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Sunshine. we have had a lot of rain. thanks, matt. ~ ., some of britain 5 biggest high street banks are refusing to provide mortgages to furloughed workers and self—employed people who took out covid grants during the pandemic. that 5 despite the banking watchdog saying that the payments should not prevent people from being able to access credit. our business correspondent sarah corker has more. swapping the city for the country, locked and has left people yearning for green spaces and bigger...

Enclosed spaces? when you talk to | those trying to model how big a rise of the _ those trying to model how big a rise of the covid — those trying to model how big a rise of the covid is going to be for the august. _ of the covid is going to be for the august, they say they really dont now how— august, they say they really dont now how the public are going to respond — now how the public are going to respond. if the public really do carry— respond. if the public really do carry on— res...

Vaccines for anybody eligible. the report also stresses the importance of making sure people can afford to isolate if theyre infected. but theres a lot of focus too, on what people can do to help themselves and others. because the steps weve taken to protect ourselves from covid like masks, social distancing and fresh air, can only help with other respiratory viruses too. catherine burns, bbc news. south africa has announced a tenfold increase in the number of troops to be deployed, in response ...

That the burden from rsv, another virus that often affects children and the elderly, could double too. winter is always a pressurised time for the nhs, and thats before considering covid and the record backlog of patients waiting for treatments. but researchers say much depends on what we do between now and then. so, as well as covid, theyre calling for tests for flu and rsv at the same time, arguing that the technology exists and itsjust a question of logistics. its very important to be able to...

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Of real— september we will see this big kind of real hit— september we will see this big kind of real hit in primary care of both the vaccinations and covid, and then primary— the vaccinations and covid, and then primary care — the vaccinations and covid, and then primary care is the one that has to deal with— primary care is the one that has to deal with the children on rsv. we are going — deal with the children on rsv. we are going to get that straight afterwards. the area that i a...

Some saw the spanish balearic islands as an appealing choice for a summer getaway. but the changes announced by the government will cause problems for some, like medi, whos due to fly to majorca at the weekend. ive had one vaccine three weeks ago. i know from monday people who are double vaccinated dont need to quarantine when they return from amber list countries. however, i will need to quarantine, and thats not great for my mental health, but im very lucky i can work from home. infection rate...

Exemption from quarantine for fully vaccinated adults applies there. andrew walker, abc news. scientists are warning that the nhs could be pushed to breaking point this winter, by the threat from three respiratory viruses, including covid. a report from the academy of medical sciences says action is needed now to prevent that, and calls for extra staff and capacity in the health service. here 5 our health correspondent catherine burns. empty streets and deserted stations — lockdown was our fir...

Benefit to australia. he has represented australia 70 times. yeah. there you go. the system sometimes works in funny ways. it takes a lot to get an australian passport! you have to go above and beyond. can i stay a little bit of time to do a story or not? no. 0k. fine. 22 minutes past six. lets get back to one of our top stories now, and theres a warning this morning that the nhs could be brought to breaking point this winter, by a triple threat from covid, flu and other respiratory viruses. we ...