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nasa says the james webb space telescope has fully deployed in space, after unfolding its final mirror panels. and coming up in sportsday at half past six it s the third round of the fa cup and there s already been some giant killing with cambridge from league one knocking out premier league newcastle united. good evening and welcome to bbc news. it s been confirmed that the covid pandemic in the uk has led to more than 150,000 deaths, that s within 28 days of a positive test. it comes after several days of record numbers of cases being reported as the highly transmissable 0micron variant has swept across much of the country. our health correspondent catherine burns reports how do you begin to imagine 150,000 people? it s almost the entire population of oxford, a city, like others, where the pandemic has caused so much pain. the first death within 28 days of a positive covid test was recorded in the uk on the 6th of march, 2020. five weeks later, more than 10, ....
are you planning on going anywhere anytime soon? we start with the travel industry, because airlines and tour operators have been welcoming the decision by the uk government to ease covid testing rules for travellers. from oaoo gmt tomorrow, fully vaccinated passengers arriving in england will no longer have to take pre departure covid tests. they will still have to do a test within two days of arrival, but won t have to self isolate while waiting for the result. travel bosses have complained the extra testing brought in to curb the omicron variant has put many people off travelling, because of the high cost and fear of being trapped abroad. the boss of tour operator jet2 told our transport correspondent katy austin the changes have come at a critical time for his industry. january is the peak booking time for holidays, it s when everyone gets through christmas, you ve got the january blues and you want to book a holiday and look forward to it and i think it is fair to ....
most devious conman. and, if you re looking for one last trip during the summer holidays that doesn t involve airports, how about a visit to chatsworth house in derbyshire with our very special tour guide, alan titchmarsh. he s revealing the secrets behind those spectacular gardens. plus, we ll be taking a magical walk through nature with wildlife expert mike dilger and his son, zachary, as they go in search of an amazing creature that s inspired myths and fairy tales for centuries, the glow worm. and a big thanks to everyone who s sent in some great photos of your summer scenes from all around the uk, including james carlisle s view of flagstaff viewpoint in northern ireland. beautiful. please keep sending in your pictures, along with comments about anything on tonight s show, and that includes our first story tonight. yes, covid has been on the up in august and, with two new variants identified, lots of people will be thinking about it again for the first time in a wh ....
with a first ever win at a grand slam in the us open first round. today and tomorrow will be days of bright spells, showers, some of which will be thundering. we have rain coming in from the south during thursday. all the details rain coming in from the south during thursday. all the details later. it s tuesday the 29th of august. holidaymakers are facing days of travel disruption after a technical fault hit the uk s air traffic control system over the bank holiday. the problem has now been fixed, but thousands of passengers are still stranded. airlines have apologised and are urging people to check their flights before going to the airport. jon donnison reports. it was a nightmare bank holiday for air travellers with hundreds of flights cancelled and many more delayed. and it s not over yet. we were looking at alternative flights. there was nothing available from ba before thursday. and as we re scrolling through comparison sites, flights were disappearing. we ve now a ....
three hotels there have reportedly burned down, and many others are in the danger zone. this is the damage at one hotel in the town of kiotari. and some fires are still burning these pictures are from the turkish ministry of agriculture, taken from one of their planes which is helping to fight the blazes. well, many people spent the night in temporary accommodation like this after being evacuated from hotels. others have been forced to stay in public buildings such as halls and schools. louisa pilbeam reports. fires have made rhodes a holiday held, flames turning sky is red overnight. british holidaymakers are among those fleeing for their lives. it literally felt like we were in some sort of apocalypse film because the sky behind the hotel was lit up bright orange and red, the hotel was abandoned, there was just things, you know, sort of people who have been by the stall, the staff have been totally abandoned, suitcases abandon the lobby, on the beach. it abandon the ....