reports in a few areas of people waiting a little longer to get a pcr test when they go in person and some more stats out today for england showing that the number who got their result back from a pcr test within 24 hours was down to 63%, down from 77%, and that s the lowest performance number since january. so it s all part of this overall story of the consequences of cases rising quite rapidly and warnings that hospital numbers will go up, but we should always remember the difference from when we ve had previous situations like this is the vaccines are there, they are protecting people from serious illness or from not surviving in hospital. but there are other consequences for the economy and for staff and their employers, as we ve been hearing. staff and their employers, as we ve been hearing- staff and their employers, as we ve been hearinu. , . , ., been hearing. hugh pym, many thanks. it s 1:17 been hearing. hugh pym, many thanks. it s1:17 - been hearing. hugh pym, many thanks.
this is bbc news, i m james reynolds. the headlines at 3: tax salt and sugar to help support better diets so says a review aimed at improving the nation s health. the money raised could extend free school meal provision. you re not going to break this link, this interaction between our appetite forjunk food and the commercial incentive of companies, unless you tackle it directly. but the prime minister responded coolly this morning to the idea of a salt and sugar tax. lam not, i must say, attracted to the idea of extra taxes on hard working people. electronic devices have been seized from two homes as part of an investigation into the leak of cctv footage showing the then health secretary matt hancock embracing his former aide gina coladangelo. police say at least 42 people have died and dozens are missing after unprecedented
we saw before the pandemic. thank ou. the headlines on bbc news. tax salt and sugar to help support better diets so says a review aimed at improving the nation s health. the raised could extend free school meal provision and support better diets among the poorest. at least thirty people have died and dozens are missing after unprecedented flooding in western germany. electronic devices have been seized from two homes as part of an investigation into the leak of cctv footage showing the then health secretary matt hancock embracing his former aide aide gina coladangelo. the government has defended the decision to put majorca and ibiza on the amber list for travellers from england just two weeks after they were moved to green. it means that from monday morning most holidaymakers returning to the uk from the spanish islands will have to isolate for ten days unless they re fully vaccinated. theo leggett reports.
the headlines. tax salt and sugar to help improve the nation s health so says a new review. the money raised could fund more free school meals. you re not going to break thisjunk food cycle, this interaction between our appetite and the commercial incentive of companies unless you tackle it directly. but the prime minister responded coolly this morning to the idea of a salt and sugar tax. iam not, i must say, attracted to the idea of extra taxes on ha rd working people. at least 30 people have died and dozens are missing after flooding in western germany. electronic devices have been seized from two homes as part of an investigation into the leak of cctv footage showing the then health secretary matt hancock embracing his former aide gina coladangelo. and the prime minister says his plans for ending inequalities in the uk won t make richer areas poorer.
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