france promises to double patrols of its beaches as record numbers of migrants cross the channel these are just some of the dinghies used. and coming up: scientists from the natural history museum unearth tens of thousands of fossils from a secret site in the cotswolds. coming up on the bbc news channel. alun wynjones will captain the lions, in their opening test against south africa less than a month after suffering a dislocated shoulder. the three test series in cape town starts on saturday. with lockdown restrictions in england lifted, hospital leaders are worried about the rising number of covid patients being admitted many of whom are unvaccinated. the latest official figures show that 88 per cent of the adult population have had theirfirst dose, and 68 per cent are now fully vaccinated. doctors treating patients in hospital say many are younger
age range that, yeah, - definitely need to get it because they are out i and about a lot. wales is ahead of the other uk nations at the moment for the roll out of first doses. 86.4% of the adult population have had a firstjab. in england, it sjust over 76%. in scotland, just under that. and in northern ireland, 74.8% of those aged 18 and over have had the first dose. in england, from tomorrow, those aged 25 and over will be contacted and encouraged to book a jab online. over the remainder of this week, the nhs will send texts to people in these age groups and, of course, gps will be inviting people on their lists to come forward. there were no further clues on whether lockdown restrictions will be fully lifted in england onjune the 21st. if they are, limits on customer numbers indoors in restaurants and pubs will come to an end. there have been more warnings from the hospitality industry that they can t make ends meet under the current rules.
get to a state of normality quicker. i think that s a good thing, yeah. i know a lot of students in that age range that, i yeah, definitely need to get it because they are out and about a lot. i wales is ahead of the other uk nations at the moment for the roll out of first doses. 86.4% of the adult population have had a firstjab. in england, it sjust over 76%. in scotland, just under that. and in northern ireland, 74.8% of those aged 18 and over have had the first dose. in england, from tomorrow, those aged 25 and over will be contacted and encouraged to book a jam online. to book a jab online. over the remainder of this week, the nhs will send texts to people in these age groups and, of course, gps will be inviting people on their lists to come forward. there were no further clues on whether lockdown restrictions will be fully lifted in england onjune the 21st. if they are, limits on customer numbers indoors in restaurants and pubs will come to an end. there have been more warnings fr
the fact it s opened up to everyone i thinkjust means we can get to a state of normality quicker. i mean, i think that s a good thing, yeah. i imean, there s. i know a lot of students in that, like, age range that, yeah, - definitely need to get it because they re out and about a lot. wales is ahead of the other uk nations at the moment for the roll out of first doses. 86.4% of the adult population have had a firstjab. in england, it sjust over 76%. in scotland, just under that. and in northern ireland, 74.8% of those aged 18 and over have had the first dose. in england, from tomorrow, those aged 25 and over will be contacted and encouraged to book a jab. there are still concerns about the delta variant, first identified in india. the health secretary said there had been 12,500 cases so far, about 1% have been admitted to hospital, of which just three had received two doses. so, the jabs are working. we have to keep coming forward