for an academy award? hello and welcome. the biggest member states of the european union have now joined the list of nations questioning the performance of the oxford astrazeneca vaccine. germany, france, spain and italy are all taking the precautionary measure of suspending use of the vaccine because of fears about possible side effects, including blood clots. the world health organisation, along with the eu s very own medicines regulator, says there is no justification for the temporary ban. our medical editor fergus walsh has the latest. a public display of confidence in the oxford astrazeneca vaccine from northern ireland s chief medical officer today. by contrast, you cannot have the jab in the irish republic, in france, germany and is a growing list of eu countries which have temporarily suspended its use. this is a safe, effective vaccine as recommended by mhra. let s remember, this virus kills people, kills people my age, younger people and older people and the benefi
cabinet ministers tell the bbc the government should have brought in tougher restrictions in the autumn to tackle the second wave of the virus. i would not let him tell me. and as this year s oscar nominations are announced we ll be speaking to the director of the white tiger, which has been nomimated for best adapted screenplay. france and italy have joined germany in becoming the latest countries to suspend use of the astrazeneca vaccine as a precautionary measure, over concerns of possible side effects. french president emmanuel macron said the country would stop administering the vaccine pending an assessment by the european union s medicine regulator on tuesday. the republic of ireland made a similar decision over the weekend following reports of blood clotting in recipients in norway. but the world health organization says there is no indication of a link between the vaccine and blood clots. the announcements by follow similar moves by denmark, norway, bulgaria, iceland
In a few minutes, itll be time for the film review. But first, heres click. Hey, welcome. Hope you are you doing 0k and wow, what a momentous week in World Politics this has been. Whether or not youre in the united states, whats happened there will affect us all. I, Joseph Robinette bidenjr, do solemnly swear. Lara lewington joe bidens become the 46th president. Of the united states. Lots about the last few weeks has broken with convention and almost broken democracy in the process. It reminded everyone just how fragile democratic systems are, even at the heart of the free world. And at the grand finale of this election, the spotlight is now firmly on big tech and their practices, having shown the world the havoc, the mistruths and conspiracy theories that fake news can bring. Lets begin to listen to one another again, show respect to one another. And we must reject the culture in which facts themselves are manipulated and even manufactured. Applause. As President Biden takes office, m
Has returned to normal. The american broadcaster larry king has died at the age of 87. He had been receiving treatment for covid 19 in los angeles. In a career spanning six decades, larry king interviewed many of the worlds most famous people. Now on bbc news, the film review with mark kermode. Hello, and welcome to the film review with me, mark kermode, reminding you that whilst cinemas may be closed due to lockdown, theres still plenty of new movies to be watched in the comfort and safety of your own home. In the 2014 film 99 homes, writer director Ramin Bahrani focused on a single father whod been evicted from his florida home by an unscrupulous businessman to dramatise the wider economic recession that had sent shockwaves around the world. Now in his latest film, the white tiger, adapted from Aravind Adigas 2008 man Booker Prize Winning novel, bahrani investigates a culture of servitude and inequality in modern india as seen through the eyes of a low caste villager who dreams of be