North korea fires two Ballistic Missiles in to the sea ofjapan. The japanese Prime Minister calls it a threat to peace and security. Retail giant h m faces a backlash and a potential boycott in china because it wont source its cotton from Xinjiang Province over concerns about the alleged use of forced labourfrom uighur muslims. And an unusual victory for the environment after nearly 60 acres of trees are cut down in order to save an ancient uk peat bog. Hello, and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world. Eu leaders are holding a summit today at which theyll discuss tougher controls on vaccine exports, as they try to boost their Covid Vaccine supplies and improve the roll out ofjabs. The European Commission has blamed Pharmaceutical Companies primarily astrazeneca for not delivering promised doses to the eu. It will ask eu leaders to support plans for new controls on vaccine exports, which could affect supplies to the uk. The Virtual Summit comes as a third wave of Coronavirus Infections sweeps across much of mainland europe. If approved by eu leaders, tougher Export Controls are most likely to affect countries that have higher Vaccination Rates than the eu, such as the uk and us. Under the plans, Member States and the commission would consider the state of the pandemic in a destination country, its Vaccination Rate and Vaccine Supplies, before deciding whether to allow exports. Vaccine manufacturers would also be assessed to see if they were fulfilling their contract with the eu. Earlier, uk Prime Minister, borisjohnson, warned against imposing what he called blockades. And in a joint statement on wednesday, the uk and the eu said they wanted to create a win Win Situation and expand Vaccine Supply for all. The statement continued, we are all facing the same pandemic and the third wave makes co operation between the eu and uk even more important. This morning, ahead of the meeting, german chancellor Angela Merkel told legislators that the eu needs to do more to ramp up Vaccine Production inside the eu. She said, british Production Sites are manufacturing for britain and the us is not exporting, so we are reliant on what we can make in europe. It comes as the National Medical directorfor the nhs, steven powis, urges the over 50s, and those at greater risk, to book their covid 19 vaccines quickly. The nhs is expecting a slowdown in uk Vaccine Supply during april. Jon donnison reports. The vaccine row between the uk and the eu has been rumbling on for months. But its intensified, with many countries on the continent now facing a third wave amid concerns over Vaccine Supply and a slow roll out of the jab. In a joint Statement Last night, the eu and the uk said they were working on ways to better cooperate over vaccines. So, could an end to the acrimony be in sight . This is very positive news. What we want to see is we want to see vaccines flowing freely around the world. We want to work to build capacity so that we can make sure everybody gets vaccinated, including in the uk, the eu, and of course many developing countries, because we can only tackle coronavirus by making sure everybody gets vaccinated. So this is a very positive step forward. Eu leaders will meet Via Video Conference today to discuss ways of boosting Vaccine Supplies and possible new restrictions on vaccine exports, including doses of the astrazeneca jab which could impact the uk. The point is that astrazeneca is fulfilling its contracts in the uk, and is not fulfilling its contracts in the European Union, and they are exporting Vaccination Material from the eu to the uk, and not fulfilling the duties that they have within the European Union. And i think it isjust natural that the European Union has to react to this. But some Health Officials have accused european leaders of sending out confusing messages over astrazeneca by questioning the vaccine� s efficiency and safety, which has led to poor uptake of the jab on the continent. With many eu voters angry at their governments over ongoing lockdowns, and frustrated with Vaccine Roll Outs that lag far behind the uk, there is a political blame game under way. You cannot wrap a flag around a vaccine in this modern world. It just doesnt work that way. These are integrated supply chains, and any attempt to impose any barriers whatsoever will disadvantage everybody involved. In other words, so called Vaccine Nationalism might be understandable, but not helpful with a pandemic that is global. Jon donnison, bbc news. In the German Parliament this morning, Angela Merkel said that the eu needs to do more to ramp up Vaccine Production within the eu itself. With more on what the chancellor has been saying this morning, heres our correspondent in berlin, damien mcguinness. Angler merkel but like personal response. The German Government will say that they have all had all the doses ordered from astrazeneca where is the eu has had less than half. She believes that actually looking at bans and restrictions, it is better to look at how you can. She said the us will use everything it has manufactured itself. Everything that is manufactured in the uk appears to stay in the uk for some reason. And that is why everything manufactured in the eu need to stay in the eu. She sees that as the way forward, but there are so many other issues involved. The roll out of supply right to how it is being administered, including the hesitancy when it comes to using the hesitancy when it comes to using the vaccine, people not getting their appointments. 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It has been rumbling for a while as you say with | rumbling for a while as you say with the eu making noises about which countries are Exporting Vaccines, their view is that they are and that is always not always reciprocated. Limit or control on what can be exported from the eu, and they are saying part of what they will look at is the rate of vaccinations and other countries and of course whether those countries are doing what the eu would see as their bet in terms of Exporting Vaccines the other way as well. It did seem to take the sting out of the statement that was put forward last night by the eu in the uk talking about this win Win Situation enters solution for everyone. There is a real sense among most World Leaders that while of course they are under a lot of domestic pressure to get their own population is vaccinated as quickly as possible, particularly on the continent where we are seeing those researching cases, there is also an awareness that there is this is a Global Pandemic, and until the vaccinations are shared across the world and it can be brought down right across the globe, it poses a risk to everybody. There is a consensus that there has to be some sort of mechanism by which every country and every current person can be vaccinated ultimately. The real problem we are seeing is these quite sticky conversations as to how you get to that. Sticky conversations as to how you get to that sticky conversations as to how you net to that. , ~ ,. , get to that. Thank you very much for that. Get to that. Thank you very much for that breaking get to that. Thank you very much for that. Breaking news. Get to that. Thank you very much for that. 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A review is looking into the measure as the lockdown is eased, and the Prime Minister said the decision could be left to individual landlords. The senior conservative mp, mark harper, who chairs the Covid Recovery group of mps, told me he had concerns about the ethical implications of the measure and its potential impact on younger adults. The problem with talking about it being something initially is of course it will exclude everybody that has not been vaccinated, so the irony is a huge number of people that go to pubs are younger people. We have asked younger people, who dont really suffer from covid i9 particularly, to have huge Economic Impacts on their social lives over the last year to protect older people. If you were to open up the Hospitality Sector with these Vaccination Passports, you would be excluding young people from them. I think that would be unconscionable. We have asked young people to do a lot over the past year, and i think the least we can do is to get the economy open so that their futures are not damaged any further. What might all this mean for the Hospitality Industry . We can speak now to kate nicholls, chief executive of uk hospitality. Good to have you with us. Thank you very much for your time. Do you think that ultimately this decision, if the idea of a Vaccine Passport progresses, should be left to individual landlords . We progresses, should be left to individual landlords . Individual landlords . We are reassured individual landlords . We are reassured that individual landlords . We are reassured that the individual landlords . We are reassured that the prime individual landlords . We are reassured that the Prime Minister yesterday said there would be no mandate of passports for covid i9 certification in Hospitality Settings. It would need to be left to landlords and voluntary. We understand that the discussions are ongoing and it is being looked at actively in terms of Global Travel and reopening massive dahlias in wembley and the 02. We can understand why it might be necessary in those settings, but we dont understand where it might be appropriate in the local Hospitality Setting where you might be popping out of the pub for a drink. We dont see thats appropriate to be able to show papers to access those services. Show papers to access those Services Show papers to access those Services Show papers to access those services. ~ ,. , � ~ show papers to access those services. , ~ � , services. Why dont you think its appmpriate services. Why dont you think its appmpriate in services. Why dont you think its appropriate in those services. Why dont you think its appropriate in those particular. Appropriate in those particular settings youve mentioned . I think ou have settings youve mentioned . I think you have got settings youve mentioned . I think you have got a settings youve mentioned . I think you have got a large settings youve mentioned . I think you have got a large proportion settings youve mentioned . I think you have got a large proportion of| you have got a large proportion of our staff and Customer Base who are younger and therefore wont be vaccinated until much later in the year. 60 of Hospitality Staff are aged 18 to 2a and you have a large Customer Base that is family orientated and also under 30. We are looking at certain time before those people are vaccinated. You have potential discrimination issues that arise in the workplace and a Customer Setting where you might be discriminating against those people if you are demanding that they have covid 19 Status Certification before they can pop out for a coffee or go into the pub. There are ethical issues to work through. Thats why we are pleased the government has set up a review to work through this in the round. While you have most of the Adult Population vaccinated, and certainly all of the vulnerable population vaccinated, there seems to be no need to have papers to go in and revisit high Street Hospitality when it reopens from the 17th of may. Can you see a situation where, as we have talked about before, how do you restore Customer Confidence in terms of going out after a year of locking ourselves away almost and not engaging in these kinds of social activities. How do you restore peoples confidence in that idea . And if there is a demand for it, some people are saying i have been vaccinated and would like to go to a pub but only with people who have been vaccinated, some landlords will say if this is going to make you money, lets go down this route . Irate money, lets go down this route . We do money, lets go down this route . Do need to work to reassure customers they are safe. The Vaccination Programme does that for the most vulnerable in our society. By the most vulnerable in our society. By the time you have vaccinated over all the over 50s, you have accounted for over 99 of deaths and hospitalisations. Those younger workers, people and customers will be vaccinated. There is an issue there. When we reopen on the 17th of may, we will be opening with covid 19 secure protocols which will mean opening with space, distance between ventilation, all of those things which we know make hospitality say. We had less than 3 of all infections attributable to hospitality last time there was a reopening with all those measures in place. Clearly people who are more vulnerable and more concerned, they are going to take that decision themselves as to whether they want to return to pubs and bars and restaurants and will make a decision based on the processes people have in place. But this is primarily a walk and spontaneous activity for people to socialise with family and friends. I dont think any mandating of covid 19 certification is appropriate in those settings. If we do have this system setup to allow access to mass events and Global Travel, it has to be limited to venues that might want to do it. To be actively encouraging the members of your organisation to not go down the mandatory route . That will be a matter go down the mandatory route . That will be a matter for go down the mandatory route . Twat will be a matter for them to choose because there will be a significant Cost Implication for them in doing this. You will have to have extra staff checking on the door. You will have to have the cost of Workplace Testing to be born. 70 of our businesses are smes and would not be able to afford it. We need to win sure that it it remains voluntary. Showing their covid 19 status on an app showing their covid 19 status on an app on their phone that would be relatively simple wouldnt it . You would still need relatively simple wouldnt it . Gm. Would still need stuff on the door is a requirement to not let anybody in. If that is what you wanted to do, you would have to put in those systems to make sure you had checked everybody. Fora systems to make sure you had checked everybody. For a lot of the time, it is going to be some time before everybody whos taken up the app and vaccines and Workplace Testing is not going to be common straightaway. Until we can get those systems in place, it will be quite challenging. If you are doing that, you would need to be make sure you are all of your staff. Need to be make sure you are all of yourstaff. It need to be make sure you are all of your staff. It costs £4 per test for a workplace test. It will be quite challenging for those businesses to do that. Why you might have a young, tech savvy Consumer Base who are quite happy to have a doubt based solution, theyre quite a lot of older people who might not have smart shown smartphones and be able to have the app to demonstrate to it. There these places are safe and they should not be an extra barrier to entry in an extra marriage yet i have a pint pulse. More if you have been sending in your thoughts on this issue. 0ne says, sure there is an element of discrimination, but looking at the bigger picture, the hospitality could be opened at full capacity sooner which would bring economic benefits to the uk. You only have to look to israel. They have these now which allows many places to open to full capacity. Grey 63 says regarding the Vaccine Passport for entering pubs, the vaccine will not stop you catching or spreading covid 19. In this case, isnt it a moot point. 0bviously, covid 19. In this case, isnt it a moot point. Obviously, the consideration of this is in its early stages but certainly a very interesting Discussion Point because if you extrapolate from pubs to other venues whether it is gyms etc, could you be looking at a potential roll of faxing passports and a much wider basis or not . Keep sending in your views. Wider basis or not . Keep sending in yourviews. Id wider basis or not . Keep sending in your views. Id love to read some more out today. You can use the hashtag bbc your questions. 0r twitter. Nhs staff in scotland are to be offered a pay rise of at least 4 . The Scottish Government confirmed that nurses, paramedics and domestic staff are among those who could receive the boost to their salaries. Earlier this month, borisjohnson defended plans to give some nhs staff in england a 1 increase, saying the government was at the limit of what it could afford. North korea has fired two Ballistic Missiles into the sea of japan, according to japanese and us officials. The missiles are said to have flown around 260 miles before landing in the sea, but japan says no debris entered its territorial waters. It was north koreas first Ballistic Missile test, which is outlawed by the un, Sincejoe Biden became us president. Professor robert kelly is a north korea expert at boo San National University in south korea. He gave us this assessment of the threat posed by the missiles. North koreans have had a pretty significant Missile Capacity for at least a decade, and the ability to strike the united states, to send them very, very far for at least four years. So, im not really sure that this actually adds anything dramatic we havent seen. I dont think it indicates, for example, the north koreans are more willing to use them for example. My own read of this is that it is probably sort of a test, or an effort to kind of provoke the Biden Administration in its early days to tell them we are here, you cannot push us around, Pay Attention to us, that sort of thing. I think the biden people will actually be quite wise not to say a whole lot. This is how they responded to the shorter range tests just a few days ago. The reason i suggested it is not because north korea is not a threat. It obviously is. The japanese are right in their response. Its just that the biden people and the south koreans and the japanese, too, we just dont have a lot of good options. We cant write the sites obviously. Were not going to risk a conflict with north korea within the nuclear weapons. North korea is already under sanctions. I suppose we could slap more on them, but thats. Weve already gone down that route pretty far. So the Biden Administration Placement Options are pretty limited, and i think this is why the biden people have been fairly quiet about it, right . I dont want this to be ginned up or read into a test of its resolve or willingness to be tough because the options are just so poor. The Retail Giant H M is facing a backlash in china after the company expressed concern about the alleged use of forced Uighur Labour in the production of cotton in xinjiang. In a Statement Last year, h m said that it was deeply concerned by reports of Forced Labour And Discrimination against Xinjiangs Muslim minorities. Yesterday, the Chinese Communist youth league posted this message on social media, saying, spreading rumours to boycott xinjiang cotton, while wanting to make money in china . Wishful thinking. Shortly after, h m disappeared from two of chinas major shopping platforms. Chinese state tv released photos mocking the h m logo, calling it ridiculous, and chinese celebrities ended their ties with the retailer. Western countries imposed sanctions on china this week, over their treatment of the uighur minority in xinjiang. 0ur correspondent in shanghai, robin brant, is following developments. H m is big here in shanghai, its big across china. This is one of its multitude of locations in this country, but what is striking about what we have seen in the last 2a hours is how quickly and how All Of A Sudden, this campaign led by Celebrity Endorsers and led by some arms of the Ruling Communist Party has come out come out of nowhere. And also, what is so striking is how it has gathered pace in a matter of hours. This is all about h ms proclamation, going back last year, which you just referred to, saying it wanted to purge its supply chain of cotton that was used and harvested in xinjiang. Thats the Western Province where China Risibly accused of abuse against the Muslim Minority there. China is accused of abuse. Genocide is actually how now president biden� S Administration has classified the abuses going on. So what is most intriguing is that All Of A Sudden, just a few days after coordinated sanctions were imposed by the uk, the us and the European Union, we have arms of the communist party, the Celebrity Endorsers happy to take h ms money up until now All Of A Sudden coming out of nowhere, bailing on the company and encouraging others to do the same. At the other end of the scale, you have the japanese retailer. We just bought this shirt there this morning. 0n the label, this actually refers to xinjiang cotton, so they are at the other end of the scale in terms of what is going on. But look, it is very serious. This effort to use its economic clout, this very time nationalism is a very familiar tactic employed by china, employed by the party, employed by its government, and it is serious. Just ask the south koreans. Their chain store suffered very seriously in years gone by with a diplomatic spat. Just ask the philippines as well with the government there. Its Fruit Exports of it seriously here. That was all about a dip in spat between its governments. Johnny depp has lost a bid to overturn a damning High Court Ruling in london which concluded he assaulted his ex wife amber heard and left her in fear for her life. 0ur correspondent Sarah Campbell is outside court. Tell us what happened there. As you said this relates to the court case that was heard here injuly of last year over three weeks, involving one of the worlds most famous actors, johnny depp and the Sun Newspaper. It related to the column that was written in 2018 that said johnny depp was a wife beater. That was in relation to his ex wife, amber heard. Johnny depp sued the newspaper for libel and lost the case. In november of last year, mr justice nichol, having heard three weeks of evidence involving drug abuse and alcohol abuse, the most intimate details between these two stars, agreed it was indeed the case that depp had abused his then wife and ben herd on 12 occasions leaving herfearing for her life and ben herd on 12 occasions leaving her fearing for her life in 12 of those occasions. This was the next stage in that case. Johny depp as the Court Of Appeal to give him permission to appeal against that decision. There was a hearing here last week where his lawyers submitted what they said was new evidence. They wanted to have an appeal. Ultimately they wanted a retrial, but the two lord justices have hunted down their decision and have hunted down their decision and have decided there are no grounds for appeal. There is no realistic prospect for success therefore permission to appeal is refused. Thank you very much for that, sarah. Lets go back to out main story. Eu leaders are holding a summit today at which theyll discuss tougher controls on Covid Vaccine exports, which could affect supplies to the uk. Veronique Trillet Lenoir is a french mep, who sits on the european parliaments committee on the environment, Public Health and food safety. In parliament she is part of the renew europe group. Thank you very much for your time today. When it comes to furlough controls, how far should those controls, how far should those controls go in your opinion . Controls go in your opinion . Further controls go in your opinion . further controls. They are controls raised by which the European Union wants to make sure that the doses of vaccines produced in the European Union are clearly shipped to their adequate destination, as written in the contracts with the firms. Ts the contracts with the firms. Is your row primarily, do you feel, with Pharmaceutical Companies, or in this case with astrazeneca in particular, ratherthan this case with astrazeneca in particular, rather than the uk . Sure. We have a problem with astrazeneca that does not follow its commitments and has unFair Distribution between some countries like the uk and the European Union. It has probably signed many contracts at the same time, promising the same doses to everybody, so we are in favour of a Fair Distribution from astrazeneca, as well as reciprocity with the uk. Let me break that down. First of all, astrazeneca says the contract with the eu says it will make its best efforts to supply vaccines to the block. It maintains that is what it is doing. It is making its best efforts to get vaccines to you. What do you say in response to that . And do you say in response to that . And do you say there is a bit of frustration in the eu because contracts were signed later than other countries and there has been Vaccine Hesitancy which has been stoked, it is fair to say, by some leaders in the eu . The stoked, it is fair to say, by some leaders in the eu . Leaders in the eu . The contracts with the eu leaders in the eu . The contracts with the eu were leaders in the eu . The contracts with the eu were signed leaders in the eu . The contracts with the eu were signed 24 leaders in the eu . The contracts| with the eu were signed 24 hours with the eu were signed 2a hours before the uk. But this is not the main thing. The main thing is that the contracts clearly says that there doses of vaccines for the European Union will come from all full sites of production of astrazeneca including those in the uk. Apparently, the Year Contract with the uk does not say the same and we probably mentioned that uk sites will provide the uk. So we are in a situation where the eu is in this role to intend this resolution against astrazeneca while discussing reciprocity, transparency and a win Win Agreement with the uk because we really have to put pressure on the firms who do not follow the rules. B5 t pressure on the firms who do not follow the rules. Follow the rules. As i say, astrazeneca follow the rules. As i say, astrazeneca says follow the rules. As i say, astrazeneca says it follow the rules. As i say, astrazeneca says it is follow the rules. As i say, astrazeneca says it is making its best efforts to fulfil the contract with the eu. Do you think that an export ban, if you want to call it that, it has been called very yes things, on doses coming to the uk is on the cards if the eu is simply not getting enough vaccinations to roll out the programme the way it wants to . ,. ,. ,. , to . The threat from the eu is again not an exuort to . The threat from the eu is again not an export ban, to . 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Eu leaders are set to discuss tougher controls on Coronavirus Vaccine exports as they try to boost supplies and improve distribution amongst Member States which could affect supply to the uk. Pub landlords in england may be able refuse entry to customers who cant prove theyve had a Coronavirus Vaccine a Government Review is looking at the issue. Results from two uk studies suggest middle aged women experience the most severe, long lasting symptoms after being treated in Hospitalfor Coronavirus with more than two thirds continuing to experience symptoms more than five months later. North korea fires two Ballistic Missiles in to the sea ofjapan the japanese Prime Minister calls it a threat to peace and security. Retail giant h m faces a backlash and a potential boycott in china because it wont source its cotton from Xinjiang Province over concerns about the alleged use of forced labour from uighur muslims. And, an unusual victory for the environment after nearly 60 acres of trees being cut down in order to save an ancient uk peat bog. Scientists in england have launched a study to see if two drugs which are already available could be used to reduce deaths from coronavirus. The cambridge led trial also aims to cut the number of people who are re admitted to hospital following treatment. 0ur science correspondent Richard Westcott reports. Covid has put nearly half a million uk people in hospital so far. Most survive, but the disease doesnt relinquish its grip just because they have been discharged. Ambulance driver, nigel, has been nicknamed The Miracle Man by his doctors after nearly dying from the disease last summer. ,. , summer. Three cheers for nigel. Leavin summer. Three cheers for nigel. Leaving hospital summer. Three cheers for nigel. Leaving hospital was summer. Three cheers for nigel. Leaving hospital was a summer. Three cheers for nigel. Leaving hospital was a high summer. 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Two studies found that five months on, more than two thirds of patients were still affected by problems such as anxiety, breathlessness and fatigue. Earlier i spoke to dr rachael evans, a respiratory consultant who worked on the study. As well as sue lawson, who is still suffering the effect of coronavirus, 11 months on from her positive test. She begins here by describing how long covid has impacted her life. I have to spread my day into small projects, if i can manage one thing that day, it is an achievement. I find i cant manage 80 of the stuff i used to manage. My life has had to adapt to this because you cannot fight it. If you try and fight it you end up having a relapse, after relapse. You have to learn to live with it and adapt to it. And you mention things in the last few weeks getting a bit better. I believe you havejust returned to work on a phased return, how is that going . It is going really well, i do a few hours on thursday and it is going really well, it will increase. I was referred to a Long Covid Clinic in february. I have some referrals coming up this week, i have been put on a fatigue management Therapy Programme and i am seeing a neurologist for nerve pain that is still with me. Rachel, the combination of people being referred to Long Covic Being referred to Long Covid Clinics and your study, what do you hope your study can add to the mix to help people with their recovery . Because as we have heard from both sue and other people with long covid over the past year, the range of ongoing symptoms is usually diverse, isnt it . Is hugely diverse, isnt it . It is, absolutely. The average number of symptoms that people still have over five months and beyond, as sue has highlighted, was nine. So part of the problem is its just not one symptom and one syndrome here. So what do you think your study, i know it is early days and it is continuing, but in terms of developing therapies, treatments, advice, where do you think you are headed with that . As i was alluding to you, we have at least got that first step what the underlying mechanisms might be and further work will be investigating that further. As far as Clinical Care, as sue was just discussing there is problems with fatigue, physically slowing down, slowing down in thought are very common symptoms in our cohort as well as breathlessness and pain. Those four groups we have identified do help us and are involved in Clinical Care to start thinking more about the long Covid Services that sue has also discussed and we will be feeding some of our results back to there. Really, they are highlighting what sue has said, in our cohort, there are going Mental Health, physical health and problems with thinking, brain fog. The brain fog does seem to be in a different group, so that helps us think about how we might stratify Clinical Care to target those different problems. Just because of the variety, we really need clinicians in different specialities to Work Together so that people have a very fluid and combined programme. In brazil, 300,000 people have now died from covid 19. Oxygen is running low in some of the busiest hospitals. President Jair Bolsonaro says hell launch a special Crisis Committee to try to control the pandemic. Mark lobel reports. Counting the cost of coronavirus. Translation we are in a situation that affects the whole world, and so far no one has been able to contain it because the one i who decides is god. But statistics in brazil are particularly grim. It has the second largest death toll the world. Death toll in the world. Highly contagious variants are sweeping through the country, creating a tsunami of new infections, and many blame the president for opposing lockdowns and masks. He remains resolute. Translation i want to reassure | the brazilian people and confirm | that vaccines are guaranteed. By the end of the year we will have reached 500 million doses to vaccinate the entire population. We will soon return to normal life. His optimistic message drummed out by brazilians bashing pots and pans, in several cities. 0utside one of rio de janeiros hospitals, a moment to reflect on the huge pressures on beds inside Intensive Care units. President Jair Bolsonaro has installed a Fourth Health minister as he attempts to reassert his authority, introducing his new recruit, as he launches a new Crisis Committee to deal with the surge, promising weekly meetings and coordination with governors. We are talking about a president who after an entire year announced he is going to create a five strong team. We are by far in their worst moment of the pandemic. We still dont have a decent Vaccination Plan so far. We have vaccinated only 5 of our population. I am sure that we have lost thousands of lives that could be spared, if we had a president if we had a leader, who takes the whole situation seriously. With thousands dying each day, the outlook remains bleak. Mark lobel, bbc news. A bbc investigation has now revealed that azerbaijan has destroyed an Armenian Church it captured in last years war over Nagorno Karabakh. Social media footage shows the church was intact when azerbaijan advanced but a bbc team visited the site and discovered it had since been destroyed. This is despite azeri Authorities Saying they would protect religious sites. From azerbaijan heres our Correspondentjonah Fisher six months after the Nagorno Karabakh war, theres not much sign of healing. This woman and her son are azeri refugees. 28 years ago, an armenian invasion forced them from their home in karabakh. Now azerbaijan has the land back, but almost everything they knew has been destroyed. Their first stop is the cemetery and her fathers grave. Its been vandalised, so they look for the pieces of the headstone. They couldnt take revenge on our soldiers, so they took it on our graves, he says. Both sides have destroyed things the other values most, and may have committed war crimes. We drive through the ruins of a town. Weve come here because weve seen this video on social media it shows men celebrating on the roof of the Armenian Church, after the area was retaken by Azerbaijan Last year. Just a little bit further on. The police say they dont know where the church is, so we navigate using our phones. The map says it should be on the top of here. Seems rather unlikely. Ok, so. It looks to me like it could have been. Where that church was. I take another look at the video of the men on the roof. 0k, look here, its definitely here. So we can see from the trees here, theyre a very definite shape. You can see them over there. They match. Can i show you something from from when we went there . For months, armenia has been accusing azerbaijan of targeting its religious sites in karabakh. You can see its been totally destroyed. Because of the location, i dont know. 0ccupation was committed by armenia against azerbaijani people, and you have seen the level of destruction. More than eight cities of azerbaijan have been destroyed. Its like a hiroshima or nuclear bomb, that has been used. 0n the steps of their old house, theyre drinking tea and making plans to live once again in karabakh. Hes on the phone to his daughter. Amongst the beautiful scenery, karabakhs cycle of destruction continues. Jonah fisher, bbc news, azerbaijan. You might not expect an environmental campaigner to celebrate nearly 60 acres of trees being cut down. But thats whats happening in northumberland in england. The Forest Clearance is going to save an ancient peat bog, which traps far more carbon than trees ever could. 0ur Chief Environment Correspondent Justin Rowlatt has the story. This machine can take down a 20 metre tree in seconds. Four of them have been working for days in this forest. It is one of the final stages in a 50 year project to restore one of the rarest ecosystems in the country, a vast network of bogs known as the border mires. Now these bog Land Ecosystems may not look like much but they are incredible, some of them are 15 metres deep, so seven times my height. And they are an Amazing Store of carbon, some of them contain plants that grew 12,000 years ago when the glaciers retreated from Northern England at the end of the last ice age. Restoring them has been the lifework of 87 year old angus lunn. My interest in the border mires began when i was doing research as part of a phd project in the late 1950s. As i walked over a huge area of moorland in western northumberland, istarted mapping sphagnum bog, which no one had known about before. So in that sense, i discovered them, yes. After the Second World War, the uk began a huge forestry programme. Many ancient mires or bogs were drained to make way for trees. In 1971, angus and other members of the local wildlife trust, decided this important habitat needed protection. The Forestry Commission said they could block some of the drains and call a few nature reserves, but. Youve got to pay us a rent. Imagine that . We had to pay rent to stop them doing something they should never have done in the first place. By the 1980s, angus efforts were beginning to pay off. We can only look forward now. Helped by this man. Bill is 75 now, back then he was an ecologist with the Forestry Commission. The run off in this natural vitch, will deepen the ditch. He encouraged the commission to restore more bogs on its land and persuaded other landowners to become involved, including including the raf, whose base in northumberland includes the once secret silos of an Experimental British rocket launched nuclear missile. And, some now restored bog land. The Building Blocks of the peatland, the sphagnum masses, which themselves like this one, are absolutely full of water, they are about 90 water. And that water is why bogs are better for the environment than trees. When plants die in a bog, they dont release all their carbon into the atmosphere because they dont rot completely. So unlike a tree, which only Stores Carbon while its alive, a bog can store carbon for thousands of years. Which explains why this. Is good for the environment. The work angus and bill started half a century ago has become the largest bog Reclamation Project ever to have been completed in the uk. So how does it feel now, you know, 50 years later to see whats been achieved with the border mires . Satisfactory. Thats quite low key response . Very satisfactory. Is that better . It certainly is. Restoring this unique habitat is an incredible achievement. Justin rowlatt, bbc breakfast, the border mires. This month marks 10 years since the uprising began in syria. Protests quickly spread nationwide, and the crackdown unleashed civil war. One and a half million syrians fled to lebanon where they are now blamed for social and economic problems. Carine torbey reports from beirut. This boy is from Northern Syria but he has never been there. His father fled a decade ago to lebanon, before he was born. 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A humanitarian worker with the un has been on the field since day one. He has seen the numbers of refugees growing even as Aid Programmes dwindled. Translation the Aid Programmes dwindled. Translation Aid Programmes dwindled. Translation ,. , translation the needs of refugees have increased translation the needs of refugees have increased tremendously. Translation the needs of refugees have increased tremendously. If translation the needs of refugees have increased tremendously. If you i have increased tremendously. If you he could work are now withoutjobs, especially with coronavirus. Eight Aid Programmes should always be developed, but the need never seems to grow. Developed, but the need never seems to crow. , developed, but the need never seems torow. ,. , to grow. Many battlefronts in The S Rian War to grow. Many battlefronts in the syrian war had to grow. Many battlefronts in the syrian war had become to grow. Many battlefronts in the syrian war had become silent to grow. Many battlefronts in the syrian war had become silent butj to grow. Many battlefronts in the i syrian war had become silent but for the millions of refugees, the struggle continues. In many countries where they are scattered, they are often not identified by their names or their professions, but by the fact they are refugees. The status sticking to them as a smear for a wrong they have never done. Breaking news to bring you, we are hearing a Royal Navy Hawkjet has crashed in cornwall. The two crew objected and according to a navy source, were able to walk when they landed. This is from our defence correspondent, jonathan beale. The two crew objected and were able to walk when they landed. The hawkjet was from 736 air squadron. That is all the information we have on that Breaking News at the moment. I want to read out a few more tweaks you have sent me regarding the Vaccine Passport in order to be able to go to pubs and what you thought of that idea. Carl womack says if we need a certificate to gain entry to a pub, do we need it for using a bus . Do we need it for the hairdresser, the beauty salon . Asher says, yes and the young willjust have to suck it up, as we always do, the world revolves around giving the boomers everything they want. Jack says, Annita Mcveigh said she would love to hear our questions, my question is are we giving credence to the argument for apartheid in the uk with Vaccine Passports . Lets see if this gets read out on bbc news. They 90, this gets read out on bbc news. They go, it has because i was asking for opinions. Apologies if i did not get to read out your tweet, but do read them all. Lets get some of the days other news. President bidens pick for assistant us health secretary, rachel levine, has become the first openly transgender person to receive Senate Approval for a top federaljob. Two republicans broke ranks to vote with democrats in herfavour. Doctor levine will work in washington on combatting covid 19. Virginia has become the First Southern us state to abolish the death penalty. Signing the bill into law, governor ralph northam, whos a democrat, said Capital Punishment had been applied disproportionately to black people, and that a flawed legal system had led, too often, to mistakes. Officials in sicily have been forced to close the airspace over the island after the Mount Etna Volcano erupted for the 16th time injust over a month. The latest eruption sent fountains of lava and a cloud of ash and rock into the air. Catania airport has been closed because of the falling volcanic ash. Youre watching bbc news. Joanna gosling will be here would be next, but now lets have a look at the weather with carol kirkwood. Hello again. The weather for the next couple of days is essentially one of sunshine and showers but what you will find is that the showers will be wintry tomorrow, as the temperatures are going to fall away. Mostly on the hills but in some of the heavier bursts we could see a little bit of sleet, for example, at lower levels. Today though what we have is a weak weatherfront which is moving southwards taking a little bit of cloud with it, the odd spot of rain but not a lot. And out towards the north and the west weve got a fair few showers, some of them coming in across the English Channel as well just affecting southern counties of england and the Channel Islands at times. But many of us will stay dry in between the showers there will be bright spells of sunshine with top temperatures between seven and 1a degrees. Through this evening and overnight well start off with clear skies, still a few showers in the west and the south but in the second half of the night a new Weather Front comes in introducing some heavy and persistent rain. Its a cold front and behind that well see a return to colder conditions so some of the showers in the hills, for example in Northern Ireland by morning could be wintry. And this cold air coming in from the atlantic pushes right across oui shores. And this cold air coming in from the atlantic pushes righty across our shows during the course of friday, getting into the far South East Of England last. We start in the southeast with sunshine and showers. Here is our cold front bearing the rain moving from the west ease. Behind that its a return to sunshine and showers but the showers wintry above about 200 metres or so. Notjust in the north, well see them in the hills of wales and also the tops of the malls as well. The look of the temperatures, seven, eightand nine, top temperatures will be ten but it will feel colder because it also going to be quite windy. Saturday sees a quieter day weather wise, a lot of dry conditions, variable amounts of cloud, some sunshine. But out towards the west through the afternoon the Clouds Thicken Bringing Rain initially into Northern Ireland. Still a cool feel with temperatures especially in the north below average for this time of year. As we move into sunday the Weather Front coming into Northern Ireland will push across us, here is the end of it bringing rain at times across england and wales. A few showers in the north and scotland, but again, a fair bit of cloud and a fair bit of cloud across southern areas with the temperature slowly starting to pick up but still feeling cold in the north and it will be windy everywhere. This is bbc news. Imjoanna gosling. The headlines at 11am. Eu leaders are set to discuss tougher controls on Coronavirus Vaccine exports as they try to boost supplies and improve distribution amongst Member States which could affect supply to the uk. Pub landlords in england may be able refuse entry to customers who cant prove theyve had a Coronavirus Vaccine or a negative covid test. A Government Review is looking at the issue. You will have to have extra staff to be checking on the door. You will have to have the cost of Workplace Testing to be born. 70 of our businesses are smes and simply wont be able to manage this cost for reopening. Retail giant h m faces a backlash and a potential boycott in china because it wont source its cotton from Xinjiang Province over concerns about the alleged use of forced labour from uighur muslims. Banking business santander has announced plans to close 111 branches across the country, with about 8a0 staff set to be affected by the closures. Bbc research has found that hundreds of black, asian and minority ethnic doctors working for the nhs still havent had coronavirus Risk Assessments, or that their risk reviews havent been acted upon to keep them safe at work. And an unusual victory for the environment after nearly 60 acres of trees are cut down in order to save an ancient peat bog. Good morning. Eu leaders are holding a summit today at which theyll discuss tougher controls on vaccine exports, as they try to boost their Covid Vaccine supplies and improve the roll out ofjabs. The European Commission has blamed Pharmaceutical Companies primarily astrazeneca for not delivering promised doses to the eu. It will ask eu leaders to support plans for new controls on vaccine exports, which could affect supplies to the uk. The Virtual Summit comes as a third wave of Coronavirus Infections sweeps across much of mainland europe. If approved by eu leaders, tougher Export Controls are most likely to affect countries that have higher Vaccination Rates than the eu, such as the uk and us. Under the plans, Member States and the commission would consider the state of the pandemic in a destination country, its Vaccination Rate and Vaccine Supplies, before deciding whether to allow exports. Vaccine manufacturers would also be assessed to see if they were fulfilling their contract with the eu. Earlier, uk Prime Minister, borisjohnson, warned against imposing what he called blockades and in a Joint Inajoint statement on wednesday, the uk and the eu said they wanted to create a win Win Situation and expand Vaccine Supply for all. This morning, ahead of the meeting, german chancellor Angela Merkel told legislators that the eu needs to do more to ramp up Vaccine Production inside the eu. She said, british Production Sites are manufacturing for britain and the us is not exporting, so we are reliant on what we can make in europe. It comes as the National Medical directorfor the nhs in the uk, steven powis, urges the over 50s, and those at greater risk, to book their covid 19 vaccines quickly. The nhs is expecting a slowdown in uk Vaccine Supply during april. Jon donnison reports. In uk Vaccine Supply during april. The vaccine row between the uk and the eu has been rumbling on for months. But its intensified, with many countries on the continent now facing a third wave amid concerns over Vaccine Supply and a slow roll out of the jab. In a joint Statement Last night, the eu and the uk said they were working on ways to better cooperate over vaccines. So, could an end to the acrimony be in sight . This is very positive news. What we want to see is we want to see vaccines flowing freely around the world. We want to work to build capacity so that we can make sure everybody gets vaccinated, including in the uk, the eu, and of course many developing countries, because we can only tackle coronavirus by making sure everybody gets vaccinated. So this is a very positive step forward. Eu leaders will meet Via Video Conference today to discuss ways of boosting Vaccine Supplies and possible new restrictions on vaccine exports, including doses of the astrazeneca jab which could impact the uk. The point is that astrazeneca is fulfilling its contracts in the uk, and is not fulfilling its contracts in the European Union, and they are exporting Vaccination Material from the eu to the uk, and not fulfilling the duties that they have within the European Union. And i think it isjust natural that the European Union has to react to this. But some Health Officials have accused european leaders of sending out confusing messages over astrazeneca by questioning the vaccines efficiency and safety, which has led to poor uptake of the jab on the continent. With many eu voters angry at their governments over ongoing lockdowns, and frustrated with Vaccine Roll Outs that lag far behind the uk, there is a political blame game under way. You cannot wrap a flag around a vaccine in this modern world. It just doesnt work that way. These are integrated supply chains, and any attempt to impose any barriers whatsoever will disadvantage everybody involved. In other words, so called Vaccine Nationalism might be understandable, but not helpful with a pandemic that is global. Jon donnison, bbc news. 0ur Political Correspondent alex forsyth is in westminster. Well, alex forsyth is in westminster. Its been heated fo hasnt well, its been heated for a while, hasnt it, alex and the eu is discussing the measured. What is the music coming out of Downing Street on this . Tts music coming out of Downing Street on this . � , ,. , music coming out of Downing Street on this . � , ,. ,. , on this . Its been rumbling for some time that there on this . Its been rumbling for some time that there was on this . Its been rumbling for some time that there was a on this . Its been rumbling for some time that there was a shift on this . Its been rumbling for some time that there was a shift in on this . Its been rumbling for some time that there was a shift in tone i time that there was a shift in tone last night when we had a joint statement with 28 eu and the uk to find a win win solution which would get vaccines where they would need to be and that did take the sting out of it and suggested that we were going to see something that would really up the anti on this. I think there is a sense among all World Leaders that this is a Global Pandemic and therefore, while there is domestic pressure on leaders of individual countries to get their populations vaccinated as quickly as they can, there is also an awareness that no country is protected from this virus until right across the globe, this pandemic has been quashed. The big question is how you achieve that and that is part of what the eu will be discussing today. What the eu will be discussing toda. �. , what the eu will be discussing toda. , today. Boris johnson has been sueakin today. Boris johnson has been speaking and today. 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You would have to prove in some capacity that you are non infectious if you are going into Public Places and when this idea was floated there was a lot of resistance from a government, the idea that this would be rolled out within the United Kingdom but then borisjohnson was asked yesterday about it and he said it could be up to Pub Landlords, if they wanted to somehow check the people coming into their establishments had either been vaccinated or had recently had a negative covid test. He has been asked about this because there were some pushback from his im back benches and the pub industry had said would this be practical . He did say in his interview that it was premature. There had been no decisions, something that would need to be looked at very carefully with difficult issues involved around this and it is ongoing, looking at the possibility of this. Government sources arcane to stress that this is notjust about sources arcane to stress that this is not just about those who sources arcane to stress that this is notjust about those who have been vaccinated but also those who have been tested because there are obviously problems where some people cant take vaccines the medical reason so it would be a sort of dual approach. What we are seeing now is insight to what life might be like when we get past the worst of this pandemic and when we learn to live with covid. Its a sense of what the government is thinking and there is clearly one aspect that is being looked at, at least, people somehow breathing whether they are in a position to pass on the infection. In a position to pass on the infection in a position to pass on the infection. ,. ,. In a position to pass on the infection. , i. ,. ~ , infection. Thank you very much. As alex has mentioned infection. Thank you very much. As alex has mentioned there, infection. 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If you run a pub or any other business that could be affected, how do you see it . Do let me know at bbc, joanna g, on twitter. 10 million doses have been exported to the uk so far from the eu but theyve been mostly been pfizer. Most of our vaccines that have been imported to Ben Astrazeneca was that we will get his opinion on this. Theres a call for anybody over 50 to becky vaccination if you havent already had it and if you have concerns around supplies. Scientists have launched a study to see if two drugs which are already available could be used to reduce deaths from so called long covid. The cambridge led trial also aims to cut the number of people who are re admitted to hospital following treatment for coronavirus. 0ur science correspondent Richard Westcott reports. Covert has put nearly half a Million People in the uk in hospital so far. Covid has put nearly half a Million People in the uk in hospital so far. Most survive, but the disease doesnt relinquish its grip just because they have been discharged. Ambulance driver nigel has been nicknamed The Miracle Man by his doctors, after nearly dying from the disease last summer. Three cheers for nigel, hip hip, hurray hip hip, hurray leaving hospital was a high point. But months later, he is still suffering. I cant walk very far but i do my best. Upper Body Strength where i used to have that, i havent got that any more. You tire easily. Dont you . Tired. Have an Afternoon Nap . Yep. Youvve got your stomach problem. Ive got ulcerated colitis. Youve got the Mental Health, the ptsd side of it. Mood swings. I had coronavirus. I still have this lost sense of smell but to me, thats nothing. I dont class that as long covid. Thatsjust how it is. I think this is long covid because it is affecting his life. This increasing common, long term damage is why Cambridge Researchers are launching a new uk wide drugs trial. Led by a doctor, who pushed through all the paperwork and raise the money in between shifts on Intensive Care. Hi, charlotte. How you . They will be Recruiting Discharge Patients to try to common drugs. The pixaban drug is is a clotbusting drug and we know that people who have the Coronavirus Infection are at increased risk of getting blood clots in their lungs and their legs so its to try and target that in the post hospital phase. And then this starting as a cholesterol level lowering drug. One of the really important things about these two particular drugs is that they are relatively cheap, they are easy to take because they are tablets and they are readily available. A large study found that for every ten people discharged from hospital after covid, within six months, three will be readmitted and one will die. Finding treatments to cut those numbers could change thousands of lives. Richard wescott, bbc news, clacton, in essex. Nhs staff in scotland are to be offered a pay rise of at least a . The Scottish Government confirmed that nurses, paramedics and domestic staff are among those who could receive the boost to their salaries. Earlier this month, borisjohnson defended plans to give some nhs staff in england a 1 increase, saying the government was at the limit of what it could afford. The headlines on bbc news. Eu leaders are set to discuss tougher controls on Coronavirus Vaccine exports as they try to boost supplies and improve distribution amongst Member States, which could affect supply to the uk. Pub landlords in england may be able refuse entry to customers who cant prove theyve had a Coronavirus Vaccine a Government Review is looking at the issue. Retail giant h m faces a backlash and a potential boycott in china because it wont source its cotton from Xinjiang Province over concerns about the alleged use of forced labour from uighur muslims. The National Stalking Helpline says its seen a 10 increase in calls since the pandemic began, with around 20,000 people contacting the charity over the past year. Many have reported Cyber Stalking and the use of tracking devices. 0ne victim has been speaking to the bbc� s emma glasbey. Im never somebody that suffered from anxiety, its not something that impacted me, but it crippled me at times. I felt incredibly vulnerable. I live remotely and im on my own. I just lived every day wondering what they might be capable of next. When she ended her relationship, her ex refused to accept it. Becky, not her real name, was then bombarded with messages and made to feel like a prisoner in her own home. Ijust kept seeing him everywhere that i went. I was driving along the road he would nearly always becoming in the opposite direction. If i left the gym, hed be outside driving past. She took her car to the garage and a mechanic discovered a Tracker Device fitted underneath. I started shaking. I knew immediately that it was him, all of those events just fell into place. How he knew where i was. In the crime survey for england and wales, one in 20 women and one in 50 men said they had experienced stalking in the past year. The National Stalking Helpline has seen a 10 increase in calls since the pandemic began with almost 20,000 people contacting the charity since the first lockdown. Victims have explained to us how they feel like sitting ducks, waiting for an incident to occur because they are not able to do the normal things that they might do every day like varying their routines. And particularly that cyberstalking component, this invasion of every facet of their lives and that something, that trauma that theyve experienced during the lockdown that we are going to be supporting them, unfortunately for some time to come. Beckys stalker pleaded guilty in january and was jailed for two and a half years. But its an ordeal that has left a Lasting Impact on her business, her friendships and her sense of feeling safe and secure. Emma glasbey, bbc news. And if youve been affected by the isssues weve been talking about, go to bbc. Co. Uk actionline for details of organisations offering information and support or you can call for free, at any time to hear recorded information on. 0800 066 066. Greece is today celebrating 200 years of independence and reflecting on the countrys long struggle against the ottoman empire. A number of events are being held to mark the occasion, this morning, a ceremony at the ancient acropolis. While overnight a president ial dinner was held to praise long standing allies, france, russia and the United Kingdom. Prince charles and the duchess of cornwall are in athens for the commemorations, the prince paying tribute to the country where his father was born almost a century ago. The National Audit office has warned that the lack of social care funding in england has left the system weaked when the pandemic struck leaving many unable to access help. The report says that Adult Social Care is being hampered by the governments failure to set out a Long Term Plan. Im nowjoined by our social Affairs Correspondent alison holt. Alison, tell us more about the findings of this report and a shortfall that they have identified. Well, they have had a look at the arrangements for oversight and accountability by the department of health and social care in the care sector and it basically said that those arrangements are ineffective. It gives the background which is that in the last decade, funding, local Authority Funding for local Care Services has fallen and that the number of people receiving council Care Services has also fallen. The governments own projections that show in 2038 there will be a steep increase in younger adults with disabilities who need support, under 65 and older adults, who need support. Now, they are critical on a whole range of levels. They say short term funding, a lack of a Long Term Plan and no workforce strategy are all having a negative impact on the ability of the care sector to innovate and invest in the future and the need to meet that huge demand that is coming down the road. ,. , , , huge demand that is coming down the road. ,. , , road. Obviously, this is about the treatment of road. Obviously, this is about the treatment of people road. Obviously, this is about the treatment of people who road. Obviously, this is about the treatment of people who are treatment of people who are vulnerable. What does that say about the impact of those who are unable to get care and support . Melt. The impact of those who are unable to get care and support . To get care and support . Well, the im act is to get care and support . Well, the impact is quite to get care and support . Well, the impact is quite simply to get care and support . Well, the impact is quite simply that. To get care and support . Well, the impact is quite simply that. They l impact is quite simply that. They are not able to get caring support from the local authorities when they need it. Their needs arent seen as great enough, or perhaps they do not qualify or financially, they do not qualify. 0ne qualify or financially, they do not qualify. One of the gaps in information which the department has is, according to the report, it doesnt the instance no enough about the number of unpaid carers or self funders. 0r the number of unpaid carers or self funders. Or what Services People are getting. 0ne funders. Or what Services People are getting. One of the other interesting points is that there is a lack of information on the one hand, on the other hand, it has information which it doesnt always use, so, the report says that the government knows that most councils dont pay care providers. A sustainable rate for their services but it then does not challenge councils on that. So, it says in the end that the government has to come up end that the government has to come up with that Long Term Plan, that vision. But the government says it will bring those plans forward, the long promised reforms for social care by the end of the year. It says it also put in an additional monthly 5 million into the pandemic. 5 billion. The Retail Giant H M is facing a backlash in china after the company expressed concern about the alleged use of forced Uighur Labour in the production of cotton in xinjiang. In a Statement Last year, h m said that it was deeply concerned by reports of Forced Labour And Discrimination against Xinjiangs Muslim minorities. Yesterday, the Chinese Communist youth league posted this message on social media, saying spreading rumours to boycott xinjiang cotton, while wanting to make money in china . Wishful thinking shortly after, h m disappeared from two of chinas wishful thinking. Shortly after, h m disappeared from two of chinas major shopping platforms. Chinese state tv released photos mocking the h m logo, calling it ridiculous and chinese celebrities have ended their ties with the retailer. Western countries imposed sanctions on china this week, over their treatment of the uighur minority in xinjiang. 0ur correspondent in shanghai, robin brant, is following developments. H m is big here in shanghai, its big across china. Its big across china. This is one of its multitude of locations in this country, but what is striking about what we have seen in the last 2a hours is how quickly and how All Of A Sudden, apparently, this campaign led by Celebrity Endorsers and led by some arms of the Ruling Communist Party has come out of nowhere. And also, what is so striking is how it has gathered pace in a matter of hours. This is all about h ms proclamation, going back last year, which you just referred to, saying it wanted to purge its supply chain of cotton that was used and harvested in xinjiang. Thats the Western Province where china is accused of abuse against the Muslim Minority there. Genocide is actually how now president bidenS Administration has classified the abuses going on. So what is most intriguing is that All Of A Sudden, just a few days after coordinated sanctions were imposed by the uk, the us and the European Union, we have arms of the communist party, the Celebrity Endorsers, happy to take h ms money up until now, All Of A Sudden coming out of nowhere, bailing on the company and encouraging others to do the same. At the other end of the scale, you have the japanese retailer muji. The bank of england has unveiled the design of its newest £50 note. It features a portrait of the computer pioneer and codebreaker alan turing. No date has been set for the withdrawal of the current 50 pound note, but the turing version will enter circulation injune. Nina warhurst reports. tx alan turing showed that by asking one question you can change the world. His crypto analysis at Bletchley Park had already helped bring the Second World War to an end when his insatiable curiosity fixated on one thing. By asking the question, can machines think . Alan turing was combining mathematics with philosophy. What does it mean to be human . How far can computers imitate us . Indeed, go beyond us . And he said about his work, this is only a foretaste of what is to come, the shadow of what is going to be. And he wasnt wrong, was he . The smartphone you use, the tablet im using to zoom turings nephew and the green screen hes trying to set up. You are quite blue. There we go, i will just have to be blue. All exist because alan turing began the process of programming machines. Some, better than others. You are not doing much for the turing name in terms of scientific prowess. It is great, isnt it. Hold on. Hold on. Ive got a conflagration here what is going on . The thing i put on the light to change the light colour has caught fire. The fire is out. How much will having his face on a banknote help . How much will that raise conversation around him . I think alan turing would have wanted us to think about things like underrepresentation of women in science subjects, the underrepresentation of black minority in stem subjects at school and why they are not given the opportunities they should have and why that is bad for all of us. These were things he was quite keen on during his lifetime and im delighted the bank of england in their choice of imagery on the banks have decided not to make it up on code breaking to major up on code breaking and to focus on alan turing as a figure in computer science. What do you think he would make of his nephews efforts of setting up the zoom and setting the living room on fire . I think he would find some of that hilarious. Alan turing was a1 when he died after eating an apple with traces of cyanide. He had been convicted for simply having a relationship with another man. But his legacy is everywhere. Every day, in every country. As mark carney, the former bank of england governor said, turing is a giant and on whose shoulders so many now stand. Shoulders so many now stand. Hello again. Today is essentially a day of sunshine and showers and the most prolific showers will be across the north and also the west but in between them therell be bright skies or indeed some sunshine. As we come further south, a lot of dry weather but east anglia, southern coastal counties, the Channel Islands, parts of wales could still see the odd shower at times. Temperatures seven in the north to 1a in hull and also london. As we go through this evening and overnight we start off with clear skies, still some showers in the west and the south. The second half of the night, though, a Weather Front comes in introducing heavier and also more persistent rain. And behind that Weather Front we see a return to cooler conditions. In fact, some of the showers on the hills of Northern Ireland by tomorrow morning could well be wintry. So heres our Weather Front bringing the rain, moving from the west to the east eradicating the brighter start with showers in the south east. Behind it a return to sunshine and showers but above about 200 metres or so, the showers will be wintry. Its also going to be windy, so it will feel cold. Hello this is bbc news. The headlines eu leaders are set to discuss tougher controls on Coronavirus Vaccine exports as they try to boost supplies and improve distribution amongst Member States which could affect supply to the uk. Pub landlords in england may be able refuse entry to customers who cant prove theyve had a Coronavirus Vaccine or a negative covid test a Government Review is looking at the issue. Retail giant h m faces a backlash and a potential boycott in china because it wont source its cotton from Xinjiang Province over concerns about the alleged use of forced labourfrom uighur muslims. Banking business santander has announced plans to close 111 branches across the country, with about 8a0 staff set to be affected by the closures. Bbc research has found that hundreds of black, asian and minority ethnic doctors working for the nhs still havent had coronavirus Risk Assessments, or that their risk reviews havent been acted upon to keep them safe at work. Speaking a few moments ago, borisjohnson has clarified the remarks made during a private meeting of tory mps in which he said that the success of the uks Covid Vaccine programme was because of capitalism and greed. That is obviously not what i said but what is true is that the vaccine roll out and the creation of these vaccines was unimagined a year ago. Could you have imagined that we would now have six seven usable vaccines coming down the track for the uk . And actually, the uk astrazeneca vaccine would be one of the most, already one of the most versatile and useful, notjust for this country, but for the world. How is that happened . Yes, it was partly because of the role of government and a lot of very, very dynamic people, kate bringing in all of those people who made it happen. But it was thanks, and this is the thing that i must insist upon, but also thanks to free enterprise. And Big Companies are deciding to take a risk, to put their investments into bets that they didnt know would pay off, which is what capitalism is basically all about. And producing a life changing result. Boris basically all about. And producing a life changing result. Sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. Qualifying for next years world cup in qatar gets going for Northern Ireland, who are in italy. And scotland, who host austria. England are home to the lowest ranked european nation, san marino, so perhaps the easiest of starts there. But for wales, they had the most difficult of openers away to the number one ranked belgium. Despite their daunting task, wales, did cause an early scare in brussels. Harry wilsons fantastic strike suggesting wales might repeat their win over belguim at euro 2016, but the belgians, are top of the fifa rankings for good reason so much quality, and players we know all about like manchester citys Kevin De Bruyne and anotherfamiliarface, romelu lukaku, formerly of everton and manchester united, made sure of the result, making it 3 1 from the penalty spot. But still, plenty to be upbeat about for wales. We were good, we didnt create much, but in general play we defended well and we didnt really give them that many chances. I think they had a handful of chances and they scored three of them, unfortunately, but yeah, there are positives to be taken. Elsewhere, the republic of ireland finally scored their first goal in seven matches. Alan browne, ending the drought in belgrade, but it wasnt enough as serbia drew level at half time, and then two goals from fulhams aleksandar mitrovic, including this wonderful chip over mark travers, helped the home side, win, 3 2. Fifa have confirmed that norway will not face disciplinary action following last nights protest before last nights match against gibraltar. The players, all wore t shirts with the slogan human rights, on and off the pitch. Fifa say they believe in the freedom of speech, and in the power of football as a force for good. Norway have discussed whether they should boycott the 2022 tournament because of poor working conditions for Migrant Workers in qatar. Crewe alexandra chairman john bowler is standing down following sheldon report into child sexual abuse in football. In a statement, bowler said i am satisfied with the findings of the review that found that the club did not have any knowledge of barry bennell� s heinous crimes. I will always be deeply appalled and sorry that those Young Players and their families suffered at the hands of this evil predator. Well, in a statement the Offside Trust the organisation founded and run by survivors of child sexual abuse in sport said Johanna Konta is one of three british tennis players in action at the miami 0pen today. She faces Magda Linette in the second round. Liam broady and jack draper are in first round action. Cameron norrie is already into round two. Losing 5 1 in the deciding third set, he won six games in a row againstjapans Yoshihito Nishioka to win the match. Hell now play ninth seed grigor dimitrov. Katie boulter is also into round two but Heather Watson is out. The official countdown to the postponed 2020 toyko games is under way after the olympic torch was lit during a scaled down event this morning. After a brief Opening Ceremony, members of the japan, womens Football Team began the torchs, 120 Dayjourney through 859 locations it ends with the Opening Ceremony on the 23rd july. Therell be no International Fans at the games because of the coronavirus pandemic and former british athlete, euan thomas admits thats a real shame for all those involved. In atlanta, when we did the lap of honour, i had missed my mum and dad every round and after the a00 we had arranged to meet and say hello, but i couldnt find them. I managed to spot them in the crowd, and it is one of my proudest moments as a 22 year old to share Something Special with my family. These athletes might not get that opportunity. Thats all the sport for now. Ill have more for you in the next hour. Two men who were jailed ten years ago for trying to smuggle cocaine into the uk, have lost their bid to overturn their convictions. Jonathan beere and daniel payne were part of a group known as the � freshwater five who were convicted of conspiracy to import 250kg of cocaine through Freshwater Bay off the isle of wight. They were jailed for 2a and 18 years respectively. Jim reed is at the Court Of Appeal. Tell us more. As you say, this goes back ten years, a whole decade. It centres on this group of five people, a group of five men, mainly from the isle of wight on the south coast of england. Four of those five men were fishermen, the fifth was a friend of the group. They were convicted back in 2011 of conspiracy to import £53 million of cocaine. Back then, thejury to import £53 million of cocaine. Back then, the jury heard that they took their commercial sailing boat into the centre of the English Channel in the dead of the night to collect the drugs, that were dropped overboard from a container ship coming from brazil. It was then heard that they draw there, sailed their back to the south coast of the island where they hid the drugs wrapped around a boy in the bay, presumably to correct later. The men have always protested their innocence. They have been supported innocence. They have been supported in this case by a charity which specialises in suspected miscarriage ofjustice cases. But after a further hearing here at the Court Of Appeals, thejudge said further hearing here at the Court Of Appeals, the judge said that standing back and looking at all the evidence available, while this is a circumstantial, it was, as he pushes, a compelling case of conspiracy to import cocaine that appeal has been refused. This affects all five men but in particular the two men you mentioned earlier. Daniel has been released and jonathan, who was instant to 2a years in prison and will now have to serve the remainder of the sentence. Thank you very much, jim. Santander has announced plans to close 111 branches across the country due to the shift to mobile and Online Banking. The bank said it had taken the decision because fewer customers were choosing to bank in branch. Habits are changing, alice. But still, it is a large number of branches closing and a big impact on jobs. Branches closing and a big impact on obs. � ,. , branches closing and a big impact on obs. ~ , i jobs. Absolutely right. Over 100 santander branches jobs. Absolutely right. Over 100 santander branches are jobs. Absolutely right. Over 100 santander branches are going i jobs. Absolutely right. Over 100j santander branches are going to jobs. Absolutely right. Over 100 i santander branches are going to be shot and around 8a0 jobs will be affected by that. The bank said that those people will be found other jobs elsewhere in the organisation. And of course this will come as a huge blow to those customers who really enjoy that face to face contact inside the branch, who perhaps have a rather dodgy internet connection, are uncomfortable with Online Banking or dont even have an internet connection. But the numbers put forward by santander are compelling. They say last year that two thirds of all transactions were done online without a customer even having to set foot inside a branch. They said that last year footfall in branches fell by 50 . They also say, as so many dozens are saying, that this trend of moving customers online is a trend that had started before the pandemic and has just usually been exacerbated during the lockdown is. They say they are simply reacting to our changing shopping habits. 0ther simply reacting to our changing shopping habits. Other big announcements coming out are that santander is moving their london headquarters and they are moving into milton keynes, thereby saving a whole bunch of money on high rents. They are also closing another of their big offices in london, in bootle, in newcastle and in manchester and they are going to do that before the end of the year and 5000 Office Workers who work in those sites, they are being told to work in the other remaining santander sites, work in the other remaining santandersites, orto work in the other remaining santander sites, or to continue to work from home. {in santander sites, or to continue to work from home. Work from home. On the issue of workin work from home. On the issue of working from work from home. On the issue of working from home, work from home. On the issue of working from home, nationwide | work from home. On the issue of. Working from home, nationwide has also been speaking about that saying that all of its staff can work from home as much as i forward. Absolutely right again. This is another huge trend that businesses are grappling with and i think are going to continue to grapple with over the next few months. So today, nationwide, in the plasma biggest Building Society announced that all 30,000 of its 13,000 of its Office Workers can choose to work where they want. Its the new ultimate Flexible Working scheme. The work anywhere scheme is what theyre calling it. Their boss says that the major takeaway lesson for the business from last year is that how people work is much more important than where they work. They are also going to be following santander in saving money on bricks and mortar rent and theyre going to close a number of their offices and what they are going to say to all of their Office Workers is, look, you can continue to work from home, because actually our research has shown that many of you are more productive from home, but you will also then have the choice to go into an office site if it is still open, or go into a nationwide branch and do a sort of hybrid working pattern, as and when it suits you, as the work that you are doing that day dictates. So i think we are going to see many more businesses following suit in this really flexible approach to working, trying to suit peoples everyday lives and to continue the trend is in the lessons and a Silver Linings that have come out of this lockdown situation that we have all endured over the last year and huge amounts of money has been invested in allowing people to work from home. So i think that is something that nationwide is obviously announced, and santander has in part, and i think this is a trend that many more businesses are going to follow in the months ahead. Thank you, alice. Eu leaders are holding a summit today at which theyll discuss tougher controls on Covid Vaccine exports, which could affect supplies to the uk. Professor Anthony Harnden is a gp and deputy chairman ofjoint committee on vaccination and immunisation. Thank you forjoining us. What impact, potentially, could this have on uk supplies . T impact, potentially, could this have on uk supplies . On uk supplies . I think we have to realise that on uk supplies . I think we have to realise that we on uk supplies . I think we have to realise that we are on uk supplies . I think we have to realise that we are doing on uk supplies . I think we have to realise that we are doing a realise that we are doing a fantastic job realise that we are doing a fantasticjob in the uk, we have immunised 28 million individuals with theirfirst dose immunised 28 million individuals with their first dose of vaccine to date, we are rolling out the second doses, the Prime Minister has given a commitment that we will immunise all of those, we will offer immunisation to all those over the age of 50 by mid april, so it is in the context of us doing really well. I do hope the european leaders and our politicians to sort this issue out, because we are so all interdependent on each other throughout the world for fighting this pandemic and certainly within europe, we want our european colleagues to be immunising many more other people and address issues around the astrazeneca vaccine. I think we are all interdependent on each other. 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I think if we get being possible for us . I think its difficult. I think if we get huge i difficult. I think if we get huge number of cases throughout europe, then maybe restrictions of travel to then maybe restrictions of travel to the europe. We have a slight advantage in that we are an Island Country and we are a little bit more in control of our borders than some of our european colleagues, in terms of our european colleagues, in terms of the spread of the virus. I think we need to make sure that we do any measures in the uk which are necessary to protect our citizens. In terms of our roll out, the National Medical director for the nhs in the uk has urged the over 50s and now is greater risk to book their covid 19 vaccinations quickly. Why is he doing that . Is it because of concerns and supplies . T why is he doing that . Is it because of concerns and supplies . Why is he doing that . Is it because of concerns and supplies . I think we know that those of concerns and supplies . I think we know that those nine of concerns and supplies . I think we know that those nine priority of concerns and supplies . I think we know that those nine priority groups j know that those nine priority groups that were set out actually reflect 99 of hospitalisations and deaths and so he is very concerned that we keep this pressure down on serious illness as far as pus hospitalisation and which can lead to death as quickly as possible. We want to vaccinate all of those by mid april. I dont think that is a supply question, i think it is our clinical question. Share supply question, i think it is our clinical question. Supply question, i think it is our clinical question. Are there signs that people clinical question. Are there signs that people are clinical question. Are there signs that people are not clinical question. Are there signs that people are not coming clinical question. Are there signs that people are not coming forward . There are certain groups which are more reluctant than others and we need to reach out to them. We have a very high coverage amongst the over 70s, more than 90 , but in other groups, there are less figures of less coverage and we do need to reach out to those groups and persuade and make access easily accessible in order that they take up accessible in order that they take up immunisation. You accessible in order that they take up immunisation. Accessible in order that they take u immunisation. ,. ,. , up immunisation. You mentioned your concern of issues up immunisation. You mentioned your concern of issues of up immunisation. You mentioned your concern of issues of confidence concern of issues of confidence around astrazeneca. Some are talking of astrazeneca is also being an international punchbag at the moment and it has been commented that other companies are making billions from their vaccines, while astrazeneca is basically doing it as cost and has got caught up in all of this controversy and it is easy and been suggested that astrazeneca has said privately that word are to be a similar situation again in a pandemic, they wouldnt want to do what they have done this time. What are your thoughts on all of those aspects of this row . T are your thoughts on all of those aspects of this row . Aspects of this row . I really wouldnt aspects of this row . I really wouldnt want aspects of this row . I really wouldnt want to aspects of this row . I really wouldnt want to comment | aspects of this row . I really l wouldnt want to comment on aspects of this row . I really wouldnt want to comment on the geopolitics of all of this. What i would say is that astrazeneca have made a huge contribution to the world by not only developing this vaccine but offering it at cost and the astrazeneca vaccine is going to be so important given that they are going to produce millions of doses to actually fighting coronavirus in low and middle Income Countries and ice so i think astrazeneca should be applauded for what they have done, rather than having to firefight each single hurdle that is put up by various countries. I do think they have done a greatjob and i think this vaccine will contribute to vaccinating the worlds population and certainly in poorer countries, who are going to be desperately affected by this pandemic. Thank you ve much. The headlines on bbc news. Eu leaders are set to discuss tougher controls on Coronavirus Vaccine exports as they try to boost supplies and improve distribution amongst Member States which could affect supply to the uk. Pub landlords in england may be able refuse entry to customers who cant prove theyve had a Coronavirus Vaccine a Government Review is looking at the issue. Retail giant h m faces a backlash and a potential boycott in china because it wont source its cotton from Xinjiang Province over concerns about the alleged use of forced labour from uighur muslims. Bbc research has found that hundreds of black, asian and minority ethnic doctors, working for the nhs, still havent had coronavirus Risk Assessments, or that their risk reviews havent been acted upon to keep them safe at work. The British Medical Association, which represents doctors in the uk, is calling on the government to renew its commitment to protect ethnic minority doctors. In a moment, well be speaking to dr chaand nagpaulfrom the British Medical Association, but first our reporter, Amara Sophia Elahi who has been looking into this. Whats the background to all of this . It is widely acknowledged that coronavirus has had a disproportionate impact on the black, asian and minority ethnic groups and studies have shown that they are more likely to get the virus and become seriously unwell or die from it. And there are a variety of reasons why that might be, for example, Certain Health conditions are far more prevalent with particular communities that raise peoples risks and certain occupations that increase people cosmic exposure, even according to a Public Health england report from last year, racism or social inequality may heighten peoples risks. If we look at the figures for doctors who have died from coronavirus, the British Medical Association has recorded aa deaths of doctors, but 90 of those were from ethnic minority backgrounds. And in response to this, nhs england, as well as the Health Care Systems in scotland, wales and Northern Ireland issued guidance last year recommending that hospitals and clinical conditioning groups carry out Risk Assessments, particularly for non staff. In these risk reviews were a way of trying to protect Health Care Workers by looking at certain factors such as age, ethnicity, underlying Health Conditions and calculating an individual� s risk and all of that. If doctors were found to be at high risk, proper protections can be put into place for them, for example in higher personal protective equipment or they could be redeployed front line duties. Or they could be redeployed front line duties or they could be redeployed front line duties. ~. ,. , line duties. What is the evidence on how much these line duties. What is the evidence on how much these assessments line duties. What is the evidence on how much these assessments have | line duties. What is the evidence on how much these assessments have been carried out and what happens once they are carried out . In carried out and what happens once they are carried out . They are carried out . In january, bbc news they are carried out . In january, bbc news sent they are carried out . In january, bbc news sent a they are carried out . In january, bbc news sent a questionnaire i they are carried out . In january, i bbc news sent a questionnaire out they are carried out . In january, bbc news sent a questionnaire out to ethnic minority doctors via medical associations across the uk and one of the issues that we ask about was Risk Assessment and their outcomes. 0ver Risk Assessment and their outcomes. Over 2000 doctors volunteered to respond to our questions. Of those, 850 said that they either havent had a Risk Assessment, or that the risk reviews hadnt been acted on to keep them safe in the workplace. We asked other questions within our review and research as well. We asked about the impact of working during the pandemic and doctors physical and Mental Health and unsurprisingly, over 1200 told us that they have been physically affected while over 1600 said that they had been psychologically impacted. And the Research Also looked at discrimination and bullying in the workplace. Because doctors who shared councillors during the pandemic telling us that they felt have been treated differently to white colleagues and they felt that sometimes, work was allocated in more risky areas, where access to virus was greater and the concerns about this were not listened to. Of those doctors who answered our questions, over 700 told us that they felt discriminated against by colleagues and managers during the pandemic and another 700 told us that they felt bullied as well. ~ �. Told us that they felt bullied as well. ~ � ,. , told us that they felt bullied as well. ~ � ,. ,. ,. ,. , well. Well put some of that to our collea. Ue well. 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They add that every employer is required to support workers who raise discrimination issues and this has been anchored by the Health Care Systems in scotland, wales and Northern Ireland. Thank ou. Wales and Northern Ireland. Thank you doctor. Wales and Northern Ireland. Thank you. Doctor, what wales and Northern Ireland. Thank you. Doctor, what is wales and Northern Ireland. Thank you. Doctor, what is your wales and Northern Ireland. Thank you. Doctor, what is your response then . Because the report indicates that the Risk Assessments are not satisfactory. The department of health are saying that they are being carried out. Health are saying that they are being carried out. Yes, so these findinus being carried out. Yes, so these findings are being carried out. Yes, so these findings are distressing, being carried out. Yes, so these findings are distressing, but being carried out. Yes, so these findings are distressing, but the mirror findings are distressing, but the mirror our findings are distressing, but the mirror our own service from the british mirror our own service from the British Medical Association and they reflect British Medical Association and they reflect a British Medical Association and they reflect a much wider problem that only focusing on the pandemic and Risk Assessments. The first thing is that when Risk Assessments. The first thing is that when you have a picture of nine in ten that when you have a picture of nine in ten doctors who have died all coming in ten doctors who have died all coming from ethnic minority backgrounds, you can see why we do need to backgrounds, you can see why we do need to put backgrounds, you can see why we do need to put in place protective measures need to put in place protective measures to make sure that the sectors measures to make sure that the sectors of measures to make sure that the sectors of our medical profession and Health Sectors of our medical profession and Health Care Workers are not impacted and Health Care Workers are not impacted upon unfairly. I Risk Assessments are not a tick box exercise. Assessments are not a tick box exercise, its notjust a case of having exercise, its notjust a case of having had exercise, its notjust a case of having had an assessment. Its more a case having had an assessment. Its more a case of having had an assessment. Its more a case of whether adjustments have been made and then that relates to wider been made and then that relates to wider inequalities experience by ethnic wider inequalities experience by ethnic minority doctors. A survey from ethnic minority doctors. A survey from the ethnic minority doctors. A survey from the bma has showed that doctors from the bma has showed that doctors from ethnic from the bma has showed that doctors from ethnic minority backgrounds are more from ethnic minority backgrounds are more afraid from ethnic minority backgrounds are more afraid to speak out. They are afraid more afraid to speak out. They are afraid of more afraid to speak out. They are afraid of when they do challenge the authorities, they are more likely to be blamed. Authorities, they are more likely to be blamed, they may have recrimination, and suffer problems around recrimination, and suffer problems around career progression. That is what around career progression. That is what surveys are telling us. To address what surveys are telling us. To address this we have to address the cultural address this we have to address the Cultural Practice within our Health Service Cultural Practice within our Health Service that have resulted in ethnic Minority Service that have resulted in ethnic minority doctors feeling unfairly treated minority doctors feeling unfairly treated. They have reported twice the level treated. They have reported twice the level of bullying and harassment as their the level of bullying and harassment as their white counterparts and it has become worse during the pandemic. And this is a time when doctors pandemic. And this is a time when doctors do pandemic. And this is a time when doctors do feel need might need to feel doctors do feel need might need to feel supported and not harassed. There to feel supported and not harassed. There are to feel supported and not harassed. There are wider implications that we do need there are wider implications that we do need to there are wider implications that we do need to tackle to clear our health do need to tackle to clear our Health Service where we can be fair to those Health Service where we can be fair to those working within it. To those working within it. These are obviously to those working within it. These are obviously difficult to those working within it. These are obviously difficult times to those working within it. These are obviously difficult times and | are obviously difficult times and the nhs has been under enormous pressure. With a0 of doctors in the uk from ethnic minorities, how can they realistically be redeployed in order to address concerns around exposure to the vulnerability around covid . Exposure to the vulnerability around covid . ,. ,. , covid . First of all, these Risk Assessments covid . First of all, these Risk Assessments were covid . First of all, these Risk Assessments were designed | covid . First of all, these risk i assessments were designed to identify assessments were designed to identify those doctors for whom the risk of identify those doctors for whom the risk of exposure to covid is high. Its risk of exposure to covid is high. Its not risk of exposure to covid is high. Its not 40 risk of exposure to covid is high. Its not ao of doctors would be redeployed, it would be a small numben redeployed, it would be a small number. There is also a lot of opportunity to work differently in the moment in the Health Service. Doctors the moment in the Health Service. Doctors can the moment in the Health Service. Doctors can provide virtual consultations, and large numbers have consultations, and large numbers have been consultations, and large numbers have been under way, consultations, and large numbers have been underway, or consultations, and large numbers have been under way, or perhaps working have been under way, or perhaps working in have been under way, or perhaps working in a have been under way, or perhaps working in a less covid facing environment. Only talk of a small numbers, environment. Only talk of a small numbers, that need to be redeployed. Having numbers, that need to be redeployed. Having said numbers, that need to be redeployed. Having said that, whats important is that having said that, whats important is that doctors feel comfortable and able to is that doctors feel comfortable and able to speak and express their concerns able to speak and express their concerns and to be able to feel that the employer that they are working with has the employer that they are working with has their back. Because that is the one with has their back. Because that is the one thing that we all need. You mentioned the the one thing that we all need. Gm, mentioned the feeling amongst those who feel vulnerable. Tell us a bit more and more about the psychological pressure on people going into a workplace where they dont feel safe. T going into a workplace where they dont feel safe. Dont feel safe. I think minority doctors going dont feel safe. I think minority doctors going into dont feel safe. I think minority doctors going into work dont feel safe. I think minority doctors going into work knows | dont feel safe. I think minority doctors going into work knows that he or doctors going into work knows that he or she doctors going into work knows that he or she has a far greater risk of serious he or she has a far greater risk of serious ill health from covid. They know serious ill health from covid. They know that serious ill health from covid. They know that nine out of ten of their colleagues that have died have come from ethnic minority backgrounds. That is from ethnic minority backgrounds. That is a from ethnic minority backgrounds. That is a horrific statistic. And when that is a horrific statistic. And when they that is a horrific statistic. And when they go to work, they are saving when they go to work, they are saving the when they go to work, they are saving the lives of others, they are doing saving the lives of others, they are doing their saving the lives of others, they are doing their duty and serving the nation doing their duty and serving the nation. They expect is for the system, nation. They expect is for the system, the nhs, to look after them, to make system, the nhs, to look after them, to make sure they are given the right to make sure they are given the right protective equipment, to prevent right protective equipment, to prevent them coming infected, to make prevent them coming infected, to make sure prevent them coming infected, to make sure they are working in an environment that is safe and if they have specific additional risks and medical have specific additional risks and medical conditions, the bills are taken medical conditions, the bills are taken into medical conditions, the bills are taken into account. That requires a conversation taken into account. That requires a conversation where they feel listened conversation where they feel listened to and where they feel able to speak listened to and where they feel able to speak out. What the surveys are showing, to speak out. What the surveys are showing, what the bma bbc findings showing, what the bma bbc findings are showing is what we found findings are showing is what we found breeding the pandemic, is that doctors found breeding the pandemic, is that doctors in found breeding the pandemic, is that doctors in ethnic minority feel afraid doctors in ethnic minority feel afraid. They do feel afraid about speaking afraid. They do feel afraid about speaking out and challenging and raising speaking out and challenging and raising safety concerns because what we know raising safety concerns because what we know is raising safety concerns because what we know is that ethnic minority doctors we know is that ethnic minority doctors are twice as likely to be can planed about by the management, twice as can planed about by the management, twice as likely to be put in disciplinary process, twice as likely disciplinary process, twice as likely to disciplinary process, twice as likely to be bullied and harassed. That picture puts ethnic minority doctors that picture puts ethnic minority doctors into a difficult position and so doctors into a difficult position and so the solution has to be to address and so the solution has to be to address those route cultures of negative address those route cultures of negative experiences and that require negative experiences and that require systemic change. Thank you ve much require systemic change. Thank you very much for require systemic change. Thank you very much forjoining require systemic change. Thank you very much forjoining us. North korea has fired two Ballistic Missiles into the sea of japan, according to japanese and us officials. The missiles are said to have flown around 260 miles before landing in the sea but japan says no debris entered its territorial waters. It was north koreas first Ballistic Missile test which is outlawed by the un Sincejoe Biden became us president. Now its time for a look at the weather with carol kirkwood. Hello again. Today is essentially a day of sunshine and showers. The most prolific showers will be across the north and the north of the west and between them there will be bright skies, or indeed sunshine. As we can further south, and of dry weather for east anglia, sold cultural countries, Channel Islands, parts of wales could stay the shower at times. Temperatures seven in the north, to 1a in whole also london. We start off a clear skies, still clearer skies in the west and south, the second half of the night the Weather Front comes in and introducing heavier and also persistent rain. Behind that Weather Front we see a return to cooler conditions and in fact, some of the showers in the hills of Northern Ireland by tomorrow morning will be wintry. There is a Weather Front bringing the rain from the west to the east, eradicating the brighter spots with showers in the south east. Behind it, a return to sunshine and showers, but we have that the showers will be wintry and will be wintry and cold. This is bbc news. The headlines. Eu leaders are set to discuss tougher controls on Coronavirus Vaccine exports as they try to boost supplies and improve distribution amongst Member States, which could affect supply to the uk. Pub landlords in england may be able refuse entry to customers who cant prove theyve had a Coronavirus Vaccine or a negative covid test a Government Review is looking at the issue. You will have to have extra staff to be checking on the door. You will have to have the cost of Workplace Testing to be born. 70 of our businesses are smes and simply wont be able to manage this cost for reopening. Retail giant h m faces a backlash and a potential boycott in china because it wont source its cotton from Xinjiang Province over concerns about the alleged use of forced labour from uighur muslims. And. An unusual victory for the environment after nearly 60 acres of trees are cut down in order to save an ancient peat bog. Good afternoon. Eu leaders are holding a summit today at which theyll discuss tougher controls on vaccine exports, as they try to boost their Covid Vaccine supplies and improve the rollout ofjabs. The European Commission has blamed Pharmaceutical Companies, primarily astrazeneca, for not delivering promised doses to the eu. It will ask eu leaders to support plans for new controls on vaccine exports, which could affect supplies to the uk. The Virtual Summit comes as a third wave of Coronavirus Infections sweeps across much of mainland europe. If approved by eu leaders, tougher Export Controls are most likely to affect countries that have higher Vaccination Rates than the eu, such as the uk and us. Underthe plans, Member States and the commission would consider the state of the pandemic in a destination country, its Vaccination Rate and Vaccine Supplies, before deciding whether to allow exports. Vaccine manufacturers would also be assessed to see if they were fulfilling their contract with the eu. Earlier, uk Prime Minister, borisjohnson, warned against imposing what he called blockades and in a joint statement on wednesday, the uk and the eu said they wanted to create a win Win Situation and expand Vaccine Supply for all. This morning, ahead of the meeting, german chancellor Angela Merkel told legislators that the eu needs to do more to ramp up Vaccine Production inside the eu. She said british Production Sites are manufacturing for britain and the us is not exporting, so we are reliant on what we can make in europe. It comes as the National Medical director for the nhs in the uk, steven powis, urges the over 50s, and those at greater risk, to book their covid 19 vaccines quickly. The nhs is expecting a slowdown in uk Vaccine Supply during april. Jon donnison reports. The vaccine row between the uk and the eu has been rumbling on for months. But its intensified, with many countries on the continent now facing a third wave amid concerns over Vaccine Supply and a slow roll out of the jab. In a joint Statement Last night, the eu and the uk said they were working on ways to better cooperate over vaccines. So, could an end to the acrimony be in sight . This is very positive news. What we want to see is we want to see vaccines flowing freely around the world. We want to work to build capacity so that we can make sure everybody gets vaccinated, including in the uk, the eu, and of course many developing countries, because we can only tackle coronavirus by making sure everybody gets vaccinated. So this is a very positive step forward. Eu leaders will meet Via Video Conference today to discuss ways of boosting Vaccine Supplies and possible new restrictions on vaccine exports, including doses of the astrazeneca jab which could impact the uk. The point is that astrazeneca is fulfilling its contracts in the uk, and is not fulfilling its contracts in the European Union, and they are exporting Vaccination Material from the eu to the uk, and not fulfilling the duties that they have within the European Union. And i think it isjust natural that the European Union has to react to this. But some Health Officials have accused european leaders of sending out confusing messages over astrazeneca by questioning the vaccines efficiency and safety, which has led to poor uptake of the jab on the continent. With many eu voters angry at their governments over ongoing lockdowns, and frustrated with Vaccine Roll Outs that lag far behind the uk, there is a political blame game under way. You cannot wrap a flag around a vaccine in this modern world. It just doesnt work that way. These are integrated supply chains, and any attempt to impose any barriers whatsoever will disadvantage everybody involved. In other words, so called Vaccine Nationalism might be understandable, but not helpful with a pandemic that is global. Jon donnison, bbc news. European politicians have criticised astrazeneca for not delivering more vaccine doses. Jutta paulus is a german mep, who sits on the european pa rliament� s Public Health committee. I dont think that the uk is behaving badly towards the eu, its the company thus behaving badly, right . Its the company thats behaving badly, right . The uk is not blocking components that are needed for Vaccine Production. And i think what we should take into account is the safety of all citizens. For later because we want to protect people as quickly as possible, which is perfectly fine and i think its also our responsibility to think of that. Because if we would, just ward, i dont think it will happen, if we would apply an export ban then maybe it people in the uk would not be getting their second jab in time, which is not really good for the vaccination efficacy. But, i think what we should all do is step back, step back and look at the whole picture. This is a pandemic, we have a global need of production and therefore, i would like to see all countries, especially the industrialised countries, coming together and saying 0k, what can be done . Should we not call for the trips waiver so that Vaccine Production can be ramped up all over the globe . And that we can try to broaden these bottlenecks, so to speak. Look at brazil, where there is virtually no vaccine left and the Health System is just falling to pieces as we speak. Veronique Trillet Lenoir is a french mep, who sits on the european parliaments committee onenvironment, Public Health and food safety. She says the eu expects co operation from the uk on vaccines. The threat from the eu is again not an export ban. Its verification of the way the doses are distributed. I dont think that we want to use it. Im optimistic that the joint agreement between the eu and the uk, as well as the summit today, will help to solve the problem without entering a vaccine war. But then again, the eu has been the biggest exporter. It has sent more than a0 million doses all around the world, including the uk, for 10 million doses of pfizer. So, what we are waiting from the uk is reciprocation, discussions, is reciprocation, discussions, keeping in mind that we are facing a pandemic where we are all in the same boat and, at the end of the day, we will only be protected if as many populations in the world as possible are protected. Speaking during a visit to a nursery in west london, borisjohnson said britain did not want to see restrictions on the exchange of vaccines with the eu. This is an international venture. The creation of vaccines is international. We are going to get on with our programme. Everybody, i hope, will have done everybody in groups one to nine, as i say, all the over 50s will have been given a slot by the 15th of april. Everybody will have been offered a slot by the end ofjuly. We will bash on with our programme, but, of course, we are going to keep on working with our eu partners and ourfriends are going to keep on working with our eu partners and our friends and, one thing i would say is that we are one thing i would say is that we are on the side of openness. Thats where we are. One thing im firmly libertarian about his free trade and i do not want to see blockades of vaccines or of medicines. I dont think that is the way forward, either for us think that is the way forward, eitherfor us orfor any of think that is the way forward, either for us or for any of our friends. I asked our Political Correspondent alex forsyth what was the mood music coming from Downing Street on this. Its been rumbling for some time but we did have that shift last night when the eu and the uk talked about a win win solution to get vaccines where they needed to be. I think that did take the sting out of it and say that we would see something that would really up the anti from the eu. I think theres a sense amongst all World Leaders that this is a Global Pandemic and therefore, while there is domestic pressure from leaders of individuals country, theres an idea that no country is protected until every country has quashed a virus. This is about how you achieve this and this is what the eu will be discussing today. Borisjohnson has been speaking. We are hoping to get a clip of him speaking but one of the things he has said is that hes going to be saying more International Travel and covid certification. Theres been a shift in the governments views in people having to prove theyve had a vaccine in order to do certain things. Vaccine in order to do certain thins. Vaccine in order to do certain thins. ,. , ,. , things. Yes, this in a sense of havin things. Yes, this in a sense of having to things. Yes, this in a sense of having to prove things. Yes, this in a sense of having to prove that things. Yes, this in a sense of having to prove that you things. Yes, this in a sense of having to prove that you have | things. Yes, this in a sense of having to prove that you have had a vaccine so you can go to Public Places. The government has suggested that this could be rolled out within the United Kingdom but then when borisjohnson had been asked about it and had said that if Pub Landlords wanted to somehow check that people coming into their establishments had been checked or had a negative covid test then he was asked about this, and they were a push from backbenchers and some people in the pub industry about this but he said it was premature, that there had been no decisions on something that would be needed to look at. We know there is a review ongoing looking at the possibility of this. The government is keen to stress that this is notjust about those who have vaccinated but also those who have vaccinated but also those who have been tested. There are some problems where some people cant access or take vaccines for medical reasons so it would be a sort of dual approach. But what we are really seeing now is an early insight about what life might become when we get past the worst of this pandemic can learn to live with covid. And this is one aspect that is at least being looked at, the idea of people somehow proving that they are in a position to pass on they are in a position to pass on the infection. Alex forsyth reporting. North korea has fired two Ballistic Missiles into the sea of japan, according to japanese and us officials. The missiles are said to have flown around 260 miles before landing in the sea but japan says no debris entered its territorial waters. It was north koreas first Ballistic Missile test which is outlawed by the un Sincejoe Biden became us president. Professor robert kelly is a north korea expert at buSan National University in south korea; he gave us this assessment of the threat posed by the missiles. sot of the threat posed by the missiles. North koreans have had a pretty significant Missile Capacity for at least a decade, and the ability to strike the united states, to send them very, very far, for at least four years. So, im not really sure that this actually adds anything dramatic we havent seen. I dont think it indicates, for example, the north koreans are more willing to use them for example. My own read of this is that it is probably sort of a test, or an effort to kind of provoke the Biden Administration in its early days to tell them we are here, you cannot push us around, Pay Attention to us, that sort of thing. I think the biden people will actually be quite wise not to say a whole lot. This is how they responded to the shorter range tests just a few days ago. The reason i suggested it is not because north korea is not a threat. It obviously is. The japanese are right in their response. Its just that the biden people and the south koreans and the japanese, too, we just dont have a lot of good options. We cant strike the sites obviously. Were not going to risk a conflict with north korea with the nuclear weapons. North korea is already under sanctions. I suppose we could slap more on them, but thats. Weve already gone down that route pretty far. So, the Biden Administrations options are pretty limited, and i think this is why the biden people have been fairly quiet about it, right . I dont want this to be ginned up or read into as a test of its resolve or willingness to be tough because the options are just so poor. Youre watching bbc news. Pub landlords in england may be allowed to refuse entry to customers who cant prove theyve had a Coronavirus Vaccine. A review is looking into the measure as the lockdown is eased and the Prime Minister said the decision could be left to individual landlords. Asked byjournalists to clarify the governments position, the Prime Minister said a Firm Decision had not been taken. I think it is far too early to draw any conclusion like that. What we are doing is rolling out a very fast Vaccine Programme and concentrating first on the elderly and the most vulnerable, so, we are getting the jabs into the arms of those groups. We are willing to give them their second doses now. We will be focusing a lot on that to protect them because thats the way to build them because thats the way to build the wall of resistance around the country, to protect us against hospitalisation and death. And, in the meantime, obviously, when looking at the issues that ra is by vaccination certificates, what can you do . Now, in aviation, clearly, lots of countries are thinking of using some sort of Vaccine Passport and i think that there are three basic components. There is the vaccine, there is the immunity you might have after youve had covid and then there is testing. So there are three things that could Work Together. No decisions have been taken at all. One thing i will make clear is that none of this will apply on April The 12th so, whatever happens, April The 12th will be unaffected. Conservative mp mark harper, who chairs the Covid Recovery group of mps, told us he had concerns about the ethical implications of the measure and its potential impact on younger adults. Weve asked of the people who dont really suffer from covid greatly to have a huge economic impact, and impact over the social lives of the posterior subject older people so if you were to open up the Hospitality Sector with these Vaccination Passports you would be excluding young people from them and i think that would be unconscionable. We have asked young people to do a lot over the last year and the least we can do is to get the economy open so that they futures are not damaged any further. Some news ust are not damaged any further. Some newsjust in. Are not damaged any further. Some newsjust in. A are not damaged any further. Some newsjust in, a school are not damaged any further. Some newsjust in, a school in are not damaged any further. Some newsjust in, a school in yorkshire news just in, a school in yorkshire has apologised after a year nine religious education class was shown a picture of the prophet muhammad. The Grammar School has called the use of the image completely inappropriate after it was widely shared on social media expressing their anger and calling for a protest. The school has a significant number of muslim pupils and children were told to keep their pupils home until a demonstration at the school was complete. They have apologised after that parting was shown. Cartoon was shown. Poland is to introduce tighter restrictions after recording a record high in new Coronavirus Infections with 3a,151 new cases today. Nurseries, pre schools and hairdressers will close for two weeks from saturday. Large furniture and diy shops will also close. Churches will remain open for easter but the numbers who can attend mass will be limited. The new restrictions come on top of a partial National Lockdown introduced last weekend which closed shopping centres, hotels, cultural and sporting facilities. Schools have been closed for most of the past year. The headlines on bbc news. Eu leaders are set to discuss tougher controls on Coronavirus Vaccine exports as they try to boost supplies and improve distribution amongst Member States which could affect supply to the uk. Pub landlords in england may be able refuse entry to customers who cant prove theyve had a Coronavirus Vaccine a Government Review is looking at the issue. Retail giant h m faces a backlash and a potential boycott in china because it wont source its cotton from Xinjiang Province over concerns about the alleged use of forced labour from uighur muslims. Sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. Good morning. Qualifying for next years world cup in qatar gets going for Northern Ireland, who are in italy. And scotland, who host austria. England are home to the lowest ranked european nation, san marino, there is talk as to whether england players will take the knee. England manager Gareth Southgate said he would discuss the decision with his players before making the decision. The debate on whether we should take the knee or walk off the pitch or not, they are slightly peripheral things. The core problems with racism and discrimination and. Bay are the deeper discussions that need to happen. The protests help put that conversation on the table but with got to address the much deeper issues as much as weve got to make a symbolic gesture. Fifa have confirmed that norway will not face disciplinary action following last nights protest before last nights match against gibraltar. The players, all wore t shirts with the slogan human rights, on and off the pitch. Fifa say they believe in the freedom of speech, and in the power of football as a force for good. Norway have discussed whether they should boycott the 2022 tournament because of poor working conditions for Migrant Workers in qatar. Crewe alexandra chairman john bowler is standing down following sheldon report into child sexual abuse in football. In a statement, bowler said i am satisfied with the findings of the review that found that the club did not have any knowledge of barry bennell� s heinous crimes. I will always be deeply appalled and sorry that those Young Players and their families suffered at the hands of this evil predator. Well, in a statement the Offside Trust the organisation founded and run by survivors of child sexual abuse in sport said the official countdown to the postponed 2020 toyko games is under way after the olympic torch was lit during a scaled down event this morning. After a brief Opening Ceremony, members of the japan, womens Football Team began the torchs, 120 Dayjourney through 859 locations it ends with the Opening Ceremony on the 23rd july. Therell be no International Fans at the games because of the coronavirus pandemic and former british athlete, because of the coronavirus pandemic. Well have more view in the next hour. You might not expect an environmental campaigner to celebrate nearly 60 acres of trees being cut down. But thats whats happening in northumberland right now because the Forest Clearance is going to save an ancient peat bog, which traps far more carbon than trees ever could. Our chief environment correspondent Justin Rowlatt has the story. This machine can take down a 20 metre tree in seconds. Four of them have been working for days in this forest. It is one of the final stages in a 50 year project to restore one of the rarest ecosystems in the country, a vast network of bogs known as the border mires. Now these bog Land Ecosystems may not look like much but they are incredible, some of them are 15 metres deep, so seven times my height. And they are an Amazing Store of carbon, some of them contain plants that grew 12,000 years ago when the glaciers retreated from Northern England at the end of the last ice age. Restoring them has been the lifework of 87 year old angus lunn. My interest in the border mires began when i was doing research as part of a phd project in the late 1950s. As i walked over a huge area of moorland in western northumberland, istarted mapping sphagnum bog, which no one had known about before. So in that sense, i discovered them, yes. After the Second World War, the uk began a huge forestry programme. Many ancient mires or bogs were drained to make way for trees. In 1971, angus and other members of the local wildlife trust, decided this important habitat needed protection. The Forestry Commission said they could block some of the drains and call a few nature reserves, but. Youve got to pay us a rent. Imagine that . We had to pay rent to stop them doing something they should never have done in the first place. By the 1980s, angus efforts were beginning to pay off. We can only look forward now. Helped by this man. Bill is 75 now, back then he was an ecologist with the Forestry Commission. The run off in this natural vitch, will deepen the ditch. The run off in this natural ditch, will deepen the ditch. He encouraged the commission to restore more bogs on its land and persuaded other landowners to become involved, including the raf, whose base in northumberland includes the once secret silos of an Experimental British rocket launched nuclear missile. And, some now restored bog land. The Building Blocks of the peatland, the sphagnum masses, which themselves like this one, are absolutely full of water, they are about 90 water. And that water is why bogs are better for the environment than trees. When plants die in a bog, they dont release all their carbon into the atmosphere because they dont rot completely. So unlike a tree, which only Stores Carbon while its alive, a bog can store carbon for thousands of years. Which explains why this. Is good for the environment. The work angus and bill started half a century ago has become the largest bog Reclamation Project ever to have been completed in the uk. So how does it feel now, you know, 50 years later to see whats been achieved with the border mires . Satisfactory. Thats quite a low key response . Very satisfactory. Is that better . It certainly is. Restoring this unique habitat is an incredible achievement. Justin rowlatt, bbc breakfast, the border mires. The bank of england has unveiled the design of its newest £50 note. It features a portrait of the computer pioneer and codebreaker alan turing. In an interview marking todays launch, the governor of the bank of england Andrew Bailey explained why turing was the right choice and how the bank planned to recognise diversity in the future. Turing was a brilliant scientist and he was a gay man and a gay man who was treated appallingly and he committed suicide and he was appallingly treated. This is recognition for the diversity. There was a lot more to alan turing than just a white man. Was a lot more to alan turing than just a white man. There has been a cam aiun just a white man. There has been a campaign that just a white man. There has been a campaign that people just a white man. There has been a campaign that people from just a white man. There has been a campaign that people from diverse | campaign that people from diverse and ethnic minorities to be represented on banknotes. Who would you like to see on the next banknote . T you like to see on the next banknote . You like to see on the next banknote . ,. ,. , banknote . I definitely want to see it because im banknote . I definitely want to see it because im very banknote . I definitely want to see it because im very committed banknote . I definitely want to see it because im very committed to i it because im very committed to diversity. Our next banknotes will obviously feature somebody from an ethnic background because it would be appropriate but i want to emphasise that alan turing, in his own right, is a very strong representation of diversity. Taste own right, is a very strong representation of diversity. We have breakin representation of diversity. We have Breaking News. Representation of diversity. We have Breaking News, and representation of diversity. We have Breaking News, and six representation of diversity. We have Breaking News, and six people representation of diversity. We have Breaking News, and six people are i Breaking News, and six people are been arrested after a man was that to death in oldham, manchester. He was taken to the royal Oldham Hospital at around 3am this morning where he was later pronounced dead. Greater Manchester Police a that officers got called to flora street in oldham after reports of a stabbing and six people remain in custody on suspicion of murder. They are asking anyone who can help with the enquiry to call 0161 8568a83. Weve seen some great shots of the erupting volcano in iceland this week but how about this for getting close to the action . These pictures were taken by a drone camera which was flown directly over the crater. The volcano, which is near the capital reykjavik, began erupting last week for the first time in 800 years. Now, lets catch up with the weather, with carol. Hello again. Today is essentially a day of sunshine and showers. The most prolific showers will be across the north and the north of the west and between them there will be bright skies, or indeed sunshine. As we can further south, and of dry weather for east anglia, sold the Channel Islands, parts of wales could stay the shower at times. We start off a clear skies, still clearer skies in the west and south, the second half of the night the Weather Front comes in and introducing heavier and also persistent rain. Behind that Weather Front we see a return to cooler conditions and in fact, some of the showers in the hills of Northern Ireland by tomorrow morning will be wintry. There is a Weather Front bringing the rain from the west to the east, eradicating the brighter spots with showers in the south east. Behind it, a return to sunshine and showers, but we have but above 200 metres we have that the showers will be wintry and will be wintry and cold. Hello this is bbc news. The headlines eu leaders are set to discuss tougher controls on Coronavirus Vaccine exports as they try to boost supplies and improve distribution amongst Member States, which could affect supply to the uk. Pub landlords in england may be able refuse entry to customers who cant prove theyve had a Coronavirus Vaccine or a negative covid test a Government Review is looking at the issue. No decisions have been taken at all. One thing i will make clear is none of this is obviously going to apply on April The 12th, when it will all be outdoors anyway. So whatever happens, April The 12th will be unaffected. Retail giant h m faces a backlash and a potential boycott in china because it wont source its cotton from Xinjiang Province over concerns about the alleged use of forced labourfrom uighur muslims. Banking business santander has announced plans to close 111 branches across the country with about 8a0 staff set to be affected by the closures. Bbc research has found that hundreds of black, asian and minority ethnic doctors working for the nhs still havent had coronavirus Risk Assessments, or that their risk reviews havent been acted upon to keep them safe at work. The National Audit office has warned that the lack of social care funding in england has left the system weaked when the pandemic struck leaving many unable to access help. The report says that Adult Social Care is being hampered by the governments failure to set out a Long Term Plan. Earlier our social Affairs Correspondent alison holt told me more about the findings. I would look at the arrangements for oversight and accountability by the department of health and social care when it comes to the care sector and basically, it says that those arrangements are ineffective. It gives the background which that in the last decade, funding, local Authority Funding for Care Services has fallen and the number of people receiving cancer Care Services has also fallen. Council Care Services. But a governments own projections show that by 2038, there will be a steep increase in the number of younger adults, people 65 and under, with disabilities who need support and the number of older adults who need support. They are critical on a whole range of levels, they cite short term funding, a lack of a Long Term Plan and no workforce strategy are all having an impact on the ability of the care sector to innovate and invest in the future and a need to meet that huge demand that is coming down the road. Obviously this is about the treatment of people who are vulnerable. What does it say about the impact on those who are unable to get care and support . The impact is quite simply that. They arent able to get care and support from local authorities when they needed and it might be that they dont qualify for that support, their needs are not seen is great enough, or financially, they dont qualify. And one of the gaps in information which the department has, according to the report, is that it does not, for instance, know enough about the amount of unpaid carers, the number of self funders. And generally what Services People are getting. One of the other interesting point is its made is that it says that this lack of information on the one hand, one of the other hand, it has information which doesnt always use. The report says that the government knows that most councils dont pay care providers as sustainable rate for their services, but it doesnt then challenge councils on that. It says, in the end, that the government has to come without Long Term Plan, that vision. Come with that Long Term Plan. The government says it will bring those plans forward, long promised reforms for social care, by the end of the year, but it also says it has put in an additional £1. 5 billion into the system the pandemic. More now on our story about possible Vaccine Passports for pubs. Pub landlords in england may be allowed to refuse entry to customers who cant prove theyve had a Coronavirus Vaccine. A review is looking into the measure as the lockdown is eased. Im joined now by labours shadow culture secretary, jo stevens. Welcome and thanks forjoining us. What do you think . Do you think you would be ok with the thought of no job, no pub. Would be ok with the thought of no job. No pub job, no pub. First of all, can i say that we are job, no pub. First of all, can i say that we are delighted job, no pub. First of all, can i say that we are delighted with job, no pub. First of all, can i say that we are delighted with the i that we are delighted with the success of the Vaccine Programme roll out and i want to take the opportunity to say thank you to all the brilliant nhs staff and volunteers who are working so hard on this programme and the priority has to be to get as many people are vaccinated as possible. But on the issue of Vaccine Passports, domestic passports to use in public, this is a highly complex area. There are no easy answers to this issue and we are going to have to have a National Conversation about it and what we want to achieve in the labour party will play its part in that. 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There are many millions of young people who havent had the vaccine yet. There are pregnant women who wouldnt be able to go into a restaurant. There are people who because of the medical conditions are excluded from having the vaccine. There are many questions about this. As i say, its notjust about this. As i say, its notjust a straightforward yes you supported or no you dont. There are complex issues and there are costs to businesses on top of the costs that they have to bear because of the pandemic and we havent had a discussion yet. The government hasnt set out how it will help businesses in the context. The suggestion businesses in the context. The suggestion is businesses in the context. The suggestion is to businesses in the context. The suggestion is to address those issues that you have raised, that it wouldntjust mean vaccine wouldnt just mean vaccine certificate, wouldntjust mean vaccine certificate, it would also be a negative covid test to allow for people who havent had a vaccine. And they can be not excluded that way. And also it wouldnt be obligatory for pubs, for instance, to go down that route, it they would have the choice and have a system if they choose and have no social distancing inside. 0r they choose and have no social distancing inside. Or have no system and have social distancing. Would you disagree with the system attack . Its not really for the government to abdicate its responsibility and leave it to the private sector to decide the rules and then take the flak for what may be a very unpopular decisions in some circumstances. You can take that approach and you dont take a lead from government, then that will only lead to confusion and unfairness. 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If and when the government put this forward, they would have to | put this forward, they would have to have done it a bit better to explain it and how it will operate, then we will look at the pros when it comes true. But in advance of having the evidence and the science to say how this would work and how we would deal with the consequences of it in terms of discrimination against certain sectors of the population, then certainly, we wouldnt want to make a binary yes or no. Lets see what the proposal is, lets see what the evidence is that supports it about the arguments are against it and lets look at the measures that would mitigate against discrimination. Would mitigate against discrimination. ,. , would mitigate against discrimination. ,. Nhs staff in scotland are to be offered a pay rise of at least a . The Scottish Government confirmed that nurses, paramedics and domestic staff are among those who could receive the boost to their salaries. Earlier this month, borisjohnson defended plans to give some nhs staff in england a 1 increase, saying the government was at the limit of what it could afford. Two men, who were jailed ten years ago for trying to smuggle cocaine into the uk, have lost their bid to overturn their convictions. Jonathan beere and daniel payne were part of a group known as the � freshwater five who were convicted of conspiracy to import 250kg of cocaine through Freshwater Bay off the isle of wight. Our correspondentjim reed was at the Court Of Appeal this case goes back ten years now, a whole decade. It centres on this group of five people, a group of five men, mainly from the isle of wight on the south coast of england. Four of those five men were fishermen and the fifth was a friend of a group. They were convicted in 2011 of conspiracy to import £53 million worth of cocaine. Back then, thejury heard million worth of cocaine. Back then, the jury heard that they took their commercial sailing boat into the centre of the English Channel in the dead of night to collect the drugs that were dropped overboard from a container ship coming from brazil. It was then heard that they drove there, they sailed back to the south coast of the island where they hid the drugs wrapped around at nouy. Two. After a four day hearing at the Court Of Appeals, the judge said that standing back and looking at all the evidence available, but this is circumstantial, it is as he pursued a compelling pay case of conspiracy to import cocaine and that appeal has been refused. This affects all five men, but in particular the two men you mentioned. Daniel was sentenced to 18 years in prison and he has been released, butjonathan beer has been will have to serve the remainder of the sentence. Will have to serve the remainder of the sentence a flotilla of tug boats is continuing efforts to dislodge a cargo ship thats stuck in the suez canal. The Two Hundred Thousand tonne vessel the ever given was blown off course by high winds. The Japanese Company that owns the vessel has apologised for the incident. Ships travelling along the canal have been backed up in both directions. Sally nabil has more from ismailia. We are now standing in front of the headquarters of the suez canal. Navigation and the canal has been suspended temporarily and efforts are under way to try and dislodge the huge ship that is blocking the waterway since tuesday. Experts believe that rescue efforts might take days, given the huge size of the ship and the heavy cargo on board. The ship weighs more than 200,000 tonnes. It is nearly near aoo 200,000 tonnes. It is nearly near a00 metres long and ran 60 metres wide. The suez canal is one of the most important trade routes around the world, it connects the mediterranean to the red sea and this incident will definitely have repercussions on global trade. Oil prices have already risen amid fears that shipments of crude oil might get delayed due to the blockade. So far, the Authorities Say that the ground in was because of bad weather. Theyre trying to send a message of reassurance to the word that they are doing the best they can to bring things back to normal as soon as possible. Eu leaders are set to discuss tougher controls on Coronavirus Vaccine exports as they try to boost supplies and improve distribution amongst Member States which could affect supply to the uk. Pub landlords in england may be able refuse entry to customers who cant prove theyve had a Coronavirus Vaccine a Government Review is looking at the issue. Retail giant h m faces a backlash and a potential boycott in china because it wont source its cotton from Xinjiang Province over concerns about the alleged use of forced labour from uighur muslims. The olympic torch is starting its four month journey around japan, as it heads to tokyo for the delayed Opening Ceremony of the 2020 summer games. It was lit in fukushima and will travel through the country carried by some 10,000 runners. Rupert Wingfield Hayes was at the start of the journey. It is almost exactly a year since the unprecedented announcement that the Tokyo Olympics would be postponed and since then we have had months of speculation. Going to really go ahead . Well, you can see behind me here today in fukushima the start of the torch relay. This is really the point of no return. This is japan saying to the world, this game is going to go ahead this summer regardless of the pandemic. Well, the torch is going to travel from here in fukushima for 1121 days right injapan from the farthest north 121 121 days. To the father Southern Islands and then it is going to arrive at the Olympic Stadium in tokyo onjuly 23 to the grand Opening Ceremony. Of course, because of pandemic, none of this happening here today is without problems. You can see there are no cheering crowd here in fukushima. There are only invited schoolchildren and the media and we have all had to add Health Checks in order to come in here. Have Health Checks. And on the route today and for the next few weeks people are being told not to gather men large crowds. Not to cheer the flame. And then the games themselves. We now know the decision has been made that no international spectators are going to be allowed to come here to japan to watch the games. That is a huge disappointment for olympic fans and forjapan. But it is the reality of holding the olympics during a Global Pandemic. This month marks 10 years since the uprising began in syria. Protests quickly spread nationwide, and the crackdown unleashed civil war. One and a half million syrians fled to lebanon where they are now blamed for social and economic problems. Carine torbey reports from beirut. 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Many battle fronts in The S Rian War to grow. Many battle fronts in the syrian war have to grow. Many battle fronts in the syrian war have now to grow. Many battle fronts in the syrian war have now become to grow. Many battle fronts in the l syrian war have now become silent. But for the millions of refugees, the struggle continues. In many countries where there are scattered, they are often not identified by their names or their professions, but by the fact that they are refugees. A status sticking to them as a smear from the home that they have never left. Bbc news, beirut. The National Stalking Helpline says its seen a 10 increase in calls since the pandemic began, with around 20 thousand people contacting the charity over the past year. Many have reported Cyber Stalking and the use of tracking devices. One victim has been speaking to the bbc� s emma glasbey. Im never somebody that suffered from anxiety, its not something that impacted me, but it crippled me at times. I felt incredibly vulnerable. I live remotely and im on my own. I just lived every day wondering what they might be capable of next. When she ended her relationship, her ex refused to accept it. Becky, not her real name, was then bombarded with messages and made to feel like a prisoner in her own home. Ijust kept seeing him everywhere that i went. I was driving along the road he would nearly always becoming in the opposite direction. If i left the gym, hed be outside driving past. She took her car to the garage and a mechanic discovered a Tracker Device fitted underneath. I started shaking. I knew immediately that it was him, all of those events just fell into place. How he knew where i was. In the crime survey for england and wales, one in 20 women and one in 50 men said they had experienced stalking in the past year. The National Stalking Helpline has seen a 10 increase in calls since the pandemic began with almost 20,000 people contacting the charity since the first lockdown. Victims have explained to us how they feel like sitting ducks, waiting for an incident to occur because they are not able to do the normal things that they might do every day like varying their routines. And particularly that cyberstalking component, this invasion of every facet of their lives and that something, that trauma that theyve experienced during the lockdown that we are going to be supporting them, unfortunately for some time to come. Beckys stalker pleaded guilty in january and was jailed for two and a half years. But its an ordeal that has left a Lasting Impact on her business, her friendships and her sense of feeling safe and secure. Emma glasbey, bbc news. And if youve been affected by the issues weve been talking about, go to. For details of organisations offering information and support, or you can call forfree, at any time to hear recorded information on. Two pilots are alive and undergoing medical checks after ejecting from a british militaryjet in south west england, which later crashed into a field. Cornwall air ambulance, said the pilots did not sustain life threatening injuries. The ministry of defence said an investigation will start into the incident involving a Royal Navy Hawk aircraft that was based not far from the site of the crash in helston, on the tip of englands most westerly point. For many families, a year of lockdowns has meant isolation. But others have found themselves spending an unprecedented amount of time together. A study by the university of southampton has found thatjob losses, returning from university and not wanting to live alone has prompted many young people to return to their family home to see out the pandemic. Hope bolger has been speaking to some of them. 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Im not sure. In a moment, the bbc news at one with simon mccoy, but first its time for a look at the weather with good afternoon. An unsettled period of weather over the coming few days with showers. The shower is always more numerous in northern and western parts of england and wales. The rest of Northern Ireland, the west of northern scotland and we could see some decent spells of sunshine east of the higher ground, 12 or 13 in the north and very springlike in southern areas. And they will continue into the evening as all the showers and they will merge into a longer spell of rain overnight. There is a winnerfront coming in. Forthe most overnight. There is a winnerfront coming in. For the most part, because we have the breeze picking up because we have the breeze picking up with the cloud that will alleviate, this is a cold Weather Front, so behind that, we are ushering in somewhat chillier air notably so as we head into friday. This Weather Front of crossing mouth parts and introducing that colder air. A distinctly different feel and especially for scotland and Northern Ireland were the showers will turn wintry over the hills and progressively through the day, but when differin continues its progress eastwards giving quite a dollop of rain for a while and it will get colder behind and there will be wintry showers and the Southern Hills and moors. It does knock the temperature is down significantly by a5 degrees. It will feel cherry, but in the sunshine, outside the breeze, pleasant enough. The evening sees that rain clearing the way for southern and eastern areas, but the showers, as you can see, will turn more wintry and much colder night tomorrow, particularly across the north but frost in rural areas further south. A chilly set start on saturday, but a ridge of High Pressure will bring something of dry weather for a pressure will bring something of dry weatherfor a time, but pressure will bring something of dry weather for a time, but this weather system crosses during saturday night and into sunday. Give this a rather unsettled picture. It wont be dry on saturday for all of us, there will be a lot of cloud coming and going, but it looks like a drier day of the weekend and slightly milder. But later in the day, we start to see that cloud and rain piling up in the north west, which brings quite a wet and windy night for some areas and that sinks south and there was a lot of uncertainty in the timing of the Weather Front. Quite a lot to play for in the detail and you can stay up to date on our website. You will have to have extra staff to be checking on the door, you will have to have the cost of Workplace Testing to be borne, 70 of our businesses are smes and simply will not be able to manage this cost of reopening. Labour says its deeply unfortunate that the plans were revealed on the hoof well be asking how realistic are they . Also this lunchtime as eu leaders meet to decide their next move over export restrictions, astrazenica express anger at being caught in the middle of the vaccine row