after the acceleration of the booster offer to more adults. since the system in england was opened up to people aged 30 and over early on monday morning, around a million people have booked their boosters and that doesn t include walk ins. the question now, can that momentum be maintained? at some vaccine centres, deliveries fell behind, and there were temporary closures. all this as the chief medical officer, chris whitty, warned the cabinet of a likely increase in covid hospital numbers, a view echoed by other senior officials. we are concerned with the large volume of individuals who are being infected every day in the population, that we re going to have a very difficult four weeks ahead with cases in the community. their key message is get yourjab , with military personnel helping in taunton and at other centres. they ll hope they can keep up with the spread of the virus. then, starting in scotland, appeals for people to reduce mixing
darts. i did. that thriller was amazing, the time of year for it. everyone gets into it. stay up some cheese and chocolates and watch the darts. it is still christmas officially, technically. not in my house! it is gone. more time spent working from home and a desire for extra space has prompted lots of families to make the decision to move house. taunton in somerset has seen house prices grow faster than anywhere else in the uk this year. john maguire is there for us this morning. good morning tea year. quite a change in where people are choosing to live after the pandemic. brute change in where people are choosing to live after the pandemic. to live after the pandemic. we have seen a lot of to live after the pandemic. we have seen a lot of this to live after the pandemic. we have seen a lot of this over to live after the pandemic. we have seen a lot of this over the to live after the pandemic. we have seen a lot of this over the last - to live after the pandemic. we have seen
warned the cabinet of a likely increase in covid hospital numbers a view echoed by other senior officials. we are concerned with the large volume of individuals who are being infected every day in the population, that we re going to have a very difficult four weeks ahead with cases in the community. their key message is get yourjab , with military personnel helping in taunton and at other centres. they ll hope they can keep up with the spread of the virus. then, starting in scotland, appeals for people to reduce mixing indoors with other households, and to think carefully about who they socialise with. the warnings were stark. i am not asking you to cancel or change your plans for christmas day, boxing day, or whenever you have your main festive celebration. but, in the run up to and in the aftermath of christmas, i am asking i am appealing to everyone to cut down, as far as possible, our contacts with people
countryside. get a bit more bang for your buck. that has been reflected in the halifax s figures. we are in taunton in somerset. the housing market is not quiet here. at 21% increase in house prices, above the uk average of 6%. in cash terms, around £55,000 by taking the average house to around 300,000 in taunton. good transport links, lots of good schools and very close to beautiful countryside as well. when we are talking about some of the house prices that have fallen. in london for example, it does not get into the top 20 hotspots, as they say. in fact, westminster in central london recorded the biggest fall we can talk to louise glanville from knight frank estate agents.
warned the cabinet of a likely increase in covid hospital numbers a view echoed by other senior officials. we are concerned with the large volume of individuals who are being infected every day in the population, that we re going to have a very difficult four weeks ahead with cases in the community. their key message is get yourjab , with military personnel helping in taunton and at other centres. they ll hope they can keep up with the spread of the virus. then, starting in scotland, appeals for people to reduce mixing indoors with other households, and to think carefully about who they socialise with. the warnings were stark. i am not asking you to cancel or change your plans for christmas day, boxing day, or whenever you have your main festive celebration. but in the run up to and in the aftermath of christmas, i am asking