covid hasn t gone away. the virus is more, much more infectious in the community now than it was at this time last year. covid has upended the way schools operate. staff, students and parents can only hope that this term brings normality back to the classroom. tim muffett, bbc news. activists at a facility in cambridgeshire, which breeds and sells beagles for medical research, have vowed to stay put until the site is forced to close. 15 protestors have been arrested since setting up camp outside the main entrance of mbr acres more than two months ago. last week the us firm was granted a court order preventing the harassment of its staff. jon ironmonger reports. is this england s most controversial farm ? mbr acres in huntingdon legally breeds beagles for medical research, but for more than two months, it s been blockaded by animal rights
in wales restrictions on meeting outside were lifted. across the uk there are more freedoms on their way but that is not without risk. let s take a look at the latest uk government coronavirus figures 54,674 new infections were recorded in the latest 24 hour period, taking the average per day in the past week to 42,900. the data for the number of people currently in hospital with covid hasn t been updated today, but figures yesterday showed 3,964 people were in hospital with the virus. 41 deaths were recorded in the past 24 hours. more than 46.2 million people have now had theirfirstjab, that s 87.8% of all uk adults. and over 35.7 million people, 67.8% of all adults, have had two jabs. well, as you ve just heard, the uk has recorded over 50,000 new covid cases for