This is bbc news, im simon mccoy. The headlines one in ten people across the uk had contracted covid 19 by the end of december. Hospitals in the midlands are short staffed and care homes remain on the front line. The vaccine has been certainly the big thing that every provider is now desperate to get into their services and the roll out, it is happening, but it is not as quick as we would all like. Fortress washington as donald trump spends his last full day in office, america anxiously waits for the inauguration of his successor. Scotlands first minister Nicola Stugeon is to update the Scottish Parliament on covid 19 restrictions. Well bring you her statement live later this hour. The government is to set up a new regulator for the Construction Industry following evidence at the Grenfell Tower inquiry that manufacturers
covered up safety issues. Grave concerns over the future of the Justice System in england and wales as the covid pandemic creates a backlog of crown court cases. The b
Progress in vaccine roll-out last fall contrasts with waning public trust, largely due to challenges in accessing RSV vaccines. However, COVID-19-related hospitalizations have surged since November. By mid-December 2023, the CDC reported a nationwide increase in flu cases, despite vaccination falling short of 2022 s total by 8 million.