As the High Court Rules insurers should have paid out over lockdown. An urgent warning for humanity to slow whats called an accelerating decline in nature with species heading towards extinction. The leaders of the United Arab Emirates, bahrain and israel prepare to signing an historic agreement in washington. This is the scene live at the white house where the accord bahrainis set to be signed. Radio 2s zoe ball is set to become the highest paid bbc presenter as gary lineker accepts a pay cut. That and more revealed in the bbcs annual report. Hospital chiefs in england say nhs staff are having to stay off work because they cant get coronavirus tests. Nhs providers say Health Workers with symptoms are being forced to stay at home as they wait for tests, and thats putting added strain on the service as it gears up for winter. They want doctors and nurses to be treated as a priority. The Health Secretary matt hancock says officials are working round the clock to fix operational problems,
Hospital bosses in england have warned nhs staff are having to stay off work because they cant get coronavirus tests. Nhs providers said Health Workers with symptoms are being forced to remain at home as they wait for tests and thats putting added strain on the service as it gears up for winter. They want doctors and nurses to be treated as a priority. The Health Secretary matt hancock says officials are working round the clock to fix operational problems, amid widespread reports of people across england struggling to get tests. Richard galpin reports. The town of oldham in north west england has one of the highest infection rates in the country, but people wanting tests are being turned away at sites like this because of a lack of capacity. The frustration palpable. Im doing myjob hes had a high temperature, he is supposed to be in school. What do you want me to do, leave him out of school, for indefinite . Ive been trying for the last two days, the message, the system is currently un
Hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. With me are with is the political commentator and former director of communications for the labour party, lance price and lucy fisher, defence editor at the times. Tomorrows front pages, starting with the metro describes the uks testing system as being in chaos, and says it could take weeks to rectify. The Health Secretarys admission that tests will have to be rationed is the focus of the mails front page. The i says parents and teachers will be at the back of the queue because of the priority to test healthcare workers. Its a similar story in the guardian, which also has the pictures of russian opposition leader, Alexei Navalny, who appears to be recovering from novichok poisoning. The archbishop of canterbury has written in the telegraph about his concerns over the governments rule of six restriction. The ft says the Japanese Company hitachi is preparing to pull the plug on a power station in wal
Hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. With me are political commentator, jo phillips, the Political Editor of the sunday mirror and people, nigel nelson and john stevens, the deputy Political Editor at the daily mail. Welcome to all of you. Much to discuss. The observer leads with what it calls devastating new claims that the uk Prime Ministers top aide, Dominic Cummings, breached lockdown rules more than once. The paper says downing street are under growing pressure to fire the Senior Adviser. The mirror says Dominic Cummings made two trips from london to durham at the height of the lockdown including one trip when his wife was ill with coronavirus symptoms. But the paper says the Prime Minister still supports his most Senior Adviser. The telegraph says opposition parties are demanding an urgent inquiry in to mr cummings actions and several conservative mps are expected to call on the Senior Adviser to resign tomorrow. The daily mail carr
And that his actions were in line with coronavirus guidelines. Number ten also said mr cummings believes he behaved reasonably and legally. Our Political Correspondent helen catt reports. Social distancing, move that way. Dominic cummings leaving his london home today. Just days after Senior Advisor to the Prime Minister Dominic Cummings was filmed leaving downing street in march he developed coronavirus symptoms and self isolated but did it at a family property in durham more than 250 miles from his london home which has prompted accusations that he broke the rules. He should have done the right thing and resign but now he has not done borisjohnson must show leadership and remove him from office. We know from what has been said this morning on bbc that the government in london have been aware of this for weeks so why have we not been told about this and why has borisjohnson not been told about this and why has Boris Johnson not recognised been told about this and why has borisjohnson