you know, covered in lots of media, but at the same time two thirds of the people who we surveyed thought it was actually insufficient. the chief secretary to the treasury, simon clarke, said that these payments, £1200 going to vulnerable families, he said that when these payments start to filter through, it will be clear that the package being offered is a comprehensive one, in his words. . ~ offered is a comprehensive one, in his words. ., ~ , ., offered is a comprehensive one, in his words. . ~ , ., , offered is a comprehensive one, in his words. ., ~ , ., , . his words. thank you very much, noor, his words. thank you very much, noon thank his words. thank you very much, noor, thank you. it s officially the hottest day of the year for england and wales the temperature hit 30.3 degrees at heathrow in the last hour. that s around ten degrees higher than the average for this time of year, and its expected to continue to rise this afternoon. a level three heat health alert for lo
15th fa cup final. the thrilling 3 2 win keeps jurgen klopp s side on course for four trophies this season. matt graveling reports from wembley. it is never boring between city and liverpool and today was definitely no different. first and foremost, fantastic to have the fans back in the stadium because when man city were here a year ago, there were no fans because of covid but they made their vote is heard today. didn t take long for liverpool to opening the scoring in a game which they dominated the first half. a big strong powerful header made it 1 0 to liverpool and then absolute howler from american goalkeeper zach stefan to give sadio mane a second goal. and then the senegal striker struck again, his second for the game, the first one was ridiculous, the second was sublime, just before half time, absolutely fantastic
but marion is hoping the next stages of this public inquiry will hold post office bosses to account for the treatment peter received. colletta smith, bbc news, in leeds. football, and liverpool are through to the english fa cup final after a thrilling 3 2 win over manchester city in their semi final at wembley. they ll take on the winners of sunday s showdown between chelsea and crystal palace. matt graveling reports. it is never boring between city and liverpool ended i was definitely no different. fantastic to have the fans back in the stadium because when man city were here a year ago, no fans due to covid but they made their voices heard today. it didn t take long for livable to open the scoring in a game which they dominated the first half, a big strong powerful header to make it 1-0 to strong powerful header to make it 1 0 to liverpool. then an absolute howler from american goalkeeper zach
but it was much more acute. in fact, this is really lasting probably about a month in duration, as against 75 days of the average of the previous waves. so, yes, they do come in cyclically but we can t be too confident in predicting the intervals and the duration. i think this is really a product of being highly transmissible and milder. later this hour, we re hoping to cross to south africa to speak to one of the professors who was part of the team that confirmed the discovery of omicron. here in the uk, the prime minister has urged people to take a covid test before attending new year s eve parties this evening. no new restrictions have been introduced in england, but in scotland, wales and northern ireland tighter rules are now in place for hospitality venues and indoor gatherings. it comes amid concerns over the availability of coronavirus tests, as the government pledges to deliver eight million additional kits to pharmacies by today. matt graveling reports. this is how london ran
rules are now in place for hospitality venues and indoor gatherings. it comes amid concerns over the availability of coronavirus tests, as the government pledges to deliver eight million additional kits to pharmacies by today. matt graveling reports. this is how london rang in 2020. but this year, like last, will feel very different for many people. for the second year running, london s famous new year s eve fireworks celebrations have been cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic. in comparison this year, restrictions have eased. there are vaccinations and tests also available. with coronavirus infections in record numbers, how will people choose to celebrate? that does depend on where you are. no new restrictions have been introduced in england but the government is urging people to take a lateral flow test and celebrate outdoors, if possible. we are not as stressed about it as we used to be. also the club where we re going,