But says it doesnt yet know how many hotels will take part. Canadian actor Christopher Plummer, best known for his role as captain von trapp in The Sound Of Music, has died aged 91. Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world, and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. Almost half the uk population 32 Million People should be vaccinated against coronavirus by may. The government says it expects all adults over the age of 50, as well as the clinically vulnerable and those working in health and social care to have received their firstjab by then. The uks medicines regulator says the latest Research Shows side effects from all the approved vaccines are minor and dont last long. As cases continue to fall, politicians are divided over how soon restrictions should be lifted. Heres our medical editor fergus walsh. This is an immunisation production line, at Epsom Racecourse in surrey, where they are doing 1000 covid jobs per day. Th
The emmys americas Television Awards get underway soon with expectations high for the final series of game of thrones. Live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. Its newsday. Good morning. Its 8 00am in singapore and in beijing, where theyre facing increasing pressure to reduce Carbon Emissions. Later on monday Global Leaders will gather at the United Nations in new york for a special summit on Climate Change. Whilst china has been investing heavily in sources of Renewable Energy, like wind and solar, coal still remains the largest power source. With the un pushing for a commitment to end coal power by 2030, John Sudworth examines whether china can deliver. On average, china has built a solar farm as big as this one every day for the past three years. A rush to renewables personified by cai xiaohu. He used to work in a coal mine. Translation our solar farm can save 50,000 or 60,000 tons of coal each year. I am proud doing thisjob and working in this industry
The solheim cup at gleneagles. Good morning. There is a lot of sunshine around to start the saturday but for scotland and Northern Ireland, it is one of increasing cloud, some rain and strengthening winds. All of the details for you coming up. Its saturday the 14th of september. Our top story the former Prime Minister David Cameron has criticised borisjohnson and michael gove, accusing them of trashing his government with what he describes as their appalling behaviour during the brexit referendum. In his first major interview since leaving downing street three years ago, mr cameron has told the Times Newspaper that the result of the referendum left him feeling depressed, and that he worries about it every day. Heres our Political Correspondent helen catt. After yea rs of after years of carefully keeping himself out of the headlines, former Prime Minister David Cameron is once again the big news in town. And that may not be welcome news of Boris Johnson. He and his cabinet colleague mic
the lowest incomes. a manchester city masterclass. they dominate real madrid to reach the champions league final in their pursuit for a remarkable treble. good morning. a cloudier start to the day to day that we will see sunny spells developing. a few showers across southern, eastern and central england. another front bringing rain across western scotland and northern ireland later. all the details throughout this morning s programme. it s thursday, the 18th of may. water companies in england have made an unprecedented apology for failing to do enough to stop sewage from flowing into rivers and seas. water uk says it will invest £10 billion over the next decade to put things right, promising the biggest modernisation of sewers since the victorian era. our environment correspondent, jonah fisher, reports. for years, campaigners have complained about the amount of sewage that flows into our waterways, and that profit has been put before the health of our rivers and beaches.
fascinating snapshot of business. we will start with the economy, where it recorded a growth of 0.01%. they fell by 0.8%, underscoring the impact of the ongoing strikes on the cost of living crisis. hardly booming, but a far cry from the record breaking recession that the bank of england was protecting six months ago. on thursday, they announce a major rethink of its forecast, said the uk will avoid going into recession. the bank also raised its main interest rate again by .25%, but is why it sets. it is the 12th right in a row and puts the cost of borrowing at around a 15 year high. areal cost of borrowing at around a 15 year high. area i spoke to stephen nolan, a lecturer at liverpool in economics, and asked him why the uk is lagging behind the other common needs. . . , is lagging behind the other common needs. . ., , ., needs. there are a number of factors, needs. there are a number of factors. but needs. there are a number of factors, but when needs. there are a numbe