orfor their social going out and about either for work or for their social life to meet people. ministers in that government at stormont are clear northern ireland is past the worst of the omicron wave, hospital admissions are falling, case numbers though do remain high, and the remaining restrictions will be reviewed on the 10th of february when ministers in the five parties in the power sharing executive will consider what s left including matters such as face coverings. maw; matters such as face coverings. many thanks. ukraine s foreign minister has played down concerns that a russian invasion might be imminent. dmytro kuleba said moscow had not yet massed enough forces for an invasion, but he acknowledged that the risks were high. talks are taking place in paris between france, germany, russia and ukraine to try to defuse the situation. here, the foreign secretary, liz truss, said the government would not rule out imposing personal sanctions against vladimir putin if russia were to
and hospitals and public transport, and vaccine passes will still be needed in cinemas and theatres and for large events. first minister mark drakeford has said they have been able to ease the restrictions because the peak of the omicron wave has passed here in wales and the number of cases has been reducing more rapidly than the rest of the uk. the next review into the covid measures, into masks and vaccine passes, will be on the 10th of february. a teenager has appeared in court, charged after twojewish men were violently attacked in north london. the police said the incident is being treated as a hate crime. james reynolds has more. the hearing took about 25 minutes. 18 year old malaki thorpe spoke only to confirm his name, date of birth and address. he has been charged with two counts of racially or religiously aggravated bodily harm and one count of possession of an offensive weapon.
measures into masks and passes will be on the 10th of february. be on the 10th of february. thank ou. scientists have warned the government that allowing large numbers of people in lower income countries to go unvaccinated is reckless and could lead to new covid variants. more than 320 experts have written to the prime minister, calling for urgent action. they say more than 3 billion people globally have not had a first dose. tensions over ukraine remain high, with russia s foreign minister this morning saying his country s interests couldn t be ignored, while insisting moscow did not want war. earlier, presidentjoe biden warned there is a distinct possibility that russia might invade ukraine next month. it comes as uk businesses and organisations are being urged to boost their their defences in case cyber attacks linked to the conflict over ukraine have an impact here. to explain more, i m joined by our diplomatic correspondent james landale. the war of words between the two side
has been scrapped along with nightclubs being able to reopen. they were the first, the last to reopen last year and the first shut and now they can reopenjust in time for the six nations in a few weeks here in wales. and of course the work from home rule, which was still a legal requirement, has now been made just guidance only. a few things remain in place, those being that masks will still need to be worn in shops and hospitals and public transport, and vaccine passes will still be needed in cinemas and theatres and for large events. first minister mark drakeford has said they have been able to ease the restrictions because the peak of the omicron wave has passed here and the number of cases has been reducing more rapidly than the rest of the uk. the next review into the covid measures, into masks and vaccination passes, will be on the 10th of february.
have an people of russia but we obviously have an issue with the kremlin and its activities but i think that s an important its activities but i think that s an important statement to make and for people important statement to make and for people to important statement to make and for people to hear that. people to hear that. obviously eve one people to hear that. obviously everyone is people to hear that. obviously everyone is trying people to hear that. obviously everyone is trying to people to hear that. obviously everyone is trying to avoid - people to hear that. obviously everyone is trying to avoid any people to hear that. obviously - everyone is trying to avoid any kind of conflict. that s the priority of everything you will be doing today. liz truss told parliament on the slst liz truss told parliament on the 31st of january, looking back, liz truss told parliament on the 31st ofjanuary, looking back, but they were putting together a package which was due to be r