but the british medical association is calling for caution, saying that decisions should not be basedn infection rates due to the delta variant. so it makes no sense to knowingly continue to see this rocketing of infection rates and not do something about controlling its spread. so what needs to be done is a continuation of some measures to try to prevent the escalation of this bread, while at the same time vaccinating enough of the adult population, including younger people, so that we can achieve control of this infection. —— escalation of this spread. the bma says people should have to continue to wear masks on public transport and in shops. and there should be a new campaign encouraging the public to carry on practising social distancing. a government spokesperson said the vaccine roll—out is helping to keep the number of deaths and admissions to hospital low, and more details on its plans will be set out shortly. the aim to remove restrictions cautiously, but irreversibly. simon jones, bbc news. you saw in that report the british medical association council chair and i'm pleased

so how did formerly the chief medical officer for scotland is president of the british medical association. but 1st, to treat e mails i messed it into sports provincials, fixing scottish also, it's angela mccoy and mighty armstrong. i mean sealants epidemiologist, professor, my co baker and doctor pardon and connie of x 2 university 1st and listen to our authors. dalrymple says, really interesting show many thanks to all contributors. click on and says 5, listen to do with under new mccloud. i am definitely buying this book and i wish you all the best with netflix. loved his comment to alex and our summit 1000000 says it's a part as enlightenment. scott fundamental in the formation of american politics. one must ask with the benefit of hindsight, hatred that paiute arthur goes on to say all history should be available in schools to everyone interested about everything, whether you like or new. and finally on our authors. and he said that a special message to undo. the wife says amber, love it, your husband was, can eat. and so see all of us. then moving on to i show on coven vaccinations.

but the british medical association has warned it could have potentially devastating consequences.fferent. no more social distancing, nightclubs will reopen, and masks will no longer be legally required. but doctors are angry. they say the message from the government is unclear, even irresponsible. borisjohnson warned yesterday that the pandemic is not over, but is still pressing ahead to ease restrictions next monday. what the scientists are saying is this is the right date, or as good as any other date, to do this. but it's got to be taken seriously. but the british medical association says there is a better time to do it, when more of the population has been fully vaccinated and when cases aren't rising so rapidly. we cannot see any sense in why the government is removing the requirement for people to be protecting one another in a crowded underground train or a bus, or in a crowded shop. it makes no sense to be knowingly accepting increasing the infection at a time when in fact that infection rise is translating into increased hospitalisation. from the 19th, wearing a mask on p

we've been running that story from the british medical association today which has been making an appeals of the restrictions including the wearing of masks, so take us through the sunday telegraph story. this is a story that has obviously been briefed by downing street to the papers and as you have mentioned earlier is an interviewer or article about it, by the new health secretary but borisjohnson is supposed to be putting the final touches to what is being named freedom day from the 19th ofjuly when apparently there will be no compulsory mask wearing, there will be no compulsory social distancing, no need to use qr codes and people will not have to have any table seating in pubs which means that people will be go back into bars and restaurants and caf s, music venues and festivals can go ahead. as you rightly say, doctors are warning that they do need to be some controls and of course the government is that a very difficult position because of the moment i know it sounds not exactly shining but this is not the middle of winter or in a flu epidemic, but you have doctors warning that we

the british medical association is to ask senior doctors in england if they want to consider industrial title. tom daley and matty lee were victorious in the men's synchronised 10—metre diving, and tom pidcock won britain's third gold in the men's mountain bike cross—country event. there was success too in the men's triathlon, with alex yee securing a silver medal, and for taekwondo star lauren williams, who also took silver. well, for a full round up of the action at the olympics today, let's cross to gavin ramjaun at the bbc sports centre. it's been an incredible day for team gb at the olympics — three golds they've managed, on what many are calling manic monday. let's begin with tom daley, who after 13 years of trying finally has an olympic gold medal around his neck. he won the men's synchronised 10 metre platform competition, with his partner matty lee. the pair dived impeccably throughout, moving top of the leaderboard afterfour dives, before going on to expertly handle all the nerves and pressure in their final two routines. in a nail—biting finale, the british pair watched on as

let's hear from the head of the british medical association. >> the right thing for people to a crowdedd train, then why are they saying on the one hand you should do that, but then remove the restriction? it doesn't make logical sense. we know that the virus will spread in those situations and the government itself has accepteds many as 100,000 new cases per day, resulting in more people in hospital, probably the highest numbers in the whole of europe. >> key to the rationale behind easing restrictions is the vaccination program. two thirds of adults in the u.k. have been estimated to receive both doses of the vaccine. the latest figures show 87% of adults have received a first dose of the vaccine and while the roll up has slowed -- rollout has slowed, recent public health england figures show that of the 92,000 confirmed dell tech cases between the first of february and 22nd of june, 58% were completely unvaccinated people. only 8% were fully vaccinated. however, in those same figures, of those that died of the alta variant, 14 .3% were fully vaccinated and it is this lack of full gua

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the british medical association says face coverings and improved ventilation should continue.hopes the country will be able to return to something close to pre—pandemic life later this month, but extra precautions might be needed. naomi grimley reports. what will our lives look like by the end of this month? some ministers have hinted there could be a sweeping away of the regulations we've got so used to. 0ne even suggested masks might become optional afterjuly the 19th. but today doctors warned that wouldn't be wise with infections rising. don't give people false assurances or hopes that life will be back to normal. do the responsible thing which is to continue to have targeted measures to stop the spread of this infection, or prevent the spread of this infection, with a parallel vaccination programme so that we can probably get to a point in the not—too—distant future where we are bringing those infection rates down. this comes as ministers debate allowing fully jabbed people to avoid isolation if they come into contact with an infectious person and instead do daily testing.

hundreds of villages and towns are said to be the british medical association has criticised changessolation rules and warned that exempting healthcare staff is potentially unsafe. the head of the newly—formed uk health security agency, jenny harries, said the nhs covid app was essential and it was inevitable that a large number of people would be asked to isolate, given the steep rise in cases. here's our health editor hugh pym covid case surges in some communities are now putting increasing strain on local hospitals. in liverpool, patient numbers have increased sharply. some non—urgent operations are being cancelled to free up beds, with staff moved to support colleagues in critical care. this wave is different. the people we're seeing are younger, and that's really very distressing for our staff. i think sometimes, people think cos they're young, that covid can't affect them, it can't damage them. that's absolutely not the case. it can affect everybody. health leaders argue that with the risk of a further spread of infections, self—isolation is essential when required, and they've

that we saw earlier on in the year, but nevertheless, figures troubling enough for the british medical association and all the people in the medical community to question the decision that prime minister barak johnson it is making. but to be to underline what he said though, the final go. 6 ahead will take place on the 12th of july and of course, taking into consideration all the information that will be available at that point . but for a prime minister that us, that who would always be driven by the day turn and not dates. this is quite troubling. for the medical community, because of course the one sexual society that is going to be most affected by this as well as children. now children have not been vaccinated and also people who are immunocompromised as well have, but also not been able to take advantage of the vaccine program as well. they are the ones that are most at risk is also where the delta variant is sweeping, fastest among that group as well. so in all considerations taken place, they have to through question exactly why the prime minister is moving ahead. so foster, perhaps what's

me welcome back, professor sir, have you barnes is both a president of the british medical association and a world leaving public health expert. how to welcome back to the alex simon show, and cute creature. this advice from last week from the g c, b, i this long awaited advice saying don't vaccinate the the school because how do you explain that when countries like america highly vaccinated come to? so saying vaccinate the school kids well, what's going on? i'm not entirely clear what the basis of the g c, b i ice law. and i know certainly howard some reports, all the younger kids in some of these countries and becoming yo will know whether or not i need to know there was enough my colleagues from abroad and said there was a concern about it about that they were entirely 100 percent comfortable with bikes and 80 young's young children. if we could be sure of the safety, then obviously it would make a lot change to actually the big problems school really difficult to socially difficult to ventilate an older buildings and so on and much waiting maybe not so good for younger children. it

i am a member of the bma, the british medical- the bma, the british medical association, it representsthe people who were infected but the good news is that certainly, because of the vaccine and no other reason, a real weakening of that link. tallk vaccine and no other reason, a real weakening of that link.— weakening of that link. talk to us specifically. _ weakening of that link. talk to us specifically, what _ weakening of that link. talk to us specifically, what are _ weakening of that link. talk to us specifically, what are the - weakening of that link. talk to us l specifically, what are the measures you think should remain in place postjuly 19? you think should remain in place postjuly19? mt; you think should remain in place postjuly19?— you think should remain in place post july 19? you think should remain in place ostjul 19? g , ., , post july 19? my personal feeling is that we should _ post july 19? my personal feeling is that we should continue _ post july 19? my personal feeling is that we should continue to - post july 19? my personal feeling is that we should continue to

the british medical association has said that some measures should be kept in place later this month.our said it wants to see the evidence. i want the economy and society to open up again. we are all getting sick and tired of the restrictions on our everyday lives to do the things we love. but it is important that if the qr codes are going to stop, if the masks are going to come off, but we are absolutely confident that that is the right thing to do. at the moment, all we're hearing is briefings from ministers rather than the science behind it. we need to see science. the prime minister will detail more of the government's thinking in the next few days. separate decisions will be made for scotland, wales, northern ireland. the period of unprecedented restrictions on our lives looks set to be coming to an end. joe twyman is the co—founder of deltapoll, a public opinion consultancy. he says that while currently public support for masks wearing remains high. this may change once restrictions are lifted in england on the 19th ofjuly. consistently, a majority of people have said that they

the british medical association has criticised changes to the self—isolation rules and warned that exempting health security agency, jenny harries, said the nhs covid app was essential and it was inevitable that a large number of people would be asked to isolate, given the steep rise in cases. here's our health editor hugh pym. covid case surges in some communities are now putting increasing strain on local hospitals. in liverpool, patient numbers have increased sharply. some non—urgent operations are being cancelled to free up beds, with staff moved to support colleagues in critical care. this wave is different. the people we're seeing are younger, and that's really very distressing for our staff. i think sometimes, people think because they're young, that covid can't affect them, it can't damage them. that's absolutely not the case. it can affect everybody. health leaders argue that with the risk of a further spread of infections, self—isolation is essential when required, and they've defended the nhs covid app. the pinging, the ping—demic, is because we have a pandemic. we know that you'r

professor, how did formerly the chief medical officer for scotland is president of the british medical association. but 1st, to teach emails i met this and this point for recent shows, painting scottish also it's angela mclean and mighty armstrong. i'm feeling epidemiologist, perfect, or my co baker and dr. pardon and connie of x to university 1st and listen to our authors. dalrymple said, really interesting. show many thanks to all contributors. click on and says 5, listen to do with ingenue mccloud. i am definitely buying this big and i wish them all the best with netflix. loved his comment to alex and arthur mcmullen says it's a part as enlightenment. scott fundamental in the formation of american politics. one must ask with the benefit of hindsight, hatred that paiute arthur goes on to say all history should be available in schools to everyone interested about everything, whether you like or new. and finally on our authors. and he said that a special message to am this wife says amber, love it, your husband was creep on. so see all of us that moving on to i show uncovered, in fact, nations gor

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the british medical association has criticised changes to the self—isolation rules and warned that exemptingth security agency, jenny harries, said the nhs covid app was essential and it was inevitable that a large number of people would be asked to isolate, given the steep rise in cases. here's our health editor, hugh pym. covid case surges in some communities are now putting increasing strain on local hospitals. in liverpool, patient numbers have increased sharply. some non—urgent operations are being cancelled to free up beds, with staff moved to support colleagues in critical care. this wave is different. the people we're seeing are younger, and that's really very distressing for our staff. i think sometimes, people think because they're young, that covid can't affect them, it can't damage them. that's absolutely not the case. it can affect everybody. health leaders argue that with the risk of a further spread of infections, self—isolation is essential when required, and they've defended the nhs covid app. the pinging, the pingdemic, is because we have a pandemic. we know that you're fiv

m a has res concerns, which is a british medical association. right? nothing. the academy of medical classes of always concerned. you know, a group of biologists have been opened at the financial times, warning about the risk to buy new radians. we've had was needed, condemned the strategy as unethical and mergers and diabolical. where the government seems to be moving ahead despite all these concerns, including knowing that public sentiment is whole heartedly in favor of continuing greater restrictions and mosque use even following the 19th july. and you say murderous that i mean the projections that we're looking at, a fairly terrifying, especially as the wells is now grappling with delta. how bad could it get? i mean, i think the, the fact is that we don't actually know because this is something no country has done. i mean only half of population is 40 vaccinated, which means we're now allowing the band to make to spend on mitigated and the rest of the population. we don't know how that's going to pan out with being tool that we maybe see as much as 100000 o

the british medical association's consultants will be asked if you want to take action like an overtimenior doctors are on a different deal and are getting 2%. they're angry they're not getting the 3%. so there may be some unrest there. the health foundation think tank has said it has looked at the numbers and although 3% looks better than the original offer, its at the tail end of the wider economy in terms of average earnings.— of the wider economy in terms of average earnings. people watching and others will _ average earnings. people watching and others will think, _ average earnings. people watching and others will think, how - average earnings. people watching and others will think, how does - average earnings. people watching | and others will think, how does this compare, set against the backdrop of other public services?— other public services? teachers in en . land other public services? teachers in england have _ other public services? teachers in england have been _ other public services? teachers in england have been told _ other public services? teachers in england have be

but the british medical association has warned it could have potentially devastating consequences.gar reports. in under a week's time, life in england will look very different. no more social distancing, nightclubs will reopen, and masks will no longer legally be required. but doctors are angry. they say the message from the government is unclear, even irresponsible. borisjohnson warned yesterday that the pandemic is not over, but is still pressing ahead to ease restrictions next monday. what the scientists are saying is this is the right date, or as good as any other date, to do this. but it's got to be taken seriously. but the british medical association says there is a better time to do it, when more of the population has been fully vaccinated and when cases are not rising so rapidly. we cannot see any sense in why the government is removing the requirement for people to be protecting one another in a crowded underground train or a bus, or in a crowded shop. it makes no sense to be knowingly accepting increasing the infection at a time when in fact that infection rise is transla

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the british medical association says face coverings and improved ventilation should continue.able to return to something close to pre— pandemic life later this month but extra precautions might be needed. what will our lives look like by the end of this month? some ministers have hinted that they could be a sweeping away of the regulations we've got so used to. one even suggested masks might become optional after july 19. might become optional after july19. but might become optional after july 19. but today, might become optional after july19. but today, doctors warned that would not be wise, with infections rising.— with infections rising. don't . ive with infections rising. don't give people _ with infections rising. don't give people false _ with infections rising. don't. give people false assurances with infections rising. don't - give people false assurances or hopes that life will be back to normal. do the responsible thing which is to continue to have targeted measures to stop the spread of this infection or prevent the spread of infection with a parallel vaccination pr

just yesterday we were talking about the doctors' union, the british medical association, saying maybewe should be cautious, keep things like the legal requirement to wear face coverings in some areas. and a lot of people, i suspect, will be watching this thinking the number of cases is going up quite dramatically at the moment. how does this all add up? the simple answer is that the government and the medics advising it think that the relationship between people getting the disease and ending up in hospital hasn't been removed completely but the vaccine programme means it has been severely weakened, that was the phrase being used this morning. that matters because it means there is much less likelihood of the nhs being overwhelmed, there is much less likelihood of thousands of people dying, as we saw in earlier waves of the pandemic. so there is optimism there. politically, though, there are still some warnings, and this was the message this morning from the labour party. i want the economy and society open up again. we are all getting sick and tired of the restrictions to our everyda

going to be an experiment, the world health organization says it is too soon to reopen, the british medical associationlegal requirement. but the governmented and the pe minister is following his libertarian ensting. in-sstinct instinct. >>> to iowa, a tragic accident at an amusement park, an 11-year-old boy died after his raft overturned. three other riders from the same raft were also injured. one is in critical condition. and officials at the adventure land park say that the ride was inspected the day before the accident and found to be in good working order. on that same ride by the way back in 2016, a worker was killed. >>> new details this morning about the case everyone is talking ababout, britney spears fight to free herself from that conserv conservatorship. according to a new investigation, the pop star called 911 to report that she was a victim of con sservatorsh abuse, the night before her dramatic court testimony last month in which spears pleaded to end this arrangement that has left her traumatized, depressed and enslaved. ronan farrow who co-authored the investigation says it is the lat

the british medical association has said some measures should be kept in place later this month.e. i place later this month. labour says it wants to see the evidence. i want the economy _ it wants to see the evidence. i want the economy and _ it wants to see the evidence. i want the economy and society _ it wants to see the evidence. i want the economy and society to - it wants to see the evidence. i want the economy and society to open i it wants to see the evidence. i want| the economy and society to open up again. we are all getting sick and tired of the restrictions to our every day lives and doing the things we love, but it is important that if the qr codes will stop, if the masks are going to come off, that we are confident that is the right thing to do. at the moment all we are hearing is briefings from ministers rather than the science behind it. the prime minister _ than the science behind it. the prime minister will detail more of the government's thinking in the next few days. separate decisions will be made for scotland, wales and northern ireland. the period of unpre

the british medical association says face coverings and improved ventilation should continue.e 19th. but today doctors warned that wouldn't be wise with infections rising. don't give people false assurances or hopes that life will be back to normal. do the responsible thing which is to continue to have targeted measures to stop the spread of this infection, or prevent the spread of this infection, with a parallel vaccination programme so that we can probably get to a point in the not—too—distant future where we are bringing those infection rates down. this comes as ministers debate allowing fully jabbed people to avoid isolation if they come into contact with an infectious person and instead do daily testing. downing street says it is under active consideration and some doctors think it might work, but only if people are disciplined. although the lateral flow tests, the rapid tests you do yourself at home, are by no means as accurate as the pcr tests that you have done either by post and sent to the lab or the one you go into the centre for, they're not as accurate for telling

senior doctors in england are to be consulted by their union, the british medical association, aboutople up during the pandemic? ii—ii” has been the worst pay erosion for consultants of any group over the last decade, nearly 30%. that's across public and private sectors. we recognise things are difficult but consultants have had to go through a very difficult period of 15 months like all nhs staff and fighting for patients during this pandemic. the report was clear that we want at least 5% this year and that's not a reasonable —— that is a reasonable amount since inflation will be 4% by the end of the year. we need to start addressing the long term pay erosion that has happened for consultants. the term pay erosion that has happened for consultants.— term pay erosion that has happened for consultants. the government says ublic for consultants. the government says public sector — for consultants. the government says public sector pay _ for consultants. the government says public sector pay increases _ for consultants. the government says public sector pay increases have - public secto

the british medical association says it will ask members about stopping paid and unpaid overtime if aion and has called for a 12.5% pay rise this year. the government says it's committed to increasing pay for nhs staff and that rises for the rest of the public sector have been paused. borisjohnson will meet with chancellor angela merkel today on her last visit to the uk as head of the german government. coronavirus travel restrictions are expected to be high on the agenda. it comes as mrs merkel reportedly wants to ban uk tourists from entering the european union because of concerns over the delta variant. mrs merkel will also become the first world leader since bill clinton in 1997 to address the british cabinet. let's take a look at how angela merkel�*s last uk visit as german chancellor will unfold. the meeting will take place at the prime minister's country residence of chequers in buckinghamshire, where the mrs merkel will also address a virtual meeting of the british cabinet. it will be followed by a news conference. and later today, mrs merkel is set to visit the queen at winds

here's the head of the british medical association.n why is it saying on the one hand, you should do that, but we are going to remove the restriction. it doesn't even make logical sense, and what we do know is that the virus will spread in those situations. the government itself has accepted seeing as many as 100,000 new cases a day. that weapon as the government itself has said, result in more people and hospital, probably the highest numbers in the whole of europe. key to the british government's rationale behind easing restrictions is the vaccine programme. two—thirds of adults in the uk are estimated to have received both doses of a covid—19 vaccine, latest figures released today show. around 87% of adults have now received a first dose of a vaccine and while the vaccine roll—out has slowed, there is evidence that the jabs are reducing the number of people who end up seriously unwell from covid—19. recent public health england figures show that of the 92 thousand recent public health england figures show that of the 92,000 confirme

on the other hand you have particularly big medical voices like the british medical association urgingorking from home and all the rest of it. how much latitude the companies have, particularly transport companies, on insisting on different rules from those that are laid down by law? i think they do and i think say, for instance, supermarket chain that wanted to have a mask mandate in place or say customers should wear masks, they would be entitled to put a sign saying that, the problem is it would not be underpinned by legal mandate that has existed for the last 12 months which would potentially weaken it and weaken compliance. the same i think applies to train operators, it may be tempted to do same. what really matters later, for those businesses, for local leaders, andy burnham, the labour mayor, said he would like to see the wearing of facemask continuing in big retail venues, see the wearing of facemask continuing in big retailvenues, on public transport. what will matter is the prime minister's words on what he says about the guidance and whether he thinks it would be advisable

medical team. the british olympic association say they continue to exercise extensive covid testing protocols.pan, the first positive cases of coronavirus in the athletes' village were confirmed earlier. a statement released by the team manager of the south african football association, which said... ..adding that, as a result, the entire team has been quarantined and will not be allowed to train. they were due to play their opening match on thursday. my colleague lucy hockings is in tokyo for the games and has the latest. you join me from hotel quarantine in tokyo where we have just had confirmation from the south african football team, their under—23 squad, they have one official and two young players who have tested positive for covid. and what they have told us is that the team arrived from south africa, they travelled on tuesday, arrived in tokyo on wednesday. all the players, all the athletes have tested at the airport. those tests came back negative so the players were given permission to travel to the olympic village where the athletes are staying. but then one of their officials teste

there are voices like the bma, the british medical association, questioning why now is a sensible momentnk many others will be wary about doing this right now, as we are heading into a summer where infections are going to rise, and we must remember, a lot of people are still not double vaccinated, or partially vaccinated, and there are those who are clinically vulnerable for whom the vaccines don't produce any effect, they will be worried about the fact that the restrictions are all going to be lifted very soon.— that the restrictions are all going to be lifted very soon. thank you, ben. to be lifted very soon. thank you, ben- let's — to be lifted very soon. thank you, ben. let's talk _ to be lifted very soon. thank you, ben. let's talk about _ to be lifted very soon. thank you, ben. let's talk about more - to be lifted very soon. thank you, ben. let's talk about more about | ben. let's talk about more about what is going to happen with the masks. our health correspondent michelle roberts is here to explain more. it will come down to everybody wherever they are? we it will come down to e

many people signed this letter, including the chairman of the british medical association.hey are now at 25,000 a day, that we are relaxing measures and indeed the health secretary seemed relaxed at the notion that we would have 100,000 infections a day. it seems to be based on the notion that somehow infections don't matter, but evenif somehow infections don't matter, but even if only one in 100 of the people who are infected are hospitalised that is still a thousand, a thousand hospitalisations a day, which will put an incredible load on are already stretched nhs, and that's not to talk of the impact in terms of long covid, about ten people get serious long covid, so we are talking about 10,000 people a day being affected. 0n talking about 10,000 people a day being affected. on top of that, the more that you let infections circulate, the greater the chances of new variants. and all of this seems particularly mad when we have the vaccine, and very quickly we could vaccinate people to the point where we are a much more safer, so to go for a strategy of getting immunity thro