some cold days ahead with biting easterly winds. that easterly wind is also going to deliver some pretty heavy snow showers for some. more details on the areas most likely to be affected coming up. and the six nations is back with a bang. scotland beat england to lift the calcutta cup for the first time at twickenham since 1983. that was definitely a smile you could hear they are. i think we ll touch on the rugby a little later. it s sunday the seventh of february. our top story: gps in england are to be paid an extra £10 by the nhs for every housebound person they vaccinate. it s part of government measures to protect everyone aged 70 and over, together with frontline health workers, by february the 15th. it comes as 18 new mass vaccine centres open tomorrow. here s our science correspondent, pallab ghosh. gp george hobbs is headed out to give around 20 of his patients covid jabs at home. they are too ill or vulnerable to come in for a vaccination. first up is diana garfiel
of the bbc for every thing you and your colleagues are doing to keep people safe and to save as many lives as possible. for those who cannot be saved, to make their passage as painless, and foot to be there for them. thank you so much and enjoy the super bowl.- there for them. thank you so much and enjoy the super bowl. now on bbc news. captain tom moore had a simple idea. raise £1,000 for nhs charities to mark his 100th birthday. four weeks later he d raised more than £32 million, had a noi record and became a global sensation. bbc breakfast had unrivalled access and this special programme, presented by michael ball, documents the story of the world war two veteran that prince william called a one man fund raising machine . bagpipes play. music captain sir tom moore, who raised more than £30 million for nhs charities will travel to windsor castle today to be knighted by the queen. it will be her first face to face engagement since march. it s the only honour to be ordere
and this special programme, presented by michael ball, documents the story of the world war two veteran that prince william called a one man fund raising machine. captain sir tom moore, who raised more than £30 million for nhs charities, will travel to windsor castle today to be knighted by the queen. it will be the first face to face engagement her majesty has carried out with a member of the public since march. it s the only honour to be ordered since the beginning of lockdown. tom moore is now sir tom. the 100 year old world war ii veteran was knighted by - queen elizabeth for an extraordinary job well done to meet the queen was more than anyone could expect. i mean, it was. never, never, ever did i imagine that i should get so close to the queen and have such a kind message from her. that was really outstanding. it really was truly outstanding. tomorrow will be a good day. that s the way i think i ve always looked at it. if we, as a country, can show the same spirit
he won the nation s hearts with the simplest of ideas, to walk 100 laps of his garden for his 100th birthday. it triggered a remarkable fundraising campaign for nhs charities, but it also united the country. captain sir tom was a humble yorkshireman, a second world war veteran, but more than anything, a family man. as his daughters hannah and lucy said, the last year of our father s life was nothing short of remarkable. he was rejuvenated and he experienced things he only ever dreamed of. i was fortunate enough to be a small part of that amazing year and in this special programme, captain sir tom, we salute you. in less than four weeks, captain sir tom moore raised more than £32 million for nhs charities, found himself number one in the charts on his 100th birthday and received tens of thousands of birthday cards. captain tom, we meet at last. where did you come from? i ve been lurking down the bottom of your garden. have you? how are you, sir? fine, thank you. how about you