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an undercover investigation into the biocentre in milton keynes has revealed samples allegedly beingglimpse of undercover filming inside the coronavirus testing lab in milton keynes, shot this winter during the second wave. what it revealed has alarmed experts. terrible. beyond terrible. robotic machines pipette people's samples onto processing plates for lab—based pcr testing. but some are thick and gloopy, and are being dragged across the area where other samples are being tested. the lab says technicians are trained to stop the process if this happens, and thoroughly clean up, but some technicians are seen simply wiping gloop off with a glove or tissue and continuing. experts say the risks are clear. there is almost zero question that this would lead to contamination. the amount of virus and genetic material that is required to create a positive is absolutely minuscule, so that action of touching it and then moving onto the next, and touching that, and touching that, every time there's a point of contact like that, there's potential for contamination. and there are other problems.

played at milton keynes due to covid restrictions, it was hendry�*s first tournament since quitting therves of not knowing what's going to happen. for more news, head to the bbc sport website. but that's all the sport for now. hello there. it was all about location across the british isles on tuesday. yes, it was a chilly start in the far northwest, but that's where we have beautiful clear skies for much of the day, stunning picture in argyle and butte. further east, once again, low cloud rolling in off the north sea, made for a rather grey—looking afternoon, and at times, it felt on the chilly side. some of that cloud did break up and actually, if you look at the satellite picture, you can see how the sunshine got to work nibbling away, pushing that cloud back to the north sea. so the best of the sunshine certainly further west and along that south coast. now, this cloud down into the southwest, that's some showers that will arrive through the night tonight, moving up through cornwall across devon and eventually into south wales. once again, low cloud, mist and fog may well push back i

van barnaveld needed medical assistance after collapsing at the pdc super series two event in milton keynesion wasn't taken to hosptial and is recovering in his hotel room. and castleford tigers head coach daryl powell has announced he's leaving the club at the end of the season. powell led them to the league leaders' shield four years ago along with challenge cup and grand final appearances. he said it's the right time to step down. now to this man — gavin henson, remember him? the former face of welsh rugby union with a celebrity lifestyle to match his on—field talent but it didn't all go to plan and his career eventually petered—out a couple of years. but now the 39—year—old is making a comeback as a rugby league player — and this weekend he'll line up for the west wales raiders against widnes in the challenge cup. craig templeton reports. gavin henson it was once the poster boy of the welsh rugby union, this performance against england catapulted him into stardom. that started was both on and off the rugby pitch, and even on the dance floor. after a long career he hung up floor. after a

the competition's being held in milton keynes due to covid — and hendry will play for the first timegoes out in a blaze of glory... he becomes the 1992 embassy world champion. aha, glory... he becomes the 1992 embassy world champion-— world champion. a familiar sight in the 90s, stephen _ world champion. a familiar sight in the 90s, stephen hendley's - world champion. a familiar sight in the 90s, stephen hendley's seven| the 90s, stephen hendley's seven world titles saw him nicknamed the king of the crucible, and tonight, nine years after announcing his retirement, he makes his return to professional snooker.— professional snooker. listen about no expectations _ professional snooker. listen about no expectations of _ professional snooker. listen about no expectations of what _ professional snooker. listen about no expectations of what i'm - professional snooker. listen about no expectations of what i'm going | professional snooker. listen about l no expectations of what i'm going to achieve _ no expectations of what i'm going to achieve in— no expectations of what i'm going to achiev

the firm says it will also move its headquaters out of london to milton keynes in buckinghamshire.t say it is looking at all options to make sure the uk's third largest steel maker, liberty steel, does not collapse. concerns have grown for the company, which employs 5,000 people, after it's the main financial backer went into administration early this month. our business editor, simonjack, reports from rotherham. rotherham — one of the 12 towns and cities around the uk facing a new crisis in the steel industry. they're all part of an industrial empire facing financial ruin. well, rotherham's a steel town. it's recognised as a steel town... chris williamson has worked there for 26 years, his father before him for 40. he explained what the impact would be on rotherham if the plant closed. it'd be devastating. rotherham would suffer vastly. what otherjobs is there going at the minute, what pay? if we go to wayside, the chains go as well. in the end, you just end up with a town full of shopkeepers and nobody to buy anything because they haven't got the income. down the road is rotherha

it was captured on doorbell and security cameras in manchester, cardiff, bath and milton keynes.perature. but it should lift across southern england, where it will also be breezy. for west wales, northern ireland, northern england and scotland, there will be a fair bit of sunshine but at times will have haar lapping onto the north sea into the east of scotland and also some sea fret coming in from the north sea across eastern parts of england. 0ur temperatures, six to about 11 degrees. this evening and overnight, if anything, the low cloud, mist and fog becomes more extensive. now out towards the west, there will be some breaks and that's going to allow the temperature to fall away. cold enough for a touch of frost but really across the board, which ever way you look at it, it is going to be a cold night. so, a cold start to the day tomorrow. high pressure still firmly in charge. if you look at the spacing in the isobars, there's not much in the way of wind to move any low cloud, mist and fog along but it will be breezier across the south coast later on in the day. so, you can se

played at milton keynes due to covid restrictions, it was hendry�*s first tournament since quitting thef not knowing what's going to happen. for more news, head to the bbc sport website. but that's all the sport for now. hello there. a week ago we were seeing temperatures of 17, even 18 degrees in the sunshine. this wednesday, though, will be a lot cooler across the uk than it was last wednesday. mainly because there's a lot of clout around. this was the scene in pennine areas in west yorkshire where temperatures were only two or three degrees on tuesday afternoon. there is a lot warmer in the sunshine out towards the west with more shelter, and the northwest of wales in particular. and the reason for those differences, really, is high—pressure to the east of the uk and easterly wind drawing in all of that moisture. and two things are happening overnight, that low cloud is becoming more extensive so there's more mist and fog, and towards the southwest this cloud is thickening to bring some showers. now with a lot of cloud by the end of the night for most places it will be a few degrees

raymond van barnaveld needed medical assistance after collapsing at the pdc super series 2 event in milton keynesn site. van barnaveld returned to his hotel room to be monitored. we'll have more for you in sportsday at half past six. president biden says he is "proud" of secretary of state antony blinken after the first day of talks between american and chinese diplomats in theirfirst face—to—face meeting under the new administration. the two—day negotiations are continuing in alaska after an ill—tempered exchange of words yesterday. the chinese delegation accused the us of inciting other countries to attack it. the us delegation said their chinese counterparts had arrived at the talks in alaska — �*intent on grandstanding'. today we will have an opportunity to discuss key priorities both domestic and global, so that china can better understand our administration's intentions and approach. we also discuss our deep concerns with actions by china, including hong kong, taiwan, cyber attacks on the united states, economic coercion towards our allies. i've said that the united states' relationship wit

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around the uk have been sharing footage of the fireball, from manchester to bath and cardiff to milton keynese, who has some more practical advice for anyone who may find it. but first let's look at the projected impact site. the alliance believe fragments could be just north of cheltenham on the western edge of the cotswolds after studying the trajectory by using six specialised cameras located across the country. with me now is dr. ashley king from the department of earth sciences at the natural history museum — which is part of the uk fireball alliance — the team who has been working to construct the trajectory of the meteor and work out where any possible meteorites may have landed. also joined by astronomy journalist, author and presenter will gater. if you're a meteorite hunter you should be in south london surely, you should be somewhere close to cheltenham. i you should be somewhere close to cheltenham-— you should be somewhere close to cheltenham. i like being called the alliance, is very _ cheltenham. i like being called the alliance, is very exciting _ cheltenham. i like being call

just a quick instructor open being played in milton keynes henry the same time world champion is threen now to the bitter row between scotland's minister and nicola sturgeon over how that administration handled that sexual harassment against them. tonight they are calling for nicola sturgeon to resign up the scottish government confirmed that its lawyers expressed reservations about its battle with mr salmond more than two months before it admitted defeat and had to pay him more than half £1 million in legal costs. here's our scotland editor. nicola sturgeon and alex salmond have been calling each other liars for months. today some of the truth behind their biddle battle was revealed as her government handed over legal advice that had been refused to release. faced with losing a vote of no—confidence the deputy first minister was forced to back down. , , ., , , back down. episode 'ust ten minutes a . o back down. episode 'ust ten minutes ago content _ back down. episode 'ust ten minutes ago content that i back down. episode just ten minutes ago content that this _ back down. episode ju

its office site into six main locations and says its uk headquarters will move from london to milton keynesman house, manchester deansgate will close by the end of 2021. just time to quickly read out one more tweet on the subject of should vaccine possible to be required for entry to pubs? andrew says, a principal vaccine passports are a great idea when some exercise their freedom to reject vaccines, they should expect limitations on their actions that could adversely affect those who cannot get a vaccine for medical reasons. i will be talking about this at about 10.10, so stay with us for that. sent your comments, we'd love to hear from you. now it's time for a look at the weather with carol. hello again. the weather for the next couple of days is essentially one of sunshine and showers but what you will find is that the showers will be wintry tomorrow, as the temperatures are going to fall away. mostly on the hills but in some of the heavier bursts we could see a little bit of sleet, for example, at lower levels. today though what we have is a weak weatherfront which is moving southwards

van barnaveld needed medical assistance after collapsing at the pdc super series two event in milton keynes minister oliver dowden said they were working to get as many supporters as possible into the semi—finals and the final of this summer's european championship. he added that the future of the sporting industry depended on fans filling seats. and we've heard this afternoon that the former british cycling and team sky chief doctor richard freeman has been struck off, after he was found guilty of ordering banned testosterone in 2011. more details on that story on the bbc website. that's it from us for now. government borrowing has hit a new record, reaching £279 billion, in the 11 months from april to february. that's five—and—a—half times as much as in the same period in the previous financial year and reflects the continuing costs of the pandemic support measures. earlier i spoke to our economics correspondent andy verity. i asked him if this trend in borrowing is set to continue. it looks eye watering, and the natural reaction is to say, well, if i have big debts in my household, that'

announcements coming out are that santander is moving their london headquarters and they are moving into milton keynes other remaining santander sites, or to continue to work from home. {in santander sites, or to continue to work from home.— work from home. on the issue of workin: work from home. on the issue of working from _ work from home. on the issue of working from home, _ work from home. on the issue of working from home, nationwide | work from home. on the issue of. working from home, nationwide has also been speaking about that saying that all of its staff can work from home as much as i forward. absolutely right again. this is another huge trend that businesses are grappling with and i think are going to continue to grapple with over the next few months. so today, nationwide, in the plasma biggest building society announced that all 30,000 of its --13,000 of its office workers can choose to work where they want. it's the new ultimate flexible working scheme. the work anywhere scheme is what they're calling it. their boss says that the major takeaway lesson for the business from last year is