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
welcome to world news america, in the uk, on pbs and around the globe. a third wave of coronavirus infections is sweeping across europe. large parts of france and poland are about to lockdown and confidence in the astra zeneca vaccine has been fluctuating in the eu, after some nations stopped using it, fearing it caused blood clots. now regulators say the jab is safe, and it s being used again, as our paris correspondent lucy williamson reports. after weeks of shifting time frames the message was meant to be clear, it s safe and it works. but only an hour before he received it, the health authorities say a possible link to blood clots in younger patients that they had a vaccine should only be used for those over 55. last month it s said only those under 65 should take it. lucky that he turned 55 last year. after weeks of existing lockdown, the government is bringing in new restrictions for the worst affected areas like paris. from a bank to make them a new left on the lights