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pressure on the nhs. elections are taking place in the us state of georgia which will decide the course ofjoe biden‘s presidency. mood of the nation: as people are told to stay at home we ll look at the impact the latest lockdowns are having on our mental health. and coming up on bbc news, england s cricketers have been tested again for coronavirus in sri lanka ahead of their two test series. moeen ali is isolating after testing positive. good afternoon, and welcome to the bbc news at one. with the whole of the uk facing another period of strict lockdown we appear to be back where we started. we ll have to stay at home, schools are closed and even if you do venture out there s not much you can do to cheer yourself up. few shops, no restaurants, and no pubs. and that ll be the case for weeks wales is already in lockdown and northern ireland is expected to go the same way. england s rules come into force tomorrow scotland s started at midnight. when will it end? ....
as everyone is told to stay at home, we ll look at the impact the latest lockdowns are having on our mental health. with the whole of the uk facing another period of strict lockdown we appear to be back where we started. we ll have to stay at home, schools are closed and even if you do venture out there s not much you can do to cheer yourself up. few shops, no restaurants, and no pubs. and that ll be the case for weeks. wales is already in lockdown and northern ireland is expected to go the same way. england s rules come into force tomorrow scotland s started at midnight. when will it end? well much, of course, will depend on the success of the government s vaccination programme. there was some good news for businesses, chancellor rishi sunak saying they will receive support grants worth up to £9,000 to help them survive the latest covid lockdown. 0ur political correspondent damian grammaticas reports. the heart of london today. still. the pace of life slowing again. ....
attending the inauguration of president elect biden hours after condemning the violent storming of the us capitol. and coming up: wonder woman 1984 tells us the origin story of the superheroine, that s still to come on the film review with anna smith. the uk records the highest number of deaths in a 2k hour period. the deaths of 1,325 were reported in the past 2a hours. previously the highest level was on the 21st of april, when 1,224 deaths were recorded. the uk also records a further 68,053 new cases in the past day. the news comes as government scientists estimate for the r number that s the measure of how fast the virus is growing, has gone up to between one and 1.11. that means on average every ten people infected with the virus will pass it on to between ten and 1a others. before christmas it was estimated to be between 1.1 and 1.3. scientists advising the government said the estimates of r and growth rates are based on the latest data available up to january fo ....
england this morning. and if you want to get in touch on any of today s stories, please do. you can tweet me @reetacbbc or with the hashtag #bbcyourquestions. indonesian investigators believe the boeing 737 that crashed on saturday was destroyed when it hit the sea, which could rule out a mid air breakup. democrats seek the removal of donald trump from office. they want vice president mike pence to take over until the end of the presidential term. and coming up this hour as millions of children are once again studying at home, the bbc is today launching the biggest ever education programme in its history. england s chief medical officer, professor chris whitty, is warning that the next few weeks are going to be worst weeks of this pandemic, with its peak still to come. he is urging people to double down, follow lockdown rules and minimise contact with people outside their households. it comes as ministers discuss ways to improve enforcement of the current lockdown mea ....
forgotten reports there could be new financial help on its way for some of the millions left out of the government s support schemes. i ll take a look. the fa cup upsets just keep coming crawley town playing the game of their lives to knock out premier league side leeds and reach the fourth round. good morning. it isa it is a milder day for most of us today but a cloudy and blustery, with some rain in the north and west falling as snow in the highlands and grampian. more details in ten minutes. good morning. it s monday, 11th january. our top story. seven mass vaccination centres are opening across england this morning, as the government ramps up the effort to protect 15 million of the most vulnerable people by the middle of next month. nhs england says these new sites mean thousands ofjabs will be delivered every week, as our health correspondent, jim reed, reports. from today, this will become one of the largest vaccination sites in the country. ashton gate stad ....