This is bbc news broadacsting to viewers in the uk and around the world, i m martine croxall. our top stories. australia has welcomed in 2022 with a firework display in sydney harbour. but around the world many celebrations are cancelled or scaled back due to concerns over covid infections. and celebrations are underway in north korea this is the scene in pyongyang. china is attempting to stick to a zero covid strategy ahead of its lunar new year celebrations and the beijing winter olympics. one in 30 people in the uk were estimated to have tested positive for covid heading into christmas a new record high for infections. new data suggests the risk of hospitalisation with the 0micron coronavirus variant is about one third that
This is bbc news broadacsting to viewers in the uk and around the world. i m rebecca jones. our top stories. boris johnson rules out further covid measures in england for now, despite the ongoing rise in omicron infections. the pressure on our nhs and on our hospitals is going to be considerable in the course of the next couple of weeks and maybe more because there is no question omicron continues to surge through the country. scotland records more than 20,000 new covid cases, its highest daily number since the start of the pandemic. scientists in the netherlands meet to discuss whether schools there can re open next week after closing early for christmas in the face of rising infections. france toughens its rules around face masks
This is bbc news broadacsting to viewers in the uk and around the world, i m martine croxall. our top stories. australia has welcomed in 2022 with a firework display in sydney harbour. but around the world many celebrations are cancelled or scaled back due to concerns over covid infections. and celebrations are underway in north korea this is the scene in pyongyang. china is attempting to stick to a zero covid strategy ahead of its lunar new year celebrations and the beijing winter olympics. one in 30 people in the uk were estimated to have tested positive for covid heading into christmas a new record high for infections. new data suggests the risk of hospitalisation with the omicron coronavirus variant is about one third that
This is bbc news broadacsting to viewers in the uk and around the world. i m geeta guru muthy. our top stories: on the anniversary of the attack on the us capitol, president biden has condemned his predecessor donald trump for threatening democracy. the former president of the united states of america has created and spread a web of lies about the 2020 election. he s done so because he values power over principle. i m laura trevelyan on capitol hill, where president biden has warned americans there s a dagger at the throat of their democracy and the right to vote must be defended. a court hearing on whether novak djokovic is medically exempt from covid entry requirements is adjourned until monday. former world number
This is bbc news broadacsting to viewers in the uk and around the world. i m ben brown, our top stories: prince andrew s lawyers prepare to ask a us court to dismiss a civil sexual assault case brought by virginia giuffre. pupils across the uk head back to school this week amid concerns about covid related staff shortages. it s an ever shrinking supply situation. we need to have high quality, professional teachers in front of children to give them an excellent education, and they aren t out there. covid is causing problems for schooling around the world, including in the united states which has set a record for surpassing one million daily covid infections.