the uk jobs market is awaiting the next set of figures expecting to record the highest ever number of vacancies exacerbating the staff shortage problem faced by many businesses. last quarters figures showed thatjob vacancies had reached 1.2 million due to post brexit labour shortages and the post covid reopening. many businesses are struggling to recruit as the latest report from manpower shows the jobs market hiring intentions has accelerated to a 30 year high. nina warhurst reports. who could have predicted this? from a pandemic that punished the economy, lots ofjobs are now available and not enough people to fill them. this hotel in manchester bounced back to a high number of bookings but despite recruitment drives and training new faces they are 30 members of staff down. adrian, where is everyone gone then? good question. some went back to europe in the early part of the year and then some people just chose the last 1.5 years to do other things. some went to do other thin
tornadoes at the weekend. officials say at least 7a people have died. president trump s former chief of staff is facing a charge of criminal contempt of congress, for refusing to testify about the attack on the capitol in january. the new spider man film is on its way, with tom holland returning to spin those superhero webs. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. borisjohnson could face the biggest conservative backbench revolt since he entered downing street when mps vote on new covid rules for england. as many as 70 tory mps have indicated that they re prepared to vote against the uk government s plan b covid rules for tackling the omicron variant. the british prime minister has defended his plans as a proportionate response to the rising cases. mps are due to vote on a series of measures. new rules on facemasks which came into force last week. face coverings have become compulsory in most indoor settings, except for pubs and restaurants. a meas
the families of disabled children tell us their worries about the impact of high energy costs on their childrens conditions. have you told them, lady grantham? she s told us nothing. do sit down. and downton abbey is back on the big screen we talk to the film s stars. and coming up on the bbc news channel: ralf rangnick will become the new austrian national team coach at the end of the season, but he will continue with manchester united in a consultancy role. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc s news at one, live from kyiv. well, russia has confirmed that it attacked this city last night it says it was targeting a missile factory. the attack coincided with the visit here of the united nations secretary general, antonio guterres, who had just finished a meeting with ukraine s president zelensky. we heard the explosions, and shortly afterwards, and shortly after the secretary general told me he was shocked by the attack. ukraine says it was an attempt to humiliate the u