This is bbc news im simon mccoy. The headlines. Leicester faces more time in lockdown. It could be the uks first city to have restrictions extended for an extra two weeks. We have to remain vigilant, we have to continue to do the basics. Washing our hands and all that. Plus, we need to have local lockdown is and local whack a mole strategies where necessary. Spending on infrastructure the government plans to spend a billion pounds on schools in england over the next decade further easing of restrictions across the rest of the uk as schools in wales and high street shops in scotland reopen. Planning to get away . The government prepares to give more details on where we can go on holiday this summer. A socially distanced chorus line how choirs are trying to find harmony 2 metres apart. Good afternoon. Leicester is preparing to be the first place in the uk in the past fortnight. The Prime Minister said the government is concerned about the situation there and the move would mean that curr
Some breaking news, the us has just topped 20 million cases of coronavirus. This come as Research Confirms the the new coronavirus variant discovered in the uk has a much quicker rate of transmission. If the new variant is now present, with this increase in the r number, all of a sudden instead of a decrease of 30 , we get a massive increase, the number of cases over the same period could triple. So, this is more or less the most serious change in the virus that weve seen. The us struggles to roll out the Covid Vaccine as it records over 20 million cases, according to thejohn hopkins university. A new era begins, as the brexit transition period ends and the uk completes its formal separation from the european union. Now on bbc news sportday. Hello and welcome to sportsday im sarah mulkerrins, coming up. 2021 is off to a flyer for bristol as the bears win to move second in the premiership and hand newcastle their first loss of the season. Amid rising coronavirus cases japans Prime Minis
This is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. The uk is officially suffering its biggest recession on record, the fall in output caused by the coronavirus pandemic is on course to be one of the worst among major economies. Todays figures show that hard times are here. Hundreds of thousands of people have already lost theirjobs, and sadly many more will. Students in england may be able to use their mock exam scores if theyre unhappy with their a level grades, ahead of results being released tomorrow. And you can get in touch with me on twitter about any of the stories
today, or use the hashtag. Senator Kamala Harris makes history after shes named asjoe bidens president ial running mate the first black woman to be a candidate for Vice President. As new zealands largest city is put back into lockdown experts investigate whether coronavirus could have re entered the country through freight shipments. And size does matter dwayne the rock johnson lead
48 year old conservative judge, Amy Coney Barrett, to fill the vacant seat on the us supreme court. Mr trump appeared alongside the judge at the white house, describing his nominee as one of the countrys most brilliant and gifted legal minds. Thousands of University Students across the uk have been forced into lockdown for two weeks after a spike in coronavirus cases on campuses. 1,700 students in manchester have been told to self isolate in their rooms on campus for m days, after 127 of them contracted coronavirus. Thousands of protesters have defied israels nationwide lockdown to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Large convoys drove to jerusalem from around the country to express their anger at mr netanyahus handling of the pandemic, and his refusal to step down over corruption charges. Tributes are being paid to matt ratana, the police
officer shot dead at a south london Custody Centre on friday morning. An investigation is underway into how the handcuffed
So its a real opportunity for independence, although theyre having a hard time at the moment, if they can continue to capture that spirit of local, going forwards, and hopefully it will help them to recover quicker. The limited time shops have had to open means december is even more vital than ever, as they face pressure to make up for lost ground in the run up to christmas. Katie prescott, bbc news. Now its time for a look at the weather with chris fawkes. Hello, there. The weathers going to stay cold through the rest of the day today. There will be some patches of rain round as well, but earlier on we had some snow fall for a time. This was the Early Morning weather picture from the gloucestershire area, near the wye valley. Now into the afternoon, as i say, most of us will see rain. There could be, though, a little bit of snow across the high ground of wales, and also across the high ground in scotland, particularly above around 200 metres elevation. Generally, the weather improves