and its clear that suella knows the home and its clear that suella knows the home office, having very recently been home office, having very recently been there, and is able to hit the ground been there, and is able to hit the ground running from day one. the new prime minister has already spoken to the first ministers of scotland and wales in what s being seen as a bid to improve relations with the devolved administrations. and at noon today, rishi sunak faces his first big parliamentary test at prime minister s questions. we ll have live coverage. good morning and welcome to bbc news. i m here in westminster on the first day of rishi sunak s premiership. the new prime minister will hold his first cabinet meeting this morning after a major reshuffle of ministers. after a day of hiring and firing, we now know who will be joining him around the cabinet table. mr sunak brought back several experienced ministers. the most controversial appointment was the return of suell
the syrian government has now agreed to open more border crossings to allow aid into the country for 3 months. syria supports the entry of humanitarian aid into the region through all possible cross points. bbc analysis of a&e waiting times in over 100 hospital trusts shows more than half of patients waited longer than 4 hours, as services struggle to cope this winter. 0ns figures show wages have been increasing at their fastest rate in more than 20 years. but, pay increases are not keeping up with the rising cost of living. the us military says sensors from the suspected chinese spy balloon have been recovered from the atlantic ocean and are being examined by the fbi. the car manufacturer, ford, announces 1,300 job cuts one fifth of its uk work force.
we feel the crunch already and we re just sort of getting our heads around the fact that. winter is always difficult anyway so for us, we re kind of preparing and asking people to give what they can and accept that sometimes that might not always be what they ve been able to afford in the past. the cafe on site is paying more for its food, like the rest of society. new 0ns figures show the basics, such as chips, bread and milk, have dramatically increased in price over the last year. vegetable oil has gone up by more than 65%, while the cost of tea has increased by 46%. here they tell us food inflation is impossible to ignore and means a weekly shop isn t what it used to be. just everything s gone up. especially the products like fruit and veg that i use a lot and margarine is gone up a lot. what about the basics you feed these children? yeah, that s been really affected in the shop. you re just not getting as much in your trolley as you used to. it s clear the government has some toug
yeah, yeah. the gates of this school, like all other secondary schools in england, will this week starts to open for mass testing. it s one of ten schools in an academy chain which already has a staffing issue. as of one hour ago, 10% of staff who have tested positive for covid. and that is a big chunk, and you think it s going to rise? it will rise, probably another 5%. in scotland, pupils are being asked to test at home before they return to school and are being urged to then test twice a week. in wales, it s the same, preschool home test. but repeated three times a week. students in northern ireland are being asked to test 2a hours before returning as well. and there, 95% of schools have been provided with c02 monitors to identify poorly ventilated areas. ultimately, the government believes the biggest help anyone could offer is to take up the offer of a vaccine. 0ns figures suggest only 50% of eligible 12 to 15 year olds have done this.
it s one of ten schools in an academy chain which already has a staffing issue. as of one hour ago, we were at 10% of staff who have tested positive for covid. and that is a big chunk, and you think it s going to rise? in scotland, pupils are being asked to test at home before they return to school and are being urged to then test twice a week. in wales, it s the same, pre school home test. but repeated three times a week. students in northern ireland are being asked to test 2a hours before returning as well. and there, 95% of schools have been provided with c02 monitors to identify poorly ventilated areas. ultimately, the government believes the biggest help anyone could offer is to take up the offer of a vaccine. 0ns figures suggest only 50% of eligible 12 to 15 year olds have done this. just how this new term in this new year will pan out looks anything but certain. jayne mccubbin, bbc news. joining me now is geoff barton, the general secretary of the association of school