hello and welcome to a special programme in which we ll be featuring some of the winning stories from this year s bbc young reporter competition. more than two and a half thousand young people aged 11 to 18 submitted their ideas, and 30 national and regional winners were picked from across the uk to film their own story with some of the bbc s programme makers. this year, there were three categories me and my world, coronavirus stories and uplifting stories. well, the winners were told they d been chosen by some of the competition judges, and here s some of their reactions. i m not calling you to find out more about your idea. i ve come with some good news. are you ready? i m delighted to say that. you are one of the winners. ..for this year s bbc young reporter competition! laughter. all right, thank you so much. you have won. wow! i m speechless, it sjust. it s amazing. yay! congratulations! thank you! hope you re ready to chat about it. yeah, i m ready. congratulations, h
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