the nhs test and trace system, which is likely to cost the taxpayer £37 billion failed to prevent lockdowns and there is no evidence that cut the number of coronavirus infections. those other findings in the house of commons public accounts committee, publishing a highly critical report of the scheme. it said the cost was staggering and the taxpayers were being treated like a cash machine. hugh pym reports. a testing site, today, now part of everyday life, but it has cost a lot of money to get where we are and a highly critical report by mps has fuelled a new debate on what test and trace has achieved. it was raised at prime minister s questions. the government is throwing a staggering £37 billion at a test and trace system that we know has made barely any difference. the prime minister defended its performance. it is thanks to nhs test and trace that we re able to send kids back to school and begin cautiously and irreversibly to reopen our economy and restart our lives. t
the test and trace scheme has cost a staggering amount and made little difference, according to a highly critical report by a parliamentary committee. a new survey shows that, on child caring and home schooling, women have carried a far heavier burden than men during the pandemic. ghislaine maxwell, accused of helping the convicted sex offenderjeffrey epstein, is being held injail in degrading conditions, according to her brother. and in tonight s european football, liverpool finally find some form to reach the champions league quarterfinals. and coming up in sport on bbc news. manchester city put five past southampton to open up a m point gap at the top of the premier league. good evening. a serving metropolitan police officer has been arrested on suspicion of murder following the disappearance of a woman in south london a week ago. sarah everard, who was 33, was making her way home from a friend s house. the metropolitan police commissioner, dame cressida dick, revealed to