The uks largest indoor arena is up and running at last tonight. And on newsnight at 10 30pm, well go deeper behind the headlines and speak live to key players on todays big stories. Plus, a first look at tomorrows front pages. Good evening. A huge manhunt is underway tonight for an escaped prisoner and his accomplices after two french Prison Officers were killed and three others injured, when a heavily armed gang ambushed their prison van. The brazen attack took place this morning in incarville near the city of rouen in normandy. Inside the van was mohamed amra known as the fly who was being driven through a toll booth on the way to prison when the van was attacked. Our europe correspondent nick beake reports. An unremarkable tollbooth in northern france, and the scene of a swift and brutal ambush. Cctv footage shows the Moment A Dark Car Veers into a white prison van, and at least two masked attackers start shooting. And at least two masked terrified passengers on a passing bus throw
prepared to take on the german hosts in the first match of the tournament. there s no point getting on the train there s no point getting on the train or there s no point getting on the train or the plane if you can t believe train or the plane if you can t believe you can make history. also coming up, now a semifinal too forjack drake in the last four in stuttgart. from a ball boy at 12 years old, nearly two decades later, roger federer talks about the tyrant and the euros. welcome along. it does seem strange to say when we had some consequential football less than two weeks ago but yes, the wait is over. in fact, the wait since the last major tournament and most recent european championship are both shorter than normal, but there are few things anticipated like a summer of international football. so it s to germany we go for euro 2024, where fittingly, 2a teams will be trying to win the trophy last held aloft by italy at wembley three years ago. the title will be won
salmond. the continuing cost of the pandemic government borrowing hit more than £19 billion pounds last month the highest february figure since records began. and could rachael blackmore become the first female jockey to win the cheltenham gold cup? and coming up on bbc news. uefa are investigating after rangers claim their player was racially abused by a slavia prague player during their europa league defeat. they deny the allegation. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. a number of eu countries have started using the oxford astrazeneca covid vaccine again, after the european medicines agency confirmed it is safe and effective. germany, france, italy and spain are among the countries that halted its use earlier this month, after concerns about blood clots. but with cases and deaths rising now across europe and millions of people in france being placed under lockdown at midnight tonight there s been a stark warning from germany s health minister, who s