today the office for national statistics has _ found. ive for. what we found is that people in the white and mixed ethnic groups had low life expectancy at birth, lowerthan groups had low life expectancy at birth, lower than all the other groups. women in the black african groups. women in the black african group had the highest life expectancy and men in the asian other group, including men from china and asia, had the highest life expectancy. this is the first time we have published these statistics. although lots of research has to be donein although lots of research has to be done in understanding the differences, it has allowed us to see the differences between life expectancy in different ethnic groups pre—pandemic. expectancy in different ethnic groups pre-pandemic. jabeer, how sur - rised groups pre-pandemic. jabeer, how surprised are _ groups pre-pandemic. jabeer, how surprised are you _ groups pre-pandemic. jabeer, how surprised are you by _ groups pre-pandemic. jabeer, how surprised are you by the _ groups pre-pandemic. jabeer,

the office for national statistics suggests around 400,000 people would have tested positive for the week. here's our medical editor fergus walsh. have you been pinged lately? 26 million people have downloaded the nhs covid app, though it's unclear how many have it switched on. the app uses bluetooth to detect the distance between phones, and if someone tests positive, will ping those who have been in close proximity, within two metres for 15 minutes, and advise them to self—isolate. tonight a source at the app team told the bbc they had been told it might lead to the sensitivity of the app being reduced. as our restrictions change, of course the app needs to change in line. things like the relaxing of the one—metre—plus for example, on 19july, might well lead to a review of the way the app itself needs to function. but labour says the sensitivity of the app shouldn't be weakened. this feels like taking the batteries out of the smoke detector, and that is never a good idea. that is an important protection. i am equally worried by the stories of people deleting the app altogether. as

the previous seven days shows an increase of more than 11% and that was echoed by the office for national statisticslooking at is what will happen in the next few weeks. the opening up we have seen in various degrees in england, scotland and wales, will result with most certainly more infections and that will take a week or so to feed through. what happens in those weeks will be extremely important. a couple of interesting reminders today about the threat that still remains. public health england has looked at the chance of getting reinfected, getting covid for a second time. it is a very low risk, but a higher possibility of that happening with the delta variant first identified in india, compared to the delta variant first identified in kent. in the north—east of england it is increasing support for local authorities, including search testing, because of an increase there than in the north west of england where we first saw the delta variant accelerating. that assistance is being scaled back. that assistance is being scaled back. let's take a look at some of today's other news. quarantine—free tra

national medal. coronavirus infections in the uk have risen to their highest level for five months. the office for national statisticshad the virus last week, that's a 50% increase on the week before. the surge in infections has led to a large number of people being told to isolate by the national health service covid tracing app used in england and wales. the bbc has learned that the app is to be modified so that it sends out fewer alerts. here's our medical editor fergus walsh. have you been pinged lately? 26 million people have downloaded the nhs covid app, although it's unclear how many have it switched on. the app uses bluetooth to detect the distance between phones, and if someone tests positive, will ping those who've been in close proximity, within two metres for 15 minutes, and advise them to self—isolate. tonight a source at the app team told the bbc they'd been told to adjust its sensitivity so that it sends out fewer alerts. as our restrictions change, of course the app needs to change in line. things like the relaxing of the one metre plus rule, for example, on the 19th ofjuly, might well lead to a revie

the office for national statistics says about one in 160 people had the virus last week, that's a 50%rease on the week before. here's our medical editor fergus walsh. have you been pinged lately? 26 million people have downloaded the nhs covid app, although it's unclear how many have it switched on. the app uses bluetooth to detect the distance between phones, and if someone tests positive, will ping those who've been in close proximity, within two metres for 15 minutes, and advise them to self—isolate. tonight a source at the app team told the bbc they'd been told to adjust its sensitivity so that it sends out fewer alerts. as our restrictions change, of course the app needs to change in line. things like the relaxing of the one metre plus rule, for example, on the 19th ofjuly, might well lead to a review of the way the app itself needs to function. but labour says the sensitivity of the app shouldn't be weakened. this feels like taking the batteries out of the smoke detector, and that is never a good idea. that is an important protection. i'm equally worried by the stories of people

the office for national statistics says about one in 160 people had the virus last week, that's a 50rge in infections has led to a large number of people being told to isolate by the nhs covid tracing app used in england and wales. tonight the bbc has learned that the app is to be modified so that it sends out fewer alerts. here's our medical editor fergus walsh. have you been pinged lately? 26 million people have downloaded the nhs covid app, though it's unclear how many have it switched on. the app uses bluetooth to detect the distance between phones, and if someone tests positive, will ping those who have been in close proximity, within two metres for 15 minutes, and advise them to self—isolate. tonight a source at the app team told the bbc they had been told to adjust its sensitivity so that it sends out fewer alerts. as our restrictions change, of course the app needs to change in line. things like the relaxing of the one metre plus rule, for example, on the 19th ofjuly, might well lead to a review of the way the app itself needs to function. but labour says the sensitivity of t

the office for national statistics suggests around 400,000 people would have tested positive for the has seen a large number of people being contacted via the nhs covid tracing app, and today the government said the app, used in england and wales, may need to be altered as coronavirus restrictions change. here's our medical editor, fergus walsh. have you been pinged lately? 26 million people have downloaded the nhs covid app, though it's unclear how many have it switched on. the app uses bluetooth to detect the distance between phones, and if someone tests positive, will ping those who have been in close proximity, within two metres for 15 minutes, and advise them to self—isolate. the planned ditching of social distancing in england might lead to the sensitivity of the app being reduced. as our restrictions change, of course the app needs to change in line. things like the relaxing of the one metre plus rule, for example, on the 19th ofjuly, might well lead to a review of the way the app itself needs to function. but labour says the sensitivity of the app shouldn't be weakened. this

the latest survey from the office for national statistics suggests that around 400,000 people in the0 people were infected. in scotland, one in 100 had covid. in wales, it was one in 340, and in northern ireland, one in 300. new analysis of covid infection data has confirmed children are at extremely low risk from coronavirus. there were 25 deaths among 12 million under—18s in england. half of those had complex neuro disabilities. there were no deaths in children who had asthma as a single diagnosis, no deaths in children who had cystic fibrosis, no deaths in children who had trisomy 21 or down syndrome, and no deaths in children and people who had type 1 diabetes. this research, suggesting a two—in—a—million chance of dying among children, may persuade some scientists against recommending covid jabs for 12—17—year—olds — a decision that's due very shortly. let's get some of the day's other news. the death toll from a collapsed apartment building in miami has risen to 78, after 1a more bodies were pulled from the rubble. the search—and—rescue mission has now ended and become a recove

the office for national statistics infection survey suggests there were just over 830,000 people in the northern ireland, one in 170 people. in all three of which, there were increases. but in scotland, with one in 180, the trend was said to be "uncertain". if ijust take your temperature... luke had opted not to have the vaccine. he tested positive for covid and needed hospital treatment. he thinks he caught the virus when watching euros football in the pub with friends. a lot of people in there had to self—isolate, but i�*m the only one that i know of that�*s got it, and got it quite bad. so i�*m the unlucky, one of the unlucky few, but you�*ve got to sort of re—evaluate, you know, your options and, you know, get the jab. health officials confirm the gathering of fans for the euros in england could well have fuelled higher case rates, with more men than women testing positive and behaviour away from the matches being a key factor. for example, long—distance travelling in a coach, or the socialising, you know, drinks and close social contact around the event. but, yes, we have seen a li

a survey done by the office for national statistics each week, that takes account of factors that couldbers because it is a regular survey of 150,000 people, some of whom do not know they have the virus. it shows a pretty consistent increase in cases over the last few weeks. increase in cases over the last few weeks— increase in cases over the last few weeke— increase in cases over the last few weeks. equally, the review is to think _ few weeks. equally, the review is to think the _ few weeks. equally, the review is to think the bbc _ few weeks. equally, the review is to think the bbc is _ few weeks. equally, the review is to think the bbc is being - is to think the bbc is being irresponsible about foreign holiday travels and reopening pubs and restaurants.- holiday travels and reopening pubs and restaurants. again, it is an important _ pubs and restaurants. again, it is an important constituency. l is an important constituency. businesses, travel agents, airlines, not to mention the hospitality set whose livelihoods depend on this and feel frustrated that they have been seriously affec

office for national _ moment. we have lots of data, the office for national statistics - office for national statistics released itsily life and we have the data. it is not that we don't know — we have the data. it is not that we don't know it _ we have the data. it is not that we don't know it exists. _ we have the data. it is not that we don't know it exists. ok, - we have the data. it is not that we don't know it exists. ok, we - we have the data. it is not that we don't know it exists. ok, we must| don't know it exists. 0k, we must leave it there. thank you. for the past 16 months, the pandemic has presented the nhs with an unprecedented challenge and today, on its 73rd anniversary, a special service will recognise its work. graham satchell has been talking to some of the people involved. st paul's cathedral, nhs staff, patients, volunteers, will gather here today for a special service of commemoration and thanks. doctor price was part of the team at newcastle royal infirmary who treated the very first patient in this country with covid—19. tram this country with covid-19. two cases of coronavirus _ this countr

the latest data from the office for national statistics shows the number of people testing positive forued to rise in the week to last saturday. it comes after several days of falling daily case numbers in the uk. here's our health correspondent, jim reed. there's the daily data that you might hear every evening on the news, and that's measuring people who come forward normally with symptoms of the virus and then test positive. that's what it's measuring. those figures have been very encouraging for the last week or so, showing a sharp downward trend, as you can see here on the graph. on the right—hand side of the graph, you are seeing that trend fall down. there is, though, a different way of measuring infections, also very carefully watched. and this is where the office of national statistics goes out and randomly samples people in the population, about half a million people in the uk. and that can measure notjust people with symptoms but people who are not actually sick with co—that at the time. that data is outjust in the last 15 minutes. it shows in the week to last saturday, actua

the office for national statistics�* infection survey suggests there were just over 830,000 people inlast week — up 27.5%, though a slower rate of increase than in the previous two weeks. in england, it was one in 75 with the virus. in wales, one in 210. and northern ireland, one in 170 people. in all three of which, there were increases. but in scotland, with one in 80, the trend was said to be "uncertain". if i just take your temperature... luke had opted not to have the vaccine. he tested positive for covid and needed hospital treatment. he thinks he caught the virus when watching euros football in the pub with friends. a lot of people in there had to self—isolate, but i'm the only one that i know of that's got it and got it quite bad. so, i'm the unlucky, one of the unlucky few, but you've got to sort of re—evaluate, you know, your options and, you know, get the jab. health officials confirm the gathering of fans for the euros in england could well have fuelled higher case rates, with more men than women testing positive and behaviour away from the matches being a key factor. for

it comes as the office for national statistics suggests one in 100 people in the uk has the virus.n monday, the majority of covid restrictions in england are due to be lifted, and some will be eased in scotland. here's our medical editor, fergus walsh. queueing for art and for a vaccine — exclusive access to tate modern�*s galleries this evening was on offer to those getting a jab at this iconic london setting. it's estimated 650,000 people in the uk had covid last week, up around 60% in just seven days. so with restrictions being lifted in england on monday, the race between the virus in the vaccine is intensifying. i'm a manager of a pub, and i thought with restrictions being lifted soon, it was prudent to get it done now. and, you know, with the facemasks being optional and so forth, ijust thought, to be on the safe side, get the vaccine. in newham, in east london, just over a third of adults are fully immunised, half the uk level. so council teams are going door to door to encourage people to have the jab. hello. how are you? the number of first vaccinations across the uk has h

the office for national statistics says hospital admissions are much lower than they would have beens. but, even so, the head of the 0ns told me that making the right call on ending restrictions in england won't be straightforward. this decision is the most difficult that the government has to make. we are watching with laser focus every day the data, so that the government will have all the information it needs in order, absolutely, to mean that it's data, not dates. the 0ns infection survey suggest that last week in the uk, there was a 67% increase in those testing positive. in england, one in 260 have the virus. in scotland, it was one in 150 and in wales, one in 450. in all of which, there were increases. in northern ireland, one in 670 had the virus and the trend was said to be uncertain. nhs staff will hope that rising covid cases don't bring back the pressures they saw over the winter. some say they're exhausted and angry they've been offered a i% pay rise. the government will confirm soon whether that will be increased in england. senior doctors say if that doesn't happen, me

the office for national statistics estimates that 89% of adults now have antibodies against coronavirusr during the pandemic. antibodies will either be the result of prior infection or, increasingly, vaccination. but having some antibodies is not a guarantee against getting infected. a lot of these adults will have antibodies, but they will be low levels of antibodies, they will be waning antibodies from an original live infection. what we need for full protection from something like the delta variant is the kind of high—level neutralising antibodies that you get from two doses of vaccine. so how big will the third wave be? the government estimates that cases could rise from current levels to 50,000 a day by 19 july, and perhaps 100,000 a day later in the summer. what really matters is the number of people who become seriously ill, and immunisation is ensuring a lower proportion of people are being admitted to hospital. even so, there could be 1,000 hospital admissions a day later this month, and perhaps double that if cases spiral upward. i do think that other places in europe and the

it comes as the office for national statistics says new figures for england show one in every 95 peoplehe virus. on monday, the majority of covid restrictions in england, are due to be lifted, and eased in scotland. here's our medical editor, fergus walsh. queueing for art and for a vaccine, exclusive access to tate modern�*s galleries this evening was on offer to those getting a jab at this iconic london setting. with restrictions lifting in england on monday, in cases increasing, the race between the virus and the vaccine is intensifying. in newham in east londonjust vaccine is intensifying. in newham in east london just over a third vaccine is intensifying. in newham in east londonjust over a third of adults are fully immunised, half the uk level. so council teams are going door to door to encourage people to have the jab. the number of first vaccinations across the uk has halved in the past two weeks as demand from young people starts to falter, and yet again the nhs has appealed to adults to come forward forfirst and second appealed to adults to come forward for first and second do

the office for national statistics estimates that 89% of adults now have antibodies against coronaviruse pandemic. antibodies will either be the result of prior infection or, increasingly, vaccination. but having some antibodies is not a guarantee against getting infected. a lot of these adults will have antibodies, but they will be low levels of antibodies, they will be waning antibodies from an original live infection. what we need for full protection from something like the delta variant is the kind of high—level neutralising antibodies that you get from two doses of vaccine. so how big will the third wave be? the government estimates that cases could rise from current levels to 50,000 a day by 19july, and perhaps 100,000 a day later in the summer. what really matters is the number of people who become seriously ill, and immunisation is ensuring a lower proportion of people are being admitted to hospital. even so, there could be 1,000 hospital admissions a day later this month, and perhaps double that if cases spiral upward. i do think that other places in europe and the world are go

the british office for national statistics said good exit boards to the you, excluding precious metals of course, wrote the 19400000000 dollars in may nearly twice what it was in january import into the u. k. from the 27 nation block. we're also up after plunging to start the here as the global pandemic effect of traffic in the english channel. so what did these numbers mean for the future of trade for an independent britain? well, the guys, let's bring in hilary board, which is a board member with the british american business association and president, obstruct market consulting, l l. c. thank you so much for joining us as always, hillary. so what is the take away from this tre data? does it slower the show that that slump was really only temporary? their pleasure to be back with you brand and also rachel, a pleasure to be here, but a couple of things. yes, it absolutely does. and one of the things this does, of course, is it actually thoughts all those doom and gloom predictions and a few things i would like to practice. i'd like to mention on the bank of thing and actually projecte

the office for national statistics' infection survey suggests there were just over 830,000 people inan in the previous two weeks. in england, it was one in 75 with the virus. in wales, one in 210. and northern ireland, one in 170 people. in all three of which, there were increases. but in scotland, with one in 180, the trend was said to be "uncertain". if ijust take your temperature... luke had opted not to have the vaccine. he tested positive for covid and needed hospital treatment. he thinks he caught the virus when watching euros football in the pub with friends. a lot of people in there had to self—isolate, but i'm the only one that i know of that's got it and got it quite bad. so, i'm the unlucky, one of the unlucky few, but you've got to sort of re—evaluate, you know, your options and, you know, get the jab. health officials confirm the gathering of fans for the euros in england could well have fuelled higher case rates, with more men than women testing positive and behaviour away from the matches being a key factor. for example, long—distance travelling in a coach, or the soci

the office for national statistics says hospital admissions are much lower than they would have beenhout vaccines. but, even so, the head of the 0ns told me that making the right call on ending restrictions in england won't be straightforward. this decision is the most difficult that the government has to make. we are watching with laser focus every day the data, so that the government will have all the information it needs in order, absolutely, to mean that it's data, not dates. the 0ns infection survey suggests that last week in the uk, there was a 67% increase in those testing positive. in england, one in 260 had the virus. in scotland, it was one in 150 and in wales, one in 450. in all of which, there were increases. in northern ireland, one in 670 had the virus and the trend was said to be uncertain. scotland's first minister said there was a need to boost vaccine coverage. scotla nd vaccination is the reason that this surge in cases hasn't led to the reimposition of a strict lockdown. i think it would have done that at any earlier stage in this pandemic. nhs staff will hope tha

in the uk surpassed pre—pandemic levels in the three months tojune, according to the office for national statisticsment confederation says employer confidence in hiring is at an all—time high, but staff shortages threaten to damage their optimism. so are firms are finding it difficult to hire the workers they need? and is confidence in hiring translating tojobs? joining me now is kate shoesmith, who's the deputy ceo of the recruitment & employment confederation. explain for us what is behind this employer confident that is seeing them under this big recruitment drive? we start from quite _ recruitment drive? we start from quite a _ recruitment drive? we start from quite a low _ recruitment drive? we start from quite a low base. - recruitment drive? we start from quite a low base. last| from quite a low base. last year was tough on everyone, many businesses and what we are now seeing is that confidence is much stronger so there is confident that employers can go out there and get the opportunity for business growth, particularly in key sectors, for example it and digital skills. we have seen a strai

some breaking news for the office for national statistics. 0n registered deaths.om the office for national statistics. bars and pubs in england will no longer need customers to sign into venues using the test and trace app under new guidance due to come into effect from july 19th. so will that mean the end of the app altogether? our technology correspondent rory cellan—jones has been looking into it. the app will help us safely live our lives, protecting you and others. it had a difficult birth, but since last september, millions of us have used the nhs test and trace app to scan in when we visit a cafe or pub, and more importantly, to get alerts telling us when we may have been in contact with someone with covid—19. here's how it works. i've got the app and i'm waiting for a bus, standing reasonably close to a complete stranger who's also got it. 0ur phones are recording that contact. a day or so later, the stranger enters a positive covid test into the app, and that triggers an alert, telling me to go into isolation. the app was delayed after an early version tr

estimates from the office for national statistics suggest 650,000 people had the virus in the week tospondent philippa roxby is here. how concerned should we be by this increase? ~ .. , , ., ., increase? well, cases are high and risin: increase? well, cases are high and rising across _ increase? well, cases are high and rising across much _ increase? well, cases are high and rising across much of _ increase? well, cases are high and rising across much of the - increase? well, cases are high and rising across much of the uk, i increase? well, cases are high and rising across much of the uk, with| rising across much of the uk, with around one in 95 and and around one in one in 90 in scotland, slightly more steady across wales and northern ireland, but the difference between now and the last time we saw these infection numbers as we have two thirds of adults fully vaccinated and they provide very protection. but does not mean that hospitals are not going to be busy and some people will not end up in hospital but the good news is we have the vaccine is in place and for the next few weeks

the office for national statistics estimates there were more than 740 thousand people in england with public health at the university of edinburgh and got her reaction to that. is worrying but we knew this would happen. this is actually the week before any of those changes happen with the easing of restrictions that it showed us what occurred due to the easing subsequent from the middle of may and what we are seeing is a rapid rise of infection in the community and there is a large reservoir, still, of the community who are able to pick up this virus and transfer it without the protection of vaccination and i keep hearing a couple of things. we know that the link is weakened in terms of the connection between covid—19 and positive cases going into hospital and mortality but it is still there and other indicators have been rising as well, just because there are so many people infected in the community. the final point i would make on that as we are seeing up here in scotland and i would suspect elsewhere in the uk that because there is so much infection and the vaccines are not 100% pr

the latest data from the office for national statistics shows the number of people testing positive forhere to explain. jim. what is going on? there are two main ways confusingly of measuring covid infections in the uk. the daily data you might hear every evening on the news, measuring people who come forward normally with symptoms of the virus and then test positive. those figures have been very encouraging for the last week showing a sharp downward trend as you can see on the graph. on the right hand side you are saying that trent fall. there is a different way of measuring infections carefully watched and this is where the office of national statistics goes out and randomly sampled people in the population, about half—a—million people in the uk. that can measure notjust people with symptoms but people who are not sick with covid at the time. that data shows in the week to last saturday actually cases where rising slightly, across the uk, short of a million people, 950,000 had covid in that week, up from 830,000 the week before, up in england, wales and northern ireland, down slightly

the office for national statistics said there were 862,000 jobs on offer between april and june, that'sin hospitality and retailing. the number of people on payrolls also grew injune, showing the biggest rise since the start of the pandemic. almost 7,000 people are waiting for life—saving transplants in the uk — the highest number in six years — according to nhs blood and transplant. their analysis, of the 12 months to march 2021, found some key services were forced to close during the first peak of the pandemic. 0ur health correspondent anna collinson reports. ambulance worker ted has spent his adult life helping strangers, but last year, a stranger saved him. months before the coronavirus pandemic, his health began to deteriorate. he was told he needed a new kidney and was put on the transplant waiting list. as someone waiting for an organ, you are already vulnerable, so the idea of going into a hospital to have an operation is terrifying, especially when you know that those hospitals are full of covid patients. when the first coronavirus wave struck the uk last march, it significantl

the office for national statistics last week up to the 17th ofjuly told us that until then we know thatather, more activity outdoors. it does not seem to be an impact of less activity, because there is a trend of increasing mobility, that does not tell us where the activity is happening, but if it is outdoors it is a lower risk, and the end of the euro 2020, it led to a spike in england in young men, but it is unlikely to be the end of the peak or the end of the end of the peak or the end of the pandemic because last week, the office for national statistics said one in 75 people infected which is a very high rate so we must be some signs of encouragement but we want to be sure with more data that the trend as real as you said. you mention various factors, you did not talk about vaccination, is that part of it? i talk about vaccination, is that part of it? ., ., ~' talk about vaccination, is that part of it? ., ., ~ ., of it? i do not think that the level of it? i do not think that the level of vaccination _ of it? i do not think that the level of vaccination increase _ of it? i do not t

the office for national statistics estimates 89% of adults now have antibodies against coronavirus.be the result of prior infection or increasingly vaccination but having some antibodies is not a guarantee against getting infected. b, some antibodies is not a guarantee against getting infected. b. 11th some antibodies is not a guarantee against getting infected.— against getting infected. a lot of these adults _ against getting infected. a lot of these adults will _ against getting infected. a lot of these adults will have _ against getting infected. a lot ofj these adults will have antibodies but they will be low levels, they will be winning antibodies from their original infection. what we need forfull their original infection. what we need for full protection from something like the delta variant is the high level of neutralising antibodies from two doses of the vaccine. so antibodies from two doses of the vaccine. ., , vaccine. so how big will the third wave be? the — vaccine. so how big will the third wave be? the government i vaccine. so how big will the third i wave be? the g

the office for national statistics says the rise has been driven by higher food and fuel costs.at a japanese hotel that's hosting a number of brazilian olympic athletes. seven staff members at the hotel in the coastal city of hamamatsu have tested positive for the virus. olympic officials say that those infected have not been in contact with the brazilian delegation, which includes judo athletes. the olympics are set to begin in tokyo in ten days' time. it was called the black woodstock. in 1969 stevie wonder, nina simone and gladys knight were some of the stars who played at the harlem cultural festival in new york. it was all filmed, but the footage was left to gather dust in a basement. now, the archives have been turned into an award winning movie. our entertainment correspondent colin paterson reports. the summer of 1969. woodstock. neil armstrong walking on the moon. and more than 300,000 people attended the harlem cultural festival. are you ready, black people, are you ready? an event almost no one has heard of until now. six weekends of major artists. the panthers were t

the office for national statistics says the increase was driven by higher demand forfood and drink, asn depths and rip currents, and ensure they have a fully charged phone with them. daily lateral flow tests for pupils may be just as effective as class bubbles to control transmission in schools, according to a study by oxford university. more than a million children in england were forced to stay away from school last week for covid—related reasons. our health correspondent, naomi grimley has more. the isolating of bubbles in schools has caused no end of frustration in this pandemic. last thursday, for example, more than a million state school pupils in england did not attend class for covid—19 related reasons. of those, more than 900,000 were self isolating, due to a possible contact with a case. but a new study by oxford university suggests that if daily lateral flow testing is done in school over seven days, it's just as good at preventing transmission as isolating pupils at home. what we see here is that for people in schools and colleges, the chance of getting infected with covid—

here, the latest data from the office for national statistics shows the number of people testing positive week to last saturday. it comes after several days of falling daily case numbers in the uk. here's our health correspondent, jim reed. the daily data you might hear every evening on the news, measuring people who come forward normally with symptoms of the virus and then test positive. those figures have been very encouraging for the last week showing a sharp downward trend as you can see on the graph. on the right hand side you are saying seeing that trend fall. there is a different way of measuring infections carefully watched and this is where the office of national statistics goes out and randomly samples people in the population, about half—a—million people in the uk. that can measure notjust people with symptoms but people who are not sick with covid at the time. that data shows in the week to last saturday, actually, cases were rising slightly, across the uk, short of a million people, 950,000 had covid in that week, up from 830,000 the week before. up in england, wales and nort

the office for national statistics says the rise has been driven by higher food and fuel costs.and footwear, usually cheaper at this time of year, also went up in price. to explain what that means, we are going to be speaking to our business correspondent, ben. there you are at a market. so i take at those prices are going to keep going up, and they have been going up? giue are going to keep going up, and they have been going up?— have been going up? give manning, lukwesa. have been going up? give manning, lukwesa- we _ have been going up? give manning, lukwesa. we are _ have been going up? give manning, lukwesa. we are in _ have been going up? give manning, lukwesa. we are in north-west - lukwesa. we are in north—west london, looking at the implications of that rising inflation. inflation shows how quickly prices are rising. it could mean you will get less of this stuff for your money. your pound will go less for the higher inflation goes. those are the implications, because for the bank of england, they will be keeping a close eye on it because it then has a knock—on effect fo

but research by the office for national statistics also found that young adults were the most likelycine hesitant. it is hoped grab—a—jab weekend will persuade more young adults to do what many have done already. for me, there was never any doubt in my mind that i would get the vaccine. i truly believe that it is the only way out of this pandemic. it means that i'm going to get my life back, we are going to get our lives back. i it's something that we shouldn't. take for granted and something we should feel so privileged to have. it is not only going i to protect yourself, but it's going to protect people around us. - and, ultimately, we all want thisj crazy virus mess just to end and, to end and, hopefully, _ one day, normality can come back. the oval cricket ground in london and the british open golf championships in sandwich in kent will also host pop—up vaccination centres. a final drive to increase protection from covid. tim muffett, bbc news. younger adults admitted to hospital with coronavirus are almost as likely to suffer from complications as those over the age of 50. a stu

and it comes alongside new vaccine hesitancy data published by the office for national statistics thist% reported some kind of vaccine hesitancy, that is on data collected between the 26th of may on the 20th ofjune, down slightly from the previous period between the 28th of april and the 23rd of may when vaccine hesitancy was 6%. the highest rate of hesitancy was in black or black british adults at 18%. borisjohnson will meet with chancellor angela merkel today, on her last visit to the uk as head of the german government. coronavirus travel restrictions are expected to be high on the agenda. it comes as mrs merkel reportedly wants to ban uk tourists from entering the european union because of concerns over the delta variant. mrs merkel will also become the first world leader since bill clinton in 1997 to address the british cabinet. with me in the studio is our correspondent sanchia berg. there's a whole idea of the british people could travel to the eu, and how easily they could travel, that's very much up for discussion when angela merkel meets borisjohnson. that's right, for britis

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in the last hour, we've had the latest inflation figures from the office for national statistics.on what they are charging, the inflation figures this morning give us a sense of how much things will cost in future. inflation of coarse measures the rising cost of living. it is a particularly key indicator to tell us how far our will go. in the last set of figures we had in the last hour, telling us that inflation hit 2.5% last month, that is up from 2.1% in may, and it might not sound a lot but remember, inflation gives us a sense of how far our money will 90, us a sense of how far our money will go, so maybe we will get fewer of this fruit and veg or less of this fruit and veg, for the same amount of money, as prices go up and it is things like energy, clothing and food that have seen the biggest increase. why does it matter? the bank of england will be spun —— i will respond and keep a close eye on it, and one of the tools they have got at their discretion to keep inflation in check, remember the target is 2% so we are significantly above that, is to raid interest rates, and by r

data from the office for national statistics shows there were 862,000 jobs on offer between april andospitality and retail. the figures also show companies are hiring at a quick pace. there were 356,000 more workers on payrolls injune. that's the biggest rise since the start of the pandemic. however the figure is still over 200,000 down on pre—pandemic levels and stands at 28.9 million. the 0ns also said that the unemployment rate was a.8% between march and may. scientists are warning that the nhs could be brought to breaking point this winter by the threat from three respiratory viruses, including covid. respiratory viruses, a report from the academy of medical sciences says action is needed now, calling for increased testing and extra capacity in the health service to prevent a crisis later in the year. britney spears has won the right to choose her own lawyer, as she fights to end a conservatorship that has controlled her life since 2008. she told a court her father jamie should be removed from his role in it — and charged with abuse of his position. she thanked herfans for their s