king's letter from the birmingham jail. senator jones has standing to do this, not just because he's from alabama, but because of his work as a united states attorney prosecuting clansmen who blew up a church on 1th street in birmingham, killing little children. senator jones said that all this was not too long ago. it was not too long ago for me. i remember a day on august 28th, 19 -- 1963. i was a student in law school with an internship at the united states department of justice. it was hot summer day, and the streets were filled with a march on washington. it was about lunchtime, i believe, that i went outside into that crowd and i heard a booming voice from a man who was standing on the steps the lincoln memorial. and i heard the words that he hoped that his four little children one day would live in a nation where they would not be judged by the color of their skin. i am not sure at that time at that age i understood fully what i was hearing and seeing. but i was hearing dr. king with his "i have a dream" speech. a ye

while in solitary confinement in birmingham cam, dr. king wrote what became known as the letter from the birmingham jail. a stunning response, to a group of white clergy in alabama, who had denounced his tactics and questioned the wisdom and timing of his arrival in birmingham. they insisted, that he was an outside agitator. coming to alabama to instigate trouble. dr. king responded famously, injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. in his letter, he rejected the idea that african americans should be more patient for change. in the face of the daily indignities inflicted by segregation. in the face of violence and threats and intimidation. there comes a time he wrote, when the cup of endurance runs over. while i did not experience the struggle as a young child, a young white child growing up in nearby birmingham suburb, i spent much of my adult life, as a lawyer and former united states attorney, studying the history and absorbing its lessons. i've often turn to dr. king's leather letter, to understand the forces that playe

king's letter, while confined here in birmingham in the birmingham city jail, i came across your recent statement calling my present activities, kwoeft, unwise and untimely, quote. seldom do i pause to answer critics of my work and ideas. if i sought to answer all the criticism that crossed my desk, my secretaries would have little time for anything other than such correspondence in the course of the day and i would have no time for constructive work. but since i feel that you are men of genuine goodwill and that your criticisms are sincerely set forth, i want to try to answer your statement with what i hope with be patient and reasonable terms. dr. king's letter went on to say, i think i should indicate why i am here in birmingham, since you have been influenced by the view which argues against, quote, outsiders coming in, unquote. i have the honor of serving as president of the southern christian leadership conference, an organization operating in every southern state, with headquarters in atlanta, georgia. we have some 85 affiliated organizations across the south. one of them is the

so this will be embarrassing if birmingham did run out. on the other hand, officials say there are teething problems, but they are convinced that these will be ove rco m e convinced that these will be overcome in the next 2a hours. naomi, remind us where we are in terms of numbers who have already been vaccinated? the latest figures suggest about 1.3 million people across the uk have been vaccinated. in the last week in england, it was over 300,000. but in order to meet the target the government has for the target the government has for the middle of next month, they need to be vaccinating at least 2 million per week. naomi grimley there. our top story this lunchtime... the us congress sits all night to confirm joe biden as president, after pro—trump rioters stormed the building seeking to overturn the result, leaving four people dead and the country reeling in shock. # why you keep wastin' your energy? # n?ver let them draw out the energy... and coming up with lyrics reflecting his own gritty life experiences growing up in coventry, rap

that is the leader of birmingham city council, ian ward. let‘s go to westminster now where the health secretary is answering questions from the health and social care cttee about the government‘s habdling of the coronavirus response ...and and therefore must isolate and ensuring that their contacts isolate from the contact tracing system and so from the contact tracing system and so both of those are going to be important for the months to come thank chair and thank you secretary of state. are you able to do might explain my community pharmacies are not considered initially in the vole is a vaccination scheme. given that there are five points that should have been considered in how our profession is able to carry out this vaccination. this point is their experience and storage of the vaccination and community pharmacies do have experience of monitoring fridge temperatures and ensuring that drugs are stored at the right temperature. they should have access to patient information and they have the ability to determine whether monitor pati

we are praying for our friends in birmingham, alabama. the winter weather, several inches of snow across a wide swath of the midwest and central plains toward the great lakes and even the northeast where northwest of new york city we could get 80 inches of snow, all part of a broader weather system that brought the tornado to birmingham, alabama. jillian: everyone has their own separate issue today. todd: the chicago teachers union fouling not to return to in person classes, thousands of students at home. how important is it for kids to get back to the classroom. joining me to discuss, three students, justin, and alberto molina, father of two. how much of a good punch was this vote by the teachers union? >> it is unconscionable. already children in classrooms and they have been in classrooms for two weeks, devastating. unnecessary. todd: i don't hang out with kids your age but this has been a tough time. since march of last year it has been pretty rough. it is tough. do you see your friends with any frequency? >> on-screen. you try to for

this is a 15—year—old boy who has been murdered in the streets of birmingham. and our belief is that the other people responsible for it were also round about that age. we know we've got a 14—year—old lad who's been arrested. his attackers fled in a white car, which crashed into a house a short distance away. why they targeted keon isn't yet known. people living here are shocked. the cycle of violence on our streets is of major concern. we've been seeking ways to make our streets safer for a number of years. our thoughts and condolences go out to the family of the young man. the 14—year—old boy remains in custody. police believe others were involved. keon�*s family are grieving a teenager who they remember as fun—loving, with an infectious laugh that lit up a room. they're asking anyone with information to come forward. sian lloyd, bbc news. now on bbc news. it was once the richest democracy in latin america, but under president nicolas maduro, venezuela has been in an economic tailspin. venezuela was once considered by many as the crown jewel of so

the ceo of birmingham education partnership, thank you. if you have a laptop or tablet that you want to donate then please go to bbc. co. uk/makeadifference where you can find details of charities who will help get them safely wiped and sent to the children that need them the most. now it‘s time for a look at the weather. hello again. some of us have seen some sleet and snow already this morning across northern ireland, scotland and also northern england. and there‘s more to come for northern ireland, southern scotland, and later into north wales. especially on high ground, but we will see some to lower levels. the freezing fog we have had this morning will be slow to lift, some of it lingering all day. that will peg back the temperatures, but in between there will be some sunshine and, increasingly, wintry showers will get down to sea level across the north of scotland and later the wind will pick up as well and be quite gusty, actually, not just today but tonight and tomorrow. tonight, what we think is going to happen, and there is a

this is a 15—year—old boy who has been murdered on the streets of birmingham. and our belief is that the other people responsible for it were also round about that age. we know we have got a 14—year—old lad who been arrested. his attackers fled in a white car, which crashed into a house a short distance away. why they targeted keon isn't yet known. people living here are shocked. the cycle of violence on our streets is of major concern. we have been seeking ways to make our streets safer for a number of years. our thoughts and condolences go out to the family of the young man. the 14—year—old boy remains in custody. police believe others were involved. keon�*s family are grieving a teenager who they remember as as fun—loving, with an infectious laugh that lit up a room. they are asking anyone with information to come forward. sian lloyd, bbc news. the future of nissan's car plant in sunderland has been secured with the company saying the brexit trade deal will allow it to continue manufacturing in the north east, and give it a competitive advantage.

of birmingham. tell us what you have observed about the shifts within the republican party that have got us to this point. party that have got us to this oint. , party that have got us to this oint. . .. party that have got us to this oint. , ., .. party that have got us to this oint. , ., ., . , point. there is no longer a single republican _ point. there is no longer a single republican party- _ point. there is no longer a single republican party. one _ point. there is no longer a single republican party. one of- point. there is no longer a single republican party. one of these i point. there is no longer a single l republican party. one of these two major parties in the united states, but it is now fractured. we have one faction the place by the rules, they acknowledge the courts, they acknowledge the courts, they acknowledge the courts, they acknowledge the congressional decisions have to be respected, they acknowledge that the media is there to maintain checksum power, but you have another fact

or birmingham changes everything. birmingham young people. making history accessible not an easy words joust, but as something that you can take ownership of is also very important. otherwise it just because it becomes one more thing you have to learn about clever people that you are never going to be like. who wants to learn that. >> or who have seen so much more regal and unified. gary starts with franklin mccain rain? who is one of the young people in greensboro, and they're for young people who started it right? i think to go back into think okay, i have three friends. what can i do with three friends? that's what they are they are for friends. >> right. going back to rosa parks, the story of covid who was kicked off the bus before rosa parks who pleads not guilty, who's charged and who they start to go with wrong side of town, eventually gets pregnant. 15 year old and they drop or. they just drop her. they don't just drop or from that protest, which is a strategical question, also a moral question obviously. what's art tests gonna be. th

this is a 15—year—old boy who has been murdered on the streets of birmingham. and our belief is that the other people responsible for it were also round about that age. we know we have got a 14—year—old lad who been arrested. his attackers fled in a white car, which crashed into a house a short distance away. why they targeted keon isn't yet known. people living here are shocked. the cycle of violence on our streets is of major concern. we have been seeking ways to make our streets safer for a number of years. our thoughts and condolences go out to the family of the young man. the 14—year—old boy remains in custody. police believe others were involved. keon�*s family are grieving a teenager who they remember as fun—loving, with an infectious laugh that lit up a room. they are asking anyone with information to come forward. sian lloyd, bbc news. brazil has the second highest coronavirus death toll in the world and the country is struggling with a new variant of the virus and devastating second wave. manaus in the amazon rainforest is at the epicentre

king authorized small children to march into fire hoses in birmingham. that went all all over the world. they couldn't get more than ten adults to get to jail the day before but they had 600 kids go to jail the first day, and the second today at almost 1000, marching into dogs and fire hoses, seeing the same songs that icing in sunday school. i asked my mother, somewhat embarrassed, where did this come from? they are not waiting until they are 30? they are seeing the same songs, and these are primarily girls. everything in america with authority condemned these demonstrations. robert kennedy said it was irresponsible and unconscionable. malcolm x only a coward would allow children to march in a man's wart. george wallace said that it proved martin luther king was the prayed that he would allow this to happen. all the politics and media said that these demonstrations proved the civil rights movement had lost its moorings, yet those photographs broke through peoples emotional resistance to the civil rights movement. it's demonstrations broke out in over 70

i never you i mean you know use it though no i mean i used it as a musician when i had a concert in birmingham so once and help is but in films you never use it you never put it as a title because it's tacky and you never do it i know it's one of those unwritten things how far back does it go or how long have they been serving people. hundreds of years but in the acting profession 1st one was henry irving he was the 1st night which brought respectability the acting profession because they were nothing but robison and vagabonds and so henry irving was knighted by queen victoria and when they made you they dub you yeah they put the sort of this order. arise around for the older i dubbed the you know i can't remember it 20 years ago but it's fun it was great on on the queen yeah and she was very nice and buckingham palace and they had the. guards playing the band and they play or sound of music and all those things on them so very sane and she comes in with that and but it has to be a thrill you know what it was you up in great britain oh yeah yeah i don't know why the nights me because i'm such

this is a 15—year—old boy who has been murdered on the streets of birmingham. and our belief is that the other people responsible for it were also round about that age. we know we have got a 14—year—old lad who been arrested. his attackers fled in a white car, which crashed into a house a short distance away. why they targeted keon isn't yet known. people living here are shocked. the cycle of violence on our streets is of major concern. we have been seeking ways to make our streets safer for a number of years. our thoughts and condolences go out to the family of the young man. the 14—year—old boy remains in custody. police believe others were involved. keon's family are grieving a teenager who they remember as fun—loving, with an infectious laugh that lit up a room. they are asking anyone with information to come forward. sian lloyd, bbc news. the international olympic committee says it's united in its determination to ensure the tokyo games go ahead in july and august. president thomas bach made the statement in a newly released video message to mark

, so this evening we heard from essex, kent and birmingham, an unseemly tussle with greenwich and gavin williamson last week. the numbers, whether this part number coming up all of this talk of tiers and lockdowns, it cannot be both. how can schools be safe when he warns that the nation as a whole is becoming more perilous? it does not add up so i fully expect to ep —— to hear of another u—turn and he says hear of another u—turn and he says he is following science and adapting to the situations but as keir starmer and others have said, why not do this now when the numbers are staring you in the face? but it is a completed process and there is a ripple effect for all of those pa rents, ripple effect for all of those parents, teachers and children affected. it is a mess, i want to say it is like no other week we have seen but that is probably not true, u nfortu nately. seen but that is probably not true, unfortunately. the times, we are being warned by the prime minister to expect tougher restrictions and i wonder whether there is any hint about whether this means more areas movin

king authorized small children to march into dogs and fire houses in birmingham. those images went all around the world. i couldn't get more than ten adults to go to jail the day before but they had 600 kids go to jail the first day and the second day they had almost a thousand marching into dogs and fire hoses singing the same songs that i sang in sunday school. and i asked my mother somewhat embarrassed where did this come from? they're not waiting until they're 30. they're singing the same songs. these are primarily girls. everyone in america of authority condemned these demonstrations. robert kennedy said it was irresponsible and unconscionable. malcolm x said only a coward would allow children to march in a man's war. george wallace said it proved that martin luther king was depraved that he would allow this to happen. all of politics and all of the media said that these demonstrations proved that the civil rights movement had lost its moorings and, yet, those photographs broke through people's emotional resistance to the civil rights movement. demonstrations

before birmingham magistrates�* court on monday. the prime minister has published an open letter to parents, saying he is "in awe" of how they are coping. he also promises "hundreds of millions of pounds" will be spent on a national education catch—up programme after the pandemic. here's our education editor branwen jeffreys. it's tough for millions of parents right now, trying to help children learn at home. schools in england are mainly closed until march. today, borisjohnson said he couldn't thank parents enough. he said they are buying time for vaccination and that is saving lives. only a few children are still learning in school. parents and teachers are worried about lost learning. there is a promise in the letter of hundreds of millions of pounds for catch—up but it's going to be a big job. one of the schools i have responsibility for, fantastic place, serves a very deprived community, only 30% of those families have access to broadband in that area. only 30%. this is digital poverty in a really extreme way and it means t

also tonight: the mother of keon lincoln, the teenage boy shot dead in birmingham last week, appeals to the community for more information to help the police. the type of person keon was, it doesn't make any sense as to why anybody would want to harm him or take his life in such a brutal way. after two centuries, debenhams stores will disappear from the british high street, with up to 12,000 jobs set to go. and the chelsea legend frank lampard is sacked by the club afterjust 18 months as manager. and later in the sport on bbc news, we'll tell you how england wrapped up a series win in sri lanka with an impressive all—round display in the second test match in galle. good evening. it's still far too early to offer a timetable for easing the covid restrictions. that's the warning from the health secretary for england, matt hancock, who said today the pressure on the nhs was just too great, with the number of patients being admitted almost double the peak in april last year. and he said the success of the vaccine roll—out meant that progress should not be put at risk. a group of cons

birmingham changes everything, and birmingham is young people. >> right. >> and so making history accessible not in easy words, just as prms -- something that you can take ownership of. i think it's very important. otherwise it becomes one more time you have to learn about kind of clervi pool. i mean works wants to learn that? >> right, right, or who seems so much more regal and unified. right, i mean. >> franklin mccain, young poem and to say, okay, i have three friends, what could i do with three friends? that's the thick. they are four friends. >> going to claudette cart. kicks off the bus before rosa parks pleads guilty and who is couraged and they start to go with you but crowdette, wrong side of town and then she gets peg fast. 15 years ole and they just drop it. they don't just drop her from the protest which is a strategic call question and obviously a moral question, but what -- what is our test case to be? they drop her identity of history and when you reeven sentier are back into kiss my. this is not what can do i no matter all the bad things that can happen to you? she's part of

the storm caused significant damage in the birmingham area. we can see all these images of buildings collapsed. we do understand there are people trapped in their homes. search and rescue efforts are under way at this hour. cnn meteorologist chad myers is with us now with some of these details, chad. give us a sense of what happened here. >> john, it was the only tornado yesterday in the eastern part of the country. now, there was wind damage and there was hail damage, but the air was warm, the storms felt like and the air felt like spring. and it was a spring-type storm. so we had this cold front that moved on through and into that warm air. muggy air. it felt like march here today. and yesterday. still does out there right now. lightning around atlanta. but there's the storm at 10:45 last night local time moving just to the north of birmingham. there is no question that this was a tornado. a lot of times we say, well, we'll have to see if the weather service goes out and what they find. weather service said there's no doubt what this is. it

one tornado moving through birmingham. we have potential for strong to severe storms along this front for parts of the florida panhandle, alabama into georgia but things will start to weaken. it did happen but it can happen in the wintertime. the larger system we are talking about is bringing a snowstorm to the midwest, great lakes to the northeast. we will get a piece of this towards the northeast, the new york city area into tomorrow. then another batch of snow moves in wednesday and thursday so we will monitor that. the other big story, they are getting a ton of rain and snow across the west which on the good side of things will be very fortunate for them and helping to combat the threat across the west. a lot going on in the weather map, we will keep you up-to-date. ainsley: let's bring in sandra smith and john roberts of america reports. don't know if you saw that interview but steve -- it pulled at your heartstrings, the president is signing the power of the presidential pen, these executive orders actions and exchan

i remember in birmingham, alabama, when we were in that majestic struggle there, we would move out of the 16th street baptist church day after day, by the hundreds we would move out. and bull connor would tell them to send the dogs forth. and they did come. but we just went before the dogs singing "ain't gonna let nobody turn me around." bull connor next would say, "turn the fire hoses on." and as i said to you the other night, bull connor didn't know history. he knew a kind of physics that somehow didn't relate to the transphysics that we knew about. and that was the fact that there was a certain kind of fire that no water could put out. and we went before the fire hoses. we had known water. if we were baptist or some other denominations, we had been immersed. if we were methodist and some others, we had been sprinkled. but we knew water. that couldn't stop us. and we just went on before the dogs, and we would look at them. and we'd go on before the water hoses, and we would look at it. and we'd just go on singing, "over my head i see freedom in the air." and then we would be thrown

ian ward is the labour leader of birmingham city council. he's previously voiced his concerns about an increase in covid infections among 5 to 9 year—olds. despite being in tier 4, primary schools in birmingham have been told to open as normal. thank you forjoining us. talk us through how you are feeling as schools are due to reopen in a matter of hours, tomorrow morning. that's correct. since the end of the second lockdown, we have seen case rates in birmingham rising. 358 per 100,000 of population and continuing to rise. the difference we are experiencing now is that in the 5—9 age group and the 10—14 age group, we are also seen age group and the 10—14 age group, we are also seen case rates age group and the 10—14 age group, we are also seen case rates rise, and we did not see that back in november. it indicates that we now have the new variant of the virus present here in birmingham, and we know from the london experience that once the virus is in school, it spreads. the advice we are giving to schools is to carry out a risk ass

david nickel, a consultant neurologist at city hospital in birmingham, england. thank you so much for joining us, doctor. i want to ask you about that new variant, lot of confusion, and consternation over whether it's more deadly. first, what do you make of the data, and more importantly, perhaps, does it actually matter whether it's slightly more deadly in terms of our actual response? >> i'm speaking on behalf of the doctors association, u.k. what i would say is it's clear that the u.k. variant is highly tr transmissible and that's probably the most important thing. i think if you look at the report as i have done, it doesn't show any increase in mortality for those that have hospitalized. okay. so i think when we talk about vaccines and the variants, you know, i think it's really important that the medical profession talk about this, rather than politicians. it really doesn't help the messaging. >> so as we heard there, there's a backlash from some experts in the u.k. over the decision to delay the second dose for up to three months, you know, experts are wing

i think about moments when the birmingham church. and i wrestled with that to make that day. i was in a press conference with king about that bombing. i think about things that he'd like to do what he lives for the barbecue. and names now for him martin luther king. i reflect on these day of his funeral but i believe marco for the funeral procession . the organized by the thousand marshals to be stationed all of the way between tomorrow's campus into the baptist church. and for unincorporated to control the trafficking in my car and drive by notified that the procession was on the way and the like. so it's that kind of thing left on friday think about monday in his class when we are discussing plato's and philosophies . and he not get a little bit upset about that. be more suited for different things as craftsmen, some soldier some as philosophers. the philosophers those days are combination of wiseman and scientists . there were the smart people freighted this is that only philosophers should rule. that is a good idea, he should not have stupid people in charge. everybody ha

the reputation of the american nation scott lucas is a professor of american studies at university of birmingham expects trump will continue to push his message of the election being stolen despite biden's when being certified i think we know what done. despite the statement put out in his name by his social media director dan skule now a statement which may have come from trump stuff that there will be an orderly transition. if and when donald trump can get back on social media he is currently blocked by twitter facebook he will return to the theme of the stolen election the rigged election that this was taken from him now this may not be now to keep him in office after january 20th joe biden is now confirmed as the force its president united states but it could set up trumps attempt either to run himself the president 2024 or to build up what is effectively a trip with factions within the republican party because remember that yesterday even after the violence even after the storming of the capital there were 6 republican senators including the presidential aspirants ted cruz and josh ali and

leah galton with their first in a 2—0 win over birmingham city. manchester city won 7—1 at brighton. captainjoe root produced another batting masterclass, as england finished day three of the second test 42 runs behind sri lanka. after his matchwinning score in the series opener, his innings of 186 today leaves the second test finely balanced, asjoe wilson reports. joe root, england's inspiration, from sunrise to sunset — almost. without his batting, the cause would already be lost. once more, the captain displayed his mastery of the situation and the conditions. you have to adapt in sri lanka. there are things here you would never see at lord's. look, not wearing a tie. jos buttler was root�*s chief supporter. he made 55 before he was out like this. the replays proved the ball went from bat to boot to fielder, did not hit the ground, so it was out, caught. the rest basically fell like this. sam curran, one of seven wickets for lasith embuldeniya, sri lanka's new bowling star. england's progress was cautious, careful, but the captain knew th

we are carrying out community testing across birmingham. i don't know the number of young people who have been tested, but i do no al perez amongst the 5— nine is increased from 93 per 100,000 on 7 december two now 174 per 100,000 on the 27th. this is a cause for real concern. it's a pattern we did not see back in november... no, that pattern will have occurred during december, while the schools were in school. you've just had what amounts to a two week circuit rate in the school holiday. so there is a good chance those chains of transmission will have been stopped so the school should be safe to go back, shouldn't they? we have not seen izzy impact of the festive relaxation of the system. —— the impact. we have also not been told when teaching staff will be immunised and we do not yet have mass testing in schools. that decision came before the school breakfor the decision came before the school break for the holiday period to do mass testing. i do not think the government have covered themselves in glory with this. they have faced te

and manchester city swept aside birmingham city from the championship. bernardo silva scored twice inside the first 15 minutes at the etihad stadium. 3—0 the final score there. barnsley and bristol city and cheltenham also made it through today. highlights of all these games are on the bbc sport website. tottenham hotspur are at non—league marine. that match follows the news on bbc one. brighton play at league two newport later. after a raft of covid positives and injuries across the women's super league, five matches were called off this weekend. the only game to go ahead was at reading, where champions chelsea ran out easy winners. england striker fran kirby scored four of their goals in the 5—0 win that sees them move up to second in the table behind manchester united. the third test in sydney was stopped for ten minutes on day four, after india alleged that a section of australian supporters had racially abused one of their players. six fans were ejected by police. india had also lodged a formal complaint yesterday after another incident. austr

martin luther king's birthday or nearby we should all come to the floor and read king's letter from the birmingham jail. i think that ishe appropriate. how do we remember and commemorate january 6? maybe it's too soon to think about that but how can we forget what happened that day packs how can we possibly get over it? i don't want to get over it. i want to face it squarely and honestly with the facts. history demands it of us. those of us who are honored to serve in this chamber bear responsibility to keep the facts alive and not let those who wish to ignore them or rewrite history have the last word. we now have a responsibility to move forward with this impeachment trial to make a record and decide as a united states senate. we owe it to the people we represent, that's for sure but more importantly we owed to future generations to show them just how fragile a democracy can be when a mob turns on the united states capitol and tries to stop the business. the good news is this, if there is any source of relation there's this, we returned to the s. same day january 6 and finished our business coun

i applaud the imaam of the birmingham mas who can spoke _ imaam of the birmingham mas who can spoke out _ imaam of the birmingham mas who can spoke out against fake vaccines. together— spoke out against fake vaccines. together with all my colleagues in the nhs _ together with all my colleagues in the nhs l — together with all my colleagues in the nhs i stand with him and want to say to— the nhs i stand with him and want to say to everyone if you're call ford the vaccine, _ say to everyone if you're call ford the vaccine, come forward. it could save _ the vaccine, come forward. it could save your _ the vaccine, come forward. it could save your life. people are being called _ save your life. people are being called in — save your life. people are being called in priority order, so that we can vaccinate those most at risk of serious _ can vaccinate those most at risk of serious illness first. that is why i was horrified to hear reports that some _ was horrified to hear reports that some people have used links shared with them _ some people have used links shared with them to try an

manchester united have gone to the top of the women's superleague thanks to a 2—0 win over birmingham city. leah galton put united ahead in the opening minute of the second half. ella toone sealed the win with ten minutes left. united are now three points clear of second—placed chelsea, whose match was postponed because of the weather. in the day's other game, manchester city thrashed brighton 7—1. it's the second league game in a row they've scored that many. caroline weir and steph haughton both struck twice. city are up to third because arsenal's game was also called off because of the weather. arsenal midfielder mesut 0zil has completed his move to turkish side, fenerbahce. the 32—year—old former germany international spent eight years at the emirates and won three fa cups but hasn't played for the first team in nearly a year. 0zil has signed a three and a half year contract. england's tyrrell hatton produced a stunning final round, a stunning final round to win the abu dhabi championship. it was extremely tight at the top of the leadboard at the start of the day, but hatt

in birmingham, this tower has been home to mark for more than two decades. but even a familiar four walls can feel lonely when going out is so limited. i've enjoyed living in a tower block, but this year in particular has been...vile. as you can see, the lift is very small. he fears the virus will spread in shared spaces he says aren't always clean. despite council assurances, he's nervous. well, living in a tower block when you are, like, 70 feet, 80 feet in the air, six other flats on the floor, very small spaces to work in, to go out in, you can't really act normally, because you're wondering whether your neighbour could be infected. not the biggest of hallways, but you've got to make the most of the space that you've got. in coventry, susie lives in a two—bedroom maisonette with her husband and two sons, jackson and his older brother. they're learning for school and uni from home. so in that door there is another little bedroom for my 21—year—old. and this is the bedroom for my six—year—old. it might not be huge, but for them it's a happy home.

in birmingham, this tower has been home to mark for more than two decades. but even a familiar four walls can feel lonely when going out is so limited. i've enjoyed living in a tower block, but this year in particular has been...vile. as you can see, the lift is very small. he fears the virus will spread in shared spaces he says aren't always clean. despite council assurances, he's nervous. well, living in a tower block when you are, like, 70 feet, 80 feet in the air, six other flats on the floor, very small spaces to work in, to go out in, you can't really act normally, because you're wondering whether your neighbour could be infected. not the biggest of hallways, but you've got to make the most of the space that you've got. in coventry, susie lives in a two—bedroom maisonette with her husband and two sons, jackson and his older brother. they're learning for school and uni from home. so in that door there is another little bedroom for my 21—year—old. and this is the bedroom for my six—year—old. it might not be huge, but for them it's a happy home.

leah galton scored a crucial goal for manchester united in a 2—0 win over birmingham which returns them to the summit of the women's super league. tyrrell hatton overturned rory mcilroy�*s overnight lead to win the abu dhabi championship for the first time. hatton was trailing mcilroy, a four—time runner—up in the tournament, by one shot heading into the final day. but the englishman's bogey—free round saw him win by four shots. mcilroy was third. there's more on the bbc sport website. but that's it for now. we're back with the late news at ten. now on bbc one, it's time for the news where you are. goodbye. good afternoon. bbc london and bbc south east today are joining forces to keep you up to date with the latest on coronavirus in our area. our top story: medical staff running vaccination centres say they could double welcome back to bbc news. in the past few minutes, the uk government has reported a further 30,004 daily covid infection rates, that is down on yesterday. that figure was on the macro more than the micro that is an increase in the past 24 hours of nearly 492. --

keon died after suffering gunshot and stab wounds in handsworth in birmingham, on thursday last week. two boys aged 1a and 15 have been remanded in custody to appear before birmingham magistrates' court on monday. a man has been charged after a suspicious package was sent to a coronavirus vaccine production site in north wales. all staff had to be evacuated from the wockhardt site in wrexham on wednesday, and production halted, while the package was investigated. anthony collins, who's 53 and from chatham, has been remanded in custody to attend maidstone crown court next month. there's growing concern about the conflict in the central african republic, as rebel forces surround the capital, barnggee. former prime minister martaan zigulay described the situation as "apocalyptic", with fighting across the country. the un says rebel attacks are blocking humanitarian access, and more than 200,000 people have now fled their homes. a dinosaur footprint has been discovered by a four—year—old girl on a beach near barry in south wales. lily wilder made the discovery while on a walk with her

at this mosque in birmingham, vaccinations are well under way. this is one of more than 60 new venues that have opened up today, run by local pharmacies. it's an important way to get the vaccine to communities that are especially vulnerable to covid—19 and sometimes hard to reach. is there any other way of tackling this pandemic than the vaccine? i don't see any other way. that is the most sensible thing for each and every one of us to do. i have a role to play. that is what i personally believe. if we can come together and play this role, i am definitely certain we will eventually overcome this challenge. but problems with the supply of the vaccine remain a challenge, leaving those trying to deliver it exasperated. it is frustrating. we have spent a lot of time and effort setting up centres. there are 15 across sheffield. gp practices are working in partnership to make sure it's ready to go. now we can deliver 700 to 800 vaccines a day, but the supply to us is really limited. we may face a whole week of not being able to give any vaccines next

yes, earlier in the day people in birmingham were saying that. we saw health secretary matt hancock out today at a delivery of vaccines where he was, which was late arriving. there are the teething problems of how they will get this plan to get 13 million vaccines offered by the middle of february. are they going to be able to stick to that? there are going to be milestones all along the way. you heard nick talking about 2 million by the end of this week and 2 million more next week. that will be important because we also had the health secretary today saying that the questions of when the lockdown can be lifted are of course linked to the roll—out of the vaccine programme, but other things will feed into those decisions as well, including whether there is another variant of the virus that comes out, the number of hospitalisations, the number of deaths. all those things have to be trending in the right direction, and all of that indicates that it will not be mid—february, it will be mid—february plus extra weeks for the vaccines to kick in

before the much himself to montgomery, before i have a dream speech and before the letter from the birmingham jail, doctor king was sentenced to four months of hard labor stemming from a traffic violation. nine days the race to savemart with the king junior and when the 1960 election is a new book by paul and steven kendrick. i details the political maneuverings that aligned to free doctor king. at the same time encourage the black vote, voter support for john kennedy and the triumph over richard nixon and the closest presidential election of the 20th century. you can purchase his book directly from a cappella books. there's a link to the chat at the right of your screen for this also a link at the atlanta history center website, charles black is showing us the book right now, it looks great. select there it is. as we are talking, the q&a feature the bottom of your screen from going to try to integrate as many of them as possible as time allows. it could take a long time till list the compliments of art distinguished panel. the reverent doctor otis moss junior is a theologian, a pastor and gr

a massive storm just to the north of birmingham. some of the pictures you were showing here i have, too. hard to see whether this was an ef 2 or 3 on some of this video, but i've seen other pictures where houses are destroyed. people are saying, well, it's january. how can this be? we have tornadoes every single month of the year and across the south, many of those tornadoes, not all, not half, but many are after dark. those are the most dangerous tornadoes that can be. now, today the shift is a little different. down toward tallahassee and panama city, during the day, storms will make their way on shore, some of them may rotate as well. the big story is that this is all part of the same storm that's making the snow in the midwest. that's how big this storm is, john. >> all right, chad. thank you for watching this for us. we know you will keep us posted. >>> the new variants, the mutating coronavirus, that is what has doctors concerned this morning. a new variant discovered in the u.s. overnight. what does it mean for you? how much

bruce fein a constitutional lawyer in reston virginia rina shah a political strategist and in birmingham in the u.k. scott lucas professor of international politics at the university of birmingham welcome to you all really let me start with you today what surprised you were that there were 10 republican representatives in the house who broke with the president and voted to impeach john will trump or that despite the assault on the capital more republicans didn't vote to impeach donald trump. well it was certainly the latter for me i thought this was a line that was crossed last wednesday and i felt that more republicans may have the moral courage to finally step up and speak their truth and to really what more than anything could be considered as a denunciation of donald trump and what he's done to the republican party by remaking in his own image that loud boisterous no holds barred really nasty side of him that often comes out at rallies it is a part that people liked at 1st in 2015 and to $16.00 and i would say over the years the private whispers that i've heard from members of congre

keon was attacked on thursday afternoon in broad daylight in the handsworth area of birmingham. police have arrested five youths aged between 1a and 16 on suspicion of murder. one of them has since been released under investigation. it's believed this quite car which crashed nearby was used by his attackers to flee the scene but one of gather evidence, they are appealing for more information locally. i appealing for more information locall . , ., ~ locally. i will be quite frank. the resonse locally. i will be quite frank. the response from _ locally. i will be quite frank. the response from the _ locally. i will be quite frank. the response from the community . locally. i will be quite frank. the j response from the community in locally. i will be quite frank. the - response from the community in terms of information is not where it should be. i note the family have courageously made a request today around that and i would do exactly that. ., �* , around that and i would do exactly that. ., �*, ., , around that and i would do exactly that. ., �*, ., around that and i woul

the vaccination centres are in bristol, birmingham, london, manchester, newcastle, stevenage and epsom racecourse in surrey. let's hear now from england's chief medical officer, chris whitty, who has been speaking to the bbc this morning. the peak we had back in april last year, we had about 18,000 people in the nhs. we currently, as of yesterday, have over 30,000 people in the nhs. and a week ago, all the four chief medical officers for england, scotland, wales and northern ireland said, this is going to bea northern ireland said, this is going to be a significant crisis for the nhs, unless we take evasive action. and this new variant is really pushing things in a way that the old variant, which was already very bad, was not able to. so, we have a very significant problem. here in london, for example, one in 30 people currently have this rotavirus, according to the office for national statistics. across the country as a whole, it is one in 50, and it is rising in every part of england. so what we need to do, because the next few weeks are going to be the worst weeks of this pandemic,

destruction, damaging winds knocking down power lines, terra-cotta roofs and uprooting trees just north of birmingham. steve: ripping for hampton in hotel. according to local reports guests and staff are able to escape safely, homes and businesses blasted into piles of debris. todd: 20 people have minor injuries, janice dean coming up. carley: president biden exercising his executive power during his first full week in office. todd: he has 33 actions under his belt and will find more today. griff jenkins live in washington with what is next. >> reporter: president biden keeping busy signing another flurry of executive actions this week. each day has been following a designated theme. today it is racial inequity, we expect a range of actions involving policing, prisons and housing. here's the rest of the week. tomorrow will be the climate crisis this thursday healthcare, friday immigration, yesterday was by american which president biden touted with reporters. >> american manufacturing was the arsenal of democracy in world war ii and it must be part of the engine of american prosperity now. that means

manchester united have gone to the top of the women's superleague thanks to a 2—0 win over birmingham city. leah galton put united ahead in the opening minute of the second half. ella toone sealed the win with ten minutes left. united are now three points clear of second—placed chelsea, whose match was postponed because of the weather. in the day's other game manchester city thrashed brighton 7—1. it's the second league game in a row they've scored that many. caroline weir and steph haughton both struck twice. city are up to third because arsenal's game was also called off because of the weather. livingston have secured a place in the scottish league cup final after beating st mirren one nil. scott robinson's early header ultimately made it 11 games unbeaten under boss david martindale. the club reached just their second majorfinal and will play stjohnston. away from the on—field action — arsenal midfielder mesut ozil has completed his move to turkish side fenerbahce.... the 32—year—old former germany international spent eight years at the emirates and won three fa cups bu

you can be in a station very close to the centre of manchester, leeds, birmingham and you can have 1a trains whizz through without stopping at full speed and may be only one train at peak time, for an hour in the morning, when ideally you are getting a train to work, said that for me is what the north—south divide is about in terms of transport in the uk. rail transport _ of transport in the uk. rail transport is _ of transport in the uk. rail transport is not _ of transport in the uk. rail transport is not totally - of transport in the uk. rail transport is not totally affordable, to be honest with you, and there are many people during the pandemic of used cars and that may well continue, so why go ahead with hs2 when it yes, you want to get people off the roads, but they will not be able to afford it?— able to afford it? again, this is a very good _ able to afford it? again, this is a very good question _ able to afford it? again, this is a very good question and - able to afford it? again, this is a very good question and it - able to afford it? again, this is a very good quest