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hello and welcome to bbc news. the uk has again recorded its highest number of daily coronavirus cases since the pandemic began with more than 120,000 new infections. european countries have also reported record numbers of cases with italy, greece and spain introducing mandatory face coverings outdoors. 0fficial findings that 0micron may be less likely to result in serious illness than delta offer a glimmer of christmas hope , according to the head of britain s health security agency, but there are warnings that much is still unknown about 0micron. here s our health editor hugh pym. london is the epicentre of the surge, and new figures suggest that one in 20 people in the city now have the virus either the 0micron or delta variants. the data comes from the office for national statistics, which tests people from tens of thousands of households, picking up those who don t have symptoms. its latest survey points to a faster spread around the uk. well, we are seeing a re ....
people have spoken of their shock. it s the children i can t forget, for what they ve seen. it s scary. a requiem mass at westminster cathedral for the mp sir david amess stabbed to death last month. and he s done it rugby league star kevin sinfield completes his epic run for charity. 101 miles in 2a hours. hello, and if you vejustjoined us, welcome to bbc news. borisjohnson has narrowly succeeded in getting mps to back his controversial plans for a new cap on the cost of social care in england, but there was a substantial tory rebellion. the plans change the way the cap of £86,000 is calculated, and critics say say poorer people are disproportionately affected. the prime minister claims the plans are incredibly generous. the proposals went through but mrjohnson s commons majority was cut from 80 to 26. 0ur political correspondent lone wells reports. does the prime minister have enough support? l has he made a pig s ear of it? it s a question getting louder in we ....
and what do you think about the likely scrapping of a fast train line between leeds and macnhester which had been promised by the pm? you can contact me @vicderbyshire or email [email protected]. where is one of china s top tennis starss? she hasn t been heard from since she accused a chinese official of sexually assaulting her. alec baldwin faces a new lawsuit over a fatal shooting on a film set. lawyers are calling the actor reckless. the nhs can now offer people living with hiv the first long acting injectable treatment to keep the virus at bay. and coming up this hour.. we ll speak to fabrice muamba and the person who saved his life about a new campaign to ensure more people know how to help people having a cardiac arrest. good morning. the government is preparing to publish its plans for the rail network, insisting that changes from the original proposals will mean improvements happen faster in the midlands and northern england. borisjohnson has indicated that t ....
the duke and duchess of cambridge arrive at the new environmental award the earthshot prize which prince william is awarding tonight. newcastle lose to tottenham 3 2 in the first game after the club s take over. i think some of that may feature on sports day. before that. before that. it s newswatch with samira ahmed. hello and welcome to newswatch with me, samira ahmed. is it still important to broadcast daily the official statistics on covid cases, deaths and vaccinations? and for the second time in a fortnight, bbc news is accused of encouraging panic buying, this time over a logjam at ports. first, on wednesday, the star trek actor william shatner became the oldest person to go to space as he blasted off aboard the blue origin sub orbital capsule. the 90 year old, who played captainjames t kirk in the original series, took off from the texas desert with three other individuals. mr shatner s trip on the rocket system developed by amazon founderjeff bezos lasted ....
owners on cloud nine not for long. stjames is owners on cloud nine not for long. st james is parked owners on cloud nine not for long. stjames is parked back down to earth. wasn t far away although harry kane s goal was disallowed for offside. only for va are to intervene and prove otherwise, his first new goal of the season. then a moment more important than the occasion a medical emergency in the crowd saw the match suspended. and when it resumed there were still seven minutes of the first half laugh. something tottenham used to their advantage. laugh. something tottenham used to theiradvantage. it laugh. something tottenham used to their advantage. it hurricane. while the first half was action packed the second half was anything but. shelley was sent off before dyer gave newcastle some late hopefuls there would be no recovery though, just another dose of reality. and the owners have plenty of work to do. we have to do better. we try to be out bit more adventurous and ....