that's sarah in stockport.ife beyond hopefully the pandemic, and elaine is asking, are there plans for some kind of certificate to show the holder has been vaccinated? some airlines like qantas say they will ask for these. is there are definite plans to make sure that we absolutely no and it is linked to health digital records who has had the vaccine, who has had one dose or two doses, if two doses are required, and one of the ones coming tracks potentially for us may only require one dose, but most of them it's two, and which vaccine they had, and when they had it. so your question was actually about vaccination certificates. i don't think thinking is fully complete or as evolved to a point where i can give you any further information on that, but what i can say is that there is an absolute intend to make sure that tip, if you like, that support the vaccination programme means we have a very clear handle on who is getting vaccinated and when they are getting it. val wants to know, what is your advice for pregn

sara, in stockport.uestions, lots of viewers and listeners are saying, how should we behave between the two jabs of the pfizer vaccine, should we continue in between to behave as we did before we got the first jab? in between to behave as we did before we got the firstjab? i think from the science briefing we saw yesterday, it is very clear you don't have full immunity up till —— until after you have had the second jab, ithink it until after you have had the second jab, i think it is seven days, correct me if i am wrong, professor. other people are saying where there are two injections required, as there are here, how can we ensure people follow through and get the second question but hopefully if they have had the first, they will be committed to getting the second as well. the next question is from a lane because people are looking ahead to life beyond hopefully the pandemic we have been in. —— elaine. elaine asks: "are there plans for some kind of certificate to show the holder has been vaccinated?" s

year—old boy is critically ill after being hit by a police vehicle responding to an emergency call in stockport taken to hospital, where he's in a critical condition. an investigation has begun. voters in niger are choosing a successor to president mahamadou issoufou, who's stepping down after completing the permitted two terms in office. it's the first democratic transfer of power in niger since it became independent from france in 1960. us officials say they're investigating whether the explosion of a campervan on christmas day in the city of nashville, was a suicide bombing. three people were injured in the blast and dna tests are now being carried out after human remains were found nearby. no one has claimed responsibility. gusts of more than 100 mph have been recorded as storm bella continues to bring heavy rain to large parts of the uk. the needles, on the isle of wight, saw winds that reached 106mph with a number of train operators reporting delays across the south of england. the met office has also issued yellow warnings for snow and ice, meaning disruption is likely for parts of wales

a 15—year—old boy is critically ill in hospital, after being struck by a police car in stockport. were heading to a report of a domestic disturbance. an investigation has begun. police have been searching a house in tennessee in connection with the explosion of a camper van on christmas day in the city of nashville. three people were injured in the blast, and dna tests are now being carried out after human remains were found nearby. officials say they're looking for a number of individuals. the hugely—popular american wrestler and actorjon huber has died. he was a1. better known to fans as brodie lee or luke harper, his wife says he passed away after a battle with a lung complaint, not related to covid—19. millions of americans have temporarily lost unemployment benefits to cope with the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, after donald trump refused to sign into law a bill that would have continued the payments. the package, worth $900 billion, or £665 billion, was approved by republicans and democrats on capitol hill, after months of difficult negotiations. let's talk to our was

in stockport, it is still over 100. there is further to 90, still over 100.th covid from when the rates were really high, so i hope we can make the move as soon as possible. in the meantime, i hope everyone has a happy, meantime, i hope everyone has a ha p py, safe meantime, i hope everyone has a happy, safe and careful christmas in stockport. uk and eu pharmaceutical companies have warned that no deal will lead to delays of up to six weeks in obtaining vital medicines. given the pfizer vaccine is complex to move and distributed from brussels at —70 degrees, does the health secretary agree that no deal would be catastrophic, and that everything should be done to get a deal to protect our access to vital medicines? we have plans in place to ensure that the vaccine can continue to be distributed whatever the outcome of the discussions on a future trading arrangement with the eu. earlier this morning, i visited a vaccination centre in harlow, which is running like a military operation, and they have started vaccinating the elderly and those in ca re vaccinating

but some boroughs, like stockport, trafford and tameside, have lower infection rates than the rest oftion from some who say their progress hasn't been recognised. our rates are lower than they are in neighbouring warrington or in neighbouring cheshire, which have been put into tier two, and are also lower than they are in bristol, which has been moved from tier three to tier two today. what exactly do we have to do to be moved out of tier three? in leeds, infection rates have dropped by two thirds in four weeks, but it stays in tier three, meaning pubs, like the black bull in otley remain closed, even though those down the road in tier two, north yorkshire, are open, to the irritation of publicans mel and malcolm. people are just jumping over to harrogate, or they're jumping over to ripon, north yorkshire. where does that leave us? obviously, financially, desperate. it's just very confusing. we appreciate there's got to be boundaries somewhere along the line. but when you're so close to them it's a bit frustrating, really. the north—east also remains in the highest restriction level.

but some boroughs, like stockport, trafford and tameside, have lower infection rates than the rest of frustration from some who say their progress hasn't been recognised. our rates are lower than they are in neighbouring warrington or in neighbouring cheshire, which have been put into tier 2, and are also lower than they are in bristol, which has been moved from tier 3 to tier 2 today. what exactly do we have to do to be moved out of tier 3? in leeds, infection rates have dropped by two thirds in four weeks but it stays in tier 3 meaning pubs, like the black bull in otley remain closed, even though those down the road in tier 2, north yorkshire, are open, to the irritation of publica ns mel and malcolm. people are just jumping over to harrogate, they're jumping over to ripon, north yorkshire. where does that leave us? obviously, financially, desperate. it's just very confusing. we appreciate there's got to be boundaries somewhere along the line. but we are so close to them. it's a bit frustrating, really. the north—east also remains in the highest restriction level. local leaders ther

—year—old boy is critically ill after he was hit by a police vehicle responding to a call—out in stockports officials say they're investigating whether the explosion of a campervan on christmas day in the city of nashville was a suicide bombing. three people were injured in the blast, and dna tests are now being carried out after human remains were found nearby. no—one has claimed responsibility. american wrestlerjon huber has died aged 41. better known to fans as brodie lee or luke harper, his wife said he passed away after a battle with a non—covid related lung issue. 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 parts of wales, north—west england, scotland and the whole of northern ireland. here's chi chi izundu. storm bella, making her presence known on british shores. winds of up to 106 mph had been recorded on the isle of wight overnight. bringing down trees, causing damage to cars and homes and hearts alongside brighton beachfront. ——hut

but some boroughs, like stockport, trafford and tameside, have lower infection rates than the rest ofrustration from some who say their progress hasn't been recognised. our rates are lower than they are in neighbouring warrington or in neighbouring cheshire, which have been put into tier 2, and are also lower than they are in bristol, which has been moved from tier 3 to tier 2 today. what exactly do we have to do to be moved out of tier 3? in leeds, infection rates have dropped by two thirds in four weeks but it stays in tier 3 meaning pubs, like the black bull in otley remain closed, even though those down the road in tier 2, north yorkshire, are open, to the irritation of publica ns mel and malcolm. people are just jumping over to harrogate, they're jumping over to ripon, north yorkshire. where does that leave us? obviously, financially, desperate. it's just very confusing. we appreciate there's got to be boundaries somewhere along the line. but we are so close to them. it's a bit frustrating, really. the north—east also remains in the highest restriction level. local leaders there

i want to bring in sarah in stockport now, who's the head teacher at inscape house school, which is a. hello, professor. hello. it's very kind of you to take a question. yeah, i work in a school for children with autism and young people with autism, like all children across the country that have had severe disruption to their education over the last 12 months. and that and it continues listening to the news this morning about the insistence of our government to continue with exams next summer. it just puts an awful lot of staff and children and feel quite anxious about what's to come. so to help address the teachers and school staff likely to be prioritised for the vaccine, and if so, what timescales can there be? what can we expect? but i'm also interested in children, young people with disabilities and who have been severely impacted, not just through the disruption in their education, but also through the loss of additional support and respite that they've had since march. and so, will parents and carers of children with disabilities be able to be prioritised for the vaccine also t

national league club stockport, who are in the third round for the first time in13 years, will be home, with a 3—0 win at canvey island of the isthmian league north division — that's three steps below them in the non—league pyramid. they'll be at home against millwall in the next round. in the premier league, fulham moved out of the relegation zone after a surprise win at leicester, who were aiming to go joint top. they went to king power stadium with just four points from their first nine games, but ivan cavaleiro sealed a 2—1 win from the spot. fulham had missed their last three penalties so a relief for scott parker's side. west ham are up to fifth in the table, after holding on to beat aston villa 2—1 at the london stadium. jarrod bowen scoring what proved to be the winner 28 seconds into the second half. in rugby union's pro 1a, ulster made it eight wins out of eight with a comfortable a3—1a win over edinburgh. that moves them into top spot, above leinster, in conference a. john cooney getting a couple of tries for the away side. elsewhere, munster thrashed zebre 52—3 in conferenc