Six O'Clock News Episodes Episode guide
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01/12/2020 Debenhams set to close putting 12,000 jobs at risk
Debenhams is set to close putting 12,000 jobs at risk.
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30/11/2020 Welsh pubs to be banned from selling alcohol
Alcohol ban & 6pm pub curfew among tougher coronavirus restrictions in Wales from Friday.
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29/11/2020 Raab defends Covid tiers
The foreign secretary warns easing Covid restrictions now could lead to a third wave.
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28/11/2020 Government appoints England vaccine tsar
Boris Johnson names Nadhim Zahawi as minister to take charge of vaccine deployment
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27/11/2020 Topshop owner, Arcadia, on brink of collapse
13,000 jobs could be lost if Sir Philip Green's retail empire goes into administration
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26/11/2020 Government reveals new tier system of coronavirus restrictions for England when lockdown ends next week.
Government reveals new tier system of coronavirus restrictions for England
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25/11/2020 Sunak warns economic emergency has just begun
Chancellor Rishi Sunak forecasts a huge plunge in economic output in his Spending Review.
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Three households can mix over Christmas in the UK 24/11/2020
Three households can mix over Christmas in the UK over five day period
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23/11/2020 Oxford vaccine shown to be highly effective
70% - 90% of those immunised in clinical trials were protected from Covid-19.
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22/11/2020 Limited mixing at Christmas
The UK's four nations back plans to allow limited household mixing at Christmas.
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21/11/2020 G20 hears calls for coronavirus vaccines to be available to all
World leaders at G20 summit hear calls for coronavirus vaccine to be distributed fairly.
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20/11/2020 Boris Johnson rejects findings that Priti Patel bullied civil servants
Prime Minister says the Home Secretary did not breach the Ministerial Code.
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19/11/2020 Draft report says Priti Patel broke ministerial code.
Sources say an inquiry into bullying found the Home Secretary broke behaviour rules.
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18/11/2020 Scientists express hopes for a Christmas that's as normal as possible
Scientists express hopes for a Christmas that's as normal as possible
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17/11/2020 Top tier restrictions announced for parts of Scotland
More than two million people in and around Glasgow to be subject to toughest restrictions
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16/11/2020 Coronavirus: Second company announces creation of successful vaccine
Another pharmaceutical firm, Moderna, says it's developed a successful Covid-19 vaccine.
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15/11/2020
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
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14/11/2020 Next two weeks 'crucial' for ending England lockdown
The next two weeks are said to be crucial if England's lockdown is to end as planned.
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13/11/2020 Dominic Cummings has left Downing Street with immediate effect
The PM's most senior adviser, Dominic Cummings, has left Number 10 for the final time.
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12/11/2020 Emails suggest safety officials felt 'political pressure' to approve PPE
The documents reveal the Health and Safety executive were pressured by Govt Dept.
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11/11/2020
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
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10/11/2020 Catholic Church criticised over child sex abuse handling
Most senior catholic bishop in England and Wales asked to resign after critical report
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09/11/2020 Vaccine '93% effective' against coronavirus
Vaccination could begin next month, but WHO says jab won't be "complete game changer."
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Donald Trump refuses to admit defeat to Joe Biden in the US presidential election 08/11/2020
Donald Trump refuses to admit defeat to Joe Biden in the US presidential election
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07/11/2020 Joe Biden wins the US presidential election
Biden set to become the 46th American President with a projected win in Pennsylvania
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06/11/2020 Joe Biden on verge of being declared president-elect
The Democratic challenger overtakes Donald Trump in key states of Pennsylvania & Georgia
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05/11/2020 UK's furlough scheme extended to end of March
The Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, made the announcement in a Commons statement today.
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04/11/2020 US Election winner unclear
The result of the US Presidential Election remains on a knife-edge.
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03/11/2020 UK terrorism threat level raised to severe
The move comes after recent incidents in Austria and in France.
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02/11/2020 Boris Johnson sets out plans for England's second lockdown
The Prime Minister has faced opposition from his own backbenchers