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Or to piss them off . on the streets of paris, mixed views on the colourful language. translation: to piss people off, . i think that s a bit out of place i for a president to say. translation: the message - is that he wants to improve things, but his form of words wasn t great. at the vaccine centre, they re ramping up shots before schools resume next week, hoping to stem the omicron surge. among the messages, my biggest dream is that covid ends. sometimes children just put it best. mark lowen, bbc news, rome. as we ve been hearing, more than 3.7 million people in the uk would have tested positive for coronavirus in the week ending 31st december, that s according to figures from the office for national statistics. the infection rate increased in all the home nations. in england it was one in 15. in wales, one in 20, with the same rate in scotland.
With certificates of bravery, a rite of passage for the pandemic generation. you can see the smile on their face when they ask to you, now i can see my friend? you can say, yes, you can play with them, and everything, because now the vaccine for covid 19 is so important for everything. when italy became the first country in the west to fall to the virus in 2020, it was the first in the world to impose a nationwide lockdown. but today, despite record cases, its streets are once again busy as it, like much of europe, tightens vaccine rules instead to some resistance. in france, a heated debate in parliament over mandatory vaccination for restaurants and trains was suspended amid opposition protests over an interview with president macron. he told a newspaper he aimed to bar the unvaccinated from social activities, using the slang word emmerder ,
The world s number one men s tennis player, novak djokovic, has been denied entry to australia to compete in the australian open after the authorities cancelled his visa. the president of kazakhstan is seeking help from a russian led regional military alliance to quell nationwide protests. during the day, demonstrators seized the airport and several government buildings in the main city almaty. france has just recorded 335,000 new covid cases a new daily record for europe, with other european countries also seeing records broken. french president emmanuel macron has warned he intends to make life difficult for unvaccinated people in france. and the us attorney general has promised to hold accountable all those involved in the deadly attack on congress in washington a year ago.
The scottish parliament will hold a special virtual session today, in response to the rise in omicron cases. a cabinet meeting before the session is expected to discuss whether to reduce the period that people are required to isolate after contact with someone who has the virus. with someone who s had the virus. it s not thought that the first minister will announce any further restrictions, but she may give more details on financial help to businesses affected by the measures already in place. the welsh government is providing schools and colleges with £103 million in funding as the new term begins. nearly half will be earmarked for capital repair and improvement work with a focus on health and safety measures, including improving ventilation. the bulk of the remainder will help schools deal with the impact of the pandemic. emmanuel macron has warned he intends to make life difficult for people in france who have not been vaccinated against covid i9. the french president said he want