social media, anti—social media, breaking news, faking news. it's the media show, at liz30pm. hello, good afternoon. care home residents in england will be allowed to have a second regular visitor indoors from the 12th of april, in a further relaxation of coronavirus restrictions. babies and young children won't be counted in the limit, meaning some residents will be allowed to see small groups of loved ones for the first time in months. daniela relph reports. locked down, kept apart from those they love. the anguish of care home residents and their families began to ease last month as restrictions were gradually lifted. hello, mum. how are you? now more family members will be reunited as residents will be allowed a second, regular, indoorvisitor from the 12th of april. they will include babies and very young children, with those under the age of two not included in visitor numbers. visiting is one of the things that makes life worth living if you live in a care home. it's so important, both for the resident in the care home and also their family members and loved ones who want to visit them. we know that in care homes there may be grandparents or great—grandparents who haven't had a chance to see new arrivals to their family during the pandemic and this will be the chance for that to happen. the enforced family separations caused by covid restrictions in care homes has been agonising for so many. these slow, cautious changes are significant for everyone involved. it is time for people to be let back in and the difference in my mother's mental health is huge, but not only that the difference in how i feel, you know, also as her daughter to be able to see her. the government says the increase in visitor numbers can go ahead because of a drop in community infection rates, as well as the extensive vaccine roll—out. in line with existing rules, visitors must provide a negative test result and wear ppe. for care homes it is a delicate balance between protecting residents and opening up to family visits. for those kept apart this change is especially meaningful. the full guidance will be published next week. daniela relph, bbc news. let's speak now to lorna breckell, herfather is in a care home and she's only been able to see him in a glass visiting pod — she's not been able to give him a hug for over a year since before lockdown. i'm so sorry about that. i know that this is good news for so many people with relatives and care homes, but it is not really going to make a difference for you, is it? hot it is not really going to make a difference for you, is it? not at the moment — difference for you, is it? not at the moment. i— difference for you, is it? not at the moment. ithink_ difference for you, is it? not at the moment. i think it - difference for you, is it? not at the moment. i think it is - difference for you, is it? not at. the moment. i think it is wonderful news. don't get me wrong. i think this is fantastic news and a fantastic step forward. but for us and my family, we have not been able to go and see my dad. we see him through a glass visiting pod. it is very much like the american tv films where you have to pick up a phone to talk to a person. it is like that. it is like —— that is how it feels. my it is like —— that is how it feels. my dad does not talk any more. and it is very meaningless. tell my dad does not talk any more. and it is very meaningless.— it is very meaningless. tell me what the experience _ it is very meaningless. tell me what the experience has _ it is very meaningless. tell me what the experience has been _ it is very meaningless. tell me what the experience has been like - it is very meaningless. tell me what the experience has been like for- it is very meaningless. tell me whati the experience has been like for you and your dad over the last year. it has been horrendous as it has been for many people. not being able to see one of the people that you love most in the world, the person who raised me along with my mother. my dad. he is my dad. i love him dearly and i have not been able to go and hold his hand, to give him a call at all, to read a story, to sing with them. to read the bible with him. my dad is a strong christian. not being able to do any of those things has been really difficult. it's horrendous. god for a bed for what it feels like for my mother who has not been able to see her husband and they have been married for 50 years or more. ., . . , . or more. your dad actually had covid. or more. your dad actually had covid- tell _ or more. your dad actually had covid. tell me _ or more. your dad actually had covid. tell me more _ or more. your dad actually had covid. tell me more about - or more. your dad actually had l covid. tell me more about that. or more. your dad actually had - covid. tell me more about that. he did, covid. tell me more about that. he: did, to be fair, they managed to keep covid out of the care home. but just after christmas, unfortunately he did get it. there were many residents who contracted it and passed away. my dad contracted covid—19. he was incredibly poorly and i was getting phone calls from the nurses asking about end—of—life care. i had one phone call where i was told that they didn't think he was told that they didn't think he was going to make it until the morning. you have no idea how traumatising that is. to be able not to go and see your dad and feel that you can't be with him to hold his hand when he is at that stage of his life. that is about the balance of protecting him and being there for him, but also protecting my other loved ones. not wanting to contract covid myself. and then passing that on to my vulnerable loved ones. it was horrendous.— on to my vulnerable loved ones. it was horrendous. when you hear about --eole was horrendous. when you hear about eo - le who was horrendous. when you hear about peeple who will _ was horrendous. when you hear about people who will be _ was horrendous. when you hear about people who will be able _ was horrendous. when you hear about people who will be able to _ was horrendous. when you hear about people who will be able to take - people who will be able to take young children, babies and go in groups to see loved ones in care homes and get your care home where yourfather is is homes and get your care home where your father is is not going to be allowing that, how does that make you feel? i allowing that, how does that make ou feel? :, :, , you feel? i feel delighted for those eo - le you feel? i feel delighted for those peeple who — you feel? i feel delighted for those people who are _ you feel? i feel delighted for those people who are able. _ you feel? i feel delighted for those people who are able. i... _ you feel? i feel delighted for those people who are able. i... i - you feel? i feel delighted for those people who are able. i... i think. you feel? i feel delighted for those people who are able. i... i think it| people who are able. i... i think it is wonderful news for them. for me, for my mother, i feel traumatised. is wonderful news for them. for me, for my mother, ifeel traumatised. i feel disheartened, angry. i feel emotional. to be honest, i don't think words can describe how i feel. 0k, think words can describe how i feel. ok, i wish you the very best for you and your dad. thank you very much for taking the time to speak to us. thank you. seven people in the uk have died with rare blood clots after receiving the oxford—astrazeneca coronavirus vaccine. the medicines regulator, the mhra, is reviewing 30 cases of clots out of more than 18 million vaccinations — but insists the jab is safe. rebecca morelle has more. the astrazeneca jab has been rolled out across the uk, providing vital protection against covid—19. no link between rare blood clots and the jab has been proven, but the uk medical regulator is investigating. the clots are unusual. they're accompanied by low levels of platelets, which are a type of blood cell. 30 cases have been reported and seven deaths. this is out of 18 million doses, so the incidence is extremely low. now scientists are trying to establish whether the clots have occurred naturally or are very rare reactions to the astrazeneca jab. because something has been reported, does that mean that it's a side—effect? well, if we look at all the side—effects that have been reported, or possible side—effects that have been reported, they include excess wind, alcohol poisoning, getting pregnant. there are so many things people report because they happen shortly after people have the vaccine — within a few weeks of them having the vaccine. that does not mean that they wouldn't have happened anyway. the medical regulator also reported brain blood clots in two people who'd had the pfizerjab, although without the unusual low platelet levels. some countries are restricting who they're giving the astrazeneca jab to. the netherlands has announced its not recommending it for people under 60. but the uk vaccine roll—out is continuing. the british medical regulator, along with the european medicines agency and the world health organization, say the benefits from vaccination far outweigh any potential risks. rebecca morelle, bbc news. west midlands police say an 85—year—old woman who died yesterday after being attacked by two dogs suffered multiple injuries. the dogs did not belong to the victim and the property remains sealed off by police. a man has been arrrested and released on bail. anisa kadri reports. flowers [aid at the scene of the dog attack near dudley. police say two dogs from a neighbouring property managed to get into an 85—year—old woman's garden in rowley regis yesterday. neighbours raised the alarm but she was found with multiple injuries. our officers have attended, at which point the dogs had returned through a hole in the fence to the adjacent property and then, unfortunately, despite the best efforts of medical professionals and ourselves, that lady died at the scene. a man in his 40s has been arrested and bailed for further enquiries. police describe the dogs as large and said they were tranquilized and seized so tests could be carried out to establish their breed. police have not yet named the victim but continue to investigate the circumstances of the dog attack. a postmortem is expected to determine the cause of her death on a bank holiday afternoon. anisa kadri, bbc news. the northern ireland secretary and first minister are among those who have appealed for calm after a night of violence in south belfast. petrol bombs, bricks and bottles were thrown at police injuring 15 officers. eight people — including boys aged 13 and 1a — were arrested in the sandy row area of the city. the violence coincided with a loyalist protest last night. what i would ask is people of influence, people in local communities would dissuade young people or anyone else intent on causing violence or intent on harming police officers. the reality, ladies and gentlemen, those people in uniforms last night are human beings. they have human —— they have families and they've been there for the covid prices, they turn up when people are being abused, when children are being abused. these are human beings that were hit last night on the street to belfast. police have been given special powers after huge crowds gathered in cardiff bay last night, despite coronavirus restrictions still being in place cardiff council said a significant amount of rubbish had been left by "large groups of people intent on breaking covid—19 restrictions". it follows similar scenes outside the senedd earlier in the week, when three police officers were injured. south wales police has put a dispersal order in place, giving officers the power to exclude people from the area. italy has entered a nationwide lockdown from today until the 5th of april. it means non—essential shops will be shut, restaurants and bars will not be able to serve customers and people required to stay at home except for work, health or other essential reasons. here's our rome correspondent, mark lowen. well, when pope francis gave his urbi et orbi message on easter sunday to the city and the world a year ago to a deserted, locked—down st peter's square, few would have imagined that 12 months on, here we would be here again, but yes, indeed, we are. italy is in the grip of a third wave with about 20,000 coronavirus cases a day, and so the whole of italy is now in a red zone for this easter weekend. and of course, the vatican, too, is in lockdown. what does that mean? well, that restaurants are only offering takeaway service across the whole of the country and that nonessential businesses right across italy have had to close. there are movement restrictions as well. all arrivals into italy from european union countries are subject to a five—day quarantine as well. but in one concession to italians, who will be sitting down for their easter lunch or dinner at home, they are allowed to invite up to two people from the same family to join them for this, which is an extremely important weekend and celebration for many italians. in terms of church services, well, they are still going ahead for the easter mass, but the faithful are being encouraged to go to the church closest to their homes and, of course, to observe strict social distancing measures when they're inside. pope francis will be holding mass this weekend. he will deliver that urbi et 0rbi message on sunday morning, which he hopes will, i'm sure, provide some solace to many people around the world for whom this has been an incredibly difficult year, and hoping above hope that with the vaccine roll—out slowly ramping up, that this time next year will finally look very different. that was our rome correspondent there. that was our rome correspondent there. in france — a third national lockdown will begin this evening, after the number of covid cases has risen dramatically over the past two months. non—essential shops will close and schools will be shut for three or four weeks over the easter break. and anyone travelling will need to justify a journey that takes them more than six miles from home. non—essential shops and leisure services in england which spent much of the winter closed are hoping the prime minister will confirm on monday that they can reopen from the 12th april. experts say independents fared better than chains in 2020 but still, nearly 33,000 shut for good. small shop owners who have clung on are grappling with piles of unsold stock, and say they desperately need shoppers back in stores if they are to recover their pandemic losses. our business correspondent katy austin has more. mannequins are being re—dressed and window displays updated. gillian petersfield is putting away unsold winter clothes. some has been marked for sale, some i will pack away and i'll have to bring it out again for next winter. more online sales haven't made up for lost walk—in trade and with little spare cash to buy new summer stock much of last year's will reappear. not everything in town centres like this is closed. you can still buy a takeaway coffee, for example, but many non—essential businesses, including hairdressers, have got to wait until the 12th of april to reopen. the same goes for clothes shops as well and they are really hoping people do come back to high streets after getting very used to shopping online. round the corner shirley hopes to shift left over stock by discounting and she is trying to reassure customers about safety. we will be restricting how many people we get into the shop again, asking people to wear masks and use hand sanitiser. we will be keeping the changing rooms open, but we might put in an extra step, for example quarantine the clothing for a little while. after the financial pain of the past year, some shop owners like ian do see cause for optimism. i think there will be big changes as well with people working from home and people then maybe rediscovering their high street. we could get some new customers this year as well, which would be fantastic. the trade body for independent shops warns few could survive another lockdown and it says some are nervous about customer behaviour. we have seen reports from the central businesses that they have experienced an increase in verbal and physical abuse because staff have been reminding customers to wear face coverings. we do need customers to respect what is the law. some store owners want a shop out to help out scheme to entice customers, others want help to pay rent arrears. all say after their hardest ever year this spring and summer will be crucial. katie austen, bbc news. president biden has expressed his sorrow and the flag at the white house has been lowered to half mast, following the murder of a police officer in the second attack on the us capitol in three months. william evans was killed when a car crashed into a security barrier before the driver approached officers with a knife. police then shot and killed the suspect. authorities said the attack did not appear to be terrorism—related. it is for 17 pm. the headlines on bbc news... new rules for care home visits in england. two people — as well as babies and young children — will be allowed for indoor visits from 12th april. west midlands police say an 85—year—old woman, who died after being attacked by two dogs in her garden, suffered multiple injuries. italy goes into an easter lockdown — as the country struggles with the latest wave of the coronavirus. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's ben croucher. good afternoon. west brom manager sam allardyce admits his side have still got a long way to go to avoid premier league relegation, but their cause was aided by a sensational win over chelsea. his side won 5—2 at stamford bridge but are still seven points from safety. nesta mcgregor reports. going into this game, chelsea were unbeaten to. a run stretching back 12 matches. that looks set to continue with a little help from the post. christian open the scoring. a minute later, a key moment in the match. thiago silva was sent off. a second yellow for a late tackle. he would need a new one because of the brazilian. he scored twice in injury time. it was 3—1 thanks to this folly. rocking the baby and chelsea's boat. they pass their lowly league position. this made it a seven goal thriller. just enough to put a smile on the face of the west bra manager. there it is. —— west bra manager. there it is. —— west bra i can just say we were absolutely not able today to adapt to the situation, to be one man down, which was a surprise because we were leading. we are normally confident enough to defend with nine players on the field. we had to counterattack when we were one man down, but we were sloppy and we did not stop making big mistakes and we were punished. obviously they were down to ten men, conservatively so. —— deservedly so. because i think thiago _ —— deservedly so. because i think thiago silva — —— deservedly so. because i think thiago silva could have been sent off. thiago silva could have been sent off i_ thiago silva could have been sent off i don't — thiago silva could have been sent off. i don't know why he wasn't. he -ot off. i don't know why he wasn't. he got a _ off. i don't know why he wasn't. he got a double — off. i don't know why he wasn't. he got a double yellow, obviously that has got _ got a double yellow, obviously that has got to— got a double yellow, obviously that has got to help. in many occasions you play— has got to help. in many occasions you play against ten men and you do not get _ you play against ten men and you do not get a _ you play against ten men and you do not get a result because i have done that as _ not get a result because i have done that as a _ not get a result because i have done that as a manager in the past. but we took— that as a manager in the past. but we took chelsea apart and deservedly so. in the three o'clock kick off, leeds are 2—1 up against sheffield united. jack harrison gave leeds the lead. ben 0sborn equalised but philjagielka has just scored an own goal. leader manchester city face leicester at 5:30 whilst liverpool travel to arsenal at eight. 0ne game in the championship today. brentford's bid for an automatic promotion spot is fading. they were held to a 1—1 draw at home to struggling huddersfield town. lewis o'brien capitalising on some slack brentford defending to put brentford did grab a point — thanks to mads bech sorensen just after the break. they move up to third — but are nine points behind second placed watford with a game in hand. aberdeen are into the fourth round of the scottish cup but were made to work hard by league one side dumbarton — winning1—0. 12 other matches today. here's a flavour of them highland league side brora rangers knocked hearts out in round two. currently leading against league two stranraer. it's been more than 100 years since motherwell lost to non—league opposition in the scottish cup. they're leading formartine 3—0. at 7:30 — holders celtic face falkirk. the women's six nations is under way. it's a changed format with two groups of three then a final playoff round to decide the final places. all of the games are live on the bbc too... england are playing scotland in the opening match and the red roses are cruising to victory. they've ran in six tries so far — bryany cleall securing the bonus point here. while england's new number ten, helena rowland has also scored on her debut. england leading 40—10. these are live pictures from castle park. well into the second half now. 20 minutes to go. scotland have scored the most recent tried. scotland have scored the most recent tried. you can watch it right now on the bbc sport website. wasps were just a minute away from reaching the last eight of the european champions cup — but were knocked out with the last kick against clermont auvernge the premiership side scored three tries, including this from josh bassett to lead 25—17 as the clock ticked past 80 minutes. clermont didn't give up and in the 83rd minute, the ball found its way to japanese full back kotaro matsushima who levelled the scores. it was left to french international camille lopez to kick the conversion. it's two wins from two for hull fc at the start of the superleague season. they thrashed salford red devils 35—a. australian half—backjosh reynolds ran in two of their five tries to move them just behind leaders st helens on points difference. in the other game, it's huddersfield — 10, catalan dragons 20 it's been an excellent start for lewis hamilton's team x44 in the inaugural extreme e—race. they qualified fastest in saudi arabia ahead of tomorrow's semifinal and final. not such a good day though for claudia hurtgen, driving for abt cupra xe. she had a huge crash during the opening session of qualifying. thankfully, she did walk away unhurt. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. there is live text commentary of all of the fixtures. there is live text commentary of all of the fixtures. that's bbc.co.uk/sport i will have more for you at 6:30pm. the mummies of 22 ancient egyptian rulers are being taken in an historic procession through the streets of cairo later today to be transferred to a new museum in the south of the city. crowds are expected to witness the lavish pharaohs' golden parade of 18 kings and four queens being transported in gold coffins, amid great fanfare, in chronological order of their reigns. security will be tight, befitting their royal blood and status as national treasures. i'm nowjoined by professorjoyce tilslee, an egyptologist from manchester university and manchester museum. normally when we talk about mummies on the move, its a horror movie. this is actually a good news mummy story. it this is actually a good news mummy 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the pharaohs.- great past. in terms of ancient egypt and the pharaohs. yes, this is the history- — egypt and the pharaohs. yes, this is the history- we _ egypt and the pharaohs. yes, this is the history. we are _ egypt and the pharaohs. yes, this is the history. we are tempted - egypt and the pharaohs. yes, this is the history. we are tempted to - egypt and the pharaohs. yes, this is the history. we are tempted to see| the history. we are tempted to see ancient egypt in a bubble, but we should not separate modern from ancient egypt. 0f should not separate modern from ancient egypt. of course they want to celebrate the glorious past. tell me about the procession. how is it going to look? the me about the procession. how is it going to look?— going to look? the pharaohs are auoin to going to look? the pharaohs are going to be _ going to look? the pharaohs are going to be placed _ going to look? the pharaohs are going to be placed into - going to look? the pharaohs are going to be placed into a - going to look? the pharaohs are i going to be placed into a high-tech going to be placed into a high—tech coffin which will be made sure to protect them. the bodies cannot be destroyed in any way while this is happening. they are going to be placed on vehicles which will carry them securely. the roads have been flattened to make sure there are no bumps in them and then they have been dressed up to look like egyptian boats. we are told that they will be representations of chariots and there will be people dressed up as ancient egyptians escorting them on theirjourney to the new museum. [30 escorting them on their “ourney to the new museum._ escorting them on their “ourney to the new museum. do we know which ones are going _ the new museum. do we know which ones are going to — the new museum. do we know which ones are going to be _ the new museum. do we know which ones are going to be in _ the new museum. do we know which ones are going to be in the _ ones are going to be in the possession?— ones are going to be in the possession? ones are going to be in the ossession? �* , , :, possession? i've been trying to find out, but possession? i've been trying to find out. but it's — possession? i've been trying to find out, but it's not _ possession? i've been trying to find out, but it's not entirely _ possession? i've been trying to find out, but it's not entirely clear- out, but it's not entirely clear what the lists are. rama there is the money that many people think is the pharaoh... she was a amazing character. she ruled as a queen for over 20 years. they are basically dated to the new kingdom which starts at about 15 50 bce. where were they previously? there is a aeneral where were they previously? there is a general misunderstanding - where were they previously? there is a general misunderstanding about. where were they previously? there is| a general misunderstanding about how they were buried. these pharaohs were buried on the west bank of the nile in moderate luxor. and they were buried in tombs like to do comments to. —— like the tomb of king tut. comments to. -- like the tomb of kin: tut. :, :, ~' comments to. -- like the tomb of kin: tut. :, . ~ . comments to. -- like the tomb of kin tut. ., ., ~' ., , king tut. you talked about this bein: in king tut. you talked about this being in a _ king tut. you talked about this being in a crowded _ king tut. you talked about this being in a crowded museum, l king tut. you talked about this i being in a crowded museum, but king tut. you talked about this - being in a crowded museum, but is this a further step two protect these antiquities? l this a further step two protect these antiquities?— these antiquities? i think so. because the _ these antiquities? i think so. because the old _ these antiquities? i think so. because the old museum - these antiquities? i think so. | because the old museum was these antiquities? i think so. - because the old museum was no these antiquities? i think so. _ because the old museum was no longer fit for purpose. so many things were not able to be put on display. and things like climate control was not entirely possible in the old museum. it will be much betterfor entirely possible in the old museum. it will be much better for the mummies in the new museum. it will be much more of a sensitive display because the ethics of displaying a mummy, people are not always comfortable with the display of mummies. they will be presented to the people in tombs, it will be respectful to the people seeing them as well as the egyptians in the tombs. : ~' , :, as well as the egyptians in the tombs. . ~ i. as well as the egyptians in the tombs. . ~ . :, . ~ tombs. thank you so much for talking tombs. thank you so much for talking to us. before we move on let's bring you some breaking news on the latest coronavirus figures. britain is recording ten deaths of coronavirus within ten days of a positive test. that's the lowest since early september. and we are also reporting 3423 new cases. in terms of coronavirus vaccinations, we also have some figures. official data now showing that 31 million plus have received their first shot of a covid vaccine. moving on. the suez canal authority says the last ships stranded by the grounding of a giant container vessel have now passed through the waterway. more than 400 ships were left waiting at either end of the canal when the ever given became stuck almost two weeks ago. the authorities have opened an investigation into the incident — they say its results will be made public early next week. a 21—year—old british man was briefly detained on friday after scaling one of europe's highest skyscrapers in barcelona, without any ropes or safety measures. crowds watched as george king, who previously scaled the shard in london, climbed his way to the top of the 116—metre melia barcelona sky hotel. he was detained on coming down for about 20 minutes by police and was not fined, according to his agent, who was speaking to the afp news agency. that is mind boggling lehigh. now it's time for a look at the weather with ben rich. hello there. it has felt fairly warm in the places where we can have the best sunshine. today, some eastern areas of england, in particular, have stayed pretty cloudy and it has felt quite a lot colder. satellite pictures show that cloud trying to break up, but it has been quite stubborn in places. as we head through this evening and tonight, it is where we have the clear skies where we will see the lowest of the temperatures. some spots underneath this clear zone will see a touch of frost and even in the centre of birmingham, for instance, will be down around freezing. there could be some mist and fog patches around as well. a chilly start to easter sunday morning, but a dry start for many. england and wales should see a decent amount of sunshine. more cloud spilling into northern ireland and into scotland and for northern scotland, we will see a band of rain pushing in. and behind that rain band up to the far north, you can see some wintry showers starting to show their hand. temperatures for most, 11 to 15 degrees on sunday, but by monday, it is going to turn much, much colder and any showers that do turn up are likely to be wintry.