good morning to our viewers in the united states and around the world. it is friday, december 31st. i m kaitlan collins in with john avlon. happy new year s eve. happy new year s eve to you. let s make it a great one. it is going to be a great one. new zealand already ringings in the new year, leading the world in welcoming 2022 with a light show. you notice there are no fireworks this year. we are approaching a new year b but still dealing with the same pandemic. a spike in coronavirus cases fueled bit omicron variant. doctors describing pabgtd emergency rooms, john. dr. fauci is predicting it could peak by the end of january. the u.s. is hitting a seven-day average of 355,000 new cases with record cases in new york, arkansas, chicago. pediatric hospital admissions are soaring to a record high with on average 378 children being admitted daily with covid-19. when it comes to ralph, the cdc is warning vaccinated and unvaccinated travelers alike to stay away from cruise s
minister has rightly said that we made mistakes and he regrets that those mistakes happened. wales announces tighter coronavirus restrictions with the return of social distancing and nightclubs shut from december the 27th. an investigation is under way to determine the cause of a house fire in south london after four children died last night. and in sport. england pick up late wickets giving them some hope on the second day of the second ashes test in adeleide. the liberal democrats have pulled off a political shock in the north shropshire by election, taking one of the country s safest conservative seats. it follows the resignation of tory mp owen paterson, who was found to have breached parliamentary rules on lobbying. he won the last election in 2019 with a majority of nearly 23,000. but the lib dems helen morgan took the seat by almost 6,000 votes making it the seventh biggest by election swing in modern political history. 0ur regional political editor for the mi
also this lunchtime. tighter covid restrictions will be brought in after boxing day in wales, as the first minister warns of an oncoming storm of omicron . four young children die in a house fire in south london a 27 year old woman has been arrested on suspicion of child neglect. some christmas cheer on the high street there were better than expected retail sales in november, as people started their festive shopping early. inspired by strictly dance schools across the country say they re seeing more same sex couples signing up. edged, taken. and it was australia s day again in adelaide as england continue to struggle in the ashes. and coming up on the bbc news channel premier league clubs will meet on monday to discuss the impact of covid 19 on football, with newcastle boss eddie howe saying the game is on a knife edge. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the liberal democrats have called their victory in the north shropshire by election a watershed m
a kicking over it and the prime minister has rightly said that we made mistakes and he regrets that those mistakes happened. wales announces tighter coronavirus restrictions with the return of social distancing and nightclubs shut from december the 27th. and coming up we ll check in with our correspondents across europe as other countries bring in new restrictions to combat the threat of omicron. a 27 year old woman has been arrested on suspicion of child neglect after two sets of twin boys, aged three and four, died in a house fire in south london last night. at least 27 people are feared dead in an office building fire in the japanese city of osaka. hello, and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. here in the uk, the liberal democrats have pulled off a political shock in the north shropshire by election, taking one of the country s safest conservative seats. it follows the resignation of tory mp owen paterson, who was found to have breached parliam
a 27 year old woman has been arrested on suspicion of child neglect after two sets of twin boys, aged three and four, died in a house fire in south london last night. wales announces tighter coronavirus restrictions with the return of social distancing and nightclubs shut after boxing day. chancellor rishi sunak is meeting peak business groups who say hospitality firms need financial help as omicron cases cause economic hardship. and, railfares will go up by almost 4% the government says the hike is to pay for further investment in infrastructure. the television presenter aj odudu has pulled out of tomorrow night s strictly come dancing final after suffering an injury. good afternoon. the liberal democrats have called their victory in the north shropshire by election a watershed moment for british politics, after the party overturned a conservative majority of 23,000 winning by nearly 6,000 votes. the prime minister is facing questions about his political future,