A remote part of Eastern IndIa to fInd out how theyve vaccInated 80 of adults, way above the natIonal average. Only 2a hours to go before the OlympIcs OpenIng Ceremony and the show s dIrector has been sacked. And were lIve In scarborough as part of a serIes of reports about lIfe In Coastal BrItaIn lookIng at the challenges and opportunItIes In seasIde towns. Good Afternoon And Welcome to Bbc News. RetaIlers are callIng on the government to make Food Workers whove had both doses of a vaccIne, exempt from the Self IsolatIon rules whIch they say are makIng It IncreasIngly dIffIcult for some shops to keep theIr shelves stocked. Almost 620,000 people receIved a Contact TracIng alert In the last week. The government has saId the IsolatIon Rules wIll be relaxed for only a very small number of crItIcal workers, before wIder changes In england next month. Theo leggett reports. Empty shelves In supermarkets, retaIlers are warnIng that too many staff are In IsolatIon after beIng contacted by Nhs
For more than A Thousand years in good times and in bad the Town Of Windsor has taken pride in its enduring bond with the monarchy. Today, under blue skies, the Royal Borough provides the setting for a funeral. A ceremonial funeral as the longest serving consort in the history of the Royal Family is laid to rest. A long and productive lifetime, a history of achievement, a peaceful death at the age of 99. These are all things to celebrate and to mark with gratitude. Todays funeral for his Royal Highness, the Prince Philip, Duke Of Edinburgh, will certainly celebrate a life well lived. But it will also be a time of Grief And Loss for Her Majesty the queen, who for over 70 years, counted on the Strength And Advice of a dutiful Husband And Consort. Its a time of loss, too, for the children, the grandchildren, and the wider family. It was here at Windsor Castle eight days ago that Prince Philip passed away. And it is here in the private chapel that his body has been lying at rest in readine
across the uk, landmarks including the blackpool tower, wembley stadium and the london eye illuminate in his honour. this morning we ll have reaction and tributes from those he loved, helped and inspired. and the world of sport, that captain sir tom loved so much, has been paying tribute. the former olympic champion jessica ennis hill said he will forever be a hero to many people. she presented him with a special award in december. and scientists discover the oxford astrazeneca vaccine is 76% effective during the three months after the first dose. good morning. today we have got some rain, sleet and mostly hill snow moving across northern ireland, northern england and scotland. southern england are seeing some heavy rain, but in between some heavy some sunshine and showers. details later. good morning. it s wednesday, the 3rd of february, and today s breakfast is a special programme to celebrate the life of a man who gave us so much of his time over the last ten months c
flags are lowered over downing street and borisjohnson describes captain sir tom as a national inspiration, and a beacon of hope for the world. the uk variant of coronavirus has mutated again the health secretary says he s seen cases of concern in bristol and liverpool. meanwhile, 80,000 people in england are tested to stop the spread of the virus variant from south africa. scotland is to introduce travel quarantines for overseas arrivals and plans are put in place to open scottish schools later this month. travel disruption in parts of the north of england and scotland as heavy snow brings chaos. good afternoon. in the last hour, it s been announced that captain sir tom moore has died. captain tom, who was 100 years old, and had raised almost £33 million for the nhs, was taken to hospital earlier this week, with coronavirus. the army veteran, originally from keighley in west yorkshire, came to prominence by walking 100 laps of his garden in bedfordshire, during the fi