in formula 1 max verstappen takes the world title, in a nail biting race that came down to the final lap. and coming up later this hour, ros atkins examines the ethical arguments around vaccine mandates. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. in the past few minutes the uk s covid alert level has been increased. the four chief medical officers have recommended the move from level 3, which means the epidemic is in general circulation, to level 4, which means transmission is high and direct. at 8pm the prime minister will give an update on the booster vaccination programme. we understand no new restrictions will be announced. you can watch it here on bbc news. meanwhile health officials say the first people in the uk have been hospitalised with the omicron variant of coronavirus, with the uk facing an inevitable large wave of infections. ministers say the uk is in a race to get the covid booster to as many eligible people, as quickly as possible, with bookings opening to e
welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. people in the american state of wisconsin have held a vigil for the five people killed after a man drove his vehicle into a christmas parade in the city of waukesha. police say they ve charged a suspect with intentional homicide but don t believe it was terrorism related. our correspondent barbara plett usher reports. this little girl narrowly escaped with her life. she had no idea what was hurtling towards her. and here, the moment when the joy and festivity of the christmas parade turned to horror and tragedy. a vehicle travelling at full speed struck members of a marching band. the driver continued forward, hitting and running over others in his path. these young dancers perfectly in step one moment, the next, brutally disrupted. people, families and children ran for their lives. chelsea! others tried to save those crumpled on the pavement. it wasjust carnage, likening it to a war zone. there were adults, child
welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the united states says it did everything it could to minimise civilian casualties during a raid in syria, in which the leader of the islamic state group was killed. the president said that abu ibrahim al-qurayshi also known as hajji abdullah blew himself up, along with four members of his family, as us specialforces approached the building. thirteen people including children were killed, but no us casualties were reported. the bbc s state department correspondent barbara plett usher reports. in a corner of northwest syria where a forgotten conflict simmers, america reminded the islamic state group that its leaders were still a target. the raid took place in the dead of night and lasted two hours. us special forces landed in helicopters near the home of the is leader, hajji abdullah. those close by described a night of terror. translation: when we got out of the house, . we saw aircraft flying over our head
killed in the nottingham attacks have addressed thousands at a vigil in the city centre. a minute s silence was held to remember students grace o malley kumar and barnaby webber, as well as ian coates, who was 65. police have been given more time to question a 31 year old man, who was arrested on suspicion of murder. our midlands correspondent navteonhal reports. bell tolls. silent, defiant, united. the people of nottingham chose to stand together in pain and love. for the first time since the tragic events of tuesday, at this vigil, we heard from all three families of those who died. starting with james coates, one of school caretaker ian coates three sons. it feels like he has touched a lot of hearts over the years, more than what we assumed and knew he had. so it has been really nice and heart warming to see the messages and that people come out and talk about how he was when they were younger and how he has helped them. some beautiful comments. my dad was an avid fisherm
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