No stars and its not on tv. And coming up on sportsday, its a draw for england and australia in the fourth ashes test. England trail 3 0 in the series, with one test to play. The Education Secretary has said shortening the Covid Isolation Period in england would be helpful in dealing with staffing shortages. Nadhim zahawi said any decision would be made on the basis of advice from the Uk Health Security Agency and said absences among teachers would rise now that schools are back. The us recently shortened isolation for those Testing Positive for covid from seven days to five. Our Health Correspondent Dominic Hughes has more. The good news is that booster jabs are holding fast against the omicron wave. Even as new cases have surged, Hospital Admissions remain a long way off the peak seen this time last year. But hundreds of thousands of people are currently isolating for at least seven days, so now theres a suggestion that in england, at least that period could be cut to five days inste
Welcome to bbc news. The Education Secretary has said shortening the Covid Isolation Period in england would be helpful in dealing with staffing shortages. Nadhim zahawi said any decision would be made on the basis of advice from the Uk Health Security Agency and said absences among teachers would rise now that schools are back. The us recently shortened isolation for those Testing Positive for covid from seven days to five. Our Health Correspondent Dominic Hughes has more. The good news is that booster jabs are holding fast against the omicron wave. Even as new cases have surged, Hospital Admissions remain a long way off the peak seen this time last year. But hundreds of thousands of people are currently isolating for at least seven days, so now theres a suggestion that in england, at least that period could be cut to five days instead. I think if the experts, and i have to defer to the uk health and security agency, deem it appropriate that you can have two negative tests on consecut
interest rates up again. tonight with the context long time capitol hill correspondent, and now washington post live anchor leigh ann caldwell, and tom peck, political sketch writer at the independent. welcome to the programme. initial results for its self styled referendums, in four areas it occupies in ukraine, show people have voted overwhelmingly in favour ofjoining the russian federation. the process has been denounced as a sham by ukraine and its allies, who view the referendums as a stage managed forerunner to russian annexation which the ministry of defence here in the uk says president putin is likely to do within days. nearly four million people from the eastern regions of donetsk and luhansk, and the southern regions of kherson and zaporizhzhia, were asked to attend polling stations there s been allegations of intimidation, as election officials went house to house accompanied by armed guards. the votes serve a deadly serious purpose as they will be used by the
caused shock and anger. the incident has reignited the long running arguements about how society treats black brazilians. now on bbc news, it s the travel show. this week on the travel show, a resurrection in bavaria. i found the role of playing jesus to be very exhausting. every day after the play, you are really exhausted because it is a very demanding day. 50 years of interrail. very relevant today in terms of the greenness and sustainability, and also that wonderful thing slow travel. and, a night in the best house in belfast. not only am i staying in the same house, i m actually going to be sleeping in the very room that he had as a child. this week, i m in the capital city, belfast, recently the subject of a big feature film about the childhood of the actor, director kenneth brannagh, but i am here to find out more about another of the city s famous sons. you may guess who that is if you look at the statue behind me. first though, we are in germany to see an incredibl
real madrid claim the tropy viniciuer s second half goal is enough to clinch it for the spanish side. so a bad night for liverpool and supporters here in paris now the the club is calling for an investigation into how its fans were treated. in other news, russia s ambassador to the uk says moscow will not use nuclear weapons in the war against ukraine. and could we see the return of pounds and ounces in the shops? a review of the laws on imperial measurements is announced. hello. it is a sundae of sunshine and showers for many today and with and showers for many today and with a cool and showers for many today and with a cool northerly wind temperatures will be a cool northerly wind temperatures will be a a cool northerly wind temperatures will be a little disappointing for this time of year. all the details coming this time of year. all the details coming up this time of year. all the details coming up shortly. good morning. it s sunday may 29. our main story.