the argument that sajid javid uses for bringing - that sajid javid uses for bringing this issue at now 28% of people who needed urgent care were from ethnic minorities, double the portion of the overall population in england. one thing he wants to figure out is whether some of that is down to some sort of systemic bias in the system when it comes to developing technology, what technology is used, etc. as you say the example that is being used is oximeters. the devices you put on yourfinger and oximeters. the devices you put on your finger and they figure out how much oxygen you using —— you have in your blood, really important when people were being tested for covid. said to be a lot less efficient with darker skins. said to be a lot less efficient with darkerskins. one said to be a lot less efficient with darker skins. one man was asked about whether this potentially lead to people losing their lives. i think potentially yes. these oximeters are being used in every country _ oximeters are being used in every country. the reason is a lot of the medical_ country. the reason is a lot of

let�*s hear more from the health secretary sajid javid about his concerns over pulse oximeters, whiche the full facts, and that will be a cross... these oximeters are being used in every country and they have the same problem, and the reason is a lot of these medical devices, even some of the drugs, and some of the procedures, some of the textbooks, most of them are put together in majority—white countries and i think there' a systemic issue around this. labour has accused the government of "comprehensivelyfailing" to deal with people using small boats to cross the channel to the uk. nearly 25,000 people have arrived so far this year, almost three times the total number of migrants in 2020. yesterday the prime minister announced a cabinet office review into ways of stemming the flow of migrants making the crossing. the shadow home secretary nick thomas—symonds has accused the government of "dangerous" incompetence. there are thousands of lives being risked in the english channel on a day—to—day basis, i�*m afraid, and the home secretary�*s incompetence on this matter is dangerous. wha

the uk health secretary, sajid javid, is due to give more details about the government's new covid measuresmbatting the omicron variant — that's the variant discovered in southern africa. it comes after two cases were detected in essex and nottingham. from tuesday — all international travellers arriving in the country must now take a pcr test within two days, and self—isolate, until they get a negative result. all those who've been in contact with someone who has the omicron variant, will also have to self—isolate for ten days, regardless of whether they've been vaccinated. face coverings will once again become compulsory in shops and on public transport in england from next week. in scotland, wales and northern ireland they're already mandatory on public transport and in many indoor areas. katharine da costa reports. it is hard to believe just a week ago no—one had even heard of omicron, a highly mutated covid variant that may spread more rapidly and could make vaccines less effective. but with the confirmation of two cases of the variant here in the uk, concerns have escalated quickly. ou

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the health secretary sajid javid.g from the university of michigan. he led research on racial bias in pulse oximetry measurement last year, finding a critical need to understand and correct racial bias in medical technologies... fester, bias in medical technologies... thank you very muc joining fester, thank you very much for joining us. just tell it a little bit about your research and why he conducted it. it is bit about your research and why he conducted it— conducted it. it is a pleasure to be here. conducted it. it is a pleasure to be here- this — conducted it. it is a pleasure to be here. this research _ conducted it. it is a pleasure to be here. this research came - conducted it. it is a pleasure to be here. this research came from - conducted it. it is a pleasure to bej here. this research came from the covid—i9 pandemic. i am a practising pulmonary physician and during a pandemic when caring for certain patients we notice the pulse oximeter seem to be less accurate when we looked at the more accurate lavatory

this morning, the health secretary, sajid javid sais the government has acted as quickly as it couldon variant. our political correspondent, jonathan blake, has been telling me more about what the health secretary had to say. a couple of the pressing questions we are all asking, how effective will vaccines be against it? he said they remain the first line of defence, the government encouraging people to come forward as ever to get vaccine doses which they are eligible for. there will be new advice on whether to expand the booster jabs, the third dose of the vaccine, to more adults and the health secretary said he expected that imminently so within the next couple of days, we could learn more about that. but he did say there is a chance that the vaccines may be less effective against the new omicron variant. he was also asked about measures the government is taking to contain the spread in the first instance, so we are obviously in the early stages, it was found in south africa on wednesday. the government did act relatively quickly as opposed to earlier in the pandemic but still, he

sajid javid _ it is all about boosterjabs. sajid javid says — it is all about boosterjabs. going to be opening — tomorrow they are going to be opening up to over 40—year—olds. i think— opening up to over 40—year—olds. i think we _ opening up to over 40—year—olds. i think we are — opening up to over 40—year—olds. i think we are getting towards an inevitable point where everyone over 18 is probably going to be offered a trooster— 18 is probably going to be offered a boosterjab. i think the jc vi is already— boosterjab. i think the jc vi is already looking at that. again, we do know— already looking at that. again, we do know that the vaccine, whilst effective. — do know that the vaccine, whilst effective, do wayne. obviously it is initially being offered to the vulnerable people, but when it comes to, when_ vulnerable people, but when it comes to, when time passes by, most people probably— to, when time passes by, most people probably will be offered one. more vulnerable people may even be offered — vulnerable people may even be offered a — vulnerable people may even be offer

a _ over to sajid javid. thank you, prime minister. a year - over to sajid javid. over to sajid javid. thank you, | prime minister. a year ago this over to sajid javid. thank you, - prime minister. a year ago this week the country— prime minister. a year ago this week the country made headlines when we became _ the country made headlines when we became the first nation in the western— became the first nation in the western world to authorise a vaccine for covid-19 — western world to authorise a vaccine for covid—19 in this kicked off one of the _ for covid—19 in this kicked off one of the greatest collective endeavour is the _ of the greatest collective endeavour is the nation has seen in peacetime. think— is the nation has seen in peacetime. think how— is the nation has seen in peacetime. think how far— is the nation has seen in peacetime. think how far we have come since then _ think how far we have come since then 115— think how far we have come since then. 115 millionjabs think how far we have come since then. 115 million jabs across the uk and a _ then. 115 mi

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sajid javid spoke on the andrew marr programme earlier. i think possibly, yes.untry and they have the same problem. the reason is a lot of these medical devices, even some of the drugs, procedures, textbooks, most of them are put together in majority white countries. and i think there is a systemic issue around this. earlier i spoke dr habib naqvi, director of the nhs race and health observatory. we welcome this review because one of the founding principles of the nhs is equality. and the possibility that a bias, even unconscious, could lead to poorer health outcomes is totally unacceptable. it needs to be looked at with a level of urgency. within the observatory, we carried out a review back in april of this year which highlighted some of the issues, the inaccuracies, potential inaccuracies in readings for people with darker pigmentation. that review was earlier this year, but issues around oximetres have been raised since the late 1980s. they were introduced in the early 1980s. how much of an understanding has there been of that, if it has been flagged up for

sajid javid was facing mps on a commons committee which also heard there was a workforce crisis in thety in finding and retaining staff. yes, that pledge of 6,000 more gps in england by 2024 was made by the conservatives on the 2019 election campaign and now sajid javid says it is not on track and more needs to be done to ensure that it is and back in 2015, the conservatives pledged 5,000 more gps in england by 2020 and it was not met. yes, there were references to the workforce crisis in the nhs on this committee including by the former health secretaryjeremy hunt, and sajid javid was pressed on how much money had been set aside for training of new staff after the spending review announcement of more money for the nhs last week and said that had not been set out. but he did go on to say that there would be a 15 year plan for the training of new doctors and nurses under the health professionals but that would not be set out until next spring. the government's latest coronavirus figures for the uk, show there were 33,865 new infections recorded, in the latest 24—hour period, which means

the health secretary, sajid javid, has been speaking this morning and on sky news he has talked aboution of the vaccine booster programme and is expecting imminent advice from thejcvi, which advises the government on that. yesterday the prime minister talked about possibly offering that two more adults, so i think we will see some movement on that front quickly as well. looking further ahead, sajid javid has said he expects people to plan for christmas as normal and he thinks it will be a great christmas. so perhaps some reassuring words for people making their christmas plans. also, whether their christmas plans. also, whether the government will possibly going further, these restrictions will be reviewed in three weeks' time. he says we are nowhere near reintroducing working from home or other social distancing measures. so it seems like this is as far as the government wants to and expects to government wants to and expects to go at this point. you government wants to and expects to go at this point-— go at this point. you mention broad olitical go at this point. you mention broad

sajid javid singh had should roll on this - to happen at this point.n this one. | singh had should roll on this one. 7 saying. he is the director of the trust and he has resigned from the sage. his statement saying that he wants to focus on his work and we do know that he set the covid—i9 crisis is a long way from over in the global situation is deeply troubling. and he has called in recent times for tougher measures, james. to make we need tougher precautionary measures. the number of people in hospital is worrying and i went to a number of events last week because i have a week off they took my daughter to the musical of frozen. in the theatre there, for having voluntary, voluntary covid—i9 cheques, no one was wearing a mask inside. band was wearing a mask inside. and eve one was wearing a mask inside. and everyone had — was wearing a mask inside. and everyone had them on but no buddy ? me my— everyone had them on but no buddy ? me my daughter with the ones at the nronlb _ me my daughter with the ones at the nronlb it's _ me my daughter with the ones

england's health secretary sajid javid urgers over people over 50 to get their covid booster injectionspart of a campaign to avoid restricitons over christmas. terrifying footage of dangerous driving — police in yorkshire launch a major road safety campaign to tackle falling standards post lockdown hello and welcome to bbc news. police in the united states have opened a criminal investigation after eight people died at a music festival in texas on friday. police in the united states have opened a criminal investigation after eight people died at a music festival in texas on friday. many people were also hurt when the crowd surged forward — on the opening night of astroworld in houston. investigators are also looking into claims that someone in the crowd was injecting other people with drugs. this report from simonjones contains flashing images. a concert venue that's become a crime scene. shortly after this footage was taken, the crowd, made up of 50,000 people, began to surge towards the stage. it's not clear why. the dead are aged between 1a and 27. police say they are determined to f

the health secretary sajid javid said the home office is working to find ways to return people to otherntries, predominantly with the countries where most of the failed asylum seekers are coming from. and those aren't always european countries. and home secretary has done that. she has signed new agreements and put those in place with countries like india. but also, i would say that the pandemic has made returning people across the world, across asylum systems much harder. and we do have to take that into account as well. the welsh labour government and plaid cymru have approved what they describe as a "wide—ranging deal" for cooperation in the senedd. the agreement includes pledges to extend free school meals to all primary school pupils, to expand free childcare, to reform social care and measures to tackle second homes. the agreement still needs the approval of plaid members. very chilly afternoon with a lot of sunshine, it has to be said, but interspersed with that sunshine in the number of areas for example i did see this one in kent and there is a very heavy showers coming off the

what will be interesting to observe how this happens is that we've got sajid javid as health ministerackle the variant properly? this is going to be extraordinarily interesting, this week of politics, we have a by—election happening in bexley on thursday, and just how the different forces within the government play out, how far we go, and sajid javid was very keen to say this morning that we were nowhere near lock downs, not anywhere close, but i wonder if everybody is thinking, will christmas be quite the same as we thought it might be? who knows. we don't have a crystal ball. picking up on what anne said, sajid javid said social distance rules came with a heavy cost on the economy, as well as on peoples social lives and mental health. the government trying to articulate both sides of the argument, isn't it? yes, not only are we far from lock downs. _ yes, not only are we far from lock downs. but — yes, not only are we far from lock downs, but also far from bringing back social — downs, but also far from bringing back social distancing and home—working. clearly he thinks quite _ home

—— one of the jobs for sajid javid. it isjust more — jobs for sajid javid.guardian, jane _ pandemic now. that's look at the guardian, jane - _ pandemic now. that's look at the guardian, jane - pm _ pandemic now. that's look at the guardian, jane - pm clashes- pandemic now. that's look at the guardian, jane - pm clashes with guardian, jane — pm clashes with health officials over new curve. borisjohnson singh, have your christmas party, go to your nativity play, have your christmas, but not everyone agrees. == play, have your christmas, but not everyone agrees.— everyone agrees. -- saying. the official saying. — everyone agrees. -- saying. the official saying, it _ everyone agrees. -- saying. the official saying, it is _ everyone agrees. -- saying. the official saying, it is the - everyone agrees. -- saying. the official saying, it is the time - everyone agrees. -- saying. the official saying, it is the time of. official saying, it is the time of year, people are having get—togethers, and asked if people should go ahead, she said people should go ahead, she sa

speaker: sajid javid.tary said the move would protect both patients and staff from infection. no—one in the nhs or care that is currently unvaccinated should be scapegoated, singled out or shamed. that would be totally unacceptable. this is about supporting them to make a positive choice, to protect vulnerable people, to protect their colleagues, and of course, to protect themselves. the nhs staff we spoke to in london were broadly in favour. i'm all for it. yeah? yeah. if people want to work here then they should be prepared to have whatever vaccinations they need. i think everyone needs to have the vaccine. i but this trainee gp says she's recently had covid and believes she is now protected, and so doesn't want to be vaccinated. it is unethical to force anyone to have a medical procedure. and if i've decided, for various reasons, to not have this medical procedure, it shouldn't be up to the government to force me to, or to say i'm going to lose myjob. in england 90% of nhs staff have had two doses of co

sajid javid promised two things, firstly by the end of the 93v things, firstly by the end of the gaythen by the spring a long—term 15 year plan —— firstly, by the edge of the year. as he was reminded by mps on the committee, making promises is one thing and delivering is another, the government has already promised 6000 extra gps in this parliament and is the health secretary himself admitted, they are not on track to meet that. hick not on track to meet that. nick triu ule, not on track to meet that. nick triggle. many _ not on track to meet that. nick triggle, many thanks. - 11 billion wet wipes are used in the uk every year, and they cause more than 90% of the blockages in our sewers. that's because the vast majority of them contain plastic, which doesn't break down or decompose. now one mp is propsing a new law to change the way they're produced. ione wells reports. we use wet wipes all the time, don't we? to wipe our surfaces, to take our make—up off, to clean up after kids. they're pretty sturdy things, but a lot of them end up on our river banks. the thames river bank near bat

speaker: sajid javid.th patients and staff from infection. no—one in the nhs or care that is currently unvaccinated should be scapegoated, singled out or shamed. that would be totally unacceptable. this is about supporting them to make a positive choice, to protect vulnerable people, to protect their colleagues, and of course, to protect themselves. the nhs staff we spoke to in london were broadly in favour. i'm all for it. yeah? yeah. if people want to work here then they should be prepared to have whatever vaccinations they need. i think everyone needs to have the vaccine. i but this trainee gp says she's recently had covid and believes she is now protected, and so doesn't want to be vaccinated. it is unethical to force anyone to have a medical procedure. and if i've decided, for various reasons, to not have this medical procedure, it shouldn't be up to the government to force me to, or to say i'm going to lose myjob. in england 90% of nhs staff have had two doses of covid vaccine. but 103,000 are comple

speaker: sajid javid.ect both patients and staff from infection. no—one in the nhs or care that is currently unvaccinated should be scapegoated, singled out or shamed. that would be totally unacceptable. this is about supporting them to make a positive choice, to protect vulnerable people, to protect their colleagues, and of course, to protect themselves. the nhs staff we spoke to in london were broadly in favour. i'm all for it. yeah? yeah. if people want to work here then they should be prepared to have whatever vaccinations they need. i think everyone needs to have the vaccine. i but this trainee gp says she's recently had covid and believes she is now protected, and so doesn't want to be vaccinated. it is unethical to force anyone to have a medical procedure. and if i've decided, for various reasons, to not have this medical procedure, it shouldn't be up to the government to force me to, or to say i'm going to lose myjob. in england 90% of nhs staff have had two doses of covid vaccine. but 103,000 are

sajid javid, the health secretary...secretary, for his part, is putting his faith in the now expanded booster programme. well, we are extending it from tomorrow, actually, to people in the age group 40—49, and we will keep under review how that might be extended in the future, and we are seeing record numbers of people come forward, but i would urge everybody, if they are eligible, to come forward, because that is the best way we can look forward to the kind of christmas we all want to see. many experts think there is the prospect of a fairly normal christmas in the uk, whatever may be going on in neighbouring countries. we have actually had some spread going on since the summer and so, i think it's unlikely that we are going to see the very sharp rise in the next few months that we have seen... in a sense, we are ahead of that. we are already ahead of that. with this particular virus, the delta variant. from tomorrow austria will be put back into lockdown, though much of that is due to its vaccination rates not being hi

sajid javid, the health secretary...ng said we wouldn't be going down the same route, with the focus instead on the boosterjab campaign. well, we are extending it from tomorrow, actually, to people in the age group, a0 to a9, and we will keep under review how that might be extended in the future. and we're seeing record numbers of people come forward, but i would urge everyone to, if they are eligible to do so, to come forward, because that's the best way we can look forward to the kind of christmas that we all want to see. there's no plan to restrict travel. the feeling is the delta variant may be spreading through europe, but it's already here. our vaccination rates are high, but one of the scientists behind the oxford—astrazeneca vaccine was asked, are we getting close to herd immunity? well, it depends what you mean by herd immunity. if you mean stopping the virus so it can no longer spread, that's not going to be a thing. unfortunately, this virus is going to be with us for the decades ahead. if you mean slowing it

now, sajid javid was asked why he wasn't doing this and he cited concerns about the economy. anywhere near lockdown. other people are saying because the cases are still relatively low, then that means that the judgment is correct at the moment, because telling everyone to work from home is advice, it would ben't be an instruction but telling everyone to work from home may seem an overreaction but there is a political riskiness, because the new measures are getting reviewed a week before christmas, if those, at that stage, have to be extended rather than wound down we have a whole range of political points ready to say we told you so. so from a political point of view, how fine a line is the government having to tread between those who favour tougher restrictions and those who don't? ~ . ., , tougher restrictions and those who don't? ~ . . , ..,, tougher restrictions and those who don't? ~ . . , , .,, don't? well certainly the case, as ou don't? well certainly the case, as you know. _ don't? well certainly the case, as you know. a _ don't? well certainly the case, as you know,

the health secretary sajid javid says the government "could not have acted more swiftly" in its responsemnicron coronavirus variant. he's called on people to come forward for booster vaccinations and is urgently considering widening the booster programme. two people who tested positive for the new variant remain in isolation — as our health correspondent anna collinson reports. the borders have already been breached by 0micron, with two cases of the new mutated variant detected in england. scientists on the government fear there may be more. the threat the variant poses is currently unknown but there are concerns its mutations mean it may spread more quickly. the south african doctor who first spotted 0micron so she found many patients who tested positive with the new variant displayed many mild symptoms, more cough and tiredness. i think you already have it there in your country. what we are seeing clinically in south africa, is extremely mild cases and we haven't admitted anyone. i spoke to other colleagues of mine, the same picture. colleagues of mine, the same icture. ., ., , colleag

sajid javid speaking in the comments _ booster shot.y are seeing in south africa will stabilise over time but it is highly concerning at the rapid rate of increase in cases associated with the variant both in the central part of where it was first discovered but also in the other provinces in south africa. dr david nabarro is special envoy of the world health organisation on covid—19. he had this assessment of the variant�*s potential. my view is that it is appropriate to be concerned, and i will tell you why. the virus looks like it will have greater capacity to evade the defences we have all built up as a result of the vaccinations we have received since the beginning of the year, and that is a concern because that would then mean it's a bit like having to reset the dial and to go back and start dealing with the totally new pandemic all over again and we have to treat it as a new virus. that is the concern. the only thing i want to say to people is, remember, that way we deal with a pandemic like this is we do everything possible to s

the uk health secretary sajid javid has said some people may have died as a result of potential racial has launched a review following research suggesting that, during the pandemic, patients from some ethnic minorities have been at greater risk of receiving inaccurate results from oximeters, which measure oxygen in the blood. joining me now is dr habib naqvi, director of the nhs race and health observatory. thank you forjoining us. is this something that you have been aware of? it something that you have been aware of? , ., , , .., , of? it is, who this review because one of the founding principles of the nhs is equality. and the possibility that a bias, even unconscious, could lead to poorer health outcomes is totally unacceptable. it needs to be looked at with a level of urgency. within the observatory, we carried out a review back in april of this year which highlighted some of the issues, the inaccuracies, potential inaccuracies in readings for people with darker pigmentation. that review was _ with darker pigmentation. that review was earlier _ with darker pigmentation. that revie

you had sajid javid getting involved and other things need to be looked at in this has become a political too just because it has not been handled in the way that you might expect and we are looking at serious reputational damage here you have mps writing the club demanding explanations and i think they're going to have to come clean about how we are. going to have to come clean about how we are-— how we are. with accusations of racism come — how we are. with accusations of racism come with _ how we are. with accusations of racism come with cell _ how we are. with accusations of. racism come with cell institutions react and whether how quickly do they carry out a thorough investigation and clear that there are a lot of questions being raised about the cricket club's response to this in the spring of the yorkshire post front page which obviously focuses on it very closely. you can see on the front page, the cricket club sponsors exit and racism row. removing brand from stadium, player admits slurand removing brand from stadium, player admits slur and they call for inquiry. foryorkshire adm

the quicker the better and i pushed sajid javid on bis on tuesday and they were quite defensive aboutoot.— on the front foot. there are some eo - le on the front foot. there are some people who _ on the front foot. there are some people who would _ on the front foot. there are some people who would say _ on the front foot. there are some people who would say we - on the front foot. there are some people who would say we are - on the front foot. there are some i people who would say we are going on the front foot. there are some - people who would say we are going to get variants because that is what happens in a pandemic and with a virus, you are going to get mutations and variants all the time. this is another one. we don't know that much about it. maybe we are overreacting? i that much about it. maybe we are overreacting?— that much about it. maybe we are overreacting? i find that hard, that anal sis. overreacting? i find that hard, that analysis- we _ overreacting? i find that hard, that analysis. we have _ overreacting? i find that hard, that analysis. we have now _ overreacting?

sajid javid, we are hoping to hear from is b11529. the fact that six african countries will be added to the uk red list and that is south africa, libya, isuzu,... and botswana. more on bbc news, stay with us. this is bbc news. i'm christian fraser. the channel crossings continue despite the deaths of 27 people who were pulled from the water yesterday. the british government is offering to send its own officers to france forjoint patrols. but the home secretary says there will be no quick fix. this is about addressing long—term pull factors, smashing the criminal gangs that treat human beings as cargo ie %—— to south 3

i'm joined by sajid _ dig stories in the nhs.pe, and by doctor andrew pollard was director of the oxford vaccine _ pollard was director of the oxford vaccine group who produced the astrazeneca vaccine, so a really, really _ astrazeneca vaccine, so a really, really busy — astrazeneca vaccine, so a really, really busy morning.— astrazeneca vaccine, so a really, really busy morning. andrew, thank ou, look really busy morning. andrew, thank you, look forward _ really busy morning. andrew, thank you, look forward to _ really busy morning. andrew, thank you, look forward to seeing - really busy morning. andrew, thank you, look forward to seeing the - you, look forward to seeing the programme at nine o'clock. you will be reading the news for andrew. lots of people reacting incidentally to the interview we did with kath and ian, obviously kevin sinfield sets off on his run tomorrow, starting from the leicester tigers's ground and he will run up to headingley, to his old ground it leeds rhinos, 101 miles in 24 hours. t his old ground it l

the uk's health secretary sajid javid has announced that flights from six southern african countriesned from arriving in britain later today. the move comes amid worrying warnings about a new covid variant emerging in the region. experts have described the variant b.1.1.529 as the worst they have seen so far, and with no cases confirmed in the uk the government hope that they'll be able to prevent the spread in the lead up to christmas. so far — only 59 confirmed cases have been identified in south africa, hong kong and botswana. consumer watchdog which have responded to the travel ban with a stark reminder that travel is not back to normal and that the pandemic continues to disrupt passengers�* travel plans, often with very little notice. whilst more study needs to be done there are fears that the vaccines could be less effective against this new strain. our medical editor fergus walsh has the latest. from what we do know there's a significant number of mutations, perhaps double the number of mutations that we have seen in the delta variant. and that would suggest that it may well b

studio: sajid javid hasjust stood studio: sajid javid has just stood up studio: sajid javid has justy further — now saying, let's not wait any further before opening the booster programme to young adults. let's bring _ programme to young adults. let's bring younger adults into the booster— bring younger adults into the booster programme now so that any drop in— booster programme now so that any drop in vaccine protection that they might— drop in vaccine protection that they might get— drop in vaccine protection that they might get will be mitigated by it having _ might get will be mitigated by it having the booster dose.- might get will be mitigated by it having the booster dose. thank you. an application _ having the booster dose. thank you. an application for _ having the booster dose. thank you. an application for use _ having the booster dose. thank you. an application for use of— having the booster dose. thank you. an application for use of the - having the booster dose. thank you. an application for use of the pfizer i an application for use of the pfizer vaccine in children ag

the uk health secretary sajid javid says the variant may be the most infectious yet.rom what we do know there's a significant number of mutations, perhaps double the number of mutations that we have seen in the delta variant. and that would suggest that it may well be more transmissible and the current vaccines that we have may well be less effective. so are we heading for a return to tough travel restrictions? paul charles is ceo of the travel consultancy the pc agency. 20 months into the crisis, this must feel like deja vu for the industry — do travellers have more flexibilty and financial protection this time round? i think they do, there is no doubt travel firms have become much better at offering refunds or alternatives in terms of switching flights but this feels like we are going backwards at a time when things were improving. airlines were back to 60 or 70% of what they were flying pre—pandemic, tour operators and travel agents were seeing bookings return to around 80% of what they saw before the pandemic and hotels were starting to fill a room is again so it

one of the things that sajid javid is worried about is when it comes to developing technology, decidingsome sort of systematic racial bias. one thing in particular he is talking about our oximeters. you might remember me put them in the end of your finger oximeters. you might remember me put them in the end of yourfinger and measure how much oxygen is in your blood. they were really important during the pandemic. evidence seems to suggest they don't work as well if you had darker skin. that is one example he is using. we need to figure out if this is a wider problem. there will be this review was not a great deal of detail on what that will entail or who will oversee it but the idea is it comes up oversee it but the idea is it comes up with some solutions by the end of january. up with some solutions by the end of janua . . ~' ,, , . as the netherlands battles record coronavirus infections, there's been a second night of rioting over new restrictions. hundreds of people lit fires and pelted the police with rocks and fireworks in the hague. it follows friday night's violence in rotterdam

the health secretary, sajid javid, says the new arrangement will make care homes much safer. 0ur socials. the end of a breakfast shift for daniela bell, and the end of a job that she loved. she's worked in a care home with people with dementia for nearly four years but because she won't have the covid jab she had to leave before tonight's deadline. she's worried about potential vaccine side effects. it was difficult this morning and it was a bit heartbreaking, because i love what i do, and i love the people, i love the staff, and it's been hard to break from that, because i can't see myself doing something else. and the number of staff leaving remains a real worry according to the national care forum, which represent services employing 14,000 people, looking after 11,000 residents. in a snapshot survey, its members believe they will have lost 3.5% of their workers by midnight tonight, and another group will leave when they can no longer self certify that they have a medical exemption. in these services alone that adds up to more than 1,000 staff going. care homes feel that they've been

tonight the health secretary sajid javid has asked all nhs trusts in england to review access to mortuariesne burns looks at how he was able to commit his crimes for so long. i'm admitting the offences, be i won't go into detail. this is the moment that david fuller confirmed what police already knew. he had spent years abusing dead women and girls in hospital mortuaries. but we may never know the full extent. the main evidence against him was what prosecutors called a "library of depravity". 12 years of his photos and videos. he had worked in two nhs hospitals for more than 30 years though. it is beyond comprehension, nothing to compare with this has come across my desk as a prosecutor. in mortuaries it is normal practice for a range of staff to need access — porters and maintenance teams. part of david fuller's role was to check the fridge temperatures. mortuary staff left mid—afternoon, but his shifts went on until the evening, so it was easy for him to be there alone. like in many hospitals, mortuary security here was largely focussed on stopping unauthorised access. visitors had to be

health secretary sajid javid was asked to this morning what he thought about this.l meeting for your private employer from your house of commons office? look, i'm not going to get into any individual case. . i am asking you about the principle. if you have an external interest, i can't see why you would be - using anything funded by the taxpayer. - that includes your office? i think it would include your office space, yes. you were working forjp morgan. did you ever do virtual meetings for them from your house of commons office? i have had phone calls. i might've received - a phone call or something. but if you are saying, _ did i use parliamentary computers or anything else - for something like that, i wouldn't have done that. and if you had done, you would have thought it was the wrong thing to do? you are trying to draw me down a particular line on mr cox... i no, it'sjust interesting, because it is something he has done that you would have chosen not to do. you don't know he has done that, allegations have been made. - you are responding to allegations that have

that's according to the health secretary, sajid javid, as a third case has now been identified here. are expected to be more, with concerns that it may spread more easily and potentially evade current vaccines. ministers say they have acted swiftly — in england, mask—wearing in shops and on public transport will be a legal requirement once again — a change that will come into force on tuesday. here's our health correspondent, anna collinson. some breaking news... south africa and the president addressing the nation... , , ., ., nation... scientists have also identified _ nation... scientists have also identified cases _ nation... scientists have also identified cases in _ nation... scientists have also identified cases in countries. nation... scientists have also - identified cases in countries such as hong kong, australia, belgium, italy, united kingdom, germany, austria, denmark and israel. the early identification of this variant is a result of the excellent work done by our scientists in south africa and it is a direct result of the investment that our science and innovation as w

the health secretary sajid javid says the government "could not have acted more swiftly" in its response

that's it for now, but before we go the health secretary, sajid javid, willjoin andrew marr at 9 o'clockle to get their booster jabs now, a push to encourage people to get their boosterjabs continues. hello, it may have turned colder but along with that change, the skies in many areas on sunday will be a good deal blower. in fact, that changes on saturday in scotland was the colder air moves through. that has spread through the uk. along with the sunshine, there is a chance of catching a shower across eastern areas of the uk. this cold front is moving away so behind it, the cold air, along with a clear skies across the uk, but, yes, the colder air has arrived. it will feel very different from everything we have had so far this autumn but it is not at all unusualfor this autumn but it is not at all unusual for the this autumn but it is not at all unusualfor the time of this autumn but it is not at all unusual for the time of year. a touch of frost in parts of scotland is the day begins. plenty of sunshine around. with a scattering of showers in northern scotland, wintree on hills, becomin

and the health secretary, sajid javid, will be one of the guests on the andrew marr show, that's tomorrowbbc one. a powerful storm that's hit britain is now known to have killed at least three people. gale force winds of up to 160 kilometres an hour brought down trees and knocked out power to tens of thousands of homes across scotland, northern england, the midlands and wales. here's andy gill. storm arwen has left much of the country facing disruption and damage. there have been some near misses, road and rail travel has been badly affected and tens of thousands of homes left without power. the storm brought picture postcard scenery to the north yorkshire village of low row, but it's also disrupting life, especially for the vulnerable. patricia is 86. she lives alone and has difficulty walking. her power�*s been off since half past ten last night. it's cold, very cold. now, i've got some... somebody brought me a hot water bottle to put on my knees. and i've got two jumpers on. winds of more than 90 miles an hour battered the north—east coast of scotland and trains were cancelled across t

the uk health secretary, sajid javid, explained why new measures were needed, including tougher rulesearning more about this new variant all the time, but the latest indication is that it spreads very rapidly. it may impact the effectiveness of one of our major treatments for covid—19, and as the chief medical officer said this weekend, there's a reasonable chance that our current vaccines may be impacted. scientists are now in a race to establish whether the new variant is more transmissible than the current delta variant and whether it causes more severe disease. they'll also be assessing its impact on the effectiveness of vaccines. our medical editor fergus walsh has more. afteralpha, beta, gamma, delta comes omicron, which scientists think could be the worst variant yet. so is omicron more transmissible? it appears to be driving a rise in infections in south africa, but it's too early to be certain what's happening as cases only started increasing ten days ago from a very low level. the world health organization said omicron shows why the world needs a new global agreement on how

sajid javid has dangled the carrot of a normal christmas. can go ahead and get that boosterjab. we know so far around and get that boosterjab. we know so fararound 10,000,000 and get that boosterjab. we know so far around 10,000,000 people have had their third vaccination but in the over �*80s age group, around 30% of people haven't taken it up and in the over �*50s, that figure rises to 40% but you have to remember not everybody in the over a0 age a0% but you have to remember not everybody in the over a0 age group is eligible to get their vaccination. that's why there's a big push to get more people to sign up, though. people can sign a month before the third vaccination is due and in the coming week, around 3,000,000 more people are going to be invited to sign up. you have to remember this is all because, after six months immunity wanes, after six months from your second job. no cases in the uk are still high but numbers are dropping amongst younger people. so with the older people who are more severely affected by covid and where cases ar