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Responsible response of the public. they changed their behaviour in the face of omicron in order to try to stem transmissions. so, yes, i think what we did has been worth it and we are hopefully now seeing scotland, as other parts of the uk, very firmly on the downward slope of that omicron wave. lets take a look at the latest coronavirus data for the uk. almost 75,000 new infections have been recorded in the last 2a hours. there were 75 further deaths — thats people who died within 28 days of...

It doesnt take away the disruption many schools are still facing. elaine dunkley, bbc news, in crosby. the first plane loads of aid have arrived at tongas main airport, after last saturdays volcanic eruption and tsunami, cut the pacific island nation off from the outside world. more flights and several ships are on their way, bringing urgently—needed drinking water, food and medicines. the queen says her thoughts and prayers are with the people of tonga, which is part of the commonwealth. here...

And hes disabled. and hes been telling a local radio station about his ordeal. the swept up to see on the evening of the eruption. that was 7pm on saturday. he says he held onto a tree trunk to keep afloat several hours later he arrived on an island 4.5 kilometres away from his home. he wasnt able to find help. on sunday morning — at ten oclock he swam for an island, five kilometres away. that took eight hours and he couldnt find help there either. when he was 24 hours into his journey, he dec...

Hello. welcome. this is bbc news. the headlines: the british prime minister, borisjohnson, has insisted he will fight any challenge to his leadership of the conservative party. hes been under mounting pressure over social gatherings involving his staff during lockdowns. an inquiry is due to report next week. president biden has said he thinks russia will invade ukraine, but has warned that the united states will impose severe costs and significant harm on moscow in response. moscow has about 100...

Anywhere from a quarter to half an inch of ice. higher amounts around wilmington as you work your way inland. same for portions of south carolina. it will remain snow for places like norfolk and to the extreme southeastern sections of virginia. this is the broader picture. again, its all part of a storm system thats bringing a texas-size cool down to the lone star state where temperatures there, get this, isa, have dropped 39 degrees fahrenheit in houston, texas, in about a 24-hour period behind...

Usually when we get a tsunami on the west coast, it is due to an earthquake, so this is an exceptionally rare event where a volcano that was mostly underwater has exploded and caused a tsunami across the pacific. the south pacific eruption sent a shock wave around the world, with air pressure changes recorded as far afield as canada and even scotland. the concern is now that, for the tongans who may not have scrambled to safety in time, the fear that further eruptions can�*t be ruled out. i�...

This is bbc news. im kasia madera with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. britains prime minister, borisjohnson, says he will challenge any fight to his leadership as the row surrounding parties in downing street during lockdown continues. "you have sat there too long for all the good you have done. "in the name of god, go!" president biden sends a warning to russia if they invade ukraine, saying the us will do significant harm to moscow if it does. emergency aid fl...

Today and the reason why disney was affected and other stocks that were rooted in streaming. thank you so much forjoining us, dawn, lovely to have you on. lets see, she did write a book about cable news but now it is all about streaming. people have been returning to their homes in the spanish canary island of la palma for the first time since being forced to flee from a volcanic eruption. the landscape has been transformed. everything covered in a deep layer of ash, burying cars, bicycles and h...

The first planeloads of aid have arrived at tongas main airport after saturdays volcanic eruption and tsunami cut the pacific island nation off from the outside world. more flights and several ships are on their way, bringing urgently needed drinking water, food and medicine. the queen has said her thoughts and prayers are with the people of the pacific nation, which is part of the commonwealth. rupert wingfield—hayes reports. for the first time since last saturdays huge eruption, were finally...

He said, "the last thing we want is to bring covid to tonga, and its either we stand off or we port and deliver the supplies and the aid." and there is a reason why the tongan government is quite nervous about all of this. this is a country that has recorded only one case of covid—19 since the beginning of the pandemic. and looking at other neighbouring pacific nations, be it here in fiji or the solomon islands or samoa or kiribati, they were covid—19—free at one point, but now many of the...