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more than 4.5 million people were waiting to begin hospital treatment in england at the end january, thats the highest number since records began in 2007. the royal college of surgeons has called the situation to turn things around. heres our health editor, hugh pym. hospital wards devoted to covid. the surge in numbers over the last two months led to widespread cancellations of less urgent types of care, and theres still a backlog from last years first covid peak. todays figures highl...

border. lockdown restrictions in wales will begin to be eased from tomorrow — with outdoor socialising and golf and tennis able to resume. in scotland, four adults from two households are now allowed to meet outdoors, including in private gardens. what do you make of coronavirus restrictions starting to be lifted in scotland and wales? do you think now is the right time? what will you be doing first? get in touch on twitter at annita underscore mcveigh or with the hashtag bbcyourques...

tonight marks one year since start of the pandemic. this has been the deadliest year in a century. literally it started one year ago with the presidential address on our watch and now a year later, literally to the hour, a very different president with a very different message. the biggest anti-poverty measure in a generation. the law aims to lift 11 million americans out of poverty and cut child poverty in half, but president biden spent most of his first address to the nation not tak...

im laura jarrett. happy friday. >> happy friday. im christine romans. nice to see you. march 12th. 5 a.m. exactly in new york. start the clock. president biden offering this hopeful path out of the pandemic and hes giving a time line by early summer. in the first primetime address he urged all-americans to do their part. >> if we do all of this, if we do our part, if we do this together, by july the 4th theres a good chance you, family and friends will be able to get together in your b...

and maybe we can even be closer than six feet apart. imagine what that would look like with your friends and family. president biden says its a realistic goal if we all buckle down a little longer. in his first primetime address last night, the president pledged to make all adults eligible for a coronavirus vaccine by may 1st. thats just seven weeks away. and a month earlier than the last projection. >> so the president spent only part of his speech touting the $1.9 trillion relief pac...

three vaccines thanks to donald trumps operation warp speed. there were already a million vaccines being administered to peoples arms every day when biden was sworn in, 36 million doses at already been distributed. according to joe it was the biden administration that stepped in, heroically saved america from covid-19, none of this is true. wheres the unity, joe? >> president biden: im using every power i have as president of the united states to put us on a war footing to get the job ...

donald trumps operation warp speed. there were already a million vaccines being administered to peoples arms every day when biden was sworn in, 36 million doses at already been rpdistributed. according to joe it was the biden administration that stepped in, heroically saved america from covid-19, none of this is true. wheres the unity, joe? >> president biden: im using every power i have as president of the united states to put us on a war footing to get the job done. it sounds like hy...

can the big promise he makes on vaccine be delivered? the stunning discovery in wuhan about the months before confirmed case back on the front lines of health workers we met and th struggles they face. more than 530,000 americans lost to covid, the faces and the names we have lost also, tonight andrew cuomo, the groping allegation now referred to police and the new call for him to resign. prince williams breaking his prince william breaking his silence responding to meghan markle and h...

a good chance you, your families and friends will be able to get nothing your backyard or neighborhood and have a cookout or barbecue and celebrate up independence day. july 4th is the goal. >> he also announced new measures to announce that every american who wants a vaccine can get one. >> i will direct all states, tribes and territories to make all adults, people 18 and over, eligible to be vaccinated no later than may 1. when every adult is eligible in may, we will launch with our ...

when every adult is eligible in may, we will launch with our partners new tools to make it easier for to you find the vaccine and where to get the shot. including a new website that will help you first find the place to get vaccinated and the one nearest you. no more searching day and night to get an appointment. >> as we mentioned, tonights speech on the second floor of the white house comes one year to the day since the world health organization declared the coronavirus outbreak a pa...