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Welcome everyone to the governments daily briefing. Im joined today by the chief executive of the nhs Simon Stephen and deputy chief medical officer jenny harris area id like to update you all on the facts of the spread of covid19 and the steps that we are taking in the battle against the coronavirus. 130,777 people have now been tested for the virus. Of those, 14,543 have tested positive. Increase in the last day of 2885. That scientific analysis now is at the rate of infection has been doubling every 3 to 4 days. Of those who have contracted the virus , 759 have sadly died. Our thoughts and ...

From the Great American songbook. Dealing with its debt restaurant chain Pizza Express calls in advisors over its £1 billion debt, ahead of crunch talks with its lenders. Andy murrays remarkable comeback from injury continues. Its confirmed that hell play singles at the australian in january, itll be his first singles appearance at a grand slamoa itll be his first singles appearance at a grand slam since major hip surgery. Sunshine and showers today but loving through quite quickly on a gusty wind. I will have more in 15 minutes. Its tuesday 8th october. Our top story the foreign secretary do...

After a major easing of lockdown, but there are concerns about social distancing. Despite surging coronavirus, donald trump uses his Independence Day speech to attack on those he accuses of seeking to erase americas history. We will not throw away our heroes. We will honour them and we will prove worthy of their sacrifice. The government is to announce a doubling in the number of staff working in front linejob centres, to help deal with rising unemployment because of the pandemic. Millions of people around are expected to take part in a nationwide round of applause this afternoon to thank nhs ...

Thing and acted responsibly, but there have been concerns about social distancing. Lockdown is reimposed in the australian city of melbourne as thousands of residents are told not to leave their homes for at least five days. Food poverty concerns that parents of younger, pre School Age Children are not getting enough help, resulting in entire families going hungry. And Lewis Hamilton led the majority of formula ones drivers in taking a knee before the start of the season opening austrian grand prix. At 8. 30, the travel showjoins a Pilot Project thats testing new social distancing measures acr...

Hello. Hello there. It has been a mixture today of low cloud, fog and some sunshine. There has been sunshine in quite a few places here in south wales for example and yesterday i showed you a picture of a sunny bedford, well, this is actually bedford just a short time ago, so actually bedford just a short time ago, so some actually bedford just a short time ago, so some fog here that could linger as it could do actually in gloucestershire and oxfordshire, there is more cloud coming into scotla nd there is more cloud coming into scotland and Northern Ireland, patchy rain, there is more cloud he...