Talks resume, aimed at averting strikes by thousands of Heathrow Airport workers. And click looks at the Technology Used in producing food with less environmental impact. Thats in half an hour, here on bbc news. Good afternoon. Efforts to prevent a derbyshire dam from collapsing, close to the town of Whaley Bridge, have entered a third day. Emergency services are in a race against time to pump water out of the toddbrook reservoir and reinforce the dam. There are fears that more wet weather, tomorrow, could see water levels breach the dam causing serious flooding and a danger to life in Whaley Bridge. This morning some residents, whod spent a second night away from their homes, were being allowed to return briefly to collect essential items. Our correspondent, charlotte gallagher, is in Whaley Bridge. Military operations enter a third day, an raf helicopter a familiar sight and sound here. Crews using sandbags to try to stop homes and businesses below a stream turn to a torrent under ma
Three leading telecoms bosses have written to the british prime minister, questioning his ability to deliver a promise to rollout full fibre broadband years ahead of schedule. In an open letter, the heads of three trade bodies say the pledge will require 100 commitment from the government, including further investment in skills, and a reduction in red tape and taxes. Our Business Correspondent katy austin reports. Good internet is now a priority for hotel guests like those in southend. The manager here says the speed and reliability of full fibre broadband have been game changing. Weve been able to increase our bandwidth and this is giving the customers a much, much faster and better, much more consistent experience throughout. At the moment, most of the country can get superfast broadband. Thats a mixture of fibre and Copper Technology that results in a download speed of 2a megabits per second or more. Full fibre uses fibre optic cables to connect the exchange directly to properties,
corners were caught on safety. and one of africa s biggest rising stars burna boy speaks to the bbc about his grammy award win. a third wave of coronavirus is starting to sweep across the european union much of it driven by the uk variant. large parts of france are going into lockdown again tonight. switzerland is extending its restrictions. poland is going into partial lockdown. germans are being told not to travel at easter. the vaccine rollout across the eu has been slow with around just 10% of the population vaccinated so far. confidence has been shaken after a number of governments suspended the rollout of astrazeneca over concerns about blood clots. but vaccinations are restarting slowly as our paris correspondent lucy williamson reports. never mind the prime minister, in france, it was the astrazeneca jab that needed a shot in the arm today. after weeks of shifting guidelines, the message was meant to be clear it s safe and it works. but only an hour before h
and coming up a british classic 60 years since the iconic e type jaguar was unveiled, we get behind the wheel of the first one ever sold. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world i m kasia madera. a third wave of coronavirus is starting to sweep across the european union much of it driven by the uk variant of the virus. within the past few moments, a new lockdown has begun across large parts of france. switzerland is extending its restrictions and poland is closing most public venues from saturday. infections have surged, as europe s vaccine roll out has continued to lag behind the pace ofjabs in the us and the uk. but it may begin to pick up again, as several political leaders have gone out of their way to demonstrate their support for the astrazenica vaccine, after fears that it might cause blood clots. our correspondent lucy williamson hs more from paris. never mind the prime minister. in france, it was the astrazeneca jab that needed a sh
Just run out. Eviction moratoriums are expiring. Having the basics, food and rent are serious concerns for many impacted by the pandemic. The bill that would have provided at least temporary relief is stalled at maralago waiting oen a president ial signature that seems less and less likely to come. The president called the bill a disgrace this week up ending months of careful negotiations and introducing a demand for 2,000 checks stretching well beyond how far republicans said they were willing to go and even beyond what the white house had its own negotiators asking for. Cnns Sarah Westwood is in west palm beach. Good morning. Senator Lindsey Graham played golf with the president yesterday and even though he voted for the bill and said it should have been passed a long time ago, now hes apparently come around to the president s view. Reporter yeah, boris, thats the kind of reversal President Trump is asking all republicans to make, to abandon the support of the bill they voted for wee