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fiona lamdin, bbc news.efore the pandemic. audience tracker comscore says cinemas have taken around £65 million since they were allowed to reopen last month. in the same weeks for 2019, that figure was £129 million. many major movies that were delayed by covid have finally been released in cinemas this summer, but have not enticed the numbers they would have previously expected. the headlines on bbc news... an inquest finds sudesh amman, who was shot dead by armed police after stabbing two people in streatham last february, was lawfully killed. the taliban continues to tighten its grip on afghanistan. amnesty international says nine members of a minority group were tortured and murdered by theirforces. long—term youth unemployment hits a five—year high — 200,000 under 25s have had no work for more than six months. now it's time for our look at some of the other stories making headlines across the uk. a masseur who secretly filmed more than 900 women as they got undressed has been jailed for four years. julia
fiona lamdin, bbc news.efore the pandemic. audience tracker comscore says cinemas have taken around £65 million since they were allowed to reopen last month. in the same weeks for 2019, that figure was £129 million. many major movies that were delayed by covid have finally been released in cinemas this summer, but have not enticed the numbers they would have previously expected. the headlines on bbc news... an inquest finds sudesh amman, who was shot dead by armed police after stabbing two...
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fiona lamdin, bbc news.halil gave us this update. the whole of new zealand is going to remain under the strictest lockdown — that's level four lockdown until tuesday. this is the first time in more than a year that a level four lockdown has been imposed in new zealand. of course, this is a country that's been hailed as a success story in eliminating covid—19 and controlling outbreaks by snap lockdowns. the real concern, of course, is this is the delta variant and they're really, really concerned about the spread of the outbreak. now it's concentrated in auckland. there are indications that new zealand's largest city is going to remain under strict lockdown even beyond tuesday, but now there are cases that have travelled into wellington — into the country's capital. three of the new cases reported in wellington now and so contact tracers are saying they need time to get on top of the virus, to find out exactly where the close contacts have been. we know that the first case that was announced this week was of
fiona lamdin, bbc news.halil gave us this update. the whole of new zealand is going to remain under the strictest lockdown — that's level four lockdown until tuesday. this is the first time in more than a year that a level four lockdown has been imposed in new zealand. of course, this is a country that's been hailed as a success story in eliminating covid—19 and controlling outbreaks by snap lockdowns. the real concern, of course, is this is the delta variant and they're really, really...
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fiona lamdin, bbc news.nistan continues to dominate. "bad call, minister" is the headline in today's daily mail, which is focused on foreign secretary dominic raab. it claims that a crucial phone call about the evacuation of afghan interpreters, delegated to a junior minister never took place and suggests that mr raab�*s job was "hanging by a thread". the times reports that three of britain's most senior civil servants, whose departments are overseeing the evacuation from afghanistan, are on holiday. the paper says the permanent secretaries at the foreign office, the home office and the ministry of defence are all on leave. an image of a mother handing her child to an american soldier at kabul airport dominates the metro's front page. it says the woman was "begging" the soldier to save her daughter. it describes how other women threw their babies over razor wire in the hope they would be put on a military flight out of the capital. scotland and manchester united legend denis law is pictured on the back of th
fiona lamdin, bbc news.nistan continues to dominate. "bad call, minister" is the headline in today's daily mail, which is focused on foreign secretary dominic raab. it claims that a crucial phone call about the evacuation of afghan interpreters, delegated to a junior minister never took place and suggests that mr raab�*s job was "hanging by a thread". the times reports that three of britain's most senior civil servants, whose departments are overseeing the evacuation from...
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fiona lamdin has been speaking to one family about how they manage their eye health. of time on the screen, especially in the holidays. and if they've had a lot of time on the screen, then we are mindful to try to get them outside, because being outside, that can negate the fact that they have been sat on the screen all morning, potentially. and just trying to limit that time and make them have regular breaks. were you concerned during lockdown their eyesight might deteriorate? yes, especially our eldest, because she probably spent the most time on the screen and she's a little bit short—sighted already. so, yeah, i was conscious that could potentially get worse over the last year. do your parents limit how much time you spend on your screen? an hour on the school days no, we have half an hour on school days and an hour at the weekend. no, we have an hour and a half at the weekends. we have half an hour and then an hour. 0h. 0k, come and have a seat here for me, monty. eight—year—old monty is having his eyes tested for the first time in two years. we're going to do a
fiona lamdin has been speaking to one family about how they manage their eye health. of time on the screen, especially in the holidays. and if they've had a lot of time on the screen, then we are mindful to try to get them outside, because being outside, that can negate the fact that they have been sat on the screen all morning, potentially. and just trying to limit that time and make them have regular breaks. were you concerned during lockdown their eyesight might deteriorate? yes, especially...