In the number of births. Intrigue in israel opposition politicians look close to a deal to end the premiership of benjamin netanyahu. Aiming high. A mountaineerfrom hong kong has broken the record for the fastest ascent of everest, by a woman. Hello and welcome to viewers in the uk and around the world. There s a fresh push to get more people in england vaccinated against covid 19, amid concerns that the variant first identified in india could delay the next phase of re opening. Ministers want everyone over 50 to have had both doses before the end ofjune. England s largest vaccination centre has opened at twickenham rugby stadium. Up to 15,000 jabs will be available for people who haven t yet received their first vaccine. The government has said it will wait untiljune the 14th to decide whether social distancing restrictions can be lifted a week later. Some scientists have warned against any further easing of coronavirus measures. Government adviser and microbiologist professor ravi
on payments during the pandemic. and if you are behind on your rent because of everything that s been going on in the last year, do let me know what your situation is. we will be talking about this after 9:30am. and coming up this hour, a congregation in hertfordshire are shocked to discover an ordinary looking paiting of the last supper is actually a long lost masterpiece. the chancellor is set to announce millions of pounds worth of extra support to the badly hit culture sector in his budget tomorrow. £408 million will help museums, theatres and galleries in england to reopen once restrictions start to ease. rishi sunak will also announce a £150 million fund to help communities to take over local pubs. treasury officials said a significant chunk will be given to cricket, as fans prepare to return to stadiums this summer. and an extra £77 million will be given to the devolved administrations in scotland, wales and northern ireland to provide their culture groups with si
not going to bail out companies. we are not going to bail out companies that haven t got a business model that can t be sustained. what we are interested in doing is protecting consumers. and if you re one of the people affected by the collapse of your energy provider and would like to share your experience or concerns we d like to hear from you. do get in touch on twitter @lukwesaburak or by using the hashtag #bbcyourquestions. also in today s news. police investigating the murder of 28 year old primary school teacher sabina nessa in south london release details of her last movements tenants are being evicted due to rent arrears built up during the pandemic, an investigation finds. that s despite a government commitment that the crisis would not leave anyone without a home. hairdressers express concern of clients having new allergic reactions to hair dye after contracting coronavirus. it s time for humanity to grow up and take responsibility for climate change. that wa
andy murray s wimbledon begins on centre court this afternoon ten years since he first lifted the men s trophy. and coming up on bbc news: after the controversial second ashes test at lord s, we hearfrom england sjoe root ahead of the third test, which begins at headingley on thursday. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at 0ne. united nations aid agencies say they re alarmed by the scale of israel s military operation, which is continuing for a second day. it s taking place here, in the occupied west bank. palestinian officials say about 3,000 people fled their homes in thejenin refugee camp overnight, and that ten people have been killed and 100 wounded. israel says all those who ve died were militants, and that 120 suspects have been arrested in the camp. 0ur middle east correspondent jolande knell sent this report. israel s biggest military operation in the west bank in years isn t over yet. and over night, they were desperate scenes as hundreds of palestinian fami
and an avalanche of tributes to the music legend tina turner. we talk to a journalist who saw one of her first concerts. hello and welcome. welcome to three hours of breaking life stories and checking out the truth behind them. we start with net migration to the uk, which reached record levels last year. 606,000 people were added to the population, as more people moved to the uk than left the country. the numbers were boosted by the arrival of hundreds of thousands of international students, and skilled workers, including more than 200,000 nurses and carers. the prime minister, rishi sunak, has said net migration is too high and he wants to bring the numbers down. earlier, i asked our head of data, robert cuffe, to break it down for us. the main number is 600,000 people coming through, the main reasons why we are seeing such a large number is people coming to the uk from outside the eu, migration within the eu is actually not that substantial, and i can show you that now. the