the chancellor says we ve turned a corner, but is the uk now in a cul de sac? i now call the chancellor to make the autumn statement, jeremy hunt. jeremy hunt trumpets a two percentage point cut in national insurance, and an almost 2% rise in the living wage, but the uk tax burden is still the heaviest since world war ii, and growth forecasts are down, so will the cost of living crisis still be a cost of living crisis next year and the year after? nick s been out gauging reaction injeremy hunt s patch. ijust i just worry that this is a government that is running out of good ideas. government that is running out of good ideas- government that is running out of aood ideas. , ., ., , , good ideas. they are doing the best the can good ideas. they are doing the best they can under good ideas. they are doing the best they can under the good ideas. they are doing the best they can under the circumstances. l they can under the circumstances. they they can under the circumstanc
good morning from north yorkshire. millions of us go on coach trips every year but they are under really big financial pressure and hoping for a big summer to their losses. it s a huge day forjockey rachael blackmore. she s leading the way at the cheltenham festival and today aims to become the first woman to win the gold cup. raising a laugh, but at a safe distance. red nose day goes ahead in the face of covid restrictions. a spring equinox this weekend but the weather stays fairly cloudy for most of you, but most should stay dry. the full forecast coming up. it s friday the 19th of march. our top story. the oxford astrazeneca vaccine will be rolled out in some european countries today after regulators found no evidence it causes blood clots. the prime minister borisjohnson will receive the vaccine today and has assured the public it is safe after more than a dozen countries paused their delivery of the jab. here s our health correspondent katherine da costa. the oxford astr
billion last month it reached the highest level for february since records began almost 30 years ago. a warning that poor oral health is still a significant problem in england despite being largely preventable. and coming up this hour. a big day forjockey rachael blackmore she s leading the way at the cheltenham festival, and could be the first woman to win the gold cup. our top story, this morning. the prime minister is due to receive the oxford astrazeneca vaccine today and has assured the public it is safe. it s after several leading european countries have confirmed they are to resume the rollout of the jab following a pause over safety concerns. borisjohnson s urged people to get vaccinated and says england s roadmap out of lockdown is on track, despite a drop in vaccine supply. the roll out of the oxford astrazeneca vaccine will resume in some eu countries today, after regulators found no evidence it causes blood clots. the european medicines agency reviewed the
against alex salmond say the first minister misled them while giving evidence this month. sharp words exchanged at the first high level meeting between america s new presidential administration and china. and coming up this hour. as part of our young reporter series, we hearfrom an apprentice footballer about the pressures of trying to make it as a professional. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. germany s health minister has warned there is not enough coronavirus vaccine to stop a third wave in europe. germany is facing further restrictions because the number of cases are rising rapidly. some eu countries including germany will resume the roll out of the astrazeneca jab today, following a pause over safety concerns. the european medicines agency reviewed the jab and found that it was not associated with a higher risk of blood clots. france, germany and italy, along with cyprus, latvia and lithuania, are to restart use of the jab today w
salmond. the continuing cost of the pandemic government borrowing hit more than £19 billion pounds last month the highest february figure since records began. and could rachael blackmore become the first female jockey to win the cheltenham gold cup? and coming up on bbc news. uefa are investigating after rangers claim their player was racially abused by a slavia prague player during their europa league defeat. they deny the allegation. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. a number of eu countries have started using the oxford astrazeneca covid vaccine again, after the european medicines agency confirmed it is safe and effective. germany, france, italy and spain are among the countries that halted its use earlier this month, after concerns about blood clots. but with cases and deaths rising now across europe and millions of people in france being placed under lockdown at midnight tonight there s been a stark warning from germany s health minister, who s