it has been a difficult year for the government. they are trailing labour in the polls right now and so we will hear more about what they intend to do in the coming year and how they intend to win back some of those voters. with me is our political correspondent damian grammaticus. give us a sense of how significant today is but also what we might hear when the king, as you are telling us, delivers a speech not written by him but by the government? it not written by him but by the government? not written by him but by the government? , , ., government? it is significant. you are talking government? it is significant. you are talking about government? it is significant. you are talking about elections, - government? it is significant. you l are talking about elections, looking forward to elections. this is a government that is trailing heavily in the polls, 10 15% behind. it needs to change that sort of dynamic, needs to find something to start shifting the needle and dra
sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre we ll start with the cricket world cup, where south africa have cruised to a 190 run win over new zealand in pune. to put them on the brink of clinching a semi final spot, new zealand won the toss and must soon have regretted putting south africa into bat. opener quinton de kock tore into the black caps bowlers, racing to a century. he shared a partnership of 200 with rassie van der dussen who also quickly reached three figures as south africa piled up 357 for four. new zealand were never in the hunt and slumped to 167 all out, four wickets for spinner keshav maharaj. it means they drop to fourth after a third straight defeat, with crucial matches against pakistan and sri lanka to come. england s david willey has announed he ll retire from international cricket following the world cup. the bowler is the only player in the squad for the tournament not to be offered a central contract. with the team s director of cricket
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
d delania yuan. this is so heart breaking. he took a mother, a wife, a daughter and a sister for no reason. this family is broken because of this man. on capitol hill the first hearing in 30 years on anti-asian discrimination became tense and emotional over this republican lawmaker s comments. there s an old saying in texas about find all the rope in texas and get a tall oak tree. i m not going to be ashamed of saying i oppose the chi coms, i oppose the chinese communist party and when we say things like that and we are talking about that we shouldn t be worried about having a committee of members of congress policing our rhetoric. your president and your party and your colleagues can talk about issues with any other country that you want, but you don t have to do it by putting a bull s-eye on the backs of asian-americans across this country, on our grandparents, on our kids. this hearing was to address the hurt and pain of our community and to find solutions and we w