is now here with me. the numbers are staggering, 18 millionjabs in 19 days. is it million jabs in 19 days. is it possible? million jabs in 19 days. is it possible? it million jabs in 19 days. is it possible? it is million jabs in 19 days. is it possible? it is a million jabs in 19 days. is it possible? it is a massive i possible? it is a massive undertaking, absolutely unprecedented. it would need 1 million doses a day right to the end of the year. that has never been done. on one day in march last year 850,000 doses was achieved, but only half a million a day are being managed now. the nhs will have to throw everything at this. that will mean more vaccination sites, longer opening hours, more military involvement and gps doing very little else, but that will come at a cost to non covid care. the little else, but that will come at a cost to non-covid care. the alarm obviously because cost to non-covid care. the alarm obviously because of cost to non-covid care. the alarm obv
ended at the walls of the old city. witnesses say that the shells were landing every 20 seconds. people up celebrating the passing of a man they hold people are celebrating the passing of a man they hold responsible for hundreds of deaths and oppression. elsewhere, people have been gathering to mourn his passing. the widow of the former president of the philippines has gone on trial in manila. i she is facing seven charges of taxl evasion, estimated as £120 million. she pleaded not guilty. the prince and princess of wales are to separate. they said the decision had been reached amicably. this is newsday on the bbc. in singapore. our main headline. a high stakes virtual summit as president biden warns vladimir putin that russia will be hit with tough economic sanctions if it escalates its military involvement in ukraine.
i m karishma vaswani. the headlines. a high stakes virtual summit as president biden warns vladimir putin that russia will be hit with tough economic sanctions if it escalates its military involvement in ukraine. as to pursue diplomatic channels, we will have every contingency, including through the preparation of a specific responses to russian escalation, should they be required. in the uk, leaked footage appears to show downing street officials joking about a covid christmas party last year at the prime minister s residence that could have breached lockdown rules. a saudi man suspected of involvement in the killing of saudi journalist, jamal khashoggi, is arrested in paris. and, the prime minster on the front line of climate change, we meet samoa s feeya may naomi mata fa as part of the bbc 100 women series. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. it s seven in the morning in singapore, 6 in the evening in washington and 2 am in moscow where the pres
this as the white house and pentagon dodging questions on the potential for deploying us troops. is president biden prepared for the possibility of us military involvement in ukraine? i m not going to get ahead of the president s conversation. any discussion about increasing military aid? i m not going to get ahead of decisions the administration may or may not make. several republicans are waiting in calling on the president to send letter of the firm message on today s call. reporter: what will president biden say in the meeting? not to invade ukraine. there are a number of sanctions that could be put in place. reporter: among sanctions under consideration can rush off from the international swift banking system would go farther
raising concerns at the cia. we don t believe vladimir putin has made up his mind to use force bus was we do know is he put the russian military, security services and the place where they could act in a sweeping way. of the white house and pentagon, dodging questions on the potential for deploying us troops. is president biden prepared to warn the possibility of us military involvement if russia invades ukraine? i won t get ahead of the president s conversation. any question about increasing military aid? i m not going to get ahead of decisions one way or another that the administration may or may not make. reporter: republican senator marco rubio calling on the president to send a firm message. with you hope they say in the meeting? not to invade ukraine.