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some cold days ahead with biting easterly winds. that easterly wind is also going to deliver some pretty heavy snow showers for some. more details on the areas most likely to be affected coming up. and the six nations is back with a bang. scotland beat england to lift the calcutta cup for the first time at twickenham since 1983. that was definitely a smile you could hear they are. i think we ll touch on the rugby a little later. it s sunday the seventh of february. our top story: gps in england are to be paid an extra £10 by the nhs for every housebound person they vaccinate. it s part of government measures to protect everyone aged 70 and over, together with frontline health workers, by february the 15th. it comes as 18 new mass vaccine centres open tomorrow. here s our science correspondent, pallab ghosh. gp george hobbs is headed out to give around 20 of his patients covid jabs at home. they are too ill or vulnerable to come in for a vaccination. first up is diana g ....
12 million people in the uk have now received a first dose of the coronavirus vaccine but the government says it has no plans to introduce vaccine passports . of course, you have the evidence that you have been vaccinated held by your gp. and if other countries require you to show proof of that evidence, then that is obviously up to those countries. a himalayan glacier collapses sending a wall of water and rock down river in northern india. at least nine people have died and officials say up to 200 people are unaccounted for. the protests against the military coup in myanmar have become the largest for more than a decade. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the parliamentaryjournalist, tony grew and the journalist and broadcaster caroline frost. tomorrow s front pages starting with. the metro reports on the covid 19 immunisation programme saying vaccinations are reaching the rate of 1000 jabs a minute ....
to see the weather turning colder right the way across the uk, and for some, seems like these will be possible heavy snow, maybe even blizzards. but not for all. i will have all the details for you coming up. it s saturday the sixth of february. our top story: scientists are warning against easing lockdown measures too quickly, despite the progression of the coronavirus vaccination programme. the government says all adults over the age of 50 should be offered a jab by may, and with infection rates falling, the prime minister is under pressure to set out a road map for lifting restrictions. rhaya barton has more. nearly 11 million people have been given their first nearly 11 million people have been given theirfirstjab. nearly 11 million people have been given their firstjab. the government is increasingly confident it will hit its target of giving vaccines to the over 70s, all frontline health workers and the clinically extremely vulnerable by the middle of next month ....
has adapted quite well. unsurprisingly, a lot of innovators have leapt at the chance to invent a whole range of video call accessories. and my good friend lara lewington is sporting one now. but can you spot it? what could possibly be? no idea. these are the periphery smart earrings. not only do they help you get your top half dressed up for a video call, but they also provide sound directly into your ear from behind the earring, and there is a microphone just here as well. it means you can make phone calls or video calls and communicate through these. i m no expert, i would say they are a little on the big side, but they do match your frock. almost, and they come in different designs. but, as you say, they are chunky and could do with being made smaller. the idea is not bad. and talking about not bad ideas, how about this? what s that? this went viral a month or two ago. it turns out one of the most awkward parts of a video meeting is trying to leave it. i don t know i ....
coming up on sport and 15 minutes. a huge shock, six nations at twickenham for the first time in 38 years. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. myanmar has seen the biggest demonstrations yet against last week s military coup. thousands have marched through the streets of yangon and there have been protests in the capital nippi daw, and also in mandalay. protestors are demanding the release of the elected leader aung san suu kyi and other members of her party. the military appears to have tried to stifle dissent with an internet blackout. our south east asia correspondent jonathan head reports: five days after the military takeover and people are testing the limits. this group included factory workers from the western suburbs of yangon. but led by young political activists, shouting their condemnation of the new regime and their support for the ousted government. translation: as a citizen l who was born in this country, i cannot accept the ....