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Themselves and colleagues. these include workers in energy and power infrastructure, police and fire service control rooms, border force, and food distribution and processing. network rail said its workers in big signalling centres and control rooms have received hundreds of tests, but it is not clear whether train drivers will be included at this early stage. energy workers — critical to keeping the lights on during the long winter nights — have been asked to test daily. wholesale distribut...

Cautiously welcomed the news. it does lift a layer of anxiety, but there is no absolute clarification in how developers are going to pay. but there is already concerned that house—builders wont pay when asked. well, they wont choose to pay. they will have to be dragged to the table to offer something up. i suspect it relies on showing will, whether it is by sampling the buildings, and showing that these buildings were not built to spec. the home builders federation said of the largest house—...

Significant than they sound. but making thousands of homes safe after the grenfell fire continues to be a huge financial challenge for the industry and government. simon browning, bbc news. travel firms say the demand for foreign holidays has started to recover following the relaxation of coronavirus travel rules across the uk. from this weekend fully vaccinated travellers and under—18s arriving in the uk no longer need to take a pre—departure lateral flow test. tim muffett has the details i...

Covid and half didnt. they looked at the half that did not and they had much higher levels of t cells, memory immunity cells linked to previous exposures to common colds and coronaviruses. the conclusion they have come to is that it looks like if you have been exposed to this form of the common cold in the past it might be giving you more protection against covid, which is really interesting. it is something scientists have been thinking about for ages but it is one of the first studies suggesti...

The home builders federation said of the largest house—builders had already spent or committed £1 billion to remediate affected buildings, and that whilst house—builders were committed to playing their part, there were other organisations involved in the construction, which should also be involved in remediation costs. labour said the new measures appear far less significant than they sound. but making thousands of homes safe after the grenfell fire continues to be a huge financial challeng...

Simon browning, bbc news. the uk has passed another grim covid19 milestone, recording more than 150,000 deaths within 28 days of a positive test. behind each one of the statistics is a human story, and a family left behind. graeme satchell has spoken to three people who have lost loved ones during the pandemic. thousands and thousands of hearts on a wall opposite the house of commons. each one represents a lost family member. we have now reached a grim milestone —150,000 people dead from coron...

0ur our business correspondence simon browning with those reactions from business corporations. inside ukraine, shelling continues. earlier i spoke to a former prime minister of ukraine, yulia tymoshenko. ukraine has been absolutely plummeted by missile strikes. children are dying. peaceful people, women, are dying. currently, everything is being shot at close range. i just want to thank everyone for your support. we value it. we really value tough sanctions against the aggressor. we value today...

Has reportedly said 5200 people were taking part in the protests. we know that a number of people in the country in russia are making their voices heard. visa and mastercard have suspended their services in russia. they say any transactions made with cards issued in russia will no longer work outside the country. cards issued outside russia can no longer be used at the countrys banks or cashpoints. russias major banks suggest the effects will be limited. our business correspondent simon browning...

In the mix today.— to refugees, all of those views are in the mix today. emily, thank you very much- — in the mix today. emily, thank you very much- emily _ in the mix today. emily, thank you very much. emily is— in the mix today. emily, thank you very much. emily is covering - in the mix today. emily, thank you very much. emily is covering the i very much. emily is covering the protests in central london. visa and mastercard have suspended their services in russia. they say any transactio...

I dont know the facts of the case — i wasnt involved in it — but i do know that it was applied very rigorously in this case. downing street said all individuals nominated for a peerage were done so in recognition of their contribution to society, and all peerages were vetted by the house of lords appointments commission. earlier this week, lord lebedev added his voice to the condemnation of the attack on ukraine. in his paper, the evening standard, he issued a personal appeal to vladimir put...