the traditional christmas eve mass from st peter s basilica. hello, and welcome if you re watching in the uk, on pbs in the us, or around the world. the uk has again recorded its highest number of daily coronavirus cases since the pandemic began more than 120,000. it s the third day in a row that cases have topped 100,000, with 122,186 cases recorded today. a separate survey from the office for national statistics found that on 19 december, an estimated one in 35 people in the uk had coronavirus that s1.74 million people. in london, the ratio is much higher one in 20 people were likely to have tested positive for covid. but, despite soaring cases, early findings suggest that the 0micron variant is milder than delta and leads to less hospitalisation. the head of the uk health security agency, drjenny harries, called it a glimmer of christmas hope . european countries are also reporting record numbers of cases today 94,000 in france, and more than 50,000 in italy, whic
thank you forjoining us on bbc news. the uk has again recorded its highest number of daily coronavirus cases since the pandemic began more than 120,000. it s the third day in a row that cases have topped 100,000 with 122,186 cases recorded today. london is the epicentre of the surge, and new figures suggest that one in 20 people in the city now have the virus, either the omicron or delta variants. the data comes from the office for national statistics, which tests people from tens of thousands of households, picking up those who don t have symptoms. its latest survey points to a faster spread around the uk. well, we are seeing a really quick increase in prevalence right across the country and across all ages, significantly for the very first time, all of the numbers are at the moment very, very small in the over 70s. this chart shows how rapidly infections in the uk were rising as measured by the 0ns at the end of last week and into the weekend to more than 1.7 million
her first since the death of her husband prince philip. and a christmas midnight mass is celebrated at the church of the nativity in bethlehem. the uk has again recorded its highest number of daily coronavirus cases since the pandemic began more than 120,000. it s the third day in a row that cases have topped 100,000 with 122,186 cases recorded today. a separate survey from the office for national statistics found that on december 19th, an estimated one in 35 people in the uk had coronavirus the equivalent of 1.74 million. in london the ratio is much higher one in 20 people were likely to have tested positive for covid. but despite soaring cases, early findings suggest that the 0micron variant is milder than delta, and leads to less hospitalisation the head of the uk health security agency drjenny harries called it a glimmer of christmas hope . european countries are also reporting record numbers of cases today 94,000 in france, and more than 50,000 in italy, whi
and a christmas midnight mass is celebrated at the church of the nativity in bethlehem built on the spot where it s believed jesus was born. and coming up, he s checked his list, and now santa claus is coming to town! we ll have an update on his live progress a little later. the uk has again recorded its highest number of daily coronavirus cases since the pandemic began more than 120,000. it s the third day in a row that cases have topped 100,000 with 122,186 cases recorded today. a separate survey from the office for national statistics found that on december 19th, an estimated one in 35 people in the uk, had covid 19 the equivalent of 1.74 million. in london, the ratio is much higher one in 20 people were likely to have tested positive for covid. but despite soaring cases, early findings suggest that the 0micron variant is milder than delta, and leads to less hospitalisation the head of the uk health security agency, drjenny harries, called it a glimmer of chri
today. this evening and tonight, many of the showers will fade. cloud and some patchy rain into the western isles by the end of the night. through tomorrow that cloud and patchy rain will spread across the north of scotland is moving towards orkney and shetland through the afternoon. a lot of cloud for scotland and northern ireland, best of the sunshine for england and wales, highest of the temperatures as well. temperatures are set to climb through the coming week. south east of england could get to 31, 30 two celsius by friday. cooler further north and west, but easier, cloudier, with some rain at times. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines. a leading business group warns that they believe households in the uk will go into recession this year. the british government is looking at plans to change the law to allow agency staff to be brought in to cover for some striking workers. fierce street fighting in eastern ukraine president zelensky says his forces are holding on ,