in colour for the first time on christmas day. and liverpool leave it late, but complete a dramatic fightback against leicester with victory in a penalty shootout, to reach the league cup semi finals. hello, good morning. downing street says it is continuing to monitor coronavirus data, after two early studies in the uk indicated that the omicron variant may cause milder illness than delta, with patients less likely to need hospital treatment. scientists say the research is good news to a degree , but a big wave of infections could yet overwhelm the health service. the uk reported more than 106,000 new daily infections for the first time yesteday. and the latest seven day average graph shows 91,888 daily confirmed coronavirus cases. the prime minister warns that 0micron is surging across the country faster than anything we have seen before . here s our health correspondent, katharine da costa. early data from south africa, and now studies in england and scotland, are pointi
and 48 hours to come up with the next generation of video games. we ll be hearing from the man behind the global gamejam. hello there. we start here in the uk, where the bank of england has raised the cost of borrowing for the tenth time in a row. the half a percent rise puts uk interest rates at 4%, their highest level in more than 1a years. a bonus, of course, for savers, but it piles more pressure on businesses and those with mortgages, loans and credit card debt. the good news is that the bank now thinks the uk s recession will be shorter and less severe than it previously thought, and there s a hint that rates may not have to go any higher. but a recovery could take years as our economics editor faisal islam reports. the squeeze continues. an official interest rate of 4% should not feel huge, but it does, and notjust here in nuneaton, forjoanne, who runs a furniture and gift shop. the mortgage a furniture and gift shop. the mortgage on a furniture and gift shop. th
we ll have the full result, with the conservatives on 318, labour on 262, and both parties having increased their share of the vote. in northern ireland, the democratic unionist party, with ten seats, agreed to try to help the conservatives to stay in power. the prime minister has spoken to me this morning, and we will enter discussions with the conservatives, to explore how it might be possible to bring stability to our nation. in scotland, a challenging night for the snp. they lost a third of their seats. the former leader alex salmond was among those defeated. after a collapse in ukip‘s share of the vote, and no mps, the party leader paul nuttall resigned. and with just ten days to the start of the brexit talks, we ll be reporting on the far reaching implications for the future of the united kingdom. more news and analysis throughout the day. we will have reaction from around the uk, europe and the rest of the world to the result. good evening from downing street, where
the full process takes place. and remembering one of the great battles of the great war 100 years on from passchendaele. and coming up in sportsday on bbc news. it s a dream debut for bowler toby roland jones, as his four wickets helped england take a firm hold of the third test against south africa at the oval. good evening. it s been announced that charlie gard the baby who was at the centre of a high court battle over his care has died. the 11 month old was moved to a hospice where his life support was removed. a statement from his family said: 0ur beautiful little boy has gone. we are so proud of you, charlie . 0ur medical correspondent fergus walsh now looks back at the story of the child whose plight became an issue of international concern. today, charlie is two weeks old. this is charlie gard without breathing or feeding tubes. born apparently healthy, but soon a devastating genetic condition emerged which causes progressive muscle weakness. by his side through