looking at the scenes around me, it is really extraordinary, such a strange atmosphere with edinburgh castled me. everything iso quiet, just one or two people out, seeing i think what is going on, perhaps looking at the illuminatn of e castle. the main street through the center of edinburgh, the would be 80,000 people, soundstages the length of the street, a big concert going on in the city ,pa and events all over the -ty, fireworks at midnight none of that for tonight. the only official event happening in the city tonight is that a lone piper will appear on the ramparts of edinburgh castle just before ben died. than message -- just before midnight. the message is clear, stay-at-home, don't go to a party in any way, indoors or outdoors, withther people. and similarly from police scotland, they have said they will advise people, they will follow restrictions, and if they imdon't, as an ue sanction, there are hefty fines that can be imposed. av is so strange, simon, that in this year of corus which has been so difficult, it ends in thiset q subdued, strange way in edinburgh, the capital of new

there were no fireworks at edinburgh castle, no crowds.sterminded by ed. we have heard people saying they are watching it from alaska, uzbekistan, australia, america. all parts of europe, russia, china, hong kong. edinburgh's hogmanay has always been a global event, it's always brought people from all over the world. but what's great is that, in this unusual year, that audience are coming to see what edinburgh's doing at hogmanay online. that's a great thing for us. so we're really, really pleased. everyone's staying home and doing the right thing? absolutely, absolutely. and away from the virtual parties, this is what new year looked like in a care home in winchester. hurray. can't fill it, because i can't open it. cheers. with no family of her own, this is dorothy's family — her fellow residents in meadway. tonight, they say goodbye to a hard year in isolation, mostly without visitors. what are you guys doing tonight? 0h, partying, i think. yes. some of us are staying up until the actual new year, partying. of course, we can't have the v

at edinburgh castle, a single bagpiper welcomed in the new year.e turned away by the police. instead of the usual fireworks for hogmanay, this was the replacement. a series of videos showing drones forming images over scotland's skies. many of us may have seen in the new yearfrom our homes, as the pandemic continues to restrict life in the uk. but, with 2020 now at an end, we'll be all hoping for a better 2021. greg mckenzie, bbc news. and, finally, let's take you to rome where some people have been marking the new year in a bracing way. take a look at these pictures. one of the city's most popular spectacles on the morning of new year's day is called the tuffo nel tevere. that was done rather elegantly, actually. but it looks a little bit more than bracing. that is one way to wa ke more than bracing. that is one way to wake yourself up on a chilly morning. that is how they do it in rome! please don't rush out to your local river to try to do this. don't! i am telling you! time now for a look at the weather. it would bea for a look at the weather.

been described, at windsor castle, seeing a minimum number of people, just a small number of officials who are there in self—isolation with them. the queen and the duke of edinburghurse, in recent months and i'm sure that the precautions have been still more intensified given the variant, the more transmissible variant. certainly they have been at windsor castle now for some months, they didn't go to sandringham, of course, over christmas, and they are there in self—isolation and the prospects are that that will continue for weeks to come along with the rest of the country. no indication which of the vaccines was administered to them? no, i don't think we will get any more details. we have simply been told that the queen and the duke of edinburgh have today received the covid—19 vaccinations. i don't think they would wish to disclose which of the vaccines they have received. you know, this is the only detail they will make public, the fact they have, both of them, been vaccinated now. that was our bbc royal correspondent talking a little earlier. the head of the catholic church, pope francis, also is going to be immunised next week. speaking to an italian tv stat

today, the queen and the duke of edinburgh, both in the 90s, received their first doses at windsor castleelieve pressure on the health service, but with new infections are still at record levels, hospital admissions and deaths are expected to continue rising for several weeks to come. katharine da costa, bbc news. staying with the uk, buckingham palace has confirmed that both the queen and the duke of edinburgh have been vaccinated against covid—19. royal sources say the jabs were administered by a household doctor at windsor castle, though we've not been told which vaccination they received. it's being reported that the decision to release the news was made by the queen, so as to prevent any inaccuracies or further speculation. 0ur royal correspondent nicholas witchell has more details. normally, of course, the queen and the royals are very sensitive about disclosing medical details, but in this instance, clearly, they want to set an example and encourage people to come forward and have the vaccinations. so buckingham palace has let it be known, and it is the queen's decision, that both

the queen and the duke of edinburgh receive their first covid—19 vaccinations at windsor castle.indonesian passengerjet has crashed into the sea, shortly after taking off from jakarta. 62 people were on board. donald trump is permanently banned from twitter, due to concerns his tweets could incite further violence. democrats reveal the draft of a new impeachment resolution against donald trump, as the president elect accuses him of inciting an insurrection. he has been an embarrassment to the country. embarrassed us around the world. not worthy, not worthy to hold that office. at least four people have died, as a storm hits spain, causing the heaviest snowfall for 50 years. and in half an hour here on bbc news, witness history takes a look back at a previous world—changing vaccine breakthrough to treat polio. good evening and welcome to bbc news. scientists and senior public health officials are warning that, despite the lockdown, even tougher restrictions are needed in england to curb the surge in coronavirus cases, hospital admissions and deaths. government figures show that, s

the queen and the duke of edinburgh receive their first covid—19 vaccinations at windsor castle.indonesian passengerjet has crashed into the sea, shortly after taking off from jakarta. 62 people were on board. donald trump is permanently banned from twitter, due to concerns his tweets could incite further violence. an indonesian passengerjet has crashed into the sea, shortly after taking off from jakarta. 62 people were on board. donald trump is permanently banned from twitter, due to concerns his tweets could incite further violence. democrats reveal the draft of a new impeachment resolution against donald trump as the president elect accuses him of inciting an insurrection. he has been an embarrassment to the country. embarrassed us around the world. not worthy, not worthy to hold that office. at least four people have died, as a storm hits spain, causing the heaviest snowfall for 50 years. and in sport, chorley, who play in the sixth tier of english football, are through to the fourth round of the fa cup, for the first time in their history, after knocking out wayne rooney's d

the prince said that he was very glad that the queen and duke of edinburgh had been inoculated at windsor castlemonth. my grandparents have had the vaccine and i'm very proud of them for doing that so it's really important that everyone gets the vaccine when they're told to. that message seems to be getting through, with confirmation today that more than 3.5 million people in the uk have now been vaccinated. andy moore, bbc news. now on bbc news, our world tells the extraordinary story of the holidaymakers who found themselves trapped by an almighty wildfire at mammoth pools in california's sierra national forest. a warning this programme contains images some viewers may find upsetting. 0n the labour day holiday weekend in september 2020, california was struck by its largest single fire on record, the creek fire. as tornadoes of fire ripped through the sierra national forest, hundreds of holidaymakers were stranded at mammoth pool reservoir. using footage shot at the scene, this is the story of the campers who were left with no way out. get in the late! everybody get in the lake! get in the lake

castle grounds. with her there was the duke of edinburgh, this image marked his 99th birthday in june.y wedding, smaller and more distant than the usual grand royal affairs. princess beatrice got married in july. the wedding dress was leant to her on the queen's archive of dresses and altered to fit her granddaughter. and from a new marriage to one that has endured over decades — a 73rd wedding anniversary for the queen and the duke in november, including a card from their great grandchildren, princes george, louis and princess charlotte. for the prince of wales, the run—up to lockdown had been busy. here in newquay on the sixth of march, he was still shaking hands. a few days later in london, the protocol had changed, but it was sometimes hard to remember for someone who's to remember for someone whose life is a constant round of meeting people. good afternoon, your royal highness. i'm sorry! in his 70s, his covid risk was high. and on the 25th of march, clarence house announced that the prince had tested positive and was isolating at birkhall, his home on the balmoral estate in scotl

the prince said that he was very glad that the queen and duke of edinburgh had been inoculated at windsor castle doing that so it's really important that everyone gets the vaccine when they're told to. that message seems to be getting through, with confirmation today that more than 3.5 million people in the uk have now been vaccinated. andy moore, bbc news. nasa has ground tested four huge engines from its new mega—rocket at the stennis space center in mississippi. it's a crucial part of the artemis programme, which aims to send us astronauts back to the moon by 202a. during the eight minute test the engines consumed more than 2.5 million litres of fuel. although the us government is funding the programme, it faces stiff competition from private sector projects such as elon musk�*s spacex. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @bbcmaryam. thank you so much for your company, bye—bye for now. hello. the snow that some of us had to start saturday mainly turned back to rain before clearing away, and i think rain will be a bigger concern than snow for most of us through the coming week. but not just yet.

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the prince said that he was very glad that the queen and duke of edinburgh had been inoculated at windsor castleor doing that so it's really important that everyone gets the vaccine when they're told to. that message seems to be getting through, with confirmation today that more than 3.5 million people in the uk have now been vaccinated. andy moore, bbc news. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. that's all from me. goodnight. this is bbc news, i'm martin crux all. an extra £120 million of funding will be available to local councils to boast social care staffing levels. the department of health and social care said the new funds would help increase workforce capacity for care homes and domiciliary care providers hit by staff absences during the coronavirus pandemic. the president of the association of directors of adult social services, james bullion, has been giving us his reaction to the news. we have not seen the complete detail of this_ we have not seen the complete detail of this but_ we have not seen the complete detail of this but as you say, we have been cal

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the prince said that he was very glad that the queen and duke of edinburgh had been inoculated at windsor castlee seems to be getting through, with confirmation today that more than 3.5 million people in the uk have now been vaccinated. andy moore, bbc news. before igo, would you like to see some pandas in the snow? of course you would. in china, there are four pandas rolling in the snow there. i�*m lewis vaughanjones, this is bbc news. hello. the snow that some of us had to start saturday mainly turned back to rain before clearing away, and i think rain will be a bigger concern than snow for most of us through the coming week. but not just yet. sunday actually a decent—looking day, dry for many with some spells of sunshine. on the earlier satellite picture, you can see this stripe of cloud brought the snow initially, replaced by rain. that then cleared away to leave a mix of sunshine and showers during saturday, the air turning a little bit milder. it is quite a cold start to sunday morning, not as cold as some mornings lately, but there could still be a little bit of ice around and, through th

the prince said he was very glad that the queen and duke of edinburgh had been inoculated at windsor castleor doing that, so it is really important everyone gets their vaccine when they are told to. that message seems to be getting through, with confirmation that more than three and a half million people in the uk have now been vaccinated. andy moore, bbc news. winter in rome means starling season, when up to four million birds gather in the italian capital on their migration from europe to africa. their formations in the skies are beautiful, but their droppings create a hazard and the city authorities are trying new methods to move them on. here's our rome correspondent, mark lowen. in the roman twilight, nature's great dancers flock to the stage. the acrobatic twirls like wisps of smoke. a synchronised spectacle of breathtaking beauty. the starlings migrate in winter south to africa. nesting at night in central rome for warmth, flying in formation to avoid predators. a murmuration it is called, and this city of art marvels at the show. but beneath their charm, rome is rotting, and it's a

the queen, who's 94, and the duke of edinburgh, who's 99, receive their first covid—19 vaccinations at windsor castlegham palace have let it be known that the queen herself wanted the news made public to avoid further speculation. an indonesian passengerjet has crashed into the sea shortly after taking off from jakarta. 62 people were on board. donald trump is permanently banned from twitter — due to concerns his tweets could incite more violence. democrats reveal the draft of a new impeachment resolution against donald trump — the president elect accuses him of inciting an insurrection. he says that is a matter of congress, but is not himself, he believes the president did inside an insurrection and endanger the security of the united states. at least four people have died as a storm hits spain causing the heaviest snowfall for 50 years. thanks so much for your company this saturday afternoon. my colleague will be here at 7pm, but now it's time tojoin the will be here at 7pm, but now it's time to join the team for sportsday. hello, and welcome to sportsday. i'm gavin ramjaun. lots on the way tonight

edinburgh have been vaccinated against covid—19. royal sources say the jabs were administered by a household doctor at windsor castle — though we've notat the decision to release the news was made by the queen, so as to prevent any inaccuracies or further speculation. 0ur royal correspondent, nicholas witchell has more details. normally, of course, the queen and the royals are very sensitive about disclosing medical details, but in this instance, clearly, they want to set an example and encourage people to come forward and have the vaccinations. so buckingham palace has let it be known, and it is the queen's decision that both she and the duke of edinburgh had their covid—19 vaccinations earlier today. they were administered by a doctorfrom the medical household at windsor castle, and of course they are both, at their ages — the queen 94, just a few months short of her 95th birthday, the duke 99 — they are both, of course, in the categories that are entitled to early vaccination, so there is no question of, sort of, jumping of the queue, but they will want this to be generally known that they have received their vaccinations in the ho

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today, the queen and the duke of edinburgh, both in their 90s, received their first doses at windsor castleure on the health service, but with new infections still at record levels, hospital admissions and deaths are expected to continue rising for several weeks to come. katharine da costa, bbc news. under the uk lockdown, people in england must stay at home and only go out for essential reasons — and there are similar measures in place across most of scotland, in wales, and in northern ireland. jon donnison reports. the pandemic may be yet to peak, but on a beautiful winter's day, london's parks were busy. a stroll and a coffee as good as entertainment gets for many in these challenging times. but is the government's message to stay home being heard? it does feel very different to the first lockdown, where everything was sort of closed and quiet so, i think in general it feels, the vibe is different — i think people are kind of a little bit over it now, i don't know. that's what i feel like, as in i get the vibe that it's less restrictive. i'm happy with the rule set, and i know it's for t

today, the queen and the duke of edinburgh, both in the 90s, received their first doses at windsor castleure on the health service, but with new infections still at record levels, hospital admissions and deaths are expected to continue rising for several weeks to come. katharine da costa, bbc news. the us vice—president, mike pence has said he will attend joe biden‘s inauguration in ten days' time. mr pence's announcement comes just a day after president trump said he wouldn't go to the inauguration of his successor on january 20th. us prosecutors say they've arrested three prominent figures in wednesday's riots at the us capitol. the fbi is appealing for public help in its search for those responsible for the attack. president donald trump also is facing a renewed drive by democrats to remove him from office, for his role in wednesday's storming of the us capitol. here's our washington correspondent, lebo diseko. it's almost certain that donald trump will face impeachment. that process starts in the house of representatives, which is controlled by the democrats, and it requires only a si

today, the queen and the duke of edinburgh, both in the 90s, received their first doses at windsor castlel eventually help to relieve pressure on the health service, but with new infections are still at record levels, hospital admissions and deaths are expected to continue rising for several weeks to come. katharine da costa, bbc news. let's look now at the latest government figures in detail. there were 59,937 new coronavirus cases recorded in the latest 24—hour period. the average number of new cases reported per day in the last week is now 59,660. there were on average 29,630 covid—19 patients in hospital in the last week. and there were 1,035 deaths. that's people who died within 28 days of a positive covid—19 test. it means on average in the past week 894 deaths were announced every day. it takes the total number of deaths so far across the uk to 80,868. under the national lockdown, people in england must stay at home and only go out for essential reasons, and there are similar measures in place across most of scotland, in wales, and in northern ireland. but the guidance in england h

today, the queen and the duke of edinburgh, both in their 90s, received their first doses at windsor castleill eventually help to relieve pressure on the health service, but with new infections are still at record levels, hospital admissions and deaths are expected to continue rising for several weeks to come. katharine da costa, bbc news. indonesian authorities say they have found the location where they believe a boeing 737 passenger plane crashed into the sea in the thousand islands region off the coast of the capital jakarta shortly after take—off. more than ten navy ships have been deployed to the site with divers. the sriwijaya air flight 182 was carrying 62 people. jonathan head reports. flight sj182 had only been in the airforfour minutes when all contact was lost. with no emergency call from the pilots, indonesian officials struggled to piece together what might have happened. transport minister budi karya sumadi described the boeing aircraft veering off—course before disappearing from radar screens. the flight tracking app flightradar monitored the plane making an apparent plunge

today, the queen and the duke of edinburgh, both in their 90s, received their first doses at windsor castlee, but with new infections still at record levels, hospital admissions and deaths are expected to continue rising for several weeks to come. katharine da costa, bbc news. spanish authorities say at least four people have died after the country's most intense storm in 50 years. transport ground to a halt and rivers burst their banks. sylvia lennan—spence reports. swept away — two people died after storm filomina struck this road near malaga in spain. translation: we are amidst the worst snowstorm that has hit much of the country since records began. in some places like madrid, we've seen the biggest snowfall in recent decades. this is an absolutely exceptional situation that has exceeded even the most pessimistic forecasts. around 20,000 kilometres of road were affected. 1500 people trapped in cars needed rescuing. with the police, civil guard and the military‘s emergency unit all in action. passengers were snowed in at spain's main airport. translation: we had to sleep here. they didn'

the prince said he was very glad that the queen and duke of edinburgh had been inoculated at windsor castley license to practice, so i thought i must do something. ijoined to bring them back a campaign in april, but they didn't want to stem because i don't think they knew enough about the disease, but once the vaccination programme started, they contacted me again and i said, yes, i will definitely do that, so i have been going through the process of rejoining the nhs.— rejoining the nhs. there are a lot of hoo -s rejoining the nhs. there are a lot of heaps you _ rejoining the nhs. there are a lot of hoops you have _ rejoining the nhs. there are a lot of hoops you have to _ rejoining the nhs. there are a lot of hoops you have to jump - rejoining the nhs. there are a lot| of hoops you have to jump through rejoining the nhs. there are a lot - of hoops you have to jump through to make sure you are fit and able to carry out this role. what if you had to go to and what do you know about the work you will be doing? i to go to and what do you know about the work you will be doing?- the work you wi

at windsor castle only when it became available to others in the berkshire area, to avoid any suggestion of special treatment. and the sunday express says the queen and the duke of edinburghy by example, joining more than 1.5 million other britons who've so far had the jab. that was a little flavour of the front pages that we will wake up to tomorrow morning. love you to have you both back. let's kick off with the first paper and that is the front page of the telegraph. police toissue front page of the telegraph. police to issue fines after one warning. that's right. the telegraph reported that every police officer has been told to find people who are in breach of covid rules £200 if they refuse to go home at the first time of asking. new guidance coming for chief constables and honestly police officers who were out on patrol as well. i think this is interesting because it sort of talks to an issue around compliance with the rules and with the guidance perhaps as they stand right now. even today we saw in london, and clap on the 12 were arrested at an anti—lockdown protest. i know there are plans elsewhere in the country for similar protests which of course are being advi

edinburgh, have received their coronavirus vaccine. the cleanest 94 years old and philip is 99, a royal spokesperson says the couple were given their shots at windsor castle by a household doctor, their son and heir to the throne. prince charles and grandson prince william. both contracting the virus and recovered. turning out to our weather. the national weather service has issued another high surf warning. starting tomorrow. the warning is in effect for big sur to sonoma county with dangerous waves expected some getting up to 30 ft. visitors are urged to stay off any rocks near the water peers and coastal jetties at to keep a very close eye on kids never turned their backs on the ocean. that's a reminder. we always like to say, ah high surf advisory starts tomorrow at 7 a.m, and it's set to expire at nine o'clock tomorrow night. ktvu meteorologist mark tamayo joining us now with a look at those conditions and our forecast high mark either, kristina. yeah, they had to be very careful right near the immediate coastline. what's interesting s o far this year and even back into the last few couple weeks of 2020. we actually had significance well, so it has b

at windsor castle — only when it became available to others in the berkshire area, to avoid any suggestion of special treatment. and the sunday express says the queen and the duke of edinburghthe jab. so let's begin. james, the sunday telegraph and they're talking about police to issue fines after one warning, in other words they're notjust going to keep warning people, if they don't obey the rules after one warning they will get fined £200. absolutely, i would start by saying i feel for the police in absolutely, i would start by saying ifeel for the police in this situation, when they signed up, hoping to improve society, by becoming a police officer, i'm sure they never imagined they would have to impose fines during a pandemic. however, it has led to some potentially absurd situations, in derbyshire this week two women went to beauty spot with takeaway coffee and each were fined £200 hn, who said the coffee constituted an illegal picnic. you get into these laughable situations, because the police have to crackdown and the interesting thing in the sunday telegraph piece is the suggestion they're having to do that, because they're having to do that, because the government

edinburgh, have received their coronavirus vaccines. the queen is 94 years old and philip is 99, a royal spokesperson says the couple were given their shots at windsor castleson and heir to the throne. prince charles and grandson prince william, both contracting the virus. recovered california is among several states still lagging behind their vaccination goals, but they're beginning to pick up the pace with senior living centers and other high priority groups. boxes. alex hogan has the latest. wow right. more states have started getting the vast it just seniors living in long term care facilities around 700,000. residents and workers have gotten there first shot. they were part of the c. d. c s first recommended group, along with health care workers that should be recent, because that's where many of them there are friday. the agency soft and its stance a bit recommending states also begin vaccinating group one b, which includes essential workers and any. one over the age of 75. so far, fewer than seven million americans have been vaccinated. 22 million doses have been shipped to the states that number lagging behind expectations. vaccines give us hope. w