this is bbc news. these are the latest headlines in the uk as england reports another record number of daily coronavirus cases health officials warn the days ahead will be crucial as hospitalisations continue to rise. the government needs to make a difficult decision if it s going to introduce those restrictions, but if the number of hospitalisations keep going up at the rate they are than you could see why wit they would need to change their mind. new year honours for leading figures in the battle against covid. professors chris whitty and jonathan van tam are knighted. drjenny harries and drjune raine are both made dames. darling, you don t need that. i am your mirror. darling, you don t need that. i am your mirror-
a full customs declaration. the checks had been due to take affect six months ago but were delayed because businesses said they needed more time to prepare. in france a new law banning plastic packaging on most fruit and vegetables comes into effect in france today. cucumbers, lemons and oranges are among the 30 varieties banned from being wrapped in plastic. larger packs as well as chopped or processed fruit will be exempt. it s almost a quarter past seven. the latest headlines on bbc news. as england reports another record number of daily coronavirus cases health officials warn the days ahead will be crucial as hospitalisations continue to rise. new year honours for leading figures in the battle against covid. professors chris whitty and jonathan van tam are knighted. drjenny harries and drjune raine are both made dames. the president of south africa pays tribute to desmond tutu as the spiritual father
as england reports another record number of daily coronavirus cases health officials warn the days ahead will be crucial as hospitalisations continue to rise. the government needs to make a difficult decision if it cannot reintroduce restrictions for the part of the number of hospitalisations keep going up at the rate at they are that you can see why they would need to change their mind. new year honours for leading figures in the battle against covid. professors chris whitty and jonathan van tam are knighted. drjenny harries and drjune raine are both made dames. in sport, husband and wife jason and laura kenny are made a knight and a dame for services to cycling. the president of south africa pays tribute to desmond tutu as the spiritual father of our new nation and the archbishop s daughter speaks movingly at his funeral:
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of daily coronavirus cases, health officials warn the days ahead will be crucial as hospitalisations continue to rise. new year honours for leading figures in the battle against covid. professors chris whitty and jonathan van tam are knighted. drjenny harries and drjune raine are both made dames. the president of south africa pays tribute to desmond tutu as the spiritual father of our new nation . today is officially the hottest new year s day on record with temperatures reaching 16.2 degrees in st james s park in central london. now on bbc news, review 2021, the media year. our media editor, amol rajan, takes a close look at some of the organisations running our digital world in his review of the year.