after the string of tornadoes in the united states that have killed almost 100 people. max verstappen is champion! lewis hamilton s mercedes team set to appeal over the race in which he lost the formula one title. you re not from here, are you? from this world? no. neither am i. and a dramatic increase why spending on tv drama production in british studios is twice what it was before the pandemic. and coming up on the bbc news channel, manchester united against paris saint germain, the highlight of the champions league last 16 draw. it will provide another chapter of ronaldo against messi in the spring. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the prime minister says at least one person has now died in the uk with the new omicron variant of coronavirus. the government says omicron is spreading at phenomenal speed. last night, borisjohnson ramped up the vaccination booster programme to combat the variant, offering the jab to all over 18s in england by the end o
criminal proceedings in the uk. and plenty of controversy as lewis hamilton s team considers a formal appeal after max verstappen took the formula one crown. and coming up in the sport on the bbc news channel, the premier league confirms 42 new positive cases among its clubs, as manchester united shut down their training ground. good evening. the rapid expansion of the covid booster programme has led to long queues outside vaccination centres during the day. the plan is to offer the booster to all adults in england, scotland and wales by the end of this month. in northern ireland they re only being offered to people over 30 at this stage. at one point today, the massive rise in demand was too much for the nhs england website as people tried to book booster appointments. it s been confirmed that at least one person in the uk has now died with the new omicron variant, which is spreading at great speed as our health editor hugh pym reports. they were queueing for boosters in p
will face severe consequences if it invades ukraine a g7 meeting of foreign ministers is discussing rising tensions. it would be extremely serious if russia were to take that action. it would be a strategic mistake and there would be severe consequences. and it s going to be a nail biter. max verstappen beats lewis hamilton to pole position for tomorrow s formula one title decider in abu dhabi with the two men level on points. good afternoon. a group of scientists has this afternoon suggested that the uk is facing a substantial wave of omicron infections in january unless further restrictions are introduced. the number of deaths from the variant by the end of april could range from 25,000 to 75,000 depending on how well vaccines perform, according to the researchers from the london school of hygiene and tropical medicine though the sudy has not yet been peer reviewed. the omicron variant is believed to be spreading quickly though scientists say there is huge uncerta
there was a bank there. it is just licked clean. there is nothing left. britain warns russia it will face severe consequences if it invades ukraine a g7 meeting of foreign ministers is discussing rising tensions. it would be extremely serious if russia were to take that action. it would be a strategic mistake and there would be severe consequences. and it s going to be a nail biter. max verstappen beats lewis hamilton to pole position for tomorrow s formula one title decider in abu dhabi with the two men level on points. good afternoon. the uk is facing a substantial wave of omicron infections injanuary and less restrictions more extensive than those announced on wednesday are introduced. that is the money from a group of scientist this afternoon put up the researchers from the london school of hygiene and tropical medicine also said that depending how well vaccines perform the new variant could cause between 25000 and 75,000 deaths by the end of april. although the stu
that s it. new ball. shots are 2-2. got by him. comes back with it! you try to put your entire being mentally and physically on automatic pilot while you re playing tennis. everything is concentrated on the razor s edge and you forget the score. you forget where you are. you forget what your name is. i feel like my body s floating within myself. the game of tennis is a symphony in white. players in white suits hitting a white ball back and fort. in all white country clubs but a new, young player has come along and he is one of the greatest we have ever produced and he is not white. i sense confusion in what an athlete should be, especially an african american context. does still persist in the world about black athletes because we tend to do disproportionately well in athletes. i like to fight the myth. there are lots of us who can think as well as run, jump, hit tennis balls, dunk basketballs. and the challenge now is to convince young black athletes that the