anna collinson, bbc news.ntries with a high risk of covid. the decision follows criticism of the airport and the government after arrivals from red list countries were made to queue with other passengers. but from the first ofjune, those travelling from red list countries will transit through terminal three, which has been closed for the past year. they will then travel to a hotel where they will quarantine for ten days. while india is facing a devastating second wave of the coronavirus pandemic, it has not taken its eye off its border with china in its northern ladakh region. a year ago, both countries rushed tens of thousands of troops accusing each other of intruding into their territory in the himalayan region. several rounds of talks have not reduced tensions between the two asian powers. here's an exclusive report by the bbc�*s anbarasan ethirajan who has been to the pangong tso area close to the india—china border. arad was sent to india's disputed border with china in ladakh. the altitude and the threa

anna collinson, bbc news.lift the ban on indoor socialising. pubs, restaurants and cafes are now allowed to serve customers indoors, and hotels, museums and other attractions can reopen. our ireland correspondent chris page joined skaters at an ice rink. it might feel that ordinary life has been on ice for more than a year, but today, some slippery and skilful steps are being taken on the journey out of lockdown. a number of popular activities resumed this morning, among them, skating. it was so surreal to be able to get back and really enjoy it again. it feels like we're flying, doesn't it? yes. it'sjust, doing jumps and spins again, the first time around is a bit shaky but i think now, we are ok. i think getting back to it, it'lljust take a few days. everyone is excited, it's like a big community on the ice. the last time these skaters were able to train on the ice was five months ago and you can tell how much they have missed the sport that they love. this rink is one of many indoor visitor attractions whic

here's our health correspondent anna collinson. it is one of the biggest rugby stadiums in the world, but today, thousands have been encouraged to come to twickenham for their coronavirus jab. it's been really good, yeah. like, i thought the queue was quite long but it moves quite quickly, and everything seems really, like, organised. ijust sort of want the whole countryjust to come out of lockdown, hopefully, 215t of june. so the more people vaccinated, the better. so doing our part, really. this afternoon, it was announced anyone aged over 18 could come and get theirjab, which organisers say contributed to these long queues. almost three quarters of adults in the uk have now had a first dose. hounslow�*s public health service helped organise this event as they're concerned some of those who are most at risk have not yet been vaccinated. we have, in a matter of four or five days, pulled this event together so we can vaccinate up to 15,000 people in one day. the reason we've chosen such a big event is, we can socially distance peop

anna collinson, bbc news.rips outside — without needing to quarantine for a fortnight afterwards. new guidance allows walks or garden visits, but campaigners say the changes don't go far enough. our social affairs correspondent, alison holt, is with me. change in the guidance which takes effect today?— effect today? that's right, when someone goes _ effect today? that's right, when someone goes out _ effect today? that's right, when someone goes out of _ effect today? that's right, when someone goes out of a - effect today? that's right, when someone goes out of a care - effect today? that's right, when l someone goes out of a care home effect today? that's right, when - someone goes out of a care home it means they won't have to spend 14 daysin means they won't have to spend 14 days in the room in quarantine although i have to say, today being so raining and blowing, i suspect there will be many venturing out and begin the most of that. they are allowed to go with a nominated visitor or a care worker, to a pu

anna collinson reports.ds are being encouraged to come to twickenham for their coronavirus jab. it's been really good. yeah, i thought the queue was quite long, but it moves quite quickly and everything seems, like, really organised. ijust sort of want the whole countryjust to come out of lockdown hopefully 21st ofjune, so the more people vaccinated, the better. so, doing our part, really. this afternoon, it was announced anyone over 18 could come and get theirjab before the grounds close at 8pm this evening. almost three quarters of adults in the uk have now had a first dose. hounslow�*s public health service helped organise this event, as they're concerned some of those who are most at risk have not yet been vaccinated. we have, in the matter of four or five days, i pulled this event together so we can vaccinate up to 15,000 _ people in one day. the reason we've chosen such a big event is cos we can i social distance people, _ we can safely get that many people through the stadium. twickenham's location is

here's our health correspondent, anna collinson.t's anna collinson. one of the biggest rugby stadiums it's one of the biggest rugby stadiums in the world but today thousands are being encouraged to come to talking for the coronavirus jab. the ground is close to hounslow an area which has seen a rise in the variant first detected in india. it's been really good. the k was quite long but it moved quite quickly and everything seems organised. i quickly and everything seems organised-— quickly and everything seems oruanised. . ., , organised. i want the whole country to come out — organised. i want the whole country to come out of— organised. i want the whole country to come out of lockdown _ organised. i want the whole country to come out of lockdown so - organised. i want the whole country to come out of lockdown so the - organised. i want the whole country | to come out of lockdown so the more people _ to come out of lockdown so the more people vaccinated the better. nearly three quarters _ people vaccinated the better. nearly three

anna collinson, bbc news. answered in the coming days is which countries you can travel to without needing to qurantine when you return home. 0ur political correspondent, jonathan blake, told me the big date in everyone�*s diary is may the 17th, when the government hopes to allow international travel again. i'm told we should expect an announcement was the end of this coming week, the foreign secretary, dominic raab, said this morning the details are coming shortly. it will be a confirmation that international travel will be allowed again, and crucially the list of which countries will be green in status, meaning you can travel there and return without having to go into quarantine. that will be a very limited list to begin with, and none of those countries are yet confirmed. we also had a hint of what life might be like further down the road map out of lockdown, beyond june the 21st, where the governemnt hopes to lift all legal restrictions in england. the foreign secretary suggested that some guidance may rem

anna collinson, bbc news.est government figures show there were 3383 new coronavirus infections and one death in the latest 24—hour period. on average, the number of new cases reported per day in the last week was 3345. more than 120,000 people received their first dose of a vaccine in the last 2a hours, taking the overall total to more than 39.3 million people who've had a single jab. that's 74.8% of the uk's adult population. more than 204,000 people had their second vaccine dose in the latest 24—hour period, which means more than 25.5 million have now had two jabs, a little under half of all adults. our political correspondent ben wright, who's at westminster, says the government has a difficult decision to make about whether it lifts all coronavirus restrictions next month. i think ministers are sounding a bit more cautious about the complete lifting of restrictions onjune the 21st. no decision has been made, and there are competing arguments being put, as we've heard, there are scientists who advice the g

anna collinson, bbc news.n likely to be answered in the coming days is which countries you can travel to without needing to qurantine when you return home. 0ur political correspondent, jonathan blake, is here. when are we likely to know? this news will obviously be important to so many people. soon, it seems, in the words of the foreign secretary dominic raab this morning, the details are coming shortly. it is two weeks tomorrow, the 17th of may, the government hopes to allow international travel to begin again and i am told we can expectan to begin again and i am told we can expect an announcement towards the end of this coming week which is likely to confirm that and tell us which countries will be on the green list meaning you can travel there and come back without the need to quarantine. it is likely to be a very limited list to begin with and some countries that could be on it, gibraltar, iceland, israel, possibly for us, possibly portugal, none of thatis for us, possibly portugal, none of that is confirm

anna collinson, bbc news.be answered in the coming days india's prime minister narendra modi is under intense pressure to announce a national lockdown after india reported the highest number of deaths with covid—19 over a 2k hour period. mr modi had resisted the measure in the build up to regional elections where his party is trying to extend its influence. but with the polls now over, the prime minister has been meeting senior officials to review the situation. 0ur correspondent devina gupta is in delhi — and told us more about the possibility of a lockdown across the country. india's prime minister, narendra modi, in his last address with the public, when the regional polls were going on, had stopped short of announcing a national lockdown, saying it is up to the states to decide whether they want to have a mini lockdown and it should only be used as a last resort, because livelihoods of a lot of people in india, almost 90% of the workforce, which is in the employment sectors, dependent on odd jobs on daily

here's our health correspondent, anna collinson. biggest rugby stadiums in the world, but today thousands are being encouraged to come to twickenham for their coronavirus jab. the ground is close to hounslow, an area which has seen a rise in the variant first detected in india. it's been really good. the queue was quite long but it moved quite quickly and everything seems organised. i want the whole country to come out of lockdown, hopefully on the 215t ofjune, so the more people vaccinated the better. so doing our part, really. nearly three quarters of adults in the uk have now had a first dose. hounslow�*s public health service says one in ten older people haven't taken up their invite for a vaccine. we have in the matter of four or five days pulled this event together so we can vaccinate up to 15,000 people in one day. the reason we have chosen such a big event is we can socially distance people, we can safely get that many people through the stadium. in bolton, an area with one of the highest infection rates in the uk, the army

here is health correspondent anna collinson.might impact other victims. >> this is just a tube of the iceberg. there are three more other cases like this de this year involving around 20,000 women. there are three -- there are three more other cases like this do -- due this year involving around 20,000 women. there is hope that it will send a strong message to medical devicenufacturers. devices need toe properly monitored, safe. patients need to be informed of the risk and monitored closely. >> just before i go, i want to give you a quick update on the israeli/palestinian conflict and efforts to reach a truce. the u.s. secretary of state has spoken to his bruc braley -- his israeli counterpart and reiterated that the u.s. expects a cease-fire israel's prime minister may expect -- except a truce with hamas after a cabinet meeting, though this has not been officially confirmed. we also heard from us there in your -- we also heard from a senior hamas official who expects a truce in the next few days. on the ground, the airstrikes a

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anna collinson, bbc news. forjulia james' death, and have made no arrests. our correspondent, simonjones, sent this report from aylesham. well, julia james was working from home last tuesday. she went out to walk her dog when she was attacked. she had suffered head injuries, which were very severe. hundreds of officers have been involved in the investigation since but as of yet, there is no key suspect in the case, no motive that the police have been able to establish and no arrests have been made. the chief constable of kent police visited the scene today to get an update himself on what had been happening. he realised that this is a difficult time for kent police given that they are now investigating the death of one of their own offices and he realised as well that local people are feeling shocked and concerned. we have seen the previous interviews mr richard, our assistant chief constable, so i will repeat those messages. that is exactly what people should be doing. being vigilant, of course. thinking very

every morning for a week, instead of starting ten days of quarantine. 0ur health correspondent, anna collinson come into close contact with someone

anna collinson, bbc news.us figures show there were — 1,671 covid-i9 new infections as well as a further 14 deaths within 28 days of a positive test. the official data also showed that 34.51 million people had received their first dose of the vaccine. the foreign office has played down any suggestion that the british iranian aid worker — nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe — a is about to be released. iranian state tv is reporting that the uk will pay a £400 million to secure her release. the foreign office says legal discussions are ongoing about the historical debt to iran. nazanin has been detained in iran for five years on spying charges. she was recently convicted for a second time and banned from leaving tehran. earlier, the foreign secretary dominic raab told the bbc, iran's actions amounted to torture. nazanin is held, unlawfully, in my view, as a matter of international law. i think she is being treated in the most abusive, torturous way. i think it amounts to torture, the way she is being treated. and there is

anna collinson, bbc news. slow the spread of the virus meant there was now a clear path out of the pandemic. i think it's unlikely. it can't be completely ruled out, in the worst case scenario, if we have a new variant crop up which does manage to evade the vaccines, let's say late summer, early autumn, there may be a need to roll back on some of these measures, at least temporarily until we can boost people's immunity. do i think it's likely to happen? no, i don't. i think that we are much more likely to be on a steady course now out of this pandemic, at least in this country. the headlines on bbc news... two former soldiers accused of the murder of an official ira man in 1972 have been formally acquitted after their trial collapsed. a court hears a police officer accused of murdering the ex—footballer dalian atkinsion had tasered him for six times longer than standard before kicking him twice in the head. authorities in mexico city say there will be a full investigation after a metro train and railway track

anna collinson, bbc news.ll, today, it is being reported by reuters that a flight from minsk has been suspended today, saying that they have suspended the boarding of a lufthansa flight to frankfurt from minsk over security fears after receiving a tipoff about a possible terrorist act. we can't confirm the details on that but that has just been reported now, that a lufthansa flight from minsk has just been suspended over some security checks at the moment. we will update you as soon we can. a prominent equality activist, sasha johnson, is in a critical condition after being shot in the head in south london. the campaign group the taking the initiative party says she is being treated in intensive care after suffering serious injuries in the early hours of yesterday morning. chi chi izundu is with me. we have just had another statement issued by the taking the initiative party, saying that sasha johnson has had an operation, and she is now resting with her parents. just to go back to the detail of what actually

our health correspondent anna collinson has more.ure. but she carried on and even promoted it to her followers. it sounds like madness, is madness the extent you will go through but the pressures must be hitting hard for us to think it's ok. it is illegal to sell apetamin in the uk, but, two weeks ago, a bbc three investigation revealed it could be bought in shops and online. with many profiles still promoting the drug, nhs england has now written to instagram saying it is concerned about the physical and mental health impacts, and is urging this site to clamp down on accounts. as we invest more in youth mental health, which is, we believe, increasingly picking up some of the ill effects of poor and actively dangerous online content, perhaps it is time these media giants could step up and contribute more, as well, to the treatment of young people's mental health. a facebook company spokesperson says buying and selling non—medical or prescription drugs is "strictly against our policies" and it will continue working to keep these types

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anna collinson, bbc news.ni is a clinical epidemiologist at queen mary university london. shejoins us from cambridge. thank you very much indeed for joining us. interesting that doctor gupta says he cannot be certain about what the impact is going to be. do you share his view this should be delayed at least, any further lifting? i should be delayed at least, any further lifting?— further lifting? i think it should be delayed _ further lifting? i think it should be delayed and _ further lifting? i think it should be delayed and we _ further lifting? i think it should be delayed and we had - further lifting? i think it should be delayed and we had a - further lifting? i think it should be delayed and we had a date i further lifting? i think it should | be delayed and we had a date it further lifting? i think it should - be delayed and we had a date it now to tell_ be delayed and we had a date it now to tell us _ be delayed and we had a date it now to tell us i— be delayed and we had a date it now to tell us. i d

anna collinson, bbc news. bridge, a collection of flowers to remember folajimi 0lubunmi—adewole, known to his friends asjimi. just over a week ago, jimi was on his way home from work, when he tried to rescue a woman who'd fallen into the thames. it was a remarkable act of bravery. also on the bridge that night wasjoaquin garcia. he heardjimi shouting, and ran over to help. he started to point to the river saying, "she's there, she's there." so i saw on the river, the girl. well, i actually saw two hands and one face just splashing, trying to keep on float. he told me, "are you going tojump? are you jumping?" and i said, "yes". jimi started to count like, "ok, let's do it. three, two..." and i couldn't think on it, so ijustjumped. and that's the last time i sanimi. it was cold, dark, dangerous. joaquin swam out towards the woman and eventually found her. she was not very conscious. i couldn't see her eyes at any moment. she was just blinking and splashing. and i started to swallow water. and i remember turning

here's our health correspondent, anna collinson.rea which has seen a rise almost three quarters have had a first dose. nearly three quarters of adults in the uk have now had a first dose. hounslow�*s public health service says one in ten older people haven't taken up their invite for a vaccine. we have in the matter of four or five days pulled this event together so we can vaccinate up to 15,000 people in one day. the reason we have chosen such a big event is we can socially distance people, we can safely get that many people through the stadium. coronavirus cases in the uk are once again on the rise with a 27% increase in the past week. the people the people are not saying that we should _ the people the people are not saying that we should abandon _ the people the people are not saying that we should abandon this - the people the people are not saying that we should abandon this but - the people the people are not saying that we should abandon this but we | that we should abandon this but we should _ that we should abandon this bu

government has acknowledged that some people find self—isolation challenging. 0ur health correspondent anna collinsont and trace saying you must self—isolate for ten days. but for many who are concerned about money or can't work from home, it is just not that simple. now the government is piloting more ways to support people. nine areas with high infection rates in england will receive a share of nearly £12 million, including parts of london, the north west, yorkshire, peterborough and somerset. they will trial increased social care support for vulnerable adults, translation assistance for non—english speakers and alternative accommodation will be offered to those isolating in overcrowded homes. but some economists warn this will only go so far unless statutory sick pay is increased. if you don't tackle the financial support that is missing, you'll end up with really poor compliance with isolation, which of course risks everyone's health and the economy. these pilots come as surge testing is being rolled out in parts of london following a rise in coronavirus cases linked to the variant first detected

first, have a watch of this report from anna collinson who has been talking to patients who have been vaccination programme. is it hurting? your tummy is hurting? is it your tummy hurting? but this has come at a cost, disrupting nonurgent care for millions of patients like zen, orjulie and chris who have had to wait for knee and hip operations. a new report by the institute for fiscal studies says elective surgery fell by a third in england last year and it also found non—covid emergency cases and outpatient appointments had dropped, as had time—sensitive conditions like cancer, though not as much. and it's notjust a problem in england, although comparable stats are not available yet, we know a similar number are waiting for treatment in scotland while in wales and northern ireland it's even higher. the trusts with the biggest problems are saying to us that on current trajectories they are saying it could take them between three and five years to recover those backlogs. now everybody knows that that is simply not good enough and we are going to need to work together with the governmen

should receive compensation after they were given pip breast implants. )0ur health correspondent anna collinsonmplants? well, the scandal emerged _ what are the implants? well, the scandal emerged in _ what are the implants? well, the scandal emerged in 2010 - what are the implants? well, the scandal emerged in 2010 and - what are the implants? well, the scandal emerged in 2010 and the| scandal emerged in 2010 and the reason it emerged was because, in the years leading up to it, it emerged that the implants were filled with a cheap industrial grade silicon never intended for medical use. 0verthe silicon never intended for medical use. over the past ten years, there has been a legal battle involving the company who certified those implants, who gave that certificate saying there were safe to use. that german company is called tuv rheinland. the lawyers representing 2700 women, including around 500 from britain, say these women from france to venezuela were relying on that certificate, they trusted it, but instead ended up with bags of poison in their body. this morning, the court of appeal ruled

i'm so sorry, jeremy, i want to hear from my colleague, anna collinson, who has been speaking to somethe weight. —— wait. they said it's not good news and they said i had cancer. two months ago, doctors told elaine walsh she had womb cancer. what they did say is you would normally be on a table in the next few weeks but we haven't got one. we haven't got a surgeon, we haven't got a table and obviously i was aware every day that i'm not on a surgical operating table, it is more risk. after six long weeks, elaine was told her surgery had to be cancelled. it was the most horrendous day, because when they took that away from me, and they couldn't give me a foreseeable date. in the past year, the nhs has treated more than 400,000 covid patients across the uk and rolled out a mass vaccination programme. is it hurting? your tummy is hurting? is it your tummy hurting? but this has come at a cost, disrupting nonurgent care for millions of patients like zen, orjulie and chris who have had to wait for knee and hip operations. a new report by the institute for fiscal studies says elective surgery

our health correspondent, anna collinson, has been speaking to some of those affected.tions. a new report by the institute for fiscal studies says elective surgery fell by a third in england last year and it also found non—covid emergency cases and outpatient appointments had dropped, as had time sensitive conditions like cancer, though not as much. and it's notjust a problem in england, although comparable stats are not available yet, we know a similar number are waiting for treatment in scotland and while in wales and northern ireland it's even higher. the trusts with the biggest problem are saying to us that on current trajectories they are saying it could take them between three and five years to recover those backlogs. now everybody knows that that is simply not good enough and we are going to need to work together with the government to create a plan to go faster. nhs england has announced a £160 million initiative which will consider innovative ways to tackle waiting lists. so could something like this be part of the solution? here's our mobile surgical theatre a

we are going to talk to staff in just a moment but first health correspondent anna collinson has beeng to some of the people affected. they said it's not good news and they said i had cancer. two months ago, doctors told elaine walsh she had womb cancer. what they did say is you would normally be on a table in the next few weeks but we haven't got one. we haven't got a surgeon, we haven't got a table and obviously i was aware every day that i'm not on a surgical operating table, it is more risk. in the past year the nhs has treated hundreds of thousands of covid patients and rolled out a mass vaccination programme. your tummy is hurting? this has come at a cost disrupting nonurgent care for many patients like zen. new figures from nhs england shows 436,000 people were waiting over a year for hospital treatment in march, up from just 1600 before the pandemic took hold. while there is more positive news in cancer care with a record number of referrals made by gps taking place in march the backlog is a serious concern. the biggest problem is on current trajectories they are saying it cou