Now on bbc news, britain has one of the highest death tolls from covid 19 in the world. Clive myrie s film follows staff at the Royal London Hospital as they try to cope with a second wave. A warning this programme contains content which some viewers may find distressing. Shes young. Shes someone s relative. This is something precious that were holding and were trying to do. My wife lost her fight for life. Nobody wants to go through this. I wouldnt wish this on anybody. The coronavirus pandemic has hit the United Kingdom hard. I think the public want to do the right thing, but i dont feel they understand fully the scale of the problem. This is the story of one of the hospitals in the eye of the storm. So were now going to run into a problem because we havent got any beds. Weve got patients on 12 floors in total. Weve returned to the royal london, to witness for ten days the full force of the second wave of covid 19. Staff are tired, and then we have to ask them to do more and more and
Off the air ryanair s told to remove its irresponsible jab and go adverts, depicting misleading claims about coronavirus vaccinations. I invite members to nowjoin me for a minutes silence to commemorate sir toms life, and to pay our respects to those who have lost their lives as a result of the covid, and their families and friends. Remembering captain sir tom moore a minutes silence is observed in the House Of Commons. And the nation is urged to clap for him at 6pm tonight. And coming up on bbc news, Manchester United have made a dent in their rivals Goal Difference at the top of the table after scoring nine against southampton. Manchester city are top, just they play burnley later. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. The health secretary, matt hancock, says Research Suggesting the Oxford Astrazeneca vaccine may reduce the spread of coronavirus is superb and will help us all to get out of the pandemic. A study, which has yet to be peer reviewed, has shown the jab could
Across the uk, landmarks including the blackpool tower, Wembley Stadium and the london eye illuminate in his honour. This morning well have reaction and tributes from those he loved, helped and inspired. And the World Of Sport, that captain sir tom loved so much, has been paying tribute. The former Olympic Champion Jessica Ennis hill said he will forever be a hero to many people. She presented him with a special award in december. And scientists discover the Oxford Astrazeneca vaccine is 76 effective during the three months after the first dose. Good morning. Today we have got some rain, sleet and mostly hill snow moving across Northern Ireland, Northern England and scotland. Southern england are seeing some heavy rain, but in between some heavy some sunshine and showers. Details later. Good morning. Its wednesday, the 3rd of february, and todays breakfast is a special programme to celebrate the life of a man who gave us so much of his time over the last ten months captain sir tom moor
Post brexit trade arrangements. If youd like to get in touch this morning, you can tweet me vicderbyshire or email victoria bbc. Co. Uk. A team from the World Health Organization visits the high security chinese lab at the centre of claims over the source of the covid 19 pandemic. And the queen and british Prime Minister have led tributes to captain sir tom moore, whos died at 100 years old, after Testing Positive for Coronavirus Last week. The uk government says it will ensure hes officially remembered. I think we should find a way to make sure that we mark the memory of captain tom and thank him for the contribution that he made for the nhs. So i will ensure that we mark his contribution properly and appropriately at the right moment. Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world. The Health Secretary, matt hancock, has described as absolutely superb the findings of a study which suggests for the first time that the Oxford Astrazeneca vaccine significantly reduces
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.