after scotland beat france in paris for the first time this century to end french hopes of winning the title. will music festivals be back by the summer? with many hoping so, we look at the chellenges facing the organinsers. good morning! after a chilly start this morning we will have sunshine for a while but there is cloud, rain and wind to move in from the atlantic this weekend. there is something to look forward to next week, and i will tell you all about that later on. good morning. it s saturday the 27th of march. our top story people over the age of 70 could start receiving booster jabs from september to help protect them from other variants of coronavirus. the vaccines minister, nadhim zahawi, said the programme would most likely be rolled out in the autumn, if it is required. health and social care staff and the clinically vulnerable would also be first in line for the doses, as simon jones reports. on track, the government is confident it will offer all adults the
more than half of them will pretend to be a christmas parcel delivery. i ll look at how you can spot the real ones, from the fakes. on a dramatic night of league cup football, liverpool stage a late fight back against leicester, to eventually reach the semi finals in a penalty shoot out. good morning. it isa it is a cloudy start to the day. some rain around, they heaviest of what is coming in from the west. but for most of us it will be unseasonably mild. details coming later. good morning. it s thursday, the 23rd of december. our main story. the omicron variant may cause milder illness than delta, according to two early studies, with patients less likely to need hospital treatment. scientists say the research is good news to a degree , but a big wave of infections in unvaccinated people could yet overwhelm the health service. the government says it is continuing to monitor coronavirus data. here s our health correspondent, katharine da costa. early data from south africa, a
a turbulent few weeks for the government with claims of sleaze, lockdown parties and a backbench revolt over new covid regulations. four young children have died in a house fire in south london. the city s fire commissioner says the incident has left everyone numb. nightclubs to close and a return to social distancing in the workplace, as wales introduces tougher covid restrictions after christmas. the chancellor rishi sunak returns from the us for key talks with business leaders. good morning. and coronavirus is also wrecking havoc with the premier league. another five games have been cancelled ahead of this weekend, including manchester united s match with brighton, plus more in the efl. and thanks to high pressure, a dry and settled story today and over the weekend. i will be back with the details. it s friday december the 17th. our top story. the liberal democrats have pulled off a stunning victory in the north shropshire by election, taking one of the country s safest co
marker of stolen time . donald trump s daughter ivanka defends his attitude to women at a meeting in germany. and will tv audiences warm to the personalised adverts which will call viewers by name? good evening and welcome to bbc news. theresa may says she wants a mandate from every part of the uk when she goes into brexit negotiations. the prime minister was speaking in south wales, taking the tory general election campaign into what has traditionally been a labour heartland. and she warned party workers to be wary of the polls and said they should not be complacent. from bridgend, here s our political editor laura kuenssberg. if the tories want headlines about a new iron lady. they are not very subtle about it. theresa may came to inspect this factory in newport. must be doing something right, shejoked. she needs to to achieve a big if, to turn wales into tory territory. it is audacious to pop up in labour land at the start. she was only with activists and friends, but her