over the life changing hearing damage caused to a viola player. this evening, church bells have been ringing out across france to mark the moment when notre dame cathedral caught fire. already attention is turning to its restoration. the french government says there will be an international competition to find the best ideas for rebuilding the iconic cathedral. fire fighters have denied suggestions that they were late to the scene saying the first teams arrived within ten minutes of the first emergency calls. our correspondent lucy williamson reports from paris. notre dame today is a cathedral divided by the fire. marks of tragedy surrounded by tranquillity. this video, given exclusively to the bbc by a member of the police, shows stained glass intact under a jagged hole where the roof used to be. polished pews lined up before piles of charred timber. that so much survived is perhaps extraordinary. the local mayor said there was a moment that night when fire crews told pres
after a photo emerges of him taking part in a quiz. he can t deliver the leadership that this country needs and we have got a very important votes coming up next week and he can t even discharge the basic functions of government. he is the worst possible leader of the worst possible time. they can now make their mind up when they see this picture on a virtual screen, on a zoom call, thanking his team that were in the building because they have to respond to a national emergency. emergency teams search for survivors in 6 us states, after more than 80 people die in the largest outbreaks of tornadoes in us history. and coming up in half an hour, the media show takes a look at the christmas party scoops and asks how did the journalists involved get hold of them? good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. in the last half hour, red bull s max verstappen has won his first formula one world championship after beating rival lewis hamilton in a dramatic abu dhabi grand prix. verstappen t
pressure on health services because of the rapid increase in omicron cases. the prime minister will make a televised address this evening, focusing on the booster programme. it s as the first people in the uk have been hospitalised with omicron. new cases of the variant have increased 65% on yesterday s figure. there is concern inside the nhs about the level of hospitalisations that we might see but we really need to wait for a bit longer to really see exactly how severe the symptoms of people who catch this new variant are. meanwhile, days before an expected backbench rebellion, boris johnson faces fresh questions about christmas gatherings at downing street a year ago, after a photo emerges of him taking part in a quiz. he can t deliver the leadership that this country needs and we have got a very important vote coming up next week and he can t even discharge the basic functions of government. he is the worst possible leader at the worst possible time. emergency teams conti
lap, it s incredible. i m still having a cramp. it s insane. big congratulations to max and his team. i think we did an amazing job this year. my team, everyone back at the factory, all the men and women we have, and here, have worked so hard this whole year. it has been the most difficult of seasons. i am so proud of them, so grateful to be a part of the journey with them and, yeah, we gave it everything, this last part of the season, we gave it absolutely everything and we never gave up, that s the most important thing. the teams and the drivers could barely believe it. a lifetime dream made in one lap. it was incredible but it was controversial. when the safety car came out, max verstappen was 12 seconds behind, and driver george russell said bunching the cars up was unacceptable. hamilton s mercedes team protested the result but late at night in abu dhabi, it was confirmed. max verstappen s first world title, won in the most extraordinary way. so verstappen had to sweat o