and in turkey, the currency keeps falling. the government s cut interest rates again and inflation s getting worse. hello, welcome. we begin with the latest on the omicron variant of coronavirus. the uk has reported a record number of cases for the second day in a row. 88,000 positive tests were recorded on thursday. that s around 10,000 more than wednesday. the uk is racing to deliver booster jabs, the third shot of the vaccine. almost 750,000 people received it yesterday, also a record. here s england s chief medical officer. because of the steepness of this, even if this ends up in a situation where boosters do hold this to a large degree for a lot of people, there ll still be a lot of people in the nhs a lot of people will simultaneously fall ill and be unwell, isolating or caring for others at the same time across the whole economy. so that side of things, i also do think we need to take quite seriously. that was professor chris whitty. and this is the view of professo
a picture emerges of a party at conservative campaign headquarters last year shaun bailey, who ran for mayor of london, resigns form his current role. due to be sentenced the woman convicted of killing 16 month old star hobson, after months of assaults and psychological harm. a scintillating performance from premier league leaders manchester city. kevin de bruyne scores twice as they tear leeds united apart, hammering them 7 0. there will be a little bit of wet weather today in scotland, north west england and northern ireland. dry conditions will dominate the days ahead. i will tell you why with the full forecast on bbc breakfast. it s wednesday, the 15th of december. our main story. the prime minister is facing further pressure this morning after he suffered the biggest rebellion of conservative mps since becoming prime minister. nearly a third of tory backbenchers last night voted against the introduction of mandatory covid passes in nightclubs and large venues in engl
try to curb the spread. in three households to mix. this is to try to curb the spread. try to curb the spread. in the run-u try to curb the spread. in the run-up to try to curb the spread. in the run-up to and try to curb the spread. in the run-up to and in try to curb the spread. in the run-up to and in the - try to curb the spread. in the i run-up to and in the immediate run up to and in the immediate aftermath of christmas, i am asking everyone to reduce as far as possible and to a minimum context we have with in other households. fine have with in other households. one ofthe have with in other households. one of the story have with in other households. one of the story this have with in other households. one of the story this hour and a woman is found guilty of murdering 16 month old star hobson, a s daughter, after months of physical abuse. her girlfriend s daughter. good evening. we begin with that commons vote, new coronavirus rules in england have been
translator: it was really dramatic. there were floating bodies. it was really very shocking. we recovered all the people we saw on boats. we recovered six people. translator: all dead? translator: all dead, yes. there was a woman who was pregnantment, a man was 18 to 20 years old. the rest were men. reporter: this area of northern france is dotted with groups of people desperate to each the uk, ready to pay thousands to smugglers, and also willing to accept great risks. now those risks have come true. that was sky news s adam parsons reporting, an incredible eye-opening report there. coming up, congress is back in session monday with a laundrie list of things to get done. we will look at what s on tap for a deadline-filled december. then, few cultural mainstays were more impacted by the pandemic than sports. the new variant raises questions about what comes next. plus, when was the last time you have been to a movie theater. my sunday panel is here to look at
diana was a trailblazer. she found her voice, and i think that s why we continue to care. she had this courage ingrained within her. pre-diana there was zilch interest in the royal family. along comes diana, and boom, it all changes. she was iconic. she was box office. are you going to dance with the princess tonight? she d like me to. it was like having a rock star join the family. there was a kind of sense of an impostor syndrome. i was a very young girl. you see this vulnerability but also this strength. she was very keen to make sure william and harry understood there was a life beyond palace walls. she wanted to help people who were marginalized because as she said to me i m one of them. they were two needy people, and they both needed what the other was unable to give them. there was a tremendous hope in me which was smashed. any marriage prince charles might have made could not have been as strong as the relationship he had with camilla.