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intensive care in our hospitals are people who are not boosted. but the scottish parliament is being recalled to address the record numbers of covid infections in the country. high demand for covid pcr tests leaves people waiting for days and pharmacists warn of patchy supplies of rapid testing kits following changes to self isolation rules. we don t know when these are going to be available, so it s very difficult to plan and let our patients and other people know in terms of when to come back and when it s going to be in the pharmacies. soaring energy bills, rising taxes and stagnant wages will leave millions of families struggling in 2022, according to a leading think tank. england and manchester city footballer raheem sterling says society must never let its guard down over racism in the game. now on bbc news, curtain up on coventry. this summer, coventry s streets were transformed into a giant stage as it finally got to celebrate the start of a covid delayed year a ....
sunshine to come through. there will be cloud coming in behind the rain, brighter skies out towards the west, but windy, especially in england and wales. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines. the prime minister s scientific advisers will brief him today on the spread of coronavirus over christmas, as he decides whether to impose more restrictions in england before the new year. in scotland and northern ireland, further measures come into force today for pubs, bars and cafes. warnings the government isn t doing enough to help people deal with sharp increases in the price of gas and electricity. police apologise to the family of former premier league footballer dalian atkinson, who died from injuries he suffered while being arrested five years ago. the national trust warn some landscapes in the uk could be altered forever due to extreme weather conditions. and england s hopes of an ashes comeback are fading rapidly after a dramatic second day of the third test in melbou ....
now on bbc news, curtain up on coventry. this summer, coventry s streets were transformed into a giant stage as it finally got to celebrate the start of a covid delayed year as uk city of culture 2021. good morning, happy saturday, this is rachel and i hope you have had some caffeine in you already because today is going to be a very big day. the start of a summer weekend in coventry. but this is no ordinary saturday. today, the whole city will become a giant stage to mark the start of a big year. as the uk city of culture. stay with us all day because we re going to make sure that you not miss a moment of this. coventry. it s been a long time coming. coventry won the honour back in 2017, way back before covid 19 forced their artistic director to change all of her plans. you see the truck, it is down here. we cannot be bringing audiences together in large numbers or even participants, and we have had to think very differently. for a start, what is about to take place on ....
thousands of frustrated passengers have been told their flights have been canceled. the problem a highly contagious virus and not enough workers. these are the lucky ones. passengers heading through security to catch a flight. hopefully everybody can get home for the holidays. luckily for me, i should be fine. other travelers today are not as fortunate. in preemptive move some airlines canceled flights citing a lack of crews variant. among the hardest hit united airlines. in a company the company said quote the nationwide spike in omicron cases this week has had a direct impact on our flight crews and the people who run our operation. at least seven people of delta s flights today did not take off. the company said in a statement quote delta streams exhausted all options including re-routing substitution of aircraft s and crew. delta asked the cdc to reduce quarantine time for people testing upon for the vice. the airline boss feared the omicron variant would in h ....
but new york city is moving ahead for now with the new year s eve celebration in times square. there ill with be fewer people, all must be vaccinated and masked, it is important to note so far we have not seen a dramatic spike, though, thank goodness, in hospitalizations from the variant. and the data show omicron cases seem for the most part to be lesshospitals are preparing for staffing shortages. they say healthcare workers who test positive but are asymptomatic can shorten their isolation period. the white house is lifting the travel restrictions on eight countries in southern africa. we re covering all of the travel headlines with our aviation correspondent pete muntean at reagan national. joe jonhns joins us at the whit house. this just came, what is the news from the biden administration? you got it there. eight african countries, you know, this travel ban went into effect on november 29th. we re told the president is expected to lift that travel ban as of 12:0 ....