The uk has met the vaccines target set 6 weeks ago, and the Prime Minister said that if supplies held up, vaccinations would be offered to everyone in the top nine Priority Groups by the end of april. Our Health Editor hugh pym has more details. Thank you very much, good morning. Visiting a Vaccination Centre today, the Prime Minister was keen to praise all those involved in getting more than 15 Million People in the uk inoculated with a first dose. If you look at whats happened in the last few weeks, its been an unbelievable effort by the nhs and the doctors and nurses, the gp surgeries, the hospitals. Of course, the armys been fantastic, the pharmacists have done a greatjob. Warehouse workers and Logistics Experts helped get the vaccines to hospitals, doctors surgeries and other hubs. This companys drivers covered more than 200,000 miles in two months, delivering more than five million vaccines in england. People aged 70 and over, nhs and care staff and residents, and those who are c
Almost a year after our lives changed dramatically, our Business Correspondent has been talking to three people about their Lockdown Experiences and what may lie ahead. For so many in the pandemic, where we live has become where we work. I wish to have more flexibility to work from home, but i didnt wish it initially. She to work from home, but i didnt wish it initially. Wish it initially. She is a preject wish it initially. She is a Project Manager wish it initially. She is a Project Manager for wish it initially. She is a Project Manager for a l wish it initially. She is a Project Manager for a heating business, working until 10 30pm to keep up. Business, Working Until10 30pm to keep unm business, Working Until10 30pm to keep pp to keep up. Ive been quite emotional to keep up. Ive been quite emotional today, to keep up. Ive been quite emotional today, ive to keep up. Ive been quite emotionaltoday, ive had i to keep up. Ive been quite| emotionaltoday, ive had a emotional today, ive ha
Boris johnson says he hopes to begin lifting lockdown restrictions in england from next month beginning with schools, then non essential shops, followed by pubs and restaurants. Mrjohnson also said that people will have to learn to live with coronavirus, echoing a suggestion by his Health Secretary matt hancock that it could be managed like flu by the end of the year. Some scientists have warned against Easing Restrictions too quickly even if the Vaccination Programme remains on target. Heres our political correspondent, jonathan blake. Day by day, thousands more injections to vaccinate people against coronavirus. By monday, the government is confident it will have met its aim of offering 15 Million People their firstjab. On a visit to a Vaccine Manufacturer in teesside today, the Prime Minister said he was cautiously optimistic about covid 19 being contained long term. New therapies are being discovered the whole time, which are enabling us to reduce mortality, improve our treatments
Start good morning. It is another cold start to good morning. It is another cold start to the good morning. It is another cold start to the day and we have Icy Stretches start to the day and we have Icy Stretches. But things are turning milder stretches. But things are turning milder and stretches. But things are turning milderand windier. I stretches. But things are turning milder and windier. I will be here all morning milder and windier. I will be here all morning with the details. Its sunday the 14th of february. Our top story. Donald trump has been cleared of encouraging his supporters to ransack the capitol last month. 57 senators, including seven republicans, voted to convict the former president at his Impeachment Hearing. But that was ten short of the minimum number required. Our washington correspondent nomia iqbal reports. Donald john trump, former president of the United States, is not guilty as charged in the article of impeachment. This wasnt a typical trial, but it had a
Contrast that with further east still, fairly chilly, up to about 3 celsius in norwich. Windy wherever you are through the day. East anglia and the South East Remaining dry for a good part of the day. This evening and tonight, Rain Sweeping across england and wales, followed by clearer spells and scattered showers in the far north west. Overnight lows, 5 to 10 degrees, significantly warmer than we had during the daytime over the past week or so. Monday morning, early rain clears from southern and eastern england. Still showers for parts of scotland, Northern Ireland and northern england. Sunny spells developing and temperatures between about 8 to 14 degrees. Goodbye for now. Hello, this is bbc news. The headlines british Prime Minister borisjohnson comes under pressure from some of his own mps to end covid restrictions by the end of april. Government ministers however urge caution. We wont be able to give certainty unless it is based on the evidence that we have got that the vaccine is