thank you, alexandra mackenzie. the ons says covid i mackenzie.level recorded with more than 4.5% testing positive. across the uk the rates remained broadly stable with one in 80 people, equivalent to 1.2% of the population in their survey, testing positive for covid in the week ending 25th of september. a0 new one—stop centres offering nhs scans and diagnostic tests are to open in community areas, like shopping centres and a premier league football stadium in england. they will be able to carry out checks on cancer patients and scans to see whether people need surgery for things such as knee and hip replacements. ministers hope the new centres will reduce waiting times for routine operations, and ease pressure on hospitals. the green party has elected two new leaders. carla denyer and adrian ramsay are now the co—leaders of the party — after jonathan bartley stood down, and sian berry chose not to seek re—election. tens of thousands of pigs may have to be culled, if the government doesn't take urgent action to ease a labour shortage which is crea

alexandra mackenzie - october. alexandra, thank you for that. alexandra mackenzie in i that.n thompson, scotland executive director of uk hospitality which represents more than 730 companies operating about 85,000 venues. thank you forjoining us. 18th of october, a little bit of a grace period for everyone to get used to the scheme. broadly speaking, do you think it is going to work well or not? we are already seeing challenges with the app, we are expecting it to be challenging for businesses and many businesses are reporting they will struggle to have enough door stewards to check apps and people are coming in. obviously, people may well be appearing without any kind of certification because of the problems which they have been experiencing with the app. hopefully those are teething _ experiencing with the app. hopefully those are teething issues, _ experiencing with the app. hopefully those are teething issues, beyond i those are teething issues, beyond that, you are hearing their new owners are concerned they will not have enough staff to monitor this, to administer this.

alexandra mackenzie has a story.ueen was joined at holyrood by the duke and duchess of rothesay. they were greeted by party leaders, including the first minister. pomp and fanfare. msps looked on as the mace and the crown of scotland were placed in the chamber, symbolising the challenges of this parliamentary term. marking this new session brings a sense of beginning and renewal. the scottish parliament has been at the heart of scotland's response to the pandemic, with people across this country looking to you for leadership and stewardship. due to the pandemic, much of the music was recorded around the country. here in plockton... and this group of asylum seeking and refugee musicians in nicola sturgeon�*s glasgow constituency. we are a nation proud to call itself simply home for everyone who chooses to live here. and it is indeed fitting that the growing diversity of modern scotland is now reflected more clearly in this new parliament. the queen spoke of fond memories of time spent in scotland with her late husband

alexandra mackenzie reports.by the party leaders including the first minister nicola sturgeon. msps gathered as the mace and crown of scotland were placed in the chamber, symbolising this new session of parliament. marking this new session does indeed bring a sense of beginning and renewal. the scottish parliament has been at the heart of scotland�*s response to the pandemic, with people across this country looking to you for leadership and stewardship and i hope you will remain at the forefront as we move towards a phase of recovery. due to the pandemic, much of the music was recorded around the country, like here in plockton. and this group of asylum seeking and refugee musicians in glasgow. those of us who sit in the chamber will disagree, often and often vigorously. but in the years ahead we will also, i hope, find the resolve and the courage to reach beyond our disagreements and find consensus and common purpose where we can. the queen also used her speech to reflect on happy memories of the many times she s

alexandra mackenzie, bbc news.s show there were 30,301 new infections recorded in the latest 24—hour period, which means on average there were 34,855 new cases recorded per day in the last week. 121 deaths were reported, that's of people who died within 28 days of a positive covid—19 test. on average in the past week, 114 deaths were announced every day. the latest figures on those being treated in hospital and percentage of people vaccinated, haven't yet been made available. some charities have warned that many vulnerable people are still waiting for a third dose of a covid vaccine. officials recommended the jabs for eligible patients a month ago but kidney care uk and blood cancer uk say the rollout has gone "badly wrong". nhs england say all those affected should be offered the injection by the end of next week. there could be a breakthrough in the way we treat covid—19. interim trials suggest a new, experimental drug could cut the risk of hospitalisation, or death by about half. if authorised by regulators, the

alexander mckenzie re ”ortin. , alexandra mackenzie reporting. —— alexandra mackenzie reporting.ations, 85.9% of the population aged 12 and over, have had theirfirst dose, and 78.9% percent have been double jabbed. the duke of cambridge will call for society to "unite in repairing our planet", when he takes to the stage, for the presentation of his inaugural environmental award. here he is arriving at the ceremony�*s green carpet with the duchess of cambridge a few moments ago. the earthshot prize will celebrate five winners, who've come up with the best solutions to tackle the world's environmental problems. our media and arts correspondent, david sillito has more. each year we will award five £1 million — each year we will award five £1 million prizes to those who we believe — million prizes to those who we believe can transform our chances of repairing _ believe can transform our chances of repairing our— believe can transform our chances of repairing our planet... believe can transform our chances of repairing our planet. . ._ repairing our planet... inspired by president ken

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alexandra mackenzie there in glasgow.or the presentation of his inaugural environmental award. here he is, arriving at the ceremony�*s green carpet with the duchess of cambridge. the earthshot prize will celebrate five winners, who've come up with the best solutions to tackle the world's environmental problems. our media and arts correspondent david sillito has more. each year we will award five £1 million prizes to those who we believe can transform our chances of repairing our planet... inspired by president kennedy's moonshot challenge in the �*60s, earthshot is a challenge to find environmental solutions. ultimately, if we want to tackle this, if we want to get on the front foot, we have to bring people with us. people have to feel like there is hope, there's a chance we can fix this, and that's what the earthshot prize is about, providing solutions to some of the world's biggest environmental problems. among the supporters of prince william's initiative, his father, prince charles, tweeting, "we need to come together

alexandra mackenzie reports from glasgow. alok sharma, elected president of the 26th session of...der way. glasgow is hosting world leaders and thousands of delegates for these crucial climate change talks. the president of cop26 told andrew marr that keeping global warming to 1.5 celsius would be challenging. i said if you look at all the commitments that have been made and i said we are heading towards two degrees, how is it that over this next decade and indeed over the next few years, we close that gap so we get closer to 1.5? and that is something that i'm going to try and get broad consensus on at the conference. the swedish teenager greta thunberg arrived in glasgow by train last night. mobbed by fellow activists. she had voiced concern that cop26 would not lead to significant changes. but said it is not too late to do what we can. if we switch our focus from trying to create loopholes and excuses to not take action, which is very much the case now, no matter how you see it, if we switch from that focus to actually trying to combat climate change in... in a way that would ac

alexandra mackenzie has the story.reeted by party leaders, including the first minister. msps looked on as the mace and the crown of scotland were placed in the chamber, symbolising the challenges of this parliamentary term. marking this new session does indeed bring a sense of beginning and renewal. the scottish parliament has been at the heart of scotland's response to the pandemic, with people across this country looking to you for leadership and stewardship. due to the pandemic, much of the music was recorded around the country. here in plockton... and this group of asylum—seeking and refugee musicians in nicola sturgeon's glasgow constituency. we are a nation proud to call itself simply home for everyone who chooses to live here. and it is indeed fitting that the growing diversity of modern scotland is now reflected more clearly in this new parliament. the queen spoke of fond memories of time spent in scotland with her late husband, the duke of edinburgh. she also said it was a moment to look to a new generation.

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alexandra mackenzie says there�*s pressure right across the nhs in scotland.ard said there was sustained pressure across its three university hospitals and that is not showing any signs of easing. the hospitals they are talking about are hairmyers, monklands, and also wishaw. the health board described the situation as relentless. they said it was due to bed shortages but also a shortage of staff. they said there was a lot of staff sickness, staff who are stressed and also a lot of self isolation because of the covid pandemic. the health board said their priority is the safety of their patients and also staff so they are working through options to try and increase the number of staff and also to increase the flow of patients through the hospital. the military has already been providing some help. that is medical help and also with drivers as well. in august, nhs lanarkshire had started postponing some of their operations. they are now doing a bit more of that and some elective cancer operations are also going to be postponed. the hospital has said they will re

high street train station yesterday afternoon, and later died in hospital. 0ur correspondent, alexandra mackenzieus? well, there is still quite a lot of police activity here outside i us? well, there is still quite a lot of police activity here outside thej of police activity here outside the station and some floral tributes have been laid. we understand that fite had broken out on the train that spilled out onto the platform here and a 14—year—old was stabbed down on the platform. police scotland put out a statement this afternoon. they said this was a shocking act of violence in broad daylight, which had seen a boy tragically lose his life. they also said this happens on a saturday afternoon. it would have been very busy here in the middle of the city. they have asked anyone to come forward, anyone who saw anything suspicious at. the 14—year—old justin mclaughlin went to school in coatbridge at saint andrews high school. the headmaster has paid tribute to him, saying that james was a valued member of the community and would be missed by pupils and staff. ., ~ and would be missed by pupils and s

let's go to glasgow now and speak to our scotland correspondent alexandra mackenzie.iver here in glasgow but other people were not quite so sure. we are still in the middle of a pandemic. cop26 was delayed because of covid. people are concerned that with so many people coming into the city the cases of coronavirus could increase and especially as we are coming into the winter again. the other concerns are over the next couple of weeks with road closures and people trying to get to work tomorrow morning many people will also be staying outside the city in edinburgh, saw thousands of people coming along the m8. there are going to be coronavirus restrictions and precautions in the venue opposite. people will be getting the temperature checked and they will have daily lateral flow tests and will have to wear masks and will have to keep their distance so the countdown is on. today will be quite ceremonial, whereas the hard work will really get started tomorrow. it's understood people have died following an incident on a river in the pembrokeshire area of wales. dyfed—powys

alexandra mackenzie.giant against accusations that its photo sharing app instagram can negatively affect the mental health of young people. antigone davis was appearing before a us senate committee hearing on child protection. it comes two weeks after a leak exposed how instagram's own research had found the platform could have a damaging impact on teenagers' body image and self esteem. senators highlighted how facebook had earlier denied it was aware of the research. ms davis argued that instagram �*affirmatively helped' young people on serious issues. our los angeles correspondent david willis has more. she said that this could actually, in some cases, help to give young people more control over their lives and to actually be helpful to them. that wasn't met with much sympathy, i might add, by senators who formed this committee. one described the facebook research as a bombshell and accused the company of a cover up. it was likened as well, this research, to the cover—up conducted by the tobacco industr

our correspondent alexandra mackenzie says there�*s pressure right across the nhs in scotland.nd also to increase the flow of patients through the hospital. the military has already been providing some help. that is medical help and also with drivers as well. in august nhs lanarkshire had started postponing some of their operations. they are now doing a bit more of that and some elective cancer operations are also going to be postponed. the hospital has said they will reschedule those as soon as possible. the hollywood actor alec baldwin has been questioned by police after he fired a prop gun on a film set, accidentally killing the cinematographer and wounding the director. the weapon was supposed to fire blanks. it happened as they were filming a western in new mexico, as lizo mzimba reports. halyna hutchins was an up—and—coming director of photography. named a rising star by american cinematographer magazine in 2019, she was considered to be an exceptionally talented individual. the investigation into what happened on the set of rust, a 19th—century western, is continuing. po