We want to have been offered a first jab by september. And the government moves to head off a rebellion by backbench mps, who could support a labour proposal to extend the temporary £20 a week increase in universal credit. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. The head of the National Health service in england has warned the service has never been in a more precarious position. Outlining the extreme pressures facing the nhs Sir Simon Stevens said a new patient was being admitted into hospital with coronavirus every 30 seconds. The good news is four times as many people are now being vaccinated in england as are contracting, with 140 people being given the jab every minute. In the last hour, the health secretary, matt hancock tweeted that more than half of the over 80s have been given at least one dose of the vaccine. Another ten new Vaccination Centres have been unveiled by the government, and will be operational from tomorrow. Speaking to the bbc, the foreign secretary, dominic raa
An engine test for nasas megarocket ends early, but the space Agency Denies it was a failure. Hello and welcome to bbc news. As countries around the world step up their coronavirus Vaccination Programmes, here in the uk ten new Mass Vaccination Centres across england are set to open on monday to help meet the governments target of offering vaccines to the most vulnerable groups by the middle of february. This morning, the foreign secretary has said the government hopes to have offered every adult a first dose of a Coronavirus Vaccine by september. So how does the uks progress compare the rest of the world . Israel appears to be doing best with 25 doses administered per 100 people, although it has faced criticism that it has not supported inoculation within palestinian territories. United arab emirates is second on the list, having administered over 18 doses per 100 people. The uk is next, with nearly six doses administered per 100 people. The us has administered 3. 7 doses per 100 peo
He says the nhs will be under intense pressure for several weeks to come, despite the vaccine roll out. But the good news is that four times as many people are now being vaccinated in england as are contracting coronavirus. Ten new vaccine hubs have been unveiled across the country, which will be operational from tomorrow. Heres our health correspondent, jim reed. The pressure on hospitals this winter shows no sign of easing up. The person in charge of the nhs in england said the service is now in the most precarious position in his 72 year history. The most precarious position in his 72 year history 72 year history. In its. This christmas 72 year history. In its. This christmas day, 72 year history. In its. This christmas day, we 72 year history. In its. This christmas day, we have 72 year history. In its. This christmas day, we have seen| 72 year history. In its. This christmas day, we have seen another 15,000 increase in the patients in hospitals across england, the equivalent of fi
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Institute of aeronautics and astronautics in las vegas. They talked about the importance of publicprivate partnerships and human robotics in the exploration of space. This runs an hour and 20 minutes. It is so awesome, so amazing. What i really liked is the james webb pictures. How i got into space is i was a little kid in tahoe looking at the night sky and i got a telescope when i was 11. One of the first things i looked at was saturn and there were rings around it. I had seen pictures in books but here i was and i could actually see the rings. I have been a space junkie ever since. I have worked in rockets over 30 years and now i have the pleasure of helping put this conference on together with aiaa. I want to thank everyone who has made this happen. It was not me. Our guiding coalition, collaborative and Technical Program chairs, over 400 speakers. I want to thank you all for giving your time and everyone is prepared. You will hear some really cool things. We also have our sponsor b