today at six boris johnson apologises amid mounting confusion over the covid rules for northeast england. new rules for the region come into force from midnight but even the prime minister didn t seem to know exactly what they were. you should follow the guidance of local authorities, but it s six in a home or six in hospitality, but as i understand it, not six outside. no wonder people there are confused what s the difference between a rule and a ban and is there a difference between advice and guidance? i m afraid that i m going to be told, oh, you re not allowed to be doing that when i didn t really understand it. it sjust very confusing about what to do. it s changing every single day. just trying to understand one rule, and then another one comes in. all this as figures show the highest daily number of covid related deaths
for nearly three months. also on the programme: university students affected by covid outbreaks before christmas can go home, but they ll need to sel
this is bbc news with the latest headlines. calls for more support for the uk s travel and tourism sector after the government imposes tougher restrictions on arrivals to keep out new strains of coronavirus. stricter covid restrictions come into force in scotland, with changes to takeaway and click and collect services. the world s biggest vaccination programme gets under way in india. the country hopes to inoculate 300 million people byjuly, with priority being given to front line health care workers. feeling absolutely safe, absolutely fit, absolutely fine. verijyous, very ecstatic. president electjoe biden sets out plans to speed up immunisations in the united states, promising to vaccinate 100 million people within his first 100 days in office.
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of 11; degrees. for of 16 degrees. for most house of 16 degrees. for most sundays looking like the better day of the weekend. fewer showers around but it will feel that little bit warmer with temperatures 11 to 15 degrees during the day on sunday but things turn unsettled and autumnal once again into next week. that s all from the bbc news at six, so it s goodbye from me and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc‘s news teams where you are. coming up on bbc news. interviews often seem to be running out of time. couldn t they just often seem to be running out of time. couldn t theyjust be allocated enough time in the first place?
hello and welcome to sportsday i m lizzie greenwood hughes, here s a look at some of what s coming up on the programme. it s men s semi finals day with a few fans allowed to watch at the french open. nadal‘s already through, will he bejoined by novak djokovic? still no spectators in sight for british football, as the premier league announces a new pay per v
today at five, drama in downing street as sajid javid resigns as chancellor. he goes after a power struggle with number ten and rejecting a demand to fire his team of advisers. he d only been in thejob for seven months, which makes him the shortest serving chancellor in half a century. he s replaced by rishi sunak, who s risen rapidly though the ranks and only recently was junior housing minister. how do you feel about taking over in these circumstances? delighted to be appointed, lots to get on with, thanks very much. are you going to be the prime minister s puppet? others out of the cabinet are theresa villiers, andrea leadsom, esther mcveigh, and the northern ireland secretary julian smith, who oversaw the restoration of devolved government at stormont. we ll be analysing the reshuffle
with baroness fall, who was one of david cameron s top aides in downing street. the other main stories on bbc news at 5. world health leaders say there s no new cause for alarm, despite a steep ris
has returned to moscow, where he was detained when his flight landed. he d spent five months in germany recovering from being poisoned with a nerve agent. the kremlin denies ordering the attack. mr navalny told reporters he was not afraid, before being led away. ten new mass vaccination centres across england are set to open on monday. people aged 70 and over, as well as those listed as clinically extremely vulnerable, will begin receiving offers of a coronavirus vaccine. the british prime minister borisjohnson said the move was a significant milestone . a republican congresswoman and ardent supporter of president trump has had her twitter account suspended for 12 hours. marjorie taylor greene has repeatedly made false claims about election fraud in her state, georgia, and has previously expressed support for the qanon conspiracy theory.
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