more than 127,000 people have received a first dose of the vaccine in the latest 24 hour period, meaning more than 40.4 million people have now had theirfirstjab 76.8% of uk adults. and the number of people who ve had their second dose of the vaccine in the latest 24 hour period is almost 260,000. almost 28 million have had both doses meaning 53% of uk adults are fully vaccinated. a group of conservative rebel mps have been thwarted in their bid to overturn £4 billion of government cuts to the overseas aid budget. their attempt to get a vote in the commons this afternoon by changing legislation dealing with the uk s new science agency was ruled out of order by the speaker, sir lindsay hoyle. however, there will now be a three hour long emergency debate on the government s plans tomorrow. but there will be no binding vote.
of 5,111; new cases per day in the last week. 127,345 people have received a first dose of the vaccine in the latest 24 hour period, and over 40.4 million people have now had theirfirstjab that s 76.8% of uk adults. while the number of people who ve had their second dose of the vaccine in the latest 24 hour period is almost 260,000, which takes the overall number who ve had their second jab to over 27.9 million, meaning 53% of uk adults are fully vaccinated. the parole board says a man who raped and killed two schoolgirls can be freed from prison after serving more than 30 years. colin pitchfork was jailed for life after strangling lynda mann and dawn ashworth who were both 15 in leicestershire in the 1980s. pitchfork was the first man convicted of murder on the basis of dna evidence. our political correspondent jessica parker is outside the ministry ofjustice. and why is he being released? well,
the needs of the economy and keeping the virus in check. hugh pym, bbc news. the latest official figures on the pandemic show that in the past 2a hours, one death was reported, and there have been 5,683 new infections, which means an average of 5,111; new cases per day in the last week, up more than 50% in seven days. more than 127,000 people have received a first dose of the vaccine in the latest 2a hour period, meaning more than 40.4 million people have now had their firstjab, 76.8% of uk adults. while the number of people who ve had their second dose of the vaccine in the latest 24 hour period is almost 260 thousand. around 28 million have had both doses, meaning 53% of uk adults are fully vaccinated. thousands of british
they welcome a thousand mourners to celebrate the life of adam ward. the 27-year-old was gunned down on live tv along with reporter allison parker by a former co-worker. parker s funeral arrangements have not yet been announced. the pentagon making a huge mistake under stating the cost of a new low range bomber by $225 million doll $25 billion. calling it a mistake after giving congress two different tenure cost estimates. saying it would be 33.1 billion compared to 58.2 billion. that s a 76.8 percent increase. they expect to replace the bomber fleet by the year 2020. a big man in the sky. a 6 foot tall jesus statue watching over a montana mountain for six decades get to stay where it is. they rejected arguments saying big mountain s jesus presence on
the s&p 500 rose 4, and the tech-heavy nasdaq up 6. retail sales increased .2% last month as more people bought electronics, cars and furniture. but the increase was less than expected. producer prices rose 3% in august after a remaining flat in july. and lastly, higher interest rates caused consumer sentiment to drop to 76.8, the lowest level in five months. that s it from cnbc, first in business worldwide. when did you know that grandma was the one?