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good morning. this is bbc news. i'm victoria derbyshire, here are the headlines this monday morning: the race is on to try to find someone in england who's been infected with a coronavirus variant from brazil, but cannot be contacted because they didn't fill in the form for their covid test properly. part of the reason why we want to locate them quickly is to understand more about them and their movements. another £1.6 billion will be given to the uk's covid vaccine programme in this week's budget, to help it meet the government's target of offering every adult one dose by the end ofjuly. harry tells oprah he was scared, "history was repeating itself" before he stepped back from the royal family, as the first clips of harry and meghan�*s interview are released.
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i can't begin to imagine what it must've been like for her, going through this process by herself, all those years ago because it has been unbelievably tough for the two of us, but at least we have other. and the award goes to the crown. british success at the golden globes — the crown wins fourawards, including for the stars playing prince charles and princess diana. um... thank you so much to everyone! emma corrin, best actress winner! you are extraordinarily talented, funny. i love you to bits. after 10.00, we'll talk about the government's disability survey, which some people with disabilities say was completely inaccessible to them — the very people it's designed to help. plus they say some of the questions asked were "insensitive" and "degrading." if you have a disability and have tried to complete the survey, let me know what you think of it.
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you can message you can message me on you can message me on twitter or instagram or send us an e—mail. and coming up this hour... we'll talk to a young man who finally broke his silence about living with hiv because of watching it's a sin. good morning. a search is under way to try to find someone in the uk who's contracted a concerning variant of coronavirus first found in brazil. health officials are concerned that the new strain may spread more rapidly and may respond less well to existing vaccines, although that's not comfirmed. health secretary matt hancock will hold a meeting later to update mps from all parties about the variant. public health england say six cases of the p1 variant —
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first detected in the brazilian city of manaus — have been confirmed in the uk. three in england and three in scotland. two are in south gloucestershire, but the third hasn't been located because the person didn't fill in the registration form fully, and could be anywhere in the country. surge testing will be carried out in the bradley stoke, patchway and little stoke areas of south gloucestershire. labour says the development exposes the "weaknesses" in the border protections against new strains and has again attacked the government for delaying introducing hotel quarantine for travellers from hot spot countries. meanwhile, the government has announced the uk's covid vaccination roll—out will get an extra £1.65 billion in this week's budget, to help it reach its target of offering a first dose to all of us adults by july 31st. our first report on the search for the brazil virus variant case in england is from anisa kadri.
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testing like this is being ramped up in south gloucestershire. it means people without covid symptoms can be tested. all to contain the spread of the brazilian variant in the uk. three cases were found in north—east scotland after passengers flew back from brazil via paris and london. in england, the first two cases are from the same household in south gloucestershire, after one person returned from brazil last month. before the hotel quarantine rules were introduced. but another who tested positive didn't fill in the paperwork correctly, so health officials are still trying to track them down. they want anyone who took a test on the 12th or 13th of february and who has not received results to come forward immediately. this new strain of coronavirus was first detected in the city of manaus in the amazon region of brazil. when compared to the main variant in the uk, it's thought there could be more risk of someone catching it a second time. we are concerned that this may have
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increased transmissibility, it may lead to more infections, and we don't yet know the vaccine effect. and so we really want to prevent the spread in the uk population. there are some concerns vaccines may not be as effective, but health officials are staying positive. new vaccines that are being used for covid can be adapted very rapidly, so it's likely that if we do need to change the vaccine, that can be done in months, rather than years, which was the case with the more traditional vaccines. work is already under way to tweak the vaccines to make them a better match for new variants. anisa kadri, bbc news. 0ur chief political correspondent, adam fleming, is at westminster. what is the government saying about this case and when this individual came into the country? the? this case and when this individual came into the country?— came into the country? they are sa in: it came into the country? they are saying it is _ came into the country? they are saying it is very _ came into the country? they are saying it is very important - came into the country? they are saying it is very important that l saying it is very important that they track down this third person and because they didn't give their full contact details when they got
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their test, which turned out to be positive, so the government seems to be pulling out all the stops to track that person down. but on the other hand they are saying the border situation that existed then at the start of february actually worked in this case. remember, this was before hotel quarantine came in, but ministers are saying this person, who travelled to from brazil to switzerland to the uk had their predeparture test, which was negative. they filled in the passenger locator form and they isolated at home, and it was when they were in isolation at home that they were in isolation at home that they got sick and then tested positive for the brazilian variant and here is how the vaccines minister, nadhim zahawi, put it. the border controls, in terms of pre—departure tests, passenger locator forms, were all followed and they isolated correctly. they got symptoms around the 15th and took a test. hence why we are able to identify them. we identified them on the 26th because the sequencing, the genome sequencing takes about ten
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days to turn around. actually, if you look at how the borders operated, it was the correct way — pre—departure tests, passenger locator form — all worked on 10th february. of course, we don't allow anyone to come from brazil, unless they are british citizens or residents of the united kingdom and they have to quarantine at home or now obviously in the hotel quarantine from those red countries and have to take three tests — the pre—departure test, a test _ after two days and a test after eight days. so the system is pretty robust. so that is the vaccines minister. we are also going to talk to an expert in a few minutes' time and contact tracing and how you find this individual. let me ask you about the vaccination programme, some more money coming in the budget on wednesday to make sure all adults are offered leather strap by the end ofjuly? are offered leather strap by the end ofjul ? , . ., ' ~
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are offered leather strap by the end ofjul? ,. ., ' ~ , ., ofjuly? yes, an extra £1.65 billion sent in ofjuly? yes, an extra £1.65 billion spent in england — ofjuly? yes, an extra £1.65 billion spent in england for— ofjuly? yes, an extra £1.65 billion spent in england for the _ ofjuly? yes, an extra £1.65 billion spent in england for the extension i spent in england for the extension of the vaccine roll—out programme, as it is extended to more people in other age groups up until the end of july. for me, that raises the question of, well, will that money have to be spent again in the autumn if it is decided we all need a booster? in which case, how much will that cost? then you get to thinking, if there is going to be a permanent vaccination programme every year or every couple of years, how much will that cost? will this become just a permanent cost bats this is on top of £5 billion that the treasury announced over the weekend that will go in grants to businesses that are still having to close because of the lockdown, which just shows you that this budget is going to be a lot about still providing support to people during the last hard bit of the pandemic and the vaccine roll—out. and a lot less about some of the choices that will have to be made about the public finances in the future. i think the chancellor is just going to set out some of the options and the size of the challenge, as he puts it, and he is going to level
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with people about it, rather than actually setting out concrete plans for tax rises or getting government borrowing down.— for tax rises or getting government borrowin: down. . ~ , ., , . borrowing down. thank you very much, adam, thank — borrowing down. thank you very much, adam. thank yon _ let's talk to jillian evans, head of health intelligence at nhs grampian and is an expert in public health contact tracing. hello, jillian evans. how do you find this person?— find this person? that's a tricky one because — find this person? that's a tricky one because contact _ find this person? that's a tricky one because contact tracing - find this person? that's a tricky one because contact tracing is i find this person? that's a tricky| one because contact tracing is a really important public health intervention and normally what happens is you have somebody with whom to work back from, so you have the person, you take the history and then you track all the people they have been in contact with, whilst they could have been in an infectious period, but what we have infectious period, but what we have in this situation is a person who hasn't completed their information fully. therefore, if we cannot trace anyone with whom this person has beenin anyone with whom this person has been in contact, then the best thing we can do is to appeal, that is what we can do is to appeal, that is what we are hearing about this morning. yes, i appealfor this individual, who took their test probably
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february the 12th or the 13th, and hasn't yet had their result, if they could come forward. how important is it that we find this individual? well, it is really important. of course, as we are hearing, if this individual has self isolated at home, then the chances are that they won't have been infecting other people who they are in close contact with, so that is good news. it is really important. what we are doing here in scotland, we have identified three confirmed cases in scotland. the 27th of february confirmed, and since then we have been following their close contacts and indeed contacts of their contacts, so adding in an extra precautionary measure, just in case. it is absolutely an extra safety measures, butjust in case there is anything we may have missed in identifying the first initial contact.— the first initial contact. right. and so,
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the first initial contact. right. and so. all— the first initial contact. right. and so, all those _ the first initial contact. right. and so, all those contacts - the first initial contact. right. and so, all those contacts of| the first initial contact. right. - and so, all those contacts of those three who came from brazil to heathrow and then, i understand, to aberdeen, all those contacts have to self—isolate, is that correct? weill. self-isolate, is that correct? well, es, the self-isolate, is that correct? well, yes. they have _ self-isolate, is that correct? well, yes. they have to _ self-isolate, is that correct? well, yes, they have to if _ self-isolate, is that correct? well, yes, they have to if they _ self-isolate, is that correct? well, yes, they have to if they have - self-isolate, is that correct? well, | yes, they have to if they have been spoken to by a contact tracing deems they were at risk, then they will have to be in self isolation for the ten days, then of course if they develop symptoms during that they have to isolate for the period of time of their symptoms, so that is a further ten days, so it can be quite a long process. of course, what we had was three individuals who came back and went into managed isolation organised by their employer, so the chances are they won't have had many contacts since they have been in isolation, but of course it was that infectious period, the presymptomatic period, possibly when they were on a flight, that makes it really important for the national contact tracing service to be able to identify all of those who are also on that flight.— to identify all of those who are also on that flight. there were at least 136 people _ also on that flight. there were at least 136 people on _ also on that flight. there were at least 136 people on that - also on that flight. there were at
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least 136 people on that flight. . least 136 people on that flight. they all be contacted so far, as much as you know, or not? the? they all be contacted so far, as much as you know, or not? they will have been contacted, _ much as you know, or not? they will have been contacted, and _ much as you know, or not? they will have been contacted, and of- much as you know, or not? they will have been contacted, and of coursel have been contacted, and of course we will have lists of names of people who were on the flight. i don't work at that level, so i didn't don't know how successful the reach has been. i can certainly talk about a local level. the reach for contact tracing well exceeds 98%. the failure rate is so, so low, so i would be hoping with the information you can get for flight records, we should be able to make every effort to reach people. contact racers doggedly, doggedly try to reach all contacts, so i really hope that given the importance of the situation that everyone will be able to be reached. this situation that everyone will be able to be reached.— to be reached. this particular variant, known _ to be reached. this particular variant, known as _ to be reached. this particular variant, known as p1, - to be reached. this particular variant, known as p1, i- to be reached. this particular - variant, known as p1, i understand, how worried or otherwise are you about it? because we have thousands of mutations in variance, don't we? yes, absolutely, and this is another one. of course, we know a bit more about this one because of the situation in brazil and because people were reinfected, and so that
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is a worry. it is designated as a virus of concern, that is because it has some of the mutations that first appeared in the south african variant and the worry, of course, is that it could be more contagious than other variants and that the vaccine may not be as effective. but we don't know enough about that yet and as you were hearing earlier from your earlier caller, that the vaccines have been adapted so fast all the time that we have to be absolutely positive that we are able to respond and evolve the vaccination programme to be able to handle these new variants that we are seeing quite a few of lately. thank you very much, jillian evans. head of health intelligence at nhs grampian. hospital bosses are urging ministers to increase intensive care beds in england after the pandemic. nhs providers argue there are fewer beds per 100,000 people than in countries like france, germany and australia. the department of health says it plans to build and upgrade a0 hospitals.
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we were having to double and triple that capacity, using operating theatres, which meant that we couldn't operate on people. we were asking our staff to work with patient—staff ratios like one—to—three, one—to—four, as opposed to normal one—to—one. so what this has shown us very clearly is that we need more critical care capacity and we have to be frank — some of the lowest number of critical care beds per 100,000 population of anybody in europe. so there is a real issue here. the first clips of harry and meghan speaking to oprah winfrey are out. ahead of the full interview next sunday, prince harry talks about his own mum, princess diana's departure from the royal family and shares his concern that history was "repeating itself". 0ur royal correspondent, daniela relph, has more. were you silent or were you silenced? no answer to that yet from meghan, but this was just a trailer ahead of next weekend's broadcast of the much anticipated interview.
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almost unsurvivable sounds like there was a breaking point. my biggest concern was history repeating itself. from prince harry, the talk is of his mother and protecting his wife. i'm just really relieved and happy to be sitting here talking to you with my wife by my side. because i can't begin to imagine what it must have been like for her going through this process by herself all those years her interview style isn't aggressive, but she will have encouraged them to open up and reveal what went wrong behind palace walls. and that is the concern of the royal family. how critical have harry and meghan been? you've said some pretty shocking things here. daniela relph, bbc news. let's speak now to broadcast journalist and writer, afua adom.
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hello to you, good morning. thank you for talking to us. what do you think of the tiny clips of harry talking about his mum? well, a real tear-“erker talking about his mum? well, a real tear-jerker there, _ talking about his mum? well, a real tear-jerker there, isn't _ talking about his mum? well, a real tear-jerker there, isn't it? - talking about his mum? well, a real tear-jerker there, isn't it? it - talking about his mum? well, a real tear-jerker there, isn't it? it is - tear—jerker there, isn't it? it is giving us up for the rest of the season, if you will. i think it is very pertinent that harry first of all talked about being able to be there with meghan by his side, talking about his mum, going through what she went through by herself, and also his fear of history repeating itself. and we know what happened with diana, notjust that she died so tragically at the end, but how she was ousted by the royal family, how she was treated and hounded by the press. and i think, you know, it was quite exposing, more about what they didn't say and what we didn't hear and what we could anticipate is coming. it was interesting that we heard from harry and we didn't hearfrom meghan on
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this occasion, i think because the james gordon interview that is out at the moment, it is great to get his lines and then we will probably get a clip of what meghan says. and 0prah's questions again very powerful. she has this ability to get anyone to open up and tell her all about their life, so i think we can really expect some exclusive content there. do can really expect some exclusive content there.— can really expect some exclusive content there. do you think that is a fair comparison _ content there. do you think that is a fair comparison between - content there. do you think that is a fair comparison between harry's| a fair comparison between harry's own mother and the way meghan has been treated, particularly by certain elements of the british press? certain elements of the british ress? ~ , . press? well, it will start somewhere, _ press? well, it will start somewhere, doesn't - press? well, it will start somewhere, doesn't it? | press? well, it will start - somewhere, doesn't it? you press? well, it will start _ somewhere, doesn't it? you know, with diana it all started with the kind of media obsession with her, what she was doing, what she was not doing, the relationship with prince charles. and the same thing has happened with meghan and it is a little bit about... there is an element of being an outsider because they weren't, you know, from the royal family. they weren't, you know, from the royalfamily. meghan is black, she is american, she is not usual, she
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doesn't fit the mould, and for the british press, frankly, theyjust don't like that. they don't like that it don't like that. they don't like thatitis don't like that. they don't like that it is someone they wouldn't necessarily pick that came, a bolt out of the blue, and so they have to kind of get their head around the fact that there is someone new in the royalfamily, but they fact that there is someone new in the royal family, but they vilified her right for the start. she has been written about horribly throughout her pregnancy, you know, her marriage to prince harry, the engagement, the marriage, everything afterwards. and with princess diana it wasn't necessarily about race or class or her being american or any of that, but of course there was just that obsession with her relationship with prince charles, which was written about so much, and like i say, it will start somewhere. what are you expecting from the full interview, we are and we are obviously going to hear plenty from meghan? and judging by the couple of questions we heard 0prah asked, they are pretty pertinent question aren't they? are pretty pertinent question aren't the ? , , , ., , they? very pertinent questions. i think we can _ they? very pertinent questions. i think we can definitely _ they? very pertinent questions. i think we can definitely expect - think we can definitely expect
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meghan to lift the lid on what happened during those years when she was a working member of the world family, how she felt through her first pregnancy, being vilified in the press, as we have heard. i think also about that integration into the family, being engaged, realising that she didn't have a voice, that she wouldn't necessarily be able to pick what she wanted to do or who she wanted to support and how she felt when they made that decision to get the heck out of there. i think we can really expect some exclusive content, perhaps things that we didn't expect or we weren't expecting to hear, but this is meghan's only chance to really have a voice and say what happened. she is that type of person, she isn't just going to sit back, let something happen to her and not talk about it here, so we can really expect some secrets.- about it here, so we can really expect some secrets. thank you very much, expect some secrets. thank you very much. afua — expect some secrets. thank you very much, afua adom. _ expect some secrets. thank you very much, afua adom. good _ expect some secrets. thank you very much, afua adom. good to - expect some secrets. thank you very much, afua adom. good to talk - expect some secrets. thank you very much, afua adom. good to talk to i much, afua adom. good to talk to you. it is 9:20am. the headlines on bbc news... the race is on to try to find someone in england who's been
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infected with a coronavirus variant from brazil, but cannot be contacted because they didn't fill in the form for their covid test properly. another £1.6 billion will be given to the uk's covid vaccine programme in this week's budget, to help it meet the government's target of offering every adult one dose by the end ofjuly. harry tells 0prah he was scared, "history was repeating itself" before he stepped back from the royal family, as the first clips of harry and meghan's interview are released. threatening to share a naked or intimate image of someone is going to become a criminal offence, after campaginers offence, after campaigners persuaded the government to include it in the domestic abuse bill which is going through parliament before becoming law. it happened to natasha saunders, who we can talk to now. hello to you. first of all, let me ask you for your reaction that the government has said it will amend the domestic abuse bill to make threats to shed naked images a
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criminal offence. hi. threats to shed naked images a criminal offence.— threats to shed naked images a criminal offence. hi, victoria. it is 'ust criminal offence. hi, victoria. it isjust elation. _ criminal offence. hi, victoria. it isjust elation. elation, - criminal offence. hi, victoria. it i isjust elation. elation, happiness. knowing that this was is just elation. elation, happiness. knowing that this was a isjust elation. elation, happiness. knowing that this was a real shared effort. it isjust knowing that this was a real shared effort. it is just such a win. hm? effort. it is 'ust such a win. why is this effort. it isjust such a win. why is this important _ effort. it isjust such a win. why is this important for _ effort. it isjust such a win. why is this important for the - effort. it isjust such a win. why is this important for the one in seven women who experienced this form of abuse in the uk? n seven women who experienced this form of abuse in the uk?— form of abuse in the uk? i think it is hard to imagine _ form of abuse in the uk? i think it is hard to imagine the _ form of abuse in the uk? i think it is hard to imagine the exhaustion| is hard to imagine the exhaustion that you bear from sharing intimate images, and so these women... there is a legal... inaudible it happened to you, natasha. tell us what did happen. 50 i it happened to you, natasha. tell us what did happen-— it happened to you, natasha. tell us what did happen. so i was married to a man, i what did happen. so i was married to a man. i was — what did happen. so i was married to a man, i was with _ what did happen. so i was married to a man, i was with him _ what did happen. so i was married to a man, i was with him in _ what did happen. so i was married to a man, i was with him in total- what did happen. so i was married to a man, i was with him in totalfor- a man, i was with him in totalfor eight years. i was sexually and mentally and economically and in so many different ways abused. and one of them was the threat to release those images. and that wasn'tjust when we were together, but it was also post separation. there were
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vague threats to share those images, make them public knowledge and when i approached the police their response was, come back to us when he has shared them. and that simply isn't acceptable, to find out that the threat to sharing some images wasn't illegal in england and wales, and yet it was in scotland, and it was in new south wales in australia, it made me really passionate about this because. i was very lucky to have my local mp at the time, ruth edwards, step in, and support me, along with refuge. refuge's campaign has just been along with refuge. refuge's campaign hasjust been heroic along with refuge. refuge's campaign has just been heroic in along with refuge. refuge's campaign hasjust been heroic in its along with refuge. refuge's campaign has just been heroic in its efforts. just under 115,000 people have sent letters to vicky atkins and alex and that has all gone by e—mail to their inbox and i think it has really made a difference. this is such a team win. . . , ~' a difference. this is such a team win. . . ,, , ., a difference. this is such a team win. . ., , ., ., a difference. this is such a team win. can i ask you why that man was threatening — win. can i ask you why that man was threatening to _ win. can i ask you why that man was threatening to share _ win. can i ask you why that man was threatening to share those _
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win. can i ask you why that man was threatening to share those images i win. can i ask you why that man was | threatening to share those images of you? what was going on there? control, coercion. the knowledge that there was nothing anybody could do about it. and it makes you feel... completely... stuck, completely trapped. knowing that somebody has controlled to share an intimate image of you... i have had people over the course of the past year say to me, well, you shouldn't take those images. then they can't be shared. but that is like saying if you get on a plane you deserve to die in a plane crash. it is quite a... you know, an intimate images something that is a mutual respect part of the relationship and i think for those people that think that it is leather rich on controlling and adapting someone's behaviour, now we have that legal recourse. and adapting someone's behaviour, now we have that legal recourse.— have that legal recourse. and anyone threateninu have that legal recourse. and anyone threatening when _ have that legal recourse. and anyone threatening when it _ have that legal recourse. and anyone threatening when it becomes - have that legal recourse. and anyone threatening when it becomes law, . have that legal recourse. and anyone threatening when it becomes law, of| threatening when it becomes law, of course, when it comes against the law, anyone threatening could
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receive a jail sentence of up to two years. congratulations, natasha, thank you very much for talking to us today. natasha saunders, survivor of domestic abuse and refuge spokesperson, obviously waiving her right to anonymity there. more now on our top story — health officials are trying to trace one person in england who has been infected with a variant of coronavirus first found in brazil. professor sam mcconkey is the head of the department of international health and tropical medicine at the royal college of surgeons in ireland. hello to you, ted mack. what do we know about this p1 variant? it hello to you, ted mack. what do we know about this p1 variant?- know about this p1 variant? it was discovered _ know about this p1 variant? it was discovered in _ know about this p1 variant? it was discovered in brazil _ know about this p1 variant? it was discovered in brazil and _ know about this p1 variant? it was discovered in brazil and it- know about this p1 variant? it was discovered in brazil and it spread | discovered in brazil and it spread very widely there. the worrying thing is that it seemed to affect a lot of people in a city called manaus, where they had already had a bad episode of coronavirus back in march and april and then it all came back again at the end of last year, so it looks like it you can re—infect people who have already got some immunity from natural
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affection. there is also animal data that suggest it might escape the protection of the vaccine, so that is why we are all very, very worried about it. , ., ., ., �* about it. yes, although we don't know for sure _ about it. yes, although we don't know for sure that _ about it. yes, although we don't know for sure that you _ about it. yes, although we don't know for sure that you can - about it. yes, although we don't know for sure that you can get i about it. yes, although we don't - know for sure that you can get round the vaccines yet, because as i understand it not enough studies have been done, there isn't enough data on that. but it is something we should be concerned about. no. should we be more concerned about this than any other variants or mutations? because after all, there are thousands of them, plenty developing inner and country without being brought to?— being brought to? exactly, and i'm lad ou being brought to? exactly, and i'm glad you pointed — being brought to? exactly, and i'm glad you pointed out _ being brought to? exactly, and i'm glad you pointed out there - being brought to? exactly, and i'm glad you pointed out there have i being brought to? exactly, and i'm i glad you pointed out there have been thousands of variants occur coronavirus pointed out and discovered since we first discovered the existence of the virus. the question is does it have new properties? is it more transmissible, as the p1 seven does? 0r transmissible, as the p1 seven does? or is it potentially able to escape immunity? doesn't have new characteristics? that is when it becomes very worrying. generally the evidence base for that comes in small, incrementalsteps. don't get
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one sort of bit of definitive evidence that completely convinces you. ratheryou evidence that completely convinces you. rather you get an evolving story of what's going on.- you. rather you get an evolving story of what's going on. right, ok. but hence story of what's going on. right, 0k. itut hence the _ story of what's going on. right, ok. but hence the reason _ story of what's going on. right, ok. but hence the reason why _ story of what's going on. right, ok. but hence the reason why we - story of what's going on. right, ok. but hence the reason why we need l story of what's going on. right, ok. | but hence the reason why we need to track down this particular individual, who has had a positive test with the genomic sequencing. we know it is this p1 variant. they were self isolating. it is just we need to find them, so we can find who they might have been in contact with. 50 who they might have been in contact with. who they might have been in contact with, ., who they might have been in contact with. ., ., ., with. so in ireland now we are askin: with. so in ireland now we are asking people _ with. so in ireland now we are asking people coming - with. so in ireland now we are asking people coming from i with. so in ireland now we are i asking people coming from brazil with. so in ireland now we are - asking people coming from brazil in the last 1a days to go into hotel quarantine. we are just putting the law through the senate to make that legal, but that is really the approach that we are taking in this country, is to bring in laws that mandate hotel supervised quarantine for people coming from areas where there is a lot of p1.— there is a lot of p1. yes. well, we did that in — there is a lot of p1. yes. well, we did that in this — there is a lot of p1. yes. well, we did that in this country, _ there is a lot of p1. yes. well, we did that in this country, but - there is a lot of p1. yes. well, we did that in this country, but it - did that in this country, but it wasn't brought in until february 15 and this person flew in on the really tense, so it came in too late
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to stop this particular one. thank you very much, professor samuel mcconkey, thanks for your time. while we were all asleep, the stars of film and tv turned out — on zoom, at least — for the first major event of award season — the golden globes. it was a big night for british drama, with netflix's the crown scooping four awards — including best drama series. 0ur north america correspondent sophie long watched the night unfold. welcome to the 2021 golden globe awards! what is billed as hollywood's most glamorous night drew a very different crowd this year. but tonight, our audience on both coasts is made up of smoking hot first responders and essential workers. nomadland! the very real story of a woman's journey through grief and the american west won best picture. and chloe zhao, best director, only the second woman to win the honour. the crown was declared best television series, and several of its cast honoured
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for making it so. emma corrin, the crown. josh o'connor, the crown. what?! thank you so much to everyone. emma corrin! best actress winner. you're extraordinary, talented, funny, and a brilliant player of rock paper scissors. i love you to bits. borat subsequent moviefilm! there were two golden globes for sacha baron cohen. donald trump is contesting the result. laughter he is claiming that a lot of dead people voted. andra day. best actress in a motion picture went to andra day for her role in the united states vs billie holiday. chadwick boseman. and chadwick boseman won posthumously for his role in ma rainey�*s black bottom. john boyega, small axe. john boyega won for his role in small axe and daniel kaluuyah forjudas and the black messiah.
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that's for my mum, my sister, my niece, love my friends back home, london town, what's happening? rosamund pike, i care a lot. rosamund pike and anya taylor—joy were among other british winners in a ceremony where celebrities made speeches from their sitting rooms and bedrooms, wearing anything from ball gowns to pyjamas. it may have lacked the normal glitz, but we got a glimpse into celebrity homes and it was more of a family affair. sophie long, bbc news, los angeles. coming up in the next half—hour, we are going to talk to a young man who has recently made a huge decision to reveal he has been living with hiv for a number of years and it is all because he was inspired by it is a sin on channel 4. let bring you the weather now with carol. hello again. we've seen quite a bit of low cloud, some dense fog and also some mist around this morning. through the course of the afternoon, some of that will lift, particularly along the south coast, where it will also be breezy,
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but some of it will stick. now, for the west and the north, we're looking at some sunshine. for the east coast, we're going to hang onto some haar and some sea fret and if you're stuck under the low cloud all day, that will peg back the temperatures. through this evening and overnight, if anything, the low cloud, mist and fog becomes more extensive. in some western areas, though, we'll hang on to clear skies and here's where we'll have the lowest temperatures and also a touch of frost. but whichever way you look at it, it is going to be a cold night. so tomorrow, it's going to be a fairly cloudy start to the day with that dense fog and some mist, but we'll see some of that break, especially in western and southern areas, but where you hang onto it, like today, well, it does mean that the temperature will be pegged back and we're looking at a range of 6—11t. hello this is bbc news with victoria derbyshire. the headlines: the race is on to try to find
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the individual in england who's been infected with a coronavirus variant from brazil, but cannot be contacted because they didn't fill in the form for their covid test properly. part of the reason why we want to locate them quickly is to understand more about them and their movements. another £1.6 billion will be given to the uk's covid vaccine programme in this week's budget, to help it meet the government's target of offering every adult one dose by the end ofjuly. were you silent, or were you silenced? harry tells 0prah he was scared "history was repeating itself" before he stepped back from the royal family, as the first clips of harry and meghan's interview are released and the golden globe goes to the crown... i british success at the golden globes. the crown wins four awards, including for the stars playing prince charles and princess diana. sport and for a full round up,
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from the bbc sport centre, here's sally nugent. good morning. plenty of drama in the premier league to tell you about. manchester united were not happy at being denied a penalty in their goalless draw with chelsea. liverpool finally won, gareth bale came good and there was a painful defeat for leicester. ben croucher rounds it all up for us. chelsea—manchester united wasn't a great game but this is the premier league. there's always talking points. that looked like handball by greenwood. chelsea certainly thought so. 0n first viewing, maybe. look again, and it hits a chelsea hand. penalty? no, said the referee. the finger pointing didn't stop there. from my point of view it was clear that a guy in red played the ball with their hand. i did not know what this check was for. if that is a natural position for a hand to be in when the ball comes to you, then i'm blind. what 0le gunnar solksjaer did see was a game with few chances.
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the title increasingly distant, but chelsea no closer to them at least. liverpool are, though. yes, they won, for the first time in the league since january. and it's absolutely whacked home byjones. kean bryan's own goal confirmed the 2—0 win over sheffield united. it wasn't vintage liverpool, but a reminder they're not a faded force. just like this welshman. bale! 1-0! gareth bale scored twice and set up another as spurs stuffed burnley 4—0 and climbed to eighth. it was an uncomfortable watch for leicester, an already overflowing treatment table had harvey barnes and jonny evans soon giving the physios more overtime. arsenal went and added insult to a growing injury list. more handball var debate in this one as well. well, less debate, actually, as wilfred ndidi's errant arm was penalised. arsenal coming from behind to win 3—1. ben croucher, bbc news. for the first time in their history, stjohnstone are the scottish league cup champions.
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they beat livingston 1—0 at hampden park. shaun rooney making stjohnstone the first club other than celtic to win a major domestic trophy in scotland for five years. there's a close title race in the women's super league at least — and it's manchester city doing the chasing. they're just two points behind leaders chelsea after american world cup winner sam mewis scored twice in a 4—0 win at birmingham. bath staged an outstanding comeback to beat northampton in the premiership. two zach mercer tries helped them come from 19—3 down, to win by 23—22,that ended the saints' run of five league wins. as you can see from those pictures there. tiger woods said he was touched, after players showed their support
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during the latest tour events in florida. he's continuing to recover after a serious car crash in california last week. a number of players wore woods' famous final—round colours at the wgc tournament — including rory mcilroy, who finished six shots behind winner collin morikawa. woods tweeted "it is hard to explain how touching it was when i turned on the tv and saw all the red shirts." for everyone to show their appreciation of what he means to us out here. you know, if there is no tiger woods, there'd be... i just think the tour and the game of golf in general would be in a worse place. he's meant a lot to us, he still does mean a lot to us and i think that was just a way to show a little of that. john higgins said he'd had the "best week" of his career, after he thrashed ronnie 0'sullivan 10—3 to win the players championship in milton keynes. he'd only dropped one frame
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on his way to the final — and he said he'd "done a ronnie" by sweeping through the field. 0'sullivan described it as a masterclass. that's all the sport for now. thank you very much, sally. the issue of hiv and the stigma around living with the illness has been thrown into the public eye with the record breaking channel it series it's a sin. but for luke kelly, it was more thanjust a gripping drama about young gay friends living in london during the onset of the aids epidemic in the �*80s, but the inspiration for talking about his own hiv diagnosis that he'd been living with secretly for the past 10 years. luke decided to do an instagram live that has now been watched almost a8,000 times and seen him contacted by thousands of people in similar situations and fearing the stigma of talking openly. here's a clip of the chat luke had with his friend about how it's a sin led him to talk about something he had kept
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private for so long. there was a moment in the show where, you know, like, it was just so, like... ijust got really emotional. there were some moments in the show which really brought up a lot of emotion for me, where... to the point where i was hysterical at one point. i felt i was much more able to be able to watch something like that a little more level—headedly after sort of... it's been sort of ten years now but i realised there was a lot that i hadn't sort of probably addressed because there was a lot of emotion that came up as a result of watching the show. mm—hm. it made mejust think like, oh, god, this... there's something in there that i sort of need to deal with and maybe look at again, revisit. i've kind of maybe swept it under the carpet for a lot of years and just sort of pretended it didn't exist but it does. it's part of me and, yeah, that's basically what i started to think when i watched the show, was there are some issues that need to be addressed with me
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and i want to start talking a little more openly about it. good morning, luke, how are you? good morning, luke, how are you? good thanks, how are you? i am good morning, luke, how are you? good thanks, how are you? i am good, thank ou. good thanks, how are you? i am good, thank you- a — good thanks, how are you? i am good, thank you. a massive _ good thanks, how are you? i am good, thank you. a massive decision, - good thanks, how are you? i am good, thank you. a massive decision, a - thank you. a massive decision, a massive decision in your life. what was it about the programme that made you think i am going to do this now? i think like i said in the clip, there was so much that came up for me that i resonated with. i kind of thought i was fine with my status, because it has been ten years, but i realised, you know, it was something that i was hiding. it was a secret. why, why didn't you want to tell people? why, why didn't you want to tell neale? �* .., , why, why didn't you want to tell ”eole?�* , �*, why, why didn't you want to tell heole?�* , �*, . people? because there's so much shame associated _ people? because there's so much shame associated with _ people? because there's so much shame associated with hiv, - people? because there's so much shame associated with hiv, so i people? because there's so much i shame associated with hiv, so much negativity. it kind of stems down to the fear that were set up in the 80s because there was no medication available. the government kind of had to put this fear out there to
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the public to make people... it's a little like what we see with coronavirus. people had to kind of feel scared. i understand that is why it happened but the government, the media never really did a follow—up story so people are not aware of what it's like to live with hiv today. it is completely different now. but the stigma still exists from the �*80s and �*90s and it's why i felt the fear when i was diagnosed, i didn't tell anyone. i didn't even tell my parents back then because it was something i was so ashamed of. there is so much stigma attached to it which boils down to the stigma that was set up and kind of it's to do with... i think it's to do with the homophobia which was set which kind of... yeah,
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the shame comes out of the homophobia, really and that still exists today. homophobia, really and that still exists today-— homophobia, really and that still exists today. you were 21 and that ou need exists today. you were 21 and that you need when — exists today. you were 21 and that you need when you _ exists today. you were 21 and that you need when you are _ exists today. you were 21 and that you need when you are diagnosed| exists today. you were 21 and that - you need when you are diagnosed with hiv. what do you remember about the time of being diagnosed and your thoughts and emotions? test time of being diagnosed and your thoughts and emotions?- time of being diagnosed and your thoughts and emotions? at that very moment, i wasn't _ thoughts and emotions? at that very moment, i wasn't educated - thoughts and emotions? at that very moment, i wasn't educated on - thoughts and emotions? at that very moment, i wasn't educated on really what it was to be hiv positive. so i was very ill and hospitalised and that's when they found out about, that's when they found out about, that's when they did a blood test and told me i was positive. at that moment, i thought i was going to die. i wasn't educated on what it meant to be positive and that today you can live... it is very manageable with medication. at that moment, i didn't know. at that moment, i didn't know. at that moment, i didn't know. at that moment, i actually thought, how can my parents see me die? it was quite a traumatic experience to have to go through when you are 21. that could
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have been avoided, had there been a bit more education.— bit more education. sure. i think at one oint bit more education. sure. i think at one point you _ bit more education. sure. i think at one point you told _ bit more education. sure. i think at one point you told your— bit more education. sure. i think at one point you told your mum - bit more education. sure. i think at one point you told your mum you i bit more education. sure. i think at l one point you told your mum you had glandularfever which one point you told your mum you had glandular fever which obviously wasn't true?— glandular fever which obviously wasn't true? yeah, that's kind of how i wasn't true? yeah, that's kind of how! tot wasn't true? yeah, that's kind of how i got through _ wasn't true? yeah, that's kind of how i got through it _ wasn't true? yeah, that's kind of how i got through it at _ wasn't true? yeah, that's kind of how i got through it at the - wasn't true? yeah, that's kind of how i got through it at the time, | how i got through it at the time, just basically lying to people about why i had been ill.— why i had been ill. does it feel relief now _ why i had been ill. does it feel relief now that _ why i had been ill. does it feel relief now that you've - why i had been ill. does it feel relief now that you've told - why i had been ill. does it feel- relief now that you've told people? yeah, it feels an incredible relief because what i realised, especially after watching it's a sin, there is after watching it's a sin, there is a scene at the end where the character talks about shame and gay shame. i realised that hiv was so closely linked with that gay shame. i realised i'm trying to undo years of kind of probably not feeling comfortable in my own skin but i'm still keeping hiv at a secret. i think the two are so closely linked. watching the show kind of gave me the inspiration to just stand up and
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actually say, why am i holding a secret? this is part of me and there is nothing to be ashamed about. bud is nothing to be ashamed about. and ou have is nothing to be ashamed about. and you have had so many messages from people. i read a couple of the comments. i wish there were more people like you for sure, you have helped many people with your words and have opened their eyes. your instagram life was brave and inspiring, thank you for sharing your story and getting the word out. you had the writer of it's a sin reach out and the chairman of the elton john reach out and the chairman of the eltonjohn aids foundation reach out, david furnish. it’s elton john aids foundation reach out, david furnish.— out, david furnish. it's been amazing _ out, david furnish. it's been amazing and _ out, david furnish. it's been amazing and it's _ out, david furnish. it's been amazing and it's an - out, david furnish. it's been amazing and it's an amazing | amazing and it's an amazing conversation. i was overwhelmed with the fact it was even a big thing and itjust proves the fact it was even a big thing and it just proves that the fact it was even a big thing and itjust proves that there is a conversation that people still need to listen to. just the first thing that we can do as a nation is just talk about these things and educate ourselves. i thinkjust knowing the fact that if you are now on medication, effective medication,
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you cannot pass on the virus. if you are undetectable, which means the amount of hiv in your blood can't be detected, it means you cannot pass it on, you are not transmissible. spreading knowledge like this is a real star in de—stigmatising these shame associated with it. it is shame associated with it. it is crucial, shame associated with it. it is crucial. it _ shame associated with it. it is crucial, it really _ shame associated with it. it is crucial, it really is. _ shame associated with it. it is crucial, it really is. i- shame associated with it. it is crucial, it really is. i mentioned david furnish, chairman of the elton john aids foundation. we thought it would be really nice if you could meet in virtually over zoom, so here he is, david furnish.— he is, david furnish. hello to you. good morning- — he is, david furnish. hello to you. good morning. talk _ he is, david furnish. hello to you. good morning. talk to _ he is, david furnish. hello to you. good morning. talk to luke, - he is, david furnish. hello to you. good morning. talk to luke, whatj he is, david furnish. hello to you. i good morning. talk to luke, what do ou want good morning. talk to luke, what do you want to — good morning. talk to luke, what do you want to say? _ good morning. talk to luke, what do you want to say? i — good morning. talk to luke, what do you want to say? i take _ good morning. talk to luke, what do you want to say? i take my _ good morning. talk to luke, what do you want to say? i take my hat - good morning. talk to luke, what do you want to say? i take my hat off i you want to say? i take my hat off to ou, you want to say? i take my hat off to you. you _ you want to say? i take my hat off to you. you are — you want to say? i take my hat off to you. you are a _ you want to say? i take my hat off to you, you are a hero. _ you want to say? i take my hat off to you, you are a hero. the - to you, you are a hero. the instagram _ to you, you are a hero. the instagram chat to put up with your friend _ instagram chat to put up with your friend serves as an inspiration to so many— friend serves as an inspiration to so many people. you are the most robust. _ so many people. you are the most robust, happy living example of what it is like _ robust, happy living example of what it is like to _ robust, happy living example of what it is like to live with hiv these
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days — it is like to live with hiv these days you _ it is like to live with hiv these days. you are so incredibly well informed — days. you are so incredibly well informed about how the virus is transmitted and prevented and how well the _ transmitted and prevented and how well the drugs work. if more people did what— well the drugs work. if more people did what you did, there would be now _ did what you did, there would be now we — did what you did, there would be no... we could put an end to hiv. thank_ no... we could put an end to hiv. thank you — no... we could put an end to hiv. thank you-— thank you. luke, you have to say more than _ thank you. luke, you have to say more than thank _ thank you. luke, you have to say more than thank you, _ thank you. luke, you have to say more than thank you, come - thank you. luke, you have to say more than thank you, come on! | thank you. luke, you have to say more than thank you, come on! i | more than thank you, come on! i mean, thank you, david. itjust keeps blowing my mind the amount of response. it's amazing. if people know about coming here this conversation, they will learn about ways to prevent hiv like prep and pep, they are things i didn't even know at the time. it could have prevented my diagnosis. thank you for helping me get the message out there. it'sjust for helping me get the message out there. it's just about becoming a new face of hiv and are learning that it new face of hiv and are learning thatitis new face of hiv and are learning that it is a manageable illness and, you know, this is really going to help in kind of making other people
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who have reached out to me and said, we are just not there yet, you know? and we are not. terence higgins did a poll and they discovered that 50% of people in the uk wouldn't kiss someone with hiv. so it'sjust crazy. david, thank you. that is an amazing... it will really help push the message. amazing... it will really help push the message-— amazing... it will really help push the messate. ., . ., ~ the message. you are the hero, luke. as ou the message. you are the hero, luke. as you said — the message. you are the hero, luke. as you said in — the message. you are the hero, luke. as you said in your— the message. you are the hero, luke. as you said in your video _ the message. you are the hero, luke. as you said in your video so _ as you said in your video so eloquently, we need to have conversations about hiv the same way you would _ conversations about hiv the same way you would talk about diabetes or any other— you would talk about diabetes or any other health issue you are dealing with _ other health issue you are dealing with. .. , other health issue you are dealing with-- take _ other health issue you are dealing with.- take the _ other health issue you are dealing with.- take the shame - other health issue you are dealing with.- take the shame out other health issue you are dealing i with.- take the shame out of with. exactly. take the shame out of it and make — with. exactly. take the shame out of it and make it— with. exactly. take the shame out of it and make it part _ with. exactly. take the shame out of it and make it part of _ with. exactly. take the shame out of it and make it part of the _ with. exactly. take the shame out of it and make it part of the everyday i it and make it part of the everyday chat _ it and make it part of the everyday chat if_ it and make it part of the everyday chat. if everyone knew their hiv status, — chat. if everyone knew their hiv status, we — chat. if everyone knew their hiv status, we could stop it dead in its tracks— status, we could stop it dead in its tracks lry— status, we could stop it dead in its tracks by either having people on prep _ tracks by either having people on prep or— tracks by either having people on prep or managing their hiv being on medication. i prep or managing their hiv being on medication. ~ , , prep or managing their hiv being on medication. ~' , , ., medication. i think the numbers of --eole medication. i think the numbers of people coming _ medication. i think the numbers of people coming forward _ medication. i think the numbers of people coming forward to - medication. i think the numbers of people coming forward to be - medication. i think the numbers of| people coming forward to be tested for hiv have quadrupled since it's a
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sin, haven't they? the for hiv have quadrupled since it's a sin, haven't they?— sin, haven't they? the number of test kits, it _ sin, haven't they? the number of test kits, it went _ sin, haven't they? the number of test kits, it went up _ sin, haven't they? the number of test kits, it went up four- sin, haven't they? the number of test kits, it went up four times i sin, haven't they? the number of. test kits, it went up four times and that hiv _ test kits, it went up four times and that hiv testing week. it is amazing the impact — that hiv testing week. it is amazing the impact this series has had. russelt— the impact this series has had. russell and the team did a spectacularjob crafting a series which _ spectacularjob crafting a series which has — spectacularjob crafting a series which has really resonated so strongly— which has really resonated so strongly with people and luke is the best example of that, to step out of the shame _ best example of that, to step out of the shame he was feeling and to speak— the shame he was feeling and to speak so— the shame he was feeling and to speak so honestly and eloquently an inspiration _ speak so honestly and eloquently an inspiration lee about his hiv status — inspiration lee about his hiv status it _ inspiration lee about his hiv status. it is wonderful that the series— status. it is wonderful that the series has— status. it is wonderful that the series has put hiv back in the conversation again because people live full, _ conversation again because people live full, long healthy lives with hiv now — live full, long healthy lives with hiv now so we're not seeing the people _ hiv now so we're not seeing the people during my generation, i watched — people during my generation, i watched so many friends die and get sick and _ watched so many friends die and get sick and live with illness for a very— sick and live with illness for a very long _ sick and live with illness for a very long time but now that people take one _ very long time but now that people take one pill a day and live a full healthy— take one pill a day and live a full healthy life with a disease, it's kind _ healthy life with a disease, it's kind of— healthy life with a disease, it's kind of the physical face of it has gone _ kind of the physical face of it has gone away. but the internal shame and stigma — gone away. but the internal shame and stigma people feel from fear of having _ and stigma people feel from fear of having a _ and stigma people feel from fear of having a test or carrying hiv, that still very—
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having a test or carrying hiv, that still very much in existence and that is— still very much in existence and that is something we have to continue _ that is something we have to continue to chip away at over time. gentlemen, — continue to chip away at over time. gentlemen, thank you both very much. david, thank you for talking to luke. luke, thank you for your time, we appreciate it. keep up the good work all of you, thank you.- work all of you, thank you. thank ou. work all of you, thank you. thank you- thank _ work all of you, thank you. thank you- thank you- _ work all of you, thank you. thank you. thank you. bye-bye. - if you're young and trying to get a job right now — you know already — it's really hard. a year after covid first hit, the competition is especially tough. here are three young people looking for work — shanique, ellie and alfie. i've applied for over 50 jobs, but most are rejections. hi, i'm alfie, i used to work in a media apprenticeship, but i lost myjob because of the pandemic. now i'm looking for steady work. hi, i'm shanique, and i've applied for between 50 to 100 jobs over i the past year and a half. the pandemic has made it tough for many who are at the start of their careers
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and searching forjobs. there are a few i've actually applied for and have alerts. to let me know when there are other jobs that have come up. _ shanique has beenjob—hunting since graduating last year and has widened her search. she is now doing a masters to increase her chances. when you see a job that you really are like, - i need thisjob, i really want this job, it's so exciting. _ you might personalise your cv and cover letter and you really put a lot of effort in. sometimes you might not hear back, and i think that is the most - disheartening thing. and, sometimes, it really quite panics me because i'm not onlyj competing, this time round, with 2020 graduates, - there are 2021 graduates - and there are also 2019 graduates who didn't manage to get a job when they first graduated. - so it's really fierce, the competition. i ellie has got a job interview. 600 people applied for the position. i just want a stable career that i enjoy, to be honest. perhaps in finance, marketing,
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or maybe if i find something else i can go into. there is one person i know that's got a job out of about 1t0 people on my course who have been applying. and they have all been applying since september time and haven't heard anything back from most of them. so it is quite a difficult time. the latest official figures show that in the three months to december, workers aged 2a and under account for three fifths of those who recently lost theirjobs. it was kind of gutting. it was more or less a year i was there, 11 months. 19—year—old's alfie's dream is working on film sets. his apprenticeship with a media company has come to an end because of the pandemic. because there isn't a lot of paid film work out there, at least at my level now, it's hard trying to juggle work that is going to pay me and work that i enjoy. as we came out of lockdown, i got some work in a family friend's coffee shop. i got furloughed from that. i got some building work from my dad, but then, same thing, i've had about two weeks' worth
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of that, but now that sort of fizzled again and i'm just waiting, really. some sectors of the economy have been hit hard, but there are also signs of recovery and growth. i am optimistic. we have done such a lot of work with the vaccinations. thejobs are beginning to build up again, the economy is beginning to open up again. i think there is a real opportunity. we do have vacancies in engineering and manufacturing, for example. in construction, in health and life sciences. i've just got home after my interview. it's been a really long day. for ellie, there is some good news. overall, i think it went well. the assessment was quite difficult but i managed to get through to the next round of interviews. and for others searching thejobs market, there is hope on the horizon. i just enjoy sort of being on a set and working. i guess being in lockdown has given me more drive to do everything i can. i think you just have to keep going. it's so hard and you can often feel
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that you are running an impossible race, but you honestlyjust have to keep going. and this is from me — i still haven't got a graduate job yet, but i still feel hopeful that i will find something. elaine dunkley, bbc news. good luck to all three of them. and you can get more inspiration and advice about starting your career on the bbc news website today and through bbc bitesize. for 20 years, jim ashworth—beaumont worked as a prosthetics expert in the nhs, helping those who lost limbs to re—adjust to a new way of living. last year, jim became a patient himself, after losing one of his arms in a road accident. now he's hoping to raise enough money for a revolutionary bionic limb, so he can return to the job he loves. tim muffett has been to meet him. well, for two and a half months, i was being told i might not last another 21t hours. july last year, i was training
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for a triathlon, at the time. ijumped on my bike and stopped at some traffic lights. an articulated lorry was stopped at the lights, as well. the lorry turned right, the articulation moved left. i was dragged about 90 metres up the road on my front, then my right arm went under the back wheels of the trailer and i could feel the weight of the truck moving up my body towards my head. at that point, i was pretty convinced i was going to die. jim'sjob is to help others who have lost limbs. for 20 years, i have worked as a prosthetist and orthotist with the nhs. and that involves either replacing a limb that has been lost, or augmenting the body in some way with a device to help them move around. my dream is to return to the job which i love. but the dexterity and arm movements jim'sjob requires means that isn't possible.
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tell us about this prosthetic arm that you want to have fitted. it's a truly bionic arm. there are two stages. one is to fix a titanium rod into the end of my remaining arm and, secondly, to wire the signals from the muscles, which are controlled by my brain, down to the motors in the artificial limb to make it do what i want it to do. it's called osseointegration. connecting muscles and nerves to limbs has been happening for years. but, usually, it involves external wires and electrodes. rikard, from sweden, is one of only six people in the world to have had the connections fitted inside his body. i've been looking afterjim for a number of months and you can't help but feel for him in his position. his entire career has been looking after prosthetic limb patients and now, unfortunately, he is one. current prosthetic limbs are essentially suspended from your arm and that can lead to blisters and pain and discomfort.
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the real game changing technology is the ability to connect a robotic arm directly via wires through the osseointegration into the nerves and muscles. it would cost around £300,000. experts would have to be brought together from across the world for the surgery. steve kennedy is trying to help jim raise the funds. four years ago, i lost my left arm in the croydon tram crash. steve has also undergone osseointegration, but his prosthetic limb uses external connections. this that goes around my arm, if you look in there, you can see all the electrodes. so when i think about moving the actual hand that was there, the muscles react and the nerve triggers, through these receptors, into the arm. that's incredible. since his accident, jim has been in regular contact with steve. having the osseointegration, the bit
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sticking out of your arm there, has that made a big difference to your prosthetic? the actual range of movement is astonishing, and the weight difference is absolutely unbelievable. next step — a fundraising bike ride. for you to, this early on, want to get back on a bike, that is so inspiring and that is so motivational. that is why i cannot wait to get on this journey with you. in less than a year, jim's life has been transformed. new challenges lie ahead. tim muffett, bbc news. by by the way, after ten, we will talk about the government's national disability survey. the results of which will be used to help shape the government strategy towards disabled people for the next few years. there has been some outrage, and i use that word advisedly, about some of the questions, one of which is,
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would you be happy to have a relationship with a person with a disability? 0ne viewer said this is a personal, patronising question. another says, a disgraceful thing to us, it's wrong. implying stabled people are aliens. another said, it's a question that needs to be asked sensibly in focus groups or a separate more detailed survey, rather than lumping it in with everything else and oversimplifying it. martin says, even if it wasn't so crass, it's impossible to answer in a simplistic way, what they mean tjy in a simplistic way, what they mean by disability? lots of people have hidden disabilities? the question suggests they are hinting at some obvious impairment without saying outright. that is just one question. do you agree or disagree that you will be happy to have a physical relationship with a disabled person? there are 110 questions in total. some other people with disabilities have said the survey itself has been completely inaccessible to them, the very people it is designed to help.
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we will talk more about that after ten o'clock this morning and your views welcome, as always. a very bright meteor, known as a fireball, was captured on doorbell cameras across the country last night. the meteor was spotted shortly before 10pm and was visible for around seven seconds. it was captured on doorbell and security cameras in manchester, cardiff, bath and milton keynes. that was worth it, even for seven seconds. now it's time for a look at the weather with carol. hello again. it was a fairly cloudy start to the day, with dense fog and also some mist. now we're going hang onto some of that even through the course of the afternoon and where that happens, it will peg back the temperature. but it should lift across southern england, where it will also be breezy. for west wales, northern ireland, northern england and scotland, there will be a fair bit of sunshine but at times will have haar lapping onto the north sea into the east of scotland and also
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some sea fret coming in from the north sea across eastern parts of england. 0ur temperatures, six to about 11 degrees. this evening and overnight, if anything, the low cloud, mist and fog becomes more extensive. now out towards the west, there will be some breaks and that's going to allow the temperature to fall away. cold enough for a touch of frost but really across the board, which ever way you look at it, it is going to be a cold night. so, a cold start to the day tomorrow. high pressure still firmly in charge. if you look at the spacing in the isobars, there's not much in the way of wind to move any low cloud, mist and fog along but it will be breezier across the south coast later on in the day. so, you can see, once again, we start off on this cloudy note with the mist and the fog but it will break in some western areas and with the weather front approaching from the south—west, we're likely to see some showers here and they could get into south wales and as far north as parts of the midlands. but they are showers, so not all of us will see them. again, if you are stuck under the cloud, that is going to peg back the temperatures. as we move into the rest of wednesday, here comes that a weather front, pushing a little bit further
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northwards and drifting eastwards as well but, again, hardly an isobar in the chart. so, a cloudy, murky start with some mist and fog. the showers coming in across the south—west into the midlands, in through wales, heading over towards the south—east. again, they are showers, not all of us will see them, but some of them could be heavy and thundery. not a warm day, for most we are looking at temperatures widely five to about 8—9. in the south, though, something a little bit milder, 11—13. it's not going to last, though. look at the cold air coming round this high pressure. we're pulling in a north—easterly wind right the way across the uk. so where ever you are, it is going to feel cold. on thursday, fairly cloudy with some showers in the south—east. something brighter during the course of friday but if you note the temperatures, 6—8, below average for this stage in march.
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