more than 90,000 eu workers have left the uk's hospitality sector in the last year. hat its cost the lake district is, with the uncertainty of the hospitality industry, staff have left the industry. we've had staff leave to work in tesco supermarket and asda, where it's a more reliable source. they don't know whether they'll get furloughed. .. they're going backwards and forwards with the lockdown and reopening, so it's scared a lot of staff off. across the entire hospitality industry, there were 117,000 job vacancies between may and july this year. that's 27% higher than the same months in 2019. being short on staff often means customers run short on patience. becca murdoch is assistant manager at another bar in the lake district. has yourjob and how people treat you changed a lot during the pandemic? it's completely changed. it's nothing like what it was last year. so now, it's... people are queuing up for hours and they're in a mood when they come. and then they're hungry cos they can't get any food, cos it's fully booked and we're short—staffed. becca, what kind o

but some of the uk hospitality industry say they're not optimistic about american travelers who are now flocking to the uk anytime soon. the white house confirming last week that it has no plans to change existing travel restrictions for travelers coming from the uk and other european nations last month. both the u.s. state department and cdc issuing their highest warnings against travel to the u k because of a surge in covid cases. let's switch gears now to talk weather. this monday evening. a live look outside at coit tower really couldn't ask for a more better weekend of weather around these parts. so it's beautiful as talk to a lawrence karnow again. but you said it's going to cool down a little bit. but okay. yeah, which is great thing. i think actually the 1st half of august may actually see a cooling trend which me. >> very, very the help of the firefighters on the fires. other fighting around the state and other states as well. >> up there this eveningr though, beautiful sight. they got some great clouds out there to enjoy. i think it's going make for a very pretty sunset this e

more than 90,000 eu workers left the uk's hospitality sector in the last year. they've gone backwards and forwards with the lockdown and the reopening, it has scared a lot of staff. and when staffing is short, customers can also run short on patience. becca is assistant manager at another bar in the lake district. has yourjob and how people treat you changed a lot during the pandemic? it has completely changed. nothing like what it was last year. so now people are queueing up for hours, and they are angry when they come and they are hungry because they can't get any food because it's fully booked and we are short—staffed. becca is not alone in feeling this way. in a survey this year, 61% of uk hospitality staff said they had received or witnessed verbal abuse from customers. steve hargreaves is becca's boss and he says he's had similar concerns from staff across his multiple hospitality businesses in the lake district. you would think that people would be nicer and friendlier after everything that we have all been through. that does not seem to be the case, so we

kate nicholls, chief executive of uk hospitality, thank you.katie hunter has been speaking to one teenager and her mum. emotional. happy. emotional. a bit emotional this morning. it's the news 14—year—old katie and her family had been longing to hear. she had a wee moment just before you came on to speak to you, she was quite... just quite bubbly. i think it's just we've waited this long. we've really been waiting since november, since the news came out that there was going to be a vaccine. now that vaccine will be going into younger arms. the scottish government says children 12 and over with certain conditions, including down's syndrome, severe neuro disabilities and lower immunity will be offered the pfizer jag before august the 16th. as well as those children healthy young people of the same age who live with someone who is immunosuppressed will also be given the option of a vaccine. it will give some protection after the first dose but they will need to wait until they have had their second doses, which will be eight weeks after the first

that stat came from industry expert kate nichols, who now heads up uk hospitality.outside a closed down club. since then, we've lost a further 25%, and a significant number of those have closed during the pandemic year. 0ne bit of the industry that's not been allowed to reopen at all since march. so while we saw stabilisation in 2018—19, i think we will see an accelerated closure rate through this year. a lot of her concerns are shared by club owners like simeon. he runs the depot in manchester, the drum sheds, and the massive print works here in london. we're 500 days in, we are absolutely exhausted. we've gone from a team of several hundred to tens, with the government saying, "we're all about to open, now stop, now start, now stop." every time that happens, we lose tens of millions of pounds. why is it you think they don't get it? why is it that this industry keeps telling me they feel abandoned? i don't think we've been forgotten, ijust don't think they care. that's the fundamental. i don't think it's about being forgotten, we've been lobbying hard. the science

that stat came from industry expert kate nichols, who now heads up uk hospitality.ly, outside a closed down club. since then, we've lost a further 25%, and a significant number of those have closed during the pandemic year. 0ne bit of the industry that's not been allowed to reopen at all since march. so while we saw stabilisation in 2018—19, i think we will see an accelerated closure rate through this year. a lot of her concerns are shared by club owners like simeon. he runs the depot in manchester, the drum sheds, and the massive print works here in london. we're 500 days in, we are absolutely exhausted. we've gone from a team of several hundred to tens, with the government saying, "we're all about to open, now stop, now start, now stop." every time that happens, we lose tens of millions of pounds. why is it you think they don't get it? why is it that this industry keeps telling me they feel abandoned ? i don't think we've been forgotten, ijust don't think they care. that's the fundamental. i don't think it's about being forgotten, we've been lobbying hard. the sci

. - a study of the way covid spread in uk hospitals has shown how doctors struggled to contain the diseaseenth of people in hospital with coronavirus caught the virus while they were there. researchers analysed data from more than 300 hospitals. scientists say levels of hospital—acquired infections are now much lower. here's naomi grimley. falling ill with covid while in hospital with something else was one of the most worrying features of the first wave of the pandemic. howard crozier was 81, and admitted to hospital in sunderland in march last year with regular pneumonia. he was moved around the hospital and put onto an elderly care ward. his daughter is sure that's where he caught covid and later died. the hospital told me they had admitted a patient with suspected covid on to the elderly care ward. 0n the 25th of march, when i was told i needed to be there because dad was on end of life, i was told he tested positive for covid. there was nowhere else he could have caught that. researchers from several uk universities have examined patient records and found that at least one in ten hosp

it comes as a study of the way covid spread in uk hospitals has shown how doctors struggled to containchers analysed data from more than 300 hospitals. scientists say levels of hospital—acquired infections are now much lower. here's naomi grimley. falling ill with covid while in hospital with something else was one of the most worrying features of the first wave of the pandemic. howard crozier was 81, and admitted to hospital in sunderland in march last year with regular pneumonia. he was moved around the hospital and put onto an elderly care ward. his daughter is sure that's where he caught covid and later died. the hospital told me they had admitted a patient with suspected covid on to the elderly care ward. 0n the 25th of march, when i was told i needed to be there because dad was on end of life, i was told he tested positive for covid. there was nowhere else he could have caught that. researchers from several uk universities have examined patient records and found that at least one in ten hospital patients with covid were infected after admission. at the peak, this rose to more lik

analysis of the spread of covid within uk hospitals has shown that during the first wave, more than onee study say demands urgent investigation. our health correspondent, naomi grimley, has more. falling ill with covid while in hospitalfor something else was one of the most worrying features of the first wave of the pandemic. a new study from a group of uk universities has examined the numbers to see how common it was. the researchers found that at least one in ten hospital patients with covid were infected after admission. at the peak, this rose to more like one in five. overall, this research suggests 11,800 people may have been infected this way and possibly more because early data is unclear. crucially, there were big variations between similar types of hospital and that's down to different preventative measures. even at the peak of the outbreak, we saw that some busy hospitals still managed to maintain good infection prevention and control. that meant that there was good hand washing, there was good testing of patients so the right patients were tested and kept separately from non—

a fifth of all the uk's covid hospital patients are aged between 18 and 3a.

but as the uk showed, hospitalizations and death have not been decoupled from case rate so why aren't people like tom friedman celebrating that instead of creating panic with no basis in fact? is reckless misinformation is a total fraud and then is to public health. he should be given the time of day. we have the unfathomable idiocy of the surgeon general of the united states, telling all of us, including the vaccinated, to wear a mask outdoors. there's barely any evidence of the virus transmitted outdoors. how is this? the top doctor? it's not science. it is to do. none of it makes sense months ago they said the vaccine protects you. >> the vaccinated people will be protected. >> you are protected if you are vaccinated. >> if you are fully vaccinated you are protected. steve: did something change? apparently night who she is on friday. >> when you are vaccinated, you are protected from severe disease and death. steve: why should vaccinated americans wear masks? to protect the end vaccinated from themselves? they are perfectly capable by getting a shot they don't need everyone else to

a fifth of all the uk's covid, hospital patients are aged between 18 and 34.s still to come. team gb cyclist laura kenny has won her fifth olympic gold this morning in the women's madison. her triumph makes her britain's joint most decorated female olympian ever.she won the event with partner katie archibald, dominating with a huge 78 points. denmark took silver on 35 points and the russian olympics committee taking bronze with 26 points. kenny's win makes her the first british woman to win gold medals at three olympics. let's speak now to laura kenny's first—ever coach, sophie bruton. thank you so much for being with us. did you ever when laura had won so many gold medals? ., , ., , ., medals? not when she was eight or nine ears medals? not when she was eight or nine years old _ medals? not when she was eight or nine years old when _ medals? not when she was eight or nine years old when she _ medals? not when she was eight or nine years old when she first - medals? not when she was eight or nine years old when she first camel nine years old when she first cam

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analysis of the spread of covid within uk hospitals has shown that during the first wave, more than onevirus after being admitted for an unrelated illness. the transmission rates vary considerably depending on where the patients were treated — which the authors of the study say demands urgent investigation. 0ur health correspondent, naomi grimley, has more. falling ill with covid while in hospitalfor something else was one of the most worrying features of the first wave of the pandemic. a new study from a group of uk universities has examined the numbers to see how common it was. the researchers found that at least one in ten hospital patients with covid were infected after admission. at the peak this rose to more like one in five. overall, this research suggests 11,800 people may have been infected this way and possibly more because early data is unclear. crucially, there were big variations between similar types of hospital and that's down to different preventative measures. even at the peak of the outbreak, we saw that some busy hospitals still managed to maintain good infection prev

a fifth of all the uk's covid hospital patients are aged between 18 and 34. warn of the dangers facing the young and unvaccinated — we have a special report. one of the world's greatest footballers, lionel messi, is leaving barcelona after more than 20 years. the international olympic committee says it's ordered two belarusian coaches to leave the athletes' village to protect the rest of their team. greece has been plunged into an unprecedented environmental crisis, according to the country's prime minister. days of heatwaves have turned the country into a powder keg — and he predicts the worst is yet to come with strong westerly winds expected to fan the flames. as mark lobel reports, villagers are coming under pressure to abandon their homes, as villages like these burn, the greek prime minister is urging extreme caution. houses can be rebuilt, he says, trees can regrow, however human life cannot be replaced. but abandoning your home is never easy in your 70s. translation: leave and go where, and let my house burn? _ if we had left, this place would have bu

a fifth of all the uk's covid, hospital patients are aged between 18 and 3a — doctors warn of the dangerse young and unvaccinated — we've a special report. firefighters in greece continue to battle wildfires across the country — it's predicted that worse is still to come. and the end of an era — barcelona say lionel messi will leave the club after 21 years — due to "financial obstacles". gas and electric prices will go up for millions of people across the uk in october. the energy watchdog, ofgem, has confirmed its biggest increase so far to the price cap for domestic deals to cover suppliers�* extra costs. on average, households in england, wales and scotland on standard tariffs will pay an extra 139 pounds a yearfrom october. prepayment customers will see an increase of £153 according to the regulator. the cap, which is reviewed every six months, rose by nearly a hundred pounds in april. charities, such as national energy action, say this latest increase couldn't have come at a worse time, but ofgem insists the changes are necessary because of the rising wholesale costs of energy. ofgem

a new study out of the uk finds people sick with the delta covid variant are twice as likely to need hospital care.

seeing a suggestion in adults from a couple of cohort studies, particularly from the uk, that it appears that hospitalizations in the adults are more relatively speaking indicating that the disease might be more severe in -- in the adults. if it is, there's no reason to believe that we might see that in children. >> i know that you have said that children should wear masks as they head back to school this year. california, the first state to mandate vaccinations for teachers and staff. do you think teachers across this country should be vaccinated? >> my answer to that is clear, david, yes. i really do believe we have a responsibility to the children. the children, particularly those who are not able to get vaccinated because of their age, we need to surround those children with all those people who are eligible to be vaccinated should be vaccinated. >> dr. fauci, thank you for joining me, as always. appreciate it. >> good to be with you, david. thank you for having me. >> dr. fauci also driving home the message again late today that the effort continues to get 93 million people in this country who are still

the current you're talking about is a decoupling between deaths and hospitalization. in the uk saw a strong decoupling between cases and deaths and hospitalizations, so there were a lot of infections, but not a lot of hospitalizations in israel there's also a dec dec decoupling, but not in the same pronounced way you saw in the uk i've seen some updated data from israel i believe cases are comen down now, i thinkthe third dose, th booster they've been giving to the older population is having an impact, but one theory wee you see a greater decoupling -- the u.s. made a decision intosh not based on any conversation, but made a decision to space a -- in israel they administered the vaccine on the same schedule as the u.s., three weeks apart for the pfizer, four weeks not moderna vaccine. there are some people who believe that if you space the vaccines -- the initial two doses apart more, you're more likely to get a more durable response, so to the extent we've seen declining effectiveness, if you space apart the initial two doses, you might have extended the durability we dosed th

we know from the uk it still prevents more than 90% of hospitalizations due to delta. so right now i think people are sitting tight. i think what zuckerberg san francisco general hospital is doing, it's not a bad idea. it's just giving people the option if they wanted to. but it's not that everybody has to rush out and get it. >> okay. so obviously there's a lot of dismay right now that we're all back to masking indoors, i think people are kind of stunned that we're kind of back to where we were before. there's a lot of fear moving forward. we're starting to see major contention in school meetings, you know, people, when they're out at stores, when they're out at gyms, the mind-set is very contentious right now, dr. peter. what do you say to allay that? >> well, i think it's understandable why people feel the way they are doing -- they're acting right now, which is really because everybody's anxious. people are anxious when we can't see the future ahead of us and i would tell everyone that i would be shocked if we don't get out of this soon. i think from the countrywid

a new study from the uk says the variant is doubling the risk of hospitalization.tates like alabama already at a breaking point. >> we're in a crisis situation. i don't know how much longer we're going to be able to do this. >> reporter: as the pandemic grows more dire and more hospitals are in need of a life line, the u.s. surpassed 2,000 deaths a day, breaking the sinc march. a new model now suggests by december 1st, 107,000 more could still die. >> that was horrific. >> reporter: lisa lost her sons within 12 hours of each other. she was vaccinated, they were not. >> this is the most devastating thing i've ever been through. >> reporter: tonight, one mother's preventable loss as our nation sees far too much heartbreak every day. miguel almaguer, nbc news. >>> in several states, people are lining up for antibody treatments like the one president trump was given. here is gabe gutierrez with more. >> reporter: in tampa, the line for mono clonal antibody treatments stretches even before the center opens. >> haven't been feeling well, taking a precautionary measure. >

two other people are recovering in hospital, in what is the worst mass shooting in the uk for more thane. the attack started just after 6pm in the residential area of keyham. the gunman, who turned the weapon on himself, is thought to have used a "pump action firearm" and has been named as jake davison. detectives believe a domestic incident initially sparked the violence, that then spilled onto the streets. our correspondentjon kay is live in keyham for us this evening. jon. it was exactly this time yesterday just after six o'clock that the first gunshots were heard just there behind me. here we are 24—hour as later with people still trying to get their heads around what has gone on. in the last few minutes devon and cornwall police have published the names of the people who were killed and the first victim was maxine davison, the mother of the gunman, jake davison, she was 50 years old, and she was killed at a property here. after she was shot there was more gunfire out onto the street, and the next victim was a three—year—old girl, a little girl who has been named as sadie martin, wh

hospitals i'm nancy kacungira. in afghanistan to scores of hospitals in afghanistan to scores of wounded in a child of uk british citizen. killed after travelling from london to help his family escape. what now then for those eligible to flee afghanistan for britain when the uk flight saw? we will britain when the uk flight saw? - will shift heaven and earth to help them get out we will do what ever we can scotland sees a record—breaking number of daily covid cases with more than 6000 testing positive for the virus. welcome to manchester, again cristiano rinaldo and united reach an agreement on return to old trafford. , ., ~ ., trafford. the gun used to killed a wild west outlawed _ trafford. the gun used to killed a wild west outlawed billy - trafford. the gun used to killed a wild west outlawed billy the - trafford. the gun used to killed a wild west outlawed billy the kid l wild west outlawed billy the kid 140 years ago is going to public auction for the first time. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the british operation to air left thousands of afghan and uk citizens out to afghanistan has begun

that stat came from industry expert kate nichols, who now heads up uk hospitality.e rate through this year. a lot of her concerns are shared by club owners like simeon. he runs the depot in manchester, the drum sheds, and the massive print works here in london. we're 500 days in, we are absolutely exhausted. we've gone from a team of several hundred to tens, with the government saying, "we're all about to open, now stop, now start, now stop." every time that happens, we lose tens of millions of pounds. why is it you think they don't get it? why is it that this industry keeps telling me they feel abandoned? i don't think we've been forgotten, ijust don't think they care. that's the fundamental. i don't think it's about being forgotten, we've been lobbying hard. the science is really difficult about opening venues. but we've done test events months ago, we've got the data, we know how to do it, we have world—class health and safety producers in this country. and to be honest, to totally ignore us isjust not good enough. his worries about opening and being forced to sh

the most recent figures show just under 6,000 people are in hospital with covid—19. more than 88% of ukvaccinated. and young people in england are to be offered incentives — including discounts from uber and deliveroo — to get their covid—19 vaccinations. further inducements could involve restaurants and cafes. just over two thirds of 18 to 29—year—olds have had a firstjab. with more, here's our political correspondent, nick eardley. his report contains some flashing images. would a free meal orjourney encourage you to get a covid jab? ministers hope so, announcing today incentives for people to get vaccinated — discounts on take aways and money off cab journeys. in east london, at what was billed as a vaccine festival, organisers were hoping free meals and music would encourage people along. everybody loves a freebie, don't they? by all means, you can come on down and get the vaccination, you don't have to pick up any free food but we just want to make you feel at home. for those here today, the incentives were only part of the reason. i got a text message and also a leaflet that said

uk is an example. cases have gone up hospitalization rates are still very, very low there's been no impact whatsoever on business activity. if anything, the july pmi numbers are strong maybe not prior months, but holding in there would you say some of the risks surrounding the delta variant as far as the economy is concerned can be put behind us at this point? >> well, i think we saw in july, those delta variant numbers picking up across the eurozone there was this concern now the key question really is whether you can have a pick up in cases and then, you know, the challenge to the economy is if there is a pick up of restrictions it seems as you mentioned because there is a break in the linkage between cases and hospitalizations, that it looks like a number of governments across the euro hezone are decin not to go back into the restrictions that we saw at the height of the pandemic that means we should still see the continuation of retail activity picking up. we know the activity numbers are also close to the pre-pandemic levels i would not say the risk is entirely behind us.ilizistabili. this is certa

. >> reporter: whit, a study out of the uk estimates that highly contagious delta variant doubles the risk of hospitalization. whit? >> another concern with that delta variant. elwyn, thank you. >>> tonight, thousands marching through the streets of washington, d.c., on the 58th anniversary of martin luther king jr.'s historic "i have a dream" speech, now with an urgent call for congress to act on voting legislation. >> the torch is being passed to us, and it's time for our generation to wake up the world so we can stop talking about the dream and start living the dream! >> reporter: tonight, a new generation marching the streets of washington. this time with an urgent call for congress to stop what they call the assault on voter access to the ballot box. >> we are narrowly focused on the outcome -- not the process, not the performance of events, but the outcome, and the outcome is adopting voting right protections. >> reporter: the texas house of representatives passing sb-1, its election bill that bans several voting changes introduced during the pandemic, like 24-hour polling places and drive-through voti

uk or the u.s. resulted in outcomes of hospitalizations or deaths at the initial of a year ago.were roughly 50 days long we expect in the coming weeks we will see a peak in the united states in terms of those delta infections we would expect to see the airlines respond positively. a second opportunity here to buy the reopening trade we think there's a real positive risk/reward at current prices. >> all right what do you say? >> tyler, the technical setup for the airlines is pretty bad the majority of the names are down 20% from recent highs the etf is in a bear market. there is some support. it's sentiment that matters. i drew a few arrows that along with the new case count curve and we can see when there's a max fear around the virus. sentiment is hard to pinpoint in real time. we will see a very attractive entry into the airline space >> i will take that as two yeses on the airlines. maybe a little qualified but all good thank you very much, gentlemen we appreciate it where did they go? they were so quiet >> they were just speechless >> rendered speechless "trading nation. for

the number of people in hospital with covid is now below 5,700. more than 88% of adults in the ukr 73% are now fully vaccinated. the new head of the nhs in england, amanda pritchard, has told the bbc she's "cautiously optimistic" about the outlook for hospitals in the coming weeks, as more people get vaccinated against covid. she's urging everyone to remain cautious, but the number of people being pinged by the covid app in england and wales has fallen significantly. with more, here's our health editor, hugh pym. how long have you been volunteering? first week in the job, and the new head of nhs england made a point of visiting a vaccination centre. there's more and more young people coming through. but it seems still not enough young people, with news that one in five covid hospital admissions last month were for patients under 35. older people who are more vulnerable are better protected thanks to the vaccines. and amanda pritchard says there's a lesson for 18 to 34—year—olds. so, young people are not immune and the best way they can protect themselves absolutely is to get that

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the number of people in hospital with covid is now below 5,700. more than 88% of adults in the ukhe new head of the nhs in england, amanda pritchard, has told the bbc she's "cautiously optimistic" about the outlook for hospitals in the coming weeks, as more people get vaccinated against covid. she's urging everyone to remain cautious, but the number of people being pinged by the covid app in england and wales has fallen significantly. with more, here's our health editor hugh pym. how long have you been volunteering? first week in the job, and the new head of nhs england made a point of visiting a vaccination centre. there's more and more young people coming through. but it seems still not enough young people, with news that one in five covid hospital admissions last month were for patients under 35. older people who are more vulnerable are better protected thanks to the vaccines. and amanda pritchard says there's a lesson for 18 to 34—year—olds. so, young people are not immune, and the best way they can protect themselves absolutely is to get that vaccine if they haven't already.

hospitals struggle with the wounded after the airport bombing, two uk nationals and the child of a british citizen are among the dead. those killed in this _ citizen are among the dead. those killed in this awful— citizen are among the dead. those killed in this awful attack - citizen are among the dead. those killed in this awful attack were - killed in this awful attack were trying to escape years of violence in afghanistan. instead, they became the latest victims in a country torn apart by bloodshed. with all foreign troops due to leave afghanistan in less than a week, how should the west then engage with the taliban? also tonight, america publishes its assessment of the origins of covid—19 but the results are inconclusive. the government reveals plans to ban single—use plastic utensils and polystyrene cups to help the environment. and welcome to manchester... again! cristiano ronaldo and manchester united agree a deal to return to old trafford. and coming up in the sport later in the hour on the bbc news channel, a better day for india at headingley. from certain defeat, they mightjust

the number of people in hospital with covid is now 5,631. nearly 89% of adults in the ukl not self—isolate after a staff member who accompanied him on his recent visit to scotland tested positive for coronavirus. number ten says the trip was carried out in line with covid guidance. the united nations special envoy for afghanistan, deborah lyons, says the country is heading for "catastrophe" and she�*s calling on the un security council to issue an "unambiguous statement that attacks on cities must stop". her warning comes as zaranj, in the south west, became the first provincial capital to fall to the taliban, in the latest fighting with afghan government troops. our north america editorjon sopel is at the white house. these are very strong words indeed from the un? find these are very strong words indeed from the un?— from the un? and it all flows from the decision _ from the un? and it all flows from the decision of— from the un? and it all flows from the decision of joe _ from the un? and it all flows from the decision of joe biden _ from the un? and it all flows from t

a new study from the uk says the variant is doubling the risk of hospitalization.eady at a breaking point. >> we are really in a crisis situation. i don't know how much longer we're going to be able to do this. >> reporter: as the pandemic grows more dire and more hospitals are in need of a lifeline, the u.s. has again surpassed 2,000 deaths in a single day. breaking the grim benchmark for the first time since march. a new model now suggests by december 1st 107,000 more could still die. >> that was horrific. you've got to listen to your child die. >> reporter: lisa lost her two sons within 12 hours of each other. she was vaccinated. they were not. >> this is the most devastating thing i've ever, ever been through. >> reporter: one mother's preventable loss as our nation sees far too much heartbreak every day. miguel almaguer, nbc news. >>> well, coming up, more than two dozen san diego area students are stranded in afghanistan with their families. the plan to get them out next. >>> plus, residents in new orleans are being told to evacuate as a possible category 4 h

the uk's own highly successful vaccine rollout has now immunized more than 70% of adults, and deaths and hospitalizations remain low. in israel, the government has authorized a third shot for the over 60s. it's politically popular, and the science says it does boost immunity that wanes over time, but it stands in stark contrast e global south. in nigeria, four million doses donated by the united states have landed for a country with a population that tops 200 million. medical authorities point out that covid deaths in africa rose 80% over the last month. then there's haiti. in political meltdown and struggling with a serious covid outbreak, it has finally received 500,000 doses of vaccine from the united states, but until mid july it had been the only country in the americas to have had none at all. so far more than 80% of the more than four billion doses of coronavirus vaccine have gone to people in rich countries. some of the poorest people on earth may have to wait until 2023 before they're even offered their first shot. elizabeth palmer, cbs news, london. >>> more than three million americans are at

hospitalizations. but particularly over the summer period, in the uk there have beenincentive to get tested in the first place because we don't have the same support systems in place for those who are self-employed in other countries. and during the holiday period, there was also concerns that perhaps people were avoiding coming forward because of the implication on their holiday plans, et cetera. particularly mild cases. but also what we've seen in the uk is although we've had our freedom day and legal requirements for certain behaviors have now been dropped, we've also had many businesses and other -- our health secretary came forward and said that indoor places where it is crowded, on the tube, et cetera, people will be wearing masks. so i think that behavior didn't all of a sudden switch off where people dropped masks all together and just threw caution to the wind. i think there is still the behavior element being encouraged again in restaurants and in other environments, especially if you are going to ride public transport, that is still a requirement by our tfl, the transport body, even if the go

uk figures on coronavirus, which show 26,750 new infections in the latest 24—hour period. that means an average of more than 28,500 new cases per day in the last week. 5,875 people are in hospitalans an average of 91 deaths a day in the last week. 0n vaccinations, more than 89% of uk adults have now had theirfirstjab, and more than 76% have had both doses. a minute's silence will be observed in plymouth tomorrow morning to remember the five people killed in the shootings in the city. tonight the family of one of the victims, stephen washington, paid tribute, describing him as a loving husband, father, grandfather, and best friend. 0ur correspondentjon kay reports. it is a time of sadness, of shock and of horror. a moment of peace after days of pain. in this neighbourhood, many people knew the victims — and the gunman. we pray for those who have died. we pray especially for maxine. for lee and sophie. for stephen and kate. we pray also for peace forjake. i think, as a christian, i have to pray forjake as well, because our whole gospel is based on forgiveness. i can't forgive him at this moment in time, but he is a product of the world in which we live. jake davison only got his

the number of people in hospital with covid has levelled off atjust under 6,000. more than 88% of uk their firstjab and nearly 73% are now fully vaccinated. our health correspondent jim reed is here. can jim reed is here. we talk about reliability of statistics can we talk about reliability of statistics and given the latest ones we have had, which have piqued your interest, what should we read into them? a, .., ., , them? more encouraging news about them? more encouraging news about the direction — them? more encouraging news about the direction of _ them? more encouraging news about the direction of this _ them? more encouraging news about the direction of this pandemic. - them? more encouraging news about the direction of this pandemic. a - the direction of this pandemic. a couple of weeks ago, july the 19th, there was a significant relaxation of the rules and england, it included things like allowing nightclubs to reopen again. in some other countries, that kind of action led to a spike in the infection rate. in england, two weeks on, we're not seeing it here in those daily figur

the number of people in hospital with covid is now 5,631. nearly 89% of adults in the uk the longer term trend for coronavirus infection rates has been down across the uk, except in northern ireland where case numbers are rising, according to the office for national statistics. whilst england has launched a new campaign, encouraging young adults to get theirjabs, northern ireland has now become the first of the home nations, to start vaccinating 16 and 17—year—olds. here's our health editor, hugh pym. a uk first — the start of vaccinations for all 16 and 17—year—olds. in northern ireland, teenagers in that age group came forward just two days after experts gave the go—ahead for the extension of the programme. yeah, ijust want everything back to normal and you're going to have to get it, so might as welljust get it now. at this theatre school in lincoln, those we spoke to said they were thinking hard about it. invitations to 16 and 17—year—olds to getjabbed in england, scotland and wales are going out from today. we talk about vaccine quite a lot, mainly because people are

the number of people in hospital with covid seems to have levelled off atjust under 6,000. almost 89% of uksprinter from belarus, krystina timanovskaya, who refused orders to fly home from the olympics early, because she feared for her safety, has arrived in poland this evening, after being granted a humanitarian visa by the polish government. earlier today, the most prominent opposition leader left in belarus, maria kolesnikova, made a defiant appearance at the start of her trial behind closed doors. she's accused of plotting to seize powerfrom president lukashenko. his regime is widely condemned for human rights abuses. from minsk, sarah rainsford reports. krystina timanovskaya left japan with her olympic dreams shattered, but her route to safety secured. the belarusian athlete says she just wants to run. her life was sports, not politics until a row with her coaches left her too scared to go home. but here inside belarus, state television has slammed her claims as cheap hype. "the only thing timanovskaya won in tokyo," this presenter says, "is a polish visa." on the streets of minsk, tho

uk are fully vaccinated. two doses offer high levels of protection. estimates suggest more than 50,000 hospital34,000 covid patients in hospitals in england. around 5% of admissions were among young adults. currently there are just under 5,000 patients in hospital. 20%, or about 1,000 patients, are aged 18 to 34. the new boss of nhs england says the vaccination programme is having a massive impact. it shows how effective the vaccine programme has been at protecting people, stopping them needing hospitalisation, keeping them safe, so young people are not immune at the best way they can protect themselves absolutely is to get that vaccine if they haven't already. around a third of 18 to 29—year—olds are still to come forward for a jab. now the roll—out has been extended to 16 and 17—year—olds, with vaccinations expected to begin this month. the time is 12.20. our top story this lunchtime — holidays in france get easier for fully vaccinated people, as changes are made to the overseas covid travel rules. and how did you get through lockdown? a report finds tv and online video took up a third of our

hospitals? i think the nuance we are missing is the germany, uk are currently saying get the booster dose becausek that their data show there is enough of a benefit of the booster. we have not seen the u.s. data and this is really important for us. >> it is important. we will watch for it. let me go through of the case count. number one, this map. it's horrific. 99% of the population right now lives in communities who are high, the red, or substantial coronavirus transmissions which is why the cdc says if you're vaccinate put on a mask when you go indoors because of the threat. case count. look at the steepness. 131,000 cases on average right now. two weeks ago, it was 80,000 cases. we were last at 130 cases on the way up last november. look how steeply we went up. two weeks 200,000 cases. the hospitalizations, doctor, are up as well as you noted. august 1st 50,000 people and now 83,000 people. i want to bring up this here to your point in your most recent op-ed piece in "the washington po post". you talk about children going back to school. children and children and staff and custodians back in

the number of people in hospital with covid seems to have levelled off atjust under 6,000. almost 89% of uk last thursday in a drone attack on a ship off the coast of oman has been named as adrian underwood. a romanian sailor was killed in the same attack on the vessel mercer street. police are investigating the incident which britain, the us and israel have blamed on iran's revolutionary guard. scotland's first minister nicola sturgeon has said that people will find it "a bit odd and a bit strange" that the prime minister, borisjohnson, has not accepted her invitation to meet during his two—day visit. mrjohnson denied that he'd turned down an invitation. his visit to scotland comes ahead of the global climate conference, to be held in glasgow in november. our scotland correspondent james cook has more. this is borisjohnson reminding us that he is prime minister of the entire united kingdom. policing in scotland is usually a matter for the scottish government. you will be on the ground for cop26. but with the climate conference known as cop26 approaching, borisjohnson made this unusual visi