Liverpool move to plug a hole in their defence. The premier League Champions bring in ben davies from preston, as well as a loan signing on a quiet transfer deadline day. Its not quite with the weather today, and Weather Warning for heavy snow across parts of Northern England. Valid until lunchtime. Widely three to eight centimetres above 200 metres we can easily see 15 centimetres to Sow Destruction is likely. All the details later in the programme. Its tuesday the 2nd of february. Our top story. Urgent tests are being offered to 80,000 people in england after cases of a new South African coronavirus variant were found, with no links to travel. People across eight areas are being asked to take tests, whether they have symptoms or not, after the government said the uk must Come Down Hard on the variant. Andy moore reports. 10,000 Home Testing Kits delivered to a fire station in woking in surrey. From today, the operation to deliver them door to door will begin. Across england, 80,000 p
For a no deal brexit. Now on bbc news, live to singapore for Asia Business report. A cutting response. The fed lowers its Interest Rates for the first time in more than a decade, but the us president and Investors Show their disappointment. Indias Smartphone App economy. How young social media stars can earn more than engineers and lawyers. Smartphone economy. Hello and welcome to Asia Business report, im sharanjit leyl. We start with the us, because the Federal Reserve has cut its main Interest Rate for the First Time Since the financial crisis. The 0. 25 cut had been widely expected by investors, but as Michelle Fleury is reporting, you can see how the markets reacted, you can see investors expressing their disappointment and donald trump also expressing his disappointment after chairmanjerome expressing his disappointment after chairman Jerome Powell called expressing his disappointment after chairmanJerome Powell called the move a midcycle adjustment rather than a turning point in
And Greater Manchester as heavy rainfall leads to flash flooding. Borisjohnson heads to Northern Ireland, urging its politicians to share power once again and hearing concern about brexit and the border. At 11 30 p. M. , we will look at the papers with baroness ros altmann, former pensions minister, and broadcaster mihir bose. Stay with us for that. Good evening. Hundreds of Vulnerable Children were physically and sexually abused over a period of decades in nottinghamshire by people who were supposed to be caring for them. The finding by the independent inquiry into child sexual abuse came after it received 350 complaints relating to care homes and foster carers. That was in nottingham and the surrounding area s. The report says the true scale of the abuse could be even higher. Both nottingham city council, and the county council, were found to have failed in their duty to protect children in their care and still hadnt learned from their mistakes. Our Midlands Correspondent sima kotech
Johnson visits Northern Ireland, urging its politicians to share power once again. And hearing concern about brexit and the border. The often hidden effect of alcohol abuse on the brain we have a special report. And theyre ready, englands cricketers gear up for the start of the ashes tomorrow. Coming up start of the ashes tomorrow. Coming up on sportsday a dream debut as england close out a disappointing ashes campaign with victory over australia. Good evening. Hundreds of Vulnerable Children were physically and sexually abused over a period of decades in nottinghamshire by people who were supposed to be caring for them. The finding by the independent inquiry into child sexual abuse came after it received 350 complaints relating to care homes and Foster Carers in nottingham and the surrounding area. The report says the true scale of the abuse could be higher. Both the city council and cou nty higher. Both the city council and county council were found to have failed in their duty to pr