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We will have more on the olympics very soon. let us move on to other news. let us move on to other news. an additional 1,200 covid testing sites are to be set up in england, in an expansion of the scheme offering an alternative to self—isolation for workers in critical industries. staff in sectors including waste collection, prisons and defence will be able to take daily tests, if theyve been identified as a close contact of a positive case. the new sites are in addition to 800 locations alrea...

Really interestingly, in the announcement adding an additional industries, the government cited a study saying the daily contact testing isjust study saying the daily contact testing is just as effective as controlling infection by isolating. this could be a sign for a moving from mass isolation potentially towards mass testing as a way of putting a break on the virus. two 1a year—old boys have been found guilty of the murder of 13—year—old olly stephens, who was stabbed in a park in readi...

Will be able to take test to avoid isolation by others in the airport sector would have to apply to do the same. testing sites including at supermarket depots are being set up, but the government would not say how many of the 500 promised are up and running. on the trains, some services were cancelled. several operators got timetables today because of staff shortages. summer holidays, too few drivers and now pinging all added up. whilst some operators would like to exempt mostar from operators w...

Will be given the option of daily testing — instead of self—isolating. and in a year of extreme weather globally — scientists meet to assess the full extent of climate change. now its time for across the uk, where we look at the stories making the headlines around britain listening horns, water balances and giant forest megaphones are just three of the unusual attractions this year at wakehurst botanic gardens. the installations are part of a project called "summer of sound" — inviting v...

Tom pidcock, less than two months after breaking his collarbone in a training crash. elsewhere, ministers are meeting to decide if more key workers in england will be given the option of daily testing, instead of self—isolating. the bma is to ask senior doctors in england if they want to consider industrial action over the 3% pay rise offered by the government. we will have more on those stories throughout the afternoon here on bbc news. sport now, and for all the olympic action lets cross to ...

Will fare best whereas inland we are in for heavy downpours. some of them will be thundery in places as well. temperatures are a little cooler than of late as well. hello this is bbc news. the headlines... an historic win for adam peaty on day 3 of the games in tokyo — he becomes the first ever british swimmer to successfully defend an olympic title. jubilation for diver tom daley with his new partner matty lee. four olympic games and hes finally won gold. and gold for mountain biker tom pidco...

Workers are not included. those who are exempt, if they have been pinged, they will go to one of those sites to get daily test as opposed to sigh phelps lighting ——as opposed to self—isolating. once again we are joined by shane brennan, chief executive of the cold chain federation. shane, good to speak to you again. a busy time for your industry so talk us through how the pingdemic is impacting your members. it’s the pingdemic is impacting your members. 3 , the pingdemic is impacting you...

Debate. the pandemonium that we have been experiencing ever since we move to phase four of the road map you know commits this huge disruption. i think its going to have potentially quite big economic costs if we delay the return of overall gdp to pre—pandemic levels by a few months and it costs us about £4 billion a month and lost output. those are really big numbers that are going to have a big impact, and i think it strengthens the case for the government changing the rules, for changing th...

While another round the corner is struggling because some of their staff are self—isolating. there is this sort of wax and wane effect and i hope — we love those guys, i hope they get on their feet. its quite stressful thinking about it. the number of people being asked to self isolate reached a record high in england last week. while the bbc crew were out filming this report, they met someone who had just been contacted by the nhs test and trace app. ijust got pinged! and, i havent been wit...