we think 90% of cases now across england our testing as the omicron variant, so it shows you just how quickly it has spread. we have had news in recent days that it is milder. now, that in itself isn t good news enough, that s good news, but we know that it spreads very rapidly. so we have to set that needs that, but we should all absolutely remain cautious. we don t think there s any need for further measures until the new year, but of course, we will keep that under review. uk health secretary sajid javid there. and we ll be taking a look at the situation across the rest of the world shortly, but let s stay in the uk for now. here s our correspondent simonjones. after the christmas festivities, tough decisions. borisjohnson will be poring over the latest covid data to see if he thinks new measures are needed in england, though no new restrictions are expected to be announced today. at this bar in bristol, they say they need clarity as they look ahead to the new year. he needs to get
isn t she set to skate again? exactly. she s the gold medal favorite. v valieva is gold medal favorite. just a beautiful skater. and only 15. so the fact that she has tested positive is a bombshell in and of itself. not only are you deal with the team competition that already happened and whether or not russia would keep the gold, but also then you re dealing with her participation in that women s competition. and as anyone who has watched figure skating knows, that s the marquee event. that s the event, kate, that gave us peggy fleming and dorothy hamill and kristi yamaguchi and katarina vitt and on and on and on. so a decision has to be made by early next week and that s why it s, well, it s confusing because it doesn t seem like anyone is moving toward a discussion and would that decision be appealed and who
chains at the ports, make sure getting from ship to shelf with our trucking agenda and make sure over the longer term, we expand the economy s productive capacity with the chips act. 50 billion invested in domestic semiconductor capacity. this isn t good news what came out today. reporter: no, look, anytime you have inflation this elevated, that s beating expectations, it s an absolute challenge for more than households but we also have to look at the bigger picture. what are we doing to help, is it helping? so at the ports, we know that the time that containers are spending at the ports is down significantly over the past few months. we know that shelves are stocked only 2 percentage points below where they were before this pandemic. we know that our competition agenda is out there helping to encourage price savings to be passed along to consumers.
wales and northern ireland have all imposed new restrictions. but in england, the emphasis for the time being is on caution, not compulsion. we think some 90% of cases now across england are this new omicron variant, so it shows you just how quickly it has spread. we have had news in recent days that it s milder. now, that in itself isn t good news enough that s good news, but we know that it spreads very rapidly, so we have to set that news against that. but whilst we should all absolutely remain cautious, we don t think there s any need for any further measures until the new year but, of course, we will keep that under review. many in the hospitality industry welcomed the fact that there ll be no new restrictions in england before new year the night time industries association said it was amazing news, but some businesses say that even the existing restrictions have hit them hard, and they re still looking to the government for more help. it feels that, if there isn t some inte
record numbers of coronavirus cases were recorded in england on christmas day. here s our political correspondent, iain watson. with christmas celebrations coming to a close, there had been fears of a much bleaker new year. with covid cases continuing at high levels, scotland, wales and northern ireland have all imposed new restrictions. but in england, the emphasis for the time being is on caution, not compulsion. we think some 90% of cases now across england are this new omicron variant, so it shows you just how quickly it has spread. we have had news in recent days that it s milder. now, that in itself isn t good news enough that s good news, but we know that it spreads very rapidly, so we have to set that news against that. but whilst we should all absolutely remain cautious, we don t think there s any need for any further measures until the new year but, of course, we will keep that under review. many in the hospitality industry