thank ou vaccination campaigns. professor, thank you very vaccination campaigns. professor, thank you very much vaccination campaigns. professor, thank you very much for vaccination campaigns. professor, thank you very much for talking i vaccination campaigns. professor, thank you very much for talking to us once again. the latest government figures show that in the past 2a hours, six deaths were reported and 9,284 new infections were recorded. that means an average of 9,365 new cases per day in the last week. over 280,000 people received a first dose of the vaccine in the latest 2a hour period. nearly 43 million people have now had theirfirstjab, four that s around 82% of uk adults. 236,000 people have had their second dose of the vaccine in the latest 2a hour period. 0ver 31.3 million people have now had both doses, that s 59.5% of uk adults. more than 800,000 jobs in the uk s travel sector could be at risk that s the warning from a union representing aviation workers. the
more than 800,000 jobs in the uk s travel sector could be at risk that s the warning from a union representing aviation workers. the british airline pilots association is appealing for urgent action from the government to end restrictions on travel, which it calls ludicrously cautious . the government says it is working with the sector to navigate the challenges. 0ur our business correspondent says the government s traffic light system has frustrated the industry. the number of has frustrated the industry. tue: number of flights has frustrated the industry. tte: number of flights leaving from uk airports are down by three quarters from 2019, you just need to look at the skies, it has been such a difficult period for the travel industry as a whole, notjust aviation. i have lost count of the amount of times i have reported on the travel industryjust crying out for more support. when you look at airlines in particular, they have kept going through the pandemic by flying cargo rather
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the former speaker of the house of commons and ex tory mp, john bercow, has been defending his decision to join the labour party. during his time as speaker, mr bercow made controversial decisions over the passage of brexit related legislation and had several run ins with the conservatives. he was also accused of presiding over a culture of bullying something he rejects. he denies the move to labour is a tactic to distract from the legacy of these claims but does admit some regrets from his time in office. we all make mistakes. have i been perfect in every instance? can i say that, with the benefit of hindsight, i have never done something differently? of course i couldn t, but i come back to the central proposition one has as a private citizen the right to make a judgment about which political party to support. i believe, in terms of values, the labour party is preferable to the conservative party. more than 800,000 jobs in the uk s travel sector could be at risk that s the warnin
ina park. a in a park. campaign has now been launched to fund a campaign has now been launched to fund a permanent memorial to the trio. more than 800,000 jobs in the uk s travel sector could be at risk. that s the warning from a union representing aviation workers. the british airline pilots association is appealing for urgent action from the government to end restrictions on travel, which it calls ludicrously cautious. the government says it is working with the sector to navigate the challenges. the best industry estimates at the moment are that aviation will take four to five years to recover. some sectors of the market, for example, some business travel, probably will not recover. so, it s a devastating blow to the aviation sector. but that means trouble for the uk economy. if we do not have a thriving aviation sector, then instead of global britain, we will have grounded britain. the bbc has learned that a new bill to legalise assisted dying will be lodged at the scottish parlia