businesses around the country are trying to plunder christmas and can be absolutely sure what the best thing is to do. be absolutely sure what the best thing is to tie- the latest coronavirus figures in the uk show there were nearly 5a,000 new infections recorded in the latest 24 hour period. 11t1 deaths were recorded, that s of people who died within 28 days of a positive covid 19 test. and on vaccinations, just over 19 million people have now had their booster jab. in the rest of tonight s news. a woman has been convicted of murdering her six year old stepson last year and the boy s father has been found guilty of his manslaughter. as the uk was in lockdown arthur labinjo hughes was starved, tortured and neglected by emma tustin and thomas hughes, before dying of a head injury lastjune. during the trial at coventry crown court, the couple were described as utterly ruthless and pitiless . an independent review is under way into the actions of social workers