clots were reported in a small number of people. hundreds of patients may have had do not resuscitate decisions placed on them during the pandemic, without them or their families knowing the care regulator calls for urgent action. people seeking asylum in the uk could be sent abroad while their cases are being processed, under a plans for a major overhaurl of the immigration system expected to be set out next week. and coming up this hour keeping beauty spots beautiful why landowners want more people to pay attention to to the countryside code. good morning and welcome to bbc news. the government is facing questions over why there s to be a significant reduction in covid vaccine supplies from the end of this month. it is understood a delivery of millions of doses of the oxford astrazeneca jab, produced by the serum institute of india, has been held up by four weeks. after opening up appointments to all over 50s on wednesday, nhs england says jabs should now not be off
of its programme making out of london, over the next six years. a remarkable collection of handwritten letters from diana princess of wales to a friend are being sold at auction to raise money for arts charities. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. ministers have sought to reassure people about the rollout of the coronavirus vaccine, amid a reduction in supply which means most people in their 40s will now have to wait till may for a jab. the government insists it will still offer all adults their first dose by the end ofjuly but in the commons earlier today the health secretary confirmed supplies would become tighter in the weeks ahead. the bbc understands a delay in the delivery of 5 million doses of the oxford astrazeneca jab from india is one factor. but matt hancock said no vaccine appointments booked would be cancelled and people would still get their second dose as planned. katharine da costa reports. this vaccination centre in south west london is one of hundreds
welcome to world news america in the uk, on pbs and around the globe. we start tonight with the vexed issue of us china relations, and a key meeting between top american and chinese diplomats in alaska. the us secretary of state is meeting his chinese counterpart for the first time since president biden took office. tensions are high after four years of a trade war between president trump and bejing, and now there s mounting us disapproval of the chinese effort to supress democracy in hong kong. joining us now from anchorage is the bbc s state department correspondent barbara plett usher. barbara, it is a pretty snowy background there. is the us secretary of state hoping for any kind of a thought in us china relations? kind of a thought in us- china relations? kind of a thought in us- china relations? . . , ., ., relations? actually, laura, we were told not to relations? actually, laura, we were told not to make relations? actually, laura, we were told not to make too