BBCNEWS BBC News October 23, 2021 19:05:00
There were 8,238 people in hospital with covid—19, as of thursday. 135 deaths were reported — that's of people who died within 28 days of a positive test. on average, in the past week, 133 deaths were announced every day. and we'll find out how this story — and many others — are covered in tomorrow's front pages at 10:30 and 11:30 this evening in the papers. our guests joining me tonight are, the sunday times education editor, sian griffiths — and the political correspondent from the daily mirror, aletha adu. teachers�* unions are calling on the government to introduce tougher covi...