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anna collinson, bbc news.oronavirus infections with the bbc�*s head of statistics robert cuffe. looking at the uk picture specifically here, and the good news is the figures seem relatively good so far, so does that reflect the success of the vaccine and the boost as well? ~ ,,., , ., , ., as well? absolutely. no question that if ou as well? absolutely. no question that if you have _ as well? absolutely. no question that if you have had _ as well? absolutely. no question that if you have had two - as well? absolutely. no question that if you have had two doses, l as well? absolutely. no question that if you have had two doses, a booster will give you better chances, and if you had had two doses are a couple of months ago, getting a booster now, it will roughly halve your chance of catching a case of omicron that put you in hospital and it has been a bit longer —— if it has been a bit longer since your second dose, that booster looks even more impressive, it will then quarter your chances of catching a case of
anna collinson, bbc news.oronavirus infections with the bbc�*s head of statistics robert cuffe. looking at the uk picture specifically here, and the good news is the figures seem relatively good so far, so does that reflect the success of the vaccine and the boost as well? ~ ,,., , ., , ., as well? absolutely. no question that if ou as well? absolutely. no question that if you have _ as well? absolutely. no question that if you have had _ as well? absolutely. no question that if you have had...
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anna collinson, bbc news. let's speak to our health correspondentjim reed.ve 'ust had the high level of infections. we've just had the _ the high level of infections. we've just had the latest _ the high level of infections. we've just had the latest daily _ the high level of infections. we've just had the latest daily figures i just had the latest daily figures for the uk and again it's showing about another hundred and 89,000 new cases. this is confirmed cases across the uk —— 189,000 cases. this is confirmed cases across the uk “189,000 new cases. there are different ways of measuring infections and you may not get that much information from the daily figure because there will be people, especially over christmas, who don't get tested. that's the number of confirmed tests. 0ther number of confirmed tests. other people have been infected and not realise it, asymptomatic infections, so today we had another set of data earlier on. this is a random sampling of the population carried out by the office for national statistics. that's seen as giving a more accur
anna collinson, bbc news. let's speak to our health correspondentjim reed.ve 'ust had the high level of infections. we've just had the _ the high level of infections. we've just had the latest _ the high level of infections. we've just had the latest daily _ the high level of infections. we've just had the latest daily figures i just had the latest daily figures for the uk and again it's showing about another hundred and 89,000 new cases. this is confirmed cases across the uk —— 189,000...
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anna collinson, bbc news.s red list today. angola, botswana, eswatini, lesotho, malawi, mozambique, namibia, nigeria, south africa, zambia and zimbabwe are currently on the list. the red list was reintroduced in late november. the number ofjob vacancies in the uk hit a record high in the three months to november, new figures show. the office for national statistics says they“ve increased by 185,000 to reach more than 1.2 million, but there are signs that in some sectors the shortage of staff is slowing business down. here's our economics correspondent andrew verity. record vacancies may be good news forjob—seekers, but many employers now can't find the staff to do the work. just ahead of christmas, this hotel in salford has 30 staff some went back to europe in the early part of the year, and then some just chose, in the last year and a half, to go off and do other things. some want to work in libraries, some want to start their own businesses, some doing things from their own home, of course. this foundry in h
anna collinson, bbc news.s red list today. angola, botswana, eswatini, lesotho, malawi, mozambique, namibia, nigeria, south africa, zambia and zimbabwe are currently on the list. the red list was reintroduced in late november. the number ofjob vacancies in the uk hit a record high in the three months to november, new figures show. the office for national statistics says they“ve increased by 185,000 to reach more than 1.2 million, but there are signs that in some sectors the shortage of staff...
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anna collinson, bbc news.hearing, restrictions are different across the uk and some party goers from scotland and wales may be crossing into england to celebrate. 0livia richwald is in carlisle for us. where i am standing in carlisle city centre 20 minutes drive to get to gretna on the scottish borders and carlisle is a vibrant city and it all ready attracts a lot of people, and people from dumfries and galloway are coming, and tonight will be no exception. this is one of the hospitality establishments, this place had a new year's eve party but they cancelled it before christmas because of worries over coronavirus. we can speak to the manager. why did you cancel the new year's eve party? too much uncertainty and we also had 250 people _ too much uncertainty and we also had 250 people booked and it was a bit difficult _ 250 people booked and it was a bit difficult to — 250 people booked and it was a bit difficult to manage the situation. we wanted safety for our staff, a lot of— we wanted safety for our staff,
anna collinson, bbc news.hearing, restrictions are different across the uk and some party goers from scotland and wales may be crossing into england to celebrate. 0livia richwald is in carlisle for us. where i am standing in carlisle city centre 20 minutes drive to get to gretna on the scottish borders and carlisle is a vibrant city and it all ready attracts a lot of people, and people from dumfries and galloway are coming, and tonight will be no exception. this is one of the hospitality...
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anna collinson, bbc news.been introduced in england for new year's eve celebrations this evening, but in scotland, wales and northern ireland, tighter rules are now in place for hospitality venues and indoor gatherings. the prime minister has urged people to take a covid test before going to any parties. so, how will people be bringing in the new year tonight? charlotte gallagher reports. how london rang in 2020. when we hadn't even heard of coronavirus. but for a second year running, big events like this are being cancelled right across the uk. and how you can celebrate depends on where you live in britain, or where you travel to. in england, there aren't any new restrictions but people are being urged to take a lateral flow test and celebrate outside if possible. these people in salford are feeling cautious. , ., , ., , cautious. there is a plan in place that some _ cautious. there is a plan in place that some friends _ cautious. there is a plan in place that some friends might - cautious. there is a plan in
anna collinson, bbc news.been introduced in england for new year's eve celebrations this evening, but in scotland, wales and northern ireland, tighter rules are now in place for hospitality venues and indoor gatherings. the prime minister has urged people to take a covid test before going to any parties. so, how will people be bringing in the new year tonight? charlotte gallagher reports. how london rang in 2020. when we hadn't even heard of coronavirus. but for a second year running, big...
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anna collinson, bbc news.mpting to stick to a zero coronavirus strategy ahead of its lunar new year celebrations and the beijing winter olympics. the country's vice premier has visited the northern city of xi'an, where thirteen million people have been confined to their homes in one of the country's strictest lockdowns since the pandemic began. these images are from inside xi'an. sun chunlan told officials there to speed up testing and do more to isolate the close contacts of those found to be positive. more than 1,200 cases have been found in the city in the past few weeks. to tell us about whether this strategy is the best way to keep omicron at bay, i am joined now by dr xi chen, an expert in health policy at yale university. thanks forjoining us. by comparison with some of the numbers we have seenin with some of the numbers we have seen in other countries, china's infection numbers are quite small, so why are they taking this rather tough approach?— so why are they taking this rather tough approach? thanks
anna collinson, bbc news.mpting to stick to a zero coronavirus strategy ahead of its lunar new year celebrations and the beijing winter olympics. the country's vice premier has visited the northern city of xi'an, where thirteen million people have been confined to their homes in one of the country's strictest lockdowns since the pandemic began. these images are from inside xi'an. sun chunlan told officials there to speed up testing and do more to isolate the close contacts of those found to be...
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anna collinson, bbc news. we are going to check out the latest weather prospects for you now.ill be blustery, some heavy with hail and thunder, certainly some winteriness over the hills. these are mean wind speeds — gusts will be higher than that around northern and western coasts, up to a0 miles an hour in one or two locations. it's a chilly day wherever you are, four to eight degrees — that's below par for the time of year. some of the showers rattle on this evening and then most of them fade away overnight. northern, central and eastern areas will be cold with clear skies, a widespread frost but a weather front pushing into western areas will start to lift those temperatures, but there will be more cloud, breeze and outbreaks of rain here. it's a cold start to saturday morning across eastern areas, but that milder air will spill to most places on saturday and by sunday, we are all in that milder air, temperatures close to the mid—teens celsius, but there will be a lot of cloud around. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: pressure mounts on the prime minister — with fresh
anna collinson, bbc news. we are going to check out the latest weather prospects for you now.ill be blustery, some heavy with hail and thunder, certainly some winteriness over the hills. these are mean wind speeds — gusts will be higher than that around northern and western coasts, up to a0 miles an hour in one or two locations. it's a chilly day wherever you are, four to eight degrees — that's below par for the time of year. some of the showers rattle on this evening and then most of them...
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our health correspondent anna collinson is with me.t staff absences in the nhs, what else is all this data telling us today? if we look at what else was happening on december the 19th, which was mentioned in the report, the data shows there was also a big demand for nhs services. the number of occupied beds were around 91%, the target is 85, and while there have been some improvements with ambulance handovers, delays have continued with around one in five patients waiting at least half an hour. the pressures facing the nhs go way beyond covid. they are boosting hundreds of thousands of people every day, delivering urgent care and now preparing for the potential impact of high covid numbers in the coming weeks. even though early studies suggest omicron may cause mild symptoms, the pressure's hospital phrase this winter will be a mix of its severity and also how many people are infected. a survey by the office for national statistics suggests over 1.3 million people in the uk would have tested positive in the week ending december the 16t
our health correspondent anna collinson is with me.t staff absences in the nhs, what else is all this data telling us today? if we look at what else was happening on december the 19th, which was mentioned in the report, the data shows there was also a big demand for nhs services. the number of occupied beds were around 91%, the target is 85, and while there have been some improvements with ambulance handovers, delays have continued with around one in five patients waiting at least half an hour....
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our health correspondent anna collinson has been speaking to liv — she first had lip filler when shes is when i was 16. and she said, like, you are going to be addicted now. now 19, liv has visited multiple practitioners for lip fillers. she often found them on social media. some were still in training. it will be discounted usually, like, a lot cheaper, and it is obviously more directed at people that are younger, that probably have less money. no mandatory training is required to buy or inject fillers. complications include disfigurement and even blindness. a few months ago, it became illegal for under—18s to receive fillers in england, but is the law working? we created a facebook account for a fictitious teenager called jenny, including an image of a 16—year—old girl, generated by an ai programme. it is against the site's rules to promote the sale of fillers, butjenny was able to send hundreds of messages. so, more than 180 businesses replied tojenny, and the majority of the responses were "no". here is an example. "hi, jenny, sorry, i can't book you in, because you are under the
our health correspondent anna collinson has been speaking to liv — she first had lip filler when shes is when i was 16. and she said, like, you are going to be addicted now. now 19, liv has visited multiple practitioners for lip fillers. she often found them on social media. some were still in training. it will be discounted usually, like, a lot cheaper, and it is obviously more directed at people that are younger, that probably have less money. no mandatory training is required to buy or...
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anna collinson, bbc news. it is quite sobering watching out.t the rules around it. let's take a look at today's papers. the front pages continue to be dominated by the prime minister. "another day, another lie" is the headline in the mirror, after borisjohnson was accused of misleading his own adviser over the refurbishment of his downing street flat. the daily mail says mrjohnson is facing a revolt with dozens of conservative mps planning to vote against the plan b measures to curb the spread of the 0micron variant. the i reports possible successors to borisjohnson are preparing for a leadership bid if the prime minister continues to lose support. while the paper also says a covid plan c is being drawn up with tougher restrictions proposed if current measures fail to control infection rates. and "fight for your right to party" is the headline in the edinburgh evening news, after public health officials in scotland urged people to cancel their christmas parties. just looking at some of the inside pages. a picture for you festival. there has bee
anna collinson, bbc news. it is quite sobering watching out.t the rules around it. let's take a look at today's papers. the front pages continue to be dominated by the prime minister. "another day, another lie" is the headline in the mirror, after borisjohnson was accused of misleading his own adviser over the refurbishment of his downing street flat. the daily mail says mrjohnson is facing a revolt with dozens of conservative mps planning to vote against the plan b measures to curb...
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with me is our health correspondent, anna collinson.es, and these numbers arejust zooming nearly 90,000 daily cases, and these numbers are just zooming out, aren't they? numbers are “ust zooming out, aren't the ? , . , numbers are 'ust zooming out, aren't the ? , . , ., numbers are 'ust zooming out, aren't the ? , . �* numbers are 'ust zooming out, aren't the? �* �*,., they? they really are. but it's not a particular— they? they really are. but it's not a particular surprise _ they? they really are. but it's not a particular surprise when - they? they really are. but it's not a particular surprise when we've l a particular surprise when we've been following this data. 0micron is highly transmissible, and we've been getting warnings from government advisers over the past few days that we should prepare for these staggering numbers. so as you say, the latest data shows a further 88,000 people testing positive— a record number in the pandemic, and 10,000 jump record number in the pandemic, and 10,000jump on record number in the pandemic, a
with me is our health correspondent, anna collinson.es, and these numbers arejust zooming nearly 90,000 daily cases, and these numbers are just zooming out, aren't they? numbers are “ust zooming out, aren't the ? , . , numbers are 'ust zooming out, aren't the ? , . , ., numbers are 'ust zooming out, aren't the ? , . �* numbers are 'ust zooming out, aren't the? �* �*,., they? they really are. but it's not a particular— they? they really are. but it's not a particular surprise _ they?...
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our health correspondent, anna collinson, reports. thank you for being on the programme.ns as has been publicly revealed so far. seller sajid javid mentioned 200,000 infections at the moment. but mentioned 200,000 infections at the moment. �* ~' ., mentioned 200,000 infections at the moment. �* ,, ., moment. but the meek of the act? this is a bit — moment. but the meek of the act? this is a bit naughty. _ moment. but the meek of the act? this is a bit naughty. the _ moment. but the meek of the act? this is a bit naughty. the ministersj this is a bit naughty. the ministers are not supposed to use numbers to gain primates without providing theirjustification. presumably the their justification. presumably the uk theirjustification. presumably the uk health security agency are rushing to put out a model but this is very bad practice. it can turn very strange when you see 2000 —— 200,000 infections every day and you just said their standing hospital, what�*s going on. he is talking about infections he is not talking about cases and he�*s talking about if they are infections y
our health correspondent, anna collinson, reports. thank you for being on the programme.ns as has been publicly revealed so far. seller sajid javid mentioned 200,000 infections at the moment. but mentioned 200,000 infections at the moment. �* ~' ., mentioned 200,000 infections at the moment. �* ,, ., moment. but the meek of the act? this is a bit — moment. but the meek of the act? this is a bit naughty. _ moment. but the meek of the act? this is a bit naughty. the _ moment. but the meek...
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with me is our health correspondent, anna collinson. a staggering figure.urther 174 hospital admissions and we also have data from the have security agency which is confirming the number of omicron cases, a further 4671 omicron cases have been confirmed, taking the total to just over 10,000. fin total to just over 10,000. on hospitalisations, total tojust over 10,000. on hospitalisations, that is the key, a lot of people might now have this, but may not seriously ill or is it shown that these cases are translating into more people going into hospital? that translating into more people going into hospital?— into hospital? that is the issue at the moment. _ into hospital? that is the issue at the moment, we _ into hospital? that is the issue at the moment, we are _ into hospital? that is the issue at the moment, we are expecting i into hospital? that is the issue at the moment, we are expecting to into hospital? that is the issue at - the moment, we are expecting to see these rocketing cases today and it is likely it is only going to increase further. these ar
with me is our health correspondent, anna collinson. a staggering figure.urther 174 hospital admissions and we also have data from the have security agency which is confirming the number of omicron cases, a further 4671 omicron cases have been confirmed, taking the total to just over 10,000. fin total to just over 10,000. on hospitalisations, total tojust over 10,000. on hospitalisations, that is the key, a lot of people might now have this, but may not seriously ill or is it shown that these...
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with me is our health correspondent, anna collinson, and also i'm joined by dr sarah pitt, virologisthis. lots of question, so let's crack on with them. anna, this verse one for you from graham, who says, if the scientists are saying the omicron variant will only cause mild symptoms, why would infection will be buried put people in hospital? yes, really important question, something that was addressed yesterday the downing street briefing by professor chris whitty. there have been reports from south africa that the omicron variant may be more mild, but england's chief medical officer, professor chris whitty, says this has been overstated. he pointed out that south africa has recently overcome an anti—bodybuilding wave, as he described it, with delta, so it is better prepared for a fresh wave and he also said it is difficult to translate the data we are seeing in south africa compared to the uk for various reasons. we are indoors more, we have a different population, different vaccine rates and natural immunity rates, so there is a lot to contend with. having said that, some scientists
with me is our health correspondent, anna collinson, and also i'm joined by dr sarah pitt, virologisthis. lots of question, so let's crack on with them. anna, this verse one for you from graham, who says, if the scientists are saying the omicron variant will only cause mild symptoms, why would infection will be buried put people in hospital? yes, really important question, something that was addressed yesterday the downing street briefing by professor chris whitty. there have been reports from...
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anna collinson, bbc news.ash means the ground is scorching i evacuated for more. the volcanic ash means the ground is scorching hot. l means the ground is scorching hot. painful to walk on. trees were torn down by the power of the eruption. the indonesian red cross are deploying this specialist vehicle, to help with evacuations. translation:— to help with evacuations. translation: , , . ., ., translation: the special thing about this, it translation: the special thing about this. it never — translation: the special thing about this, it never gets _ translation: the special thing about this, it never gets stuck, _ translation: the special thing about this, it never gets stuck, it _ translation: the special thing about this, it never gets stuck, it can - translation: the special thing about this, it never gets stuck, it can go i this, it never gets stuck, it can go through terrain that regular cars cannot. ,, ., ., ~ through terrain that regular cars cannot. ,, ., ., , , cannot. small tank but mighty. this is on
anna collinson, bbc news.ash means the ground is scorching i evacuated for more. the volcanic ash means the ground is scorching hot. l means the ground is scorching hot. painful to walk on. trees were torn down by the power of the eruption. the indonesian red cross are deploying this specialist vehicle, to help with evacuations. translation:— to help with evacuations. translation: , , . ., ., translation: the special thing about this, it translation: the special thing about this. it never —...
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and anna collinson, my colleague thank you to you too. a lot of very great questions.er cloud, that has been producing some outbreaks of rain. that rain still nudging into the far south of scotland, mainly affecting northern england and north wales. south of that, a lot of cloud, damping places where its mile, north of that belt of rainwear into that cooler air with some clearer spells and showers. the showers will this band of rain moves southwards of an item of the rain becomes light and patchy, we see some clearer skies following for a while and that could lead to some fog especially in northern england. more rain coming back into the north—west of scotland, for many parts of the uk it will be cooler than last night. still some mild air with the cloudy and damp weather across more southern parts of england and wales. a change coming into northern areas on tuesday, this weather system will be draped across northern parts of scotland, it will bring milder atlantic air and stronger winds to scotland and northern ireland. a lot of cloud, the rain mini for the highlands
and anna collinson, my colleague thank you to you too. a lot of very great questions.er cloud, that has been producing some outbreaks of rain. that rain still nudging into the far south of scotland, mainly affecting northern england and north wales. south of that, a lot of cloud, damping places where its mile, north of that belt of rainwear into that cooler air with some clearer spells and showers. the showers will this band of rain moves southwards of an item of the rain becomes light and...
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with me is our health correspondent anna collinson.health security agency was saying that omicron cases are going to be doubling in most parts of the uk less than every two days which is a rapid rate of increase.— rapid rate of increase. yes, very raid, rapid rate of increase. yes, very rapid. and _ rapid rate of increase. yes, very rapid. and we — rapid rate of increase. yes, very rapid, and we are _ rapid rate of increase. yes, very rapid, and we are seeing - rapid rate of increase. yes, very rapid, and we are seeing that i rapid rate of increase. yes, very rapid, and we are seeing that in| rapid rate of increase. yes, very - rapid, and we are seeing that in the daily confirmed cases today. more than 78,000 of them. the big concern will then be do we see those cases translate into hospitalisations? will they lead to serious illness and death? ultimately that is the big concern of the government that the nhs will become overwhelmed. it has been suggested from reports from south africa that the virus may cause milder illness but even i
with me is our health correspondent anna collinson.health security agency was saying that omicron cases are going to be doubling in most parts of the uk less than every two days which is a rapid rate of increase.— rapid rate of increase. yes, very raid, rapid rate of increase. yes, very rapid. and _ rapid rate of increase. yes, very rapid. and we — rapid rate of increase. yes, very rapid, and we are _ rapid rate of increase. yes, very rapid, and we are seeing - rapid rate of increase. yes,...
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our health correspondent anna collinson has been speaking to liv, who had lip filler when she was 16, that probably have less money. so it, like, attracts them to come forward and be like, "oh, yeah, "you can practise on my lips." mps have called the nonsurgical beauty industry the wild west with no mandatory training needed to buy or inject fillers. complications can include disfigurement and even blindness. it's illegal for under—18s to receive fillers for cosmetic reasons in england, but is the law working? we created a social media account for a fictitious teenager, called jenny, including a unique image of a 16—year—old girl, generated by an artificial intelligence program. facebook says marketplace listings must not promote the sale of cosmetic procedures, butjenny was able to send hundreds of lip—filler requests. so more than 180 businesses replied tojenny and the majority of responses were no. here's an example. "hi, jenny. "sorry, but i can't take you in as you're "under the age of 18." but we found more than one in five beauticians appeared willing. we shared our findings wi
our health correspondent anna collinson has been speaking to liv, who had lip filler when she was 16, that probably have less money. so it, like, attracts them to come forward and be like, "oh, yeah, "you can practise on my lips." mps have called the nonsurgical beauty industry the wild west with no mandatory training needed to buy or inject fillers. complications can include disfigurement and even blindness. it's illegal for under—18s to receive fillers for cosmetic reasons in...
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our health correspondent, anna collinson, reports.m today. hopefully people are being sensible _ from today. hopefully people are being sensible and _ from today. hopefully people are being sensible and only - from today. hopefully people are being sensible and only getting i from today. hopefully people are i being sensible and only getting test when they— being sensible and only getting test when they need _ being sensible and only getting test when they need them. _ being sensible and only getting test when they need them. if— being sensible and only getting test when they need them. if people - being sensible and only getting testj when they need them. if people can hold off— when they need them. if people can hold off and — when they need them. if people can hold off and not _ when they need them. if people can hold off and not get _ when they need them. if people can hold off and not get extra _ when they need them. if people can hold off and not get extra tests - hold off and not get extra tests 'ust hold off and not get extra
our health correspondent, anna collinson, reports.m today. hopefully people are being sensible _ from today. hopefully people are being sensible and _ from today. hopefully people are being sensible and only - from today. hopefully people are being sensible and only getting i from today. hopefully people are i being sensible and only getting test when they— being sensible and only getting test when they need _ being sensible and only getting test when they need them. _ being sensible and only...