they won t turn up to support him, and if he proposes them they won t vote for basic public health measures. i understand the legitimate anxieties that colleagues have about restrictions on their liberty, and on the liberty of people, but i believe the approach we are taking is balanced and proportionate and right for this country. the cost of living hits its highest level for a decade inflation surging to 5.1% in the year to november. sir lewis hamilton, for services to motorsport and arise sir lewis he may have lost the world title, but today lewis hamilton has been knighted at windsor castle. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the head of the uk health security agency says the growth of the omicron variant is going to be staggering . drjenny harries described omicron as probably the most significant threat to public health since the start of the pandemic . from today, adults in england must now show a covid pass to get into nightclubs, big sports matches and o
continues, the bank of england is forced to step in again. let s start with the war in ukraine we ve seen a second day of russian missile strikes across the country. have a look at this map. it shows all the places that have been hit since monday morning. we ll take a closer look at the damage done in a moment. but first, let s look at the international response. an emergency meeting of g7 leaders that s the group of rich countries has warned russia that irresponsible nuclear rhetoric is threatening global peace. ukraine s president, volodymyr zelensky, had this message. translation: i ask you to increase yourjoint efforts to help financially to create the air shield for ukraine. millions of people will be grateful to the group of seven. now this is the statement issued by the g7 after its meeting. these pictures released earlier by the russian ministry of defence show a little of what s been going on. more cruise missiles launched what they describe as a massive
I should just add that the letter states that people who have tested positive for covid must continue to complete their quarantine. iam also i am also getting some other news into us here at the bbc, sojust bear with me if you wouldn t mind. another court case we have been reporting on. but my computer is now not working. so let s try now. yes, here we go. thank you for bearing with me. david fuller, the 67 year old man, has been handed a whole life sentence. this is at maidstone crown court. this is after he admitted the murders of wendy nell, who was 25, and caroline piers, who was 20. those murders took place back in 1987. he has also been handed a whole life sentence because of sexually assaulting the