in the first wave of the pandemic while the south east was hardest hit in the second wave the heatwave across the uk has been continuing and this afternoon northern ireland has broken it s all time temperature record for the second time in 5 days. the gb women s football team off to a flying start at the tokyo olympics with a 2 nil win over chile good afternoon. we cannot go on as we are the words today of the brexit minister lord frost, demanding a rethink from the european union on britain s post brexit trading arrangements with northern ireland. the government has called for significant changes to the deal negotiated only last year but it s held back, for now, from the dramatic step of effectively suspending parts of the deal. the european commission vice president has flatly rejected the uk demand for a renegotiation of the northern ireland protocol a protocol which requires checks on goods coming in from mainland britain. chris page reports. northern irelan
position, with their 1% pay rise, a real terms pay cut, rejected by the independent peabody. so what do the government do? nothing. less than an hour ago, there were competing briefings on what the deal was going to be but it turned out to be nothing. our nhs staff deserve better than this. they have worked incredibly hard throughout this pandemic, the personal sacrifice is astounding. their hard work never stops, and that is not without consequences. work related stress has increased by nearly io%, mental health is consistently the most reported reason for staff absence in the nhs, accounting for approximately half a million days lost every single month. half a million days lost every single month to mental health. these issues preceded the pandemic, but the increased pressure, intensity and trauma experienced by staff is taking its toll. reports published in january found that nearly taking its toll. reports published injanuary found that nearly half of front line nhs staff
the uk s unemployment rate reaches a five year high the latest figures reveal how the under 25s are being hit hardest. wishing we were there travel companies see a huge surge in bookings overnight. and coming up in sport on bbc news. ellen white scores a hat trick as england thrash northern ireland 6 0 in hege riise s first game in interim charge since taking overfrom phil neville. good evening, and welcome to the bbc news at six. so, we now have a route out of lockdown in both england and scotland and with it comes the challenge of working out exactly how businesses will re open. in england, some bosses are already saying they might want staff to have so called vaccine passports proof that they ve had the jab. borisjohnson has ordered a review into the matter, describing it as a deep and complex issue . more on the scottish lockdown plans in a moment but first our deputy political editor, vicki young, reports on why vaccine passports is such a controversial issue. w
now oppose staging the competition. hello and welcome whether you re watching in the uk or around the world, and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. we start with a developing story about golfing legend tiger woods, currently undergoing emergency surgery in los angeles after a serious car accident. the extent of his injuries isn t known, but his agent says he suffered multiple leg injuries. let s go to the press conference about the latest updates. he’s let s go to the press conference about the latest updates. he s got it. thank about the latest updates. he s got it- thank you. about the latest updates. he s got it. thank you, sir. about the latest updates. he s got it. thank you, sir. good about the latest updates. he s got| it. thank you, sir. good afternoon. i m captain of the sheriffs information bureau. thank you for coming to this press conference to discuss a traffic collision which occurred this morning. captainjames