i'm lewis vaughan jones. our top stories: italy imposes a nationwide lockdown over christmas and new year as it tries to halt the sharp rise in coronavirus infections. translation: we must intervene. but i assure you, this is not an easy decision. us vice—president mike pence gets a coronavirus jab live on air. now, moderna is approved to be the country's second covid—19 vaccine. a us senate report finds that boeing officials "inappropriately coached" test pilots during a review of the 737 max aircraft after two fatal crashes. and we speak to people in different parts of the uk to see how the covid restrictions are affecting their christmas plans. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. italy is imposing a nationwide lockdown over much of the christmas and new year period — a measure aimed at reducing the sharp rise in coronavirus infections. italians will only be allowed to travel for work, health or emergency reasons on a limited number of days. with some exceptions, all but essential

i'm lewis vaughan jones. dr anthony fauci sets the record straight on what he thinks about the uk decision to approve the new pfizer coronavirus vaccine. i have a great deal of confidence in what the uk does both scientifically and from a regulatory standpoint. if i somehow came across differently, i apologise for that. us president—electjoe biden says he will ask americans to wear masks for his first 100 days in office to curtail the spread of coronavirus. south africa's farm is under threat from the biggest locust outbreak in over a decade. and the million dollar teacher. an indian teacher wins this year's global teacher prize. hello and welcome. we start with an apology from america's top infectious diseases expert dr anthony fauci after he criticised uk regulators over their rapid approval of a new coronavirus vaccine. britain on wednesday became the first country in the world to approve the pfizer—biontech vaccine for mass use. speaking earlier to cbs, dr fauci said the uk was not as rigorous as the us i

i managed to track down david vaughan. well, i think there's a lot of ambitions at stake here. projects for several years already. so, when the bad news comes, i don't think it is quite yet but, the delays are continuing. things are going to change and that is going to mean a lot for some people. can i come to the meeting? i would rather you did not on this one, justin. i'm not allowed in? no. so you're not expecting — a difficult meeting, but? no, no, i think — but we just to people — let people get that news and process it and think about what they're going they're actually going to when they actually get — finally get in the field. thank you very much. good luck. thank you. when the meetings over, i learned the weather is hampering efforts to supply spare parts to the plane we need to get to thwaites glacier. there's parts coming down from new zealand to get those plans functional again. so we have to sit and wait. how many days behind schedule are we now? uh, i don't really even — i don't know, actually. why count? i think we can still imagine that we can still do 100% of t

vaughan gething, and if you want to see the graph he was talking about, go to the bbc website.rsonal lawyer, is being treated for covid 19. the 76—year—old is understood to be at the georgetown university medical facility in washington. in a tweet he said he was getting "great care". 0ur north america correspondent peter bowes has the details. he's one of the best known public figures in america, a loyal supporter of donald trump, and the latest member of the president's inner circle to contract the virus. known as america's mayor following his widely praised response to the september 11th attacks in 2001, rudy giuliani is every bit as bombastic as his boss, backing mr trump's uncorroborated allegations of election fraud. president trump tweeted that... hours later, mr giuliani tweeted... the former mayor has been travelling the country, leading mr trump's legal efforts to challenge the election results. he is known, like many in the president's team, for not wearing a mask. at a hearing last week in michigan, mr giuliani had this exchange with a witness as she was about to giv

i'm lewis vaughan jones and this is bbc news. bye— bye. hello there.ecast for friday for the real mix for rain, sleet and snow falling from the sky. it will be cold, it will be windy. and this big area of low pressure is really dominating the weather across western europe. bands of wet weather spiralling around. pretty cold air being sucked down from the north. that combination of cold air and wet weather, that is why we are still seeing sleet and snow. across scotland, snow falling for a time to quite low levels, could be a brief covering of snow through the central belt. and over high ground 10—20cm is possible. could be real travel problems for the high level routes, especially with ice in western scotland. ice possible in northern ireland as well. a chilly start but mainly dry. some showers for wales and the southwest. wintry and the southwest. over high ground. this band of rain could contain some sleet and wet snow over high ground across some parts of eastern england. these various bands of wet weather will just continue to circulate around our

we can speak now to the welsh health minister, vaughan gething.with us. just spell out for us if you would for those who have not read about the latest restrictions, what situation is in wales and for anybody thinking of coming to wales to spend christmas there. well, u nfortu nately to spend christmas there. well, unfortunately our rates are at around 600 per 100,000, very high across the country. large concentrations to the south of wales, but also north—east wales been particularly affected as well. we have a series of restrictions that are broadly equivalent to tier 4 that are broadly equivalent to tier iiin that are broadly equivalent to tier 4 in england, much of the firebreak we had around the october half term here in wales. —— much like the firebreak. you should only leave home if you are an essential worker and it is essential to go to work, otherwise stay at home. 0nly essential businesses are open. james, hairdressers, nonessential retail are now closed as well. this will be —— gyms. this will be a difficult decision for many here. peo

i'm lewis vaughan jones. our top stories: new lockdown orders and restrictions are imposed in san francisco to help curb a surge in coronavirus cases. brexit trade talks are paused after eu and uk negotiators fail to reach agreement. president trump orders the withdrawal of nearly all us troops from somalia. officials there call it a morale boost for terrorists. and a special report from beirut, four months after the explosion which killed more than 200 people. the government knew that the dangerous chemicals were being stored here. so did the judiciary. so too did the port authorities. it was only the lebanese people who were being keptin lebanese people who were being kept in the dark. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the us has recorded 14.1 million cases and 276,000 deaths from covid—19 — the highest of any country in the world. on thursday, it broke all records with almost 3,000 deaths recorded in a single day — the equivalent of two deaths every minute. the mayor of san fra

vaughan gething made the announcement at the welsh government's daily briefing.at next year will be different and better than 2020. in the first few days, more than 6000 people received the first dose of the vaccine. clinics will continue this week and we will begin vaccinating people living in care homes, starting in north wales, from wednesday. we are starting this phase of the programme slowly. we need to make sure that we can safely transport the vaccine to people who can't come to clinics. the vaccine has to be stored in ultralow temperatures. repackaging the vaccine into smaller quantities for use in care homes has to be done under strict conditions set by the regulator. there is a risk that it becomes less potent if it is moved too much once it has been thawed. this week, we will check that we can repackage and deliver the vaccine without wasting any and crucially, that it still protects people. if all goes well this week, we will roll out care home vaccination at a much greater pace ahead of christmas, bringing a new level of protection to some of our mos

vaughan says ‘bubble fatigue‘ is something that selectors have to recognise.has done exactly the same. they're just not willing to leave what has been that bubble in south africa to then go to australia, to have that two—week quarantine period. i was meant to be in australia this winter and i didn't go because i didn't want to put myself through that. if this carries on for much longer, i think teams are not going to have two teams. a team that plays the t20, a team that plays the 50 overs... potentially three teams, a team to play the test match. if this carries on, it is going to be very difficult to keep them locked up as they have done. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. the uk has become the first country in the world to begin a mass vaccination programme for coronavirus with a fully—tested jab. a grandmother from coventry, margaret keenan, was at the front of the queue for the injection, developed by pfizer and biontech. professor stephen powis, the medical director for n

i'm lewis vaughan jones.de lockdown over christmas and new year as it tries to halt the sharp rise in coronavirus infections. translation: we must intervene — and i assure you, this is not an easy decision. americans are to get a second coronavirus vaccine, as the moderna injection is approved. a us senate report finds that boeing officials "inappropriately coached" test pilots during a review of the 737 max aircraft after two fatal crashes. and we speak to people in different parts of the uk to see how the covid restrictions are affecting

well but manufactured items have been badly hit by the pandemic so let's discuss this with laura vaughan daniels from the german institute for international and security affairs s.w. p. welcome to day to we business great to have you on the program so it goes against donor of trump's stated aims this increase deficit but is actually a problem for the united states. yes it is a problem in terms of improving the trade balance because at least that's what's been promised to americans for more than 4 years now and yeah you might see that raging a trade war against china and even reaching something like the face one trade agreement with china earlier this year in february didn't really improve anything about the trade balance so maybe that wasn't the right metric to begin with how much can governments actually do that because in this case we've seen that consumers have essentially had the final say. as to maybe they cannot do so much about it after all what i say said before. raging at trade why didn't really change the situation and some people say this is just the consequence of the pandemi

streamed live the programme of the beethoven anniversary society from the beethoven house and vaughan. the centerpiece was the 6th symphony the pastoral which musically depicts the composer's love of nature then the premiere of the d.w. documentary about the pastoral the sound of nature a fitting tribute to the u.n. world environment day. beethoven turned on its head 2 years ago director of the hamburg ballet john noir but on his 1st beethoven project december 2020 was to feature the premiere of his new beethoven project but dance fans will have to wait a bit longer. there's also a brand new graphic novel out about beethoven the illustrations are a walk on the wild side a bit like the great musician and self of the hash tag beethoven was black slip social media. the belief goes back more than a century and evidence is standing but many in the black community still celebrate beethoven as one of their own. and as the anniversary draws to a close and italian man plowed a very special monument to beethoven next year and 2021 the celebrations will continue with fresh highlights including t

streamed live the program of the beethoven anniversary society from the beethoven house in vaughan. the centerpiece was the 6th symphony the pastoral which musically depicts the composer's love of nature and the premiere of the d.w. documentary about the pastoral the sound of nature a fitting tribute to the u.n. world environment day. beethoven turned on its head 2 years ago director of the hamburg ballet john noir but on his 1st beethoven project december 2020 was to feature the premiere of his new beethoven project but dance fans will have to wait a bit longer. there's also a brand new graphic novel out about beethoven the illustrations are a walk on the wild side a bit like the great musician and self of the hash tag beethoven was black slip social media. in the belief goes back more than a century and evidence is stamped but many in the black community still celebrate beethoven as one of their own. lives and as the anniversary draws to a close an italian man plowed a very special monument to beethoven next year and 2021 the celebrations will continue with fresh highlights includ

i'm lewis vaughan jones.trictions are now in place in london and surrounding areas — nearly 18 million people are affected. italy will go into a full national lockdown to slow the rising number of coronavirus infections there. the uk government claims there'll be no brexit trade deal without a substantial shift in position from the eu. and president trump plays down the scale of a major cyber attack on us government agencies, and questions whether russia was responsible.

i'm lewis vaughan jones.de lockdown over christmas and new year as it tries to halt the sharp rise in coronavirus infections. we must intervene. but i assure you, this is not an easy decision. a warning from doctors in the uk as the spread of covid—i9 accelerates with the crucial r number now back above one. more than 300 schoolboys freed from their kidnappers in nigeria are now reunited with theirfamilies. a us senate report finds that boeing officials "inappropriately coached" test pilots during a review of the 737 max aircraft after two fatal crashes. sony halts the worldwide sale of one of the most highly anticipated video games of all time, cyberpunk 2077,

welcome to bbc news — i'm lewis vaughan jones.anning error and i am responsible. i don't really know how to any clearer than that. the american army general in charge of distributing covid vaccines apologises for mistakes made in supplying doses to individual states. new covid restrictions are now in place in london and surrounding areas — nearly 18 million people are affected. it is with a very heavy heart i must tell you we cannot continue with christmas as planned. in england, those living in tier 4 areas should not mix with anyone outside their own household at christmas.

streamed live the programme of the beethoven anniversary society from the beethoven house and vaughan. the centerpiece was the 6th symphony the pastoral which musically depicts the composer's love of nature then the premiere of the d w documentary about the pastoral the sound of nature a fitting tribute to the u.n. world environment day. beethoven turned on its head 2 years ago director of the hamburg ballet john noir but on his 1st beethoven project december 2020 was to feature the premiere of his new beethoven project but dance fans will have to wait a bit longer. there's also a brand new graphic novel out about beethoven the illustrations are a walk on the wild side a bit like the great musician and self of the hash tag beethoven was black slept social media. the belief goes back more than a century and evidence his stand but many in the black community still celebrate beethoven as one of their own. and as the anniversary draws to a close an italian man plowed a very special monument to beethoven next year and 2021 the celebrations will continue with fresh highlights including the

i'm lewis vaughan jones. and new year as it tries to halt the sharp rise in coronavirus infections. translation: we must intervene — and i assure you, this is not an easy decision. americans are to get a second coronavirus vaccine, as the moderna injection is approved. a us senate report finds that boeing officials "inappropriately coached" test pilots during a review of the 737 max aircraft after two fatal crashes.

in the outside during beethoven's time the idea of the vaughan to kindle child prodigy 1st appeared. beethoven's father thinking his son is fairly talented fairly good on the piano sings hey i can make some money with this one i'll turn this one into of wunderkind so he comes up with the concept of the golden boy he came up with this whole plan without realizing the true scope of his son's talent so his talent for the show. the only person in the whole story whoever forbade beethoven from playing his own music was his father who thought it was their accounts that the boy liked to improvise on the piano but his father was against it and banned him from doing it and he said stick to the notes and do not improvise in this sort of a 0. but how do you to pitch the music of a brilliant composer. mikael ross does it with just a few strokes. of a nickel off it was i listen to the music to see what images were there but then i had the problem that when it comes to beethoven's music in 20 minutes there are just 5 images of music between 354 dozen of them the story of a gifted child capable of

agreement worth continuing johnson travel to brussels after an earlier fine call between him and vaughan to lyon failed to break the deadlock disagreements over fishing rights business competition rules and policing ah keeping the parties from hashing out a trade deal with the brics it to. expiring on december 31st c. is of a chaotic splits growing. earlier on wednesday boris johnson told the british parliament he thinks there is quite a good deal still there to be done however he went on to say that he would not accept an agreement at any cost let's listen to what he had to say i must tell the house that our friends are currently operate in the e.u. are currently insisting that if they process a new rule in the future. with which we in this country do or compile don't follow suit then they will be automatic right mr speaker to punish us and to retaliate and secondly they're saying that the u.k. should be the only country in the world not to have control over its fishing waters and i don't believe it's because those are terms that any prime minister of this country should. let's go now t

i'm lewis vaughan jones.rrounding areas — nearly 18 million people are affected. italy will go into a full national lockdown to slow the rising number of coronavirus infections there. president—electjoe biden announces further picks for his governing team, including potentially the first native—american cabinet secretary. the president elect and advise president—elect are committed toa president—elect are committed to a diverse cabinet and i am honoured and humbled to accept the nomination for secretary of the nomination for secretary of the interior. and queueing for what's known as the "fat one" — long lines in spain, ahead of its annual

i'm lewis vaughan jones.d surrounding areas — nearly 18 million people are affected. with a very heavy heart i must tell you we cannot continue with christmas as planned. in england, those living in tier 4 areas should not mix with anyone outside their own household at christmas. italy will go into a full national lockdown, to slow the rising number of coronavirus infections there. if president trump plays down the scale of a major cyber attack on us government agencies, and questions whether russia was responsible. and the uk government insists there'll be no brexit trade deal without a substantial shift in position from the eu.

this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the stop i am lewis vaughanthe record straight on what he thinks about the uk decision to approve the new pfizer coronavirus vaccine. i have a great deal of confidence in what the uk does both scientifically and from a regulatory standpoint. if i somehow came across differently, i apologise for that. us president—electjoe biden says he will ask americans to wear masks for his first 100 days in office to curtail the spread of coronavirus. the million dollar teacher. winning this years global teacher

i'm lewis vaughan jones.art, as talks between borisjohnson and eu chief ursula von der leyen in brussels end without agreement. but, despite no deal, negotiations to break the trade talks deadlock will continue, with a firm decision expected by sunday. facebook is facing a major us lawsuit that could force the company to sell off instagram and whatsapp. and the brazilian woman who's finding a way around the pandemic restrictions, to bring festive cheer to disadvantaged children.

i'm lewis vaughan jones. our top stories: nigerian officials say more than 300 schoolboys taken captive by gunmen last week, are safe and well and on their way home. a moroccan man is sentenced to life in prison for attempting to kill passengers on a french high— speed train — we speak to one of the passengers who overpowered the gunman. long story short, spencer stone shot him unconscious while —— choked him unconscious while i hit him in the head. us cybersecurity experts say a major hacking campaign uncovered this week posed a "grave risk" to the government's nuclear stockpile. politicians are blaming russian intelligence. and the british actor jeremy bulloch, who played boba fett in the original star wars trilogy, has died aged 75. hello. welcome to the programme. hundreds of schoolboys kidnapped in northern nigeria last friday have been released. the governor of katsina state says 344 children are on their way back from the forest where they were being held. well, the bbc‘s nigeria correspondent, mayenij

i'm lewis vaughan jones. our top stories: new covid restrictions are now in place in london and surrounding areas — nearly 18 million people are affected. with a very heavy heart i must tell you we cannot continue with christmas as planned. in england, those living in tier 4 areas should not mix with anyone outside their own household at christmas. italy will go into a full national lockdown, to slow the rising number of coronavirus infections there. if president trump plays down the scale of a major cyber attack on us government agencies, and questions whether russia was responsible. and the uk government insists there'll be no brexit trade deal without a substantial shift in position from the eu. hello and welcome to the programme. tough new covid restrictions for parts of london and the southeast of england have come into effect. the measures were announced earlier by britain's prime minister boris johnson. millions of people have been told to stay at home, not meet in each others‘ homes and not travel out

i'm lewis vaughan jones.ur top stories: president trump attends his first campaign rally since losing the election — and he's still refusing to concede. britain's prime minister borisjohnson and the eu commission president talk at length and decide post—brexit trade negotiations are to resume on sunday. ajapanese space capsule lands back on earth carrying possible clues to the origins of the solar system. carbon—rich molecules may hold some clues as to the building blocks of life on earth. and venice lights up for christmas — but you may have to be a local to see this year's spectacular sight. president trump has again insisted, without facts, that he won the us presidential election. he was speaking at a rally in georgia — his first campaign event since last month's election. he's in georgia to support the state's two republican senators, who need to win runoff elections injanuary if republicans are to hang on to control of the senate. he said the stakes at these runoff elections are high. because at stake i

it will be interesting to hear what vaughan gapping says later on your programme —— vaughan gething.ld i say it again? cyberpunk: 2077. have a said that right?” think so. i have an image of you playing it. jonah reeves has been talking about that experience and learning a bit of wealth, too. here is more with steffan powell. motion capture, baby! johnny silverhand. cyberpunk: 2077 takes place in a dystopian future. it's an open world of role—playing games and a mega— city cold night city. you play a character cold v who is let's say, gunfire mercenary in the game and you get job say, gunfire mercenary in the game and you getjob and things go wrong and you getjob and things go wrong and you getjob and things go wrong and you end up putting in this chip in order to survive, and lo and behold, you got a visitor named johnny silverhand, and that is characterised play. the core of the mission is you're to survive in this fairly dangerous environment. gaming has had loads of people during lockdown a snake helped loads of people. how important is it you think, for people to have things like

shortages led to avoid a board death spoke to jenny vaughan from doctors association u.k. says that this would enable the government to learn from its mistakes we think the government's kicking the can down the road basically we've already had the 1st wave of k.p.h. there is no chance that a sign that there was a problem with securing and ensuring that p.p. got the frontline we know because the doctors association were right at the front line of actually listening to frontline doctors who explains that i had daily reports of doctors telling me that they were having to go to screwfix to get think basic things like mosques we worry that the government is conveniently forgetting course lots of this we need to learn these lessons and the only way you can actually learn those lessons is pipe truck judgment inquiry. well according to one report between april and october over 100 staff members including those who were working in the care sector died as a result of their job meanwhile human rights group amnesty international says that over 600 health workers have died during the p

i'm lewis vaughan jones.ainst coronavirus has apologised for appearing to question the speed with which britain approved a vaccine. us president—electjoe biden says he will ask americans to wear masks for his first 100 days in office, in order to limit the spread of coronavirus. 2020 has been a difficult year for the russian president, vladimir putin and notjust because of the pandemic. in recent months the kremlin has faced a series of challenges on its own doorstep, including mass protests in belarus, war in the south caucasus and a rise in pro—european sentiment in moldova. our moscow correspondent steve rosenberg assesses what these dramatic events mean for russia's influence in its own back yard. across russia's former empire, we're seeing seismic change. in belarus, people power is challenging a dictator who's being propped up by moscow. to the south, armenia and azerbaijan have been at war. add to that a revolution in kyrgyzstan and the new pro—europe president in moldova, and the result is one huge he

i'm lewis vaughan jones.avirus infections. translation: we must intervene. but i assure you, this is not an easy decision. us vice—president mike pence gets a coronavirus jab live on air. now, moderna is approved to be the country's second covid—19 vaccine. a us senate report finds that boeing officials "inappropriately coached" test pilots during a review of the 737 max aircraft after two fatal crashes. and we speak to people in different parts of the uk to see how the covid restrictions are affecting their christmas plans.

i'm lewis vaughan—jones.aign rally in georgia for the first time since he lost the election — and still, he's refusing to concede. president trump and the first lady leave for his first britain's prime minister boris johnson and the eu commission president talk at length but fail to break the deadlock on a post—brexit trade deal. ajapanese space capsule lands back on earth carrying the first samples of rock from an asteroid, and possible clues to the origins of the solar system. and venice lights up for christmas — but you may have to be a local to see this year's spectacular sight.

i'm lewis vaughan jones.nister borisjohnson and the eu commission president talk at length and decide post—brexit trade negotiations are to resume on sunday. ajapanese space capsule lands back on earth carrying possible clues to the origins of the solar system. carbon—rich molecules may hold some clues as to the building blocks of life on earth. and venice lights up for christmas, but you may have to be a local to see this year's spectacular sight.

welcome to bbc news — i'm lewis vaughan jones.ur top stories: new lockdown on the streets of san francisco — to help curb a surge in coronavirus cases. brexit trade talks are paused after eu and uk negotiators fail to reach agreement. president trump orders the withdrawal of nearly all us troops from somalia — officials there call it a morale boost for terrorists. and — a special report from beirut — four months after the explosion which killed more than 200 people. the government knew that the dangerous chemicals were being stored here, so did the judiciary, so, too, did the port authorities will stop it was only delivered his people that were being kept in the dark. welcome to the programme, and we start with the news that the united states has recorded the highest number of covid—19 deaths anywhere in the world — almost 3,000 in a single day — the equivalent of two deaths every minute. the mayor of san francisco along with political leaders across the bay area are imposing new lockdown orders and business restrictions to try to

vaughan says "bubble fatigue" is something that selectors have to recognise.the test match. it is very difficult to keep them locked up as they have done. just one other cricket line. the one—day series against south africa was called off yesterday because of a number of coronavirus cases. the two tests england were waiting on have come back negative, so the touring party will all be able to return home together on thursday. all the details of that story on the bbc sport website. german prosecutors have insisted they are building a compelling case against the man they suspect of murdering madeleine mccann, who disappeared during a family holiday to portugal in 2007. the convicted child sex offender ‘christian b‘ was identified as a suspect six months ago — but he has not yet been charged. 0ur berlin correspondent jenny hill has more. it‘s six months since german detectives made a dramatic revelation. madeleine mccann, they believe, was kidnapped and killed by a convicted german paedophile. after this tv appeal, they received hundreds of tip—offs about christia

welcome to bbc news, i'm lewis vaughan jones. our top stories: britain and the european union remain far apart as talks between borisjohnson and eu chief ursula von der leyen in brussels end without agreement. but despite no deal, negotiations to break the trade talks deadlock will continue, with a firm decision expected by sunday. the us passes another coronavirus milestone — reporting its highest one—day increase in deaths since the start of the pandemic. facebook is facing a major us lawsuit that could force the company to sell off instagram and whatsapp. for the first time ever, human—made objects are about to outweigh all animals and plants on the planet. hello, welcome to the program. talks to try to agree a post—brexit trade deal between the uk and the european union have concluded with both sides saying there are major differences to bridge. the british prime minister, borisjohnson and the european commission president, ursula von der leyen, met over dinner in brussels. both have agreed talks on a deal will continue until

wales's health minister, vaughan gething, has warned the country faces an ‘incredibly serious situations the government may have to rescind the policy allowing families to mix over christmas, though he's acknowledged such a move could affect public trust in government. around the world, us regulators have approved the pfizer—biontech coronavirus vaccine for emergency use. president trump said the delivery of a safe and effective vaccine in nine months was a ‘medical miracle‘. the first vaccine will be administered in less than 24 hours. the governors decide where the vaccine will go in their state and who will get them first. we want our senior citizens, health care workers and first responders to be first in line. this will quickly reduce deaths and hospital admissions. the us supreme court has rejected an attempt to overturn the election results — which was backed by president trump and more than 100 republican members of congress. the state of texas had filed a lawsuit arguing that voting results in the battleground states of georgia, michigan, pennsylvania and wisconsin — all won by

i'm lewis vaughan jones.aign rally since losing the election — and he's still refusing to concede. britain's prime minister borisjohnson and the eu commission president talk at length and decide post—brexit trade negotiations are to resume on sunday. ajapanese space capsule lands back on earth carrying possible clues to the origins of the solar system. carbon—rich molecules may hold some clues as to the building blocks of life on earth. and venice lights up for christmas — but you may have to be a local to see this year's spectacular sight.

i'm lewis vaughan jones. our top stories: britain and the european union remain far apart, as talks between borisjohnson and eu chief ursula von der leyen in brussels end without agreement. but, despite no deal, negotiations to break the trade talks deadlock will continue, with a firm decision expected by sunday. facebook is facing a major us lawsuit that could force the company to sell off instagram and whatsapp. and the brazilian woman who's finding a way around the pandemic restrictions, to bring festive cheer to disadvantaged children. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. talks to try to agree a post—brexit trade deal between the uk and the european union have concluded with both sides saying there are major differences to bridge. the british prime minister, borisjohnson and the european commission president, ursula von der leyen, met over dinner in brussels. both have agreed talks on a deal will continue until sunday, when a firm decision will be made. a source in mrjohnson‘s of

wales's health minister, vaughan gething, has warned the country faces an ‘incredibly serious situation. he says the government may have to rescind the policy allowing families to mix over christmas, though he's acknowledged such a move could affect public trust in government. elsewhere, us regulators have approved the pfizer—biontech coronavirus vaccine for emergency use. president trump said the delivery of a safe and effective vaccine in nine months was a "‘medical miracle'. the first vaccine will be administered in less than 2a hours. the governors decide where the vaccines will go, in their state, and who will get them first. we want our senior citizens, health care workers and first responders to be first in line. this will quickly and dramatically reduce deaths and hospitalisations. italy has now recorded more coronavirus—related fatalities than anywhere else in europe. it's registered 64,036 such deaths, which is higher than the uk's death toll. infections in italy have been on a downward trend since the middle of last month, but remain high, nearly 20,000 in the latest daily ta

welcome to bbc news — i'm lewis vaughan jones. without agreement. but, despite no deal, negotiations to break the trade talks deadlock will continue, with a firm decision expected by sunday. the us reports its highest one—day increase in coronavirus deaths since the start of the pandemic. facebook is facing a major us lawsuit that could force the company to sell off instagram and whatsapp. for the first time ever, human—made objects are about to outweigh all animals and plants on the planet.

i'm lewis vaughan jones. our top stories: italy imposes a nationwide lockdown over christmas and new year as it tries to halt the sharp rise in coronavirus infections. we must intervene. but i assure you, this is not an easy decision. a warning from doctors in the uk as the spread of covid—i9 accelerates with the crucial r number now back above one. more than 300 schoolboys freed from their kidnappers in nigeria are now reunited with theirfamilies. a us senate report finds that boeing officials "inappropriately coached" test pilots during a review of the 737 max aircraft after two fatal crashes. sony halts the worldwide sale of one of the most highly anticipated video games of all time, cyberpunk 2077, as it keeps crashing and freezing. hello and welcome to bbc news. italy is imposing a nationwide lockdown over much of the christmas and new year period — a measure aimed at reducing the sharp rise in coronavirus infections. italians will only be allowed to travel for work, health, or emergency reasons on a lim

wales‘s health minister, vaughan gething, has warned the country faces an ‘incredibly serious situationue to rise. he says the government may have to rescind the policy allowing families to mix over christmas, though he's acknowledged such a move could affect public trust in government. clive myrie is next with the national news bulletins — and at 10:30 — i'll back to look at tomorrow's front pages in the papers — our guests joining me tonight are the chief sports reporter at the sun, martin lipton and the broadcaster, penny smith. you're watching bbc news. new warnings tonight of unbearable pressure on the nhs, over covid restrictions this christmas. as the festive season continues, healthcare trusts across england want the government to proceed with caution, because of a possible third wave of infections. people are really worried that if we relax the restrictions now, the nhs simply won't be able to cope with all of the work that it needs to do in late december, january and february. the government is to review the current tier list next week. also tonight — more pessimism over brexi