belief. these tornadoes devoured everything in their path. a stunning rescue in hong kong more than a hundred people trapped on the roof ofa burning building. consider lewis hamilton for services to motorsport. consider lewis hamilton for services to motorsport. and arise sir lewis. he may have lost his world title but britain s formula one hero is knighted at windsor castle. it s eight in the morning in singapore, and midnight in london where the uk recorded its highest ever number of confirmed covid infections more than 78,500 people tested positive with the speed of the spread of the omicron strain causing considerable concern. it it s notjust here that omicron is spreading rapidly. south africa where the variant was first identified last month has also reported a record number of daily infections. italy and france have also seen record numbers. the us has confirmed cases in 36 states while the philippines and cambodia have detected their first omicron cases. o
hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me is the broadcaster henry bonsu alongside chief executive of the public affairs group cicero, iain anderson. tomorrow s front pages, starting with. the financial times leads on covid cases hitting a record 78,000, the highest number of positive tests since the pandemic began. the daily telegraph writes that borisjohnson and chris whitty urge the public to scale back their socialising in the run up to christmas. the i adds that the chief medical officer is telling the nation not to mix with people you don t have to . the guardian also leads on this story, writing that the prime minister continues to insist formal restrictions on gatherings are unecessary. the daily express writes that mrjohnson is urging people to think ca refully about going to christmas parties. the daily mail says it s boris versus the scientists as whitty warns britain to scale back christmas plans, but the pr
he may have lost his world title but britain s formula one hero is knighted at windsor castle. announcer: live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news it s newsday. it s 9:00 in the morning in singapore, and 1:00am in london where the uk recorded its highest ever number of confirmed covid infections. more than 78,500 people have tested positive for the virus, with the 0micron strain causing considerable concern. it s notjust in the uk that 0micron is spreading rapidly. south africa, where the variant was first identified last month, has also reported a record number of daily infections. italy and france have also seen record numbers. the us has confirmed cases in 36 states. while the philippines and cambodia have detected their first 0micron cases. 0ur health editor hugh pym reports now on how britain is trying to respond. with the rapid spread of the new variant, the booster programme has been given new urgency. here, a gp in oxford visits elderly patients in their
is knighted at windsor castle. hello and welcome to the programme. the uk has recorded its highest ever number of confirmed covid infections. more than 78,500 people have tested positive for the virus with the omicron strain causing considerable concern. south africa, where the variant was first identified last month, has also reported a record number of daily infections. italy and france also say they ve seen record numbers too. the us has confirmed cases in 36 states, while the philippines and cambodia have detected their first omicron cases. our health editor hugh pym has this report. with the rapid spread of the new variant, the booster programme has been given new urgency. here, a gp in oxford visits elderly patients in their homes to give them the top up jab. but it will give you a very good protection and boost your immunity. with evidence of that good protection against omicron infection, the booster roll out will continue. but according to recent research, there s mu
sir lewis hamilton, for services to motorsport. and arise, sir lewis! he may have lost his world title, but britain s formula 1 hero is knighted at windsor castle. hello. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. we begin here in the uk. the uk has recorded its highest ever number of confirmed covid infections. more than 78,500 people have tested positive for the virus with the omicron strain causing considerable concern. south africa, where the variant was first identified last month, has also reported a record number of daily infections. italy and france also say they ve seen record numbers too. the us has confirmed cases in 36 states, while the philippines and cambodia have detected their first omicron cases. our health editor hugh pym has this report. with the rapid spread of the new variant, the booster programme has been given new urgency. here, a gp in oxford visits elderly patients in their homes to give them the top up jab. but it will give you a