iam shaun i am shaun ley.british cabinet minister, michael gove, has said england's new coronavirus lockdown could be extended beyond the planned four weeks. the new restrictions will come into force on thursday, but unlike in the spring, schools and universities will remain open. mr gove said any decision would depend on how much the restrictions brought down the levels of infection, as our political correspondent, helen catt, explains. we know we are going into this on thursday, but how long are we going to stay in it is the question we have heard being asked around the regional lockdowns, for example, that there were towns and cities that went into these much more stricter measures several months ago. not quite lockdown level, but stricter measures and they are still in them, so there have been these ongoing questions about, well, what actually means you can lift stricter restrictions? and of course when you are talking about a national lockdown, that becomes even more acute, shall we say? yeah. so this mor

hello, this is bbc news with shaun ley. the headlines...signals that families colud be allowed to celebrate christmas together in what it calls a limited and cautious way. but how many can meet and for how long is still being decided, as the options are considered. we have to find a balance between covid restrictions and the well—being and mental health of our nation. the head of the us coronavirus programme says he hopes the first americans will be vaccinated in december, as the country passes 12 million confirmed cases. tough times ahead, warns the chancellor. ahead of his spending review this week, we'll look at how funds are allocated to different areas of the country. mystery on the streets of nottingham, as the broken bike accompanying the artist banky‘s mural, disappears. now on bbc news, the travel show takes a look back at its best sporting adventures from recent years, from sandboarding in kazakhstan, to wrestling in the gobi desert and a freezing cold dip in scottish seas. coming up on this week's show: ade pumps some iron. rajan

hello, this is bbc news with me, shaun ley. the headlines: a senior government minister warns the second national lockdown in england could last more than a month, amid fears that the rise in coronavirus cases could overwhelm hospitals. from thursday non—essential shops, restaurants, pubs, gyms and hair and beauty salons will be forced to close. the uk opposition leader has welcomed the new measures but is calling on the government to use the time to ramp up test and trace. typhoon goni has made landfall in the philippines, with sustained winds of 225km/h. the most powerful storm this year has caused the evacuation of over 200,000 people. rescued after 33 hours — search teams in the turkish city of izmir pull a man from under the rubble of a building that collapsed in friday's earthquake. 51 people are known to have died. the us presidential candidates are making a final—weekend dash around swing states. donald trump has been in pennsylvania and joe biden in michigan — both states that could be key to winning the white house. t

this is bbc world news i'm shaun ley. our top stories... joe biden says his win in the american election as a convincing victory for "the people" — and promises to unite and heal the country. for all those of you who voted for president trump. i understand the disappointment tonight. we have to stop treating our opponents as our enemies. they are not our enemies, they are americans. the victory for mr biden and his running mate — kamala harris — who will make history by becoming the first female vice president —sparked nationwide celebrations among democratic supporters. donald trump has not conceded — the white house said he would accept the results of a fair election. we'll be live in washington shortly — we'll bring you the very latest developments. manchester united footballer, marcus rashford, describes a government u—turn over free school meals in england as a "ma you know, on the phone he kept thanking me. but then in the back of my mind i'm like, it's the families that deserve the u turn. the uk government is urging people to mark r

hello, this is bbc news with shaun ley. the headlines.ge the prime minister to reset his government after the departure of his top adviser, dominic cummings. several states in the us bring in new restrictions to try to curb the surge in covid—i9. the us president—elect, joe biden, strongly criticises donald trump's handling of the crisis. mr trump has insisted he won't put the us into lockdown, and comes close to admitting he could leave the white house next year. i will not go...this administration will not be going to a lockdown. hopefully the... whatever happens in the future, who knows which administration it will be, i guess time will tell. a ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars in the uk is expected to be brought foward to 2030, a decade earlier than originally planned. now on bbc news. as the nhs in wales deals with one of its biggest ever challenges, many patients are left wondering what it means for them long term. bbc wales investigates follows those dealing with life and death situations during a global pandemic, speak

if this is bbc world news, i‘m shaun ley. our top stories...ronavirus cases could overwhelm hospitals. it comes as the opposition leader sir keir starmer says the uk government must use the month—long lockdown to improve the test and trace system. the government has to keep its side of the bargain here because if they don‘t use this time to fix test, trace and isolate, then i think the 2nd of december will be a review date, not an end date. the most powerful storm of the year — typhoon goni strikes the philippines, bringing wind speeds of up to 225 kilometres an hour. donald trump and joe biden each make a last bid for votes in swing

shaun ley is here next week, we might have a confirmed answer by then.st and fog around this morning, but by now most of it should have cleared away, and we've got a fine day on the way with plenty of sunshine. it's also relatively mild, but tomorrow, a very different story. we'll see a lot more cloud. and there's also some rain on the way. and in fact, the rain—bearing cloud, here it is on the satellite picture. it's linked to a low pressure just to the southwest of our neighbourhood. and all of this cloud is heading in our direction. it's a bit of a gap in the clouds at the moment, but this cloud will be in place across the uk during the course of sunday. so enjoy today's sunshine. now, the winds are also coming in from the south and pushing the colder air away to the north. so that's why the temperatures are actually relatively mild for the time of the year. so still one or two bits and pieces of mist and fog lingering through the early afternoon. but other than that, it's a mostly sunny story. there's just the outside chance of one or two spots of ra

shaun ley is here with much more next week, we might have a confirmed answer by then. to the week but they are also bringing extensive cloud, a little bit of damp weather and we've seen mist and fog patches as well, so rather murky conditions for a time, too. now, the satellite picture shows the area of cloud responsible for the drizzle and some fog lurking underneath that. got pressure to the south—west and then a more substantial area of cloud. now, that's going to be coming in towards the middle part of the week so we are going to see some rain over the next few days as well. now, for the early risers, i think it's probably going to be a damp start to the day around the east coast of scotland, some eastern areas of england as well with mist and fog patches dotted around across scotland, england and wales, so murky conditions too. then we will start to see further bits and pieces of rain working into northern ireland and wales and south—west england, and that is all tied in with this area of low pressure that's going to be pushing north—eastwards as we go through the

hello, this is bbc news with me, shaun ley. the headlines: a senior government minister warns the second national lockdown in england could last more than a month, amid fears that the rise in coronavirus cases could overwhelm hospitals. from thursday non—essential shops, restaurants, pubs, gyms and hair and beauty salons will be forced to close. the uk opposition leader has welcomed the new measures, but is calling on the government to use the time to ramp up test and trace. typhoon goni has made landfall in the philippines — with sustained winds of 225 km/h. the most powerful storm this year has caused the evacuation of over 200,000 people. rescued after 33 hours, search teams in the turkish city of izmir pull a man from under the rubble of a building that collapsed in friday's earthquake. 51 people are known to have died. the us presidential candidates are making a final—weekend dash around swing states. donald trump has been in pennsylvania and joe biden in michigan — both states that could be key to winning the white house.

hello, this is bbc news with shaun ley. top adviser, dominic cummings. several states in the us bring in new restrictions to try to curb the surge in covid—19. the us president—elect, joe biden, strongly criticises donald trump's handling of the crisis. president trump has insisted he won't put the us into lockdown, and comes close to admitting he could leave the white house next year i will not go...this administration will not be going to a lockdown. hopefully the... whatever happens in the future, who knows which administration it will be, i guess time will tell. ethiopia's government warns that fighting with local forces in the tigray region appears to be spreading into neighbouring areas. a ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars in the uk is expected to be brought foward to 2030, a decade earlier than originally planned. and diwali with a difference — the festival of lights is celebrated

hello, this is bbc news with shaun ley.: iran's president rouhani blames israel for the assassination of a top nuclear scientist, saying his country won't be deterred from its nuclear ambitions. a warning that hospitals in england could become overwhelmed with coronavirus cases, if mps don't back new restrictions. the retail empire arcadia, which owns topshop, burton and dorothy perkins, is on the brink of collapse, putting 13,000 jobs at risk. the eu's chief brexit negotiator, michel barnier, and his uk counterpart are resuming face to face talks in london in an attempt to agree a post—brexit trade deal. now on bbc news...the travel show. this week on the travel show... the gadgets that could get us back on the road... ..new solutions for ancient problems... this thing is so much better than any of us can do. here he comes! and kangaroo island bounces back. do you want any milk? it has been awesome to see. yeah, the resilience of the wildlife. hi, welcome to the show, coming to you this week from the eerily quiet london ci

i'm shaun ley. stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe.gin in the united states this hour. republican officials in two us states have re—confirmed in the last 2a hours that the results of the presidential election hold — joe biden won in georgia and in michigan. they said they found no evidence of any problems with voting or counting votes. president trump on friday asked a delegation of republicans from michigan to come to washington to see if they could help him challenge the results. they told him they were going to certify mr biden‘s victory. our north america correspondent, david willis, reports. since losing the election, donald trump has largely confined his displeasure with the results to twitter, but he strayed from the theme of a white house event on drug prices to reassert his victory. big pharma ran millions of dollars of negative advertisements against me during the campaign, which i won by the way, but you know, we'll find that out. the president wants to see results in swing states such as michigan overturned, and republican

if this is bbc world news, i'm shaun ley. our top stories... a senior government minister warns the second national lockdown in england could last more than a month amid fears that the rise in coronavirus cases could overwhelm hospitals. it comes as the opposition leader sir keir starmer says the uk government must use the month—long lockdown to improve the test and trace system. the government has to keep its side of the bargain here because if they don't use this time to fix test, trace and isolate, then i think the 2nd of december will be a review date, not an end date. the most powerful storm of the year — typhoon goni strikes the philippines, bringing wind speeds of up to 225 kilometres an hour. donald trump and joe biden each make a last bid for votes in swing states that could be key to winning the white house. hello and welcome to bbc news. borisjohnson has announced a second national lockdown for england to prevent what he called a "medical and moral disaster" for the health service. pubs, restaurants, gyms and non—essential shops will

i'm shaun ley. and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe.start in iran where the country's president claims the assassination of its top nuclear scientist on friday will not slow down its nuclear programme. hassan rouhani has blamed israel for the killing of mohsen fakhrizadeh outside tehran. speaking at a cabinet meeting, he accused israel of trying to create chaos, but said his country would not fall into a trap. iran's supreme leader ayatollah ali khamenei has promised retaliation for the killing, tweeting that the scientist's nuclear work will continue. israel has not commented , but it has previously accused mr fakhrizadeh of masterminding a covert nuclear weapons programme. 0ur security correspondent gordon corera reports. the scene of an ambush. the highway where gunmen targeted a vehicle carrying one of the most important figures in iran's nuclear programme. mohsen fakhrizadeh was a scientist and senior defence official. but western intelligence services have long believed he was the driving force in iran's quest for a nuclear bomb.

i'm shaun ley. stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. the uk, downing street sources suggest yesterday's sudden departure of the prime minister's chief adviser, dominic cummings, came about after relations between the two men "went off a cliff edge". borisjohnson is now said to want to "move on" following a week of turmoil within the prime minister's top team. it comes as trade talks with the eu near their conclusion. here's our political correspondent nick eardley. leaving by the front door for the last time — dominic cummings, who had been boris johnson's most senior and influential aide, but whose time at the heart of government is over. when boris johnson became prime minister, he turned to his allies from the brexit referendum. mr cummings and his vote leave colleagues were brought in to make sure brexit was delivered and to shake up the way the government worked. but mr cummings was deeply controversial, often finding himself in the limelight, in particular after he refused to apologise after driving to barnard castle from london d

this is bbc news with me, shaun ley. our top stories...e of you who voted for president trump. i understand the disappointment tonight. we have to stop treating our opponents as our enemies. they are not our enemies, they‘re americans. the victory for mr biden and his running mate, kamala harris, who will make history by becoming the first female vice president — sparked nationwide celebrations among democrat supporters.

hello, this is bbc news with me, shaun ley. in england could last more than a month, amid fears that the rise in coronavirus cases could overwhelm hospitals. from thursday, nonessential shops, restaurants, pubs, gyms and hair and beauty salons will be forced to close. the uk opposition leader has welcomed the new measures but is calling on the government to use the time to ramp up test and trace. typhoon goni has made landfall in the philippines — with sustained winds of 225 km/h. the most powerful storm this year has caused the evacuation of over 200,000 people. the us presidential candidates are making a final—weekend dash around swing states. donald trump has been in pennsylvania and joe biden in michigan, both states that could be key to winning the white house. time now for dateline. hello, and welcome to the programme that brings together some of the uk's leading commentators and foreign correspondents whose stories are published back home — dateline london. this week, is coronavirus extinguishing not only lives and jobs

i'm shaun ley. our top stories... a senior government minister warns the second national lockdown in england could last more than a month amid fears that the rise in coronavirus cases could overwhelm hospitals. the most powerful storm of the year typhoon goni strikes the philippines, bringing wind speeds of up to 225 kilometres an hour. donald trump and joe biden each make a last bid for votes in swing states that could be key to winning the white house. and spain braces itself for a long winter — a week after its goverment announced a six—month state of emergency. hello and welcome to bbc news. borisjohnson has announced a second national lockdown for england to prevent what he called a "medical and moral disaster" for the health service. pubs, restaurants, gyms and non—essential shops will have to close for at least four weeks from thursday. the senior cabinet office minister, michael gove, has warned the measures could be extended. jonathan blake reports. dreary weather and dire warnings set the scene for what in t

that is all for now, shaun ley. the start of his next 90 plus grand prix is, isn't it?inister michael gove told us that it is fervent wish that there lockdown will only last for weeks, as planned, but he warned that it might have to extend beyond the four weeks if infection rates don't come down significantly. there will be a vote on the restrictions in parliament on wednesday. professor calum semple is a virologist at the university of liverpool and a member of sage, the scientific advisory group for emergencies that advises the government. he's been telling me why the lockdown in england is necessary. we have gone to the line and held off as long as possible. this is what i can see between making this important decision. and nobody wants a lockdown but speaking in medical terms, the country is sick and it needs this medicine, nobody likes the taste of it, but it needs it. if we delayed any longer, we would go past a point of no return where it would become inevitable that the nhs would be overwhelmed by cases of covid, leaving no room for important other treatments su

this is bbc news i'm shaun ley. the headlines. gps are told to get ready to roll out the new covid vaccine from the start of next month. health secretary matt hancock says all nhs staff need to be prepared i know that they will rise to this challenge of being ready when the science comes good to inject hope into millions of this winter. no exam results in wales next year — instead a—levels, as—levels, and gcses will be replaced with a system based on teacher assessments a damning report says leaders of the catholic church in england and wales "turned a blind eye" to sexual predators and the fa chairman greg clarke has been forced to apologise — for using "outdated" language to describe black footballers in the last few minutes, the prime minister has disclosed that he's spoken to the us president—elect, joe biden. borisjohnson says he's looking forward to working with the new us administration . in a tweet he says, our political correspondent nick eardley is at westminster for us. there is always a race to be the first to get to t

he's been explaining to my colleague shaun ley about why he believes this second lockdown is necessary the country is sick and it needs this medicine, nobody likes the taste of it, but it needs it. if we delayed any longer, we would go past a point of no return where it would become inevitable that the nhs would be overwhelmed by cases of covid, leaving no room for important other treatments such as the car crashes, that people that need intensive care beds after cancer treatment, after major operations. it's clearly a judgment call in the end, when a decision is made to do this. sage were advising this should be done perhaps, some members of sage advising it should be done several weeks ago, the government waited to see its judgment of all the evidence taken together. what difference, i know this is hypothetical, i appreciate that, but from the scientific modelling, what difference might it have made if this had happened, if we had gone into lockdown may be six weeks ago or four weeks ago, that's the weeks ago, that sort of period, before we started to see this big rise? i think it is

——i'm shaun ley. system based on teacher assessments. a damning report says leaders of the catholic church in england and wales "turned a blind eye" to sexual predators. and the fa chairman greg clarke has been forced to apologise for using "outdated" language to describe black footballers. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. gps have been asked to be on standby from the start of next month to offer the new covid vaccination if regulators say it's safe and effective. the government's already ordered enough doses of the vaccine for 20 million people. this as the number of weekly registered deaths of people with coronavirus in england and wales has exceeded 1000 for the first time sincejune. our health correspondent anna collinson has more. a possible coronavirus vaccine has been likened to a light at the end of a tunnel. approval is still needed and there are questions about how well it will work and how long it will last, but the uk may have its firstjabs by christmas. the logisitics are complex,

i‘m shaun ley. the headlines... markets around the world are up dramatically. airline shares benefit, too. the government confirm it has ordered 40 million doses of the vaccine. if all goes well, 10 million could be available to the uk by the end of the year. president—elect biden calls the news "cause for hope," but warns of a long battle ahead, as he names his taskforce to tackle the virus. the 17—day lockdown comes to an end in wales. it‘s too early to say if it‘s made any difference. still struggling to get essential medication — we reveal how most people with disabilities still can‘t access what they need, even during a pandemic. hello. "a great day for science and humanity." that sentence alone tells you what a big day this could be in the fight against coronavirus. it‘s from the head of one of the drug companies jointly developing a vaccine that trials suggest is more than 90% effective in preventing covid—19. the news has sent stock markets soaring — although challenges remain, and the world health organizat

this is bbc news, i'm shaun ley. the headlines...erywhere and the police, the helicopters were flying around us. we got really afraid so we decided to hide ourselves in the restaurant to be safe there. as parliament prepares to debate a second lockdown for england, the country's senior scientific advisors stress to mps the covid rate must be kept low in order to protect the nhs. if you don't, then that is going to erode the nhs's capacity to do not just the covid care, but non—covid ca re just the covid care, but non—covid care as well. criticism of the government's decision not to allow grassroots sports to continue during lockdown in england. the campaigning is over: americans head to the polls to choose their next president, with nearly 100 million early votes already cast. welsh football manager ryan giggs won't take charge of the team's next three games after being accused of assault — allegations he denies. and tributes to the comedian john sessions — best known for his work on spitting image — who's died at the age of 67. good

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