The number of people in hospital has fallen again. tojust the number of people in hospital has fallen again. to just under 18,500. there were 330 deaths reported in the latest 2a hour period that s of people who died within 28 days of a positive test, though there will be some amongst this number who won t have died from covid. on average, in the past week, 266 deaths were announced every day. on vaccinations, just under 36,700,000 people have now had a boosterjab, which means nearly 64% of people aged 12 and over have now had three vaccine doses. borisjohnson says he hasn t seen any evidence to back up claims from a senior conservative mp that the government has attempted to blackmail colleagues who are opposing him. william wragg, who s one of those calling for the prime minister to resign over lockdown parties at downing street, said rebels had faced pressures and intimidation from ministers. westminster is waiting for the report into lockdown parties by the senior civil serva
At six back to the office and no masks in classrooms, as england s covid measures ease. it s the first stage of the government s move to drop plan b measures completely at the end of next week. but with daily infections still running high, there s concern it ll put the nhs under even more pressure. also on the programme tonight. the prime minister says he has no evidence of black black male in his party. i see no evidence, heard no evidence to support any of those allegations. military drills for ukraine s soliders as the united states warns russia of grave consequences if any of its troops massed on the border cross into ukraine. the aftermath of the tsunami that hit tonga aid planes finally arrive in the south pacific bringing much needed supplies. and how blisters put pay
Because i ve never done them before? i haven t had a proper exam. especially because they are a levels, you really need to do well because you have got uni offers to get. in my family, we ve recentlyjust had covid. i don t want to miss any more school with exams coming up so my facemask is going to stay on. in scotland, wales and northern ireland, the guidance is still to wear masks at all times. removing masks in classes in england may feel like a milestone but for those in education, it doesn t take away the disruption many schools are still facing. elaine dunkley, bbc news, in crosby. latest figures show the number of people testing positive for coronavirus is falling with just over 107,300 new infections recorded in the latest 24 hour period. on average, just under 93,000 new cases were reported per day in the last week.
Hard, doing what he does. we ve also learned of a remarkable survival story. this man says he was swept off a small island by the tsunami and was in the water for more than 24 hours before making it to land. help is now arriving. this is an australian c17 transport plane on final approach to tonga this afternoon. the crew quickly unloaded water and emergency supplies but, because of covid, they were not allowed any contact with locals. tonga s government has decided that until covid is over, the islanders will have to deal with the aftermath of this disaster by themselves. rupert wingfield hayes, bbc news, in tokyo. a report commissioned by the catholic church has found that the former pope benedict xvi failed to act over four cases of child sex abuse when he was the archbishop of munich in germany. lawyers who investigated the historical allegations say pope benedict, then called
To britain s emma radacanu s hopes at the australian open. and coming up on the bbc news channel. a different series but a familiar story for english cricket as england s women lose their opening match of their ashes series. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. some of england s plan b measures have been scrapped today with people being told they no longer have to work from home and secondary school pupils removing face coverings in class. from next thursday, facemasks will no longer be compulsory in most settings and covid passes for large venues will be dropped. but there s concern that the move will increase pressure on the nhs which is already under a lot