the argument over so called covid passports you may need it to travel abroad but you will definitely not need it for essential services. the disappearance of 19 year old richard okorogheye the met police say they are still trying to identify a body. the crowd should disperse immediately. in northern ireland, the stormont assembly s recalled after several nights of violence. the sky at night with less light pollution during the lockdown, we ve had some spectacular views. and and coming up on the bbc news channel. an audition for europe s most wanted as borussia dortmund s erling haaland prepares to face manchester city in their champions league quarter final first leg. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. it s a question that s being asked both here and in the eu and today it was put again to borisjohnson is there a link between the astra zeneca covid vaccine and rare blood clots? speaking on a visit to the company s factory in macclesfield mrjohnson sa
also tonight. covid passports, or certificates, are almost certain to be needed for foreign travel, but ministers say the domestic picture in england is not so clear. the russian opposition figure, alexei navalny, in prison since his trial last month, is still on hunger strike, and his lawyer says he is seriously ill. this is the prison where he is being held behind these walls. we can t go any further but he has been getting messages out through his lawyers and in each one of them he has been talking about how his health is deteriorating. and de bruyne is there! and in tonight s champions league quarter finals, manchester city respond to a late blow, whilst liverpool do their best to get an away result. and coming up in sport, on the bbc news channel, it s a big night in the championship, too, where the leaders norwich score five in the first half against huddersfield to go eight points clear. good evening. a trial of the oxford astrazeneca vaccine on children has been partl
what exactly do we know about tomorrow s budget? let s look at the bi icture tomorrow s budget? let s look at the big picture and tomorrow s budget? let s look at the big picture and then tomorrow s budget? let s look at the big picture and then the tomorrow s budget? let s look at the big picture and then the detail. - tomorrow s budget? let s look at the big picture and then the detail. the l big picture and then the detail. the economic reality, the economy is stagnant. we are in recession. albeit a shallow one. taxes are through the roof by any recent historic standard. and family finances feel squeezed. then there is the political reality, the conservatives have been in government for yonks and there has been more than the odd economic and political calamity and their ratings, their popularity, is really poon ratings, their popularity, is really poor. so, enter the chancellor. ratings, their popularity, is really poor. so, enterthe chancellor. no pressure then for
in beijing would like to see winning the race for the white house. 0ur china correspondent steve mcdonell went to the great hall of the people to try to find out. later this year, the us announces their new president. what were the chinese comic party believe the of this equipment communist party. it s like pulling teeth. all clamouring there is a sense from the delegates that they don t want to speak out of turn when it comes to expressing an opinion on us politics. but they are worried about china us relations and they want them to improve. good effort from steven mcdonald there. let s get more on china s economic vision for the future now, and its leaders have set out what they re calling an ambitious economic growth target of around 5% this year. china is facing a property crisis, falling prices and high youth unemployment. here s china s premier li qiang on their strategy going forward. translation: these expected targets i are proposed taking into account. both dom