katie austin at st pancras in | that. katie austin at st pancras in north london.ling to contain the omincron variant, leading to a record number of cases in some countries. the government of italy, which reported a record 189,000 covid infections today, is making vaccines mandatory for the over—50s. and in france, where 335,000 cases were reported president macron used controversial language to say he wants to make life more difficult for people who haven't been vaccinated. mark lowen reports from rome. bravissimo! the youngest to be armed in the endless battle against covid. five—year—old edoardo gets his first jab, as italy steps up vaccinations for children. maybe too small to grasp how the pandemic has changed their world, but, say parents, they, too, must fight it. why did you want to vaccinate your son? because i love him. his father and i really love him and want him and all his little friends to go back to a normal life. so, this is the least we can do. respect science and respect our children. "it was ok," says edoardo. "did it hurt?" i asked. "just a lit

katy, thank you for that, katy austin _ it reluctantly. ou for that, katy austin live at - it reluctantly. katy, thank you for that, katy austin live at st - it reluctantly. katy, thank you for. that, katy austin live at st pancras in london. across europe, governments are struggling to contain the omincron variant, leading to a record number of cases in some countries. the government of italy, which reported a record 189,000 covid infections today, is meeting to discuss whether to make vaccines mandatory for all workers and the over—sos. and in france, president macron used controversial language to say he wants to make life difficult for people who haven't been vaccinated. our correspondent mark lowen reports from rome. the youngest to be armed in the endless battle against covid. five—year—old edoardo gets his firstjab as italy steps up vaccinations for children. maybe too small to grasp at the pandemic has change their world. but, say parents, they, too, must fight it. why did you want to vaccinate your son? because i love him. his fath

katy austin, bbc news. more travel now on bbc news in the travel show with carmen roberts.s week on the travel show, tiny spaces in tokyo. vast wide open ones in finnish lapland. freedom, the silence around you, and generally just live a happier life. and the trips to look forward to in 2022. international restrictions will start to ease, restoring the benefits travel brings to the world. it's a city of dazzling neon, where robots can fix your drink, and you order your food from a machine. and even way back in 1972, architects were coming up with visions of the future that still leave us spellbound. this is the nakagin capsule tower. it's astonishing to sit here and look at this building, and even though it was built about 50 years ago, it still looks really futuristic. but the netting on the outside is a sign that time is beginning to catch up with the nakagin. it's made from more than 140 pods, each of which can be detached and replaced. the tower was the first finished example of metabolism — an architectural movement inspired by the natural world — but this year, it's s

katy austin, bbc news. let's take a look at today's coronavirus figures.4—hour period. so there were just over 93,000 new cases on average per day in the last week. more than 17,500 people are in hospital with covid. another 56 deaths were reported, that's of people who died within 28 days of a positive test. on average in the past week, there were 263 deaths per day. 0n vaccinations, nearly 37 million people have had a boosterjab, that's 64.2% of those aged 12 and over. the plan b covid restrictions in england are due to be lifted later this week. the world health organisation says "light is at the end of the tunnel" for the uk, but officials here remain cautious, in part because of the number of unvaccinated people — estimated to be around 5 million. in the first of two special reports, my colleague clive myrie, cameraman david mcilveen and producer sam piranty, have returned to the royal london hospital to talk to staff and patients. at the royal london hospital, a multi—bed intensive care unit sits abandoned and silent. the worst has passed in this pan

katy austin, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weatherm here's susan. hello.ered by malik. tomorrow, corrie heading our way. there's malik off into scandinavia overnight. this is corrie set to continue deepening as we move through the next 36 hours. meanwhile, we've got a ridge of high pressure sitting between the two to get us through the evening and overnight. it becomes very still outside, frost likely to the east, perhaps temperatures just above in the west. a cold, crisp but bright start to sunday with some widespread sunshine and just light winds. but here comes corrie through the afternoon, deepening all the while. rain into northern ireland and scotland, some snow for the mountains, definitely a colder feel to sunday. we will see that rain sinking south overnight sunday. it's the low centre that's going to be the biggest cause for concern, running across northern scotland and diving down into the north sea on monday. these the areas the met office is most concerned about at the moment, but do stay up. the headlines... a woman has been killed and thousa

katy austin, bbc news. joining me now is alan hiscox, director of safety, british horse society.good afternoon to you. good afternoon. i'm _ good afternoon to you. good afternoon. i'm assuming - good afternoon to you. good afternoon. i'm assuming youj good afternoon to you. good - afternoon. i'm assuming you welcome these changes — afternoon. i'm assuming you welcome these changes to _ afternoon. i'm assuming you welcome these changes to the _ afternoon. i'm assuming you welcome these changes to the highway - afternoon. i'm assuming you welcome these changes to the highway code? | these changes to the highway code? absolutely. i mean, it is actually giving us some real defined advice for drivers, ratherthan giving us some real defined advice for drivers, rather than just saying pass horses wide and slow, it's getting the ten mph maximum speed, the two metres distance, and placing us in the hierarchy alongside cyclists and carriage drivers. we have been working with the department for transport for quite some time now and we are really pleased. some time now and we are really leas

katy austin, bbc news.lubs can now reopen, and that limits on indoor socialising have been dropped. but people are still being asked to work from home where possible and face masks are still required in indoor public places, including secondary schools. our scotland correspondent alexandra mckenzie has spent the morning in hamilton, south lanarkshire, getting reaction to the changes. things are looking brighter, the omicron wave of coronavirus is thought to have peaked in scotland, the number of daily cases is falling and the restrictions put in place because of the new variant have now been eased. this cafe struggled because of this physical distancing rule for indoor public places. it rule for indoor public places. it feels great, it feels great, it feels great, it feels great, it feels as if were back to normal a little bit. still got facemasks though but we are able to have another two tables in, you can have more than six people at a table, more than six people at a table, more than six people at a tab

katy austin, bbc news.d you know that the average shower uses 75 litres of water and what products you use while the water is running can affect how long the shower lasts? the beauty industry has been developing products where consumers will hopefully use less water and waste with products. today garnier is launching its own no rinse conditioner and claims it's the first mass market brand to do it. but how much water will it actually save and do consumers care about sustainability? joining me now is adrien koskas, global brand president, garnier. come to the programme. first of all, tell us about the product and also you say it is the first for a big company such as yours to come out with a conditioner that does not need washing out but really isn't unilever out with a product in the us and lots of smaller companies that have had these products out for some time, haven't they?— products out for some time, haven't they? products out for some time, haven't the ? ,., ., ., haven't they? good morning, the idea

katy austin, bbc news.tclubs can now reopen and crowd limits on large indoor events have been scrapped. but people are still being asked to work from home where possible, and although table service is no longer necessary in most venues, face masks are still required in indoor public places, including secondary schools. there were almost 88,500 new infections in the latest 24—hour period. so there were just over 93,000 new cases on average per day in the last week. more than 17,500 people are in hospital with covid. another 56 deaths were reported, that's of people who died within 28 days of a positive test. on average in the past week, there were 263 deaths per day. 0n vaccinations, nearly 37 million people have had a boosterjab, that's 64.2% of those aged 12 and over. the time is 1a minutes past six. our top story this evening. the prime minister warns russia that invading ukraine would be a "disastrous step" — as the uk withdraws staff from its embassy there. and she was the first british woman to swim th

katy austin, bbc news.aid he'd made an error ofjudgement by agreeing to meet a journalist for an interview — after he knew he'd tested positive for covid—19. the serbian player is still waiting to hear if his visa will be withdrawn before he can defend his title at the australian open. from melbourne shaimaa khalil reports. hard at work in the hot australian sun. but, at the same time novak djokovic was on the tennis court training, he released a statement on his social media accounts. the world number one had a lot to say about questions over the past few days. still in dispute is when djokovic knew he had covid—19. it is important, because an infection is the reason he was granted a vaccine exemption and allowed to travel to australia. today, the tennis star said he found out on december the 17th, hours after attending a tennis event with children in belgrade. but this conflicts with a sworn affidavit given to the australian courts that he tested positive for the virus a day earlier. crucially, he also ad

katie austin, bbc news. the 3,000—milejourney with her crew mates, raising money for cancer research. it's a cause close to her heart as she herself has incurable cancer. emma braugh reports. that's in! you've got the line, yeah! the moment of triumph after achieving their epic goal. shattering the world record for crossing the atlantic. tired, because it is sam antigua time and i probably had a few too many rum punches last night, so, yeah, i think my body'sjust realised it's been rowing for 42 days and some, so i am feeling a little broken, i have to admit. kat, who celebrated her 42nd birthday on the trip, is living with incurable cancer, but she only talks about the physical toll of the journey on all of the crew. just general aches, knees, we all feel like we are a bit older than we actually are! but actually, you know, we are in pretty good spirits, and very wobbly legs. we haven't quite got our land legs back. during the mammoth trip, they faced many challenges. i think nothing prepares you for the fi

katy austin, bbc news. rewarding of my driving test which i only passed second time?away from that it is as you work, it�*s dry, cloudy, murky for some but some sunshine through the english channel, the channel islands having a cracking day, parts of central and eastern scotland not faring too badly. cool where it stays grey and gloomy. tonight, some rain at times in the highlands and i is, most places try with cloud, but cloud breaks across eastern england, maybe towards the south—east of england, the greatest chance of frost but it will be hit and miss, patchy fog to go with it but tomorrow, we do it again, rain in scotland, not as wet in the highlands as it has been so far today but for most places, it�*s dry, fairly cloudy, the best of the sunshine in eastern scotland, north—eastern england, and through the english channel. goodbye for now. hello this is bbc news with ben brown. the headlines — borisjohnson has ordered an inquiry into claims by a conservative mp that she was sacked as a minister — in part — because of concerns about her muslim faith. the uk is wit

the boss of tour operator jet2 told our transport correspondent katy austin the changes have come atritical time for his industry. january is the peak booking time for holidays, it's when everyone gets through christmas, you've got the january blues and you want to book a holiday and look forward to it and i think it is fair to say the season has got off to a not a great start. this, i think, is a real shot in the arm for the holiday industry and they want to book a holiday and they want to book a holiday and have something to look forward to stopping the last 18-24 forward to stopping the last 18—24 months has been a little bit glum with not a lot to look forward to and i think this could be a real change in that we can now book a holiday and look forward to it. so we can now book a holiday and look forward to it.— look forward to it. so you do think this — look forward to it. so you do think this has _ look forward to it. so you do think this has come - look forward to it. so you do think this has come early - think this has come early enough for there to be a summer holiday recove

katie austin, bbc news.nt campaign, the think campaign doesn't kick off for about two weeks after the launch of the changes. in our view, we would have preferred to see the campaign and the information come before the changes become law. so sit is something we have been talking to government and other bodies about.— talking to government and other bodies about. , ~ ., , ., bodies about. yes, i think that is a fairly good — bodies about. yes, i think that is a fairly good assumption _ bodies about. yes, i think that is a fairly good assumption and - bodies about. yes, i think that is a fairly good assumption and many i fairly good assumption and many people would agree with you on. in terms of changes themselves, how wise are they? are they welcome? yes, i think they are welcome. what it is trying to do is change the culture on our road, change the responsibility on our roads and actually make the roads a more harmonious place for us all, to give is structure. many of the changes though responsible drivers do

our transport correspondent katy austin is at st pancras international station in london for us., , ~ suffered. yes, that is right. after the omicron _ suffered. yes, that is right. after the omicron variant _ suffered. yes, that is right. after the omicron variant emerged - suffered. yes, that is right. after the omicron variant emerged in i suffered. yes, that is right. after i the omicron variant emerged in late november, the uk government introduced fresh travel restrictions to try and slow its entry and spread in the uk, so, at the moment, travellers have to show evidence of a negative covid test taken within two days of setting off to come to the uk and, after they arrive, they have to pay to have a pcr test within two days as well. the travel industry says these rules have really hit demand at a time when confidence wasjust really hit demand at a time when confidence was just recovering and they say this isn't just about immediate plans being changed, but also, this time of year is normally also, this time of year is normally a really big time for summer holiday bookings b

our business correspondent, katy austin, is here.ion, and good news for the travel industry? yes. the rules that were introduced _ travel industry? yes. the rules that were introduced in _ travel industry? yes. the rules that were introduced in december, i travel industry? yes. the rules that were introduced in december, as i were introduced in december, as france tried to curb the spread of the omicron variant, are now being rolled back from tomorrow. regardless of vaccination status. people will still need to have a negative covid test, either pcr or antigen lateral flow, negative covid test, either pcr or antigen lateralflow, in negative covid test, either pcr or antigen lateral flow, in the previous 2a hours, but this change does mean that vaccinated people can't now go to france on holiday, or to visit friends or family. when the restrictions were introduced, it came just in time to cancel lots of people's christmas plans, and the travel industry saw this as a huge blow. france is a very popular holiday destination. so the move

katy austin, bbc news.minister to travel to eastern europe next week, as the uk steps up diplomatic efforts to resolve the crisis between russia and ukraine. borisjohnson is also expected to speed on the phone with russian president vladimir putin, whose forces have been gathering at the border with ukraine in recent weeks. simonjones has this report. preparing for a possible war. written is already bolstering ukraine's defences. ukrainian soldiers are being told to use —— trained to use anti—tank missile is provided by the uk. borisjohnson is determined to do all he can to avoid bloodshed. he will visit the region in the coming days, and he will call president putin with the message" russia needs to step back and engage diplomatically". at a meeting here at the ministry of defence, top officials outlined a range of options to counter what is being described as growing russian aggression in the region. one option would see more british troops sent to reinforce nato defences. that is something borisjohnson w

katy austin, bbc news.ect gas prices would come down "any time soon". he�*s been speaking to our business editor simonjack. when i talk to our customers and i hear how distressed they are at the increasing prices that are coming, then i think it is inconceivable that we don�*t do something to help those people. but it has to be targeted at those people. it can�*t be targeted at energy companies but the customers who can least afford the customers who can least afford the increases that are coming. what the increases that are coming. what is the answer. _ the increases that are coming. what is the answer, there _ the increases that are coming. what is the answer, there are _ the increases that are coming. what is the answer, there are a _ the increases that are coming. what is the answer, there are a number of options on the table? the is the answer, there are a number of options on the table?— options on the table? the three thins we options on the table? the three things we outlined _ options on the table?

katy austin, bbc news.ter the helicopter they were travelling in crash—landed on a residential street in philadelphia. police are calling it a "miracle" that the aircraft managed to avoid power cables and buildings before hitting the ground. mark lobel has the story. this place of worship, scene of a miracle, now the final resting place of a twin—engine medical helicopter after it crashed on the church's front lawn, carrying a two—month—old baby girl. but for her and fellow passengers, it's a story of survival. we hear a crash, and i thought it was a car crash. the pilot weaved his ailing aircraft through this densely populated pennsylvania neighbourhood, dodging power lines and avoiding restaurants and schools, before landing on the ground and tumbling over. the best way to describe it is a miracle. obviously, this pilot had a great command of the helicopter, and was able to land it safely, took the best interests of the community at hand to make sure there were no injuries, no property damage. so he did a

self—isolate and take a further pcr test, to identify any new variants. 0ur transport correspondent katy austinas international station in london a little earlier and told us it was some better news for travellers and the travel industry. this marks a return to pre—0micron arrangements, making international travel cheaper and easier again for fully vaccinated passengers. as you say, from four o'clock on friday morning, they won't have to do a covid test within two days of setting off for england, nor will they have to self—isolate while they await for their post—arrival test. the result of their post—arrival test. and from 4am on sunday morning, they won't have to take a pcr test within two days of arriving into england. they can take a lateral flow test instead, although that can't be a free nhs one. if they test positive, they must take a pcr, and that can be a free nhs test. now, this has been welcomed by travel businesses, who had said that the testing measures introduced to stem the spread of 0micron were holding back the sector's recovery. firms are now feeling more optimistic, but the pa

here's the bbc�*s transport correspondent katy austin.avel plans. it affected a lot of people and the travel industry were very upset about it. it was very bad timing for them, just when there had been a bit of optimism in the air, so today for positive reaction from the likes of euro stark, brittany fairies, some airlines reported to have already seen a spike in bookings for ski holidays, which are still very big at this time of year, so they are seeing it as finally bit more positive news —— eurostar, brittany ferries. also in france, teachers across the country have held one of the biggest strikes in recent years over covid—19 measures. let me show you the scene in nice earlier today. it's a tradition there to toss an effigy of a person that displeases others. in this case, as you can see, that person is president emmanuel macron. teachers are angry about staff shortages, made worse by covid. they also say that the rules they're expected to follow in order to keep infection rates down are complicated and constantly changing. have a lis

katy austin, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news... a minister — in part — because of concerns about her muslim faith. covid restrictions in scotland ease today — nightclubs can reopen, and limits on indoor socialising are being dropped. in 1927, mercedes gleitze became the first british woman to swim the channel. later that same year she became the first person to swim the strait of gibraltar, and went on to set many more remarkable swimming records. we will bring you more on that story in a minute but we have some breaking news now that the wikileaks founderjulian assange has been granted permission to seek appeal to the uk supreme court over extradition to the united states. he had been seeking leave to appeal against the decision, that he could be extradited to the united states, and he has been granted permission to appeal. greg mckenzie has the very latest for us. fill us in on what has happened. in very latest for us. fill us in on what has happened.— very latest for us. fill us in on what has happened. in the last few moments j

let's talk to our transport correspondent katy austin.s include visiting family or friends. so yes, since the 18th of december if you are travelling to france from the uk you had to have a compelling reason, you had to have a compelling reason, you have to self—isolate upon arrival, that is because france was trying to curb the spread of the 0micron variant. from tomorrow those rules will no longer apply if you are fully vaccinated, if you are not then they will still apply. when the rules were tightened in december that came just rules were tightened in december that camejust in rules were tightened in december that came just in time to affect the travel plans of many thousands of people might have been travelling for christmas, for work or to see friends and family they hadn't seen for a very long time so it affected a lot of people and the travel industry. travel and tourism businesses were very upset about it. it was very bad timing for them just when i had been some optimism in the air. so today, a positive reaction from the likes of

our transport correspondent katie austin explained a little earlier what this means for the travel industryy. france on holiday or to visit friends orfamily. when france on holiday or to visit friends or family. when the restrictions were introduced it came just in time to cancel lots of people�*s christmas plans and the travel industry so this is a huge blow. france is a popular holiday destination. so today�*s move has been welcomed by businesses including eurostar, brittany ferries and airline companies which have seen a spike in bookings. this will also be music to the ears of firms in the french alps because it means british tourists can go this game. the lawyer representing virginia giuffre, the woman who�*s accused prince andrew of sexually assaulting her when she was 17, has told the bbc, he doesn�*t think she would accept a purely financial settlement. ajudge in new york has rejected the duke�*s attempts to dismiss the civil case. prince andrew has consistently denied the allegations. our royal correspondent sarah campbell has been following the story near the duke�*s home in winds

katy austin, bbc news.ssian troops massed on the ukrainian border. russia's deputy foreign minister has described it as a moment of truth in relations between the two sides. nato members have repeatedly said they won't accept russian demands, which include a halt to any eastward expansion of the alliance. let's get more on this, now. joining us live now is 0rysia lutsevych who is the head of the ukraine forum at chatham house here in london. thank you forjoining us on bbc news thank you forjoining us on bbc news and bbc world today. on that last point, russia has said it wants nato to firmly say that ukraine cannot be a full member. it wants a legal guarantee on that but there's no way that nato is going to agree to that, is there? ., �* ., , ,., , is there? you're absolutely right. we've heard _ is there? you're absolutely right. we've heard the _ is there? you're absolutely right. we've heard the same _ is there? you're absolutely right. we've heard the same statement yesterday after the negotiations betw

katie austin, bbc news. let's speak now to president of the aa, edmund king. only one third had heard — 13,000 drivers. and only one third had heard there were some changes. we then— had heard there were some changes. we then followed up this month, in january. _ we then followed up this month, in january, did a further survey of about— january, did a further survey of about 14,000 drivers. and again, the majority. _ about 14,000 drivers. and again, the majority, even if they'd heard about the changes, they didn't really know what the _ the changes, they didn't really know what the changes are. and obviously if we look— what the changes are. and obviously if we look back at the past that major— if we look back at the past that major campaigns for compulsory seat belts. _ major campaigns for compulsory seat belts. or— major campaigns for compulsory seat belts, orthe major campaigns for compulsory seat belts, or the breathalyser, we had bil belts, or the breathalyser, we had big campaigns before that legislation was introduced, whereas here. _ legislation was in

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>> katy, the big challenge is we have to be able to say what is domestic extremism and what are domestic extremist groups. if you saw secretary austine dod a few weeks ago, we were talking about it here at msnbc, he was trying to police the ranks but if you can't call it what it is it's very difficult to say this group is a domestic extremist group or this sort of activity is a domestic extremist activity. that's even more problematic when you look at our first amendment and second amendment rights. a lot of these groups claim to be second amendment advocates or trying to express their free speech. but the line between free speech and peaceful protesting and entering the capitol and killing cops is a very thin line, that's what we saw on january 6th. beyond that, looking at the skills of the oath keepers versus the proud boys, very top down organized. it was just like reading a military manual. the idea that they have weapons across the river that they're waiting to bring in, it's tough to realize how lucky we were on january 6th. we did not see shots fired at the capitol that day. what if they had called this qrf in that they were