To help Small Businesses trying to survive the pandemic. 100 in his 100th test match. What a player england Captainjoe Root marks his 100th test with 100 of his own. They cant because the vice chair is here. I take charge and the Parish Council meeting in cheshire that went viral. And coming up on bbc news three months after it ended the six nations begins again well look ahead as england start the defence of their title. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. Almost half the uk population 32 Million People should be vaccinated against coronavirus by may. The government says it expects all adults over the age of 50 as well as the clinically vulnerable and those working in health and social care to have received their firstjab by then. The uks medicines regulator says the latest Research Shows side effects from all three vaccines are minor and dont last long. As cases continue to fall, politicians are divided over how soon restrictions should be lifted. Heres our medical edito
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involved in industrial disputes. on strike action the number of days lost to strikes between june and december last year was in fact the highest for a calendar year since 1989. the concern with this has been for the bank of england that rising pay and high vacancy rates is essentially keeping an upward pressure on inflation. further calls for wage rises and an inflationary spiral. the good news in today s numbers is there are more people of working age returning to the workforce, from education, early retirement, from sickness among the over 50s, retirement, from sickness among the over50s, many retirement, from sickness among the over 50s, many going into part time work. that could suggest the labour market is becoming more balanced in terms of supply and demand, which could encourage the bank of england not to keep increasing interest rates, but it is another sign of how weak the economy is and how likely it is to be for the remainder of this year.
fergus walsh, our medical editor, is here. can we talk about two groups of people we are concerned with tonight, 12 to 15 year olds and the over 50s. tonight, 12 to 15 year olds and the over50s. let s tonight, 12 to 15 year olds and the over 50s. let s start with the young ones. over 505. let s start with the young ones. over 50s. let s start with the young ones. ., ., ., ones. the roll-out for the 12-to-15-year-olds - ones. the roll-out for the 12-to-15-year-olds will i ones. the roll-out for the i 12-to-15-year-olds will start ones. the roll-out for the - 12-to-15-year-olds will start in 12 to 15 year olds will start in schools in england next week, ministers confirmed tonight, and that decision on whether to vaccinate them has been finely balanced. the chief medical 0fficers accept that the health benefits themselves are marginal, but add in themselves are marginal, but add in the educational advantages, and they say there is a clear benefit in the children s best interests to have