so, there are clearly short term challenges which we need to address here and looking forward we need to manage this so that in the long term this does not continue to be a challenge. you know, we speak to our members across the whole of the nhs well, almost nine in ten health care leaders have recently told us that a lack of staffing in the nhs is putting patient safety and care at risk. this needs to be a priority. the italian government is bringing in new laws making it compulsory for everyone over the age of 50 to have a coronavirus vaccine. the measures come into force on the 15th of february, with fines for those that refuse to have theirjabs. let s speak to our correspondent in rome, mark lowen. what reaction has there been to this? ., , , , ,., this? on the whole, there is support for the government this? on the whole, there is support for the government in this? on the whole, there is support for the government in pushing - for the government in pushing forward with these
members, are grounds for a mistrial. they say some of the juror s comments, including his history as a victim of sexual of abuse, merited attention by the court. the italian government is bringing in new laws making it compulsory for everyone over the age of 50 to have a coronavirus vaccine. the measures come into force on the 15th of february, with fines for those that refuse to have theirjabs. england s plan b rules will be kept in place for the next three weeks. borisjohnson said the measures couldn t be scrapped yet, because hospital admissions caused by the omicron variant were rising rapidly. scotland, wales and northern ireland all brought in stricter measures after christmas. north korea says it successfully tested a hypersonic missile on wednesday. the launch was detected by several militaries in the region. it landed in waters between the korean peninsula and japan, bringing condemnation from seoul and tokyo.
back at university college hospital, there are signs that numbers have stabilised, but no certainty what ll happen next. we were increasingly worried before the new year, and now, at the beginning ofjanuary, we re seeing some very, very early signs that perhaps some of that demand is listening. but i would caution against thinking we are through the worst of this pandemic. we have a long way to go injanuary, so we re really planning very much for the worst and very much for the best. the message to get vaccinated was also pushed again today by the prime minister. he said 61% of patients in intensive care units haven t been vaccinated, and 90% hadn t had a booster. borisjohnson added that people were dying needlessly because they hadn t had theirjabs. hugh pym, bbc news. let s get some of the day s other news. the authorities in kazakhstan have declared a 2 week state of emergency in the main city, almaty, and in a western province as a wave of protests hit the country.
because of several economic uncertainties, including the impact of inflation on consumers. the italian government is bringing in new laws making it compulsory for everyone over the age of 50 to have a coronavirus vaccine. the measures come into force on the 15th of february, with fines for those that refuse to have theirjabs. the headlines on bbc news. novak djokovic will have to wait until monday to find out whether he ll avoid deportation from australia after a vaccine exemption backlash. a new report says plans to tackle record health service waiting lists in england could be derailed by demands for emergency care and a lack of staff covid testing rules for international arrivals to england are being eased from tomorrow. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here s austin. we will start with the fourth ashes test in cricket where we have said
day or second dose, so the programme is up and running. there was a topic of further discussion yesterday, as i said, with premiers and chief ministers. as those hubs continually come online, the commonwealth distribution system is up and running and in place and has been for some time, and both those gps are doing such an excellentjob. to support that over the summer period, and i want to thank those gps who are out there, giving people theirjabs over the summer period. in particular, as we go into next week, because the five to ii vaccine programme starts next monday, and we re on track for that. those vaccines are being rolled out and distributed across the network. that will continue up until the day that those vaccine programmes commence next week. i want to