bristol stay top ofthe ways to around it. bristol stay top of the premiership _ ways to around it. bristol stay top of the premiership after a 70-3 i ways to around it. bristol stay top l of the premiership after a 70-3 vest of the premiership after a 70—3 vest over —— victory over leicester. the centre peer was a corner. leicester are down in eighth place. scarlet�*s hopes of reaching next season champion's cup and their three —— thrilling when. the welsh side were put in front earlier in the second half. they built off after a spirited comeback from edinburgh. tour de france champion who rides for team united arab emirates has beaten britain has �*s adam yates to when the tour of the uae. yet he won this race last year, began the place —— race in second place, but this crash with 24 miles to go jeopardise his position. however, he managed to finish safely in the main bunch. australian sprinter caleb beat to win a stage seven. no problems to confirm victory for his team home base. latest football and rugby results are on the bbc sport website, but that is on the spot for now. than

bristol rovers' mark liddle is among _ be inaccurate. is among a record number. be inaccurate. bristol rovers' mark| liddle is among a record number of players racially abused on social media this season. he is one of several cases the police are investigating. it’s several cases the police are investigating.— several cases the police are investiuuatin. �*, , investigating. it's 'ust confusing for me. what — investigating. it'sjust confusing for me. what they _ investigating. it'sjust confusing for me. what they have - investigating. it'sjust confusing i for me. what they have announced todayis for me. what they have announced today is what i assumed was happening before. ifeel today is what i assumed was happening before. i feel that today is what i assumed was happening before. ifeel that the police need a bit more help from the platforms that this abuse is happening on. platforms that this abuse is happening on-_ platforms that this abuse is happening on. with football continuing _ happening on. with football continuing to _ happening

the brink — london irish produce an astonishing comeback to hold rugby union premiership leaders bristolears. and novak djokovic says his ninth australian open title came after one of the toughest tournaments of his career. welcome along to sportsday this sunday evening. it has been a busy day of action for the top teams in the premier league, and manchester city show no sign of stopping their march towards the title. their winning run has moved to 18 games following a 1—0 victory at arsenal. while leicester are up to second after their win at aston villa. joe lynskey reports. manchester city's form is extraordinary. they have now won 18 games in a row. they are well clear at the top and playing brilliant football. they even score adders with their five foot seven forward. in action here straightaway! m0 in action here straightaway! no arsenal defender tracked the rise of raheem sterling and in situ minutes, city were ahead. on this when he run, they have taken some teams apartment city were made to wait for more goals. he sterling credit out as he went to the second and goodwin credit o

we have an update of the liverpool in bristol for us to make a comment like this but the dates so for the $17.00 can't present just who are transmissibility and more severity the onus at least being hostile people to hospital wasn't hospital there's no increased mortality and the relative increase in socal severity is about 30 to 70 percent compared to what it was in the previous original one tourney strain of the variant again that's subject to indoor crowding during winter and hence mortality mobility that use these preexisting conditions during the cold winter months so i think it's not entirely certain yet that the straits really causing all this extra effects separate from the winter indoor crowding and the winter increased mobility mortality of those preexisting conditions and just really really briefly in which direction do you think sasco v 2 ways actually evolving now. oh i think we'll see the r.'s devolving to a more transmissible as the doctors trade with the e. for at footscray and the additional meters to see who would be also inverts as well as a south african brazilian

we'll go dirt racing at bristol. we're going road racing. seven times including some brand-new racetracks. that's austin, texas. eight of the race also have practice and qualifying beginning here at daytona. the all-star race moves to fort worth. texas motor speedway. and there's where we're going to go play in the dirt at the end of march. >> i got a late model two-seater. i think you and i got to go up there and argue about where we're going to run on that racetrack, try to figure out the line, huh? >> sounds like a plan to me. >> these caution laps are a benefit to drivers like tyler reddick with a badly damaged race car, trying to get as many laps as he can as long as they will allow him to be out there at limited speed. >> trying to get some tv time too. >> speaking of which, our race leaders came in a lap before everybody else, and so they are at the front of the field. gr grala started last, made the race on time, and then was one of around ten cars that had to start at the back. how do you start at the back when you're already 39th?

we have an update of the liverpool in bristol for us to make a comment like this but the dates so for the 17 can't really suggest who transmissibility and more severity the onus at least being hostile people to hospital wasn't hospital there's no increased mortality and the relative increase in socal severity is about 30 to 70 percent compared to what it was in the previous one tourney strain of the variant again that's subject to indoor crowding during winter and hence mortality mobility that you to these preexisting conditions during the cold winter months so i think it's not entirely certain yet that this day it's really causing all this extra effects separate from the winter indoor crowding and the winter increased mobility mortality of those preexisting conditions and just really really briefly in which direction do you think sasco veto was actually evolving now. so i think we're seeing the r.'s evolving to a more transmissible has that up to straight with the for it for k. and the additional mutations we're seeing with the also variants as well as the south african brazilian var

of as we do have years of ok so no panic yet but what about the various variants tell us about the bristol liverpool barry and the south african one. yes there is no can't be 117 did not have to for it for playing mutation that seems to be conferring vaccine estate properties but now the big 17 can bring to the choir the 4 it folk is now called the bristol variant but also the previously existing circulating strain from the original who hunt chinese variant has done quite for 4 as well but the certification is not kind of infiltrating the u.k. so it'll give you 2 viruses and then of course these 44 plays already present in south africa in very other brazilian variants seems to be a kind of global adaptation to the human host ok you're just breaking up a little there but i'm getting the gist of it what what does the data actually show us about these variants. so the russian of the moment 7 k. france seems the more transmissible there were some fact confounders and that they seem to be spreading more quickly throughout you keep up later and also in other places like australia for example and

we do have the years of ok so no panic yet but what about the various variants tell us about the bristol liverpool variant the south african one. yes there is no can be 117 did not have the 4 it full claim you taken that seem to be conferring vaccine estate properties but now the big $17.00 can various acquire the 4 it for k. and is now called the bristol variant but also the previously existing circulating strain from the original who hand chinese variant because they are quite for it as well but. the case is now kind of infiltrating the u.k. so equating the 2 viruses and then of course these $44.00 plays already present in south africa in very early brazilian variants it seems to be a kind of global adaptation to the human host ok you're just breaking up a little there but i'm getting the gist of what what is the data actually show us about these variants. so the rest of the equipment 7 can vary and seem to be more transmissible there were some fact confounders and that they seem to be spreading more quickly throughout you keep up later and also in other places like australia for examp

with one of the bristol tries.ches. in the night's other game, bath pulled off a surprise victory at sale. they were winners by 27 points to 22, with tom de glanville amongst the try scorers. there's more on those matches on the bbc sport website. 4am for india england and that second test which you can follow there, too, remember. but from me and team here, that is all your sport for now. goodnight. hello. for most of us this week is going to feel bitterly cold. that's because we'll have very strong winds. it's going to be windy, and sunday. the end of the weekend, we'll start to seek milder air. we start this morning off on a settled and bright note across eastern areas. further west, some disruptive snow to move in. populations up to five to ten cm and snow blowing around strong winds. the snow dump —— but cloud cover will move in so turn a bit grey. a gusty day for all areas. so turn a bit grey. a gusty day for allareas. factor so turn a bit grey. a gusty day for all areas. factor in those strong winds with the

both bristol trys came in the first half, the second from centre piers 0'conor. returned to action after covid—enforced two—week break with a last—minute winner over harlequins. a brett cannon penalty sealed a 25—22 win over the in—form quins. scarlets hopes of reaching next season's champions cup got a boost in their thrilling 27—25 win over edinburgh. dane blacker�*s breakaway try put the welsh side in front early in the second half, a lead they built on before holding off a spirited comeback from edinburgh. to the premier league now, and manchester city are pulling away from the rest of the field at the top of the league after another victory against west ham. goals from ruben dias and john stones means there's now 13 points between them and their nearest rivals, manchester united as joe lynskey reports. for manchester city, the numbers of extraordinary. they are 13 points clear and have 120 in a row. every goal takes them closer to the title and to records. it’s goal takes them closer to the title and to records.— goal takes them closer to the title and to re

well following on from that announcement — the bbc spoke to bristol rovers defender mark little.y investigating a racist message sent to him on social media. i welcome that they are making a change. — i welcome that they are making a change, but it'sjust confusing for me and _ change, but it'sjust confusing for me and what they've announced today is what _ me and what they've announced today is what i _ me and what they've announced today is what i assumed was happening before~ _ is what i assumed was happening before~ so — is what i assumed was happening before. so they have kind ofjumps to a standard rather than getting anywhere — to a standard rather than getting anywhere near what i would think would _ anywhere near what i would think would he — anywhere near what i would think would be acceptable for what's going on. would be acceptable for what's going on i'm _ would be acceptable for what's going on i'm a _ would be acceptable for what's going on i'm a hit — would be acceptable for what's going on. i'm a bit older and a bit more thick—skinned than a younger person from or—

variant of coronavirus has mutated again — the health secretary says he's seen cases of concern in bristol. meanwhile, 80,000 people in england are tested to stop the spread of the virus variant from south africa. scotland is to introduce travel quarantines for overseas arrivals — and plans are put in place to open scottish schools later this month. travel disruption in parts of the north of england and scotland — as heavy snow brings chaos. good afternoon. in the last hour, it's been announced that captain sir tom moore has died. captain tom, who was 100 years old, and had raised almost £33 million for the nhs, was taken to hospital earlier this week, with coronavirus. the army veteran, originally from keighley in west yorkshire, came to prominence by walking 100 laps of his garden in bedfordshire, during the first national lockdown. he was knighted by the queen last summer. buckingham palace has issued a statement saying: "the queen and the royal family's thoughts are with captain sir tom moore's family, and she is sending a private message of condolence." captain tom's family have issue

the lockdown baby boom on this street is under way. jon kay, bbc news, bristol.e have an amber warning for heavy snow in parts of scotland from today until saturday. 20—30 centimetres over higher ground, up to 50 centimetres for the

it has been found in bristol in a mutated version of the more mutation kent variant.riginal wuhan strain. this same mutation is also found in the south african and brazilian variants. it appears to make the virus less visible to antibodies, a key part of the immune system, which could make vaccines less effective. we do have some evidence from the laboratory— we do have some evidence from the laboratory that this mutation might reduce _ laboratory that this mutation might reduce the efficacy of certain vaccines _ reduce the efficacy of certain vaccines. having said that the vaccine — vaccines. having said that the vaccine should still work very well and reduce — vaccine should still work very well and reduce transmission and reduce symptoms, — and reduce transmission and reduce symptoms, we hope, but we are going to need _ symptoms, we hope, but we are going to need to _ symptoms, we hope, but we are going to need to keep a very close eye on this _ to need to keep a very close eye on this in— to need to keep a very close eye on this. ,, , , , . ., this. in surrey the

now rugby union, and sale pulled off a thrilling 20—13 win at leaders bristol in this evening's englishover. a penaltyjust before full—time sealed a victory which moves sale second in the table, three points behind bristol. connacht beat dragons 30—20 in the prom. they ran in four tries. tom daly with the last to secure the bonus point. staying with rugby, the six nations starts this weekend. france has agreed to ease its quarantine restrictions so that teams can travel between the various countries, moving in and out of biosecu re bubbles. but no fans will be allowed. all matches will be played in empty stadiums. our sports correspondent joe wilson reports. sport brings a late winter gift. anyone can enjoy the spectacle. it's all about the people, the crowds. well, it was. this year, thejoy depends on the teams. it feels like the first day, mate. yeah, one of the things that struck me, particularly in this campaign and given the circumstances, how much our players love playing rugby. well, it helps when you win. scotland haven't done that at twickenham since 1983, but their last match

of as we did of years of ok so no panic yet but what about the various variants tell us about the bristol liverpool variant the south african one. yes there is no can't be 117 did not have to for it for claim you've taken that seem to be conferring vaccine estate properties but now the $17.00 can bring to the choir the 4 it folk is now who are still variant but also the previously existing circulating strain from the original who hunt chinese variant has done quite well for 4 as well but. certification is not kind of infiltrating the u.k. so it'll be 2 viruses and then of course these $44.00 plays already present in south africa in very other brazilian variants seems to be a kind of global adaptation to the human host ok you're just breaking up a little there but i'm getting the gist of it what what is the data actually show us about these variants. so erosion of the 117 can vary and seems the more transmissible there were some fact confounders and that they seem to be spending more quickly through what you keep up later and also in other places like australia for example and perhaps jour

where there _ has been picked up in bristol where there have — has been picked up in bristol where thereore transmissible than some of— might be more transmissible than some of the other variants around? thanks. _ some of the other variants around? thanks, laura. as everybody knows, it is currently illegal to go on holiday. that is the state of play at the moment. we are looking at the data every day. on monday we will be able to say a little bit more about where we are in terms of thejcvi 1-4 where we are in terms of thejcvi 1—4 group, and we will look at where the data is then, and in the week of the data is then, and in the week of the 22nd, as i said, we will be setting out the road map. and that is the best i can give. there is not an awful long delay now between now and the 22nd, but i hope that we will be able to have some more clarity to people then, laura. ih clarity to people then, laura. i�*i terms of the variance, we are seeing the same things in variants popping up the same things in variants popping up all over the world, that is what you would expect. there are some varian

big civil rights event in bristol where we live in the sixty's and. explained it was explained to her i realized that tell how replaces him was which is a strange thing to have to explain and so when i explained to her what racism was her reaction was that stupid that doesn't make any sense to me and i majorly was what maybe people might be racist because and i had to stop myself and her hold on a minute you're being intellectually dishonest with her by trying to justify why someone might be racist in order to illustrate why racism exists actually we're in need to do is talk with our level and yes racism is incredibly stupid it's incredibly pathetic thing and that really knows a really big lesson yes and it hasn't that doesn't there's a little bit of heat in you but there's actually a law in europe that we need to talk about brownness and skiing and i wouldn't chevys with woody incident and this is where he took about trams can show a little clip for everybody all a little accent is a consistent thing he said throughout my entire childhood was that yo

the health secretary says he's seen cases of concern in bristol and liverpool.food arriving at the ports in belfast and larne have been suspended — because of fears for the safety of staff working there. the inspections are carried out on goods arriving from the british mainland, under the terms of the brexit deal — but grafitti opposing the checks has appeared in some loyalist areas. our northern ireland correspondent, chris page has been in larne for us this afternoon. police are in discussions with government agencies and with the trade unions representing the workers, to give them an assessment of the risk. to put this into context, there has been political controversy here, and the practical outworkings of it, if you like, happen at ports, like larne, here. since new year's day, there have been some new checks on goods, particularly food, arriving here from england, scotland and wales. that's because of the part of the brexit deal known as the northern ireland protocol, which means, in effect, northern ireland is remaining in the eu single market for goods

a few moments ago bristol with a big lead already, 17 points to three.in. he beat daniil medvedev in straight—sets to win his ninth title in melbourne and his 18th grand slam overall — it takes him ever closer to roger federer and rafa nadal�*s totals of 20, as adam wild reports. there are few players in the history of tennis that have dominated one tournament quite like novak djokovic in melbourne. eight times a winner before today. there is a slight sense that times in tennis may be changing. daniil medvedev at the forefront of the sport's next generation but novak djokovic is not the type to let up or let go. the mark of a great champion, always the hunger for more. said one hard—fought but for djokovic hard—won. daniil medvedev giving everything, getting nothing, the feeling of so many players before him. things now beginning to fall apart for daniil medvedev, whose racket... novak djokovic is the complete player, yet another title, winning in emphatic style. the greatest the australian open has ever known. the next generation willjust have to wait.

june kelly, bbc news, bristol.o come", suggesting again that the lifting of restrictions looks some weeks away. nearly a month into the latest lockdown, in the dark and cold winter months, how are people coping? our correspondent alex forsyth sent this report from the cotswolds. covid has quietened the usually bustling market town of moreton—in—marsh. we were last here in may, the end of the first lockdown insight. now, restrictions weigh heavy again. back then, things seemed a little brighter. now the mood, for some, has turned with the weather. last spring, anna's teenage sons kept busy with xbox and bike rides. this time round, they're finding it much harder. last time, you could go out in the sun, and do, like, other stuff, but now, just, i don't know... dark, raining. sit inside all day. also i've got gcses this year, so it's, like, proper serious now. it's been a year without being able to get intojust_ a big group of friends, i for all of us, you know? that's going to take i its toll, i think, yeah. in town,

appointments or have medical concerns, but others like monica, a housekeeper at a nursing home in bristol. what if i end up in a bed and i will not be able to look after my children? that was my first and my big fear. after being given more information, she changed her mind and has now been vaccinated. as has verona, the unit's manager. she too started off hesitant. i think there was not really much knowledge about it, and the knowledge being aired on social media platforms and so forth was quite worrying, so that was my anticipation and my worry and my concerns to begin with. and what changed your mind? most importantly, i work in a profession whereby i work with quite vulnerable adults. i provide care for them, so it was a case of doing my best to protect them. care services employing 38,000 staff responded to today's survey. they were asked whether 70% or more of their staff had been vaccinated. in care homes for older people, just over half said yes. in homes supporting younger adults, only 38% had reached that level. and in home care, it was even lower — just a quarter had 70% of sta

into the second half, bristol playing some lovely rugby — lead 31—13.an 18th overall grand slam trophy was an "emotional roller—coaster". he beat daniil medvedev in straight—sets to continue his dominance in melbourne, as adam wild reports. there are few players in the history of tennis that have dominated one tournament quite like novak djokovic in melbourne. eight times a winner before today. there is a slight sense that times in tennis may be changing. daniil medvedev at the forefront of the sport's next generation but novak djokovic is not the type to let up or let go. the mark of a great champion, always the hunger for more. set one hard—fought but, for djokovic, hard—won. daniil medvedev giving everything, getting nothing, the feeling of so many players before him. things now beginning to fall apart for daniil medvedev, whose racket did the same. in truth djokovic remains too good, at times unplayable, the complete player, drawing himself onward to yet another title, winning in emphatic style. the greatest the australian open has ever known. the n

bristol are three points clear of champions exeter in the table.outsiderjordan brown has beaten the six—time world champion ronnie o'sullivan. the northern irishman is ranked 81st in the world and had never played in a major final before. though it went to a deciding frame, brown showed great composure to see out the match, winning nine frames to eight. the 33—year—old also takes home £70,000. sir ben ainslie's americas cup dream is over. ineos team uk was well beaten by luna rossa, the italian boat winning both races in auckland today to take the prada cup 7—1. they will now take on the holders team new zealand for the main prize, the americas cup next month. ainslie says they will go back to drawing board. there's more on the bbc sport website. you can catch up on all the stories that we've been telling, giving a sporting perspective of lgbt+ history month. that's it. there's more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel, but now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. have a very good night. after the short, sharp shock of wintry weat

the south african variant in the bristol variant -- and the bristol variant are already here.ately what we are doing with restrictions is to delay things a little bit, until we have more of our population immunized. i can't see that this won't have benefits for a long time, but i would hope and expect that the need for these border restrictions in the next few months will be lifted. but you are quite right, as people are coming into the country, they may be mixing with other people, where they have been, before hand, not necessarily a good indicator. these viruses are already spreading in countries not on the red list. ultimately, it is probably going to be a few weeks, but it won't be the thing that makes the difference. francine: thank you so much, paul hunter, university of east angela. let's get to the "first word news." >> japan will begin covid-19 vaccinations on wednesday. the government has agreed to by the pfizer vaccine for 72 million people this year. the prime minister says japan needs to make sure infections are falling, before it cancels the state of emergency th

in just one street in bristol. coming up in sport on bbc news, jose mourinho's tottenham are up against his former side as spurs take on chelsea at home as they look to avoid a third league defeat in a row. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at ten. the bank of england says the uk economy is in for another tough few months, but it believes that the impact of coronavirus restrictions will not be as bad as last year's lockdown and the roll—out of vaccines will help the economy bounce back. the size of the economy — the gdp — is expected to shrink by 4.2% in the first three months of this year. the bank says there could be a rapid recovery from spring onwards. meanwhile, as the government's furlough scheme winds down, the bank say the unemployment rate is likely to peak at 7.8% by the middle of the year. as our economics editor faisal islam reports, there are some reasons for hope, but predicting the course of the economy is as tough as trying to predict this pandemic. like every town, city and suburb, slough hi

a police armed response unit took part in the search before forcing the car to a halt on the a38 bristol inside — aged two and four — were unharmed. the duke of edinburgh is preparing to spend a sixth night in a london hospital. he was visited yesterday by his son, the prince of wales. prince charles spent around half an hour at the king edward the 7th hospital, before returning to his highgrove home in gloucestershire. prince philip, who's 99, was admitted to hospital on tuesday on the advice of his doctor after feeling unwell. the headlines on bbc news. a pledge that every adult in the uk will be offered their first dose of coronavirus vaccine by the end ofjuly — a month ahead of schedule. borisjohnson meets ministers and scientific advisers to put the final touches to plans to bring england out of lockdown. a pioneering breakthough for children needing a heart transplant, which helps reduce waiting list times. and more on that story. the uk has introduced a new heart transplant technique for children that reanimates a donor heart outside the body and can even repair any damage sustain

residents living in 2a bristol and south gloucestershire postcodes are being "strongly encouraged" toe. a charity says a national day of remembrance for the victims of coronavirus is needed to help the uk deal with the effects of the pandemic. the end of life charity marie curie says the day will be an opportunity to remember those who have died and provide support for the millions grieving for loved ones. march 23rd — the anniversary of the day britain first went into lockdown — has been proposed. senators in the united states are expected to vote later in the second impeachment trial of donald trump. lawyers representing the former president have accused democrats of using the proceedings to settle political scores, saying the charge of "incitement of insurrection" was a "monstrous lie". our north america correspondent barbara plett usher reports. chanting: fight for trump! donald trump told his supporters to fight like hell. but did he really mean it? nothing in the text could ever be construed as encouraging, condoning, or enticing unlawful activity of any kind. of course he did n

new covid variants have been discovered in liverpool and bristol.nst coronavirus is 91% effective. results of the stage 3 trials, have been published in the medical journal the lancet, and those behind the vaccine have described the results as "stellar". they've also said, they're going to start clinical trials next week on combining the sputnick vaccine with an astrazeneca jab to see if it gives a stronger immune response. —— the sputnik vaccine. they think it might be the best way to fight mutations we're seeing. let's talk about this with professor polly roy, chair of virology at the london school of hygiene and tropical medicine. shejoins me now. professor, thanks so much. russia was accused of a lack of transparency when it was developing this jab. the lancet the study shows it is ok. has russia's approach been vindicated? , ~ , , vindicated? yes, i think because initially when _ vindicated? yes, i think because initially when they _ vindicated? yes, i think because initially when they did _ vindicated? yes, i think because initially when they

the ones in liverpool and bristol actually first emerged here in kent. in south africa, and all of that gives you a sense of how hard it is to keep on top of the virus. these variants, the reason they are causing concern, is because they seem to be easier to catch and pass on than the original coronavirus, meaning that anyone that's infected with them is more likely to then go on and infect more people. but there is some cause for optimism. scientists say that the variations they are seen, these new versions of the virus, it seems to be changing in similar ways each time. now, that means if they do have to change the vaccine in response, to make sure the vaccines are still offering effective protection, the fact there are those similarities makes it easier to do so. dr gabriel scally is a lecturer in public health at the university of bristol, and also a member of the group of scientists who call themselves independent sage. they have been critical of much of the government's handling of this pandemic. how worried should we be about the mutations? ~ ~ ,

a police armed response unit took part in the search before forcing the car to a halt on the a38 bristolriageway. both the children inside — aged two and four — were unharmed. seven people have been killed after a nigerian airforce plane crashed while approaching the runway at abuja airport. this eyewitness described what she saw. for us, it is very painful. because when the plane just landed, wham, once i heard wham, when i heard wham, ijust see it explode with fire and smoke together. i could not go there. later, when i get here, i saw the dead body on the ground. our correspondent in abuja, ishaq khalid, gave us more details about the crash. what we have so far is that seven people were on board the military aircraft. all of them have died. the authorities are saying the aircraft developed an engine problem on its way to the central city of minna after its take—off from this airport in the capital, abuja. then it returned. on its return at the airport, it hit the runway and then burst into flames. witnesses say that it hovered before crashing and there was a loud sound there after the

for proof that they've a vaccine. im’ith bristol will ask employees for proof that they've a vaccineith new staffjoining _ that they've a vaccine. with new staffjoining us _ that they've a vaccine. with new staffjoining us we're _ that they've a vaccine. with new staff joining us we're just - that they've a vaccine. with new staffjoining us we're just going | that they've a vaccine. with new i staffjoining us we're just going to make it a requirement that they have to have the vaccine if they are not willing and they cannot work for us. it is notjust the care sector taking this approach, other companies want employees to be vaccinated as well. it is companies want employees to be vaccinated as well.— vaccinated as well. it is the protection _ vaccinated as well. it is the protection and _ vaccinated as well. it is the protection and safety - vaccinated as well. it is the | protection and safety device vaccinated as well. it is the - protection and safety device type and protection of safety of customers so i feel it is a no—brainer. customers so i feel it is a no-brainer-_ customers

john maguire, bbc news, bristol. time for a look at the weather. here's chris fawkes. thanks a lot.ep freeze earlier in the month and we have seen a similar turnaround in europe, where germany has set a new temperature record, going from a

john k, bbc news, bristol. what a lovely story to end the programme with.rts of central and northern scotland. elsewhere, it's mild air and we have got plenty of rain showers around, particularly parts of northern ireland, northeast england as well. some of these heavy showers falling on saturated ground, so there could be a few flooding issues over the next 24 hours or so. some mist and fog patches tonight across southern parts of england and wales slowly clearing away on friday. more showers to come for northern ireland, western parts of england and wales, northeast england as well, and further hill snow which could be disruptive across parts of central and northern scotland. temperature is about 3—10 celsius on friday, but it will turn colder for all of us through the course of the weekend. there could be some disruptive snowfall, particularly in the east. bye for now. this is bbc news. it's goodbye america first, hello american leadership, as president biden makes his first major intervention on foreign policy. in a speech to the state deparment, the pr

the bristol variant— areas that need it.oday, which is also raising another load of concerns, obviously that shows — another load of concerns, obviously that shows that border policies themselves can't guard against new variants _ themselves can't guard against new variants. which can emerge here, especially— variants. which can emerge here, especially when we've still got quite — especially when we've still got quite high infection rates. so, that obviously— quite high infection rates. so, that obviously is — quite high infection rates. so, that obviously is a concern but at the nronrent, — obviously is a concern but at the moment, the vaccine programme is still extremely important because of course, _ still extremely important because of course, the vast majority of those people _ course, the vast majority of those people in — course, the vast majority of those people in this country catching the virus _ people in this country catching the virus are _ people in this country catching the virus are catching the kind of virus

sort of as we do have years of ok so no panic yet but what about various variants tell us about the bristol liverpool variant the south african one. yes there is no current variant the 117 did not have the 4 at full claim mutation that seems to be conferring vacuously properties but now the bone 7 can bring us acquire the 4 it folk is now called a crystal variant but also the previously existing circulating strain from the original who hunt chinese variant has done quite well for 4 as well but. so ok it's not kind of infiltrating the u.k. so it'll. be 2 viruses and then of course these $44.00 plays already present in south africa in very early brazilian variants seems to be a kind of global adaptation to the human host ok you're just breaking up a little there but i'm getting the gist of it what what is the data actually show us about these variants. so erosion of the moment 7 ken rahn seems the more transmissible there was in fact confounders and that since he's probably more quickly throughout you keep up later and also in other places like australia for example and perhaps journey where

the brink — london irish produce an astonishing comeback to hold rugby union premiership leaders bristolpen title came after one of the toughest tournaments of his career. welcome along to sportsday this sunday evening. it has been a busy day of action for the top teams in the premier league, and manchester city show no sign of stopping their march towards the title. their winning run has moved to 18 games following a 1—0 victory at arsenal. while leicester are up to second after their win at aston villa. joe lynskey reports.

exeter have narrowed the gap on leaders bristol to just two points at the top of rugby union's premiershipter ran in two tries including this one from alex cuthbert and debutant kyle mayers scored a stunning 210 not out as west indies achieved the fifth highest successful run chase in test history. they chased down 395 to beat bangladesh by three wickets, with 15 balls remaining in the first test in chittagong. get out your nachos and chicken wings. get out your nachos and chicken wings. finally, we are a matter of hours away from the superbowl. it's the kansas city chiefs taking on tampa bay buccaneers, who will be playing in their own stadium. the bucs are led by the veteran tom brady, who will be aiming to win his seventh title at the age of a3. former bucs star ryan russell says the event, even in the pandemic, will still be something special. he's been speaking to nesta mcgregor. the super bowl weekend is huge, the anticipation and just waiting to see the best of the best go at it on the biggest platform in the world is awesome. i have an allegiance to tampa bay, i play for them, i st

five—point lead at the top of the women's super league after they won 5—0 at bottom of the table bristolgland with the other goals. earlier, everton came from behind to draw 1—1 at reading. aston villa against arsenal was been postponed because of a frozen pitch at the banks�*s stadium. some of tennis�* biggest names made it through to the quarterfinals of the australian open today including serena williams, simona halep and naomi osaka. in the men's draw, there was a shock for one of the favourites though, whilst the world number one novak djokovic had to dig deep to reach the last eight. with the best of the action here's joe lynskey. novak djokovic strains and stretches for every ball which is why he wins so many titles, but it can be his downfall. he said he would have retired from this tournament were it not a grand slam but he he was winning again apparently half fit. djokovic had his side in the last match. but he could still get around the court. milos raonic is a —— and his big serve got back into the game but then djokovic got back on top of it. he took the third set to go back

simon burgess is a professor at the university of bristol's school of economics.nk you very much for joining us. i want to ask you about this learning loss. it isn't unexpected or applicable to the u.k. one study found american students will probably lose 5 to 9 months of learning by june and the problem is particularly bad in schools that serve mostly students of color. so tell us what's -- what are the main reasons behind this learning loss? >> yes, thank you. it's a difficult situation. i think being locked out of school essentially we're relying on the parents and online facilities to try and learn, and that's been very effective. it's typically the neighborhoods with more disadvantaged families that have struggled the most to engaging any learning. while a lot of people talk about -- sorry. >> yeah. i want to ask you about that. why is it so bad in poor areas or schools that predominantly have students of color? what is it that they aren't able to sort of overcome that that other, you know, parents and students have been able to? >> i think one thing that the

the same problem with bristol myers. nobody wants the stocks now. i prefer bristol if you look at the chart, that's a chart of people saying the economy is going to open or i don't need a drug stock and it doesn't matter how good merck is doing. >> caller: jimmy chill, bo ya. >> boo-yah, my friend. what's up? >> caller: you're the chillest you're the best. you make us go whoop whoop i want to ask you, this company just announced a partnership with ibm, great things and then some rumors about facebook and i don't know, the lockup period is expiring soon and the earnings coming up. what should we do? >> i don't know about the one that you rumored i know the ibm deal is solid it's very good to bring in artificial intelligence. ibm is a good partner. it shows it verifies palinter. it's enthusiasm stock. don't get many twitter people. it has the ability to go up no matter what the quarter reports. let go to herbert, my home state of new jersey. herbert. >> caller: hi, jim, boo-yah. >> boo-yah, herbert. >> caller: thanks for sharing your experience and fi

and they pay out a quarter of the earnings, and they have a 3% dividend earnings yield, so i love bristol-myers. >> and you have regions financial, and by the way, a competitor to john's competitor huntington bank, and are you encouraged by the yield curve or the rise in tenures or the rise in the economy or d, all of the above, allan >> it is d, all of the above. thinking about the banks, they were beaten down in covid, and especially the regional bank. and the view that a lot of the customers and especially the commercial customers were impaired because of the leases, and because of, you know, business being slow, and you think about the regional banks, for one, they have already made adjustments in the form of the way they estimate the losses, and the losses are going to be a lot, and not as bad as what they have accounted for, and so a lot of the regional banks are trading at a discount to the book value or right at the book value, and historically trading at a premium, and i love that they have a 4% dividend yield and i love that the stock has not done that well, and really in the fourth q

now rugby union, and sale pulled off a thrilling 20—13 win at leaders bristol in this evening�*s englisho ease its quarantine restrictions so that teams can travel between the various countries, moving in and out of biosecu re bubbles. but no fans will be allowed. all matches will be played in empty stadiums. our sports correspondent joe wilson reports. sport brings a late winter gift. anyone can enjoy the spectacle. it�*s all about the people, the crowds. well, it was. this year, thejoy depends on the teams. it feels like the first day, mate. yeah, one of the things that struck me, particularly in this campaign and given the circumstances, how much our players love playing rugby. well, it helps when you win. scotland haven�*t done that at twickenham since 1983, but their last match here finished 38—all. breathtaking. people are struggling in scotland, and we know that if we can reflect what's best about being scottish and win, it will give everybody a massive lift. wales play ireland on sunday. new world, familiar faces. alun wyn, can you see me ok? yeah, you're looking lovely! well, th

they were born in bristol england, eight of the nine born in england, and they were the daughters of a paradox and abolitionist. he was a dissenter from the church of england and believed in education and gave his children and equal education regardless of their sex. then in search of his dream of being able to do sugar without cruelty, he moves them out to america to the frontier town of cincinnati in search of his grail which was to make sugar out of beets and without slavery. he got all the way to cincinnati and then he dropped dead leaving them at $20 and no obvious future so his final lesson is a husband is no guarantee of success and none of his daughters ever married. more on this born in 1821, she was brilliant, somewhat awkward blessed with a healthy sense of self-worth. she admired the transcendentalist editor who at the time had just written a bestseller called woman in the 19th century and she was someone who believed humanity couldn't rise to a new level of enlightenment until women asserted their own powers and approved they could do anything by virtue of talent and toi

there's concern more than half the home testing kits given out in covid surge—testing areas in bristol been returned. abs, been given out. but over half haven't been returned.- been given out. but over half haven't been returned. a big reason is it's really — haven't been returned. a big reason is it's really cold _ haven't been returned. a big reason is it's really cold outside. _ haven't been returned. a big reason is it's really cold outside. and - haven't been returned. a big reason is it's really cold outside. and we i is it's really cold outside. and we are really grateful for those of you who have come and collected the kit over the last few days. what we're seeing today actually is a number of people now coming back with their kids. maybe they're not working at the weekend and they've got time to bring them back in again.— bring them back in again. people in 24 postcodes _ bring them back in again. people in 24 postcodes without _ bring them back in again. people in 24 postcodes without symptoms i bring them back in again. people ml 24 postcodes without symptoms are being asked