jim reed, bbc news.st — rather than a more expensive pcr test — to prove their covid status. the change, which the government has described as a �*huge boost�* for the travel industry, applies to those arriving from non—red—list countries. wales will make the same change to their testing policy next weekend. meanwhile professor denis kinane — who is an immunologist and founding scientist at cignpost diagnostics — told us there are slight risks with the changes. i think that we�*ve got to understand that lateral flow is a little like a pregnancy test, very simple type test and a pcr is a more full—blown laboratory test which is much more accurate, let�*s say. the danger with lateral flow tests is that there are certain individuals who come through with a lateral flow and still be positive. so it�*s not as sensitive and there is a slight risk there that we might be letting more people in with covid. the bbc has learned that 18 months after the government announced a £1 billion scheme to help tower block ow

jim reed, bbc news.ratops dinosaur ever discovered have been bought for almost $8 million at an auction in paris. the three—horned, eight—metre long skeleton called big john was unearthed in the american state of south da kota. the bbc�*s tim allman has the story. # big john, big john #. when you see him, in all his glory, the nickname makes perfect sense. a giant of the late cretaceous period and a discovery that's almost unprecedented. translation: these auctions are absolutely rare _ and exceptional, simply because the raw material is rare. we often find dinosaur fossils, but it is more difficult to find connected, complete, or almost complete fossils. the remains of big john consists of more than 200 bones — around 60% of his body that had to be painstakingly reassembled by specialists in italy. translation: what's here? there's mostly the vertebrae, the lowerjaw of the skull and the leg bones, so it's really a nightmare to reassemble because they're quite fragile and quite heavy bones at the same ti

jim reed, bbc news. such a fascinating development. democratic republic of the congo, demanding higher salaries for their teachers. pupils waving signs. they have been demanding a higher pay raise and lower retirement age. those accused of being behind the striker denied it. a rhino will be retiring from a programme that is to save the reader from programme that is to save the readerfrom extension. the last known mail has died. neither can carry a car, so embryos made will be planted into a surrogate rhino. it is hoped the breeding project will be successful. before we go, i would like to bring you these live pictures from the parma and at the spanish canary islands. if you are a regular viewer, you would know about the story, we talk about it a lot. you can see the volcano continuing to spew a river of lava. the initial eruption was on the september 19. as you can see, it is showing few signs of abating and has destroyed some 2000 buildings and forced thousands to leave their homes. really a sign of how powerful the force of nature ca

jim reed, bbc news.blic of the congo to demand higher salaries for their teachers. they were chanting, we want to study, and if we don't study we will take drugs. teachers have been on strike since october four. they have been demanding a pay raise and lower retirement age. the government has accused the leaders of religious groups who administer both primary schools being behind the strike — they deny this. the last two remaining white rhinos retired from an international breeding programme. there's only one donor left to save the northern white from extinction. the last known mail has died. neither animal can carry archive so embryos fertilised with frozen sperm from a deceased males are implanted into a surrogate rhino. the team remain hopeful that the reading project can succeed. fingers crossed that it can. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @lvaughanjones this is bbc news. hello. after what was a decidedly chilly day on thursday in most places, temperatures have been allowed to drop where night skie

jim reed, bbc news.tinues to spew a river of lava. a familiar sight to you all now — it's now a month since the eruption began — that was on 19 september. it shows few signs of abating so far after destroying some 2,000 buildings and forcing thousands to leave their homes. you have been watching newsday. thanks so much forjoining us. do stay at with bbc news. hello. after what was a decidedly chilly day on thursday in most places, temperatures have been allowed to drop where night skies have been clear. but the skies certainly aren't clear everywhere — areas of cloud spilling down from the northwest, which have been producing some outbreaks of showery rain. most of us, though, starting friday in the midst of this relatively cool air, and a decidedly chilly feel in the northeast of scotland — that's where we will have some of the coldest weather through the day, some of the windiest weather, but some of the sunniest weather. for shetland, for 0rknay, for the north and east of the mainland. elsewhere, sout

jim reed, bbc news.alaries for their teachers. pupils waving branches chanted "we want to study" and "if we don't study, we will take drugs". teachers have been on strike since 0ctober—the—fourth, the beginning of the school year, demanding a pay rise and a lower retirement age. the government has accused the leaders of religious groups, that's all the time that we have for you at this hour. thank you so much forjoining us. hello. after what was a decidedly chilly day on thursday in most places, temperatures have been allowed to drop where night skies have been clear. but the skies certainly aren't clear everywhere — areas of cloud spilling down from the northwest, which have been producing some outbreaks of showery rain. most of us, though, starting friday in the midst of this relatively cool air, and a decidedly chilly feel in the northeast of scotland — that's where we will have some of the coldest weather through the day, some of the windiest weather, but some of the sunniest weather. for shetland, f

jim reed, bbc news.rmarket chain tesco says an attempt to hack its systems is behind problems with its website and app. shoppers have been unable to book deliveries or amend existing orders for more than 2a hours. tesco say they're working hard to get services back up and running. colombia's most wanted drug trafficker and leader of the country's largest gang has been captured. dairo antonio osuga — known as otoniel — is the boss of the clan del golfo, and was seized close to the border with panama in a joint operation by the army, air force and police. the president of colombia, ivan duque, described the capture as the most significant blow to drug trafficking in the country since the death of pablo escobar in 1993. gail maclellan reports. this is the man with the $5 million bounty on his head. the us government accuses him of exporting tons of cocaine into the united states. antonio usuga, also known as otoniel, was arrested in a joint operation by the army, airforce and police. one officer died in the

jim reed, bbc news. in the past few miniutes we've had an update on the queen's health.ern ireland. a spokesperson said the queen — who's 95 — went in for preliminary investigations but returned to windsor today. she is said to be in good spirits. that's it. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. good evening. after the deluge many of us saw last night, today turned into a drier, brighter, but colder day of weather, with a scattering of showers. and as we go through this evening and tonight, we will see more of those showers pushing southwards, with some extra cloud as well. the clearest of the skies likely to remain down towards the south east. that's where we'll see the lowest of the temperatures. maybe down to two degrees in some spots in the countryside. tomorrow, then, we will see quite a lot of cloud in the mix. that cloud producing some showers at times. the showers becoming fewer and further between by the afternoon, with the best of the sunshine up towards the north east of scotland. but some sunny spells developing elsewhere. it will be a relatively w

jim reed, bbc news. been bought for almost eight—million dollars at an auction in paris. the bbc�*s tim allman has the story. # big john. when # big john. you see him in all his when glory, # big john. you see him in all his when you see him in all his glory, the nickname makes perfect sense. a giant of the late cretaceous period and a discovery that is almost unprecedented. translation: , ., . ., , unprecedented. translation: , ., . ., translation: these auctions are absolutely rare _ translation: these auctions are absolutely rare and _ absolutely rare and exceptional. simply because the raw material is rare. we often find dinosaurfossils raw material is rare. we often find dinosaur fossils but raw material is rare. we often find dinosaurfossils but it raw material is rare. we often find dinosaur fossils but it is more difficult to find connected, complete or almost complete fossils. the remains of big john consist of more than 200 bones, around 60% of his body that had to be painstakingly reassembled

jim reed, bbc news.ritish mps on monday for the first public evidence she will give in europe on her experiences at the social media giant. colombia captures one of the world's most wanted drug lords — he now faces possible extradition to the us. sport — and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's marc edwards. liverpool have thrashed manchester united 5— 04 the biggest ever victory at old trafford. liverpool remain the only side in the premier league who are unbeaten in its window piles pressure on the united head coach, ole gunnar solskjaer who covered his darkest day as a manager. the visitors emphasised the vast gulf between the sides in brutalfashion. mohamed salah brutal fashion. mohamed salah predictably brutalfashion. mohamed salah predictably the main tormentor, claiming a hat—trick. it also means he's scored for the 10th successive game but there were also goals for jota and naby keita while half—time substitute paul pogba was sent off on the hour mark in a chasing debut for unit

here�*s our health correspondent, jim reed.our best line of defence against covid this winter. you�*re all boosted. i'm all boosted up. on the wirral this weekend, they�*re giving third booster jabs to the over—50s and other vulnerable groups. today labour added to calls from some doctors groups for what�*s called plan b in england — wider mask—wearing, vaccine passports and more working from home. the chancellor, though, said there is no immediate need for that. although the winter was always going to be challenging for a combination of different factors, the booster roll—out should give us the protection we need and there is a fallback, there is a plan b, if we need it. the number of people in hospital with covid in england has been rising over the last fortnight, but is no higher now than it was back in mid—september and is well below the level seen at the start of the year. but the nhs is also facing other pressures as the weather gets colder. in september, just 75% of people going to a&e in england were seen within four ho

here's our health correspondent, jim reed.ng her first jab today. the government says it is sticking to its plan a, using vaccines to control covid. but cases have been rising in england, and today labour added to calls for what is known as plan b — more mask wearing, vaccine passports and working from home. the chancellor, though, said there was no immediate need for that. although the winter was always going to be challenging for a combination of factors, the booster roll—out should give us the protection we need, and there is a fallback, plan b, if we need it. the number of people in hospital with covid has been rising but is well below the levels seen at the start of the year. but the nhs is also facing other pressures as the weather gets colder. in september, just 75% of people going to a&e in england were seen within four hours, the lowest figure on record, and hospitals in scotland, wales and northern ireland are facing very similar pressure. some emergency doctors are warning that they are already struggling to cope. s

jim reed, bbc news.ured in colombia, in what has been described as the most significant arrest since pablo escobar. around 500 special forces were involved in the operation to seize dairo antonio usuga — known as otoniel — who'd been hiding out in thejungle. colombia's president said it was the biggest blow to drug traffickers for three decades. the uk's largest supermarket chain, tesco, says an attempt to hack its systems is behind problems with its website and app. shoppers have been unable to book deliveries, or amend existing orders, for more than 24 hours. tesco say they're working hard to get services back up and running. the bbc has learned that 18 months after the government announced a £1 billion scheme to help tower block owners remove flammable cladding from their homes, only around 200 out of nearly 700 applications processed so far have been granted money to start work. the building safety fund was one of the schemes set up in the wake of the grenfell tower tragedy. it covers cladding made o

here�*s our health correspondent, jim reed:. reed:. essay the government i best this essay the government is our best line of defence against covid this winter. best line of defence against covid this winter-— best line of defence against covid| this winter._ i'm this winter. euro boosted out. i'm all boosted _ this winter. euro boosted out. i'm all boosted up. _ this winter. euro boosted out. i'm all boosted up. on _ this winter. euro boosted out. i'm all boosted up. on the _ this winter. euro boosted out. i'm all boosted up. on the world - this winter. euro boosted out. i'm all boosted up. on the world this| all boosted up. on the world this weekend there giving third rooster jabs to the over �*50s and other vulnerable groups. today labour added a cause for some doctors groups for its cause plan b in england. wider mask wearing faxing passport and more working from home. the chancellor said there was no immediate need for that. although the winter was _ immediate need for that. although the winter was always _ immediate need f

jim reed, bbc news.ondent is in westminster. this is a really damning report but it does not contain any surprises for many? 140. contain any surprises for many? no, it is not really _ contain any surprises for many? iirr, it is not really point fingers at individuals. we have heard a lot of this over the last 18 months through news reports, leaks from government, in newspapers and also through the evidence sessions the committees have heard, but for the first time it sets out in detail, 150 pages long, the various issues that have been with the handling of the pandemic. it starts off before the pandemic. it starts off before the pandemic hits our shores, the fact the uk was not properly prepared, it was ready for a flu —type pandemic and in the early stages the fact the consensus now seems to be the uk was far too slow to lockdown and many lives were lost as a result, it talks about the handling of the pandemic in care homes, saying there were devastating repercussions because of that, the chaotic test

our health correspondent jim reed reports. it is completely unimaginable, and we are not at the peak yet. in the spring of 2020 the government was, says this report, working in a fog of uncertainty. i'm shaking hands. i was in a hospital the other night where i think there were a few coronavirus patients, and i shook hands with everybody. scientists did not know how many were infected with covid or how fast the new virus was spreading. doctors and nurses were already struggling to cope. when we brought back people injanuary from wuhan, i was... for months now, two groups of mps have been taking evidence on the handling of the pandemic in england from people involved in key decisions at the time. now, in this joint report, they criticise that early response. instead of locking down quickly like some other countries, they say the government's scientific advisers felt there was no choice but to bring in social distancing rules gradually, letting sporting events go ahead and keeping borders open, and they say ministers did not do

our health correspondent jim reed is here.sing numbers of covid infections, and the persistent number of people still dying from covid? it persistent number of people still dying from covid?— persistent number of people still dying from covid? it is, there has been a lot — dying from covid? it is, there has been a lot of— dying from covid? it is, there has been a lot of talk _ dying from covid? it is, there has been a lot of talk about _ been a lot of talk about so—called plan b as it is called in england, to deal with that rise in cases. to remain people, plan a is essential to use vaccines to control the pandemic, plan b, you put in place measures like more masculine, you mandate that in law, vaccine passports, we have these measures in scotland, wales and to a certain extent in northern ireland. there is talk of bringing it in in england as well and it is clancy which people talk about, which be restrictions on meeting up, the today is really important. we have had minutes from sage, this group of around 100 independent sci

jim reed, bbc news. the republican governor of texas hasissued republican governor of texas has issued an order private businesses. the move pits him against president biden who last month called on employers to require their workers to be vaccinated. 0ur not american correspondent peter bowes has the details. this is a sweeping ban in texas on covid—19 mandates, and it means that from now through an executive order being brought in by a covenant gamut that private entities be they restaurants or gyms or stores, along with government agencies as well, will not be able to require that their employees have the covid—19 vaccination or indeed customers of businesses. previously, there was an order in the fact that essentially applied this ban on government agencies but it didn't apply to private agencies, so that is the change now, being brought in by executive order with a governor urging the state legislature to pass a law to the same effect. 6overnor abbott has been tweeting about this. he said the covid—

jim reed, bbc news.nly a small number of people have applied for new visas to drive in the uk after visa rules were relaxed hgv drivers. there will be new pelleted tackle protesters after weeks of disruption caused by climate protesters. —— there will be new powers to. children creating content online for other children to watch is a rapidly growing market. they're called kidfluencers and some can earn up to $30 million a year. here in the uk, the bbc�*s disclosure programme has been investigating whether the rules around online advertising to under 18s are strict enough. emily brown reports. 16—year—old nicholas from edinburgh has a following on tiktok of almost 800,000 people. in brand marketing terms, that makes him a macro influencer, and of great value to advertisers. i haven't actually done that many brand deals but, yeah, i've done a few. and they basicallyjust told me to make a video and tag them in the caption. concerns have been growing about the amount of personal data being gathered by social

this report is from our health correspondent, jim reed.ough, says this report, the biggest health crisis of the last 100 years. millions have been infected, many thousands of lives have been lost to covid. when we brought back people from wuhan injanuary... for a year now, two influential groups of mps have been taking evidence on the pandemic from people involved in key decisions at the time. now in this report, they strongly criticise the early response. instead of locking down hard and fast like some other countries, they say ministers, guided by scientific advisers, made a deliberate decision to introduce social distancing rules gradually until it was clear the nhs could be overwhelmed. mps describe that as a serious error which proved fatal to many. we were too slow in that initial lockdown. we were operating in a fog of uncertainty. even the government's advisers, professor neil ferguson, in evidence to my committee said, if we had locked down a week earlier we might even have saved half the number of deaths in that initial wave. eve

here�*s our health correspondent, jim reed.our best line of defence against covid this winter. you�*re all boosted. i'm all boosted up. on the wirral this weekend, they�*re giving third booster jabs to the over—50s and other vulnerable groups. although the weather was always good to be challenging for a combination of different factors the booster roll out should give us the protection we need and there is a fallback, there is a plan b if we needed. , ., , ., , needed. the number of people in hos - ital needed. the number of people in hospital with _ needed. the number of people in hospital with covid _ needed. the number of people in hospital with covid in _ needed. the number of people in hospital with covid in england - needed. the number of people in | hospital with covid in england has been rising over the last fortnight. but it�*s no higher now that it was backin but it�*s no higher now that it was back in mid—september and it�*s well below the level seen at the start of the year. but the nhs is also facing other pressure

our health correspondent jim reed is with me now.infections, but as far as boosters are concerned, is the take—up as high as we would like? this are concerned, is the take-up as high as we would like? this campaign was announced _ high as we would like? this campaign was announced in _ high as we would like? this campaign was announced in september- high as we would like? this campaign was announced in september across i was announced in september across the whole of the uk. anyone over 50, just to remind you, health and social care workers and some people with underlying health conditions qualify for this third jab. the important thing to remember, you are eligible if you are six months after your second jab, so it won't be everyone. those figures showing 3.6 million people have now been given this jab across england. john roberts, who has looked into this says it is less than half of the people who are eligible, who have actually received the jab. the concern by some is this programme is not moving may be as fast as occurred and th

jim reed, thank you. tesco has opened its first supermarket in the uk without any checkouts.format follows similar stores opened in london by amazon. a field trip to learn about the grim realities of the first world war would traditionally involve a journey to the former battlefields of belgium or northern france. now, you can stay a bit closer to home thanks to a new history project in kent. fiona lamdin reports. it's over 100 metres long and two metres deep. it's a world war i replica, based on the trenches near ypres, built 100 years later in a forest in kent. and it's europe's only accurate outdoor replica, according to its designer, andy robertshaw, who's a military historian. his grandfatherjohn fought in the first world war. he was a private soldier between 1916 and 1919. wounded twice, gassed twice. i mean, if he died in the great war, i'm not here. and it's not his first. he built four trenches, including this one in his garden. on your ladders, boy! on your ladders, boys! as well as a historian, he's also a hollywood film adviser, working with steven spielberg. whis

jim reed, bbc news.ingham, currently in liverpool. thank you for your time today, give us an— thank you for your time today, give us an idea — thank you for your time today, give us an idea of— thank you for your time today, give us an idea of what it is like for you at— us an idea of what it is like for you at your— us an idea of what it is like for you at your surgery at the moment, how many— you at your surgery at the moment, how many patients as a percentage of the patients you see are you seeing face—to—face? the patients you see are you seeing face-to-face?_ the patients you see are you seeing face-to-face?— face-to-face? how many are being soken to face-to-face? how many are being spoken to on _ face-to-face? how many are being spoken to on the _ face-to-face? how many are being spoken to on the telephone - face-to-face? how many are being spoken to on the telephone or - spoken to on the telephone or online? ~ ., ., , ., , online? we have a telephone first s stem in online? we have a telephone fir

our health correspondent jim reed reports. it is completely unimaginable, and we are not at the peakreport says the government was working in a fog of uncertainty in the spring of 2020. i working in a fog of uncertainty in the spring of 2020.— the spring of 2020. i am shaking hands because _ the spring of 2020. i am shaking hands because i _ the spring of 2020. i am shaking hands because i was _ the spring of 2020. i am shaking hands because i was in _ the spring of 2020. i am shaking hands because i was in a - the spring of 2020. i am shaking| hands because i was in a hospital the other— hands because i was in a hospital the other night where i think there were a _ the other night where i think there were a few— the other night where i think there were a few coronavirus patients, and i shook_ were a few coronavirus patients, and i shook hands with everybody. scientists did not know how fast the virus was spreading. health staff were already struggling to cope. i just wanted to get some stuff in for the next 48 hours, there is no fruit, there is no vegetables. when we brought — fruit

here's our health reporter, jim reed. your message just now about the pain in your knee, yeah? the pandemic has changed the way many of us access a gp. for some, telephone and online consultations have replaced face—to—face appointments. under these plans the government says £250 million will be made available to boost access to family doctors in england. it's meant to pay for more temporary or locum gps, as well as support staff like physiotherapists. there is a promise to cut some red tape and more cash for security at a time when doctors say they are dealing with high levels of abuse. social distancing rules for gps are also being reviewed, which could allow more patient in waiting rooms. in a statement the health secretary said, "i am determined to ensure patients can see their gp in the way they want, no matter where they live." the new cash for gps though is part of a £5 billion covid fund already announced by ministers to get the nhs through this winter. the doctors' union says the package does not go nearly far en

thank you, jonathan blake at westminster. _ with me now is our health correspondent, jim reed.led and the hope is they can be rolled out quickly, how would this altered the equation on dealing with winter pressures, the nhs and covid? there is a lot of excitement about one of these drugs made by a company called msd, trials showed that it roughly halved the risk of death or hospitalisation, you take the pill twice a dayjust after you had started to show symptoms of covid. lots of excitement and interest in this drug, developed by an american company. when the trial results were announced it would be announced it would be made available quite quickly in america, this announcement goes to address this country. one downside is it can be quite expensive, about £500 a cause, and it has to be given very quickly after you are diagnosed and show symptoms so it is only really useful in a situation like maybe a care home outbreak —— £500 course. you might consider giving this a drug to people at high risk in a care home outbreak, for example, it might stop them needing hospital treatment

jim reed, bbc news.he morning, we'll be getting reaction to that report. we'll be speaking to a gp, a care home owner and the chair of the science and technology select committee, greg clark. that is live around 7:30am. a support package for firms struggling with the soaring cost of energy could be announced within days. the prime minister is believed to have backed proposals to provide loans worth hundreds of millions of pounds. our business correspondent, theo leggett, reports. forging steel requires a lot of heat and that consumes a great deal of energy. small wonder then that steelmakers want the government to help them cope with a steep rise in energy costs. it isn't just steel. cement manufacturers, chemicals firms, glass—makers and ceramics businesses are also appealing for support. not all companies are affected in the same way by rising costs. some have bought their gas and electricity in advance and are protected from price rises, at least for the time being. 0thers though are not. for them, th

jim reed, bbc news.ah, like actually see - the experiments happen. for these pupils, a sense of normality, but an increasing number of their classmates are at home with covid. we're moving towards the 200 mark in terms of how many children are currently out of school with a confirmed case of covid—19. the head teacher is concerned about the health of pupils and those who are vulnerable. whilst we can ensure that they do not fall behind academically, because we have the systems in place to ensure the work is provided for them remotely, it is actually a concern for those children who really need to be in school for their welfare, and that is a concern, given the numbers we're talking about. for numberone... in schools in england, covid restrictions such as social distancing and bubbles have been lifted by the government. here, an old building makes ventilation and issue. a spike in cases means open evenings are now online, assemblies are cancelled, and the wearing of masks is being encouraged. yeah, it's v

let's get more on this from our health correspondent, jim reed.text, clearly showing a picture of continuing and significant pressure on the nhs. continuing and significant pressure on the nhs-— continuing and significant pressure onthe nhs. , ., ., ., , , on the nhs. yes, a lot of numbers, but i want — on the nhs. yes, a lot of numbers, but i want to _ on the nhs. yes, a lot of numbers, but i want to focus _ on the nhs. yes, a lot of numbers, but i want to focus on _ on the nhs. yes, a lot of numbers, but i want to focus on two - on the nhs. yes, a lot of numbers, but i want to focus on two in - but i want to focus on two in particular that have come out in the last half an hour, these figures just for england, although other parts of the uk are facing similar pressures. if we look at a&e, people going into hospital, accident and emergency, with a kind of short—term vital problem to be seen. so in september, the monthjust released, around 2 million people went into an a&e in england and one in four of those had to wait to be seen for more than fo

our health correspondent jim reed is here.ere. talk about the end of that report let's talk about the end of that report and just how dangerous flu is. we've been so focused on covid that we've forgotten about it. it’s that we've forgotten about it. it's difficult to that we've forgotten about it. it�*s difficult to answer because it depends on the year, the strain, what other viruses are circulating that year, as well. on average, flu will kill around 11,000 people normally over the winter. in a bad flu year that can increase to 20, 20 5000. in a year where it isn't as serious it could be as low as 4000. - 25,000. last serious it could be as low as 4000. — 25,000. last year, because of lockdown restrictions, flu did not take off. the number of deaths from flu was tiny. this year will they are worried that there is this natural immunity in the population, therefore could we be heading heading to a particularly bad winter? a worst—case scenario has been put out by the royal academy. people are taking this vaccination campaign v

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in a moment we�*ll be talking to our health correspondent, jim reed, but first let�*s hear from the prime i mean, a new study says about 95% protection, so we are seeing the numbers come up. yesterday i think we did 250,000 across the country. we want to see them ramped up even further. thanks to everybody for coming forward but we need to see a lot more. we keep all measures under constant review. we will do whatever we have to do to protect the public but the numbers that we are seeing at the moment are fully in line with what we expected in the autumn and winter plan. what we want people to do is to come forward and get theirjabs. we also want young people, we want kids at school, to be getting theirjabs with complete confidence and there will be booking systems opening from tomorrow in addition to the vaccination programme in schools, so the message is that the boosters are fantastic. i mean, the levels of protection are really very high, but it is also very, very important that you get one because the double vaccination provides a lot of protection against serious illness and death,

with me now is our health correspondent, jim reed. might hear ways that they could make that easier, make it easier and quickerfor they could make that easier, make it easier and quicker for people who have already had their second jab six months ago, at least six months ago, to sign up for their third. you might hear some more details about that. also some new treatments. so we had a couple of weeks ago about the first new treatments in terms of sort of tablet you can take that deal, not with the underlying symptoms of covid, but actually with the virus itself. now, they're going to the regulatory process at the moment. we had the first test result, they are very positive, couple of weeks ago. there's also no something called the antiviral task force within the government that's looking at ways could be rolled out quickly as soon as they are approved, so we are like that you more about that at this press conference in about 15 minutes' time. �* . conference in about 15 minutes' time. �* , ., ., conference in about 15 minutes' time. �

thought those affected were tested between 8th september and 12th october. 0ur health correspondent jim reedas _ has been going on here? for a while, something strange has been - has been going on here? for a while, something strange has been going i has been going on here? for a while, . something strange has been going on. we have been hearing anecdotal reports at the bbc that a lot of people in the south—west appear to have been taking lateral flow tests, these are the ones you take in 15 minutes at home, getting a positive result, feeling ropey with quite obvious covid symptoms, then if you get a positive lateral flow you can apply for a pcr test. these are one of the laboratory tests. these tests were coming back and often they were coming back negative. people were contacting the bbc and other journalists, saying "wejust don't know what's going on here." this has been going on for a couple of weeks, and this morning the uk health security agency came out and said there actually appears to have been a problem with the laboratory that is testing some of these pcr samples. this is a labor

jim is an attorney. hanna gutierrez reedshe had no idea how the ammo got on this set, also she thought the set was unsafe, that the environment made it difficult to do her job. do you think that statement will hold up? >> i was surprised by that. who but the armorer is response i am for the safe handling and monitoring of all these firearms, the maintenance. not only the firearms but also the ammunition. let's take her statement at face value, that she didn't know there was live ammo on the set. it's the responsibility of the armorer to check that gun every single time it's going to be put into somebody's hands. that means you look in the chamber, you look in the gun to make sure there are live rounds. her statement doesn't make sense in that respect. >> are you at all surprised that alec baldwin has not been cleared from facing charges yet? >> i'm not surprised for two reasons. one, he is the person who actually fired the shot. he also has a responsibility as an actor to make sure that weapon is safe before firing it. also,

reed in washington. kash patel not expected to appear today as jim said, sources are telling you he is still engaging with the committee. what does that mean? >> exactly. he was originally scheduled to appear for a deposition today, but sources tell ryan nobles and myself that his lawyers and the committee they continue to engage, these conversations appear to be constructive. they're working towards what is referred to as an accommodation, a way to agree on how he can potentially comply with this subpoena. this is the standard process often when you receive a subpoena like this. but it is not clear if they're going to be able to reach an agreement that is amenable to both sides. and the committee made it clear, they're going to move swiftly to potentially pursue criminal contempt against anyone who does not comply to their satisfaction. with patel, off the calendar today, the committee is able to focus on steve bannon. now he made it clear he does not intend to cooperate with the committee until ordered to do so by a court. he made this blanket claim of executive privilege. well, let's be clear here, ste

. >> say, jim, that is quite a revelation, tell me more, except i would love to hear from carl. >> you brought a lot of motion to that read, david. last night reed hastings talks into -- they own at least one movie theater. here's what he said will the netflix total experience. >> three years from now, some future "squid games" is launching with an incredible arare of interactive gaming options, all built into the service anded off-float flicks experiences, consumer products all of that coming together. disney is a bit ahead of us, but boy, are we making progress. >> first time i've heard him say we want to be more like disney. >> there's -- reed is an amazing, humble man. he's too humble. what he hayes created is incredible once you start sending the discs back i do thing when you go over to -- the louie mcvail, the largest series from brazil brazil what does brazil produce -- >> we are well aware of their incredible reach, ability to create kept and different markets for it to have a global footprint. they're spending more than any service by far, and now i will try to bring you back to what that means for the stock price so just wrap it up fo