had a boosterjab, which means more than 61% of people aged 12 and over have now had three vaccine doses. 0ur health correspondent katharine da costa gave me more background. the figure for today were 313 deaths recorded. ., ., , ., . ., ., recorded. that does not include data for wales. looking recorded. that does not include data for wales. looking at recorded. that does not include data for wales. looking at what recorded. that does not include data| for wales. looking at what happened before christmas, we saw a surge in cases being driven by the 0micron variant. there is a lag between someone becoming infected and becoming seriously ill and dying. looking at the trend week on week, deaths are up a0%. the uk hit 100,000 deaths injanuary last year. it has taken 12 months to reach 150,000 deaths. that is down to the protection we have had from vaccines and the boosterjabs in particular recently. they are playing a big part in preventing people falling seriously ill and dying. dai
professor sirjonathan van tham is to step down as deputy chief medical officer for england at the end of march, to return to academia. professor van tham joined the department of health on secondment from nottingham university and played a leading role in the response to the covid pandemic, including working on the vaccine taskforce. the health secretary sajid javid praised his communication skills and described him as a national treasure nhs waiting times in england have reached a record high. six million people were waiting for planned operations and procedures in november. and nearly 13,000 patients waited more than 12 hours for a hospital bed in december that is the highest figure since records began in 2010. 0ur health correspondent katharine da costa is with me. records being set at a rate of knots, but not the kind of records we want to see. we want to see. that s right, overall a we want to see. that s right, overall a picture we want to see. that s right, overall a pi
london crown court, they were also told they would serve another two months on top of that after being found guilty of cruelty to another child. today they said this is another harrowing case of parents abusing or being cruel to their child. well meanwhile, officials at the uk health security agency say a sub variant of omicron appears to spread easier than the original strain. 0ur health correspondent katharine da costa has more details. it isa it is a variant under investigation which is why they are trying to learn more about it. so far, about 1000 cases have been confirmed in england. that s actually really small. if you think about the daily infections that we reports, about 90,000, most omicron every single day, so 1000 is about, they look for is a more severe, can it spread more quickly come again evade the vaccines. so far, no data to say that it vaccines. so far, no data to say thatitis vaccines. so far, no data to say that it is more severe than omicron.
the games, buying for 109 gold medals. tonight we ll carve out a new chapter in sporting history, but a highly contentious one. laura scott, a highly contentious one. laura scott. thank a highly contentious one. laura scott, thank you. a new motoring tax will be needed as drivers switch to electric vehicles, according to a cross party group of mps. the transport select committee says the uk faces a £35 billion hole in its finances if action isn t taken, because electric vehicles are currently not taxed. the mps have also suggested charging people based on how much driving they do. cancer charities have told the government that improving cancer care in the wake of the pandemic will be a huge challenge, as ministers promise a new ten year strategy for england. figures suggest there were 50,000 fewer cancer diagnoses across the uk since covid struck that means there are likely to be more late diagnoses, which reduces someone s chance of survival. the other uk nations have their own
we will talk about this again soon. | cancer charities have told the government that improving cancer care in the wake of the pandemic will be a huge challenge as ministers promise a new 10 year strategy for england. figures suggest there were 50,000 fewer cancer diagnoses across the uk since covid struck that means there are likely to be more late diagnoses, which reduces someone s chance of survival. the other uk nations have their own plans for improving cancer services. 0ur health correspondent katharine da costa reports. bryony thomas had suffered from severe fatigue and bloating for several years. then, in december 2019, she was rushed to hospital with jaundice. it was there she was given the devastating diagnosis of pancreatic cancer. the words that have been used for me were, you might be operable. when i realised that what that meant was i was very likely to die and i was very likely to die very soon, i sobbed my heart out. when i asked, if i don t get the surgery, how