was never implemented. then there is theissue was never implemented. then there is the issue of the cost to local authorities of providing social care, extra funding for that and there is speculation that could be funded by increased national insurance contributions. we will have to wait until early next week and i should stay in scotland, there is a free personal care, a certain amount of that in northern ireland and wales, some care costs are already paid. and wales, some care costs are already paid- and now for the latest uk coronavirus figures. they show there were just over 42,000 new infections recorded in the latest 24 hour period, which means an average of 34,312 per day in the last week. the figures show there were over 7,500 people in hospital being treated for coronavirus yesterday. 121 deaths were reported in the latest 24 hour period that s people who died within 28 days of a positive covid i9 test. that takes the average
and now for the latest uk coronavirus figures. there were just over 42,000 new infections recorded in the latest 24 hour period, which means an average of 34,312 per day in the last week. the figures also show there were more than 7500 people in hospital being treated for coronavirus yesterday. 121 deaths were reported in the latest 24 hour period. that s people who died within 28 days of a positive covid i9 test. that takes the average deaths per day to 114 over the last week. 0n vaccinations, more than 88% percent of people aged over 16 have had theirfirstjab, and more than 79% percent of people over 16 have had both doses. we will talk apparently about booster jabs we will talk apparently about boosterjabs is a topic of conversation in the coming days. the foreign secretary, dominic raab, says the uk and pakistan have a shared interest in securing a stable and peaceful future in afghanistan. mr raab, who s been visiting the border between the two countries, announced help for areas
many others still asking ever so anxiously how they can escape. for now, so many lives are on pause. lyse doucet, bbc news, kabul. and now for the latest uk coronavirus figures. they show there were just over 38 thousand new infections recorded in the latest 24 hour period, which means an average of 33,736 per day in the last week. the latest figures show there were over 7,500 people in hospital being treated for coronavirus yesterday. 178 deaths were reported in the latest 2a hour period that s people who died within 28 days of a positive covid i9 test. that takes the average deaths per day over the last week to 111. on vaccinations 88.6% of people aged 16 and over have now
for coronavirus yesterday. 178 deaths were reported in the latest 24 hour period that s people who died within 28 days of a positive covid i9 test. that takes the average deaths per day over the last week to 111. on vaccinations, 88.6% of people aged 16 and over have now had theirfirstjab. and just over 79% of the population aged 16 and over have had both doses. after 18 months of disruption to schools in england, the education secretary gavin williamson says he expects a greater sense of normality this term as pupils start to return to the classroom. masks and bubbles may have gone, but secondary pupils are still being encouraged to take regular covid tests, and schools are being asked to ensure spaces are well ventilated. our education editor branwen jeffreys has the story. circle five times on each side. the first test is the hardest.
that s people who died within 28 days of a positive covid i9 test. that takes the average deaths per day over the last week to 106. on vaccinations, 88.5% of people aged 16 and over have now had theirfirstjab, and 78.9% of the population aged 16 and over have had both doses. the ministry ofjustice has confirmed that the child killer colin pitchfork has been released from prison. pitchfork was jailed in 1988 for raping and murdering two is year olds, lynda mann and dawn ashworth, in leicestershire. the 61 year old was freed after the parole board decided injune that it was safe for him to serve the rest of his life sentence on a licence in the community. the number of weather related disasters around the world has increased five fold over the past 50 years, according to scientists from the united nations.