we want to see every patient that walks through the door. we want to help every single person who rings us. but if we don t have the staff to do all of that, we can t, so it has a knock on effect on the gps and then appointments and then patients showing up to a&e, so it affects everybody. covid cases have shot up after restrictions ended last month facemasks and self isolation no longer legally required. i think it s down to a few things. one is that we ve got a new type of omicron, which is called ba.2. that looks like it s more infectious, even more so than the first version of omicron, so more people are catching it. i think the second reason is we might be seeing some waning of immunity from the booster doses. and the third reason is that people s behaviours are changing. they re mixing more, they re not wearing face coverings, and all those three things together are driving that increase in cases. so vaccination centres are gearing up for their next campaign fourth jabs for o
for almost six months, and walked to school with children who were reluctant to return to the classroom. she s worked with children with anxiety, and she often spends time with children who just need a little bit of time to talk through their feelings and emotions, and they do that with evie present 110w. she has heard children read, so some of our reluctant readers, she ll sit and hear them read. evie spends two hours a day with the children, who the teachers say are more relaxed in her company. now, you can play with evie. she s even encouraged jacob, who is nonverbal, to say his very first word at school. all of a sudden, he just started talking. he goes, d o g, dog. he was repeating it and it was like, wow. do you want to see him again? children: yes! yes? back in east yorkshire, thunder will become a regular visitor, eventually working one to one with the children whose mental health has been most affected by the pandemic. anne marie tasker,
controversy too. trees were felled at the hotel for the g7 leaders. a new report says even in a county with such rich natural assets, wildlife is in decline. for local leaders and g7 leaders, it s a massive challenge. roger harriban, bbc news. some uk schools are enlisting the help of wonderful four legged friends to provide an extra bit of support and happiness to the day as children struggle with their mental health. anne marie tasker has this report. thunder, the four legged therapist, arriving for work at hornsea primary school in east yorkshire. everybody, thunder s here to help you. i know it has been quite a strenuous year for everybody, hasn t it, with being at school and being off school. the therapy husky usually visits hospitals and care homes. today, he is meeting year five for the first time.