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jonathan van tam at the covid inquiry.t in which four teenage boys died near tremadog in north wales. the four, aged between 16 and 18, were friends from shrewsbury in shropshire; it's believed they'd driven to wales on a camping trip. our correspondent phil mackie reports from shropshire: it is the day when the news began to sink in. near where the crash happened, a moment to reflect. four young lives lost in a crash in a remote corner of north wales. college friends from shrewsbury, jevon hirst, harvey owen, wilf fitchett and hugo morris went on a weekend camping trip, but never came back. today a candle marked the spot where their silver ford fiesta left the road. it was found upside down and partially submerged, 48 hours after they went missing. in shrewsbury, friends who are unused to bereavement are struggling to deal with the feelings that go with it. grief. it doesn't feel real. to think that they are not going to be here any more. it's a horrible feeling knowing that some lads you are so close to, seeing almost ev

evidence being given by sir chris whitty and jonathan van tam later. his autumn statement. he has just left westminster and is now on his way —— he hasjust just left westminster and is now on his way —— he has just left number 11 and is now on the way to the commons. he will layout is spending plans for a year and perhaps there will be some pre—election sweeteners, but how much wiggle room he has right now, we will talk about later. now i will hand you back to the studio. live from tel aviv, this is bbc news. israel and hamas agree a deal to pause fighting, allowing the release of 50 hostages from gaza. the deal will allow aid to be sent into gaza and see the release of 150 palestinian women and children from israeli jails. cuts to national insurance and business taxes are expected to be included in the uk chancellor's autumn statement, which he will deliver at lunchtime. artificial intelligence firm 0penai says its co—founder sam altman will return as ceo, days after his sacking triggered a revolt by staff. north korea launches a spy satellite into sp

>> jonathan van—tam there tough. i'm sorry . >> jonathan van—tam there tough. i'm sorry. lives and people's families and their livelihoods and mental their livelihoods and the mental health teenagers, you health of their teenagers, you are to get some flak. i'm are going to get some flak. i'm sorry and not relevant to sorry. and it's not relevant to the inquiry the covid inquiry >> don't think we can be seen >> i don't think we can be seen to consider it acceptable condoning it that he's had death threats, family have been threats, his family have been threatened. line is threatened. the bottom line is that how for public that that's how it is for public figures days. think it's figures these days. i think it's a thing. my heart a really bad thing. my heart goes him and his family, goes out to him and his family, but my heart doesn't go out to these revisionist scientists who are all of us are trying to gaslight all of us by suggesting that lockdowns were effective, that they were highly effective, that they saved . look we've saved lives. look at us. we've got a destroye

jonathan van tam says he has never— don't know. inister very down about new variant, exasperated. afterwards, numberten new variant, exasperated. afterwards, number ten says they are at war— afterwards, number ten says they are at war with _ afterwards, number ten says they are at warwith numberii. afterwards, number ten says they are at war with number 11. if i canjust ask you _ at war with number 11. if i canjust ask you about that very briefly, where — ask you about that very briefly, where you _ ask you about that very briefly, where you are aware of any concerns at that _ where you are aware of any concerns at that point. _ where you are aware of any concerns at that point, issues between number ten and _ at that point, issues between number ten and number" at that point, issues between number ten and number 11 with regards to covid? _ ten and number“ with regards to covid? :, ,, . , ., ten and number“ with regards to covid? :, ., covid? not specifically. for most thins, covid? not specifically. for most things. my _ covid? not

- because the jonathan van tam knowledge _ because the jonathan that is another issue.— exercised, and i think that is another issue. exercised, and i think that is anotherissue. ., ., another issue. just looking at that on its own. _ another issue. just looking at that on its own. it _ another issue. just looking at that on its own, it is _ another issue. just looking at that on its own, it is not _ another issue. just looking at that on its own, it is not enough, - another issue. just looking at that on its own, it is not enough, is . another issue. just looking at thatj on its own, it is not enough, is it? to give _ on its own, it is not enough, is it? to give the — on its own, it is not enough, is it? to give the care home at the guidance. _ to give the care home at the guidance, the clarity, the information that they would have needed. — information that they would have needed, facing the type of situation that is— needed, facing the type of situation that is described in your e—mail. | that is described in your e—mail. [ think that is descri

then it's the turn of his deputy, his former deputy, sir jonathan van—tam, or vai , as we came to van—taman van tam warned that a pandemic was imminent. now sir chris whitty said vai was often instinctive in his thinking , but that was in his thinking, but that was a narrow basis on which to make big decisions means much more to come, including boris johnson and rishi sunak next month. >> okay, pip johnson, superb update. thank you very much as eveh update. thank you very much as ever. now moving on ahead of jeremy hunts. much anticipated autumn statement . tomorrow, the autumn statement. tomorrow, the government has announced a national living wage and the uk minimum wage will increase by almost 10% from next april. all full time workers on the national living wage will get a pay national living wage will get a pay rise of over £1,800 a year, while the minimum wage will increase to £11.44 per hour, up from £10.42 a pound and a couple of pennies increase. chief secretary to the treasury laura trott says it will help end low pay trott says it will help end low pay in the country. >> it's f

but then hugo keith told matt hancock about what jonathan van tam's definition was of protective ringcal officer, he gave evidence to the inquiry recently and he said then, my view is a ring is a circle without out a break in it . and matt hancock says it is quite clear from the evidence that jonathan van tam is right. so that is matt hancock today telling the inquiry and admitting that a protective ring was not put around care homes. it's been quite a day. earlier this afternoon we heard about lockdown and the timing of lockdown and the timing of lockdown and the timing of lockdown and matt hancock told the inquiry that the uk should have locked down on march the second three weeks earlier. he said it would have saved many, many lives . and he did stress many lives. and he did stress that he was speaking with the benefit of hindsight. people as we know, were ordered by the prime minister to stay at home on monday, march the 23rd. let's just have a listen to this clip, if i may say. >> so with hindsight, if i may say. >> so with hindsight , italy >> so with hindsight, italy having loc

the covid inquiry has heard that professor sir jonathan van—tam , deputy chief jonathan van—tam, deputy020 that a virus outbreak was imminent . but outbreak was imminent. but giving evidence today, chief medical officer sir chris whitty said that at that time evidence was lacking. and, sir, jonathan's warning was a narrow bafis jonathan's warning was a narrow basis on which to make decisions . the prime minister has defended the decision to hand tough sentences to climate protesters who caused major disruption. it comes as the un warns it could kerb freedoms in the uk. rishi sunak's comments relate to sentences handed to just stop oil demonstrators who scaled the dartford crossing in october last year. scaled the dartford crossing in october last year . and you can october last year. and you can get more on all those stories by visiting our website at gbnews.com . gbnews.com. >> gb news.com. >> with gbnews.com. >> with a maverick politician elected president of argentina , elected president of argentina, could the falklands now be under greater threat than before? well we're going to fin

later, we will hear from professorjonathan will hear from professor jonathan van—tam. will hear fromnster about the tax and spending plans for the year ahead in the autumn statement. so we starting get a sense of what could be in store. what we know is there could be pre—election sweeteners designed to win over voters ahead of a general election next year. perhaps a cut in income tax. but that would be pretty expensive and it could push up inflation. maybe a cut in inheritance tax, that was touted, but already condemned as pretty tone deaf amid a cost—of—living crisis. there could be changes to pension rules, more support forfirst—time be changes to pension rules, more support for first—time buyers and also speculation about changes to benefit rules. but remember, it was only in september that the chancellor said it was virtually impossible to deliver tax cuts until the economy improves. so what exactly has changed? well, there might be a little more financial headroom because tax receipts have been a little higher than forecast. we will examine what that means in just a moment. but

his evidence will continue on with them will hear from jonathan van tam in the coming days.ty more coverage on bbc news in the coming hours. do state with us. thank you for watching. good evening. we've had a lot of dry weather around today, but quite a bit of cloud. even if it's just been high cloud in the north, it's starting to thicken up now with the skies becoming overcast this evening and overnight in the north with some rain and some heaviest rain as well across the highlands of scotland. whilst in contrast, showers in the south will clear, the winds that we've had all day ease away. so we could see not only some fog around that morning, but some ground frost and some ice on the cars. and you can see the rain does stretch into parts of north wales and northern england. but look at the contrast. temperatures this morning started at freezing in the glens of scotland, much milder to start here tomorrow morning and for northern ireland. and that's because of the combination of the cloud and the rain and the wind. some strong and gusty winds here tomorrow, 40, 45 miles an

his evidence to the inquiry to the this afternoon, the former deputy chief medical officer, jonathan van—tamressure nearly led to him resigning from his role. . ., 4' .,, nearly led to him resigning from his role. ~ ., ~ ., ., , ., role. workload was horrendous for all of us at — role. workload was horrendous for all of us at the _ role. workload was horrendous for all of us at the beginning - role. workload was horrendous for all of us at the beginning it - all of us at the beginning it certainly was in the kind of 16 hours a day mark, and it certainly was seven days a week. it was very, very intense. where i think, it finally got to me, was the fact that i might have expected that, if a crisis happens, this was my responsibility to bear that kind of workload. i did not expect my family to be threatened with having their throats cut. i did not expect the police to have to say, when you move out in the middle of the night the middle of the evening, for a few days while we look at this and potentially mix arrests? we didn't move out because of the cat, as it happened. but it was a very stress

jonathan van—tam speaking after chris whitty finished giving evidence. website and live streams if you want to follow that. you can do so on the iplayer or the website. we are in westminster following events of the autumn statement we had the response from the shadow chancellor, rachel reeves, telling us what she made of that statement from the chancellor, and let me play you a bit of what she had to save it is clear that today's labour is the party of economic and fiscal responsibility for and what have the conservatives learnt? the conservatives learnt? the conservatives have learnt absolutely nothing. mr speaker, the country is crying out for change. a decaying government can change its personnel but they have failed to change the direction of our country for in 13 years, we have had seven chancellors. you wouldn't run a business like this. we can't run a country like it either. and the prime minister can't even promise that this chancellor will be in place at the next election. rachel reeves. place at the next election. rachel reeves- let's _ place a

jonathan van—tam is due later today, one of england's deputy chief medical officers during the pandemic and it has already emerged he expressed serious concerns about the spread of the virus back injanuary of 2020. and england's chief medical officer, professor sir chris whitty, will complete his evidence this morning for is that we can join them there now. for is that we can 'oin them there now. , ., , , ., now. sometimes a slightly more h erbolic now. sometimes a slightly more hyperbolic language. _ now. sometimes a slightly more hyperbolic language. the - now. sometimes a slightly more| hyperbolic language. the general points being made we would completely have agreed with and did communicate. in a sense the demonstration of that, to some extent, is that, and the e—mails say, and i am doing this from memory, we need to be acting sooner or very soon, i think those are the words quoted, and four days later the prime minister told everyone to stay at home. i think that communication was occurring and there was inevitably a process of negotiation about how this is going to be interpreted

professor jonathan van—tam is set to give testimony and that comes after the country's chief medicalpoke yesterday of the mixed messages sent at the beginning of the pandemic. the mixed messages sent at the beginning of the pandemic . at beginning of the pandemic. at your sport this morning, courtesy of paul coyte. >> yes, good morning, wales don't manage to beat turkey, which means it's the playoffs for them. rory and tiger there indoor golf sensation. he lays indoor golf sensation. he lays in tatters because ffp is so complicated. eamonn i thought we'd play a birthday legends tennis game or a tennis birthday game or birthday tennis game so got to do with the golf . that's got to do with the golf. that's another thing. so we'll do the golf , we'll another thing. so we'll do the golf, we'll do another thing. so we'll do the golf , we'll do the football another thing. so we'll do the golf, we'll do the football and then we'll do, oh, it's all going to happen. >> it's honestly, it's a medley. >> it's honestly, it's a medley. >> it's honestly, it's a medley. >> it's a medley. >> it's a

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later, the inquiry will hear from chris whitty�*s former deputy, jonathan van—tam, affectionately knownas seriously concerned a pandemic was imminent by the middle ofjanuary 2020 — more than two months before a lockdown was called. the strikers who score the wonder goals are the ones who make the headlines. actually, the hard yards are done by the defenders and by the defensive midfielders. tracking back, tracking back. it's a bit like being 3—0 up in a game and thinking, "well, we can't possibly lose this now," but how many times have you seen the other side take it 4—3? his press conferences were usually memorable, useful when you have an important public message to get across. his take on what was going on in government in those early months of the pandemic will no doubt also prove insightful. ellie price, bbc news at the covid inquiry in london. the four men found guilty of murdering ashley dale will be sentenced today at liverpool crown court. the 28—year—old was shot in august last year, when a gunman opened fire in her home, after a feud involving her boyfriend. the tv presenter

later in the week it will be his deputy, sirjonathan in the week it will be his deputy, sir jonathan van tamhat, sir? chris whitty has to say will be very interesting because what has emerged so far is that his opinion over lockdown restrictions. did offered very greatly to his colleague, sir patrick vallance, who was giving evidence yesterday . sir patrick vallance yesterday. sir patrick vallance thought that those lockdown restrictions should have been introduced a lot earlier. sir chris whitty was concerned about that.in chris whitty was concerned about that. in fact, sir patrick patrick vallance said he was a delayer over lockdown and it appears that that is because sir chris whitty was worried about the economic impact. the impact on people's health because of the economy , because of because the economy, because of because of the nhs, because of mental health problems as well . well, health problems as well. well, we also know that sir chris whitty was not convinced by the eat out to help out scheme. in fact he labelled it as eat out to help out the virus . now he to help out the virus

. >> jonathan van—tam is there today.ange between chris and hugo keith chris whitty and hugo keith about risk assessment, absolute risk versus relative risk. we're going to be explaining why that was so significant. let us know your thoughts morning. your thoughts this morning. vaiews@gbnews.com. and i think theo chikomba our reporter down in wales is going to be bringing us the latest from the village there. learning the death of there. learning of the death of those poor teenage boys and those four poor teenage boys and their families grieving this morning. vaiews@gbnews.com their families grieving this moremail3bviews@gbnews.com their families grieving this moremail address..>gbnews.com their families grieving this moremail address. firstews.com their families grieving this moremail address. first though, the email address. first though, here's your very latest news with armstrong . very good with our an armstrong. very good morning to you. >> it'sjust morning to you. >> it's just after 10:00 aaron armstrong in the new

and also, sir jonathan van—tam has also, sirjonathan van—tam has previously said he's, of course, theiously said that this arguing between different mayors with government actually hindered or hampered the restrictions that were being requested by government to try and bring those levels down in certain areas with local lockdowns and things like that. so that's the kind of thing that they're going to be expected to go into today. and sadiq khan is expected first witness expected to be the first witness to talk to face the inquiry. and that will be at half ten this morning. >> okay. thank you, lisa lisa hartle at the covid inquiry. sarah vine in your column very recently in the demo, you were excoriating about the covid inquiry. >> it wasn't very much, but i mean, i just think i just think it's i don't know what it's doing. >> it's not answering any of the questions that we want answering. it'sjust questions that we want answering. it's just a sort of endless psychodrama of. he said he said, she said, i was right. i was better than other i was better than the other person that is. i me

and shocking revelation and quite shocking revelation yesterday van—tam yesterday from jonathan van—tam, i mean, i've picked this because mean, is this out because i mean, it is it is shocking that people in pubuc it is shocking that people in public life who are performing a function can be subject to these kind of threats. >> and not even him, but his family. and it seems to me that we are now in a position where people feel able to insult people feel able to insult people who delivering people who are delivering a pubuc people who are delivering a public service and i think that's all right. it's not just that's all right. it's not just that we had an mp, of course, who was murdered a not very long ago. have regularly ago. yeah, we have regularly people, staff turn people, ambulance staff who turn up being threatened up at events being threatened and so on. and brixton another and so on. there's lack of respect for there's a lack of respect for people who delivering public people who are delivering public service in this country, which i find worrying. service in this country, which

jonathan van—tam someone from a minority background in and of himself , is minority background in and look, when i've questioned mr khan on his performance during covid, before he gets very, very, very protective . and you very, very protective. and you may recall that he actually did come out publicly and say that he had mental health potential issues himself during the during covid and he did disappear for quite a while during the whole covid period . and because of covid period. and because of that, i've always given him the benefit of the doubt because everybody's mental health is obviously incredibly important. but reality is everybody but the reality is everybody privately , even labour privately, even labour colleagues, would say that mr khan added next to no value dunng khan added next to no value during the whole covid period. he is the ultimate bit player and the reality is it was the government, the national health service, the local council and many volunteers up and down the country who did all the heavy lifting. and if i was mr khan, i wouldn't have given the evidence ig

boris johnson of chaotic leadership, will appear today, followed by professor sir chris whitty, jonathan van tamamejenny harries over the coming days. our health reporter jim reed reports. patrick, over to you. thank you very much. numbers are increasing and they're increasing across europe and in the uk. sir patrick vallance was up there at the downing street podium in some of the darkest days of the pandemic. we're also recommending increased social distancing. that's the phrase that you hear. already the inquiry has heard extracts from his private notes or diaries, written in what lawyers described as a brain dump at the end of a stressful day. sir patrick vallance notes in his evening notes, - "number 10 chaos as usual. "on friday, the two metre rule i meeting made it abundantly clear that no one in number 10 or- the cabinet office had really read or taken time to understand - the science advice on two metres. "quite extraordinary." sir patrick starts what is a busy week of scientific evidence. tomorrow, his colleague at the podium, sir chris whitty, will give evidence, followed by the deput

now, sir jonathan van—tam, the former deputy chief medical officer , deputy chief medical officer, hasponse to the local lockdowns that were needed to be in place to try and bring those soaring cases down in certain areas . so cases down in certain areas. so we'll see all of that take place today from 1030 with the first witness expected to be sadiq khan. okay lisa, thank you very much indeed . much indeed. >> right. we're going to speak to our political correspondent, olivia utley, now as things get underway over in where is this summit taking place today? hampton court palace, i believe . hampton court palace, i believe. olivia, tell us about this global investment summit. we spoke to the government just under an hour ago who were saying they've got three times the of investment as the the amount of investment as the previous what's behind previous summit. what's behind it all? >> yeah. so the government is very excited about this global investment summit today at hampton court. it's the second of its kind. the first was in 2021, organised by boris johnson. it attracted about £14 bil