Its easter monday, april the 5th. Our top story. Everyone in england will be offered two free rapid covid tests each week from this friday, under the governments plans to expand its Testing Programme. The health secretary, matt hancock, says the additional tests will play a crucial role in curbing future outbreaks of the virus as life returns to normal. Our Health Correspondent jim reed reports. Rapid lateral flow tests are already being used to test Secondary School pupils, families with children and those who cannot work from home. From the end of the week, they will be offered to everyone in england. These devices give a result in 30 minutes. They can be picked up from a local Testing Centre or pharmacy or ordered online and delivered in the post. Even when people have no symptoms, they may be infected and they may be infectious. And if we can catch those people early, then we can break transmission and that reduces the number of people who are infected, it reduces the likelihood of new variants and it helps keep everybody safer. The government says the twice weekly tests will be crucial to help prevent outbreaks in the future. But labour said the Mass Testing Programme must be backed by improved Financial Support so those told to isolate can afford it. And some scientists have questioned the accuracy of the tests, especially in people who dont have symptoms. The tests are not good at ruling out and saying you dont have covid. We have to be very careful to get a message to everybody that says if the test is negative, behave the same way, dont believe you havent got covid. Dont go and kiss and cuddle your granny or your grandad, because its not a test that tells us that. Its not a good enough test. The government claims the kits are extremely accurate, particularly when it comes to identifying the most infectious cases. In england, a new Publicity Drive will start this week to try to convince more people to make regular testing part of their weekly routine. In scotland, wales and Northern Ireland, mass testing is also being expanded in places like offices, factories and care homes. Jim reed, bbc news. The Health Minister edward argar has defended the accuracy of the lateral flow tests which many feel give too many false positives. The latest test and trace analysis on this says of a thousand lateral flow device tests they found less than one false positive and i think that shows a high degree of reliability and it works because a the accuracy is there but b these tests are very easy to take but so you get the combination of still a very high level of accuracy but they are very easy for people to take and get the results very quickly so it helps, it helps give people that knowledge of whether theyve got. The disease is symptomatically. We know a third of people can carry it asymptomatically. A very simple way of them checking before they go into their workplace but before they go out and about. That level of accuracy is sufficiently accurate to make these tests a robust way of measuring whether someone has the disease or not. A further easing of Covid Restrictions in england will be considered by the cabinet this afternoon. Ministers are expected to approve a move to the next stage of the roadmap out of lockdown. The Prime Minister will also give details of a new Traffic Light System for restarting International Travel and his plans for a trial of so called Covid Passports at major Sporting Fixtures and other events. Our Political Correspondent nick eardley has more details. In a week, we should be seeing this again in england pubs and restaurants serving outside, nonessential shops opening their doors, hairdressers back open. Those Lockdown Haircuts finally brought back under control. The cabinet will meet to discuss the latest data On Coronavirus this morning. Borisjohnson will confirm his plans in a Press Conference this afternoon. He will also be talking about holidays. But dont expect firm dates or a list of where we will be allowed to go. There will in future, though, be a Traffic Light System. Green will mean you dont have to quarantine on return to england. Amber, you will have to quarantine at home and red will mean that it is in a government approved hotel. There will be more information about Covid Passports in england, too. They are designed to allow mass spectator events like the fa cup final. Under the plans, you will need to show either you have had the vaccine, a recent negative test, or that you have Natural Immunity based on having had the virus in the past six months. The passports wont be used on transport or in shops at all, and they are not being used in pubs, at the moment. But many mps are opposed to them, some devolved governments have concerns, and there is likely to be a big political battle over their use. Nick eardley, bbc news. Im joined now by our Political Correspondent helen catt. How much anger or disquiet is there on the Tory Backbenches about the idea of Covid Passports which as we saw, we are going to start seeing trials of those for big events like football matches. Trials of those for big events like football matches. There is a certain amount of disquiet, football matches. There is a certain amount of disquiet, i football matches. There is a certain amount of disquiet, i think football matches. There is a certain amount of disquiet, i think is football matches. There is a certain amount of disquiet, i think is the i amount of disquiet, i think is the right word, about the idea of Covid Vaccine passports, or status certificates as the government prefers to think of them and we know there is a block of conservative mps who are concerned about continuing restrictions on daily life, as the Vaccine Roulette continues, as we start to open up, they are concerned about continuing restrictions, many of them see this as an unwelcome infringement on liberties. A0 conservative mps were among a group of mps who wrote a Cross Party Letter over the weekend, expressing concerns this morning, sir graham brady, a prominent Conservative Backbencher has been riding in the Daily Telegraph saying they would be intrusive and costly but whats interesting with this is labour are also not entirely saying they would back them. They are saying they want to hear more details, they do have reservations about the idea of Covid Passports. Reservations about the idea of covid assorts. � ,. , passports. Briefly, we will hear from the prime passports. Briefly, we will hear from the Prime Minister passports. Briefly, we will hear from the Prime Minister later. Passports. Briefly, we will hear from the Prime Minister later about the Traffic Light System. Which may allow Summer Holidays . Yes. The Traffic Light System. Which may allow Summer Holidays . The Traffic Light System. Which may allow Summer Holidays . Yes, this is this system allow Summer Holidays . Yes, this is this system which allow Summer Holidays . Yes, this is this system which will allow Summer Holidays . Yes, this is this system which will be allow Summer Holidays . Yes, this is this system which will be brought i allow Summer Holidays . Yes, this is this system which will be brought in | this system which will be brought in once International Travel resumes, of course the earliest that can happen in the road map is mi the 17th but we are going to hear is the Traffic Light System which will be introduced and will effectively split countries across three categories, green, amber, red with different rules on whether you have to quarantine depending on the category therein but we wont know which countries school into which category. Which countries school into which cateuo. , ~ which countries school into which cateuo. , Jayne Mccubbin is at Manchester Airport this morning. We are going to hear much more about the travel situation, of course, so many people longing for a foreign holiday and they may get a little bit more information about that today . Bit more information about that toda . ,. ,. , today . They are hoping to. Absolutely. Today . They are hoping to. Absolutely, people, today . They are hoping to. Absolutely, people, some| today . They are hoping to. Absolutely, people, some people today . They are hoping to. Absolutely, people, some people are desperate to get away, arent they . Look behind me, normally the big east to weekend, there is one line of people there, flying out to brussels this morning. Spin around, look how quiet it is over here. Normally, Manchester Airport, this bank holiday weekend, they have about 600 flights every day, because of covid, theyve only got 59. A huge amount of business lost, the business sector thats desperate to get back to normal as well as people who are looking for the week in the sun and the aim is that you will try and find that destination that will be green with this announcement from borisjohnson and stay be green with this announcement from Boris Johnson and stay screen. Be green with this announcement from borisjohnson and stay screen. Come and chat to richard slater, the chair of abta and thank you for chatting to us. What do people really need to worry about if they are desperate to get on holiday, to get it right and protect themselves . Not to go off and put the package together not to go off and put the package together themselves. Not to go off and put the package togetherthemselves. Because not to go off and put the package together themselves. Because there is potential that the airlines may still continue to travel but the restrictions may apply and they may therefore restrictions may apply and they may therefore lose money on their flights therefore lose money on their fli. Hts. , therefore lose money on their fliuhts. ,. , �. , , flights. They wont legally be entitled to flights. They wont legally be entitled to get flights. They wont legally be entitled to get that flights. They wont legally be entitled to get that money i flights. They wont legally be i entitled to get that money back flights. They wont legally be entitled to get that money back or a new date . Thats correct. The all important question everyone is thinking about, where are the green area is going to be . Do you have any sense where they might be . We area is going to be . Do you have any sense where they might be . Sense where they might be . We are thinkin sense where they might be . We are thinking potentially sense where they might be . We are thinking potentially they sense where they might be . We are thinking potentially they could sense where they might be . We are thinking potentially they could be i thinking potentially they could be multin thinking potentially they could be multin thinking potentially they could be multi , malta, the algarve, the united multi , malta, the algarve, the united arab multi , malta, the algarve, the united arab emirates, and hopefully the United States. It could change . It the United States. It could change . It couid~ the United States. It could change . It could. Its all dependent on how the Vaccination Rate is going and what the Infection Rate is doing. That is correct. It will change by the week that is correct. It will change by the week and usually on the thursday, so we have to keep an eye on what thursday, so we have to keep an eye on what happens but your travel agent on what happens but your travel agent will on what happens but your travel agent will have all that information and display that information every single and display that information every single day of the week. Single day of the week. Richard, thank ou single day of the week. Richard, thank you for single day of the week. Richard, thank you forjoining single day of the week. Richard, thank you forjoining us, single day of the week. Richard, thank you forjoining us, we single day of the week. Richard, i thank you forjoining us, we really appreciate it, holiday is used to be so simple, you bought your ticket, of the event, you sat in the sunshine for two weeks but now you have to think about paying for tests to lead the country and the worst fear paying for super expensive Quarantine Hotels for a quarantine of four, for most people, its not manageable. Back to you. Thank you. Guy hedgecoe is in valencia for us. A lot of people hoping to get it to spain but it depends on whether its spain but it depends on whether its green, amber, or read on the government Traffic Light System . Government Traffic Light System . What government Traffic Light System . What is the message from the authorities . What are they saying to jurors, are they asking them to come this summer . This summer . Well, they are very helful this summer . Well, they are very helpful that this summer . Well, they are very helpful that they this summer . Well, they are very helpful that they can this summer . Well, they are very helpful that they can start this summer . Well, they are very helpful that they can start to helpful that they can start to recover some of the numbers they lost last year which was obviously a disastrous year for tourism, brisbane, which depends so heavily on tourism for its economy but what they are saying is this is a transitional year. They are hoping for around half of the usual number of tourists they would usually get, in a normal year they get around 80 million foreign visitors can at last year, there was nothing like that, this year they want around half that number. They are saying as long as the countries can be safe regarding travelling and people coming, they can have safeguards, they will be welcome and certainly, theres been a great deal of pressure from the industry itself, to bring foreigners over to spain so the industry cant resume where it left off back at the beginning of 2020. But the government is very keen for foreigners to come the summer so they can start to recover those numbers. If they can start to recover those numbers numbers. If and when british tourists can numbers. If and when british tourists can go numbers. If and when british tourists can go back numbers. If and when british tourists can go back to numbers. If and when british tourists can go back to spain | numbers. If and when british tourists can go back to spain what awaits them . For example, i think i read you might have to wear a mask on the beach, for example, where you are . What is the latest . Yes. On the beach, for example, where you are . What is the latest . Are . What is the latest . Yes, thats riaht, are . What is the latest . Yes, thats right. Beaches are . What is the latest . Yes, thats right, beaches like are . What is the latest . Yes, thats right, beaches like this, are . What is the latest . Yes, thats right, beaches like this, if are . What is the latest . Yes, thats right, beaches like this, if you right, beaches like this, if you were here you would have two wear a mask if you are wandering around the beach. That is a new regulation. It depends on where you are in the country, there a great deal of variation in terms of the restrictions in place. Depending on where you are, you might be in madrid, things are much more relaxed although people are wearing masks, in the street, shops and businesses are operating more or less as normal. Whereas here in valencia, out on the mediterranean coast, things are much stricter, lots of bars and restaurants are closed. A lot more restrictions on movement and social activity as well. So it depends where you are going. Tourism destinations such as the balearics and the Canary Islands are trying to keep things relatively open. But i think we will find out more about that as the Summer Season begins so june, going intojuly and i think those big Tourism Destinations are going to want to present an image thatis going to want to present an image that is open to foreign travellers. It looks very enticing for you are right now. Are there many people on the beach with you or is itjust you buy yourself . Just the beach with you or is it ust you buy yoursemfi buy yourself . Just me and the cameramen. Buy yourself . Just me and the cameramen, actually. Buy yourself . Just me and the cameramen, actually. I buy yourself . Just me and the cameramen, actually. I have l buy yourself . Just me and the l cameramen, actually. I have to buy yourself . Just me and the cameramen, actually. I have to say, as i said, things are restricted but theres one or two sunbathers near me but it is very quiet at the moment. And i think we want to see people on this beach for at least a few weeks, i think. People on this beach for at least a few weeks, i think. Good to talk to ou. Go few weeks, i think. Good to talk to you go for few weeks, i think. Good to talk to you go for a few weeks, i think. Good to talk to you. Go for a little few weeks, i think. Good to talk to you. Go for a little swim, few weeks, i think. Good to talk to you. Go for a little swim, may few weeks, i think. Good to talk to you. Go for a little swim, may be, | you. Go for a little swim, may be, if you feel like it hairdressers and Garden Centres in scotland can reopen from today in the latest easing of coronavirus restrictions. Salons and barbers can welcome back customers with appointments only hairdressers and Garden Centres in scotland can reopen although most non essential shops will have to stay closed for at least three more weeks. Heres our scotland correspondent james shaw. The chance to finally tame out of control Lockdown Hair will be something that many people have been looking forward to for weeks, if not months. If this hair salon in glasgow is anything to go by, there is enormous pent up demand. When we got the first announcement, we opened our books and we had over 1,000 bookings within 2a hours. We were expecting that, so it is crazy busy, but the staff are well rested and we are going to be open seven days, until eight at night, so long days ahead. We are ready. There are still restrictions such as face coverings and physical distancing. All cuts must be pre booked and mobile services are still not allowed. After your haircut you might want to visit a garden centre, homeware store or car showroom. Nonessential click and collect is also permitted. Garden centres in particular are likely to be busy. It will be good. We just need to get the social distancing measures back in place, get everyone to spread out, and it will be good to see all the customers back, because even since we have started working in the place again, there have been loads of customers down at the gate and stuff, ready to get back in the garden. So it isjust in the nick of time, i think. These are all relatively limited changes. The big date in scotland is the 26th of this month, when all nonessential shops will be allowed to open, travel throughout scotland will be permitted, up to six people from three households will be able to socialise outdoors, and Hospitality Venues will start to open up. All that is still three weeks away. Nonessential travel within local Authority Areas has been allowed since friday, but, until the end of the month, when all Travel Restrictions are lifted, scotlands major roads and other transport links are likely to stay relatively quiet. James shaw, bbc news, glasgow. Lets talk to our correspondent in Glasgow James shaw. James is in a hairdressers, james, are you getting your haircut . You know, i did are you getting your haircut . You know, i did have are you getting your haircut . You know, i did have a are you getting your haircut . You. Know, i did have a very light trim, i needed it, the last time i had a haircut was in november and i ask them for a light trim and that lasted me through the whole winter. It looks lovely, well really nice thank you very much im really pleased with it and what a relief it is for me and everyone else to finally get rid of some of that crazy Lockdown Hair it feels like quite an important thing, even though you might think a haircut is not the most important thing in the world, getting your hair cut and the fact it cant make you feel a bit better in yourself is actually really important, i think, in this time of lockdown and restrictions. Absolutely. There must be a huge relief for you or that finally, you can get back to business and work and start making some money. Absolutely. I think the hairstylists and the owner of the salon are delighted to be able to get some sense of normality, to see their old customers, the people that theyve wanted to help, whose hair they wanted to help, whose hair they wanted to help, whose hair they wanted to cut for the last three or four months, that is a great relief. And also the fact they can start making money, of course, a lot of that staff have been on furlough, the fact they can get people back through the doors, its really great news. Of course, it is still difficult, still challenging, everyone has to wear masks, aprons, all the sanitising measures that you expect to see and social distancing, there are dividers between the different sections of the salon. All of that makes things a little bit slower and more difficult but the key thing i think that the people here is there is a sense that they can get back to doing what they do best and what theyve been wanting to do for so long. To do for so long. What are people aenerall to do for so long. What are people generally in to do for so long. What are people generally in scotland to do for so long. What are people generally in scotland thinking to do for so long. What are people | generally in scotland thinking about the easing of restrictions on the timetable for that . Are they happy with that, frustrated, do they think its too soon or premature or too late . , ~ � , its too soon or premature or too late . , � ,. Late . Yes, i think theres a feeling in scotland, late . Yes, i think theres a feeling in scotland. A late . Yes, i think theres a feeling in scotland, a kind late . Yes, i think theres a feeling in scotland, a kind of late . Yes, i think theres a feeling in scotland, a kind of an late . Yes, i think theres a feeling | in scotland, a kind of an awareness in scotland, a kind of an awareness in some ways, that things have moved a bit more slowly, a bit more cautiously than they have been some other parts of the uk, particularly, in england. Although thats not the case in fact with haircuts. With haircuts, its possible here a week before you are able to get a haircut in england. There are the senses that things are happening more slowly but there is quite a level of trust in the scottish government, in particular the first minister nicola sturgeon. When it comes to the timing of these things. There is frustration when it comes to businesses, particularly people like of course, hair salons in the past but now its more about hospitality, hotels, pubs, restaurants, desperate to get back and try to start making money again. That is still some way in the future for scotland, we are talking about hospitality starting to open up in about three weeks time. So that cannot come soon enough for those thousands of businesses who have had to put everything on hold. Right across the first few months of the year. James, ust a first few months of the year. James, just a reminder, first few months of the year. James, just a reminder, the first few months of the year. James, just a reminder, the manias first few months of the year. James, just a reminder, the manias from i just a reminder, the manias from scotland today, james shaw has finally had a haircut the headlines on bbc news. An expansion of the coronavirus Testing Programme everyone in england will have access to two free rapid tests a week, from this friday. Borisjohnson will give more details about his plans to further ease the lockdown in england today, including a Traffic Light System for foreign travel. Hairdressers, Homeware Shops and Garden Centres are reopening in scotland, as Covid Restrictions are eased. The israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has appeared in court as his much delayed Corruption Trial resumes in jerusalem. The court was told he misused his power in his dealings with media bosses. Setting out the case against mr netanyahu, the prosecution said he had sought personal favours. It comes as talks are due to begin as to whether his likud party can form a new government after it emerged from last months election as the strongest party. Lets speak to the bbc� s yolande knell who joins us live from jerusalem. This is an extraordinary day both legally and politically. Legally and politically. Thats exactly right legally and politically. Thats exactly right. There legally and politically. Thats exactly right. There is legally and politically. Thats exactly right. There is one i legally and politically. Thats exactly right. There is one israeli journalist who is calling this israel � s split screen moment because members of the public are really watching two locations across different parts ofjerusalem at the same time. Here at thejerusalem District Court Prime Minister, israel � s longest serving Prime Minister was in court for the Opening Statement by the prosecutors in his trial. His trial really beginning in earnest now. And the first witness in the case has now taken to the stand. And we are expecting that this court will continue to sit three times a week Going Forward to hear all the evidence in the case against Benjamin Netanyahu, he denies any wrongdoing. Meanwhile, just a couple of miles away, where the president has his office, he has begun Meeting Representatives of the 13 different Political Parties that all won seats in the last General Election, israel � s fought General Election in two years, just two weeks ago and the task of the president is to decide out of all of these parties, who should be given a mandate to try to form a new coalition government, who could try to form the most stable government for israel. Because, of course, the reason israel keeps going back to the polls, previous elections have been inconclusive and the country really remains very divided, you can see how these processes going on today actually quite closely related, because the country is split between those who broadly support Benjamin Netanyahu and those who are against him. And really, that is what has led the country into this long, unprecedented period of political stalemate. ,. , stalemate. How much damage has this court case done stalemate. How much damage has this court case done to stalemate. How much damage has this court case done to his stalemate. How much damage has this court case done to his standing stalemate. How much damage has this court case done to his standing in court case done to his standing in the opinion polls, in terms of Popular Support across israel . Well, as i sa , Popular Support across israel . Well, as i say. The Popular Support across israel . Well, as i say, the country Popular Support across israel . Well, as i say, the country is Popular Support across israel . Well, as i say, the country isjust Popular Support across israel . Ii as i say, the country isjust really as i say, the country is just really very deeply split. If you speak to supporters of Benjamin Netanyahu, there was a small group of them here outside the court earlier, any of them supporting his likud party which won a quarter of the total seats, the biggest number of any party in the latest General Election, they see all of these proceedings as a political witchhunt against him and they see him as a great leader for against him and they see him as a great leaderfor israel, against him and they see him as a great leader for israel, someone who has achieved a lot on the world stage, somebody who has done very well managing the Covid Vaccine roll out and somebody who also led the country into great prosperity prior to the pandemic. And then those who are the detractors of Benjamin Netanyahu, actually from across the political spectrum, they really want him to resign, they say he has been putting his personal interests, his political survival, before the best interests of the country. Before the best interests of the count. ,. ,. , before the best interests of the count. ,. ~ before the best interests of the count. ,. ,. , country. Good to talk to you, we will see what country. Good to talk to you, we will see what happens country. Good to talk to you, we will see what happens and country. Good to talk to you, we will see what happens and what| will see what happens and what unfolds today. Back now to the news that the Prime Minister is set to give details of a Traffic Light System for restarting International Travel. Lets get more on this from clive wratten, ceo, Business Travel association. Clive, good to have you with us. Do you like the idea of this Traffic Light System, will it say the Travel Industry . Light system, will it say the Travel Indust . ,. ,. ,. ,. Industry . Good morning. We cautiously industry . Good morning. We cautiously welcomed industry . Good morning. We cautiously welcomed the industry . Good morning. We i cautiously welcomed the Traffic Light System as a sensible approach, its one of the industry has been pushing for for some its one of the industry has been pushing forfor some time its one of the industry has been pushing for for some time so i think it is definitely a really good road map of getting out of this situation we find ourselves in with no International Travel. Business travel has a very different profile to holiday travel, travelling for work takes on many reasons and generally different destinations of the devil will be in the detail, it always is when we hear what the Prime Minister has to say later today. I Prime Minister has to say later toda. , � ~ Prime Minister has to say later toda. , � ,. ,. , today. I dont think we are going to net a list today. I dont think we are going to get a list of today. I dont think we are going to get a list of the today. I dont think we are going to get a list of the actual today. I dont think we are going to get a list of the actual countries, i get a list of the actual countries, which ones are red, Amber Or Green Today but in terms of Business Travel, the green countries that we have heard, possibly mentioned, or places like barbados, arent they . Yes, they are but you know, thats one of the issues we have been fighting for, the importance of Business Travel and the destinations that are really key trade routes for the uk so the one we are keeping a close eye out on is the United States which is critical to the uk economy, to the aviation industry, to our industry but equally to a lot of people who travel there to do their jobs. Of people who travel there to do theirjobs. D0 of people who travel there to do their obs. ,. , of people who travel there to do theirjobs theirjobs. Do you think its possible theirjobs. Do you think its possible that theirjobs. Do you think its possible that will theirjobs. Do you think its possible that will be theirjobs. Do you think its possible that will be on theirjobs. Do you think itsj possible that will be on the greenest, clearly a very high rate of cases and deaths there, still, at the moment . It of cases and deaths there, still, at the moment . The moment . It is but with the vaccination the moment . It is but with the Vaccination Programme the moment . It is but with the Vaccination Programme in the moment . It is but with the | Vaccination Programme in fairly strong over there we remain fairly hopeful that we can get some sort of bilateral corridor, if it doesnt go on the greenest. Its important to remember we are looking at what exemptions come into this, we are keen Business Travel which is very carefully managed as a process, may get some additional exemptions as well. , . Get some additional exemptions as well. ,. ,. , well. How difficult is it for business well. How difficult is it for Business Travellers, well. How difficult is it for. Business travellers, people travelling simply for business rather than leisure, to undertake days and days of quarantine . It is hu el days and days of quarantine . It is hugely difficult. Days and days of quarantine . It 3 hugely difficult, there was 9 million Business Trips out of the uk in 2019, 60 of those were three nights under, as a stay so if youre going away for a short turnaround and having to come back and quarantine that is an issue in its own right from a productivity Point Of View plus the cost which is still extremely expensive. What Business Travellers want is Frictionless Travellers want is Frictionless Travel or as restriction free as we possibly can make it, quarantine creates a massive barrier to industry and the economy recovery. 0ver Industry and the economy recovery. Over the last year have Business People adapted to the pandemic in the sense actually they might have flown in the past to new york for a couple of meetings but now they do it on zoom, they dont have to get on a plane . On a plane . Thats true in some circumstances on a plane . Thats true in some circumstances but on a plane . Thats true in some circumstances but you on a plane . Thats true in some circumstances but you cant on a plane . Thats true in some circumstances but you cant go l on a plane . Thats true in some i circumstances but you cant go and build something, do humanitarian aid, Oiland Gas Build something, do humanitarian aid, oil and gas workers and particularly small and Medium Enterprises who rely on Building Relationships so there has been some change, it was happening before the pandemic and its accelerated it but moving forward, there is still an absolute need for Building Relationships in person as well as physically going and doing jobs because its notjust Business Meetings go you actually go and do physical work abroad as well. Ielise. Physical work abroad as well. Clive, aood to physical work abroad as well. Clive, good to talk physical work abroad as well. Clive, good to talk to physical work abroad as well. Clive, good to talk to talk physical work abroad as well. Clive, good to talk to talk to physical work abroad as well. Clive, good to talk to talk to you, physical work abroad as well. Clive, good to talk to talk to you, we physical work abroad as well. Clive, good to talk to talk to you, we willl good to talk to talk to you, we will see that the Prime Minister says later. Driving licenses among people between aged 16 and 25 in britain have fallen to their lowest level since records began in 2012. The number of full licenses held by young people has dropped by more than 300,000 since march last year and is nowjust under 3 million. The aa has put the fall down to the coronavirus pandemic, which has prevented lessons and tests taking place. Now its time for a look at the weather with carol. Hello again. The weather feels wintry today, a lot of snow showers coming on across the north of scotland, some of those getting into Northern Ireland, wales, the mirrors and eastern england. Between then and eastern england. Between then and there is sunshine and for many, you will miss them all together and it will be dry and sunny but a windy one, gusty winds blowing snow across the north of scotland, and there will be blizzards. That wind will make it feel colder, for example in aberdeen it is going to be 2 degrees. We pushed on to birmingham at 6 degrees, you add on the wind chill it will feel more like a in aberdeen and plus two in birmingham. It is a day for wrapping up. Furthersnow birmingham. It is a day for wrapping up. Further snow showers tonight, temperatures falling away widely, going to be a widespread frost, the risk of ice on untreated surfaces and tomorrow again we start off on a sunny note with dry weather but more wintry showers coming in from the north, some of these getting well inland through the course of tomorrow, in between there will be sunshine, but its another cold day. Hello, this is bbc news. The headlines an expansion of the coronavirus Testing Programme. Everyone in england will have access to two free rapid tests a week, from this friday. Borisjohnson will give more details about his plans to further ease the lockdown in england today, including a Traffic Light System for foreign travel. Hairdressers, Homeware Shops and Garden Centres are reopening in scotland, as Covid Restrictions are eased. Israels Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Court On Trialfor Corruption as his party seeks to form the next government. Sport, and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, heres jane dougall. Good morning. Manchester united manager 0le Gunnar Solskjaer said he had to bring out the firewords at half time and it did the trick. They came from behind to Beat Brighton 2 1 at old trafford. The turnaround was completed by mason greenwood, who scored his First League Goal in nearly a year. United are still second in the premier league table, a massive 1a points behind Manchester City, and a ahead of leicester. At the other end of the table, the scrap to avoid relegation is getting very interesting with newcastle just outside the bottom three, after a draw against tottenham that left Jose Mourinho with a scowl on his face. After two harry kane goals put spurs ahead, joe willock scored a late equaliser for newcastle in a 2 2 draw, and its fair to say mourinho was unimpressed with his side. Its a bad result. Im not being disrespectful, with newcastle, but i think that is a match to win. So the result is not a good one. We had chances to kill the game, but we created instability to ourselves with the mistakes that we made defensively. Meanwhile, fulham missed the chance to get out of the Relegation Zone they led at aston villa until the 78th minute, but villa scored three late goals England Forward 0llie Watkins making it 3 1. Fulham manager scott parker said his side was sloppy but they can still get out of trouble. We are in with a fighting chance. We need to improve, we need to understand where we failed today, and where we went wrong, and understand and be brutally honest with ourselves that we werent good enough. We werent good enough individually, as a team at times. There are seven games left, weve put ourselves in a great position and well keep going from there. And, on a day of comebacks, southampton recovered from 2 0 down at home to burnley, to win 3 2 and take an important three points in the battle for premier league survival. There will be a meeting of the old firm in the last 16 of the scottish cup after rangers beat cove rangers a 0. The new premiership champions eased past the league one part timers with kemar roofe scoring twice. Rangers will host rivals celtic in the fourth round later this month. Australian striker sam kerr had another fantastic game for Womens Super League leaders chelsea. She scored a first half hat trick, as they beat Birmingham City 6 0. Chelsea are two points ahead of Manchester City, who beat tottenham. There are just three games to go and chelsea visit Manchester City in their next match, so thats looking like a probable title decider. In spain, the Valencia Team walked off the pitch in protest at an alleged racist comment made during their match against cadiz. Mouktar diakhaby reacted furiously after a confrontation withjuan cala, and spoke emphatically to the referee. Valencias players then left the pitch. The club later said diakhaby had received, what they described as a racial insult. The team returned to complete the game, which they lost 2 1, but without diakhaby, who was substituted. A really impressive performance from sale sharks took them through to the quarterfinals of rugby unions European Champions Cup for the first time in 15 years. They thrashed scarlets by 57 points to 1a, running in six tries teenager raffi quirke with the last of them that was his first try for the club. Theyll face la rochelle next. To golf, and rookie Patty Tavatanakit has won the first womens golf major of the season the ana inspiration in california. She made a fantastic start to the final day an eagle here at the second hole and a closing 68 left tavatanakit two shots clear of a charging lydia ko, for herfirst win on the american tour. Shes come a long way since she finished as top amateur in this event three years ago. Its a Dream Come True every time i play here. I remember exactly, i was on this green, receiving my low amateur award and i saw that they were jumping and i actually took a snapchat and the caption was, one day. It has been crazy. Dreams do come true. Youre not dreaming now. Heres a Blast From The Past for snooker fans. Seven time World Champion Stephen Hendry will play fellow legend jimmy white in World Championship qualifying later today. Hendry made his professional comeback last month, he is 52 years old, white is 58. A bit of deja vu going on. Back in the late 80s and 90s hendry beat the whirlwind four times in the World Championship final. The scot knows he has a target on his back. People want to beat me. I will be, you know, ill be a scalp for somebody. But yeah, its going to be, im going to try and approach it, find a way of approaching it and not put too much importance on it. Because i think that is, if you look atjimmy all these years, i thinkjimmy is dying to play at the crucible again and i think its affecting him in the qualifier. I dont think hes, hes trying too hard, almost. And youve got to try and, ive got to guard against that. Ive got to be prepared mentally just to go there and experience it. It was a double for cambridge, winning both the mens and womens boat races. With the event moved from the thames to the great 0use in cambridgeshire because of the pandemic, the mens team beat 0xford by less than a length. Meanwhile, oxfords women were repeatedly warned by the umpire for encroaching on their rivals line in a tight race. But cambridge held them off, in another close finish. And it was good to see that the change of venue didnt stop the traditional post race celebrations. Just as well it was a nice day. Thats all the sport for now. The Royal College of psychiatrists is warning that there could be a spike in the number of people suffering the effects of Alcohol Misuse and dependency as lockdown ends. Alcohol Charities Say that during the pandemic, more than double the number of people have sought help, compared with 2019. Ellie costello reports. This has become a familiar sight pubs and bars locked down. But, despite ourfavourite establishments having closed their doors, many of us are drinking more frequently than we did before. It became a way to punctuate the day. Lauren oneill is a journalist who has been writing about her changing relationship with alcohol. There kind of became not really a huge amount else to do other than shut the bedroom door, go into the kitchen and poura drink. I think that has been the case for a lot of people. I know that friends and family, anecdotally, have said the same thing to me. Pre pandemic, hugh described himself as a moderate drinker. It was his Adult Children living with him during lockdown who made him realise he was drinking too much. Every night, i was always having two bottles of fairly strong beer and then a whole bottle of red wine. Thats about over 100 units per week, at least. It is recommended that adults dont exceed more than 1a units of alcohol per week, which equates to six pints of beer or six medium glasses of wine. I had no discipline. I had no kind of power over myself at one point. It really depressed me. But i still could carry on that day. It was quite a vicious loop, really. An estimated quarter of uk adults, particularly those furloughed or working from home, reported drinking more during lockdown. 0f furloughed workers, one in ten said they were drinking in secret. And provisional data from 2020 shows a stark increase in alcohol specific deaths in england and wales during the first nine months of 2020, compared with the same time period in 2019. It can affect your mood. People get depressed quite quickly if they start drinking too much and that is a very easy trap to get into. Its easy, for instance, to start getting mild gastrointestinal problems if you are drinking too much and eventually for people to go on to get serious liver, kidney and heart problems. And increase their susceptibility to cancer. So ahead of beer gardens opening again in england next week, what is the advice for those who have noticed they are drinking too much . There are more and more really nice alcohol free drinks available. Make yourself a mocktail while youre having your zoom call. It doesnt have to be a large glass of wine. If you do find yourself getting into problems, drug and Alcohol Services are still here. If there are people around you, be open and honest with yourself, with them. Talk to those folks around you. They might have ideas about how you can moderate your drinking as much as yourself. Ellie costello, bbc news. We can speak now to lucy holmes from Alcohol Change Uk and louise jamieson, who was born with kiepalfeld syndrome which affects the muscles in her body she has also had two heart operations. Louise has been soberfor 90 days after struggling with alcohol addiction. Welcome to you both and thank you for being with us. Louise, how difficult has it been for you, and congratulations on 90 days sober. A great achievement. How difficult has it been to achieve that . Filter . Great achievement. How difficult has it been to achieve that . It been to achieve that . Very hard. 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A lot of people who were fairly light drinkers before hand cut down or quit during lockdown but we did see amongst people who were already drinking quite heavily, an increase in amount of frequency starting early in the day. What we were really concerned about this ad for some people that would have resulted in them becoming dependent on alcohol and needing treatment or support to get through that. For a lot of people it is just about embedding habits which are quite difficult to crack. Its quite hard to make a change but now is a really good time to do it. It to make a change but now is a really good time to do it. Good time to do it. It may be the eole good time to do it. It may be the people are good time to do it. It may be the people are rrot good time to do it. It may be the people are not becoming good time to do it. It may be the i people are not becoming alcoholics but they have become heavier drinkers than they were . Ffes. 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We did some polling ahead of dry january and found that coming. We did some polling ahead of dry january and found that one coming. We did some polling ahead of dry january and found that one In Dryjanuary and found that one in four people wanted to drink less in 2021. Something we can all do as we start socialising with friends and family, if yourfriend start socialising with friends and family, if your friend says to you that they dont want to drink this evening or they are trying to cut down, we can all be supportive and compassionate. Dont shame that person for being sober, make it easierfor them. Person for being sober, make it easierforthem. If person for being sober, make it easierfor them. If you person for being sober, make it easier for them. If you are arranging to have people round, having a barbecue, having a rescheduled wedding, make sure you have some nice and tasty alternatives to the people drinking and if they say they want to cut down give them your support. What down give them your support. What would our down give them your support. What would your advice down give them your support. What would your advice be down give them your support. What would your advice be to people who have become alcoholics . What would you say to them for reaching out to the various services that there are . Services are still there and we are there to help you. If you notice you are feeling unwell, sweating, sick, headacheif are feeling unwell, sweating, sick, headache if youre not drinking then please speak to your gp. If you have serious Withdrawal Symptoms such as hallucinations or seizures then you need to call 999 because that is a serious problem. The people whojust want to get a bit of control back then there are lots of things you can do, trying to have days off in the week, track your drinking using an app, do things that will support your Mental Health without drinking, hobbies and stuff you can do to distract yourself. It is possible to get through this. Can all have the relationship with alcohol we want to and choose to have. Heerr; relationship with alcohol we want to and choose to have. And choose to have. Very good advice. Thank and choose to have. Very good advice. Thank you and choose to have. Very good advice. Thank you to and choose to have. Very good advice. Thank you to both and choose to have. Very good advice. Thank you to both of i and choose to have. Very good i advice. Thank you to both of you. And congratulations for being 90 days sober. Thank you, bye. The headlines on bbc news. An expansion of the coronavirus Testing Programme. Everyone in england will have access to two free rapid tests a week, from this friday. Borisjohnson will give more details about his plans to further ease the lockdown in england today, including a Traffic Light System for foreign travel. Hairdressers, Homeware Shops and Garden Centres are reopening in scotland, as Covid Restrictions are eased. When will we be able to go on holiday again . Its a question many of us would love to know the answer to. Under the governments routemap out of lockdown, the earliest we could be allowed to head abroad is may 17th. We now know that there will be a Traffic Light System in place, with countries sorted into three categories of risk. 0ur transport correspondent, caroline davies, has been looking at how airlines have been preparing. From the engine to the seats and every last screw, preparing for International Travel takes time. Ever since the Prime Minister mentioned the 17th of may as the first date when International Travel could start from england, many in the Travel Industry began gearing up ready for then. While work is under way here in a hangar at Luton Airport and across the uk, scotland, wales and Northern Ireland have yet to commit to a date. The industry is crossing its fingers that International Travel will restart soon. Its really important that we get a summer this year. Weve got the Broad Spectrum of engineers working in hangar 61. We are up to full capacity here in luton of our permanent employees. And we are working hard to ensure we meet those targets back into our operation. Today, the Prime Minister will announce that when International Travel does restart, there will be a Traffic Light System. Anyone from england will be able to travel from green countries without needing to quarantine, although they will still need a test before they travel back and more once they arrive in the uk. And the countries will need all of these tests and require people to quarantine at home on arrivalfor ten days, although if they pay for an extra test on the fifth day and it is negative, they can leave quarantine early. Only uk residents will be allowed in from red countries and they will need to pay for quarantine at a hotel, as well as taking the tests. This is a new Testing Centre set up at Luton Airport. The Company Behind it is expanding its capacity at other airports, too, ready for passengers. Tests will still need to be paid for by the passenger and they can be expensive. What we are hopeful for is we will start to see, as more countries get vaccinated, is that risk of infection reduces. That actually the number of tests you have to take will change, and the type of test will change. Obviously, the pcr test is the more complicated, the more expensive test. The lateral flow can be a much reduced cost. So our view is, hopefully, we can work with governments to enable it to be at a lower cost of testing. Exactly when International Travel will be allowed is still not confirmed. The 17th of may could get pushed back. The big question is where we will be able to go. Some countries around the world, like israel and the us, have a high Vaccination Rate, while others like france are lagging behind. It is likely that will be a big factor in deciding which countries we can travel to. And how will all this paperwork be processed . Even with a small number of travellers, there have been long queues at the border. The hope is this will be streamlined or put on an app, in time. There are still a lot of questions about when International Travel will get moving again. Caroline davies, bbc news. Police divers have been deployed as part of the investigation into the disappearance of student, Richard 0korogheye. The 19 year old hasnt been seen since the 22nd of march, and was last seen walking towards epping forest. Aruna iyengar has this report. 19 year old Richard 0korogheye has been missing for two weeks. He has Sickle Cell Disease and has been Shielding Due to coronavirus since last march. He left home without his medication. He is described by his mother as focused, intelligent and loved, and his disappearance is completely out of character. Police say they are working round the clock to find richard. Police divers have been searching in areas of water in the woodland of Northeast London and in epping forest. These pictures released by the police show the last sighting of richard, around half past midnight on the 23rd of march. He got out of a taxi in loughton, east london. He is wearing all black and carrying a black satchel with an adidas white logo on it. He walks along a residential road called smarts lane. Police say they have records that he paid for that taxi. Earlier, he left his family home at 8 30 in the evening on the 22nd of march. 15 minutes later, he was seen boarding a number 23 Bus Southbound in ladbroke grove. Police say richards mobile phone hasnt been used since he disappeared. They are appealing to the public for any help in finding him anyone who saw him on the 23 bus or later in the loughton area. Aruna iyengar, bbc news. In 2018, heather teales Daughter Bethany died after unexpectedly falling ill with sepsis in one of scotlands most remote locations. Her home is so isolated that the Air Ambulance that rushed to her aid had to land in a pub car park. Three years on heather, alongside her local community, is building a new Helicopter Landing Pad as a Lasting Legacy for bethany, and in the hope of saving more lives in the future. Graham satchell reports. All i ever wanted was to have children, you know. Its just absolutely heartbreaking. Life changes and it changes a lot because of it, you know. Everything changes. Just having that one person missing. Its not what you sign up for. Heathers Daughter Bethany was just 18 when she died three years ago. She had flu that turned into sepsis. Heather lives in applecross. Its about as remote as it gets in the highlands of scotland. Everything is a long way away, including the nearest hospital. Its 85 miles and its mainly single track roads and they are very busy in the summer. An Air Ambulance was called for bethany, but it had to land in a pub car park. By the time she arrived at inverness hospital, it was too late. Bethany� s death had a profound impact on the community, and heather decided to do something. Together with a retired local gp, chris ward, she started raising money for a Helicopter Landing Pad. They spoke to experts, found the land, and work started a couple of months ago. In such a remote location, in an emergency, every minute counts. The golden hour is vital for somebody who is desperately ill or critically injured. And if you can start treating people during that golden hour, then you give them a much better chance of surviving whatever the problem is. In recent weeks, the helipad has been taking shape. As well as local fundraising, heather has been Given Support by the charity the help appeal. Help stands for helicopter Emergency Landing pads. The charity has only been going for a decade, but has already installed a0 helipads, mainly on hospital roofs, all over the country and they have plans for a0 more. Its just such a sad story, but the need to for an Air Ambulance to be able to get into applecross within minutes, as opposed to hours across the mountain route, it was very simple. Its all about saving lives. And if we can do something that will help save lives, then we will do it. The helipad is almost finished. It will help locals and tourists in an emergency and it is hoped what heather and the residents of applecross have done here can be a template for other remote communities across the uk. It is certainly a fitting legacy for heathers daughter. To be able to put Something Like this in place in memory of bethany is just amazing. I cant thank people enough. She would be proud. Im sure she would be proud. As i am of her. Very much so. A fitting legacy indeed. Now its time for a look at the weather with carole. Last week we had a taste of summer but in the early part of this week we get a taste of winter. Snow showers and blizzards in northern scotland. We do have a Weather Front which continues to sink southwards and clearing and that opens the gates to this arctic air. We have a northerly and north westerly winds. It is gusty and brings in a lot of snow showers. You can see the blue represents the cold air and is right the way across the british isles, for some of us a good 10 degrees drop and we had sat on the weekend. Today still all this cloud and patchy rain associated with the reds a front. Associated with the Weather Front. A front. Associated with the weatherfront. Getting in across a front. Associated with the Weather Front. Getting in across the coast and hills and these are the strengths of gusts. Blizzards across the far north of scotland and temperatures, two in aberdeen, five in norwich but when you add on the strong gusty cold winds it will feel like a in aberdeen and plus one in norwich. A cold day and one certainly for wrapping up warmly. Through this evening and overnight, temperatures will fall away lower and we see showers coming into scotland, Northern Ireland, wales, into east anglia. A few possible across the moors and the south west and these are the kind of temperatures. So widespread frost and the risk of ice on untreated services. Many of us will start on a drying out tomorrow but wintry showers possibly coming in with sunshine in between. Tomorrow could be a bit colder than today with three the maximum temperature in aberdeen to about eight in the south. As we move from tuesday into wednesday we start to see a bit of a change. High pressure in the atlantic with this Weather Front coming in from the atlantic too. It will be less cold. We have this wind coming down the west coast with patchy rain and these are our temperatures. Six to nine. This is bbc news these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. 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