a bit of a change next week. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: russia proposes a ceasefire in the besieged city of mariupol to allow civilians to leave. more than 150 thousand people remain trapped. western intelligence suggests putin isn t being told how badly russia s offensive is going with reports of demoralised troops refusing to obey orders. it s the last day of free covid tests for most people in england, as the government pushes ahead with its plans for living with ther virus. the organisers of the oscars say will smith refused to leave the ceremony after hitting chris rock and they ve started disciplinary procedings against him. it is the nation s favourite dish, but the industry is really feeling the cost of living crisis bite and at this
as the government pushes ahead with its plans for living with the virus. a review of the home office s handling of the windrush scandal has found a lack of tangible progress or drive to make changes and says more progress must be made. the organisers of the oscars say will smith refused to leave the ceremony after hitting chris rock and they ve started disciplinary procedings against him. sport now, and a full round up from the bbc sport centre. hello. hi, martin. england have pulled off a remarkable turnaround by reaching the women s cricket world cup final. the defending champions will now face australia after a dominant 137 run win over south africa. england were on the brink of elimination after losing their first three games but have now won five in a row to reach a second successive final. our sports reporter henry moeran has been speaking to 2017 world cup winner alex hartley. he asked her about opener
as long as people receive the boosters, come forward for vaccination, then we have very high levels of population immunity. covid infections here in hull and across much of the uk have been rising sharply recently, driven by a new offshoot of the omicron variant. in the city s indoor market though, people seem to accept free testing cannot continue forever. we ve got to get used to living with it and accept things and the government hasn t got a never ending pot of money. i personally think if somebody can t afford to buy them, they should be provided. it should be provided. personally, i m happy to pay for it. we know now that covid is not going away. this next step, the ending of free testing, feels like a significant moment though as we start to live alongside this virus. jim reed, bbc news. the organisers of the oscars say they asked will smith to leave sunday s ceremony after he slapped the comedian chris rock on stage but he refused.
an increase of 7% from last week with more than 300,000 new daily symptomatic cases of covid in the uk on average. england s rate is running at1 in 15. wales at1 in18, and in scotland, 1 in 16 have it. today is the last day of free coronavirus testing for most people in england, as the government moves ahead with its living with covid plan. the move has been criticised by some scientists who say the change is coming too soon but ministers insist the money can be better spent elsewhere. our health correspondent, jim reed, reports. two years on from the start of this pandemic and scenes like this may soon be part of history. access to both covid testing sites and free fast tests taken at home will end for most people, part of the government s plan to live with the virus. so what clothes for next week, then? that could affect people like diane and her son, wesley, in hull. wesley lives with cerebral palsy, putting him at higher risk from covid itself. we ve no other choice but to pay.
the department for education said £319 million in funding for tutoring in the next academic year would now go directly to schools after there had been criticism of randstad s management of the scheme, and its online portal. a committee of mps has refused to endorse the government s choice to be the next chair of the charity commission. the digital, culture, media and sport committee recognised that barrister orlando fraser had the experience and qualifications for the role, but said they had serious concerns about the process leading to his selection. a candidate previously approved by the committee withdrew before his start date. the committee is critical of the decision to put mr fraser forward as their preferred candidate from the same selection process. according to the zoe covid study in the uk, 1 in 15 people have symptomatic covid 19 in the uk, with the highest rates of the virus in england. the figures from the study indicate