Across the uk, landmarks including the blackpool tower, Wembley Stadium and the london eye illuminate in his honour. This morning well have reaction and tributes from those he loved, helped and inspired. And the World Of Sport, that captain sir tom loved so much, has been paying tribute. The former Olympic Champion Jessica Ennis hill said he will forever be a hero to many people. She presented him with a special award in december. And scientists discover the Oxford Astrazeneca vaccine is 76 effective during the three months after the first dose. Good morning. Today we have got some rain, sleet and mostly hill snow moving across Northern Ireland, Northern England and scotland. Southern england are seeing some heavy rain, but in between some heavy some sunshine and showers. Details later. Good morning. Its wednesday, the 3rd of february, and todays breakfast is a special programme to celebrate the life of a man who gave us so much of his time over the last ten months captain sir tom moor
A torch for free speech . What can and cant be said by olympic athletes in beijing. Live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news its newsday. Welcome to the programme. We start with the latest on the ukraine crisis and the news that President Biden has approved the deployment of 3,000 troops to bolster nato allies in the region. This would be the first Major Movement of us forces in russias Military Stand Off with ukraine. 2,000 will be sent to poland and germany and a 1,000 strong squadron will be redeployed from germany to romania. A pentagon spokesman said the deployments were a signal that america was ready to defend its allies, but he was keen to stress the troops were not going to fight in ukraine. The United States stands shoulder to shoulder with our nato allies. The Current Situation demands that we reinforce the deterrent and defensive posture on nato s eastern flank. President biden has been clear that the United States will respond to the growing threat to europes se
This morning, Trenton Police have confirmed they are dealing with a barricaded and potentially armed individual at this hour. A little earlier, s. W. A. T. Team members seen rescuing people from this residence on philip avenue in trenton. Those exiting were believed to have been held hostage by the alleged suspect. They identified the shooting suspect as 26yearold andre gordon. He has ties to the trenton area. He is alleged to have killed three people this morning in neighboring falls township, pennsylvania. Authorities say it was his stepmother, 13yearold sister, and the mother of gordons two children. The Bucks County District Attorneys Office held a Press Conference earlier regarding this mornings shootings. Lets listen. Forcibly broke into the residence after which he shot and killed his 52yearold stepmother, karen gordon, and his 13yearold sister, kara gordon, who lived at the residence. There were three other individuals at the residence, including a minor inside the home, who we
Inaction. Sandra the new york city mayor has been saying that for the last year. Nearly 100,000 migrants have arrived here. So many that families are now sleeping on sidewalks and in makeshift tent cities that are popping up. Thats all expected to cost a whopping 12 billion down the line. Gillian perhaps most surprising is the mayors lack of communication with the commander in chief. Have you talked to the president directly . We had a conversation last year, we communicated with the white house several times. We have a body, a contingent from Homeland Security here now. Gillian last year . Chaos up north stems from the chaos unfolding down south. Illegal Border Crossings are surging in the Rio Grande Valley. Bill melugin, what kind of activity is the Border Patrol seeing today . Gillian, good afternoon to you. Cbp source tells me as of this morning, more than 19,000 migrants in federal custody nationwide and that all four of their main Border Patrol sectors are already almost at capac