Massive fines if they dont act. Im Still Standing better than i ever did. Brexit ended visa free travel to the eu for musicians. Now, eltonjohn tells us why it will hit so many young performers. And coming up, a Hollywood Gladiator sends a surprise Birthday Message to a british sailor taking part in a round the world yacht race. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. The Prime Minister has thanked all those who have helped the uk to reach a milestone in its Vaccination Programme ten Million People have now received a first dose. But borisjohnson also issued a warning, describing the levels of covid 19 infections as alarmingly high. He said that while there was growing evidence of the effectiveness of the vaccines, the government needed more data before considering any relaxation of covid restrictions. Heres our Political Editor laura kuenssberg. Sleeves up, syringes ready, vaccine in army medics filling this Church Hall In Chingford where there used to be bingo nights and dog training.
Beyond mid february. Buy now, pay laterfirms face stricter controls following fears over young shoppers debts. A Court In Moscow is due to decide shortly whether to jail president Vladimir Putins leading critic, Alexei Navalny. Also coming up heavy snow hits parts of Northern England with the met Office Warning some Rural Communities are at risk of becoming cut off. This morning. Door to door tests are being offered to 80,000 people in england after cases of a new South African Coronavirus Variant were found, with no links to travel. People across eight areas are being asked to take tests, whether they have symptoms or not, after the government said the uk must Come Down Hard on the variant and find every case. Andy moore reports. 10,000 Home Testing Kits delivered to a fire station in woking in surrey. From today, the operation to deliver them door to door will begin. Across england, 80,000 people over the age of 16 will be swabbed to find the true extent of the new variant. Theres no
And what about care home staff . Some are refusing the vaccine. What does that mean for you wanting to visit your relativies . Im on twitter vicderbyshire. Online retailer asos buys topshop, topman and miss selfridge. The deal doesnt include the shops, putting 13,000 jobs at risk. The cost of covid for children a report suggests they stand to lose an average of £40,000 each in Lifetime Earnings becaue most are not in school. And coming up this hour, well speak to Nicholas Hewlett, a head teacher in south london who is coming out as gay during an Online Assembly this morning. Theres been International Condemnation of the armed forces in myanmar after they seized power and detained civilian politicians, including Aung San Suu Kyi the woman known Around The World for decades as the face of the struggle for democracy in the country and who has, since elections in 2015, been widely recognised as its unofficial leader. Myanmar, also known as burma, was ruled by the military until democratic
Warning from the met office for snow across a large swathe of scotland. Could see ten to 15 cm. This band of rain across east anglia, will clear away, but for their snow showers for scotland and into Northern England pushed through quickly on those gusty winds. It will be a cold feeling day for all. Hello, this is bbc news. The headlines. Reports from morocco say a rescue team has finally reached a five year old boy who fell down a well while playing on tuesday. Ministers are strengthening a bill that will force social Media Companies to take down harmful content more quickly. A parent, whose daughter took her own life, wants the heads of these firms to be held to account. As another senior uk conservative mp submits a letter of No Confidence in borisjohnson, Cabinet Ministers insist he still has majority support across the parliamemtary party. Back to morocco and the news but the reuters news agency, which says reports will morocco say a rescue team has finally reached a five year Old
Warning from the met office for snow across a large swathe of scotland. Could see ten to 15 cm. This band of rain across east anglia, will clear away, but for their snow showers for scotland and into Northern England pushed through quickly on those gusty winds. It will be a cold feeling day for all. Hello, this is bbc news. The headlines. Reports from morocco say a rescue team has finally reached a five year old boy who fell down a well while playing on tuesday. Ministers are strengthening a bill that will force social Media Companies to take down harmful content more quickly. A parent, whose daughter took her own life, wants the heads of these firms to be held to account. As another senior uk conservative mp submits a letter of No Confidence in borisjohnson, Cabinet Ministers insist he still has majority support across the parliamemtary party. Back to morocco and the news but the reuters news agency, which says reports will morocco say a rescue team has finally reached a five year Old