person to receive the new vaccine course, why delay? have the national it s hailed a ‘pivotal‘ moment. restrictions and bring them into force as soon as possible. it comes amid mounting the vaccine means everything to me. pressure on the nhs, this is bbc news. with a record 58,784 new covid cases i m simon mccoy. to my mind, it is the only way of the headlines: recorded across the uk. getting back to normal life. this leaders of the 4 nations the prime minister is to make are meeting now to discuss a televised address at eight o clock tonight the coronavirus response virus is terrible, isn t it? as the government comes under scotland has already announced it pressure to announce another lockdown to tackle rising coronavirus cases in england. it comes as scotland goes into lockdown from midnight tonight. the first minister announces measures that will last a month. schools will stay closed and a stay this is bbc news, i‘m ben brown. the headlines: at home order is
yourvitalsigns, in this week, new ways to measure your vital signs, in intensive care orjust to save your trip the doctor. save you a trip to the doctor. he, welcome to click! hope you re well. hope you re coping 0k click! hope you re well. hope you re coping ok with the not going out, the not seeing people, the home schooling and that long wait for the vaccine. there s a heck of a lot going on at the moment, isn t there? lara, it looks like you ve been keeping busy. lara, it looks like you ve been keeping busy- keeping busy. you ve been decorating. keeping busy. you ve been decorating, look! - keeping busy. you ve been decorating, look! i- keeping busy. you ve been decorating, look! i have, l keeping busy. you ve been decorating, look! i have, i| decorating, look! i have, i hope you like them, i have to keep myself busy in lockdown. absolutely, it looks lovely! it is the most exciting thing to happen in the lewington household for months! we are being encouraged to sta
sporting couple, with 12 gold medals between them. the funeral of archbishop desmond tutu will be held later this morning. we ll be live in cape town. official celebrations were either muted or cancelled, but there were still fireworks to welcome in 2022 on the warmest new year s eve on record. good morning. it was an exceptionally mild and to 2021. the weather continues in that vein for the start of 2022, but how long will it last? i will have more details for you on the weather forecast in around 15 minutes. good morning and happy new year. it is ijanuary 2022. here is our top story: the medical chiefs leading the uk s battle against coronavirus have been recognised in the new year honours list, while the queen has knighted former prime minister tony blair. athletes, actors, a spice girl and an 11 year old boy are also among those who have been honoured, as lizo mzimba reports. their faces have become familiar to the public throughout the pandemic. now the chief medical off
hello and welcome. wildfires in the american state of colorado have destroyed hundreds of homes and prompted the evacuation of 30,000 people in two towns north of denver. the national weather service described it as a life threatening situation and ordered the residents of louisville and superior to leave. here s the sheriff of boulder county, joe pelle, at an earlier news conference. it has been a harrowing day in boulder county with two significant fires fuelled by dry conditions and very high winds. we seem to have lost the sound forjoe pelle. we will try and get that later. christina sanjuan is a meterologist in colorado. she told me more about the situation on the ground. the latest update from officials have told us that they believe this fire was actually caused by a downed powerline. however, we have very strong wind gusts right now and the wind actually got up to about 110mph earlier this afternoon and it doesn t look to let up, really as we head into the overnight h
the victims of ghislaine maxwell have been speaking after she was convicted of grooming girls to be abused byjeffery epstein. her family say they can t accept the verdict. joe biden has again told president vladimir putin that the us and its allies will respond decisively if russia does not de escalate tensions on his country s border with ukraine. and as the big celebration approaches, are you getting ready for your new year s resolutions? we ask, are they really a good thing? the government says it has met a target to offer covid boosterjabs to all adults in england by today as part of efforts to slow the spread of the omicron variant. the same claim has been made in scotland, wales and northern ireland. but as people contemplate celebrating the new year tonight, the prime minister has warned people to be cautious and take a covid test before going out. in a year end message, borisjohnson praised what he called the heroic vaccination effort across the country. but nhs bosse