that being the case, it is perhaps not surprising to hear that durham police this afternoon expect to also perhaps an indication of the magnitude of it that the a1 — m is still closed in both directions, about 18 hours after the crash, which happened at six 20p yesterday evening. highways england said they expect this route to be closed into this evening. this is one of the main routes through the north of england. drivers are being advised to avoid this area generally if they can. we expect from durham police a bit more this afternoon on exactly what happened here, the number of casualties i'm afraid, very probably the number of fatalities. figures show women from black and asian communies are at a higher risk of dying while giving birth. in these communities, language and cultural barriers mean preganancy can often be a challenge. in bolton, a maternity community hub has been set up to tackle this issue and already it's helped more than 100 women. nazia mogra reports. maryam is six weeks pregnant. she's come along for a checkup at her new local maternity hub. maryam speaks urdu and

breaking news from the uk— police in durham say they are unlikely to view facilities as a result of athe road the other night. the crash involves several vehicles, including two lorries, one of which has burst into flames. police have appealed to anyone with dash cam footage to come forward. coronavirus cases have risen sharply again across the uk, with the highest daily figure for six months. 48,553 new infections were recorded in the latest 24—hour period. the number of people being told to self—isolate in england more than half a million people were pinged last week. it's causing significant disruption to some workplaces. our health editor hugh pym has the latest. looking forward to better weather and restrictions easing in england next monday, but with cases going up, more people are having to change plans because they've been told to self—isolate. more are being pinged by the nhs app if they've come into contact with someone who tested positive, and that's affecting the wider economy. the car—maker nissan, for example, saying that production at its sunderland plant has been affec

durham police said several other people were injured, with two needing hospital treatment. exemptions might be introduced for specific industries. lilian edwards is a professor of law innovation and society at the university of newcastle — she was an adviser when the nhs contact tracing app was originally created. i asked her what she made about the criticism that has been direct at the covid app. i find it very strange, this discussion about desensitising the app because all you're doing is turning down the volume on your radio. it is not that the original problem is going away, it's just you cannot hear it as much any more. what are your concerns about the removal of masks and the lifting of social distancing restrictions? do you think more people will delete the app or make their own decisions about what they will do if they are pinged? i about what they will do if they are in . ed? . about what they will do if they are inued? . .., . about what they will do if they are rained? ., . about what they will do if they are ..ined? ., . ., ., ., pinged? i am concerned as a lot