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good news that hospital numbers continue to fall but, as you said, the office for national statistics find those without symptoms who don't know they have the virus, recorded this slight increase last week in the uk to 3.1 million people with the virus, although slightly different pictures around the uk, increases in wales and northern ireland but not really in england and scotland. it shows there is quite a lot of virus still around with this 0micron variant which is quite transmissible, although it has come down from the peak earlier injanuary. with that very depressing figure on deaths, 534, that is actually the highest in nearly a year but normally you see quite big increases on a tuesday after delays over the weekend but that didn't really happen, yesterday some of it will be in the figures today and it is deaths within 28 days of a positive test and some will have died of another primary cause. ., ~' will have died of another primary cause. . ~ i. more than a dozen schools in wales are taking part in trial to extend the school week by five hours and offer pupils more activities

according to estimates from the office for national statistics. linically vulnerable, the planned changes once again pose questions as to how to manage and mitigate the risks posed by the virus. it's scary. we're taking a step into the unknown. i'm a high—risk individual to covid, and my family have to make sacrifices in order to try and keep me safe. and we constantly make risk assessments as the epidemic ebbs and flows. like, for example, how much covid is there going on in my local community, how much covid is going on in my children's schools, how much risk can we bear without sort of essentially shielding again for an indefinite period of time? the proposed changes only affect england, with the other uk nations at various states of easing their own controls as we all continue to learn to live with covid. gareth barlow, bbc news. our political correspondent peter saull is with me now. let's talk about what the prime minister has been saying to the bbc about ukraine, and some very interesting remarks and some pretty ominous warnings from borisjo

figures from the office for national statistics for october to december show that people's pay fell inployment now at 4.1%. but as our economics correspondent andrew verity reports there are some signs of pay rises accelerating. it's the tightestjobs market the current workforce has ever seen. it is true that household incomes are being squeezed by the fastest price inflation in 30 years, and this year that squeeze will get tighter, but it's not true that you can't do anything about it. i like to get into a warehouse with a company like yourself. samuel robinson is one of the record numbers of people quitting their old job to find a new one. a dad at 19—years—old, he need something steadier than working in a bar. within ten minutes of coming to this job fair, he got an offer. it's ideal really, come in, get a job, wait for a phone call and start work immediately. when you are going through shops and stuff like that, you tend to see a lot of places that have vacancies in the stores and everything. at this covid secure recruitment fair, it is not the job—seekers that are anxious, it's mo

. _ the office for national statistics survey suggest that 3.3 million people in the uk had the virus on the previous week. case rates varied around the uk, wales was the only nation to see a decrease. but hospital admissions have been falling, with the omicron variant proving less severe than initially anticipated, and the continued take—up of booster jabs. i don't think this is a scientific decision, though. i think it is clear the rates are still very, very high, especially in some sectors of the community, particularly children and people who look after children, parents and teachers. another scientist said the decision was, on balance, reasonable, although he had concerns about the vulnerable, like rachel, who say she is not happy about the news. she says she is much more likely to stay indoors. she had a kidney transplant and her immune system is compromised. she is worried about picking up the virus from her family. i know they will carry on to protect themselves and they'll do tests if they can get them, but you do not know who they are mixing with and stood next to in superma

the office for national statistics survey suggests that 3.3 million people in the uk had the virus last the previous week. case rates varied around the uk, wales was the only nation to see a decrease. but hospital admissions have been falling, with the omicron variant proving less severe than first anticipated, and the continued take—up of boosterjabs. i don't think this is a scientific decision, though. i think it's clear the rates are still very, very high, particularly in some sectors of the community, particularly children and people who look after children, parents and teachers. another scientist said the decision was, on balance, reasonable, though he had concerns about the vulnerable, like rachel, who's not happy about the news, and says she's much more likely to stay indoors. she had a kidney transplant and her immune system is compromised. she's worried about picking up the virus from her family. i know they will carry on to protect themselves and they'll do tests if they can get them, but you don't know who they're mixing with and stood next to in supermarkets. the paranoia i

the office for national statistics survey suggests that 3.3 million people in the uk had the virus lastp a bit on the previous week. case rates varied around the uk, wales was the only nation to see a decrease. but hospital admissions have been falling, with the omicron variant proving less severe than first anticipated, and the continued take—up of boosterjabs. i don't think this is a scientific decision, though. i think it's clear the rates are still very, very high, particularly in some sectors of the community, particularly children and people who look after children, parents and teachers. another scientist said the decision was, on balance, reasonable, though he had concerns about the vulnerable, like rachel, who's not happy about the news, and says she's much more likely to stay indoors. she had a kidney transplant and her immune system is compromised. she's worried about picking up the virus from her family. i know they will carry on to protect themselves and they'll do tests if they can get them, but you don't know who they're mixing with and stood next to in supermarkets. the p

the latest figures from the office for national statistics suggest infection levels in the uk have risenweek, with more than 3.3 million people with covid—19. but the number of deaths are well below the levels seen in previous waves, and the number of people in hospital continues to fall. labour has accused the prime minister of using the announcement to "dig himself out of a political hole" rather than "dealing with the serious challenge facing the country". here's our health editor hugh pym. it's looking like a move backwards to life before the pandemic, reversing restrictions in england perhaps as soon as february the 21st, with the ending of the legal requirement to isolate after a positive test. the prime minister headed to the commons to make the announcement, with an eye perhaps to cheering up his backbench mps, pulling forward the end of restrictions which had been planned for late march. provided the current encouraging trends in the data continue, it is my expectation that we will be able to end the last domestic restrictions, including the legal requirement to isolate if you t

the uk tested positive for covid last week, according to the latest estimate from the office for national statisticsle testing positive in england and scotland remained unchanged, but it rose in wales and northern ireland. the latest daily figures show 88,085 new cases recorded in the latest 24—hour period. on average, 89,148 new cases were reported per day in the last week. the number of people in hospital with covid has fallen to 15,233. a big rise in the number of deaths has been reported — 534 in the latest 24—hour period, that's of people who died within 28 days of a positive test, though there will be some within this number who did not die of covid. today's figure is higher than usual as it includes deaths that took place after a reinfection. on average in the past week, 258 deaths were announced every day. 0n vaccinations, more than 37.3 million have now had a boosterjab, which means 65% of people aged 12 and over have now had three vaccine doses. the new online safety bill going through westminster isn't "fit for purpose" according to the samaritans charity, which is calling on the governme

the latest survey by the office for national statistics suggests thatjust under 3 million people in thehe 12th. that was lower than the peak, but still relatively high. but with daily covid hospital admissions, there has been a continuing downward trend from over 2000 at one stage, to closer to 1000 a day. and the nhs is trying to move forward after intense covid pressure. it is time to recover. it is time to try and get things back to normality. i'm afraid this virus is with us, you know, we are inevitably going to see more variants emerge in the fullness of time. but we have better tools of dealing with this, both in the community and in the hospital. hospital staff will hope that responsible public behaviour will continue, as the government's plan for living with covid is implemented. hugh pym, bbc news. let's take a look at some of the other stories in the headlines in the uk. the uk is preparing for storm franklin just days after storm eunice resulted in three deaths and extensive damage. flooding has prompted evacuations in parts of the country. more than 140 flood warnings are in

figures from the office for national statistics suggest that 71% of eight to ii—year—olds in the uk haveections and offering some protection, compared with 90.2% of 12 to 15—year—olds and 98% among adults. those higher levels, also reflecting the impact of vaccination. some other countries are already jabbing five to ii—year—olds, including the united states, which started in november. italy, as well as france, germany and canada are among other countries doing the same. it has taken the uk longer to follow suit. hugh pym, bbc news. those testing positive for covid who're at high risk are being offered new treatments to fight the virus. the antibody and anti—viral drugs significantly reduce the likelihood of serious illness. our medical editor, fergus walsh, has been to the royal victoria infirmary in newcastle, where the first covid—i9 patient was cared forjust over two years ago, and he's been finding out how medical treatments have improved. covid—fighting antibodies in a bottle. 100,000 doses of sotrovimab are on order for vulnerable patients like david, who is immunosuppressed and c

coronavirus appears to be falling in the uk, according to the latest estimates from the office for national statistics from just under 3 million — or one in 20 — the week before. rates of people testing positive continued to fall in england, wales and northern ireland, but not scotland. football, and manchester united have been in action in the champions league this evening against atletico madrid. the competition's final this year is due to be held in st petersburg, but there are increasing calls for the venue to be moved from russia, as our sports correspondent, joe wilson, explains. in spain, atletico madrid and manchester united following the same path, that says st petersburg. russian pride at hosting the next champions league final is being proudly advertised, like this. the prospect is appalling, says the uk's foreign secretary. liz truss wants any english club to boycott the final if it is not moved away from russia. it's in off the post! that is united in blue going behind in the seventh minute, the flying joao felix. as the game continued, with atletico ahead, their manager could relax. only

the latest survey by the office for national statistics suggests thatjust under 3 million people in thelower than the peak but still relatively high. but, with daily covid hospital admissions, there has been a continuing downward trend, from over 2,000 at one stage to closer to 1,000 a day. the prime minister said today that testing would be at a much lower level, and pcr testing sites are likely to be wound down. borisjohnson said the ability to monitor the virus would be maintained. free lateral flow test kits are likely to be cut back, with availability only in certain settings and for those most at risk. and the nhs is trying to move forward after intense covid pressure. it is time to recover. it is time to try and get things back to normality. i'm afraid this virus is with us. you know, we are inevitably going to see more variants emerge in the fullness of time, but we have better tools of dealing with this, both in the community and in hospital. hospital staff will hope that responsible public behaviour will continue as the government's plan for living with covid is implemented. h

the latest survey by the office for national statistics suggests thatjust under 3 million people in the that was lower than the peak, but still relatively high. but with daily covid hospital admissions, there has been a continuing downward trend from over 2000 at one stage, to closer to 1000 a day. and the nhs is trying to move forward after intense covid pressure. it is time to recover. it is time to try and get things back to normality. i'm afraid this virus is with us, you know, we are inevitably going to see more variants emerge in the fullness of time. but we have better tools of dealing with this, both in the community and in the hospital. hospital staff will hope that responsible public behaviour will continue, as the government�*s plan for living with covid is implemented. hugh pym, bbc news. the new plan for covid in england comes as the police continue to investigate whether the prime minister and others in downing street broke any covid rules. our political correspondent damian grammaticas is here — the lifting of covid restrictions had previously been planned for march? yes,

through a point by point domestic defense strategy based on surveillance through the office for national statistics surveys. the readiness to ramp up testing if required in future and maintaining vaccines and therapy takes at sufficient levels. he said to anticipate a range of scenarios and he summed up, thus cobra will not suddenly disappear, but it's time to end restrictions on our liberties that opposed a heavy toll of society. we don't need to pay that cost any longer. it is time we got our confidence back. thanks, jona, jonah halder, reporting live on that developing story out of london, australian tourism operators. so they're looking forward to rebuilding after the relaxation of cope with 19 board rules there. sarah clark explains from brisbin jubilance and excitement as tourists and international passages touch down in australia. after almost 2 years of boarded closures. bringing out my best friend, i haven't seen him since 2018 and he made it back just in time for my wedding in on a red x had actually yes i'm, i'm going to see my friends for the 1st time in the since 5 here. that a loss wa

but as you are reporting, the office for national statistics survey from last week, and remember, thisho don't know they have the virus recorded a slight increase last week in the uk to 3.1 million people with the virus. although slightly different pictures around the uk, there were increases in wales and northern ireland and not really in england and scotland. so it a lot of virus still around with this 0micron variant, which is quite transmissible. although it has come down from the peak early injanuary. and with that very depressing figure on desk about 534, that's actually the highest in nearly a year. but normally you see a quite big increase on a tuesday after delays over the weekend. that didn't really happen yesterday, some of that will be in today's figures. of course as you say, its debts was in 28 days of a positive test. some will actually of died of another primary cause. let's get more on the story we covered a few minutes ago. about the biggest rising energy bills. the government we understand will also be talking about some claw back rent or loan schemes for the energy

the office for national statistics cast doubt on government claims we are the best performing economyed industrialised countries, whose leaders met in cornwall in the summer. our bungeejumping economy fell faster in 2020 than other countries and has therefore bounced back faster but compared to before the pandemic, we are not top but middling, and consumers are going to have less spare cash to spend spend, april. have less spare cash to spend spend, aril. ., , . have less spare cash to spend spend, aril. .,, ., ., have less spare cash to spend spend, aril. ., ., , april. people are facing a triple whammy of _ april. people are facing a triple whammy of rising _ april. people are facing a triple whammy of rising prices, - april. people are facing a triple whammy of rising prices, and l april. people are facing a triple | whammy of rising prices, and in particular— whammy of rising prices, and in particular energy prices. tory tax rises _ particular energy prices. tory tax rises thai— particular energy prices. tory tax rises that are being imposed on the economy— rises that are being im

figures from the office for national statistics suggest that 71% of eight to ii—year—olds in the uk haveion compared with 90.2% of 12 to 15 euros and 98% among adults. those high levels also reflecting the impact of vaccination. some other countries are alreadyjabbing other countries are already jabbing five other countries are alreadyjabbing five to 11—year—olds including the us which started in november. italy as well as france, germany and canada are among other countries doing the same. it has taken the uk longer to reach the same decision. the cost of living hit a new 30—year high last month, as energy, fuel and food costs continued to soar. prices surged by 5.5% in the 12 months to january. inflation is now rising faster than wages, and is expected to climb above 7% this year. our business editor, simonjack, explains what it all means, for the pound in your pocket. getting food to market takes time and money. at this wholesale market in bristol the effects of a 50% rise in oil prices in the last 12 months is showing up in the price of fruit and veg. things are just going up. certai

the latest survey by the office for national statistics suggests thatjust under three million peopleak, but still relatively high. but with daily covid hospital admissions, there has been a continuing downward trend from over 2000 at one stage, to closer to 1000 a day. and the nhs is trying to move forward after intense covid pressure. it is time to recover. it is time to try and get things back to normality. i'm afraid this virus is with us, you know, we are inevitably going to see more variants emerge in the fullness of time. but we have better tools of dealing with this, both in the community and in the hospital. hospital staff will hope that responsible public behaviour will continue, as the government's plan for living with covid is implemented. hugh pym, bbc news. the beijing winter olympics has drawn to a close with a lavish firework display. the games contained plenty of controversy, including a doping scandal concerning a 15—year—old russian figure skater. one of the stories of the games was double gold medal success for an athlete competing at her fifth games. team gb picke

the latest figures from the office for national statistics suggest infection levels in the uk have risen, with more than 3.3 million people with covid. but the number of deaths are well below the levels seen in previous waves and the number of people in hospital continues to fall. labour has accused the prime minister of using the announcment to dig himself out of a political hole rather than dealing with the serious challenge facing the country. here's our health editor, hugh pym. it's looking like a move backwards to life before the pandemic, reversing restrictions in england perhaps sooner february the 21st, with the ending of the legal requirement to isolate after a positive test. the prime minister headed to the commons to make the announcement, with an i perhaps to cheering up backbench mps, bringing forward the end of restrictions which had been planned for late march. ., . march. provided the current encouraging _ march. provided the current encouraging trends - march. provided the current encouraging trends in - march. provided the current encouraging trends in the i march. prov

the office for national statistics says it reached 5.5% in the 12 months to january, meaning it's at t level for nearly 30 years. it's been driven up mainly by the cost of clothes and footwear, as well as rising energy and fuel costs. earlier this month, the bank of england raised interest rates in an effort to slow inflation and it signalled that more increases were on the way. here's our economics correspondent, andy verity. leo has too demanding jobs, and being a busy mum of three, and working as a care worker. it is round—the—clock. six. working as a care worker. it is round-the-clock._ working as a care worker. it is round-the-clock. six o'clock every mornin: , round-the-clock. six o'clock every morning, sometimes _ round-the-clock. six o'clock every morning, sometimes half- round-the-clock. six o'clock every morning, sometimes half past - round-the-clock. six o'clock everyl morning, sometimes half past five, and sometimes i don't get home until ten o'clock of a night. we are going ice skating with church next week. the thought when your wages are going in the bank, you think you

the office for national statistics says it reached 5.5% in the 12 months to january. earlier this month, the bank of england raised interest rates in an effort to slow inflation — and it signalled that more increases were on the way. here's our economics correspondent, andy verity. leah has two demanding jobs — and being a busy mum of three, leah has two demanding jobs — being a busy mum of three, and working as a care worker. it's round—the—clock. six o'clock every morning, sometimes half past five, and sometimes i don't get home till ten o'clock of a night. you're going ice skating with church next week, as well. forgot to tell you. the thought when your wage is going in the bank, you think, "i've got this month left to budget with for the month." "i've got this much left to budget with for the month." she didn't need official figures to show how prices were rising faster than they have in 30 years. we were only talking last week at morris dancing about the price of beans, and another lady said to me, beans have gone up by 16p a can. everything has shot up in price.

the office for national statistics cast doubt on government claims we are the best performing economy energy prices, tory tax rises that are being imposed on the economy at the worst possible time and declining real wages. and all of these things are coming together to enforce a squeeze on household incomes, the like of which we haven't seen for some decades. most economists are now forecasting the economy will grow only slowly this year as consumers cut back on spending that�*s not essential. if surging demand for goods and services bumps up against the maximum work firms can take on, then inflation — now at a 30—year high — is likely to get even higher. andy verity, bbc news. the labour mp neil coyle has been suspended from the party because of allegations that he made racist comments to a journalist in a house of commons bar. mr coyle has apologised for comments he made to henry dyer — who is british—chinese — and who has made a formal complaint to the parliamentary authorities. an australian icon, the koala, has been classed as endangered. the number of koalas have fallen sharply

infections across the uk still hover at about 3 million, according to estimates from the office for national statistics who is cynically vulnerable, the plan changes once again questions about how to manage and mitigate the risks posed by the virus. it is how to manage and mitigate the risks posed by the virus.— posed by the virus. it is scary. we are taking — posed by the virus. it is scary. we are taking a _ posed by the virus. it is scary. we are taking a step _ posed by the virus. it is scary. we are taking a step into _ posed by the virus. it is scary. we are taking a step into the - posed by the virus. it is scary. we i are taking a step into the unknown. i am a high risk individual to covid, my family have to make sacrifices in order to try to keep me safe, and we constantly make risk assessments, as the epidemic absent flows, for example, how much covid as they are going on in my local community, how much is going on to my children schools, how much risk can we bow? without sort of essentially shielding again, for an indefinite period of time. the ro osed indefinite period of time. the proposed

the office for national statistics cast doubt on government claims we are the best performing economyd countries, whose leaders met in cornwall in the summer. our bungee jump economy fell faster in 2020 than other countries and has therefore bounced back faster. but compared to before the pandemic, we're not top but middling, and consumers are going to have less spare cash to spend come april. people are facing a triple whammy of rising prices, and in particular energy prices, tory tax rises that are being imposed on the economy at the worst possible time, and declining real wages. and all of these things are coming together to enforce a squeeze on household incomes, the like of which we haven't seen for some decades. most economists are now forecasting the economy will grow only slowly this year as consumers cut back on spending that's not essential. if surging demand for goods and services bumps up against the maximum work firms can take on, then inflation — now at a 30—year high — is likely to get even higher. andy verity, bbc news. our economics editor faisal islam explains why th

the office for national statistics says wages rose, but when taking inflation into account, pay showedling to 4.1% and job vacancies hitting a fresh record high. all remaining covid legal restrictions in northern ireland are expected to be removed from today and replaced by guidance. chris page is in belfast for us. what will go, chris? it is a landmark day in northern ireland after almost two years of restrictions which have been legally enforceable, it is all change. a legal requirement that nightclubs and other big entertainment venues, concert venues where there are standing audiences need to ask for proof of covid status, vaccination, negative test, that requirement is being scrapped. so to a limit of 30 people socialising inside people's homes. and a legal requirement to wearface coverings and homes. and a legal requirement to wear face coverings and most indoor public places. so all those regulations are being removed from the law, going to remain in official government guidance and the health minister in the devolved government roberts one —— robin swann stresses that although

responsibility to try and collective responsibility to try and provide information but if the office for national statisticsrstand making an organisation as transparent as we cannot there are outbreaks and doing all we can to protect staff and that very much comes back to the point about of care. ., ~' comes back to the point about of care. . ~ , ., comes back to the point about of care. ., ~ i. ., i. care. peter, thank you for your time. a couple _ care. peter, thank you for your time. a couple more _ care. peter, thank you for your time. a couple more of - care. peter, thank you for your time. a couple more of your. care. peter, thank you for your i time. a couple more of your tweets on this. what do you think of what we are expecting to hear from the prime minister today, the removal of the remaining legal measures around covid. 0ne viewer says it's purely political, nothing else, trying cheer up his party who want everything their way, trying to divert attention away from the police investigation, transparently obvious what he's doing. and this one from dave. we need to hear independent views from chris

comes to infections, there is a slightly mixed picture but this afternoon we had the office for national statisticst up that infections do appear to be rising and all uk nations they are rising, and all uk nations they are rising, and they have risen for the second week in a row, so you can see on the graph they kicked up then fell very dramatically but now there is this kind of nikkei tech which is them edging back up, so northern ireland won in 13 the virus, one and 19 in scotland and one in 25, so some experts say that is still too high to think about restrictions lifting. let me just ask you, whether the idea of ending the last restriction than england, does that put us out of step with other countries dealing with covid? , ~ of step with other countries dealing with covid? , ,, ., , . with covid? yes, i think it does. we would be the _ with covid? yes, i think it does. we would be the first _ with covid? yes, i think it does. we would be the first developed - with covid? yes, i think it does. we | would be the first developed country to be going down that route and the only others i can think

figures from the office for national statistics suggest that 71% of 8—ii—year—olds in the uk have covid and offering some protection — compared with 90.2% of iz—is—year—olds and 98% among adults. those higher levels also reflecting the impact of vaccination. some other countries are alreadyjabbing 5—ii—year—olds, including the us which started in november. italy, as well as france, germany, and canada are among other countries doing the same. it's taken the uk longer to reach the same decision. hugh pym, bbc news. joining me now is professor of epidemiology and data science at the university of edinburgh, rowland kao. thank you very much for being with us this evening. what role has this age group played in the pandemic was yellow well, what we've seen over the , , . , yellow well, what we've seen over the past few years, especially with omicron, the past few years, especially with omicron. is _ the past few years, especially with omicron, is that _ the past few years, especially with omicron, is that by _ the past few years, especially with omicron, is that by far, _ the past few years

the uk tested positive for covid last week — according to the latest estimate from the office for national statisticsrn ireland. the growing backlash against raith rover�*s decision to sign david goodwillie has led scotland's first minister to urge footballing authorities to step in. a civil court found the player had raped a woman and ordered him to pay damages. the crime writer val mcdermid withdrew her sponsorship yesterday and now says she intends to work with the women's teams instead. the club, meanwhile, has defended its position. michael gove's otherjob as besides levelling up the country, is to preserve the union. today he said the uk government would be working with the scotland to make the country a �*science superpower�*. glasgow one of the cities that will share £100 million of westminster funding to encourage innovation and research. the snp less than enamoured by that. they say they have not been properly consulted and spending in scotland on areas that interact with devolved issues should be a decision for them, not westminster. lets bring in brian taylor, columnist for the herald. an

the office for national statistics found two thirds of adults surveyed said their cost of living hadctricity. i'm joined by adam scorer, chief executive of national energy action, the uk's national fuel poverty charity. we know there are bigger rises to come and the fear is that they are going to disproportionately affect the worst off in society. the certainty — the worst off in society. the certainty that _ the worst off in society. the certainty that they're - the worst off in society. tia: certainty that they're going to affect the worst off in society. the ons figures show that not only the impact of price wises from last october are hard and are making people cut back on heating and essentials but that what is coming on monday, we think, will be extraordinary in comparison to what we had already and it will simply devastate incomes of low income households who are already struggling to make ends meet. hagar struggling to make ends meet. how would ou struggling to make ends meet. how would you like _ struggling to make ends meet. how would you like those people to be protected?

covid vaccinations in england because the office for national statistics have just published some dataout that. yes, you 'ust heard the report talking �* us more about that. yes, you just heard the report talking about. heard the report talking about measles. this is covid vaccinations in school children. the data is out in school children. the data is out in the last hour or so. overall it is showing that the uptake among that group of 12 to 15—year—olds who have had at least one dose of the covid vaccine is at about 53%. you remember last year when it was approved for that age group, there was a bit of a debate between the scientists and the politicians about whether to go ahead with this. some of the scientific evidence about the benefit to the individual is not as strong as it is for older age groups. the interesting thing that i think is worth pointing out is the variation between different groups. if you look at the most deprived areas in the uk, the highest 10% most apprised areas against the most affluent, you will see that you are twice as likely as a child to have a covid vac

the increase in the cost of living — or inflation — is officially monitored by the office for national statistics years. that figure was driven up by higherfood and non—alcoholic drink costs — also of course those higher energy bills. those bills are likely to go even higher. earlier this month the energy regulator ofgem raised the price cap which means households face a further 50% increase in energy costs from april. despite some help promised by the government, that's putting even greater pressure on households. the bank of england thinks inflation will peak at 7% this spring. so what is it like for those families who are just about managing — or "jams", as they're sometimes called? with great difficulty, according to leah griffiths from manchester — our correspondent elaine dunkley spent the day with her. leah is a busy mum of three. she's a care worker — it's a demanding job with long hours. i leave my house at 6:00 every morning — sometimes 5:30 — and sometimes i don't get home till ten o'clock of a night. you're going ice skating with church next week, as well. forgot to tell you. the thou

figures from the office for national statistics for october to december show that people's pay fell inr than working in a bar. within ten minutes of coming to this job fair, he got an offer. it's ideal, really, come in, get a job, wait for a phone call and start work immediately. when you are going through shops and stuff like that, you tend to see a lot of places that have vacancies in the stores and everything. at this covid—secure recruitment fair, it is not the job—seekers that are anxious — it's more the employers who cannot you tend to see a lot more people are applying for a large number ofjobs, so we struggle to have people showing up for interviews. we could invite 15 people to an interview and only five would show up. i'm not saying the quality of people that we do have come through the door, that's not decreased at all. if anything, we are seeing stronger candidates. we're just struggling to get people to show up. average earnings were up in 2021 by 3.7%. not enough to keep up with price inflation. but more up—to—date figures from employers' payrolls indicate pay was up by 6

for helping. ah, well, enjoy that right. fill out that way. the welcome back. the british economy. curtis spouse's pace, since the 2nd world war and 2021. according to the office of national statistics, g. d. p in the world's 5th largest economy, expanded by 7.5 percent last year. despite losing a fraction of a percent in december, as a nation impose restrictions to quote, protect christmas amid sore in cases of the crime variance. the growth comes after a massive 9.4 percent contraction 2020. after restrictions at the height of the pen, demik hindered economic activity. arising, prices remain a concern in the u. k. as the bank of england now expects inflation to peak at 7.2 percent in april, prompting the central bank to increase interest rates 2 months in a row for the 1st time since 2004. and as prices rise across the board, the nation's energy regulator will increase its annual price, kept by 54 percent starting on the 1st of april due to surging energy crop. so let's go ahead and take a deeper look at all of this with hillary board, which is present. i'm still mark business development consultants and board member with the british american business association. hillary always a

we have just got from the office of national statistics, that this is the's monitoring programme to see the effect on the population. the latest data for. that's actually up very slightly from one in 20 the previous week. and that is why there is some concern because we don't know what, in terms of spread of the virus, lifting self isolation requirements will mean. i think it was like my pointing out that not everyone was isolating. the testing system is only picking up about half of the infections out there, so at the peak, we were probably messing around 200,000 infections per day. people that would be asked to self—isolate by the test and traced system. on top of that, even though you even those asked isolate, one in five don't adhere to it, so it remains to be seen exactly what this impact will have on transmission. but what it does mean is the uk well... sorry, because this supplies —— applies to england, this will be the first country to lift all restrictions. where we are treating covid—19 like any other respiratory infection, where you are ill, you stay at home until your symptoms resolve and you feel better and you can go back

for hospitals were seriously ill patients will be tested to clinically diagnose it is covid so they can be treated but also keep an eye on the emergence of new variants. and then the office of national statisticstheir friends and family to use a rapid test before they see them to reduce the risk of catching it. that will be a tricky balancing act and the key thing to look for today when we hear more about the living with covid strategy from the prime minister. ., ~ covid strategy from the prime minister. ., ,, , ., a ., covid strategy from the prime minister. ., ,, , ., ., ., minister. thank you, nick, on that, we heard cabinet _ minister. thank you, nick, on that, we heard cabinet was _ minister. thank you, nick, on that, we heard cabinet was delayed - minister. thank you, nick, on that, we heard cabinet was delayed thisi we heard cabinet was delayed this morning, it was supposed to be the session cabinet would sign off on the new strategy going forward. some reports there was disagreement between the department of health, the treasury and number ten about the treasury and number ten about the strategy on testing and most likely the costs of it going forward. so that was what we were hearing.