somewhere else around the world and waiting to get back to normal? —— or are you somewhere else around the world? how did it feel to back out there — or have you decided to wait for a bit? i'd love to hearfrom you — tweet me @annita—mcveigh and use the hashtag #bbcyourquestions the uk economy has rebounded slightly, up 0.4% in february, according to new figures from the office for national statistics. police in the us state of minnesota say the fatal shooting of a black man by an officer was an accident. it's led to a second night of confrontation with protesters. india's biggest religious festival continues despite the most covid infections of anywhere outside america. india now accounts for one in six of all new coronavirus cases globally. and coming up this hour... how the world's wealthiest people need to radically change their lifestyles to tackle climate change, according to a new report. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. the government says all over—50s and those in high—risk groups in the uk have now been offered a first dose of a coronavirus vaccine. it means ministers have met their target of offering a first dose to the top nine priority groups by 15th april. nhs england says that across the nine groups, 95% of people have actually had their first doses. all those over 45 in england are now able to book a vaccination on the nhs website. also today, england is giving its first doses of the moderna jab — after wales and scotland began using it last week. it's the third covid—19 vacine to be used here. meanwhile, what's being called a significant cluster of the south african variant has been found in wandsworth and lambeth. it means additional testing has been put in place — after 44 confirmed cases were identified. we will have more on all of those developments. first this report from our health editor, hugh pym. the progress of the vaccination programme in the uk has been widely acclaimed, and the target of all nine priority groups being offered a firstjab by april the 15th has been met as expected. that covers all those aged 50 and over, nhs and care staff, and the clinically vulnerable. a total of 32.2 million people have had a first dose. nhs england said that 19 out of 20 of those most at risk of the virus have been vaccinated. and will have protection from severe disease and hospitalisation. got a long way to go. the next group coming forward are group ten — 40—to—50—year—olds really need to step forward and take the vaccination when they're offered. the pace has slowed this month because of supply issues with the oxford—astrazeneca jab — vaccination centres are concentrating on second doses. but today capacity will be boosted with the vaccine provided by the american company moderna being given to patients in england. it was made available in scotland and wales last week. further information on the next steps of the programme are expected in the next few days with the expert committee thejcvi advising nhs leaders and ministers on how to proceed with immunizing those under 50. it's understood that invitations to people in their late 40s will go out soon. ministers have indicated that, subject to supplies being available, the target of offering a first dose to all adults by the end ofjuly is still on track. but, in a reminder of the continuing threat, it was announced last night that surge testing will be introduced in two london boroughs — wandsworth and lambeth — because of more cases of the south african variant. officials will be closely monitoring the spread of variants and the number of infections, following the partial easing of restrictions, ahead of decisions on moving to the next stage. hugh pym, bbc news. last week we told you about the first person in the uk to get the moderna vaccine, the third vaccine to come on stream in the uk, a 24—year—old carer in wales, and a 28—year—old solicitor called emily sanderson has become the first person in england to have the moderna jab at the sheffield arena vaccination centre, we are told she had underlying health conditions, she was meant at the astrazeneca jab and that has been changed to moderna. 28—year—old emily sanderson, i am moderna. 28—year—old emily sanderson, iam not moderna. 28—year—old emily sanderson, i am not sure this is a technical term, she has been described as a jabbee in this copy, but she has had the moderna vaccine in sheffield. our health correspondent michelle roberts is now in the studio with me. let's talk about the government at least offering the vaccine to the priority groups, and the next age group going on stream? the priority groups, and the next age group going on stream?- group going on stream? the first nine grows. _ group going on stream? the first nine groups, the _ group going on stream? the first nine groups, the highest - group going on stream? the first nine groups, the highest risk- group going on stream? the first nine groups, the highest risk if. nine 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jab fit in? the lion's share will| still be the oxford astrazeneca vaccine, we have 100 million doses pre—ordered lots of that has come online that there is still a lot more to come. pfizer is the one that is used. we had 17 million doses of moderna, and a full 8.5 million people, that will come online gradually over the next month —— enough for 8.5 million people. lots of the jabs in april will be second doses, because the nine categories we spoke about, the highest risk, have had their first we spoke about, the highest risk, have had theirfirstjab, some have had the second that the priority is the second booster shots. the moderna board will help and it is an option for people who might not be able to have the astrazeneca one at the moment because there is advice for people 30 and younger, if there is an alternative, to go for another because of the possible but very rare link with blood clots.- rare link with blood clots. thank ou. many businesses across the uk have opened their doors to customers for the first time in months — after coronavirus rules were eased yesterday. the most significant changes came in england — where shops, hairdressers and pub gardens were allowed to reopen. tim muffett reports. cheering. finally, a sense of release. it just feels like we're out of prison. i feel good! i've obviouslyjust been trapped inside doing the same thing — l like, work, going to sleep, work, going to sleep. - it'sjust nice to be, i like, out and about. the streets of soho in london have been deserted for so long. last night, the energy — and alcohol — returned. the first time out in months. yeah. what's it been like? amazing. it's lovely just to see people out, just to have some kind of normality — like, just to have life around us. missed it so much. across england yesterday, there were big steps back to normality — this sport centre in st austell in cornwall one of many reopening its doors. usually i hate getting out of bed on a monday morning, but last night i was dancing round the house and my son thought i was crazy. lovely. in lytham in lancashire, shirley was able to return to her favourite shop. it'sjust nice to be back and see people i know so well. great to have you back, shirley — it's lovely. in birmingham, a chance for a grandma—to—be to pick up some essentials. my daughter's having a baby, so lots of baby clothes, towels... ..pyjama bottoms! but for many, it was that pint in a pub garden that tasted so sweet. one taste, one second. oh, that's beautiful. well worth the wait. well, there's no kicking—out time — by law, all drinkers are already outside — but pubs and bars are now starting to close. for the first time in months, it's time for drinkers to head home. it was just nice to just be socialising with people and just be out and... ifeel like it's been so many months that we've been away from our friends. a bit of cleaning up to do? yeah, of course, of course. when everybody has left, afterwards we sweep all the front of the shop and just, you know... but you don't mind cleaning up? i don't mind, i don't mind. i'll do anything. after a brutal year for pubs and bars — for some business owners, at least — sweeping the streets has never felt so satisfying. tim muffett, bbc news. i will read some of your comments in a moment about what you did or decided not to do yesterday, but first some breaking news, the un human rights commissioner has said the situation in myanmar is heading towards full—blown conflict, that is the fear, heading towards full—blown conflict, fears the un human rights commissioner. violence on the streets, you will be aware, in the wake of the military to, with largely peaceful protests against the removal of rights —— in the wake of the military coup. unfortunately a large number of deaths and injuries as the military has retaliated against protesters. the un human rights commissionerfears the situation in myanmar it heading towards a full—blown conflict. we have been asking whether you were out and about yesterday and what you did, as some lockdown rules were relaxed, or whether you decided to not go out. julie hutchinson says i did not go out as i thought i would love the shopping madness website, but my husband enjoyed his pub visit very much. julie says, i can't see me going shopping anytime soon. another dealer says that he is back at the gym, but frustrating that classes are not allowed. —— another viewer says. classes are not allowed. —— another viewersays. elke classes are not allowed. —— another viewer says. elke says i cannot get my hairdresser the council took away disabled access to the city centre, i cannot get my car enough now. daryl has sent me a video of leicester city centre yesterday, saying he had a lovely drink in leicester and the little video he sent, it looks like everybody is well spaced out and socially distanced at their tables outside. there's been a second night of confrontation between police and protesters in brooklyn centre, the minneapolis suburb where a black man was shot dead by police on sunday. officers fired tear gas as crowds defied an overnight curfew. meanwhile the trial of the officer accused of killing george floyd in the same city is entering its final stages, as peter bowes reports. —— the trial of the former police officer accused of killing george floyd. another tense night, unrest on the streets of minneapolis in response to the police killing of another black man. this was already a city on edge. the renewed anger and frustration follows the death of daunte wright, a 20—year—old motorist who was shot by a female officer after he was stopped for a minor offence. he'd attempted to escape when the police tried to arrest him on a previous warrant. this bodycam footage shows what the police chief said was a fatal mistake. taser, taser, taser! it is my belief that the officer had the intention to deploy their taser, but instead shot mr wright with a single bullet. the swift release of the bodycam video appears to have been an attempt by the police to show transparency in the face of immediate criticism. presidentjoe biden said he had watched what he called the graphic footage, and he was waiting for an investigation to determine whether the shooting was an accident. in the meantime, he said people should stay calm. there is absolutely no justification — none — for looting, no justification for violence. peaceful protest, understandable, and the fact is that, you know, we do know that the anger, pain and trauma that exists in the black community... the minneapolis trial of derek chauvin, the former police officer accused of murdering george floyd, is moving into its final stages. over the next few days, derek chauvin's lawyers will present the jury with their case. my my mother is no longer with us right now, but my oldest brother, george, i'd miss both of them. i was married on may 2a, and my brother was killed on may 2a, and my brother was killed on may 2a, and my brother was killed on may the 25th. and my mum died on made the 30th. it was like a bittersweet month. over the next few days, derek chauvin's lawyers will present the jury with their case. as the trial winds up, extra security — members of the national guard — are being drafted in around the courthouse and across the city as emotions run high. peter bowes, bbc news, los angeles. i would like to bring you some more comments made by the office of the un human rights commissioner in relation —— in relation to myanmar, where anti—coup protesters have been on the street since the military seized powerfrom on the street since the military seized power from aung on the street since the military seized powerfrom aung san on the street since the military seized power from aung san suu on the street since the military seized powerfrom aung san suu kyi. the un office says they fear the situation in myanmar could become one of possible crimes against humanity, this is one of the lines coming from the office of the un human rights commissioner, warning of possible crimes against humanity, saying targeted sanctions on myanmar are not enough and states must apply further pressure on the military. fearing also that myanmar is heading towards what they call a syrian style full—blown conflict and the un human rights office says more than 3000 people have been arrested in myanmar, it says there are reports of 23 people opposed to the coup being sentenced to death. so the un says there is a fear that myanmar is heading towards a full—blown conflict as protesters continue to defy the military since it seized power in that coup on february one, so a series of very, very serious warnings from the un human rights commission about the situation in myanmar. the headlines on bbc news... everyone aged 45 and over in england is now able to book their covid vaccination through the nhs — it comes as the target for offering a vaccine to all over 50s and people in high—risk groups in the uk is met, three days early. additional coronavirus testing has been put in place in two south london boroughs, after 44 confirmed cases of the south africn variant were identified. police in the us state of minnesota say the fatal shooting of a black man by an officer was an accident. it's led to a second night of confrontation with protesters. in a stark warning the world health organization, says the coronavirus pandemic is still growing around the globe, and has yet to reach its peak. india now accounts for one in six of all new coronavirus infections globally. it's recorded more than 13 and a half million cases. only the united states has recorded more infections. courtney bembridge reports. just as the second wave of the virus is sweeping across india, millions of people travelled to the northern city of haridwar to mark a hindu religious festival by bathing in the ganges river. translation: we were afraid - that we were coming during covid-19 and nothing should happen to us, but by the grace of the mother goddess ganges, everything is fine here and there are no problems. there is no issue, i think there is no issue travelling. just they have to take proper care of themselves by wearing a mask and by maintaining some social distancing protocols. the crowds are so large it is hard to enforce coronavirus restrictions. translation: as you can see, we are urging people _ to wear their masks, and until yesterday there were a lot of fines, but because of the crowd today, we are not able to impose fines as it is not practically possible. health experts had appealed for the festival to be cancelled, but the government went ahead. we must recognise the packing together of large numbers of people, even in an outdoor situation, is likely to be an invitation for the virus to spread more easily. india is recording almost 170,000 new daily cases and health officials are expecting that number to rise. now, the caution is how long the wave will last. if it lasts, like the last wave, for two and a half months, we have a problem. there are reports of shortages of hospital beds and medicines. these patients were given oxygen outside a hospital because it was too full. less than 4% of the population has been vaccinated. prime minister narendra modi wants to see these efforts ramp up, but there are reports of vaccine shortages, even with the largest manufacturer in the world, the serum institute of india, directing most of its supply for domestic use. that will have a knock—on effect for global vaccination efforts too, because less doses will be sent overseas. global cases have been rising for seven weeks, and the world health organization has warned countries against relaxing restrictions too soon. the trajectory of the pandemic right now, it is growing exponentially. this is not the situation we want to be in, 16 months into a pandemic. and there was more from the director—general. we could bring this pandemic under control in a matter of months. whether we do or not comes down to the decision and the actions that governments and individuals make everyday. the global death toll from covid—19 has almost hit 3 million. courtney bembridge, bbc news. trade between the uk and the eu partially recovered in february, after a steep drop in january following brexit. official figures show exports to the eu jumped 46.6%, which followed a 42% slump in january, as firms struggled with new trade rules. other figures from the office for national statistics showed the economy grew by 0.4% in february, but it's still 7.8% smaller compared with the same time last year. earlier, i spoke to our business presenter, ben thompson, who gave us this update. two important bits of economic data this morning, including those trade figures, but the gdp figures given say snapshot of how the uk economy is faring and how quickly it is recovering from some of those record slumps we saw at the height of the pandemic. the economy grew by 0.4% in february, as you said, but the economy is still about 8% smaller than before this began, and what is interesting is it gives an idea of which sectors are managing to work within the rules, because one year ago, most businesses shut down and were not operating in any fashion. over the last 12 months we have seen many businesses in many sectors working out how to operate safely within the rules, so we have seen so we have seen manufacturing and construction grow more strongly than services, which is everything from pubs and shops and restaurants to banks and hairdressers, they have seen the biggest impacts of lockdown restrictions, they have not been able to open properly, so that sector is taking longer to recover. the trade figures give us a sense of the trade we are doing with the eu and there was a big slump injanuary, the first set of figures we had since the brexit withdrawal agreement came to an end, there was a sharp drop—off which was blamed on the red tape, the bureaucracy, the paperwork required to do trade between the uk and mainland europe, but also perhaps because lots of firms had stockpiled, they were nervous about the deadline, worried about things getting through the border and so maybe in november and december they put much more in their warehouse so they did not have to buy lots injanuary in case there were problems. we are seeing some recovery, exports going by 46.6%, versus that 42% fall, suggesting a bounce back, businesses have figured out some of the rules, there is extra paperwork and more bureaucracy but they are more confident in how to trade with the eu. taken together, it suggests an economy slowly mending but there is still a way to go and the economy is 8% smaller than it was before this began. big questions about the easing of restrictions and what contribution that will make it to economic growth in the coming months. the uk government will face further questions in the commons today over david cameron's lobbying for the collapsed financial firm greensill capital. a spokesperson for the former prime minister said he would be glad to take part in the independent review of the firm's activities, announced by downing street yesterday. there have been calls for the rules around lobbying to be tightened. our chief political correspondent adam fleming has been giving us more details. well, the questions are kind of moving in their focus because until now there has been lots of discussion about these e—mails and text messages from david cameron to the chancellor and ministers at the treasury on behalf of the financial services firm he was working for, greensill capital. that was to get access to a treasury coronavirus scheme that didn't happen. now the focus today is on a government scheme that did happen. it was called the coronavirus large business interruption loan scheme. greensill capital was credited as a lender for that scheme, which meant they were approved by the british business bank, which is owned by the government, to make loans to quite a large companies to help them with coronavirus. and we know very little about the process around that. we don't even know if david cameron was involved in that, and that is the sort of thing that the opposition is going to be asking today. originally, labour wanted to speak to rishi sunak, the chancellor. the treasury say it is nothing to do with them. so we will get a junior business minister at the dispatch box answering questions instead. and i havejust had a statement from the british business bank themselves saying that they looked at their records and they can find no record of david cameron getting in touch with them. so it may be that there are more questions than answers, as we have had to get used to throughout this whole episode. hundreds of politicians and peers spoke late in the houses of parliament to pay tribute to the duke of edinburgh. sir philip jenkins described prince philip as a unifying figure for the country —— said bernard jenkin. the funeral for prince philip will be held on saturday at windsor. french lawmakers have voted to ban many short—haul domestic flights — in a bid to reduce carbon emissions. the legislation will end routes where the same journey could be made by train in less than two—and—a—half hours. the planned measures will face a further vote in the senate before becoming law. the bbc�*s tim allman reports. thanks to the pandemic, fewer people are taking to the skies, that the french government wants to see a reduction even when things get back to normal. it says it is committed to normal. it says it is committed to reducing carbon emissions and the airline industry is a big producer of c02, airline industry is a big producer of co2, hence the vote to ban a number of domestic flights, although connecting flights will not be directly affected. either way, some lawmakers remain to be convinced. translation: i think this message is not the right one. _ the environmental choice must take precedence, let's not abandon the social and economic choices around industry and around airports. the two are complementary. the law still has to be approved by the senate, but assuming it comes into effect, it will prohibit all flights that could be made by train in less than two and a half hours. that would bring to an end services between paris and cities like nantes, lyon and bordeaux. but, after some objections from airlines and regional officials, longerflights from the capital to places like toulouse, marseille and nice will still be allowed. translation: according | to greenpeace, this change would spare the most polluting air connections. with more than 3 million passengers in 2019, the flights between paris and nice generates the equivalent of 225,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide. france, of course, has a renowned train network. getting around here is usually pretty painless. it may not be the same for other countries who might be considering a similar scheme. but ministers insist big steps have to be taken if we are serious about climate change. tim allman, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news... everyone aged 45 and over in england is now able to book their covid vaccination through the nhs — it comes as the target for offering a vaccine to all over 50s and people in high—risk groups in the uk is met, three days early. additional coronavirus testing has been put in place in two south london boroughs — after 44 confirmed cases of the south africn variant were identified. the united nations chief warns against human rights abuses in myanmar. police in the us state of minnesota say the fatal shooting of a black man by an officer was an accident. it's led to a second night of confrontation with protesters. change their lifestyles to tackle climate change, according to a new report. let's get more now on one of our top stories — the uk economy and trade with the eu. joining mejeevun sandher, an economist at king's college london and former treasury official. good to have you with this. let's talk about trade, just to remind viewers, trade between the uk and eu partially recovering in february after a steep drop injanuary following brexit but put that into context. is this people getting to grips with the new rules, paperwork and so one? in grips with the new rules, paperwork and so one?— and so one? in part, it certainly --eole and so one? in part, it certainly people are _ and so one? in part, it certainly people are getting _ and so one? in part, it certainly people are getting used - and so one? in part, it certainly people are getting used to - and so one? in part, it certainly people are getting used to the l and so one? in part, it certainly i people are getting used to the new rules, in part we should remember we saw a huge fall in trade injanuary because we saw stockpiling in december but that shouldn't detract from the main issue, and the main issue going forward for firms. there will be a permanent cost to trading with the eu, it's more expensive, we've already heard stories of fishermen struggling to export to the european union, more paperwork, the european union, more paperwork, the cost of hiring, we are less competitive in terms of before when we were a member of the eu. lloathed competitive in terms of before when we were a member of the eu. what do ou see we were a member of the eu. what do you see happening _ we were a member of the eu. what do you see happening next? _ we were a member of the eu. what do you see happening next? i _ we were a member of the eu. what do you see happening next? i don't - we were a member of the eu. what do you see happening next? i don't wantl you see happening next? i don't want to do too much crystal ball gazing but what is your sense of where this will go in terms of trade? taste but what is your sense of where this will go in terms of trade?— will go in terms of trade? we will siml will go in terms of trade? we will simply have _ will go in terms of trade? we will simply have a _ will go in terms of trade? we will simply have a permanently - will go in terms of trade? we will simply have a permanently lower| simply have a permanently lower level than we would have had had we remained part of the european union. we will always be and it will always cost more now it costs more to trade with them, when paperwork adds to your cost you a less competitive, it's easier for european suppliers to get their goods from elsewhere inside the european union. we should expect a fall in trade, permanent full entry to the european union over time. full entry to the european union overtime. i5 full entry to the european union over time-— over time. is there any sense at fall in trade _ over time. is there any sense at fall in trade is _ over time. is there any sense at fall in trade is being _ over time. is there any sense at l fall in trade is being compensated for by an increase in trade elsewhere?— for by an increase in trade elsewhere? ~ . �* , ., elsewhere? we haven't seen that in the latest figures _ elsewhere? we haven't seen that in the latest figures and _ elsewhere? we haven't seen that in the latest figures and we _ elsewhere? we haven't seen that in the latest figures and we shouldn'tl the latest figures and we shouldn't expect that in general. what we see as we trade more with countries that are closest to us, countries that are closest to us, countries that are further away, it costs more, and more to ship goods. we haven't seen that so far and we shouldn't expect it in the future. we haven't seen any trade deal so far that's given a significantly more benefits than we had when we were a member of the european union.— european union. let's look at the other data _ european union. let's look at the other data out _ european union. let's look at the other data out this _ european union. let's look at the other data out this morning, - european union. let's look at the i other data out this morning, figures from the office for national statistics showing the uk agronomy grew by 0.4% in february, let's begin by putting that into the wider context. it’s begin by putting that into the wider context. �* , ., �* , context. it's wonderful we've seen this rise in — context. it's wonderful we've seen this rise in growth _ context. it's wonderful we've seen this rise in growth but _ context. it's wonderful we've seen this rise in growth but the - context. it's wonderful we've seen | this rise in growth but the economy is now 8% smaller than when the pandemic began. the good news is as we go forward as the vaccine is ruled out and we interact socially again we should start to see the sectors of the economy bouncing back. the worry is actually we've got this cute wave of unemployment thatis got this cute wave of unemployment that is yet to come when the furlough scheme ends in october. really we need to see the government acting to stop that happening. we had the vaccine, it could stop harm that covid causes to all of us, unemployment has scarred people and places for decades and we need the government to support the economy, subsidisejobs and job government to support the economy, subsidise jobs and job creation and especially for young people who have been hit hardest. brute especially for young people who have been hit hardest.— been hit hardest. we very much waitin: been hit hardest. we very much waiting and _ been hit hardest. we very much waiting and seeing _ been hit hardest. we very much waiting and seeing how - been hit hardest. we very much waiting and seeing how they - waiting and seeing how they continued vaccine roll—out goes, whether it achieves its aim of stopping people getting seriously ill and allowing there for the economy to reopen further so although there is this fear as you mentioned, once the furlough scheme ends, a wave of unemployment, perhaps if sectors are opening up more fully, there may be newjobs to be created? more fully, there may be new “obs to be created?— be created? there will certainly be seen some — be created? there will certainly be seen some job _ be created? there will certainly be seen some job creation _ be created? there will certainly be seen some job creation but - be created? there will certainly be seen some job creation but firms l seen some job creation but firms will start to see support start to fall, we've seen handovers from the coronavirus pandemic, we certainly shouldn't expect things to go back to normal unless the government is there to provide support that's needed but certainly it's very much true, the really good news today is that we are interacting socially because of the vaccine roll—out. we should start to see firms bounce back and now it's time for the government to get us back on the road to recovery and really stop the harm that mass unemployment will cause. it will scar people and places decades, places we talk today, the same places that saw mass unemployment in the 80s. thank today, the same places that saw mass unemployment in the 80s.— unemployment in the 80s. thank you for our unemployment in the 80s. thank you for your thoughts. _ for millions of people across the uk, yesterday's easing of coronavirus restrictions brought the first taste of freedom in months. shops, hairdressers, gyms and pub gardens were all allowed to reopen in england, bringing crowds back into city centres, despite the chilly temperatures. our correspondent fiona trott spent the day out and about in newcastle to get a sense of how the day went there. # what a beautiful day, hey, hey. # i'm the king of alltime #. a city getting back into its rhythm. these weren'tjust people popping in after work — many had been shopping all day. so it's in front of you, you can see the product. i mean, you don't have the issue coming back and forwards, in sending things back. i hate shopping online, so that's why i waited until today, so... that's why i've been all out, you know? all out? all out. what does that mean, how much money? no comment. no comment! it's good to go back inside and shop instead of having to do it online. that's been nice. it's nice to be around other people, like, to see humans. with no eating allowed indoors, a cold pavement could still make takeaways tasty. itjust makes you happier, cos, i mean, if you're sat on your own all day in the house, nothing to do, itjust... you just get bored and sometimes lonely, so it's nice to be out. hi, guys! hi! it feels like there's an element of being... it's a special thing. you're getting up, you're going to get ready. i can open a bottle of wine in my pyjamas and be like, yeah, it's acceptable, because i'm at home, do you know what i mean? but... yeah, you guys... going out and having a drink is so much different than just sitting at home and having a drink — opening a bottle of wine, having a beer or whatever. it's just... it's completely different, it's so much nicer to do. cos you're able to see your friends. at this restaurant, the staff were just as delighted as the customers to open up the terrace. i have been in furlough two times, so for me it's so excited to come back. to be honest, i don't know about the rest of the people, but for me it's really important — mental healthy. so, yes, just fingers crossed we don't close again. i've done this for 25 years, and the first people that walked in today, you think, i've kind of forgotten what to do. but, yeah, i think everybody else, fortunately, just snapped straight back into it. and they've been brilliant today — our guys have been brilliant today and just got on with it and got back to doing what they do best. so it was great. are you tired? i'm tired! i feel more tired now than i have after christmas weeks in the past. but, yeah, it's...just exciting. i think i've been working really hard to get to this point. eating at home with emma's been lovely, but it's always nice to come back out to some local restaurants and support locally. so, yeah, no, it's fantastic, really enjoying it. to get people back into newcastle safely, the city has had to change. applications for pavement licences have also been fast—tracked — there are now 104. because we've been in lockdown for so long, we couldn't have possibly gone back to work today. so we needed the day off to go out and do what we wanted to do! queueing in the cold is part of the culture here, so in a strange way this felt good. yeah, i've got leggings on, jeans on. there's people out with dresses and heels but we wouldn't do that. we're quite. . . dressed appropriately. dressed appropriately! socialising, isn't it? i haven't socialised in two months. i haven't seen grace in four months, it's... yeah. while some were celebrating their first night of freedom, others were still hitting the shops. yeah, it's late butjust going to shop till it's dark. till late, so, yeah. what did you buy? ijust got some shoes, some tops and... yeah, and pyjamas and socks. that's all! many places are still waiting to welcome people back but, in the meantime, this city has made the most of the measures being relaxed. fiona trott, bbc news, newcastle. for the first time in months, pub gardens, shops and hairdressers have reopened in england. many families have also taken advantage of holiday parks and campsites welcoming back visitors for the first time this year, as danjohnson tells us in this report. poles up and pegs in — the lake district, once again within reach. and some just couldn't wait to stake out their piece of the great outdoors. it's great to see a glimpse of the mountains. yeah, yeah. we had the campsite booked the night boris made his announcement. yeah! yeah. it's brilliant. get outdoors and see other people! instead of each other! we were counting down. we were up this morning at half six, you know, just getting the car packed, getting the dog in and, eh, yeah, first day up here. it's the only place in the world where we don't mind it - rains, but it's nice. added bonus — look at that, | blue sky now far behind you. ullswater through there. fabulous. and after being out of bounds for so long, they're pleased to see the tourists return, and hopeful they'll stay. there's a huge demand this year for domestic holidays. four out of five people in the uk will be holidaying in the uk this year. and, so that's a lot more than normal. so, yeah, obviously demand is very, very high, and we're looking forward to a really busy season, and indeed a much longer season than normal. we fully expect our season to stretch right up to christmas. matlock�*s cable cars are also up and running. capacity is limited and social distancing remains. but fresh air and ventilation are in good supply. we would like to have opened for christmas, and we would have liked to have opened on the 5th of february. so, eh — and we've missed easter. but we're open today and we are very, very excited to be open. it's just lovely to get a bit of freedom back and do normal things with the children. yeah! yeah, it's like cool and hot. cool and hot at the same time? yeah. and in the peak district, what was it they used to say in the scouts? be prepared. the toilet blocks are closed until may 17th, due to government guidelines. so i think from then we will have a lot more bookings. but people are still happy to come using their own facilities from now. we've even got a tent arrived today for four nights. splashdown at southport pleasureland, after a year when rides were mostly off limits, restricting family fun and putting places like this under threat. it's nice to be open again. lovely sunny day. we couldn't hope for more, really. it's really nice to be back in work again and making all the kids and all the families happy again. doesn't matter what marketing we do or what offers we make, the sun is the best thing in the world for us. ain't that the truth? fingers crossed, it keeps shining and covid stays under control. danjohnson has spent the morning at a holiday park in shropshire. yes, this is the love2stay holiday park on the edge of shrewsbury, loads of families waking up here this morning to enjoy the activities on offer. let's have a quick word with tanya and aaron, very special day for them, the first day away from home but it's aaron's birthday. happy birthday. how old are you? i'm eight. what has it been like spending the night in a woodland lodge, it looks like a caravan, but it's not. how was it? it was exciting. is it good to be out of the house? yes. what have you got planned for the week? lots of time in the hot tub, we'vej got our own hot tub by the lodge. we will be there. a lovely big play park behind us, we've already been - in that this morning. i there is plenty of other activities, | paddle boarding, kayaking, fishing, lots to keep him busy and tired him out. - were you desperate to get away? absolutely. after being at home, - working, home—schooling, the only break is to go _ to the supermarket, it wasjust nice to come away somewhere different. even though you haven't gone that far. 15 miles down the road. it's nice. igave us a nice level of comfort, i being able to come to somewhere we know, we know the standards here are really good, _ we are happy to go away and we can still come and do things with familyl and friends, it's really nice. it's a beautiful change of scenery. thank you, guys, enjoy your stay. i recommend the ice pool, which i've had a dip in already, that's very refreshing. let's speak to mark, the boss, what's it like getting people back in to enjoy the facilities? really good. people are smiling, enjoying themselves, it's been really lonely not having customers back. tell us about the practicality of getting back up and running. it sounds easy, we've been back a month trying to get the place ready, we've got to clean, maintain it, get staff into training with new covid procedures. what does that mean? is it numbers restricted, are you trying to do social distancing? communication before people come, endless cleaning of the wash facilities, toilet blocks, social distancing, trying to get people to give space because ultimately we need to try and avoid another lockdown. how difficult has it been over the last year? really difficult. the tourism industry, all industries have had a difficult time, when your business has closed, our turnover is down 30 or 40%. you needed to reopen? we really did, we are full this weekend. we need to make sure we don't break down, some of the hot tubs are late being delivered but it's great to see people back. hopeful of a good season? i would say going abroad today is illegal, domestic tourism should be good. i think we will be really busy this year. it's good to see people coming but i think it's like hibernation, you get people coming back in yesterday, they are very tentative and quiet, all of a sudden, they are getting more confident, they start running round a bit more. thank you and we wish you all the best with the season. some families taking advantage of it but they still have chalets spare if people want to come and take the chance to get back to nature and enjoy the outdoors. the uk's children's laureate and best selling author of how to train your dragon, cressida cowell is calling on the prime minister to help reverse what she says is the spiralling inequality in education. in an open letter — former laureates, literacy organisations, and publishing industry leaders — are urging the government to put primary school libraries at the heart of its long—term response to the pandemic with a yearly investment of £100—million. the children's laureate cressida cowell has been telling us that the shortage of libraries in primary schools is a real concern. i'm amazed how many people don't know that one in eight primary schools do not have a library, 38% of primary schools have a designated person looking after reading for pleasure and culture in their school so this is a real problem. and we are calling on the ring fenced amounts because it isn't fair, decades of research have shown reading for pleasure, reading for pleasure are likely to be happier, healthier, wealthier. more likely to get the vote. more likely to own their own home. more likely to own their own home, the oecd says that reading for pleasure is the single biggest indicator of a child's future educational success. but how is that going to happen if a parent can't afford books, or a carer can't afford books, and there is no library in that primary school? this has got to change. yes, how, in that situation, does a child learn to love reading? and, of course, while you're saying is that access to books from a very early age, that very much fits with the government's agenda that it talks about a lot, about levelling up, doesn't it? yes. levelling up has to happen. and it can't happen, this is my belief and the belief of all the literacy organisations, it can't happen without the help of libraries in primary schools. we are already seeing a situation where children on free school meals are twice as likely to be in a school that has no library. the children who most need libraries are in schools that are so stretched for resources that they can't offer them a proper school library. so this has got to change. ok, these are schools, as you say, absolutely stretched for resources, perhaps the stock of books that they have had are so old that they have literally worn out. what exactly is it you want the prime minister to do, then? so it is this ring fenced amount for libraries, additional, because schools, you know, are so stretched for resources, ring fenced for libraries. we have a lack of books, we have a lack of space, we have a lack of expertise, so that is the big ask of government. the second part of the campaign is we are launching six flagship libraries in primary schools across the country which all have 25%, at least 25%, of their children on free school meals, and there we are providing them with a whole reading culture as well as wonderful books. i always say that books should be like sweets, not brussel sprouts, and the school libraries association is going to be advising and training up a staff member within that school with a very tricky task of how to get children reading for pleasure. i love that line, "books should be like sweets, not brussel sprouts." and, of course, with these six flagship programmes you will be able to measure, i presume, what a difference that is making. now, the government says that the prime minister has said his biggest priority is putting money and effort into repairing damage done to children's education. borisjohnson has said the government was working to make up the gap with support for summer activities, tutoring, laptops and £1.7 billion for catch—up learning. have you any indication or been given any indication that any of that sum of money would go towards school libraries, primary school libraries? well, the prime minister isn't going to announce that, i think, until may, after may the 11th that is my belief. so this is why we are coming out now, notjust me, not just the laureates but all the major literacy organisations are coming out now saying, "please, let's make primary school libraries at the heart of our recovery programme." wouldn't it be wonderful if something joyful happened coming out of this pandemic? i mean, one in 11 children from the most disadvantaged families do not own a single book. they need primary school libraries. we know it. we, in ourworld, we in the literacy charity world, children's book authors, we visit so many schools, we know how unequal this provision is and how essential it is to provide this funding for school libraries, and the support for teachers and a reading culture, as i say, we are going to be showing how, in these gold standard primary school libraries, how they really can transform lives. good libraries can transform lives. the bafta—winning netflix documentary �*my octopus teacher�* tells story of a film—maker who befriends an octopus. it was filmed off the coast of cape town in one of the world's richest ecosystems — now the makers of the documentary are part of a campaign to preserve the underwater forest. our africa correspondent andrew harding went under water to bring us this report. the sea life here is spectacular. but try for a moment to look past the exotic creatures crowding the cold waters near cape town and focus instead on the seaweed — the endless underwater forests of kelp. i think we should check out the cave and have a look if the sharks are there... i've come here with a group of activists who want to draw the world's attention to this extraordinary, but little—known ecosystem. they're calling it the great african sea forest. we hear so much talk about coral and about the great barrier reef, but there are these giant underwater forests, and they are so important, just as important when it comes to climate and climate change. there's a big value in these kelp forest ecosystems. they protect from storm surges because they break the waves, they prevent coastal erosion, they sequester a lot of carbon which is mitigating global climate change. and then itjust happens. i put my hand out a tiny bit... it was here that these divers filmed a documentary — my octopus teacher. it became a global hit. but the kelp is the bigger story, covering a quarter of the world's coastlines. for now, the kelp in south africa is so plentiful that it can be harvested sustainably, for all sorts of human uses, from fertiliser to face cream. the mineral—rich fronds can grow half a metre a day. but these forests, acutely vulnerable to rising sea temperatures, are struggling elsewhere, hence the push to raise public awareness. we thought we have to give it an identity, and the reason for that was because if we want to do any kind of long—term conservation of this ecosystem, we need to make people aware of it first. when you think wild, you think serengeti, mara, you know, great barrier reef. so we want that kind of romanticism and imagination attached to the kelp forest. the hope is that by naming this the great african sea forest, people will pay more attention to this extraordinary ecosystem, that they'll guard it and help it to keep playing its unique role in protecting our planet. a fun fact about them is that they can actually get up to 12—13 metres long. as part of that process, local children are now being introduced to the kelp, to learn its secrets and to meet the creatures that use these coastal forests as their underwater nursery. andrew harding, bbc news, in south africa's western cape. that is almost it from me for now. you can get all the latest news on the bbc news website, including the latest news on my mark. you can also get the latest stories on the bbc news app. you're watching bbc news. bbc news continues next. now it's time for a look at the weather with carol hello again. if you are looking for rain in the forecast, most of us aren't going to see it this week although at the weekend it looks like we could see some coming into the north—west of the country. pollen levels are high in the southeastern quarter today, we are talking about tree pollen so if you feel sniffily that may well be why. still in this cool air represented by the blues across the uk over the next few days. not really until we head towards the end of the week we start to see something milder coming from the atlantic, this is a weather front and it could bring some rain with it. today, a lot of dry weather, a wee bit more cloud bubbling through the afternoon, turning the sunshine hazy, some showers across western areas, we could see some coming across the south as well. really, most of us will miss them and stay dry. light winds, six degrees in the north, 13 in the south. under clear skies temperatures will fall away quite rapidly through the evening, showers will also fade, we will be left with cloud here and there, some patchy list and fog forming but nothing problematic, a chilly night but not as chilly as last night. there will be some pockets of frost, pockets of fog to start the day on wednesday, that should lift fairly readily. and then we are back into another dry day for most of us, plenty of sunshine. through the day, like today, areas of cloud will develop turning sunshine hazy, you could see some showers getting into the south—west of england, a few across north—west scotland, temperature range st in the north, 13 as we sweep towards cardiff. high pressure remains in charge during thursday, the air around it moves clockwise, we pull in a north—easterly across the south—east and a southerly towards the west, that will impact the temperatures. again, for many, dry day, breezy in the south—east, we see some showers, more cloud around, the highest temperatures out in the west, looking at 12 and 13, cooler along the north sea coastline. heading towards the weekend for friday, saturday and sunday, here's a weather front introducing milder conditions, cloud and some rain. it's not going to sink terribly far, we think at this stage, many of us will stay dry. in fact there will be a fair bit of sunshine around. away from the north—western corner, looking at rain. top temperatures 13. this is bbc news, i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at 11. everyone aged 45 and over in england is now able to book their covid vaccination through the nhs — it comes as the target for offering a vaccine to all over 50s and people in high—risk groups in the uk is met, three days early. additional coronavirus testing has been put in place in two south london boroughs — after 44 confirmed cases of the south africn variant were identified. the morning after the night before — high streets and beer gardens are busy again, as lockdown restrictions ease in england. the united nations human rights chief warns of �*possible crimes against humanity�* in myanmar — and says the country is heading towards a full blown conflict. police in the us state of minnesota say the fatal shooting of a black man by an officer was an accident. it's led to a second night of confrontation with protesters. india's biggest religious festival continues despite the most covid infections of anywhere outside america. india now accounts for1 in 6 of all new coronavirus cases globally. and coming up this hour... how the world's wealthiest people need to radically change their lifestyles to tackle climate change, according to a new report. good morning and welcome to bbc news. the government says all over—50s and those in high—risk groups in the uk, have now been offered a first dose of a coronavirus vaccine. it means ministers have met their target, of offering a first dose to the top nine priority groups by 15th april. nhs england says that across the nine groups — 95% of people have actually had their first doses. all those over 45 in england, are now able to book a vaccination on the nhs website. also today, england is giving its first doses of the moderna jab — after wales and scotland began using it last week. it's the third covid—19 vaccine to be used here. meanwhile, what's being called a �*significant�* cluster, of the south african variant, has been found in wandsworth and lambeth. it means additional testing has been put in place — after 44 confirmed cases were identified. our health editor, hugh pym reports. the progress of the vaccination programme in the uk has been widely acclaimed, and the target of all nine priority groups being offered a firstjab by april the 15th has been met as expected. that covers all those aged 50 and over, nhs and care staff, and the clinically vulnerable. a total of 32.2 million people have had a first dose. nhs england said that 19 out of 20 of those most at risk of the virus have been vaccinated. the highest—risk population in the country are vaccinated and will have protection from severe disease and hospitalisation. got a long way to go. the next group coming forward are group ten — 40—to—50—year—olds really need to step forward and take the vaccination when they're offered. the pace has slowed this month because of supply issues with the oxford—astrazeneca jab — vaccination centres are concentrating on second doses. but today capacity will be boosted with the vaccine provided by the american company moderna being given to patients in england. it was made available in scotland and wales last week. further information on the next steps of the programme are expected in the next few days with the expert committee thejcvi advising nhs leaders and ministers on how to proceed with immunizing those under 50. it's understood that invitations to people in their late 40s will go out soon. ministers have indicated that, subject to supplies being available, the target of offering a first dose to all adults by the end ofjuly is still on track. but, in a reminder of the continuing threat, it was announced last night that surge testing will be introduced in two london boroughs — wandsworth and lambeth — because of more cases of the south african variant. officials will be closely monitoring the spread of variants and the number of infections, following the partial easing of restrictions, ahead of decisions on moving to the next stage. hugh pym, bbc news. as hugh pym reported, nhs patients in england will receive the moderna covid—19 vaccine from today. we can now show you pictures we received in the last half hour showing first recipient emily sanderson, 28 years old — a solicitor with underlying health conditions who was supposed to have the azjab which was changed to moderna. it is brilliant and has been re—efficient in organising it so quickly and it should people that are alternatives fa are worried. you had it rescheduled from last week, presumably because you have an issue as to why you would be jabbed at this age. j as to why you would be “abbed at this are. ., ., as to why you would be “abbed at this ae. ., ., , this age. i have an underlying health condition. _ this age. i have an underlying health condition. we - this age. i have an underlying health condition. we have - this age. i have an underlying i health condition. we have seen lockdown and _ health condition. we have seen lockdown and lifting _ health condition. we have seen lockdown and lifting slightly - health condition. we have seen lockdown and lifting slightly so| lockdown and lifting slightly so would you go out with friends now and advise them to get the jab when it is relevant. and advise them to get the 'ab when it is relevant.— it is relevant. definitely. it is really important _ it is relevant. definitely. it is really important so - it is relevant. definitely. it is really important so we - it is relevant. definitely. it is really important so we can i it is relevant. definitely. it is- really important so we can augur back to normal life and protect other people that are more vulnerable than ourselves. hundreds of thousands of people living or working in two south london boroughs, are being urged to get coronavirus tests, in an effort to limit the localised spread of the south african variant. 44 cases, mostly in lambeth and wandsworth, have been confirmed, along with a further 30 �*probable' cases. earlier, ruth hutt, director of public health at lambeth council, gave us this update. so the scope of the testing is to actually ask everybody over the age of 11 to get a pcr test, so that's the sort of test that goes back to the lab rather than the rapid tests that some people have been doing over the next couple of weeks. we have an outbreak that we're aware of in a local care home. but we also know that there has been some spread to the wider community. we've been testing and tracing contacts from that outbreak. but what we want to do now is check that there's no further spread across our borders, both in and in wandsworth. in lambeth and in wandsworth. many businesses across the uk have opened their doors to customers for the first time in months — after coronavirus rules were eased yesterday. the most significant changes came in england — where shops, hairdressers and pub gardens were allowed to reopen. tim muffett reports. cheering. finally, a sense of release. it just feels like we're out of prison. i feel good! i've obviouslyjust been trapped inside doing the same thing — l like, work, going to sleep, work, going to sleep. - it'sjust nice to be, i like, out and about. the streets of soho in london have been deserted for so long. last night, the energy — and alcohol — returned. the first time out in months. yeah. what's it been like? amazing. it's lovely just to see people out, just to have some kind of normality — like, just to have life around us. missed it so much. across england yesterday, there were big steps back to normality — this sport centre in st austell in cornwall one of many reopening its doors. usually i hate getting out of bed on a monday morning, but last night i was dancing round the house and my son thought i was crazy. lovely. in lytham in lancashire, shirley was able to return to her favourite shop. it'sjust nice to be back and see people i know so well. great to have you back, shirley — it's lovely. in birmingham, a chance for a grandma—to—be to pick up some essentials. my daughter's having a baby, so lots of baby clothes, towels... ..pyjama bottoms! but for many, it was that pint in a pub garden that tasted so sweet. one taste, one second. oh, that's beautiful. well worth the wait. well, there's no kicking—out time — by law, all drinkers are already outside — but pubs and bars are now starting to close. for the first time in months, it's time for drinkers to head home. it was just nice to just be socialising with people and just be out and... ifeel like it's been so many months that we've been away from our friends. a bit of cleaning up to do? yeah, of course, of course. when everybody has left, afterwards we sweep all the front of the shop and just, you know... but you don't mind cleaning up? i don't mind, i don't mind. i'll do anything. after a brutal year for pubs and bars — for some business owners, at least — sweeping the streets has never felt so satisfying. tim muffett, bbc news. there's been a second night of confrontation between police and protesters in brooklyn centre, the minneapolis suburb where a black man was shot dead by police on sunday. officers fired tear gas as crowds defied an overnight curfew. meanwhile the trial of the officer accused of killing george floyd in the same city is entering its final stages, as peter bowes reports. another tense night, unrest on the streets of minneapolis in response to the police killing of another black man. this was already a city on edge. the renewed anger and frustration follows the death of daunte wright, a 20—year—old motorist who was shot by a female officer after he was stopped for a minor offence. he'd attempted to escape when the police tried to arrest him on a previous warrant. this bodycam footage shows what the police chief said was a fatal mistake. taser, taser, taser! it is my belief that the officer had the intention to deploy their taser, but instead shot mr wright with a single bullet. the swift release of the bodycam video appears to have been an attempt by the police to show transparency in the face of immediate criticism. presidentjoe biden said he had watched what he called the graphic footage, and he was waiting for an investigation to determine whether the shooting was an accident. in the meantime, he said people should stay calm. there is absolutely no justification — none — for looting, no justification for violence. peaceful protest, understandable, and the fact is that, you know, we do know that the anger, pain and trauma that exists in the black community... in that environment is real, it is studious and consequential but it will notjustify studious and consequential but it will not justify violence studious and consequential but it will notjustify violence or looting. the minneapolis trial of derek chauvin, the former police officer accused of murdering george floyd, is moving into its final stages. over the next few days, derek chauvin's lawyers will present the jury with their case. this is my oldest brother george. i miss— this is my oldest brother george. i miss them — this is my oldest brother george. i miss them. in may 24 i got married and my— miss them. in may 24 i got married and my brother was killed may 25. my mum died _ and my brother was killed may 25. my mum died on may 30, it was a bittersweet month. over the next few days, derek chauvin's lawyers will present the jury with their case. as the trial winds up, extra security — members of the national guard — are being drafted in around the courthouse and across the city as emotions run high. peter bowes, bbc news, los angeles. there's been a shooting at a high school in knoxville in tennessee. police say one person was killed and an officer was wounded when police confronted the suspect, who repeatedly fired at them. the gunman was later identified as a student at the school. the un has warned that the military clampdown on protests in myanmar over recent months risks escalating the country intoa civil conflict like that seen in syria. un high commissionerfor human rights michelle bachelet appealed for an end to what she called the slaughter. in a statement she said over 3,000 people have been detained and there are reports that 23 people have been sentenced to death following secret trials. she warned the international community must not allow the deadly mistakes of the past in syria and elsewhere to be repeated. in a stark warning, the world health organization, says the coronavirus pandemic is still growing around the globe, and has yet to reach its peak. india now accounts for1 in 6 of all new coronavirus infections globally. it's recorded more than 13.5 million cases. only the united states has recorded more infections. courtney bembridge reports. just as the second wave of the virus is sweeping across india, millions of people travelled to the northern city of haridwar to mark a hindu religious festival by bathing in the ganges river. translation: we were afraid that we were coming - during covid—19 and nothing should happen to us. but by the grace of the mother goddess ganges, everything is fine here. and there are no problems. there is no issue. i think there is no issue. just they have to take proper care of them themselves by wearing masks and by maintaining some social distancing protocols. the crowds are so large it's hard to enforce coronavirus restrictions. translation: as you can see, we are urging people _ to wear their masks. and until yesterday there were a lot of fines. but because of the crowd today, we're not able to impose fines as it is not practically possible. health experts had appealed for the festival to be cancelled, but the government went ahead. we must recognize that packing together a large number of people, even in an outdoor situation, is likely to be an invitation for the virus to spread more easily. india is recording almost 170,000 new daily cases, and health officials are expecting that number to rise. now the question is how long the wave will last. we don't know if it last like the last for two and a half months. we have a problem. there are reports of shortages of hospital beds and medicine. these patients were given oxygen outside a hospital because it was too full. less than 4% of the population has been vaccinated. prime minister narendra modi wants to see these efforts ramped up. but there are reports of vaccine shortages even with the largest manufacturer in the world, the serum institute of india, directing most of its supply for domestic use. that will have a knock on effect for global vaccination efforts, too, because less doses will be sent overseas. global cases have been rising for seven weeks, and the world health organization has warned countries against relaxing restrictions too soon. the trajectory of the pandemic, right now it is growing exponentially. this is not the situation we want to be in 16 months into a pandemic. and there was more from the director general. we could bring this pandemic under control in a matter of months. whether we do or not comes down to the decision and the actions that governments and individuals make every day. the global death toll from covid—19 has almost hit 3 million. courtney bembridge, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news... everyone aged 45 and over in england is now able to book their covid vaccination through the nhs — it comes as the target for offering a vaccine to all over 50s and people in high—risk groups in the uk is met, three days early. additional coronavirus testing has been put in place in two south london boroughs — after 44 confirmed cases of the south africn variant were identified. the morning after the night before — high streets and beer gardens are busy again, as lockdown restrictions ease in england. the government will face further questions in the commons today over david cameron's lobbying for the collapsed financial firm greensill capital. a spokesperson for the former prime minister said he would be glad to take part in the independent review of the firm's activities, announced by downing street yesterday. there have been calls for the rules around lobbying to be tightened. our political correspondent jonathan blake is at westminster. there's going to be an urgent question today butjust to clarify, hasn't got anything to with david cameron. possibly as possibly the sun satisfactory answer. there are a couple of things to keep an iota for, after downing street and owned yesterday there would be an enquiry into greensill and its links with government it may allow ministers to deflect questions about this ongoing row over lobbying but it will not stop the question is coming. labour showing no let up in their pursuit of this topic, asking an urgent question in parliament today, they wanted the chancellor to come before mps and talk about greensill and its involvement in one of the government is back financial support schemes during the pandemic, the so—called coronavirus and large business interruption loan scheme. greensill was approved as a lender within that and was able to lend large sums of money to big companies are struggling during the pandemic. the treasury say that scheme was actually run by and led by the business department but the treasury so people get a junior business minister coming to the commons to answer that question from labour later on. in the house of commons. that has led to a bit of a tit—for—tat row between labour and the government over who was responsible for the scheme, labour pointing out the chancellor has taken credit and the past, the treasury saying it is really not anything to do with them. the chancellor will not be appearing before mps to answer questions about ads today and it does seem that so far there is not any evidence that david cameron lobbied the government on behalf of greensill when he what for them for that scheme and particular. something else, the secretary is appealing before the slight committee of mps to talk about liberty steel, the firm responsible for 5000 jobs in the uk which has run into difficulty, they were lent money by greensill and obviously they recently into administration so questions over liberty steel�*s future and potentially those jobs and the uk and it may be that mps on that committee take the opportunity to link the two and ask the business secretary questions about greensill�*s involvement there as well. a couple of things to watch out for as of this row over lobbying rumbles on. thank you. a new report says the wealthiest people in the world must radically change their lifestyles to tackle climate change. researchers from the cambridge sustainability commission want to persuade the wealthy to insulate their homes, reduce their frequent flying and ditch their suv�*s. they say between 1990 and 2015, nearly half of the growth in global emissions was down to the richest 10%. the wealthiest 5% alone — the so—called "polluter elite" — contributed more than a third of emissions growth. and they complain that the world's wealthiest 1% produces double the combined carbon emissions of the poorest 50%. let's get more on this and speak to the author professor peter knew. we are talking about the political elite, which nations are we talking about? it elite, which nations are we talking about? , ., ., , ., about? it is not actually about nations, about? it is not actually about nations. it _ about? it is not actually about nations, it is _ about? it is not actually about nations, it is that _ about? it is not actually about nations, it is that class - about? it is not actually about nations, it is that class of - nations, it is that class of individuals on the 5% that lead the most carbon intensive lifestyles whose behaviour needs to be targeted by a range of policies and measures and we are arguing for a shrink and share approach so shrink the carbon budget to bring it in line with the palace targets which all governments signed up to but within that need to share that responsibility fairly and acknowledge some groups are polluting way above that budget and others need to be supported to improve their lifestyles. it is not eas to improve their lifestyles. it is not easy to convince _ improve their lifestyles. it is not easy to convince people - improve their lifestyles. it is not easy to convince people to - improve their lifestyles. it is not easy to convince people to give l easy to convince people to give something up, particularly something thatis something up, particularly something that is pleasurable or makes their life easier, how do you do it? the, lat life easier, how do you do it? a lot of it is about _ life easier, how do you do it? a lot of it is about creating _ life easier, how do you do it? a lot of it is about creating the - life easier, how do you do it? lot of it is about creating the correct enabling structure saw governments and businesses providing infrastructure at a lower carbon can get to work and heat our homes and feed ourselves and lower carbon ways, many of those things we do not have direct control over so it is about shaping the choice architecture, the things that allow us to do the things we need to do because it is a lot harder to persuade people to give things up once they have got them so it is about moving us towards a lower carbon way of living across transport, energy, heating and those key areas. transport, energy, heating and those ke areas. �* , ., ., transport, energy, heating and those ke areas. �* , . ., ., key areas. there's that mean that the will key areas. there's that mean that they will have _ key areas. there's that mean that they will have to _ key areas. there's that mean that they will have to pay? _ key areas. there's that mean that they will have to pay? as - key areas. there's that mean that they will have to pay? as we - key areas. there's that mean that they will have to pay? as we have seenin they will have to pay? as we have seen in terms of limiting emissions in some cities we have put fines on foreign using the roads if you are driving certain vehicles, is it going to cost people? it driving certain vehicles, is it going to cost people?- driving certain vehicles, is it going to cost people? it will mean an adjustment _ going to cost people? it will mean an adjustment for _ going to cost people? it will mean an adjustment for some _ going to cost people? it will mean an adjustment for some of - going to cost people? it will mean an adjustment for some of the - an adjustment for some of the highest consumers but the trade—off on gain will be more breathable air sojust as we on gain will be more breathable air so just as we say we need to pedestrianise the city centres or reduce the amount of traffic around schools on places that children are, thatis schools on places that children are, that is an inconvenience for people driving larger cars but for others it is a gain so you need to put the emphasis on what we gain from some of the necessary shifts required to get to a lower carbon footing. there's always a discussion of tackling climate and a fair way and when you look at infrastructure and some countries particularly in countries when discussing about this political elite, the wealthy groups, as the infrastructure they are to support them to make those lifestyle changes? you give up your car and get on the train, it is very expensive to use the trains, they are slow, they do not fit in with lifestyles. are slow, they do not fit in with lifes les. are slow, they do not fit in with lifestyles-— lifestyles. the key thing is for that ou lifestyles. the key thing is for that you can _ lifestyles. the key thing is for that you can support - lifestyles. the key thing is for that you can support the - lifestyles. the key thing is for| that you can support the viable alternatives, the french government have banned internal domestic flights where there are available train routes that only take 2.5 hours to a few ongoing to certain destinations within france and there is an available and cheap and affordable train route then you should not be flying sweaters about laying in place those are viable alternatives and making those affordable to the wider population but it also implies some restraint and limits but it is easier to avoid locking on these things and the first place if we do not expand airports and provide alternatives on if we try and put pressure on car manufacturers as has happened in this country to phase out the use of petrol and higher gas guzzling vehicles such of to prevent those models been developing and the first place because it is easier to shift innovation and can design than to get someone to give up and suv once they have one. haber get someone to give up and suv once they have one-— they have one. how long do you think we have to make _ they have one. how long do you think we have to make these _ they have one. how long do you think we have to make these changes? - they have one. how long do you think| we have to make these changes? how wide is that window? to we have to make these changes? how wide is that window?— wide is that window? to get anything like near a 1-5 — wide is that window? to get anything like near a 1.5 degrees _ wide is that window? to get anything like near a 1.5 degrees scenario - like near a 1.5 degrees scenario which is the aim of the paris agreement things need to radically change and the next ten years and thatis change and the next ten years and that is very tough to shift deeply ingrained habits and behaviours. this is why we are saying one of the first things you can do is not make the situation was, let's not expand airports and build new infrastructure, let's not give tax credits to oil and gas companies, we should be providing as the government was doing with the green loans for greenhouses, support to public transport, that is where the money should be going, not propping up money should be going, not propping up the old economy but trying to build the new economy.- up the old economy but trying to build the new economy. in the past few minutes the prime minister has been speaking in a media interview about the vaccine roll—out. lets listen to what he's been speaking. it is great that we have managed to achieve a target of getting everybody in the 1—9 groups vaccinated by the deadline, 32 million people have got their first dose which is to and we are going now to the 45—49 group, they are being asked to come forward and i want to make a very important point about where we are with the pandemic because clearly everybody yesterday was able to go to the pub or shopping, get a was able to go to the pub or shopping, geta haircut was able to go to the pub or shopping, get a haircut and someone and that is great and the in numbers and that is great and the in numbers and infections and deaths and hospitalisations are down but it is very important for everybody to understand that the reduction in these numbers and hospitalisation and death and infections has not been achieved by the vaccination programme, people do not think appreciate it as the lockdown that has been overwhelmingly important in the delivering this improvement in the delivering this improvement in the pandemic and the figures we are seeing and yes of course the vaccination programme has helped but the bulk of the work on reducing the disease has been done by the lockdown so as we unlock the result will inevitably be people see more infection, sadly we will see more hospitalisation and deaths and people have to understand that. at the moment i cannot see any reason for us to change the road map, to deviate from the targets we have set ourselves and you know what they are, may 17, june 21 way marks on the road map but it is very important that if we are to get their only way we all want people can continue to be cautious and continue to exercise restraint and do the basic things to stop the spread of the virus so washing your hands, giving people plenty of space, doing things and fresher air as much as you can.— space, doing things and fresher air as much as you can. en'oy yourself is the message h as much as you can. en'oy yourself is the message but _ as much as you can. en'oy yourself is the message but do _ as much as you can. enjoy yourself is the message but do it _ as much as you can. enjoy yourself is the message but do it with - is the message but do it with caution. , , .,, ., caution. yes, people need to understand _ caution. yes, people need to understand that _ caution. yes, people need to understand that the - caution. yes, people need to understand that the successl caution. yes, people need to i understand that the success of caution. yes, people need to - understand that the success of the vaccine roll—out is great but it is notjust vaccine roll—out is great but it is not just the vaccine vaccine roll—out is great but it is notjust the vaccine roll—out vaccine roll—out is great but it is not just the vaccine roll—out that is causing the deduction and deaths and infection, overwhelmingly that has been delivered by the lockdown. we need to continue to be sensible and cautious as we roll forward with the vaccination programme. we always knew there would _ the vaccination programme. we always knew there would be _ the vaccination programme. we always knew there would be problems - the vaccination programme. we always knew there would be problems with - the vaccination programme. we always knew there would be problems with a l knew there would be problems with a lumpy vaccine supply this month, we are seeing surge testing and one spot and lambeth, concerned argue about that and vaccine supply? we are very confident about our vaccine supplies. this was always going to be the second dose month and people should come forward for their second doses and people who are called for the 45—49 group should get theirs. let's talk about green seal and david cameron. are you determined to clean up westminster and the lobbying system? i clean up westminster and the lobbying system?— clean up westminster and the lobbying system? clean up westminster and the lobb in: s stem? . ., lobbying system? i have asked nigel boardman lobbying system? i have asked nigel izeoardman to — lobbying system? i have asked nigel boardman to have _ lobbying system? i have asked nigel boardman to have a _ lobbying system? i have asked nigel boardman to have a look _ lobbying system? i have asked nigel boardman to have a look at - lobbying system? i have asked nigel boardman to have a look at this - boardman to have a look at this whole issue of supply chain finance and have given him carte blanche to ask anybody whatever he needs to find out. i would like to be done quickly, but i want him to have the maximum possible access so we can all exactly what has happened and that will of course be presented to parliament in due course. you that will of course be presented to parliament in due course.- parliament in due course. you say carte blanche. _ parliament in due course. you say carte blanche, but— parliament in due course. you say carte blanche, but some - parliament in due course. you say carte blanche, but some of - parliament in due course. you say carte blanche, but some of your. carte blanche, but some of your critics are asking why you not committing to a full independent enquiry. j committing to a full independent ennui . ., , committing to a full independent ennui . . , . enquiry. i have every confidence in niel enquiry. i have every confidence in nigel boardman, _ enquiry. i have every confidence in nigel boardman, he _ enquiry. i have every confidence in nigel boardman, he will— enquiry. i have every confidence in nigel boardman, he will do - enquiry. i have every confidence in nigel boardman, he will do an - nigel boardman, he will do an outstanding job. nigel boardman, he will do an outstandingjob. he nigel boardman, he will do an outstanding job. he has done as a very good job on ppe. i think that we need to understand exactly what has been going on with the supply chain finance question and we will make sure that everybody gives him their time and set his thoughts and set out his arguments. iloathed their time and set his thoughts and set out his arguments.— their time and set his thoughts and set out his arguments. what do you make a mr cameron _ set out his arguments. what do you make a mr cameron behaviour? - set out his arguments. what do you | make a mr cameron behaviour? that set out his arguments. what do you i make a mr cameron behaviour? that is a matter for— make a mr cameron behaviour? that is a matter for nigel— make a mr cameron behaviour? that is a matter for nigel boardman. - make a mr cameron behaviour? that is a matter for nigel boardman. those i a matter for nigel boardman. those that know the _ a matter for nigel boardman. those that know the history of— a matter for nigel boardman. those that know the history of you - a matter for nigel boardman. those that know the history of you and i that know the history of you and your former boss may be raising an eyebrow thinking you are trying to wrap up a rival, is that what is happening here?— happening here? people have questions _ happening here? people have questions that _ happening here? people have questions that they _ happening here? people have questions that they need i happening here? people have questions that they need to l happening here? people have i questions that they need to satisfy —— satisfy themselves about, including me, about how this supply chain finance staff is meant to work. i don't think it is going on at present anywhere in government, but we need to understand exactly what the intention was, how it came about and that is what nigel boardman will do.— about and that is what nigel boardman will do. . ., , boardman will do. that was the prime minister, boardman will do. that was the prime minister. izeoris _ boardman will do. that was the prime minister, boris johnson, _ boardman will do. that was the prime minister, boris johnson, speaking i boardman will do. that was the prime minister, boris johnson, speaking a i minister, borisjohnson, speaking a short time ago. trade between the uk and the eu partially recovered in february, after a steep drop in january following brexit. official figures show exports to the eu jumped 46.6%, which followed a 42% slump in january, as firms struggled with new trade rules. other figures from the office for national statistics showed the economy grew by 0.4% in february, but it's still 7.8% smaller compared with the same time last year. let's get more on this from our business presenter ben thompson. there are two big bits of economic data that come through this morning in the wake of the pandemic. let's touch on the trade figures. you are right, there was a big slump injanuary in trade between the uk and the european union. that was put down to two things, one, the confusion, extra paperwork required for goods to be imported and exported from the uk to mainland europe. also, there was a lot of concern about whether businesses were simply stockpiling, whether they put more in their warehouses in november and december to avoid disruption injanuary. experts have bounced back pretty sharply. imports are still lagging where they wear, still a significant reduction in the amount we are importing from the european union, but many putting that down to the extra red tape associated with the end of the transition periods. let me talk about gdp and economic growth. you have just been talking about the economy, restrictions being eased in large parts of the economy, so we will get an indication of what that means for economic growth. let me show you a couple of grafts that indicate the latest figures we have. the economy growing by 0.4% in february. you can see the shortfalls at the beginning of last year when the first lockdown was announced. then, as the economy opened up over the summer, the economy picked up pretty sharply. with the further restrictions towards the end of the year that had a huge impact on economic growth tipping back into negative territory. we have seen an up—and—down approach as businesses get much more used to working within the restrictions, so manufacturing and construction doing ok. the service sector is still struggling. a quick look on the second graph which shows you how far the economy still has to go to make up any of that lost ground. the economy is still 7.8% smaller than it was before the pandemic, so there is still work to dojust before the pandemic, so there is still work to do just to get us back to where we were. with that in mind, let's get the thoughts of our guest. two bits of information this morning. let's start with the economic growth figures. perhaps no great surprise. we know the service sector is the biggest in the uk by far, and that is the one that is still struggling.— far, and that is the one that is still struggling. good morning. absolutely- — still struggling. good morning. absolutely. finally, _ still struggling. good morning. absolutely. finally, some i still struggling. good morning. | absolutely. finally, some better news on economy and on trade. that strong bounced back in eurozone exports —— exports that you know to give a list to the manufacturing sector and that is what led the second month of the year's bounced back, that gdp growth that we saw. it is too early to talk about an upswing in trade. the volatility has been so dramatic. that kind of thing normally speak to supply chain problems rather than relative demand problems rather than relative demand problems between the uk and the euro zone. we are in a period of global supply chain disruption. the impact that the new trade agreement has on cross—border trades, and the delays in transportation. that is still playing through. i think the hope, the figures suggest a bounce back in overall activity, the figures suggest a bounce back in overallactivity, is the figures suggest a bounce back in overall activity, is that perhaps january marks the low point of this and we are looking at better months ahead. .. ., ,, and we are looking at better months ahead. ,,, ., ,, ., ., and we are looking at better months ahead. ., ,, ., ., ., , ahead. speaking of that, we always know when we _ ahead. speaking of that, we always know when we talk _ ahead. speaking of that, we always know when we talk about _ ahead. speaking of that, we always know when we talk about these i ahead. speaking of that, we always i know when we talk about these growth figures that they are backward looking, they tell us what has already happened. these figures are up already happened. these figures are up until the end of february. there will be a lot of focus on what the easing of restrictions yesterday due for economic growth, we will get an idea of that in may and june, won't we? , . ., ., . idea of that in may and june, won't we? , ., , idea of that in may and june, won't we? , ., i, we? yes. the economic activity is still about — we? yes. the economic activity is still about as: — we? yes. the economic activity is still about 8% below _ we? yes. the economic activity is still about 8% below levels i we? yes. the economic activity isj still about 896 below levels before still about 8% below levels before the pandemic to return the economy. we need a strong impetus for growth. will that come from a fiscal policy or the bank of england? that looks unlikely. trades is encouraging, but it is severely down on where it was a year ago. the most likely scenario is that the impetus will come back as lockdown restriction season consumers go out and spend. there is every indication here that consumers are keen to go out and spend. that means that we will probably rebound towards the domestic economy and the service economy. having said that, the export sector is extremely important, it employs 6.5 million people, many of them up north, not just in the south—east. this is an important sector in terms of talking about the overall shape of the recovery as we exit the lockdown and enter a period of normalisation globally. it enter a period of normalisation aloball . , ., ,. ., ., globally. it will be fascinating to watch how long _ globally. it will be fascinating to watch how long it _ globally. it will be fascinating to watch how long it takes - globally. it will be fascinating to watch how long it takes to i globally. it will be fascinating to watch how long it takes to get l globally. it will be fascinating to i watch how long it takes to get back to those levels we were at before the crisis. lena, good to talk to you, as always. as lena zen, there is a lot of expectation that there is a lot of expectation that there is a lot of expectation that there is a lot of pent—up demand for people to go out and spend again. financially, for many people this pandemic has been terrible, it has been devastating to personal finances, to wages, jobs, businesses, but for others it has been a chance to put money into bank, may pay off some debts, pay off the mortgage, so there is a gap opening up in experiences of this crisis and for those who have managed to save a bit of money by not being able to go out, they have a bit of money in their pocket and the economy is looking very closely at that to see how long it takes for people to put their hands in their pockets again and go back out and spend. thank you. sport now, and for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre, here's sarah mulkerrins. good morning. warren gatland has named his coaching team for the british and irish lions tour to south africa this summer, and there are some new faces. scotland head coach gregor townsend will lead the attack, on his first tour as part of the coaching set—up, and he will be joined by the scots' defence coach, steve tandy, the pair benefitting from a strong six nations. leinster�*s robin mcbryde will take charge of the forwards and neiljenkins returns for his fourth tour as kicking coach. gatland said the squad would benefit from a fresh perspective. he's expected to name his players next month. fans wanting to go to the league cup final between manchester city and tottenham on sunday week will be subject to strict coronavirus protocols. each club has been allocated 2,000 tickets. entry to wembley will be dependent on proof of a negative lateral flow test within 24 hours of the match. the same goes for the public tranport options being provided from the north—west. manchester city are offering 1,750 tickets to those from manchester area, 250 from london and the home counties. fans will also have to take a pcr test at home as close to as possible to the game and another within five days. the chelsea manager thoms tuchel says "now�*s the time" to win titles and one could come in the champions league as they're on course to reach the semifinals. he's had a real impact, having only lost once since taking over. they lead 2—0 going into the second leg against porto in seville, but says his players should forget that advantage. i hope we embrace the challenge, i hope we feel it, that this is a match that everybody waits for since he's a little kid and a little boy, everybody wants to play champions league, everybody wants to be part of it, everybody wants to have a decisive match. and forget the result. like i said, it's the past, we have to deliver again. northern ireland's women can make history tonight by reaching their first major finals. they're in belfast for the second leg of their euro 2022 qualifier against ukraine. they insist they're still underdogs, despite a 2—1 lead from the away leg, and that's made it tricky to prepare for this game. part of me is saying i wish it was 2—2 and not 2—1 because then we would have a clear map of, let's win the game. i feel it's a precarious advantage, but it's also one which we have to be grateful for as well. i feel if we can work hard and get into the spaces and nullify their spaces, we've got a chance. but it's a mighty hard task. the match is live on bbc two in northern ireland, as well as the iplayer and bbc sport website. it's the tenth anniversary of the women's super league and the fa will be opening a hall of fame to mark the occasion. they say the league is a "source of pride", and it's come a long way since arsenal lifted the trophy in the first season. kelly simmons, the fa's director of women's football, says the wsl�*s development has been "turbo—charged". we've seen off the back of a really successful women's world cup, huge audiences, we've seen that interest transition into the women's super league, record attendances, 20, 30, 38,000, tottenham, big attendances at stamford bridge. we've seen unprecedented levels of interest and awareness of the league. to cricket and england's women will play their first test match for nearly two years as part of a multi—format series against india injune. they will play a four—day game in bristol, followed by three one—dayers and three t20s around the country. they will then wrap up their home summer with a limited—overs series against new zealand in september. that's all the sport for now. the islamic holy month of ramadan has begun. it is a time of spiritual reflection, prayer, doing good deeds and spending time with family and friends, but, like last year, coroanvirus restrictions have made that more difficult. now, nhs leaders are urging muslims not to let daylight fasting over ramadan stop them getting a covid jab. let's talk now to nhs doctor and masterchef winner saliha mahmood ahmed. first off, it is really important, if we could put it into context, why daylight hours is so important in terms of people, muslims, accepting the job. terms of people, muslims, accepting thejob. it is part of terms of people, muslims, accepting the job. it is part of the fight pillars, isn't it, of ramadan? fibre pillars, isn't it, of ramadan? five illars of pillars, isn't it, of ramadan? five pillars of islam. _ pillars, isn't it, of ramadan? five pillars of islam. thank— pillars, isn't it, of ramadan? fe: pillars of islam. thank you for having me on the show. all muslims around the world will be fasting in the month of ramadan. he fast from sunrise to sunset in that time period you don't eat or drink anything. the reason why people like myself, nhs doctors etc, are speaking up is because we are concerned with ramadan coming on people fasting there will be a reluctance to leave the house, to get the vaccination done. what we are urging people is to say, yes, you are not allowed to eat or drink or put anything inside your body, but lots of the muslim bodies and doctors are saying first and foremost we have to protect ourselves and getting the vaccination as a way of doing that. being vaccinated will not break your fast in any way. despite the pain ramadan, please do go out and get your vaccination done. i5 ramadan, please do go out and get your vaccination done.— your vaccination done. is that message _ your vaccination done. is that message getting _ your vaccination done. is that message getting through? it| your vaccination done. is that | message getting through? it is your vaccination done. is that i message getting through? it is only the first day — message getting through? it is only the first day of _ message getting through? it is only the first day of ramadan _ message getting through? it is only the first day of ramadan today. it i the first day of ramadan today. it will take awhile to see if that messages coming through. i think it is very important that people like myself, people who are locally in the community, people operating at the community, people operating at the level of mosques, community leaders, all show by example that should be should be getting the vaccine and make a public that they do have the vaccine, despite the pain ramadan. i am do have the vaccine, despite the pain ramadan. iam keen do have the vaccine, despite the pain ramadan. i am keen that that happens. there is lots of work behind—the—scenes to make sure that these things become a reality. time will really tell whether the message is going through, but there is a lot of work to be done, certainly. iloathed of work to be done, certainly. what has been happening _ of work to be done, certainly. what has been happening before ramadan? i know that the london central mosque has been holding events. there was a doctor that attended and the event itself was called all you need to know about the covid—19 vaccines. what sort of reactions to doctors at mosques who go there to try to spread the message, how do you come away from events like that? are people listening?— away from events like that? are people listening? away from events like that? are --eole listeninu? s :, , :, , :, people listening? what questions are ou asked? people listening? what questions are you asked? there _ people listening? what questions are you asked? there are _ people listening? what questions are you asked? there are a _ people listening? what questions are you asked? there are a lot _ people listening? what questions are you asked? there are a lot of- you asked? there are a lot of concerns, lots of cultural taboo that are notjust unique to the muslim community but are affecting lots of different communities. there are concerns about potential clots, concerns about whether or not the vaccines are halal, but with a bit of education people can come readily round. one of the basic tenets of being a muslim is looking after your elders, your parents, and lots of people are living in transgenerational families with children, adults and older adults. it is really important to spread the message that you are looking after the older people in your family by being vaccinated yourself and getting them vaccinated. when you presented to them and frame it in that way, it becomes a very easy decision for people. [30 that way, it becomes a very easy decision for people.— decision for people. do you have fi . ures at decision for people. do you have figures at hands _ decision for people. do you have figures at hands in _ decision for people. do you have figures at hands in terms - decision for people. do you have figures at hands in terms of i decision for people. do you have i figures at hands in terms of vaccine uptake within the muslim community? i don't. i do know that notjust the muslim community specifically but there has been strives to try to improve uptake in black and minority ethnic communities at large. the muslim community we have been doing specific work in mosques, specific messages which are language specific as well, where there are muslim communities who speak specific languages, we have been trying to disseminate information in language specific ways, as well. there are a lot of things happening to try and improve vaccine uptake. it is a beautiful month, ramadan and stop it is the spiritual, reflective month, a month where people are fasting in the day, but in the evening family sit together, enjoy meals, talk. it is really spiritual. taking that spirit on and promoting vaccine uptake is really important this year. we vaccine uptake is really important this ear. ~ :, vaccine uptake is really important this ear. . :, :, ., vaccine uptake is really important this ear. :, :, :, this year. we have heard that some vaccination — this year. we have heard that some vaccination centres _ this year. we have heard that some vaccination centres are _ this year. we have heard that some vaccination centres are looking i this year. we have heard that some vaccination centres are looking at l vaccination centres are looking at extending their hours to fit in with the sunsets aspects of ramadan. is that something that is widely, that is going to be implemented widely, do you know? the is going to be implemented widely, do you know?— is going to be implemented widely, do ou know? :, , ::, do you know? the more widely we can do you know? the more widely we can do that the better _ do you know? the more widely we can do that the better it _ do you know? the more widely we can do that the better it will _ do you know? the more widely we can do that the better it will be. _ do you know? the more widely we can do that the better it will be. i - do that the better it will be. i expect that there has been a lot of thought that has gone into trying to work out which exact areas there is a demanding and where vaccines can be offered specifically later in the day into specific areas. yes, there is still going on to where vaccines can be offered a bit later. actually, as a muslim, yes you are fasting in the day and it is difficult, but even in previous ramadan normally like just goes on. we do everything as normal. i practice medicine is normal, people do theirjobs, people to take time off work, so getting vaccinated in the day as well where it is important, as well as obviously making the provision in the evenings in certain areas where we feel it would be beneficial. brute in certain areas where we feel it would be beneficial.— in certain areas where we feel it would be beneficial. we believe that there. would be beneficial. we believe that there- thank— would be beneficial. we believe that there. thank you _ would be beneficial. we believe that there. thank you very _ would be beneficial. we believe that there. thank you very much - would be beneficial. we believe that there. thank you very much indeed. | the headlines on bbc news: everyone aged 45 and over in england is now able to book their covid vaccination through the nhs — it comes as the target for offering a vaccine to all over 50s and people in high—risk groups in the uk is met, three days early. additional coronavirus testing has been put in place in two south london boroughs after 44 confirmed cases of the south africn variant were identified. the morning after the night before — high streets and beer gardens are busy again, as lockdown restrictions ease in england. french lawmakers have voted to ban many short—haul domestic flights in a bid to reduce carbon emissions. the legislation will end routes where the same journey could be made by train in less than two—and—a—half hours. the planned measures will face a further vote in the senate before becoming law. the bbc�*s tim allman reports. thanks to the pandemic, fewer people are taking to the skies, that the french government wants to see a reduction even when things get back to normal. it says it is committed to reducing carbon emissions and the airline industry is a big producer of co2, hence the vote to ban a number thanks to the pandemic, fewer people are taking to the skies, of domestic flights, although connecting flights will not be directly affected. either way, some lawmakers remain to be convinced. translation: i think this message is not the right one. _ the environmental choice must take precedence, but let's not abandon the social and economic choices around industry and around airports. the two are complementary. the law still has to be approved by the senate, but assuming it comes into effect, it will prohibit all flights that could be made by train in less than two and a half hours. that would bring to an end services between paris and cities like nantes, lyon and bordeaux. but, after some objections from airlines and regional officials, longerflights from the capital to places like toulouse, marseille and nice will still be allowed. translation: according | to greenpeace, this change would spare the most polluting air connections. with more than 3 million passengers in 2019, the flights between paris and nice generates the equivalent of 225,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide. france, of course, has a renowned train network. getting around here is usually pretty painless. it may not be the same for other countries who might be considering a similar scheme. but ministers insist big steps have to be taken if we are serious about climate change. tim allman, bbc news. for the first time in months, pub gardens, shops and hairdressers have reopened in england. many families have also taken advantage of holiday parks and campsites welcoming back visitors for the first time this year, as danjohnson tells us in this report. poles up and pegs in — the lake district, once again within reach. and some just couldn't wait to stake out their piece of the great outdoors. it's great to see a glimpse of the mountains. yeah, yeah. we had the campsite booked the night boris made his announcement. yeah! yeah. it's brilliant. get outdoors and see other people! instead of each other! we were counting down. we were up this morning at half six, you know, just getting the car packed, getting the dog in and, eh, yeah, first day up here. it's the only place in the world where we don't mind it - rains, but it's nice. added bonus — look at that, | blue sky now far behind you. ullswater through there. fabulous. and after being out of bounds for so long, they're pleased to see the tourists return, and hopeful they'll stay. there's a huge demand this year for domestic holidays. four out of five people in the uk will be holidaying in the uk this year. and, so that's a lot more than normal. so, yeah, obviously demand is very, very high, and we're looking forward to a really busy season, and indeed a much longer season than normal. we fully expect our season to stretch right up to christmas. matlock�*s cable cars are also up and running. capacity is limited and social distancing remains. but fresh air and ventilation are in good supply. we would like to have opened for christmas, and we would have liked to have opened on the 5th of february. so, eh — and we've missed easter. but we're open today and we are very, very excited to be open. it's just lovely to get a bit of freedom back and do normal things with the children. yeah! yeah, it's like cool and hot. cool and hot at the same time? yeah. and in the peak district, what was it they used to say in the scouts? be prepared. the toilet blocks are closed until may 17th, due to government guidelines. so i think from then we will have a lot more bookings. but people are still happy to come using their own facilities from now. we've even got a tent arrived today for four nights. splashdown at southport pleasureland, after a year when rides were mostly off limits, restricting family fun and putting places like this under threat. it's nice to be open again. lovely sunny day. we couldn't hope for more, really. it's really nice to be back in work again and making all the kids and all the families happy again. doesn't matter what marketing we do or what offers we make, the sun is the best thing in the world for us. ain't that the truth? fingers crossed, it keeps shining and covid stays under control. now it's time for a look at the weather. hello, again. if you are looking for rain in the forecast, most of us aren't going to see it this week although at the weekend it looks like we could see some coming into the north—west of the country. pollen levels are high in the southeastern quarter today, we are talking about tree pollen so if you feel sniffily that may well be why. still in this cool air represented by the blues across the uk over the next few days. not really until we head towards the end of the week we start to see something milder coming from the atlantic, this is a weather front and it could bring some rain with it. today, a lot of dry weather, a wee bit more cloud bubbling through the afternoon, turning the sunshine hazy, some showers across western areas, we could see some coming across the south as well. really, most of us will miss them and stay dry. light winds, 6 degrees in the north, 13 in the south. under clear skies temperatures will fall away quite rapidly through the evening, showers will also fade, we will be left with cloud here and there, some patchy list and fog forming but nothing problematic, a chilly night but not as chilly as last night. there will be some pockets of frost, pockets of fog to start the day on wednesday, that should lift fairly readily. and then we are back into another dry day for most of us, plenty of sunshine. through the day, like today, areas of cloud will develop turning sunshine hazy, you could see some showers getting into the south—west of england, a few across north—west scotland, temperature range of 8 in the north, 13 as we sweep towards cardiff. high pressure remains in charge during thursday, the air around it moves clockwise, we pull in a north—easterly across the south—east and a southerly towards the west, that will impact the temperatures. again, for many, dry day, breezy in the south—east, we see some showers, more cloud around, the highest temperatures out in the west, looking at 12 and 13, cooler along the north sea coastline. heading towards the weekend for friday, saturday and sunday, here's a weather front introducing milder conditions, cloud and some rain. it's not going to sink terribly far, we think at this stage, many of us will stay dry. in fact there will be a fair bit of sunshine around. away from the north—western corner, looking at rain. top temperatures 13. this is bbc news, the headlines. everyone aged 45 and over in england is now able to book their covid vaccination through the nhs — it comes as the target for offering a vaccine to all over 50s and people in high—risk groups in the uk is met, three days early. additional coronavirus testing has been put in place in two south london boroughs — after 44 confirmed cases of the south africn variant were identified. the united nations human rights chief warns of �*possible crimes against humanity�* in myanmar — and says the country is heading towards a full blown conflict. the uk economy has rebounded slightly — up 0.4% in february, according to new figures from the office for national statistics. police in the us state of minnesota say the fatal shooting of a black man by an officer was an accident. it�*s led to a second night of confrontation with protesters. and coming up this hour... how the world�*s wealthiest people need to radically change their lifestyles to tackle climate change, according to a new report. good morning and welcome to bbc news. the government says all over—50s and those in high—risk groups in the uk, have now been offered a first dose of a coronavirus vaccine. it means ministers have met their target, of offering a first dose to the top 9 priority groups by 15th april. nhs england says that across the 9 groups — 95% of people have actually had their first doses. all those over 45 in england, are now able to book a vaccination on the nhs website. also today, england is giving its first doses of the moderna jab — after wales and scotland began using it last week. it�*s the third covid—19 vaccine to be used here.meanwhile, what�*s being called a �*significant�* cluster, of the south african variant, has been found in wandsworth and lambeth. it means additional testing has been put in place — after 44 confirmed cases were identified. our health editor, hugh pym reports. the progress of the vaccination programme in the uk has been widely acclaimed, and the target of all nine priority groups being offered a firstjab by april the 15th has been met as expected. that covers all those aged 50 and over, nhs and care staff, and the clinically vulnerable. a total of 32.2 million people have had a first dose. nhs england said that 19 out of 20 of those most at risk of the virus have been vaccinated. the highest—risk population in the country are vaccinated and will have protection from severe disease and hospitalisation. got a long way to go. the next group coming forward are group ten — 40—to—50—year—olds really need to step forward and take the vaccination when they�*re offered. the pace has slowed this month because of supply issues with the oxford—astrazeneca jab — vaccination centres are concentrating on second doses. but today capacity will be boosted with the vaccine provided by the american company moderna being given to patients in england. it was made available in scotland and wales last week. further information on the next steps of the programme are expected in the next few days with the expert committee thejcvi advising nhs leaders and ministers on how to proceed with immunizing those under 50. it�*s understood that invitations to people in their late 40s will go out soon. ministers have indicated that, subject to supplies being available, the target of offering a first dose to all adults by the end ofjuly is still on track. but, in a reminder of the continuing threat, it was announced last night that surge testing will be introduced in two london boroughs — wandsworth and lambeth — because of more cases of the south african variant. officials will be closely monitoring the spread of variants and the number of infections, following the partial easing of restrictions, ahead of decisions on moving to the next stage. hugh pym, bbc news. meanwhile, nhs patients in england have started to receive the moderna covid—19 vaccine from today. the first patient to get the jab — in sheffield — is 28—year—old emily sanderson — a solicitor with underlying health conditions who was supposed to have the astrazeneca jab which was changed to moderna. here�*s what she had to tell us — a short time after getting the vaccine. how do you feel? it is brilliant and has been efficient in reorganising it so quickly and it should people that are alternatives if they are worried. you had it rescheduled from last week, presumably because you have an issue as to why you would be jabbed at this age. i have an underlying health condition. we have seen lockdown lifting slightly so would you go out with friends now and advise them to get the jab when it is relevant. definitely. it is really important so we can get back to normal life and protect other people that are more vulnerable than ourselves. let�*s cross live to edinburgh and here from nicola sturgeon at the scottish government�*s latest coronavirus briefing. i want to advise you to a positive change to the planned easing of restrictions and a relation to travel and outdoor meetings and i will come back to that later. firstly i will give you today�*s statistics, the total number of positive cases that were reported was 221, 1.6% of the total number of tests carried out and takes the overall number of confirmed cases to 222,382. 133 people are currently in hospital, that is 21 fewer than yesterday and 20 people are receiving intensive care which is a deduction of one from yesterday. unfortunately three further deaths were reported yesterday which takes the total number of deaths registered under this daily measurement to 7633 and once again to diy to send my condolences to everyone who has lost a loved one. —— | everyone who has lost a loved one. —— i want to send my condolences. as of 7:30am, 2.6 million people have received the first dose of the vaccine and that is an increase of 13,900 since yesterday. in addition 14,000 main hundred and 52 people received a second dose yesterday bringing the total number of second doses administered to 605,000. virtually all of 60—year—olds have received at least the first dose of the vaccine and so as well have made to 6% of 55-59 the vaccine and so as well have made to 6% of 55—59 —year—olds and 84% of 50-50 to 6% of 55—59 —year—olds and 84% of 50—50 for gerald�*s. overall we have given a first dose to almost —— 5254 —year—olds. and we have met our target of offering a first dose by the middle of this month, everyone over 50, the middle of this month, everyone over50, unpaid the middle of this month, everyone over 50, unpaid carers and all adults with particular underlying health conditions. these groups account for 98% of all covid dilated deaths. we have also made significant progress in reducing the number of new covid cases we are seeing reported in scotland, that of course is partly due to the success of the vaccination programme but it is also we shouldn�*t lose sight of this because so many people have stuck so well to all the really difficult rules over the last months. to put the deduction we are seeing now into some context, back in the early part of january we were recording more than 2000 new cases on average every single day in scotland, we are now recording fewer than 300 a day. the figures we are seeing now represent the lowest level since late september last year. we have seen a decline of more than 85% since early january and a fall of well over 40% just in the past two weeks. we are also seeing the number of people in hospital and intensive care continue to reduce and thankfully the number of deaths has fallen sharply as well. all of thatis has fallen sharply as well. all of that is good progress, that said and you would expect me to say this, we still need to be cautious, we can see why we need to be cautious by looking quickly and owned many other countries across europe and the world but here in scotland for the past few weeks and this was a concern for a period, we have had rates of infection here that where a bit higher than some other parts of the uk, but we are now starting to seek asian numbers falling more markedly and consistently. —— starting to seek a snow numbers. —— starting to seek a snow numbers. —— starting to see case numbers. last week we saw the opening of hairdressers and some retail outlets and this week and next week that is going to be already a much more significant change as all secondary schools return full—time. we have to be careful and this has been the way with this finest not to do too much because we don�*t modify this quickly gaining ground again particularly since this new variant is more infectious and then the setting is all back. all of that said because the data and the cars to beaks in particular has been some encouraging we are now an position to give more certainty to individuals and businesses about the way ahead and indeed accelerate one aspect of the exit from lockdown which i think is important for our personal well—being. first of all wild we will continue to monitor the data we are now extremely confident that those parts of the country can fit a level four will move to level three on the 26th of april, less than two weeks away. that means amongst other things on that date shops will fully reopen, pubs and cathy is and restaurants will also be able to fully open outdoors on the 26th of april and there will be an opening of endorse that day on a restricted basis and it is worth noting the distracted indoor opening of hospitality on the 26th row be actually three weeks ahead of any indoor opening of hospitality in england. let me say a word about our island communities. several ions including shipment and orkney have had lower rates covid and are already in level three which shows the need for caution even an more remote communities and on islands. i said previously we consult with island communities about whether from april 26 they wanted to move to level to which the data would justify even although that would necessitate keeping travel distractions to and from the mainland in place to avoid the risk of cases being imported to and spreading within the islands. alternatively whether they would prefer to stay at level three with the rest of the country for a further three weeks to enable the lifting of travel distractions and the opening of tourism and hospitality to visitors. it is fair to say there is no universal opinion here so i know that neither option will please everybody however based on the balanced opinion we have decided on the latter option, aligning islands with the rest of the country for a period so that travel and therefore parts of the economy that so many islanders rely on can operate more normally from the 26th of april. to those who would have preferred to see the ions move to live up to it is important to reassure you we do expect a move to reassure you we do expect a move to at least level three for the islands three weeks after that so from the 17th of may so it is not a long and the context of what we have been dealing with over the past year it is not an unending pd of time. in the meantime as a result of staying in level three it will be possible for islanders and visitors to travel to and from the islands and i know that will make a difference to many individuals and businesses on our ions. more generally we expect the whole country to move to at least level two in the 17th of may then to level two in the 17th of may then to level one and earlyjune and july will it zero and laterjune. updated levels will be published on the website later today... that levels will be published on the website later today. . .- levels will be published on the website later today. .. at this point website 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beyond a level zero will be possible. many people want to see venues like nightclubs open and all of us want to be able to have bigger groups of people wrote to our houses. almost all of us at not absolutely all of this desperate to be able to hug our loved ones. i remain optimistic and more optimistic now than i was a few weeks ago that some or hopefully all of that will be possible in the months ahead and over the summer. lastly i want to set out as i indicated earlier a change to our existing plans. we have always said we will keep plants under review and exhibit it to the lifting of restrictions effort becomes possible andindeed restrictions effort becomes possible and indeed we are legally obliged not to keep the sections and place for longer than they are needed. it is important to stress the improved data and i am sure the chief medical officer will underline this point, the data does not allow us simply to throw caution to the wind, not if we want to be sensible about this. but it gives us a bit of limited headroom so we have considered for that we can bring forward any changes that will particularly boost mental health and well—being so be focused really on trying as far as possible to give families more opportunity to get together earlier than was planned. in particular we have looked at travel within scotland to see friends and family albeit outdoors and at the moment we cannot leave our own local authority areas except for an essential purpose and that rule was due to domain in place until april 26 but the data alo is asked to make a change to this earlier than that sort from friday this week at the 16th of april we will all be able to travel anywhere within scotland for the purposes of outdoor socialising, recreation or an formal exercise and we are also able to relax the rules for meeting people outdoors again from friday this week. at the moment in maximum of four adults from two households are permitted to meet outdoors and from friday that will change to six adults from six households which is quite a significant realisation of that meeting limit so in summer you can meeting limit so in summer you can meet up with family and friends in different parts of the country, i know many of those reunions will be long—awaited and much anticipated. but please do remember that at this stage probably until the middle of may meetings must still be outdoors, not inside our own homes and i would ask everybody to please be careful and remember that due to physical distancing, public transport capacity remains relatively limited and remember that also travel distractions for wider purposes such as leisure, shopping, visiting hospitality premises are staying in tourist accommodation remain until the 26th of april when these places reopen and all travel restrictions within scotland will be lifted. i want to confirm we expect to let travel distractions to and from england and wales on the 26th of april, something i know be welcomed by many perhaps a particular businesses and to tourism sector but it still be necessary in future to have a temporary traffic restrictions to inform places with high rates of covid, p will be serious about mitigating any risk of inputting the virus and particularly new variants into scotland to be macy limited travel destructions and featured either within scotland are between scotland and other parts of the uk but from the 26th of april b intent that people in scotland will be able to travel anywhere across britain, northern ireland is due to review its restrictions better this week so we will review our approach to travel there before the 26 of april and we hope that can be freed up april and we hope that can be freed up as well and travel instructions to and from other parts of the common travel area including the republic of ireland, the isle of man and the channel islands also be kept under review. we also hope to agree rose for international travel on a formations basis, i should stress however and i know this is difficult but it is important for me to stress, the international travel does remain a significant risk particularly given the exhilaration we are seeing in many other parts of the one and given the possibility and reality of new variants and the rest of the virus and a new variants being imported into scotland so it may be the case that we do have to endure restrictions on international travel for a bit longer as the place to be pay for a much greater normality in scotland i am for many people international travel is about seeing families as we will not keep these structures in place for longer than necessary but it is important now to protect our progress that we don�*t make the mistakes we perhaps made as we came out of lockdown last time and open up international travel to quickly and then compromise and jeopardise the progress we have made. however back to the positive from friday be able to the positive from friday be able to travel more freely within scotland and to meet up in larger groups outside, a week later on the 26 of april the retail and hospitality sectors well reopen and then as the summer progresses we expect to see a return to greater normality, all of that is positive, a testament to the success of the vaccination programme but actually more than that it is down to the sacrifices everybody has made until now. i know how tough that has been, out of it still is but it is those sacrifices that is making possible the easing of restrictions that lie ahead. the final point i need to make lights to that one, it is the truth and the continuing reality that the best way to keep on making progress out of lockdown as to continue to keep cases low. covid is in retreat and scotland, no doubt about that but it has not gone away, it will not simply magically go away, it will come back if we allow it to come back. we must still exercise care and caution because we want our progress this time even effort is not as fast as we all wanted to be to be firmly in one direction so that means continuing to stick to the rules in place, in particularfor to stick to the rules in place, in particular for now please do not meet other households and your home or their homes, we hope that can be eased from the middle of may, continue to work from home as you can add on any occasion when you are out and about and this becomes more important as we ease restrictions, remember the basic rules, where face covering, avoid places that are busy so this weekend if you decide to travel a bit further to see a group of friends orfamily, travel a bit further to see a group of friends or family, if you go to somewhere that is crowded, come away and go somewhere else. clean your hands regularly, used to beat a distancing and self—isolate and get a taste if you have symptoms. —— used to meet at distancing. —— two metre distancing. the move to six people from six households outdoors does not include children under 12, they do not count towards that limit. if we all continue to do the right thing and do the sensible things and enjoy responsibly these easing of restrictions then there is every reason for us to be really optimistic that we had on the right track firmly so let me end by thanking you again for everything you have done that to make all of that possible.— you have done that to make all of that possible. that was an update from nicola _ that possible. that was an update from nicola sturgeon, _ that possible. that was an update from nicola sturgeon, it - that possible. that was an update from nicola sturgeon, it contains| that possible. that was an update | from nicola sturgeon, it contains a lot of information. we are going to cross to run my gordon who has been listening in. as i see it, three main points, travel, alignment and movement between the levels, there is improved data but all of this has tied to the success of the vaccination roll—out. let�*s start with one of the most important thing is, what is happening on the 16th. this is when bc the first of those changes. it is a significant exhilarating of the easing of restrictions in scotland, first minister nicola sturgeon singh from friday the stay local destruction will be lifted will be able to travel anywhere and scotland to socialise for recreation and for exercise. they will have to stay outdoors but it means people can start meeting their families and friends again who live in different parts of the country. then the next stage, this is still connected with travel, this is very important, so the next big date is the 26th of april. on the 26th the stay local destruction was originally going to be lifted, that has been exaggerated but what will happen a week on monday is that the travel instructions between scotland and england and wales will be lifted and nicola sturgeon saying the wider common travel area still under review but the people will be able to travel across the border to england and wales. she also said international travel will be decided on a four nation basis but she made clear this is still a big risk opening up the uk to international travel on a greater level. she said she is aware that travel perhaps to spain or france or germany is not just about holidays, it is about people beating up with families as well so she said as long as they can protect the progress here that has to be the priority in terms of international travel the other we are some people are desperate to maybe see families are living abroad. a bit of give and take because meeting up with friends and family she brought forward, there have been cause for the hospitality sector example pubs wanting to open now in—line with what is going on in england but it doesn�*t seem as she is giving on that once we are still tied to the date of the 26th. it gets a bit confusing, some restrictions have ready been eased, so for instance hairdressers opened last week, some retail businesses like garden centres were allowed to reopen last week, secondary schools pupils are returning to school now after the easter break and most will be heading back next week but that resection was eased this week so it is an iterative protest but those who are facing some restrictions, some sectors facing restrictions have been vocal in saying they would like to see the process accelerated. nicola sturgeon saying they are legally obliged not to keep instructions in place longer than necessary but as we see in england it is all driven by the data and the data here says is encouraging, early january there were 2000 plus cases of covid recorded everyday, now there are fewer than 300 and she said that has been a 40% drop in the cars to beaks alone so that is the reason why these restrictions are now being eased on a slightly different and accelerated timescale than before. small but important steps towards the level of normality. thank you, lorna. meanwhile, hundreds of thousands of people living or working in two south london boroughs, are being urged to get coronavirus tests, in an effort to limit the localised spread of the south african variant. 44 cases, mostly in lambeth and wandsworth, have been confirmed, along with a further 30 �*probable�* cases. ruth hutt is director of public health at lambeth council and gave us this update a short time ago. so the scope of the testing is to actually ask everybody over the age of 11 to get a pcr test, so that�*s the sort of test that goes back to the lab rather than the rapid tests that some people have been doing over the next couple of weeks. we have an outbreak that we�*re aware of in a local care home. but we also know that there has been some spread to the wider community. we�*ve been testing and tracing contacts from that outbreak. but what we want to do now is check that there�*s no further spread across our borders, both in lambeth and in wandsworth. hello again. high pressure still firmly in charge of weather at the moment, a lot of dry and settled conditions however, having said that, out towards the west, we will see some showers, we have them at the moment, on and off throughout the day and we could see a few through southern areas. more cloud will develop through the day, turning sunshine hazy. we�*ve got light winds as well, temperatures 6 in lerwick, 13 in london. we�*ve got light winds as well, temperatures 6 in lerwick, 13 in london. under clear skies the temperature will fall away quite rapidly through this evening. most of the showers will fade, we will be left with bits and pieces of cloud and some patchy mist and fog should form as well but it shouldn�*t be problematic. going to be a cold night with temperatures not far off freezing so some of us will wake up tomorrow morning to a frosty start. where we�*ve got clear skies we start off with sunshine and tomorrow like today, largely dry, cloud building through the day, we could see some showers across the south—west, maybe into the north—west as well, temperatures 8 in lerwick, 13 in cardiff. hello this is bbc news with lukwesa burak. the headlines. everyone aged 45 and over in england is now able to book their covid vaccination through the nhs. it comes as the target for offering a vaccine to all over 50s and people in high—risk groups in the uk is met, three days early. additional coronavirus testing has been put in place in two south london boroughs after 44 confirmed cases of the south africn variant were identified. the united nations human rights chief warns of "possible crimes against humanity" in myanmar and says the country is heading towards a full—blown conflict. the uk economy has rebounded slightly, up 0.4% in february, according to new figures from the office for national statistics. police in the us state of minnesota say the fatal shooting of a black man by an officer was an accident. it�*s led to a second night of confrontation with protesters. the world�*s wealthiest people need to radically change their lifestyles to tackle climate change, according to a new report. we just have some information coming into us. it concerns thejohnson & johnson vaccinations. this comes from the us fda and cdc. they have issued a statement regarding the johnson &johnson vaccine. that is the body that signs off on the uses of medicines and foods and lots of cosmetics and what have you. there are statement reads that we are recommending a the use of this vaccine out of an abundance of caution. 6.8 million doses of the vaccine have been administered in the us. the cdc and fda are reviewing data involving six reported cases of a rare and severe type of blood clots in individuals after receiving the vaccine. right now these adverse events appear to be extremely rare. more information coming for you, the treatment for this specific type of blood clot is different from the treatment that might typically be administered. so, they are posing to roll—outs and the use of the johnson they are posing to roll—outs and the use of thejohnson & they are posing to roll—outs and the use of the johnson & johnson they are posing to roll—outs and the use of thejohnson &johnson vaccine out of an abundance of caution. it has already been used, approved in the us. the uk has ordered 30 million of this particular vaccine, thejohnson &johnson. it will be interesting to see if that is then also passed on to further use beyond the united states. there was a lot of hope for this vaccine because it is a single—dose vaccine, particularly for poorer areas of the world were perhaps the storage chain aspects of vaccines like the pfizer, dexamethasone, certainly not as cold but still needed cold conditions. johnson &johnson was offering that one shot vaccine as a possible solution to some of those issues. so the fda and the cdc issuing a statement saying that they are recommending opposing the use of the vaccine out of an abundance of caution. the uk had ordered 30 million vaccines and we were expecting approval to come through within the next week or so, but this may have an impact on what happens here in the uk, and of course throughout the wider eu as well. more on that as and when we get it. we are going to cross life to the house of commons because we are expecting an urgent question to be posted today in regard of the greensill capital scandal. this is in relation to government contracts. let�*s listening. i in relation to government contracts. let's listening-— let's listening. i know honourable members in _ let's listening. i know honourable members in all _ let's listening. i know honourable members in all parts _ let's listening. i know honourable members in all parts of _ let's listening. i know honourable members in all parts of the i let's listening. i know honourable | members in all parts of the house, including _ members in all parts of the house, including the deputies, like myself, are in— including the deputies, like myself, are in shock and were great friends of the _ are in shock and were great friends of the said — are in shock and were great friends of the said member. i know that the house _ of the said member. i know that the house will— of the said member. i know that the house willjoin me in mourning the loss of— house willjoin me in mourning the loss of a _ house willjoin me in mourning the loss of a colleague and extending our sympathy to the right honourable member_ our sympathy to the right honourable member because my family and friends — member because my family and friends. cheryl was a member of the site are _ friends. cheryl was a member of the site are nearly 30 years and in that time _ site are nearly 30 years and in that time she _ site are nearly 30 years and in that time she made an outstanding contribution from both backbenchers and frontbenchers. as the first woman — and frontbenchers. as the first woman to _ and frontbenchers. as the first woman to be appointed as the secretary of state for wales she was of the _ secretary of state for wales she was of the interest of her constituents, most _ of the interest of her constituents, most notably in her long campaign against _ most notably in her long campaign against the h52 rail line and was the champion of a private members bill which _ the champion of a private members bill which led to the autism act of 2009 _ bill which led to the autism act of 2009. above all, she will be remembered as a friends and a mentor to many— remembered as a friends and a mentor to many members, especially new members — to many members, especially new members on all sides of this house. i members on all sides of this house. i also _ members on all sides of this house. i also take _ members on all sides of this house. i also take this opportunity to pay tribute _ i also take this opportunity to pay tribute to— i also take this opportunity to pay tribute to five former members she passed _ tribute to five former members she passed away while the house was in recess _ passed away while the house was in recess. peter ainsworth, passed away while the house was in recess. peterainsworth, ian gibson, r0bert— recess. peterainsworth, ian gibson, robert howarth, baroness williams of crosby _ robert howarth, baroness williams of crosby 0ur— robert howarth, baroness williams of crosby. our thoughts are with their families _ crosby. our thoughts are with their families i— crosby. our thoughts are with their families. i will now take some brief points— families. i will now take some brief points of— families. i will now take some brief points of order to allow some tributes— points of order to allow some tributes to our resting colleague. thank— tributes to our resting colleague. thank you. — tributes to our resting colleague. thank you, mr deputy speaker. i know the family will appreciate those words that you have just said. as to house knows, cheryl passed away on the 4th of april courageously fighting against the odds with cheerfulness and bravery. cheryl, the deputy speaker and i came into the deputy speaker and i came into the house together 29 years ago and became firm friends. i attempted her beloved husband jack�*s funeral in 1990 and i was constantly in touch with her throughout her illness, so it is with enormous sadness that i am privileged to pay tribute to such am privileged to pay tribute to such a special person. after severaljobs in the conservative opposition year she was appointed sepp —— secretary of state for wales and was much respected for singing the welsh national anthem in the welsh language. after leaving the cabinet, she stepped up opposition to hs2. there was not a debate or a question that took place in this house on the matter where cheryl did not speak. after the house changed the rules on the 19th of january this year, gerald was able to make a final speech fittingly on consideration of the amendments to the high speed rail west midlands to crewe bill. despite her advancing illness, she was in her usual feisty despite her advancing illness, she was in her usualfeisty form, was in her usual feisty form, denigrating was in her usualfeisty form, denigrating the whole hs2 project and i know this opportunity meant a huge amount to her and thanks to you, mr speaker, for allowing the house to change the rules. general complaint alongside autistic people and theirfamilies for complaint alongside autistic people and their families for many, complaint alongside autistic people and theirfamilies for many, many years, successfully introduced the autism act in 2009. she was also a champion for people with epilepsy, raising the profile of the condition throughout her parliamentary work. she rejoined the public accounts committee after the 2019 election and any permanent secretary feared the force of general�*s direct and well—informed questions. it was working with cheryl on the 1922 executive, so ably chaired by my friends the member for altrincham and sale, that i observed a qualities. her bright mind always enabled her to calmly put things into and provide quiet, sensible and sound advice. she had a real sense of caring for people, particularly when they weren�*t difficult or sad circumstances and she would always be there offering them words of comfort. in farewell to cheryl, her family, herfriends, constituents family, her friends, constituents and family, herfriends, constituents and staff, the whole house has lost one of its hardest working members, who had an enormously generous hearts, always prepared to have a kindly word for anyone in trouble, but above all, are fierce and effective defender of her constituents in her constituency. people like cheryl who went into politics for the very best of reasons are very rare indeed, and she will be sorely missed.- she will be sorely missed. harriet harman. she will be sorely missed. harriet harman- i — she will be sorely missed. harriet harman. i was _ she will be sorely missed. harriet harman. i was so, _ she will be sorely missed. harriet harman. i was so, so _ she will be sorely missed. harriet harman. i was so, so sad - she will be sorely missed. harriet harman. i was so, so sad to i she will be sorely missed. harriet harman. i was so, so sad to hear| she will be sorely missed. harriet l harman. i was so, so sad to hear of the death of— harman. i was so, so sad to hear of the death of cheryl _ harman. i was so, so sad to hear of the death of cheryl gillan _ harman. i was so, so sad to hear of the death of cheryl gillan at - harman. i was so, so sad to hear of the death of cheryl gillan at the i the death of cheryl gillan at the age of only 68. i think sometimes politics can feel like a hostile environment and that is why cheryl was so important as somebody who was just completely warm, non—judgemental, vivacious and outgoing. she called to solve darling not because she had forgotten our names, butjust because she wanted to put everybody at their ease. when she came into the house in 1992 as one of 336 conservative mps, she was one of only 20 women, so she was very much a pioneer of woman�*s presents on the tory benches and over the three decade she served on the high she very brightly watched over the growing flock of tory women mps. i think it was very energising to work with her on her autism campaigns and it was admirable to see her being such a thorn in the side of the government, fiercely championing her constituents in their oppositions to hs2, but above all, i know she will be missed by herfamily, to whom i extend my deepest, deepest condolences. we really, really will miss her. i can hardly not believe that she is not there in the house today. she became a grantee in the 1922 committee, but she was never granted. i would like to briefly mention the loss of shirley williams. i briefly crossed over with her when i came in in 1992 and to my young and pregnant self, despite the acrimony and bitterness between the labour party and the sdp, she so warmly welcomed me to the house. she was an extraordinary politician, an extraordinary intellect. she is vilified by the press for her wild hair and overflowing handbag. she too was a woman in a man�*s world, a champion of socialjustice and a feminist. i extend my sympathies to her family, too. that was harriet harman, mother of the house, just bringing this particular section of tribute to a close. a number of them are going on. we have heard tributes to cheryl gillan, who died of cancer last week at the age of 68. a number of others are being honoured as well, including shirley williams, who died at the age of 90 yesterday. we will return to the commons because we are expecting an urgent question concerning greensill capital, so as soon as that begins we will take you back there. in the meantime, boris johnson was speaking a short while ago. it is very, very important for everybody to understand that the reduction in these numbers of hospitalisations and in deaths and infections has not been achieved by the vaccination programme. people don�*t appreciate that it is the lockdown that that has been overwhelmingly important in delivering this improvement in the pandemic and in the figures we are seeing. of course the vaccination programme has helped, but the bulk of the work in reducing the disease has been done by the lockdown. as we unlock, the result will inevitably be that we will see more infection, sadly, we will see more hospitalisation and deaths and people have just got to understand that. at the moment, i can�*t see any reason for us to change the road map, to deviate from the targets that we have set ourselves, the 17th of may, the 21st ofjune, they are the next waymarks on road map, but it is very, very important that if we are to get there in the way that we are to get there in the way that we all once, people continue to be cautious. :, :, , : :, , we all once, people continue to be cautious. :, cautious. that was boris johnson s-ueakin cautious. that was boris johnson speaking a _ cautious. that was boris johnson speaking a short _ cautious. that was boris johnson speaking a short time _ cautious. that was boris johnson speaking a short time ago. i the un has warned that the military clampdown on protests in myanmar over recent months risks escalating the country intoa civil conflict like that seen in syria. un high commissionerfor human rights michelle bachelet appealed for an end to what she called the slaughter. in a statement, she said over 3,000 people have been detained and there are reports that 23 people have been sentenced to death following secret trials. she warned the international community must not allow the deadly mistakes of the past in syria and elsewhere to be repeated. there�*s been a second night of confrontation between police and protesters in brooklyn centre, the minneapolis suburb where a black man was shot dead by police on sunday. officers fired tear gas as crowds defied an overnight curfew. meanwhile, the trial of the officer accused of killing george floyd, in the same city, is entering its final stages. peter bowes reports. another tense night, unrest on the streets of minneapolis in response to the police killing of another black man. this was already a city on edge. the renewed anger and frustration follows the death of daunte wright, a 20—year—old motorist who was shot by a female officer after he was stopped for a minor offence. he�*d attempted to escape when the police tried to arrest him on a previous warrant. this bodycam footage shows what the police chief said was a fatal mistake. taser, taser, taser! it is my belief that the officer had the intention to deploy their taser, but instead shot mr wright with a single bullet. the swift release of the bodycam video appears to have been an attempt by the police to show transparency in the face of immediate criticism. presidentjoe biden said he had watched what he called the graphic footage, and he was waiting for an investigation to determine whether the shooting was an accident. in the meantime, he said people should stay calm. there is absolutely no justification — none — for looting, no justification for violence. peaceful protest, understandable, and the fact is that, you know, we do know that the anger, pain and trauma that exists in the black community... the minneapolis trial of derek chauvin, the former police officer accused of murdering george floyd, is moving into its final stages. over the next few days, derek chauvin�*s lawyers will present the jury with their case. as the trial winds up, extra security — members of the national guard — are being drafted in around the courthouse and across the city as emotions run high. peter bowes, bbc news, los angeles. in a stark warning, the world health organisation, says the coronavirus pandemic is still growing around the globe, and has yet to reach its peak. india now accounts for1 in 6 of all new coronavirus infections globally. it�*s recorded more than 13.5 million cases. only the united states has recorded more infections. courtney bembridge reports. just as the second wave of the virus is sweeping across india, millions of people travelled to the northern city of haridwar to mark a hindu religious festival by bathing in the ganges river. translation: we were afraid that we were coming - during covid—19 and nothing should happen to us. but by the grace of the mother goddess ganges, everything is fine here. and there are no problems. there is no issue. i think there is no issue. just they have to take proper care of them themselves by wearing masks and by maintaining some social distancing protocols. the crowds are so large it�*s hard to enforce coronavirus restrictions. translation: as you can see, we are urging people _ to wear their masks. and until yesterday there were a lot of fines. but because of the crowd today, we�*re not able to impose fines as it is not practically possible. india is recording almost 170,000 new daily cases, and health officials are expecting that number to rise. now the question is how long the wave will last. we don�*t know if it last like the last for two and a half months. we have a problem. there are reports of shortages of hospital beds and medicine. these patients were given oxygen outside a hospital because it was too full. less than 4% of the population has been vaccinated. prime minister narendra modi wants to see these efforts ramped up. but there are reports of vaccine shortages even with the largest manufacturer in the world, the serum institute of india, directing most of its supply for domestic use. that will have a knock on effect for global vaccination efforts too because less doses will be sent overseas. global cases have been rising for seven weeks, and the world health organization has warned countries against relaxing restrictions too soon. the trajectory of the pandemic, right now it is growing exponentially. this is not the situation we want to be in 16 months into a pandemic. the who said the pandemic could be under control in months if countries took a coordinated approach. let�*s get more on the easing of lockdown restrictions in england. it�*s meant many familes are taking advantage of holiday parks and campsites, who have welcomed back visitors for the first time this year, as danjohnson tells us. poles up and pegs in — the lake district, once again within reach. and some just couldn�*t wait to stake out their piece of the great outdoors. it�*s great to see a glimpse of the mountains. yeah, yeah. we had the campsite booked the night boris made his announcement. yeah! yeah. it�*s brilliant. get outdoors and see other people! instead of each other! we were counting down. we were up this morning at half six, you know, just getting the car packed, getting the dog in and, eh, yeah, first day up here. it's the only place in the world where we don't mind it - rains, but it's nice. added bonus — look at that, | blue sky now far behind you. ullswater through there. fabulous. and after being out of bounds for so long, they�*re pleased to see the tourists return, and hopeful they�*ll stay. there�*s a huge demand this year for domestic holidays. four out of five people in the uk will be holidaying in the uk this year. and, so that�*s a lot more than normal. so, yeah, obviously demand is very, very high, and we�*re looking forward to a really busy season, and indeed a much longer season than normal. we fully expect our season to stretch right up to christmas. matlock�*s cable cars are also up and running. capacity is limited and social distancing remains. but fresh air and ventilation are in good supply. we would like to have opened for christmas, and we would have liked to have opened on the 5th of february. so, eh — and we've missed easter. but we're open today and we are very, very excited to be open. it�*s just lovely to get a bit of freedom back and do normal things with the children. yeah! yeah, it's like cool and hot. cool and hot at the same time? yeah. and in the peak district, what was it they used to say in the scouts? be prepared. the toilet blocks are closed until may 17th, due to government guidelines. so i think from then we will have a lot more bookings. but people are still happy to come using their own facilities from now. we�*ve even got a tent arrived today for four nights. splashdown at southport pleasureland, after a year when rides were mostly off limits, restricting family fun and putting places like this under threat. it�*s nice to be open again. lovely sunny day. we couldn�*t hope for more, really. it�*s really nice to be back in work again and making all the kids and all the families happy again. doesn�*t matter what marketing we do or what offers we make, the sun is the best thing in the world for us. ain�*t that the truth? fingers crossed, it keeps shining and covid stays under control. french lawmakers have voted to ban many short—haul domestic flights in a bid to reduce carbon emissions. the legislation will end routes where the same journey could be made by train in less than two—and—a—half hours. the planned measures will face a further vote in the senate before becoming law. the bbc�*s tim allman reports. thanks to the pandemic, fewer people are taking to the skies, the french government wants to see a reduction even when things get back to normal. it says it is committed to reducing carbon emissions and the airline industry is a big producer of co2, hence the vote to ban a number of domestic flights, although connecting flights will not be directly affected. either way, some lawmakers remain to be convinced. translation: i think this message is not the right one. _ the environmental choice must take precedence, but let�*s not abandon the social and economic choices around industry and around airports. the two are complementary. the law still has to be approved by the senate, but assuming it comes into effect, it will prohibit all flights that could be made by train in less than two—and—a—half hours. that would bring to an end services between paris and cities like nantes, lyon and bordeaux. but, after some objections from airlines and regional officials, longerflights from the capital to places like toulouse, marseille and nice will still be allowed. translation: according | to greenpeace, this change would spare the most polluting air connections. with more than 3 million passengers in 2019, the flights between paris and nice generates the equivalent of 225,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide. france, of course, has a renowned train network. getting around here is usually pretty painless. it may not be the same for other countries who might be considering a similar scheme. but ministers insist big steps have to be taken if we are serious about climate change. tim allman, bbc news. people are being asked to take part in a survey of cowslips to help monitor the health of threatened meadows. the charity plantlife is warning that traditional meadows and grassland now coverjust1% of the uk�*s land area, and says they are fragmented and neglected. the survey takes place this month. we were hoping tojoin we were hoping to join the commons and the urgent question about greensill capital. if you would like to hear that question, please head over to bbc parliament. we also have the one o�*clock news coming up shortly. now it�*s time for a look at the weather. if you are a gardener or a grower, you might well be looking for some rain by now. not a lot of that in the forecast. it stays cool by day and with the continued risk of frost nights. the main rain bearing weather systems are staying well away from our shores, is painted by this area of high pressure. this will be with us for a few days yet. often under high pressure we can expect completely dry weather, but thatis expect completely dry weather, but that is not the case at the moment. there are a few showers popping up, especially across western and southern parts of the uk. those showers where they do turn up will be slow—moving. many spots staying dry, temperatures between eight and 12 degrees. through this evening and overnight most of those showers will fail, but there will be areas of patchy cloud left behind with patches of mist and fog developing as well. a widespread ground frost, perhaps not quite as cool for most of us was last night, but of north—east scotland to get to —6. into tomorrow, a similar sort of day with sunny spells, once any early nastiness is cleared. just one or two showers popping up. the wind is not much of a teacher for most of us, but look at these north sea coasts and look at where the wind is coming from. it is coming end of the chilly waters of the sea, so temperatures in these towns and cities on the east coast will be quite suppressed, 7—9 , with a fair breeze blowing in east anglia and the south—east, as well. further west with a bit more shelter is where we will have a higher temperatures come up to 30 degrees. heading into thursday, there could be frost again with high pressure still firmly in charge. this high—pressure system is bringing in cold air of the north sea. we could see showers creeping in from the east affecting parts of east anglia and the south—east, otherwise largely dry with spells of sunshine. once again, the highest temperatures will be out west, possibly up to 15 degrees for some parts of northern ireland and western scotland, chilly yearfor ireland and western scotland, chilly year for the eastern coasts. at the end of the week most places will stay dry, a bit of rain in the far north—west at times, and temperatures climbing a little bit. the vaccination programme in england moves to a new phase — if you�*re over 45 you can now book a covid jab it comes after the government said everyone in the top nine priority groups has now been offered a first vaccine — two days ahead of its target. we are going now into the 45 to 49 group. they are being asked to come forward. intensive covid testing is going on in south london where a cluster of cases of the south african variant emerged — after an outbreak in a care home we�*ll bring you the latest from our health editor. also this lunchtime... drinkers in pubs and bars last night said they were excited to be on a night out — — despite the freezing temperatures — as outdoor hospitality reopened in england. travelling around scotland will be allowed from friday — ten days earlier than planned. another night of unrest in the us city of minneapolis —

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