regulates healthcare products are issuing new guidance on pulse oxygen meters, also known as oximeters, after it was found that the devices can overestimate oxygen levels in people with darker skin. with more, here s our health correspondent, amara sophia elahi. ranjit senghera marwaha caught coronavirus in december last year and eventually ended up in hospital with seriously low oxygen levels. so basically, flip the lid, put yourfinger in. she had been monitoring her levels at home with a pulse oximeter, but the meter consistently told her she was in safe levels, even as she increasingly struggled to breathe. when i went into hospital, the first thing they said was, you really did leave it too late . had you left it any longer, i would have been straight into icu. there is growing evidence that such monitors can overestimate oxygen levels in people with darker skin tones by 2%. that s led to nhs england and the body that regulates the use of medical devices, the mhra, issui
to try to improve the uptake of vaccinations. large cruise ships have been banned from the centre of venice, after years of environmental protests. vessels of more than twenty five thousand tonnes will no longer be allowed to dock in the central canal. campaigners and residents say the ships pollute the air and water, and cause erosion. the number of people drinking heavily since the start of the pandemic increased. injuly public health england reported a 21% year on year increase in deaths from alcohol related liver disease. but now, as life in the uk starts to return to something resembling normal heavy alcohol consumption seems to be falling. a recent survey showed 1 in 5 people in newcastle and darlington in the north of england have recently turned it s a region that likes to party with many of our towns and cities but he had in the north east it s an image that may be changing. new research shows increasing numbers of adults living here are turning their back on b
through the city of water might now help preserve this jewel of civilisation. mark lowen, bbc news, rome. now it s time for a look at the weather with louise lear. good afternoon. it s a rather grey sunday out there for many. if we take a look at the satellite picture, you can see exactly what i m talking about. there are some breaks in the cloud and some brightness into western scotland in particular and parts of north wales but a weak weather front is shifting its way steadily south and it s enhancing some sharp, possibly thundery downpours to develop a little bit later on in the day. also, a northerly flow means that it s quite cool out there, particularly on exposed north sea coasts. there will be a good deal of dry weather but, as i say, quite a lot of cloud around as well. so top temperatures, 12 20 degrees at the very best. it looks likely that the best of the weather as we go through the week, though, will be monday and tuesday, as this little bump of high pressure wi
of august, but nothing particularly outstanding, i m afraid. in fact, today summarises it quite nicely. we have seen some breaks in the cloud out to the west, a lot of cloud generally elsewhere and some nuisance showers from a weather front that s drifting its way steadily south and east. some of these may well turn quite heavy and thundery before the day is through, but as that cold front clears away, it then allows this ridge of high pressure to build from the west and quieten things down. but the wind direction s still coming from a northerly source, so it s a cool start to monday. some early morning sunshine will quickly be spoilt by quite a lot of cloud developing into the afternoon, and a few sharp showers as well could break out across south wales and southwest england. temperatures subdued, really, for early august the maximum of 20 degrees, but perhaps feeling even cooler on those exposed northeast coasts. dry, settled and a little more sunshine around on tuesday,
price is the number one seed, having won gold at the 2018 commonwealth games, and the world championships the following year. it was my dream since i was eight years of age to reach an olympic games and i d never think of even getting here, let alone medaling, but i know i m not finished yet. i m going to go on now and change colour and i m just over the moon. i can t really put into words what it means to me. we ve got a great team behind us, gb boxing. everyone is doing amazingly well. i think that is the fourth medal now as well for us. finally a special part of any olympicjourney, is when you finally arrive home to be greeted by your loved ones. and if there were gold medals for hugs, they d surely go to helen glover s three little ones. the two time olympic champion was rowing at her final olympics and although she narrowly missed out on a medal, her remarkable comeback to get to tokyo has been inspirational and, at the end of it all, there s no place like home. that s a