This is bbc news. the headlines nhs hospital staff covid related absences in england are up by more than 40% in the space of a week according to the latest figures. meanwhile the armed forces have sent personnel into hospitals across london and the north west to help with staff shortages. the australian government deny claims they re holding tennis star novak djokovic captive, after he failed to meet vaccine entry requirements: they say he can leave whenever he wants. dementia cases are expected to almost triple across the world by 2050. experts say it s down to ageing and growing populations. the president of kazakhstan addresses the nation after days of unrest saying protesters who don t give themselves up will be destroyed and thanks the russian president for sending troops. labour says the prime minister
Temperatures on saturday 4 8. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines. nhs hospital staff covid related absences in england are up by more than a0 percent in the space of a week according to the latest figures. meanwhile the armed forces have sent 200 personnel into hospitals across london to help with staff shortages. the president of kazakhstan addresses the nation after days of unrest saying protesters who don t give themselves up will be destroyed and thanks the russian president for sending troops. the australian government deny claims they re holding tennis star novak djokovic captive, after he failed to meet vaccine entry requirements: they say he can leave whenever he wants. novak djokovic is not being held captive in australia. he is free to leave at any time he chooses to do
Are up by more than 40 percent in the space of a week according to the latest figures. meanwhile the armed forces have sent personnel into hospitals across london and the north west to help with staff shortages. the president of kazakhstan addresses the nation after days of unrest saying protesters who don t give themselves up will be destroyed and thanks the russian president for sending troops. the australian government deny claims they re holding tennis star novak djokovic captive, after he failed to meet vaccine entry requirements: they say he can leave whenever he wants. mr djokovic is not being held captive in australia, he is free to leave at any time that he chooses to do so and border force will actually facilitate that. a letter has made its way to a care worker in northern ireland without having his actual address on it itjust contained his life story instead. we ll be speaking to the letter s recipient.
This is bbc news. the headlines at 11. nhs hospital staff covid related absences in england are up by more than 40% in the space of a week according to the latest figures. meanwhile the armed forces have sent 200 personnel into hospitals across london to help with staff shortages. the president of kazakhstan addresses the nation after days of unrest saying protesters who don t give themselves up will be destroyed and thanks the russian president for sending troops. the australian government deny claims they re holding tennis star novak djokovic captive, after he failed to meet vaccine entry requirements: they say he can leave whenever he wants. mr djokovic is not being held captive in australia, he is free to leave at any time that he chooses to do
Novak djokovic has thanked people for their support and remains in this australian hotel the australian government rejects claims the grand slam champion is being held captive after failing to meet vaccine entry requirements. it s emerged that a second tennis player has had her visa cancelled in the run up to the australian open, as exemptions given to competitors are re examined in a row about covid rules. it comes after the men s world number one novak djokovic was barred from entering the country on wednesday. in a message posted in to his supporters on social media this afternoon the world number one wrote. he s still inside in an immigration hotel pending a court decision on monday. shaimaa khalil reports from melbourne: