the owner of liberty steel says he has no plans to close any of his uk plants — as he races to refinance his business, after the collapse of his main financial backer. i believe in the future of my steel business. it's still a tough journey ahead, the uk has many disadvantages. the uk steel industry has been decimated for the last few decades. we still have a lot of work to do. i'm not going to give up on the uk. as long as i'm in charge, my plants will stay open. seven leading pro—democracy campaigners in hong kong have been found guilty of taking part in an unauthorised protest two years ago. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. borisjohnson�*s black adviser on ethnic minorities, is leaving downing street. in a letter to borisjohnson in february, which he later retracted, samuel kasumu accused the conservative party of pursuing "a politics steeped in division". downing street sources have rejected any suggestion that his departure was related to the commission on race and ethnic disparities report published yesterday. former equality and human rights commissioner, lord woolley, told me that there is now a crisis in number ten when it comes to race. i've spoken to samuel and he was disheartened, that's why he threatened to resign before. i don't think it's a coincidence. all i know is there is a crisis at number 10 when it comes to acknowledging and dealing with systemic racial inequality and we must confront it. our political correspondent jonathan blake is in westminster. what is downing street saying? officially, nothing, but sources are pointing us to the u referred to that samuel kasumu rate tojohnson in february —— that you referred to. yet i concerns about unbearable tension in downing street, about a politics steeped in division and that it had been his ultimate privilege to serve in government. he said in that letter he intended to step down in may but it was later retracted and mr kasumu was persuaded, it seemed, to stay. this morning it's emerged he intends to leave number 10 in may, as he originally set out in the letter. and it seems that he informed officials of his decision to do that last week. sources are rejecting any suggestion that this has anything to do with the publication yesterday of the commission for racial, sorry, the commission for racial, sorry, the commission for racial, sorry, the commission on race and ethnic disparities, who published their report to a mixed response. but the timing of course is drawing attention and as he reflected, lord woolley the founder of operation black vote and crossbench peer has said it coincidence and having spoken to samuel kasumu, he was disheartened about the government approach to racial equality. a difficult moment i think, despite the strenuous denials it has anything to do with the report published yesterday for the government and its position on race relations. ., ~ , ., france will enter another lockdown on saturday. it'll last at least three weeks, and schools and nonessential shops will close once again. france has seen a rise in the number of new cases and hospitalisations recently — with nearly 60,000 new infections reported yesterday and 5,000 people with covid now in intensive care. the country's president emmanuel macron said it risked losing control over the virus if it failed to deal with the accelerating outbreak. our paris correspondent hugh schofield explained it was the pressure on hospitals which has forced president macron to make the move. once again, the hospitals are feeling the pinch, and it's the coming crisis at hospitals that has led to this action. there is fear expressed by doctors across the country, particularly in paris, nice, that if nothing is done we are going to reach that point we've been close to before where there just aren't enough beds in critical care to cope with the covid input, plus other conditions. and so once again, for the third time, we have lockdown now. it's not the same kind of lockdown that we had a year ago, it is much looser in the sense you can go out on the street pretty much as you wish as long as you don't go ten kilometres from your home. nonetheless, the shops are shut, nonessential shops will be shut across the country from saturday and schools are shutting. that is an important change, because president macron has prided himself on making france different from other countries in europe in keeping to a third way on the lockdown front, not going down the road of complete shutdowns but keeping some places open. he was criticised for that decision backin he was criticised for that decision back in january. doctors told him it wasn't the right approach because with the british variant arriving we are going to have a big hit at the end of march, and there has been that big surge, and he's now had to do what he said he wasn't going to do. he's had to eat a certain amount of humble pie and the opposition is making hay with it. i feel duty bound to ask you about summer holidays in france. obviously you don't know if we can go there this summer, but what is the feeling? it will be a british government decision. when you have two countries, one of which has a markedly worse rating than the other, obviously it is the better off country saying to its people, don't go to france. at the moment, you wouldn't want to come to france because returning might be problematic. i think we have got to be hopeful. macron yesterday was talking about accelerating the vaccination programme, and it is picking up. we are behind britain, but most people in their fifties and 60s will be vaccinated byjune orjuly. things will improve. but the question is when, and will it be in time for the summer holiday? we've had new data on the covid situation in the uk coming out from the office for national statistics this morning — including more about long covid — and new information on vaccine hesitancy. the ons says vaccine hesitancy among adults is decreasing. the bbc�*s head of statistics, robert cuffe, joins me now. how many people have long covid? probablyjust how many people have long covid? probably just over how many people have long covid? probablyjust over i how many people have long covid? probablyjust overi million in the uk would say they still experienced symptoms after four weeks. if you go longer, three months, it's about 700,000. a more helpful number is probably what are your chances if you get covid—i9, about 20% still having symptoms after a month and a one in seven chance of getting to 12 months, surrey, i2 one in seven chance of getting to 12 months, surrey, 12 weeks. so, these numbers have been familiar, with heard them before about one in five, one in ten. the new figures that have come out today, how bad they symptoms are, and about 40% of people who said they were experiencing them said it didn't affect their day—to—day activities at all. that's probably good news but 20%, so one in five people still experiencing long covid symptoms, said it interfered a lot with their day—to—day activities. there is no real definition of long covid, it's a constellation of symptoms but this is a rough and ready way of getting at it and it suggests that the people who still experienced symptoms, a lot of them are significantly impacted. in symptoms, a lot of them are significantly impacted. in terms of numbers of— significantly impacted. in terms of numbers of people _ significantly impacted. in terms of numbers of people who _ significantly impacted. in terms of numbers of people who are - significantly impacted. in terms of| numbers of people who are worried about the vaccine, what are the figures suggest?— about the vaccine, what are the figures suggest? about the vaccine, what are the fiuures su: est? , , , ., figures suggest? these numbers have been consistently _ figures suggest? these numbers have been consistently moving _ figures suggest? these numbers have been consistently moving upwards. i been consistently moving upwards. fewer and fewer people are saying they've refused a jab or they wouldn't take it if they're offered, or they don't know. it's about 6% of people in general in that category. the worry has always been easy different groups, particularly when you look at black communities where in previous data it was nearly half of people expressed some form of vaccine hesitancy, about 44%. that has gone down to 22%. so epic full. a bit of a warning, based on small numbers, there is only about 180 black respondents in this survey. trends are going in the right direction and there are positive signals but vaccinations among the black community still lagging far behind those in the white community, if you look at people aged 70—80, we are talking about 90% of white people vaccinated compared to 70% of black people. the proof of the pudding is in what happens in the actualjabs in arms and there's still a big gap between communities on that front. still a big gap between communities on that front-— more lockdown restrictions are being eased in northern ireland today. up to six people, from no more than two households, can now meet outdoors or in a garden. 10 people, from no more than two households, can take part in outdoor sporting activities — golf courses and tennis courts can also reopen. our ireland correspondent chris page is in belfast with more detail on the changes. as you say, initial steps of lockdown easing in northern ireland today. for example, tennis is allowed to resume once again and people are keen to get back on the court. for example, simon who is one of the coaches here in south belfast, he's been taking lessons since 7am. some differences of course, for example the club house facilities, they still have to stay closed and there are signs reminding people to socially distance. everyone is careful to sanitise their hands when they arrive. golf is the other sport that will be starting again today, so people have been teeing off at courses across northern ireland since daybreak, and people are allowed to socialise in their gardens again, with a maximum of six people from two households. here at the club, people have been saying how much they've missed their favourite sport, how important it is for their physical and mental health to be back here once more. so the serves, slices and smashes are coming thick and fast and people are intending to make the most of it. ministers in the devolved government at stormont are meeting to discuss more easings, it is understood they will be looking at a proposal to allow some retailers to open up on monday the 12th of april, for example garden centres, car dealers and retail premises where people will have plenty of space. so far, the number of people in hospital with coronavirus is continuing to fall, the vaccination programme continues to roll out successfully, it is now open to people of 45 and over. health officials are slightly nervous over the easter bank holiday weekend, they are warning people to keep their guard up, the fact that this pandemic still isn't over and while people certainly are able to enjoy some things they haven't been able to do for the last few months, there is still a long way to go before we can look at full normality returning. the first minister of wales, mark drakeford, will announce a further easing of lockdown restrictions today. in just under two weeks' time, travel between wales and the rest of the uk will be allowed. pubs and restaurants will be able to serve customers outside later in the month. but each stage is dependent on covid cases remaining low. mark drakeford — the first minister of wales — explained what the next stage of easing restrictions will mean. on 12th april, all children and young people will be back in school in wales. all non—essential retail will be able to reopen. all close—contact services will be able to trade again, and if travel restrictions are lifted in england, then we will lift them here in wales so that people will be able to travel across the border. there will be no point in us changing our arrangements if people in england continue to have to remain local. then the english rules would prevent them from travelling to wales. so if the english rules don't change, we will respect that, of course, and our rules will stay as they are today. but the prime minister's road map does suggest that on 12th april, things will change in england and if that is the case, then we will be looking forward to welcoming people from other parts of the united kingdom into wales again. and shortly we'll be talking to enzo nigro who runs the potters pub in newport shortly about what he would like to hear from the wales first minister. the headlines on bbc news. borisjohnson's only black adviser on ethnic minorities is leaving his role — after earlier this year complaining of "unbearable" tension within downing street. another lockdown in france as a third wave threatens — nonessential shops and schools will shut this weekend for four weeks. after thousands of allegations of sexual harassment and abuse in schools in the uk, a new helpline for victims has gone live. a court in hong kong has found seven prominent pro—democracy campaigners guilty of unauthorised assembly. it's the latest blow to the city's democracy movement. the group were accused of taking part in the unauthorised assembly in august 2019, when the city was engulfed by anti—government protests. they had pleaded not guilty to the charge. among those on trial, barrister and democratic party founder martin lee, who's 82, and media billionairejimmy lai. since their detentions, small groups of supporters have been surrounding the court building. sentencing will be delivered at a later date. emily lau, a former legislator and chair of the democratic party, was at court to hear the verdicts. we feel very dismayed and distressed, but maybe not too surprised, given the pressure that the whole of hong kong is under. if you were here, you would feel it. pressure from beijing, pressure from the carrie lam administration. so judges are just human. but it's very sad to see these people who have made so many contributions to the development of the city were today found guilty because they took part in a peaceful and non—violent demonstration. i mean, they are activists taking part in fighting for freedom, for democracy for hong kong and never, never supported violence. we would like to think that ourjudges, our courts are still independent, objective, free and fair. so whatever they do, everything they do will send a signal notjust to hong kong, to beijing and to the whole world whether the independence of the judiciary is still there. some people of course don't believe it any more. i still have some hope that we still have some form of independentjudiciary. so we never know. the sentence will be on the 16th of this month, and i certainly hope they will not all be locked up. a new helpline from the uk child protection charity the nspcc, offering support to those who have been sexually abused or harassed in schools, has just gone live. it's been set up after 12,000 current and former pupils went online to share their experiences. an immediate review of safeguarding policies, in both state and private schools in england, is to be carried out by ofsted. our education correspondent, dan johnson reports. these are young women finally given a voice. there are now more than 11,000 of these anonymous accounts. harassment, abuse and assaults — mostly by their own classmates. there have been protests and walk—outs, and a sense some schools have protected reputations before pupils. now there will be action. delighted to get in place an independent non—judgemental safe place for young people and their families and those affected by these developments to come and share their worries and their concerns, because i think it's clearly distressing and disturbing to read online what these young people are experiencing, and we need to help as many of them as possible. we're wanting to go further, and that is why we have asked ofsted to be able to conduct a full review in terms of safeguarding in our schools to protect the best interests of our children. they're aware this could eclipse any previous major scandal, and it may raise wider issues about male attitudes and the standard of sex and relationship education. it needs to tackle topics like pornography, consent, what constitutes a healthy or an unhealthy relationship. and i'm afraid that young people are still saying it's not good enough — there are those gaps in the curriculum. this national conversation about how some men treat women now reaches to the youngest — who haven't felt safe even at school. dan johnson, bbc news. from today, the uk ministry ofjustice victims' code comes into force. the code outlines a revised set of entitlements and support that victims should expect to receive from criminaljustice agencies, as well as the right to request a review of decisions to end their case. some of the changes means that victims will now be offered automatic updates when perpetrators leave jail and victims of rape and sexual violence can choose the gender of their police interviewer. joining me now is lucy martindale, an anti—knife crime campaigner and youth worker who has been a victim of crime herself and is a long—time campaigner for changes to the victims' code. how do you react to the fact some of these changes are finally coming in? i would say that i welcome any positive change that will help victims. however, some of the changes that have been made today, they don't necessarily support victims of knife crime and murder. so i would still say there's room for more. ., ,, so i would still say there's room for more-— for more. can you give me an example? — for more. can you give me an example? an _ for more. can you give me an example? an example - for more. can you give me an example? an example of - for more. can you give me an example? an example of one for more. can you give me an i example? an example of one of for more. can you give me an - example? an example of one of the changes that doesn't go far enough, in your view?— in your view? some of the stuff like, i read _ in your view? some of the stuff like, i read that _ in your view? some of the stuff like, i read that when _ in your view? some of the stuff like, i read that when someonej in your view? some of the stuff l like, i read that when someone is released from prison, that you will be notified. however, on several occasions victims have been told that they would be told anyway and have regular updates, and that doesn't always happen. some of the stuff i was reading, is meant to happen really anyway, so i don't really see any really great changes in there. ijust think really see any really great changes in there. i just think there's a lot more that can be done and i also campaigned for a victims roar back in 2019, so it was good to see that ministers are considering ringing that interplay —— victims' law. yes. that interplay -- victims' law. yes, the are that interplay -- victims' law. yes, they are consulting _ that interplay -- victims' law. yes, they are consulting on _ that interplay -- victims' law. yes, they are consulting on that. - that interplay -- victims' law. yes, they are consulting on that. as - that interplay —— victims' law. yes, they are consulting on that. as you say, a code is only a code if they abide by it. you yourself have been abide by it. you yourself have been a victim of crime, with these changes have made much difference to you? to changes have made much difference to ou? ., , ., ., , changes have made much difference to ou? , .,, ., you? to be totally honest, not reall . you? to be totally honest, not really- in _ you? to be totally honest, not really- in my— you? to be totally honest, not really. in my situation, - you? to be totally honest, not really. in my situation, the - really. in my situation, the perpetrator wasn't even brought to justice. so i would say there's a lot more that needs to be done in terms of when you report a crime such as domestic violence or sexual assault and rape, the way that it's initially dealt with, that needs to change. from when you report to the police all the way through to the court, i don't think there's enough support and a lot of victims like myself end up dropping it because you have to make such a long time, you're not given regular updates on the situation and it grinds you down. , , ., the situation and it grinds you down. , i. , the situation and it grinds you down. , i” . the situation and it grinds you down. , ., ., �* down. yes, you lose faith. you've . one down. yes, you lose faith. you've gone from — down. yes, you lose faith. you've gone from being _ down. yes, you lose faith. you've gone from being a _ down. yes, you lose faith. you've gone from being a victim - down. yes, you lose faith. you've gone from being a victim to - down. yes, you lose faith. you've - gone from being a victim to someone who has also committed crime. the many victims or family members of victims go on to commit crimes themselves? is that relatively common? i themselves? is that relatively common?— themselves? is that relatively common? ., ., ., ., common? i would say so, in a lot of cases that — common? i would say so, in a lot of cases that i've _ common? i would say so, in a lot of cases that i've personally _ common? i would say so, in a lot of cases that i've personally dealt - cases that i've personally dealt with in terms of when a young person has been killed and they had siblings, cousins, in my case i was a cousin of someone that was murdered. you're not given up support from a young age and it turns into mental health, such as ptsd, which i have. you're left to deal with that and your mental health gets worse and you do sometimes end up committing crime because you're so angry and you're not given the support. i think if victims are given that support right away, that would help reduce crime, violent crime. in away, that would help reduce crime, violent crime.— violent crime. in that particular incident, violent crime. in that particular incident. you — violent crime. in that particular incident, you were _ violent crime. in that particular incident, you were nine - violent crime. in that particular incident, you were nine when l violent crime. in that particular. incident, you were nine when your cousin was killed, the murderer was given 25 years in jail, he was released after 12 years. no one informed you or the family that he was out and returned to the area where you will live.— was out and returned to the area where you will live. yes, i can't be 100% if the _ where you will live. yes, i can't be 10094. if the ministry _ where you will live. yes, i can't be 10094. if the ministry of _ where you will live. yes, i can't be 10096 if the ministry ofjustice - 100% if the ministry ofjustice notified my aunt, i can't remember that. as a whole family we weren't told, so the community where that murder happened, he was released back there, so i could get onto the same bus, end up being his next—door neighbour, and i think they should be a lot more respect for the victims' families to be notified so you can make the decision if you wish to leave that community, if that perpetrator is going to come back into the area where the crime was committed.— was committed. that is what is su - osed was committed. that is what is supposed to — was committed. that is what is supposed to happen _ was committed. that is what is supposed to happen with - was committed. that is what is supposed to happen with this l was committed. that is what is i supposed to happen with this new victims' code, we will see if it does. thank you very much, lucy. the metropolitan police is investigating allegations that a serving officer raped two of his female colleagues. the officer was not charged and has not been suspended. the bbc and the bureau of investigativejournalism have found he now faces a misconduct hearing, more than three years after the allegations were reported. the met says it takes all allegations of domestic abuse seriously and that the full circumstances of this case will be considered at the hearing. fewer than one in five people in britain ask for a covid test if they have symptoms, and the number who follow self—isolation rules is low, a study by king's college london has found. the research also revealed that — a year into the pandemic — only half of those asked could identify the main coronavirus symptoms. our health correspondent dominic hughes has more. if you have symptoms, you need to get a test immediately. the test and trace system has been a key part of the government's strategy in the fight against the coronavirus, and will be equally important in the months to come. but a series of surveys involving more than 50,000 people across the uk reveals some worrying findings. overall, fewer than one—in—five said they would request a test if they developed symptoms of coronavirus. only half could identify the main symptoms of covid—19 — which include a cough, high temperature and a loss of taste or smell. and while 70% of people said if they were to develop symptoms they intended to self—isolate, the reality was that fewer than half reported that they did in fact do so. i think that it's important to remember that all of these behaviours are really complex — staying at home and self—isolating is actually a really difficult behaviour to do — and there are lots of different reasons why people may not be able to do it. it might be that they need to go out to work, they need to go out to care for someone, they need to go out to bring their kids to school, they need to go out to get food for their family or medicines for theirfamily. and it's not really a one—size—fits—all solution. the report raises doubts about the impact of a much—criticised £37 billion test and trace system. the government says test and trace has saved countless lives since it was introduced, and maintains the overwhelming majority of people self—isolate when asked to. but given the central role the system will play in the uk's recovery from the pandemic, there will be concerns if it's still performing poorly. dominic hughes, bbc news. the number of covid deaths in brazil has hit a new monthly high, with over 60,000 people dying in march. the surge has pushed the country's health service to the point of collapse and seen support for the president plummet. tim neilson reports. there are so many to mourn, burials take place under cover of darkness. coronavirus claimed another life in brazil, one of thousands a day, during this worsening crisis. so why is this happening? in addition of the implementation of these public health measures, the circulation of the variant of concern, countrywide in brazil, is clearly contributing to the increase in cases. yet president bolsonaro does not think staying at home is the answer. his attempts to curtail local lockdowns through the courts angered the military, leading to a dramatic changing of the guard, including his defence chief, causing commanders of the army, navy and air force to quit but in this confrontation at the president, a former military man himself, is not standing down. translation: | appeal- to all the authorities in brazil to review this policy and allow the people to go to work. rallying behind him, his supporters took to rio's beachfront with a warning shot to critics, reminding them of their history of the 57th anniversary of the coup that unseated a left—wing president, ushering in 20 years of military rule. translation: with all this | communism, the left wanting to dominate, practically prohibits the president from governing. but under president bolsonaro's watch, some hospital emergency departments have run out of room to treat patients. on the streets of sao paulo, charities are struggling to provide enough food for those in need, with donations drying up, as the lines get longer after financial aid for the most vulnerable was cut injanuary. translation: there are even families on the streets now. . it is a very different scenario from the street population of predominantly male before the pandemic. perhaps the government is beginning to notice. hand—outs will begin again next week. but there is little else to indicate this alarming loss of life will end soon. tim neilson, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news... borisjohnson's only black adviser on ethnic minorities is leaving his role — after earlier this year complaining of "unbearable" tension within downing street. another lockdown in france as a third wave threatens — nonessential shops and schools will shut this weekend for four weeks. after thousands of allegations of sexual harassment and abuse in schools in the uk, a new helpline for victims has gone live. fewer than one in five people in britain ask for a covid test if they have symptoms, and few follow self—isolation rules — that's according to a new study. the metropolitan police is investigating allegations that a serving officer raped two of his female colleagues. the officer was not charged and has not been suspended. the owner of liberty steel says he has no plans to close any of his uk plants — as he races to refinance his business, after the collapse of his main financial backer. i believe in the future of my steel business. it's still a tough journey ahead, the uk has many disadvantages. the uk steel industry has been decimated for the last few decades. we still have a lot of work to do. i'm not going to give up on the uk. as long as i'm in charge, my plants will stay open. seven leading pro—democracy campaigners in hong kong have been found guilty of taking part in an unauthorised protest two years ago. let's get more on our top story — the departure from downing street of borisjohnson's only black adviser on ethnic minorities. downing street sources have rejected any suggestion that the move was related to the commission on race and ethnic disparities report published yesterday. earlier we heard from the former equality and human rights commissioner, lord woolley, and i asked him whether he knew mr kasumu. i appointed him when we first put the race disparity advisory group together some years ago. he's a good man. he loves his country, he loves the idea of tackling race inequality and the timing couldn't have been worse for the government as they launch this so—called ground—breaking report. i think it's grubby, i think it's divisive that the only black special adviser in number 10 decides to walk today. well, downing street, you will have just heard, they say it has nothing to do with that report yesterday, do you believe that? well, is it a coincidence he's leaving today? he's not actually leaving until may, the news has come out today. it's been reported that he let downing street know yesterday morning. well, he would have seen the report and felt the temperature of black britons to this report, that they are incandescent with rage that their lived experiences, the trauma of what's happened in the past year has been denied. worse still, this report seems to pit one minority community against another. if i know samuel, he's upset, as i am and as many people are. it's notjust a missed opportunity. we had an opportunity to build new better, to have a framework to tackle deep—seated racial inequality and we've missed it. but most of the people on that commission are people of colour. of course, they're hand—picked to follow a narrative. you have to bear in mind that when this commission began, the framework was set in stone. the prime minister said, we need to change the narrative, we need to stop the victimhood. that's what they said. we've always said you change the narrative by changing the systems that keep delivering racial inequalities, not the other way around. to have it the other way round is to be in deep denial. these people were chosen because they bought into that idea, and of course the black community now is saying this report is more like a report from the 1980s, when denial was at its zenith, when communities were pitted against one another. 1t0 years later, i'm still coming on a programme like this and discussing whether structural race inequality is an issue. it is. how do you feel about the fact you are still having to do that ho years later? i'm saddened. i have people on the phone in tears, they said, is this for real? shouldn't we be talking about how we dismantle the obstacles, how we unleash talent and bring people together from all communities to fulfil our great potential? that's what we should be talking about. the funny thing is that the government are on the wrong side of history, but business isn't and leaders are not in local authorities. they beat a path to my door and say, simon, if black lives matter is to mean anything, what are we to do? that means we are on the front foot, it means we can change our institutions to make sure they are more inclusive and black people don't have to have 80% more applications to get an interview than their white peers. let's stop that, unleash the talent. you know that the people behind the report said they looked at data, they looked at facts, they looked at outcomes and evidence. why isn't that enough? we set up the racial disparity unit that as theresa may said would lay bare uncomfortable truths, more likely to be stopped and searched, four times more likely to die in childbirth. there are no black senior people in ftse 100 businesses. this is systemic, and it needs a systemic response. the response from this government, from number10, is denial. it's heartbreaking. finally, it is your belief that samuel kasumu, the most senior black adviser at number 10 is leaving finally because of this report? the only black adviser in number 10. i've spoken to samuel and he was disheartened, that's why he threatened to resign before. i don't think it's a coincidence. all i know is, there is a crisis at number 10 when it comes to acknowledging and dealing with persistent race inequality, and they must confront it. the first minister of wales, mark drakeford, will announce a further easing of lockdown restrictions today. in just under two weeks' time, travel between wales and the rest of the uk will be allowed. pubs and restaurants will be able to serve customers outside later in the month. let's talk to one of them. enzo nigro runs the potters pub in newport. sorry, we have lost the technical details, i apologise. sorry, we have lost the technical details, iapologise. we sorry, we have lost the technical details, i apologise. we will come back to enzo. the jury in the trial of derek chauvin — the former police officer accused of murdering george floyd in the us — has been shown new footage of the moments just before mr floyd's death. it includes materialfrom police officers' body cameras, and parts of it show mr floyd begging police officers not to harm him. derek chauvin, who knelt on mr floyd's neck for longer than nine minutes, has pleaded not guilty to murder and manslaughter. i should warn you that you may find some parts of this report by our correspondent lebo diseko upsetting. let me see your other hand! i'm sorry, i'm sorry! let me see your other hand! police body camera footage showing george floyd's arrest from every possible angle. video from each of the officers involved played relentlessly in court. momma, momma! crying. witnesses still traumatised by the events of that day, like this local resident, who'd pleaded with mr floyd to comply with officers. what stood out to you about what mr floyd was saying when you saw him on the ground? when he kept saying, "i can't breathe", and when he said, "momma, they're killing me, they're killing me. "i can't breathe, momma, they're killing me." then when he started saying, "my body's shutting down." earlier, testimony about the moments before the police were called inside the store, where a 19—year—old cashier said mr floyd had used a fake $20 bill. employees grew increasingly alarmed as they watched what was happening and tried to intervene. the former cashier said he still felt guilt about what happened. if i would've just not taken the bill, this could've been avoided. what came over in court was the powerlessness that bystanders felt that day, and the grief and anguish that they still carry. trauma relived in front of the jury, who will decide this case. lebo diseko, bbc news, minneapolis. the us presidentjoe biden has put forward a $2 trillion infrastructure plan which he hopes will create millions ofjobs. he said the package would be unlike anything the us had seen since it built the country's highway network and invested in the space race. republicans are expected to oppose the programme. at least four people, including a child, have been killed in a shooting in the city of orange in california. police said two others were injured in the incident, including the suspected shooter. it happened around 5:30 pm local time. the situation has been stabilised and there is no threat to the public. the owner of the troubled company liberty steel, sanjeev gupta, has told the bbc that none of the 12 steel and aluminium plants he owns in the uk will close while he is in charge. a recent request for a £170 million taxpayer bailout was turned down by the british government over concerns that the money would disappear into the gupta family's "opaque" international empire. earlier, i spoke to our business editor simonjack. they are in big financial trouble. third largest steel maker in the uk, 3,000 steeljobs there, 2,000 and in some of the other businesses that sanjeev gupta also owns. the clock has been ticking ever since his main financial backer, greensill capital, who employed david cameron, went bust in early march. that effectively shut off the cash flow to this business. he officially asked for £170 million for a government bailout, and many of his customers, he is asking them to pay up front to help with the cash flow. so it all looks pretty grim, but when i spoke to him this morning, he was incredibly defiant and said the rest of his business was going well and was confident that he wouldn't have to close any of his plants. here he is. huge amount of interest from many financers globally offering to refinance. given the situation and given the nature of our business, that is complicated and will take time. so we are not waiting for anybody. we have taken matters into our own hands. you have a long track record of moving money between your various businesses, why not move some money from the profitable businesses, if you think the future for steel is so bright here, into liberty? why not move your own money? in the short term, given the current situation, there are restrictions. but you are absolutely right. our global business is profitable and the uk will be part of the refinancing. under my watch, none of our steel operations will close in the uk. you can guarantee that while you are in charge, none of your steel operations will close in the uk? absolutely. under my watch, none of my steel operations will close in the uk. if you talk to the treasury, they say in a way you are part of the problem, that they cannot be seen to be giving taxpayers' money to a company with a founder who is very wealthy, has assets all over the world and bought himself a £1t2 million house. we were in the process of refinancing our entire business away from greensill and that is what we are still out to achieve. we have been hit by this wave and we have to tackle it in the short term. we will tackle either by getting short—term financing from others, perhaps including some governments or other financiers or our own self help. in terms of my own personal life, i have been away from the uk are now for 12 or 13 years. it was time to come back. my kids are going up and we decided it was time to come back and buy a house. i took a mortgage, i sold some properties and we began to settle down. but a lot of people think that with you in charge, that will be an impediment to government support. if you cared about those jobs, some would say it's time for you to step aside. all our steel operations in the uk, one after another, was in the process of shutting. it is our hard work, my workers' hard work, and my hard work which means they now have a future. i believe in the future of my steel business. it's still a tough journey ahead. the uk has many disadvantages. the uk steel industry has been decimated over the last few decades. we still have a lot of work to do. i am not going to give up on the uk. why did you have to become so reliant on this risky form of financing from greensill, essentially using tomorrow's money to pay today's bills? each plant in the uk we bought, for example, was basically shutting down. in those circumstances, you can'tjust go and ask for a bond or a long—term loan. what greensill did was a breath of fresh air because that enabled us to buy those plants and turn them around. it was time to move on, profitability would reach, the corporate structure and governance would reach. we could and were going to move on. but unfortunately, they collapsed. do you regret being so reliant on greensill, or i think what you're saying is you had no choice? i do not regret being reliant on greensill in the beginning, because they helped to save those jobs and build this industry. what i could say is given where we are now, on reflection, perhaps it could have moved a bit faster in terms of our refinancing efforts. that is a small regret. david cameron was closely associated with mr greensill, your principal financial backer, and i know you had a relationship with mr cameron yourself. when was the last time you spoke to him? and how useful was mr cameron in the development of your empire over the last few years? i have not spoken to him since he was prime minister. my relationship was with greensill and i am grateful. their support and enabled us to build the business and save thousands ofjobs. so there he is, being defiant, no plants will close on his watch and he is confident he can find money from somewhere else. that is going to be difficult because we have learned over the last couple of days that some of the creditors of this collapse of greensill, some have security on some of the assets that mr gupta owns. you have got to think that it sounds tricky to try and get new financing when you're old financiers are trying to reclaim some of your assets. if they've got their mitts on those assets, is going to be difficult. but he sounds defiant. we will see what happens. the government says as long as he is in charge, rich man, £1t2 million house, it's going to be a hard sell to give taxpayers' money into an empire which he says around the rest of the world is going very well. remember, he was a bit of a hero to the unions, saviour of steel, bought up lots of plants which people thought couldn't be made to work. thousands ofjobs now exist which might not have done had he not come along. the unions and workers are not ready to throw over gupta yet, but he has a tough road ahead. the first minister of wales, mark drakeford, will announce a further easing of lockdown restrictions today. in just under two weeks' time, travel between wales and the rest of the uk will be allowed. pubs and restaurants will be able to serve customers outside later in the month. enzo nigro runs the potters pub in newport. is this a relief to you that you will finally be able to serve customers outside later on? 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been able to use furlough for your- along and waiting. have you been l able to use furlough for your staff? yes, which has been good. but people just want to go back to work and get on with life. everybody i speak to is fed up of not being able to. well, let's see what mark drakeford says later today. thank you for talking to us, enzo, and thanks for being patient while we messed about with the technicals.— with the technicals. you're welcome, have a nice — with the technicals. you're welcome, have a nice day- _ the indian government promised it would open its coronavirus vaccination drive to all over—45s from april1 — in an attempt to boost its massive — but flagging — programme. nearly 50 million doses have been delivered so far but the scheme to innoculate 300 million people by the end ofjuly is behind schedule. as of today, anyone over the age of 45 in india is eligible now to get the coronavirus vaccine as the government ramps up what it's described as the world's largest vaccination programme. i'm here at delhi's hospital, there has been a steady stream of people coming through to get the jab here this morning. i was talking to one 45—year—old man who came who said he tried to bring some of his friends and neighbours along as well, but they refused to come with him and said they had other things to do and they didn't see this as a priority. and that really gets to the heart of one big challenge here in india, and that is vaccine hesitancy. there are many, many people whojust don't think that they need to get a vaccine. and at the moment, the government is on target, or hoping to vaccinate 300 million people in the country byjuly. at the moment, though, experts believe that it may not meet that target if this hesitancy continues. the pressure is really on because coronavirus cases are rising rapidly here in india. in the last 21t hours, more than 72,000 fresh cases were reported. that is the highest daily increase since october. so the pressure really is on to make sure that this country can ramp up its coronavirus vaccine programme as cases continue to rise here. that was our correspondent rajini vaidyanathan at a vaccination centre in delhi. sweden has extended several of its coronavirus measures until may because of rises in the number of people testing positive and the number being admitted to intensive care wards. rachel stanton reports. another hectic day, treating covid patients in sweden, with nearly a 10% rise in people being admitted to intensive care last week, the government has halted the easing of restrictions in the country. rules were originally set to be loosened in mid—april, but will now stay in place until the third of may at the earliest. translation: the spread of the infection is at too high a level and unfortunately rising in some parts of the country. the health sector is under severe strain, so it's important that we manage a bit longer. restaurants, bars and cafes must close no later than 8:30pm and no more than four people are allowed per group. businesses must also make sure customers shop alone and not in a group. gyms and museums have also been affected. despite the restrictions staying, they aren't set to get any tougher. translation: we have a lot of measures in place. the swedish public has really changed its behaviour and daily life is, to a very great extent, very restricted, so in the current situation, we haven't seen the need for further measures. throughout the world, sweden is known for taking a different path from most countries during the pandemic, opting against lockdowns. but with these restrictions set to stay, there is hope that it will offer some relief in the months to come and that people can look forward to life looking a little more like it used to. rachel stanton, bbc news. new york has become the latest us state to legalise marijuana. the governor of new york, andrew cuomo, called it a historic day. the new law will mean that millions of dollars of tax revenues can be raised from sales of cannabis, which will be re—invested into minority communities ravaged by the decades—long war on drugs. eliza craston reports. the bill is passed. after years of stalled attempts, this was the moment new york became the 15th us state to legalise the use of recreational marijuana for adults. it's estimated that it could generate up to $350 million in annual tax revenue, and 40% of that will be invested in minority communities that have been disproportionately affected by marijuana arrests. we've had these marijuana laws and they haven't been enforced across the board in the same way. white people and people of colour smoke marijuana at equal rates. they consume it in equal rates, but it's only people of colour who have been arrested and prosecuted. the bill will also wipe the criminal records of people previously charged with marijuana—related crimes. new york's attorney general letitia james hailed the law as a racial and criminaljustice imperative and a critical step towards a fairer and more just system. under the law, new yorkers aged 21 and older are now allowed to possess up to three ounces of cannabis. new york is set to become one of the largest markets of legal cannabis in the nation, with the potential to create thousands ofjobs. proponents of marijuana reform say these laws, can be directly tied to economic and racial equity. opponents cite concerns of increased rates of substance abuse. but public attitudes do seem to be changing. last year, a gallup poll showed that 68% of americans favoured legalisation, the highest ever. while many democrats have backed legalisation, president biden has been more cautious on the issue, advocating for decriminalisation instead. so while these new yorkers may be celebrating, for now, legalisation on a federal level seems unlikely to happen any time soon. now a dog story for you...president biden's dog major is still having a bit of difficulty getting accustomed to his new surroundings. he's onlyjust returned to washington after two weeks of training in delaware for a biting incident. unfortunately, it has happened again. he nipped someone while on a walk in the white house gardens. major is the younger of the bidens' two german shepherds. and he is a rescue dog. and it can't be easy getting used to life in a place as busy and unfamiliar as the white house. you're watching bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with helen willetts. what a difference a day makes. 21t degrees yesterday, probablyjust10 degrees today as we have picked up a brisk east north—easterly and for all parts, it will feel cooler. but there will be some sunshine to compensate. behind our weatherfront, we have introduced that colder air in the north, but high pressure is building, so the winds falling light. in the sunshine across scotland and northern ireland, we could see temperatures in the low teens. 13 and m in areas sheltered from that breeze. the breeze is brisker across england and wales. we still have some cloud left, the remnants of the front. that is bringing in the breeze off the north sea. there could be the odd light shower around. we're only looking at ten to 15. whilst further south and west, we see the best of the sunshine for england and wales, pushing towards 20. plenty of sunshine further north. clear skies overnight mean it will be colder. very few showers around, but a widespread frost developing across central areas and rural areas further south. so we will notice the difference on good friday, and that is because what is left of our weatherfront is making its progress further southwards. so we are all in that cold air during good friday. with quite a bit of cloud coming and going in northern and eastern areas, the best of the sunshine will be across wales, the south—west, some parts of scotland and northern ireland. but by tomorrow, we are all into low single figures, 9—13. and it will be another cold night on friday, with frost potentially seeping further southwards. it is trying to pinpoint the difference in the cloud over the coming days. the easter weekend starts largely chilly but dry, but we do pick up weatherfronts. the high pressure is keeping the weatherfronts at bay, but later on sunday we pick this front up and behind that, we get another blast of cold air and some wintry showers relatively far south as we get our next arctic blast. so after what we have become used to this week, quite a shock to the system as we head to the bank holiday weekend. still a lot dry, settled weather around, but also the increasing risk of wintry weather and colder weather to go. this is bbc news. i'm ben boulos. the headlines at 11... borisjohnson's only black adviser on ethnic minorities is leaving his role — after earlier this year complaining of "unbearable" tension within downing street. another lockdown in france as a third wave threatens — nonessential shops and schools will shut this weekend for it weeks. after thousands of allegations of sexual harassment and abuse in schools in the uk, a new helpline for victims has gone live. fewer than one in five people in britain ask for a covid test if they have symptoms, and few follow self—isolation rules — that's according to a new study. the metropolitan police is investigating allegations that a serving officer raped two of his female colleagues. the officer was not charged and has not been suspended. the owner of liberty steel says he has no plans to close any of his uk plants — as he races to refinance his business, after the collapse of his main financial backer. i believe in the future of my steel business. it's still a tough journey ahead, the uk has many disadvantages. the uk steel industry has been decimated for the last few decades. we still have a lot of work to do. i'm not going to give up on the uk. as long as i'm in charge, my plants will stay open. seven leading pro—democracy campaigners in hong kong have been found guilty of taking part in an unauthorised protest two years ago. and visitors to the outdoors are being urged to say hello to other people, stay on footpaths, and bag and bin their dogs poo in a new—look countryside code. borisjohnson's senior adviser on ethnic minorities is to stand down. samuel kasumu will leave the role next month. he had previously handed in his resignation in february before retracting it. downing street sources have rejected suggestions his departure was linked to the findings of an official report on race and ethnic disparities — which was published yesterday. the former equality and human rights commissioner, lord woolley, disagrees. i've spoken to samuel and he was disheartened, that's why he threatened to resign before. i don't think it's a coincidence. all i know is there is a crisis at number 10 when it comes to acknowledging and dealing with systemic racial inequality and they must confront it. as our political correspondent, jonathan blake explains, samuel kasumu had raised concerns before. officially, nothing, but sources are pointing us to the letter referred to that samuel kasumu wrote tojohnson in february, that you referred to. he wrote about unbearable tension in downing street, about a politics steeped in division and that it had been his ultimate privilege to serve in government, albeit. he said in that letter he intended to step down in may but it was later retracted and mr kasumu was persuaded, it seemed, to stay. this morning it's emerged he intends to leave number 10 in may, as he originally set out in the letter. and it seems that he informed officials of his decision to do that last week. sources are rejecting any suggestion that this has anything to do with the publication yesterday of the commission for racial, sorry, the commission on race and ethnic disparities, who published their report to a mixed response. but the timing of course is drawing attention and as reflected there, lord woolley the founder of crossbench peer has said it and having spoken to samuel kasumu, he was disheartened about the government approach to racial equality. a difficult moment i think, despite the strenuous denials it has anything to do with the report published yesterday for the government and its position on race relations. france will enter another lockdown on saturday. it'll last at least three weeks, and schools and nonessential shops will close once again. france has seen a rise in the number of new cases and hospitalisations recently — with nearly 60,000 new infections reported yesterday and 5000 people with covid now in intensive care. the country's president emmanuel macron said it risked losing control over the virus if it failed to deal with the accelerating outbreak. our paris correspondent hugh schofield explained it was the pressure on hospitals that has forced president macron to make the move. once again, the hospitals are feeling the pinch, and it's the coming crisis at hospitals that has led to this action. there is fear expressed by doctors across the country, particularly in paris, nice, that if nothing is done we are going to reach that point we've been close to before where there just aren't enough beds in critical care to cope with the covid input, plus other conditions. and so once again, for the third time, we have lockdown now. it's not the same kind of lockdown that we had a year ago, it is much looser in the sense you can go out on the street pretty much as you wish as long as you don't go ten kilometres from your home. nonetheless, the shops are shut, nonessential shops will be shut across the country from saturday and schools are shutting. that is an important change, because president macron has prided himself on making france different from other countries in europe in keeping to a third way on the lockdown front, not going down the road of complete shutdowns but keeping schools open. he was criticised for that decision back injanuary. doctors told him it wasn't the right approach because with the british variant arriving we are going to have a big hit at the end of march, and there has been that big surge, and he's now had to do what he said he wasn't going to do. he's had to eat a certain amount of humble pie and the opposition is making hay with it. a new nspcc helpline, offering advice and support to those who have been sexually abused or harassed in schools, has just gone live. it's been set up after 12 thousand current and former pupils went online to share their experiences. an immediate review of safeguarding policies, in both state and private schools in england, is to be carried out by ofsted. our education correspondent, dan johnson reports. these are young women finally given a voice. there are now more than 11,000 of these anonymous accounts. harassment, abuse and assaults — mostly by their own classmates. there have been protests and walk—outs, and a sense some schools have protected reputations before pupils. now there will be action. delighted to get in place an independent non—judgemental safe place for young people and their families and those affected by these developments to come and share their worries and their concerns, because i think it's clearly distressing and disturbing to read online what these young people are experiencing, and we need to help as many of them as possible. we're wanting to go further, and that is why we have asked ofsted to be able to conduct a full review in terms of safeguarding in our schools to protect the best interests of our children. they're aware this could eclipse any previous major scandal, and it may raise wider issues about male attitudes and the standard of sex and relationship education. it needs to tackle topics like pornography, consent, what constitutes a healthy or an unhealthy relationship. and i'm afraid that young people are still saying it's not good enough — there are those gaps in the curriculum. this national conversation about how some men treat women now reaches to the youngest — who haven't felt safe even at school. dan johnson, bbc news. the helpline number is 0800136 663 or you can email — help@nspcc.org.uk the metropolitan police is investigating allegations that a serving officer raped two of his female colleagues. the officer was not charged and has not been suspended. the bbc and the bureau of investigativejournalism have found he now faces a misconduct hearing, more than three years after the allegations were reported. the metropolitan police says it takes all allegations of domestic abuse seriously and that the full circumstances of this case will be considered at the hearing. fewer than one in five people ask for a covid test if they have symptoms, and the number who follow self—isolation rules is low, a study by king's college london has found. the research also revealed that — a year into the pandemic — only half of those asked could identify the main coronavirus symptoms. our health correspondent dominic hughes has more. if you have symptoms, you need to get a test immediately. the test and trace system has been a key part of the government's strategy in the fight against the coronavirus, and will be equally important in the months to come. but a series of surveys involving more than 50,000 people across the uk reveals some worrying findings. overall, fewer than one—in—five said they would request a test if they developed symptoms of coronavirus. only half could identify the main symptoms of covid—19 — which include a cough, high temperature and a loss of taste or smell. and while 70% of people said if they were to develop symptoms they intended to self—isolate, the reality was that fewer than half reported that they did in fact do so. i think that it's important to remember that all of these behaviours are really complex — staying at home and self—isolating is actually a really difficult behaviour to do — and there are lots of different reasons why people may not be able to do it. it might be that they need to go out to work, they need to go out to care for someone, they need to go out to bring their kids to school, they need to go out to get food for their family or medicines for theirfamily. and it's not really a one—size—fits—all solution. the report raises doubts about the impact of a much—criticised £37 billion test and trace system. the government says test and trace has saved countless lives since it was introduced, and maintains the overwhelming majority of people self—isolate when asked to. but given the central role the system will play in the uk's recovery from the pandemic, there will be concerns if it's still performing poorly. dominic hughes, bbc news. the first minister of wales, mark drakeford, will announce a further easing of lockdown restrictions today. in just under two weeks' time, travel between wales and the rest of the uk will be allowed. pubs and restaurants will be able to serve customers outside later in the month. but each stage is dependent on covid cases remaining low. mark drakeford — the first minister of wales — explained what the next stage of easing restrictions will mean. on 12th april, all children and young people will be back in school in wales. all nonessential retail will be able to reopen. all close—contact services will be able to trade again, and if travel restrictions are lifted in england, then we will lift them here in wales so that people will be able to travel across the border. there will be no point in us changing our arrangements if people in england continue to have to remain local. then the english rules would prevent them from travelling to wales. so if the english rules don't change, we will respect that, of course, and our rules will stay as they are today. but the prime minister's road map does suggest that on 12th april, things will change in england and if that is the case, then we will be looking forward to welcoming people from other parts of the united kingdom into wales again. our correspondent in cardiff, mark hutchings has more on the changes. the welsh government has faced criticism of not providing enough detail in the plans, there is plenty of detail today although not to universal acclaim. from april the 12th, all the shops and close contact services can reopen, children go back to school and people will be able to travel in and out of wales subject to english regulations as well. on april the 26th, outdoor attractions can open along with outdoor hospitality such as beer gardens. it's not until may the 3rd that outdoor activities can resume for up to 30 adults and some people are annoyed that comes after the opening of beer gardens. wedding receptions can take place but only outdoors, limited to 30. for individuals and not for group classes. two households can meet indoors. on may the 17th we should see a return of indoor activities, after which the welsh government will consider whether they can resume indoor hospitality, helping businesses ahead of the spring bank holiday. on the subject of spring, yesterday was apparently the warmest day in wales so far this year, i can confirm that today isn't. more lockdown restrictions are being eased in northern ireland today. up to six people, from no more than two households, can now meet outdoors or in a garden. 10 people, from no more than two households, can take part in outdoor sporting activities, golf courses and tennis courts can also reopen. our ireland correspondent, chris page, has more... initial steps of lockdown easing in northern ireland today. for example, tennis is allowed to resume once again and people are keen to get back on the court. for example, simon who is one of the coaches here in south belfast, he's been taking lessons since 7am. some differences of course, for example the club house facilities, they still have to stay closed and there are signs reminding people to socially distance. everyone is careful to sanitise their hands when they arrive. golf is the other sport that will be starting again today, so people have been teeing off at courses across northern ireland since daybreak, and people are allowed to socialise in their gardens again, with a maximum of six people from two households. here at the club, people have been saying how much they've missed their favourite sport, how important it is for their physical and mental health to be back here once more. so the serves, slices and smashes are coming thick and fast and people are intending to make the most of it. ministers in the devolved government at stormont are meeting to discuss more easings, it is understood they will be looking at a proposal to allow some retailers to open up on monday the 12th of april, for example garden centres, car dealers and retail premises where people will have plenty of space. so far, the number of people in hospital with coronavirus is continuing to fall, the vaccination programme continues to roll out successfully, it is now open to people of 45 and over. health officials are slightly nervous over the easter bank holiday weekend, they are warning people to keep their guard up, the fact that this pandemic still isn't over and while people certainly are able to enjoy some things they haven't been able to do for the last few months, there is still a long way to go before we can look at full normality returning. today is the first day that four million people who've been shielding in england and wales will no longer be advised to stay home. they are still being advised to minimise social contacts, to work from home where possible, and to stay at a distance from other people. matt hemming falls into the clinically extremely vulnerable catagory and has now been told he needs to return to work as a bus driver. welcome to the programme. what is your feeling about this? are you keen to get back into the seat and behind the wheel or does it worry you? i behind the wheel or does it worry ou? ., , ., , ., behind the wheel or does it worry ou? ., , ., , you? i am pleased to get back, but i am sliihtl you? i am pleased to get back, but i am slightly worried _ you? i am pleased to get back, but i am slightly worried returning, - you? i am pleased to get back, but i am slightly worried returning, i - am slightly worried returning, i think as most people, as i can't work from home. i haven't actually received my second vaccine, so i will be returning before i have received my second vaccine, so that is a little concerning.— is a little concerning. have you soken is a little concerning. have you spoken to _ is a little concerning. have you spoken to your— is a little concerning. have you spoken to your employers - is a little concerning. have you. spoken to your employers about is a little concerning. have you - spoken to your employers about what safety measures they have in place, given that you have been designated clinically vulnerable? about when you return, steps taken to protect two? . , you return, steps taken to protect two? ., , ., ., ~' 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shield, where you being paid while you're off? yes. the time to shield, where you being paid while you're off?— paid while you're off? yes, i was receivin: paid while you're off? yes, i was receiving for _ paid while you're off? yes, i was receiving for low _ paid while you're off? yes, i was receiving for low pay. _ paid while you're off? yes, i was receiving for low pay. as - paid while you're off? yes, i was receiving for low pay. as i i receiving for low pay. as i understand _ receiving for low pay. as i understand it, _ receiving for low pay. as i understand it, you - receiving for low pay. as i understand it, you have i receiving for low pay. as i understand it, you have taken a week, some annual leave comments you have a little bit longer, you're not going right back to work this week. that is right, to try and sort out may be getting the second vaccine or... . y ., , may be getting the second vaccine or... . , ., , or... have you been told there is any chance _ or. .. have you been told there is any chance of— or... have you been told there is any chance of you _ or... have you been told there is any chance of you getting - or... have you been told there is any chance of you getting the i or... have you been told there is i any chance of you getting the second vaccine before going back to a? this vaccine before going back to a? as far vaccine before going back to a? is far as vaccine before going back to a? s far as i vaccine before going back to a? sis far as i am aware, ijust have to wait, the same as anybody else. i am aware it is three months between your vaccine. aware it is three months between yourvaccine. in aware it is three months between your vaccine-— aware it is three months between our vaccine. , s, your vaccine. in terms of the impact on our your vaccine. in terms of the impact on your family. _ your vaccine. in terms of the impact on your family, they _ your vaccine. in terms of the impact on your family, they had _ your vaccine. in terms of the impact on your family, they had to - your vaccine. in terms of the impact on your family, they had to be i on yourfamily, they had to be shielding as well for the entire time that you have been shielding? yes. , , ., time that you have been shielding? yes. , ., ~ ., time that you have been shielding? yes. , ., ~' ., ., yes. does your partner work or what has been the — yes. does your partner work or what has been the situation _ yes. does your partner work or what has been the situation there? i yes. does your partner work or what has been the situation there? yes, | has been the situation there? yes, my partner — has been the situation there? yes, my partner has _ has been the situation there? yes, my partner has been _ has been the situation there? i2s my partner has been quite lucky as she works for a nonessential shop, so she hasn't had to work during most of the times.— most of the times. although the advice as the _ most of the times. although the advice as the people _ most of the times. although the advice as the people who - most of the times. although the advice as the people who are i advice as the people who are shielding can return to work, the advice is to minimise social contact, what is your approach to that? will you make use of being able to get outdoors and see friends? set in the park and have a coffee or will you keep it to an absolute minimumprobably keep it to an absolute minimum. i have been getting out to exercise... i an absolute minimum. i have been getting out to exercise. . ._ getting out to exercise... i have been getting — getting out to exercise... i have been getting out _ getting out to exercise... i have been getting out to _ getting out to exercise... i have been getting out to exercise i getting out to exercise... i have i been getting out to exercise once a day and that. been getting out to exercise once a day and that-— day and that. when it comes to the return to work, _ day and that. when it comes to the return to work, what _ day and that. when it comes to the return to work, what is _ day and that. when it comes to the return to work, what is the - day and that. when it comes to the return to work, what is the thing i return to work, what is the thing that worries you most? hat return to work, what is the thing that worries you most? not receiving m second that worries you most? not receiving my second vaccine. _ that worries you most? not receiving my second vaccine. 0k. _ that worries you most? not receiving my second vaccine. ok. we - that worries you most? not receiving my second vaccine. ok. we will- that worries you most? not receiving my second vaccine. ok. we will have j my second vaccine. ok. we will have to leave it there. _ my second vaccine. ok. we will have to leave it there. thank _ my second vaccine. ok. we will have to leave it there. thank you - my second vaccine. ok. we will have to leave it there. thank you very i to leave it there. thank you very much. i wish you the best with the return to work. how long has it been? �* ' return to work. how long has it been? �* s, ' s , return to work. how long has it been?— ltest! return to work. how long has it i been?— ltest of been? almost 12 months. best of luck, been? almost 12 months. best of luck. from _ been? almost 12 months. best of luck, from others _ been? almost 12 months. best of luck, from others on _ been? almost 12 months. best of luck, from others on bbc- been? almost 12 months. best of luck, from others on bbc news. i the number of coronavirus deaths in brazil has hit a new monthly high, with over 60 thousand people dying from the disease in march. the surge has pushed the country's health service to the point of collapse and seen support for presidentjair bolsonaro plummet. tim neilson reports. there are so many to mourn, burials take place under cover of darkness. coronavirus claimed another life in brazil, one of thousands a day, during this worsening crisis. so why is this happening? in addition of the implementation of these public health measures, the circulation of the variant of concern, countrywide in brazil, is clearly contributing to the increase in cases. yet president bolsonaro does not think staying at home is the answer. his attempts to curtail local lockdowns through the courts angered the military, leading to a dramatic changing of the guard, including his defence chief, causing commanders of the army, navy and air force to quit but in this confrontation the president, a former military man himself, is not standing down. translation: | appeal- to all the authorities in brazil to review this policy and allow the people to go to work. rallying behind him, his supporters took to rio's beachfront with a warning shot to critics, reminding them of their history of the 57th anniversary of the coup that unseated a left—wing president, ushering in 20 years of military rule. translation: with all this | communism, the left wanting to dominate, practically prohibits the president from governing. but under president bolsonaro's watch, some hospital emergency departments have run out of room to treat patients. on the streets of sao paulo, charities are struggling to provide enough food for those in need, with donations drying up, as the lines get longer after financial aid for the most vulnerable was cut injanuary. translation: there are even families on the streets now. i it is a very different scenario from the street population of predominantly male before the pandemic. perhaps the government is beginning to notice. hand—outs will begin again next week. but there is little else to indicate this alarming loss of life will end soon. tim neilson, bbc news. some breaking news on that story, the uk government has announced further sanctions, against a conglomerate in myanmar, increasing sanctions on the corporation to boost the pressure on the regime there. we will bring you more as we get it. sweden has extended several of its coronavirus measures until may, because of rises in the number of people testing positive, and the number being admitted to intensive care wards. rachel stanton reports. another hectic day, treating covid patients in sweden, with nearly a 10% rise in people being admitted to intensive care last week, the government has halted the easing of restrictions in the country. rules were originally set to be loosened in mid—april but will now stay in place until the third of may at the earliest. translation: the spread of the infection is at too high a level and unfortunately rising in some parts of the country. the health sector is under severe strain so it's important that we manage a bit longer. restaurants, bars and cafes must close no later than 8:30pm and no more than four people are allowed per group. businesses must also make sure customers shop alone and not in a group. gyms and museums have also been affected. despite the restrictions staying, they aren't set to get any tougher. translation: we have a lot of measures in place. the swedish public has really changed its behaviour and daily life is, to a very great extent, very restricted so in the current situation we haven't seen the need for further measures. throughout the world, sweden is known for taking a different path from most countries during the pandemic, opting against lockdowns. but with these restrictions set to stay, there is hope that it will offer some relief in the months to come and that people can look forward to life looking a little more like it used to. rachel stanton, bbc news. just over a million people in the uk say they're experiencing covid a month after infection, with 700,000 people still experiencing symptoms three months after infection. the office for national statistics also published data suggesting falling levels of vaccine hesitancy in the uk. robert cuffe is here. this underlines how serious the problem of long covid is. absolutely, not just him absolutely, notjust him and will have it, but how hard they suffer with it. if you take five people who are suffering from these symptoms, probably two of them would say their daily activities aren't affected by it all by it. three wood and of those one would say they are affected a lot by the symptoms. that is effectively living with a disability as a result of infection. of disability as a result of infection. of course, not everyone who gets infected goes on to experience the symptoms for a long time to stop the recognition is about one in five people who have the infection will still be experiencing the symptoms about a month later, and one in seven will be experiencing them three months later. itjust underlines, when we mainly talk about the cases and debts and that some people going into hospital, thisjust reminds us some people going into hospital, this just reminds us how much of a problem covid can be, even if you do survive or it doesn't kill you or you don't go to hospital, there is still a possibility of a tough time a few months later. bud still a possibility of a tough time a few months later.— still a possibility of a tough time a few months later. and what about new data on — a few months later. and what about new data on vaccine _ a few months later. and what about new data on vaccine hesitancy i new data on vaccine hesitancy levels? the element increases in the number of people have expressed good feelings towards the vaccine. this data only goes — feelings towards the vaccine. “i“i s data only goes up is about a week after the astrazeneca blood clot story started to capture some of the reaction to that, but probably not the reaction to the most recent stories we have been hearing about the pores in germany. other polling data has suggested that they do distinguish between the vaccine, so there is a little nervousness around astrazeneca, that has increased a little bit, not the other vaccines. but the good news as it is moving in the right direction, particularly in some of the groups we concerned about. so in minority ethnicities, for example. very high levels of hesitancy have been expressed in the past. that is going down, we have to say, that is a survey, based on small numbers and the real data how many people get the job, there is still evidence the people in minority ethnic communities are not getting vaccinated as much as their counterparts —— white counterparts. now it's time for a look at the weather with helen willetts. a change in one direction, this north that high pressure building. wind easing for scotland and northern ireland. in the sunshine it will feel pleasant enough and we have lost the rain of yesterday. it is still cool air. a bit of cloud further of the sunshine, could push two worst 20 degrees here. for most of us are notably for east anglia after the low 20s yesterday, just ten or 12 degrees. overnight, much colder, colderairfurther ten or 12 degrees. overnight, much colder, colder air further south, touch and go for frost in the suburbs. a much chillier start to our friday, a good friday. on the whole, a lot of dry weather through both friday, saturday and into sunday. by that stage, we are starting to bring in a weather front of the north—west later. —— to the north—west later. hello. this is bbc news with ben boulos. the headlines... borisjohnson's only black adviser on ethnic minorities is leaving his role — after earlier this year complaining of "unbearable" tension within downing street. another lockdown in france as a third wave threatens — non—essential shops and schools will shut this weekend for four weeks. after thousands of allegations of sexual harassment and abuse in schools in the uk, a new helpline for victims has gone live. fewer than one in five people in britain ask for a covid test if they have symptoms, and few follow self—isolation rules — that's according to a new study. the metropolitan police is investigating allegations that a serving officer raped two of his female colleagues. the officer was not charged and has not been suspended. the owner of liberty steel says he has no plans to close any of his uk plants — as he races to refinance his business, after the collapse of his main financial backer. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, good morning. the cause of tiger woods' car crash, will only be released if the 15—time major winner allows police to share their woods needed surgery, after suffering a fractured leg and shattered ankle, in the crash in february. the first women's major, of the new golf season starts today — as the a.n.a inspiration tournament gets underway in california. michelle wie west, will be playing in just her second tournament since giving birth — but two time champion, brittany lincicome has warned it'll take time, for her to find her best form once again. you take time off and you get out of competitive golf. it doesn't seem like... we've been doing it forever, it seems like it'd be second nature, just like riding a bike and coming back. but it's definitely — there's more pressure there. it's definitely harder. and it'll probably take her a few minutes. obviously, i hope she does great. obviously, i always root for all the moms. i cannot wait for somebody to win and have their child out on the 18th green and come run up to them and give them a hug — i think that would be so cool. the first players tee off at ten past three our time. michelle wie west is part of the second group to go off eleven minutes later... mel reid is among the first brits out at 3:43. charley hull will be hoping for a decent start when she tees off around half an hour later. gareth southgate admits his england team is still a �*work in progress'... ..despite being just months away from a major tournament. the win over poland last night was their third in three world cup qualifying games... but it was also the last competitive match before southgate has to name his squad for the delayed euro 2020. we are really pleased with the collective, their approach to the game _ collective, their approach to the game and — collective, their approach to the game and each other and it's the objective — game and each other and it's the objective we've set of nine points which _ objective we've set of nine points which is, — objective we've set of nine points which is, frankly, a lot of countries _ which is, frankly, a lot of countries have been able to do. theres— countries have been able to do. there's not— countries have been able to do. there's not a lot over the past for days, _ there's not a lot over the past for days, good — there's not a lot over the past for days, good and bad that has surprised me and i think that in itself— surprised me and i think that in itself shows that we know our players. — itself shows that we know our players, we know where they are at, and that _ players, we know where they are at, and that there is room for improvement needed to be a top, top team _ naomi osaka's winning run of 23 matches and spanning over a year. she was beaten in straight sets in the quarter finals by maria sakkari... ..who will play bianca andreescu next. defeat means osaka stays as the world number two — missing the chance to go back to the top of the rankings. and there was surprise in the men's event with world number two, dannil medvedev, beaten by roberto bautista—agoo. it was a straight sets win for the spaniard, over the top seed to set up a semi—final with, jannik sinner. a semi—final with jannik sinner. west indies' captain kraigg brathwaite will play for gloucestershire in this year's county championship. the opener will fly to england, after the final match of their test series against sri lanka. brathwaite was in action in the field yesterday, taking a catch for the windies. sri lanka trail by 104 runs, with two wickets of their first innings left, when day four, gets underway in antigua later. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. the england team has been announced for the first match of the six nations. full details of that and much, much more at our website. you can look on the app too. that's all for now. the metropolitan police is investigating allegations that a serving officer raped two of his female colleagues. the women were awarded compensation for sexual and physical assault but the officer was not charged and hasn't been suspended. the charges were made to the met over three years ago. anna adams has more. holly was a junior police officer when she started a relationship with an older, more senior colleague. she recalls one night when she was attacked and dragged around by her hair. we have changed her name and filmed with an actress. iie hair. we have changed her name and filmed with an actress.— filmed with an actress. he went cra at filmed with an actress. he went crazy at me- — filmed with an actress. he went crazy at me- i— filmed with an actress. he went crazy at me. i said, _ filmed with an actress. he went crazy at me. i said, please i filmed with an actress. he went| crazy at me. i said, please stop. you _ crazy at me. i said, please stop. you are — crazy at me. i said, please stop. you are hurting me. it was an unbelievable amount of pain. hollz.r unbelievable amount of pain. holly was too afraid _ unbelievable amount of pain. holly was too afraid to _ unbelievable amount of pain. holly was too afraid to report _ unbelievable amount of pain. iirvii1 was too afraid to report the assault. she says months later she was raped. the male officer also had a relationship with another colleague we are calling kate. she said she was also raped and assaulted including on police premises. he assaulted including on police premises-— assaulted including on police remises. ., ~' premises. he tried to kill me. it threw me _ premises. he tried to kill me. it threw me against _ premises. he tried to kill me. it threw me against the _ premises. he tried to kill me. it threw me against the chest i premises. he tried to kill me. it threw me against the chest of. threw me against the chest of drawers — threw me against the chest of drawers in the bedroom. he then ran at m3, _ drawers in the bedroom. he then ran at me, pinned me to the bed and strangled — at me, pinned me to the bed and strangled me. in at me, pinned me to the bed and strangled me— at me, pinned me to the bed and straniled me. ::' s, s, strangled me. in 2017, the two women re orted strangled me. in 2017, the two women reported the — strangled me. in 2017, the two women reported the allegations _ strangled me. in 2017, the two women reported the allegations of— strangled me. in 2017, the two women reported the allegations of rape - strangled me. in 2017, the two women reported the allegations of rape and i reported the allegations of rape and assault. essex police made an investigation and the suspect denied anything. the cps decided there was not enough evidence to prosecute. the two women were awarded a payment by the criminal compensations authority. it does not seek need the same proof as a criminal court. it told holly the following: the officer was taken off duty but was never arrested or suspended and it was just last month that the met decided he should face a disciplinary hearing. decided he should face a discilina hearini. , ., disciplinary hearing. these women have been asking _ disciplinary hearing. these women have been asking for— disciplinary hearing. these women have been asking for help - disciplinary hearing. these women have been asking for help from i disciplinary hearing. these women | have been asking for help from the day that they reported. the have been asking for help from the day that they reported.— have been asking for help from the day that they reported. the force is also investigating _ day that they reported. the force is also investigating allegations i day that they reported. the force is also investigating allegations that l also investigating allegations that details were leaked to the male suspect. more questions about how the case has been handled? it’s the case has been handled? it's taken so long for the met to take any action— taken so long for the met to take any action against this person whatsoever. and i think that says two victims — whatsoever. and i think that says two victims of domestic violence, it says. _ two victims of domestic violence, it says. we _ two victims of domestic violence, it says, we will protect you but in fact it — says, we will protect you but in fact it will _ says, we will protect you but in fact it will take years and may all come _ fact it will take years and may all come to— fact it will take years and may all come to nothing. in a fact it will take years and may all come to nothing. in a statement, the olice come to nothing. in a statement, the police said--- — holly is still proud to be a metropolitan police officer but she says things have to change. i don't want anyone _ says things have to change. i don't want anyone else _ says things have to change. i don't want anyone else to _ says things have to change. i don't want anyone else to go _ says things have to change. i don't want anyone else to go through i says things have to change. i don't i want anyone else to go through what i've been through. it's horrendous. he had his freedoms. he was looked after where as we were cast aside and not cared for.— after where as we were cast aside and not cared for. anna adams, bbc news. a court in hong kong has found seven prominent pro—democracy campaigners guilty of unauthorised assembly. it's the latest blow to the city's democracy movement. the seven were accused of taking part in the unauthorised assembly in august 2019, when the city was engulfed by anti—government protests. they had pleaded not guilty to the charge. among those on trial, barrister and democratic party founder martin lee, who's 82, and media billionairejimmy lai. since their detentions, small groups of supporters have been surrounding the court building. sentencing will be delivered at a later date. emily lau, a former legislator and chair of the democratic party, was at court to hear the verdicts. we feel very dismayed and distressed, but maybe not too surprised, given the pressure that the whole of hong kong is under. if you were here, you would feel it. pressure from beijing, pressure from the carrie lam administration. so, judges, they arejust human. but it's very sad to see these people who have made so many contributions to the development of the city were today found guilty because they took part in a peaceful and non—violent demonstration. i mean, they are world famous activists for taking part in fighting for freedom, for democracy for hong kong and never, never supported violence. we would like to think that ourjudges, our courts are still independent, objective, free and fair. so whatever they do, everything they do will send a signal notjust to hong kong, to beijing and to the whole world whether the independence of the judiciary is still there. some people of course don't believe in it any more. i still have some hope that we still have some form of independentjudiciary. so, we never know. the sentence will be on the 16th of this month, and i certainly hope they will not all be locked up. "be nice; say hello; share the space'” — that's the government's new advice to people when heading into the great outdoors. an updated version of the countryside code has been released, 70 years after the first one was published in 1951. i'm joined now by the chief executive of cpre —— the countryside charity —— crispin truman. good to have you with us. a lot of this outside common sense, really. well, you would think so, wouldn't you? we have a peaceful countryside for everybody and everyone should have access to enjoy it but we have seen during lockdown some pretty appalling scenes of litter, barbecues left in woodlands and feels and lots of cars and congestion so this clearly challenge here but we think the solution is very much to encourage people to enjoy and participate but in a responsible way. so it's very much welcome to the countryside and died more than a several is but it does say how to behave responsibly. so it's the first step in dealing with the challenge and also recognising huge benefit countryside brings. we will encourage people to visit because the more people who use the countryside, the more they will care for us. it's 70 years old, so it's gone from an old fashion bossy time to something much more welcoming. accessible guide to encourage people and explaining the benefit of the countryside, that well—being. we did a survey ourselves in lockdown and found that half the people we told in february have been visiting green spaces much more and that's more than a year ago. 85% of people said that being in nature makes them happy, so it's got a very encouraging tone but also some sensible ideas about what and what not to do and how to behave around animals, keeping a dog on a lead, not leaving litter, not leaving dog to. it is emphasising how we all need to behave and being able to enjoy, understand it and care for it. is en'oy, understand it and care for it. , s, . ., , s, en'oy, understand it and care for it. is it enforceable or more of a olite it. is it enforceable or more of a polite request — it. is it enforceable or more of a polite request to _ it. is it enforceable or more of a polite request to make - it. is it enforceable or more of a polite request to make sure i it. is it enforceable or more of a i polite request to make sure people conduct is considerate? in polite request to make sure people conduct is considerate?— polite request to make sure people conduct is considerate? in the end, it's not easy _ conduct is considerate? in the end, it's not easy to _ conduct is considerate? in the end, it's not easy to enforce. _ conduct is considerate? in the end, it's not easy to enforce. serious i it's not easy to enforce. serious climbing rule areas is a big concern and a matterfor the police but it's notjust and a matterfor the police but it's not just about being and a matterfor the police but it's notjust about being vigilant, we all need to play our role and ask why there's so much packaging nowadays. massively over packaged so producers and manufacturers have a huge responsibility and so does the government. the government has recently postponed a drink bottle recycling scheme even though there's huge public support for it and great models abroad so you gotta wonder why that has not been brought forward and why packaging don't reduce packaging and it's down to our responsibility. the old—fashioned, bossy tone of the old guyjust old—fashioned, bossy tone of the old guy just doesn't work any old—fashioned, bossy tone of the old guyjust doesn't work any more. people don't like being told what to do so i think it's right that it is encouraging that people have a responsibility. i think that evidence has shown so many times that when people understand more and enjoy something enable care for it. very briefly, chris, what's your favourite bit in the countryside code? ., , s, ., s, favourite bit in the countryside code? ., , ., ., ., ., code? oh! i thought you are going to sa m code? oh! i thought you are going to say my favourite _ code? oh! i thought you are going to say my favourite bit _ code? oh! i thought you are going to say my favourite bit the _ code? oh! i thought you are going to say my favourite bit the countryside. say my favourite bit the countryside and that is... it's properly about don't leave your letter. leave no trace. it's pretty easy to pick it up, put it in your bag and take away with you. think about the people behind you. in with you. think about the people behind you-— with you. think about the people behind ou. �* s, s, s, behind you. an easy rule to follow for everyone- _ behind you. an easy rule to follow for everyone. chris, _ behind you. an easy rule to follow for everyone. chris, thank - behind you. an easy rule to follow for everyone. chris, thank you i behind you. an easy rule to follow| for everyone. chris, thank you very much forjoining us.— the owner of liberty steel — sanjeev gupta — has told the bbc that none of the 12 steel and aluminium plants he owns will close while he is in charge. 3,000 jobs at the firm — and two thousand more at the parent company gfg — were placed in doubt following the collapse of its financial backer, greensill. our business editor, simonjack, has been speaking to sanjeev gupta and he asked him what was the current outlook for liberty steel. there's been a huge amount of interest from many financiers, globally, offering to refinance. of course given the situation and given the vast nature of our business, that is complicated and will take time. so, we are not waiting for anybody. we will take matters into our own hands. you've got a long track record of moving money between your various businesses. why not move some money from the profitable businesses if you think the future for steel is so bright here into liberty? why don't you move money your own money? in the short—term, given the current situation, there are restrictions. but, perhaps, if you like, our global business is profitable and the uk will be part of the refinancing and under my watch, none of my civil operations will close in the uk. ok, you can guarantee that while steel in charge, while you're in charge, none of your steel operations will close in the uk? absolutely. under my watch, none of my steel operations will close in the uk. because that's interesting because if you talk to the treasury, they say, in a way, you are part of the problem, that they can knock that they can not be seen to be seen to be giving taxpayers' money to a company with a founder who is very wealthy, has assets all over the world and bought himself a £42 million house. we were in the process of financing our entire business away, and that's what we set out to achieve. we have been hit by this wave, and we have to tackle in the short—term. we will tackle it in the short term either by getting financing short— term financing from others, perhaps including some governments, or financiers or our own... in terms of my own personal life, you know, i've been away from the uk for now 12—13 years. it was time to come back and we decided that with my kids growing up, we decided to come back and buy a house. i took a mortgage. i sold some other properties and we began to settle down. but a lot of people think that, with you in charge, that will be an impediment to government support. if you cared about those jobs, someone would say it's time for you to step aside. all our steel operations in the uk, were in the process of shutting, one after another. it's my hard work. my managements' hard work which means we now have a viable future. i believe in the future of my steel business. it's still a tough journey ahead. the uk has many disadvantages. the steel industry there has been decimated for the last few decades. we still have a lot of work to do. i'm not willing to give up on the uk. why did you have two become so reliant on this risky form of financing from mr greensil? so reliant on this risky form essentially, you are using tomorrow's money to pay today's bills. each plant in the uk we bought, for example, was basically shutting down. and we can'tjust go and ask for a bond a long—term loan. what mr greensil did was a breath of fresh air because that enabled us to buy this plant and turn them around. us to buy these plants and turn them around. it was time to move on because of the profitability we'd reached. corporate structure and governance we'd reached. we could and were going to move on. unfortunately, they collapsed. do you regret being so reliant on greensil? i think what you're saying is, you had no choice? i certainly do not regret being reliant on greensil. in the beginning, because they effectively said saved those jobs and helped us build this industry. perhaps what i could say is, given where we are now, on reflection, perhaps we could have moved a bit faster in terms of our refinancing efforts. that is perhaps my regret. david cameron was obviously very closely associated with mr green still, your principal financial backer. and i know that you had a relationship with mr cameron yourself. when was last time you spoke to him and how useful was mr cameron in the development of your empire over the last few years? i've not spoken to him since my relationship with greensil. seal and, as i said earlier, i'm grateful. his support enabled us to build that business and save those thousands ofjobs. as we've been hearing, a study of the nhs test and trace a covid test if they have symptoms and few follow self—isolation rules. the survey, led by king's college london, also found that only half of the 50,000 people asked could identify the main coronavirus symptoms. the government insists countless lives have been saved by the test and trace system. we can speak now to one of the co—authors of the report. susan michie is professor of health psychology at university college london, and also sits on the government's scientific advisory group, sage. and also sits on the government's way and also sits on the government's surprised by the been way surprised by the findings? with been tracking the sorts of things since last year and we've seen these problems emerge from quite a long time. we have been surprised by what it does draw attention to is how much room for improvement there is and given that we are still having around 4000 new cases per day, it does show that if we could really learn from how we can do this better and learn this from other countries and learn this from other countries and other public health experts then we've got another bit of headroom where we could really bring these cases down, and, more importantly, keep them down by a test, trace and isolate system. i(sine keep them down by a test, trace and isolate system-— isolate system. one of the findings i was isolate system. one of the findings i was taken — isolate system. one of the findings i was taken aback _ isolate system. one of the findings i was taken aback by _ isolate system. one of the findings i was taken aback by it _ isolate system. one of the findings i was taken aback by it is _ isolate system. one of the findings i was taken aback by it is only i isolate system. one of the findings i was taken aback by it is only half. i was taken aback by it is only half of the people question, in a survey of the people question, in a survey of 50,000 people, could identify the main coronavirus symptoms. certainly, the best part of last year, it felt like every time you turned on the tv, the radio opened the paper it explained the symptoms to look out for.— to look out for. what went wrong? well, one to look out for. what went wrong? well. one of— to look out for. what went wrong? well, one of the _ to look out for. what went wrong? well, one of the things _ to look out for. what went wrong? well, one of the things we - to look out for. what went wrong? well, one of the things we know. to look out for. what went wrong? well, one of the things we know is that communicating needs to just beat notjust that communicating needs to just beat not just top— that communicating needs to just beat notjust top— down but needs to beat notjust top— down but needs to be engaging with local communities using lots of different kinds of media, different languages. because whether we are looking at the number of people taking up tests, the number of people able to isolate, the knowledge of symptoms, those communities where there is greater financial hardship and disadvantage have a lower rate so we need to be put in our resources towards those communities and involving people. especially people who are trusted from those communities because trust is an incredibly important issue in a successful test and trace and isolate system which is why there has been a call for many, many months to have resources diverted to local infrastructures who know their local infrastructures who know their local communities and are trusted by them. do local communities and are trusted by them. , ., local communities and are trusted by them. ,, ~ local communities and are trusted by them. ,“’ ~ ., , ,, them. do you think that trust issue is at the heart _ them. do you think that trust issue is at the heart of _ them. do you think that trust issue is at the heart of the _ them. do you think that trust issue is at the heart of the reason i them. do you think that trust issue is at the heart of the reason why i is at the heart of the reason why people either won't getting tested or weren't following self isolation rules? did that emerge from the survey? rules? did that emerge from the surve ? , , s, rules? did that emerge from the surve ? , ., survey? there is both practical and financial issues _ survey? there is both practical and financial issues here. _ survey? there is both practical and financial issues here. so, - survey? there is both practical and financial issues here. so, for- survey? there is both practical and financial issues here. so, for manyj financial issues here. so, for many people, the reason they are not self isolating is simply they cannot afford to and other countries who are successful using this system actually pay people to stay at home. really good levels of sick pay or a percentage of their salaries. there is also practical support. so, ensuring people have provisions. i mean, in other countries, people are isolated with visited everyday to see how they are, whether they need psychological support. so, these practical and financial support issues are really at the heart of what needs to happen. when it comes to sensitive issues like giving information about your contacts, that does require a big degree of trust. if you're going to give information about family and friends, for other people to follow—up, and we know that the rates of contact being given in this country doesn't match the number of contacts people having their lives so these systems, five different steps, test, trace, isolate and support, this big room for improvement full stub in some ways, that's an optimistic message but only if the government realises the current model is not working and needs to be fundamentally changed. professor, thank you very for joining us. new york has become the latest american state to legalise marajuana. the new law will reinvest millions of dollars of tax revenues from cannabis into minority communities, ravaged by the decades—long war on drugs. governor andrew cuomo signed the bill into law on wednesday — calling it an �*historic day'. eliza craston reports. dolores passed. after years of stalled attempts, this was the year new york became the 15th us state to legalise the recreational use of marijuana for adults. it's estimated it could generated up to $350 million in annual tax revenue and 40% of that will be invested in minority groups who have been disaffected by marijuana arrests. these have not been forced in the same _ these have not been forced in the same way, — these have not been forced in the same way, people of all colour smoke marijuana _ same way, people of all colour smoke marijuana at _ same way, people of all colour smoke marijuana at equal rates but black people _ marijuana at equal rates but black people have been disproportionately arrested _ people have been disproportionately arrested and prosecuted. new york's attorney general _ arrested and prosecuted. new york's attorney general hailed _ arrested and prosecuted. new york's attorney general hailed the - arrested and prosecuted. new york's attorney general hailed the law i arrested and prosecuted. new york's attorney general hailed the law as i arrested and prosecuted. new york's attorney general hailed the law as a | attorney general hailed the law as a racial and criminaljustice imperative and a critical step towards a fairer and more just system. underthe towards a fairer and more just system. under the law, towards a fairer and more just system. underthe law, new towards a fairer and more just system. under the law, new yorkers aged 21 and older are allowed to possess up to three ounces of cannabis. new york is set to become one of the largest markets of legal cannabis in the nation with the potential to create thousands of jobs. proponents of marijuana reform say laws like these in new york's and be tied to economic and racial equity while opponents cite concerns about increased use of substance abuse. but public views seem to be changing. now 68% of americans support the legalisation, the highest ever. while many democrats have backed legalisation, president biden has been more cautious on the issue asking for decriminalisation instead. so while these new yorkers may be celebrating, for now, legalisation on a federal level seems unlikely to happen any time soon. now it's time for a look at the weather with helen willetts what a difference a day makes. 24 degrees yesterday, probablyjust10 degrees today as we have picked a brisk east north—easterly and for all parts, it will feel cooler. but there will be some time to compensate. behind our weatherfront, we have introduced that colder air in the north, but high pressure is building, so the winds are following light. in the sunshine across scotland, we could see temperatures in the low teens. the breeze is brisker across england and wales. we still have some cloud left, the remnants of the front. that is bringing in the breeze of the north sea. there could be the odd light shower around. despite it being reasonably bright, where only look at ten to 15 was south and west, we see the best of the sunshine for england and wales. pushing towards 20 degrees. clear skies overnight mean it will be colder. a few showers around, by widespread frost are developing across central areas and rural areas further south. so we will notice the difference on friday, and that is on good friday, and that is because what is left of our weatherfront is making its progress further southwards. so we are all in that cold air during good friday. with quite a bit of cloud coming and going in northern and eastern areas, the best of the sunshine will be across wales, the south—western parts of scotland and northern ireland. but by tomorrow, we are all into low single figures. and it will be another cold night on friday, with frost potentially seeping further southwards. it is trying to pinpoint the difference in the cloud over the coming days. the easter weekend starts largely chilly but dry, but we do pick up weatherfronts. the high pressure is the keeping weatherfronts at bay, but later on sunday we pick this front up and behind that, we get another blast of cold air and some wintry showers relatively far south as we get our next arctic blast. so after what we have become used to this week, quite a shock to the system as we head to the bank holiday weekend. still a little dry unsettled weather around, but also the increasing risk of wintry weather and colder weather to go. this is bbc news. the headlines... borisjohnson's only black adviser on ethnic minorities is leaving his role — after earlier this year complaining of "unbearable" tension within downing street. after thousands of allegations of sexual harassment and abuse in schools, a new helpline for victims has gone live. fewer than one in five people ask for a covid test if they have symptoms, and few follow self—isolation rules — that's according to a new study. the metropolitan police is investigating allegations that a serving officer raped two of his female colleagues. the officer was not charged and has not been suspended. the owner of liberty steel says he has no plans to close any of his uk plants — as he races to refinance his business, after the collapse of his main financial backer. i believe in the future of my steel business. it's still a tough journey ahead, the uk has many disadvantages. the uk steel industry has been decimated for the last few decades. we still have a lot of work to do. i'm not going to give up on the uk. as long as i'm in charge, my plants will stay open. seven leading pro—democracy campaigners in hong kong have been found guilty of taking part in an unauthorised protest two years ago. borisjohnson's senior adviser on ethnic minorities is to stand down. samuel kasumu will leave the role next month. he had previously handed in his resignation in february before retracting it. downing street sources have rejected suggestions his departure was linked to the findings of an official report on race and ethnic disparities — which was published yesterday. the former equality and human rights commissioner, lord woolley, disagrees. i've spoken to samuel and he was disheartened, that's why he threatened to resign before. i don't think it's a coincidence. all i know is there is a crisis at number 10 when it comes to acknowledging and dealing with systemic racial inequality and they must confront it. our political correspondent jonathan blake is in westminster — jonathan — mr kasumu has in the past accused the government of "pursing a politics steeped in division" hasn't he...? yes, in that letter he wrote to the prime minister back in february he used that phrase, as you say. he also talked about unbearable tension in downing street. although he did say it had been his privilege to work for the government. he was dissuaded from resigning at that point, he retracted that letter, but something is clearly happened between then and now for him to decide that after all he does want to go. this morning it has emerged that it to go. this morning it has emerged thatitis to go. this morning it has emerged that it is his intention to leave downing street in may, as he had previously stated. we will have to wait for his version of events to decide, to understand exactly why and when he chose to resign, but what was clear from that letter was he had deep misgivings about the government's commitment and approach to race relations in the uk, and the way the whole thing was being managed, with particular incidents being singled out. downing street this morning as denying any suggestion that his departure is linked to the publication yesterday of the commission on race and ethnic disparities report, which spoke about the uk being held up as a model to other countries on certain aspects of race relations, and they have commended him and thanked him for his service. i think is departure, whatever the exact circumstances, does leave some questions about the government's commitment and those within whitehall who have some misgivings about in this area, let alone in the wider public. has about in this area, let alone in the wider public-— wider public. has number ten said an hini wider public. has number ten said anything about — wider public. has number ten said anything about how _ wider public. has number ten said anything about how it _ wider public. has number ten said anything about how it proposes i wider public. has number ten said anything about how it proposes toj anything about how it proposes to address those concerns? hat address those concerns? not specifically. _ address those concerns? not specifically, in _ address those concerns? ijrrt specifically, in terms of the departure of samuel. we have a statement from downing street this morning which i have mentioned just now, there has been no official reaction. it may well be that we get more later on. i think one thing that won't necessarily have helped the government was a case in dealing with this moment is the comments of the business minister gillian keegan who was asked in an interview this morning whether she knew anything about samuel's departure and she said that she didn't even know who he was. perhaps a moment of honesty, but doesn't necessarily reflect so well and how the government wants to be seen —— samuel kasumu. to be tackling this particularly sensitive and divisive issue at a sensitive time. a new nspcc helpline, offering advice and support to those who have been sexually abused or harassed in schools, has just gone live. it's been set up after 12 thousand current and former pupils went online to share their experiences. an immediate review of safeguarding policies, in both state and private schools in england, is to be carried out by ofsted. our education correspondent, dan johnson reports. these are young women finally given a voice. there are now more than 11,000 of these anonymous accounts. harassment, abuse and assaults — mostly by their own classmates. there have been protests and walk—outs, and a sense some schools have protected reputations before pupils. now there will be action. delighted to get in place an independent non—judgemental safe place for young people and their families and those affected by these developments to come and share their worries and their concerns, because i think it's clearly distressing and disturbing to read online what these young people are experiencing, and we need to help as many of them as possible. we're wanting to go further, and that is why we have asked ofsted to be able to conduct a full review in terms of safeguarding in our schools to protect the best interests of our children. they're aware this could eclipse any previous major scandal, and it may raise wider issues about male attitudes and the standard of sex and relationship education. it needs to tackle topics like pornography, consent, what constitutes a healthy or an unhealthy relationship. and i'm afraid that young people are still saying it's not good enough — there are those gaps in the curriculum. this national conversation about how some men treat women now reaches to the youngest — who haven't felt safe even at school. dan johnson, bbc news. the helpline number is 0800136 663 or you can email — help@nspcc.org.uk the metropolitan police is investigating allegations that a serving officer raped two of his female colleagues. the women were awarded compensation as victims of sexual and physical assault but the officer wasn't charged and hasn't been suspended. the allegations were reported to the met over three years ago, a bbc investigation with the bureau of investigativejournalism reveals. anna adams has more: holly was a junior police officer when she started a relationship with an older, more senior colleague. she recalls one night when she was attacked and dragged around by her hair. we have changed her name and filmed with an actress. he hair. we have changed her name and filmed with an actress.— filmed with an actress. he threw me into the dining _ filmed with an actress. he threw me into the dining room _ filmed with an actress. he threw me into the dining room table _ filmed with an actress. he threw me into the dining room table when i filmed with an actress. he threw me into the dining room table when he. into the dining room table when he was going crazy at me, i was saying please stop, you're hurting me. it was an unbelievable amount of pain. holly was too afraid to report the assault. she says months later she was raped. the male officer also had a relationship with another colleague, we are calling kate, who told us she was also raped and assaulted, including on police premises. assaulted, including on police premises-— assaulted, including on police remises. ., , ., ~' premises. you try to kill me. he threw me _ premises. you try to kill me. he threw me against _ premises. you try to kill me. he threw me against a _ premises. you try to kill me. he threw me against a chest i premises. you try to kill me. he threw me against a chest of- premises. you try to kill me. he i threw me against a chest of drawers in the building. he then ran at me, pinned me to the bed and strangled me. in pinned me to the bed and strangled me. if s, s, pinned me to the bed and strangled me. if s, ., ,., me. in 2017, the two women reported alle . ations me. in 2017, the two women reported allegations of — me. in 2017, the two women reported allegations of rape _ me. in 2017, the two women reported allegations of rape and _ me. in 2017, the two women reported allegations of rape and assault. i allegations of rape and assault. essex police launched an investigation, the suspects denied any wrongdoing. in 2019, the crown prosecution service said there wasn't enough evidence to prosecute. the following year they were awarded a pay out. it is a government funded body that does not need the same standard of as a criminal court. it told holly police evidence indicates you were a victim of sexual abuse and kate, serious physical abuse. the accused officer was taken off public duties but was never arrested and never suspended. it wasjust last month that the metropolitan decided he should face a disciplinary hearing. decided he should face a discilina hearinu. , ., disciplinary hearing. these women would have — disciplinary hearing. these women would have been _ disciplinary hearing. these women would have been asking _ disciplinary hearing. these women would have been asking for- disciplinary hearing. these women would have been asking for help . disciplinary hearing. these women i would have been asking for help from the daily reported. the would have been asking for help from the daily reported.— the daily reported. the also investigating _ the daily reported. the also investigating allegations . the daily reported. the also. investigating allegations that details were leaked to the male suspect, raising more questions about how the case been handled. it has taken so long for the net to take any action against this person whatsoever, and i think what that says to other victims of domestic violence is, we say will we protect you, but actually it will take years and it may all come to nothing —— the met. any statement the police said... holly is still proud to be a metropolitan police officer, but says things have to change. i don't want anyone _ says things have to change. i don't want anyone else _ says things have to change. i don't want anyone else to _ says things have to change. i don't want anyone else to go _ says things have to change. i don't want anyone else to go through i says things have to change. i don't want anyone else to go through it| says things have to change. i don't} want anyone else to go through it i have been through. it is horrendous. he had his friends, he was looked after, whereas we were just cast aside and not cared for. the search for a university student who has been missing for more richard has not been seen by his family since he left his home in west london on the 22nd of march. detectives said the i9—year—old took a taxi to loughton in essex where he was seen on cctv footage walking alone towards epping forest at just after midnight. mr okorogheye, who has sickle cell disease, did not take his medication or any money when he left home. fewer than one in five people ask for a covid test if they have symptoms, and the number who follow self—isolation rules is low, a study by king's college london has found. the research also revealed that — a year into the pandemic — only half of those asked could identify the main coronavirus symptoms. our health correspondent dominic hughes has more. if you have symptoms, you need to get a test immediately. the test and trace system has been a key part of the government's strategy in the fight against the coronavirus, and will be equally important in the months to come. but a series of surveys involving more than 50,000 people across the uk reveals some worrying findings. overall, fewer than one—in—five said they would request a test if they developed symptoms of coronavirus. only half could identify the main symptoms of covid—i9 — which include a cough, high temperature and a loss of taste or smell. and while 70% of people said if they were to develop symptoms they intended to self—isolate, the reality was that fewer than half reported that they did in fact do so. i think that it's important to remember that all of these behaviours are really complex — staying at home and self—isolating is actually a really difficult behaviour to do — and there are lots of different reasons why people may not be able to do it. it might be that they need to go out to work, they need to go out to care for someone, they need to go out to bring their kids to school, they need to go out to get food for their family or medicines for theirfamily. and it's not really a one—size—fits—all solution. the report raises doubts about the impact of a much—criticised £37 billion test and trace system. the government says test and trace has saved countless lives since it was introduced, and maintains the overwhelming majority of people self—isolate when asked to. but given the central role the system will play in the uk's recovery from the pandemic, there will be concerns if it's still performing poorly. dominic hughes, bbc news. more lockdown restrictions are being eased in northern ireland today. up to six people, from no more than two households, can now meet outdoors or in a garden. 10 people, from no more than two households, can take part in outdoor sporting activities; golf courses and tennis courts can also reopen. our ireland correspondent, chris page, has more. initial steps of lockdown easing in northern ireland today. for example, tennis is allowed to resume once again and people are keen to get back on the court. for example, simon who is one of the coaches here in south belfast, he's been taking lessons since 7am. some differences of course, for example the club house facilities, they still have to stay closed and there are signs reminding people to socially distance. everyone is careful to sanitise their hands when they arrive. golf is the other sport that will be starting again today, so people have been teeing off at courses across northern ireland since daybreak, and people are allowed to socialise in their gardens again, with a maximum of six people from two households. here at the club, people have been saying how much they've missed their favourite sport, how important it is for their physical and mental health to be back here once more. so the serves, slices and smashes are coming thick and fast and people are intending to make the most of it. ministers in the devolved government at stormont are meeting to discuss more easings, it is understood they will be looking at a proposal to allow some retailers to open up on monday the 12th of april, for example garden centres, car dealers and retail premises where people will have plenty of space. so far, the number of people in hospital with coronavirus is continuing to fall, the vaccination programme continues to roll out successfully, it is now open to people of 45 and over. health officials are slightly nervous over the easter bank holiday weekend, they are warning people to keep their guard up, the fact that this pandemic still isn't over and while people certainly are able to enjoy some things they haven't been able to do for the last few months, there is still a long way to go before we can look at full normality returning. the welsh government is expected to set out its road map to take the country out of its current lockdown restrictions into alert level 3 by 17th may. under the new plans, travel in and out from the rest of the uk will be allowed from 12th april. pubs and restaurants will be allowed to serve outdoor from the end of the month, and reopen indoor in time for the spring bank holiday. we will be hearing from the first minister marked referred —— mark drake forward sometime within the hour. the headlines on bbc news... borisjohnson's only black adviser on ethnic minorities is leaving his role — after earlier this year complaining of "unbearable" tension within downing street. after thousands of allegations of sexual harassment and abuse in schools, a new helpline for victims has gone live. fewer than one in five people ask for a covid test if they have symptoms, and few follow self—isolation rules — that's according to a new study. the prime minister has been speaking in the last few minutes about his race adviser samuel kasumu who resigned this morning. let's have a listen to what he said. i worked very closely with samuel in the last year or so and he has done some great stuff. i thank him very much, particularly on helping to encourage vaccine take up amongst more hesitant groups and communities, and actually, we are seeing some real success there. although, you know, it is true that different groups have been coming forward at different paces, everybody is increasing their take—up, so i think very much for that. let us hear from let us hearfrom mark let us hear from mark drakeford. we have let us hear from mark drakeford. , have started to open up our economy again and many children and young people have returned to face—to—face learning before the easter holidays began. we have also been able to relax the rules on meeting outdoors, allowing family and friends to meet again. all of this has only been possible because of sack races of people overwinter months, the efforts that have helped us —— sacrifices overwinter months. the efforts that have helped to reduce pressure on our hospitals. the chief medical officer will say more about the public health situation any moment. i am going to provide you with the latest information about vaccination and how we have used the last four months to vaccinate as many people as possible in the top nine priority groups. you will see from the slide that the very latest figures show that we have offered the vaccine and had it received by 50% of adults in wales, and that we are getting close to one in five adults having completed the two dose take up. that the number of people in wales who have received that second dose of the vaccination is powering ahead very significantly here in wales. take—up is excellent. in over half the groups we count, it is now more than 90%. this is a truly remarkable effort, down to the hard work of thousands of people who have worked so tirelessly on the front line of the nhs, right across wales, to make this happen. and on behalf of us all, i want to thank each and every one of them. and it is because of those efforts that i am able to say today that we will meet our next vaccine milestone early. by sunday, we will have offered a vaccine to everyone in the first nine priority groups. that is everyone over 50 or adults with an underlying health condition. and a minimum of 75% of those on each priority group will have received a first vaccination. that is, i think, a major milestone for us to have reached first of all here in wales. i am now going to ask frank to update you about the current public health situation.— health situation. thank you very much, health situation. thank you very much. first _ health situation. thank you very much, first minister. _ health situation. thank you very much, first minister. i- health situation. thank you very much, first minister. i am - health situation. thank you very i much, first minister. i am pleased much, first minister. lam pleased to report _ much, first minister. lam pleased to report that overall the public health — to report that overall the public health situation is remaining quite stable _ health situation is remaining quite stable. certainly community transmission is much reduced compared _ transmission is much reduced compared with a few weeks ago. we have a _ compared with a few weeks ago. we have a slide — compared with a few weeks ago. we have a slide which shows that. on the site _ have a slide which shows that. on the site that you can see, you can see how— the site that you can see, you can see how the — the site that you can see, you can see how the cases have fallen back from _ see how the cases have fallen back from a _ see how the cases have fallen back from a very— see how the cases have fallen back from a very high level that we saw in the _ from a very high level that we saw in the pre—christmas and petty christmas _ in the pre—christmas and petty christmas period, and they dropped i’ilht christmas period, and they dropped right track— christmas period, and they dropped right back down again at the moment. the positivity rate has reduced, it is how _ the positivity rate has reduced, it is how 25% _ the positivity rate has reduced, it is now 2.5%. behind some of those figures, _ is now 2.5%. behind some of those figures, we — is now 2.5%. behind some of those figures, we do see a continued cluster— figures, we do see a continued cluster thing of cases, being traced back to _ cluster thing of cases, being traced back to people meeting and mixing indoors _ back to people meeting and mixing indoors. that is still a risky thing we need — indoors. that is still a risky thing we need to— indoors. that is still a risky thing we need to caution against. we are also seeing — we need to caution against. we are also seeing some fairly significant incidences in parts of wales. the picture _ incidences in parts of wales. the picture is — incidences in parts of wales. the picture is not uniform. we have seen receht_ picture is not uniform. we have seen recent outbreaks and i am pleased the incident management teams around those areas _ the incident management teams around those areas have managed those extremely well. unfortunately the reality _ extremely well. unfortunately the reality is _ extremely well. unfortunately the reality is that whenever people max, especially _ reality is that whenever people max, especially if that is indoor, especially if that is indoor, especially if that is in areas not well— especially if that is in areas not well ventilated, there is a risk at the barras — well ventilated, there is a risk at the barras will pass from person to person— the barras will pass from person to person and — the barras will pass from person to person and will spread. we are still dealing _ person and will spread. we are still dealing in— person and will spread. we are still dealing in wales, as in the rest of the uk, _ dealing in wales, as in the rest of the uk, with the so—called kent variant, — the uk, with the so—called kent variant, which is much more infectious _ variant, which is much more infectious than the original virus we saw— infectious than the original virus we saw in — infectious than the original virus we saw in the first wave. it moves more _ we saw in the first wave. it moves more quickly, it's more transmissible, and so we need to be particularly — transmissible, and so we need to be particularly cautious. this means that those — particularly cautious. this means that those measures we have become so familiar— that those measures we have become so familiar with, the things we know keep yourself safe, social distancing, hand washing, are all still very— distancing, hand washing, are all still very important. those restrictions haven't gone away whether— restrictions haven't gone away whether we are vaccinated are whether— whether we are vaccinated are whether we are vaccinated are whether we are vaccinated are whether we are not vaccinated. we need _ whether we are not vaccinated. we need to _ whether we are not vaccinated. we need to abide by those personal restrictions. we have seen in previous— restrictions. we have seen in previous waves that numbers and rates _ previous waves that numbers and rates of _ previous waves that numbers and rates of infection can go out very quickly— rates of infection can go out very quickly and — rates of infection can go out very quickly and can be quite slow to come _ quickly and can be quite slow to come down. we know that numbers can io come down. we know that numbers can go up _ come down. we know that numbers can go up very— come down. we know that numbers can go up very quickly if we let our guard — go up very quickly if we let our guard down, so we have to be cautious _ guard down, so we have to be cautious. we have been looking, we look across— cautious. we have been looking, we look across europe, and we are seeing — look across europe, and we are seeing in — look across europe, and we are seeing in europe, many countries are experiencing — seeing in europe, many countries are experiencing the sort of resurgence resort— experiencing the sort of resurgence resort in— experiencing the sort of resurgence resort in wales around christmas period _ resort in wales around christmas period we — resort in wales around christmas period. we need to appoint that, the last thing _ period. we need to appoint that, the last thing we need to see is that happening again here. i don't want to he _ happening again here. idon't want to he in— happening again here. i don't want to he ina— happening again here. i don't want to be in a position of advising the first _ to be in a position of advising the first minister willing to consider introducing restrictions again because _ introducing restrictions again because case are again here. if we abide _ because case are again here. if we abide by— because case are again here. if we abide by those personal rules by the gradual— abide by those personal rules by the gradual easement of lockdown, we can achieve _ gradual easement of lockdown, we can achieve that. finally, if people do have _ achieve that. finally, if people do have symptoms, of coronavirus, then it is really— have symptoms, of coronavirus, then it is really important that people should _ it is really important that people should isolate immediately and get a test. should isolate immediately and get a test if_ should isolate immediately and get a test if the _ should isolate immediately and get a test. if the test is positive, the test _ test. if the test is positive, the test trace — test. if the test is positive, the test trace and protect programme will get — test trace and protect programme will get in _ test trace and protect programme will get in touch with you and tell you what — will get in touch with you and tell you what to do. these work with this programme — you what to do. these work with this programme to keep yourselves, your family— programme to keep yourselves, your family and _ programme to keep yourselves, your family and friends and everyone in wales— family and friends and everyone in wales are — family and friends and everyone in wales are safe. thank you, first minister~ — wales are safe. thank you, first minister. ., ~ wales are safe. thank you, first minister. ., ,, , ., ., , ., minister. thank you for the update, informed the _ minister. thank you for the update, informed the background _ minister. thank you for the update, informed the background to - minister. thank you for the update, informed the background to the - informed the background to the update and a decision to continue her careful step—by—step approach of lifting rejections week by week, provided the public health situation continues to be favourable —— lifting restrictions week by week. our focus for the coming cycle, lifting restrictions week by week. ourfocus for the coming cycle, all students will return to schools and colleges from the 12th of april. from that date, all shops will be able to reopen. all close contact services will be able to reopen. travel into and out of wales from the rest of the uk, and within the common travel area, will resume. viewing is at wedding venues can resume by appointment, outdoor canvassing for mae's elections can begin, but within strict guidelines. at the same time, we will give the go—ahead for a number of out door pilot events to be held, including cultural and sporting events, and we will work with the muslim council here in wales to consider how we can help people to celebrate each. this is a significant package of measures. a series of steps forward in ourjourney measures. a series of steps forward in our journey towards measures. a series of steps forward in ourjourney towards normality, and will give everybody a sense of life returning again —— eid. i understand how important certainty is in our own lives and in businesses, and for that reason i want to look further ahead to the next review cycle, the cycle that will happen in the second part of april and into may, to help us all plan for the future. the further we get away from today, of course, the more provisional dates become. all are subject to the public health situation at the time. i want to repeat with the chief medical officer said, just a few minutes ago. we are dealing with a very different virus this time. it is fast moving and it is unpredictable. we want to be able to carry on with this programme of unlocking restrictions. i want to see businesses open and trading. we all want to see our pubs open, people celebrating, visitors welcome again. for that to happen, we still need everybody�*s help. we will leave us all to go on doing the things that have helped to keep wales safe, if we are going to keep rates of coronavirus in the community low and stable. looking ahead to that next three—week cycle, if the public health position remains positive, then on monday the 26th of april, outdoor attractions will reopen. outdoor hospitality, including cafe is, pubs and restaurants, will also be able to reopen. on monday the 3rd of may, organised outdoor activities for up to 30 people will be able to take place, wedding receptions will be possible outdoors. for up to 30 people. and from monday the 10th of may, gems, leisure centres and fitness facilities will be able to reopen for individual or one—to—one training. these will be the first indoor areas to reopen in wales. extended households will also be reinstated. two households able to meet and have contact indoors. and to allow people to be able to plan even further ahead, looking now to the cycle that will be reported on the cycle that will be reported on the 13th of may, then if i am doing myjob after the election, the following relaxations will be considered, subject to the public health situation. on monday the 17th of may, we will see the resumption of children's indoor activities, the reopening of community centre organised into activities for adults for up to 15, and that will include exercise classes. beyond that they, our ambition will be four under hospitality and remaining visitor accommodation to be able to reopen ahead of the spring bank holiday at the end of may. that, as you will appreciate, is many weeks from now, and the public health position at the time will determine whether that is possible. for today, wales has the lowest level of coronavirus of all four uk nations, and the highest rates of vaccination. these are the reasons for us to be hopeful and optimistic about the weeks ahead. the indicative dates are there to help businesses plan and prepare. we will continue to work with all of those sectors, and i want to thank them for their willingness to work with us and for their patients over the difficult weeks of the winter. all those venues will be able to put in place the mitigation measures which the law requires in wales, and which the law requires in wales, and which keep users, customers and staff alike safe. we have to remember, the pandemic isn't over. it is more important than ever that we continue to work together to keep this terrible virus under control, so that we can go on and lock in wales. we all want to continue to ease the restrictions of the week ahead, but that will only be possible with the help and efforts of us all. please, enjoy your easter break. i hope you will all have some time to rest and relax over the weekend ahead. i look forward to joining you again in three weeks' time with some further positive news. i will now take questions from journalists in the usual way. quick first minister, thank you very much, _ quick first minister, thank you very much, could — quick first minister, thank you very much, could you answer this question _ much, could you answer this question. in much, could you answer this question-— question. in terms of the hospitality _ question. in terms of the hospitality sector, - question. in terms of the | hospitality sector, debate question. in terms of the - hospitality sector, debate been given indicative dates but they are still some way away from viable trading and have you... still some way away from viable trading and have you. . .- still some way away from viable trading and have you... they were under the impression _ trading and have you... they were under the impression they -- - trading and have you... they were under the impression they -- the | under the impression they —— the support— under the impression they —— the support would only be valid until the end — support would only be valid until the end of this month that the welsh government say they expect it to last beyond the end of the election. do you _ last beyond the end of the election. do you accept that, in the very least, — do you accept that, in the very least, there has been a failure of communication? just least, there has been a failure of communication?— least, there has been a failure of communication? just to be clear, we announced a — communication? just to be clear, we announced a further— communication? just to be clear, we announced a further £180 _ communication? just to be clear, we announced a further £180 million - communication? just to be clear, we announced a further £180 million of| announced a further £180 million of funding towards the second half of march. to make sure that businesses in wales would have the help they needed to see them through march and april as well. businesses will seek no interruption in the flow of financial support to them over that period. many businesses have already received the help available to them and, for others, who are still in the process of applying, cash grants will continue to be paid during april, as those applications are confirmed. alongside the money we've announced and is already reaching businesses, we have also put £200 million aside in the welsh government's budget the next financial year. government's budget the next financialyear. now, election rules preclude us from making decisions during the pre—election period but i have asked officials of the welsh government to make sure that whoever is in government after the 6th of may, there is advice available immediately as to how that £200 million will be deployed to help welsh businesses. is anything election is over, they will be more help on its way. he election is over, they will be more help on its way-— he speaks welsh... the first minister of wales there giving an update on the changes to lockdown roles. although states he mentioned on the basis of case numbers remaining low. and in wales, 50% of adults have had the vaccine. almost one in five have had both doses and he said the take—up among the groups who have been offered the vaccine is over 90%. he then set out the key stages four lockdown rules being eased in a series of three week cycles. you can find a full breakdown of that on our website. it is also there for you on the bbc news app. just over a million people in the uk say they're experiencing covid symptoms a month after infection, with 700,000 people still experiencing symptoms three months after infection. the office for national statistics also published data suggesting falling levels of vaccine hesitancy in the uk. as our head of statistics robert cuffe explained to me, the data means around 1 in 5 people are living with symptoms of long covid. course, not everyone gets infected goes on to experience these symptoms. one in five people who have the infection will be experiencing the symptoms later and one in seven will be experiencing them three months later. we tend to talk about cases and deaths in people going into hospital but this just reminds us how much of the problem coronavirus can be, even if you survive and it doesn't kill you. there is still the possibility of a tough time a few months later. what tough time a few months later. what about the data _ tough time a few months later. what about the data on _ tough time a few months later. what about the data on vaccine hesitancy? well, good news, gears and increasing the number of people expressing good feelings towards the vaccine but these data only go to about a week after the astrazeneca blood clot stories. some of the reaction to that, but probably not the reaction to the most recent news we've had about the pause in germany. there is a little bit of nervousness around astrazeneca and that has increased a little bit and not the other vaccines. so it's broadly good news that it's moving in the right direction, particularly in the right direction, particularly in some of the groups we are concerned about, so and in black communities, a high level of hesitancy was recorded but this is going down now in small numbers. but it's still an issue that they are not getting vaccinated as much as their counterparts. the owner of liberty steel — sanjeev gupta — has told the bbc that none of the 12 steel and aluminium plants he owns will close while he is in charge. three thousand jobs at the firm — and two thousand more at the parent company gfg — were placed in doubt following the collapse of its financial backer, greensill. our business editor, simonjack has been speaking to sanjeev gupta and he asked him what was the current outlook for liberty steel... there's been a huge amount of interest from many financiers, globally, offering to refinance. of course given the situation and given the vast nature of our business, that is complicated and will take time. so, we are not waiting for anybody. we will take matters into our own hands. you've got a long track record of moving money between your various businesses. why not move some money from the profitable businesses if you think the future for steel is so bright here into liberty? why don't you move money your own money? in the short—term, given the current situation, there are restrictions. but, perhaps, if you like, our global business is profitable and the uk will be part of the refinancing and under my watch, none of my civil operations will close in the uk. ok, you can guarantee that while you're in charge, none of your steel operations will close in the uk? absolutely. under my watch, none of my steel operations will close in the uk. because that's interesting because if you talk to the treasury, they say, in a way, you are part of the problem, that they can not be seen to be seen to be giving taxpayers' money to a company with a founder who is very wealthy, has assets all over the world and bought himself a £112 million house. we were in the process of financing our entire business away, and that's what we set out to achieve. we have been hit by this wave, and we have to tackle in the short—term. we will tackle it in the short term either by getting financing short— term financing from others, perhaps including some governments, or financiers or our own... in terms of my own personal life, you know, i've been away from the uk for now 12—13 years. it was time to come back and we decided that with my kids growing up, we decided to come back and buy a house. i took a mortgage. i sold some other properties and we began to settle down. but a lot of people think that, with you in charge, that will be an impediment to government support. if you cared about those jobs, someone would say it's time for you to step aside. if you cared about those jobs, some would would say it's time for you to step aside. all our steel operations in the uk, were in the process of shutting, one after another. it's my hard work. my managements' hard work which means we now have a viable future. i believe in the future of my steel business. it's still a tough journey ahead. the uk has many disadvantages. the steel industry there has been decimated for the last few decades. we still have a lot of work to do. i'm not willing to give up on the uk. why did you have to become so reliant on this risky form of financing from mr greensil? essentially, you are using tomorrow's money to pay today's bills. each plant in the uk we bought, for example, was basically shutting down. and we can'tjust go and ask for a bond a long—term loan. what mr greensil did was a breath of fresh air because that enabled us to buy these plants and turned them around. it was time to move on because of the size and profitability we'd reached. the structure and governance we'd reached. we could and were going to move on. unfortunately, they collapsed. do you regret being so reliant on greensil? i think what you're saying is, you had no choice? i certainly do not regret being reliant on greensil. in the beginning, because they effectively said saved those jobs and helped us build this industry. perhaps what i could say is, given where we are now, on reflection, perhaps we could have moved a bit faster in terms of our refinancing efforts. that is perhaps my regret. david cameron was obviously very closely associated with mr greensil, your principal financial backer. and i know that you had a relationship with mr cameron yourself. when was last time you spoke to him and how useful was mr cameron in the development of your empire over the last few years? i'v e i've not spoken to him since he was prime minister. my relationship with greensil. as i said earlier, i'm grateful. his support enabled us to build that business and save those thousands ofjobs. pro—democracy campaigners guilty of unauthorised assembly. it's the latest blow to the city's democracy movement. the seven were accused of taking part in the unauthorised assembly in august 2019, when the city was engulfed by anti—government protests. they had pleaded not guilty to the charge. among those on trial, barrister and democratic party founder martin lee, who's 82, and media billionairejimmy lai. since their detentions, small groups of supporters have been surrounding the court building. sentencing will be delivered at a later date. emily lau, a former legislator and chair of the democratic party, was at court to hear the verdicts. we feel very dismayed and distressed, but maybe not too surprised, given the pressure that the whole of hong kong is under. if you were here, you would feel it. pressure from beijing, pressure from the carrie lam administration. so, judges, they arejust human. but it's very sad to see these people who have made so many contributions to the development of the city were today found guilty because they took part in a peaceful and non—violent demonstration. i mean, they are world famous activists for taking part in fighting for freedom, for democracy for hong kong and never, never supported violence. we would like to think that ourjudges, our courts are still independent, objective, free and fair. so whatever they do, everything they do will send a signal notjust to hong kong, to beijing and to the whole world whether the independence of the judiciary is still there. some people of course don't believe in it any more. i still have some hope that we still have some form of independentjudiciary. so, we never know. the sentence will be on the 16th of this month, and i certainly hope they will not all be locked up. britain is imposing further measures targeting the military regime in myanmar — with sanctions against the military—linked myanmar economic corporation conglomerate — foreign secretary dominic raab has announced. the foreign office said the move was in response to "credible evidence" that the mec had contributed funds to the myanmar military which was responsible for serious human rights violations across the country. france will enter another lockdown on saturday. it'll last at least three weeks, and schools and non—essential shops will close once again. france has seen a rise in the number of new cases and hospitalisations recently — with nearly 60,000 new infections reported yesterday and five—thousand people with covid now in intensive care. the country's president emmanuel macron said it risked losing control over the virus if it failed to deal with the accelerating outbreak. once again, the hospitals are feeling the pinch, and it's the coming crisis at hospitals that has led to this action. there is fear expressed by doctors across the country, particularly in paris, nice, that if nothing is done we are going to reach that point we've been close to before where there just aren't enough beds in critical care to cope with the covid input, plus other conditions. and so once again, for the third time, we have lockdown now. it's not the same kind of lockdown that we had a year ago, it is much looser in the sense you can go out on the street pretty much as you wish, as long as you don't go 10km from your home. nonetheless, the shops are shut, non—essential shops will be shut across the country from saturday and schools are shutting. that is an important change, because president macron had prided himself on making france different from other countries in europe in keeping to a third wave on the lockdown front, in keeping to a third way on the lockdown front, not going down the road of complete shutdowns but keeping schools open. this was so the social aspect of the life was kept going. he was criticised for that decision back injanuary. doctors told him it wasn't the right approach because with the british variant arriving we are going to have a big hit at the end of march, and there has been that big surge, and he's now had to do what he said he wasn't going to do. he's had to eat a certain amount of humble pie and the opposition is making hay with it. the number of coronavirus deaths in brazil has hit a new monthly high, with over 60,000 people dying from the disease in march. the surge has pushed the country's health service to the point of collapse and seen support for presidentjair bolsonaro plummet. tim neilson reports. there are so many to mourn, burials take place under cover of darkness. coronavirus claimed another life in brazil, one of thousands a day, during this worsening crisis. so why is this happening? in addition the suboptimal implementation of these public health measures, the circulation of the variant of concern, countrywide in brazil, is clearly contributing to the increase in cases. yet president bolsonaro does not think staying at home is the answer. his attempts to curtail local lockdowns through the courts angered the military, leading to a dramatic changing of the guard, including his defence chief, causing commanders of the army, navy and air force to quit but in this confrontation at the president, a former military man himself, is not standing down. translation: | appeal- to all the authorities in brazil to review this policy and allow the people to go to work. rallying behind him, his supporters took to rio's beachfront with a warning shot to critics, reminding them of their history of the 57th anniversary of the coup that unseated a left—wing president, ushering in 20 years of military rule. translation: with all this | communism, the left wanting to dominate, practically prohibits the president from governing. but under president bolsonaro's watch, some hospital emergency departments have run out of room to treat patients. on the streets of sao paulo, charities are struggling to provide enough food for those in need, with donations drying up, as the lines get longer after financial aid for the most vulnerable was cut injanuary. translation: there are even families on the streets now. . it is a very different scenario from the street population of predominantly male before the pandemic. perhaps the government is beginning to notice. hand—outs will begin again next week. but there is little else to indicate this alarming loss of life will end soon. tim neilson, bbc news. a met police officer has been found guilty of being a member of a proscribed neo—nazi terror organisation. benjamin hannam had denied being a member of national action, two counts of possessing information useful to a terrorist, and two counts of fraud. our correspondent, daniel sandford, is at the old bailey. this was pc ben hannam. his passing out over, he was taking his oath in front of cressida dick, head of the met police. just two years later, he was part of the band terrorist group national action. ifleet was part of the band terrorist group national action.— nationalaction. get in first! get in first! graffiti _ nationalaction. get in first! get in first! graffiti in _ nationalaction. get in first! get in first! graffiti in this _ nationalaction. get in first! get in first! graffiti in this on - nationalaction. get in first! get in first! graffiti in this on a - nationalaction. get in first! get in first! graffiti in this on a trip | in first! graffiti in this on a trip to swindon- _ in first! graffiti in this on a trip to swindon. graffiti _ in first! graffiti in this on a trip to swindon. graffiti is _ in first! graffiti in this on a trip to swindon. graffiti is still- to swindon. graffiti is still visible in swindon to this day. when he did it, he was still an active member of a banned neo—nazi terrorist organisation. within weeks of doing it, he was applying to join london's metropolitan police. the propaganda was uploaded just days before he put in his application. it took two years for the police to realise that they had a nazi in the ranks and to raid his home to seize phones and computers.— ranks and to raid his home to seize phones and computers. amount. don't touch them- — phones and computers. amount. don't touch them. here's _ phones and computers. amount. don't touch them. here's one. _ phones and computers. amount. don't touch them. here's one. that's - phones and computers. amount. don't touch them. here's one. that's fine. . touch them. here's one. that's fine. a nazi internet _ touch them. here's one. that's fine. a nazi internet forum _ touch them. here's one. that's fine. a nazi internet forum was _ touch them. here's one. that's fine. a nazi internet forum was leaked. . touch them. here's one. that's fine. l a nazi internet forum was leaked. on his wall, he still had a picture on oven german soldier. this is the first case where police officers been prosecuted for being a member of a terrorist group. when we identified the person we were looking at was a police officer, of course, it was a shock but then we move very quickly to arrest him. he had carefully documented his life in national action, had carefully documented his life in nationalaction, noting had carefully documented his life in national action, noting the year he joined, the year he left and the year hejoined in the joined, the year he left and the year he joined in the metropolitan police service. jack renshaw, another member, admitted plotting to kill an mp. others had threatened to behead a dentist and made a pipe bomb. the founders of the group, alex davies and ben raymond have never been charged. on his phone, detectives found this picture of him with a hitler moustache. in another propaganda video, he performed a nazi salute. on his police application form he'd simply ticked application form he'd simply ticked a box simply saying he'd never been a box simply saying he'd never been a member of the bnp or similar organisation. the force never took a reference from the school he had left aware teachers had noticed his stance on anti—immigration views. daniel, can you talk us what court? we've waited a very long time for this verdict. the jury were given a majority decision by the judge on monday. they were told they didn't have to be unanimous after monday. nobody quite knew which way the verdict would go. the court room was absolutely deftly still.— absolutely deftly still. hannam was still in the dock _ absolutely deftly still. hannam was still in the dock where _ absolutely deftly still. hannam was still in the dock where the - absolutely deftly still. hannam was still in the dock where the colour. still in the dock where the colour drained from him and his mother. the jury drained from him and his mother. the jury came out with a comprehensive set of guilty verdicts. so benjamin hannam was guilty of being a member of a neo—nazi organisation, a fraud for lying on his metropolitan police application form, guilty again for lying on his vetting form and guilty of charges relating to documents that would be useful for a terrorist organisation. there was no outpouring in the court but his mum looked absolutely shocked. but, the treaties, this is a very, very difficult day for the metropolitan police because it that one of the most extreme far right groups in the country, one was so extreme that it had to be banned as a terrorist organisation, after that man, one of the people that subsequently became a police officer, one of the very few in london, became a police officer and seem to be completely unaware of that. they were unaware that the two years while benjamin hannam was in the ranks. it supposed to be the most effective counterterror organisation so it's been a very difficult day for the metropolitan police to discover a terrorist in their own ranks. daniel, many thanks, daniel sanford there at the old bailey. the warm weather is meaning that we are seeing many people in parks and on beach across england and wales. but along with the crowds has come a big problem... litter. and councils say they're struggling with the clean—up, as andy moore reports. a giganticjob of cleaning up in leeds after some of the city's parks were overwhelmed by crowds enjoying the sunshine at the end of lockdown. it was a similar picture in many places in england and wales. the litter is a serious concern for local councils. the campaign group keep britain tidy says the government will need to provide more money to help local authorities. there are no silver bullets or solutions to this, but i think a great big headline campaign message around how we should behave when we go to the beach — use a bin, or take your litter home — plus additional staff on site, can help to manage what will be, you know, a great summer, hopefully — a great summer with clean beaches and clean parks. it's notjust parks but beaches, as well, that have been besieged by huge crowds. this is what was left behind on swansea beach. local volunteers did their best to tidy up. came on the beach beforehand just to see what the damage was. 100%, the worst i've ever seen it. so we came here at 6.30am and i think it took about three hours for the clean—up in total. in sheffield, six tonnes of rubbish were collected at endcliffe park. the local council told people, "please love your parks, but don't leave your mess behind." andy moore, bbc news. google is to place limits on future local reworking for its staff. the tech giant says staff will have to apply to work from home for more than 11! days in a year. they have said they will continue their remote working arrangement until september but people can voluntarily return to its us offices from next week. forest officials in india's gir national park have set up hundreds of artificial watering points — to give thirsty lions some respite from the soaring temperatures currently sweeping the country. the artificial ponds and troughs are filled by a variety of methods — including hand pumps and via solar and wind energy. mark lobel takes a look. licking their lips, savouring every sip. this pack of asiatic lions don't know it, but these are artificial ponds. one of a50 in the gir forest in eastern india protecting them from the country's roaring temperatures. some of the hottest for 76 years. oh "deer" indeed. even in town, they're "lion" around. a few years ago, bhubaneswar was ranked as the best to do business in india by the world bank. translation: it's very hot. it's three in the afternoon, but people are not coming out because of the heat. back in the forest, officials replenish boat—like vessels to cater for animals of all shapes and sizes. some animals went in two by two, all no doubt quietly mumbling, "hurrah!" now it's time for a look at the weather with darren. a dry bright afternoon and the biggest change in the weather is across norfolk. the warmest place in the country yesterday at 21! degrees. today, cloud is coming in and temperatures may be no higher than nine celsius. the reason for the changes that we have more of a breeze today and it's coming in from the north, the north—east and the cold north sea. a drop in temperatures will be across northern parts of england, out across to the south—west. this is where we got the highest temperatures, 18—19 c. more sunshine although more for scotland and northern ireland. it will come and northern ireland. it will come and go a bit overnight. but where we have the clearest skies in scotland and northern ireland, we are likely to have a frost overnight. could be down to —1! in some parts of scotland. frost extends its way down to the midlands and wales where the cloud is a little bit more variable. as we head into the easter weekend, good friday is going to be chilly, with that cold m moving down across the whole of the country around this area of high pressure which is keeping it fine and dry. light showers in the morning for eastern scotland and eastern england, before the cloud moves inland. best of the sunshine properly for northern ireland, wales, south england, wales, temperatures only 9—10 c. highs of 13 in the afternoon. heading into easter saturday, we have got more cloud feeding in off the breeze on the north sea for eastern parts of england and perhaps the midlands too. away from the north of the country, temperatures changing not too much. i chilly old day on saturday. then it's going to be quite a cold easter weekend as a whole. some really cold wind on monday as the wind strengthens and they will be some wintry showers around as well. the easter sunday, it may not bt back in the southern half of the uk. dry weather and sunshine that further north, wet and windy weather and nba get really wintry by the end of the day. an arctic blast of air will sweep down across the whole of the country by easter monday and it means the risk of some snow, especially in the hills. never before as a serving police officer been a serving metropolitan police officer has been convicted of membership of a banned neo—nazi terrorist organisation. benjamin hannam is the first british officer to be convicted of a terrorism offence, he remained in the group national action after it was outlawed. never before as a serving police officer been prosecuted for being a member of a terrorist group. when we identified the person was a police officer it was of course a shock but we then moved very quickly to arrest ben hannam. the verdicts have just come in at the old bailey, we'll have the latest from our correspondent there. the other main stories: the metropolitan police is investigating allegations that

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