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And telling workers to stay at home. those sectors most affected are those where there were already existing labour shortages. for example, drivers of lorries, where there are tens of thousands of vacancies as a result of the combination of the impact of the covid—i9 pandemic and post—brexit employment issues. one of the biggest suppliers of meals to hospitals, schools and prisons is keeping pinged workers who test negative at work. its understandable - that employers under a lot of pressure...

Nursery is open because while the health and safety of our workforce and the children is always going to be our number one, parents cant go to work if they cant have care for their children. the to work if they cant have care for their children.— to work if they cant have care for their children. the government also tonitht their children. the government also tonight released a _ their children. the government also tonight released a list _ their children. the government also tonight released ...

Adjust the sensitivity. maybe thats a way _ adjust the sensitivity. maybe thats a way to _ adjust the sensitivity. maybe thats a way to go. but august 16 is a long time off— a way to go. but august 16 is a long time off until we can stop having to self—isolate if we get pinged. they do need _ self—isolate if we get pinged. they do need 228 move quickly on her. we at the do need 228 move quickly on her. at the bbc are do need 228 move quickly on her. - at the bbc are not immune to the pande...

We are encouraging people to stick with the app, to isolate, but they need to make their informed decisions. the legal position hasnt changed, you have to isolate if you are contacted by the nhs test and trace, or if you are collecting isolation payments, but not everyone has the app, for example, and so it is not mandated. but downing street insisted it was crucial for people to isolate when asked to do so. it said... we are getting into the realms of force, dangerous force, where we have had c...

Youre contacted by directly by test and trace, but by the app it is not and trace, but by the app it is not a legal requirement. it is because the app works on an anonymous basis so impossible to enforce whether people are notified by it or not and follow up on their isolation after that. the overriding message from the gamut from the start, and the expectation i think it is fair to say, has been if you have the app and are notified by it and are told to isolate, you should do so. as i say, the ...

And food supplies could bejeopardised. the government says some fully—vaccinated nhs workers will be exempt from isolation in exceptional circumstances. as will a small number of designated people in critical areas such as transport and the supply of food, water and electricity. further details are expected today. meanwhile, ministers have pointed out that while people who are contacted by test and trace are legally obliged to isolate, those pinged by the app are not. we are encouraging people...

Shepard launch and a day of history really in a space expiration and space tourism. —— space exploration. you are watching bbc news. here on planet earth... downing street has tried to clear up confusion about whether people should self—isolate when pinged by the nhs covid app. the business minister, paul scully, suggested that self—isolation when pinged should be a matter for individuals and employers to decide. but number 10 has since said it is crucial to isolate when contacted, and b...

Rates of infection are increasing. but if you want people to use the 3pp but if you want people to use the app to make informed choices, you have to support them to do that and i think people will lose confidence in it if they are not given a sensible advice on how to balance the risks and that is what we will need to see it now. it would be wrong to delete the app because it is useful information for you, but you need to know how to use it. reading between the lines of what you are saying, it s...

Was not as emphatic as i was expecting you to be, actually. should people self—isolate if they are pinged by the app? i should people self-isolate if they are pinged by the app?— are pinged by the app? i would absolutely _ are pinged by the app? i would absolutely encourage - are pinged by the app? i would absolutely encourage people i are pinged by the app? i would| absolutely encourage people to are pinged by the app? i would - absolutely encourage people to do that but they can make an in...

To what degree do you think the uk is preparing our needs to prepare for more of this weather? can we expect these periods of extreme heat to become more common because of global warming? heatwaves increase in likelihood with climate change. 2500 people lost their lives due the legal position hasnt changed, to heatwaves last year. we are unprepared in you are supposed to isolate when you the uk for heatwaves even though we have this warning. are contacted by nhs test and trace or collecting isol...