If youd like to get in touch this morning, you can tweet me vicderbyshire or email victoria bbc. Co. Uk. And the queen and Prime Minister have led tributes to captain sir tom moore, whos died at 100 years old after Testing Positive for Coronavirus Last week. The government says it will ensure hes officially remembered. I think we should find a way to make sure that we mark the memory of captain tom and thank him for the contribution that he made for the nhs. Good morning. The health secretary, matt hancock, has described as absolutely superb the findings of a study which suggests for the first time that the Oxford Astrazeneca vaccine significantly reduces people passing on the virus. The research by oxford university, which has not yet been formally published, also found that the jab provides a high level of protection, even when theres a gap of 12 weeks between the two doses. Researchers believe that the vaccine remains 76 effective for up to three months after the first shot, while p
with a large number of passengers overturned in somerset in the uk amid warnings of icy road conditions. a new documentary on tensions between indian prime minister narendra modi and india s muslim minority investigates claims about his role in the 2002 gujarat riots that left over 1,000 dead. a constitutional row develops between the uk and scottish governments after westminster announces plans to block a scottish bill designed to make it easierfor people to change their legal gender. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. we start here in the uk where, under new changes to the 0nline safety bill, social media bosses could face jail if they repeatedly fail to protect children from online harm. the prime minister rishi sunak agreed to calls for tougher punishments as part of the legislation after his own backbench mps prepared to vote against the bill. the new legislation begins its final stages in the house of commons today but lucy powell, labou
So whos right . Ill speak to one firm that says things are looking up, but its tough out there. In sport Lewis Hamilton labels Sebastian Vettel a disgrace after the two collide in an action packed azerbaijan grand prix. Coming of age he made his debut just six years ago, now ed sheeran has closed the Glastonbury Festival on the main pyramid stage. And carol has the weather. For many of us today, it will be a fine and dry day with a fair bit of sunshine. However, the cloud will build from the west and we will see some rain in Northern Ireland later this afternoon, heralding an u nsettled this afternoon, heralding an unsettled week ahead. First, our main story. Every single tower block which has had its cladding tested since the grenfell disaster has failed fire safety inspections. 60 high rises in 25 areas of england have been examined so far. Local councils are being urged to send samples in more quickly for testing. There are still more than 500 other buildings nationwide that need to
And the landlords offering accommodation in exchange for sex. Coming up in the sport later in the hour on bbc news. Hes looking good for another Premier League title. And Chelseas Ngolo Kante is also favourite for the pfa player of the year award. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. President trump has said relations between the us and russia may be at all time low, after moscow refused to withdraw support for syrias President Assad after last weeks chemical weapons attack. The us blamed the Syrian Government for the attack, and fired 59 Cruise Missiles at a Government Airbase in response. Russia has now vetoed a United Nations resolution demanding that syria cooperate with investigators. Keith doyle reports. What appear to be barrel bombs being dropped by syrian army helicopters. 0ther Unverified pictures are said to show rebel missiles hitting damascus. The Syrian Civil War is no less vicious and indiscriminate this week than last. Us and russia are on opposing sides i
because the bill has now been scaled back quite significantly. 0ur correspondentjohn maguire has been speaking to the mother of felix alexander, who took his own life after years of being bullied on social media. felix alexander took his own life in 2016. he was just 17 years old. so, felix was a really funny, really bright, really engaging young man, whose personality, i think, wasjust eroded over time, as the more abuse he received from people, the less confident and the less effusive he became. felix was bullied at school. behaviour that began face to face, then moved to online messages, where it became all consuming.