at the rate that they are then 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. you don t need those, i am your mirror. ., ., ., ., you don t need those, i am your| mirror. fabulous. it s absolutely fabulous forjoanna lumley who is made a dame, whilst the outgoing james bond daniel craig is made a cmg. 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: and 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.
this is bbc news these are the headlines: 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. no, darling, you don t need those. how do i look? fabulous. it s absolutely fabulous forjoanna lumley who is made a dame, whilst the outgoing james bond daniel craig is made a cmg. in sport, husband and wife jason and laura kenny are made a knight and a dame for services to cycling. further covid restrictions in england must be an absolute last resort , according to health secretary, sajid javid. the president of south africa pays tribute to desmond tutu as the spiritual father
this is bbc news these are the headlines. 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. no, darling, you don t need those. how do i look? it s absolutely fabulous forjoanna lumley who is made a dame. whilst the outgoing james bond daniel craig is made a cmg. 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 also
professors chris whitty and jonathan van tam are knighted. drjenny harries and drjune raine are both made dames. how do i look? fabulous. absolutely fabulous for joanna lumley who is made a dame. whilst the outgoing james bond daniel craig is made a cmg. further covid restrictions in england must be an absolute last resort , according to health secretary, sajid javid. official celebrations were either muted or cancelled, but there were still fireworks to welcome in 2022, on the warmest new year s eve on record. now on bbc news it s time for dateline london with shaun ley.
professor chris whitty professorjonathan van tam who became household names during the pandemic names during the pandemic have been knighted and drjenny harries, chief executive of the uk health security agency, and drjune raine, head of the vaccines regulator mhra, are both made dames. theyjoin almost 80 olympic and paralympic athletes who competed in last summer s tokyo games have also been honoured. lizo mzimba reports. their faces have become familiar to the public throughout the pandemic. now the chief medical officers for england, chris whitty. if lots of people were vaccinated that reduces the risk of transmission in the community. ..for scotland gregor smith and for a wales frank atherton have all been knighted. a knighthood too for england deputy chief medical officerjonathan van tam. also being recognised for their roles responding to covid, jennie harries of the health security agency in june raine, head of the uk s