let s cross now to the scotland first minister nicola sturgeon who is making a virtual statement to msps she is set to reveal whether her government will lift most legal covid restrictions. i will set out a number of mitigation conditions. i will summarise the key points from new guidance being published today on arrangements for the start of the new school year. let me start by summarising today s statistics. the total number of positive cases reported yesterday was 1016 which is 8.1% of all tests. there are 406 people receiving host tokyo and 61 people receiving host tokyo and 61 people receiving host tokyo and 61 people receiving intensive care which has won more than yesterday. sadly nine further deaths were reported over the last 24 hours taking the total number of registered is death and the daily definition to 7952. as always i want to convey my sincere condolences to everyone who has lost a loved one. i can also report that 4,014,000 212 people have now received a f
hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the broadcaster david davies and chief political correspondent at the daily mail, harriet line. tomorrow s front pages.starting with. the metro leads with golfer thorbjorn olesen who s accused of sexually assaulting a woman on a flight he denies the accusations. financial times front page looks at the scrutiny of blank cheque company listings they re being ramped up in the us as officials look at the vehicle being used to take donald trump s non woke group. the guardian says the uk red tape chaos has led to afghans dying in kabul according to a diplomat. the times omicron cases in the uk are on the rise it says cases with the new strain of variant double every three days. staying with coronavirus the daily telegraph says the booster rollout is at a standstill . the daily mail carries a report about a whistle blower who says afghanistan rescue flights wer
boycott of the 2022 winter olympics because of china s record on human rights. the former elected leader of myanmar, aung san suu kyi, is found guilty of inciting dissent and given a prison sentence. and we talk to the hollywood legend mel brooks, who at 95 is looking back at his eventful life. and coming up in the sport, on the bbc news channel. all eyes on goodison park as everton host arsenal, desperate for an improved performance in the premier league. good evening. a ten year strategy for dealing with drug abuse in england and wales has been announced by borisjohnson. he said the focus would be on supporting the rehabiliation of drug addicts, doing more to discourage the recreational use of drugs and punishing those involved in drug gangs. the biggest share £780 million will be spent on improving treatment services. all local authorities in england will receive new money. £300 million will be spent in england and wales on breaking up supply lines, including thousan