the office for national statistics, says it estimates nearly five million people had the virus, in thethe new data comes as free covid testing ends, for most people in england. our health editor, hugh pym reports. the roll—out of fourth jabs for the most vulnerable is being stepped up, including for residents of this care home in surrey. they have got some long—term conditions that make it difficult for them to move around the community, so us coming into the care home means they are less exposed to the outside world. christine is one resident who feels the latestjab provides more confidence about life with the virus. i think we should all settle down and get on with our lives now. it's definitely time. to just live with it, like we've lived with other things. but outside in local communities, levels of covid are relatively high. it's still spreading. the latest survey by the office for national statistics suggests that around 4.9 million people in the uk had the virus last week, the highest recorded yet. there were increases in england to one in 13 people, and wales, one in 1a with th

the office for national statistics says it estimates nearly five million people had the virus in thelion the week before. the new data comes as free covid testing ends for most people in england. our health editor hugh pym reports. the roll—out of fourth jabs for the most vulnerable is being stepped up, including for residents of this care home in surrey. they have got some long—term conditions that make it difficult for them to move around the community, so us coming into the care home means they are less exposed to the outside world. christine is one resident who feels the latestjab provides more confidence about life with the virus. i think we should all settle down and get on with our lives now. it's definitely time. to just live with it, like we've lived with other things. but outside in local communities, levels of covid are relatively high. it's still spreading. the latest survey by the office for national statistics suggests that around 4.9 million people in the uk had the virus last week, the highest recorded yet. there were increases in england to one in 13 people, and wale

the latest survey by the office for national statistics suggests around 4.9 million people in the ukgland to one in 13 people and wales, one in 14 with the virus. in scotland, where there were one in 12 and northern ireland with one in 15, the trend was said to be uncertain. this virus expert who has been a member of the sage committee says the data underlines the importance of vaccination. although there is a huge amount of virus out there in the community, for most people who have received their full course of vaccines, they are catching the virus, they are getting a cold or a flu—like illness, but it is not making them severely ill. it is not causing the catastrophic rises in hospitalisations and indeed deaths that we saw in earlier waves. so there are not the same pressures on the nhs and covid cases tend to be different. the number of covid hospital patients in england is close to january levels. yellow shows those being treated with other conditions who also have the virus. red shows those where covid is the primary illness and that proportion is lower. but even so, one former

the office for national statistics, says around one in 23 people would have tested postive for the virusce that helped plan the roll—out of covid vaccines has been appointed to address the supply problems affecting hormone replacement therapy drugs. madelaine mcternan and her new team will work with manufacturers, the nhs and the royal college of gps, to help pharmacists and prescribers respond to demand. the products are used by women to treat symptoms of menopause. our health correspondent catherine burns has that story. the conversation about menopause has been getting louder. hot flushes and night sweats and mood swings. with celebrity campaigners raising awareness... i'm trying to help one woman at a time. ..and mps sharing their experience in parliament. i am bringing a focus to the menopause. l add menopause into the mix and it's a nightmare. doctors and drug companies talk about the davina effect, saying demand for hrt spiked after the tv presenter�*s documentary on menopause last may. i couldn't believe the reaction after the last documentary went out. it was like a tsunami. her

the office for national statistics says around 1 in 23 people would have tested postive for the virusiled for life in america. alexander koti pleaded guilty to charges of torture and murder in syria. with the local elections less than a week away, all of london's 32 boroughs are upfor grabs. labour and the conservatives are battling it out for wandsworth and barnet, while the lib dems are hoping to capitalise on growing support in richmond and kingston. 0ur political correspondent, alex forsyth, assesses the electoral mood, of the capital. 0n the busy streets of south—west london, a political battle is under way, a contest for control of the capital's councils. so, inside tooting market, what issues count? i'm working, and i should be able to be saving so much money, but i physically cannot because, like, everything's just so expensive. there's always a lot of rubbish on, like, the floor and everything everywhere. even in here, like, people... everywhere people put their stuff than in the bin. every vote on offer is crucial here. wandsworth's a symbolic council held by the conservativ

the office for national statistics, says it estimates nearly 5 million people had the virus, in the weekg the 26th of march, compared with a5 million the week before. the new data comes as free covid testing ends, for most people in england. our health editor, hugh pym reports. the roll—out of fourth jabs for the most vulnerable is being stepped up, including for residents of this care home in surrey. they have got some long—term conditions that make it difficult for them to move around the community, so us coming into the care home means they are less exposed to the outside world. christine is one resident who feels the latest jab provides more confidence about life with the virus. i think we should all settle down and get on with our lives now. it's definitely time. tojust live with it, like we've lived with other things. but outside in local communities, levels of covid are relatively high. it's still spreading. the latest survey by the office for national statistics suggests that around 4.9 million people in the uk had the virus last week, the highest recorded yet. there were increas

the latest survey by the office for national statistics suggests around 4.9 million people in the ukses in england to one in 13 people and wales, one in 14 with the virus. in scotland, where there were one in 12 and northern ireland with one in 15, the trend was said to be inserted —— uncertain. this virus expert who has been a member of the sage community says the data underlines the importance of vaccination. although there is a huge _ importance of vaccination. although there is a huge amount _ importance of vaccination. although there is a huge amount of _ importance of vaccination. although there is a huge amount of virus - importance of vaccination. although there is a huge amount of virus out | there is a huge amount of virus out there is a huge amount of virus out there in the community, for most people who have received their full course of vaccines, they are catching the virus, they are getting a cold or a flu—like illness, but it is not making them severely ill. it is not making them severely ill. it is not making them severely ill. it is not causing the catastrophic rises

figures released by the office for national statistics show that the cost of living has risen again lastrices have risen by 7% in the 12 months to march, the fastest rate for 30 years. the inflation figures are up from 6.2% in february inflation is expected to rise even further after the energy price cap was increased, driving up gas and electricity bills for millions. the office for national statistics said the biggest contributor to rising inflation was transport, with average petrol prices rising by i2.6p per litre between february and march, the largest monthly rise since records began in 1990. our business correspodnet nina warhurst is at a market in birmingham. inflation for the month of march hitting 7%, that is higher than was predicted, driven fundamentally by an increase in fuel prices. you will all remember how quickly fuel prices went up in march and it is set to continue and there will be a trickle down to the entire economy. good morning. where have you seen the biggest increases? the morning. where have you seen the biggest increases?— biggest increases? the biggest increa

the office for national statistics does say there are still 3.8 million people across the uk who do havehern ireland, scotland wales and england. this pattern of seeing this decrease hasn't been scenes injanuary. they also say that in england, they're doing an age breakdown and can see rates are falling across all ages, and that is encouraging, but having said that, the virus still continues to be in the virus still continues to be in the community, so they will still be watching. what's key here is this survey, because it is the most reliable way to look at the levels of the virus in the community at the moment, and that's because of the way it works. it gives out free tests to people randomly selected across the uk, whether they have symptoms or not. this is becoming more and more important as an indication of the levels of the virus in the community, particularly as tests are no longer free in some parts. people will really watch this survey to see whether this is a sustained trend and whether we will see levels falling now. whether other things like the easter holidays may have affec

in fact, according to the office for national statistics, they are at record highs right now.itre of diesel is about £1 70, the highest they have ever been. also the rise since last year is about 30%. you cannot have that happening without it having knock—on effects. as we were hearing there, the price of containers, generally the price of raw materials, is going up at record rates. we saw a 19% increase in the prices manufacturers pay for raw materials. sometimes they can absorb those fluctuations but it is too much, they have to pass it on to consumers. that is what you have got 7% inflation. if you look at the old—fashioned retail prices when we were kids and mars bars are going up from 5p up to 10p, that is the highest it has been since 1991, the rpi at 9%. that matters because a lot of pensions are linked to the retail prices index, so for pension schemes to pay those pensions it makes it more expensive. the government has something like £343 billion of debt where it has issued bonds in order to borrow money. they are like ious and it is like the government saying i owe y

the office for national statistics cited estimates nearly 5 million people had the virus in the weekthe 26th of march, compared with 4.3 million the week before. the data comes as freeuba testing ends foremost in england. apologies, nreport there. but a medical breakthrough is yielding encouraging results for hundreds of le in england with type one diabetes. they are testing a so-called pancreas -- artificial pancreas which regulates levels of insulin in their body. the system is already delivering far better diabetes control. our medical editor has more. >> six-year-old charlotte is one of 400,000 people in the u.k. with type one diabetes. her body cannot make insulin, the hormone whi regulates blood sugar levels. >> you can give my hand a squeeze on the side. >> as part of a trial, she has a sensor on her arm which continuously monitors her blood glucose, and sends readings to this pump which automatically delivers the insulin she needs. >> it has been such a massive impact. prior to this, everything was manual. we would be up at night every two hours to do finger bricks -- pricks.

levelling off after last week's record high, according to the latest estimates from the office for national statistics a.91 million the week before. our medical editor fergus walsh explains. a slight glimmer of hope, fergus? glimmer but we are still in the grip of the biggest covid wave of this pandemic. the ons reckons that last week won in 13 people in the uk had covid. tens of millions of us have had omicron, and while it is milder foremost, there are around 20,000 covid patients in hospital, the highest numberfor about covid patients in hospital, the highest number for about a year. half of them, more than half, were admitted with something else. people are not tending to need intensive care, treatments have improved, but there are around 1300 covid—related deaths a year, which is why vaccines remain crucial. more than 7 million over 75s are eligible for a spring booster which will top up any waning immunity. booster which will top up any waning immuni . , ., , booster which will top up any waning immuni . , . , ., disruption at airports and at the port of dover is continuing the snp says next mon

the office for national statistics estimated that last week one in 13 people had covid in england, walespeople — down very slightly from the week before. the three—time wimbledon champion boris becker has been found guilty of four charges related to his bankruptcy in 2017. appearing at southwark crown court in london, he was accused of hiding millions of pounds' worth of assets, including two wimbledon trophies, to avoid paying his debts. he was cleared of 20 other charges. the 54—year—old will be sentenced later this month. the actor will smith has been banned for ten years from any event organised by the american film academy, which hosts the oscars. will smith had already resigned from the academy and apologised for slapping the comedian chris rock at this year's 0scars ceremony, after he made a joke about the actor's wife. latest polling suggests the french president, emmanuel macron, isjust two percentage points ahead of his main rival, the far—right candidate marine le pen, as france prepares to vote in the first round of the presidential election on sunday. there are nine candidat

positive for coronavirus in the uk has decreased by nearly a quarter, according to the office for national statisticsr the virus in the week to 23rd april, down from i in 17 the previous week. black schoolchildren are likely to face tougher punishments than other pupils because they re viewed as less innocent, and more like adults. a new report from the commission on young lives in england says a racial bias known as �*adultification�*, means black children have lower levels of safeguarding. concerns have been growing since the case emerged of child q - a 15—year—old girl who was strip searched at her schoool in london without an appropriate adult present. our community affairs correspondent adina campbell reports. black girls and boys, they're treated differently. yeah, 100%, 100%. i do think there's a lot of, like, problems with racism. in south london, these teenagers say the way they look affects their experiences in and out of school. a few days ago, i got i stopped and searched. did you understand the nature of the search, did they kind of go through why they stopped you and explained? no. i as

the figures come from the office for national statistics.ost of living crisis is really biting.— crisis is really biting. these fi . ures crisis is really biting. these figures do _ crisis is really biting. these figures do not _ crisis is really biting. these figures do not include - crisis is really biting. these figures do not include a - crisis is really biting. these | figures do not include a rise crisis is really biting. these i figures do not include a rise in the energy price cap which came in at the beginning of this month. it is still quite bad. electricity bills in the year to march were up 19%, gas bills up 28%, it is bound to be the case that more people will have difficulty under the circumstances and figures show that 43% of those responsible for paying the bills say they were having some difficulty or great difficulty paying those bills. just the energy bills, look at the overall thing and they say some 23% having difficulty, up from 17% last november or if you look at housing costs specifically, rent and mortgage, those res

who have coronavirus in the uk is continuing to fall, according to new data from the office for national statisticst's nearly 3.8 million people. in just under two weeks' time, voters in the english local elections will head to the polls with thousands of seats upforgrabs. our political correspondent, alex forsyth, has been to bury, in greater manchester, to find out what issues are at the forefront of voters' minds. phone rings good afternoon, melissa janes. business is getting back to usual at this hair and beauty salon in bury, but it's been a tough few years. and with the economy still feeling far from smooth, it's clear what's on many minds here ahead of next month's local elections. i'd say the after effects of covid and the lockdown, then the price increases and the national crisis that we're all in. i feel it's just — this now is harder than the initial, you know, the initial lockdown itself. it's more the fact that, like, if the salon can keep me employed and whether i'll keep myjob. but that's the main thing, really. i have noticed a massive impact on my business. | just again, with the |

the office for national statistics says it estimates nearly 5 million people had the virus, in the weekk before. the new data comes as free covid testing ends, for most people in england. the draw for this year's men's world cup has been made in doha, and it's thrown up some fascinating fixtures. england has drawn iran and the usa in group b — the other place could be either scotland or wales. and former winners germany and spain have both been drawn together in group e withjapan. let's cross to doha now and speak to martin lipton, chief sports reporter for the sun newspaper. thanks very much for talking to us. what is your immediate reaction to some of the draw is that we have learnt about? i some of the draw is that we have learnt about?— some of the draw is that we have learnt about? i think the highlight is from a domestic _ learnt about? i think the highlight is from a domestic position - learnt about? i think the highlight is from a domestic position in - is from a domestic position in england, they have got a pretty good draw entry. the sort of draw that you would probably have p

the office for national statistics says that was down from 0.8% in the previous month.has cemented his place as the dominant force in the men's game by winning the masters and clinching his first major. despite a late surge from rory mcilroy, the 25—year—old american won in augusta by three shots. our sports correspondent andy swiss reports. cheering and applause. he's the world number one, and now he's the masters champion. for scottie scheffler, golf at the moment is about as good as it gets. but only after seeing off a quite remarkable challenge. rory mcilroy have begun the day some ten shots behind, no chance, surely. but mcilroy conjured one of the rounds of his life, saving the very best until last. just watch this, on the final hole, he needed something special, and boy did he get it? commentator: how is the pace? come on, then, around you come, get in there... mcilroy! applause and cheering. it was the stuff of golfing dreams, a remarkable round of 64 mcavoy, suddenly he was scheffler�*s nearest rival. and the american still had to play his closing holes. would

15%, with a decrease in all the nations in the week ending 16th april, according to the office for national statisticshe ons survey is the most authoritative benchmark on covid. those daily reported cases that we have all got used to our very volatile and affected by the fact that quarantine regulations have now gone and there is no more free lateral flow testing in many parts of the uk. this is important and it does show a 15% drop, 3.76 million people in the uk having the virus last week. the ons says this is a welcome decrease after recent increases to record levels. the survey is of households around the uk. they say infections are falling right across the uk, including in wales for the first time in several weeks. and in england, where the data is broken down into age groups, there are falls in all age groups. but this did cover a period last week when the schools were out, so there was less social mixing. in scotland, restrictions on face coverings were only lifted on monday. so i think people feel they want to see a bit more of the data. of want to see a bit more of the data. of course, covid i

suggest, 4.9 million people were estimated to have coronavirus last week, according to the office for national statisticssince its survey began in april 2020. in england, it's estimated one in 13 people have the virus. in wales, it's one in 1a. scotland was slightly higher with one in 12, and in northern ireland. dr sarah pitt, virologist at the university of brighton told me in her view how strong the case is for vaccinating five to 11—year—olds. it is very strong, we know that some children are getting very seriously ill with covid, and some children have died. and i am sure that many of your viewers have the experience of your viewers have the experience of children being sick, everyone if it is relatively mild illness, but they have time off school, and we really don't know what the consequences of infection are for children in terms of going, in the long—term from long covid, so the best thing to do, is to give the children protection. and the vaccine is a good way of doing that. that children protection. and the vaccine is a good way of doing that.- is a good way of doing that. that is interesting.

suggest, 4.9 million people were estimated to have coronavirus last week, according to the office for national statisticsey began in april 2020. in england, it's estimated one in 13 people have the virus. in wales it's one in 14, scotland was slightly higher with one in 12, and in northern ireland it was one in 15. i'mjoined by adam finn, professor of paediatrics at bristol medical school and member of thejoint committee on vaccination and immunisation. thank you so much forjoining us. are you recommending that parents of young children should get the jab? good morning. this offer of the vaccine is now available to parents of primary age schoolchildren. it is for people who want their children immunised, children are at lower risk from covid and the imperative to get vaccinated does not exist for children. parents who want their children. parents who want their children immunised can get protection against a possible future wave of corona rises can do so. these are vaccines that have common side—effects, there is a reasonably strong possibility of headaches and our fever for a strong possibility of heada

the office for national statistics says that between december and february, regular pay excluding bonusesomics correspondent andrew verity reports. with a shortage of qualified truck drivers and fuel prices soaring, moving goods from a to b has become increasingly expensive. this essex transport and logistics firm has had to boost driver pay to try to attract and keep enough staff to meet the workload. knowing all about the skills shortage, his customers have been prepared to pay more, akon stable pass on to the consumers. following perpetual situation at the tail—ender of last year, the general public woke up to the fact there was a driver shortage, meaning we were able to explain our situation to our customers with more clarity and they were willing to pay something towards the additional cost of drivers. ~ . ., towards the additional cost of drivers. ~ . , drivers. with record vacancies, millions of _ drivers. with record vacancies, millions of companies - drivers. with record vacancies, millions of companies cannot l drivers. with record vacancies, i millions of companies cannot find

suggests 4.9 million people were estimated to have coronavirus last week, according to the office for national statisticsin england, it's estimated one in 13 people have the virus. in wales, it's one in 14. scotland was slightly higher, with one in 12, and in northern ireland it was one in 15. let's speak now with dr sarah pitt, virologist at the university of brighton and fellow of the institute of biomedical science. good to have you with us, thank you forjoining us on this saturday afternoon, in terms of vaccinating 5—11—year—olds how strong in your view is the case for vaccinating that age group? it view is the case for vaccinating that age group?— view is the case for vaccinating that age group? it is very strong, we know that _ that age group? it is very strong, we know that some _ that age group? it is very strong, we know that some children i that age group? it is very strong, we know that some children are l we know that some children are getting very seriously ill with covid, and some children have died. and i am sure that many of your viewers have experienced children being sick, you know, eve

. _ the number of people in the uk infected with coronavirus is falling, says the office for national statisticsown from nearly 4.9 million the week before. that's roughly one—in—15 people testing positive. the number of people waiting for routine hospital procedures in england has risen to a new record, according to the latest figures. one in nine people in england were waiting to start their treatment at the end of february, the highest number since records began in 2007. meanwhile the number of people waiting more than 12 hours in accident and emergency also reached another record high, as our health correspondent sophie hutchinson reports. not having a good day for tightjune shepherd, recovering at her nursing home, after what herfamily shepherd, recovering at her nursing home, after what her family says were disgraceful delays getting emergency treatment. its 2022, i don't know whether it's outdated but this concept that you judge a society by the way it looks after its elderly, its vulnerable, it's poorly people, and clearly the picture that is emerging at the moment, we are failing, we ar

the latest figures from the office for national statistics suggest that one in 13 people would test positivether _ just keeps going up. it does at the moment. another significant - just keeps going up. it does at the moment. another significant rise i just keeps going up. it does at the | moment. another significant rise in infection, the two main reason, one is there has been a lifting of restrictions across the uk, over the last month, six weeks or so and also perhaps more importantly, this off—shoot of the omicron variant of the virus, which is proving to be even more transmissable than the version of the virus over christmas, you can see that from this chart we can show you, it suggests round one in every 13 people would have had the virus last week, that is a record for this survey in this pandemic. it meansjust record for this survey in this pandemic. it means just shy of five million people across the uk would have been infected last week alone. at the same time worth pointing out. when you look at hospitalisations for covid, they have been rising but nowhere near as quickly, just und

and one in 13 people in the uk is estimated by this very reliable survey from the office for national statisticsnd, slightly down. one in 13 in wales and one in 16 in northern ireland. the ons says it is too early to say whether covid rates have peaked in northern ireland, in scotland and england, but it looks like we are very near the top of this wave. what matters is the impact on hospitals and it also looks like covid patient numbers, which are the highest they have been for a year, levelling off at around 20,000 and with about 1300 covid deaths a week. but nhs bosses are saying the nhs is under enormous strain at the moment. a&e seen delays that we normally only see in a very severe winter.— delays that we normally only see in a very severe winter. thank you very much, a very severe winter. thank you very much. fergus _ a very severe winter. thank you very much, fergus walsh. _ day two of the masters has just got under way at augusta national. tiger woods made a solid start at the tournament, 14 months after suffering serious leg injuries in a car crash. he finished the first round a shot un

point—9 million people were estimated to have coronavirus last week, according to the office for national statisticsly higher with one in 12, and in northern ireland it was one in 15. adam finn is a professor of paediatrics at bristol medical school and member of thejoint committee on vaccination and immunisation explained why the guidance had been expanded to include children. it is very much on offer for people who want to have their children immunised, clearly children are at a much lower risk from covid than old folks that me and the imperative to get immunised for older people does not exist for children but parents who want to have their children immunised and get some extra protection against a possible future wave of coronavirus are now welcome to come forward. these are vaccines that have common side—effects, as we all no. there is a reasonably strong possibility of headaches and fever is for a day or two. children might miss a day of school as a consequence. but there is the short lived and not serious. the most serious effects that affect the heart are vanishingly rare. and so thatis hear

the office for national statistics says food, fuel, and energy were the main commodities those surveyedaid had shot up in price. citizens advice has also told the bbc that the number of pay—as—you—go energy customers seeking help is already higher, so far this year ,than for the whole of 2021. here's our business editor, simonjack. thank you for calling. how is it i can help you today in this department? most customers of this energy company in hampshire are on prepaid metres. sorry, just take deep breaths and i'll look through this and i'm sure that we'll be able to do something for you, 0k? many are living day—to—day. so, do you have any debts outside of utility? eking out their energy between benefit and wage payments. what day do you get paid? some are desperate. please don't be frightened. we had a customer that found us a couple of weeks ago that had to sell all their belongings in order to be able to heat or eat. april's crippling rising bills has been too much for some, and there is worse to come when bills rise again in october. we were already seeing people in financial stress

the number of people in the uk infected with coronavirus is falling according to the office for national statisticshe number of people waiting for routine hospital procedures in england has risen to a new record according to fair the latest data. one in nine people in england where waiting to start their treatment at the end of february, that's the highest number since records began in 2007. the number of people waiting more than 12 hours in accident and emergency reached another record high. chris hobsonjoins me now. ——joining me now is chris hopson, cheif executive of nhs providers — the organisation which represents nhs trusts. give me the picture that you are seeing. give me the picture that you are seeina. give me the picture that you are seeini. ,, , ., ., ., seeing. the nhs is going flat out. we know we've — seeing. the nhs is going flat out. we know we've got _ seeing. the nhs is going flat out. we know we've got to _ seeing. the nhs is going flat out. we know we've got to get - seeing. the nhs is going flat out. | we know we've got to get through seeing. the nhs is going flat out. - we kno

the uk is continuing to fall in every nation of the uk, according to new data from the office for national statisticsd consecutive month, as the rising cost of living hits consumer spending. sales were down 1.4% in march, a much larger drop than expected. online sales also fell by 7.9%, as consumers cut spending on non essential items. and there was a big fall in demand for petrol and diesel. the cost of filling up an average family car with petrol, now stands at almost £90, 32% higher than a year ago. the headlines on bbc news... russian forces are accused of mass killings, in the besieged port city, of mariupol. madeleine mccann�*s parents welcome the news that portuguese authorities have declared a german man a formal suspect in her disappearance — which happened nearly 15 years ago. borisjohnson insists he�*ll still be in charge in six months�* time — afterfacing questions about his premiership following trade talks in india. a mother was found guilty after being responsible for the death of her son. being responsible for the death of herson. he being responsible for the death of her son. he was

the office for national statistics, says food, fuel and energy, were the main commodities those surveyed, said had shot up in price. citizens advice has also told the bbc that the number of pay—as—you—go energy customers seeking help, is already higher so far this year, than for the whole of 2021. here's our business editor, simonjack. thank you for calling. how is it i can help you today in this department? most customers of this energy company in hampshire are on prepaid metres. sorry, just take deep breaths and i'll look through this and i'm sure that we'll be able to do something for you, 0k? many are living day—to—day. so, do you have any debts outside of utility? eking out their energy between benefit and wage payments. what day do you get paid? some are desperate. we had a customer that found us a couple of weeks ago that had to sell all their belongings in order to be able to heat or eat. april's crippling rising bills has been too much for some, and there is worse to come when bills rise again in october. we were already seeing people in financial stress during this last winter.

who have coronavirus in the uk is continuing to fall, according to new data from the office for national statisticsigh. now it�*s time for a look at the weather with darren. hello there. we�*re seeing more sunshine developing today and most places are staying dry. we�*ve still got some brisk easterly winds. so it�*s going to be warmer in the west. 19 degrees possible in western parts of scotland. still some cloud left over, though, across more southern parts of england and wales. any showers, though, will be fading away. we�*re likely to find more cloud, though, arriving overnight more widely in england and wales. we�*ve still got that misty low cloud in the far north of scotland. temperatures overnight typically five to six degrees. milder than that, i think, in the south east under the cloud. and tomorrow much of england and wales will start on a cloudy note. we could see a few showers developing as well. they�*ll tend to push their way towards the west, allowing more sunshine to develop further north and east across england. more sunshine for scotland and also northern ireland, away from that mi

positive for coronavirus in the uk has decreased by nearly a quarter, according to the office for national statisticsm 1 in 17 the previous week. black schoolchildren are likely to face tougher punishments than other pupils because they're viewed as less innocent, and more like adults. a new report from the commission on young lives in england says a racial bias known as adultification, means black children have lower levels of safeguarding. concerns have been growing since the case emerged of child o - a 15—year—old girl who was strip searched at her school in london without an appropriate adult present. our community affairs correspondent adina campbell reports. black girls and boys, they're treated differently. yeah, 100%, 100%. i do think there's a lot of, like, problems with racism. in south london, these teenagers say the way they look affects their experiences in and out of school. a few days ago, i got i stopped and searched. did you understand the nature of the search, did they kind of go through why they stopped you and explained? no. i asked for their police station, their name, . they did

the office for national statistics a food, fuel and energy of the main commodities those surveyed saidof pay as you go energy customers seeking help is already higher this year than for the whole of 2021. he was a business editor. thank you for calling. how is it i can help you today in this department? most customers of this energy company in hampshire are on prepaid metres. sorry, just take deep breaths and i'll look through this and i'm sure that we'll be able to do something for you, ok? many are living day—to—day. so, do you have any debts outside of utility? eking out their energy between benefit and wage payments. what day do you get paid? some are desperate. we had a customer that found us a couple of weeks ago that had to sell all their belongings in order to be able to heat or eat. april's crippling rising bills has been too much for some, and there is worse to come when bills rise again in october. we were already seeing people in financial stress during this last winter. it was a relatively mild winter. you know, 54% price increase now, another 20% in october, it's going to

we get this weekly survey every friday from the office for national statistics in the uk. coming through. when we look at the restrictions being relaxed _ coming through. when we look at the restrictions being relaxed and - coming through. when we look at the restrictions being relaxed and the - restrictions being relaxed and the effect that is having, is there any talk of restrictions coming back in? it is no longer a legal requirement to isolate if you test positive, it is down to individual discretion, is it likely to stay that way? isieri; it likely to stay that way? very likel to it likely to stay that way? very likely to stay _ it likely to stay that way? very likely to stay that _ it likely to stay that way? very likely to stay that way. - it likely to stay that way? very likely to stay that way. this i it likely to stay that way? - likely to stay that way. this is the day in england, free testing for coronavirus in england is essentially scrapped for most people. in wales as well, most testing has been lifted and in scotland and northern ireland it will come toward

the office for national statistics says the economy is now at 1.5% above its pre—pandemic levels.gainst russian forces in the east of the country. after questions about his wife's tax affairs, the uk's chancellor rishi sunak asks for an official review of his financial declarations. it is nearly eight weeks since russia invaded ukraine, forcing around 4 million people to leave their homes. so far, 12,000 of them have reached the uk, which is partly down to delays in granting visas. jayne mccubbin went to the scottish highlands which is ready to become a safe haven for dozens of ukrainians, but the backlog is causing frustration. aberfeldy waits. this is the town which wants to open its hearts and homes to ukrainian refugees. we're getting mary and mike. she's actually mariana and he's michaele. everybody here is sponsoring a family, 22 families in all, over 55 ukrainians. do they have their visas yet? she has hers. but almost a month after the homes for ukraine scheme launched, not a single refugee has arrived. no, i'm getting a bit fed up waiting. oksana is the lady we will be ho

the number of people in the uk infected with coronavirus is falling, says the office for national statisticss in the week up to 9th april, down from nearly 4.9 million the week before. that's roughly one in 15 people testing positive. the number of people waiting for routine hospital procedures in england has risen to a new record, according to the latest figures. one in nine people in england were waiting to start their treatment at the end of february, the highest number since records began in 2007. meanwhile, the number of people waiting more than 12 hours in accident and emergency also reached another record high, as our health correspondent sophie hutchinson reports. not having a good day. jean shepherd, recovering at her nursing home, after what her family says were disgraceful delays getting emergency treatment. it's 2022, i don't know whether it's outdated but i have this concept that you judge a society by the way it looks after its elderly, its vulnerable, its poorly people, and clearly the picture that is emerging at the moment, we are failing, we are failing miserably. jean, who

the figures come from the office for national statistics. g crisis, we are starting to get more and more kind of numbers to back this up now. well, we report the inflation numbers, and that is climbing up there, on the old—fashioned number is 9% of the retail price index, and if component of that as energy prices. the we have been talking about this for months, but now we see people's difficulty paying those bills, this is march, remember, this is before the rise of the energy price cap of 54%, and what is that households had difficulty paying their energy bills. in a way, that is high, but when you look at the broader point, how many households are struggling to pay all bills generally, that's only 23%, compared to 17% in november, you might say, well, that shows people are coping, but you have to remember, we have another energy price hike coming in october, which will knock the 0ctober, which will knock the average energy build up to about £2600 a year, and then mortgage cost, we expect interest rates to continue rising, the next meeting i

the office for national statistics says the economy is now at 1.5% above its pre—pandemic levels. to warn that russia is afraid of losing the war and would use more missiles and bombs against his country. he told ukrainians to prepare for russian forces to conduct "even larger operations in the east". survivors of the fighting in the south of ukraine have told the bbc of harrowing journeys to escape and of civilians being targeted by russian troops. our correspondent tom bateman reports from the town of zaporizhzhia, which is receiving displaced and wounded people. in the siege of mariupol, it is the elderly and disabled who feel most trapped in the line of fire. 80—year—old valentina has just been evacuated further north. she is blind and was in her kitchen when a shell exploded. translation: it's a good thing that my children were at home. they picked me up, carried me outside and we left immediately. i don't know what happened to my house, if it burned down or anything, we don't have any communications. the calls are no longer going through. a lifetime in mariupol was stripped

the meantime, if i could just take you through the figures we have received from the office for national statistics12,000 or one in 14, which is up to 213,800 people or one in 13. we will go over those figures shortly with robert croft. the chancellor rishi sunak has been defending his wife, over criticism of her tax arrangements — saying his family are the targets of a smear campaign. akshata murty pays £30,000 a year for her non—domiciled status, which means she does not have to pay uk tax on her overseas income. a little earlier, the transport secretary, grant shapps, was asked for his reaction to the story. i don't think it really is appropriate for me to comment on the wives and families of politicians, and of course the most important thing is that the same rules have to apply to everybody, which clearly does because there is no suggestion that any of the steps outside any of the rules and regulations. our political correspondent damian grammaticas explained what the chancellor had been saying about his wife's tax affairs. what he has done is restated the defence that she had her spokesperson

last year, the office for national statistics reported that nearly half of all businesses reported theyfrom companies in terms of the changes they're going to make to their business in order to net zero admissions and once those transition plans are published, we will know a lot more about how companies are dealing with this challenge, whether they are doing enough, whether that's having enough of an impact on carbon and therefore, whether or not for the steps are needed in the regulatory framework in the legislation, for example, to really add those teeth into the mix and picture companies that are not delivering on these transition plans when i drink it fast enough are actually penalised.— when i drink it fast enough are actually penalised. fines for not meetin: actually penalised. fines for not meeting the _ actually penalised. fines for not meeting the target? _ actually penalised. fines for not meeting the target? potentially | meeting the target? potentially finds, meeting the target? potentially finds. there _ meeting the target? potentially finds, there lots _ meeting the target

the office for national statistics says it estimates nearly five million people had the virus in theek before. the new data comes as free covid testing ends, for most people in england. our health editor, hugh pym reports. apologies, no report there. a medical break through is yielding encouraging results, for hundreds of people in england, with type i diabetes. they're testing a so—called artificial pancreas, which automatically regulates levels of insulin in their body. the system is already delivering far better diabetes control, minimising the risks of high and low blood sugar levels, that can lead to serious complications. our medical editor, fergus walsh has more. just going to pull this down, just do your height. six—year—old charlotte from lancashire is one of 400,000 people in the uk with type i diabetes. can i see? of course. her body can't make insulin, the hormone which regulates blood sugar levels. you can give my hand a bit of a squeeze on this side. as part of a trial, she has a sensor on her arm which continuously monitors her blood glucose and sends readings to this

that give positive or negative, the real gold standard is the sentinel study, taken by office for national statisticss there are in the population. the trend _ there are in the population. the trend is— there are in the population. the trend is informative and relevant and probably very accurate in this circumstance. something else that has been brought up something else that has been brought up of late, concerns about hepatitis, hepatitis in children. this outbreak, the world health organization has said there is more than 100 cases of acute hepatitis affecting young children in 11 countries. concerns are growing. linda, can you allay some of those concerns? ., ., , ., concerns? there are lots of questions _ concerns? there are lots of questions. of— concerns? there are lots of questions. of course - concerns? there are lots of| questions. of course people concerns? there are lots of- questions. of course people are worried. if you want to see more information, the uk health security agency did release a report in the last couple of days. also, a press release for advice which is helpful. a number o

we can speak now to grant fitzner, the chief economist for the office for national statistics.n normal— more can you add to that? 496 wages growth in normal times _ more can you add to that? 496 wages growth in normal times would - more can you add to that? 496 wages growth in normal times would be - growth in normal times would be considered pretty good actually but of course _ considered pretty good actually but of course we are in a period of high inflation, _ of course we are in a period of high inflation, the highest numbers we have seen— inflation, the highest numbers we have seen three decades. that is dragging — have seen three decades. that is dragging down the real numbers. we estimate _ dragging down the real numbers. we estimate that over the past year real wages, estimate that over the past year realwages, regular estimate that over the past year real wages, regular pay, fell by about— real wages, regular pay, fell by about i%~ — real wages, regular pay, fell by about 1%. if we were having this conversation a year ago real wages would _ conversation a year ago real

the office for national statistics ran a survey based on a poll taken in march.ts sailings for tomorrow, but when you try to purchase a ticket, the website states there are no sailings available. let's get more from our business correspondent simon browning. what is happening? as you said, confusion, quite a bit what is happening? as you said, confusion, quite a hit this morning, the website for p&o showed tickets for sale for crossings tomorrow, four o'clock in the morning, lunchtime and later. they disappeared from sale then there were tickets available on wednesday and they have disappeared. i have spoken to p80 they have confirmed they have had website problems and those tickets have been removed from sale so there are going to be no sailings in the coming days. that was a website error on their part. they say they will provide clarity as to when they will begin sailing again. there was some expectation it could happen this week because the spirit of britain was cleared to start sailing again on friday and we know there have been agency workers on board to ge

with only scotland having seen a clear week—on—week drop in numbers, according to the office for national statisticsin the week to 2nd april, infection rates were flat in england, they were rising in wales, uncertain in northern ireland and falling in scotland. joining me in the studio with more is bbc head of statistics, robert cuffe. take us through the data? when you put it together, it looks like we are probably coming to the peak of this wave of infections. we can show the data from the office of national statistics now. you can see starting back last october, with what we thought were high starting back last october, with what we thought were high rates. moving through that christmas peak when 0micron came. and in recent weeks rises up to new points. this week's data, no change. stilljust under five week's data, no change. stilljust underfive million. of course, one swallow doesn't make a summer, that is no guarantee that we are coming to the end. but if you look in the data, across the uk, rates are slowing and if you look at the number going into hospital, that is also starting to come down

the inflation figures come from the office for national statistics and there are a few steps involvedtems or services waiting in the consumer baskets of goods and what ends up being published is the sort of comprehensive overall level of price changes and increases so when we say that inflation figure in march were 7%, we mean that the consumer basket of goods cost 7% more last month than it did in march 2021 and i could understand of some people felt that the number they are seeing are not representative of them because it is meant to capture sort of an average expenditure structure and households will have very different expenditure patterns in their own circumstances. . let�*s in their own circumstances. . let's talk about — in their own circumstances. . let's talk about pensioners. _ in their own circumstances. . let's talk about pensioners. stuart cox says, it is written stuart and i think it is stuart. stuart would be an interesting first name, rather nice first name. he said we are out of pocket because inflation is rising faster than the state pension and that is the problem a

the office for national statistics also says it is estimated in the number of people testing positivest incomes rely on to top up their incomes, or if they are unable to work the money they rely on to live on. what we are seeing is the rate of benefits going up byjust 3% whilst the cost of essentials and inflation generally in the economy is going to be averaging about 8% this year. that gap is equivalent to about £500 less money this year for 9 million people. haifa about £500 less money this year for 9 million people.— 9 million people. how much will cuttin: 9 million people. how much will cutting expenditure _ 9 million people. how much will cutting expenditure and - 9 million people. how much will cutting expenditure and limiting| 9 million people. how much will- cutting expenditure and limiting use help? because we are talking about the fundamentals of life here, aren't we?— the fundamentals of life here, aren't we? , . ., ., the fundamentals of life here, aren'twe? , . ., ., ., aren't we? exactly. what we have to remember is — aren't we? exactly. what we have to remember is when

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the uk for the first time since january, according to latest figures released by the office for national statisticsem and the immunity to the vaccines was more limited. so it was able to spread because basically the entire population was vulnerable to infection. we estimate the rate of reinfection was 15 fold higher than previously. because we had got lots of cases very quickly, the virus spread amongst all the people having the most contact with each other, going to work, school, etc and like all these things it would eventually run out of people to infect and that is what has happened stop we see a boom and bust cycle, the virus infects as many people as possible that are well connected together, renders them immune, then runs out of people to infect and because fewer people are getting infected there are fewer people that can pass on the infection and cases come down. that is the boom and bust cycle expect to see and that is what we have now seen, the high water mark, case is now coming down. thank ou for mark, case is now coming down. thank you for that. — mark, case is now coming down. thank y