dominic hughes, bbc news, altrincham. show there were 40,221; new infections recorded in the latest 24—hour period. that means on average there were nearly 38,000 new cases per day, in the last week. as of friday, there were more than 6,500 people in hospital in the uk, with coronavirus. another 28 deaths have been recorded, that's of people who died within 28 days of a positive test result, which means on average there were 111 deaths per day, in the past week. 0n vaccinations, 85.5% of the population aged 12 and over, have had their first dose of a vaccine, and 78.6% have been double jabbed. the business secretary, kwasi kwarteng, has now made a formal request to the chancellor to support industries affected by soaring energy prices. yesterday, treasury officials accused him of making up claims that he'd already held talks on the matter. during the day, the steel industry asked ministers to stop "sitting on their hands", and to come up with a swift solution, as our consumer affairs correspondent colletta smith reports.

dominic hughes, bbc news.il of involvement in propaganda activity which she denies. her family say that there was no court hearing and now they are concerned she may be sent back to prison. mrs zaghari—ratcliffe was first jailed for five years in 2016 after she was accused of plotting against the iranian regime. just to let you know that the foreign secretary liz truss has put out a statement regarding this news. "iran�*s decision to proceed with these baseless charges against nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe is an appalling continuation of the cruel ordeal she is going through. instead of threatening to return nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe to prison, iran must release her permanently so she can return home. we are doing all we can return home. we are doing all we can to help her get home to her young daughter and family and i will continue to press iran on this point. "so continue to press iran on this point. " so that is a statement that has come in reaction to the latest news concerning nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe in ir

dominic hughes, bbc news.s the national living wage is set to rise to £9.50 an hour. the chancellor's expected to confirm the rise, which applies to all those aged 23 years old and over, in his budget on wednesday. let's speak to our political correspondent damian grammaticas. what more do we know? what we have been told is the _ what more do we know? what we have been told is the national _ what more do we know? what we have been told is the national living - been told is the national living wage, this applies to those aged 22 and over, for those below that age it's the national minimum wage. it is a six and a half percent increase. below 22, the increase will be roughly the same amount. we expect to get more details later today. it follows a recommendation from the low pay commission which had this number at the top end of expectations. the government is looking to increase that figure up to £10.30 in a couple of years' time. inflation is running at about 3%. they say this applies to many people have been on

dominic hughes, bbc news.ountry, including in the cabin of a dreamliner plane. by late afternoon, more than 120,000 people had received an innoculation. before today, just over half of the population were fully vaccinated. the british—iranian aid—worker, nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe has lost an appeal against her second jail sentence in iran. her lawyer said he�*d been told the news in a telephone call from the judicial authorities. mrs zaghari—ratcliffe was given a second, one—year sentence followed by a one—year travel ban when her first five—year sentence ended in march. she has been on parole in her parents�* home in tehran but could now be returned to jail. nasa has successfully launched a landmark mission to study asteroids nearjupiter, which could provide vital information about the evolution of the solar system. the rocket carrying the lucy spaceprobe, which will travel more than four billion miles over the next 12 years, took off from cape canaveral in florida. aru na iyengar reports. three, two, one, ze

dominic hughes, bbc news.was taken at senior levels within the un to rescind the offer — after questions were raised about the former health secretary's suitability for the role. the british—iranian aid—worker, nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe has lost an appeal against her second jail sentence in iran. her lawyer said he'd been told the news in a telephone call from the judicial authorities. mrs zaghari—ratcliffe was given a second one—year sentence followed by a one year travel ban, when her first 5—year sentence ended in march. she has been on parole in her parents home in tehran but could now be returned to jail. a 16—year—old boy has been charged with murder, over the fatal stabbing of a teenager in south—west london. 18—year—old hazrat wali from notting hill, died on tuesday after being attacked at playing fields in craneford way in twickenham. a teenager from hammersmith and fulham is due in court today, as detectives continue to investigate what happened. people in the welsh town of denbigh are voting today o

dominic hughes, bbc news, altrincham.nightclubs or large events will, from today, need to prove they've had two doses of a covid vaccine, or produce a negative lateral flow test. the welsh government says it hopes the rules will ease pressure on the nhs this winter. hywel griffith, reports now from cardiff. rickets. — there's the tickets. upper circle. - and your covid passes. produce your pass, pick out your paperwork. and your lateral flow test, please. or proof of a negative test. there is no way into this concert without one. i don't see any issue with it at all, to be honest. it's very straightforward and, yeah, no problem at all. it rejected my identity, so i've done a lateral flow test instead. covid passes have already been used at some festivals and, ahead of this gig, not everyone got the message. it's a small venue, we're wearing masks and, yet, you know, they won't let us come in. so how do you get your hands on one? stephen is a double—jabbed student in swansea. so it is asking me to record a short video. a v

dominic hughes, bbc news. insulate britain have blocked the a40 in west london.in kent, after another major road was obstructed in both directions earlier this morning. 0ur reporter greg mckenzie is at the protest in west london. hejoins us now. what is happening where you are? he joins us now. what is happening where you are?— he joins us now. what is happening where you are? good morning. in ch britain arrived _ where you are? good morning. in ch britain arrived on _ where you are? good morning. in ch britain arrived on the _ where you are? good morning. in ch britain arrived on the a40 _ where you are? good morning. in ch britain arrived on the a40 in - where you are? good morning. in ch britain arrived on the a40 in west i britain arrived on the a40 in west london at 8am. we were the first to break that news. many of them have been removed but if you look around, this is the a40, you would never be able to walk along here, in the middle of the road, in fact, given that this is one of the busiest roads in the capital, leading down to heathrow airport. many of

dominic hughes, bbc news.it compulsory for nhs staff in england to be vaccinated against covid. a consultation has just closed and mrjavid said he'll make a final decision in a few weeks. is that something that i am minded to do? yes, i am because i think it is not only right for someone working in the nhs, because naturally, they are more likely to come into contact with covid and indeed other viruses but also for those they are caring for, you know, people who are vulnerable in hospital and i think like many other countries throughout europe that have done this, i think it is something we should actively be looking at. our political correspondent damian grammaticas is in westminster. tell us more about what sajid javid said and the reaction to his comments. said and the reaction to his comments-— said and the reaction to his comments. he was on all the different media _ comments. he was on all the different media shows - comments. he was on all the different media shows this i comments. he was on all the - d

dominic hughes, bbc news, altrincham.c eases. let's get more on this with richard lim, chief executive of retail economics. thank you very much for being with us. is that the only explanation? it seems to be a very significant drop that they are estimating. l seems to be a very significant drop that they are estimating.— that they are estimating. i think there are a _ that they are estimating. i think there are a combination - that they are estimating. i think there are a combination of- that they are estimating. i think. there are a combination of factors that they are estimating. i think- there are a combination of factors - there are a combination of factors — rising inflationary costs will be really challenging for asos going forward, but for the wider interest rate too. there are a number of inflationary pressures, from sourcing costs, commodity costs, increase shipping costs, transport costs, even the delivery driver shortage in the uk is all pushing up costs, particularly for online retailers who rely heavily on th

dominic hughes, bbc news.correspondent damian grammaticus in westminster. morning. the budget is not until wednesday but we already seem to know quite a lot?— wednesday but we already seem to know quite a lot? good morning. yes, we are getting — know quite a lot? good morning. yes, we are getting a _ know quite a lot? good morning. yes, we are getting a blizzard _ know quite a lot? good morning. yes, we are getting a blizzard of— we are getting a blizzard of announcements ahead of it, which is announcements ahead of it, which is a sort _ announcements ahead of it, which is a sort of— announcements ahead of it, which is a sort of pr— announcements ahead of it, which is a sort of pr drive, if you like. i think— a sort of pr drive, if you like. i think this — a sort of pr drive, if you like. i think this is _ a sort of pr drive, if you like. i think this is a bit unusual before a budget, _ think this is a bit unusual before a budget, actually. the chancellor is putting _ budget, actually. the chancellor is puttin

dominic hughes, bbc news.ing. activists obstructed the a40 in west london and a roundabout in dartford to the south—east of the capital, to urge the government to better insulate homes. protesters have been unglued from the road by police and 17 people have been arrested at the protest in acton. and this happened earlier, where a member of the public sprayed protesters with ink. 0ur correspondentjames waterhouse is at that demonstration in dartford. i think ithinka i think a sense there of both sides of this argument. you i think a sense there of both sides of this argument.— of this argument. you are exactly riuht. of this argument. you are exactly right- you — of this argument. you are exactly right. you usually _ of this argument. you are exactly right. you usually see _ of this argument. you are exactly right. you usually see with - right. you usually see with demonstrations, beeps of support, as cars come by but when you target one of the busiestjunctions in the country, just over there is the dartford cr

dominic hughes, bbc news.r was accidentally shot dead on the set of a hollywood movie, it's emerged the assistant director of the production had been previously sacked over gun safety violations. according to a production company, dave halls was dismissed from a set in 2019 when a firearm unexpectedly went off. halyna hutchins died last thursday after being accidentally shot by actor alec baldwin. a man is believed to have died after falling from a boat off the essex coast while attempting to cross the channel. two other men, both of whom are somali nationals, were rescued on monday. the home office said the incident was a "reminder of the extreme dangers of crossing the channel in small boats". water companies will face new rules to reduce the amount of untreated waste that's released into waterways during wet weather, following a partial government u—turn. ministers say the new measures will force industries to make a "progressive reduction" in the sewage dumped in rivers. it follows pressure from the house

dominic hughes, bbc news.with nigel edwards, who is the chief executive of the nuffield trust health think tank. welcome to bbc news. what do you make of these proposals announced this morning? 0n proposals announced this morning? on paper it sounds like a lot of money, but i wonder what you make of the announcements and where that money will be spent? announcements and where that money will be spent?— will be spent? unfortunately the nhs is, in will be spent? unfortunately the nhs is. in common _ will be spent? unfortunately the nhs is, in common with _ will be spent? unfortunately the nhs is, in common with quite _ will be spent? unfortunately the nhs is, in common with quite a _ will be spent? unfortunately the nhs is, in common with quite a lot - will be spent? unfortunately the nhs is, in common with quite a lot of- is, in common with quite a lot of other bits of government, actually, is not spent would probably should have been spending on the so—called capital items probably for a couple of decades. we

here's our health correspondent, dominic hughes. a fifth of the entire nhs england budget. when it comes to test results, just 14% of 691 million lateral flow tests distributed by test and trace were registered. and in periods of pressure, like december 2020, just 17% of people were receiving test results within 24 hours. we found it very difficult to see what it had achieved for the 37 billion. it is set out very bold aims, it failed on many of its own terms. crucially now, its responsibilities are in the new uk health security agency but that has still got quite a lot to prove. test and trace is now run by the uk health security agency. in a statement, it said, there have been improvements in testing capacity, turnaround times and contact tracing, and better working with local authorities. adding that test and trace is saving lives by breaking the chains of transmission and spotting outbreaks. but the mp5 disagree. they say breaking those chains of transmission and enabling people to return to a more normal way of life was the pro

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