New variant is extraordinarily high. Tributes are paid to one of Manchester Citys greatest ever players. Colin bell, known as the king of the kippax, has died at the age of 7a. Good morning. Another cold day ahead. Many of us will have a dry daily sunshine, fewer showers than yesterday but later more rain and snow will come in from the north west. Further details in eight minutes. Its wednesday, the 6th of january. Thousands of pupils across england will find out more details on how their work could be assessed following the cancellation of gcse and a level exams across england. The education secretary Gavin Williamson will make a statement to mps in the commons about a support package for young people following the closure of schools and colleges. Gavin williamson is expected to tell mps that education remained a national priority, despite the lockdown and the closure of English Schools and colleges to most pupils. He will say that the government will not ask pupils to sit a levels an
And endorse the new president , joe biden. Joe biden and Kamala Harris will be the president and the Vice President , according to the ballots that have been given to us. In a statement, President Trump said there will be an orderly transition of power but once again stated that he disagrees with the result. What do you think about the events that have taken place in america . Do get in touch. You can tweet me Annita Mcveigh and using the hashtag bbcyourquestions. In the uk, hundreds of gp surgeries begin offering the new Oxford Astrazeneca covid vaccine. And, as millions of households get to grips with the return of online schooling, we look at efforts to help families without the laptops and computers they need to learn. Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world. Four people are dead after hundreds of pro donald Trump Supporters some of them armed ransacked the us Capitol Building in washington. The us congress has now certified joe bidens victory in the presi
Well bring you all the latest developments. The oxford Covid Vaccine is rolled out to gp surgeries in england but the Health Secretary visits a clinic that had not actually received any doses, because of a delay. Official figures show more than 311,000 people tested positive for covid 19 in england between Christmas Eve and december 30th up 24 on the previous week. Good afternoon. After a day of extraordinary and shocking scenes in washington when supporters of donald trump stormed the seat of Congress Lawmakers sat through the night to certinyoe bidens victory in the president ial election. Despite rhetoric which encouraged the rioters to try to overturn the lawful result of the election, mr trump this morning conceded that there should be an orderly transition of power on january 20th, the day scheduled for mr bidens inauguration. But he repeated his false claim that the facts pointed to a different outcome. The violence and anarchy, in which four people died, have shaken america to
With 52,618 cases reported today. And at 5 more on the vaccine rollout from the Prime Minister, who will be joined by the ceo of the nhs Simon Stevens and brigadier phil prosser. Gp surgeries in england have begun offering the first dose of the Oxford Astra Zeneca covid 19 vaccine with the second dose to be given three months later. Vaccine with the second dose to be there had been concern in birmingham after leaders revealed the Pfizer Vaccine was going to run out tomorrow. But the citys mayor says hes been assured that from tomorrow, supplies of the Astra Zeneca Oxford vaccine will start to be delivered. Nhs england say nearly 20,000 second doses of the Pfizer Vaccine were administered between december 29th and january 3rd. 0verall, more than 308,000 people received a pfizerjab in the week ending sunday january 3rd. This takes the total number of people vaccinated in england since the rollout began to over 1. 3 million. Latest daily figures show there have been 52,618 more covid case
I personally cry when i get home quite a lot, actually, at the moment. Sleep were suffering the sleep problems, i think, a lot of nurses and doctors at the moment as well. The big supermarkets toughen their stance on shoppers Wearing Masks. What about the workers who have to enforce the rules . Can confrontations like this be avoided . Ill be looking at the details. Manchester united are top of the premier league. Paul pogbas volley helps them beat burnley, but calls to respect social distancing rules during celebrations are ignored. Good morning. It isa it is a carl grey day out there with rain for many of us. Some sleet and snow over the hills. I have all your weather details throughout the programme. All that to come. Its wednesday, the 13th of january. Our top story. Caterers have been told to urgently improve the quality of food parcels being sent out to some of englands poorest children. Its after images of the packages were shared by parents online. The childrens minister called