the warning carried by the guardian if nhs staff are not prioritised a devastating impact for patient care the warning carried by the guardian if nhs staff are not prioritised for covid lateral flow tests as supply issues persist. the paper also captures a highly unseasonal image of families on the beach in nothumberland as the uk prepares for what could be its warmest new year s eve on record. the financial times says borisjohnson is set to be cleared over breaking the ministerial code following an internal inquiry into a loan acquired to redecorate his downing street flat. so, let s begin. hello to you both. thank you very much for coming on. the big story is the fallout from the ghislaine maxwell trial. let s start with you, torcuil, and the front page of the i with a headline spotlight falls on duke of york after unhelpful maxwell
and in wales were nightclubs are closed may pile across into england for hogmanay, for new year s celebrations in clubs which are still open. so that it itself may cause a run on lateral flow tests and may in fact cause a run on covid i9 figures which within the roof today. covid-19 figures which within the roof toda . ~ ., , covid-19 figures which within the roof today- covid-19 figures which within the rooftoda. , ., ,, ., roof today. most pharmacists we have talked to today roof today. most pharmacists we have talked to today saying roof today. most pharmacists we have talked to today saying people - roof today. most pharmacists we have talked to today saying people coming | talked to today saying people coming in, trying to get tests because they have got plans over the weekend for new year s and they want to make sure they are doing the right thing, getting to before they go and honestly lots of pharmacies running out unfortunately. let s move now from the testing issue too i
and curb anything comes in injanuary to try and curb social mixing and particularly endorse. where it s easiest particularly endorse. where it s easiest for it to spread.- easiest for it to spread. people will be looking easiest for it to spread. people will be looking for easiest for it to spread. people will be looking for now - easiest for it to spread. people will be looking for now is - easiest for it to spread. people | will be looking for now is clearly the peak of infections in the peak of hospitalisations and we reported just in the last couple of hours or so that slaver got started actually removing some of their restrictions, believing that the peak of omicron there has passed. now we don t know that for certain of course but that would provide some encouragement if thatis would provide some encouragement if that is true but the look across to france, 200,000 or so inventions in france and does not feel that optimistic right now. it is france and does not feel that op
and in a letter to mps virtually admitting that they will have to make a priority over the next month. now a health crisis but also a deep political slant to this as well with the welsh first minister being able to offer 4 million lateral flow tests to a tory nhs health minister, a labour welsh first minister, a gesture of generosity there across the border and across the political aisle. is he to be a particularly english problem because in england, there are seven date releases from isolation if you take the appropriate lateral flow tests on date two and a six and then now in scotland of course you have to isolate steel for ten days if you test positive. so it is not some to be such a problem north of the border was a big problem on the border was a big problem on the border is that kids from scotland where nightclubs have been closed
incidental covid i9 transmission in hospitals incidental covid i9 transmission in hospitals and how that might be contributing to the number of people in hospitals with covid i9 rather than in hospitals with covid i9 rather than those who necessarily arrives with the than those who necessarily arrives with the virus. i think it makes sense with the virus. i think it makes sense perhaps for nurses and doctors to he sense perhaps for nurses and doctors to be offered for the treatment and prioritisation and we know that care homes prioritisation and we know that care homes are prioritisation and we know that care homes are already receiving that and under homes are already receiving that and under the homes are already receiving that and under the plans being looked at by the government, there could be other sectors the government, there could be other sectors potentially, lorry drivers and government officials, also hooked and government officials, also booked at the