about the handling of harassment complaints against alex salmond. there's no argument if nicola sturgeon broke the ministerial code. the argument is only about how badly she broke it. she'sjust prejudged the outcome of the independent inquiry into the ministerial code. this isjust about desperate political games for the conservatives. italy blocks a shipment of astrazeneca jabs bound for australia, in the first export ban under the eu's vaccine monitoring scheme. and leave your money at home — amazon opens its first supermarket in the uk, and it doesn't have any tills. hello, good afternoon. the duke of edinburgh has undergone a procedure for a pre—existing heart condition. buckingham palace says the procedure was successful and was carried out yesterday. the duke, who is 99, is expected to stay in hospital for a number of days. the news comes as the royal family is being accused by the duchess of sussex of perpetuating falsehoods about her and her husband. the dramatic comments are in a newly—released excerpt from meghan and harry's interview with oprah winfrey for american television. here's our royal correspondent nicholas witchell. it was on monday of this week that the duke was transferred from the king edward vii hospital, where he had spent 13 nights, to st bartholomew's hospital, one of britain's premier centres for cardiac care. he will have been assessed on tuesday and then a surgical procedure yesterday. according to buckingham palace... it's thought the pre—existing heart condition may refer to the episode ten years ago when he was admitted by helicopter to pa pworth hospital. he had suffered a blocked coronary artery. a stent was inserted. the queen and other members of the family visited him in hospital — a sign that this had been a moment of real anxiety. this time, the queen is remaining at windsor, where, with her officials, she will doubtless be pondering the latest twists and turns in the sussex saga. last night, the us broadcaster cbs issued another clip from the duchess of sussex�*s upcoming interview with oprah winfrey. it is not comfortable viewing for the palace. how do you feel about the palace hearing you speak your truth today? i don't know how they could expect that, after all of this time, we would still be just silent if there is an active role that the firm is playing in perpetuating falsehoods about us. and if that comes with risk of losing things, i mean, there's a lot that has been lost already. as the duchess accuses the palace of perpetuating unspecified falsehoods against her, the palace is preparing to investigate claims from former members of her staff that she bullied them — allegations which the duchess�*s spokesman has denied. normally, of course, the queen would have her husband at her side to support her at moments such as this. but not just now. but from the palace today, on social media, on this world book day, a reminder of less turbulent times. the queen and the duke together at balmoral in 1976. nicholas witchell, our royal correspondent. the latest uk coronavirus figures have been published by the government. in the past 2a hours, there were 2a2 deaths within 28 days of a positive test. this time last week, 323 deaths were reported. in terms of cases, a further 6,573 people tested positive for covid — that's down by a third from last thursday, when there were 9,985 cases reported. on the vaccine, nearly 21 million people have now received their first dose of the coronavirus vaccine. a leading economic research group says the chancellor's spending plans, outlined in yesterday's budget, do not look deliverable. the institute for fiscal studies is warning further tax rises may be needed. our economics correspondent andy verity has more. this is the traditional assessment we get after every fiscal event, and i have followed a lot of these over the years, and i have rarely seen an assessment as critical of a budget as this one. the ifs welcomes the spending that is going to support the economy, some £65 billion additional spending that rishi sunak is doing. he said it is generous, progressive, helping the country through the emergency. the ifs agrees with that and welcomes that, it is just the rest of their assessment that won't be pleasant listening for the chancellor. for example, they are saying that the credibility of the plans to get back into surplus after that big initial spend to get us out of this hole, well, there is not much credibility to them, is what the ifs are saying. for example, chalked in there is a £17 billion cut to public spending relative to the plans that rishi sunak had before the pandemic. pauljohnson, the ifs director, asked how likely he thinks it is that rishi sunak will be able to pull that off, had this assessment. frankly, that doesn't strike me as being terribly plausible. the idea that we will be spending less on education and health and social care and local government and all these things after the pandemic than we thought we would beforehand just doesn't look in the least bit likely, given that we knowjust even for the minimum things, like vaccination and test and trace and ppe and so on, let alone catching up with the huge backlog of operations and the need to catch up children who have lost so much school and the need to help local authorities and so on. these numbers don't look like they are going to hold. the ifs has also repeatedly focused on what it regards as a double standard. on the one hand, the chancellor is withdrawing the temporary boost to universal credit for six million of the country's poorest families. in october... he has done it for 18 months now, but the ifs is pointing out that that has been withdrawn in october, cutting benefits for the poorest families, while on the other hand his judgment is that you cannot raise taxes on corporations for another three years. and they'rejoining the criticism some other ngos have made on the effect that that is going to have on those particular families, and rishi sunak told us this morning he acted generously by expanding it to that level rather than phasing it out. he has pointed to other measures he is taking to help, like kick—start, like help with paying rent. but the ifs is saying there are no policies here to deal with the inequalities that have worsened over the pandemic between the young and old, between the rich and poor, and also between the better and less well educated. andy verity. let's get some analysis on the budget. i'm joined now by former conservative chancellor of the exchequer lord lamont. thank you very much for being with us. this has been described as the biggest tax raising budget since your budget in 1993. what do you make of that? i your budget in 1993. what do you make of that?— make of that? i think that is absolutely _ make of that? i think that is absolutely correct. - make of that? i think that is absolutely correct. in - make of that? i think that is absolutely correct. in the i make of that? i think that is - absolutely correct. in the situation is rather similar. obviously it is much more serious today, but i was faced with a recession and a huge deficit, and what i did was exactly similar to what chancellor has done. i announced tax increases but did not implement them immediately so people can see that the finances were going to be restored, put back on a sound footing, but it was not what it take place until the recovery had actually got a grip. so in that sense, it's very similar. i ought to say, i do not want to sound as though i am trumpeting myself, but actually the policy in the early 90s did work, in that the recovery did happen despite these tax increases. but did happen despite these tax increme— did happen despite these tax increases. �* , , ., increases. but is this, then, a new conservative _ increases. but is this, then, a new conservative orthodoxy _ increases. but is this, then, a new conservative orthodoxy on - increases. but is this, then, a new conservative orthodoxy on tax? i conservative orthodoxy on tax? people talking but the biggest tax burden for half a century, since the 19605. burden for half a century, since the 1960s. corporation tax is up to, what, 25%? that is a level that jeremy corbyn was proposing in the last general election. it is jeremy corbyn was proposing in the last general election.— last general election. it is not a new conservative _ last general election. it is not a new conservative orthodoxy - last general election. it is not a new conservative orthodoxy or| last general election. it is not a i new conservative orthodoxy or on orthodoxy or anything, you have had a situation, an emergency, an unprecedented situation where the government had to bailout the country, bailout whole sectors of the economy, in order that he could survive. how can you do that without raising money? it cannot be done. what some critics are saying is that in the post—brexit world, if you want to attract investment to the united kingdom, ifanything, want to attract investment to the united kingdom, if anything, you need a low tax economy? it may put off investment.— off investment. whenever you set a tax rate, off investment. whenever you set a tax rate. you _ off investment. whenever you set a tax rate, you said _ off investment. whenever you set a tax rate, you said it _ off investment. whenever you set a tax rate, you said it at _ off investment. whenever you set a tax rate, you said it at a _ off investment. whenever you set a tax rate, you said it at a rate - tax rate, you said it at a rate which will generate the maximum income. sometimes you can set a rate thatis income. sometimes you can set a rate that is too high, it put people off, they don't pay the tax or they don't come to this country or they leave this country, or if you have it too low, it doesn't raise enough revenue. it is a matter ofjudgment, which is the rate rate. we have had the lowest g7 rate for a long time, a very competitive rate incorporation taxable it was the chancellor's judgment that he could put this up and it would still be low compared with many countries and would still, thus, attract investment. that does not mean he relished doing this, but what else was he going to do? he had to choose some text to put up stop what we have spent about £350 billion of far and counting —— some tax to put up. howard about you about, a, the black hole in our finances and, howard about you about, a, the black hole in ourfinances and, b come of the... i hole in our finances and, b come of the... ~' ., , the... i think the economy, some arts of the... i think the economy, some parts of it— the... i think the economy, some parts of it will _ the... i think the economy, some parts of it will bounce _ the... i think the economy, some parts of it will bounce back - parts of it will bounce back quickly, but there are sectors like tourism and hospitality which will recover much more slowly. airlines, airports — one cannot see them recovering this you're probably not even recovering fully next year — so i think they will be a partial recovery, but the chancellor has said we would not be back to where we would have been for several years. bank that is probably right, although we will be back to where we were, not where we would have been coming year, so we do not think there is a risk of recession for divisive there is a bit of a risk of inflation worldwide. i am worried, as you say, about the public finances, the chancellor is worried about the public finances. that is what he has taken the measures he did. but of course the borrowing figures are coming down quite sharply. their 70%, we are borrowing, this year of gdp. it is going to be 10% next year. and then it is 4%. that is gonna be a challenge, going from 10—a%. but challenge, going from 10-4%. but this is a crisis, _ challenge, going from 10—4%. but this is a crisis, a pandemic, we could be paying a price forfor generations to come, you think? we will be generations to come, you think? - will be paying a price for generations to come, in the sense we have accumulated a lot of borrowing to help people and help the economy. that had to be done. it was overwhelmingly necessary for it has involved a lot of borrowing, on a one—off basis, and that one off borrowing will be paid over the long—term. we have got to get our short—term structural deficit down as well. short-term structural deficit down as well. ., ., ., ., as well. lord lamont, during grade for for as well. lord lamont, during grade forforyour— as well. lord lamont, during grade for for your time _ as well. lord lamont, during grade for for your time and _ as well. lord lamont, during grade for for your time and urinalysis. - for for your time and urinalysis. you very much. very grateful for your time and your analysis. we can get more. thomasina miers is one of the co—founders of the mexican restaurant chain wa haca. what did you make of the budget, especially in terms of the hospitality industry which has been so hard hit over the past year by the pandemic?— so hard hit over the past year by the pandemic? yes, obviously, it is incredibly of — the pandemic? yes, obviously, it is incredibly of a _ the pandemic? yes, obviously, it is incredibly of a cook _ the pandemic? yes, obviously, it is incredibly of a cook time _ —— entirely difficult time for everyone. what this budget did not address was the great elephant in the room, this debt burden our industry as a is holding and has been amassing over the last 12 months. measures such as introducing business rates injune and then starting to bring up that vat rate in september will give businesses absolutely no chance to start addressing that huge debt burden. but help with the support scheme, grants, the furlough and someone being extended, do you welcome all of that? to being extended, do you welcome all of that? ., ,., ., , , , ., of that? to some measure, but if you actually look — of that? to some measure, but if you actually look at _ of that? to some measure, but if you actually look at art _ of that? to some measure, but if you actually look at art openings, - actually look at art openings, originally, it looked like we were good to be in line to open the same time as nonessential shops, which was fantastic, and now that has been delayed and looks like... that is what they're suggesting at the moment, and sadly that delay will cost £9 billion. that is 9 billion towns in lost tax revenues, lost earnings and increased payments. our livelihoods depend on us opening in a calm and measured and safe way for stub beds where we spent millions last year, all of us, on screens and masks and very clear particle trainings. really robust track and trace systems. it is what we are calling for the government to really look at that new york model where we open at the same time as all those other nonessential shops, but that new york model of limited capacity, 25%, 35% to start with, and then you stop and you pause for two weeks, you track and trace and you measure it all and you gently increase again another 10% incapacity, and then you stop and you wait. in that way, you somehow mitigate the huge cost of every single waste, this incremental cost. it's massive. at wahaca, we are selling thousands of talkers every can't take away, which has been fantastic for our staff morale, rate and keeping the engine running in some capacity, but it does not stop us losing a significant other money every week and that is happening across the board. every week we stay strut, their businesses hitting the ball and jobs being lost forever, so we are really focusing on trying to get government to look at bringing for that opening but doing it in a really safe and measured way.— doing it in a really safe and measured way. doing it in a really safe and measured wa . _ ., , doing it in a really safe and measured wa . , ., measured way. boris johnson sent out his road map. — measured way. boris johnson sent out his road map. the _ measured way. boris johnson sent out his road map, the timetable. - measured way. boris johnson sent out his road map, the timetable. she - measured way. boris johnson sent out his road map, the timetable. she is i his road map, the timetable. she is not very likely to change his mind on that, is he coming out? —— he is not. originally, that look like he was on the cards. £9 not. originally, that look like he was on the cards.— not. originally, that look like he was on the cards. £9 billion, that's a lot of money _ was on the cards. £9 billion, that's a lot of money for— was on the cards. £9 billion, that's a lot of money for rishi _ was on the cards. £9 billion, that's a lot of money for rishi to - was on the cards. £9 billion, that's a lot of money for rishi to throw i a lot of money for rishi to throw away for stub that is what it cost just for bringing that delay in the opening. we're not saying let's throw open the doors immediately, just look that new york model, open a limited capacity, 25—30%, and measure everything, do it in a calm way. measure everything, do it in a calm wa , ., ., " measure everything, do it in a calm wa . ., ., ., . way. looking further ahead, once the andemic way. looking further ahead, once the pandemic is — way. looking further ahead, once the pandemic is over _ way. looking further ahead, once the pandemic is over and _ way. looking further ahead, once the pandemic is over and the _ way. looking further ahead, once the pandemic is over and the immediate | pandemic is over and the immediate crisis is over, do you thing you can bounce back and do you think the hospitality industry in this country generally can bounce back from this nightmare year?— nightmare year? articulate sales alone show _ nightmare year? articulate sales alone show that _ nightmare year? articulate sales alone show that people, - nightmare year? articulate sales alone show that people, there i nightmare year? articulate sales alone show that people, there isj nightmare year? articulate sales i alone show that people, there is a massive thirst for people, desperate to get taco fixes —— our take away sales. i think that debt burden problem is not going away. £2 billion, all of our industry is sitting on, and until we address that, helping businesses with that interest—rate deferment and the business rates, starting to pay business rates, starting to pay business rates, starting to pay business rates injune already, if they really insist on us staying shut for so long, that is going to have no chance for anyone to pay back that rents debt. bill have no chance for anyone to pay back that rents debt.— back that rents debt. all right, thomasina _ back that rents debt. all right, thomasina miers, _ back that rents debt. all right, thomasina miers, very - back that rents debt. all right, thomasina miers, very good i back that rents debt. all right, | thomasina miers, very good to back that rents debt. all right, - thomasina miers, very good to talk to you. co—founder of wahaca. thank you for your time. let me take you back to our main news. the duchess of sussex said she could not expect them to stay silent after falsehoods being sent against her. victoria howard is founder and editor of the royal news website the crown chronicles. thanks for being with us. it is a long interview, we have seen cloud from it can avoid using the substance is going to be? i from it can avoid using the substance is going to be? i thick it is very much _ substance is going to be? i thick it is very much the _ substance is going to be? i thick it is very much the couple _ substance is going to be? i thick it is very much the couple trying - substance is going to be? i thick it is very much the couple trying to l is very much the couple trying to give their sides of the story, i did not work out and what exec they wanted from with a ridgely said last year about the half in, half out steel they wanted, how and who made that not possible, so i think we're going get some kind of explicit facts and opinions on this interview. and i thick it is going to get down in history as one of those big moment for the royal family are taking a bit of a hit. [30 family are taking a bit of a hit. do ou family are taking a bit of a hit. do you think buckingham palace are really breaking for this? they have called in this latest excerpt from meghan, talking about the firm. absolutely, but i think it is very carefully using that wording, because it is never clear when someone because the family, the household the firm, whether they mean the royals themselves or the men in the grey suits, so that kind of gives negative bit of leeway to be festival in who she is actually referring to, can we be clear what she means when she says that? i am not sure. ~ . ., ., not sure. what about the timing of all of this. it _ not sure. what about the timing of all of this. it has _ not sure. what about the timing of all of this. it has been, _ not sure. what about the timing of all of this. it has been, the - not sure. what about the timing of all of this. it has been, the couple | all of this. it has been, the couple of been criticised very heavily in the press because the duke of edinburgh had been in hospitalfor a number of days, going to be in there for a number more days after this heart procedure.— heart procedure. absolutely, the cou - le heart procedure. absolutely, the couple cannot — heart procedure. absolutely, the couple cannot help _ heart procedure. absolutely, the couple cannot help addicted - heart procedure. absolutely, the couple cannot help addicted i - heart procedure. absolutely, the | couple cannot help addicted i was going to happen when they sat down and agreed to speak to oprah, but the optics are really quite poor —— could not have possibly known that was good to happen. he is 99, about to turn 100 injune, he has had a number of health issues in recent years. he had a coronary blockage and had a stent put in and now there seems to be a developer and of a pre—existing heart condition, which potentially is the same thing to suffer the couple, i'm sure they are quite worried stop it is still harry's granddad, but it does not look good for them that this is still going ahead, although whether the —— the ashley have any power to polluted this point, i am not sure. would allow people say, they understand harry and meghan stepping back, getting away from the royal duties, but if they wanted a quiet life, being on oprah and being on james corden's show is not the way to have a quiet life. i james corden's show is not the way to have a quiet life.— to have a quiet life. i agree with that, that _ to have a quiet life. i agree with that, that they _ to have a quiet life. i agree with that, that they are _ to have a quiet life. i agree with that, that they are picking - to have a quiet life. i agree with that, that they are picking and l that, that they are picking and choosing who they are choosing to talk to. which makes sense for some boundaries with the new life so they have got, but by stepping away from the royalfamily, they have have got, but by stepping away from the royal family, they have to slip into this level world, there is nowhere else for them to go, which is why we see the james corden type filming that has been happening for however, there were the things the couple said, absolutely not, this is not what we are willing to accept, and that is why they decided to walk away for their two sides of this and i'm sure we will never get to the crux of the issues but very interesting to see what is going to be sent on monday. min interesting to see what is going to be sent on monday.— be sent on monday. will be a fascinating — be sent on monday. will be a fascinating watch. _ be sent on monday. will be a fascinating watch. victoria i be sent on monday. will be a i fascinating watch. victoria howard, royal commentator, thanks for being with us. the home office has reached a settlement with its former top civil servant, sir philip rutnam, more than a year after he resigned and launched a legal action accusing the home secretary, priti patel, of bullying behaviour. it's understood that the government has not admitted any liability, but sir philip is receiving a "substantial" settlement. scientists tracking the spread of coronavirus say infections in england have continued to fall — though the rate of decrease may have slowed. the findings from imperial college london are based on swab samples last month. and as the government announces extra funding to try to tackle obesity in england, a new report shows that 90% of covid deaths worldwide have happened in countries where more than half the population is overweight — that includes the uk. here's our health correspondent catherine burns. the health secretary today checking in on the latest in the race between us and coronavirus. last year, it was all about scientists creating vaccines. now the race continues, tweaking those vaccines to make sure they keep pace with the virus as it mutates. this is all about making sure that if we need an updated vaccine to work against these new variants, we can get it approved and into people's arms as soon as is safely possible. the vaccines we have got now were designed to fight the original version of coronavirus. they do still work against new variants but maybe not quite as well. scientists are already working to update them, and now the regulator, the mhra, says when they are ready they can be fast tracked through the approval system. the government has also announced more money to deal with obesity, £100 million to encourage people to get to and stay at a healthy weight. this comes as a report from the world obesity forum says that 90% of covid deaths around the world have happened in countries with high obesity levels. the reverse is true too — countries like vietnam, with low numbers of overweight people, have not been as badly affected. vietnam has one of the lowest rates in the world, 0.04 per 100,000 people have died of covid and 18% of its population is overweight. in comparison, the uk has one of the worst covid death tolls, with 182 people dying out of every 100,000. 64% of people here are overweight. we are still studying to understand exactly the mechanisms but it is something we have seen with h1n1 as well, people with obesity tend to die more from influenza as well, so it's not exactly news to us. the problem is we haven't really done anything about obesity until now. on monday, schoolchildren across england will head back to classrooms, the first step in lifting this lockdown. today, though, researchers are warning the fall in infections in england could be slowing down. we are seeing pockets where there seems to be the suggestion of increasing rates, so we have a mixed picture of quite large falls and then the possibility that things are rising in certain areas. those areas include london, the south—east and the midlands. it is based on just a few days' data, but worth keeping an eye on, especially as it looks like this is happening before we come out of lockdown. catherine burns, bbc news. the uk government says it notified brussels and dublin earlier this week of its intention to delay introducing checks for some goods arriving in northern ireland from great britain. a spokesman for borisjohnson denied that the unilateral decision to extend the grace period beyond the agreed deadline was a breach of the post—brexit trade agreement. ireland's foreign minister, simon coveney, has criticised the uk for taking the action and says the eu is negotiating with a partner it simply can't trust. speaking on a visit to middlesbrough, borisjohnson said the problems were technical and would be solved. we're taking some temporary technical measures to ensure that there are no barriers in the irish sea, to make sure things flow freely from gb to ni and that is what you would expect. obviously, these are matters for continuing intensive discussions with our friends and we'll continue to do that. i'm sure with a bit of good will and common—sense that all these technical problems are eminently soluble. borisjohnson there. nick beake is in brussels. temporary measures, mrjohnson says. what is the reaction to this? lots of --eole what is the reaction to this? lots of people are _ what is the reaction to this? lots of people are furious here in brussels, and they say the uk through doing this is on the verge of breaking international law for a second time, and so they are looking at their legal actions. and if we ask ourselves what may they be the first of all, there's the option of taking the uk to the european court ofjustice. how can they do that, you may ask, bearing in mind brexit has happened, the uk's left of the eu? there is a technical way for them to do so, and if the uk government was found to be at fault, potentially or could be fine imposed for the uk for some the other path is to go through the withdrawal agreement, the brexit divorce agreement, the brexit divorce agreement come and if there is an arbitration in the uk fails to live up arbitration in the uk fails to live up to thejudgment, arbitration in the uk fails to live up to the judgment, fails to abide by it, potentially the eu to put tariffs on goods and so there would be in economic hit for the uk, propose options are messy, and they would sour relations even further stop abortions insane goodwill and common sense will prevail in the boat —— borisjohnson saying goodwill and common sense will prevail boy do you think this leaves everything? i prevail boy do you think this leaves eve hint ? ~ prevail boy do you think this leaves everything?— everything? i think it is dicey. the euro ean everything? i think it is dicey. the european parliament _ everything? i think it is dicey. the european parliament was - everything? i think it is dicey. the | european parliament was supposed everything? i think it is dicey. the i european parliament was supposed to announce today on march 2a, it would formally approve the brexit trade deal that was agreed just before christmas last year. we assumed the state would be put forward, but actually what has happened is that meps have said because of what london is proposing to delay these full customs checks in northern ireland, they are not going to vote for this deal, and in effect you had some very senior members of the european parliament saying there is no way we will do this in the future if london does not perform a u—turn and so i guess you have got the prospect of this deal not being properly ratified. some people talk about almost going back to square one, and no—deal brexit. we're miles away from that happening, but i the fact people are bending about those sort of threats shows how the relationship is pretty bad between the two sides.— the two sides. nick, good to see ou. the two sides. nick, good to see you- very _ the two sides. nick, good to see you- very good _ the two sides. nick, good to see you- very good to _ the two sides. nick, good to see you. very good to see _ the two sides. nick, good to see you. very good to see you. i the two sides. nick, good to see you. very good to see you. nick| you. very good to see you. nick beake, our correspondent in brussels. thus if the weather now with stav danaos. hello there. a new area of high pressure's building in from the north of the country, and that's going to end things on a fine and settled note for this week. and indeed into the weekend, we hold onto high pressure, so many places will stay dry. but it's going to be chilly for all areas. here's this area of high pressure pushing down from the north. a very weak cold front spreading southwards the country today will introduce a little patchy, light rain. and behind it, this is where we'll see the colder air moves southwards. so that band of thicker cloud with some patchy rain will eventually push away from the south and west of the country tonight, and then many places will be dry, with some clear spells and variable cloud. but it's where we have the clearer skies, across northern and western areas primarily, where it's going to be coldest with some frost here. a little less cold where we hold onto the cloud. but it means for friday, a chilly start, but we should see some sunshine around — something we haven't seen pretty widespread across the country for quite a while. into the afternoon, though, looks like the skies could turn a little bit cloudier and it's going to be a chilly day for all — temperatures of 5—8 degrees. hello this is bbc news with ben brown. the headlines: the duke of edinburgh will stay in hospital for several days, after having whats been described as a successful procedure for a pre—existing heart condition. it comes as the duchess of sussex tells american television she feels she has to speak out about how the palace treated her and prince harry. more tax rises may be needed, says the insititue for fiscal studies, as it warns the chancellor's budget spending plans don't look deliverable. heated exchanges in the scottish parliament, with opposition msps continuing to press nicola sturgeon about the handling of harassment complaints against alex salmond. italy blocks a shipment of astrazeneca jabs bound for australia, in the first export ban under the eu's vaccine monitoring scheme. sport and a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. good afternoon. england have a lot of work to do in ahmedabad. they won the toss but were all out for 205 on the first day of the final test against india. england need victory in this match if they want to level the series. at close of play india were 2a for1 in reply. joe wilson was watching the action. yes, it's the cricket again, and yes, it's this again. cue patel. exit dom sibley. now zac, attack. crawley mis—hit directly into those waiting hands and england were two down. remember whenjoe root used to score 200s? out for five, lbw. here's an exchange between muhammad siraj and ben stokes, soon india's captain virat kohli stepped in. "two blokes showing they care," is how stokes described it. certainly, no ground given in world cricket's biggest stadium. stokes provided england's meaningful innings. he got to 50 with the promise of more. that's coming, it's been given. he was out for 55. england had picked an extra batsman, dan lawrence, and scoring was feasible. it wasn't easy. india saw to that. foalks, seventh man out. lawrence was expanding and in all seriousness considered the umpire, it's a dangerous business. that was a well executed miss. this wasn't. oh, that's gone. lawrence stranded and stumped for 46. england soon all out for 205. if you bat badly you must bowl brilliantly, hold on. anderson struck, one wicket late thursday, may be more early on friday? yeah, that's a big maybe. joe wilson, bbc news. there are three games in the premier league later, fulham play tottenham, west brom take on everton — both those matches kicking off in under half an hour. and then later it's fifth against sixth as liverpool play chelsea. jurgen klopp and thomas tuchel will meet for the first time in the league with the pair having had a similar path in management from germany to england. we didn't play a lot against each other, we played in the champions league and the european league with dortmund, but that is it. i think he is an outstanding, outstanding coach or manager, whatever you want to call it. and it will be tricky to play his team, as it always was tricky, because he is a good one. the english fa has announced the women's fa cup will resume later this month. the 2021 competition was stopped injanuary because of the third national lockdown with �*non—elite' football suspended. one first—round and 17 second round ties are still to be played. teams from the women's super league and championship willjoin the competition in round four. dates for the later rounds and the final at wembley are still to be confirmed. and this year's le mans 2a hour endurance race has been postponed from june until august when spectators should be able to be present. last year's race at the circuit in western france was held in september without fans, because of the covid pandemic. organisers say the race will now start on the 21st of august. wales scrum—half kieran hardy has been ruled out of the rest of the six nations after damaging a hamstring in the triple crown win against england. hardy scored a try, before limping off at the principality stadium in the second half of the 40—24 victory. wales have three wins from three so far and are next away at italy on the 13th march. we'll have more for you in sportsday at half past six. there have been heated exchanges at holyrood, with opposition msps continuing to press nicola sturgeon at first minister's questions, about the scottish government's handling of harassment complaints against her predecessor alex salmond. our political correspondent nick eardley has been following developments. eight hours in total yesterday, and i think there was a bit of a collective sigh of relief among nicola sturgeon's team after that session, because they don't think there was any kind of knockout blow. there was no moment where the first minister was under real, significant pressure, perhaps struggling to give an answer. that said, i don't think the story is going to go away, because there are still questions being asked about nicola sturgeon's conduct, some accusations that are being bandied about that she broke the ministerial code. that is something that in normal times, her opponents say, she would have to resign for. there are a couple of things that have come up today. one is a meetings sturgeon held with alex salmond, and why they weren't recording as government meetings, even though she knew that she was talking to him that she was talking to her about an investigation her government was undertaking. the second is about whether the government wasted taxpayer's money by continuing to fight alex salmond in court over the case that he brought against them. back in october 2018, the government's lawyers had suggested there were some big issues with its case. it wasn't dropped untiljanuary 2019, and that has raised a few eyebrows. it dominated at first minister's questions today. have a listen to this exchange between ruth davidson and nicola sturgeon. there's no argument if this government ignored legal advice. they did. the argument as if it did so for three weeks or for more than three months. there's no argument if the first minister was at fault for losing more than half £1 million of taxpayers' money, the argument is only about how much she is to blame for. and there's no argument if nicola sturgeon broke the ministerial code, the argument is only about how badly she broke it. we believe that the sanction is to go. why doesn't she? well, i think ruth davidson hasjust shown her true colours— and the conservative true colours |all over again, because of coursej she stands up here and says scrutiny and democracy and due process i is important, but just as on tuesday night, the conservatives— prejudged my evidence - to the parliamentary enquiry, she'sjust prejudged the outcome of the independent enquiry - into the ministerial code. this is just about - desperate political games for the conservatives. anyone that has been following the story closely, or anyone who made it through all eight hours yesterday and seven hours of alex salmond on friday will know it is really complicated, and a lot of it is down to interpretation. it is not black and white, not everything is obvious. there are two points over the next few weeks where there will be something of a conclusion. they committed that ms sturgeon was notjust a day is going to produce a report looking at all of the different angles of this in the next three weeks, and ms sturgeon's independent adviser on the ministerial code is also going to deliver his conclusions, probably later this month. and i think that latter investigation in particular is going to be really important to figuring out whether ms sturgeon actually broke the rules that she is supposed to follow. let's update you on the employment tribunal of sir philip rutman who brought a legal case against the home secretary, priti patel, who he accused of bullying when he resigned. that case has been settled and he was reported to have accepted and he was reported to have accepted a six figure sum from the government. we are now hearing how much that sum is actually. source have told the bbc he will receive £340,000, plus his legal costs in a settlement of that dispute with the home secretary priti patel. so £340,000 will be paid to him, plus legal costs in settlement of that legal costs in settlement of that legal claim against priti patel. the european commission has blocked the export of astrazeneca's coronavirus vaccine, produced in italy and destined for australia — after the drug manufacturer failed to meet its eu contract commitments. as our rome correspondent mark lowen explains, the move is a provocative one. it's a very muscular move, ben, by one of the eu's heavy weights. 250,000 doses of the astrazeneca vaccine produced near rome and bound for australia have been blocked for export by italy. under a new eu—wide scheme in which vaccine manufacturers must ask permission from the country where the vaccine is produced, before export. now, this is a move made by italy's new prime minister mario draghi, who is a pretty influential figure in europe. he was the president of the european central bank before he became prime minister of italy and he argued in a video conference call with eu leaders injanuary that these new rules need to be applied very, very rigorously. he is furious at the reduction by astrazeneca of vaccines that they had been contracted to provide by up to 70% in the first trimester in 2021 and 50% in the second trimester. so, he has put in place this blockade, which has been agreed to by the european commission. it's funny, because we heard lots of fine words from european leaders saying, you know, there can't be vaccine nationalism, no one's safe until the whole world's safe, we have to vaccinate the whole world, and yet here we are with this blockade? yeah, i mean this is a new scheme that was agreed just at the end of january, amid that sort of acrimonious war of words really with britain and accusations that astrazeneca particularly was failing to live up to its commitments to eu countries, because it was providing some of the doses that had originally bound for europe to non—eu countries. now, it is a scheme that is finite, eu leaders say it will not go on forever, but the fact that it is now going to be implemented is i think going to clearly ramp up the sort of war of words and the race for vaccines. we have yet to get a response from astrazeneca, and we also understand that the italian prime minister spoke about it with borisjohnson in a call today. so clearly the eu is now flexing its muscles in this vaccine war. meanwhile, germany's vaccine commission has approved the use of the oxfordastrazeneca jab in people aged over 65. the country previously approved it for under—65s only, citing insufficient data on its effects on older people. we can speak to dr hajo zeeb a german epidemiologist at the leibniz institute for prevention, research, and epidemiology. thank you for being with us. was it a mistake not to allow the vaccine for older people before now? in retrospect one might think so. the the decision was based on data. better data is available now and they have decided accordingly. well, now, we can move on and vaccination with older groups as well, which was not possible until now. {line with older groups as well, which was not possible until now.— not possible until now. one of the roblems not possible until now. one of the problems with _ not possible until now. one of the problems with this _ not possible until now. one of the problems with this decision i not possible 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people to have it? ~ . have the vaccine to encourage people to have it? ~ , , ., to have it? well she is a... relatively _ to have it? well she is a... relatively modest - to have it? well she is a... relatively modest person, | to have it? well she is a... | relatively modest person, i to have it? well she is a... i relatively modest person, i don't think she is trying to jump to queue there. i don't think she will do that. well, we might put it to her and see what she says. haifa that. well, we might put it to her and see what she says.— that. well, we might put it to her and see what she says. how has is the vaccination _ and see what she says. how has is the vaccination programme - and see what she says. how has is the vaccination programme goingl and see what she says. how has is| the vaccination programme going in germany we know it is not as fast as countries like the uk and israel. it is going at a slow pace and not many people are happy about this. it's been an issue really of getting the doses in sufficient numbers, but also of then distributing the doses accordingly. i think basically the structures are all there, very soon the gps will also start vaccinating, so we are hoping the speed is really increasing very soon now. but so far it's certainly much behind what we have seen in the uk and israel and other countries. i5 have seen in the uk and israel and other countries.— other countries. is the effect of that ou other countries. is the effect of that you will — other countries. is the effect of that you will escape _ other countries. is the effect of that you will escape from i other countries. is the effect of that you will escape from the i that you will escape from the restrictions on activities from lockdown later than otherwise you might have done?— lockdown later than otherwise you might have done? well, hard to say. the ho -e might have done? well, hard to say. the hope is — might have done? well, hard to say. the hope is still _ might have done? well, hard to say. the hope is still there _ might have done? well, hard to say. the hope is still there that _ might have done? well, hard to say. the hope is still there that you i the hope is still there that you know with more doses and the structures being in place that we can really come up with a fast vaccination now until the summer. but the promises are out there, we need to see deeds now and see that we really get into a strong movement towards full vaccination of the population. it is a bit behind. thank you very much. i like your picture of bb king there on the wall behind you. very nice!— the headlines on bbc news: the duke of edinburgh will stay in hospital for several days, after having whats been described as a successful procedure for a pre—existing heart condition. it comes as the duchess of sussex tells american television she feels she has to speak out about how the palace treated her and prince harry. more tax rises may be needed, says the insititue for fiscal studies, as it warns the chancellor's budget spending plans don't look deliverable. the european union's highest court has ruled that britain has systematically breached agreed air pollution limits for years, and ordered it to comply with the guidelines. if it fails to do so, it may be fined. britain has left the eu, but it has agreed to respect court decisions in cases — such as today's — that started before brexit. our energy and environment analyst, roger harrabin, explains. the uk, since 2010, has been in regular breach of standards set by the eu in terms of n02 pollution toxic gas, which comes from home boilers and also, particularly, from cars and particularly affects people around busy roads. the government has tried to get round the problem by telling local authorities that this is primarily a local issue, you can sort things out in a local sort of way. but it has been taken to court and accused of failing in its duty to protect its citizens, and the european court has found the uk is guilty. the government has to prove to the court it is putting in a plausible plan to end toxic emissions where people live as quickly as possible. this issue is the one it has fallen down on in the past, where the government has said it is going as quickly as possible and the court has ruled, no, we think you can go an awful lot faster. so the pressure is on the government again to come up with results on this issue. as you mentioned, it is still under the jurisdiction of the court because the court case started before brexit. what happens now is if the european commission decides again it does not think the uk is going fast enough, it can send the case back to the court and the court can rule then and potentially and fine the uk. and here we get into murky legal ground, because it is not clear, legally, whether the uk can now say, well, actually, we have left the eu, thanks, we are not going to take up that fine. we need to see how that one is going to end. the bbcjournalist martin bashir won't face a criminal investigation over documents related to his interview with princess diana in 1995. earlier our home affairs correspondent tom symonds gave us this update. the metropolitan police haven't said who complained to it about martin bashir, but we do know earl spencer, the brother of princess diana, has accused mr bashir of "sheer dishonesty" in the way he secured an exclusive interview with princess diana in 1995. now, the claim was that mr bashir arranged for the forgery of some bank statements which might have suggested that two officials within the royal household were being paid by the security services for information about diana. and earl spencer wrote in the daily mail that if it hadn't been for seeing these statements he would not have introduced mr bashir to princess diana. now the met has said this morning that it received allegations of "unlawful activity". it hasn't said what the potential offences might have been. it said that it had taken advice from police lawyers, a barrister and the crown prosecution service and, "we have determined that it not to appropriate to begin a criminal investigation into these allegations, no further action will be taken." having said that, the bbc�*s announced its own inquiry and the director general of the bbc tim davie has said the bbc is determined to get to the truth. amazon has opened it first shop in the uk — and it doesn't have any tills. the supermarket in west london uses smartphone technology to allows customers to choose their items, and then walk out. the company wants to open dozens of similar stores across the country, but privacy campaigners say they have big concerns. here's our business correspondent emma simpson. so here it is, amazon's first physical store outside the us. it's a grocery convenience score. you can probably see there's an awful lot of interest in this. now, to use it all you need is one of these and the amazon app, that's because when you go in you've got a lot of expensive technology. it's full of cameras and sensors tracking everything that you take off the shelves and put in your bag and then once you are done you simply have to walk out. there is no checkout. so is this a glimpse into the future of shopping? we arejoined by duncan brewer, retail consultant. what do you think, duncan? supermarkets are always looking for ways to make shopping easier for their customers and this is an experience unlike anything else in the uk. i think they're going to be looking with great interest to see if they need to evolve similar technology, similar experiences out into their stores. why is amazon moving onto the high street? i think it's a great time to be moving into the high street. property prices, rental prices are cheap and there's lots of sites available and it's important to remember even the online players need a bricks and mortar presence. a bricks and mortar store can offer things, whether it's brand experience or ultra convenience, that can't be done through a purely online offer. are its rivals, the big supermarkets, going to be worried about this? i'm sure the supermarkets will be watching this closely to see the rate of expansion and see what happens, but the reality is supermarket retail is always changing and everyone is looking out for the next innovation, to make it betterfor customers, whether it's freshness of product or ease of shopping, and this may be the future. who knows? duncan, thanks very much. and amazon is planning a few more of these in the coming weeks and months. emma simpson. let's bring you up to the date with the news that astrazeneca's coronavirus virus being produced in italy is being blocked for export to australia, because astrazeneca failed to meet the eu's contract commitments. we have been hearing how angry italy is. we have had a statement from the italian foreign ministry, giving more reasons for not accepting the export of that astrazeneca vaccine from italy. they say partly because of the fact the destination country, australia, is not considered, is not considered to be vulnerable in the guidelines and referring to the shortage of vaccines in italy and the delays for the eu and italy and number of vaccines that were in the authorisation request in comparison with the amount of doses given to italy and in general to eu countries. more on that as it comes in to us. it's time of year again when children across the uk dress up to mark world book day. events are largely taking place online because of the pandemic. campaigners are using the day to urge families, schools and nurseries to have books with more characters from black, asian and minority ethnic backgrounds. our community affairs correspondent adina campbell reports. dressing up as their favourite book characters... i'm dressed up as my favourite character — fantastic mr fox. world book day is one of the biggest events in the school calendar, but campaigners feel characters from ethnic minority backgrounds are not represented enough in children's books. we don't see the iconic roles. you know, charlie and the chocolate factory, alice in wonderland — all these characters are amazing, but they're white or they're written as white characters. so it would be great to see more characters pushed into the limelight so they could become iconic, so we could have more selection when it comes to world book day. despite a third of schoolchildren in the uk being from an ethnic minority background, latest figures show just 5% of all published children's books featured someone as a main character from one of these backgrounds. over the last 30 years, children's authors like trish cooke have been trying to increase representation. there's no reason why black characters shouldn't be in books. it's not something that's unusual. in everyday life, we take on main roles, we're notjust a friend or the supporting role in a piece. the stories that i'm telling are universal stories, they're stories that happen to everyone, but i'm writing them from the point of view of a black writer to make sure these characters get out there because they haven't been out there enough. a third of children and young people in the uk say they're reading more during lockdown, according to the national literacy trust, and some businesses have seen a growth in sales. i get such great feedback - and parents dm me all the time to say, "thank you, that finally my child sees i a characterand can..." i believe in that saying "you can't be what you can't see". - i feel like a lot of children now- are seeing themselves as astronauts, as politicians, and they're realising they can - literally be anything. for some parents change has been too slow and doesn't fairly reflect the uk today. their message is clear. we're raising the next generation, the next change makers, the next business owners. in order for in 20 years time for us to not be having this conversation, we need to start now, it starts with books. what's a gruffalo? adina campbell, bbc news. before we go. now a bridge too far for this lorry in oxfordshire. an articulated lorry got stuck on the a41 between bicester and aylesbury. seemingly missing the many low bridge warning signs for miles around. despite the slogan for the well known diy chain, sadly for this driver, he couldn't. there were no injures reported. in a few minutes, it's the bbc news at six with george alagiah. but now it's time for a look at the weather with stav. hello there. we end this week on a fine and settled note, with high pressure dominating, but as we head on into next week, it's all change. it will turn a lot more unsettled, with wet and windy weather at times. so for the next few days, friday and the weekend, it'll be settled. rather chilly, though. this new area of high pressure down from the north will bring in some colder air, as you can see here behind this very weak cold front which has been spreading southwards during the course of thursday. that will clear away from southern and south western areas tonight and most places will be dry. still the odd shower in the north and east. an onshore breeze across the eastern parts of england. where we hold on to the cloud, temperatures just above freezing, where skies clear it will be cold and frosty. high pressure on top of the uk as we move into friday. that will bring light winds for all areas, certainly inland. it could be fresh across the south—east coast there. most places will be dry, a chilly start, some sunshine as well. but there will be a bit of cloud developing into the afternoon. and a chillier day for all areas. afternoon. and a chillier day for allareas. single afternoon. and a chillier day for all areas. single figure values across the uk. friday night with clearer skies, across the uk. friday night with clearerskies, it across the uk. friday night with clearer skies, it could end up being a colder one for many. a more widespread frost with temperatures down to minus four celsius. we start saturday on a cold note, but bright with sunshine. we could see some mist and fog. into the afternoon we could see cloud building up, after a sunny start it could turn grey. dry with a new showers in the outer hebrides. all areas chilly and highs of around five to seven degrees. similar on sunday, a chilly start with frost and frog and then the —— frost and fog and a change taking place in the far west. increasing breeze and cloud even some spots of rain and temperatures up a degree or so, but another chilly day. as we head into the new week, the atlantic comes back to life sending low pressure towards us, bringing rain and gales and turning mild. today at six — the duchess of sussex accuses the royal family of spreading falsehoods about her. in an interview to be broadcast next week, she talks about her relationship with the family and why she's speaking out. i don't know how they could expect that after all of this time, we would stilljust be silent, if there is an active role that the firm is playing in perpetuating falsehoods about us. the very public rift comes as the palace confirms that prince philip has undergone a procedure for a heart condition. also on tonight's programme... rishi sunak�*s budget — the experts have been looking at the detail, new questions about whether the chancellor took more than he gave. schools in england will be re—opening their doors on monday and health experts say they should open the windows, too.