and that is going to go on tomorrow. we are going to hear fervor arguments from the prince s lawyers that the case should be thrown out on all sorts of other grounds, including the fact that complaint and doesn t even live in the united states. meanwhile, she is saying she wants evidence that the prince himself does not sweat. if you remember, he said on newsnight that in in alleged meeting between them where she said he sweated profusely. he said it could not have happened because he does not sweat. so there there s a lot to go into in the next couple of days in the new york s court. that was our home affair correspondent. a reminder of our top stories. the uk prime minister says there is no reason forfurther measures in england despite a surge of coronavirus cases due to the omicron variant. let s return now to new measures for schools in england. pupils aged 11 and above are to wear masks during lessons and will be tested before returning to the classroom this week, as omnicron case
this is bbc news broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. i m rebecca jones. our top stories. the uk prime minister says there is no reason forfurther restrictions in england, despite a surge in covid cases. as he visited a vaccination site, borisjohnson hailed the progress of the booster rollout but said hospitals would still come under pressure. the pressure on our nhs and on our hospitals is going to be considerable in the course of the next couple of weeks and maybe more because there is no question omicron continues to surge through the country. but in the netherlands, scientists meet to discuss whether schools there can re open next week after closing early for christmas amid the spread of omicron. sudan faces a deepening political crisis after the resignation
a civil case against him in the us, has been made public. the duke of york has consistenly denied sexually assaulting virginia giuffre when she was 17. the uk prime minister says there is no reason forfurther measures in england despite a surge of cases due to the omicron variant. a fire that devastated the houses of parliament in cape town on sunday has reignited. firefighters are back at the scene, trying to put out the blaze which is now burning through the roof. a blizzard has swept across the east coast of the us causing a delay to president biden, as he returned to washington on air force one. the icy conditions meant he was unable to get off the plane for half an hour. now on bbc news,
hello again. you re watching bbc news with me, then brown. the headlines: a legal document which prince andrew s lawyer believes will stop a civil case against him in the us has been made public. the duke of york has consistenly denied sexually assaulting virginia giuffre when she was 17. the uk prime minister says there is no reason forfurther measures in england despite a surge of cases due to the omicron variant. india has begun vaccinating 15 to 18 year olds, as the country records its sharpest ever weekly rise in infections. cases almost tripled in the week to sunday, with 130,000 new infections registered. a fire that devastated the houses of parliament in cape town on sunday has reignited. firefighters are back at the scene, trying to put out the blaze which is now burning through the roof.
the uk prime minister says there is no reason forfurther measures in england despite a surge of cases due to the omicron variant. health advisers to the dutch government are meeting today to discuss whether schools should re open there next week, after closing early last term to reduce the risk of children infecting older relatives over christmas. india has begun vaccinating 15 to 18 year olds, as the country records its sharpest ever weekly rise in infections. cases almost tripled in the week to sunday, with 130,000 new infections registered. a legal document which prince andrew s lawyer believes will stop a civil case against him in the us, has been made public. the duke of york has consistently denied sexually assaulting virginia giuffre when she was 17.