Home in gillingham. And coming up. In thIs idyllic underwater world about to be wrecked by deep Sea Mining, a warning from environmental campaigners. And. A Pandemic Boost for online Fashion Retailer asos, with sales and profits surging, but will it continue its momentum, after High Street stores reopen . Hello, welcome. Police in Northern Ireland say last Nights Violence in parts of belfast was the worst they have seen for years, the kind of rioting so many had hoped was a thing of the past. During an Emergency Session of the northern Ireland Assembly today politicians on all sides lined up to condemn the attacks which have been going on for nearly a week now. The worst of the unrest was in the west of the city, on both sides of a wall between the loyalIst and nationalIst communities. ThIs report from our ireland correspondent, Emma Vardy, contains some violent scenes. Sirens blare. On an already febrile situation, more fuel on the fire. Shouting. At one of belfast s peace lines Last
factor in the chilling effect that easterly wind and actually step outside and for many it will feel closer to somewhere between 3 and minus five degrees. the easterly wind particularly strong as we head into monday as well, that shower streaming further westwards. this is bbc news, the headlines: the oxford astrazeneca vaccine offers limited protection against mild disease caused by the south african variant of covid 19, according to early trials doctors in england are to be paid an additional £10 for each house bound patient they vaccinate against coronavirus. and covid testing is being offered to more companies in england, for staff who can t work from home during lockdown. tens of thousands of protestors gather for a second day in myanmar s main city to condemn the military coup and demand the release of leader aung sann suu kyi. sport, and for a full round up from the bbc sport centre, here s for the first time in 38 years, scotland have beaten england at twickenham in
we report from one of the worst hit places. hello, and welcome to viewers in the uk and around the world. president biden is expected to announce new measures later today to combat a surge of covid infections, driven by the 0micron variant. officials say, 0micron accounts for 73% of all new cases recorded in the country. 1,000 military, medical personnel are being mobilised to help increase vaccination capacity. the federal government will distribute 500 million free covid tests, and set up federal covid testing sites in new york city. more on that in just a moment. in france, the government is to fast track a covid vaccine passport law they expect that to be adopted by the middle ofjanuary. in germany, federal leaders are meeting now to decide on new measures there. in the last hour in the uk the government has announced measures to help businesses dealing with mass cancellations, a drop in footfall on the high street and staff absence, because of covid. here