Now on bbc news Tuesday In Parliament. Hello again and welcome to Tuesday In Parliament. As the Health Secretary promises to come down hard on a new coronavirus strain. Our mission must be to stop its spread altogether and break those chains of transmission. But is there light at the end of the tunnel in scotland . We may be able to begin looking towards a careful and gradual easing around the start of march. And the death of a hero, tributes to captain sir tom moore. He brought joy to the nation. He was an inspiration to everybody in this country. But first, the Health Secretary has faced calls from mps for stronger Border Controls after the outbreak of the South African strain of coronavirus here in the uk. Amid concern that the new variant is spreading in the community, matt hancock said it was critical that people in areas singled out for enhanced testing stay at home. The Health Secretary did have some good news, more than 10 million doses of vaccines have been given in the uk, bu
hello, i m sally bundock. welcome to the programme. we begin with breaking news, a story developing overnight. the israeli military has carried out air raids in the gaza strip, striking targets belonging to the islamichhad militant group. palestinian officials said three commanders of the group were among at least 12 people killed. several others have been wounded. powerful explosions were heard throughout gaza city and rafah in the south of the gaza strip, causing panic among residents. in a statement, the al quds brigade, the military wing of islamichhad, said resistance to israel would continue. the death in israeli custody of an islamichhad hunger striker last week was followed by the firing of hundreds of rockets from gaza into israel. soon we will go live to gaza city to speak to rushdi abualouf. three senior officials killed in gaza airstrikes, his say the israeli military launched strikes against the militant group on tuesday. these are the pictures we are receiving a
event in america s sporting calendar, the super bowl, is underway in phoenix, arizona. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. welcome to bbc new, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. it s almost a week since the devastating earthquakes in turkey and syria, in which so far, more than 33,000 people have died. the united nations however says it expects that figure to double. remarkably though survivors are still being pulled from the rubble. united nations aid vehicles have now begun arriving in syria but the head of the un s relief mission, says many people have a right to feel abandoned. part of the problem is that rebel groups still control parts of the north west, following years of civil war. 0ur middle east correspondent, quentin sommerville, and cameraman robbie wright have managed to gain access and sent us their first report from inside the rebel held area. a border and a catastrophe shared, but in the earthquake s aftermat
in london as predicted harry styles is one of the night s big winners with four awards, including the much coveted album of the year. hello to you in the uk and around the world. let s bring you some breaking news here in the uk first and a committee of mps has been highly critical of the chairman of the bbc, richard sharp. it has, in effect, urged him to consider his position. the digital, culture, media and sport select committee accuses mr sharp of a significant error ofjudgement for getting involved in facilitating a loan to the then prime minister, borisjohnson, at the same time as applying for the chairmanship of the bbc a job ultimately in the gift of the prime minister. mr sharp has insisted he was appointed bbc chairman on merit. he said that while he hadn t told the committee about the loan offer, he had informed a senior government official. and we ll have more on this a little later. the world health organization says that almost 26 million people have bee
in london, as predicted, harry styles is one of the night s big winners, with four awards, including the much coveted album of the year. hello and welcome to bbc news. the world health organisation says that almost 26 million people have been affected by the earthquakes that struck turkey and syria. the number confirmed dead has passed 28,000. on a visit to southern turkey, the un aid chief, martin griffiths, said there was an urgent need for medical assistance, as well as food and shelter for survivors. now rescue efforts are being hampered by a worsening security situation in southern turkey, including reports of looting and clashes between unnamed groups. more than 100 people have been detained across the 10 provinces affected by the quakes, with thejustice ministry ordering officials to set up so called earthquake crimes investigations units. 0ur correspondent, nick beake, is in gazientep. minor miracles are still happening, even after all this time. a five year old girl