Number of cases breaks another record, a warning from Public Health england as hospital pressure mounts. We know that the cases in the community are still rising, and that means we expect to see admissions to hospitals and further deaths. Hard to assess, the education secretary outlines his plans for grading stu d e nts outlines his plans for grading students as gcses and a levels are cancelled. Ona cancelled. On a knife edge, with most votes counted in georgia, the Democrat Party looks set to gain control of the senate. Yes and digging for victory. The dramatic rescue involving the death cocker spaniel at a jcb digger. And all of the tests are past in sri la nka and all of the tests are past in sri lanka as they begin training ahead of next weeks test. The Prime Minister says he had no choice but to introduce a new lockdown in england. The figures for covert infections are served in, and hospitals are out near breaking point. New cases it a new high of 60,000. Parliament has been reca
Scotland. For england and wales, a cold night and we are likely to see freezing fog developing as temperatures dripped to about 6 in the coldest spots. Some freezing fog slow to clear tomorrow morning and also icy stretches on the road as well. The weather front clears out of scotla nd well. The weather front clears out of scotland and northern ireland, pushing some snowfall into Northern England but further south across england but further south across england and wales, largely dry with a bit of sunshine breaking through but in places, the freezing fog will linger all day and where it does, temperatures are struggling to get much above freezing. Further north, a return to sunnier skies but with some wintry showers from the north. Into friday, still slow moving weather front with us. Not a particularly active feature but it brings more snowfall during friday, almost anywhere across england and wales, most likely through parts of the midlands and into wales as well. Still a few flurrie
New variant is extraordinarily high. Tributes are paid to one of Manchester Citys greatest ever players. Colin bell, known as the king of the kippax, has died at the age of 7a. Good morning. Another cold day ahead. Many of us will have a dry daily sunshine, fewer showers than yesterday but later more rain and snow will come in from the north west. Further details in eight minutes. Its wednesday, the 6th of january. Thousands of pupils across england will find out more details on how their work could be assessed following the cancellation of gcse and a level exams across england. The education secretary Gavin Williamson will make a statement to mps in the commons about a support package for young people following the closure of schools and colleges. Gavin williamson is expected to tell mps that education remained a national priority, despite the lockdown and the closure of English Schools and colleges to most pupils. He will say that the government will not ask pupils to sit a levels an
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Of the senate seats in a crucial run off contest in georgia. The second is still too close to call. Dozens of pro democracy activists and politicians are arrested in hong kong, accused of trying to overthrow the citys government. And coming up this hour, a breakdown for the motor industry, as car sales suffer their biggest slump since world war ii. Good morning and welcome to bbc news. Our top story. Thousands of pupils across england, whove had their gcse and a levels cancelled, are hoping to get more details today on how their work will be assessed. It comes as englands Third National lockdown comes legally into force, with mps set to vote retrospectively on it later today. All of the uk is now under strict virus curbs, with wales, Northern Ireland and most of scotland also in lockdown. On schools, the education secretary, Gavin Williamson, will make a statement to mps and is expected to unveil a support package for young people following the closure of schools and colleges. It comes