This is bbc news, i m james reynolds. our top stories, covid restrictions end in england after 16 months. clubbers waste no time in taking advantage of the unlocking. butjust hours after the clubs reopen, the prime minister warns people of plans to prove they re fully vaccinated if they want to go to crowded indoor places in england. we are planning to make full vaccination the condition of entry to nightclubs and other venues, where large crowds gather. proof of a negative test will no longer be enough. president biden joins dozens of western countries in condemning china over a major cyber attack that targeted microsoft servers.
This is bbc news our top stories: england ends its lockdown after 16 months of covid restrictions, clubbers waste no time in time in taking advantage of the newfound freedoms. shortly after the grand reopening the prime minister floats the idea of vaccine passports for those wanting to go to crowded indoor places in england. we ll get reaction from the owner of one of leeds most famous clubs. charting the final days of the donald trump presidency journalist and author michael wolff joins us to talk about his new book. and a moment of introspection for the democratic party as it considers how best to win over voters in rural america.
This wedding in devon, one of the first to enjoy the new freedoms. fergus walsh, bbc news. as england reopened, there were violent scenes in and around westminster. anti lockdown and vaccination protestors gathered outside the houses of pariliament. bottles were thrown at police and protestors protested against lockdown measures, which for all intents and purposes, had been lifted at midnight. a lot to get into today. let s go straight to sarah stewart brown, a professor of public health at the university of warwick. 0n the one hand, vaccines mean the national lockdown is over but thousands of cases mean that thousands of cases mean that thousands of cases mean that thousands of people are in their own individual lockdowns like the prime minister. how do you see the balance? ~ , minister. how do you see the balance? minister. how do you see the balance? ~ , ., , ., balance? well, there s lots of mixed feelin . s. balance? well, there s lots of mixed feelinqs- lots balance? well,
Tonight at ten: the prime minister s former chief adviser dominic cummings accuses borisjohnson of putting politics ahead of people s lives during the pandemic. he said the prime minister was reluctant to tighten restrictions again last autumn, saying the people who were dying were essentially all over 80 , and he didn t buy the idea that the nhs would be overwhelmed. dominic cummings also claimed he had to stop borisjohnson from going to see the queen in person as the virus took hold. if you go and you give her coronavirus and she dies, what are you.? you can t do that. you can t risk that. that s completely insane. tonight, downing street says the government has always taken the necessary action to protect lives, guided by the best scientific advice.
And have a laugh. it has been the best night. the prime minister, self isolating in chequers, said getting vaccinated would enable young people to get back the freedoms they loved. everybody over 18 has had an offer to get a vaccine. 3 million of the group have yet to take it up. we are saying, come on, folks, this is it. you won t regret it, it is the right thing to do for you, for your family and everybody else and above all, it is right for you to get back the freedoms you love. across the world, we have seen night clubs and venues where you have got lots of people indoors, crowded together, are a focus for potential super spreading events. the number of covid patients in hospital has doubled in two weeks, but it is still a tenth of the level from last winter. there is genuine uncertainty