In england and wales. We follow covid workers through a remote part of Eastern India to find out how theyve vaccinated 80 of adults, way above the national average. 2a hours before the olympics Opening Ceremony, the show� s director has been sacked. Im in tokyo, where the Organising Committee has reeling but the japanese prime Minister Australia and New Zealand Pull Out of the rugby League Club later this year after good Afternoon And Welcome to the Bbc News at one. Retailers are calling on the government to make Food Workers whove had both doses of a vaccine, exempt from the Self Isolation rules which they say are making it increasingly difficult for some shops to keep their shelves stocked. Almost 620,000 people received a Contact Tracing alert in the last week. The government has said the Isolation Rules will be relaxed for only a very small number of critical workers, before wider changes in england next month. Theo leggett reports. Empty shelves in supermarkets, retailers are warning that too many staff are in isolation after being contacted by Nhs Test and trace, all pinged by the app. No shops and their Supply Trains are under impact Supply Chains are under intense pressure. Supply chains are under intense ressure. ~ , pressure. We kept shops open during the pandemic pressure. We kept shops open during the pandemic but pressure. We kept shops open during the pandemic but now pressure. We kept shops open during the pandemic but now weve pressure. We kept shops open during the pandemic but now weve had to l the pandemic but now weve had to close one or two shops and reduce hours in others but that could get a lot worse a lot quicker unless the Track And Trace system is sorted out. � , � , out. And it isnt ust supermarkets beinu out. And it isntjust supermarkets being restrained out. And it isntjust supermarkets being restrained out. And it isntjust supermarkets being restrained feeling out. And it isntjust supermarkets being restrained feeling the being restrained feeling the strain. The nhs and transport networks have also been affected, as have major manufacturers, and dozens of councils across england say theyve been forced to suspend collection of Garden Waste and recycling. Collection of Garden Waste and re clinu. � , collection of Garden Waste and re clin. � , recycling. Its exacerbating the issue we already recycling. Its exacerbating the issue we already have recycling. Its exacerbating the issue we already have with recycling. Its exacerbating the I Issue we already have with drivers and therefore in some councils around 10 of Waste Services operatives are isolating and we have seen councils having to make adjustments. Seen councils having to make adjustments. Seen councils having to make adustments. ,. , �. , adjustments. Petrol Retailer Bp has another problem. Adjustments. Petrol Retailer Bp has another problem. It adjustments. Petrol Retailer Bp has another problem. It cant adjustments. Petrol Retailer Bp has another problem. It cant get adjustments. Petrol Retailer Bp has another problem. It cant get Hold L another problem. It cant get hold of enough drivers to deliver Fuel Supplies so some service stations have been running out. Now, thats partly due to people having to go into isolation but its also part of a much bigger problem facing the entire haulage industry. At the moment there simply arent enough drivers to go around. Courier company speedy freight says problems for the industry have simply been mounting up. Its for the industry have simply been mounting Um For The Industry have simply been mounting urn mounting up. Its a problem, a serious problem, mounting up. Its a problem, a serious problem, we mounting up. Its a problem, a serious problem, we have mounting up. Its a problem, a. Serious problem, we have about 60 odd thousand drivers down, there have been delays with covid because of Driver Tests and driving tests and to have this pingdemic with the Nhs Up On Top of it, it really is causing a bit of an issue for our industry for quite some people a week are currently being asked to Isolate. The people a week are currently being asked to Isolate. Asked to Isolate. The Government Sa s its asked to Isolate. The Government Says its prepared to says its prepared to offer exemptions for some fully vaccinated key workers. A is expected later Today But Everyone else, its in insists, must stay at home. Its Today But Everyone else, its in insists, must stay at home. Its not a universal insists, must stay at home. Its not a universal picture. Insists, must stay at home. Its not a universal picture. I insists, must stay at home. Its not a universal picture. I think insists, must stay at home. Its not a universal picture. I think People L a universal picture. I think people can shop and we are obviously reviewing the situation all the time. What we cant do is get into a position where we are changing the rules on a daily basis. The rules about Self Isolation are clear and if you are pinged you should self Isolate. If you are pinged you should selfIsolate. If you are pinged you should selfIsolate. The rules are due to chance selfIsolate. The rules are due to change significantly selfIsolate. The rules are due to change significantly on selfIsolate. The rules are due to change significantly on the selfIsolate. The rules are due to change significantly on the 16th L Change significantly on the 16th of august, when Daily Testing will replace isolation for fully vaccinated workers. But businesses across the economy insist that change needs to take place much sooner or empty shelves could become a much more common sight. Theo leggett, Bbc News. Lets talk about the app with Rory Cellan jones, our technology correspondent. We keep hearing big numbers about people getting pinged, talk us through this and how its working . And how its working . There have been figures published every and how its working . There havel been figures published every week for some months on how the app is performing, No One has taken much notice until last month when you see the pingdemic as it has been called and that has happened because more people are being alerted because more people have come in contact with the virus has cases rise, so the key number, lets look at the key number, which is nearly 620,000 people across england and wales alerted, pinged, that theyve been in contact with someone who has later tested positive for the virus. Thats a new record figure. That is up thats a new record figure. That is up from around 530,000, again across england and wales, the previous week. So quite a substantial rise. You might have expected it to be perhaps a bit more substantial given the rate at which cases were rising during that period. What do we know though about how many people are using the app . It is still being downloaded. Another 300,000 or so downloads over that week of the app, bringing the total to nearly 27 Million people. We dont know how may people have turned off the app or ignored Contact Tracing. As more people get pinged it seems its quite likely that more people will turn off the app. Quite likely that more people will turn off the app quite likely that more people will turn off the app. Thank you, Rory Cellanjones. Turn off the app. Thank you, Rory Cellanjones, lets turn off the app. Thank you, Rory Cellanjones, lets talk turn off the app. Thank you, Rory Cellanjones, lets talk to turn off the app. Thank you, Rory Cellanjones, lets talk to our cellan jones, lets talk to our political correspondent Iain Watson as well. At westminster. Is the government under some degree of pressure over this whole issue now Self Isolation . I pressure over this whole issue now Self Isolation . Self isolation . I think its fair to sa the Self Isolation . I think its fair to say they are Self Isolation . I think its fair to say they are under Self Isolation . I think its fair to say they are under quite Self Isolation . I think its fair to say they are under quite a Self Isolation . I think its fair to say they are under quite a bit. Self isolation . I think its fair to | say they are under quite a bit of political pressure. Some of that was very clear in the commons this morning. Interesting that rory was pointing out there is a Record Number of people now getting pinged and in terms of figures the former Health Secretaryjeremy Hunt suggested one in ten people have turned off thinking of doing so. He urged a rethinking of the policy. 0n urged a rethinking of the policy. On August The 16th the double jabbed, Self Isolation is replaced by testing. He says that ought to be done now because the government is losing public consent on the issue in the former chief Whip Mark Harper said there is a danger of people turning off the app and in August The 16th they wont take the advice to get tested than that will make us less safe. The government seems to be standing firm, they say its important People Self Isolate but there will be exemptions, for Nhs Staff under exceptional circumstances, we are expecting detailed today. There has been some confusion because at the beginning of the week we were told individual employers would have to apply for exemptions, there would be a list of occupations, then we were told perhaps hold sectors of the economy could be exempt, but today, the latest from Downing Street is we are expecting to see a list later on and employers will still have to apply for specific exemptions. That number of exemptions is going strictly limited. Iain watson, thank ou. Health unions say they will consult their members to determine how to respond to the governments proposed 3 Pay Rise for Nhs Staff in england and wales. Ministers say the rise is fair and recognises the efforts of Health Workers during the pandemic. But the royal college of nursing, which had called for a 12. 5 rise, said its members were angry and upset and may consider industrial action. Katharine Da Costa reports. What do we want . Pay rise. When do we want it . Now. A burned out workforce in the grips of a third wave. Nhs staff have come under unprecedented pressure, tackling the covid Crisis And Record waiting lists. Many, like carmen, a cardiac nurse, feel pay has already fallen well behind and this latest offer is a bitter disappointment. The Pay Rise is important for several reasons. For me personally, what it would mean is a pay that is in line with the value of this job, a pay that would attract new nurses into the profession and down the line what it would mean to me is to have sufficient amounts of colleagues to do myjob properly. Most Nhs Staff in england and wales have been offered a 3 Pay Rise. That would mean on average an extra £1,000 a Yearfor Nurses and more than £500 for porters and cleaners. But unions say it is still effectively a Pay Cut because of the big increase in the cost of living. Junior doctors are not included, they are on a separate Pay Deal of around 2 a year over three years. Other Public Sector workers, such as teachers and police officers, will get a pay freeze, although the lowest earners will get an extra £250. Given the fact we have spent hundreds of billions of pounds protecting jobs through the furlough scheme, we have spent hundreds of billions of pounds through loans to businesses, we are in a difficult position as far as public finances are concerned. The 3 figure that was agreed to by the independent panel is something we think is fair. The Department Of Health had previously said only i was affordable, an offer criticised by Health Unions as insulting. They point to the 4 Pay Deal already agreed for most Nhs Staff in scotland. Health staff in england will look to scotland, where their counterparts received a much more generous settlement earlier this year. Not only was it more money but it was backdated as well, so they have payments that go back to december. The key question now is how the government plans to fund the pay award. Speaking remotely to the commons, labours shadow Health Secretary asks whether existing budgets would be squeezed. Nhs trusts dont even know what their budget will be beyond september. The Health Secretary has just said the Pay Settlement Cost 2. 2 Billion. Where is the 2. 2 Billion coming from . Or is he expecting trusts and general practice to find it from their existing budgets . The Government Says the Pay Settlement will be funded from within the nhs but wont impact Front Line services. Unions will now consult members on the next steps but many will ask whether a 3 Pay Rise is enough to retain a weary workforce and attract new recruits into the nhs. Katharine Da Costa, Bbc News. Lex greensill, the australian financier who worked as an unpaid adviser to david cameron, had a sometimes extraordinarily privileged relationship with government, a Cabinet Office Report has found. It said mr greensill� s role gave him a Marketing Platform for his business, and that civil servants should have considered the conflicts of interest. The report has also criticised david camerons lobbying on behalf of the greensill company. A Tram Crash which killed seven people in South London was an accident, an inquestjury has found. More than 50 people were injured when the tram tipped over and spun off the tracks in croydon in november 2016. The tram was travelling three times faster than the speed restriction. The families of those who died say justice has not been done and are calling for a new inquest. The Opening Ceremony for the Olympic Games is less than 2a hours away but its been marred by the sacking of the show� s director. 0lympic officials say the ceremony should go ahead as planned and Team Gb has announced who will be its flag bearers. 0ur Sports Correspondent Natalie pirks is in tokyo. The japanese Prime Minister has indeed said the show will go on but he did condemned the director after footage emerged of the comedian making a joke about the holocaust in footage from one of his shows in the late 90s. He is one of three senior officials involved with the ceremony who has had to leave because of inappropriate comments in the past few months. In many ways if it does go ahead as planned the Opening Ceremony will look fairly similar to what we have seen before and in many other ways it will seem so very different. It is the big moment for any host city, the way a country tells the world it is ready to host the greatest show on earth. But after revelations of yet another official making toxic comments, the tokyo Organising Committee is once again facing crisis. Just 24 hours before they debut this curtain raiser. It will be a Far Cry from what has gone before. Here they are and here he is. There will be no spectators, fewer global leaders are coming, and the traditional parade of nations where athletes walk around the stadium will only feature a handful of people for each country. It is still a huge deal for those chosen as britains bearers though, and for the first time, there are two, a man and a woman. It has blown me away really, the news. Rio gold medallist, Moe Sbihi is the fourth to have the honour. I hope it will show a normal to have the honour. I hope it will show a normal kid to have the honour. I hope it will show a normal kid from to have the honour. I hope it will show a normal kid from a to have the honour. I hope it will| show a normal kid from a normal, hence of Secondary School 18 years later can be the person that is leading out the team at the olympic Games Foresight Sailor Hannah Mills willjoin him, the Olympic Champion is part of A British team where for the first time there are more women than men. Sign up in it such a cool, cool thing and its a big moment for Team Gb and female athletes. Thats really awesome. Team gb and female athletes. Thats really awesome, im buzzing really awesome, im buzzing about that really awesome, im buzzing about that. ,. , really awesome, im buzzing about that. ,. , ,. That. Gold medallist and Olympic Champion that. Gold medallist and Olympic Champion. Sir andy that. Gold medallist and olympic| champion. Sir Andy Murray won back to back Olympic Champion. Sir Andy Murray won back to back olympic titles champion. Sir Andy Murray won back to back olympic titles in champion. Sir Andy Murray won back to back olympic titles in london champion. Sir Andy Murray won back to back olympic titles in london and l to back 0lympic titles in london and rio. He has made it to tokyo but many of his contemporaries havent. Today, He Bbc The Olympics retains a special place in his heart. Special place in his heart. Because of coronavirus special place in his heart. Because of coronavirus and the special place in his heart. Because of coronavirus and the procedures | special place in his heart. Because l of coronavirus and the procedures in place and just off the back of wimbledon, i would always recommend any young Tennis Player Coming Up to play the olympics, to take it, so yeah, im happy to be here. In rio, great britain yeah, im happy to be here. In rio, great britain won yeah, im happy to be here. In rio, great britain won 67 yeah, im happy to be here. In rio, great britain won 67 medals, yeah, im happy to be here. In rio, great britain won 67 medals, the i great britain won 67 medals, the first country in history to improve its Medal Tally in a games straight after hosting. This time the target is 4570 after hosting. This time the target is 45 70 medals with individual Sports Targets scrapped. 0ver Sports Targets scrapped. Over the next two weeks heroes will be crowned, marvellous memories made. For britain, despite the obstacles, the show must go on. 0rganisers have the show must go on. 0rganisers have the Background Stress of the pandemic. Covid Infection Levels have reached their highest in Tokyo Today since january. We have more people are credited for the olympics testing positive and thats done little to soothe an anxious public. A recent survey showed two thirds of the japanese public dont believe that japan can host a safe games. Yesterday the international olympic Committee President Thomas Bach said cancellation was never an option and the games had to go ahead to give hope for the future, but there is a definite residence here. When you look out of the window theres very little signage, major sponsors have pulled Tv Advertising for the duration of the games because they know the public isnt up for it and if that wasnt a giant rings floating behind me you might not know the olympics was actually happening here. Thank you, Natalie Pirks in tokyo. Our top story this lunchtime. Retailers urge the government to make Food Workers exempt from Self Isolation rules, as more than 600 Thousand people are pinged in a week in england and wales. And Coming Up. The Mercury Music Prize nominations are out well bring you the details. Coming up, we arejust a day Coming Up, we are just a day away from the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games and the Mens Football is under way with mexico thrashing france in theirfirst is under way with mexico thrashing france in their first match in their group. Despite being the worlds largest manufacturer of covid vaccines, indias own Vaccine Roll out remains slow with only one third of the Adult Population having received one dose. But in one remote district in the far eastern state of arunachal pradesh, more than 80 of adults have had a jab. 0ur Correspondent Rajini vaidyanathan travelled to the area to find out how theyve managed it. These are the lengths some Health Workers are going to to deliver vaccines across india. In this far flung corner of the country, they are making arduous journeys, to reach remote villages accessible only by that. In the blistering heat, we trekked through the jungle with this man and his team. Covid cases have been rising here in the state of arunachal pradesh, so they are picking up the pace of the vaccine drive. We go by foot, boats, or by hanging bridges. There are some very dangerous places here. Our main responsibility is to maintain the temperature of the Cool Box to preserve the vaccines. That is why we try to reach the villages as soon as we can. His team are pushing themselves to the limit. Here and across india there have been challenges. The government has been criticised for being too slow to get jabs out. In this district, they have offered cash prizes to Health Centres which deliver the most doses. After three gruelling hours, we finally make it to the tribal village of kamlang. 0utside this school, they are already waiting for theirjabs. It is quite a turnaround after the villagers were scared to get a vaccine. This man was one of the many who needed persuading. There were rumours that you would fall sick or die after taking one, he told me. Most villagers did not want to come for the vaccine. Health workers convinced us, so we agreed. It took months of work to overcome Vaccine Hesitancy and among the district 60 5000 adults. India hasjust the district 60 5000 adults. India has just come out of a devastating second wave and the race now want to get as many people vaccinated as possible and nationally around one third of adults have had at least one dose and hear that despite the odds they have done much better, more than 80 of people have had one shot. They might be leading the way here, but indias Vaccination Programme is making slow progress. It still has a long way to go if it wants to reach its target of maximising all the adults by the end of this year. More than 20 families are calling for an urgent independent inquiry into Maternity Services at an Nhs Trust in nottingham, which were ruled unsafe during an inspection by the regulator last october. A Bbc Investigation has found there may have been at least seven preventable Baby Deaths between 2015 and 2020. The cqc is now considering whether criminal offences have been committed. Divya talwar reports. Are you talking . Hayley has her hands full with her newborn twin boys. She had an older son too, but he only lived for seven days. During hayley� s difficult labour with him she asked for a C Section but says No One listened. I was saying that the babys not coming and i need to go for a caesarean, and theyjust kept saying, like, no, youll have this baby naturally. Kaylans Heart Rate was dipping and theyjust left it. When kaylan was eventually delivered with forceps, his skull was fractured and he suffered major brain injuries. He died a week later. I didnt get to feel his warmth while he was alive, nothing. An inquest identified serious failings in care and found Kaylans Death should have been avoided. I lost my child. I went through all that Pain And Suffering. Hes gone through all that Pain And Suffering and it should have never happened. Kaylan was born in 2018 at one of two Maternity Units run by Nottingham University hospitals. We found there may have been at least seven preventable Baby Deaths at the trust between 2015 and 2020. And more than £60 million in damages has been paid over injuries, including 20 Mum And Baby deaths, and more than a0 cases of brain damage. Jack and Sarahs Daughter Lottie Wont ever get to meet her Big Sister harriet. She was delivered stillborn. I had obviously been in labour for six days, we werent listened to, i wasnt heard, and we raised concerns immediately, saying somethings happening, babies are dying and they shouldnt. Jack and sarah pushed for an external investigation, which found 13 failings and that harriet� s death was almost certainly preventable. We know that there will be more. Than a missing classroom of babies who should be alive. All the families ive spoken to say they want a completely independent inquiry into the Maternity Units here at nottingham. They say its the only way to truly understand the scale of the problem. In response the Chief Executive of the trust said. Hayley is just one of many families taking legal action against the trust. The pain never goes away. Its hard. Divya talwar, Bbc News. She was killed as she walked her dog near her home near snow down in april, hundreds of People Lined the streets of eltham to pay their respects and there was a guard of honour as a Funeral Cortege past canterbury Police Station where she worked. Australia and New Zealand have pulled out of the rugby league world cup, due to take place in england this autumn, citing Player Welfare and safety concerns related to covid i9. Theyre the two biggest sides in the mens and womens games, and have asked organisers to postpone the event until next year. Their withdrawal will also affect the wheelchair competition. The rugby Football League says its done all it can to alleviate their fears. As part of a series of reports about life in coastal britain, Bbc News has been looking at the challenges and opportunities in seaside towns. Martine croxall is in scarborough, speaking to people there about the issues in the town. Welcome to scarborough. The pandemic restrictions meant millions of people across the country had to work from home for months on end. Some realised remote working allowed them to move away from the city for a life in the countryside or on the coast. 0ne Family from berkshire chose to move here to scarborough, attracted to the seaside, more affordable houses and a better quality of life. Corin wheatley reports now on the realities of relocating. Settling into their new home the Lancaster Family arrived in scarborough just a few weeks ago, leaving berkshire behind after 20 years. Many people might imagine a new life on the coast, but Sam And Craig made their daydream a reality. We feel safe here as a family. Theres just lots of things going on. Its just lovely for children. Theres something for everyone. Its a big Life Change and one that was only really made possible by the pandemic. And it seems more people are considering a move. The Website Rightmove says enquiries from People Living in cities about properties at the seaside have risen by 115 in the last year. The desire to relocate, helped by a rise in home working, is something the local council hopes to make the most of, but how realistic is the ambition for scarborough to become a Zoom Town . In road network, we are always promised Dual Carriageway to the a64, but the Train Network is going to improve and the beauty of scarborough is you can live on the coast and you can be in york in 50 minutes. Transport connections have always been a headache here. But Broadband Connection has improved. This digital agency says its now good enough to attract newcomers, but thats only one piece of the puzzle. You cant just focus on providing the technology. I think you also have to focus on ensuring that all the other things that make people want to move the area. The high street, like all high streets in the country, needs to be reimagined. I think there needs to be a much more holistic approach because if people are bringing theirfamilies here than they need to make sure that their families are catered for. Scarborough Borough Council is promising big regeneration plans, but whats needed to draw more people in . Theres not really enough affordable housing, so to speak. It wants a primark, because weve got nothing here now, nothing at all. For Sam And Craig, their big move, life beside the seaside, is bringing them everything they hoped it would. Corinne wheatley, Bbc News, scarborough. So the hope is that its more people move into coastal towns like scarborough of the local economies will be boosted year round, notjust during the busy summer months when lots of people are here on holiday, that issue of affordable housing has to be tackled but the local council has got £20 million to spend from the Towns Fund and that will go on affordable housing and also one regenerating the centre of scarborough, so sense of optimism along the stretch of the yorkshire coast. The nominations for this years Mercury Music Prize have been announced given to what the judges decide is the best album made by A British Or Irish Act in the last 12 months. In the running are former winners Wolf Alice, laura mvula, last year s Bbc Sound of winner, celeste and the scottish indie band mogwai, whove made the list for the first time, more than a quarter of a century after they formed. Heres a taster of some of those albums. I touch your head to pull your thoughts into my hand but now i cant. Can you ever give up living in this Masquerade Singing of your sanity. Ah, ah, ah, ah, sun and the shine ah, ah, ah, ah, smile. Fantastic. 0ur Entertainment Correspondent is with me. Is it a really exciting year . Really exciting year . Very exciting less, Wolf Alice really exciting year . Very exciting less, Wolf Alice are really exciting year . Very exciting less, Wolf Alice are back, really exciting year . Very exciting less, Wolf Alice are back, they. Less, Wolf Alice are back, they won in 2018 and they say they should should not win again. You also see laura mvula, nominated five years after she was dropped by her record label, what a comeback, nominated for herfirst label, what a comeback, nominated for her first three albums that i have been speaking to her and she says the person she wishes who could hear her album is prince. Then you have got celeste, What A Year she is having, nominated at the oscars, now she is up for the Mercury Prize and i spoke to her and she said she almost cried when she found out. One interesting trend, four of the albums are instrumental, perhaps a sign of what people have been turning to during lockdown and heres one to look out for, the band salt, they have never reveal their identity, they did not turn up at the announcement and if they win in september, What On Earth of the organisers going to do . Aha, september, What On Earth of the organisers going to do . A normal ceremony. Organisers going to do . A normal ceremony, what organisers going to do . A normal ceremony, what are organisers going to do . A normal ceremony, what are they organisers going to do . A normal ceremony, what are they hopingl organisers going to do . A normal ceremony, what are they hoping for . They are hoping to have it as usual in september at the Hammersmith 0deon with people in and they were discussing what performances they would be putting on and how much it means to them to be back playing music live. ,. Means to them to be back playing music live music live. Fantastic, we are all Lonauin Music live. Fantastic, we are all longing for music live. Fantastic, we are all longing for that. Music live. Fantastic, we are all longing for that. Thank music live. Fantastic, we are all longing for that. Thank you, music live. Fantastic, we are all. Longing for that. Thank you, Colin Patterson on