vaccine entry requirements. and this letter had no surname or address on the envelope just a short biography. but amazingly, it made it to the right person. hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. one of the best known black hollywood actors of the past century, sidney poitier, has died. he was 94. he was the first black man to win an oscar for best actor, and his success paved the way for generations of other black artists. his films, including in the heat of the night and guess who s coming to dinner, reflected an america struggling with issues of racism and prejudice at the height of the civil rights movement. his impact ultimately, transcended the silver screen. our correspondent lizo mazimba looks back on the life of a hollywood icon. # in the heat of the night. sidney poitier s virgil tibbs, a man of authority. i m a police officer. ..intelligence and a steely determination never to back down. the kind of qualities that defined poitier on screen
western areas through the day. on sunday looking bright but showery. bye bye. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines. 200 armed forces personnel are being sent to london hospitals to help with covid related staff shortages. the australian government deny claims they re holding tennis star novak djokovic captive after he failed to meet vaccine entry requirements. they say he can leave whenever he wants. mr djokovic is not being held captive in australia. he is free to leave at any time that he chooses to do so, and border force will actually facilitate that. labour says the prime minister still has serious questions to answer over the refurbishment of his downing street flat. the president of kazakhstan addresses the nation after days of unrest saying protesters who don t give themselves up will be destroyed and thanks the russian president for sending troops. sport, and for a full round up from the bbc sport centre, here s austin halewood. england are trying to salvage a
and thanks the russian president for sending troops. england battle back on the third day of the fourth ashes test as jonny bairstow hits a century. hello and welcome to bbc news. 200 members of the armed forces are being drafted in to help hospitals in london struggling to deal with covid related staff shortages. the royal college of nursing said the government could no longer deny there was a staffing crisis in the nhs. pressure on london hospitals has increased over the past month, with 4,000 patients currently in hospital with covid compared with 1,100 in december. meanwhile, outside of london, hospitalisations have also been ticking upwards with almost 18,000 patients currently in hospital with covid. as of thursday afternoon, 17 hospital trusts in england were experiencing critical incidents concerned they might not be able to provide core priority services, such as emergency care. it means they can get extra help and draft staff in from other duties. health secreta
at the weather with matt taylor. some eastern areas will stay dry but snow in some places. persistent rain in south wales and south west england, affecting the channel island for a time. a blustery wind, feeling chilly. temperatures typical for this stage injanuary. tonight, the sky is clear, is sharp but temporary frost which will lift as we start to see cloud and outbreaks of rain pushing across most areas by dawn on saturday. snow in the scottish mountains. still cold in eastern areas to begin with, could be some ice, sunshine and showers after a wet start. many places will finish with a bit of sunshine. temperatures on saturday 4 8. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines. nhs hospital staff covid related absences in england are up by more than a0 percent in the space of a week according to the latest figures. meanwhile the armed forces have sent 200 personnel into hospitals across london to help with staff shortages. the president of kazakhstan addresses the nation after