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To save his own skin. you would not believe it from what the right _ you would not believe it from what the right honourable gentleman has ust the right honourable gentleman has just said _ the right honourable gentleman has just said but the cooperation between the uk government, scottish authority. _ between the uk government, scottish authority, has been outstanding. and will continue to be outstanding. i can tell_ will continue to be outstanding. i can tell him, he asked about free tests_ ca...

Stuck outside in the rain due to a lack of hospital beds. so, lets turn to kristie lu stout. she joins us now live from hong kong with more on all of this. good to see you, kristie. police are mobilized. what are they doing? >> reporter: the situation is getting desperate, rosemary, hong kong is mobilizing the police force to help with the yua outbreak of covid-19. they are helping to work with the anticipated mass testing of the population here. right now hong kong government authorities are co...

All of englands remaining covid restrictions raf sanchez is in london for us. >> reporter: tonight even as the queen is self-isolating with covid -- >> we have now passed the peak. >> reporter: -- prime minister boris johnson is pushing ahead with an end to almost all restrictions to contain the virus. >> i know the whole house will join me in sending our best wishes to her majesty the queen. >> reporter: starting thursday, people in england no longer legally required to stay home if they test p...

Just as the british public were coming to terms with news that queen lig elizabeth has covid, now, evening land is preparing to drop restrictions this thursday. whats been the reaction to this so far? >> living with covid, this plan was long anticipated really for some its welcome news. lots of people fed up with covid rules and restrictions, fed up upon with masks, fed up with sticking swabs up their noses. but for others, rosemary, this is really concerning, not least the mass testing for the ...

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You have a busy morning, _ ukrainian border. adam, thank you. you have a busy morning, we - ukrainian border. adam, thank you. you have a busy morning, we will. you have a busy morning, we will speak to you regularly on the programme today. all covid restrictions will end in england on thursday — including mandatory self—isolation for positive cases. free mass testing will stop from the first of april for most people. its part of the governments living with covid plan — as our health corre...

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For positive cases. free mass testing will stop from april 1st for most people. its part of the governments "living with covid" plan. our health correspondent, katherine da costa, reports. in response to the covid crisis, the uk rapidly built up one of the biggest testing capabilities in the world. it came with a hefty price tag. infections are still high, but the government said its time to wind down free mass testing. so what exactly is changing, and when? well, from thursday, you will no long...

Who insists that ukrainians and russians are one people in one country who should be in one russian church. jeremy bowen, bbc news, kyiv. well return to ukraine a bit later in the programme. as calls grow for vladimir putin to be tried for war crimes in ukraine, ill be speaking to a specialist in international law about how this might work in practice. but first, while the worlds attention is focused on the war in ukraine, the coronavirus pandemic has been continuing to spread. the number of inf...

For an apology. lets get some of the days other news. covid restrictions have been further tightened in north—east chinas region ofjilin. everyone injilin city must stay at home next week during another round of mass testing. jilin is the worst—hit province as china confronts its worst covid outbreak since the start of the pandemic. here in the uk, around 600,000 people in england will be invited to book a further covid vaccination this week. the so—called �*spring booster�* will be av...