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and advice to work from home. do you think measures should be brought in? get in touch with us this morning you can tweet me @annita mcveigh or use the hashtag bbc your questions. also this morning. figures released this morning show the rate at which prices are rising jumped to 3.2% last month. it s the sharpest rise in inflation since records began. labour is leading a commons debate later on whether to keep the £20 a week uplift to universal credit. it s currently due to be scrapped in october. south korea has tested its own ballistic missiles after north korea fired two into the sea overnight. ip coins are being made again after a pause of two years. lockdowns means a lot of coins have been left down sofas and in pockets at home. and the first ever all civilian space flight will take off later today with an entrepreneur, a healthcare worker, a scientist and a data analyst on board. the roll out of coronavirus booster jabs for more than 30 million people across th ....
and transportation goes up. facebook is accused of keeping secret internal research which shows that using instagram can damage the mental health of teenage girls. and to boldly go four amateur astronauts make history as the first all civilian crew to blast off into space. good afternoon. the prime minister is reshuffling his cabinet. kevin williamson has become the first casualty, losing hisjob as education secretary. he was heavily criticised for his handling of disruption to schools and exams during the pandemic. in a tweet mr williamson said, it has been a privilege to serve as education secretary since 2019. despite the challenges of the global pandemic, i am particularly proud of the transformational reforms. there is speculation there could be other changes at the top of government with questions over the future of the foreign secretary, dominic raab, and the home secretary, priti patel. damian grammaticas is in westminster for us. what is the latest? figs dam ....
the former health minister nadine dorries becomes the newest culture secretary. a very busy day in downing street. in the latest appointment. much more on all the changes in the next hour. in our other news: a record jump in inflation to 3.2%, the highest level in almost a decade, as the price of food and transportation goes up. government scientific advisers warn there could be a surge in the number of people needing hospital treatment in england for covid. ministers say they re working to avoid that. and to boldly go four amateur astronauts make history as the first all civilian crew to blast off into space. good afternoon, welcome to bbc news. the prime minister is reshuffling his top team of government ministers, as wide ranging changes see some big names leave or move within the cabinet. after a long conversation with the prime minister in downing street, dominic raab has been demoted from the foreign secretary position, becoming justice secretary, with the ad ....
-ot away and try and deal with it. he s got good away and try and deal with it. he s got good relationships with party base as got good relationships with party base as well as his experience of having base as well as his experience of having worked in many different government departments. i think on the face government departments. i think on the face of government departments. i think on the face of it, you re right, it does the face of it, you re right, it does sound like a demotion. that s why i does sound like a demotion. that s why i thihk does sound like a demotion. that s why i think it was dressed up slightly with giving him the leveling up. that gives him space to perhaps leveling up. that gives him space to perhaps interfere with other departments. another big challenge that the departments. another big challenge that the government is facing, particularly with the snp green coatition particularly with the snp green coalition and narratives ....
hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me is broadcaster penny smith and former conservative adviser mo hussein. well, well, well, nobody predicted this level of blood on the walls after mrjohnson s day of the long knives. a ruthless purge of senior members of his cabinet, once trusted lieutenants, cocks of the walk, now roadkill political casualties of a prime minister with an eye on the next election and a desire to level up. most, but not all the papers have coverage of the gory details of the reshuffle. check out the times johnson wields axe in cabinet reshuffle. the guardian says the prime minister s changes are laying the groundwork for the next general election, with a focus on levelling up . the ft says the reshuffle is an attempt by the prime minister to revive his reform agenda, and improve the uk s standing on the world stage. the telegraph says the reshuffle was more extensive than expected, with nume ....