Tonight at 10 the uk records the highest number of covid deaths in a 24 hour period, as the pressure on hospitals reaches new levels. Weve got patients on the third floor, the fourth floor. This ward goes all the way around to the other side, its 29 patients. Sixth floor, seventh floor, eighth floor. Another covid patient in here. Ninth floor. We meet more staff and patients at the royal london hospital, sharing their powerful testimony of life in the pandemic. How do you ever prepare for people just dying and dying and dying you know . Although its ourjob and we deal with dead people every day, this. This level, i think, has taken its toll. Its the second of our special reports from the royal london. Were also in washington, on the eve of the president ial inauguration. Joe biden was in tears as he left his home state, paying tribute to his late son, as the president tried to define his own legacy. I stand before you truly proud of what we have achieved together. We did what we came h
This is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. Im Laura Trevelyan in washington. Our top stories. President trump says he wont attend the inauguration of his successorjoe biden as the speaker of the house threatens impeachment proceedings following this weeks unrest. A Murder Investigation has been launched into the death of a Capitol Hill Police officer who was caught up in wednesdays riots. Hes the fifth person to have died. And im kasia madera in london. Also on the programme. The uk records its highest daily death toll since the pandemic began more than 1300 deaths reported today. And a Major Incident has been declared in london as hospitals across the uk struggle to cope. The Moderna Vaccine has been approved for use in the uk. Its the third vaccine to get the green light and 17 million doses have been ordered by the government. And new figures suggest 2020 alongside 2016 were the hottest years on record. Welcome to washington, where Speaker
Its understood the governments Emergency Committee cobra has met to discuss the risks of flooding, with Major Incidents declared in South Yorkshire and Greater Manchester as storm christoph is set to bring extreme rainfall to parts of the uk. Parts of wales are expected to see around 200 millimetres of rain with 150 millimetres in the north of england. Amber weather warnings have been declared in yorkshire and the humber, the north west, east midlands and the east of england. Our correspondent danny savage reports from the yorkshire town of doncaster. In doncaster this afternoon, people were doing what they could to get their homes ready for flooding. Council lorries were out clearing drains and gullies, just in case. In these streets close to the town centre, they dont want a repeat of this, when the nearby river don burst its banks, back in 2019. I were in the garden, up to about to here. In the house, it was roughly a foot high. In that same street today, kev wingfield admitted hes
About her path to success so far. Having played football at the highest level, ive had the exposure and equally i did an economic degree, worked for Deutsche Bank for years, made Investment Bank and now im full time at chelsea working with the commercial team. I still have the football input but now im learning about how the business is run as well. The board of directors as lewes fc is 33 female, the premier league says 50 of club boards have women on them, but the total number of female Board Members in the top flight amounts to around 11 . Those working to increase diversity on boards so it is critical to address the gender balance. If you want to get change and get more young women playing football which is a big driver for the fa, then every club needs to take ownership and that ownership is not going to happen unless you get different voices on the board and women are a very, very important part of our society and sport matters. As a Community Owned club, lewes say they want thei
Adapting to the new normal. The chancellor unveils his plans to try to protect jobs and the economy over the next six months. Rishi sunak says the government will top up the pay of workers whove been forced to cut their hours with the focus on viable jobs. I cannot save everyjob no chancellor could. But what we can and must do is deal with the real problems businesses and employees are facing now. The newjob support scheme that will replace furlough has been welcomed by many businesses, but there are still deep fears for the future. Being able to work one third of the time and being supported for the other two thirds of the time makes a massive impact for our business. Weve got to get through this next six months and the measures
the government have announced today arent helping us as a hotel because we still have no trade. Well be explaining the chancellors new plans and how they could help you. Also tonight the nhs new Contact Tracing app is launched in england and wales, as new dail