that s the plea from a group of top companies. alex salmond, the former scottish first minister, will not now give evidence to msps tomorrow in their inquiry into the government s handling of harassment complaints. heavy snow and ice causes disruption in parts of the uk. people are being urged not to travel. and england set india a mammoth task of 420 runs to win the first test in chennai. coming up on bbc news, three weeks later than planned, novak djokovic makes a winning start in front of crowds in melbourne on day one of the australian open. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. borisjohnson hasjoined other ministers in seeking to reassure the public over the effectiveness of the oxford astrazeneca covid 19 vaccine. the prime minister said there was good evidence it was reducing transmission of the virus and the vaccine programme remained of massive benefit to the country. a study has suggested the current jab offers only limited protection against mild disea
urged not to travel. there urged not to travel. are some people out enjoying themselves there are some people out enjoying themselves and i brave young boy we saw on the seafront enjoying himself, having an ice cream with a flaked right in front of the sea in the snow. and, buying cars with bitcoin tesla invests $1.5 billion in the cryptocurrency, and says it will begin accepting it as payment for products soon. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. borisjohnson hasjoined other ministers in seeking to reassure the public over the effectiveness of the oxford/astrazeneca covid i9 vaccine. the prime minister said there was good evidence it was reducing transmission of the virus and the vaccine programme remained of massive benefit to the country. a study has suggested the current jab offers only limited protection against mild disease caused by the south african variant. but scientists remain confident it will prevent death and serious disease. there have been fewer than 150
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
temperature north to south this morning. in the south we have rain but as it bumps into cold air especially in north wales and northern england it will turn to snow, disruptive on higher routes. in sport, england captain harry kane is on a mission to get young people thinking about, and prioritising their mental health. and prince william has a famous wingman as he returns to public engagements following the king s cancer diagnosis and his wife s surgery. it s thursday, 8th of february. labour is abandoning its promise to spend £28 billion a year on environmental projects if it wins the next election. prime minister rishi sunak is facing calls to apologise for comments he made about the labour leader s position on transgender people. he was speaking during prime minister s questions, when the mother of murdered transgender teenager brianna ghey was visiting the house of commons. let s get the latest from chief political correspondent henry zeffman. two party leaders under pr
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