including david coulthard. only two women have ever raced in 68 years of formula one, organisers think that this new series will help change that. there are relatively few women going into sport at the bottom and we believe that one of the reasons why so believe that one of the reasons why so few girls are coming in at go karting level is because they don t have anyone to look up to, there are no female famous role models. so, what we want to do is make champions of our drivers. we wa nt to make champions of our drivers. we want to make them famous of the young girls will look up to their role models and hopefully choose motorsport has been their sport in the future. the president of women in motorsport commission inside the fia, she has said as competitors they want to be the best, the only way to benchmark their performance is to compete in a mixed environment, which they are already doing. well, we share the same names as the fia. we want women and men to raise together bu
places that rely on it? more than 90 people have died after devastating tornadoes swept through the mid west of america. horrendous scenes at the weekend and whilst our winds do not compare, it is a windy start to the week particularly northern scotland. wintle is lighter and with missed advocate become an issue. in sport, the farcical end to the fi season as versappen celebrates we reflect on the chaotic finish to the decider in the desert as hamilton misses out on a record eight title. it s monday, 13th december. every adult over the age of 18 in england is to be offered a third dose of a coronavirus vaccine by the end of this month in a major acceleration of the booster programme. the prime minister said the new target was necessary to combat a tidal wave of cases of the rapidly spreading omicron variant. but there are warnings this morning the booster roll out could have an impact on non covid nhs care. here s our political correspondent, chris mason. the countdown t
the government to account in the coming weeks. that is also in the national interest. meanwhile, i m asking all of you to do your bit, too. at this time, we need leadership, leadership that the country can trust. it s a big national effort and we all have our part to play. get britain boosted. protect the nhs and save lives. and from my family to yours, i wish you a very happy christmas. that was a response by the leader of the opposition to the prime minister s statement yesterday. ben wright in westminster dtl. what would you pick out as being most significant of that?- what would you pick out as being most significant of that? well, this certainly wasn t most significant of that? well, this certainly wasn t a most significant of that? well, this certainly wasn t a party political - certainly wasn t a party political pick that he was making in the traditional sense. the labour leader made it clear that in his words, it was the patriotic duty of his party to support the
i take a look. one of formula one s true greats tributes are paid to team owner sir frank williams who s died at the age of 79. lewis hamilton said his legacy will live on for ever. a will live on for ever. bitterly cold start. last night the a bitterly cold start. last night the coldest of the season so far so watch out for frost, icy stretches also. all the details right here. it s monday, november the 29th. our main story. efforts to combat the spread of the new omicron coronavirus variant will be stepped up by the government today. it s expected a major expansion of the covid boosterjab programme will be announced later, before stricter measures including mandatory face coverings in shops and on public transport in england come into force tomorrow. three cases of the variant have been detected in the uk so far with officials warning it s very likely that more will be discovered in the coming days. charlotte gallagher reports. this new variant was only reported to the