am not ruling out anything for now. the empty beaches of spain just waiting for tourists — but what plans are in place to get us travelling again a report into child sexual abuse in football says the fa could and should have done more to keep children safe. and getting to know your dad better. one of our bbc young reporter's tells us about one of the positives to come out of lockdown. there is always something you can find in common with your family, after all, they are your family, they love you and it can be taken from you at any time. it's good evening, and welcome to bbc news. the vaccine programme across the uk, so successful up to now, is about to face a challenging few weeks. the nhs has written to local health organisations, telling them to expect a significant reduction in the supply of vaccine doses from the end of the month — and lasting for a month after that. the problem is being blamed on the number of doses coming into the country. the health secretary says the issue will not affect those who've already been offered a jab. we'll have more on what this means for everyone else — but first, here's our political editor laura kuenssberg. everyjab, another step towards the way out. every injection, part of what the government has seen as a huge success. not far off half the adult population with now some protection against covid. i have some fantastic news to bring you today. news the health secretary was happy to share. we have now vaccinated over 25 million people across the united kingdom. now is not the time to waver. we are on the road to recovery, the vaccine is our way out. we are on track, so let's stick with it. follow the rules, and when you get the call, get the jab. but perhaps the journey is less smooth than we might have assumed. a letter from the nhs to local trusts says volumes for first doses will be significantly constrained because there is a reduction in national inbound vaccine supply. services should close unfilled bookings from march 29th and not book any further appointments for april. you have just told everybody we are on track with the vaccination but you haven't mentioned this letter from the nhs which says there is a significant reduction in the available supply, and that vaccine centres should stop taking appointments for the whole month of april. what is going on? the vaccine supply is always lumpy, and we regularly send out technical letters to the nhs, to explain the ups and downs of the supply over the future weeks, and what you are referring to is a standard one of those letters. borisjohnson has been a regular public visitor as the jabs have gone in. the vaccine programme a massive success so far. nine doses out of an eight dose vial. but i am told this letter does not just represent a standard glitch. sources suggest fewer astrazeneca vaccines are available than the nhs expected. ministers were saying things were going very well in terms of vaccine supply only this morning, so something has gone very badly wrong in the last couple of hours. i don't think matt hancock's answers today were sufficiently detailed and convincing about what is happening. no—one with a vaccine booked already should lose their chance, but the rapid progress ourjourney to the end of restrictions may at least be starting to slow tonight. laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster. our health editor hugh pym explains what impact the reduction in supply of the vaccine will have on the roll—out. health officials are making clear this evening that the key target thatis this evening that the key target that is getting the top nonpriority groups with the 50 and over aged groups with the 50 and over aged group at the moment being invited in for their vaccinations and clinically vulnerable still to be got through, there will be achieved by the middle of april, that target is still on track and the target of all adults being offered a first dose by the end ofjuly is still on track. the nhs and others with vaccination centres have really got to concentrate on these priority groups and get through the 50 and over age group and those who are vulnerable and not start sending letters out to those who are younger than 50 on the assumption that supplies will be strong throughout april and so, did through the key people and then see where they are but they still seem to be convinced that they can get all the adults done even with what they admit is a significant shortfall in the supplies there from astrazeneca. lets bring you up to date with the latest government coronavirus figures, which show that there were 5,758 new cases recorded in the latest 24—hour period — which means on average, the number of new cases reported per day in the last week, is 5,665. the number of patients in hospital with covid continues to fall — now down to 7,218. there were 1111 deaths reported — that's of people who died within 28 days of a positive covid—19 test, which means five on average, 121 people died every day in the last week from coronavirus, taking the total to 125,831. over 433,000 people have had their first dose of a covid vaccine in the latest 24—hour period, which takes the total of people who have now had their firstjab past 25 million — meaning 48% of the adult population has now received their first vaccination. and more than 1.7 million people have had both doses of the vaccine. it's been confirmed tonight that more than three million vulnerable people in england will no longer have to shield from the start of april. england's deputy chief medical officer, drjenny harries said the change was based on the latest scientific evidence. from the start of april, we are advising those people who have been shielding, that is the clinically extremely vulnerable group that they no longer need to shield, this means they can start resuming a bit more normal life and sending each of them a letter that they start to arrive from today and they will keep falling on steps for the next couple of weeks. the reason we have done thatis of weeks. the reason we have done that is the rate at which community has now dropped a long way and they have been sustained and advising people to shield for about 12 weeks can be really quite damaging for their mental health. i think that is good news for them. the president of the european commission says she's ready to use whatever tools are necessary to ensure that the eu gets more doses of the coronovirus vaccine, including limiting exports from factories in europe. ursula von der leyen did not mention the uk by name but made it clear that her target was countries with a better roll out rate than the eu. her comments come against a backdrop of controversy within the eu over the commission's vaccine programme and clear signs that many countries are teetering on the edge of a third wave of infections. here's our brussels correspondent nick beake. in prague, in paris, and once again in bergamo, northern italy, covid patients gasp for air. the nightmare prospect of a third wave in europe is now real. the continent is also facing a vaccination crisis. it is not getting the doses it ordered and today, a warning that the eu would do everything needed to get its fair share. all options are on the table. we are in the crisis of the century and i am not ruling out anything for now, because we have to make sure that europeans are vaccinated as soon as possible. the eu says it is exporting millions of vaccines to help other countries, but receiving very few, especially from astrazeneca in the uk. of those doses that have arrived, lots are going to waste. the product has been suspended in most eu countries. it is still available here in belgium, but increasing numbers are saying they don't want the astrazeneca shot. i am not sure that it will be ok, the astra, for old people. that is why now i am afraid, everybody is afraid of this vaccine. the eu's medicine regulator is assessing the latest evidence from a very small number of cases to see if there is a link to blood clots. but the organisation stresses the benefits outweigh the risks. a message amplified by the government today. i finally got news that i'm going to have my own jab, mr speaker, very shortly, i'm pleased to discover. i don't know whether the right honourable gentleman has had his. he has! but it will certainly be 0xford astrazeneca that i will be having. that absolute confidence in the astrazeneca vaccine is now very hard to find in many european capital cities, but still, the eu is adamant it should get all of the british made doses it has ordered and has now raised the heat in this latest post—brexit row. and this evening, the government condemned the eu's action, saying it was wrong to threaten even tighter controls on vaccine exports. i am surprised we are having this conversation. it is normally what the uk and the eu team up with, to object to other countries with less democratic regimes than our own engaging in that kind of brinkmanship. it is a deepening rift and will do nothing to ease europe's resurgent covid crisis. nick beake, bbc news, brussels. now that we have a road map out of the covid restrictions lots of us are thinking about a bit of sun, sea and sand — abroad. the european commission has set out a plan to issue a green digital certificate. it's designed, primarily, to ease travel within the eu and it's not at all clear how it might affect british tourists. but as our transport correspondent caroline davies reports, tourists, tour operators and cruise companies are making their own plans. sunshine, sea, and spectacularly empty. spain's beaches are near deserted. holidays here from the uk are still illegal but many of us are still dreaming of escaping our grey skies. sophie's travel agency has had a good month. we hit £150,000 in sales which again, pre—covid, i would already be ecstatic about. looking at the booking values, they are spending more money. the average spend per person has definitely increased. international holidays are not allowed from england until the 17th of may at the earliest and there is no set date for wales, scotland and northern ireland. standing outside the spanish embassy is probably the closest i will come to sunny spain at the moment. how and when we might be able to travel internationally is still uncertain and with scotland and wales sowing doubt on england's suggested date of the 17th of may onwards, well, that could create some difficulties. if all the nations follow different strategies, operators have pointed out there is a hole in that plan. it is quite possible that if scotland has one rule, customers will come down to newcastle and fly out of newcastle which means we end up changing potentially our holiday programmes because we see different demand from different places. the scottish first minister has said she has been working to try to get a four nations approach. today, the eu set out ideas for a green digital certificate as a way to eventually reintroduce international travel between its members. so what are the uk's plans? i think it is really important that people can travel safely but i think what we also have to do is be driven by the data. we have got to see how the coronavirus develops and once we have reopened the economy, i am sure we will be looking at other measures to make sure that people are safe. but while the uk government is yet to set out exactly how travel might restart, other companies are already making their own decisions. p&0 are the latest cruise company to say all of its passengers must have both of their vaccinations. so we talk to our guests regularly and they are telling us overwhelmingly that this is what they want. for us, this is a decision for this summer until september. today, the health secretary has said that finding a way to show who has been vaccinated will be important for international travel but it is still uncertain when uk holiday—makers will next enjoy a spanish sunset. caroline davies, bbc news. an independent review of historical sexual abuse in football has strongly criticised the sport's governing body, the football association, for failing to protect children after allegations emerged. the report — which covers the period from 1970 to 2005 — says there was no excuse for what it calls the fa's institutional failings. 0ur sports editor dan roan has more. it's english football's worst scandal. failures by both the fa and a host of clubs laid bare in a damaging report on child sexual abuse. the man who spent four years investigating who knew what and when said it was inexcusable. there was an institutional failing by the fa, they acted far too slowly in developing their child protection arrangements, once they were aware of child protection being a problem in the sport, and they should have done more to keep children safe. sheldon�*s report said the fa had failed children, delaying protection meshes, but that there was no evidence it knew of a problem before then, nor that there had been a paedophile ring or cover up. this is a dark day but we are referring to non—recent cases, we have to hold our hands up and apologise, make sure we don't repeat mistakes but that is not to say that football is not in a safe environment today, it is. sheldon found the fa failed to ban two of the most notorious football paedophiles, barry bennell and higgins, serving long sentences. both former youth coaches. these were among the survivors present throughout the former coaches' trial and sentencing in 2018. today one of them, gary cliff, abusing by barry bennell when he played for a junior team learned that sheldon found the senior management of the club failed to investigate despite concerns. how does that make you feel? sort of vindicated but i don't think he has gone far enough, - throughout the whole report, i i have read, it, there is a theme of people knew or suspected, but none of the officials had i the gumption to raise it with anyone, it's i disappointing in that respect. it's taken too long, it's been hell. you could say i've waited 35 years for this. - it was emergence four—and—a—half years ago of barry bennell�*s crimes when working here at crewe in the �*80s and �*90s that opened the floodgates. hundreds of former players came forward with their own allegations. and football's dark secret was finally laid bare. the scale of the abuse is stagger, the focus of the inquiry spanned four decades, the reports said there were known to be 240 suspects and 692 survivors, with the actual number likely to be far higher. eight clubs were criticised. today came apologies from southampton, newcastle and manchester city, which was found to have shown more than two decades ago, former youth player became the first survivor to speak out. you youth player became the first survivor to speak out. you have no idea where — survivor to speak out. you have no idea where this _ survivor to speak out. you have no idea where this 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players in the past. 0ur sports editor dan roan with that report. the headlines on bbc news. the nhs warns of a problem in the uk's vaccination programme — local health organisations are told to expect a significant reduction supply ofjabs from the end of the month. it comes as the eu commission president threatens to block vaccine exports to britain. it wants more vaccines heading its way. and the empty beaches of spain just waiting for tourists — but what plans are in place to get us travelling again? sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's tulsen tollett. chelsea are in champions league action this evening. they have a 1—nil lead from their first leg against atletico madrid. it's currently nil—nil bayern munich already have one foot in the quarterfinals they have a 4—1 advantage over lazio. it's currently 0—0 now to the second day of action at cheltenham — where two—time grand national winner tiger roll cruised to victory in the cross country chase for his fifth career win at the festival. it was the second winner of the meet for trainer denise foster, who's stepped in while gordon elliott serves a six—month ban. joe lynskey reports. makes each jump despite makes eachjump despite his makes each jump despite his size, one of the strip smallest champions but may leave one of his greatest legacies. —— one of the smallest champions. this horse takes on the cross—country marathon but tiger roll was trained by gordon elliott, who was now suspended from the sport. the horses age and form meant few thought he would win but in the twilight of his career and perhaps his last race in the uk, they could not catch him.— not catch him. tiger role hitting for for success. _ not catch him. tiger role hitting for for success. tiger _ not catch him. tiger role hitting for for success. tiger role - not catch him. tiger role hitting for for success. tiger role won i not catch him. tiger role hitting l for for success. tiger role won by 18 links. for for 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henry, he has now - and will follow up! another feature | race win for henry, he has now won two of those. but in a week with the sport looks to save its reputation, it is still the horses names that they most revered. tiger tiger england can wrap up the t20 series with victory against india tomorrow. they lead the five match contest 2—1 with the game in ahmedebad once again being played without a crowd. speaking to the bbc�*s kal sajad, bowler mark wood says it was something that affected their performance yesterday. those positives and negatives, i do miss the cloud, stadiums and it gives adrenaline rush, but hitting the runs or hitting a few did not have that same edge is a little bit more relaxed. in have that same edge is a little bit more relaxed.— more relaxed. in the test series, and pictures. _ more relaxed. in the test series, and pictures, do _ more relaxed. in the test series, and pictures, do you _ more relaxed. in the test series, and pictures, do you think- more relaxed. in the test series, and pictures, do you think that i and pictures, do you think that takes away from some of the performances of both teams? i think is makin: performances of both teams? i think is making it — performances of both teams? i think is making it a _ performances of both teams? i think is making it a bigger— performances of both teams? i think is making it a bigger issue _ performances of both teams? i think is making it a bigger issue than - performances of both teams? i think is making it a bigger issue than it. is making it a bigger issue than it actually is, if either team has to come i think i don't see it as a huge disadvantage, ijust think come i think i don't see it as a huge disadvantage, i just think that both teams prefer to chase and that is the way that you know exactly when you've got to go for. you see how they do that and no, i don't think, ithink how they do that and no, i don't think, i think it's been made a bigger deal of in 2020 them but it needs to be. at this link both teams prefer to play that way. team new zealand have retained the americas cup and in the process ensure it was the fourth time that the country have won the oldest international trophy in sport. they took the best of 13 series, 7—3 against the italian challengers luna rossa. racing off the coast of auckland, they were roared on by huge crowds as they won race ten by 46 seconds to hang onto the auld mug. new zealand's prime minister, jacinda ardern, said they'd made the country proud, and has committed government support for their next defence. that's all the sport for now. we'll have more for you on the bbc news channel later on. a 50—year—old man has been arrested on suspicion of the indecent assault and murder of stuart lubbock at the home of the tv presenter michael barrymore. mr lubbock was found dead in a swimming pool at mr barrymore's home in 2001. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford has this report. it was the 31st of march 2001 when stuart lubbock was found dead or dying in a pool at michael barrymore's house. a postmortem examination discovered that he had injuries suggesting he had been raped. suggesting he had been sexually assaulted. he had died at a small impromptu pool party organised after an evening at a local nightclub. today, a 50—year—old man was arrested in cheshire on suspicion of murder and indecent assault and the police said they planned to talk again to all of the others who were there that night. nine people were at that party. we know that not everyone was responsible for what happened but someone was. now is the time to come forward. stuart lubbock�*s father, terry, photographed in his care home last week, welcomed the news of the arrest. he now has terminal cancer. it is 20 years since stuart lubbock was found dead in the pool at michael barrymore's house on this private estate in essex. today's arrest is the most significant moment in the police investigation into the death since the last set of arrests in 2007. that was when michael barrymore, his then partnerjonathan kenny and a party guest, justin merritt, were arrested. all were released without being charged. michael barrymore, who is now 68, never regained the position he once had as one of britain's best loved light entertainment stars. daniel sandford, bbc news. more than 70,000 uber drivers across the uk are receiving the minimum legal wage from today, along with paid holiday and pension rights. it follows a ruling in the uk supreme court which could have a significant impact on the so—called "gig economy" for freelance workers. 0ur transport correspondent caroline davies reports. it was the company that shook up the system. but the system seems to have caught up with uber. after last month's verdict by the supreme court, it's announced that all of its drivers will be classed as workers. for years politicians and unions have said you have been playing fast and loose with employment rights. does this not prove they were right all along? i think the situation for employment in the uk has been ambiguous for some time by government. you have taken advantage of those ambiguities, haven't you? we have worked as hard as we can to try and provide drivers with a good way of earning, the flexibility they want and the protections they have. but we can now go further than we have gone before because of the clarity the supreme court ruling brings us. drivers will still be able to work where and when they want. the company's minimum wage only applies once a driver accepts a ride. are passengers going to see their fares rise, because this will be costly to you? so we're not expecting to raise prices at the current time. we absolutely want to remain price competitive. so is this going to come out of the drivers' income instead? where is that money going to come from? 0ur expectation is actually we can grow the business by treating drivers well, bringing drivers onto the platform, and also, by growing with cities as they unlock. 0ne drivers' union was pleased. i wish they'd had done those five years ago. i wish they'd have listened then. however, they appear to be listening now. and this is a tremendous victory for working people in this country. this decision could have implications across the gig economy. uber is probably the most well known and potentially the biggest player in the gig economy. and other operators will be looking closely at this and thinking, well, after six years of litigation, uber had to give in to the inevitable and agree that their drivers were workers. so we probably need to be doing the same. this move is a fundamental change, and it is one that will be closely watched around the world. caroline davies, bbc news. for anyone hoping to get married over the last year, the twist and turns of the pandemic have created a logistical nightmare. now thousands of weddings in england that had been booked from 12 april may need to be cancelled or postponed according to the task force representing the industry. emma simpson takes up the story. a picture postcard wedding venue in the countryside, like the rest of the industry, it has been in hibernation. the owner is playing those nine weddings from next month, which he thought was an abbott now realises it is against the rules. the last time we turned any kind of meaningful level was october 2019. it's wedding couples who are disappointed, too. hannah and joe will have to postpone a second time. we don't really want to say this but to try to switch a wedding to a new location in a matter of weeks is just not feasible, we just can't do it. we still have to pay the admin fee, if we swap the locations _ or swap days, either way, - we have to pay extra for that is one of the notice we have had to pay. when the road map out of lockdown was revealed, weddings with up to 15 guests in england could go ahead from april the 12th in premises that are allowed to open. it seems many in the industry expected licensed wedding venues would qualify, but the government says weddings can only go ahead in places of worship, public buildings or outdoors, and insists that was always the plan. nothing has changed. and that effectively rules out most weddings in england until may, when numbers gradually increase, another month before this sector starts to get back on its feet. emma simpson, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with chris fawkes. hello there. for many of us, it's been another fine day of weather with sunshine breaking through the early morning cloud. the sun was smiling then over st michael's mount, around west cornwall earlier today. most of us will have seen some sunshine. there was a bit of rain for a time across east anglia and south east england — and i have to say, there might well be a few more patches to come overnight for these areas, as well. but otherwise, it's a dry night, probably turning a bit cloudier, temperature is not quite as low as they were last night, those typically around 6—9 celsius — so a relatively mild start to the day on thursday. quite a lot of cloud again, though, to start the day through the morning, maybe an odd patch of rain for east anglia and south east england. but there will be more general rain pushing into some eastern areas of england as we go through the afternoon, as a weather front begins to move in here. 0therwise, again, there'll be some breaks in the cloud, a bit of sunshine, probably the best of it through the central belt of scotland, perhaps county down in northern ireland. the west midlands, southern and western wales, and parts of southwest england seeing the brightest weather. that's the forecast. hello, this is bbc news with kasia madera. the headlines... the nhs warns of a problem in the uk's vaccination programme. local health organisations are told to expect a significant reduction supply ofjabs from the end of the month. the supply is always lumpy, and we are on course to deliver the offer that everybody who is aged 50 and above will be able to get vaccined by 15 april. it comes as the eu commission president threatens to block vaccine exports to britain. it wants more vaccines heading its way. all options are on the table. we are in the crisis of the century, and i'm not ruling out anything for now. the empty beaches of spain just waiting for tourists — but what plans are in place to get us travelling again? a report into child sexual abuse in football says the fa could and should have done more to keep children safe. and getting to know your dad better. one of our bbc young reporters tells us about one of the positives to come out of lockdown. there's always something you can find in common with your family. because after all, they're your family, they love you! it can be taken from you anytime. and i think it's just lovely to have my dad as my best friend. social care leaders in england, representing councils, service providers, and those needing care have joined together to warn the government that they face a funding cliff—edge at the end of march. emergency funding which has helped those providing care cope with the extra costs of covid runs out in a couple of weeks. the group say the failure to mention social care in the budget was a missed chance to tackle the financial crisis facing the sector. here's alison holt. the test before the visit. during the pandemic, this has become a vital part of life at the victory care home in kent. it is a full—time job for somebody like kayleigh to organise visits and tests for relatives, residents and staff, and it is paid for with emergency covid funds. it means that geri smith can safely see her mum, julia. hello, mum, how are you? but this vital government money, which also helps with infection control and extra staffing, is due to run out at the end of march. we have not got out of the pandemic as yet so we still need to keep the precautions going for a bit longer until everyone has had the vaccine that is going to have it. today's statement from what is described as an unprecedented alliance of care leaders said the need for certainty over funding is urgent. certainly, those providing services warn fees from councils and the nhs won't cover the extra costs. we have a sector that will be paying out more than it is getting in and that will lead to people giving up provision. that will lead to care homes closing. it will lead to home care providers leaving the sector. there was real disappointment when there was no mention of social care in the budget, and today's statement from people providing care and those needing it voices their frustration and their desperation for a long—term plan. care leaders want the government to publish long promised ideas for reform by the summer. so if we don't lay out the plans for social care, we are going to continue to limp from crisis to crisis, and that means not enough people working in social care, it means people not getting the support or they're being gaps it means people not getting the support or there being gaps in the support that they have. and crucially, it means not being able to be a good partner alongside the nhs and alongside families themselves. christie knows what that feels like. she is her mother's full—time carer. both have significant health needs and used to get free council care. but when they moved, christie no longer qualified for help and her mum had her support cut by a quarter. they were also asked to pay £75 per week towards it. we decided to stop the care. we just couldn't afford it. we really would have struggled. we already needed food banks before, when we were getting free care, and that means now that i have to dedicate my entire life to looking after mum. the government has yet to comment on the emergency funding, but today it indicated plans for reform of the system that supports so many older and disabled people would be published by the end of this year. alison holt, bbc news. boris johnson's former chief adviser has criticised the department of health's initial response to the pandemic. dominic cummings appeared before mps today and said it wasn't a coincidence that responsibility for the vaccine programme was handed to a separate task force. in spring 2020, you had a situation where the department for health wasjust a smoking ruin, in terms of procurement and ppe, and all of that. you had serious problems with the funding bureaucracy for therapeutics on covid. so, that was the kind of context for it. patrick vallance then came to number ten and said, "this shouldn't be run out of the department for health, we should create a separate task force." one of the key lessons of this last year since the pandemic took hold is that what started as a health crisis quickly turned into an economic challenge, too. the signs are there — from record government borrowing to family finances stretched to the limit. as our economics editor faisal islam has found on a visit to coventry, some have survived or even prospered — but the economic impact has not been felt equally. the big lesson of the past year is that you cannot disentangle the pandemic from economics. there was no simple trade—off between health and wealth. it turned out the countries with the biggest first covid waves had the biggest economic falls, too — with the uk hit particularly hard. coventry is a symbol of recovery from generational challenges. the pandemic recession was historic but also unique in shape, a very sharp fall with a rapid rebound. that can be seen here at sarginson's, a local metalforger in the car industry. initially, it was absolute bedlam, itjust disappeared and we had to completely close the business down. we just kept a skeleton crew in and we just tried to work out what we could possibly do. there has never been a recession like this but nor has there ever been £300 billion of government support, limiting the rise in unemployment. here, they had to furlough almost all staff in the first wave but used the scheme to retrain workers in new cutting—edge techniques to win new business. this is precisely the point of support, to bridge over the steep valley of uncertainty, but it cost historic amounts of public money. it is only really world wars that set any type of precedent for the hit to the economy and the government's finances we've seen over the past year of pandemic and multiple lockdown. the recovery from it should be quicker, but the changes to our economy and institutions could be as profound. given the economic hit, what has perhaps been even more extraordinary is thatjobs and wages have held up. isabel, a mother of four and freelance writer, is spending less on her car but more on a new kitchen. she has gone full—time working from home while home—schooling. that means you work in the evening, which you sometimes do but suddenly, it is every evening and you are working every weekend. when you have got five extra people, particularly four children in your house all the time, suddenly, there is so much more to do. there is no precedent for the amount of savings british households have deposited into bank accounts or paid off from their debts, reaching record levels during the first lockdown last year. that saving is far from equally distributed. the richest four—fifths of the population was managing to save up to £400 per month more than normal through the pandemic, an average of about £170. in contrast, the poorest fifth of the population had to eat into savings or borrow about the same amount per month. around town, socially distant queues to get into banks, perhaps to put money in rather than take it out as in previous financial crises. elsewhere, things are far from back to normal. most of these shops will reopen. some will not, because we've seen a generational shift in how we buy and consume that will change our high streets and city centres forever. the rise in the proportion of online sales has been staggering. it took a decade to grow slowly from 10—20% of total sales. injust 12 months, that hasjumped to 36%, change that would have taken a decade—and—a—half injust one year. so as the tide goes out on the support, the pandemic aftermath will see enduring changes to the way we work, spend and live. faisal islam, bbc news, coventry. now, some people are calling them more divisive than brexit — low traffic neighbourhoods, or ltns, are being introduced in cities across the country. they mean local roads are closed to anyone except pedestrians or cyclists in an attempt to reduce emissions. one in 20 londoners, for example, now live in a low traffic neighbourhood — but many schemes were introduced without public consultation, and some councils are making million of pounds from the fines issued to drivers. 0ur chief environment correspondent justin rowlatt has been finding out just how controversial the schemes are. this is all for the cyclists and the middle classes and the crackpots, yeah? there is a battle on the streets of britain. death threats... vandalism... huge protest. all the result of efforts to get us to use our cars less. no! so where does it say no entry? yeah, if you take targeted air strikes on syria, brexit, coronavirus, of all of these, i would say low traffic neighborhoods has been the most divisive issue that has inflamed like no other. so there are a couple of signs to mark the barrier, but the centre is open. drive through it, and you'll be issued with a £130 fine. 65 quid, if you pay within two weeks. now, within weeks of opening these low traffic neighborhoods, they had issued almost 6,000 fines and raised almost half a million quid. when the pandemic struck, the government gave new powers and new cash to local authorities to change the roads system. in went planters and bollards to block the roads. back came the complaints. so my taxi driver has dropped me off here because he can't get through to my house any more. it is absolute nonsense about saving people's lives and air quality. - single women who need to get around and go places are no longer able to get directly to their house of residence. it has set neighbour against neighbour. the street that i'm on had over a million cars passing my front door in a year, and meant that i couldn't sleep properly. you're pushing what was your problem, and you're pushing it with everyone else's road onto very, very few roads. this is allowing people to have fresher, cleaner air and choices about how they get from a to b. there are four schools on the main roads that are now chugging down a massive amount of pollution. but your plan is to rip them all out. and then we just, what, have the status quo? well, i think consultation is a really fair way to do things. i agree. and there has been no consultation for these ones that have been implemented. these low traffic neighborhoods are being introduced across the country. 20 billion more miles are being driven around homes now than there were just ten years ago. and if we consulted on that, there would have been a much bigger uproar than there is for low traffic neighborhoods. as coronavirus restrictions lift, traffic volumes will increase. so the controversy continues. justin rowlatt, bbc news. police in atlanta have said that the lone gunman responsible for the fatal shooting of eight people, including six asian women, may have had an issue with sexual addiction and may have "lashed out" at "targets of opportunity". the women were attacked at two spas and a massage parlour in the city. a 21—year—old man has been arrested and the local sheriff told a news conference the suspect had talked about problems with sex addiction. we were able to interview him with the atlanta police department and fbi. he made indicators that he has some issues, potentially sexual addiction, and may have frequented some of these places in the past. but, as the chief indicated, it's still early on, we still have a lot of things to process. 0ur north america reporter nada tawfik was watching the sheriff's press conference. this update by officials revealed a lot of new information after their interview with the suspect last night. according to them, the gunmen admitted responsibility — and he indicated that he had a sexual addiction. he said he didn't target the victims because of race, he saw the locations as "temptations" that he wanted to eliminate. now, police did say the suspect may have frequented the spas in the past, but they couldn't confirm that. and they say it's too early in the investigation to completely rule out that this was not a hate crime — of course, that's a federal offence. i think it's also worth noting that the atlanta mayor, keisha lance bottoms, emphasised that these businesses in atlanta were operating legally, they had not been on their radar. and she also said the quick work of detectives had saved a lot to make our lives. the suspect, in his interview, had also told investigators that he was on his way to florida to carry out additional attacks right when he was arrested. 0ur north america reporter, nada tawfik, with that update. the headlines on bbc news... the nhs warns of a problem in the uk's vaccination programme — local health organisations are told to expect a significant reduction supply ofjabs from the end of the month. it comes as the eu commission president threatens to block vaccine exports to britain. it wants more vaccines heading its way. and the empty beaches of spain just waiting for tourists — but what plans are in place to get us travelling again? every day this week, we are sharing stories sourced and produced by young people as part of the bbc young reporter competition. the project works with dozens of young people every year — giving them the chance to tell their own stories. today's report is from one of the winners — 15—year—old shireeen from essex — on how living through the coronavirus pandemic and experiencing lockdown with herfamily has brought her closer to her father. apparently, i was a very silent child and a very good child, which is not what i am now. oh, this is me when i was four, and it was my first day of school. i don't remember my dad being there. i think my mum definitely took me. i always gravitated towards my mum and i thought that was all i needed. i didn't spend that much time with my dad because he was always busy with work because he's a doctor. i knew my dad existed, but i didn't really care! that sounds really mean, but he was just there. that picture, it looks very forced. i don't really look like i want to be there. my dad doesn't look like he wants to be there! that's my birthday. i think at that point my relationship with my dad was probably at its worst. we used to argue a lot. i just wasn't close to him at all. from this evening, i must give the british people a very simple instruction. you must stay at home. i wasn't really looking forward to spending that much time with my dad. he has asthma and he had to get a risk assessment done, and then they found out he was high risk, so he had to stay home. basically, one day when i was just sitting down, and i was really stressed with my work, and i was really upset, and my dad was like, "do you want an omelette? he would make food for me quite often, and i started making it with him. and that's when i started realising, i kind of like my dad, too. he helped me with my work a lot, especially with my biology. he knows a lot of biology stuff. i got a really good grade on that. we watched masterchef usa, masterchef australia. the whole shebang. we are going to go as a duo, and then we#re going to cook omelette. when the restrictions were a bit less restricted, we went to dover. when i look at those two pictures, it looks like completely different people, and i think that is just amazing to see. ijust look more comfortable with him and i look much happier, and so does he! my dad was looking for a newjob, and then he got an offer to do an interview for glasgow. when i came back from school, he told me, "oh, shireen, i got thatjob at glasgow." i cried for a whole day. it's been, like, a month. we whatsapp, call every single day. hello! hello. how are you doing? i'm all right. i walked up to the glasgow city centre. it looks like a mini london. what have you been doing? did you cook anything? yes, i got an electric whisk. did you do anything with it? yeah, it's really fast. it goes like woo, woo, woo! 0bviously, i'm doing this for the bbc young reporters. so they want to know how you found the lockdown and us getting closer together. so, yeah, the lockdown was very stressful. we had to be kind. we had to be humane, and we had to understand each other. i tried to be a good father. we managed to iron out some of our differences. i didn't know that it was so deep—seated. looking forward to seeing you guys. bye! 0h, he's gone. there's always something you can find in common with your family. after all, they are family, they love you. it can be taken from you at any time, and i think it isjust lovely to have my dad as my best friend. and absolutely love the root —— and absolutely lovely story. and i'm pleased to say shireenjoins me now. congratulations on winning, it's the coronavirus category for 11—15 —year—olds. what a difference that time has made in your relationship to your dad. it time has made in your relationship to your dad-— time has made in your relationship to your dad._ how- time has made in your relationship| to your dad._ how does to your dad. it really did. how does it feel to win? _ to your dad. it really did. how does it feel to win? i _ to your dad. it really did. how does it feel to win? i was _ to your dad. it really did. how does it feel to win? i was so _ to your dad. it really did. how does it feel to win? i was so happy - to your dad. it really did. how does it feel to win? i was so happy when j it feel to win? i was so happy when i found it feel to win? i was so happy when i found out- — it feel to win? i was so happy when i found out- i— it feel to win? i was so happy when i found out. i honestly _ it feel to win? i was so happy when i found out. i honestly didn't - it feel to win? i was so happy when i found out. i honestly didn't think| ifound out. i honestly didn't think i would win because there were so many entries, and after they all came out i thought they were also good. i was really happy that i want and i could share that story with everyone. and i could share that story with eve one. , ., ,., and i could share that story with everyone-— and i could share that story with eve one. ,.,, everyone. tell us about your story, wh this? everyone. tell us about your story, why this? when — everyone. tell us about your story, why this? when it _ everyone. tell us about your story, why this? when it comes _ everyone. tell us about your story, why this? when it comes to - everyone. tell us about your story, i why this? when it comes to lockdown and the pandemic, but was it particularly about this change in relationship with your dad that you wanted to talk about? i relationship with your dad that you wanted to talk about?— wanted to talk about? i know, because we — wanted to talk about? i know, because we are _ wanted to talk about? i know, because we are a _ wanted to talk about? i know, because we are a regular- wanted to talk about? i know, i because we are a regular family wanted to talk about? i know, - because we are a regular family and i know any other regular family can relate to us, because all we did was find something in common that we had, and found a way to make us grow closer together. and i really hope it can inspire other people to make amends with theirfamily it can inspire other people to make amends with their family and really get to know them better. find amends with their family and really get to know them better.— amends with their family and really get to know them better. and it's so sweet because _ get to know them better. and it's so sweet because we _ get to know them better. and it's so sweet because we saw— get to know them better. and it's so sweet because we saw those - get to know them better. and it's so | sweet because we saw those pictures of you when you were little with your dad — then compare that with how you are now, it's considerably different, and it feels like your dad's noticed as well?- different, and it feels like your dad's noticed as well? yeah, he's much happier- — dad's noticed as well? yeah, he's much happier. and _ dad's noticed as well? yeah, he's much happier. and when - dad's noticed as well? yeah, he's much happier. and when he - dad's noticed as well? yeah, he's much happier. and when he was. dad's noticed as well? yeah, he's - much happier. and when he was here, the atmosphere in the house was so much better, and we were also much happier. much better, and we were also much ha ier. �* �* , much better, and we were also much hauier. �* �*, ., ., ., much better, and we were 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hopefully i'll be joining video, i do what's app call him and hopefully i'll bejoining him soon. well done on you to get him to talk on a whatsapp call. tell us how you rekindled that relationship? i know cooking has played a huge part in that secular he made me an omelette wants, and i surprisingly found it was really nice, but i didn't usually like is cooking because i thought it was bland. he made me a really nice omelette. and that's how it kind of started, the whole cooking thing. what was in the omelette? it cooking thing. what was in the omelette?— omelette? it was onion, chilli flakes and — omelette? it was onion, chilli flakes and garlic, _ omelette? it was onion, chilli flakes and garlic, and - omelette? it was onion, chilli flakes and garlic, and it - omelette? it was onion, chilli flakes and garlic, and it was i omelette? it was onion, chilli i flakes and garlic, and it was nice and brown, just how i like it. so and brown, 'ust howl like it. so ou and brown, just how i like 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people who want to tell their stories for what has been such a really difficult time? i think that if you want to tell a story, it should be authentic and come straight from your heart. like i think you should take time to think about it and what you really want to say, and to make sure it has a good, positive impact on people. and you were saying in your report, your film that there's always something that brings family together ultimately, and that time is precious. how do you think people will relate to that? i is precious. how do you think people will relate to that?— will relate to that? i think everyone _ will relate to that? i think everyone has _ will relate to that? i think everyone has time - will relate to that? i think- everyone has time nowadays, will relate to that? i think— everyone has time nowadays, because we are usually at home, especially in lockdown. and i think a lot of people see it as a negative, just being sad at home. but i think in every negative thing, there's a positive thing and you just have to look for it. i positive thing and you 'ust have to look for it. ., ., ., ,~' positive thing and you 'ust have to look for it. ., ., ., , , look for it. i have to ask because it's so lovely _ look for it. i have to ask because it's so lovely to _ look for it. i have to ask because it's so lovely to see _ look for it. i have to ask because it's so lovely to see your - it's so lovely to see your relationship with your dad, but you've always been close to your mum, your mum is also a doctor as well, so big up to mum and dad for their brilliant work. will you become a doctor after making this film? ., ., ., , ., become a doctor after making this film? ., ., ., ., ., , film? no, i want to be a “ournalist. i want to shalt film? no, i want to be a “ournalist. i want to steal your _ film? no, i want to be a “ournalist. i want to steal yourjob _ i want to steal yourjob specifically and be a presenter. find specifically and be a presenter. and ou specifically and be a presenter. and you actually — specifically and be a presenter. and you actually deserve it. it's been brilliant, and last thing i want to ask — any advice for anyone who wants to enter this competition and grab thesejobs? wants to enter this competition and grab these jobs?— grab these “obs? definitely go for it. oh, grab these “obs? definitely go for it. on, my — grab these jobs? definitely go for it. oh, my voice _ grab these jobs? definitely go for it. oh, my voice changed. - grab these jobs? definitely go for it. oh, my voice changed. i'd - grab these jobs? definitely go for it. oh, my voice changed. i'd say| grab these jobs? definitely go for i it. oh, my voice changed. i'd say go for because the bbc young reporter norm that competition is a great way to amplify young voices. thank norm that competition is a great way to amplify young voices.— to amplify young voices. thank you for sharin: to amplify young voices. thank you for sharing your _ to amplify young voices. thank you for sharing your brilliant _ to amplify young voices. thank you for sharing your brilliant story, - for sharing your brilliant story, take care. for sharing your brilliant story, take care-— well, every day this week we're showing more from the winners of the bbc young reporter competition. and at the end of the week — on friday evening at 8.30pm — showcasing their stories. a big up to her dad, as well. a species of bird in australia has become so endangered, it's forgetting how to sing its own song. there are only about 300 regent honeyeaters left in the wild — and because they rarely hear each other, some have started imitating the songs of other species. so researchers are now playing recordings to birds being bred in captivity — as victoria gill explains. birdsong. with only 300 left in the wild, the striking regent honeyeater and its song are disappearing from their native south australia. researchers had set outjust to find and monitor the remaining birds when they noticed that some honeyeaters no longer sang the right tune. songbirds around the world, like these familiar uk species, learn to sing in much the same way as humans learn to speak, listening to and copying others of their species. what we're finding is the population is now so small and so sparsely distributed that some young males are actually unable to find other males of regent honeyeater to kind of learn their songs from. and so they are ending up just learning the songs of other species they hear in the landscape. with so much of their forest habitat destroyed to make way for agriculture, researchers say that about 12% of regent honeyeaters have now completely lost their natural song. and it is vital for them to attract a mate and to breed. there is some conservation hope, though. in an effort to preserve the bird's calls, the researchers are playing recordings of the most melodious wild honeyeaters to captive bred birds. reminding them how to sing properly before they are released into the wild could help them to find a mate and eventually make a tuneful recovery. victoria gill, bbc news. we end the programme with some breaking news coming from tanzania, we get reports that the tanzanian president is dead. this is the vice president is dead. this is the vice president confirming the death of the president in a statement which was issued alive on the country's national broadcaster, and according to the vice president,, the president died 6pm local time of a heart condition that he'd had for more than ten years. that's breaking news from tanzania. now it's time for a look at the weather with chris fawkes. hello there. for many of us, it's been another fine day of weather with sunshine breaking through the early morning cloud. the sun was smiling then over st michael's mount, around west cornwall earlier today. most of us will have seen some sunshine. there was a bit of rain for a time across east anglia and south east england — and i have to say, there might well be a few more patches to come overnight for these areas, as well. but otherwise, it's a dry night, probably turning a bit cloudier, temperatures not quite as low as they were last night, lows typically around 6—9 celsius — so a relatively mild start to the day on thursday. quite a lot of cloud again, though, to start the day through the morning, maybe an odd patch of rain for east anglia and south east england. but there will be more general rain pushing into some eastern areas of england as we go through the afternoon, as a weather front begins to move in here. 0therwise, again, there'll be some breaks in the cloud, a bit of sunshine, probably the best of it through the central belt of scotland, perhaps county down in northern ireland. the west midlands, southern and western wales, and parts of southwest england seeing the brightest weather. that's the forecast. i'm katty kay in washington and this is bbc world news america. the president of the european commission is threatening to block vaccine exports to foreign countries. — she wants more jabs staying closer to home. in myanmar, the un is investigating accusations of torture and possible war crimes. we hear from an activist about what america can do to help. a decade of conflict in syria — we revisit aleppo and hear the harrowing testimony of those whose lives were torn apart by war. and — the songbird — that's almost forgotten its own tune. how the endangered regent honey—eater is so lonely, it's imitating the songs of others.