borisjohnson said mr hancock should leave office very proud of what he d achieved. a few hours ago the former home secretary and chancellor, sajid javid, was announced as mr hancock s replacement. our political correspondent, ben wright, has the story. one of the most familiar faces of the pandemic, the health secretary at the heart of decision making as the country battled covid, and often seen at his side was this woman, gina coladangelo, a former lobbyist, adviser to the health secretary and long term friend. but yesterday came this image of them kissing in matt hancock s office, breaking, as he admitted, the government s own covid guidelines and plunging his career into crisis. this evening, he quit. i understand the enormous sacrifices that everybody in this country has made, that you have made, and those of us who make these rules have got to stick by them, and that s why i ve got to resign. matt hancock hoped to ride out the storm, a cabinet minister with big ambition,
hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me is the broadcaster and psychotherapist, lucy beresford, and joe twyman, director of the polling organisation, deltapoll. good evening to you both, thanks for staying up so late. we appreciate it, i promise you, we do. let s look at some of the front pages. the telegraph leads on the potential delays to reopening england, saying borisjohnson will ask the public tomorrow to accept one last heave to freedom. the guardian also focuses on delays to easing restrictions, saying the postponement could keep thousands out of hospital, as it would allow an extra nine million people to be vaccinated. the financial times leads with president biden urging his fellow leaders at the g7 to use their financial muscle to counter china s rising global influence. the i features so called vaccine libraries , saying the uk will be able to alter vaccines within weeks to react to highly transmissable varia
novak djokovic s apprearance at the tournament is in doubt, after problems with his visa. four people are cleared in bristol of criminal damage, this is a victory for anyone who wants to be on the right side of history. four people are cleared in bristol of criminal damage, after the toppling of a slave trader statue during a black lives matter protest. hello, welcome to viewers in the uk and around the world. lastest figures suggest one person in every in 15 in england had covid in the run up to new year s eve, the highest level of infections recorded by the office for national statistics. but the uk prime minister boris johnson s confirmed there ll be no new restrictions in england, saying the government was taking a balanced approach to covid. the rules on testing are changing in england and wales. anyone who has a positive lateral flow test, but no symptoms, won t have to confirm the result with a pcr test. 0ur deputy political editor vicki young has this report. two ye
it follows controversy over an exemption to covid vaccine rules. a state of emergency is declared in kazakhstan, following mass protests sparked by surging fuel prices. it isa it is a victory for anyone who wants to be on the right side of history. and, four are cleared in bristol of criminal damage, after the toppling of a statue during a black lives matter protest. and coming up in the sport on the bbc news channel: wales could play their home six nations rugby matches in england, away from their cardiff base because of covid restrictions. good evening. borisjohnson insists the current level of covid restrictions in england is helping take the edge off the omicron wave , and that the government is taking a balanced approach to the pandemic. but new figures highlight the scale of the challenge. the latest survey from the office for national statistics shows that one every in 15 people across the uk had covid in the run up to new year s eve. that s the highest level of inf
police warn e scooter users they risk having them seized and destroyed if they re used on public roads. 15 month old. hey, baby. both of them are ok. 15-month-old. hey, baby. both of them are ok- 15-month-old. hey, baby. both of them are ok. and coming up: rescue footage emerges of two babies being pulled alive from the rubble of kentucky s tornado last week and handed over to their grandmother. the health secretary says the government has no plans to announce any further covid restrictions this week and will continue to monitor the data after two early studies indicated that the 0micron variant may cause milder illness than delta, with patients less likely to need hospital treatment. mrjavid urged people to remain caution during the festive period. we are not planning any further announcements this week. i want people to, despite the caution we are all taking, the sensible caution, people should enjoy their christmases with families and friends, of course remain cautious, a