At least 22 people have been killed and more than 1200 injured. A charity Offering Mental Health support to military veterans it cant take on any new cases due to a funding crisis. South africa end the second day of the fourth test on 88 6, after england posted a commanding total of 400. Lawyers representing us President Donald Trump have begun outlining their defence in his impeachment trial in the us senate in washington. Democrats acting as prosecutors have accused mr trump of abusing his power and of obstructing congress. In his opening remarks. The president s lead defence attorney, pat cipollone, said there was no evidence for the charges. He said the democrats were trying to overturn the result of the last election and prevent mr trump from standing again later this year. Theyre asking you, not only to overturn the results of the last election, but, as ive said before, theyre asking you to remove President Trump from the ballot in an election thats occurring in approximately nin
Tonight at 6 more than 60,000 people have now died in the uk with coronavirus. Yet another family left grieving 79 year old Mickey Morris died within a week of falling ill. Its going to take us as individuals, as Family Members, as a country and a whole world, a long time to recover from Something Like this. Rolling into the uk from belgium the first doses of the newly approved Pfizer Vaccine are expected today. Well have the latest on who will get it and how quickly. Also tonight. Four people have been killed after a blast at a Water Treatment site near bristol this Morning Police have declared a major incident. This is a tragic incident and our thoughts and sympathies go out to them. Those officers will continue to provide them with all the support
they need at this difficult time. A levels and gcses will go ahead in england next summer, but therell be more generous marking and advance notice of exam topics to make up for all the disruption. And the panto will go on last minute rehea
We we this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. 90 year old grandmother, Margaret Keenan, becomes the first person in the world to receive the pfizer covid 19 jab, following its clinical approval. Applause. She was given the vaccine at her local hospital in coventry. 800,000 doses are currently available in the uk with up to four million more expected by the end of the month. It was fine, it was fine. I wasnt nervous at all, it was really good, yeah. Shes protecting herself, but shes also helping to protect entire country. Across the whole of the uk this morning, that is happening in scotland, Northern Ireland
and wales, in england, people are having the vaccine for the first time. Let us know your thoughts on the start of the Mass Vaccination Programme in the uk on twitter im geetagurumurthy or its bbcyourquestions. The rest of the headlines. Borisjohnson heads to brussels later this week for face to face talks saying a post brexit trade de
The uk is about to go through the most dangerous time of the pandemic the grim warning from englands chief medical officer. Chris whitty urges people to avoid all unneccessary contact in the weeks before the vaccine roll out has an impact. I think its really important that everybody in every interaction they have every day for the next few weeks thinks, do i really need to do this . Well be hearing from professor whitty who took some of your questions in a special programme this morning. Also this lunchtime. The biggest Vaccination Programme in nhs history gets under way with seven new centres opening across england. I feel very relieved, i feel this is the way back. I really think that. I cant understand anybody not wanting to have it. Pressure mounts in washington to strip donald trump of power after the violent storming
of Congress Last week. The pain in spain how brexit has changed things for british pensioners retiring to the med. Thats all from bite size daily until tomorrow. The
West bromwich albion claim a premier league scalp in the fa cup. We have all the results of the matches from the fourth round. And manchester is blue after a five goal thiller in the womens fa cup derby. Also coming up in the programme nick kyrgios wins an epic five set thriller to set up a last 16 match against top seed and frenemy rafa nadal at the australian open. And, the former premier league footballer, now hoping to mark his card on the professional golf tour. But who is it . Hello and welcome to the programme. All the days fa cup games, to come, but we start with the cricket. England are in a fantastic position at the end of day two in the fourth and final test against south africa. After posting an impressive 400 in theirfirst innnings at the wanderers theyve pinned the South Africans down, restricting them to a lowly 88 6 in their reply so far. Patrick gearey has the best of the days play. Test crickets a delicate balancing act important to remember where you are in the wider