in november 2020 in scotland. the second lockdown in scotland came when the alpha variant came along. so i don t accept that our eye was off the ball. i think we were taking difficult decisions, reaching difficult decisions, reaching difficult balances, in the best way that we possibly could. and i think the evidence, overall, is that while our response was far from. far from avoiding all of the horrible, horrendous harm that was done, i would say an assessment of the outcomes, overall, suggests that while our approach was far from perfect, it actually managed to mitigate some harm that perhaps wasn t mitigated in some other places. wasn t mitigated in some other laces. ., ,,., wasn t mitigated in some other laces. ., ~ wasn t mitigated in some other laces. ., ., , places. professor mark woolhouse states that the places. professor mark woolhouse states that the start places. professor mark woolhouse states that the start of places. professor mark woolhouse states that t
asymptomatic transmission was in fact correct? fact correct? no. perhaps it is not as fully expressed fact correct? no. perhaps it is not as fully expressed there - fact correct? no. perhaps it is not as fully expressed there as - fact correct? no. perhaps it is not as fully expressed there as i - fact correct? no. perhaps it is not as fully expressed there as i have | as fully expressed there as i have had the opportunity to do to today. if we go back to the statement you showed me a moment ago, it was actually me who first queried everything, saying, i don t think it is right to say that asymptomatic transmission cannot happen. so it wasn t that we didn t know asymptomatic transmission couldn t happen, but we didn t know, at the outset, what we came to know, but it was potentially a significant driver. the response that came back to me from health protection scotland, as it was then, still was saying they thought it was overwhelmingly likely people with symptoms who woul
i ll find out why that is so important, notjust to us but to the uk economy, as well. swapping celtic for spurs is manager ange postecoglou set for a switch to the premier league after his treble winning season in scotland? good morning. the weather you had last week will be very similar to the weather you will get this week. this morning is a cloudy start, the cloud burning back to the east coast but breezy and cool. the best of the sunshine in the west. all the details later in the programme. it s monday the 5th ofjune. the duke of sussex will become the first member of the royal family for more than 100 years to give evidence in court this week as he enters the witness box in his legal battle against mirror group newspapers. prince harry claims his privacy was breached byjournalists and investigators working on 33 stories about him, dating back decades. mgn has apologised for the use of unlawful methods to gather information including phone hacking but says executi
let s renew more on that story. we can join let s renew more on that story. we canjoin our let s renew more on that story. we can join our correspondent in norwich. take us through what the police have told the bbc. fix, norwich. take us through what the police have told the bbc. police have told the bbc. a really siunificant police have told the bbc. a really significant developments - police have told the bbc. a really significant developments in - police have told the bbc. a really significant developments in the i police have told the bbc. a really i significant developments in the last few minutes. we ve had a statement from norfolk police who have been investigating the disappearance of gaynor lord. she was last seen here in the park behind me, and they were said from fairly early on, there was a high probability that she had gone into the water. that is gaynor lord, 35 year old married mother of three. we ve had this statement from the police, police searching for mi