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Infections recorded a5,066 new infections recorded in the latest 2a hour period — that's the highest number sincejuly, as well as 157 deaths — that's those who've died within 28 days of a positive covid test. meanwhile, 85.7% of people over the age of 12 have received the first dose of the vaccine and 78.7% have had both doses. the chancellor, rishi sunak, has told the bbc the government is doing �*everything it can�* to ease supply chain blockages. but businesses in industries from toys to construction to meat have warned that blockages at ports, caused by a shortage of lorry drivers,...

0n vaccinations, 85.7% of the population aged 12 and over, have had their first dose of a vaccine, and 78.7% have been double—jabbed. 0ur health editor, hugh pym, is with me now. there have been new warnings that this winter is going to be difficult? yes, sophie. those cases, week on week, are in the uk, 13%. hospital admissions and death numbers are up as well, on that basis. interestingly today, professor chris whitty, england's chief medical officer, at a conference of said that, a is model really weren't clear where it would go from here. he said that what was clear was that evenif he sa...

The government's latest coronavirus figures show there were 42,776 new infections recorded in the latest 24—hour period, the highest number since the middle ofjuly. the average number of cases per day in the past week now stands at 39,073. more than 7,000 people were in hospital with covid yesterday. another 136 deaths have been recorded, that's of people who died within 28 days of a positive test, which means on average, there were 113 deaths per day in the past week. 0n vaccinations, 85.6% of the population aged 12 and over have had their first dose of a vaccine, and 78.7% have been double...

The latest official coronavirus figures show there were 42,776 new infections recorded in the latest 24—hour period — the highest number since the middle ofjuly. the average number of cases per day in the past week now stands at 39,073. more than 7000 people were in hospital with covid yesterday. another 136 deaths have been recorded, that's of people who died within 28 days of a positive test — which means on average there were 113 deaths per day in the past week. on vaccinations, 85.6% of the population aged 12 and over, have had their first dose of a vaccine, and 78.7 have been double...

And 78.7% of the population aged 16 and over have had both doses. an alpaca which twice tested positive for bovine tuberculosis has been put down, following a failed attempt in the courts to save it. government officials and police arrived to collect geronimo this morning. his owner had claimed the tests used to confirm the animals tb status gave false positive results. our environment and rural affairs correspondent claire marshall is in south gloucestershire. this morning, the moment geronimo's supporters had been dreading. a team of deaf officials and police officers came to take the alpaca...