fireworks display in edinburgh, just as with london from its the first time in three years that the event hasn t been limited by covid pandemic restrictions. this event was held in edinburgh, with the fireworks launched from around the castle which stands in the centre of the city. some great pictures they are. want to bring you up to date with other news as well. north korean state media says the country s leader kimjong un has ordered the development of new intercontinental ballistic missiles, with the capability to carry out a nuclear counter attack. the report also says he has ordered massive production of tactical nuclear weapons. the statement comes after a series of rocket tests carried out by north korea in recent days. mr kim is also reported to have said that his country s new rocket launchers are capable of carrying tactical nuclear weapons, with all of south korea in range. north korea is banned from developing long range missiles and nuclear weapons by the international
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unions now say they will consider it. all this as the nhs is juggling other pressures. waiting lists for operations at a record high, covid hasn t gone away and there s a warning that flu is starting to return in force, after two years are being kept at bay by pandemic restrictions. in a typical flu year, for example, we see between 4,000 20,000 people die of flu or complications relating to that, and a further 40,000 going into hospital. so this is really the right time to think ahead, boost your immunity, boost your immunity against covid and get a flu jab if you re eligible. the government says pay is going up for a million front line nhs workers in england. and more money is being made available to free up beds and reduce pressure on hospitals. health bosses will be watching the data closely, as the health service enters its busiest time of the year. jim reed, bbc news.