In the first wave of the pandemic while the south east was hardest hit in the second wave the heatwave across the uk has been continuing and this afternoon northern ireland has broken it s all time temperature record for the second time in 5 days. The gb women s football team off to a flying start at the tokyo olympics with a 2 nil win over chile good afternoon. we cannot go on as we are the words today of the brexit minister lord frost, demanding a rethink from the european union on britain s post brexit trading arrangements with northern ireland. The government has called for significant changes to the deal negotiated only last year but it s held back, for now, from the dramatic step of effectively suspending parts of the deal. The european commission vice president has flatly rejected the uk demand for a renegotiation of the northern ireland protocol a protocol which requires checks on goods coming in from mainland britain. Chris page reports. Northern ireland has always
farcical. all he s got to do is answer a very simple question, which is who answer a very simple question, which is who paid, answer a very simple question, which is who paid, initially, for the redecoration of your flat? i don t think there s redecoration of your flat? i don t think there s anything redecoration of your flat? i don t think there s anything to - redecoration of your flat? i don t think there s anything to see - redecoration of your flat? i don tl think there s anything to see here or to worry about, but what we are doing is focusing on the stuff that really matters. and lift off the first part of china s permanent space station blasts into orbit. we begin in russia, where we vejust had the first glimpse of kremlin critic alexei navalny since he ended his three week hunger strike. here he is, close shaven and a lot thinner than the last time we saw him. he was appearing in court via video link to appeal a defamation conviction in february. he was foun
champion as bbc sports personality of the year 2021 gets under way later this evening? good afternoon. the health secretary sajid javid says he can t rule out further covid restrictions in england in the run up to christmas and he s urged everyone to be cautious, given the rapid spread of the omicron variant. mrjavid said the new variant is already the dominant strain in england as well as scotland. so far 12 people have died having contracted this latest form of coronavirus. our medical editor fergus walsh has the latest. # driving home for christmas.# this christmas, the hot ticket for many is not to see a football match but to get a boosterjab. wembley stadium had 10,000 vaccines available today and many were keen to get them before heading home to the family. i would prefer to have it done before christmas. i ve got an elderly grandfather who s 90 years old, so i want to be able to see him. i am getting a booster vaccinations and my family members already have got the vac
has died at the age of 88. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the uk health secretary sajid javid says he can t rule out further covid restrictions in england in the run up to christmas, and he s urged everyone to be cautious given the rapid spread of the omicron variant. more than 82,000 coronavirus cases have been reported in the latest 24 hour period. mrjavid said the new variant is already the dominant strain in england as well as scotland. so far 12 people have died having contracted this latest form of coronavirus. several european countries have introduced tough new restrictions to tackle covid, we ll have more on that in a moment but first here s our medical editor fergus walsh with the latest in the uk. # driving home for christmas.# this christmas, the hot ticket for many is not to see a football match but to get a boosterjab. wembley stadium had 10,000 vaccines available today and many were keen to get them before heading home to th
hello and welcome to the programme bringing together leading uk commentators with foreign correspondents who write, blog and broadcast from the dateline london. this week: the british led the world in vaccination why is it now leading europe with the highest rate of covid? why in the climate battle, net zero is too high. and 12 angry men and women fear being poleaxed. joining us, maria margaronis, editor at large for the us magazine, the nation, is just completing work on a documentary about greece s summer of heat and fire. henry chu has reported from all over the world for the la times, where he s how part of the editorial team. here in the studio, the british author and columnist yasmin alibhai brown. a very warm welcome to all of you. only if pressure on the health service from covid is unsustainable will borisjohnson s government impose restrictions. we learnt on friday that scientists advising him and other ministers think a spike like the one we saw in january is