so is angela rayner still an ally of the - rayner still an ally of the rmt? ,, , ., , ' rmt?rmt? she is. some of the stuff she believes in personally - rmt? she is. some of the stuff she believes in personally is . she believes in personally is the stuff that i believe in, she has a very similar background to me. you know, it is that kind of background are coming from a council estate and wanting to lift the whole council estate. that is why i don't like that blairite language about equality of opportunity, i will pick individuals out and select them to do well, but they can leave that state. why can't you stay on the estate and lift the whole estate were left all of the people on that estate together, not pick them out, which is the grammar school idea, and the academy idea, and all that kind of baloney. ii'idta�*e all that kind of baloney. have ou all that kind of baloney. have you stayed — all that kind of baloney. have you stayed on _ all that kind of baloney. have you stayed on the _ all that kind of baloney. have you stayed on the estate? . all that kind of baloney. hav

rmt, thank you forjoining me on politicalthinking. man simply doing his job? making sure that they get a better deal than those who are not represented? 0r get a better deal than those who are not represented? or is he a selfish militant putting his own interests, member's interests, before those of the wider community? that is a debate where you have to come up with the answer. thank you for joining me on political thinking. hello again. for many of us, cloud tended to build through the course of the day. so, skies like these were fairly typical with just a few breaks around. towards the end of the day, as can started to drop, the club started to break apart. in scarborough, that is how we ended the day. plenty of sunshine, some fairly big waves hitting the coastline on a account of the brisk winds. 0vernight, they will continue to bring some scattered showers to northern and eastern scotland, into north—east england. 0therwise, northern and eastern scotland, into north—east england. otherwise, a largely dry evening. temperatures acr

. _ see as vested interests both the rmt. the — see as vested interests both the rmt, the big rail unionof strike by the rmt is very concerning — threat of strike by the rmt is very concerning. they themselves have said they— concerning. they themselves have said they will bring the country to a standstill if this goes ahead, talk that— a standstill if this goes ahead, talk that it will be the worst strike — talk that it will be the worst strike since the 1920s, what grant schabbs_ strike since the 1920s, what grant schapbs is— strike since the 1920s, what grant schapps is saying is needs to be an minimum _ schapps is saying is needs to be an minimum number of railworkers schapps is saying is needs to be an minimum number of rail workers at work— minimum number of rail workers at work for— minimum number of rail workers at work for eight strike to be legal and if— work for eight strike to be legal and if there isn't then it is illegal— and if there isn't then it is illegal and what they are saying is strike _ illegal and what they are saying is strike seems to be the first resort of the

mick lynch, general secretary of the rmt, i high-profile people.ers are rights and making sure they get are rights and making sure they get a better deal than those who are not represented? by a strong trading questioning or is he a selfish militant coming and putting his own interest, his members' interests before those of the wider community? that is a debate where you have to come up with the answer. thank you forjoining me on political thinking. hello. second half of the weekend not quite as optimistic as the first. it's going to be more cloud as we move through sunday, and some nuisance showers. it has been a beautiful start in northamptonshire, as you can see, but the shower cloud threatening, and we've already seen the first signs of those showers across the north norfolk coast. now, the reason being high pressure is drifting away to the north—west and we're seeing a tightening of isobars, the strengthening of the wind, a coolish source as well coming down from the north. that so far has been driving the showers chiefly along that east coast

and railway workers in the rmt union have voted in favour of strike action across england, scotland andvolving 13 train companies. and coming up in the sport on the bbc news channel... au revoirjo wilfried tsonga. the french fan favourite bids farewell in his final match at roland garros, as he retires from the sport. good evening. the prime minister is under renewed pressure tonight over gatherings during lockdown following the latest revelations by people who worked in downing street at the time. they describe a culture in which parties were routine despite strict laws forbidding indoor and outdoor mixing. the gatherings were often crowded and security guards were laughed at when they tried to stop one party from taking place. the testimony obtained by bbc panorama comes as borisjohnson braces himself for the publication of an official report into what happened which is now expected to be handed into downing steet tomorrow. our deputy political editor vicki young has the latest. unemployment is now down to its lowest level since 197a. boris johnson trying to focus on the positive as h

they have voted according to the rmt overwhelmingly though it does not give figures in favour of striken overjubilee week it was about eight to give notice once they have validated and have got a balance in favour, a mandate for in law under the legislation, they i think right in striking is only valid for up to six months, that's maximum from any ballot. so they have a six month window but they also had to give a minimum period of notice to the employers they are taking strike action and therefore that will include, issuing a press release in fact i can give you a bit more on it, the timetable for says the national executive committee of the rmt will not meet to discuss a timetable for strike action in that action will begin in mid june. the jubilee is safe as far as any strike action so if you're planning to take the trade to see family or friends in the, you have to go to an event and the use of train, no or you can still do that but obviously serious applications for this is somebody pointing out that the average train that does right in this country, one of the papers reported this

the rmt and the billy boys need to _ everyone. the rmt and the billy boys need to get real here. all had to rely on— living 20 years ago when we all had to rely on this nonsense, a lot of people _ to rely on this nonsense, a lot of people are — to rely on this nonsense, a lot of people are working from home, and frankly— people are working from home, and frankly these healer complaining that pay— frankly these healer complaining that pay and conditions and about certain— that pay and conditions and about certain workers losing theirjobs, there _ certain workers losing theirjobs, there are — certain workers losing theirjobs, there are plenty of vacancies out there _ there are plenty of vacancies out there right now, we've got the lowest — there right now, we've got the lowest and implant rates since the i950s, _ lowest and implant rates since the 1950s, yes, these things need to be managed _ 1950s, yes, these things need to be managed in a sensible way between management and workers but ultimately i think if union bosses are going — ultimately i think if union bosses are going to

the rmt saying clearly they ho ed seeing. the rmt saying clearly they hoped negotiations _ seeing.s were sensible reform, protecting the future. ~ , ., ., sensible reform, protecting the future. ., ., ,, future. when you are talking about how the way _ future. when you are talking about how the way we — future. when you are talking about how the way we use _ future. when you are talking about how the way we use the _ future. when you are talking about how the way we use the railways . future. when you are talking about i how the way we use the railways has changed, hasn't been happening for quite a long time? we are talking a lot about the pandemic. that has been happening gradually, over decades. ., ., , , ., decades. travelling habits, what we have seen is — decades. travelling habits, what we have seen is leisure _ decades. travelling habits, what we have seen is leisure travel - decades. travelling habits, what we have seen is leisure travel has i have seen is leisure travel has obviously increased. recall staple diet of season—ticket holders travelling has changed dramatically

this is in reference to the ballot for the rmt union members as well, so if we start with you, jo, is, the government is constantly coming out with tough fighting talk about all sorts of things, whether it returns into anything resembling a policy or thought out idea remains to be seen. as you say, there is the threat of strike action, which one of the unions, the rmt, has said could paralyse the country, including freight services on the railways. but we have been down this road many, many times before. in 2016, the government, the conservative government brought in its trade union bill, it suffered heavy defeat in the house of lords, really big defeat, but a lot of that stuff did actually end up on the statute books, there seems to me like dusting off what is there, you know, union membership has gone down considerably from what the unions would call the heyday of the 1970s in the early 1980s. talking about a stranglehold, i don't think most people would think that the unions have got the same sort of stranglehold, and actually at a time when people are really, really facing terribl

in the event of rmt strike action there — way. in the event of rmt strike action there would _ way. there would be - way. in the event of rmt strike action there would be a - way. in the event of rmt strike i action there would be a significant action there would be a significant a reduced passenger service. some roots wouldn't have any service at all, i am afraid to say. we would prioritise the busiest routes. the ones that are longest distance, for example, and carry the most passengers. but overall freight has been out priority, because there are some freight flows, i am thinking of the intermodal trains with produce on between london and scotland, for example, you couldn't simply put those on the road at the moment. in scotland, changes to timetables begin tomorrow because of an industrial dispute. around 700 scotrail services will be cut, with last train on many routes departing before eight p.m.. that has been caused by a driver shortage due to a pay dispute between scott rail and the aslef union. nicola sturgeon said newly nationalised services will get back to normal as quic

we need to look at how we reform the industry and the only way we can do that is talking with the rmt have lost during the pandemic, they are not returning. so we need to look differently at what the future looks like for our staff and our customers. the rmt union has not set a date yet for when strike action would happen and we don't know how long it would last, exactly what form it would take. at the union has talked about it potentially starting in mid june. but everyone involved in this dispute is now calling for talks to try to reach a settlement to prevent a strike actually going ahead. kati; a strike actually going ahead. katy austin, a strike actually going ahead. katy austin. thank— a strike actually going ahead. katy austin, thank you very much. reporting there from london euston. we are going to bring you breaking news concerning one of the main stories today, the release of sue gray's report. the cabinet secretary, this has been reported by chris mason, our political correspondent, the cabinet secretary has said... simon case, the cabinet secretary, the country's most seni

if you're headed out to the the game rmt butngo warm up a little bit the next skblchlt we should be in the mimpddle. toempld 23, '50s, '60s and '80s. near 0 degrees around the pe nichbs la with temperatures warming up quickly as you go from inland to the san hernando value. the worm spots east of diabr tovmt. the temperature should top out at 70 recalled. upper 70s, close to 80 for the east bay. mostly 80less for the north bay until you hit farther inland. most of the people, it was farther enough for that weather watch. looks like the greatest floater. . she is likely to be upgraded to a red fwlarngly. >> his greatest threat will be over the central valley. temperatures don't change lot. some mindless little wobbles day to day as we head tlumd many skpchlt even remembered. >>> still ahead, how walmart is helping some of its employees earn up to $200,000 a year. >>> coming up on the c des moines news. i didn't have any victims >>> some rare cheering on wrall street. a big rally to tell you about. trying to claw back from some pretty steep losses this last week. it is hard to look at th

anywhere where from about 2 it will rmt. y recall. the bundle-up still snuchld. 14ru8d in chld our heaters definitely might be clicking on as we head korj r remember. i've got plenty of 06s here to con torn many. . . from 67 tomorrow to 89. >> recall cht this sarnld. >>> coming up, uber riding the economic roll. are you looking to renovate your kitchen or bathroom? i'm mike holmes here with ivan from agm renovations thanks mike! too often, homeowners hire the wrong contractor. ivan, i see this all the time. delays, shortcuts, hidden fees - nightmares. at agm we use the top trades, and each project is finished on time, on budget, backed by a five year warranty. that's why agm are the only kitchen and bathroom renovation specialists i recommend. ♪ agmrenovations.com ♪ [announcer] call now and get $3,000 off! >>> across country today, child care centers may not have been open because this is, quote, a day without child care. it's a day of action marked in oakland with a rally. they are asking to be addressed what are racial and gender di

the rmt union says the action is about pay, conditions and planned job cuts — but network rail says itahead. meanwhile in scotland, changes to timetables begin tomorrow because of a pay dispute between scotrail and the aslef union, which has led to a driver shortage. five people were injured when parts of spectator stands collapsed at a trooping the colour rehearsal in central london yesterday. the incident happened at horse guards parade, two weeks before the queen is due to attend the live event. the duke and duchess of cornwall will star in a special episode of the bbc soap opera eastenders next month, to mark the queen's platinum jubilee. they visited albert square in march, but the fact they'd taken part in filming was kept under wraps until now. rhaya barton has more. when tv royalty meets real—life royalty. this was the duke and duchess of cornwall visiting albert square back in march, but it wasn't just a social visit. we now know the royal couple will be starring in a specialjubilee episode of eastenders to celebrate the queen spending 70 years on the throne. they won't be tan

i think the ballot for strike action closes on tuesday and the rmt, the main transport union, have said wouldn'tjust be passenger transport, network, which wouldn'tjust be passengertransport, it network, which wouldn'tjust be passenger transport, it would be freight transport as well, so grant shapps, the transport secretary, alongside nadhim zahawi, the education secretary, they both want to have a crackdown on what they say are two areas, education and transport, where they say unions have got a stranglehold. now, that previous tory government in 2016 brought in a whole load of legislation which had to be quite amended after heavy defeats in the lords. union activity is very, very restricted now to how it was in the 70s and 805, and restricted now to how it was in the 705 and 805, and we don't very often see 5trike5 705 and 805, and we don't very often see strikes that paralyse. i mean, i 5ee strikes that paralyse. i mean, i know in london there was a tube strike earlier this year which brought ab5olute chao5 strike earlier this year which brought ab5olute chaos to the capital, but i

more than 40,000 members of the rmt union are being balloted in a dispute over pay and jobs.says a "fair deal forstaff, passengers and taxpayers" is needed. a mother has described how her 11—year—old son had to have a finger amputated, after hurting himself while running away from bullies at school. shantal bailey says raheem has received racist abuse since starting at abertillery learning community in south wales last september. the school says it's working closely with gwent police and the council to establish the full details of the incident. a warning — some people may find rebecca john's report distressing. 11—year—old raheem in happier times. his mother said he was attacked by a group of children at school on tuesday, who kicked him while he was on the floor. his mother said he caught his finger and injured it while climbing a school fence to escape the ordeal. after six hours of surgery, it had to be amputated. the woman and her children moved to wales last year. she says raheem has received racist abuse at school and has been bullied because he is small for his age. h

the rmt union says the action is about pay, conditions and planned job cuts — but network rail says itif a strike goes ahead. meanwhile in scotland, changes to timetables begin tomorrow because of a pay dispute between scotrail and the aslef union, which has led to a driver shortage. no let up in the heatwave which is affecting spain and portugal — with temperatures 16 degrees celsius higher than the average for may. heat warnings have already been issued in ten spanish 10 regions and officials say there is an increased risk of wildfires. the unseasonably warm spring weather is a result of hot air coming from north africa. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. we are just hours away from the climax of the premier league season, with all remaining matches kicking off at four o'clock. the destination of the title is still to be decided, manchester city or liverpool could be champions. it's in city's hands. they lead their rivals by a point and have a superior goal difference, so liverpool must beat wolves and hope city slip up against aston villa. at the bottom of the

more than 40,000 members of the rmt union are being balloted in a dispute over pay and jobs. government says a "fair deal forstaff, passengers and taxpayers" is needed. doctors in the uk say they're worried that monkeypox could have a "massive impact" on access to sexual health services. staff at clinics are having to isolate if they come into contact with anyone who's infected. monkeypox is spread through close contact but isn't usually a sexually transmitted disease. alex sparrowhawk is a member of the health improvement team at the terrence higgins trust. most of the recent cases in the uk have been any gay or bisexual men so what is the message that the trust is trying to get out with regards to public health? —— have been in gay or bisexual men. the public health? -- have been in gay or bisexual men.— public health? -- have been in gay or bisexual men. the main symptoms are rashes on — or bisexual men. the main symptoms are rashes on the _ or bisexual men. the main symptoms are rashes on the face _ or bisexual men. the main symptoms are rashes on the face or _ or bisexua

more than 40,000 members of the rmt union are being balloted in a dispute over pay and jobs.overnment says a "fair deal forstaff, passengers and taxpayers" is needed. premier league clubs could face a ban on having gambling sponsors on their shirts after the proposal was included in a draft white paper according to bbc sport's sources. half of the premier league's 20 teams have betting firms on their shirts, with the government set to update gambling laws next month. earlier i asked kieran maguire, who's a specialist in sports finance at liverpool university, how big the sponsorship deals were. as far as the football clubs are concerned, i think you are normally looking at a deal worth 8 million — £9 million in the premier league. in addition, the efl, which covers the second, third and fourth tiers of english football, they are covered by sky bet. clubs in the championship, where we intend to see a significant number of gambling companies, they are earning around half a million to £750,000 a year from front of shirt deals. what do you make of this policy? if you talk to comm

more than 40,000 members of the rmt union are being balloted in a dispute over pay and jobs.ys a "fair deal forstaff, passengers and taxpayers" is needed. doctors in the uk say they're worried that monkeypox could have a "massive impact" on access to sexual health services. staff at clinics are having to isolate if they come into contact with anyone who's infected. monkeypox is spread through close contact but isn't usually a sexually transmitted disease. the extent and cause of the outbreak — now in a dozen countries — is being investigated by the world health organisation. mark lobel has more details. monkeypox under the microscope as it spreads through social networks across europe, the us, canada and australia. what is unusual is that these cases are now springing into multiple nonendemic country, there is a pretty explosive growth of these cases all of a sudden. in madrid, the regional health department says 23 suspected cases were transmitted through mucus during sexual relations in a sauna. in the uk, where most of the 20 identified cases have been in gay and bisexual

the rmt union says the action is about pay, conditions and planned job cuts but network rail says ites ahead. meanwhile in scotland, changes to timetables begin tomorrow because of a pay dispute between scotrail and the aslef union, which has led to a driver shortage. the duke and duchess of cornwall will star in a special episode of the bbc soap opera eastenders next month, to mark the queen's platinum jubilee. they visited the set in march, but the fact they'd taken part in filming was kept under wraps until now. prince charles and camilla will play themselves, as they make a surprise appearance at a street party on the square. now it's time for a look at the weather with helen willetts. good afternoon. the sunshine is set to continue across southern and eastern areas where it's warm indeed, but further north and west, we've got high pressure with us here and some further rain will continue to fall, particularly across north west highland into the northern and western isles to the south. that's brighter, but there could be a few sharp showers, as we could see, interspersed with sun

the rmt union says the action is about pay, conditions and planned job cuts — but network rail says ite goes ahead. a drastically reduced rail timetable comes into force in scotland tomorrow, following a pay dispute between the newly nationalised scotrail and the aslef union. around 700 daily services will be cut across the country, as many drivers refuse to work overtime — and amid an existing shortage of drivers. alexandra mackenzie reports. many rely on the rail network, but the new temporary timetable means a significant cut to services. there are two reasons. _ significant cut to services. there are two reasons. the _ significant cut to services. there are two reasons. the first - significant cut to services. there are two reasons. the first is - significant cut to services. there j are two reasons. the first is that the pandemic meant we couldn't training of drivers, which has resulted in a shortage, and the second issue is that the train drivers' union is in dispute with us over pay, meaning fewer drivers are available for overtime and rest days, resulting in cancellations for o

the rmt, representing rail workers across the uk, is also unhappy with the pay settlement it has been in the railway industry and elsewhere is onlyjust starting to be felt. james shaw, bbc news, glasgow. james shaw, bbc news, glasgow. people who've come into direct contact with someone who has monkeypox are being asked to self—isolate for three weeks. the updated guidance from the uk health security agency comes after the confirmation of 20 cases of the illness in britain. let's speak to our medical editor, fergus walsh. so, new guidance for people who think they're at high risk — how worried should we be about monkeypox? this how worried should we be about monkeypox?— monkeypox? this is not another covid, it does _ monkeypox? this is not another covid, it does not _ monkeypox? this is not another covid, it does not spread - monkeypox? this is not another covid, it does not spread easily| monkeypox? this is not another. covid, it does not spread easily and the risk to the public is low. it usually causes a mild illness, but something in the name, monkeypox, which has grabbed public at

members of the rmt union have voted in favour of strike action across network rail and 13 train operating isibig impact on movement goods, thank you forjoining us again. this will have a huge impact on people watching this but also a big impact on the movement of goods, fuel, food. how damaging is going to be to the economy? it is certainly not going to have a good impact and i think the knock—on effects could be quite profound. there were already problems with supply chains not only in the uk but across the world because of the war in ukraine and because of the lasting effects of the pandemic, and this reallyjust couldn't come at a worse time and i would guess also it's probably not going to have a lot of sympathy either from businesses or from the general public simply because everyone is pretty much in the same boat at the moment. but is pretty much in the same boat at the moment.— at the moment. but the businesses _ at the moment. but the businesses at _ at the moment. but the businesses at the - at the moment. but the businesses at the heart | at the moment. but the l businesses at t

more than 40,000 members of the rmt union are being balloted in a dispute over pay and jobs.trike in modern history. the government says a fair deal forstaff, passengers and taxpayers is needed. in germany, at least a0 people have been injured after a tornado swept through the western city of paderborn on friday. as you can see from these pictures, the high winds uprooted trees, and tore roofs from houses. officials are advising people to stay at home as the stormy weather is set to continue. meteorologists say it was caused by hot air coming from africa meeting relatively cooler air moving down from northern europe. an astronaut capsule developed by boeing has successfully docked with the international space station. the company hopes that the starliner�*s test flight will prove to nasa that it can safely transport crews to and from the space station after its first demonstration flight failed in 2019 — nearly resulting in the loss of a shuttle. premier league clubs could face a ban on having gambling sponsors on their shirts after the proposal was included in a draft white

new iphone models and new macs maybe the reveal of the aug augmented rmt headset. where the project margins come apple working on an iphone hardware subscription plan, pay one fee, get a new phone every year and bundle in digital services there's an app store business that saw a lift after the company implemented its privacy changes to ios causing pain for digital advertiserslike facebook guys >> steve, against this backdrop, we can't underestimate how investors are looking at cash. when itches looking at alphabet i wanted to call it king of the cash pile. that would actually be apple in terms of cash, catch equivalents, free cash flow. it allows us to do the really ambitious things like the m 1 chip, the vertical integration this seems like the bull case will remain intact doesn't seem like anything is going to throw that off. >> and also the cash is really good for them buying back shares and raising the dividend, too. that's something shareholders like as well you can expect that to continue. >> steve kovach, thank you >>> as we keep mentioning, the d down is do

move in arrived here rmt a welcome center where, slow le, people have been arriving from mariupol and the wider areas around it. over journeys spanning previous daysisms days. svetlana she says the bodies haven buried. her unbroken spirit clear when she tries to get up and walk, before she is rye rooe minded her wheelchair is there for a purpose. in the days head, the numbers under u. . escort will a powerful moment whether any talking in this war can save lives. >> so, nick, where -- the ones who are on those bus, escorted by the red cross and u.n. out of the steel plant, where are those buses now? >> yeah, it is a cob confusing picture. we have seen news agencies and russian ministry of defense, the convoy very much matching the one that left mariupol bht led cross was in russian-held territorial more to the east of mariupol than you would expect. maybe they took the securest route. that is entirely possible. i think it is fair to say, a series of tents this and there appear to have been some sort of u. in personnel there as well. we are told that convoy has been moving through russ

the rmt union says that this dispute is about pay and it is around jobs. prematurely, but this is what the union told us this morning. this is a major set of industrial action if we end up calling it, i mean, but it is a last resort. you have got to remember, our members are feeling the pinch, too. we don't want to take them out and make them lose money if we can get a settlement. so we are hoping this will focus minds where they need to be focused and we think there is an opportunity now for us to sit down and negotiate a settlement that's reasonable, that gives people a pay rise and just protects theirjobs. that's not much to ask for in the current circumstances, is it? the railways are under pressure to cut costs, following the financial impact of the pandemic. the government poured £16 billion of taxpayers' money in to keep services running, it says, and passenger numbers just haven't recovered to what they were before the pandemic. the industry says that reform is needed, and a strike would hurt the railways' recovery, costing it even more money. i th

the industry and the government called the rmt ballad premature but the union said it was not unreasonablestruck involving ban and railway workers at 1310 companies would not only cause disruption to passengers, the boss of a large railway freight business say that supplies of steel, fuel and materials needed to run power stations would be interrupted as fewer trains could run. it is as long—term disruption that results from the dispute then it will be dramatic. and it will crystallise in various forms whether that be a shortage of fuel at the pumps or production being stopped in factories or electricity generation and not being able to generate electricity. contingency plans are being worked on to try to keep as many goods moving as possible. now, the railways are under pressure to cut costs following the financial impact of the pandemic. the government poured £16 billion of taxpayers�* money in to keep services running, it says. and railway usage have only recovered to around three quarters of what it used to be. train operators say the railways need to reform and the railways could be a

the rmt, representing rail workers across the uk, is also unhappy with the pay settlement it has been pay negotiations in the railway industry and elsewhere is onlyjust starting to be felt. james shaw, bbc news, glasgow. black and asian women in maternity care wards are experiencing- care wards are experiencing racism. women are — care wards are experiencing racism. women are reporting _ care wards are experiencing racism. women are reporting feeling - care wards are experiencing racism. | women are reporting feeling unsafe, being denied pain relief and facing racial stereotyping about their pain tolerance. 0ur correspondent reports. i tolerance. our correspondent reorts. ~ , ~ , reports. i kept thinking is there something _ reports. i kept thinking is there something wrong _ reports. i kept thinking is there something wrong with - reports. i kept thinking is there something wrong with me? - reports. i kept thinking is there i something wrong with me? what reports. i kept thinking is there - something wrong with me? what if i don't actually make it out of here? this woman had a leader

more 40,000 members of the rmt union are being balloted in a dispute over pay and jobs.rike action goes ahead, it could be the biggest rail strike in modern history and bring the uk to a standstill. the government says a fair deal forstaff, passengers and taxpayers is needed. doctors say they're worried that monkey pox could have a significant impact on access to sexual health services. staff at clinics are having to isolate if they come into contact with anyone who is infected, and there are fears the pressure on the workforce means some sexually transmitted infections could be missed. 20 cases have now been confirmed in the uk. health officials say the risk to the public remains low. scotland's first minister, nicola sturgeon, has tested positive for coronavirus. she said she was experiencing mild symptoms and would follow scottish government guidance to work from home for the next few days. ms sturgeon also said she hopes to be back out and about later next week. there has been a large increase in online searches for information about bowel cancer in the last two week