state senator steve fenberg, thank you very - impacts. y much. impacts. state senator steve - fenberg, thank you very much. thanks for havin: fenberg, thank you very much. thanks for having me- — let's get more on those new year celebrations which have been taking place across the world — this is the how hong kong rang it in. happy new year! so it's now 2022 in asia, while people in africa and europe are just a few hours away from seeing the new year arrive, too. however, in many places, the celebrations will be muted as governments try to discourage crowds coming together to counter the spread of covid. in london, the mayor, sadiq khan, has urged people to stay home or to exercise caution if they do head out tonight. it's really important, if you've not got a lateral flow test at home and you're not vaccinated, you think very, very carefully about whether you go out tonight. it's possible to get a lateral flow test today from local pharmacists, from libraries. i checked this morning. there were a lateral flow tests available in some local

state senator steve fenberg.s reached a new record high, and pressure on hospitals continues to grow. covid—related absences in acute nhs trusts in england went up by more than 40% during christmas week. an average of more than 25,000 health workers were off sick or isolating each day. london was again the worst hit with about 4% of staff in acute trusts absent — up by nearly 60% on the week before. most nhs staff will be glad to see the back of 2021. nearly two years into this pandemic, many are exhausted. a spike in covid cases is driving a rise in staff sickness. in england, london is worst affected with about 4% of staff in acute trusts absent for covid—related reasons in the week before christmas, up nearly 60% on the week before. many feel it's impacting on patient care. the staff that are at work will be caring for more patients, trying to do more to cover for their missing colleagues, working extra hours, starting early, finishing late. the pressure will be immense. in the latest infection survey from the

. >> colorado senator steve fenberg there.e u.s., prince andrew's legal team has failed in its bid to stop proceedings in a civil sex abuse case. virginia jeffrey, who now lives in australia, has accused prince andrew of sexually assaulting her when she was a teenager at the homes of jeffrey epstein and ghislaine maxwell. prince andrew's lawyers argued virginia jeffrey is not a u.s. resident and that her civil legal action should be halted. prince andrew has consistently denied her allegations. coronavirus inspections in the u.k. -- infections in the u.k. have reached a record high and pressure on hospitals continues to grow. covid related absences in england went up by 40% during christmas week in nhs. an average of five thousand health workers were off sick or isolated each day. london was again was the worst hit with about 4% of staff in acute trusts absent, up by nearly 60% from the week before. our health correspondent reports. >> most nhs staff will be glad to see the back of 22 anyone --- 2021. usually two years into th

i spoke to the colorado state senator steve fenberg a little earlier — he told me how shocked he was unheard—of and unprecedented situation. as you heard, the governor says, the devastation was a matter of hours. we are now getting a much better sense of what lies and what remains we think there are about 2000 homes within that region. upwards of 1000 could be burned to the ground. i was able to do a fly over early this morning and do a little bit of a tour of some of the impact areas and it is absolutely devastating. entire neighbourhoods, entire subdivisions gone. nothing left of them, really. it really is an unprecedented disaster. in colorado, we are used to wildfires, we are used to natural disasters. living in mother nature. this one is different, given the time of year that it is and given the fact that there really ripped through a suburban and an urban area, which is unusual. and what other conditions like right now for fighting these wildfires? some strong winds have been fanning the flames, haven't they? you know, you're right, but that is actually the strangest part of th