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http://youtu.be/gerQpTFIndI The first human trial in Europe of a coronavirus vaccine has begun in Oxford. Two volunteers, who are both scientists, have been injected with the experimental vaccine. They are the first of more than 800 adults aged between 18 and 55 who have been recruited for the study. Half the group will receive the Covid-19 vaccine, and half will get a control vaccine which protects against meningitis. The results won't be known for several months. Meanwhile the UK government has said that millions of key workers and their families will be eligible for a coronavirus test if they develop symptoms. The Health Secretary Matt Hancock announced that they would be able to book a test online. More testing centres are being opened and the army will be helping establish mob...

http://youtu.be/M-K3oWeB6wY The current lockdown restrictions across the UK are due to be reviewed again in two weeks time. Downing Street is not giving any indication of options that are being considered. But Scotland's first minister, Nicola Sturgeon, has given a glimpse of what could be ahead as she outlined possible ways forward there. Possibilities include changing classroom layouts, with not all children attending school at the same time. Businesses might have to ensure that staff work two metres away from colleagues. Restrictions might be applied differently in different parts of Scotland, according to the local level of risk from coronavirus. However any attempt to ease the lockdown will only happen when ministers and their scientific advisers are convinced that the sprea...

http://youtu.be/UI99jRFra_0 A new government website, for key workers and their families to book coronavirus tests online, was forced to shut down for a time as it was swamped with requests. Almost 50,000 people in England tried to book a test just hours after the website launched. 16,000 of them did manage to book a drive-through appointment or get home testing kits. Almost 20,000 people have now died in hospitals in the UK from coronavirus. Among them this week were identical twin sisters. Katy and Emma Davis were 37 years old and died within days of each other. Katy was a children's nurse in Southampton. Her twin Emma had also worked as a nurse. Sophie Raworth presents BBC News at Ten reports from Health Editor Hugh Pym and correspondent Duncan Kennedy. Please subscribe HER...

http://youtu.be/UI99jRFra_0 A new government website, for key workers and their families to book coronavirus tests online, was forced to shut down for a time as it was swamped with requests. Almost 50,000 people in England tried to book a test just hours after the website launched. 16,000 of them did manage to book a drive-through appointment or get home testing kits. Almost 20,000 people have now died in hospitals in the UK from coronavirus. Among them this week were identical twin sisters. Katy and Emma Davis were 37 years old and died within days of each other. Katy was a children's nurse in Southampton. Her twin Emma had also worked as a nurse. Sophie Raworth presents BBC News at Ten reports from Health Editor Hugh Pym and correspondent Duncan Kennedy. Please subscribe HER...

http://youtu.be/VDbFPtAo2o8 Retail sales have suffered the biggest drop since records began, falling by more than 5% last month. The figures from the Office for National Statistics show that clothing sales have been particularly hard hit, down by 35%. The one sector that is booming is food and alcohol. Three quarters of a million people applied to become NHS volunteer responders when the scheme opened a month ago. Since then 600,000 have been accepted but so far only 50,000 'tasks' have been carried out. It's causing frustration among volunteers, as well as confusion among some vulnerable people who want access to the service. Now organisers have apologised for the delays, and opened a helpline where people can register for support. Sophie Raworth presents BBC News at Ten reports fr...

http://youtu.be/fVtzVF2G-Bk More than 20,000 people have now died in hospital in the UK after becoming infected with coronavirus. The government described it as “a tragic and terrible milestone”. The number doesn’t included deaths in care homes or the community in England and Northern Ireland. Previously the NHS Medical Director had said that keeping deaths below 20,000 would be "a good outcome". Meanwhile Downing Street has announced that the Prime Minister Boris Johnson will return to work on Monday. It's three weeks since he was admitted to intensive care suffering from the coronavirus infection. Tina Daheley presents BBC News reports by Health Correspondent Lauren Moss and Political Correspondent Iain Watson. Please subscribe HERE http://bit.ly/1rbfUog