In the latest round of premier League Testing there were 18 positive coronavirus cases, the highest weekly number this season. Sheffield united have revealed that they have a number of cases at the club. Manchester city are retesting their players and staff today to see if the covid outbreak at the club is under control. Last nights match at everton was postponed just four hours before kick off after a number of positive cases at city. Their next game against chelsea on sunday is also in doubt, as is their League Cup Semi against Manchester United three days later. Gabrieljesus and kyle walker had already tested positive on christmas day, and city have now shut their training ground. The southampton manager, ralph hasenhuttl, will miss tonights match against west ham. A member of his family has tested positive for coronavirus so he is having to self isolate. The club say he will watch from home and will remain in contact with the team and Coaching Staff at st marys throughout the game
With a mass street party but across the world celebrations are being scaled down due to the pandemic. Well find out how Different Countries hello and welcome to bbc news. Lets stick with those fireworks in thailand to celebrate the new year. The bells are ringing out for all those lost in the pandemic. Due to the coronavirus. And of course sweden, such a fascinating history as they took a very different approach to most European Countries initially in terms of the levels of restrictions and then a couple of months ago, very rapidly altering course as they saw their cases and their death toll spiralling. So the bells ringing out there in stockholm to mark the number who have passed during 2020 and the covid virus pandemic. And i just want to show you some picture that came to us in the last hour this is wuhan. The capital of Hubei Province in china where theyre celebrating new year it comes exactly one year after the city reported an unknown pneumonia outbreak to the world health organi
Tribute to the heroes of the coronavirus pandemic. Tributes are paid to tommy docherty. The former Manchester United and scotland manager who has died at the age of 92. And in half an hours time well be taking a look back at some of the people whose lives we celebrated over the past year in we remember. Hello, good morning and welcome to bbc news. A new era has begun for the United Kingdom, after completing its formal separation from the european union, leaving the Single Market and the Customs Union at the end of the brexit transition period. Under the new arrangements, there will be no import taxes on goods crossing between britain and the continent. The government has warned there will be some disruption in the coming weeks as new rules bed in for travel, trade, immigration and security co operation. Borisjohnson said the uk had freedom in our hands and the ability to do things differently and better. This report from jessica parker. Big ben chimes. Big ben marking the hour last nig
The former Manchester United and scotland manager tommy docherty, the doc has died at the age of 92 after a long illness. He had five years in charge at old trafford and though they were relegated he got them back up into the First Division and won the fa cup in 1977. He spent most of his playing career at preston and was capped 25 times by scotland, he also managed chelsea, where he won the league cup in 1965, aston villa, derby, qpr and wolves. He has died at the age of 92. Manchester united striker Edinson Cavani has been banned for three games and also fined £100,000 by the fa for a social media post earlier this month which was deemed to be racially offensive. He will miss their next match against aston villa, and also the League Cup Semi final against Manchester City and their fa cup tie against watford. United say they trust that the independent Regulatory Commission will make it clear in its written reasons that Edinson Cavani is not a racist, nor was there any racist intent i
Violence has ceasefire talks cox. The land. Im out on a welcome to the program a german chancellor Angela Merkel faces an uncertain political future as one of her Coalition Partners says hes on happy if theres a migration deal she reached with the European Union her interior minister horse a whole for house calls for a harder line on migration and says that the e. U. Agreement doesnt go far enough to reduce migrants numbers say oh where is the leader of the varian sister party it is threatens that varia will take Border Security into its own hands if Party Leaders meeting today reject the deal on many migrants are going in germany out of the states. As check. And now with our Political Team on their studio. In munich the party c. S. U. Leadership meeting and these are his men the crane is in berlin the chancellors Party Headquarters mikhail im going to start with you for us now horst say over hours apparently said he doesnt think that the e. U. Deal is enough and is reportedly to make