the manchester arena bombing for the first time the inquiry hears of the anger among firefighters told to stay away from the scene. tributes to ian stjohn, the liverpool legend who s died at 82 a star on the pitch, and the master of tv punditry. and coming up on bbc news. horse racing s image crisis continues as horses are moved from gordon elliot s yard ahead of the cheltenham festival. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. there is growing evidence tonight that a combination of the national lockdown and the highly successful roll out of vacccines is leading to a sharp reduction in covid deaths. according to the latest figures from the office for national statistics, the number of registered coronavirus deaths in england and wales has fallen by more than a quarter in a week, to the lowest level since the start of the year. the reduction has been welcomed by both scientific and health experts, though some have warned of the need to remain cautious, especially w
really, i am think it is motivation and pride really, iam happy think it is motivation and pride really, i am happy to be here, i am happy to have brought back the name into formula i. happy to have brought back the name into formula 1. obviously, i have done it with championships on my back and so i m able to drive a race car and it is great and i don t feel a blink of pressure of it. it is a motivation for me and i am proud of it and i m motivation for me and i am proud of itand i m happy motivation for me and i am proud of it and i m happy to be here. it comes 30 years after its debut season in 1991. which makes people like me feel quite at all how long ago it was not. does that mean that ago it was not. does that mean that a certain amount of emotion for you, do you feel quite emotional about this date? , , , ., this date? definitely, it is going to be an amazing this date? definitely, it is going to be an amazing weekend - this date? definitely, it is going to be an am
do let me know @vicderbyshire on instagram or twitter or email victoria@bbc.co.uk. scotland s first minister nicola sturgeon is due to address parliament later today as covid cases continue to rise. people in australia are angry after tennis star novak djokovic is allowed to enter the country without a confirmed covid vaccination. prime minister scott morrison says the player will be on the next plane home if he can t provide evidence of a medical exemption. president macron warns he intends to make life difficult for people in france who have not been vaccinated against covid 19. police in kazakhstan use tear gas and stun grenades to stop a wave of protests over rising fuel prices, with 200 people arrested and dozens injured. and a judge in new york is considering whether to dismiss a civil case accusing prince andrew of sexual assault. he s said he ll reveal his decision pretty soon . hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. uk government minis
in the philippines, as the number killed by a super typhoon is now at 375. the chinese tennis star peng shuai retracts an accusation of sexual assault against a former top communist party official but critics still fear she may have been speaking under duress. hello and welcome. countries around the world are scrambling to track the omicron variant and deciding when and if more measures are needed. here the british cabinet has been meeting, to discuss how to deal with the surge in cases here. the uk has the highest number of confirmed omicron cases in europe. the bbc has been told, civil servants have prepared three different options, ranging in severity with boris johnson likely to face strong opposition to further restrictions, from within his own party. new rules have been announced in other parts of europe more on that in a moment but first the latest on the pressure on borisjohnson. here s jonathan blake. boosterjabs are still the main hope in the battle agains
now on bbc news we have a global climate debate special, with kirsty wark. time is running up for global leaders to make the binding promises on climate change needed to save the planet for the next generation and generations to come. in this debate from cop26 in glasgow, young people from around the world will be asking four leading international political figures tough questions about the commitment to averting environmental disaster and finding solutions for change. music. hello and welcome, wherever you are, to the bbc s big global climate debate. the latest report from the intergovernmental panel on climate change warned that it is now code red for humanity. the british promised boris johnson, had said if we do not get serious about climate today it will be too late for our children to do so tomorrow. so, from ending coal mining and drilling, to ending a travel and committing rich countries to helping poorer ones, we are committing to environmental cases. this is the pan