and we have some news from abroad. we start in the united states and across parts of the south in particular because we have some enormous thunderstorms breaking at the moment. they will be capable of bringing some pale and later today there is a significant risk of seeing some very strong tornadoes across this kind of area. some of those could be on the ground for quite a long time so there is a risk of significant damage because that part of the united states later today. here in the uk there is more cloud than yesterday but still some fine spells of sunshine. for most of you through the afternoon. the exception is across parts of east anglia and the south east england where we have some rain which could be on the heavy side across essex, kent and sussex before that clear through. most of us than see some sunshine and if you are out of that chilly wind temperatures as high as 14 chilly wind temperatures as high as m in glasgow and around 15 for chilly wind temperatures as h
a digital travel certificate the eu suggests a way for holiday makers to prove they ve had a covid vaccination. the former downing street adviser dominic cummings describes the department of health as a smoking ruin in the early months of the coronavirus pandemic. and, why this is so unusual the bird that s now so rare in the wild, it s forgotten how to sing its own song. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. a damning report into child sex abuse in football says the football association failed to do enough to keep children safe after the scale of the problem came to light. the independent review found the fa was too slow to put protection measures in place following the high profile convictions of abusers in 1995, and identified significant institutional failings , as our sports correspondent, natalie pirks, reports. this is the day survivors have been waiting for, to see black and white what they have always known, the fa should have done more to keep them safe.
no chemotherapy throughout the pandemic. i don t have much of a choice. and john lewis has warned of further store closures after it made a record annual loss of more than £500 million. good afternoon. prince william has insisted the royal family is not racist, in his first comments since the duke and duchess of sussex told us television that a member of the family had questioned what colour their child s skin would be. william also revealed he hasn t spoken to his brother since harry and meghan gave the interview to oprah winfrey, but said he would do. the duke and duchess of cambridge were visiting a school in east london when they were asked by a reporter about the controversy. have you spoken to your brother since the interview? no, i haven t spoken to him yet, but i will do. and can you just let me know, is the royalfamily a racist family, sir? no, we are very much not a racist family. our royal correpsondent, sarah campbell, joins me now. they are the first comments th
In a moment well be live in brussels for analysis on this. But also we must mention the fate of two major european agencies will be decided on today. The European Medicines Agency and European Banking Authority currently reside in london which will no longer be part of the eu from the end of march 2019. The 27 Member States will vote later on which cities will become their new homes. Joe lynam has more. Iam hoping i am hoping to be able to speak to him injusta i am hoping to be able to speak to him injust a moment. I am hoping to be able to speak to him injusta moment. He i am hoping to be able to speak to him injust a moment. He is i am hoping to be able to speak to him injusta moment. He isjoining us him injusta moment. He isjoining us from brussels. Here he is. Peter, good to see you. Lets start with the situation in the brexit negotiations in germany. Your thoughts on the outcome of the Coalition Talks . They are collapsing and as we have been hearing earlier, there is a real conce
Stalemate where Civil Servants, not elected politicians, have been running departments and will be asking whether it is possible to restore the power sharing assembly. And gary oldman is up for best actor in this years baftas for his portrayal as Winston Churchill in darkest hour. Our good morning. It isjanuary our good morning. It is january the 9th. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. Theresa may has held herfirst meeting with her new cabinet this morning as she prepares to finalise her ministerial reshuffle. This morning, more ministers are understood to have said theyre leaving government including International Trade minister mark garnier. Government sources say his departure isnt related to recent allegations of inappropriate behaviour. Meanwhile, the journalist toby young has resigned from his role with the new Higher Education regulator the office for students. Hed faced a growing campaign against his appointment by the government because of his history of derogatory comments about w