tonight at ten: the head of the metropolitan police says she won t resign over the force s handling of last night s vigil in memory of sarah everard. there will be an independent review of police tactics, which the met commissioner cressida dick says she welcomes.. they have to make these really difficult calls, and i don t think anybody should be sitting back in an armchair and saying, well, that was done badly, or i would ve done it differently, without actually understanding what was going through their minds. police have been accused of manhandling protestors who say they just wanted to pay their respects. as i was sat in the van, as my hands were handcuffed, i wasjust thinking, gosh, all i wanted was to stand with other women. tomorrow, mps are due to debate a bill giving the police wider powers in dealing with public gatherings and demonstrations. also tonight: nazanin zaghari ratcliffe appears in court in iran on new charges, having just served a five year senten
Actress Sheila Hancock, 88, recently revealed that she has been warned that the treatment she receives for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) may affect the efficacy of her Covid-19 vaccine
More than half of the UK adult population has received the first dose of the Covid vaccine and, for the vast majority, that spells a passport to freedom but that may not be the case for all.
People who have autoimmune disorders, where the immune system mistakenly attacks the body, and those who are undergoing cancer treatments, such as chemotherapy, or living with chronic kidney disease, for example, may need to take extra care long after the rest of us are set free as the level of protection they will receive from the Covid vaccination is unknown.