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COVID-19: Fauci says UK vaccine approval 'much less deep' than US - but jab is 'safe'

The White House's chief immunologist has told Sky News he believes the British approval of the Pfizer COVID vaccine has been done in a "much less deep" way than would have been done in the US.
COVID-19: Who will get the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine and when?

More details have emerged about who will be first to get the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine when the UK rollout begins next week, with the first doses having now arrived from Belgium.
COVID-19: Woman who's been isolating for months can't wait to be among first to get vaccinated

Julie Harris is a healthcare worker in South Wales - and she's just received a text message which has changed her life.
Climate change: UK promises to cut emissions by more than two thirds by 2030

The government has promised to cut greenhouse gas emissions by more than two thirds (68%) of what they were in 1990 by 2030.
COVID-19: US logs 3,157 more coronavirus deaths - a record for a single day

The US has reported more than 3,100 coronavirus-related deaths in a single day - a record for the country.
COVID-19: Crowds avoid Rockefeller tree switch-on as US warned to expect 'devastating Christmas'

The familiar moment the Christmas lights went on in midtown Manhattan only highlighted the surreal scenes of an empty New York.
Warner Bros to release all 2021 films on HBO Max and in cinemas on same day

Warner Bros will release all of its 2021 films, including Dune and The Matrix 4, online on the same day they hit cinemas.
Sislin Fay Allen: Britain's first black policewoman honoured with lifetime achievement award

Britain's first black policewoman has been honoured with a lifetime achievement award at a ceremony celebrating black, Asian and minority ethnic female officers.
Avonmouth: Four people killed in large explosion near Bristol

Four people have been killed in a large explosion at a sewage plant in Avonmouth, near Bristol.
Brexit: Hopes of free trade deal 'receding' after talks hit stumbling block

The latest round of talks on a post-Brexit trade deal "did not go well", Sky News understands, with a UK source suggesting that hopes of an agreement are now "receding".