Could have here in the uk. Also tonight. The army is out on the streets of myanmar as the military stage a coup months after losing an election. The fake covid Test Certificates with a negative result being sold online. And taking on one of the uks toughest races despite an unexpected medical diagnosis. And coming up in sport on bbc news its transfer deadline day for clubs up and down the country well have the latest, including the man set to join champions liverpool. Good evening and welcome to the Bbc News At Six. Urgent testing is to start in parts of england as the south african strain of coronavirus has been detected in 11 of the cases there is no known link to the country. Its raised fears that the variant is now being transmitted within the community. Door to door testing will be carried out in the affected areas of london, the West Midlands, hertfordshire, kent, surrey and merseyside. Health officials are confident the vaccines will work against the South African Variant but pr
britain s manufacturers are beginning to see a recovery as demand in the uk increases and major markets begin to pick up that s according to a survey published today by the manufacturers organisation make uk. but while uk orders are rising, export orders have declined as businesses both in the uk and eu are yet to settle into the new uk eu trading arrangements. last friday the office for national statistics said uk goods exports to the european union fell by almost a1% in january, while imports tumbled 28.8%. the figures were the biggest drop since records began in 1997, and are the first since new trading rules between the uk and the eu came into force. so will exports recover? stephen phipson is chief executive of make uk. nice executive of make uk. to talk to you. start with your nice to talk to you. start with your survey, tell us how widespread it was and why you say the data gives you optimism about what is ahead? we say the data gives you optimism about what is ahea
we start with brexit, and an indication of how much effect the uk leaving the european union has had on trade in both directions across the english channel. figures compiled by the uk government show how british exports to the eu fell byjust over 40% injanuary the first month when the post brexit rules came into force. and imports from the eu were down by nearly 30%. there are of course contributing factors, like earlier stockpiling, and pandemic lockdowns. our economics correspondent, andy verity, has the details. this manchester exporter of branded clothing, much of it for corporate events that haven t been happening, has gone through what it describes as a nightmare yearjust staying in business and keeping staff safe. but now, its boss told me, far from the promised frictionless trade, it s become very difficult to export to europe. transporters and couriers are charging big extra fees to cover much more complex paperwork and taxes, pushing costs up so high that it s had