Rain to come for some before our attention turns to heavy snow in eastern scotland, i will have the details. Could freelancers finally be brought in to Government Support schemes . The covid emergency measures faces heavy criticism and is given six weeks to turn things around. In sport, they couldnt again, could they . Leicester city top the premier league this morning, five years after they won it against the odds. Its wednesday 20th january. Our top story. After a controversial four years, Donald Trumps presidency comes to an end later today, with the inauguration of the 46th president , joe biden. On the eve of his inauguration, mr biden spoke of the need for the nation to heal, as he led a Memorial Ceremony paying tribute to the 400,000 americans whove died with covid 19. Heres our washington correspondent nomia iqbal. Church bells rang out from the National Cathedral to remember the victims of covid 19. The reflecting pool at the National Mall was lit up for the 400,000 people who
Have been the biggest upset in fa cup history, Manchester City eventually beat cheltenham, but only after the League Two Side gave them a scare. Good morning. Well, it is going to be a snow day for some of you today across england and wales, with scenes like these. Further north of scotland and Northern Ireland, brighter with sunshine, but still a few snow showers around as well. Ill have the all important Weather Forecast coming up a bit later on. Its sunday, the 24th of january. Our main story one of the governments top scientists is urging people to abide by all coronavirus restrictions, even if theyve been fully vaccinated. Englands deputy chief medical officer, Professorjonathan Van Tam, said it is possible they can still pass the virus on even if they are protected against falling ill themselves. Efforts to step up the innoculation drive are continuing, with another raft of Vaccination Centres opening this week. Danjohnson has this report. Here is a historical setting for the mos
This is bbc news. Im rebecca jones. The headlines at 6pm. Troops are deployed to West Yorkshire as heavy rain and strong winds batter parts of the uk. Forecasters predict a months worth of rain in some places. Dozens of flood warnings are in place across britain. Hundreds of flights are cancelled, Train Services are disrupted, and sporting fixtures called off. The first death from coronavirus in europe is recorded in france. People returning to beijing risk punishment if they dont go into quarantine for m days. Phone, broadband, and Pay Tv Service providers are now obliged to tell customers when their contracts are coming to an end, under new rules. The duchess of cambridge says her amazing granny
inspires her parenting, in a new podcast. The search for alien life scientists develop new state of the art techniques to detect the possibility of extraterrestrial existence. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. The army have been called in to help shore up flood defences across West Yorksh