as workers, not self employed, with big implications for global employment rights. hello to you. we start with harrowing testimony, from one community in syria, one of the many shattered by the conflict which started a decade ago this week. it began when tens of thousands took to the streets, calling for change. the government tried to crush the protests and the country descended into civil war. united nations estimates more than 250,000 people have died in the conflict, although the true number could be much higher. at least 6.2 million syrians have been forced from their homes, another 5.7 million have left the country. now, a decade on, after all the bloodshed, president bashar al assad is still in power. among the victims of the war are at least 25,000 children. thousands of schools have been attacked. in aleppo in 2013, iqra school was bombed by a fighterjet. some children were killed instantly, others later died of their injuries. a bbc team was filming nearby when the
welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe in europe where covid deaths are rising regulators have repeated the advice that the risks of the disease are so grave that it wants all countries to carry on using the astra zeneca vaccine. but sweden and latvia are the latest to pause using it, over concerns about possible side effects such blood clots. the european medicines agency has already said there is no indication that this vaccine could be the culprit. in france, prime minister jean castex has said he would be happy to take it once it s been green lighted that could come as soon as thursday when the full results of the investigation by the ema will be available. more details from our medical editor fergus walsh. this vaccine saves lives, of that there is no doubt. and yet in the middle of a pandemic, with thousands dying every day in europe from covid. germany, france, italy, more than a dozen eu countries have temporarily suspended using the astraze
hospitalisation and death outweigh the risk of the side effects. outweigh the risk of the side effects. police in the us state of georgia arrest a man accused of killing eight peple, at three different spas in atlanta. and a world first uber drivers in the uk will be classed as workers, not self employed, with big implications for global employment rights. we start with harrowing testimony from one community in syria one of the many shattered by the conflict which started a decade ago this week. it began when tens of thousands had taken to the streets calling for change the government tried to crush the protests and the country descended into civil war. the united nations estimates more than 250,000 people have died in the conflict, although the true number could be much higher. at least 6.2 million syrians have been forced from their homes another 5.7 million have left the country. and now, a decade on, after all the bloodshed, president bashar al assad is stil
we begin with uber, as uk drivers today will have paid holidays, pensions, and a minimum wage a change that could be replicated in other countries around the world. and this comes one month after the us firm lost a legal long battle in the uk which began in 2016 over drivers status. in last month s supreme court hearing, uber had argued it was a third party booking agent, and its drivers were self employed. our transport correspondent caroline davis spoke with uber s european boss in an exclusive interview. today is an important day for all the drivers in the uk, and the reason for that is because, from today, any driver who earns on the uber platform, and that s over 70,000 drivers in total, will be able to be paid for holiday time, they ll be enrolled in a pension and they ll be able to earn at least the national living wage as a floor and not a ceiling. for years politicians and unions have said that you have been playing fast and loose with employment rights. does this