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Crucially now, its responsibilities are in the new uk health security agency. but that's still got a lot to prove. the main objective for test and trace was to help break chains of covid—i9 transmission and enable people to return towards a more normal way of life. instead, england experienced two more national lockdowns and saw a dramatic rise in case numbers. the use of expensive private sector consultants who were meant to deliver the programme comes in for particular criticism. for all the eye watering sums of money spent on test and trace, mps say it's far from clear whether it will be ...

Preparations for the climate change conference have been of keen interest to the queen. "we still don't know who's coming", she was overheard saying when opening the welsh senedd two weeks ago. we now know it won't be her. and so the queen will now rely further on that useful pandemic tool, the video message or call. she won't get to meet the glasgow delegates, but they will still get to hearfrom her. james reynolds, bbc news. the coronavirus test and trace programme in england has failed to achieve its "main objective" of helping break chains of covid transmission. that's according to a group...

Failed to achieve its "main objective" of helping break chains of covid transmission — that's according to a group of cross—party mps. the public accounts committee says a number of the programme's aims have been "overstated or not achieved," despite costing an "eye—watering" amount of money. 0ur health correspondent dominic hughes reports. the performance of the test and trace programme in england has been under scrutiny for months. this assessment by mps could hardly be more damning. the public accounts committee, which examines value for money of government projects, says the programm...

Just 14% of 691 million lateral flow tests distributed by test and trace were registered. and in periods of pressure, like december 2020, just 17% of people were receiving test results within 24 hours. we found it very difficult to see what it had achieved for the 37 billion. it set out very bold aims, it failed on many of its own terms. crucially now, its responsibilities are in the new uk health security agency. but that's still got a lot to prove. the main objective for test and trace was to help break chains of covid—19 transmission and enable people to return towards a more normal way o...

Self—isolate if they have got the symptoms of virus or if they have tested as positive. this is what helps us break chains of transmission by keeping wales safe and keeping wales working. and we are going to do more to support those on lower incomes who still have to self—isolate, raising the £500 self isolation payments to £750 and making it easierfor people £500 self isolation payments to £750 and making it easier for people to apply. the payment will be available to all those who are eligible who are told to self—isolate. now, there is a lot to take in from what has been announced...