the latest attempts to dislodge the ship that s stuck in the suez canal have failed officials say efforts will continue around the clock. and coming up, stroud in gloucestershire is named as the most desirable location to live in the uk. ~ ., , welcome to bbc news. a new milestone has been reached in the uk s battle against coronavirus. more than 30 million people have now received the first dose of a vaccine. the health secretary matt hancock has said reaching the 30 million threshold was a phenomenal achievement . it comes as the government says it s on track to ease the lockdown in england. the culture secretary 0liver dowden says he s confident a further lockdown can be avoided as long as people don t treat the easing of restrictions as a complete free for all . meanwhile, the first minister of wales, mark drakeford, revealed there had been high level talks across the four nations about the idea of so called vaccine passports. here s our political correspondentjessica
killed in a mass shooting at a grocery store in the us state of colorado. what has a year of lockdown done to jobs? numbers in the next hour will tell us how restrictions over the bleak midwinter affected employment. but the furlough scheme is still masking what s next. after losing the test and t20 series, can 0wain morgan s side produce a winning finish in india? england s first one day international gets under way in a couple of hours. mastermind theme. the bbcjournalist clive myrie takes over from john humphrys as the new host of mastermind. we ll put him through his paces before 9.00. good morning. cloudier, ecclesia dei ahead today with a bit of rain in the north and west. i will be here with all your weather details throughout the morning. it s tuesday the 23rd of march. our top story. the prince of wales has called for the uk to take a moment today to remember those we have lost to covid on what s being called a national day of reflection. it comes exactly a year
manchester city s form is extraordinary. they have now won 18 games in a row. they are well clear at the top and playing brilliant football. they even score adders with their five foot seven forward. in action here straightaway! m0 in action here straightaway! no arsenal defender tracked the rise of raheem sterling and in situ minutes, city were ahead. on this when he run, they have taken some teams apartment city were made to wait for more goals. he sterling credit out as he went to the second and goodwin credit out as he went for the second. it should have been to have been zero when this target was missed. but city are doing what champions do, winning at any cost even when it s not pretty. they are ten points ahead of the top. 50 ten points ahead of the top. so difficult to play against us but especially sing half we were so good especially sing half we were so good. not easy to play and we played with such good. not easy to play and we played with such common intellig
hello and welcome to the film review with me, mark kermode, reminding you that while cinemas may be closed, there is still plenty of new movies to enjoy in the comfort and safety of your own home. in grimur hakonarson s deadpan 2015 gem rams, two feuding sheep farming brothers in a secluded icelandic valley are forced into common enterprise when scrapie threatens their ancestral stock. look at you, my dearies. you are beautiful. but you re the best. now in directorjeremy sims antipodean remake of ram, which is available on a range of digital platforms, the chilly vistas of iceland are replaced by the sunshine of western australia with sam neill and michael caton playing colin and les, neighbouring sibling rivals who haven t exchanged much more than a grunt in years. clicks tongue. when a cull of their prize stock is ordered to prevent infection, colin decides to bend the rules and hide a few of his sheep in his house. sheep bleating. but when the authorities come calling, ca
but you re the best. now in directorjeremy sims remake of ram, which is available on a range of digital platforms, the chilly vistas of iceland are replaced by the sunshine of western australia with sam neil and michael caton playing colin and les, neighbouring sibling rivals who haven t exchanged much more than a grunt in years. clicks tongue. when a cull of their prize stock is ordered to prevent infection, colin decides to bend the rules and hide a few of his sheep in his house. sheep bleating. but when the authorities come calling, can the estranged brothers bury their differences? bring her in. get behind, get behind! dog barks. good dog. there you go. bring her in, yeah, good, good dog. oh, come on, stop mucking around! this is a much warmer, jollier and ultimately frothier film than its predecessor, replacing the sometimes piercing truthfulness of the sublimely morose with a more amiable but less memorable feel good factor. dog whines. miranda richardson and wayne bla