But says it doesnt yet know how many hotels will take part. Canadian actor Christopher Plummer, best known for his role as captain von trapp in The Sound Of Music, has died aged 91. Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world, and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. Almost half the uk population 32 Million People should be vaccinated against coronavirus by may. The government says it expects all adults over the age of 50, as well as the clinically vulnerable and those working in health and social care to have received their firstjab by then. The uks medicines regulator says the latest Research Shows side effects from all the approved vaccines are minor and dont last long. As cases continue to fall, politicians are divided over how soon restrictions should be lifted. Heres our medical editor fergus walsh. This is an immunisation production line, at Epsom Racecourse in surrey, where they are doing 1000 covid jobs per day. Th
he threatened me at one point and said, you know, boris, i don t want to hurt you, but with a missile, it would only take a minute, or something like that. it s another big week of industrial action from teachers, rail workers, and civil servants. we ll let you know how you might be affected. there was to be no hollywood ending for actor and wrexham co owner ryan reynolds, whose side came close to a memorable fa cup upset. welcome to you, me and the big c live! whoo. a special episode of a very special podcast you, me and the big c celebrates the life and legacy of two of its former hosts. good morning. for many of us today it will be dry with sunny spells, strong winds and showers from this morning evening. later the cloud will come in from the north west, introducing some rain. all the details throughout the programme. it s monday, the 30th of january. our main story. 5,000 extra hospital beds and 800 new ambulances will be rolled out in england this year in a bid to
weather. things now look and feel very different. beautiful blue skies overhead here in county antrim but some strong wind feeding in wintry showers. we continue to bring wind down all the way from the arctic. cold air stays with us through the next few days. the picture shows this mesh rash of wintry showers along the coast and parts of scotland, those showers still mostly falling at low levels even as snow. elsewhere a mixture of sleet and snow and some showers feeding into some north sea coasts. windy for all of us especially around the coasts, up of us especially around the coasts, up to 50 miles an hour in places. temperatures reading between three and 7 degrees but factoring in the strength of the wind it feels colder than that. during this evening and tonight the wind using a little, we keep some showers going in western and northern parts where there is the risk of some ice. and temperatures dropping away widely below freezing, perhaps down to 8 in parts of the highl