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government is investing in now and we are taking the tough decisions necessary. statutory sick pay is worth £3 a week less in real terms compared to at the start of the pandemic and millions of workers are being forced to choose between isolating or putting food on the table. in germany, 100% of workers salaries are covered by sick pay, whereas in the uk it is a pitiful 19%. so, i asked the prime minister if he thought earning £250,000 from his second job was chickenfeed, how on earth does he expect working people to survive on £96 a week when they get sick? and if he agrees that many lives and livelihoods could be saved by increasing sick pay, will he commit here and now to raising it to the level of the real living wage? mr speaker, i thank the honourable gentleman, of course, as he knows one of the first things we did when covid struck was to make sure that statutory sick pay was payable from day one, so it is up to 75% more generous if you need to self isolate. ....
so, temperatures will be above the seasonal norm for the upcoming week. an unsettled start, then it settles down with lighter winds. we could start to see a lot of cloud around, limited sunshine and overnight mist and fog. hello, this is bbc news with shaun ley. we ll be taking a look at tomorrow morning s papers in a moment. first, the headlines. unless the government puts further restrictions in place, the uk faces a substantial wave of omicron infections next month that might overwhelm the nhs. that s the stark warning from scientists. another 633 omicron cases are recorded in the last 2a hours, the uk s biggest dailyjump in omicron infections so far. new rules on face masks, self isolation and vaccine passports will be voted on by mps in the commons on tuesday, according to government sources. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me arejoe mayes, uk politics reporter at bloomberg and ros altmann, former pensions m ....
than twenty years. british prime minister boris johnson has described a global accord to speed up action against climate change as truly historic and the beginning of the end for coal power . but his remarks come after the president of the cop26 climate conference, alok sharma, said india and china will have to justify themselves to the world s most vulnerable countries after the two nations demanded last minute changes to the climate deal, softening commitments to reduce the use of coal. let s take a quick look at what s agreed. the deal says limiting average global temperatures to 1.5 celsius above pre industrial levels, by the year 2100, is still attainable. scientists have said that amount, by then, would avoid the worst impacts of climate change. but there s controversy over the pledge about coal which now says its use should be phased down, rather than phased out. among other things, the deal also pledges more money for poorer countries to help them adapt ....
a very warm welcome to the programme. austria has introduced a lockdown for two million people who are yet to receive two doses of the coronavirus vaccine. they ve been told to stay at home except for work and essential shopping. the country has one of the highest infection rates in europe, but new restrictions are being brought in or considered across much of the continent, amid rising infections. courtney bembridge has this report. there was a last minute rush at vaccination centres in upper austria, on the eve of new restrictions for those not yet protected. unvaccinated austrians were already barred from visiting restaurants, hairdressers and cinemas, but they re now told to stay home except for work and food shopping. it ll be policed using spot checks with hefty fines for those caught breaking the rules. austria has one of the lowest vaccination rates in western europe around 64% of the population is fully vaccinated, which leaves 2 million people yet to get ....
the nhs frequency? and across the whole of the nhs to frequency? and across the whole of the nhs to date, thousands of visitors the nhs to date, thousands of visitors go into the nhs every week, so will visitors go into the nhs every week, so will visitors to hospitals be asked so will visitors to hospitals be asked to so will visitors to hospitals be asked to have proof of a negative test? asked to have proof of a negative test? also, what analyses has he done test? also, what analyses has he done of test? also, what analyses has he done of those who are vaccine hesitant done of those who are vaccine hesitant irr done of those who are vaccine hesitant in the nhs workforce, and what targeted support has he put in place what targeted support has he put in place to what targeted support has he put in place to persuade take up amongst those place to persuade take up amongst those groups? he refers to trusts where those groups? he refers to trusts where ....