and you can see the electricity cables have come down from this pylon. and that s affecting things here gravely. and scientists in china reveal a perfectly preserved dinosaur embryo from at least 66 million years ago. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. it s 8am in the morning in singapore and midnight in london, where preliminary results from three scientific studies suggest that the 0micron variant may be milder than first feared, with patients running less risk of needing hospital treatment. the news comes as the uk recorded more than 100,000 new cases of coronavirus. 0ur medical editor fergus walsh reports. another record day for covid cases and for boosterjabs, but as the 0micron wave surges, at last some positive early evidence from three separate studies, all indicating it poses less of a threat than the delta variant. research by imperial college london found around a 40% reduction in the risk of being admitted to hospitalfor a night or
you can see up there on the roof, has been torn off like a can of sardines. 90% of buildings here have been damaged. and scientists in china reveal a perfectly preserved dinosaur embryo from at least 66 million years ago. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news it s newsday. preliminary results from three scientific studies suggest that the 0micron variant may be milder than first feared, with patients running less risk of needing hospital treatment. the news comes as the uk recorded more than 100,000 new cases of coronavirus. 0ur medical editor fergus walsh reports. another record day for covid cases and for boosterjabs, but as the 0micron wave surges, at last some positive early evidence from three separate studies, all indicating it poses less of a threat than the delta variant. research by imperial college london found around a 40% reduction in the risk of being admitted to hospitalfor a night or more compared to delta. a scottish study suggested there was a
in spain as thousands win a share of the world s richest lottery draw el gordo, or the fat one . we start here in the uk, which has recorded 100,000 daily new cases of the coronavirus for the first time since the pandemic began. the sudden rise in infections has been caused by the 0micron variant, which is known to be highly transmissible. but there s also some optimism, as preliminary studies published in the uk and south africa suggest 0micron could present with milder symptoms than other variants. 0ur medical editor fergus walsh has this report. another record day for covid cases and for booster jabs. but as the 0micron wave surges, at last some positive early evidence from three separate studies, all indicating it poses less of a threat than the delta variant. research by imperial college london found around a 40% reduction in the risk of being admitted to hospitalfor a night or more compared to delta. a scottish study suggested there was a 65% lower risk of being hosp
of the world s richest lottery draw, el gordo, or the fat one . welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. we start here in the uk, which has recorded 100,000 daily new cases of the coronavirus for the first time since the pandemic began. the sudden rise in infections has been caused by the 0micron variant, which is known to be highly transmissible. but there s also some optimism as preliminary studies published in the uk and south africa suggest 0micron could present with milder symptoms than other variants. 0ur medical editor fergus walsh has this report. another record day for covid cases and for booster jabs. but as the 0micron wave surges, at last some positive early evidence from three separate studies, all indicating it poses less of a threat than the delta variant. research by imperial college london found around a 40% reduction in the risk of being admitted to hospitalfor a night or more compared to delta. a scottish study suggested there was a 6
also this lunchtime: new covid restrictions are announced for wales from boxing day, including a return to social distancing and limiting numbers inside. we have a special report from siargao island, in the philippines one of the areas worst hit by typhoon rai. # it s christmas time, sausage rolls and wine and ed sheeran, sir eltonjohn, ladbaby and sausage rolls the festive mix hoping to be this year s christmas number one. and in sport: arsenal manager mikel arteta pleads with the premier league not to return to playing behind closed doors, as the omicron variant s impact on football grows, saying the game is about sharing. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. people infected with covid 19 in england will, from today, be able to stop self isolating after seven days as long as they ve had a negative lateral flow test on days six and seven. the change comes amid a spike in cases caused by the omicron variant, which has led to staff shortages in businesses,