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Building up to the latest downing street press conference, today led by the prime minister borisjohnson alongside the chief medical officer for england, professor sir chris whitty and chief scientific officer, sir patrick vallance. the uk has recorded it's highest number of daily coronavirus cases since the start of the pandemic — topping 200,000 for the first time. it comes as the health secretary says there is nothing in the latest data to suggest the government would need to toughen up its response to coronavirus and that it was still too early to know how hospitals would cope. sajid javi...

Intensive care units hadn't been vaccinated and 90% hadn't had a booster. borisjohnson added that people were dying needlessly because they hadn't had theirjabs. hugh pym, bbc news. the government's latest coronavirus figures, cover differing time periods, for each of the home nations. there were 218,724 new infections recorded in the latest 24—hour period, which is another record for the uk. on average, there were nearly 181,411 new cases reported per day in the last week. 48 deaths were recorded, that's of people who died within 28 days of a positive test, which means that on average in th...

At the beginning ofjanuary we are seeing some very, very early signs that perhaps some of that demand is lessening. but i would caution against thinking we are through the west of this pandemic, we have a long way to go injanuary. so we are really planning very much for the worst and hoping for the best. the message to get vaccinated was also pushed again today by the prime minister. he said 61% of patients in intensive care units haven't been vaccinated. and 90% hadn't had a booster. borisjohnson added that people were dying needlessly because they hadn't had theirjabs. hugh pym, bbc news. th...

Let me bring up with that court case a new yorker where lawyers for prince andrew and virginia giuffre. thejudge had said to both parties he will make a decision whether to dismiss the case against the duke of york very soon. he soon. he said he appreciates the arguments and passion. you will have a decision very soon. that is the very latest from york. let me bring you all so up—to—date with the covid cases in the uk. we have had a record figure in terms of daily cases. 218,720 for a new covid cases, a new record for a new covid cases, a new record for a number of cases reported on a seco...

Latest figures, including the number of cases, 218,724 new covid cases in the uk and 48 deaths. now south korea has a budget including his rise in government spending. the country currently relies on the united states for its defence, but it appears seoul is keen to try to stand on its own two feet. our correspondent has had access to south korean training. three, two, one... i am trying to pass the g—force test... one, two, three... i am all right. 0h! oh, my god. ..and, well, it's not easy. i am here training with the air force to find out more