Were suspended because of threats against staff. Does it matter what mask you wear . We examine the difference between the various makes as one expert suggests we should be double masking. And travel disruption in parts of the north of england and scotland, with some motorists stranded as heavy snow brings chaos. And coming up in sport on bbc news. The government meets with campaigners to discuss the issue of Head Injuries in sport, with concerns over the number of former players being diagnosed with dementia. Good afternoon, and welcome to the bbc news at one. Just when the government said it was trying to get on top of one variant the South African Variant Of Coronavirus now comes another one. The kent variant of coronavirus which has been spreading around the uk now appears to be undergoing some new genetic changes and Scientists Say theyre worried. All this as a door to door Testing Blitz of 80,000 people is under way in a number of areas around england, as the government says it w
Thats down from 3. 9 in the three months to november. It marked the lowest level seen since the November 2022 to january 2023 period. Wage growth slowed again in the britishjobs market. But and this is key it is still outpacing price rises, according to the office for national statistics. Lets hear now from michael stull, director at manpowergroup uk. Michael, what are you expecting to see a little later on . Im always very excited for when the numbers come out. Im expecting a couple of things, one is i do think unemployment will take up a little bit, as you mentioned wage growth is going to slow. We will see vacancies down and underlying all of that in the Labour Market we have two bosses, a cold and hot going on. On the cold and hot going on. On the cold side we have sent a dropping, weve seen hiring slowing down and we are not out of the woods. We are blue business and consumer confidence. Manufacturing pmi is a very low, big into caters. 0n the hot side we see a lot of hiring going
in spending and no new taxes. the british government is discussing plans for supermarkets to introduce a cap on the price of basic food items to help tackle the rising cost of living. now on bbc news, talking business. hello, everybody. a very warm welcome to this special edition of talking business weekly with me, aaron heslehurst. let s go and take a look at what s on the show. i m here in rabat it s the capital of morocco to look at this country s potential to solve europe s energy crisis. this north african country is making the most of its abundant sunshine and wind to lead the way in renewable energy. but the question is, can morocco turn itself around from being dependent on, well, this imported fossil fuels to being able to export clean energy to europe as we tackle climate change? it s an ambitious plan so i m going to be discussing all of that with these three experts. there they are. the big boss of one of africa s largest renewable energy companies, an ene
going to be discussing all of that with these three experts. there they are. the big boss of one of africa s largest renewable energy companies, an energy expert from the world bank, and a leading moroccan environmental campaigner. also on the show, i m going to sit down with the moroccan government minister tasked with the mighty challenge of making sure everything is in place for this country to enjoy the abundant wind and sunshine whilst transforming its economy. wherever you rejoining me from around the world, once again a big hello and a warm welcome to the show and, i tell you what, it s certainly warm here in morocco s capital of rabat. in fact, this is a country that s trying to make the most of its natural resources, including the sunshine, to solve one of the biggest problems on the planet energy. that s because everyone wants more of it and, of course, we want to play less for it. as we know, the war in ukraine has led to big increases in our energy bills at ho
to be open towards migrants coming from outside europe. the british public will be invited to swear allegiance to king charles during his coronation on saturday. the mainly christian service will also see religious leaders from otherfaiths play a part for the first time. now on bbc news. talking business. hello, everybody. a very warm welcome to this special edition of talking business weekly with me, aaron heslehurst. let s go take a look at what s on the show. i m here in rabat it s the capital of morocco to look at this country s potential to solve europe s energy crisis. this north african country is making the most of its abundant sunshine and wind to lead the way in renewable energy. but the question is, can morocco turn itself around from being dependent on, well, this, imported fossilfuels, to being able to export clean energy to europe as we tackle climate change? it s an ambitious plan, so i m going to be discussing all of that with these three experts. there