part of the taliban in afghanistan. gps in england have been told they can defer some of the services they provide to patients so doctors can focus on delivering covid booster jabs instead. routine health checks for the over 75s and minor surgery could be affected. 75 new cases of the omicron variant have been identified in england; that brings the total number in the uk to 134. the government has also launched a new campaign urging all unvaccinated pregnant women to come forward and receive their jab. megan paterson reports. at this medical centre
this is bbc news the headlines at apm. doctors leaders welcome moves to ease the workload of gps in england so they can focus on the covid booster rollout but some patients groups say postponing services could be dangerous. a campaign begins encouraging expectant mothers to get vaccinated. unvaccinated mums who were severely ill with coronavirus tell their stories. dozens of troops have been deployed to northumberland to help people whose homes are still without power eight days after storm arwen. the parents of a teenager accused of the fatal shooting of four us high school students using a gun bought by his father appear in court where they have pleaded not guilty to manslaughter charges. residents on the indonesian island of java flee a vast plume of ash
this is bbc news with the latest headlines. doctors leaders welcome moves to ease the workload of gps in england so they can focus on the covid booster rollout, but some patients groups say postponing services could be dangerous. a campaign begins encouraging expectant mothers to get vaccinated. unvaccinated mums who were severely ill with coronavirus tell their stories. the parents of a teenager accused of the fatal shooting of four us high school students using a gun bought by his father are appearing in court where they have entered not guilty pleas to manslaughter charges. dozens of troops have been deployed to northumberland to help people whose homes are still without power eight days after storm arwen. residents on the indonesian island of java flee a vast plume of ash as an active volcano erupts
higher than today. quickly on to tuesday and into wednesday. we have got another deep area of low pressure moving our way. that could bring some damaging winds. at the moment, that is more likely across western areas. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines. doctors leaders welcome moves to ease the workload of gps in england so they can focus on the covid booster rollout but some patients groups say postponing services could be dangerous. a campaign has begun encouraging expectant mothers to get vaccinated. unvaccinated mums who were severely ill with coronavirus tell their stories. the parents of a teenager accused of the fatal shooting of four us high school students using a gun bought by his father are appearing in court where they have entered not guilty
the actions of their teenage son. i think it is actually highly unusual. it is opening the door for a very large slippery slope. and so that is kind of where i m having trouble saying that the parents committed manslaughter, meaning they were aware that this was going to happen. bell chimes at a candlelit vigil in oxford last night, the community came together to honour the four teenagers. four minutes of bell ringing, one minute for each victim. ethan crumbley is being charged as an adult and is accused of terrorism charges and first degree murder. aruna iyengar, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news. doctors leaders welcome moves to ease the workload of gps in england so they can focus on the covid booster rollout but some patients groups say postponing services could be dangerous. a campaign begins encouraging