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This is bbc news, im reeta chakrabarti. The headlines the chancellor rishi sunak announces a newjob support scheme lasting six months from november he says it will save viable jobs. Mr speaker, these are radical interventions in the uk Labour Market policies we have never tried in this country before. A planned rise in vat has also been cancelled and businesses will now have longer to pay back government loa ns. Labour believes rishi sunak should have acted sooner unions say the measure will save hundreds of thousands of jobs. After months of delay, the nhs covid 19 Contact Tracing app goes live in england and wales anyone with a smartphone is being urged to download it. The latest test and trace results
show the numbers testing positive is almost three times higher than at the end of august. 600 people at Glasgow University are self isolating, after more than 120 students tested positive for coronavirus as freshers week ended. And is a little bit of hollywood glamour coming to wrexham
This is bbc news. The headlines thousands of holidaymakers race to get back to the uk before new quarantine rules come into force early tomorrow. People returning from places including croatia and trinidad will have to isolate for two weeks because of a rise in coronavirus cases. I dont really have a huge support network, and obviously, its the work factor which is going to put a scupper on quite a fewjob opportunities and working. The sentences given to the three teenagers who killed pc Andrew Harper are referred to the court of appeal to assess whether theyre too lenient. Lockdown restrictions are tightened in oldham, blackburn and parts of pendle. From midnight on saturday,
people are told not to socialise with anyone from outside their household. The government is to extend the ban on rental evictions in england until 20th september. Belaruss exiled Opposition Leader calls for more defiance in the face of what she says is intimidation from the people who stole the president ial ele
This is bbc news, im simon mccoy. The headlines one in ten people across the uk had contracted covid 19 by the end of december. Hospitals in the midlands are short staffed and care homes remain on the front line. The vaccine has been certainly the big thing that every provider is now desperate to get into their services and the roll out, it is happening, but it is not as quick as we would all like. Fortress washington as donald trump spends his last full day in office, america anxiously waits for the inauguration of his successor. Scotlands first minister Nicola Stugeon is to update the Scottish Parliament on covid 19 restrictions. Well bring you her statement live later this hour. The government is to set up a new regulator for the Construction Industry following evidence at the Grenfell Tower inquiry that manufacturers
covered up safety issues. Grave concerns over the future of the Justice System in england and wales as the covid pandemic creates a backlog of crown court cases. The b
To reduce the spread of coronavirus. We are predominantly basing our activities and experiencing experiences outdoors to limit frequent touch to key areas like table tops. The government suspends all rail franchises to prevent firms collapsing as season Ticket Holders are told theyll receive refunds if they choose to stay at home during the pandemic. The death toll in spain continues to rise. More more than 2,000 people with the virus have now died in the country. And in other news, the former first minister of scotland, alex salmond, has been cleared of attempted rape and a series of Sexual Assaults, including one with intent to rape. Hello. The Health Secretary, matt hancock, has described people who ignore government advice on social distancing as very selfish. Ministers are considering tougher measures if people continue to gather in large numbers, orfail to observe advice about how to stop the spread of coronavirus. This is london this morning it looks a lot quieter than over the