of it? a survey for the office _ what is the extent of it? a survey for the office of _ what is the extent of it? a survey for the office of national- for the office of national statisticsary and early february asking adults questions about what they felt about the vaccines and the headline finding is that 91% of adults were positive towards it, in other words had had it, or were planning to have it. but when it comes to hesitancy questions were asked about that, that means people who didn't want to have it, or were unlikely to have it, or didn't know, there is quite a lot of variation. so first of all, in age groups we can see a chart here and over on the left you can see the youngest age group, 16—29, 17% were hesitant, a lot more than over at the far right—hand end, the older groups. then ethnicity, and the next chart here shows the views of different ethnic groups and you can see black, or black british adults, 44% were hesitant, more than other groups. the survey also showed that in the most deprived areas in england, there was more than double the amount of hesitancy as in the least deprived areas. so i think a lot of food for thought for health officials and poli

and that reflects the latest data for the office of national statistics, showing the big reduction innary that the death rates in the vaccinated groups, the over 65s, they are halving in a week, just a bit over a week, so they really are coming right down. in other words, does that mean that the vaccine roll—out in terms of its successes exceeded expectations, would you say, or certainly exceeded your expectations? i think they have exceeded everyone's expectations. i mean, its multiple things, first of all, the success of the roll—out, the fac that, you know, ——the success of the roll—out, the fact that, you know, that has worked extremely well, and a wonderful feeling of people coming forward and being so pleased to get their vaccine. secondly, the effectiveness, in particular, the astrazeneca drug, vaccine, you know, remember, we didn't have good data at the beginning on its effectiveness in over 65s, and that's why some european countries, many european countries have said, "well, it shouldn't be given to over 65s." they've been proven wrong, essentially. absolutely wrong. both dr

few weeks after after their acute cavies or within the $123.00 periods we know from the office of national statistics data that we think about 20 percent of people might be at risk of lung cave it's following an acute caved in one s. but that by 12 weeks we're looking at about 10 percent of people still having ongoing symptoms so many people will will have their symptoms resolve in that 12 week period but there is also a good proportion of people who aren't and they are possibly the ones that need more intensive therapy and hurt and also investigation into what is going on and how we could better manage back their condition. and that way for people who are watching the program who have recovered the partly from culver but something's not quite right what with good advice be to the set so for the information and support groups to give them assistance. and so there's several online support groups on on facebook that can be very easily found by just doing as sach but there is. a vid s.o.s. and then there's the one caveat support group but i think initially if people have symptoms that they're concerned

there are new details from the office of national statistics showing how coronavirus cases are spreadmething what have we learned? starting with something that _ what have we learned? starting with something that shows _ what have we learned? starting with something that shows us _ what have we learned? starting with something that shows us how - what have we learned? starting with something that shows us how much l something that shows us how much things have changed since the beginning of the year. these figures are a snapshot of virus figures at any point in time and if you look at the start ofjanuary any point in time and if you look at the start of january at that point they thought there was maybe one and a quarter million people across the uk who would have tested positive for coronavirus. the most recent data they think that has dropped by about 1 data they think that has dropped by about1 million. the data they think that has dropped by about1 million.— about1 million. the picture does vary depending _ about1 million. the picture does vary depending on _ about1 million. the p

goods to the in january a 41 percent drop compared to december according to data from the office of national statistics the decline is similar if you compare it to january of 2020 now imports to britain from the bloc fell by 29 percent to $22600000000.00 in january compared to december overall the u.k.'s exports plunged by 19 percent with imports falling by 22 percent the largest decline since records began in 1997 british exports to 9 nations increased slightly for the month while exports fell by 8 percent so for more on this and what's moving markets money just bring in our savior n.z. c.e.o. of optimist l.l.c. actively always a pleasure to have you on the show. is this a trend we're going to see continue to see due to bracks it or is this all amplified by the ongoing pandemic and the fact that there was some stockpiling of goods before bracks it became official at the beginning of this year what are you seeing here. well i can sort of the say that the shard in friday on part of those people who oppose brecht's it is sort of palatable on this and they're pointing this is saying look i told you so thi

right after the brexit transition period ended, and those statistics from the ons and the office of national statisticss have returned to normal after this fall, but trade groups have rejected this and saying actually, there are really fundamental problems with the new trade barriers that are very real and costly. and one of the ways i think the government have responded, saying this is bound up with covid, and again, these trade groups have said that this isn't the case because there haven't been similar falls in britton's trade with non—eu countries. so i think this is really reflecting and bound up with britain leaving the eu officially, and these conservative concerns and already a precarious economy will be wearing for people to worry about the ongoing impacts of this. i for people to worry about the ongoing impacts of this. i think the government _ ongoing impacts of this. i think the government would _ ongoing impacts of this. i think the government would say _ ongoing impacts of this. i think the government would say that - ongoing impacts of this. i think the government would say that this - o

office for national— is what he had to say. this morning, the office for national statistics - the office for national statistics published the data on the level of of february, one in four— that up to the 11th of february, one in four people are estimated to have antibodies _ in four people are estimated to have antibodies against coronavirus in england. — antibodies against coronavirus in england, up from one in five. the levels _ england, up from one in five. the levels are — england, up from one in five. the levels are highest in the over 805, the first— levels are highest in the over 805, the first group to be vaccinated, showing — the first group to be vaccinated, 5howing again the protection from the vaccine acr055 5howing again the protection from the vaccine across the country. the second _ the vaccine across the country. the second piece of research published last night— second piece of research published last night shows that a single dose of either— last night shows that a single dose of either the oxford or pfizer faxing — of either the oxford or pfizer faxing delivers protection against severe _ faxing delivers protection against se

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there are new details from the office of national statistics, showing how coronavirus cases are spreaddo the figures tell us? shall we start by saying how much things have improved since the start of the essentially, the 0ns figures are a snapshot, looking at virus levels of infection at any point in time. if you took the picture in january, at that point, the m&s thought there were more than one and a quarter million cases, people who would test positive, across the uk. fast forward two months to the most recent set of data and there's been a drop of more than 1 recent set of data and there's been a drop of more than1 million, to about 230,000 cases. {lita a drop of more than1 million, to about 230,000 cases.— a drop of more than 1 million, to about 230,000 cases. ok, so there is about 230,000 cases. ok, so there is a difference. — about 230,000 cases. ok, so there is a difference, though, _ about 230,000 cases. ok, so there is a difference, though, across - about 230,000 cases. ok, so there is a difference, though, across the i a difference, though, across the country, with the sprea

the latest survey from the office of national statistics show the number of people with the virus droppeda. in england, one in 220 had the virus. it was one in 285 in wales, one in 325 in northern ireland and in scotland one in 335 had the virus. as it grows exponentially, it falls exponentially. - so this could be things continuing to come down at the same rate. i if we look at hospital figures, - they show a more consistent decline and there is no particular indication of that - slowing anytime soon. the government has promised a bumper month, is vaccine supply here is ramped up. but keeping infections low is seen as crucial to protect those still waiting for a jab and to minimise the risk if new variants emerge. katharine da costa, bbc news. professor anthony harnden is deputy chairman of thejoint committee on vaccination and immunisation which advises the government on the best strategy for vaccination. he's also a gp and professor of primary care at oxford university. he is speaking to us today in a personal capacity. hejumped he jumped good afternoon. let's start with the asthma iss

the latest survey from the office of national statistics show the number of people with the virus droppede in 220 had the virus. it was one in 285 in wales, one in 325 in northern ireland and in scotland one in 335 had the virus. it grows exponentially. and falls exponentially. so this could be things continuing to come down at the same rate. i if you look at hospital figures, - they show a more consistent decline and there is no particular indication of that - slowing anytime soon. the government has promised a bumper month, as vaccine supply here is ramped up. but keeping infections low is seen as crucial to protect those still waiting for a jab and to minimise the risk if new variants emerge. katharine da costa, bbc news. katharine da costa is with me. we have been reporting that the person who was being sought, who had tested positive for the brazilian variant has now been found. that is riuht. variant has now been found. that is riht. it variant has now been found. that is riuht. it is variant has now been found. that is right. it is understood _ variant has now been found. that is r

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culmination of national lockdown and the highly successful roll—out of vaccines is leading to a sharp reduction in covid deaths. according to the latest figures from the office of national statisticsr of registered coronavirus deaths in england and wales has fallen by more in a week to the lowest level since the start of the year. the reduction has been welcomed by both scientific and health experts. although some have warned of the need to remain cautious especially with schools in england reopening next week. here is our health editor hugh pam. the streets may still look quiet but we are on the road to recovery. that's the message from ministers in england today. with positive news about the impact of vaccines preventing serious illness and deaths. and they hung for a missing person infected with the brazilian variant of coronavirus has been narrowed down to 379 households in southeast of england. the health secretary while warning of the need from caution gave mps in our upbeat assessment was up the vaccine is working. assessment was up the vaccine is workinu. . , ., working. reducing the number of deaths among — working. reducing the number of deaths among those _ working. red

new data from the office of national statistics suggests that in early december teachers had similar rea. 15% of staff tested positive for antibodies, compared to about 18% of people of working age in the same local authorities tested around the same time. it suggests that teaching in person is risk—free for teachers but it does suggest that teaching, with the measures currently in place to reduce transmission, does not put them at markedly higher risk. the headlines on bbc news... the duke of edinburgh has been transferred to another london hospital, to be treated for an infection and tested for a heart condition. health officials are trying to locate one of the first people in the uk thought to have contracted a new variant of coronavirus from brazil that may be more resistant to vaccines. harry tells oprah he was scared "history was repeating itself," before he stepped back from the royal family, as the first clips of harry and meghan's interview are released. with his budgetjust two days away, chancellor rishi sunak is under pressure from mps not to raise taxes overfears it could

, home—schooling and housework during the pandemic, according to new analysis of data from the office for national statisticser levels of personal well—being, and are more likely to have been furloughed. 0ur health correspondent catherine burns has been talking to some women about their experience of life over the past year. it's an experience that really allows feelings of anxiety, loneliness, to fester. we've been having tojuggle home—schooling our five—year—old and looking after our 18—month—old. it was brutal, to be honest, i and definitely not sustainable. it's stressful for all of us but, you know, we'vejust got to work through this. physically, we know that covid is more of a risk for men. between march last year and january this year, the office for national statistics registered almost 64,000 deaths of men involving covid. over the same time, just over 53,000 women died — that's a difference of almost 18%. but the 0ns says men are less likely to worry about the impact of the pandemic on their life. lockdown seems to have hit women harder. they're more likely to say that they feel lonely and have con

of deaths is down 36%. statistics from the office for national statistics, the office for national statistics, the ons the officeare falling faster among the over 80s than in younger age groups. all of this confirms the assessment we heard from the health secretary, that the vaccine programme is working as well as lockdown measures. —— measures in bringing covid right back down but of course we know about the new brazil variant and the small number of cases now detected in the uk. some preliminary research in brazil suggests it is more contagious and matt hancock did say that more work was needed, further research is required to see whether the current vaccines will be effective. so officials will want to look very carefully at what happens there, if there are worrying new variants, we have been told that might affect lockdown restrictions being eased. certainly, schools are reopening will be watched very carefully to see what impact it has on the data. but certainly, i think you can say that mood right now is brighter than it has been in recent weeks. hugh . m, it has been in recent weeks. hugh pym. thank— it h

housework than men over the course of the pandemic — according to new analysis of data from office for national statisticslevels of personal wellbeing and are more likely to have been furloughed. our health correspondent, catherine burns, has been hearing from some women about the effect the pandemic has had on them. it's an experience that really allows feelings of anxiety, loneliness, to fester. we allows feelings of anxiety, loneliness, to fester. ~ . , loneliness, to fester. we have been havin: to loneliness, to fester. we have been having to juggle _ loneliness, to fester. we have been having to juggle home _ loneliness, to fester. we have been having to juggle home schooling, i having tojuggle home schooling, fifield, _ having tojuggle home schooling, fifield, looking after an 18 month year old~ — fifield, looking after an 18 month ear old. ., , , ., .,, fifield, looking after an 18 month year old-_ it - fifield, looking after an 18 month year old-_ it is- year old. not sustainable. it is stressful for _ year old. not sustainable. it is stressful for all _ year old. not sustainable. it is stressful

new data from the office of national statistics suggests school staff do not have a markedly higher risk antibodies increased by a similar percentage to their peers while schools were fully open. experts described the findings as "very reassuring", and suggested efforts by schools to control infections were working. the president of ghana has become the world's first recipient of the coronavirus vaccine from the un—backed covax programme, a scheme to procure and distribute inoculations for poorer countries. the un has said the world is facing �*a moral catastrophe' over the lack of vaccines available to the developing world. there are flashing images in this report from naomi grimley. this was the long—awaited moment when covid vaccines touched down in the ivory coast and ghana last week. they were shipped through a programme called covax, led by the vaccines alliance, gavi, and the world health organization. it aims to get poorer countries enough supplies to cover their health care workers. today, we'll see the first three vaccines administered. already the 76—year—old ghanaian presiden

of the officers involved. jon ironmonger, bbc news. coronavirus infections may be levelling off in some of the uk, according to data from the office for national statisticsst cases continue to fall in much of the uk but some areas have seen that slow, or even rise slightly. dame annejohnson is professor of infectious disease epidemiology at university college london and president of the academy of medical sciences. shejoins me now. good afternoon to you, professor johnson. what a mixed picture, isn't it? how would you assess where we are? i it? how would you assess where we are? ~ , it? how would you assess where we are? ~' , ., ., ., are? i think there is a lot of good news to be _ are? i think there is a lot of good news to be had _ are? i think there is a lot of good news to be had in _ are? i think there is a lot of good news to be had in that _ are? i think there is a lot of good news to be had in that the - are? i think there is a lot of good l news to be had in that the infection rates have continued to come down this week. we now have about one and 270 people infected in the population, but that is still a high level, and this is a difficult mess

the national lockdown combined with the highly successful roll out of vaccines is leading to a sharp reduction in covid deaths. according to the latest figures from the office for national statisticscoronavirus deaths in england and wales has fallen by more than a quarter in a week, to the lowest level since the start of the year. here's our health editor, hugh pym. the streets may still look quiet, but we're on the road to recovery. that's the message from ministers in england today, with positive news about the impact of vaccines on preventing serious illness and deaths. and the hunt for a missing person infected with a brazilian variant of coronavirus has been narrowed down to 379 households in the south—east of england. mr speaker... the health secretary, while warning of the need for caution, gave mps an upbeat assessment. the vaccine is working, reducing the number of deaths among those who were vaccinated first and preventing hospital admissions. this is real world evidence that the vaccine is protecting the nhs and saving lives. 0ne measure of the covid impact is the total number of excess deaths in the uk. this line shows the five—year weekly average for total reported de

the national lockdown combined with the highly successful roll out of vaccines is leading to a sharp reduction in covid deaths. according to the latest figures from the office for national statisticss deaths in england and wales has fallen by more than a quarter in a week, to the lowest level since the start of the year. here's our health editor, hugh pym. the streets may still look quiet, but we're on the road to recovery. that's the message from ministers in england today, with positive news about the impact of vaccines on preventing serious illness and deaths. and the hunt for a missing person infected with the brazilian variant of coronavirus has been narrowed down to 379 households in the south—east of england. mr speaker... the health secretary, while warning of the need for caution, gave mps an upbeat assessment. the vaccine is working, reducing the number of deaths among those who were vaccinated first and preventing hospital admissions. this is real world evidence that the vaccine is protecting the nhs and saving lives. 0ne measure of the covid impact is the total number of excess deaths in the uk. this line shows the five—year weekly average for total reported deaths, an

housework than men over the course of the pandemic — according to new analysis of data from office for national statisticst the pandemic has had on them. it's an experience that really allows feelings of anxiety, loneliness, to fester. we've been having tojuggle home—schooling our five—year—old and looking after our 18—month—old. it was brutal, to be honest, i and definitely not sustainable. it's stressful for all of us, but we've just got to work through this. physically, we know covid is more of a risk for men. between march last year and january this year, the office for national statistics registered almost 64,000 deaths of men involving covid. over the same time, just over 53,000 women died. that's a difference of almost 18%. but the 0ns says men are less likely to worry about the impact of the pandemic on their life. lockdown seems to have hit women harder. they're more likely to say that they feel lonely and have consistently reported higher levels of anxiety and depression than men. sophie graduated university last summer. she loves her firstjob but has never met her team and finds working from ho

housework than men over the course of the pandemic — according to new analysis of data from office for national statisticswell—being and are more likely to have been furloughed. the report shows the importance of collecting data on how the sexes are affected differently. our health correspondent, catherine burns, has been hearing from some women about the effect the pandemic has had on them. it's an experience that really allows feelings of anxiety, loneliness, to fester. we've been having tojuggle home—schooling our five—year—old and looking after an 18 month year old. it was brutal, to be honest, i and definitely not sustainable. it's stressful for all of us, but we've just got to work through this. physically, we know covid is more of a risk for men. between march last year and january this year, the office for national statistics registered almost 64,000 deaths of men involving covid. over the same time, just over 53,000 women died. that's a difference of almost 18%. but the ons says men are less likely to worry about the impact of the pandemic on their life. lockdown seems to have hit women harder. t

what is new is the analysis of what might explain the difference and what the office for national statisticsl be answering your questions on the changes to restrictions. we will be joined by emeritus professor at the chinese university of hong kong, professor sian griffiths, and dr bharat pankhania from the university of exeter medical school. send in your questions using the hash tag bbc your questions or by emailing yourquestions@bbc.co.uk. that's coming up atjust after 2:30 here on bbc news. and borisjohnson will lead a news conference on coronavirus this afternoon. it will be held at the new media briefing room at no 9 downing street, and we'll have live coverage on bbc one and the bbc news channel. sexual harassment and assault claims made by school pupils on a website may be the "next child abuse scandal that engulfs the nation", according to police. a police helpline is to be set up to report incidents, after thousands of allegations were posted on the website everyone's invited, most of them about the behaviour of other pupils. ministers say anyone making allegations will get support

the national lockdown combined with the highly successful roll out of vaccines is leading to a sharp reduction in covid deaths. according to the latest figures from the office for national statisticsthe number of registered coronavirus deaths in england and wales has fallen by more than a quarter in a week to the lowest level since the start of the year. here's our health editor, hugh pym. the streets may look empty but the vaccine appears to be working. a hunterfor the working. a hunter for the person working. a hunterfor the person with a resilient variant of the coronavirus has been narrowed down to 370,000 households in the east of england. the health minister while warning for caution, gave mps an upbeat assessment. the vaccine is working, reducing the number of deaths amongst those who are vaccinated first in preventing hospital admissions.— in preventing hospital admissions. ,, ., ., admissions. this is real-world evidence that _ admissions. this is real-world evidence that the _ admissions. this is real-world evidence that the vaccine - admissions. this is real-world evidence that the vaccine is i evidence that the vaccine is protecting the nhs and saving lives. . , protec

of the the highest coronavirus death tolls in the world. but this morning there was encouraging news from the office for national statistics — the number of weekly has fallen below the five year average for the first time since last august. 0ur health editor hugh pym has been looking at the numbers and some of the challenges ahead. the shadow of covid lingers in every community, the lives lost and livelihoods threatened. and now, a year on, there's increasing understanding of the scale of the impact, compared to what was first predicted, with the virus proving far more deadly. a health think tank has calculated that on average, those who died with covid lost up to ten years of their lives — that's based on life—expectancy estimates, how long they might have lived. in total, 1.5 million years of life have been lost in the uk because of covid. by comparison, in a bad winter, 250,000 years are lost because of flu and pneumonia. it is a devastating bombshell that hit britain, as it hit many other countries. 0ur loss has been much greater, and our loss has been compounded by the underlying health of the population and the disparities between differen

deaths from covid—i9 in the uk fell by a quarter in the week of february 19th, according to new figures. the office for national statisticsbout i8% above expected levels for this time of year. but the numbers were also down on the previous week. when 17,136 deaths were registered, the scottish government says it will make public key legal advice it received during its court battle with former first minister alex salmond. i asked our political correspondent nick eardley why the government was doing that now. basically, because the deputy first minister in scotland was facing a no—confidence vote later this week, and he was probably going to lose it. there's been a big row over this legal evidence for some time, and as you said, we are finally going to see it later today. basically, this all goes back to some of the big accusations that alex salmond was making, that the government was involved in some sort of malicious campaign against him when he stood trial for sexual assault. you will remember, he was acquitted. one of the questions was, when mr salmond took the government to court over its harassment policy, should it h

the head of the office for national statistics said, with school holidays, cases should fall again, soase together with the summer season coming on will mean that it is manageable. the ons survey suggests that last week in england one in 340 people had the virus. in wales it was one in 450, and in northern ireland one in 450, and in northern ireland one in 320. the ons said in all of them case rates were levelling off. but in scotland one in 240 had the virus with case numbers increasing. the r number range, anything below one suggesting the virus receding, between 0.7 and 0.9, with the midpoint a bit higher than the previous week. what does all this mean for the easing of lockdown restrictions? should that be speeded up restrictions? should that be speeded up or slowed down? health officials point out even if virus cases are rising the chances of getting seriously ill are lower because of the vaccines. hospital admissions and deaths are falling sharply. but there are warnings that policymakers should not move too quickly. this rare should not move too quickly. as we have seen througho

the hope is that january will prove to have been the worst of it and that we will pick up speed from here on in. the office for national statistics the result of temporary factors. just weeks after the transition ended, economists cannot yet tell how much of the damage done to trade is down to teething troubles and how much might be more lasting. andy verity, bbc news. an inquest has found neglect contributed to the death of leon briggs, who died in november 2013 after being restrained by police in luton. the jury said police officers and ambulance workers made a number of serious failings. jon ironmonger reports. his name has become a catchword of the black lives matter movement. but leon briggs was a family man first, a popularfather, brother and son. for more than seven years, the truth has been hidden about his final hour of consciousness in the hands of police officers. and no family, the coroner said, should have had to wait so long for answers. marsh road, in luton. captured on cctv, leon is suffering a mental health crisis and has taken a heavy dose of amphetamines. arriving on the scene, armed response officers, sergeant

it also aims to cut the number of patients being readmitted to hospital with complications. data from the office for national statisticsland are to be offered a pay rise of at least 1t%, in a dealfrom the scottish government. the increase will benefit more than 150,000 nurses, paramedics and domestic staff, and be backdated to december. health unions have been quick to highlight the contrast with england, where nhs employees have been offered 1%. the national stalking helpline says it's seen a 10% increase in calls since the beginning of the pandemic. almost 20,000 people have contacted the charity for help since march last year. cases of cyber stalking have also surged since the first lockdown. this is bbc world news, the latest headlines. britain and the european union agree to work together to resolve their dispute over access to coronavirus vaccines. brazil struggles to contain the rapid spread of covid—19, as the number of deaths surpasses 300,000. the new boss of intel has told the bbc that having 80% of the world's computer chip supply coming from asia is not palatable. the american firm is spending $20 billion

of british goods like seafood and dairy products, fell by a record 41% injanuary, after the brexit transition period came to an end. imports also fell by nearly 30%. the office for national statistics drop was probably due to temporary factors like producers stockpiling goods before the end of the year. at the same time, the british economy shrank by 2.9%, largely because of covid restrictions. our economics correspondent, andy verity, has the details. this manchester exporter on branded clothing, much of it for corporate events that haven't been happening, has gone through what it describes as a nightmare yearjust staying in business and keeping staff safe. but now its boss told me, far from the promised frictionless trade, it's become very difficult to export to europe. transporters and careers are charging big extra fees to cover much more complex paperwork and taxes, pushing costs up so high, that it has had to stop exporting to european consumers. we had one order which was a £15 order. the customer contacted us because they were contacted by the post office to say that they were 38 euros of admin charges to pay in order to collect that order. we have tried to deal with it by

the latest survey of community infections by the office for national statistics suggests that in englandn 340 people had the virus, with case rates coming down, but there were signs of an increase in the east midlands. in wales, it was one in 430, again with numbers coming down, but in scotland at one in 275, case rates were increasing. in northern ireland, one in 315 had the virus, with no change over the week. the latest r number range — anything above one suggests the virus is accelerating — was between 0.6 and 0.9, up a bit over the week. scotland's slight increase could possibly be linked to some schools reopening, which brings more contact between people in their communities. the schools have been back three weeks, so that might be part of it, and that's just the primary school pupils, youngest pupils, i emphasise. and obviously there is moving around — it's not so much we've had outbreaks in schools, very few, but it's what's associated with that. and even with the vaccination roll—out going well, some experts are cautious about where things go from here. i am worried it feels a l

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coronavirus infections may be levelling off in some of the uk, according to data from the office for national statisticsne and 375 had the virus. in northern ireland one and 310 and it was one in 320 in scotland. the ons infection survey looks at people with and without symptoms and it is a cross—section of the population, not impacted by extracts urge testing people coming forward for testing and it suggests an england there is regional variations or levels of fallen and most regions but still highest in the west midlands and yorkshire and the west midlands and yorkshire and the humber where they may have levelled off and there some early signs of an increase in the south—east and south—west. we saw about a fortnight ago there was a bit of flattening and a rise in some areas, last week the health secretary said that may have been a blip. there is some uncertainty with the trends this week and that is something that health experts will be keeping a close eye on. there is a lot going on now because all throughout to be have wanted to not put the nhs under pressure, that is the reason for not spreading in

while the office for national statistics said much of the hit to trade was probably temporary as businessesgime, just weeks after the break to the new regime, just weeks after the brexit transition ended, it's still too soon to tell how much of that economic damage might be more lasting. andy verity, bbc news. gunmen in the northern nigerian state of kaduna have attacked a school and abducted about 30 students. armoured vehicles and a helicopter have been deployed to try to rescue them. state authorities say that 180 people were rescued by the nigerian army in the early hours of this morning, but about 30 students are still missing. this is just the latest in a series of kidnappings in nigeria in the past few months. in february — 279 schoolgirls were abducted in zamfara state and a further 42 staff, students and family members were taken from kagara, niger state — one was killed. in december more than 80 schoolchildren were kidnapped from a school in katsina state and a further 300 boys abducted from another school there. all have since been freed. our correspondent in abuja, ishaq khalid

of the the highest death tolls in the world. this morning, there was more encouraging news from the office for national statistics — the number ofor, hugh pym, has been looking at the numbers and some of the challenges ahead. the shadow of covid lingers in every community, the lives lost and livelihoods threatened and now, year on, there is increasing understanding of the scale of the impact compared to what was first predicted, with the virus proving more deadly. a health think tank has calculated that on average, those who died with covid last up to ten years of their lives, that is based on life expectancy estimates, how long they might have lived. in total, one and a half million years of life have been lost in the uk because of covid. by comparison, in a bad winter, 250,000 years will be lost because of flu and pneumonia. it is a devastating bombshell that hit britain, as it hit many other countries, our loss has been much greater and our loss has been compounded by the underlying health of the population and the disparities between different groups, which covid has shown most deeply. but groups, which covid has shown most

the head of the office for national statistics said, with school holidays, cases should fall again, sohe schools reopen, the combined factors of it being from a lower base together with the summer season coming on will mean that it is manageable. the 0ns survey suggests that last week in england one in 340 people had the virus. in wales it was one in 450, and in northern ireland one in 320. the 0ns said in all of them case rates were levelling off. but in scotland one in 240 had the virus with case numbers increasing. the r number range, anything below one suggesting the virus receding, between 0.7 and 0.9, with the midpoint a bit higher than the previous week. what does all this mean for the easing of lockdown restrictions? should that be speeded up or slowed down? health officials point out even if virus cases are rising the chances of getting seriously ill are lower because of the vaccines. hospital admissions and deaths are falling sharply. but there are warnings that policymakers should not move too quickly. as we have seen - throughout this pandemic, if we plan too far ahead it i

unsurprisingly, during the pandemic injanuary, office for national statistics figures said 75% of menng to be a huge rise in referrals, milly. do you expect a rise? yeah, so i've only worked as a social prescriber since september last year so i know the kind of pandemic numbers which are slightly different, but i know in north bristol alone we receive about 2,000 referrals a year for people to link up with groups and things like this. thank you very much. 2,000 referrals already and they're expecting a huge rise. as you see, they've got all the gardening stuff ready, but in case it's gardening you don't fancy, in case you want to do some football or art, there's all things — just go to your gp. the bank of england has kept interest rates at 0.1%. the bank's monetary policy committee unanimously agreed to keep at the historically low level. the committee said a rise in rates to combat inflation anticipated by some economists was unlikely, with inflation expected to remain low. the operators of drayton manor theme park have been fined £1 million, for safety failings which led to the dea

new figures out today from the office for national statistics showed 90% of all over 70s have been offered, black caribbean and black african backgrounds. latte black caribbean and black african backgrounds-— black caribbean and black african backgrounds. we want to build on where we already _ backgrounds. we want to build on where we already are, _ backgrounds. we want to build on where we already are, trying i backgrounds. we want to build on where we already are, trying to i where we already are, trying to encourage people to take this vaccine may get the information, make informed choices, if you are not clear, let us know what's making you hesitate and let's help you. this concert venue in belfast is the latest to open as a mass vaccination centre. the roll—out then is continuing at pace but ministers have warned of a slowdown in first doses next month as supplies are constrained and the number needing their second boosterjab increases. jim reed, bbc news. an operation to re—float a giant container ship which has been blocking the suez canal for the best part of a week is nearly compl

of up to £1000. mark easton, bbc news. earlier i spoke to peter benton from the office for national statistics who is responsible for the deliverying so far. it's going really well. the responses are pouring in but i have to say, i will never be satisfied until we have every last one, so thanks to all that have done it and please do keep doing for those of you who have not yet. i was just reading and some of the reported earlier on that some people haven't had their 16 digit numbers. they are having problems getting through to the call line as well. what is the percentage that we are talking about? there may be a fraction that haven't got a questionnaire or a letter in the post yet but if you haven't, don't worry. you can go on our website, you can pick your address and we will send you a code via text message, so that you can fill it in. today is census day. people need to try and record who usually lives there but if you don't get it done until tomorrow or tuesday, you don't need to worry. we will start following up and get as good account as we can for all of our local communities. that's interesting. so, it is mandatory. tod

the national lockdown combined with the highly successful roll—out of vaccines is leading to a sharp reduction in covid deaths. according to the latest figures from the office for national statisticsus deaths in england and wales has fallen by more than a quarter in a week to the lowest level since the start of the year. here's our health editor, hugh pym. the streets may still look quiet, but we are on the road to recovery. that's the message from ministers in england today with positive news about the impact of vaccines on preventing serious illness and deaths. and the hunt for a missing person infected with the brazilian the health secretary, while warning of the need for caution, gave mps an upbeat assessment. the vaccine is working, reducing the number of deaths among those who were vaccinated first, and preventing hospital admissions. this is real world evidence that the vaccine is protecting the nhs and saving lives. one measure of the covid impact is the total number of excess deaths in the uk. this line shows the five year weekly average for total reported deaths, and this is what is happening since the start of 2020, where there was a sharp spike last april, largely beca