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very wide spreading. at the moment there is a very wide range of scientific opinion very wide range of scientific opinion about what could happen. world leaders appeal for calm after continued clashes between israelis and palestinians; more than 70 people have been killed in recent days. former prime minister david cameron faces questions from mps about lobbying he conducted on behalf of the collapsed finance firm, greensill capital. the largest tunnelling machine used in a uk rail project starts work under the chiltern hills on the h52 high speed link. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. new figures have laid bare the effect of the coronavirus pandemic on the nhs in england. the number of people waiting for routine hospital treatment has hit nearly 5 million 7 the highest since records began. as the nhs concentrated on tackling covid, the numbers waiting for treatment for other illnesses soared. before coronavirus, 1,600 people had been waiting more than a year, tha ....
is not a backlog. new data suggests covid cases in england are at their lowest since august but there are concerns about a variant first identified in india. it isa it is a variant of concern. we are anxious about it. it has been spreading. at the moment there is a very wide range of scientific opinion about what could happen. world leaders have appealed for calm amid escalating violence between israelis and palestinians more than 70 have been killed in recent days. the largest tunnelling machine used in a uk rail project starts work under the chiltern hills on the hs2 high speed link. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the former prime minister, david cameron, has told mps he broke no rules in lobbying senior members of the government on behalf of greensill capital. he s been questioned by the treasury committee, which is looking at the collapse of the finance firm. mr cameron told mps his main motivation was to help the government and businesses rather th ....
let s start in the uk because just over an hour ago, the new travel rules came into place. they will hope the it will stop the spread of the new omicron variant in the uk. all international travellers aged 12 years and over entering the uk are now required to show proof of a negative pcr or lateral flow test ta ken no earlier than 48 hours before departure. the news has dismayed the travel industry with some operators predict the tests could add between 400 to £800 onto the cost of a family holiday. let s talk this through with ian henderson, co founder of halo which is a pcr testing company. this means business is booming again for you presumably. it business is booming again for you presumably. business is booming again for you presumably. it has been a busy week you presumably. it has been a busy week and you presumably. it has been a busy week and yes you presumably. it has been a busy week and yes it - you presumably. it has been a busy week and yes it has ....
good to have you with us. we start in the us where the era of ultra cheap money is finally coming to an end. the central bank, the federal reserve, says this month it will start scaling back the billions of dollars it has been pumping into the economy during the pandemic. since the start of the covid crisis, the fed has been spending $120 billion in the bond market every month, buying up debt to help keep borrowing costs low. it now aims to withdraw that stimulus altogether by next summer. but fed chairjerome powell says they can be patient about raising interest rates, which remain close to zero. samira hussain reports from new york. the last on the federal reserve started reducing bond buying programme, it caused a huge collapse on financial market. this time, though, it seems that investors are just rolling with it. within two months of the pandemic taking hold in america, as this came to a standstill. financial market saw the biggest drop in decades and the economy was in ....
before kickoff. it s the most heavily bet game of the regular season. kickoff is still more than seven hours away. you can t keep the fans away. these are the torn fans that i was referring to earlier. you got the split jersey with brady. you got the buccaneers and the patriots represented. if you are still interested in coming out to watch the game, tickets are still available. if you want a cheap seat, they are $350. if you want to get closer to the action, it will cost a cool $4,000. okay, yeah. it s going to be on nbc and peacock. big ratings guaranteed. thank you. a very good day to you from msnbc world headquarters in new york. we begin with breaking news of an oil spill off the coast of california. officials say more than 120,000 gallons of oil have created an oil slick. it spans about 13 square miles. beaches are closed from long beach to new port beach. the air show finale has been canceled. let s talk about what we are learning about this spill. what do ....