first minister mark drakeford hasjust changes.nter plan. 0ur wales correspondent tomos morgan was listening, tell us more about what he is saying. well, as you mentioned, the headline was that things will remain the same if the covid situation remains the same. at the moment, the case rate in wales is slightly above that during the second wave and slightly above the projections, but far below the worst—case scenario. but, crucially, hospitalisation rates have remained lower than the second wave and that probably proves that vaccine seems to be making a difference here. however, as you mentioned, the minister mark drakeford did say that if things change, such as hospitalisation rates increasing, big pressure on the nhs, covid spaces on bed spaces causing an issue or a new variant causing an issue or a new variant causing concern, measures could be brought back in. you would have thought may be social distancing measures would be brought back first. however, the main message from mark drakeford today was really the pandemic isn't ov

mark drakeford mark dra keford the mark drakeford the first minister has also said this lunchtime thatn it to be using covid passes to access care homes and hospitals were the most vulnerable in society may be meeting those outside, but that is only of the situation deteriorates. he has also added that covid passes are not long—term, only as the pandemic is in its worst stages. long-term, only as the pandemic is in its worst stages.— in its worst stages. tomos, thank ou. travel has opened up today between the uk and dozens of long—haul destinations, including mexico and south africa. 47 countries were removed from the red list at 4.00 this morning, meaning people arriving from those locations no longer need to spend 11 nights of quarantine in a hotel. fully vaccinated people in sydney have been able to go to cafes, restaurants, hairdressers and gyms for the first time today after nearly four months of lockdown. restrictions were eased after the state of new south wales reached a 70% double dose vaccination target for over 16s. shaimaa khalil reports from sydney. cheering. a day so many

mark drakeford. _ into the autumn and winter. mark drakeford, thank _ into the autumn and winter.p but there are other things going on within the weight produce is served and how the pricing is worked out.- produce is served and how the pricing is worked out. that's right. what we are _ pricing is worked out. that's right. what we are saying _ pricing is worked out. that's right. what we are saying is _ pricing is worked out. that's right. what we are saying is that - pricing is worked out. that's right. what we are saying is that some l what we are saying is that some items like crisps and sweets, for example, reducing in size but the prize is staying the same so that means, follow us, and the money is not going as far and this happened before the pandemic but we are seeing more of it at the moment and i will explain why. good morning, everyone. we are talking about shrinkflation today, manufacturers cutting the weight or size of products, rather than asking us to pay more. we've found some examples. a walkers classic multipack used to have 2a bags — but for the same price at one

drakeford. . ., . ., this winter plan from mark drakeford. . .. ., ., , drakeford.come from the _ drakeford. the main reaction has come from the announcement. drakeford. the main reaction has i come from the announcement about drakeford. the main reaction has - come from the announcement about the vaccine pass which comes into force on monday. that got through the on wednesday by a thin margin. as was explained again today in the press conference, that means anybody over the age of 18 is to register on the nhs website for a vaccine pass, need to provide id, then when they have the vaccine pass with them, they can show they've had two double vaccinations or recent negative lateral flow test. voices have been coming from the hospitality industry, especially nightclubs that have been affected, as well as larger events, they are having to plan how this affects people coming in to establishments next weekend onwards. but from monday, of course, as well, really. the main point from the press conference today was mark drakeford saying if things remain the same nothing will

wales first minister mark drakeford has said all businesses are likely to be able to remain open throughouter to visit a loved one in a care home. and it will now be easier having closely examined all the indicators and taking advice cabinet has decided wales will remain at alert level zero. this means there will be no substantial changes to the rules over the next three weeks beyond those already announced. that includes the covid pass which will become a legal requirement from monday for certain venues and events. everyone aged over 18 need to show a covid pass on proof of a negative lateral flow test fa are in a nightclub or similar venue, negative lateral flow test fa are in a nightclub orsimilarvenue, end negative lateral flow test fa are in a nightclub or similar venue, end or non—seated events of more than 500 people, outdoor enunciated events of more than 4000 people are more than 10,000 people at any event. whilst i'm not substantial new changes the education minister has sent new measures to help schools and minimise disruption for staff and students and we will make it easier for

meanwhile, the welsh first minister mark drakeford called the attack a "truly despicable and horrifyinge minister tony blair said he was "shocked and horrified" by the news. flags outside parliament have been lowered to half mast. sir david, who was 69, had been mp for southend west since 1997. he was married and had five children. let's speak to the former conservative mp, anne widdecombe. your thoughts about sir david, the man on the family man. i am your thoughts about sir david, the man on the family man. i am very, very shocked _ man on the family man. i am very, very shocked by — man on the family man. i am very, very shocked by what _ man on the family man. i am very, very shocked by what has - man on the family man. i am very, i very shocked by what has happened. he was a close, personal friend. very shocked by what has happened. he was a close, personalfriend. i was godmother to one of his children. he was a tremendous colleague at the commons. he was devoted to that constituency and he was always full of enthusiasm for things that are going on in southland, full of enthusiasm

.— the first minister of wales mark drakeford has warned that covid rules which had been scrapped could have a "normal" christmas. new measures are already being brought in to tackle wales' high covid rates — the worst in the uk. covid passes will be extended to cinemas, theatres and concert halls from 15 november as part of the plans. pubs, restaurants and cafes might also require passes if infections climb. there are a wide range of further measures that we can take. we don't want to. we've managed to keep wales at alert level zero for many weeks, now. but with the numbers as they are in the community, we have literally thousands of people every day falling ill with the coronavirus. they can't be in work. they can't be out, helping with the economy. and we have to do something to bring those numbers down. the time is1:15 the time is 1:15 pm. our top story this lunchtime. �*two can play at that game' — the government warns it could retaliate if france carries out the threats it's made in the row over post—brexit fishing rights. and still to come — women in england using hormone replace

that was mark drakeford.heaper in england with the government announcing that prescription charges will be significantly reduced. the announcement follows a campaign from labour mp carolyn harris. she had put forward a bill to make hrt treatment free. the government said they would not go that far, but that women would only have to pay for the prescription once a year, saving around £200. our political correspondent helen catt reports. they're menopausal and they're in parliament square to shout about what that means. among them, some famous faces. the night sweats prevent you from sleeping, so you can't even begin your day properly, and every amount of anxiety, every decision you have to make, is not in your control any more, and then you feel like you're having a nervous breakdown. someone who knows that all too well is adelle martin, who runs this pub in kent and helps other women through menopause. i felt like i just completely lost myself. and at the time ijust didn't know what it was. sorry. no, not at

mark drakeford mark dra keford is mark drakeford is holding a press conference.nto the first half of this three week cycle. it resulted in the highest. of new cases of coronavirus that we have seen through the pandemic for some this was driven by high numbers of infections in younger people, the rates in under 25 is being around four times higher than the rates in people aged 60 and over. the numbers have started to fall back to below 500 cases per 100,000 people but thatis 500 cases per 100,000 people but that is still very high. at the same time we have seen reductions in the number of people in hospital with covid—19. the nhs and social care continues to be under immense strain from non—pandemic and emergency pressures. i would like to ask everybody today to think about how we can support our national health service, thinking carefully about the care we need, and going to an accident and emergency department should never be the first or only choice for every health problem. this week, having closely examined the indicators and taking advice from our scientific

meanwhile, the first minister of wales mark drakeford has warned that covid rules which had been scrappedmeasures are already being brought in to tackle wales' high covid rates — the worst in the uk. covid passes will be extended to cinemas, theatres and concert halls from 15 november as part of the plans. pubs, restaurants and cafes might also require passes if infections climb. there are a wide range of further measures that we can take. we don't want to. we've managed to keep wales at alert level zero for many weeks, now. but with the numbers as they are in the community, we have literally thousands of people every day falling ill with the coronavirus. they can't be in work. they can't be out, helping with the economy. and we have to do something to bring those numbers down. the headlines on bbc news... a woman found guilty of murdering her husband after a row over a family meal has been sentenced to life with a minimum term of 18 years. the government warns it may retaliate if france blocks british fishing boats in the row over post—brexit fishing rights the uk saw the highest level o

the first minister mark drakeford has held a briefing about the welsh government's plans to keep covida "covid urgent" plan if a new variant risks overwhelming the nhs. having closely examined all the indicators and taken the advice of our scientific and medical advisers, the cabinet has decided that wales will remain at alert level zero. this means that there will be no substantial changes to the rules over the next three weeks, beyond those already announced. now, that of course includes the covid pass, which will become a legal requirement from monday for certain venues and events. let's look at the latest uk numbers. that's the latest 2a hour period. 127 new debts, that is as ever someone who has died within 20 days of the positive test. in terms of the vaccination programme, 78% of people, people over the age of 12 in fact have had 0kolie vaccine. the government says will lift its advice — the government says it will lift its advice against all but essential travel to a further 51 countries and territories. they include the bahamas, jamaica, argentina, chile, cuba, indonesia, mexi

the welsh first minister mark drakeford called the attack a "truly despicable and horrifying act".. totally shocked by what happened. to think that something so horrific could happen to another mp. and scared and frightened. yeah, a real roller coaster of emotions, to be honest. my mum, my dad, my partner, my friends— are you ok? and i was ok. i was in a school, actually, but the shock and the feeling as a family, to what we went through and that anotherfamily is family, to what we went through and that another family is having to go through that again, is horrific. it is hard to put into words how that feels for me, but the main thing we are think about is david's family, his friends and actually the community that he represents and has her presented for such a long time. and i think that's the thing people need to understand, is it's about a lot of people whose lives would have been changed forever today. and i know people still come up to me and talk to me about where they were when jo was talk to me about where they were whenjo was killed. their lives have just been changed. an

mark drakeford, first minister, has been giving an address, we understand, and she mentioned the historynhs is in desperate crisis, seeing. the nhs is in desperate crisis. and _ seeing. the nhs is in desperate crisis, and this _ seeing. the nhs is in desperate crisis, and this is _ seeing. the nhs is in desperate crisis, and this is now _ seeing. the nhs is in desperate crisis, and this is now the i seeing. the nhs is in desperate crisis, and this is now the 50th | crisis, and this is now the 50th that i have been on the bbc and other news outlets to talk about crises at the state —— and the state of the nhs. —— fifth year. we have had a decade of underfunding in the health service and we went into that covid pandemic short of 40,000 nurses after years of cutting thousands of beds, we don't have enough diagnostic equipment compared to comparable countries, and hospitals themselves face £9 billion in repair bills. this is a long—term problem. what is left today is a waiting list close to 6 million, more people. go to the private sector to pay for an operation, to pay for a neo— hip replac

mark drakeford called it a truly shocking and despicable act.rs ago, was simply doing what mps are elected to do, getting into the constituency their constituents and those people who put them into parliament to represent their views and to hear their complaints, views, anxieties about life in their area. many, many people from all parties saying again this is a dark day for democracy. with the flags flying at half—mast on ten downing st let's go back to westminster and join our political correspondent peter saull. we cannot say often enough just the sheer level of shock, does not matter which party represent, the shock as a justine greening has tweeted, former conservative cabinet minister effectively saying i cannot believe we are talking about something like this again. we are talking about something like this aaain. . v we are talking about something like this aaain. . �*, ., this again. that's right, an outpouring _ this again. that's right, an outpouring of _ this again. that's right, an outpouring of grief - this again. that's right, an o

. —— mark drakeford. thank you for that update.rking undercover for the fbi. mark lobel has the remarkable story. this alleged below the radar attempted to reveal nuclear submarine secrets now sunk could have been a thriller worthy of the name, a spy who fed me, with a data card slipped into a peanut butter sandwich and then a chewing gum package and finally, a plaster wrapper. in the finale no doubt dubbed the spy who bled me. neighbours of the detained couple who live here in this discreet neighbourhood of virulent are in disbelief. ~ ., , ., �*, disbelief. wow. -- maryland. it's re disbelief. wow. -- maryland. it's pretty incredible. _ disbelief. wow. -- maryland. it's pretty incredible. it's— disbelief. wow. -- maryland. it's pretty incredible. it's like - disbelief. wow. -- maryland. it's pretty incredible. it's like out - disbelief. wow. -- maryland. it's pretty incredible. it's like out of. pretty incredible. it's like out of a movie. it pretty incredible. it's like out of a movie. , ., a movie. it is a quiet neighbourhood.

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