saying you owe postage more than half a million messages are expected to be sent this week. during his annual news conference, russia s president putin rejects accusations that he is preparing to invade ukraine. on the telephone! now, wait for it to ring! on the telephone! now, wait for it to rinu! ., and the stash in the attic a 50 year old episode of morecambe and wise found in a loft will be broadcast on christmas day. in sport, liverpool s boxing day game against leeds is one inspired liverpool boxing day game against leeds have been called off as a rising impact of covid effects the festive fixtures. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. early studies suggest the omicron variant of coronavirus may cause milder illness than the delta variant. scientists say the findings are good news, but warn that the sheer number of cases could still overwhelm the nhs. ministers are monitoring the figures, though the health secretary, sajid javid, has said there will be
president putin again insists the west must give russia guarantees that nato won t expand eastwards to admit ukraine; and says he s initiated high level talks with the us. translation: if we are plunged in a conflict? i but we don t want that. it is not our choice. this is why i responded to president biden s proposal. the ball is in their court now and they should respond, and coming up, rescue footage emerges of two babies being pulled alive from the rubble of kentucky s tornado last week and handed over to their grandmother. praise god! hello and welcome. tighter restrictions against coronavirus have come into effect in some european countries amid concerns over the highly infectious omicron variant that continues to spread rapidly. there s a fear that a wave of omicron infections could overwhelm health services, despite preliminary studies suggesting that omicron is milder and that the risk of being hospitalised is up to 75% lower. we ll look at mainland europe in a momen
give us guarantees. - you must do it immediately, now. hello, and wherever you re joining us, hello, and wherever you rejoining us, in the uk or around the world, thank you forjoining us this hour. i m shaun ley. a former police officer in minnesota has been found guilty of manslaughter, following the killing of a black motorist, daunte wright. kimberley potter says she mistook her handgun for a taser during a routine traffic stop. the prosecution argued she d shown culpable negligence during the incident, which led to several nights of intense protests. the jury was shown bodycam footage of the traffic stop, stopping short of the moment when daunte wright died. kimberly potter says she thought she was drawing her taser, rather than her handgun, when she shot daunte wright in the chest. the incident occurred at a very sensitive time, not far from the court where white police officer derek chauvin was standing trial for the murder of a black man george floyd. let s have a list
So i think even if it sjust an idea that s being floated, even if it s just being discussed, it s going to make that divide between the vaccinated and unvaccinated even deeper, and i think it also shows you a certain nervousness from the state government s side about whether or not the health care is going to handle more cases. well, most people do want to receive the vaccine, but many countries are still struggling to get hold of the drugs. eight billion covid vaccines have been administered worldwide, but the vast majority have been given in high and middle income countries. former uk prime minister gordon brown says the failure to distribute coronavirus vaccines to poorer countries is a stain on our global soul . naomi grimley reports. 2021 was the year 8 billion vaccines were administered across the world, but the vast majority have been given in richer countries.