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labour says the prime minister still has serious questions to answer over the refurbishment of his downing street flat. england battle back on the third day of the fourth ashes test asjonny bairstow hits an unbeaten century in sydney. a letter has made its way to a care worker in northern ireland without having his actual address on it itjust contained his life story instead. we ll hear more from the letter s recipient. hello and welcome to bbc news. new figures reveal a sharp leap in covid related absences in the nhs in england. according to the latest data, on average over 35,000 staff at acute nhs trusts in england were off due to covid during the week ending two january. this is an increase of al% on the previous week, but some regional authorities showed much higher absences than the national average. north west england reported an 85% week on week increase in absences in the last few minutes it has been announced the army will help the ambulance service in the ....
sullivan s on capitol hill including an evening visual and testimonials from members who escaped the mob of rioters. but the day began with remarks from the president and vice president in statuary hall. president biden offered a passion defense of our democracy laced with the direct and scathing attack. an attack on donald trump. the former president of the united states has created and spread a web of lies about the 2020 election. because his bruised ego matters more to him than our democracy then our constitution. he is not just a former president, he s a defeated former president. the feted by a margin by over 7 million of your votes. for a full and free and fair election. those who stormed this capitol, and those who instigated and incited, and those who called on them to do stow held a doctor at the throat of america an american democracy. i would stand in this breach. i will defend this nation. i will allow no want to place a darker and throw that the democracy ....
including an evening vigil and testimonials. the day began in statuary hall. president biden laced with direct and scathing attack on donald trump. former president of the united states of america has created and spread a web of lies about the 2020 election. because his bruised ego matters more to him than our democracy or our constitution. he s not just the former president, he s a defeated former president. defeated by a margin of over 7 million of your votes. and a full and free and fair election. those who storm this capitol and those who instigated and incited and those who called on them to do so held a dagger at the throat of america. at american democracy. i will stand in this breach. i will defend this nation. i ll allow no one to place a dagger at the throat of democracy. moments after biden finished trump responded with a series of statements calling the president s speech, quote, political theater among other things. most republican lawmakers stayed away ....
reviewer of covid measures, jonathan, and good news for those who wish to travel and the travel industry. who wish to travel and the travel indust . , , ., ., who wish to travel and the travel indust . , ., ., ., industry. yes, confirmation from the prime minister industry. yes, confirmation from the prime minister this industry. yes, confirmation from the prime minister this afternoon - industry. yes, confirmation from the prime minister this afternoon to - industry. yes, confirmation from the prime minister this afternoon to be i prime minister this afternoon to be widely reported changes to travel advice and travel requirements, rather, for people arriving in the uk, arriving in england. they won t need to take a test before they depart and after they arrive they will no longer need to take a pcr test, a lateral flow test up to two days after arrival will be sufficient. those changes coming in later on this week. and we have also heard today about changes to the ....
treated than anyone else and he ll be on the next plane home. we begin in europe, where governments are struggling to contain the 0micron variant. france has just recorded 335,000 new cases a new daily record for the continent. the french parliament is debating legislation that would replace france s health pass with a vaccine pass, that would be required for entry into restaurants, bars and all public transport within the country. a negative test or recent recovery from covid will no longer suffice. austria will be the first eu country to introduce mandatory vaccinations starting in february. those who refuse to be vaccinated will be subject to fines. and the government of italy, which reported 189,000 covid infections today, also a new national record, is meeting to discuss making vaccines mandatory for all workers and the over 50s. 0ur correspondent mark lowen reports from rome. the youngest to be armed in the endless battle against covid. five year old eduardo gets his ....