restrictions are eased too quickly, as happened last year, the infection rate could increase rapidly again, a warning that the waiting list for non urgent nhs treatment in england could more than double by april, rising to ten million people. are you waiting for nhs treatment becasue of covid, are you in the backlog? how long have you been waiting for? do let me know today. i m on twitter @vicderbyshire or you can e mail victoria@bbc.co.uk. some of the largest crowds yet gather on the streets of myanmar s biggest city, yangon, to protest against the military coup. and the daughter of captain sir tom moore says the family had to shield him from online trolling that would have broken his heart. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the united nations top human rights body says it will raise the detention of princess latifa, the daughter of dubai s ruler, with the authorities in the united arab emirates. it s after the princess accused herfather, s
here in clacton in essex on the coast they are bearing the brunt of it. a weather warning is in place and people are expecting disruption to travel and possible power cuts. israel s prime minister pleads not guilty to corruption charges he s accused of offering favours to media companies. and another victory for the veteran quarter back tom brady the 43 year old wins his seventh superbowl in the nfl s season finale. if you are getting in touch today, you re very welcome, particularly about the vaccine rolled out. you can message me on twitter and instagram, or e mail me. the vaccines minister says the public can have confidence in the uk s covid vaccines, after south africa put its plans to use the oxford astrazeneca jab on hold. early trials suggest that against the south african coronavirus variant, the oxford vaccine offers minimal protection from mild and moderate disease. so far, 147 cases of the variant have been found in the uk, but the dominant strain in this co
access visas for the eu? some of our biggest stars take the case to parliament. and ronan keating tells us why the government can t just say nothing at all. history for tom brady at the age of 43, he becomes the oldest player to win the super bowl with tampa bay buccaneers. storm darcy brings snow to many this is the scene in essex this morning. and there is more snow on the way today. two amber warnings for the south east and east anglia, another for the north midlands, lincolnshire and parts of yorkshire. it is going to be bitterly cold wherever you are and some of that snow will be blowing. details later in the programme. good morning. it s monday, february the 8th. our top story. the vaccines minister has said uk scientists are rising to the challenge of new covid variants, after a study suggested the oxford jab was less effective against the milder symptoms of the south african strain. nadhim zahawi said the vaccine remains a vital part of our fight against covid a
myanmar s unrest intensifies police fire water cannon on crowds in the capital while more workers walk out to join protests against last week s military coup. the military powers who have seized power say they will take action against protesters. heavy snow hits large parts of eastern england and more is on its way. here in clacton on the essex coast they are bearing the brunt of this wintry weather. an amber warning is in place with possible disruption to travel and power cuts likely as well. victory to the veteran. 43 year old tom brady leads the tampa bay buccaneers to the super bowl to win his seventh nfl title. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the uk vaccines minister says the public can have confidence in its covid vaccines after south africa put its plans to use the oxford astrazeneca jab on hold. early trials suggest that against the south african coronavirus variant, the oxford vaccine offers minimal protection from mild and
hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the editor of the political news website, politics home, kate proctor and the broadcaster, john stapleton. tomorrow s front pages starting with. lockdown to continue until cases drop below 1,000 a day is the daily telegraph s understanding of when restrictions will be eased, ahead of borisjohnson publishing an exit plan next week. the mail says it can reveal how ministers are discussing a road map out of lockdown that will take untiljuly before leisure and uk tourism will be broadly back to normal . the times speaks of a mass testing blitz under which 400,000 rapid lateral flow tests will be sent out to homes and workplaces everyday, with the aim of getting the country to a new normal . two jabs for all by august is the headline in the metro, which quotes the head of the vaccination task force as saying that every uk adult may be offered a jab by the autumn. the guardian