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are seeing a little bit higher up the pecking order. we bring a lot of people into the country for visiting it for tourism. and hopefully, there is a bit of light at the end of the tunnel for the longer term. phil. tunnel for the longer-term. phil, aood luck tunnel for the longer-term. phil, good luck to tunnel for the longer-term. phil, good luck to you tunnel for the longer-term. phil, good luck to you and tunnel for the longer-term. phil, good luck to you and all- tunnel for the longer-term. phil, good luck to you and all the - tunnel for the longer term. phil, good luck to you and all the staff there. executive of the race course. thank you for that. court papers show the uk health security agency first heard about discrepancies in covid pcr test results at a laboratory one month before stopping nhs tests from being processed there. thousands of people in south west england whose tests were processed by the the immensa lab in wolverhampton were wrongly told they didn t ha
system collapsing. we are on the cusp of certain parts of the furniture in london which looks after our city being on the cusp of collapse. after our city being on the cusp of colla se. ~. ., after our city being on the cusp of collase. ~. ., ., ., ., borisjohnson says all options are being reviewed hour by hour, but he s so far held back from any additional restrictions, to combat the spread of the 0micron variant. in london last week, staff absences rose from 1,900 on monday, to 4,700 by thursday. that s according to nhs providers. our health correspondent, dominic hughes, now reports on what factors may help policy makers decide, what to do next. thank you for being with us. how difficult is your sector, as it were, finding this whole thing? b5 were, finding this whole thing? is he can were, finding this whole thing? sis he can hear, the figures are quite stark. the increase in the number of patients and number of cases, but also the impact that that is having on staff. at the m
have which is the immediate concern is the impact it has on staff absences from the nhs, think hospitals, ambulances, gps, after consulting with colleagues in the nhs, the fire service, and the met police service, we realise that if it where to go on the same trajectory, the graph, we would have many public services collapsing. we remove all the silos and have a strategic, and control in the centre and speaking all the time about what each part of the london ecosystem is doing and how we help each other. last year, we had fire fighters helping the ambulance service drive ambulances. but you will be aware of the course of the next few weeks, we need to make sure becky s is collected. we need to make sure ambulances can continue to work. that s why it s important to keep an eye on staff absences, because what we don t want us any part of the
at six: christmas is not cancelled, says the prime minister, but he s not ruling out new restrictions in england after that. boris johnson says the situation remains finely balanced but there s not enough evidence to justify any tougher measures before christmas. but in scotland big new year s eve parties are cancelled as tighter restrictions are announced from boxing day. none of these are being proposed lightly, but we do consider them necessary to help stem the increasing cases, safeguard health and protect the nhs, the emergency services, and the economy. wales and northern ireland will considerfurther wales and northern ireland will consider further measures tomorrow. meanwhile, there was for help of across the uk. the chancellor unveils a £1 billion fun for the