mayor walsh, welcome. you have the experience and qualifications to be considered for this position. i believe you are here though, because in your career, you called balls and strikes. that is important in the position of secretary of labor. i want to congratulate you on your nomination and also welcome lori. she was not in the statement you are going to make and it is important to have her here. the department of labor serves an immensely important role in our economy and the lives of the american people. our nation can never afford to have a labor secretary that will ever be accused of being in cahoots with union bosses or beholden to management. this is a job that requires a labor secretary willing to make a commitment to confront both when necessary for the protection of rank-and-file workers, especially in the midst of a pandemic with unemployment at 6.7%, and 12.6 million people unemployed. this is a job that needs to be filled today. that is why i agreed with senator murray to begin the process of

welcome, mayor walsh. we are pleased to have you here and i look forward to your nomination and your service to our nation. >> thank you very much, senator warren. mayor walsh, welcome. thank you for being here today. we are looking forward to hearing from you and you can now begin your testimony. >> thank you, thank you very much, chairwoman murray. i appreciate your introduction. ranking member burr -- >> marty, hit that mic, would you. >> sorry about that. thank you, chairwoman murray. i appreciate it. ranking member, burr, thank you, as well. not sure how much you helped me out with senator marshall when you were talking about tom brady, he was looking at me. we'll have to talk about that later on as the hearing goes on. i want to thank you senator warren, my friend, for that kind introduction. i also want to acknowledge senator hassan my friend and neighbor from new hampshire and i want to thank all the members of this committee for invumiting me to speak today. i want to welcome the new members of th

mayor walsh, welcome. you been a mayor, state representative, union leader and you quite frankly have the experience and qualifications to be considered for this position. i believe you're here though because in your career you've called balls and strikes and i think that's important in the position of secretary of labor. i want to congratulate you on your nomination will give me today and i also want to welcome lori because i noticed she was not in your statement that she would makeou and it's just important to have her here. department of labor serves an immensely important role in our economy and in the lives of the american people. our nation can never afford to have a labor secretary that will ever be accused of being in cahoots with union bosses beholding to management. this is a job that requires a labor secretary who is willing to make a commitment to confront both when necessary for the protection of the rank and file of individual workers, especially in the midst of an on clinic pandemic and 12.6

fergus walsh, bbc news.accines are already in development to protect against the new south african variant of coronavirus. the next phase of the pandemic could increasingly become a game of catch—up as more new variants emerge and new vaccines are developed to tackle them. 0ur science editor david shukman considers what might lie ahead. around the world, there is now a race between the virus and the vaccines, between the threat of new variants, and efforts to stay ahead of them, and the outcome matters to us all. whilst a first wave of countries, including the uk, should see the majority of their populations vaccinated this year, others won't reach that stage until next year, and many will have to wait for the year after, or even longer. this is a global virus, global pandemic, and until we are all protected, then it could be that a variant in another country mutates, so that the current vaccines are no longer effective, and that will come back, so even those people who are vaccinated, they are still going t

so i certainly would not be here without bill walsh.nd god bless his soul. >> that is a great story. >>> talking about hall of famer stephen curry, tom brady our first series lock. what was it lucky when they met? and i asked steph about it. >> i met him the 2014 at the preakness out in baltimore. had a fairly decent conversation, and a lot of it to your point is he seemed like he was always trying to pick up nuggets himself on other guys from different leagues, that competitive fire seemed to even his middle of his off-season was still -- you see it in his eyes. >> reporter: stephen curry turns 33 in march. with three championships and two league mvps, he was asked his age in basketball years. >> i feel like i'm in my mid-20s right now. i don't have any concerns about falling off any time soon. >> reporter: at 43 years old, brady, the six-time super bowl champion recently said he is open to playing past 45. >> i'm older now. fast forward 21 years. and sitting in tampa, trying to go out and play a super bowl, win a super bowl in our own

until coach walsh told me otherwise.walsh, god rest his soul. >> tom brady, and steph curry, their first bout. >> i met him the 2014 at the preakness out in baltimore. had a fairly decent conversation. and to your point, seemed like he was always trying to pick up nuggets himself on guys from different leagues and that competitive fire, even in his off season, you could see it in his eyes. >> reporter: stephen curry turns 33 in march and with two championships, he was asked his age in basketball years. >> my mid-20s. i don't have any concerns about fallg ofanyte soon., brady, the six-time super bowl champion says he's open to playing past 45. >> past 21 years and sitting in tampa, trying to go out and play a super bowl in our own home stadium. pretty sweet. >> reporter: he draws inspiration from the san mateo native and believes the super bowl picture is very much open. >> you're thinking about klay coming back but right now, in the middle of my prime, you're living in reality. so, unless you're playing quarterback for t

doctorjim walsh, thank ou ve there. doctorjim walsh, thank you very much- _ there. has released remarkable new high—definition colour images from mars taken by its rover perseverance, which landed on the red planet on thursday. it shows the robot heading down to the ground to make its landing. perseverance has a large amount of data in its memory banks which it is gradually offloading to earth. 0ur science correspondent, rebecca morelle, reports. nasa's perseverance river being lowered to the surface of mars. that image and the details therein— that image and the details therein really pull us humans here — therein really pull us humans here on— therein really pull us humans here on earth into the results of all— here on earth into the results of all of— here on earth into the results of all of that hard work. you are brought into the surface of mars — are brought into the surface of mars you _ are brought into the surface of mars. you are sitting there. on the upper— mars. you are sitting there. on the upper left and lower right of the — the upper left and lower ri

and until coach walsh told me otherwise, that's where i was going. here without bill walsh and god bless his soul. >> that is a great story. e rriors play the spurs tomorrow night. steph curry scored 57 as they came up short in dallas last night. the second highest scoring of his career. he had a career-high 62 against the blazers last month. at least 50 points in the season, the other wilt chamberlain. since the dubs didn't win, curry can't enjoy it. >> just a fun atmosphere competing at that level. it is frustrating when you have a night like that and it doesn't lead to a win. i'd be lying if i said i was happy right now. it's kind of weird, walking off the court knowing that we didn't get the dub. >> number 6 stanford hosting utah, stanford's kiana williams had eight of her high 18 right there. second quarter fran, i believe foed 47-14 ath break. and they're just rolling on in this game. behind, ahead, no-look pass. what a pass that was to lacy for the bucket. stanford up 41 after the third quarter, and they roll 83-41. cardinals have won six stra

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here's our medical editor, fergus walsh.n is working — draconian restrictions on society mean coronavirus has fewer chances to spread but that's meant closing schools, shops, pubs, gyms — putting normal life on hold. the latest evidence comes from 85,000 swab tests sent out to households across england. the survey by imperial college, from the 4th—13th of february, is good at picking up cases among those who don't know they're carrying the virus. the survey found that infections have fallen by two—thirds across england in the past month, and are down 80% in london. the researchers estimate that infections are halving every 15 days, but they warn that prevalence of the virus is still high, with one in 200 people across england thought to be positive — similar to levels seen in september. we know that the prevalence of the virus was much lower last summer, something like ten times lower, and clearly the more people who have the virus, and some of them will not have symptoms and not know they're carrying the virus, the more lik

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fergus walsh, bbc news. for soulmates online. there's mr mandela, mr nelson mandela, a free man taking his first steps into a new south africa. iran's spiritual leader, ayatollah khomeini, has said he's passed a death sentence on salman rushdie, the british author of a book which many muslims say is blasphemous. the people of haiti have flocked to church to give thanks for the ousting of their former president, 'ba by doc' duvalier. because of his considerable value as a stallion, - shergar was kept in a special secure box in the stud - farm's central block. shergar was driven away in a horse box the thieves had brought with them. . there stepped down from the plane a figure in mourning, elizabeth ii, queen of this realm and of all her other realms and territories, head of the commonwealth, defender of the faith. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: prosecutors in the impeachment trial of donald trump have finished putting forward their case to the us senate, saying the former president incited his suppor

lets talk more about this with fergus walsh. is this trial really important? i fergus walsh.y important?— important? i think it is. it is important — important? i think it is. it is important and _ important? i think it is. it is important and also - important? i think it is. it is important and also really i important and also really fascinating. because this could be of practical help, both in the uk and elsewhere, where you could see potentially disruption in supplies of vaccine, and people coming along now will have the same type of vaccine they had when they had their booster, as their first dose. it later in the year, if we get disruption in supply, it would be really useful if you could swap around the vaccines. but really interesting for science as well. because the pfizer and astrazeneca vaccines both target the spike protein, to get the immune system to target that. but they do it in very different ways. they are differently designed vaccines. and really, it's interesting to see whether mixing those vaccines may actually give a better overall immune response. and it

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i certainly would not be here without bill walsh and god bless his soul.now he's looking down smiling. >> the pga tour will hit the links on the monterey peninsula next week for the at&t pebble beach pro a.m., and because of the pandemic no spectators are allowed and the tournament will only play two sources instead of the usual three and the pro am portion of the tournament has been canceled. >> pebble beach is in amazing shape but it looks so weird to see signs with nothing else. in 75 years this never has happened and i hope it never happens again, but it's very strange. very strange. >> all right, the buccaneers still have the 22-point lead and the chiefs are driving and we will have highlights and postgame reaction tonight on the news at 11:00. that's sports, and more news after the break. want to save hundreds on your wireless bill? with xfinity mobile you can. how about saving hundreds on the new samsung galaxy s21 ultra 5g? all on the most reliable network. sure thing! and with fast nationwide 5g included at no extra cost. we've got you covered. so

i know patrick walsh knows ron well as well. ron, let me ask you this. will the bay area county public health officers necessarily greenlight it? because we have a situation where the state says this is okay. as locals you can decide. have you been in touch with the bay area counties and know the direction they are taking? a lot of people are wondering about santa clara county in particular which has been more stringent every step of the way. >> we local cifs office has handled that. the santa claus collar office that's our central section. and dave grisham has been in touch with them frequently. we've been asked all along to trust the health experts at the department of education. now we are asking our counties to also work in conjunction with them. we have to tuft the experts. and i know the county is working closely with them. but let's get the kids back out there. the doctor is absolutely right. we see this more in social settings. our idea is let's remove them from the social settings and put them back in structured settings like sports and other ac

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fergus walsh, bbc news. the latest on the military coup in myanmar now.ke is expected today in protest against last week's military coup. sunday saw the largest protests in the country in more than a decade, with tens of thousands of people demanding the release of the elected leader aung san suu kyi. from bangkok our correspondent jonathan head reports. they started marching in the morning, and the numbers just kept growing. if the soldiers who unseated myanmar�*s elected government on monday thought their coup would be unopposed, thousands came out to prove them wrong, filling the streets. chanting. "democracy is our right", they chanted, "ending dictatorship, ourwill". horns honk. the traffic was forced to a crawl and cars sounded their horns, not in anger, but in support, and in defiance of the police, who mutely watched as yangon city centre was taken over. many wore or carried the colour red of the national league for democracy, the deposed party of aung san suu kyi. and everywhere, herface. she's still in military custody, but very much the symbol

fergus walsh, bbc news. an iceberg the size of greater london has broken away from the antarctic.n, on the brunt ice shelf. for months say they'll use satellite images to track the iceberg, and to monitor instabilities on the remaining helen fricker is a glaciologist and professor at the scripps institution of oceanography in san diego, and earlier i asked her about the size of the iceberg that had broken off from the ice shelf. yes, so, it's about 1,300 square kilometres, about the size of manhattan or greater london, as you said. and is that a big, medium, small...? it is, we do get very large icebergs coming from antarctica, i would call it a medium one. there have been larger icebergs. also, there are very small events as well. this is quite a large one. we will see it for a long time in the ocean in satellite imagery. what is going on? why has it happened? antarctica has to lose mass when it gains through snowfall. snowfalls on this massive ice sheet, down at the bottom of the planet, and it very slowly accumulates over a large area and has to lose it as well. so, iceberg cal

our medical editor, fergus walsh, reports.ite a view and all meals provided, but the stay includes being deliberately infected with coronavirus. the aim is to find the smallest possible dose that will trigger an infection. we believe the risk on this trial is incredibly small because they are young, healthy adults. most of them will even be asymptomatic, but we�*re doing every thing we can to make sure we�*re monitoring it and mitigating it. future trials will be used for head—to—head comparisons between different vaccines and how well they work, information about covid. in no other kind of study can you understand what�*s happening right at the beginning of the infection, how much virus comes out of people�*s noses, and most importantly amongst asymptomatic people, who we think are an important contributor to transmission in the community. the volunteers who do spend 17 days here at the royal free hospital and attend their follow—up blood tests over the course of a year, will be compensated to the tune of £11,500, but it�*s a

fergus walsh, bbc news.ion and the uk to "cool it" in their post—brexit dealings, amid fears ireland could be collateral damage in the process. it follows a tense few weeks between the eu and the uk over coronavirus vaccine supply and the northern ireland protocol, part of the brexit agreement designed to prevent a hard border between ireland and northern ireland. fergal keane sent this report from dublin. they're remembering the centenary of ireland's guerrilla war for independence here but the age of martyrs is long gone in the republic. taoiseach, how are you? still, the taoiseach knows this could be a critical moment in the story of the peace process. and that's what's prompted this message to british and eu leaders. i just worry a bit about the post—brexit noise from eu member states towards britain and vice versa. what would you say to your european...? i want to tell them they need to dial it down. this isn't an ongoing battle between the uk and some of the bigger beasts of europe. they need to cool i

fergus walsh, bbc news.in controlling the pandemic, so what's behind a jump in the suicide rate, particularly among young women? nine years and 15,000 deaths after going into afghanistan, the last soviet troops were finally coming home. the withdrawal completed in good order, but the army defeated in the task it had been sent to perform. malcolm has been murdered. that has a terrible effect for the morale of the people. i'm terrified of the repercussions in the streets. one wonders who is next? as the airlift got under way, there was no let up in the erruption itself. lava streams from a vent low in the crater flow down to the sea on the east of the islands, away from the town for the time being. it could start flowing again at any time. the russians heralded - their new generation space station with a spectacular night launch. _ they've called it mir, i the russian for peace. this is bbc news, the latest headlines nearly three million people in texas are without heat or light — in sub zero temperatures. the

fergus walsh, our medical editor.european union to recommend that the oxford—astrazeneca vaccine should not be given to people over 65 years old. they said that more studies were needed before the vaccine was used in older age groups. it follows a similar decision by germany last week, despite the eu's medicines agency approving the vaccine for all ages. ministers at westminster are under more pressure to tighten the quarantine rules for people arriving into the uk. the rules were tightened last month, meaning all travellers must self—isolate for ten days when they return to the uk, while people returning to england from high—risk countries will have to quarantine in hotels. but labour says the measures don't go far enough, given the high level of infections. 0ur political correspondent ben wright has more details. there's a trickle of arrivals compared with before. but people are still coming into the uk — around 21,000 a day including hauliers. border restrictions were tightened again after the south african and bra

fergus walsh, bbc news.is predecessor, donald trump. the �*artemis' programme, plans to land the first woman the �*artemis' programme plans to land the first woman and next man on the moon by 2024. chris hadfield, former astronaut and commander of the international space station gave me his reaction to president biden�*s announcement. i'm delighted and relieved. i think it was absolutely the right decision to make. there's support right through us politics for that programme, and there's huge international support, including canada, where i'm from. crews have been announced already to go to the moon, including two canadian astronauts who are slated to go to the moon, so i'm really pleased to see this new administration of the united states not drop this particular ball but support it. it's really going to open up a future for a lot of different people all around the world. yeah, 2024 is the date slated, hopefully, for mission three, artemis three. how long does it take to train? because you have first—hand e

fergus walsh, bbc news.ed �*roadmap' for the gradual lifting of the lockdown in england, a process that starts on march the 8th. wales, scotland and northern ireland have their own separate arrangements. in england, if all conditions are met, the restrictions will all disappear by the 21st ofjune. the british prime minister said there could be no such thing as a covid—free future, but the end of the restrictions was finally in sight. more from our political editor laura kuenssberg. instructions from downing street have, for months, made life a vague reflection of what it used to be. going out replaced with staying in, high streets closed, classrooms, for millions, makeshift ones at home. but the kitchen table will soon stop being the school desk, too. six—year—old aidan and his mum and dad won't have to juggle theirjobs with times tables and he can wear his new uniform at last. lovely new trousers, which you have not had the opportunity to wear. it will be really good for him to go back. what do you reckon?

coach walsh has done a great job of spear heading getting change.and we appreciate all the efforts. and many corona virus. >> you're talking about patrick coach walsh. we talked with him many times and talked about the impact on kids. and i wanted to notice if you notice in student athletes. some people might be saying we have a pandemic. what's a game. what what if they don't play. but tell me about the student athlete and mentality. what do you see? is there academic impact on them as well when they don't play. >> there is no question there is academic impact. i've noticed through the years of coaching that when a young man, my case, men, as a football coach when they decide to leave or quit, the grades -- i've is seen it it goes down. it creates, routine, continue out and teaches lessons beyond the field. in our cases we've had administrative that's been supportive to the young men and women and looked in the looking glass and seen the future. but i'm proud of our young men. and they've done great in academically in the midst of this. but there i

fergus walsh, bbc news.as recommended that the johnson and johnson covid jab be authorised for use. trials suggest the single shot jab is more than %85 effective in preventing severe covid disease. if the fda does approve it tomorrow it will be the third coronavirus vaccine brought into use in the us. dr. tom frieden is president and ceo of resolve to save lives. he has welcomed the reccomendation, but he says it only matters if people accept an approved vaccine when it's offered to them. what we are finding is that not only is there really good immunity after infection but many different approaches to vaccine development are working really well and that's very good. but we need to do much better in the us reaching historically underrepresented, underserved populations and globally ramping up vaccination in countries that don't yet have access. it's too soon to say with the new variants are going to do. trends are a little puzzling. we had weather events that can delay diagnosis and result in some changes or

fergus walsh, bbc news.not be used for people over 65 without further study. the recommendation echoes similar reservations expressed in germany and austria. research published in a leading medicaljournal suggest russia's sputnik coronavirus vaccine can be more than 90% effective. trials are continuing, but the jab is already being used in several countries. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: tributes for captain sir tom moore, who has died at the age 100. he'll be remembered for raising millions for the uk's national health service. this is the moment that millions in iran have been waiting for. after his long years in exile, the first hesitant steps of ayatollah khomeini on iranian soil. south africa's white government has offered its black opponents concessions unparalleled in the history of apartheid. and the anc leader, nelson mandela, is to be set free unconditionally. three, two, one... a countdown - to a critical moment. the world's most powerful rocket ignited all 27 - of its engines at once.

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fergus walsh, bbc news.unced plans to restructure the nhs in england, saying health and care services need to be more integrated and responsive, with less bureaucracy. the move is set to reverse many controversial changes introduced almost a decade ago, when david cameron was prime minister. but labour questioned the timings of the changes during the pandemic, saying staff were exhausted. 0ur health editor hugh pym has more. the pandemic response has required everyone to work together. the nhs, local and national governments, delivering the vaccination programme and other huge tasks. now ministers want the same for services in england after covid. the pandemic has made the changes in this white paper more, not less, urgent. we have long argued for more integrated care, but how will these new structures be governed? how the will they be accountable to local people? the plans involve legislation to bring nhs organisations together with local government service providers to focus on what people in their areas n

fergus walsh, bbc news.he "high probability of failure" — that's the stark warning coming from the eu's commissioner for crisis management, who's visiting the country. in addition to that a bipartisan report to the us congress has strongly urged president biden to delay a trump administration plan to pull all us forces out of afghanistan byi may. let's get more on this from andrew watkins, who is senior analyst specialising in afghanistan for international crisis group. andrew, that high probability of failure, do you agree? thank ou for of failure, do you agree? thank you for having _ of failure, do you agree? thank you for having me. _ you for having me. unfortunately, the nature of peace processes anywhere around the world is that they will often face a high probability often face a high probability of failure. the things that start conflict and continue them, as they have in afghanistan for a0 years, are often very difficult obstacles to overcome, no matter how a his —— peace process is structured. but t

fergus walsh, bbc news. stay with us on news. that president biden is to stick with the trump administration plan to return to the moon. german prosecutors have charged a 95—year—old woman with aiding and abetting the murder of more than 10,000 people at a nazi concentration camp in poland. she was a minor at the time and working as a secretary. damien mcguinness reports from berlin. the woman worked as the personal secretary to the camp commander in this concentration camp. she has given witness in previous trials in the �*50s and �*60s in germany, where she explained that she took down notes, she handled phone calls, she handled all the correspondences of this camp commander. now back then, she was a witness. the legal situation changed about ten years ago here in germany, when a former camp guard, john demjanjuk, was charged with not directly being involved in murders, but having aided and abetted murders. now, that changed the whole legal situation — what that meant was anyone who had performed any sort of function within the

fergus walsh, bbc news.latively successful in controlling the pandemic, so what's behind a jump in the suicide rate, particularly among young women? nine years and 15,000 deaths after going into afghanistan, the last soviet troops were finally coming home. the withdrawal completed in good order, but the army defeated in the task it had been sent to perform. malcolm has been murdered. that has a terrible effect for the morale of the people. i'm terrified of the repercussions in the streets. one wonders who is next? as the airlift got under way, there was no let up in the erruption itself. lava streams from a vent low in the crater flow down to the sea on the east of the islands, away from the town for the time being. it could start flowing again at any time. the russians heralded _ their new generation space station with a spectacular night launch. they've called it mir, i the russian for peace. this is bbc news. rush limbaugh, the highly influential american talk show host, has died. he was 70 — and had been

fergus walsh, bbc news.tates — including to many southern states unused to such weather. in texas it has sparked an energy crisis — at one point more than four million households were without power. lebo diseko reports from houston. this is one of the richest states in one of the richest countries in the world. drinking water and food supplies are running dangerously low, and homes are flooding because pipes, once frozen, have now burst. last night, we got power after two days. and we didn't have water. but finally, we got water. now we have water everywhere. texas would normally be around 15 celsius at this time of year. as temperatures hit —18 in some parts this week, the state wasn't able to cope. many here are dealing with a fourth day without electricity after the power grid failed. state governor greg abbott has been criticised after blaming frozen wind turbines for the collapse of the electricity grid. today, power was restored for some — but officials are warning that progress will be slow. that said

fergus walsh, bbc news.ay's other news the president of haiti, jovenel moise, says police have arrested more than twenty people he accused of plotting to kill him. opposition leaders recently said a judge would temporarily take power after mr moise resigned. they claim his term ends today, sunday. but mr moise has repeatedly stated that his five—year term ends in february 2022. us presidentjoe biden said he won't lift sanctions against iran — as long as the islamic republic fails to adhere to its nuclear deal commitments. under the 2015 agreement iran is permitted to enrich uranium but only within certain limits. the head of the united nations food agency says a deal has been reached with ethiopia to expand its operations in the northern region of tigray. nearly 3 million people need help as a result of the conflict between the federal army and regionalforces. president ronald reagan's long—time secretary of state, george shultz, has died aged one—hundred. mr schultz spent most of the 1980s trying to improve

fergus walsh, bbc news.how a continuing fall in new coronavirus cases. there were 19,202 new infections recorded in the latest 24—hour period, which means that on average the number of new cases reported per day in the last week is 22,396. across the uk an average of 32,851 people were in hospital with coronavirus over the seven days to monday — including suspected cases in wales. 1,322 deaths were reported — that's people who died within 28 days of a positive covid—19 test. on average in the past week, 1,064 deaths were announced every day. the total number of deaths so far across the uk is 109,335. now let's look at the vaccination roll—out. 374,756 people have had their first dose of one of the three approved covid—19 vaccines in the latest 2a hour period. as we've heard, that takes the overall number of people who've had their firstjab to 10,021,471. 0ur health editor hugh pym is here. lots of people are looking at these very impressive vaccination figures and then wondering, does that mean there is a ch

fergus walsh, bbc news.9,114 new coronavirus infections recorded in the latest 24—hour period, which means that on average the number of new cases reported per day in the last week is 19,823. that's the first time that figure has dropped below 20,000 for almost two months. across the uk, 30,508 people are in hospital with coronavirus — including suspected cases in wales. 1,014 deaths were reported — that's people who died within 28 days of a positive covid—19 test. it means the average number of deaths announced every day in the past week is now 985 — the first time that has fallen below 1,000 for almost three weeks. the total number of deaths across the uk is now 111,264. the uk's programme of mass vaccinations continues. 480,560 people have had theirfirst dose of one of the three approved covid—19 vaccines in the latest 24 hour period, taking the overall number of people who've had their firstjab to very nearly 11 million. well, as cases come down and the numbers being vaccinated rises fast, more questions

fergus walsh, bbc news. being vaccinated rises, more questions are being asked about how soon lockdown measures can be eased. here's our health editor hugh pym. surge testing in action. in walsall, volunteers and council staff collect swab samples. it's one of the communities notified this week of cases of people testing positive with the south african variant. it's a mammothjob, but we're getting there. so, a great response from the community, so we just hope that continues. house—to—house visits continue, encouraging people to get tested, but the overall national picture is brighter, with falling daily case numbers — and in a weekly survey by the office for national statistics, which picks up those who are positive but don't have symptoms. the latest ons survey of community infection suggests in england last week one in 65 had the virus. it was the same in northern ireland. in scotland, it was one in 115. in all three, case rates were falling. in wales, one in 70 had the virus, with case numbers broadly un

fergus walsh, bbc news.ugal, hospitals are struggling to cope with a the uk borisjohnson praised the colossal effort and says the uk's investing rate is still alarmingly high and the nhs remains under huge pressure. to get this life—saving medicine into the arms of the nation, we're relying on the doctors and nurses and all the staff of our nhs, and thanks to their effort, the most colossal in the history of our national health service, that we have today passed the milestone of 10 million vaccinations in the united kingdom, including almost 90% of those aged 75 and older in england and every eligible person in care homes. in portugal, hospitals are struggling to cope with a sharp rise in cases. in fact, the nation has seen some of the world's highest rates of new infections in recent days, and nearly half of portugal's 13,000 covid fatalities occurred just last month. it's a worrying turn for a country that had been doing better than its european neighbours in battling the outbreak. mark lowen reports. she'

fergus walsh, bbc news.itions for the country's 200,000 migrant workers after a woman from cambodia was found dead living in a greenhouse in sub—zero conditions. her death is the latest in a series of human rights investigations involving migrant workers in the country, most of whom come from south east asia. laura bicker reports from seoul. we are being led through a maze of plastic covered farmland to discover a network of hidden workers. campaigners here call them modern day slaves. migrant workers don'tjust toil night and day in these fields, they must live here too. inside his shipping container, this worker tells us he came here to provide for his family in cambodia. endurance fora cambodia. endurance for a salary, cambodia. endurance fora salary, for money. like thousands of other legal migrant workers, he is tied to a contract. translation: the hardest thing _ a contract. translation: the hardest thing for _ a contract. translation: tue: hardest thing for workers a contract. translation: tte: hardest

fergus walsh, bbc news.ne of europe's lowest transmission rates. (00v)the government is aiming to have 70 percent of its population vaccinated by some point over summer. just weeks ago, it was one of the world's worst—hit countries and fellow eu members were despatching emergency medical teams to help portuguese doctors. close to 8 milion people in texas are still experiencing issues with their water supply in the wake of a deadly winter storm last week. a spokesperson for the texas commission on environmental quality said 202 counties still had supply issues as of monday evening, forcing some residents to line up for clean drinking water. two dozen people died in the storm which caused widespread blackouts across texas — a state unaccustomed to extreme cold. donald trump has been ordered by the us supreme court to hand over his tax returns and other financial records to prosecutors in new york. the former us president has been refusing to release the documents for several years, despite a precedent that pre

fergus walsh, bbc news, 0xford.icialfigures, and there were 10,625 new infections recorded in the latest 24—hour period. an average of 12,332 new cases were recorded per day in the last week — that's back to levels not seen since the first few days of october. 21,000 people are in hospital with coronavirus across the uk. in the last 2a hours, 799 deaths have been recorded — that's people who died within 28 days of a positive covid test. that's down almost 25% since this time last week. on average, 621 deaths were announced every day in the past week. the total number of people who've died is 118,195. almost 276,000 people had their first dose of one of the three approved covid—19 vaccines in the latest 24—hour period. more than 15.5 million people have now had theirfirstjab. our health editor, hugh pym, is here. we talked about a change in the shielding policy but tell us more about that. it shielding policy but tell us more about that-— about that. it is a very big exercise _ about that. it is a very big exercise i

fergus walsh, bbc news. sharp rise in coronavirus cases in portugal. nearly half of the country�*s 13,000 covid fatalities occurred just last month. it�*s a worrying turn for a country that had been doing better than its european neighbours in battling the outbreak. mark lowen reports. she�*s weak, exhausted by just a few steps. but, overwhelmed by the third wave, portugal had no ambulances to bring her in. so her husband, mario, had to take her to the country�*s largest hospital close to collapse. portugal currently with the world�*s highest rate of infections and deaths. the main problem is the fact that i can, here, put another person, a lot of persons, in danger because there is always the situation that i can pass my sickness or my wife�*s sickness to the other people. the bbc was taken inside santa maria hospital and to the frontier of portugal�*s battle. beyond these doors, an intensive care unit with just seven of its 70 beds still free. one medic filmed for us in the hell of the storm, some working

fergus walsh, bbc news.rtugal, hospitals are struggling to cope with a sharp rise in coronavirus cases. in fact, the nation has seen some of the world's highest rates of new infections in recent days, and nearly half of portugal's 13,000 covid fatalities occurred just last month. it's a worrying turn for a country that had been doing better than its european neighbours in battling the outbreak. mark lowen reports. she's weak, exhausted by just a few steps. but, overwhelmed by the third wave, portugal had no ambulances to bring her in. so her husband, mario, had to take her to the country's largest hospital close to collapse. portugal currently with the world's highest rate of infections and deaths. the main problem is the fact that i can, here, put another person, a lot of persons, in danger because there is always the situation that i can pass my sickness or my wife's sickness to the other people. the bbc was taken inside santa maria hospital and to the frontier of portugal's battle. beyond these doors, an