's better! bells toll this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the us president—elect, joe biden, criticises the vaccine roll—out and pledges 100 million jabs in his first 100 days. the uk registers another record—breaking surge in coronavirus cases, up by more than 53,000 in a single day. as coronavirus cases continue to surge in the us, a key source of infections are clusters in prisons. one in five prisoners have tested positive for the virus, and at least 1,700 have died. female inmates near detroit phoned a helpline and talked about their experiences after the virus broke out in march. the helpline has shared the recordings with the bbc, with the consent of the women who made the phone calls. a lot of people are sleepwalking. so, i'm walking around like, "wake up! do you see what's going on? are you paying attention to what's happening 7 " this bleep is real, this is serious. you can die. my

george harrison, the former beatle, is recovering in hospital after being stabbed at his oxfordshireool is being interviewed by police on suspicion of attempted murder. i think it was good. just good? no, fantastic! that's better! bells toll. this is bbc world news, the latest headlines: borisjohnson's trade deal with the european union has become law in the uk. it means the uk will stop following eu rules. more than three quarters of people in england are now living under the toughest level of restrictions — as the new strain of coronavirus continues to spread rapidly across the country. here in the uk at the end of the country's transition period with european union trading goods between the two will know longer be frictionless. while the new trade deal with the eu ensures there will be no tariffs or quotas on goods, many traders and hauliers will still have to file new paperwork and some goods will be checked. some truckers are nervous about the changes as our transport correspondent caroline davies reports. is this for calm before the storm? after weeks is this for calm before th

george harrison, the former beatle, is recovering in hospital after being stabbed at his oxfordshire police on suspicion of attempted murder. i think it was good. just good? no, fantastic! that's better! bells toll this is bbc news, the latest headlines: the the latest headlines: uk has become the first country the uk has become the first country in europe to approve two vaccines, said to be a landmark moment in the fight against coronavirus. the british prime minister has hailed a new era of uk eu trade. 10 people have been injured in a norwegian landslide north—west of the capital oslo. 11 people in the area are still unaccounted for. it is not clear if some were caught up in the landslide or were awake when it happened. an enormous dark crater in this town. in its steps, over a dozen homes. a whole hillside collapsed in the landslide in the early hours of wednesday. it has left norwegians feeling insecure on the land they live. translation: first and foremost my thoughts are with those directly affected by this. there are many who have not been accounted for. this is a huge disast

this is ducklington farm in oxfordshire, where farmer helen's priority has been the safety of her animalsde it very difficult for us. we have over 3000 sheep and we've had to move 1200 of them in the last three days, so the whole of christmas we've been moving sheep. they‘ re all pregnant, and their welfare is our priority at the moment, but finding dry ground is almost impossible because it's just completely saturated. the met office has issued three yellow weather warnings about snow and ice in parts of scotland in particular and the north—east. officials say they're working hard to help those in need but have added there may be at least another day of harsh weather to come. chi chi izundu, bbc news. authorities in the us are investigating whether a campervan explosion in the city of nashville on christmas day was a suicide bombing. three people were injured in the blast, and dna tests are now being carried out after human remains were found near the site of the explosion. no motive has been established and no—one has claimed responsibility. the search is resuming for missing walkers an

george harrison, the former beatle, is recovering in hospital after being stabbed at his oxfordshireerviewed by police on suspicion of attempted murder. i think it was good. just good? no, fantastic! that's better! bells toll. this is bbc news. the latest headlines — the uk reports a record 40,000 new coronavirus infections in the past 24 hours as doctors say some hospital services are stretched to the limit. after president trump finally signs the coronavirus relief bill, democrats in the house of representatives are trying to increase the pay—outs to americans. ambassadors from all 27 eu member states have provisionally backed the post—brexit trade deal with the uk. the agreement allows tariff—free trade with britain to continue after it leaves the eu single market in four days' time. borisjohnson described the deal, agreed on christmas eve, as a new starting point in relations with the european union. but travellers and business people will face some bumpy moments in the months ahead as they get to grips with the uk's new relationship with the european union. that's the warning fr

george harrison, the former beatle, is recovering in hospital after being stabbed at his oxfordshirece on suspicion of attempted murder. i think it was good. just good? no, fantastic! that's better! bells toll. this is bbc world news, the latest headlines: us president—electjoe biden complains his transition team are not getting co—operation from the trump administation on crucial matters like national security. optimism on wall street as the massive us stimulus package, covid vaccines and a post—brexit trade deal send us indices to record highs. the number of patients being treated for covid—19 in england's hospitals is now higher than it was at the previous peak in april this year. more than 40,000 new infections were reported in the uk in the past 2a hours — that's a record — as the new variant of coronavirus spreads rapidly. our health editor hugh pym has the latest. there was a stark message today from homerton university hospital in east london. nurses and doctors are incredibly stretched caring for very sick patients. no one should underestimate the impact the infection can ha

george harrison, the former beatle, is recovering in hospital after being stabbed at his oxfordshire on suspicion of attempted murder. i think it was good. just good? no, fantastic! that's better! bells toll. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: us president—electjoe biden complains his transition team is not getting cooperation from the trump administration on the crucial matters like national security. and a massive us stimulus package, covid vaccines and the brexit trade deal send us trade indices to record highs. a prominent saudi human rights activist who campaigned for women to be allowed to drive cars, has been sentenced to almost six years injail on charges of spying and conspiracy. mark lobel has the story. it was loujain al—hathloul‘s public campaigning to get saudi women in the driving seat four years before the ban was lifted that first saw her spend weeks behind bars. she was asked by the bbc after her release in 2015 when equal rights would be achieved. equal rights? the entire one, the entire package? oh, my god, it will take forever. i won't be alive to witness it.

george harrison, the former beatle, is recovering in hospital after being stabbed at his oxfordshireool is being interviewed by police on suspicion of attempted murder. i think it was good. just good? no, fantastic. that's better. bells toll this is bbc news, the latest headlines: president trump has approved a $2 trillion government spending and coronavirus stimulus package days after objecting to elements of the bill. south africa has registered more than 1 million cases of covid—19, just a few days after a new, faster—spreading coronavirus variant was detected. one of the by—products of coronavirus has been a sharp increase throughout the world in the amount of people believing in conspiracy theories. significant numbers believe covid—19 was created deliberately, has killed far fewer people than reported, is a hoax, does not actually exist and the vaccine is an implant that is being used to track people. so what's driving this growth of conspiracy theories, and why are so many people engaging with them? let's talk now to political scientist and conspiracy theory expert professor j

this farm in oxfordshire, the farmer's priority has been the safety of her animals.have had in the last few days has made it very difficult for us. days has made it very difficult for us. we have 3000 sheep and had to move 1200 of them in the last three days. the whole of christmas we have been moving sheep. they are pregnant, and their welfare is our priority at the moment and finding dry ground is almost impossible because it's almost completely saturated. the met office has issued three weather warnings about snow and ice in parts of scotland in particular and the north—east. officials say they are working hard to help those in need but have added there may be at least another day of harsh weather to come. chi chi izundu, bbc news. can you imagine working in the same job for almost 80 years? well, postmistress kay white has done just that. now she's set to retire from her post office in shropshire and in that time, she's seen it all. from world war two, to the transformation of the postal service, she's been honoured by the queen as well. as geeta pendse has been

to be in the north—east, which was the alternative site for it, but actually in the overheated oxfordshirea. oxford scientists have performed magnificently, but we must recognise and break this obsession with the south and actually backed the midlands, the north, the west of wales, scotland and northern ireland. it wasn't the eu that forced us to produce only 1% of ppe equipment in the uk before the crisis which led to shortages and eye watering costs. it wasn't the eu which forced the government to try to build the new ships for the navy abroad or trains from germany rather than derby, buses from china rather than ballymena or falkirk, or police cars for the north west from korea rather than ellesmere port. it was our own misguided authorities. and therefore, mr deputy speaker, in conclusion, from monday, whether it is ministerial offices, whitehall, town halls, quangos and from boardroom to shop floor, the message must be clear. back in britain or back off, shape up or ship out, only that way can we make britain great again. video link, john redwood. the government is right to take back

this is ducklington farm in oxfordshire, where farmer helen's priority has been the safety of her animalsvery difficult for us. we have over 3000 sheep and we've had to move 1200 of them in the last three days, so the whole of christmas we've been moving sheep. they‘ re all pregnant, and their welfare is our priority at the moment, but finding dry ground is almost impossible because it's just completely saturated. the met office has issued three yellow weather warnings about snow and ice in parts of scotland in particular and the north—east. officials say they're working hard to help those in need but have added there may be at least another day of harsh weather to come. chi chi izundu, bbc news. us wrestlerjon huber, better known to fans as brodie lee or luke harper, has died aged a1. his wife amanda said "he passed surrounded by loved ones after a hard fought battle with a non—covid—related lung issue." jon huber performed as luke harper for wwe, before leaving in 2019 and joining all elite wrestling as brodie lee. he stopped competing in october. all elite wrestling said it was "heartb

george harrison, the former beatle, is recovering in hospital after being stabbed at his oxfordshire police on suspicion of attempted murder. i think it was good. just good? no, fantastic! that's better! bells toll. this is bbc world news. the latest headlines: the uk becomes the first country in europe to approve the use of two vaccines. it's said to be a landmark moment in the fight against coronavirus. let's go live to new york. kate elder is the senior vaccines policy advisor at the medecins sans frontieres. she's in new york. good to talk to you, i'm sure you're very busy indeed. thank you're very busy indeed. thank you for your time. obviously this is good news, more vaccines, has to be good news for everybody, is it good news yet for poorer nations and will it ever be do you think? is certainly news for sure. the approval of any new covid—19 vaccine is welcome, needed, considering the crisis and the global acute need for the supply of vaccines to protect us supply of vaccines to protect us all against covid—19 is welcome news. it is not a pa na cea for welcome news. it is not

oxfordshire and essex will be placed into that as of december 26.t is likely that other areas will be entering the higher level as well. it does seem like we are seeing it spreading out from the london area. the is the u.k. tightening restrictions on movements as a result of this more transmissible variant that we now have of covid-19. kailey: let us bring it back to the u.s.. btig chief equity strategist. a bigent trump threw in wrench into the fiscal aid package indicating that he will not sign it. the market looking three straight through that. why? julien: you go back to the middle of the summer and we had that incredible selloff and in a lot of ways, and equally incredible rebound off the lows. since the middle of the summer, the market has been doing what is traditionally done and done well, and that is looking at conditions, discount conditions 12 months into the future. if you look at today, despite the fact that we have the virus in front of us, and when we look out over the next week there is likely to be a lot of uncertainty in washington

so from one minute past midnight on boxing day sussex oxfordshire suffolk norfolk and cambridge are those parts of essex not yet into 4 waverley in sorry and hampshire including portsmouth and southampton but with the exception of the new forest will all be escalated to tear for bristol gloucestershire somerset including the north somerset council area swindon the isle of wight the new forest and northamptonshire as well as cheshire and warrington will be escalated to 3 and i'm afraid that call and herefordshire have seen sharply rising rates and need to be escalated to 2 this is not news that anybody wants to deliver and i am truly sorry for the disruption that it causes but i think people know how important it is that we take decisions like this to keep people safe and to protect the n.h.s. the 2nd piece of news i want to tell you about is some developments about another new strain of this virus. of course the fight against the virus is a global effort and we're constantly vigilant and looking around the world and as part of our surveillance and thanks to the impressive genomics capabil

from boxing day, norfolk, suffolk, cambridgeshire and essex would move into ts four along with oxfordshireverly and surrey and hampshire, including portsmouth and southampton, but excluding the new forest. more areas of england will move into tier 3, bristol, somerset, gloucestershire, the isle of wight, the new forest, cheshire and warrington. matt hancock also said two new cases of another new variant of coronavirus had been detected in the uk, both are contacts of cases who travel to the uk from south africa. anyone who has travelled from that country or had contact with someone who has been that must quarantine for a fortnight immediately. let's get the latest now from westminster and jonathan blake is there. jonathan, more areas added to the list of tearful restrictions, the toughest coronavirus restrictions. any surprises? no, broadly in line with what we were expecting. the only surprise is there aren't even more areas going into the tfr level of restrictions. that was reflected in some of the questions are matt hancock faced in the news briefing from downing street. if the new vari

this niggly this legal convention which is out there ok we have to leave it there go plumb turn in oxfordshire in the u.k. many thanks thank you very much indeed. but an american economies have been suffering through their worst drop in growth for more than a century the pandemic is the main cause but the finances of countries such as argentina are already in about shape the reports from point to cyrus. the economies of latin america and the caribbean have been hit particularly hard by the crowded 1900 pandemic so any green of good news is welcome when grim new statistics are announced in which dusty for so i know that our figures are negative all negative it doesn't mean that we are much better off than we were in july but the drops are a little lower than forecast. those statistics still translate into tens of thousands of businesses closing growing unemployment poverty and homelessness. but it's bad in latin america it's even worse in argentina the economy here is shrinking by 10 percent in the 3rd quarter of 2020 workers and social organizations have already taken to the streets on thursda

trust has been given no date when it will get a supply of vaccines, especially when neighbouring oxfordshire was u nfortu nately the tier 3 measures, but it was unfortunately absolutely the tier 3 measures, but it was u nfortu nately a bsolutely necessary on the numbers. aylesbury vale, the local authority area, is a case rate of 235 and its rising really sharply, and my honourable friend set out the challenges at stoke mandeville, which is an excellent hospital but under significant pressure. i am glad that he understands why we have had to take this decision, and i hope that, across buckinghamshire, we can get these cases down and get people vaccinated as soon as possible. the secondary schools in south manchester are worried about the pressure of running a mass testing regime on top of the contact stressing they are doing, on top of the online learning they are enabling their normal everyday school response abilities. we really need to know what support they are going to get to do the testing. why won't the secretary of state for education come to the house and a nswer education come to t