as well as cutting emissions. whether wales s big tree giveaway can have a meaningful impact won t be clear for at least a generation. but ministers say it s a worthwhile investment in the nation s future. hywel griffith, bbc news. here s matt taylor. and matt there s another storm just around the corner, how bad could this one be? good news, it is not as potent as storm arwen, but some more disruption is certainly likely in north east england. disruption is certainly likely in north-east england. disruption is certainly likely in north-east england. let s have a look at what north-east england. let s have a look at what will north-east england. let s have a look at what will be north-east england. let s have a look at what will be storm - north-east england. let s have a look at what will be storm barra | north-east england. let s have a i look at what will be storm barra as it pushes across us tuesday into wednesday. the biggest impact yesterday to the south west of
of the oxford astrazeneca vaccine urges the world to invest more to prepare forfuture pandemics, saying the next one could be even worse. anger in nigeria as it is added to the red list of uk travel restrictions from today. also coming up. lucky to be alive. the gap year student who was dragged under by a crocodile and lived to tell the tale. the government is promising to crack down on drugs gangs as part of a ten year strategy for tackling drug misuse in england and wales. ministers say they want to dismantle county lines drugs gangs. they re also promising the biggest ever single investment in treating and rehabilitating addicts, who are responsible for a large proportion of crime. according to the home office, drugs are connected to nearly half of killings in england and wales. they re also linked to two thirds of shoplifting, more than half of burglaries and just over a quarter of robberies. our home affairs correspondent, dominic casciani, has this report. and a warni
price for the defence of bakhmut. and tributes continue to pour in following the death of the queen of rock and roll tina turner at 83 years old. hello. we start here in the uk, where new figures show net migration the difference between the number of people coming to live in the uk and the number leaving hit a record high in 2022. it rose to 606,000 last year, driven by people from non eu countries arriving for work and study after the pandemic. that s up from 488,000 in 2021. the figure includes people coming to the uk under resettlement schemes from both ukraine and hong kong, with many more visas being issued following a political crackdown in the former british colony. britain has long been a popular destination for migrants from nigeria. earlier i spoke to the bbc s mayenijones who is in lagos and also our correspondent in hong kong martin yip. first, a little bit on the figures. among those 606,000 people who moved to the uk in the past year. hong kongers t
hello and welcome to the programme. we re live until 11am. so much for you today coming up. this hour we are talking to a mum who is calling for a vaccine that is exclusively given to girls to be given to boys too. it s to protect against a virus called hpv which can cause different types of cancer and sexually transmitted diseases. have you got sons and do you want them protected? an official decision has yet to be made as to whether boys should get it. do get in touch on all the stories we re talking about this morning use the hashtag victoria live and if you text, you will be charged at the standard network rate. plus have you made up your mind how you are going to vote? let me know who and why, and if you re still undecided, what is it that you re weighing up? our top story today. it s the final day of campaigning in the general election and the party leaders will be on a hectic schedule of visits to key towns and cities across britain in a last push for votes. the clos
for the royalfamily, looking back at the past 12 months for the royal family, dominated looking back at the past 12 months for the royalfamily, dominated by the celebrations to mark the queen s 90th birthday. that is review 2016, the royal year with me, daniela relph. good morning and welcome to bbc news. one of the biggest stars of the ‘80s and ‘90s, george michael, has died. he was 53, and is believed to have had heart failure. he rose to fame as one half of the group wham! and went on to have a successful solo career. he sold 100 million albums worldwide and had 11 uk number ones. nick quraishi looks back at his life. # you put the boom boom into my heart #. suntans, bleached hair and upbeat songs propelled wham! to number one around the world. they even conquered china. # last christmas i gave you my heart # but the very next day you gave it away #. their most famous song heard every year will now have added poignancy. born georgios kyriacos panayiotou in north london