i'm victoria fritz.. applause and cheering the conservative party retains the parliamentary seat of old bexley and sidcup but with a greatly reduced majority. the american actor, alec baldwin, says he doesn't feel guilty over the fatal shooting on his latest film as he doesn't feel responsible. i feel that someone is responsible for what happened

this is bbc news, i'm victoria fritz, with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around thellett. dozens of people, most of them migrants from central america, are killed in a road accident in mexico. new covid restrictions come into force in england, aiming to curb the spread of the 0micron variant. and, back in the city, some familiar friends return to television screens in the uk.

i'm victoria fritz, with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world.covid cases in the uk. and a warning things could get a lot worse. this is a really serious threat at the moment. how big a threat, there are several things we don't know, but all the things that we do know are bad. "almost beyond belief." president biden�*s verdict after witnessing the devastation caused by a series of deadly tornadoes. a damning report on the treatment of migrants crossing the english channel to the uk highlights serious safety concerns. and against all odds the endangered whale that managed to give birth while entangled in the north atlantic.

i'm victoria fritz, with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. a record number of daily covid cases in the uk. and a warning things could get a lot worse. this is a really serious threat at the moment. how big a threat, there are several things we don't know, but all the things that we do know are bad. "almost beyond belief." president biden�*s verdict after witnessing the devastation caused by a series of deadly tornadoes. a damning report on the treatment of migrants crossing the english channel to the uk highlights serious safety concerns. and against all odds the endangered whale that managed to give birth while entangled in the north atlantic. hello and welcome. concern is growing worldwide over the rapid spread of omicron variant of coronavirus. france, italy, and the united kingdom are amongst the countries to have recorded their highest ever numbers of infections. south africa, where the variant was first identified last month, has also reported a record number of daily infections. in europe, a vaccination drive for children under 12 has

i'm victoria fritz, with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. a huge shock result in a crucial british by—election. the governing conservative party loses one of its safest seats. tonight the people of north shropshire have spoken of behalf of the british people. they said loudly and clearly "borisjohnson, the party is over." it piles new pressure on the prime minister, with questions marks over his future in the job. nightclubs to close and a return to social distancing in the workplace, as wales introduces tougher covid restrictions after christmas. and all the very latest sports news as well. hello and welcome. britain's governing conservative party has lost a key parliamentary by—election that's been seen as a test of the political authority of the prime minister, borisjohnson. the candidate for the opposition liberal democrat party, helen morgan, won the north shropshire by—election with a decisive majority. the constituency had been held by the conservative party for almost 200 years. morgan, helen margaret lilian, liberal democrats. 17,95

i'm victoria fritz. the who warns of a global covid surge, as omicron cases are confirmed in 2a countries, and germany says jabs could become mandatory from february. applause and cheering the conservative party retains the parliamentary seat of old bexley and sidcup but with a greatly reduced majority. the american actor, alec baldwin, says he doesn't feel guilty over the fatal shooting on his latest film as he doesn't feel responsible. i feel that someone is responsible for what happened and i cannot say who that is but i know it is not me. i? but i know it is not me. # tonight. — but i know it is not me. # tonight, tonight, it all began tonight... #. and it's regularly voted the greatest musical of all time — can steven spielberg's remake of west side story improve on the multi—oscar winning original? hello and welcome. the world health organization is warning that all countries must prepare for coronavirus surges linked to the new omicron variant. the who says travel bans can delay but not prevent th

this is bbc news, i'm victoria fritz, with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. guilty of faking a hate crime, a jury in chicago convicts the american actor, jussie smollett. dozens of people, most of them migrants from central america, are killed in a road accident in mexico. new covid restrictions come into force in england, aiming to curb the spread of the omicron variant. and, back in the city, some familiar friends return to television screens in the uk. hello and welcome. a chicago court has found the actorjussie smollett guilty of lying to police after he staged an attack on himself nearly three years ago and claimed it was a hate crime. smollett, who is gay and african american paid two masked accomplices to accost him in a city street at night. our north america correspondent nomia iqbal reports. he was once a rising star, but for the last three years jussie smollett has been fighting for his reputation and career. walking into court surrounded by his family, the 39—year—old has always maintained he was of them of racist and homophobic attack at a

i'm victoria fritz, with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. they said loudly and clearly "borisjohnson, the party is over." it piles new pressure on the prime minister, with questions marks over his future in the job. nightclubs to close and a return to social distancing in the workplace, as wales introduces tougher covid restrictions after christmas.

let's speak to our business presenter victoria fritz.hs or so. you have to remember that yes, although restrictions were lifted and businesses had been free to trade in quite a normal capacity since the 19th ofjuly in england, this industry really, really struggled when everything was shut down and since then, what has emerged is a chronic shortage of workers as well and when everyone was being pinged, there werejust not people able to go to work in the hospitality industry, so this industry is really looking to recoup all the losses that it has made in recent months. so this is very much a key time and key money making time for the industry, so lots of businesses are hoping they will not see cancellations. but there are certainly been a sharp rise in cancellations just over the last few days, last week, since we found out more about this new variant. and anecdotally, lots of businesses are deciding at the very least to scale down what they had hoped, although of course those words from boris johnson saying do not cancel your parties, sa

victoria fritz.nvinced that it is a good idea, then?— some are not convinced that it is a good idea, then? know, plenty are not convinced _ good idea, then? know, plenty are not convinced it _ good idea, then? know, plenty are not convinced it is _ good idea, then? know, plenty are not convinced it is a _ good idea, then? know, plenty are not convinced it is a good - good idea, then? know, plenty are not convinced it is a good idea. - not convinced it is a good idea. lots of big companies have decided not to host them, notjust lots of big companies have decided not to host them, not just for covid reasons, but also of course because of the cost as well, it has an easy way to take the cost at out of the business at a time when a lot of businesses have struggled, so there is that aspect to it and also a lot of smaller businesses, where if there was an outbreak of covid amongst their workers they would find it incredibly difficult to continue working and that has been a real issue for lots of businesses