i admit i can t see to do what i used to do, but i would be in my own environment. life would be much more pleasant. hospitals are reaching capacity whilst seeing a sharp rise in staff shortages. i6 trusts are still in critical incident mode. the latest nhs data shows more than 35,000 staff at acute trusts were off each day on average, due to covid, after the 2nd of january. up to. that is 4% of the workforce and up 41% on the previous week. but there are regional differences. the north east and yorkshire was hardest hit. there were more than 7,000 covid absences, which is 5% of staff and up by 79% on the previous week. in london, there were over 5,000 covid absences, or 3% of staff. that is down by 4% on the week before. these figures are really stark. outside of health care, staffing shortages are closing shops and cancelling trains.
the seeing leicester all the time of the how seeing leicester all the time of the. how this club works in many senses, the. how this club works in many senses, hats off. the efl has also been badly affected, just 11 matches taking place today. and in scotland, there are six fixtures in the premiership later, but then the top flight will stop for their winter break. top of the table rangers are at home to st mirren. all matches will be in front ofjust 500 spectators after first minister nicola sturgeon announced restrictions on crowds because of the virus. the planned winter break was voted to be brought forward, which means the season s second old firm game, scheduled for the 2nd of january, will now take place on the 2nd of february. so we still do have quite a few matches going ahead, but for now the ashes have finished for the day. the ashes have finished for the day. the ashes could be all over, but anyway. jane, thank you very much. the main story of the morning as the deaf i
for a care package to go home. it s terribly frustrating. i mean, i could be at home now. i admit i can t see to do what i used to do, but i would be in my own environment. life would be much more pleasant. hospitals are reaching capacity whilst seeing a sharp rise in staff shortages. 16 trusts are still in critical incident mode. the latest nhs data shows more than 35,000 staff at acute trusts were off each day on average, due to covid, up to the 2nd of january. that is 4% of the workforce and up 41% on the previous week. but there are regional differences. the north east and yorkshire was hardest hit. there were more than 7,000 covid absences, which is 5% of staff and up by 79% on the previous week. in london, there were over 5,000 covid absences, or 3% of staff. that is down by 4% on the week before.
hospitals are reaching capacity whilst seeing a sharp rise in staff shortages. 16 trusts are still in critical incident mode. the latest nhs data shows more than 35,000 staff at acute trusts were off each day on average, due to covid, up to the 2nd of january. that is 4% of the workforce and up 41% on the previous week. but there are regional differences. the north east and yorkshire was hardest hit. there were more than 7,000 covid absences, which is 5% of staff and up by 79% on the previous week. in london, there were over 5,000 covid absences, or 3% of staff. that is down by 4% on the week before. these figures are really stark. outside of health care, staffing shortages are closing shops and cancelling trains. but nurses can t stop helping their patients, so what s happening instead is that they re finding themselves being spread thinner and thinner, but they can t keep doing that indefinitely.
the highway code in a generation more rights for walkers and cyclists, but the aa says a third of drivers don t know about the changes. the last brit standing in the australian open singles, dan evans, is carrying the nations hopes this morning as he tries to reach the last 16 for only the second time, and it s tight and tense in the first set, against felix auger aliasseem. a quiet start to the weekend s weather~ a quiet start to the weekend s weather. not quite as cold, but not as sunny weather. not quite as cold, but not as sunny either. i will have all the details as sunny either. i will have all the details coming up shortly. it s saturday, the 22nd of january. our top story: five of the uk s leading business groups have called on the government to act now to support both businesses and consumers, who they say face spiralling energy bills. they ve written to the chancellor, rishi sunak, demanding urgent action to tackle the ongoing crisis. here s our business correspondent,