Over his treatment escalates. Edelweiss, edelweiss. Tributes to the actor Christopher Plummer star of The Sound Of Music who has died at the age of 91. No, they cant, because the vice chair s here. I take charge. And the perils of parish politics. Read them and understand them meet Jackie Weaver the woman who went viral after their rather heated zoom meeting in cheshire. And coming up in sport on bbc news a fairy tale in chennai. Joe root scores a century in his 100th test appearance, as england take control in india. Good evening. Almost half the uk population 32 Million People should receive their first dose of Coronavirus Vaccine by may. The government says it expects all adults over the age of 50 as well as the clinically vulnerable and those working in health and social care to be offered their first jab by then. Almost 11 Million People have now had their first injection. The uks medicines regulator says the latest Research Shows side effects from all the approved vaccines are mi
they re like a bomb. has the cost of borrowing peaked? we ll have a better idea today, when the bank of england reveals its latest decision on interest rates. but whatever the outcome, first time buyers are still feeling the pressure. manchester united are in a bad place , according to their manager they re out of the league cup, after being soundly beaten by newcastle. it s their worst start to a season for over 60 years. good morning. it s thursday, the 2nd of november. a major incident has been declared across parts of the south coast of england and the channel islands, as storm ciaran brings heavy rain and strong winds, with flood and red danger to life warnings issued for several areas. many schools and airports have been forced to close, with widespread travel disruption also expected across road and rail networks. aruna iyengar has the very latest. waves crashing over the sea wall in devon. a car is washed into the sea. this is penzance in cornwall. and there is hea
Complained that managers are too often unaccountable for their actions. that will surely be a central theme in to the inquiry into the terrible events at the countess of chester hospital. dominic hughes, bbc news. an mri scan that takes just ten minutes could be used to screen men for prostate cancer. a study by researchers in london found that the scans proved far more accurate at diagnosing cancer than blood tests currently used to check for the disease. they hope it will pave the way to a national screening programme for middle aged men. 0ur medical editor fergus walsh is here. this could be a major advance, meaning more accurate diagnosis and earlier treatment for prostate cancer. it is the most common cancer in men in the uk, and mainly affects the over sos. one in eight men will get prostate cancer, but for black men, it s one in four. more than 12,000 men die from the disease each year. the prostate is a walnut sized gland
Across europe, governments are struggling to contain the omincron variant, leading to a record number of cases in some countries. the government of italy, which reported a record 189,000 covid infections today, is meeting to discuss whether to make vaccines mandatory for all workers and the over sos. and in france, president macron used controversial language to say he wants to make life difficult for people who haven t been vaccinated. our correspondent mark lowen reports from rome. the youngest to be armed in the endless battle against covid. five year old edoardo gets his firstjab as italy steps up vaccinations for children. maybe too small to grasp at the pandemic has change their world. but, say parents, they, too, must fight it. why did you want to vaccinate your son? because i love him. his father and i really love him and want him and all his little