as he claimed on a number of occasions that the number on payrolls was higher than before the pandemic. but that was because a lot of the self employed people gave up self employment during the pandemic or afterwards and became employees on payrolls instead. the letter from the director general having had no impact, the chair of the uk statistics authority, that then chair wrote to the prime minister on the 24th of february 2022. dear prime minister, he wrote. it is wrong to claim that there are no more people and work than before the pandemic began. the increase in the number of people who are on payrolls is more than offset by the reduction in the number of people who are self employed. so at the liaison committee in march, i asked the prime minister whether he accepted that correction in sir david s letter. his reply wasn t straightforward, but the transcript of that meeting does show that mr johnson understood fully and clearly what had happened in the labour market. he d
who suffered a brain injury. a man who was captured by pro russian separatist forces has reportedly died. he was taken prisoner along with another man in april. new figures show covid infections for the uk have risen by 25% in a week. three .5 million cases were recorded. more struggles for tiger woods on the second day of the open. good afternoon. the met office has issued an extreme weather warning for parts of england on tuesday and monday. the heat health warning has been increased from level three to level four. the government says this meets the definition of a national emergency. the first time ever, temperatures could hit a0 degrees. the highest temperature ever recorded in the uk was 38.7 degrees in cambridge in 2019. the warning covers manchester, the midlands, and london. the warning means that there is substantial danger to life. our correspondent is in central london for us. ~ , ., ., for us. well here it is around 25 degrees. for us. well here it is around 25
burns in a fire that killed his younger brother, raises money for the charity that got him back on his feet. the future ofjohn lewis and the high street are there big closures coming for one of the biggest name in retail? how are town centres coping with our new shopping habits? good morning. liverpool march on in europe they brush aside their troubles at home in the premier league, to reach the quarter finals of the champions league. and did the winds were regular slide? wales had its strongest wind gust since february last year. details on breakfast. good morning. it s thursday, the 11th of march. our top story. police investigating the disappearance of sarah everard in south london, have found human remains in woods in kent. the 33 year old has been missing since last week. a serving police officer is being questioned on suspicion of her kidnap and murder. aruna iyengar has more. all along the route sarah took from cut clapham common over a week ago, posters bearing he
shocking, powerful and deeply personal. meghan and harry reveal their struggles and sadness with the royal life. also on breakfast, it s back to school for millions of children in england. ten years of hurt is overfor rangers. they win the scottish premiership with hundreds of fans celebrating outside ibrox despite covid safety warnings. good morning. today we have some rain across the northern half of the country which will ease through the day, drierand country which will ease through the day, drier and brighter country which will ease through the day, drierand brighter in country which will ease through the day, drier and brighter in the south, but from mid week, it looks like the weather is going to turn a mile. more details later in the programme. the structure it will turn milder. it s monday march 8th. our top story. the duke and duchess of sussex have accused the royal family of failing to protect them, even when meghan was suffering from suicidal thoughts and harry w
in their interview with oprah? how do you react to what they have said? millions of pupils in england head back to school after two months learning at home during the lockdown. from, today care home residents in england can have one regular visitor they can meet indoors and hold hands. and two people from different households can now meet outside for recreation, which can include a coffee on a bench. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the duchess of sussex has said she found life within the british royal family so difficult that at times she didn t want to be alive any more . in an interview with oprah winfrey, meghan markle said she did not get help when she asked for it. meghan also claimed there had been concern within the palace, before her son was born, about the colour of his skin. the interview with harry and meghan went out overnight in the us and will be shown on itv at 9pm tonight and on itv hub, courtesy of harpo productions. in