evacuate people once again today. six minutes past 7am is the time. covid vaccines for children in england aged between five and eleven, can be booked from this morning. more than five million children are now eligible for a low strength version of the jab, after the government s vaccine advisers approved the move in february. it comes as new data suggest coronavirus infection levels in the uk have hit a new record, with an estimated a.9 million people thought to have the virus last week. ajudge in new york has rejected a request from ghislaine maxwell for a new trial. she was found guilty last year of trafficking girls for the disgraced financier and convicted sex offender, jeffrey epstein. her lawyers complained that one of the jurors falsely stated before the trial that he had never been sexually abused. the judge said that was not deliberate so the juror could still act impartially. will smith has resigned from the body that awards the oscars,
from ghislaine maxwell for a new trial. she was found guilty last year of trafficking girls for the disgraced financier and convicted sex offender, jeffrey epstein. her lawyers complained that one of the jurors falsely stated before the trial that he had never been sexually abused. the judge said that was not deliberate so the juror could still act impartially. covid vaccines for children in england aged between five and 11, can be booked from this morning. it comes as new data suggest coronavirus infection levels in the uk have hit a new record, with an estimated a point 9 million people thought to have the virus last week. that is as, that is all the news from as for now. more headlines at the top of the hour. thank you for
just quieten people down in terms of the speculation about his future? yes, as i suspected and others have been talking about as well, they could be sowing the seeds for the next stage of the saga which will be some very high profile opera winfrey comes to mind, some sort interview where he will tell on. tell all. covid vaccines for children in england aged between five and eleven, can be booked from this morning. more than 5 million children are now eligible for a low strength version of the jab, after the government s vaccine advisers approved the move in february. it comes as new data suggest coronavirus infection levels in the uk have hit a new record, with an estimated 4.9 million people thought to have the virus last week. ajudge in new york has rejected a request from ghislaine maxwell for a new trial. she was found guilty last year of trafficking girls for the disgraced financier, jeffrey epstein. her lawyers complained that one of the jurors falsely stated before the trial
meanwhile in the uk, health secretary sajid javid has said there will be no new restrictions introduced in england before the new year. ministers had been under pressure to respond to rising infection levels after the devolved administrations in scotland, wales and northern ireland all implemented measures to stem the spread of the 0micron variant. here s our political correspondent ian watson. with a record number of covid cases recorded on christmas day, there were fears of a rather bleaker new year. scotland, wales and northern ireland have all imposed further restrictions. so there was pressure on the government at westminster to make it clear if england would follow. for the time being, it won t. and for the remainder of 2021, the message will be caution, not compulsion. there will be no further measures before the new year. we won t be taking any further measures. of course, people should remain cautious as we approach new year celebrations,
and missing for almost a week a happy ending for the search and rescue dog who got lost herself as she s reunited with her owner. the uk health secretary sajid javid has ruled out introducing any new covid restrictions in england before the new year. ministers had been under pressure to respond to rising infection levels after the devolved administrations in scotland, wales and northern ireland all implemented measures to stem the spread of the omicron variant. the health secretary said 90% of covid cases in england are now thought to be the omicron variant and he urged people to remain cautious when celebrating new year s eve, saying the government won t hesitate to act in the future