Rollout in The Uk is now starting to break the link between Coronavirus Infections and deaths. Sirens Petrol Bombs are thrown and a bus is hijacked and set on fire in another night of violence in belfast. Northern irelands Power Sharing Executive will meet later. Myanmar� s ambassador in The Uk is locked out of his London Embassy saying he and his staff were told to leave the building by myanmar� s military, because of his opposition to the coup in his country. Hello and welcome if youre watching in The Uk or Around The World. Ministers are continuing to reassure the public about the safety of the Vaccine'>Astrazeneca Coronavirus Vaccine after the official advice changed to say that adults under 30 should be offered an alternative jab. The Uk Medicines regulator, the mhra, said the evidence had been Firming Up that a link exists between rare Blood Clots and the Vaccine. Astrazeneca says it is working with officials to try to understand what is causing these extremely rare events. A review by the Uk Drugs regulator found that, by The End of march, 79 people had suffered rare Blood Clots after vaccination in The Uk 19 of whom died. Nearly two thirds of the cases of rare clots were seen in women. The regulator said this was not proof the jab had caused the clots. But it said the link was getting firmer. Yesterday, the European Medicines agency said that, after looking at a study of 86 European cases, the benefits of the Vaccine'>Aztrazeneca Vaccine outweighed the risk. The report reflected data on 25 Million europeans given the jab. However, Eu Health ministers later failed to agree common Guidance on the use of the Astrazeneca Jab, despite calls for coordination across member states. Countries within the eu continue to diverge widely on the use of the Vaccine. Seperately this morning, there is increasingly strong evidence that The Uks Vaccination Programme is breaking the link between covid 19 cases and deaths. A study from Imperial College London found that whilst a decline in the rate of new Coronavirus Infections has stalled with one in 500 people currently infected in england, the study found infections are now leading to fewer Hospital Admissions and deaths. Naomi grimley has this report on questions around the Vaccine'>Aztrazeneca Vaccine. Vaccine take up in The Uk has so far been extremely successful, with 95 of the over 60s accepting their offers of a jab. Officials are determined that this latest change in what they call clinical preferences doesnt see that progress stall. Theres still no proven link between the Vaccine'>Astrazeneca Vaccine and very rare Blood Clots, but the government accepts it should tweak its plans for younger Age Groups, where the Risk Benefit Calculation might be more finely balanced. Yesterday, the deputy Chief Medical Officer for england, jonathan Van Tam, said the decision to offer the Under 30s an alternative to the Vaccine'>Astrazeneca Vaccine was a course correction, but not about stopping or delaying jabs. Vaccines continue to be the way out for The Uk. They continue to be the way in which we can get our lives back to normal, and our economy opened up again in the shortest time possible. So the message remains clear everybody who has already had a first dose of the Vaccine'>Astrazeneca Vaccine should receive a second dose of the same brand, except for the very small number who experienced Blood Clots after their first vaccination. Those who advise the government on Vaccines want us all to understand the subtleties of risk in medicine. Even aspirin, for example, has an incredibly rare condition which is fatal in children occasionally associated with it. So these things. Theyre not unusual. The Risk Balance is something we have to communicate because it is a little. Sometimes a little difficult to get that concept across accurately. Questions remain, however, about what this modified advice will do for Vaccine-confidence'>Vaccine Confidence in general, and whether there will now be more pressure on global supplies of the Pfizer And Moderna Vaccines if more countries also decide to offer alternatives to lower Age Groups. Naomi grimley, Bbc News. Professor Andrew Pollard the director of the oxford Vaccine group, which developed the jab says with countries across europe, South America and South Asia still recording a high number of coronavirus cases now was not the time to waver we just need to put our confidence in the hands of the system which i think has had a big boost by their ability to pick up an incredibly rare event through the monitoring that is Going On. That really gives me confidence that we can continue with the programme, to make sure that as many of us are protected, as soon as possible. I can speak now to alison astles, whose Brother Neil died on sunday from a Blood Clot on the brain after taking the Vaccine'>Astrazeneca Vaccine. 0ur huge sympathies and the loss of your brother. This just happened on sunday. You are very brave to talk about this to us. I know there are lots of important messages that you want to get across. Talk to us about neil and what sort of person he was. Neal was a very much loved brother, husband and son. He was a very kind and gentle and hard working person. And he has left an immense hole in our lives. �. ,. , our lives. And he was only 59. He had the Vaccine our lives. And he was only 59. He had the Vaccine on our lives. And he was only 59. He had the Vaccine on the our lives. And he was only 59. He had the Vaccine on the 17th our lives. And he was only 59. He had the Vaccine on the 17th of had the Vaccine on the 17th of march, i understand. Tell us about what happened after that. He march, i understand. Tell us about what happened after that. March, i understand. Tell us about what happened after that. He had the Vaccine on the what happened after that. He had the Vaccine on the 17th. What happened after that. He had the Vaccine on the 17th. Probably what happened after that. He had the Vaccine on the 17th. Probably a what happened after that. He had the Vaccine on the 17th. Probably a Vaccine'>Weekl Vaccine on the 17th. Probably a Vaccine'>Week Orso Vaccine on the 17th. Probably a week or so later he started getting headaches, which did not go away. And he started Feeling Sick, as well, which again did not go away. And after about eight days of this, he got to the stage where he was starting to miss his vision and my other brother took him to Accident Emergency where a scan revealed a huge Blood Clot and bleed in his brain, so he was transferred to icu where unfortunately he died on sunday evening. I where unfortunately he died on sunday evening. Where unfortunately he died on sunday evening. I am so, so sorry. What have sunday evening. I am so, so sorry. What have you sunday evening. I am so, so sorry. What have you been sunday evening. I am so, so sorry. What have you been told sunday evening. I am so, so sorry. What have you been told about sunday evening. I am so, so sorry. J what have you been told about any possible link between the vaccination and his death . The coroner is vaccination and his death . The coroner is still vaccination and his death . Tue coroner is still preparing vaccination and his death . Tte coroner is still preparing a vaccination and his death . 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Do you think that neil, if he thought there was the slightest possibility of him becoming ill, let alone anything worse, that he would have thought twice about having the Vaccine . The icture is twice about having the Vaccine . The picture is so twice about having the Vaccine . Tt2 picture is so complicated. As a scientist myself i understand about the processes of former coverage of the processes of former coverage of the ins and the mhra but as a human being, the sister in me feels absolutely furious and very angry that this has happened to my brother. I sat yesterday and watched professorjonathan Van Damme on the news that 3pm giving the information about Jonathan Van pam. About the risk of clots versus the risk from covid and it occurred To Me that i was very much in the place where i should speak out about this. Because thatis should speak out about this. Because that is not statistics, that is what has happened to ourfamily, for me. Despite what has happened To Me and the impact on ourfamily, i still strongly believe that people should go ahead and have the Vaccine. If you have had one dose, go ahead and have your second. If you havent had your dose yet, make sure that you do. Because, overall, we will save more lives by people having the Vaccine, than not. The risk of a Blood Clot is very small and my brother was extraordinarily unlucky. Even given the situation our family is in, i would strongly encourage everybody to go ahead and have the Vaccine. The other point i would like to raise, too, is that people should be aware of symptoms. So, if you have headaches lasting longer than three five days, or sickness, then Please do seek medical advice if you have had a Vaccine'>Covid Vaccine within the last month. Particularly community pharmacies, i think it should be asking questions of people, go to pharmacies, have you had the Vaccine'>Covid Vaccine in the last month . 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We appreciate you talking to us and sincere sympathies from me and the rest of the team on the loss of neil to you and the rest of the family, Thank You very much, alison astles. Scientists tracking coronavirus in england say the Vaccination Programme is beginning to break the link between Covid I9 cases and deaths. The latest React Study by Imperial College London, which involved analysing more than 140,000 Peoples Swab tests between the 11th And 30th march, found infections had fallen by roughly two thirds since february. Professor Eskild Petersen is chair of emerging Infections Task Force of the European Society for clinical microbiology and infectious diseases. Hejoins us now. What do you make of the confusing picture between the advice in The Uk and the eu, and the differing approaches that countries are taking to the use of the Astrazeneca Jab in particular . The to the use of the Astrazeneca Ab in articular . ,. ,. , particular . The important thing first of all is particular . The important thing first of all is that particular . The important thing first of all is that the particular . The important thing first of all is that the european | first of all is that the European Medicines agency clearly stated yesterday that they are rare Side Effects from the Vaccine'>Astrazeneca Vaccine. What we donT Know really is how common this is. Also, the Ema Yesterday said the reported Side Effects were worn in 100,000 immunised, in germany, one in 600,000 in The Uk. But the numbers are of recorded cases. And in the beginning, there may be cases that are not recorded. So we are just beginning to understand what is Going On. Beginning to understand what is auoin on. ~. Beginning to understand what is auoin on. 2. ,. ,. , beginning to understand what is hoin on,. ,. ,. , a,. , beginning to understand what is auoin on. ~. ,. ,. ,. , Going On. What more have you to say at this point Going On. What more have you to say at this point on Going On. 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And we should not forget that there are some Vaccine-hesitancy'>Vaccine Hesitancy in some parts of europe. We therefore have to be very careful how we handle this. I think from that perspective, that several governments have said that they would, so far, await further evidence about not using the Vaccines and people below 60, or 65. What impact do you think this is having on the Vaccine-roll'>Vaccine Roll out across europe, in the eu, and the issue of Vaccine-hesitancy'>Vaccine Hesitancy . That is Ust Issue of Vaccine-hesitancy'>Vaccine Hesitancy . That is just Questions Issue of Vaccine-hesitancy'>Vaccine Hesitancy . That is just questions. Of issue of Vaccine-hesitancy'>Vaccine Hesitancy . That is just questions. Of course issue of Vaccine-hesitancy'>Vaccine Hesitancy . That is just questions. Of course It Issue of Vaccine-hesitancy'>Vaccine Hesitancy . That is just questions. Of course it will. Just questions. Of course it will delay the Roll Out of Vaccines. So far, everybody is ramping up production capacity, but this will take some Vaccines out of the equation, and that will delay the whole programme, but i am not terribly concerned about that, because we are getting more and more Vaccines, and people know how to avoid getting infected. Regarding the Vaccine-hesitancy'>Vaccine Hesitancy question, for people who are sceptical about Vaccines, it is difficult to handle a risk of one in 500,000, for the single person it is a question of when i get it or rely not . So this is very much a political issue, and we have to be very careful how we handle this, and that is why i support that, so far, many European Countries have suspended the use until further notice, countries have suspended the use untilfurther notice, of countries have suspended the use until further notice, of people below 60 and 65. I think thats very wise. , ,. , below 60 and 65. I think thats very wise. ,. ,~ below 60 and 65. I think thats very wise. , wise. Professor Eskild Petersen, thank ou wise. Professor Eskild Petersen, Thank You for wise. Professor Eskild Petersen, Thank You for your wise. Professor Eskild Petersen, Thank You for your time, wise. Professor Eskild Petersen, Thank You for your time, chair i wise. Professor Eskild Petersen, Thank You for your time, chair of j Thank You for your time, chair of the emerging infectious Task Force at the European Society for clinical microbiology and infectious diseases. Here in britain, people under the age of 30 are being offered an alternative to the Vaccine'>Astrazeneca Vaccine after a review into a possible link with rare Blood Clots. The uks Drugs Regulator continues to stress that the benefits of the jab still outweigh the risks for the vast majority of people. But whats happening in other countries Around The World . Many countries have suspended use of the Vaccine among young adults while investigations continue. These countries include canada, south korea, philippines and several Eu Nations like france, germany, italy, and spain. Two scandinavian Countries Denmark and norway have both halted the rollout of the Vaccine entirely. While other countries have continued to use the Vaccine with no restrictions australia, mexico and brazil. Despite the fact that the Vaccine is being manufactured in the us, the jab has not yet been approved for use in america. There was an urgent meeting of European Health ministers Last Night to discuss the Vaccine'>Astrazeneca Vaccine and different members covid situations. 0ur europe correspondent, Jean Mackenzie says theres no sign of a consensus yet. Throughout this process we have seen vastly different approaches from the eu 27 countries on the Vaccine-roll'>Vaccine Roll out, particularly when it comes to the use of astrazeneca. Here in brussels the European Commission was urging countries to try to consolidate their approach, to try to have a unified policy on the Vaccine'>Astrazeneca Vaccine but the countries Last Night could not agree on how to interpret these findings, so we had belgium, spain and italy, they all came out of the main Thing Yesterday and said that in some way they were going to suspend or restrict the Vaccine to people under the age of 55 or 60, so going against that advice that we have yesterday from the ema to continue using the Vaccine'>Astrazeneca Vaccine on all Age Groups. The northern Ireland Assembly is being recalled from its Easter Recess today after another night of trouble in parts of belfast. More than 40 Police Officers have been injured as a result of violence over the last few days. At night in belfast, Petrol Bombs were thrown back and forth over this peace wall. Sirens the Peace Line divides the Loyalist Shankill Road from the republican Springfield Road area. Confrontations continued for more than an hour. Those making the most noise appear to be young. One in a Grey Tracksuit made sure to film the confrontation himself. Earlier in the Shankill Road area, a bus was hijacked and Set Alight. Some loyalists say theyre fed up of being treated as second class citizens. Theyre angry with official decisions they say favour Sinn Fein. The government says burning buses is not the answer. My thoughts are with the Bus Driver who was caught up in this incident. He is understandably very shaken, but thankfully he wasnt hurt, and thankfully there were no passengers on this particular bus. But the people who are behind this are attacking their own communities. It is achieving nothing and it needs to stop. It needs to stop now before somebody is seriously hurt or killed. Nearby, on the other side of the divide, there were confrontations with the police. I think this is deeply worrying. It comes off the back of a series of violent incidents across the city and across the north as a whole over the last week or so. I think it has to be condemned outright. Were encouraging all young people to stay at home and stay away from scenes like this its the last thing that this City Needs at the minute. Borisjohnson has tweeted. The Chief Constable, Simon Byrne, says. The northern Ireland Executive will now meet to discuss these past six nights of disturbances, and the assembly is cutting short its Easter Break to do the same. James reynolds, Bbc News. 0ur Correspondent Chris Page gave me this update from belfast. It does mark a change in the pattern of violence, if you like, over the past few days. Previously, the violence, the trouble, had been concentrated just in loyalist areas, but i think the fact that there has been trouble now at a Peace Line is going to be something that is deeply concerning for the police and indeed many politicians and, more than that, vast numbers of people across Northern Ireland, who do not want to see the scenes that were once commonplace here, being repeated now, in the year 2021. What are the factors behind the violence, given that the northern Ireland Assembly has been recalled from Easter Recess . What can we expect from that meeting, given the tensions between the two biggest parties in ireland . Yes, thats right. If you look at the factors behind the violence, there are a number, really, of reasons and motivations at play. Firstly, police have in recent months spoken of their concern about unease in loyalist areas about brexit arrangements for Northern Ireland. They say that loyalist tend to see those creating a new Trade Border in the Irish Sea between Northern Ireland and the rest of The Uk, something that undermines the loyalists strong sense of british identity. Besides that there has been a big crackdown by police on loyalist paramilitary gangs, who run the Drug Trade for example, and it has thought there might be some backlash against that at some stage. And then last week, there was anger when the public Prosecution Service here decided not to take action against a number of Sinn Fein politicians who attended the funeral of a former leading ira man, bobby storey, Last Summer, and there were allegations of breaches of Coronavirus Regulations when 2000 people lined the streets of West Belfast for that funeral. So there has been a Melting Pot of grievances you would say. This Morning Ministers in the devolved government will be having a briefing from police about the violence of the past week or so. Then the Stormont Assembly will come back together, recalled early from its Easter Break. As you say, there will be differing perspectives on the root causes of the balance between the dup, who will point out that funeral controversy, and say that Sinn Fein were to blame for that. Sinn fein, for example, have been pointing to the dups support for brexit, saying that underlies a lot of the trouble that we are now seen on the streets. People will expect a united call for the Disruption And Destruction to stop. However there is a question as to exactly how much unity there will be amongst the parties at stormont. Chris page, our ireland correspondent. The foreign secretary, dominic raab, has condemned what he called the Bullying Actions of myanmar� s military leaders at the Countrys Embassy In London, after its Military Attache took over the building and locked the ambassador out. Kyaw Zwar Minn has spent the night in his car saying he was told he was no longer myanmar� s representative. Myanmar� s military seized power in a coup on february the 1, in a coup on february 1st, triggering weeks of protests and escalating violence. A Community Leader, speaking earlier on behalf of the ambassador, said that he had stopped following the orders of the myanmar foreign ministry in march. He has been meeting many diplomatic counterparts and myanmar communities to discuss the current situation in myanmar to find a peaceful solution. Due to his stand the Myanmar Embassy In London has been seized by the Military Attache yesterday evening, the ambassador has been locked out since then. There was a coup in myanmar in february. Now a similar situation in central london. The bbc� s Charlotte Wright has more on this mornings events from outside the Myanmar Embassy in central london. It was quite an extraordinary turn of events. When i turned up here this morning i knocked on the window of the car for the ambassador, the former ambassador we should say, kyaw Zwar Minn, and he confirmed that he had slept in his car overnight this morning a Community Spokesperson delivered a statement on his behalf after it was announced that his position as ambassador have been terminated. He has been Ambassador Waste in 2014. He was appointed by aung san suu kyi. He has supported her publicly, called for her release. She was arrested by the military in that coup on february the 1st. That call has not gone the way he was hoping. In a statement delivered toDay By a Community Leader on his behalf, he stood outside the embassy behind, as that was Going On, with a statement calling on the Uk Government to continue to reject the unlawful Military Regime in myanmar, and asking the government to refuse to work with the new ambassador nominated by the Military Council in myanmar. The British Government says it will provide targeted help to hundreds of thousands of Hong Kong citizens who are expected to seek to move to The Uk following Beijings Security Clampdown on the pro democracy movement. 0ne prominent Hong Kong democracy activist, nathan law, has already been granted asylum by the British Government. A Special Visa is being developed. Julian chan is director of the group, Hongkongers In Britain. Hejoins me now. Thank you for talking to us today at Bbc News. You move to The Uk at The End of 2019. Tell us about that and why you moved at that point. T end of 2019. Tell us about that and why you moved at that point. I came in 2019 because why you moved at that point. I came in 2019 because of why you moved at that point. I came in 2019 because of the why you moved at that point. I came in 2019 because of the situation why you moved at that point. I came in 2019 because of the situation in i in 2019 because of the situation in Hong Kong, which has been increasingly worsening because of the events, the pro democracy events happening there. fight the events, the prodemocracy events happening there happening there. And you are already a british citizen, happening there. And you are already a british citizen, which happening there. And you are already a british citizen, which you happening there. And you are already a british citizen, which you will a british citizen, which you will not at that point. The government says that 27,000 people have already applied for this scheme that it has set up to help people move from Hong Kong to The Uk, and they say it could allow up to 322,000 people to start a new life in The Uk over the next five years. Do you think there is sorts of numbers are accurate . T is sorts of numbers are accurate . I think so. It is estimated in the first year that there would be between 120 3000153,000 bmo applications but the number of applications but the number of applications is already a fifth over the Home Office estimate and bearing in mind that it is during the Coronavirus Pandemic, so we believe that the number of Hong Kong arrivals will be much higher than the Home Office estimates, also given what has been happening in Hong Kong, from our individuals and families we have been speaking to and helping. The families we have been speaking to and helping and helping. The government has announced and helping. The government has announced a and helping. The government has announced a support and helping. The government has announced a Support Package and helping. The government has announced a Support Package for| and helping. The government has i announced a Support Package for the expected arrival Hong Kong citizens that The Uk, a total of £43 Million, to help them settle here, including language skills and housing costs. Do you think that sort of amount is an adequate amount . I guess it is pretty difficult to assess that right now, isnt it . Tt pretty difficult to assess that right now, isnt it . Pretty difficult to assess that right now, isnt it . It is. We very much welcome right now, isnt it . It is. We very much welcome the right now, isnt it . It is. We very much welcome the governmentl right now, isnt it . It is. We very much welcome the Government Decision to introduce this national Support Scheme welcoming Hong Kong arrivals. It is a very generous package for citizens bringing new opportunities. We believe this Support Measure will help relieve some of the most immediate concerns and difficulties that hongkongers have been facing upon arrival. It is confirmation of The Uks commitment towards providing protection and safe Haven And Freedom for bmos clean Hong Kong and freedom for bmos clean Hong Kong and hongkongers will be incredibly grateful to learn about this new package, but we have received feedback from our Hong Kong audience that i hope to be self sufficient in supporting themselves as best they can, when they arrive so that they do not become a burden on the State Andindeed do not become a burden on the state and indeed hope to positively contribute to the Uk Economy and society, so we as Hongkongers In Britain will continue to help Hong Kong arrivals to integrate into Uk Society by encouraging them to play an active part in civil society, and fulfilling their civic duties. According to surveys we have done as an advocacy group, many of them hope to become british citizens. Tell us more about when you have asked them about what their concerns and hopes are, what they said, and also, do they anticipate any difficulties in being able to leave Hong Kong, to travel to The Uk . Travelto The Uk . Exactly, so last week we launched travelto The Uk . Exactly, so last week we launched an travelto The Uk . Exactly, so last week we launched an online travelto The Uk . Exactly, so last. Week we launched an online public consultation and collected evidence from the audience and provided experience and suggestions regarding issues they had encountered on housing, also on opening bank accounts, employment, education, Health Care etc. Regarding whether Hong Kongers will be able to leave Hong Kongers will be able to leave Hong Kong, many of them are trying to do that at the moment, there are over 10,000 Hong Kongers who have been arrested or prosecuted by the Hong Kong authorities since the start of the pro democracy demonstrations back in 2019, and also, because of the wave of terror that they are facing imposed by the national security law, by beijing, last year, so a lot of them are looking to, the because of their own situation, and we feel that particularly, a lot of them will come before august, when the head of immigration in Hong Kong will be given a new extensive powers to stop individuals from leaving Hong Kong. Julian, Thank You very much, julian chan, director of the group, Hong Kongers in britain. The headlines on Bbc News. Reassuring the public that the Vaccine'>Astrazeneca Vaccine is safe Uk Government ministers urge people to come forward to get theirjabs after a potential link to extremely rare Blood Clots, leading to the offer of an alternative Vaccine for the Under 30s we have more than enough of the Pfizer And Moderna Vaccines to be able to offer all those who are under 30 one of those two Vaccines. As the eus Medicines Regulator says Blood Clots should be listed as a � rare Side Effect to the Astrazeneca Jab, European Ministers are yet to agree common Guidance over its use scientists say the Vaccination Rollout in The Uk is now starting to � break the link� between Coronavirus Infections and deaths cheering. Sirens. Petrol bombs are thrown and a bus is hijacked and set on fire in another night of violence in belfast Northern Irelands Power Sharing Executive will meet later myanmar� s ambassador in The Uk is locked out of his London Embassy, saying he and his staff were told to leave the building by myanmar� s military, because of his opposition to the coup in his country more now on our top story, ministers are continuing to reassure the public about the safety of the Vaccine'>Astrazeneca Coronavirus Vaccine after the official advice changed to say that adults under 30 should be offered an alternative jab. The Uk Medicines regulator, the mhra, said the evidence had been Firming Up that a link exists between rare Blood Clots and the Vaccine. We can speak now to robert cuffe, our head of statistics. Robat, our head of statistics. The regulators are talking about robat, the regulators are talking about extremely rare or very rare but what do they mean . Its difficult to quantify when we hear those phrases, what did it mean . Its hard to tell the difference, 20 deaths, 19 deaths over about 20 Million doses, thats roughly One In A Million chance, you all won in A Million chance of getting murdered in the next month are getting killed on a long car trip. These risks are maybe higherfor young people, that is your chance of dying if you go on a 500 mile car trip, still very rare events, even for the Age Groups that looked to be at slightly higher risk. The issue arises because the risks to these clots go up if you are younger but the risks of Covid Go down if you are younger and the risk of dying from a goes down, the Risk Benefit changes as you go into the different Age Groups and thats why theres been Discussion And Change in the Guidance. Haifa why theres been Discussion And Change in the Guidance. Why theres been Discussion And Change in the Guidance. How do we Weiah U Change in the Guidance. How do we weigh up the change in the Guidance. How do we weigh up the Risk Change in the Guidance. How do we weigh up the Risk And Change in the Guidance. How do we weigh up the Risk And Benefits, change in the Guidance. How do we weigh up the Risk And Benefits, its| weigh up the Risk And Benefits, its about how we communicate this, scientists and politicians describe the Risk Benefit Ratio to us. Jonathan Van Tam used helpful Numbers Yesterday when he presented this decision and i think we can share them with the audience, compares your risk of going into hospital and intensive care, getting seriously sick and what you see, look on the right hand side, those risks. Focus on someone who is 40 49 years old, the middle of the chart, five in A Million chance of that happening, compare that on the left. Your risk of catching covid and getting sick enough to go into intensive care, you see if you are intensive care, you see if you are in your 40s, pretty clearly more risky not to get vaccinated and as you get older its kind of screaming out at the data, No Brainer but its when you move into the younger Age Groups, 30 or younger, gets more marginal, especially when theres lots of uncertainty in the data, we dont have that many events, those numbers could move or younger people and the Under 30s have been taken of the table by the decision yesterday, no decision to make, get a different Vaccine. Its for people in the 30 year old and a bit above, thats when you need to look at the numbers that professorjonathan Van Tam said yesterday but the of Long Covid which are likely more to happen to people in their 30s, the risk of catching and passing it on to someone you love so those are the figures you need to bear in mind, there is information on how you balance the risks if you are in the maybe or maybe not Age Group. The Im Ortant maybe or maybe not Age Group. The important thing for those under 30 is to remember its not either or, either have a Vaccine or you do not because there are alternatives out there and by the time they come to be vaccinated should be more of those . ,. , be vaccinated should be more of those . ,. , , those . Exactly, we see more coming oane those . Exactly, we see more coming online over those . Exactly, we see more coming online overtime. Those . Exactly, we see more coming online over time, the those . Exactly, we see more coming online over time, the slides online over time, the Slides Yesterday were trading off Vaccine versus not, and we are talking about this Vaccine versus that Vaccine. Robert, Thank You. At least 38 countries have seen reports of women suffering forced, coerced or involuntary sterilisation over the past 20 years, with some of those cases involving mothers who claim theyve been sterilised against their will whilst giving birth. The un is calling for an end to all forced sterilisation and for governments to prosecute those responsible. Lets speak now to professor sam rowlands, Visiting Professor bournemouth university, department of medical sciences and Public Health professor, Thank You forjoining us. This is a really troubling story, if someone wants to be sterilised it should be an entirely voluntary process so why in 2021 and a couple of decades preceding, how these forced sterilisation is been happening . Forced sterilisation is been hauenina . H. Happening . Well, its a good Question Happening . Well, its a good question i happening . Well, its a good question. Ithink happening . Well, its a good question. I think the happening . Well, its a good i question. I think the concerning groups are the hiv positive women and there is a package that i think youre going to play at some point about south africa. And there are also ethnic communities such as indigenous groups and travellers who have been targeted and then, in terms, numerically, the biggest group is really those who are affected by Population Control policies so for instance in China And India. Policies so for instance in China And India and india. You would see these forced sterilisation and india. You would see these forced sterilisation is and india. You would see these forced sterilisation is very and india. You would see these| forced sterilisation is very much and india. You would see these. Forced sterilisation is very much as a tool of coercion, or political will, would you . A tool of coercion, or political will, would you . A tool of coercion, or political will, would ou . ,. , will, would you . Yes. I mean, there are human will, would you . Yes. I mean, there are Human Rights will, would you . Yes. I mean, there are Human Rights Abuses will, would you . Yes. I mean, there are Human Rights Abuses and are Human Rights Abuses and unfortunately, they involve medical and Social Work colleagues who are really acting unethically and i think all countries should be thanking about, there should be greater accountability so that these kind of abuses can be ended. There have also been kind of abuses can be ended. There have also been cases, kind of abuses can be ended. There have also been cases, i kind of abuses can be ended. There have also been cases, i know kind of abuses can be ended. There have also been cases, i know you i have also been cases, i know you found, of women being induced to have a sterilisation as a Trade Off for perhaps some food, for example, in really impoverished countries and areas . ,. ,. , areas . Yes, in india, there tends to be incentivise areas . Yes, in india, there tends to be incentivise asian. Areas . Yes, in india, there tends to be incentivise asian. At areas . Yes, in india, there tends to be incentivise asian. At the areas . Yes, in india, there tends to i be incentivise asian. At the moment, its quite incredible to think that the latest figures show 3 Million women were sterilised in india in a year and we have reason to believe that roughly one third of those, the consent was invalid. So that means each year in india, 1 Million women are being sterilised with the consent that invalid so either that they are not given adequate information or that there is some degree of pressure put on them and its not really of their own free will. ,. , its not really of their own free will,. , its not really of their own free will. ,. ,. , will. So, are any prosecutions happening. Will. So, are any prosecutions happening, thats will. So, are any prosecutions happening, thats a will. So, are any prosecutions happening, thats a big will. So, are any prosecutions happening, thats a big question, isnt it . As we said in the introduction of the un is calling for an end to these sterilisations and for governments to prosecute those responsible but in practice, is that happening . Tlat those responsible but in practice, is that happening . Those responsible but in practice, is that happening . Not really, no. There are lots is that happening . Not really, no. There are lots of is that happening . Not really, no. There are lots of investigations. There are lots of investigations Going On like in saskatchewan, there are investigations into some hospitals there where indigenous women have been targeted, particularly after childbirth. Around the time of childbirth. Hagar around the time of childbirth. How do ou around the time of childbirth. How do you change around the time of childbirth. How do you change that situation . The women who have been subject to these forced sterilisations are already going to be vulnerable so how do you collect evidence, gather witnesses against the might of the system . Well, i mean youre right. I often say its like the tip of the iceberg so the women who actually come forward or the bravest ones and there are quite a lot of women who are like the iceberg beneath the service, who havent come forward and this is because of a great deal of stigma and shame, really. 50. And this is because of a great deal of stigma and shame, really. So, in terms of that of stigma and shame, really. So, in terms of that question of stigma and shame, really. So, in terms of that question of of stigma and shame, really. So, in terms of that question of how of stigma and shame, really. So, in terms of that question of how you | terms of that question of how you move this forward and get to a point where prosecutions can happen, what are the next steps that need to be taken . ~ ,. , taken . Like i said before, governments taken . Like i said before, governments need taken . Like i said before, governments need to taken . Like i said before, governments need to be. Taken . Like i said before, governments need to be held accountable and really, in terms of past abuses, there needs to be apologies and there needs to be compensation but in terms of prevention, yes, its education and making sure that people who do commit abuses are brought to account properly. But in terms of Population Control, thats really a very big issue. As i was saying, in terms of numbers, its millions a year, india and china, and really those governments dont show much sign of changing their tune. Changing their tune. Professor, Thank You changing their tune. Professor, Thank You very changing their tune. Professor, Thank You very much changing their tune. Professor, Thank You very much for changing their tune. Professor, j Thank You very much for talking changing their tune. Professor, i Thank You very much for talking to us today. The chief Prosecution Investigator at the trial of the former us policeman Derek Chauvin over the death of George Floyd, has dramatically reversed part of his evidence. 0n the eighth day of testimony, special agent James Reyerson initially accepted under Cross Examination that Mr Floyd could be heard on footage from the scene saying i ate too many drugs. But after viewing the clip again, he argued that Mr Floyd said something different. Mr floyds exact words are crucial to the defence case. This report from our Correspondent Larry Madowo contains some distressing images. The pressure that was being caused ijy the pressure that was being caused by the body weight, to cause positional asphyxia, which can cause death. The court heard about an extensive investigation after floyd � s death that included 50 detectives, 25 fbi agents and more than 200 witnesses question. But the most extraordinary moment in the trial came as the Chief Investigator was pressed by the defence on words Mr Floyd was heard uttering during his arrest. Did you hear that . Did you hearthat . Did it did you hear that . Did it appear did you hearthat . Did it appear Mr Floyd did you hearthat . Did it appear Mr Floyd said did you hearthat . Did it appear Mr Floyd said i did you hearthat . Did it appear Mr Floyd said i ate too many drugs. Yes, floyd said i ate too many drugs. Yes. It floyd said i ate too many drugs. Yes. 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Having heard it in context, were you able to tell what mr. Club. Having heard it in context, i were you able to tell what Mr Floyd is saying . Were you able to tell what Mr Floyd is saying . I were you able to tell what Mr Floyd is sa in . , were you able to tell what Mr Floyd issa in . , is saying . I believe he is saying i didnt do no is saying . I believe he is saying i didnt do no drugs. Is saying . I believe he is saying i didnt do no drugs. Forensic didnt do no drugs. Forensic scientists didnt do no drugs. Forensic scientists who didnt do no drugs. Forensic scientists who search i didnt do no drugs. Forensic scientists who search the i didnt do no drugs. Forensic. Scientists who search the cart didnt do no drugs. Forensic scientists who search the cart said they found traces of opioids, fentanyl and tiny amounts of methamphetamine. At the heart of this case is what killed George Floyd. Next, the prosecution will call medical professionals to argue it was because of the Police Man kneeling on him and then the defence of Derek Chauvin will bring their experts to say it was because of George Floyd � s Drug Abuse and underlying health problems. One of myanmar� s biggest celebrities has been arrested by the Military Authorities after condemning the overthrow of the elected government in february. Paing takhon a 24 year old Actor And Model was detained in a raid in the early hours of the morning. Myanmar� s coup leaders have issued Arrest Warrants for a long list of actors, artists and journalists. Laura bicker has been following the story from thailand she has more on the targeting of celebrities by the myanmar military. This 24 year old is extremely popular. Has over1 Million followers on Facebook And Instagram. His sister confirmed that he was detained in a Dawn Raid on facebook, but, since then, his pages on Facebook And Instagram have been taken down. But he is just one of dozens of celebrities, journalists, and influencers, who has been detained by the military over the past few weeks. Last week on television, they issued this warning saying that there was an Arrest Warrant for around 100 kind of leading celebrities, and now those arrests are taking place. Earlier this week they arrested one of the leading comedians in the country. This is part of a number of detentions that have taken place right across the country. According to local advocacy groups, there are are over 2800 people who have now been detained by the military and yet, people continue to go out onto the streets, they continue to protest over the coup, and they continue to call for democracy to be returned to myanmar. We have seen increasing Brutality And Bloodshed on the streets, in the towns and cities across the country over the past few weeks, and hearing from local media in the country, 15 people were killed in Protests Yesterday and more were killed today. Despite those dangers, people continue to head out onto the streets. Events have been taking place across israel to mark the countrys Holocaust Memorial day. Sirens. The country came to a standstill at ten oclock as sirens blared to honour the victims of the Six Million jews killed by the nazis during the second world war. Pedestrians froze in place and drivers stopped and stood in silence beside their vehicles. The israeli prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the president Reuven Rivlin laid wreaths during a ceremony at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial site injerusalem. With me is eve kugler, who survived the holocaust. Born in germany, herfamily managed to escape to france and she and her sister were evacuated to the united states in 1941. Her parents survived and the family was reunited in New York in 1946. And also im joined by scott saunders, founder of march of the living uk, a charity which seeks to further Holocaust Education for University Students and young adults scott, let me come to you first. Tell us about your organisation and how you are marking this day as the pandemic continues. Pandemic continues. Thank you. We are a Charity Pandemic continues. Thank you. We are a charity that pandemic continues. Thank you. We are a charity that takes pandemic continues. Thank you. We are a charity that takes hundreds i pandemic continues. Thank you. We are a charity that takes hundreds of| are a charity that takes hundreds of students and young adults from The Uk and joins students and young adults from The Uk andjoins an students and young adults from The Uk and joins an international body in auschwitz and watches from auschwitz on a three kilometre walk. Every year on the state. And we havent been able to do that the last couple of years because of the pandemic and its so important and we feel the survivors stories need to get told and obviously the survivors often come with us and tell the stories in that place. With the pandemic, we felt it was really important we continue the work and continue to get the message out as much as possible. We began this programme where we would actually get some celebrities to talk to the survivors and that way we would be able to broaden the message which is such an important message to tell. Really good idea and eve, let me bring you in. You have been chatting with ronnie 0sullivan, World Snooker Champion and telling him your story so what did you say to him . T your story so what did you say to him . ,. ,. ,. , ,. , him . I told him what had happened To Me, livin him . I told him what had happened To Me. Living under him . I told him what had happened To Me, Living Under the him . I told him what had happened To Me, Living Under the nazis, him . I told him what had happened To Me, Living Under the nazis, living i me, Living Underthe nazis, living in france, me, Living Underthe nazis, living in france, we were desperately hungry. In france, we were desperately hungry. I in france, we were desperately hungry, i told in france, we were desperately hungry, itold him how we in france, we were desperately hungry, i told him how we got to america hungry, i told him how we got to america. He was so interested in everything. America. He was so interested in everything, he kept asking me questions and at one point i had to actually questions and at one point i had to actually tell him what the nazis did, the actually tell him what the nazis did, the cruelty, they beat people, they murdered people. He hadnt realised they murdered people. He hadnt realised how dreadful what was being done to realised how dreadful what was being done to the jews, what it was really like and done to the jews, what it was really like and he done to the jews, what it was really like and he wanted to know everything and was very interested in being everything and was very interested in being told and indicated if possible, he would come to poland with us possible, he would come to poland with us after the pandemic, i hope that will with us after the pandemic, i hope that will happen. He with us after the pandemic, i hope that will happen. That will happen. He obviously learnt a lot that will happen. He obviously learnt a lot from that will happen. He obviously learnt a lot from that that will happen. He obviously i learnt a lot from that experience of talking to you and scott, has that been a common theme that celebrities you have paired up with survivors of the holocaust, theyve learned so much that they wouldnt have done if they had read about it, compared to talking to a survivor . T they had read about it, compared to talking to a survivor . Talking to a survivor . I think when Ou Reall talking to a survivor . I think when yOu Really sit talking to a survivor . I think when yOu Really sit and talking to a survivor . I think when yOu Really sit and talk talking to a survivor . I think when yOu Really sit and talk to talking to a survivor . I think when yOu Really sit and talk to a yOu Really sit and talk to a survivor, you have the opportunity to discuss, to ask questions which become much more personal. We always say 6 millionjews were murdered but each single person tells a specific story, and has a specific story and the celebrities, ronnie 0sullivan, as you said, matt lucas, robert preston, baroness karen grady, all absolutely fascinated by and talking to these people. For them, i think it was an eye opener, it was a Learning Experience that really cannot be replicated by even a film, in a movie. Its the personal experience of sitting and talking to somebody that really comes across as thats so important and thats why we do this work. You know, we will continue to do this. Continue to do this. Eve, How Will Ou Be continue to do this. Eve, how will you be remembering continue to do this. Eve, how will you be remembering the continue to do this. Eve, how will. You be remembering the Holocaust Today . What are your thoughts on this day . T today . What are your thoughts on this da . ,. ,. , , this day . I remember what happened To Me, i this day . I remember what happened To Me. I also this day . I remember what happened To Me, i also remember this day . I remember what happened To Me, i also remember my this day . I remember what happened To Me, i also remember my family, l To Me, i also remember my family, particularly To Me, i also remember my family, particularly because on Holocaust Memorial day, we are in auschwitz, My Beloved memorial day, we are in auschwitz, My Beloved grandfather, the number of aunts My Beloved grandfather, the number of aunts and uncles and cousins were murdered of aunts and uncles and cousins were murdered during the holocaust and i think of murdered during the holocaust and i think of them and of the other jewish think of them and of the other jewish people who are no longer with us and jewish people who are no longer with us and its jewish people who are no longer with us and its so important that we remember us and its so important that we remember them. Us and its so important that we rememberthem. And us and its so important that we remember them. And that this does not happen remember them. And that this does not happen again. People have to learn not happen again. People have to learn that not happen again. People have to learn that the holocaust and what happened to the jewish people it ust happened to the jewish people it just should not happen again, people need to just should not happen again, people need to learn to live together and with understanding and with hope for The Future with understanding and with hope for The Future. ,. With understanding and with hope for The Future. ,. ,. , with understanding and with hope for thefuture. ,. ,. ,. The future. Such a really important messaue. The future. Such a really important message. Scott, The Future. Such a really important message. Scott, where The Future. Such a really important message. Scott, where can The Future. Such a really important message. Scott, where can people The Future. Such a really important i message. Scott, where can people see these conversations that have taken place, are we able to do that . Yes. Place, are we able to do that . Yes, ou can place, are we able to do that . Yes, you can certainly place, are we able to do that . Yes, you can certainly see place, are we able to do that . Yes, you can certainly see all place, are we able to do that . Yes, you can certainly see all the you can certainly see all the interviews, and if you go to the website. You will find them on there. I urge everyone to do this. Its a lesson for everybody that there should be no hatred for anybody and we must learn to live together with respect for everyone. Scott, founder of march of the living and eve, holocaust survivor, we Thank You so much. The health of Kremlin Critic Alexei navalny is deteriorating as he keeps up his Hunger Strike in prison. His lawyers say hes now losing sensation in his hands and is coughing while still refusing food. Mr navalny is serving two and a half years on embezzlement charges, in a Prison Colony in the town of pokrov100 Kilometres East of moscow. 0ur russia correspondent, sarah rainsford, has more on mr navalny� s condition. His supporters, his team, his lawyers are extremely concerned. They have been visiting most days, his prison and the latest information that they have brought out suggests his temperature has fallen back a bit, thats not so much of a problem, but they are extremely concerned about his spinal problems. He has two slipped discs according to an Mri Scan that was done sometime ago and he is extreme pain. He says its radiating down his legs, is also described to his lawyers losing some sensation in his hands as well now. They are obviously concerned about that. On top of it all, of course, he is still on Hunger Strike. Its been more than a week since hes been refusing food and in a post on instagram which Alexei Navalny managed to dictate to his lawyers and theyve since published, he has said this is what he calls a hardcore Hunger Strikes so he is refusing all food, all vitamins, there is no hot tea, sugary tea Going On, he says he simply Drinking Water so hes been losing a lot of weight but he says the Prison Authorities are doing everything in their power to try tempt him off that Hunger Strike and go as far as stopping suites in his pockets and even frying chicken in the prison kitchen. Dropping sweets. The New York philharmonic, one of americas oldest musical institutions, has finally made it home a year after the Coronavirus Pandemic forced musicians and artists out of their venues. The outdoor concert at the Lincoln Center is the first of more than 100 open air concerts and graduations that will be held at the venue in the coming months as part of a scheme to help kickstart New Yorks artistic revival. Dozens of Healthcare Workers were the first to benefit from the scheme. Youre watching Bbc News. Now its time for a look at the weather with carol. Hello again. Today is much milder. Weve got a westerly Wind Today but later its going to veer to more of a northerly across the north of scotland and that will herald a change as things turned colder again. Today we also have a lot of cloud, rain and blustery winds, the strongest across the North West. You see the mild conditions represented by the yellows but watch how the blues in the next few days start to sweep all the way across The Uk as we see a return to the northerly wind. What we have at the moment is a lot of cloud around, some brighter breaks, some showers in the south west getting into the South East through the day and the heaviest rain in the north slipping south. You see some of that rain getting into Northern Ireland and North West england. The circles represent the strength of the Wind Gusts, it is a windy day, the strongest across the far north and you will note the temperatures, eight in stornoway, Cold Air starts to feed in behind this Weather Front but for most, back into double figures. Its not going to last, a Weather Front sinking south through the evening and overnight with its narrow band of rain and a lot of cloud so it wont be as cold in the south but in the north, it will be cold, we will see wintry showers and with strong winds even blizzards in the mountains of scotland. The chance of Frost Notjust in scotland but northern england and also Northern Ireland. Heres where we see the sunshine first thing. The sunshine will follow this Weather Front southwards, in the south we have cloud and patchy rain, again wintry showers coming in and some of those in the north will be down to lower levels in the heavier bursts. Temperatures three in stornoway, seven in birmingham but hanging on to the milder conditions in the far south of england. Heres our Weather Front on friday, look what happens on saturday, another one coming up from the South East. And the northerly extent of that is still giving us a bit of a headache. This is what we think, through the midlands, heading towards east wales but it may not, it may stay further south, tucked into the southeastern corner. 0n the other side of it we are looking at a lot of dry weather, some sunshine, but some showers and some of those will be Snow Showers and the heavier bursts we could even see that at lower levels. 0vernight saturday into sunday, we could see some wintriness across parts of Southern England, the jury is still out on that but it will pull away during the course of Sunday And Sunday And monday, the temperatures are back down. This is Bbc News. The headlines at 11am reassuring the public that the Vaccine'>Astrazeneca Vaccine is safe, Government Ministers urge people to come forward to get theirjabs after a potential link to extremely rare Blood Clots, leading to the offer of an alternative Vaccine for the Under 30s. We have more than enough of the Pfizer And Moderna Vaccines to be able to offer all those who are under 30 one of those two Vaccines. The sister of a man who died from a Blood Cot after taking the Vaccine'>Astrazeneca Vaccine urges people to continue having the jab. We will save more lives by people having the Vaccine than not. So the risk of clot is very, very small and my brother was extraordinarily unlucky. Scientists say the Vaccination Roll out in The Uk is now starting to break the link between Coronavirus Infections and deaths. Cheering and Sirens Petrol bombs are thrown and a bus is hijacked and set on fire in another night of violence in belfast Northern Irelands Power Sharing Executive is due To Meet now. We will bring you that when it begins. Myanmar� s ambassador in The Uk is locked out of his London Embassy saying he and his staff were told to leave the building by myanmar� s military, because of his opposition to the coup in his country. Public transport prepares for the next phase of Lockdown Easing in england the industry reassures travellers that trains and buses will be safe. Good morning. Welcome to Bbc News. Ministers here in The Uk are continuing to reassure the public about the safety of the Vaccine'>Astrazeneca Coronavirus Vaccine after the official advice changed to say that adults under 30 should be offered an alternative jab. The Uk Medicines regulator, the mhra, said the evidence had been Firming Up that a link exists between rare Blood Clots and the Vaccine. Astrazeneca says it is working with officials to try to understand what is causing these extremely rare events. A review by the Uk Drugs regulator found that by The End of march 79 people had suffered rare Blood Clots after vaccination in The Uk 19 of whom died. Nearly two thirds of the cases of rare clots were seen in women. The regulator said this was not proof the jab had caused the clots. But it said the link was getting firmer, whilst stressing that these clots are very rare. Yesterday, the European Medicines agency said that, after looking at a study of 86 European cases, the benefits of the Vaccine'>Aztrazeneca Vaccine outweighed the risk. The report reflected data on 25 Million europeans administered with the jab. However, Eu Health ministers later failed to agree common Guidance on the use of the Astrazeneca Jab, despite calls for coordination across member states. Countries within the eu continue to diverge widely on the use of the Vaccine. Seperately this morning, theres evidence that The Uks Vaccination Programme is breaking the link between covid 19 cases and deaths. A study from Imperial College London found that whilst a decline in the rate of new Coronavirus Infections has stalled with one in 500 people currently infected in england, those infections are now leading to fewer Hospital Admissions and deaths. We will come back to the Vaccine'>Astrazeneca Vaccine and coronavirus more generally later but first lets take you to stormont where the Power Sharing Executive in Northern Ireland is beginning a debate following another night of violence in West Belfast. They are discussing the violence and how to bring it to an end. Lets listen in. An end. Lets listen in. Thank you, Mr Speaker an end. Lets listen in. Thank you, Mr Speaker it an end. Lets listen in. Thank you, Mr Speaker. It is an end. Lets listen in. Thank you, Mr Speaker. It is with an end. Lets listen in. Thank you, Mr Speaker. It is with a an end. Lets listen in. Thank you, Mr Speaker. It is with a heavy i an end. Lets listen in. Thank you, | Mr Speaker. It is with a heavy heart that i rise to propose the motion for debate today. I thought long and hard before deciding to submit a recall petition, however in the face of success of nights of Violence And Unrest on our streets, i thought it would be a dereliction of duty not to return and address this issue in a democratic forum and seek to calm and jointly called for this to end. 0ver and jointly called for this to end. Over 55 Police Officers have been injured in over 36 incidences of disorder. Designed to draw police into areas to be attacked as they try to protect the community. The scenes we have witnessed of people forced from their cars, Bus Drivers and passengers ordered off public Transport And Vehicle Set Alight are nothing short of disgraceful. Anyone who in any way tries to justify, excuse or deflect from those scenes should be thoroughly ashamed. I want to place on the record my support for those officers for their families and the Police Service in generalfor all the work families and the Police Service in general for all the work they are doing, Day By day, Night By night, to keep people safe. I wish those injured are swift and complete recovery from what could be life changing injuries. My thoughts too are with order any members of the public going about their day only to have their property destroyed and days recruited by thugs. It is. I would appeal again for everyone with influence in our community to use it to end this. The scenes over the last week have been as depressing as they are disgraceful. Whilst not all involved are young, it has been particularly disturbing to see another generation of young people, of children, some as young as 12 or 13, involved in violent confrontation with the police. However my horror at that has been intensified as i watched adults old enough to be their parents, old enough to be their parents, old enough to be their parents, old enough to know better, standing by cheering and goading and encouraging young people on as they reached havocin young people on as they reached havoc in their own community. This is nothing short of child abuse. There may be an element of truth in each of them, they can be no Excuse Orjustification each of them, they can be no Excuse Or Justification for what has each of them, they can be no Excuse Orjustification for what has taken place. Our condemnation of such violence must be unequivocal. We have all been aware of the simmering tensions in parts of our community over the outworking is a brexit for some months. Most of us, including those who Oppose Brexit, have some sympathy of those people out there who feel betrayed. They were promised Sunlit Uplands but this was a fantasy. That was never how brexit would end. Those in government knew that but were more interested in their own ascent to power than the Hurt And Instability it will cause here in Northern Ireland. Instead of calm and measured leadership in the face of challenge, we have instead heard inflammatory rhetoric with threats of renewed violence bandied around by people who claim to be trying to lead others away from their violent pasts. That dangerous language and foolish talk could only ever served to stoke the anger while people will claim they were speaking in metaphors, we know all too well many others who it literally. Temperatures were raised still further last week after a year of restrictions on lockdowns, people were understandably frustrated and even angry that those who made the rules and then broke the rules may not be held to account. Because upholding a culture of lawfulness is not only about what we say, it is also about what we do. Leadership is about action, notjust also about what we do. Leadership is about action, not just words. However, few of those teenagers burning buses and throwing masonry will have been influenced by the finer points of the northern Ireland Protocol of covid regulations. I hate the Phrase Regulation will rioting because it trivialises something that causes recreational rioting. Few of them are considering the impact of a bad Decision Tomorrow will have on the rest of their lives. Some of them are convinced they have no real future worth worrying about. It is utterly tragic. Some of those young people are also vulnerable to coercive control from the same gangsters who pollute their community with drugs and are engaged in extortion, racketeering and thuggery. Those malignant influences have every reason to seek to under undermined the police. The evidence of orchestration in some areas is confirmation. Last night, as the trouble moved, with the depressing inevitability, it became clear that deep rooted sectarian hatred still propels people towards violence. All of those factors and more may have played a part in creating the toxic environment in which trouble has erupted. But while there are many factors that have come contributed, there can be no excuses or justifications. There is a common thread throughout, lack of leadership and a common target, the Police Service of Northern Ireland. Those who intentionally or unintentionally through their actions or words have help to Position Policing as a Conductorfor Anger and frustration the community now need to step back and reflect. We need to dial down the rhetoric, walk back the ultimatums and allow the Accountability And Oversight structures for Policing And Justice to do theirjob. It is time to support the police, both on the ground and their leadership as they do theirjobs. I welcome the Statement Yesterday and trust that support for the Motion Today marks the start to rebuilding trust, relationships and respect because there are political solutions to all of the issues i have raised. We are not powerless and if we work together, we can shape things for the better, we can work with business, government and the European Union to resolve the challenges around operation of the Protocol And Focus on achievable solutions such as a full veterinary agreement to mitigate the worst impacts and de escalate both the disruption and the tensions. We can ensure that in all we say and do we acknowledge the Challenge And Sacrifice that lockdown has been for all of our people and provide leadership in terms of both respecting the regulations and Guidance and also collectively working to deliver an inclusive recovery. We can work together to tackle deprivation and exclusion, particularly among our young people, that leaves them vulnerable to paramilitary. We can resist coercive control from thugs and gangsters. That work is already under way for the tackling Paramilitary Programme and with focused and sustained investment it has the power to transform peoples lives. We can confront the sectarianism in our society and take action to tackle it through support for integrated education, shared housing and diverse communities. We cannot rewrite the past but we can agree to start a new chapter, one that offers hopein start a new chapter, one that offers hope in this community. All of that needs to be built on a firm foundation, respect for the rule of Law And Respect for Policing And Justice. The system of checks and balances are designed to ensure that the operational Elements Ofjustice are independent and free of political interference. We may not agree with every operational decision of the police, the public Prosecution Service or the judiciary, but it is absolutely vital that if and when we have concerns, they are directed through the correct channels and Due Process is respected. Community confidence in policing is not ours to give or to take away, neither is it the job of the police alone to build it. Each of us has a duty to build that confidence by our actions and our words, bio active and visible support for and engagement with the police at every level. The Policing Board has unanimously asked that we will invite hmi see the Assessor Policing against national standards and they will report in a matter of weeks. In the meantime, it is not for me or anyone else to prejudge the outcome, none of us have the expertise in policing awful knowledge on the facts and it is profoundly unfair and incredibly damaging to trust a reputation of the Police Service and senior officers without evidence. We must allow those tasked with the complex challenge of policing this community to do thatjob without fear or favour. 0uractions to do thatjob without fear or favour. 0ur Actions Today will impact on our ability to deliver fair policing on our community now and in The Future. I propose this motion in the genuine hope that despite our different perspectives, we can unite in support for policing, for the Rule Of Law, for delivering political solutions to the challenges that we face and above all in our desire to seek an immediate end to this violence before the damage done is irreparable. Before the damage done is irreparable. Before the damage done is irrearable. ~ ,. ,. , irreparable. Thank you. Can we bring Arlene Foster irreparable. Thank you. Can we bring Arlene Foster on irreparable. Thank you. Can we bring Arlene Foster on screen, irreparable. Thank you. Can we bring Arlene Foster on screen, Please . I irreparable. Thank you. Can we bring | Arlene Foster on screen, Please . Can inow Arlene Foster on screen, Please . Can i now invite Arlene Foster on screen, Please . Can i now invite Arlene Foster to contribute to this debate . You are on silent can you hear me now, Mr Speaker . Yes, go ahead, Please. Can you hear me now, Mr Speaker . Yes, go ahead, Please. Thank you. I aolorise yes, go ahead, Please. Thank you. I apologise for yes, go ahead, Please. Thank you. I apologise for that yes, go ahead, Please. Thank you. I apologise for that and yes, go ahead, Please. Thank you. I apologise for that and can yes, go ahead, Please. Thank you. I apologise for that and can i apologise for that and can i apologise for that and can i apologise also for my voice today. I hope that people can at least make some of what i am saying out. I do welcome this motion brought to the house today. The scenes we have seen over this last evening and previous evenings in various parts of Northern Ireland are totally unacceptable. There can be no place in our society for violence or the threat of violence and it must stop. Just as it was wrong in the past and was neverjustified, so it is wrong now and cannot be justified. The injury to front line officers, victims terrorised, damage to peoples property, the harm to Northern Irelands image in our centenary year has taken us backwards. No brick, no bottle, no Petrol Bomb thrown has achieved all can ever achieve anything but destruction, harm and fear. We are indebted to the Police Officers who stand between order and those who prefer anarchy. We are also indebted to all those political representatives, Community Leaders, parents, pastors, and others who have sought to calm Tension And Urge restraint. Rioting, criminality and Wanton Destruction destroys lives, livelihoods and brings Fear And Misery to local communities. It is not in the name of the people who live in the areas impacted, and i have spoken to some of those people, and it is certainly not in their name. Today is not the time to rehearse the arguments of this last number of weeks. Safe to say that we should all know well that when politics fail or are perceived to be failing in Northern Ireland than those who fill the vacuum offered destruction and despair. We cannot allow a new generation of our young people to fall victim to that path will be preyed upon by some who prefer the shadows to the light. Political problems require political solutions, neverstreet political problems require political solutions, never Street Violence. Northern ireland is faced with a number of deep and significant political challenges in the time ahead and collectively we must work through those challenges because responsible leadership will not cherry pick the problems that are easiest. Responsible leadership means actively listening to views that people may not agree with or want to hear. Responsible leadership will not deny the existence of the most political difficult challenges i wish them away and responsible leadership will not leave things to fester or to worsen. In this assembly, our democratic forum, we will always have our differences, we will always have our differences, we will always have our differences, we will always have our different expectations, but the only bedrock on which we can move forward successfully is to recommit ourselves, to redouble our efforts to solve each and every one of the challenges we face through politics. A stable and prosperous Northern Ireland requires a solution to all of our challenge is built on the firm foundation that every citizen is equal under the law and equally subject to the law, regardless of background or status. Thank you, Mr Speaker. Background or status. Thank you, mr seaker. ~ background or status. Thank you, mr seaker. , i. Background or status. Thank you, mr seaker. ~ , background or status. Thank you, mr seaker. , ~. Speaker. Thank you. I call Michelle Oneill. Speaker. Thank you. I call Michelle Oneill can speaker. Thank you. I call Michelle Oneill can i speaker. Thank you. I call Michelle Oneill. Can i also speaker. Thank you. I call Michelle Oneill. Can i also welcome speaker. Thank you. I call Michelle Oneill. Can i also welcome the i oneill. Can i also welcome the opportunity oneill. Can i also welcome the opportunity to oneill. Can i also welcome the opportunity to speak oneill. Can i also welcome the opportunity to speak in oneill. Can i also welcome the opportunity to speak in todays| opportunity to speak in todays debate, albeit saddened that we are having to have this debate. I think it is incumbent upon us all as political leaders To Meet and publicly express our deep concerns relating to the recent violence and the ongoing Street Disorder over Easter Week right across many areas. What we saw Last Night i think was a very dangerous escalation of events of recent days and it is utterly deplorable. This morning i met with the Chief Constable Simon Byrne who briefed the special meeting of the executive where he gave an operational update on the police response. As we speak here today, 55 Police Officers have been injured and i want to start my remarks by sending solidarity to those officers and their families at this very difficult time. Also i think that at a time when they are out on the front face of this, tackling very difficult situations on the ground, trying to protect people and our communities from harm, protecting property, can i also stop by again reaffirming support for the Rule Of Law and for those who are charged with upholding it on our streets. I am glad to say to this assembly that the executive just met this morning and we also had a Chief Constable there, as i have said. As a result of that, we have issued a joint Executive Statement Stop i think it is important at this time that our words are powerful and it is important we have sent out that united front. There is an onus on every single mla and other public representatives to assume our responsibilities to address tensions as we see them, restore Calm And Work with those credible local Community Leaders and the police to provide leadership that is required to confront these problems. As political leaders, we must stand united in appealing to all concerned to refrain from further threats or use of violence and recognise that it is only through democratic politics that we can solve our problems and concerns and call on those together for those organising young people to engage in violence to stop and to those young people to call on those to exercise restraint. Nobody could fail to be alarmed by the fact that these are young people, children as young as 13, barely a teenager, involved in rioting. By that sandy Row And Lanark way. It is not right. It is dangerous, unacceptable and a miracle that as we stand here today that no one has been killed. I want to commend all those on the ground working really hard within their communities trying to provide diversionary activities because we know that can help prevent Anti Social Behaviour for those who face the highest risk of influence, and we all know where that influences coming from, illegal Loyalist Paramilitaries and criminal elements orchestrating this violence. They stand back and send youngsters out to do their bidding. These people are no Role Models for our youth. They are outdated, antiquated and caught in a time warp. It has no bearing on where people in society are or want to be. They are holding back their own people and their own community. It is only through dialogue, through democratic institutions, where political solutions to problems can be fined. Found. We created democratic institutions, Power Share and guaranteed equality and. The next generation the precious gift of peace and hope. It is vital that the benefits of the Peace Process are safeguarded and built upon for future generations and that all of our people feel the benefit. The lcc, we are told, have now withdrawn their support for this agreement. What is the logic and what is the alternative . Leaders have withdrawn support for the Chief Constable demanding he resign. When we see this manifest with young people from working class loyalist areas attacking the police, it seems To Me and all watching on that these Things Cant be entirely divorce. Political. Can ijust say Things Cant be entirely divorce. Political. Can i just say that what we need to do is focus together as an executive, as an assembly, as political leaders to work together and say very clearly that there is room for everybody at the table but i will tell you where there Isnt Room, there Isnt Room for armed criminal gangs who care nothing for The Future of the society. It is incumbent upon us to work together. Those people are a minis of the piece and it is ourjob those people are enemies of the piece and it is ourjob to. It is ourjob to. Thank you, Mr Speaker it is ourjob to. Thank you, Mr Speaker i it is ourjob to. Thank you, Mr Speaker. I rise it is ourjob to. Thank you, Mr Speaker. I rise to it is ourjob to. Thank you, Mr Speaker. I rise to support i it is ourjob to. Thank you, Mr Speaker. I rise to support this l speaker. I rise to support this motion speaker. I rise to support this motion and speak on behalf of the sdlp~ motion and speak on behalf of the sdlp~ i motion and speak on behalf of the sdlp. I want to begin, as others have, sdlp. I want to begin, as others have, by sdlp. I want to begin, as others have, by addressing the escalation in violence have, by addressing the escalation in violence which took place in belfast in violence which took place in belfast Last Night. When i became Infrastructure Minister last year, i never Infrastructure Minister last year, i never imagined that i will be receiving never imagined that i will be receiving updates about the condition of one of our Bus Drivers, public condition of one of our Bus Drivers, public servant, after a bus was hijackedm public servant, after a bus was hijacked public servant, after a bus was hiacked. ,. ,. , hijacked. Lets leave that debate at stormont hijacked. Lets leave that debate at stormont. Live hijacked. Lets leave that debate at stormont. Live coverage i hijacked. Lets leave that debate at stormont. Live coverage of i hijacked. Lets leave that Debate J at stormont. Live coverage of this session, the recall of the Power Sharing Executive in Northern Ireland continues on bbc parliament. Lets return to the latest Vaccine news. Ministers are continuing to reassure the public about the safety of the Vaccine'>Astrazeneca Coronavirus Vaccine after the official advice changed to say that adults under 30 should be offered an alternative jab. The Uk Medicines regulator, the mhra, said the evidence had been Firming Up that a link exists between rare Blood Clots and the Vaccine. Astrazeneca says it is working with officials to try to understand what is causing these extremely rare events. Naomi grimley reports. Vaccine take up in The Uk has so far been extremely successful, with 95 of the over 60s accepting their offers of a jab. Officials are determined that this latest change in what they call clinical preferences doesnt see that progress stall. Theres still no proven link between the Vaccine'>Astrazeneca Vaccine and very rare Blood Clots, but the government accepts it should tweak its plans for younger Age Groups, where the Risk Benefit Calculation might be more finely balanced. Yesterday, the deputy Chief Medical Officer for england, jonathan Van Tam, said the decision to offer the Under 30s an alternative to the Vaccine'>Astrazeneca Vaccine was a course correction, but not about stopping or delaying jabs. Vaccines continue to be the way out for The Uk. They continue to be the way in which we can get our lives back to normal, and our economy opened up again in the shortest time possible. So the message remains clear everybody who has already had a first dose of the Vaccine'>Astrazeneca Vaccine should receive a second dose of the same brand, except for the very small number who experience Blood Clots after their first vaccination. Those who advise the government on Vaccines want us all to understand the subtleties of risk in medicine. Even aspirin, for example, has an incredibly rare condition which is fatal in children occasionally associated with it. So these things. Theyre not unusual. The Risk Balance is something we have to communicate because it is a little. Sometimes a little difficult to get that concept across accurately. Questions remain, however, about what this modified advice will do for Vaccine-confidence'>Vaccine Confidence in general, and whether there will now be more pressure on global supplies of the Pfizer And Moderna Vaccines if more countries also decide to offer alternatives to lower Age Groups. Naomi grimley, Bbc News. Professor Andrew Pollard the director of the oxford Vaccine group, which developed the jab says with countries across europe, South America and South Asia still recording a high number of coronavirus cases now was not the time to waver. We just need to put our confidence in the hands of the system which i think has had a big boost by their ability to pick up an incredibly rare event through the monitoring that is Going On. That really gives me confidence that we can continue with the programme, to make sure that as many of us are protected, as soon as possible. Professor Andrew Pollard of the oxford Vaccine group. The Health Secretary urged people who have already received a first dose of the Vaccine'>Astrazeneca Vaccine to take up the offer of their second jab. Of course we remain vigilant but there is no evidence of this effect after second doses and therefore unless you have had this type of reaction from the first dose, in which case obviously it is important to talk to a doctor, but that is extremely rare, then you should just go forward and have your second dose. So that Vaccination Programme continues at pace and i am really glad that the uptake of second doses has been extremely high, 99. 4 of people, which is almost unheard of. 99. 4 have been coming forward to get their second dose and that is really important because the second dose gives you that extra protection. And there is another important thing to say about this, which is all of these considerations we have been totally transparent with the data, but the data show you the benefit and the risk to individuals. Of course there is a benefit to all of us of getting this job because it helps protect your loved ones and those around you because you are less likely to transmit coronavirus as well. This is one of the many reasons that the regulator has concluded that the jabs are safe, effective and are working to help us get out of this pandemic. Working to help us get out of this andemic. A working to help us get out of this andemic. N,. ,. , im nowjoined by dr anthony cox, reader in clinical Pharmacy And Drug safety at the university of birmingham. Thank you very much forjoining us. What was your reaction when you heard what the Uk Medicines regulator had decided about the Vaccine'>Astrazeneca Vaccine . T regulator had decided about the Vaccine'>Astrazeneca Vaccine . Regulator had decided about the Vaccine'>Astrazeneca Vaccine . I wasnt really that surprised Vaccine'>Astrazeneca Vaccine . I wasnt really that surprised because Vaccine'>Astrazeneca Vaccine . I wasnt really that surprised because the Vaccine'>Astrazeneca Vaccine . I wasnt really that surprised because the data i Vaccine'>Astrazeneca Vaccine . I wasnt reallyj that surprised because the data that had been coming out from europe and that had already been published and some of the public statements from members of thejoint some of the public statements from members of the joint committee on vaccinating and immunisation and chris witty himself was sort of moving towards this position in any case. ~ ,. Moving towards this position in any case, � ,. , moving towards this position in any case. ~ , case. Ministers are still saying that people case. Ministers are still saying that people should case. Ministers are still saying that people should take i case. Ministers are still saying that people should take up i case. Ministers are still saying | that people should take up the case. Ministers are still saying i that people should take up the offer of the jab because the risks are outweighed by the benefits. How, though, can that message be effectively got across to people who are bound to start to wonder whether it is the right course of action for them . ~ , ,. ,. , them . Well, yes, it is clear that them . Well, yes, it is clear that the Vaccine them . Well, yes, it is clear that the Vaccine is them . Well, yes, it is clear that the Vaccine is safe them . Well, yes, it is clear that the Vaccine is safe and them . Well, yes, it is clear that the Vaccine is safe and these i the Vaccine is safe and these Vaccines are amazingly effective, much better than i initially thought they would be last year, so it is clear the benefits outweigh the risks. I think the way it was described at the mhras conference, i thought it was really strongly put in terms of those graphs showing the benefits and the risks at the different Age Groups. All Age Groups that the risks appear to be extremely low from those very rare Side Effect which is the equivalent of the risk of dying in the bath, drowning in the bath, for example, it is that rare. 0r drowning in the bath, for example, it is that rare. Or a Plane Landing on your house. It is a very, very low risk. In terms of rare events that we see with other drugs, we consider an event that occurs in one in 10,000 to be rare and this is an event that is happening four people in 1 event that is happening four people in1 Million with maybe one event that is happening four people in 1 Million with maybe one depot1 Million people. It is extremely rare and that needs to be in mind when people are making decisions. We make decisions every day in our lives that have similar sorts of level of risk without even thinking about it every time you step into a car. Given that transparency, openness, the way it has been communicated might be welcome, and much clearer could the risks have been spelt out before the Roll Out . T could the risks have been spelt out before the rollout . Before the rollout . I think the Mhra Plan before the rollout . I think the Mhra Plan on before the rollout . I think the Mhra Plan on Vaccine before the rollout . I think the Mhra Plan on Vaccine-safety'>Vaccine Safety i before the rollout . I think the. Mhra plan on Vaccine-safety'>Vaccine Safety has before the rollout . I think the Mhra Plan on Vaccine-safety'>Vaccine Safety has been a public document since the start, virtually the start of the sort of april of last year maybe. It was out of there. And these things were communicated in the press about Vaccine-safety'>Vaccine Safety and how we would have to monitor the safety effects. And i think the yellow Card Scheme has been heavily pushed towards members of the public. To make sure they understand that they need to report any Side Effects. And that has also given us information to people attending vaccination for example. I think there is possibly a lack of general public understanding of the way that we regulated drugs and manage Drug Advice and safety. It is more of an educational problem that we could perhaps bring into schools and things so people understand that real events like these can only be found when a Vaccine or a drug hit the broader population. I think the british public have been very sensible in how they have dealt with lockdown restrictions. Even this blood to Clot Issue over the past month, Vaccine-hesitancy'>Vaccine Hesitancy doesnt seem to be affected by the debate thatis seem to be affected by the debate that is happening. So i would have thought having transparent meetings with clear decisive decisions being made about who should or should not get the Vaccine, should perhaps give the public some confidence. I have every confidence that people will continue to attend their vaccination appointments. Continue to attend their vaccination appointments continue to attend their vaccination appointments. There is no evidence at the moment. Appointments. There is no evidence at the moment, as appointments. There is no evidence at the moment, as far appointments. There is no evidence at the moment, as far as appointments. There is no evidence at the moment, as far as we appointments. There is no evidence at the moment, as far as we are i appointments. There is no evidencel at the moment, as far as we are told by the regulators, that the clots are caused by the Vaccine. We have to be careful about x emphasising that. But under authorities will be offered an alternative jab. What does that tell us about their likelihood of getting a clot . Well, in Fact Both Likelihood of getting a clot . Well, in fact both the likelihood of getting a clot . Well, in fact both the Mhra Likelihood of getting a clot . Well, in fact both the Mhra And Likelihood of getting a clot . 2tt in fact both the mhra and the European Medicines Regulation Agency dont think there is any Sex Or Age related risk factors that we can tease out of the data at the moment. So the decision about the Under 30s is less about the Vaccine-safety'>Vaccine Safety, but more about the risk of exposure and subsequent admission to hospital, for example, for the Under 30s. As you go down the Age Groups, you have less risk associated with covid 19. The balance of Risk And Benefit changes. Thejcvi have said it is not for the Safety Reason that they are restricting the Vaccine'>Astrazeneca Vaccine in Under 30s but as an abundance of caution and a consideration of the lowered risk of covid 19 problems that this group of patients. Dr covid19 problems that this group of atients. , �. , covid19 problems that this group of atients. , ~. ,. ,. , covid19 problems that this group of atients. , ~. ,. ,. , patients. Dr anthony cox, Thank You for talkinu patients. Dr anthony cox, Thank You for talking to patients. Dr anthony cox, Thank You for talking to us. Patients. Dr anthony cox, Thank You for talking to us. Thank patients. Dr anthony cox, Thank You for talking to us. Thank you. Patients. Dr anthony cox, Thank You for talking to us. Thank you. Sports | for talking to us. Thank you. Sports now. For talking to us. Thank you. Sports now here for talking to us. Thank you. Sports now here is for talking to us. Thank you. Sports now. Here is ollie. For talking to us. Thank you. Sports now. Here is ollie. Good for talking to us. Thank you. Sports now. Here is ollie. Good morning. | the french open will start a week later than scheduled. The second tennis grand slam of the year will now run from the 30th May to the 13th ofjune. Tournament organisers at roland garros say they want to largest number of fans to be able to attend, and with france in a third national lockdown, moving the championships will give them the best possible chance. This will impact on the Grass Court Season in the build up to wimbledon. The second week in paris will clash with a number of events. The queens and edgbaston tournaments will now start the day after the final. The lta say they are looking at the implications for their events and if they need to make changes to the calendar. A group of newcastle fans is trying to raise money to buy a stake in the club, if the owner Mike Ashley ever manages to sell up. Theyve asked fellow supporters to donate to a central fund with the hope that they will be able to buy a 1 stake and have a future say in how the club is run. Given the current valuation, that would cost about £3 Million. Former defender Warren Barton is one of the four guardians of the fund, which also includes a local mp, a journalist and an accountant. Sarah hunter will play her first England Game for 13 months when they face italy on saturday in the womens six nations. She comes straight back into the side and will reclaim the captaincy after recovering from a Hamstring Strain and also Nerve Damage in her hand. Shes one of ten changes to the side that beat scotland last weekend. In a revamped format for the six nations, the red roses will reach the final of the tournament if they beat the italians in parma. We are just hours away from the start of the masters. Golfs first major of the year back in its original april slot. Dustinjohnson won last years delayed tournament. Therell be 12,000 patrons a day at augusta national to watch what should be a far more challenging test for the players. Patrick gearey reports. Augusta. Beautiful, but savage. 0h no place to wander off course. Lee westwood knows his way around the azaleas and this will be his 20th masters, and now aged nearly 48 is in some of the best form of his life, so could he outdo even the great jack nicklaus and become the oldest Masters Champion . Like jack, he will have his son on the back as caddie to his daddy. To have a chance to break one of his records would be very special. Its amazing that i am old enough to have my son on the bag and still be competing in these tournaments and having some here to enjoy the experience with me. I have to close his mouth every now and again when we are going round, he loves it so much. This week will be missing the ultimate master. Tiger woodss Car Crash means there will be no tiger at augusta but you can find other big beast, Bryson Dechambeaus Pursuit of power is changing the sport. And in his quest to smash the ball everfurther, this week he will use a new Mystery Club but thinks his legacy will be to help golf grow. Where the massive gains will be is in athletes. Once you get somebody out here who is seven foot tall and they are able to swing a Golf Club at hundred and 45 miles an hour effortlessly, that is when things get a little interesting. So one day there might be giants here. There have always been heroes and demons, and to watch them this year, patrons. Unlike last year, the gates will be opened and the masters will see more familiar, but augusta is a place that should never feel normal. You can follow that on the bbc sport website. Some horse news. The Aintree Festival starts today. The big race, of course, is the grand national on saturday. The final field has just been confirmed. Cloth cap is the favourite. Imight i might stretch to £1. 0h, i might stretch to £1. Oh, look at you on the nose. Big spender. The government says it will provide targeted help to hundreds of thousands of Hong Kong citizens who are expected to seek to move to The Uk following Beijings Security Clampdown on the pro democracy movement. 0ne prominent Hong Kong democracy activist, nathan law, has already been granted asylum by the British Government. A Special Visa is being developed. With me now is Alp Mehmet Director of migration watch, a Think Tank calling for reduced levels of migration in The Uk. Thank you very much forjoining us. Pleasure. Thank you very much for oining us. Pleasure. ~. Thank you very much for oining us. Pleasure. ,. ,. , pleasure. What are the implications of offerin pleasure. What are the implications of offering a pleasure. What are the implications of offering a place pleasure. What are the implications of offering a place here pleasure. What are the implications of offering a place here in pleasure. What are the implications of offering a place here in Britain I of offering a place here in britain to this number of people . Of offering a place here in britain to this number of people . Well, let me ust to this number of people . Well, let me just say to this number of people . Well, let me just say that to this number of people . Well, let me just say that its to this number of people . Well, let me just say that its absolutely i me just say that its absolutely right to be supporting the Hong Kong people in their hour of need. I have no problem with that. I know Hong Kong well. I was connected with it when i was in the foreign Office And Visit regularly. No problem there. However, looking at it from an immigration perspective, this is hardly the control of immigration that we would that we were promised. The goal my cab given an open ended right to settle to some 5. 4 million people from Hong Kong. The government. That includes access to the nhs, two levels of education, to housing. So huge commitment. Secondly, even if the governments estimate of only three other than 22,000 come here over five years, which i think is quite low, as doesjulian chan, who was interviewed earlier, even if that number come over five years, £43 Million, thats nothing, its a drop in the ocean. He notes. £130 each. That is about £250 a week for their very first year. Clearly more will be needed. So, yeah, it is costly and it is open ended. And im not absolutely convinced that it was the right approach. Absolutely convinced that it was the right approach absolutely convinced that it was the right approach. What then should the a roach right approach. What then should the approach have right approach. What then should the approach have been right approach. What then should the approach have been given right approach. What then should the approach have been given that i right approach. What then should the approach have been given that two i approach have been given that two control numbers but to offer safety to a large number of people, are somewhat at odds with each other . Yeah, you are absolutely right. But if there is no question of not offering refuge to those who require, who need it. And those in Hong Kong clearly, at the moment, needed. What i am talking about is that long Term Commitment to so many people. The government led us to believe that one of the reasons why they made this offer was that it was hoping that in doing so that most Hong Kongers would not come, that was the implication. And it will also be a deterrent to beijing with regard to the security laws that have now been introduced, so they got that one completely wrong. If the government really sees numbers escalating in the way that are very likely once we are past covid and the pandemic is behind us, then i think the least they can do is look to a reduction in immigration from elsewhere. At the moment the system that has just been introduced from january, is going to lead to people coming. There is no restriction on the number of work permits that are going to be issued. The least they can do, i think, going to be issued. The least they can do, ithink, is going to be issued. The least they can do, i think, is the number. Goad can do, i think, is the number. Good to net can do, i think, is the number. Good to get your can do, i think, is the number. Good to get your perspective. Can do, ithink, is the number. Good to get your perspective. Thank you forjoining us. Lets return to the news that the Health Secretary Matt Hancock has tried to reassure safety were among people about the safety of the Vaccine'>Astrazeneca Vaccine after the Medicines Regulator said a possible link to a Blood Clot. Earlier we heard from one person affected. Alison astles Brother Neil, who was 59, died on sunday from a Blood Clot on the brain after taking the Vaccine'>Astrazeneca Vaccine. She urged other people to continue to have the jab and said her brother had been � extraordinarily unlucky�. She told my colleague Annita Mcveigh what happened. He had a Vaccine on the 17th and probably about a week or so later, he started getting headaches which didn� t go away and he started Feeling Sick as well, which again didn� t go away. After about eight days of this, he got to the stage where he was starting to lose his vision and my other brother took him to a e on friday night, and a scan they revealed a huge Blood Clot and bleed in his brain, so he was transferred over to icu where, unfortunately, he died on sunday evening. I am so, so sorry. What have you been told about any possible link between the vaccination and his death . The coroner is still preparing the report on this, so we are awaiting that, but we were told by the clinicians at the time, who were superb with us, i have to say, that they were 99. 9 sure this was due to the Vaccine'>Covid Vaccine and my brother� s patterns of Blood Results mirrored the cases of the previous cases that we have had in The Uk as well, so it is very strongly suggestive that this was due to the Vaccine'>Covid Vaccine. What is your reaction to that . Do you think that neil would have. If he thought there was the slightest possibility of him becoming ill, let alone anything worse, that he would have thought twice about having the Vaccine . I think the picture is very complicated because, as a pharmacist myself, i understand about vigilance processes and i understand about the work of the mhra but the human being, the sister in me, still feels absolutely furious and very angry that this has happened to my brother. I sat yesterday and watched professor Van Tam on the news at three o� clock giving the information about the Vaccine and the risk of clots versus the risk of suffering from covid and it occurred To Me that i was very much in the place where i should speak out about this because that is not statistics and theory for me, that is actually what has happened to our family. But despite what has happened to neil and the impact on ourfamily, i still strongly believe that people should go ahead and have the Vaccine. If you have had one dose, go ahead and have your second. If you haven� t had your dose yet, make sure that you do because overall we will save more lives by people having the Vaccine than not. The risk of a clot is very, very small and my brother was extraordinarily unlucky, but even given the situation our family is in, i would strongly encourage everybody to go ahead and have the Vaccine. The other point i would just like to raise too is that people should be aware of symptoms. So if you do have a headache that lasts for longer than three or four or five days or sickness, then Please do seek medical advice if you have had a Vaccine'>Covid Vaccine within the last month. Particularly, i� m a pharmacist, community pharmacists i think should be asking the question if people go to pharmacies, have you had the Vaccine'>Covid Vaccine in the last month . That is the important message that i would like to get across really. Make sure you do have the Vaccine. Alison astle is speaking earlier. Some breaking news. We arejust hearing that the secretary of state for Northern Ireland, Brandon Lewis, is on his way to belfast. He is going to have talks this afternoon with political leaders. We were listening to a debate that was proposed a little earlier by the alliance party, a motion condemning the violence in belfast over the last few days. 36 incidents in which more than 55 Police Officers have been injured. And we heard politicians from several different parties condemning the violence, calling for calm. Now the secretary of state, Brandon Lewis, on his way there is that clear up continues following the night of violence in the west of the city. As the country begins to open back up after lockdown, the public Transport System is gearing up for an influx of passengers. And while the industry is trying to reassure travellers that trains and buses will be safe, passenger groups are warning that social distancing won� t always be possible. Here� s our transport correspondent, caroline davies. Empty arrival halls in birmingham, deserted carriages in manchester, and quiet top decks on london buses. This pandemic has meant many of us have spent months hardly using this network. But as the world begins to venture outside, Public Transport is once again getting ready to take us there. At this depot in hull, they began fogging their buses 14 months ago. They� re planning extra services into the summer to help with social distancing, but there� s still some uncertainty from potential passengers. I wouldn� t like to use the bus. It can be so busy i wouldn� t want to be that close to people, especially if it� s so full, you have to sit next to a random person. As long as people wear their mask, i think you can get as many people on as you want. Changes are happening around the country. By monday, there� ll be 18,000 train services each weekday across britain that� s 1,000 more since february. But how many passengers will take rail trips over the next few months is still guesswork. We want people to travel with confidence, so we� re making as much space available for people whether that� s extra daily services or longer trains. We� re also making sure that those trains are spotlessly clean, but also we� re giving better information so that people can find out which services are busier and so they can plan theirjourneys better. Those out on the Trains Today were already thinking about the next few months. There� ll probably be more people that will start taking Public Transport again as we get later into the summer. How do you feel about having. Yeah, i was thinking about it today, just going through it. It depends how compressed it is how close you are with with people. At the moment its not very busy, so it feels fine. Im not looking forward to that, i but i dont have to travel too much, so its not too bad. While commuter services are likely to be busier, there� s also transport to sports events, music festivals even just trips to the beach that are likely to fill up. While the industry has always said that it will do what it can, it� s down to the police to enforce the rules. While most services have been quiet during lockdown, there have been images like this taken on the London Underground in january. Maintaining social distance and wearing a mask will be crucial to getting people back on board confidently. There� s obviously going to be situations where passenger numbers are going to build up. Making passengers feel safe is part of the battle. Three things are going to govern their experience. The ability to social distance from others, the visible cleanliness of Bus And Train services, and the actions of others are people wearing their face coverings, and is there active, visible enforcement of that . And i think government has just got to be honest as have the transport operators it� s not always going to be possible to social distance, and so people are going to have to manage themselves to a degree. Even after monday, passengers are encouraged to minimise their travel. The government said they� re working with the industry to ensure that everyone has the information they need to travel safely. Returning to Public Transport may well feel strange and unsettling after months of keeping apart the industry know that they need to rebuild that confidence to get passengers on board. Caroline davies, Bbc News. A survey suggests a shortage of drugs caused by the pandemic meant some patients receiving end of Life Care in their own homes suffered unnecessary pain. Official figures show the number of people dying at home rose by 42 in the year to march. There was also evidence that many hospices found themselves short of medicines, ppe and staff. My mum was a really brave and beautiful woman. She loved her life and she lived it to the full. She really loved playing tennis she� d play every week up until she became ill with the cancer. Sheila lowe was 74 when she died last year from bowel cancer. After deciding to be looked after at home, her Daughter Susan became her main carer but the country went into lockdown weeks later. We had a lot of difficulties getting hold of medicine. It would be sent electronically over to the local pharmacy. The pharmacy didn� t have stocks. It was so frustrating. I think a couple of times i burst into tears in the. In the actual pharmacy. In a new survey of 1,000 unpaid carers, commissioned by marie curie, nearly two thirds of respondents said they didn� t get all the support they needed to manage the pain of their loved one. 65 said they needed more respite care, and just over three quarters said they took on more emotional burdens. Terri was diagnosed with terminal cancer three days before christmas, and she said two things when we got back to the hospital car park. The first one was, i dont want to go because i dont want to leave you. And the second was, i want to die at home. It was a given that i would do everything i could to allow are terri to die at home. When i needed respite, they struggled to get me somebody. I was lucky they got me somebody i had a Night Sitter for one night. And on the second night when the sitter arrived, i had to tell her that terri had died. Many people, when given the option, will choose to spend their final weeks at home. But these problems were seen in professional settings, too. At the start of the pandemic, hospices were not classed as a front line nhs service, and they experienced shortages of ppe, medicines and staff. I had a patient only last week where his family had to drive around seven different pharmacies to try and find the medicine that he� d been prescribed for end of life. That family should have been spending those precious moments with their loved one. The department of health says it has funded support for unpaid carers throughout the pandemic, and that they continue to perform an incredibly important role. My biggest regret is that my mum died in pain or more pain she needed to be in. Karen morrison, Bbc News. Almost 100 theatres across france have been occupied by protestors calling on the government to do more to support artists during the covid crisis. The occupations, which began a month ago at the 0deon Theatre in paris, were triggered by planned changes to unemployment benefits for artists, due to take effect this summer. Here� s our paris correspondent, lucy williamson. This is where we are doing our daily work. France� s newest Protest Movement is held together as much by schedules as slogans. With one shower between 50 people, the 0deon Theatre in paris wasn� t designed for live in guests. We also have all of the messages from Around The World, from japan, argentina, new zealand. Baptiste is a sound engineer when he� s not managing an occupation. Their deamnds to reopen cultural venues and stop the reforms of planned unemployment benefits, which artists say could reduce their daily payments at a time when they� re unable to work. When your message involves the calculation of benefit policies though, it helps to have a nation of adoring fans. I think there� s a place to open our theatre. I know that nothing is easy and all of the decisions are quite complex but unfortunately there is a choice. 0ur government made a choice and it is not the choice that i would have made. The protests have now spread to 90 theatres across the country where President Macron is once again seen as cutting benefits to those already struggling. I think hes the king on his castle, he doesnt want to look down and he is trying to get money from the poor, and just increasing the difference between rich and poor. But feelings of Anger And Inequality stretch far beyond france� s theatres. At the Tap Theatre here in poitier, the movement has allied with a range of causes, from migrants to palestinians, to yellow vests. This is a fairly low key protest compared to many that President Macron has faced. But it� s now a nationwide movement and it� s linking up with other more established protest groups. The yellow vests may have left the headlines but a Handful Protest each week in towns like poitier. Now they are lending their support to the protest here. We� ve kept the flame alive, mohamed told me, waiting for the time it� ll catche fire again. Last week, President Macron announced a new national lockdown. The government is now spending 11 Billion euros a month to support businesses and workers. Caught between unsustainable spending and unacceptable reforms, President Macron is set to face his critics again. The plays may have stopped here but politics goes on. Lucy williamson, Bbc News paris. 110w now the weather. Hello again. Today is much milder. We have hello again. Today is much milder. We have a hello again. Today is much milder. We have a westerly Wind Today. But later it we have a westerly Wind Today. But later it is we have a westerly Wind Today. But later it is going to be more of a northerly later it is going to be more of a northerly across the north of scotland. That will herald a change as things scotland. That will herald a change as things turned colder. Today we have as things turned colder. Today we have a as things turned colder. Today we have a lot as things turned colder. Today we have a lot of cloud, rain and blustery have a lot of cloud, rain and blustery winds. The strongest winds in the blustery winds. The strongest winds in the North West. The mild conditions represented by the yellow conditions represented by the yellow. Watch how the blues started to sweep yellow. Watch how the blues started to sweep all the way across The Uk the next to sweep all the way across The Uk the next few days as we see a return to the the next few days as we see a return to the northerly wind. What we have at the to the northerly wind. What we have at the moment though is a lot of cloud at the moment though is a lot of cloud. Some brighter breaks. Some showers cloud. Some brighter breaks. Some showers at cloud. Some brighter breaks. Some showers at the south west getting into the showers at the south west getting into the South East. The heaviest rain in into the South East. The heaviest rain in the into the South East. The heaviest rain in the north slipping south. Some rain in the north slipping south. Some of rain in the north slipping south. Some of that rain get into northern istands some of that rain get into northern islands and some of that rain get into northern islands and North West england. The black circles represent the strength of the black circles represent the strength of the wind. It is a windy day. The strongest of the wind. It is a windy day. The strongest winds in the far north. You will strongest winds in the far north. You will note the temperatures. 18 stornaway you will note the temperatures. 18 stornaway. But for most we are back into double stornaway. But for most we are back into double figures. It will not last into double figures. It will not last the into double figures. It will not last. The Weather Front is sinking south last. The Weather Front is sinking south through the evening and overnight. With its narrow band of rain and overnight. With its narrow band of rain and a overnight. With its narrow band of rain and a lot of cloud. It wont be as cold rain and a lot of cloud. It wont be as cold in rain and a lot of cloud. It wont be as cold in the rain and a lot of cloud. It wont be as cold in the south but in the north as cold in the south but in the north it as cold in the south but in the north it will be culled. Wintry showers north it will be culled. Wintry showers. With the strong winds, blizzards showers. With the strong winds, blizzards in the mountains of scotland. The chance of frost in scotland. Scotland. The chance of frost in scotland, northern england and northern scotland, northern england and Northern Ireland. Here is where we will see Northern Ireland. Here is where we will see the Northern Ireland. Here is where we will see the sunshine first thing. It will see the sunshine first thing. It will will see the sunshine first thing. It will follow this Weather Front south it will follow this Weather Front south. Cloud and patchy rain. Wintry showers south. Cloud and patchy rain. Wintry showers. Some of those in the north will be showers. Some of those in the north will be down to lower levels in the heavier will be down to lower levels in the heavier bursts. Temperatures three in stornoway, seven in birmingham, milder in stornoway, seven in birmingham, milder in in stornoway, seven in birmingham, milder in the in stornoway, seven in birmingham, milder in the south. Look what happens milder in the south. Look what happens on saturday. Another Weather Front coming from the South East. The northern extent of that giving us a headache. This is what we think. Us a headache. This is what we think, getting in through the midlands heading towards east wales. It midlands heading towards east wales. It may midlands heading towards east wales. It may stay further south in the South Eastern corner. 0n the other side of South Eastern corner. 0n the other side of it South Eastern corner. 0n the other side of it we South Eastern corner. 0n the other side of it we are looking at dry weather, side of it we are looking at dry weather, some sunshine but some showers weather, some sunshine but some showers. Some will be Snow Showers. We could showers. Some will be Snow Showers. We could even see a bit of that at lower we could even see a bit of that at lower levels. 0ver we could even see a bit of that at lower levels. Overnight, saturday into sunday, we could see some wintriness into sunday, we could see some wintriness across parts of southern England Wintriness across parts of Southern England. The jury is still out. It will pull england. The jury is still out. It will pull away on sunday. Sunday and monday will pull away on sunday. Sunday and monday the temperatures back down. This is Bbc News. The headlines reassuring the public that the Vaccine'>Astrazeneca Vaccine is safe, Government Ministers urge people to come forward to get theirjabs after a potential link to extremely rare Blood Clots, leading to the offer of an alternative Vaccine for the Under 30s. We have more than enough of the Pfizer And Moderna Vaccines to be able to offer all those who are under 30 one of those two Vaccines. The sister of a man who died from a Blood Cot after taking the Vaccine'>Astrazeneca Vaccine urges people to continue having the jab. We will save more lives by people having the Vaccine than not. So the risk of clot is very, very small and my brother was extraordinarily unlucky. Scientists say the Vaccination Roll out in The Uk is now starting to � break the link� between Coronavirus Infections and deaths. Cheering and sirens Northern Ireland� s political leaders roundly condemn the recent violence in belfast, in which dozens of Police Officers have been injured. Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis will be meeting politicians there later. Myanmar� s ambassador in The Uk is locked out of his London Embassy saying he and his staff were told to leave the building by myanmar� s military, because of his opposition to the coup in his country. Public transport prepares for the next phase of Lockdown Easing in england the industry reassures travellers that trains and buses will be safe. Good afternoon. Welcome to Bbc News. Ministers are continuing to reassure the public about the safety of the Vaccine'>Astrazeneca Coronavirus Vaccine after the official advice changed to say that adults under 30 should be offered an alternative jab. The Medicines Regulator, the mhra, said the evidence had been Firming Up that a link exists between rare Blood Clots and the Vaccine. Astrazeneca says it is working with officials to try to understand a review by the Drugs Regulator found that by The End of march 79 people had suffered rare Blood Clots after vaccination 19 of whom died. Nearly two thirds of the cases of rare clots were seen in women. The regulator said this was not proof the jab had caused the clots. But it said the link was getting firmer, whilst stressing that these clots are very rare. Seperately this morning, there� s evidence that the Vaccination Programme is breaking the link between covid 19 cases and deaths. A study from Imperial College London found that whilst a decline in the rate of new Coronavirus Infections has stalled, with one in 500 people currently infected in england, those infections are now leading to fewer Hospital Admissions and deaths. 0urfirst report from Naomi Grimley looks at the questions around the Vaccine'>Aztrazeneca Vaccine. Vaccine take up in The Uk has so far been extremely successful, with 95 of the over 60s accepting their offers of a jab. Officials are determined that this latest change in what they call clinical preferences doesn� t see that progress stall. There� s still no proven link between the Vaccine'>Astrazeneca Vaccine and very rare Blood Clots, but the government accepts it should tweak its plans for younger Age Groups, where the Risk Benefit Calculation might be more finely balanced. Yesterday, the deputy Chief Medical Officer for england, jonathan Van Tam, said the decision to offer the Under 30s an alternative to the Vaccine'>Astrazeneca Vaccine was a course correction, but not about stopping or delaying jabs. Vaccines continue to be the way out for The Uk. They continue to be the way in which we can get our lives back to normal, and our economy opened up again in the shortest time possible. So the message remains clear everybody who has already had a first dose of the Vaccine'>Astrazeneca Vaccine should receive a second dose of the same brand, except for the very small number who experience Blood Clots after their first vaccination. Those who advise the government on Vaccines want us all to understand the subtleties of risk in medicine. Even aspirin, for example, has an incredibly rare condition which is fatal in children occasionally associated with it. So these things. They� re not unusual. The Risk Balance is something we have to communicate because it is a little. Sometimes a little difficult to get that concept across accurately. Questions remain, however, about what this modified advice will do for Vaccine-confidence'>Vaccine Confidence in general, and whether there will now be more pressure on global supplies of the Pfizer And Moderna Vaccines if more countries also decide to offer alternatives to lower Age Groups. Naomi grimley, Bbc News. Professor Andrew Pollard the director of the oxford Vaccine group, which developed the jab says with countries across europe, South America and South Asia still recording a high number of coronavirus cases now was not the time to waver. We just need to put our confidence in the hands of the system which i think has had a big boost by their ability to pick up an incredibly rare event through the monitoring that is Going On. That really gives me confidence that we can continue with the programme, to make sure that as many of us are protected, as soon as possible. The Health Secretary urged people who have already received a first dose of the Vaccine'>Astrazeneca Vaccine to take up the offer of their second jab. Of course we remain vigilant but there is no evidence of this effect after second doses and therefore, unless you have had this type of reaction from the first dose, in which case obviously it is important to talk to a doctor, but that is extremely rare, then you should just go forward and have your second dose. So that Vaccination Programme continues at pace and i am really glad that the uptake of second doses has been extremely high, 99. 4 of people, which is almost unheard of. 99. 4 have been coming forward to get their second dose and that is really important because the second dose gives you that extra protection. And there is another important thing to say about this, which is that all of these considerations, we have been totally transparent with the data, but the data show you the benefit and the risk to individuals. Of course there is a benefit to all of us of getting this job of course there is a benefit to all of us of getting this jab because it helps protect your loved ones and those around you because you are less likely to transmit coronavirus as well. This is one of the many reasons that the regulator has concluded that the jabs are safe, they are effective and they are working to help us get out of this pandemic. Matt hancock. Alison astles� Brother Neil, who was 59, died on sunday from a Blood Clot on the brain after taking the Vaccine'>Astrazeneca Vaccine. She urged other people to continue to have the jab and said her brother had been extraordinarily unlucky. She told my colleague Annita Mcveigh what happened. He had a Vaccine on the 17th and probably about a week or so later, he started getting headaches which didn� t go away and he started Feeling Sick as well, which again didn� t go away. After about eight days of this, he got to the stage where he was starting to lose his vision and my other brother took him to a e on friday night, and a scan there revealed a huge Blood Clot and bleed in his brain, so he was transferred over to icu where, unfortunately, he died on sunday evening. I am so, so sorry. What have you been told about any possible link between the vaccination and his death . The coroner is still preparing the report on this, so we are awaiting that, but we were told by the clinicians at the time, who were superb with us, i have to say, that they were 99. 9 sure this was due to the Vaccine'>Covid Vaccine and my brother� s patterns of Blood Results mirrored the cases of the previous cases that we have had in The Uk as well, so it is very strongly suggestive that this was due to the Vaccine'>Covid Vaccine. What is your reaction to that . Do you think that neil would have. . If he thought there was the slightest possibility of him becoming ill, let alone anything worse, that he would have thought twice about having the Vaccine . I think the picture is very complicated because, as a pharmacist myself, i understand about vigilance processes and i understand about the work of the mhra but the human being, the sister in me, still feels absolutely furious and very angry that this has happened to my brother. I sat yesterday and watched professor Van Tam on the news at three o� clock giving the information about the Vaccine and the risk of clots versus the risk of suffering from covid and it occurred To Me that i was very much in the place where i should speak out about this because that is not statistics and theory for me, that is actually what has happened to our family. But despite what has happened to neil and the impact on ourfamily, i still strongly believe that people should go ahead and have the Vaccine. If you have had one dose, go ahead and have your second. If you haven� t had your dose yet, make sure that you do because overall we will save more lives by people having the Vaccine than not. The risk of a clot is very, very small and my brother was extraordinarily unlucky, but even given the situation our family is in, i would strongly encourage everybody to go ahead and have the Vaccine. The other point i would just like to raise too is that people should be aware of symptoms. So if you do have a headache that lasts for longer than three or four or five days or sickness, then Please do seek medical advice if you have had a Vaccine'>Covid Vaccine within the last month. Particularly, i� m a pharmacist, community pharmacists i think should be asking the question if people go to pharmacies, have you had the Vaccine'>Covid Vaccine in the last month . That is the important messages that i would like to get across really. Make sure you do have the Vaccine. Earlier i spoke to dr anthony cox, reader in clinical Pharmacy And Drug safety at the university of birmingham. I asked him about the government� s messaging around the jab, in the light of any Vaccine-hesitancy'>Vaccine Hesitancy. It� s clear the benefits clearly outweigh the risks and i think the way it was described at the mhra� s conference with Thejoint Committee on Vaccines and immunisation, i thought it was really strongly put in terms of those graphs showing the benefits and the risks at the different Age Groups. All Age Groups, the risks appear to be extremely low for this very rare Side Effect. I mean, it� s the equivalent of the risk of dying in the bath, drowning in the bath, for example, it is that rare, or a Plane Landing on your house, it is a very, very low risk. In terms of rare events that we see with other drugs, we consider an event that occurs in one in 10,000 people to be rare and this is an event that is occurring in four people in1 Million or one in 250,000 with maybe one death per million people. It is extremely rare and i think that really needs to be in mind with people when they are making these decisions. We make decisions every day in our lives that have similar sorts of levels of risk without even thinking about it, every time you step into a car. But given the transparency, openness, the way it has been communicated to us now might be welcome, how much clearer could the risks have been spelt out before the Roll Out . I think the mhra� s plan on Vaccine-safety'>Vaccine Safety has been a public document since the start, virtually the start of april of last year may be. It was out there. These things were communicated in the press about Vaccine-safety'>Vaccine Safety and how we would have to monitor the safety effects and i think the yellow Card Scheme has been heavily pushed towards members of the public to make sure that they understand that they need to report any Side Effects they have and that has also given as information to people attending vaccination hubs, for example. I think there is possible a lack of general public understanding of the way that we regulate drugs and manage drug and Vaccine-safety'>Vaccine Safety that is more of an educational problem that we could perhaps bring into schools and things so that people understand that rare events like these can only be found in a Vaccine or a drug hits a more broad use in the population. But i think the british public have been fairly sensible in how they have dealt with lockdown restrictions and even this Blood Clot issue over the past month. Vaccine hesitancy doesn� t seem to have been affected by the debate that has been happening. In public, before this meeting as well, i would have thought having transparent meetings with clear decisive decisions being made about who should or should not get the Vaccine and expressing that risk should perhaps give the public some confidence. I have every confidence that people will continue to attend their vaccinations. There is no evidence at the moment, though, as far as we are told by the regulators, that the clots are caused by the Vaccine. We have to be very careful about emphasising that, but Under 30s are going to be offered an alternative jab, what does that tell us about their likelihood of getting a clot . Well, in fact there is no. Both the mhra and the European Medicines Evaluation Agency don� t seem to think there are any specific Sex Or Age related risk factors that we can tease out of the data at the moment. The decision about the Under 30s is less about the Vaccine-safety'>Vaccine Safety but more about the risk of exposure and subsequent admission to hospital, for example, for the Under 30s. As you go down the Age Groups, you have less risk associated with covid 19 so therefore the balance of Risk And Benefit changes and i think thejcvi has said it is not for a Safety Reason that they are restricting the use of the Vaccine'>Az Vaccine in the Under 30s but as an abundance of precaution and a consideration of the lowered risk of covid 19 problems that these group of patients have. The headlines on Bbc News. Reassuring the public that the Vaccine'>Astrazeneca Vaccine is safe Government Ministers urge people to come forward to get theirjabs after a potential link to extremely rare Blood Clots, leading to the offer of an alternative Vaccine for the Under 30s. Scientists say the Vaccination Roll out in The Uk is now starting to � break the link� between Coronavirus Infections and deaths. Northern ireland� s political leaders roundly condemn the recent violence in belfast, in which dozens of Police Officers have been injured Northern Ireland secretary Brandon Lewis will be meeting politicians there later. Sport, and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here� s 0lly foster. Good afternoon. The french open will start a week later than scheduled. The second tennis grand slam of the year will now run from the 30th May to the 13th ofjune. Tournament organisers at roland garros say they want to largest number of fans to be able to attend, and with france in a third national lockdown, moving the championships will give them the best possible chance. This will impact on the Grass Court Season in the build up to wimbledon. The second week in paris will clash with a number of events, and the queens and edgbaston tournaments will now start the day after the final. The lta say they are looking at the implications for their events and if they need to make changes to the calendar. A group of newcastle fans is trying to raise money to buy a stake in the club, if the owner Mike Ashley ever manages to sell up. They� ve asked fellow supporters to donate to a central fund with the hope that they will be able to buy a 1 stake and have a future say in how the club is run. Given the current valuation, that would cost about £3 Million. Former defender Warren Barton is one of the four guardians of the fund, which also includes a local mp, a journalist and an accountant. Sarah hunter will play her first England Game for 13 months, when they face italy on saturday in the women� s six nations. She comes staright back into the side and will reclaim the captaincy after recovering from a Hamstring Strain and also Nerve Damage in her hand. She� s one of 10 changes to the side that beat scotland last weekend. In a revamped format for the six nations, the red roses will reach the final of the tournament if they beat the italians in parma. Which they showed. Which they should. We are just hours away from the start of the masters. Golf� s first major of the year back in its original april slot. Augusta national is looking spectacular and there� ll be around 12 Thousand patrons there every day to enjoy it. The course was far more forgiving for the players when it was played in november last year but the fairways and greens will be firm and fast again. Former World Number one Greg Norman told us why the course is so special. When you play around here, you have got to be precise. The flight of the Golf Ball has to be perfect, the spin has to be perfect, you have to know exactly where you are in the green complexes, you have to land it in a three foot 3� square every shot you hit and that doesn� t mean you are aiming at the flag every time. It is unique in that regard. That� s all the sport for now. Ill i� ll have more after the one o� clock news. Northern ireland� s Power Sharing Executive has said it is gravely concerned by recent Street Violence and has called for calm to be restored. The Northern Ireland secretary Brandon Lewis is on his To Meet political leaders there later today. During several hours of rioting in belfast yesterday, police were attacked, Petrol Bombs were thrown and a bus was burnt. The Police Federation said seven officers were injured at an gate between loyalist and nationalist areas. In total more than 50 Police Officers have been hurt in the violence in a number of areas since The End of last month. The violence has been brought on by a combination of factors, including the impact of border changes since Brexit And Anger over the attendance of Sinn Fein politicians at a funeral of a former Ira Leader Last Summer which broke covid 19 rules. Justice Minister Naomi long, of the alliance party, opened the debate at stormont with a warning about inflammatory rhetoric. We have all been aware of the simmering tensions in parts of our community over the outworking is a brexit for some months. Most of us, in eluding those who Oppose Brexit have some sympathy for those people out there who feel betrayed. They were promised Sunlit Uplands but i was a fantasy. It was never how brexit would end. Those in government knew that but were more interested in their own ascent to power than the Hurt And Instability their deception would cause here in Northern Ireland. Instead of calm and measured leadership in the face of challenge, we have instead heard inflammatory rhetoric with threats of renewed violence are bandied around by people who claim to be trying to lead others away from their violent past. That dangerous language, that foolish talk could only ever serve to further stoke the angen only ever serve to further stoke the anger. While people will claim they were speaking in metaphors, we know all too well that many others here it literally. The first minister Arlene Foster said the violence seen on the streets was totally unacceptable. Todayis today is not the time to rehearse the arguments of this last number of weeks. Safe to say that we should all know well that when politics fail or are perceived to be failing in Northern Ireland, those who fill the vacuum of the destruction and despair. We cannot allow a new generation of our young people to fall victim to that path be preyed upon by those who prefer the shadow to the light. Political problems require political solutions, never Street Violence. Northern ireland is faced with a number of deep and significant political challenges in the time ahead and collectively we must work through those challenges. The deputy first Minister Michelle 0� neill called for greater backing for the Police Service. 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Can i just say that what we need to do is focus together as an i need to do is focus together as an executive, as an assembly, as political leaders to work together and say very clearly that there is room for everybody at the table but i tell you where there isn� T Room, there isn� T Room for armed gangs, criminal gangs who care nothing for The Future of this society. It is incumbent on us as political leaders to work together. Those people are enemies of the piece and it is our job to make sure all generations feel the benefit of the piece. Michelle 0� neill of Sinn Fein. The British Government says it will provide targeted help to hundreds of thousands of Hong Kong citizens who are expected to seek to move to The Uk following beijing� s Security Clampdown on the pro democracy movement. 0ne prominent Hong Kong democracy activist, nathan law, has already been granted asylum by the British Government. A Special Visa is being developed. As The Uk begins to open back up after lockdown, the public Transport System is gearing up for an influx of passengers. And while the industry is trying to reassure travellers that trains and buses will be safe, passenger groups are warning that social distancing won� t always be possible. Here� s our transport correspondent, caroline davies. Empty arrival halls in birmingham, deserted carriages in manchester, and quiet top decks on london buses. This pandemic has meant many of us have spent months hardly using this network. But as the world begins to venture outside, Public Transport is once again getting ready to take us there. At this depot in hull, they began fogging their buses 14 months ago. They� re planning extra services into the summer to help with social distancing, but there� s still some uncertainty from potential passengers. I wouldn� t like to use the bus. It can be so busy i wouldn� t want to be that close to people, especially if it� s so full, you have to sit next to a random person. As long as people wear their mask, i think you can get as many people on as you want. Changes are happening around the country. By monday, there� ll be 18,000 train services each weekday across britain that� s 1,000 more since february. But how many passengers will take rail trips over the next few months is still guesswork. We want people to travel with confidence, so we� re making as much space available for people whether that� s extra daily services or longer trains. We� re also making sure that those trains are spotlessly clean, but also we� re giving better information so that people can find out which services are busier and so they can plan theirjourneys better. Those out on the Trains Today were already thinking about the next few months. There� ll probably be more people that will start taking Public Transport again as we get later into the summer. How do you feel about having. Yeah, i was thinking about it today, just going through it. It depends how compressed it is how close you are with with people. At the moment its not very busy, so it feels fine. Im not looking forward to that, i but i dont have to travel too much, so its not too bad. While commuter services are likely to be busier, there� s also transport to sports events, music festivals even just trips to the beach that are likely to fill up. While the industry has always said that it will do what it can, it� s down to the police to enforce the rules. While most services have been quiet during lockdown, there have been images like this taken on the London Underground in january. Maintaining social distance and wearing a mask will be crucial to getting people back on board confidently. There� s obviously going to be situations where passenger numbers are going to build up. Making passengers feel safe is part of the battle. Three things are going to govern their experience. The ability to social distance from others, the visible cleanliness of Bus And Train services, and the actions of others are people wearing their face coverings, and is there active, visible enforcement of that . And i think government has just got to be honest as have the transport operators it� s not always going to be possible to social distance, and so people are going to have to manage themselves to a degree. Even after monday, passengers are encouraged to minimise their travel. The government said they� re working with the industry to ensure that everyone has the information they need to travel safely. Returning to Public Transport may well feel strange and unsettling after months of keeping apart the industry know that they need to rebuild that confidence to get passengers on board. Caroline davies, Bbc News. Now it� s time for a look at the weather with carol. Hello again. For many of us, it is going to be a mild Day Today but the weather is going to change from the north later on. So, we� ve got a lot of cloud, a little bit of brightness, sunshine limited today, we� ve also got some rain and some showers showers across Southern England, the rain across the north of the country, heaviest in the North West, slipping southwards through the day, accompanied by strong winds. Now, Cold Air is going to cut in behind this Weather Front and increasingly we will see wintry showers overnight blowing in the wind with blizzard likely, and this Cold Air follows this Weather Front south, but in the south what you will find is we will hang onto the milder by comparison temperatures. In the north, for scotland and Northern Ireland, potentially northern england, we are looking at some frost and also the risk of ice on untreated surfaces, but it is here we will have the sunshine tomorrow. Increasingly wintry showers coming in on this northerly airflow, southern areas cloudy with some patchy rain but here temperatures that little bit higher, we are looking at tens or elevens. Hello, this is Bbc News with martine croxall. The headlines reassuring the public that the Vaccine'>Astrazeneca Vaccine is safe Government Ministers urge people to come forward to get theirjabs, after a potential link to extremely rare Blood Clots, leading to the offer of an alternative Vaccine for the Under 30s. We have more than enough of the Pfizer And Moderna Vaccine to be able to offer all those who are under 30 one of those two Vaccines. The sister of a man who died from a Blood Cot after taking the Vaccine'>Astrazeneca Vaccine, urges people to continue having the jab. We will save more lives by people having the Vaccine than not. The risk of a clot is very, very small and my brother was extraordinarily unlucky. Scientists say the Vaccination Roll out in The Uk is now starting to break the link between Coronavirus Infections and deaths. Northern ireland� s political leaders roundly condemn the recent violence in belfast, in which dozens of Police Officers have been injured Northern Ireland secretary Brandon Lewis will be meeting politicians there later. Myanmar� s ambassador in The Uk is locked out of his London Embassy, saying he and his staff were told to leave the building by myanmar� s military, because of his opposition to the coup in his country. Public transport prepares for the next phase of Lockdown Easing in england the industry reassures travellers that trains and buses will be safe. At least 38 countries have seen reports of women suffering forced, coerced or involuntary sterilisation over the past 20 years, with some of those cases involving mothers who claim they� ve been sterilised against their will whilst giving birth. The un is calling for an end to all forced sterilisation and for governments to prosecute those responsible. Joanne whalley reports translation when i woke up from the inection the translation when i woke up from the injection the Doctor Translation when i woke up from the injection the doctor was translation when i woke up from the injection the doctor was placing translation when i woke up from the injection the doctor was placing his I Injection the doctor was placing his tools. I looked at him like this and said, you have sterilised me. He said, you have sterilised me. He said, yes. We did this because we care about you. I said, i don� t think you do because i did not agree to this. After that, i was just crying. Just crying. To this. 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Official figures show the number of people dying at home rose by 42 in the year to march. There was also evidence that many hospices found themselves short of medicines, ppe and staff. My mum was a really brave and beautiful woman. She loved her life and she lived it to the full. She really loved playing tennis she� d play every week up until she became ill with the cancer. Sheila lowe was 74 when she died last year from bowel cancer. After deciding to be looked after at home, her Daughter Susan became her main carer but the country went into lockdown weeks later. We had a lot of difficulties getting hold of medicine. It would be sent electronically over to the local pharmacy. The pharmacy didn� t have stocks. It was so frustrating. I think a couple of times i burst into tears in the. In the actual pharmacy. In a new survey of 1,000 unpaid carers, commissioned by marie curie, nearly two thirds of respondents said they didn� t get all the support they needed to manage the pain of their loved one. 65 said they needed more respite care, and just over three quarters said they took on more emotional burdens. Terri was diagnosed with terminal cancer three days before christmas, and she said two things when we got back to the hospital car park. The first one was, i dont want to go because i dont want to leave you. And the second was, i want to die at home. It was a given that i would do everything i could to allow terri to die at home. When i needed respite, they struggled to get me somebody. I was lucky they got me somebody i had a Night Sitter for one night. And on the second night when the sitter arrived, i had to tell her that terri had died. Many people, when given the option, will choose to spend their final weeks at home. But these problems were seen in professional settings, too. At the start of the pandemic, hospices were not classed as a front line nhs service, and they experienced shortages of ppe, medicines and staff. I had a patient only last week where his family had to drive around seven different pharmacies to try and find the medicine that he� d been prescribed for end of life. That family should have been spending those precious moments with their loved one. The department of health says it has funded support for unpaid carers throughout the pandemic, and that they continue to perform an incredibly important role. My biggest regret is that my mum died in pain or more pain she needed to be in. Karen morrison, Bbc News. Fliss murtagh is the professor of palliative care at hull york medical school, and one of the authors of the Research Report published this morning. Thank you very much forjoining us. How much of this increase of people dying at home was through choice rather than circumstance . That we donT Know rather than circumstance . 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Palliative care is suffering the way that we just heard in that report . Well, i think services were struggling even before the pandemic. There� s been a combination of different things complaining into a perfect storm. There has been a 42 increase in home deaths. At the same time services have been very stretched. Notjust palliative care, but also primary and Community Care, because they have had people offset, people shielding, people who couldn� t give the same level of input as previously. And so therefore, patients and families have actually often not have the level of support they have really needed at home. We know the numbers that have died at home have gone up. We don� T Know why. It may be a combination of things. Partly that actually people choose to stay away from hospital when they know there is covid there. They would also choose to stay away when they know their families can� T Visit in the same way as previously. There may be other reasons we have not yet uncovered. What it does mean is that services at home and social care services, as well as health services, as well as health services, really have been very stretched and that has left a lot of people struggling to do the best they can in difficult times. Tett people struggling to do the best they can in difficult times. Tell us what ou they can in difficult times. Tell us what you find they can in difficult times. Tell us what you find regarding they can in difficult times. Tell us| what you find regarding hospices, which, of course, provide extraordinary support to people at The End of their lives and are so highly valued by their families . Yes, well, hospices, you may be aware or you may not, two thirds of the funding from hospices comes from charitable funds. And only one third comes from the nhs. That has proved very difficult for hospices. For one thing we were outside the Nhs System when ppe, for example, was been ordered. It took a little while for that to be changed. But also, hospices have seen a real drop in theirfunding because hospices have seen a real drop in their funding because the charitable funds have not been there. So this has come, as i say, is a bit of a perfect storm. Services have been doing more with less. We know that about 70 of hospice palliative teams have recorded being much busier. That has often been delivering community based care. Some up the recommendations you are making to try to make sure that people are better supported in future, if you would, briefly . Yes. I think future, if you would, briefly . Yes. Ithinkthis future, if you would, briefly . Yes. I think this needs future, if you would, briefly . Yes. I think this needs to future, if you would, briefly . Yes. I think this needs to be future, if you would, briefly . T23 i think this needs to be core future, if you would, briefly . T2; i think this needs to be core work. With the nhs. Not an added extra. Not something that relies on charitable funds which may or not be there. It it is not a core business. It is often not something we like to think about. We are calling for sustainable funding. So politicians and the policymakers really need to look at this and think how to shift more funds to home based Community Care health services and social care. , Care Health services and social care. ,. , Care Health services and social care. ,. ,. , ~ Care Health services and social care. ,. ,. , Care Health services and social care. Professor marta, Thank You so much for your care. Professor marta, Thank You so much for your time. Care. Professor marta, Thank You so much for your time. Thank care. Professor marta, Thank You so much for your time. Thank you. I let� s return to the latest in Northern Ireland politicians in the country have spoken out against Last Night� s violence in West Belfast at an Emergency Meeting of the Stormont Assembly. There was rioting on both sides of a wall between loyalist and nationalist communities. |n the past week, 55 Police Officers have been injured. The Northern Ireland secretary Brandon Lewis is meet political leaders later. The Labour Leader Keir Starmer says the prime minister needs to show leadership on the issue. I� m very concerned by the violence we are seeing in Northern Ireland. It is completely unacceptable and can� t be justified. It is completely unacceptable and can� t bejustified. I myself it is completely unacceptable and can� t be justified. I myself worked in Northern Ireland with the Police Coffer four years. In Northern Ireland with the Police Cofferfouryears. I in Northern Ireland with the Police Cofferfour years. I know the impact this will be having on communities in Northern Ireland. I think everybody with responsibility in and for Northern Ireland needs to condemn the violence in no uncertain terms. I think the prime minister needs to convene an all party talks. This is about leadership. And the prime minister can� t be absent. He needs to convene talks urgently in Northern Ireland to find pragmatic and political solutions to reduce this violence. And political solutions to reduce this violence. ,. ,. , ~ this violence. How much do you think this violence. How much do you think this is as a result this violence. How much do you think this is as a result of this violence. How much do you think this is as a result of brexit this violence. How much do you think this is as a result of brexit and i this is as a result of brexit and the arrangements with Northern Ireland . ,. , ireland . There are concerns in Northern Ireland . There are concerns in Northern Ireland ireland . There are concerns in Northern Ireland about ireland . There are concerns in Northern Ireland about brexit. J ireland . There are concerns in i Northern Ireland about brexit. There are concerns about the promises the prime minister made which have not been kept. They dontjustify the violence. Let me be very, very clear about that. There is no justification for this violence, particularly the violence against the Police Service in Northern Ireland. What the prime minister needs to do now is step up, show leadership, convene all party talks, talk to the government of ireland, of course, is welcome and resolve this with pragmatic political solutions. Now its time to revisit our ealier your questions answered. And you have been getting in touch with lots of questions. And concerns about Blood Clots and the oxford Vaccine'>Astrazeneca Vaccine. With me to answer your questions is doctor and repressed in from the university of bath. And also, doctor David Matthews Reader in virology at the university of bristol. Thank you for joining us. The first one is from a viewer who says, im a 28 year old male with type one diabetes, i had my first dose of Vaccine'>Astrazeneca Vaccine in february, and have a second dose booked in may. Given the recent news will be given a choice to have a different Vaccine, orwill will be given a choice to have a different Vaccine, or will my second dose also be astrazeneca . Different Vaccine, or will my second dose also be astrazeneca . Given that ou have dose also be astrazeneca . Given that you have already dose also be astrazeneca . Given that you have already had dose also be astrazeneca . Given that you have already had the dose also be astrazeneca . Given that you have already had the first dose also be astrazeneca . Given that you have already had the first dose i you have already had the first dose with the a z Vaccine, i suspect your second dose will also be the Vaccine. Trials in terms of gauging the effect of mixing Vaccines, having one dose was one and the second with another, are under way. I dont think the data is out yet. Also, we perceive the risk from the Blood Clots to be associated with the first dose. If this is indeed an immune response to that Vaccine, it is very likely to occur on that primary dose rather than, a sort of different response in the second dose. We consider the risk to be pretty low in the second dose. If you have had the first dose and not suffered this rare adverse event, wiese think the risk for the second Doseis Wiese think the risk for the second dose is less. The wiese think the risk for the second dose is 1m wiese think the risk for the second dose is less wiese think the risk for the second dose is less. The next one for you, david, is dose is less. The next one for you, david. Is from dose is less. The next one for you, david, is from Lewis Dose is less. The next one for you, david, is from lewis in dose is less. The next one for you, david, is from lewis in kettering. I david, is from lewis in kettering. He says, i, like many other under 30 to work in Health Care, have had one dose of the Astrazeneca Jab. Im confused how they got mike and scientists are asking us to get the second dose of the Vaccine but discouraging our peers from getting it. Is this limited protection. How does the Risk Benefit Calculation stack up for the second jab . Really developing on the first question and was answering. I jab . Really developing on the first question and was answering. I would echo a lot of question and was answering. I would echo a lot of what question and was answering. I would echo a lot of what Andrew Question and was answering. I would echo a lot of what andrew was echo a lot of what andrew was saying echo a lot of what andrew was saying. You should definitely get the second dose. The Risk Benefits are clearly the second dose. The Risk Benefits are clearly in favour of that, as has been are clearly in favour of that, as has been stated most of these are very rare has been stated most of these are very rare events and have been associated very rare events and have been associated with the first dose. If you have associated with the first dose. If you have already had the jab you should you have already had the jab you should definitely get the second one because should definitely get the second one because it should definitely get the second one because it will boost your response to the because it will boost your response to the Vaccine and therefore, would. Ive to the Vaccine and therefore, would give you to the Vaccine and therefore, would give you better protection against infection. Give you better protection against infection, which has a very big possibility. So yeah, definitely the risk of possibility. So yeah, definitely the risk of not possibility. So yeah, definitely the risk of not getting the second jab is considerable. | risk of not getting the second ab is considerable. � risk of not getting the second ab is considerable. I can read in what lewis is saying is considerable. I can read in what lewis is saying that is considerable. I can read in what lewis is saying that he is considerable. I can read in what lewis is saying that he is, is considerable. I can read in what lewis is saying that he is, when i is considerable. I can read in what| lewis is saying that he is, when he says he is confused about why there are different pieces of advice, but i guess advice does evolve. That was something the jcvi i guess advice does evolve. That was something thejcvi said, remember, back at its first news conference, talking about the Roll Out of the Vaccine programme, that they would be constantly monitoring the results of the Vaccination Programme and adjusting advise accordingly . Absolutely. If any of the Vaccines we are using against this virus, indeed any Vaccine we have used, at the point where things happen in one and A Million, we need to give it to more than A Million people before you see those effects. There might be cases are one in a billion. We will see eventually. But this is an evolving situation. I think it should be emphasised that the system is working. These extremely rare events have finally started to reach a level where it is worth investigating more deeply. Because of the numbers involved and because of the numbers involved and because of the numbers involved and because of the very careful monitoring. Heat of the very careful monitoring. Next auestion of the very careful monitoring. Next question for of the very careful monitoring. Next question for you. Of the very careful monitoring. Next question for you, andrew. This is from cambridge. How long after a Vaccine-candy'>Vaccine Candy rare Blood Clot develop . If it has been three weeks since myjab, i will my definitely in the clear . Since my jab, i will my definitely in the clear . In the clear . Where are my definitely in the clear . Where are my definitely in in the clear . Where are my definitely in the in the clear . Where are my definitely in the clear . In the clear . Where are my definitely in the clear . This i in the clear . Where are my definitely in the clear . This is| definitely in the clear . This is what definitely in the clear . This is what we definitely in the clear . This is what we were hearing in the segment before what we were hearing in the segment before this what we were hearing in the segment before this. At the moment we see no evidence before this. At the moment we see no evidence of before this. At the moment we see no evidence of these clots appearing after 28 evidence of these clots appearing after 28 days postvaccination. Excuse after 28 days postvaccination. Excuse me. They tend to occur after we would excuse me. They tend to occur after we would expect the initial sort of generic we would expect the initial sort of generic Side Effects of the Vaccine, the aching generic Side Effects of the Vaccine, the aching and the general louis nix, happens fourto the aching and the general louis nix, happens four to five days after the vaccination up to a period where we think the vaccination up to a period where we think 28 the vaccination up to a period where we think 28 days is the latest we have we think 28 days is the latest we have seen we think 28 days is the latest we have seen. 21 days, you have got a very low have seen. 21 days, you have got a very low risk have seen. 21 days, you have got a very low risk of getting it. Certainly 21 days you are probably in the certainly 21 days you are probably in the clear. Certainly 21 days you are probably in the clear in the clear. Ok. I hope you had that answer. In the clear. Ok. I hope you had that answer. And in the clear. Ok. I hope you had that answer. And indeed in the clear. Ok. I hope you had that answer. And indeed our. That answer. And indeed our interview before which dealt with that same point. The next question, anonymous. Is the second dose of the Vaccine'>Astrazeneca Vaccine exactly the same as the first dose . Is it perhaps less as it is a Booster Dose . David, what is your response to that . These is somebody who has obvious they had the first dose, and is perhaps a little bit nervous . I the first dose, and is perhaps a little bit nervous . The first dose, and is perhaps a little bit nervous . I understand the second dose little bit nervous . I understand the second dose is little bit nervous . I understand the second dose is the little bit nervous . I understand the second dose is the same, little bit nervous . I understand the second dose is the same, i little bit nervous . I understand the| second dose is the same, i believe. The second second dose is the same, i believe. The second dose is very important because the second dose is very important because some people, their immune system because some people, their immune system doesnt react the first time Round System doesnt react the first time round as system doesnt react the first time round as well as you would like. So the second round as well as you would like. So the second dose will convert those circumstances. Also, people who do react circumstances. Also, people who do react the circumstances. Also, people who do react the first time round, you get a certain react the first time round, you get a certain react the first time round, you get a certain certainly a better antibody a certain certainly a better Antibody Response against the virus we are Antibody Response against the virus we are trying to protect you against. We are trying to protect you against. Evan is a go for a second dose against. Evan is a go for a second dose. ,. Against. Evan is a go for a second dose. ,. ,. , against. Evan is a go for a second dose. ,. ,. Dose. That is what we are hearing from scientists dose. That is what we are hearing from scientists and dose. That is what we are hearing from scientists and the dose. That is what we are hearing l from scientists and the Government Today who are very keen that people arent put off from having the second dose, the Booster Dose. The next one from georgina. Those saying the benefits outweigh the risks are people who have not died or no summary who has. I have cases of dvt and my family. So why shouldnt i be offered an alternative . I am only 37 and would rather not have to choose between vaccinated from covid and finding out if the Dvt Gene will be triggered by the jab. Georgina, i guess, is wondering whether she will be offered it because she is over 30, whether she is going to be offered astrazeneca or whether they will be any choice in the matter for her . , �. ,. , will be any choice in the matter for her . , ~. ,. ,. ,. , her . Sure. Again, there are going to be a lane her . Sure. Again, there are going to be a large number her . Sure. Again, there are going to be a large number of her . Sure. Again, there are going to be a large number of people her . Sure. Again, there are going to be a large number of people with i be a large number of people with individual set of circumstances. I would advise them to discuss it with their gp to see what the current advice is. These thrombosis events can be triggered by a number of different causes. There is nothing at the moment to suggest the genetic predisposition such as in the case of dvt would predispose it to the risk from the Vaccine. We think actually the clots that have triggered in these rare cases by the Vaccine, is actually an immune response that triggers some sort of recognition of the factors in the blood. That is probably very different to the underlying factors of the clots. There is nothing to suggest that those people would be at any increased risk of Blood Clots from stronger Vaccines. If at any increased risk of Blood Clots from stronger Vaccines. If georgina did not aet from stronger Vaccines. If georgina did rrot get a from stronger Vaccines. If georgina did rrot get a jab. From stronger Vaccines. If georgina did not get a jab, and from stronger Vaccines. If georgina did not get ajab, and she, from stronger Vaccines. If georgina did not get a jab, and she, heaven| did not get a jab, and she, heaven forbid, core two covid, could that cause a Blood Clot because of the Family History of dvt . Cause a Blood Clot because of the Family History of dvt . Again, that is very possible. Family history of dvt . Again, that is very possible. I Family History of dvt . Again, that is very possible. I think Family History of dvt . Again, that is very possible. I think hopefully| is very possible. I think hopefully were getting the situation where the rather than people having to choose between whether to be vaccinated or not, it could be that as certainly as we get more Vaccines coming online, we will be able to offer those that are maybe in those grey area where they have got some history of clotting irregularities within their family, history of clotting irregularities within theirfamily, maybe history of clotting irregularities within their family, maybe we could prioritise those people to have one of the alternative Vaccines, for which there is currently no signal of the Blood Clots associated with them. , ,. , , them. Hopefully that helps, georgina them. Hopefully that helps, georgina. One them. Hopefully that helps, georgina. One for them. Hopefully that helps, georgina. One for you, them. Hopefully that helps, l georgina. One for you, doctor them. Hopefully that helps, georgina. One for you, doctor or georgina. One foryou, Doctor Or David matthews. If you have had covid 19 and recovered, what is the benefit of having a Vaccine, he asks . ~ benefit of having a Vaccine, he asks . ,. , benefit of having a Vaccine, he asks . ,. , � benefit of having a Vaccine, he asks . ,. , �. ,. , asks . Well, because we donT Know how lona asks . Well, because we donT Know how long your asks . Well, because we donT Know how long your immunity asks . Well, because we donT Know how long your immunity lasts. Asks . Well, because we donT Know how long your immunity lasts. One | asks . Well, because we donT Know l how long your immunity lasts. One of the things how long your immunity lasts. One of the things that is interesting about all viruses the things that is interesting about all viruses is that they try To Mess with your all viruses is that they try To Mess with your immune spots. Potentially that will with your immune spots. Potentially that will inhibit your immune system from remembering. We hope a Vaccine will give from remembering. We hope a Vaccine will give you from remembering. We hope a Vaccine will give you a longer protection. Even will give you a longer protection. Even if will give you a longer protection. Even if that isnt actually technically the case, certainly what the Vaccine technically the case, certainly what the Vaccine will do is boost the level the Vaccine will do is boost the level of the Vaccine will do is boost the level of antibodies and give you a Renrinder Level of antibodies and give you a reminder of the infection, if you like reminder of the infection, if you like. ,. , reminder of the infection, if you like. , reminder of the infection, if you like. , ~ , like. Paula asks, would painkillers in cases such like. Paula asks, would painkillers in cases such as like. Paula asks, would painkillers in cases such as mine like. Paula asks, would painkillers in cases such as mine help like. Paula asks, would painkillers in cases such as mine help to like. Paula asks, would painkillers i in cases such as mine help to reduce the risk of Blood Clots . I had a terrible headache for 36 hours and i endured the pain because i understood it was part of the process for building immunity. I looked online to see if i could take a Painkiller And Advice was divided. I couldnt sleep because of the pain. The second night i gave up and took a painkiller. The next day i went back to work. Now im wondering if they headache was to do with Blood Supply and maybe i was lucky to avoid a clot. What would you say to avoid a clot. What would you say to paula . , to avoid a clot. What would you say topaula . , , ,. , to paula . Slightly presumptuous here, ithink to paula . Slightly presumptuous here, i think that to paula . Slightly presumptuous here, i think that link to paula . Slightly presumptuous here, i think that link is to paula . Slightly presumptuous here, i think that link is possibly| here, i think that link is possibly using aspirin, which obviously is used as prevention against some blood disorders. Paracetamol has a different method of action. I had a dose of the Vaccine'>Astrazeneca Vaccine. I must admit i felt a little bit under the weather, to say the least. I took paracetamol and masked most of the events. I dont understand why somebody would be saying, dont take a painkiller, in this case. Certainly i would say to my friends and family, take it. It sounds as if her symptoms were simply the sort of generic innate immunity to the Vaccine that occurred within the first few days, subsided as it is expected to do so. I dont think theyre associated with any Clotting Event at all. I theyre associated with any Clotting Event at all event at all. I hope that helps, paula. David, event at all. I hope that helps, paula. David, this event at all. I hope that helps, paula. David, this from event at all. I hope that helps, paula. David, this from Anna L Event at all. I hope that helps, | paula. David, this from anna in manchester. She is 31. She was going to get the Vaccine when offered but now shes not sure. What is the in risk of somebody who is 29 and will get a different Vaccine, and i am 31 and may get astrazeneca . Are there any long term risks in terms of developing clotting later in life . It is all quite worrying, she says. People in the sort of Age Group are asking these sorts of questions, arent they . Asking these sorts of questions, arent they . Asking these sorts of questions, arent the . ,. , � arent they . Indeed they are. But i think definitely arent they . Indeed they are. But i think definitely Stick Arent they . Indeed they are. But i think definitely stick to arent they . Indeed they are. But i think definitely stick to the arent they . Indeed they are. But i think definitely stick to the Advice L think definitely stick to the advice of the think definitely stick to the advice of the jcvi. They have looked at this in of the jcvi. They have looked at this in real of the jcvi. They have looked at this in real depth and detail. They have this in real depth and detail. They have done this in real depth and detail. They have done careful calculations on the risk have done careful calculations on the Risk Benefits. And they have chosen the Risk Benefits. And they have chosen a the Risk Benefits. And they have chosen a point, and age at which they chosen a point, and age at which they think chosen a point, and age at which they think that is a reasonable balance they think that is a reasonable balance of the risk. It may seem fairly balance of the risk. It may seem fairly arbitrary. But this will be carefully fairly arbitrary. But this will be carefully worked out. At The End of the day carefully worked out. At The End of the day this is a very, very rare event the day this is a very, very rare event it the day this is a very, very rare event it has the day this is a very, very rare event. It has been pointed out that it is much event. It has been pointed out that it is much more dangerous to go on a lon it is much more dangerous to go on a long core it is much more dangerous to go on a long core it is much more dangerous to go on a long core carjourney, for example. Long core carjourney, for example, than the risk we are talking example, than the risk we are talking about here. I think peoples worries talking about here. I think peoples worries are, talking about here. I think peoples worries are, you know, i understand their worries are, you know, i understand their concerns, but they do need to be but their concerns, but they do need to be but in their concerns, but they do need to be put in context. Be put in context. People would think nothing be put in context. 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You cant give you aspirin to your children. There are risks associated your children. There are risks associated with pretty much every dru associated with pretty much every drug you associated with pretty much every drug you take. The question was about, drug you take. The question was about, why drug you take. The question was about, why was the number of 30 years about, why was the number of 30 years old about, why was the number of 30 years old picked . It was picked after years old picked . It was picked after analysis of the Risk Benefits. Ithink after analysis of the Risk Benefits. I think we after analysis of the Risk Benefits. I think we have time forjust one more from, well, its two similar questions one from karen, who asks what the risk is if you suffer from Blood Clots and Varicose Veins . Ellen wants to know if having Varicose Veins is connected to Blood Clots developing. Andrew . To be honest, clots developing. Andrew . To be honest. The clots developing. Andrew . To be honest, the bottom clots developing. Andrew . To be honest, the bottom line clots developing. Andrew . To be honest, the bottom line is clots developing. Andrew . To be honest, the bottom line is i clots developing. Andrew . To be| honest, the bottom line is i dont think there is any clear indication of whether we know there is a risk from pre existing conditions associated with Blood Clots. I havent seen anything. There was nothing within the medical records that has been announced from those people that have suffered Vaccine triggered Blood Clotting. Again, we think it is a very rare and unusual mechanism, which is probably quite distinct from those where people who have got a history of Blood Clotting disorders have suffered from. Varicose veins is a very different situation. That is where the valves in your veins that normally stop the blood from flowing backwards, cease to function. You get back flow within your veins. It is nothing to do with clotting itself. Do with clotting itself. Utterly different condition. Do with clotting itself. Utterly different condition. Ok. Do with clotting itself. Utterly| different condition. Ok. Thank do with clotting itself. Utterly different condition. Ok. Thank you different condition. 0k. Thank you so much for answering that huge range of questions. Dr Andrew Preston and dr david matthews. Thank you to our viewers for sending in the questions. Hopefully that managed to solve some of the concerns that you had. Hello. It is feeling less cold out there today, especially where you have been seeing some sunshine. Multiple seasons in a day in scotland. A hint of spring after the first few cold days across eastern areas, with some sunny spells. Rain in North West scotland from this Weather Front moving south across scotland today, with the rain and the much colder air following behind. The winds picking up. Arctic Air And Snow showers in northern scotland tonight. Spreading south across The Uk just in time for the weekend. Here is the rain from the Weather Front moving further south across scotland. It will reach Northern Ireland this evening. Ahead of that, patches of rain towards North West england. The chance of a few heavier showers in south wales and south west england. You can see these temperatures into double figures. Also, the colder air moving in across scotland the rain. Showers turning increasingly to snow across northern scotland into tonight, i see very windy for the northern isles, potentially disruptive Wind Gusts of 60 to 70 mph. For the rest of the night, our cold front will move out of Northern Ireland, northern england and parts of the midlands, wales, into the East Anglia. Cloud across much of england and wales. Frosty berry to steer in northern england, Northern Ireland and scotland to start day tomorrow. I patches in scotland. Could be the odd Snow Shower in Northern Ireland and northern end. From wales and southwards, patchy and showery rain. Temperatures for some the further south you are still into double figures. This Weather System across southernmost parts on Saturday Clearing on sunday. Some outbreaks of rain. A lot of uncertainty about how far north across Southern England into East Anglia that will get. A little bit of potential for Sleet And Snow on the back edge before it clears away going into sunday. For much of The Uk on saturday and indeed on sunday, it will be sunny spells, a scattering of wintry showers. There could be some sleet, some hail, perhaps some snout. Sunny spells in between. It is going to be a cold weekend. Widespread frosty nights. The Health Secretary insists the Vaccine'>Astrazeneca Vaccine remains safe after experts found a potential link to extremely rare Blood Clots. Matt hancock says the Vaccination Programme remains on track for all adults to receive their first dose by The End ofjuly. We know the Roll Out� s working, we know the safety systems working and were on track To Meet the goal of offering to all adults by The End ofjuly, and the speed of the Roll Out wont be affected by these decisions. So, you know, when you get the call, get the jab. New figures show the lowest weekly covid deaths in england and wales since october well have the latest. Also this lunchtime. Political leaders at stormont condemn another night of violence in belfast the Northern Ireland secretary is on his way there for urgent talks