empty streets as austria becomes the first country in europe to reimpose a lockdown amid a surge in covid cases. a memorial service and procession is held in southend to remember the mp sir david amess who was stabbed to death last month. a bbc investigation has found that two mothers who died of herpes after giving birth could have been infected by a single surgeon. and going the extra mile rugby league star kevin sinfield attempts to run 101 miles in a day for motor neurone disease research. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. five people have been killed and more than a0 injured after a car was driven at high speed into a christmas parade in the american state of wisconsin. children are among the victims. police in the town of waukesha have arrested the driver of the vehicle. they say it does not appear to be an act of terrorism, and that the suspect may have been fleeing a crime scene. peter bowes sent this report. this was the scene seconds before the holiday p
the suspect in wisconson attack as darrell brooks. five people have been killed and more than a0 injured, after a car was driven at high speed into a christmas parade. britain s seventh biggest energy firm bulb energy is set to appoint administrators the latest uk energy firm to hit financial problems. a bbc investigation has found that two mothers who died of herpes after giving birth could have been infected by a single surgeon. a memorial service and procession has been held in southend to remember the mp sir david amess who was stabbed to death last month. good afternoon. borisjohnson has insisted that his plans to overhaul social care in england will overturn a decades long injustice for people with dementia. mps are expected to vote this evening on whether benefits received from local authorities should count towards an eighty six thousand pound cap on how much people should pay for their care. labour argue that not including benefits would amount to daylight
getting we went, to pepper pig world. describing the performance is shambolic. describing the performance as shambolic. austria is back in lockdown today. its trying to control a rising covid infection rate. and with new restrictions coming in across europe, we ve seen protests in belgium, austria, italy, the netherlands, switzerland and croatia. once again we re seeing the tension between public health measures and personal freedoms. let s start in austria. tens of thousands of people protested in the capital, vienna, in response to the new national lockdown and to plans that make vaccination a legal requirement. here s the president of the austrian medical association on the decision to do this. here is from february the 1st, vaccination will be mandatory in our country because it is necessary to stop the spread. a police press conferences just started. a police press conferences ust started. , ., ., ., , started. firing his weapon and was takin: a started. firing his we
accepted that it was a mistake and that it was my mistake. the government releases more details about how we pay for social care in england. former yorkshire cricketer azeem rafiq talks to the bbc about the racism he suffered at the club, and says he is determined that sharing his experiences will move society as a whole. britney spears speaks about the joys of the little things she has been able to do since being freed from her 13 year conservatorship last week. and cambridge dictionary s 2021 word of the year takes on a martian theme. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the cost of living has reached the highest rate in almost a decade due to rising fuel and energy costs. inflation is now more than double the bank of england s target, and climbing at a much steeper rate than economists predicted. it rose to 4.2% last month mainly due to rising prices at the pumps and household energy bills as well as an increase in the cost of second hand cars and eating out. in s