you were pretty insistent, actually. this year s oscar nominations are announced with many brits, including carey mulligan, up for the top acting prizes. the grammy goes to beyonce. and beyonce makes grammys history breaking the record for the most awards ever won by a woman, and there s british success for harry styles and dua lipa. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the prime minister has said the country is united in shock and grief at the killing of sarah everard. borisjohnson said her death had unleashed a wave of feeling about the safety of women in britain, and insisted the government would work to ensure that women had confidence in the justice system. following strong criticism of the police s handling of saturday s vigil in london, mrjohnson said he continued to back the metropolitan police chief, cressida dick, and said there would be an investigation into what happened. here s our correspondent, richard galpin. the kidnap and murder of sarah everard has tri
cabinet ministers tell the bbc the government should have brought in tougher restrictions in the autumn to tackle the second wave of the virus. i would not let him tell me. and as this year s oscar nominations are announced we ll be speaking to the director of the white tiger, which has been nomimated for best adapted screenplay. france and italy have joined germany in becoming the latest countries to suspend use of the astrazeneca vaccine as a precautionary measure, over concerns of possible side effects. french president emmanuel macron said the country would stop administering the vaccine pending an assessment by the european union s medicine regulator on tuesday. the republic of ireland made a similar decision over the weekend following reports of blood clotting in recipients in norway. but the world health organization says there is no indication of a link between the vaccine and blood clots. the announcements by follow similar moves by denmark, norway, bulgaria, iceland
a plan for more, cheaper and greener buses in england to encourage us out of our cars. after almost a year of coronavirus, senior government figures tell the bbc how the government should have locked down earlier in the autumn. i like it here. no you don t. no i don t, i like it here. no you don t. no i don t. but i like it here. no you don t. no i don t, but i i like it here. no you don t. no i don t, but i like i like it here. no you don t. no i don t, but i like you. and a host of british talent is among this year s oscar nominations. and coming up in sportsday later in the hour on bbc news we will head to cheltenham. can jump racing s world famous four day festival save a sport in crisis? good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. germany, italy and france are among several european countries that have suspended the use of the oxford astrazeneca covid vaccine. it follows cases of blood clotting reported in some people after having the jab. so, is the astra
after a year of coronavirus, senior government figures tell say we should have locked down earlier in the autumn. i love you. no, you don t. know, i don t-u and a red carpet of british talent and diversity is among this year s oscar nominations. good evening. germany, italy, and france are among several european countries that have now suspended the use of the oxford astrazeneca covid vaccine. it follows cases of blood clotting reported in some people after having the jab. so, is the astrazeneca vaccine safe? experts here say it is, and the number of blood clots reported after the vaccine are no more than those typically reported within the general population. and the world health organization says there is no evidence of a link between the vaccine and reported blood clots. our medical editor fergus walsh has more. a public display of confidence in the oxford/astrazeneca vaccine from northern ireland chief medical officer today. by contrast, you cannot have the jab in the i
demonstrations since the coup last month . u.s. president joe biden is kicking off a nationwide messaging blitz to promote his newly passed covid relief package. it starts today with a speech at the white house. and as our john harwood reports, the president wants people to know there s more to it than the checks already arriving in bank accounts. reporter: last week congress passed president biden s $1.9 trillion covid relief bill. this week president biden and his team hit the road to promote the legislation. it s already broadly popular in the polls. it won t hurt that those $1,400 per person covid relief checks have already started hitting americans bank accounts over the weekend. but president biden wants to make sure people understand other benefits in the bill including expanded child tax credits, aid to state and local governments, expanded health care subsidies, and also aid to small businesses that didn t qualify for previous rounds. the sales job will include