it s easter monday, april the 5th. our top story. everyone in england will be offered two free rapid covid tests each week from this friday, under the government s plans to expand its testing programme. the health secretary, matt hancock, says the additional tests will play a crucial role in curbing future outbreaks of the virus as life returns to normal. our health correspondent jim reed reports. rapid lateral flow tests are already being used to test secondary school pupils, families with children and those who cannot work from home. from the end of the week, they will be offered to everyone in england. these devices give a result in 30 minutes. they can be picked up from a local testing centre or pharmacy or ordered online and delivered in the post. even when people have no symptoms, they may be infected and they may be infectious. and if we can catch those people early, then we can break transmission and that reduces the number of people who are infected, it reduces the l
as a heinous attack. my focus now turns to ensuring a smooth, orderly and seamless transition of power. this moment calls for healing and reconciliation. coronavirus hits the fa cup. one game is off, and a significant outbreak at aston villa means they re planning to play their kids, against liverpool tonight. good morning. another wintry morning throughout the uk, some heavy snow this morning especially in the northern england. the full forecast details coming up on breakfast. good morning. it s friday the 8th of january. our top story international passengers will have to provide a negative covid 19 test result from next week, before travelling to england or scotland. arrivals, including uk nationals, will have to take a test up to 72 hours before leaving the country they are in. it come after months of pressure from the airline industry, as our transport correspondent caroline davies reports. booths ready to test arrivals at heathrow airport. this scheme was ready to
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