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this is bbc news. the headlines: lawyers for the men s tennis world number one novak djokovic are appealing to the federal court in australia to try to overturn a government decision to cancel his visa for a second time over covid rules. the matter will be heard on sunday morning local time. downing street has apologised to the queen after it emerged two parties were held at number 10 the night before the duke of edinburgh s funeral last april. a spokesman for borisjohnson said it was deeply regrettable that the events took place at a time of national mourning. official figures show covid infections climbed to a record high in the uk during the first week ofjanuary with an estimated a5 million cases. london was the only part of the country to see a fall. health officials are concerned about the slower take up of booster vaccines in some areas. now on bbc news, it s time for click. this week, we are on wheels as we raced through the new car techin we raced through the ....
as we race through the new car tech in las vegas, and then bring it safely to a stop. but is anyone actually in the driving seat? plus, what s up with this shop? we are at the supermarket that has something very strange in store for you. hey, welcome back to the consumer electronics show in vegas. we have cars for you this week, lots of them. one of the biggest draws at the show in recent years has been the motor hall so lara, are you ready to get your driving shoes on? i am revved up and ready. ok, so on your marks, get set and go! every year, ces is full of concept cars. often outlandish ideas as to how we re going to be on roads in future. maybe that will be having a chat to your vehicle. do you like it? yes. sounds good. ..0r turning the back into a really impractical and uncomfortable living room. this year, though, there was at least one idea with a somewhat more convincing purpose. what i m filming here is a concept that hopes to be able to create uncrashable c ....
we had so manyjunior doctors go off because they were turning positive and hospital waiting lists are now at record levels. i am worried, i m worried now because, you know, if if it er, breaks i mean it s a day out with er, jesus two years into the pandemic for the nhs the fight goes on. the nhs vs covid: the fight goes on university hospital coventry?| ve been filming here since before christmas? it s one of the midlands largest hospitals hello, good morning, everyone. this is the accident and emergency department. erm, very challenging position this morning, er, longest waiting patient. waiting 114 hours. they re a covid i9 contact so they need a side room. the hospital s started to get omicron cases, though it hasn t really hit coventry yet. but staff here are already trying to work out how to tackle the shortage of beds. anything else needing to escalate? there s four beds, three side rooms and no obs beds, making it really challenging. 0k. thank you. we ve got ....
but two doses may be compromised. welcome to outside source. within the past hour or so it s been confirmed that all parts of england are to be subject to a new set of covid measures to combat the rising number of cases of 0micron the latest variant of coronavirus. plan b as it s known was intended to be enforced if the nhs in england was under unsustainable pressure and it seems that time has now arrived. the plan includes the reintroduction of some social distancing measures and the making the wearing of face masks compulsory in some settings. the uk government are also asking people to work from home where that s possible and will be introducing vaccine passports for entry to some places and events. exponential growth could lead to a rise in hospitalisations and sadly, in deaths. that is why it is now the proportionate and responsible thing to move to plan b in england while continuing to work closely with our colleagues in the devolved administrations so ....
into poland. violent storms have caused flooding and mudslides in canada. and coming up, the world s most wanted cyber crime suspects living freely in russia. hello and welcome to bbc news. the cost of living has reached the highest rate in almost a decade due to rising fuel and energy costs. inflation is now more than doubled the bank of england s target. consumer prices were 4.2% higher last month than a year ago. the costs of transport, gas and electricity bills, as well as second hand cars climbed. in september inflation was 3.1%. the bank of england s aim is to keep inflation to around 2%. rising prices are putting new pressure on households and businesses. economists are debating now how much of the surge in inflation can be blamed on the pandemic and how long it will last. our reporter colletta smith has been speaking to people in halifax. it s lunchtime at nursery. and with 63 hungry mouths to feed the staff here have their hands full. paula has increased her ho ....