Massive fines if they dont act. Im Still Standing better than i ever did. Brexit ended visa free travel to the eu for musicians. Now, eltonjohn tells us why it will hit so many young performers. And coming up, a Hollywood Gladiator sends a surprise Birthday Message to a british sailor taking part in a round the world yacht race. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. The Prime Minister has thanked all those who have helped the uk to reach a milestone in its Vaccination Programme ten Million People have now received a first dose. But borisjohnson also issued a warning, describing the levels of covid 19 infections as alarmingly high. He said that while there was growing evidence of the effectiveness of the vaccines, the government needed more data before considering any relaxation of covid restrictions. Heres our Political Editor laura kuenssberg. Sleeves up, syringes ready, vaccine in army medics filling this Church Hall In Chingford where there used to be bingo nights and dog training.
Cost. When federal money is involved state governments do not spend their money as efficiently. Host we are out of time. Chris edwards with the cato institute. Robert with the brookings institute. Thank you. That does it for todays washington journal. We will be that you tomorrow morning. Enjoy the rest of your day. [captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2015] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. Visit ncicap. Org] president gets briefed by german chancellor Angela Merkel about a scheduled summit wednesday to try to revive a peace plan for easter ukraine. Germany, france, russia and ukraine will take part. They will talk with reporters. Among the issues, Army Fighters opposing russian backed separatists. Live coverage starts at 11 40. Should the u. S. Arm ukraine . We are taking your comments. Here are a couple of the more than 300 comments. Sue says putin is taking advantage of a weak adminis
This is bbc news, imjane hill. The headlines at 2pm 179 flood warnings are still in place across england and wales because of storm christoph. Eight literally looks like a water bed, because the water is going straight under it, and the problem is, they couldnt come and get us, it would be safer in our home. But as i have had not been able to turn off the electricity, gas, everything. 65 new Covid Vaccination centres have come into operation across england. A mosque and a cinema are among the venues being used. It comes as a new Study Suggests Coronavirus Infection rates may have risen in england since the start of the lockdown. The nhs in england has bought hundreds of thousands of oxygen monitors which
people with coronavirus can use at home. Doctors believe the devices will save lives. Just hours after taking office, us President Biden reverses many of Donald Trumps policies, including on coronavirus and climate change. And for a second year in a row, the Glastonbury Festival will n