Well hear from the former Prime Minister matteo renzi, whos told me why he forced the current crisis. Politics means make choice. I decided to open that crisis, and now there is a government better than in the past. And which celebrity does he look like . The burnley manager tells us what we are really missing in this pandemic is a game of looky likey. Hello. Im Laura Trevelyan in new york. Christian fraser is in london. There was encouraging news for britains government today. First came a preliminary report that the astrazeneca vaccine does reduce transmission of the virus by two thirds. Until now, there had been no real data on that. And the very same study found that delivering a second dose after 12 weeks, rather than three, made the vaccine more effective. The report hasnt been Peer Reviewed but seems to vindicate the uk governments strategy. The other extraordinary news was that by following that strategy, the uk has now vaccinated 10 Million People. 15 of the population has bee
cooler. showers across the northern part of the country this evening. to the south, cloud will increase with outbreaks of rain through the english channel, possibly reaching south wales by the morning. it will keep temperatures in double figures but elsewhere a fresher night. a dry and bright day for many on sunday. southern counties of england and wales, the chance of some cloud and outbreaks of rain. not sure how quickly that will clear, but it will be crucial for the london marathon. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines. ukraine s president responds to russia s annexation of four of its regions by making a fast track bid to join nato and says his country will continue to defend all of its territory. millions of people in the uk begin paying more for gas and electricity as the new energy price cap comes into force. large parts of britain s train network grind to a complete halt with only around one in ten services running, as 50,000 workers stage a walkout in the biggest
died at the age of 90. now on bbc news, the travel show. coming up on this week s show, we re day tripping across the uk. and through here, and this way. oh, good boy! so, let s go. with autumn coming into full swing here in the uk, summer seems like a distant memory with its record high temperatures and a bounceback in tourism, after two years of stop start travel restrictions. well, earlier this year, we dropped in on some of the uk s top attractions and destinations, meeting the people getting as excited about travel again and hearing how they ve had to adapt to survive. if you were watching last week, you will have seen how inverness in the far north of scotland is sprucing up their castle and how local businesses adapted to meet changing demands. but this week, we re looking back at what the story was in england, wales and northern ireland, starting with that great northern powerhouse and football and cultural hub, manchester. so, this is no ordinary taxi ride. hello! so
islands to the mainland have been damaged, cutting off entire communities. and now on bbc news, the travel show. coming up on this week s show, we re day tripping across the uk. and through here, and this way. oh, good boy! so, let s go. with autumn coming into full swing here in the uk, summer seems like a distant memory with its record high temperatures and a bounceback in tourism, after two years of stop start travel restrictions. well, earlier this year, we dropped in on some of the uk s top attractions and destinations, meeting the people getting as excited about travel again and hearing how they ve had to adapt to survive. if you were watching last week, you will have seen how inverness in the far north of scotland is sprucing up their castle and how local businesses adapted to meet changing demands. but this week, we re looking back at what the story was in england, wales and northern ireland, starting with that great northern powerhouse and football and cultural hub,