around _ department of health and social carenhs as— the public can absolutely help the nhs. as the secretary of state said, there _ nhs. as the secretary of state said, there are _ nhs. as the secretary of state said, there are things the public are due to take _ there are things the public are due to take pressure off the nhs. first, remember— to take pressure off the nhs. first, rememberthere is to take pressure off the nhs. first, remember there is guidance to take pressure off the nhs. first, rememberthere is guidance in to take pressure off the nhs. first, remember there is guidance in place for facemasks. remember there is guidance in place forfacemasks. if remember there is guidance in place for facemasks. if you are in a crowded _ for facemasks. if you are in a crowded environment, a high—risk environment, on the tube, a cramped building _ environment, on the tube, a cramped building with — environment, on the tube, a cramped building with low ventilation, wearing _ building with low ventilation, wearing a face mask real

professor lucy chapel is the chief scientific advisor at the department of health and social care andqueens college london. thank you for being with us to help explain these findings. i suppose the first question people ask is why have we only realized or been able to confirm their link at the stage? irate confirm their link at the stage? we have confirm their link at the stage? - have been monitoring the numbers of pregnant women who have needed hospitalization or admission to intensive care and one of our real concerns is the rising numbers of women needing intensive care including excavating a story in the recent third wave. it's been a real concern to us. so we are really encouraging pregnant women to get vaccinated which has been recommended since december so they can avoid all the complications of covid—19 disease. can avoid all the complications of covid-19 disease.— covid-19 disease. what is it that vaccination _ covid-19 disease. what is it that vaccination does _ covid-19 disease. what is it that vaccination does to _ covid-19 disease. what is it that vaccination does to the

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policies for the huge death, all this weeks case against the department for health and social care, once it held to account this case will give thousands of families a sense that justice has been done. if we're, when, what happened to the residence of care homes in the pandemic was a national scandal, the government's approach to protect and vulnerable care home residents during the 1st wave of the pandemic is one of the most devastating failures in the morton era . rather than their home been a safe place, it became a breeding ground for a deadly disease. if the government had been completely honest at the time, instead of people in nursing homes and town homes been almost a forgotten lot, which we still are. but it's not about that this is about people's lives. this is about what the government promised was happening when it really wasn't. everybody was involved that was treating this virus, which is like you say is on known virus and an unknown entity. who knows what we had to do or what we could have done differently. and these are things we need to learn from. and the goldman should have learned allies ain't going to get you anything

of the pandemic, more than 14,000 people in care homes in england and wales died from coronavirus. the outcome of this case could affect thousands of families. jon donnison, bbc news. the department for health and socialm polycystic kidney disease. the condition causes fluid—filled cysts to grow in the kidneys. it affects around 1 in 1000 people and there's no cure. 0ur health correspondent katharine da costa has been following warren's story. it's crushing my lungs, so i struggle to breathe. this was warren higgs injune. every major organ was under intense strain. it's crushing my stomach, so i can't eat a solid meal. he was diagnosed with polycystic kidney disease more than 20 years ago. it's caused a series of strokes which has left him paralysed on one side. it will basically kill me within six to 12 months. you can see here a normal set of kidneys on either side of the spine. warren's kidneys were covered in cysts, full of fluid, and took up his whole abdomen. he'd had enough. and wanted the organs removed. the operation itself is dangerous, it's a 50—50 chance. but i've got to take it, i've got to do it because it's not a life, living on the sofa. surgeons discovered warren's kidneys weighed 35

of the pandemic, more than 111,000 people in care homes in england and wales died from coronavirus. the outcome of this case could affect thousands of families. jon donnison, bbc news. the department for health and social worked tirelessly to protect the public from the threat to life and health posed by the pandemic and specifically sought to safeguard care homes and their residents, providing billions of pounds to support the sector, free ppe, additional testing and priority vaccinations." we will take a more detailed look at that story later in the programme. a former british army soldier, who was standing trial over a fatal shooting during northern ireland's troubles, has died. dennis hutchings had denied attempting to murder john pat cunningham in county tyrone in 197a. the trial was adjourned last week after the 80—year—old, from cornwall, fell ill. he later tested positive for covid and died in a belfast hospital. donald trump has filed a case against the congressional committee which is investigating the attack by his supporters on the capitol building in january. the lawsuit is an effort to keep records from his presidency secret. he claims the material is covered by executive privilege, which

departments. some of them. let me show you this. this is the planned resource spending. excuse the jargon, but spending. excuse the jargon, but spending on health, particularly. government department, 22—23, 40% going on health and social carelished, for there to be a movement on that. that is partly because of funding for local government. we'll get the receipts for a lot of government slogans. levelling up, we have three years of funding numbers, you should be able to see some sort of levelling off spending on regional spend. notjust random projects funded. what does it look like across the piece in the treasury spreadsheet? likewise, net zero. likewise, science superpower, simon is going to take up this issue. it is really important. this issue. it is really important. this is a test. giant spreadsheet of numbers, plans, priorities and decisions that have been made, and we canjudge some decisions that have been made, and we can judge some of the slogans. the levelling up a fund, the community ownership fund, the shared prosperity fund, these are pots of money that local govern can bid for, that i suppose is meant to regenerate the high street, among other things. regenerate the high street, among otherthings. is regenera