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
Minds, thats for sure. Yes, ive headed a lot of footballs as well, so there is a worry. But i feel fine, my brother feels fine and we are ploughing an awful lot of money into it and hopefully, we can come up with some solutions. Throughout february, bbc sport is celebrating the achievements of lgbt athletes and the impact they have made beyond the realms of sport as part of lgbt history month. Jason collins made basketball history eight years ago, when he came out as the first openly gay player in the nba. Precedent barack precedent ba rack obama precedent barack obama said to me my actions will have a positive impact on someone that i might not ever meet in my lifetime president. And i dont, that is really cool. I never really thought about that. And i thought. I didnt want to be the first. This is something that i have guarded since i was 13, 1a years old. I constantly had to wear a mask. Thinking, ok, i cant say this because i dont want someone to pick up on the fact that i am gay.
Captain sir tom moore was a hero in the truest sense of the word. In the dark days of the Second World War fought for freedom and in the face of this countrys deepest post war crisis, he united us all. Well be paying tribute to sir tom who died in hospital after Testing Positive for coronavirus. Also tonight following concerns about delaying the second dose new analysis of the astrazeneca vaccine shows the first jab is effective for up to 12 weeks. Pupils in scotland are told theyll start heading back to the classroom from the end of this month. Jeff bezos, one of the worlds richest men, who created amazon, is to step down from the leading role as Chief Executive. And coming up in sport, on bbc news. A huge win for Sheffield United in the battle of the bottom two. Well bring you the latest from the premier league. Commentator absolutely priceless for Sheffield United good evening. Her majesty the queen and the Prime Minister borisjohnson have led the many tributes to captain sir tom mo
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