Attending the inauguration of president elect biden hours after condemning the Violent Storming of the us capitol. And coming up wonder woman 1984 tells us the origin story of the superheroine, thats still to come on the film review with anna smith. The uk records the highest number of deaths in a 2k hour period. The deaths of 1,325 were reported in the past 2a hours. Previously the highest level was on the 21st of april, when 1,224 deaths were recorded. The uk also records a further 68,053 new cases in the past day. The news comes as government scientists estimate for the r number thats the measure of how fast the virus is growing, has gone up to between one and 1. 11. That means on average every ten people infected with the virus will pass it on to between ten and 1a others. Before christmas it was estimated to be between 1. 1 and 1. 3. Scientists advising the government said the estimates of r and growth rates are based on the latest Data Available up to january four and do not incl
Start for many, and given we have had quite a bit of snow in the last 24 had quite a bit of snow in the last 2a hours, ice is a concern this morning, as is freezing fog. More details for you in about 15 minutes. Its saturday, 9th january. Our top story people in england are being urged to behave like they are infected with coronavirus as part of a new Public Awareness campaign encouraging people to stick to the rules. The message, which will be shared on tv, radio and social media, comes as the uk reported the highest daily death toll since the start of the pandemic. Our correspondent dan johnson has more. Covid 19, especially the new variant, is spreading quickly across the country. This puts many people at risk of serious disease. A new campaign with a clear message. Once more, we must all stay home. These stark warnings come in response to the intense pressure on hospitals, which are getting close to capacity, especially in london and the south east. Londons mayor declared a Major I
Not a someone like you. Lucky it is nota singing someone like you. Lucky it is not a singing competition chorleys fa cup dream continues as they shock derby county to move into round four. Good morning, we start this morning with a few icy patches and some fog around as well, but it will be a milder day today, some much needed milder day today, some much needed mild air is on the way and its a fairly mild weekend on the way. Join me for all the details. Its sunday, the 10th of january. Good morning. Our top story hundreds of thousands of people aged 80 and over are being invited to book their slot at one of englands mass vaccination centres. Letters have been sent to those who live within 45 minutes drive of one of the seven sites, which are due to open this week as our health correspondent, Anna Collinson reports. There are already more than 1000 vaccination sites across england, but the rollout is expanding further, with some of the most vulnerable now invited to receive theirjab ata
Ancient artefacts are moved from Syria to a Berlin museum in Nafis Fathollahzadeh’s film Khabur, screening as part of our Experimenta strand, and streaming on BFI Player.