care home residents in england will soon be allowed a second regular visitor indoors in a further relaxation of coronavirus restrictions. for residents like alan it means being able to see more of his family, as young children can come along too. he will actually get to meet his new granddaughter, see how the other ones have grown and be laughing and joking with us all again. more than five million people have now had their second dose of the coronavirus vaccine. police in london clash with protesters after nationwide demonstrations against a new law. and an historic and lavish parade through the streets of cairo for egypt s ancient rulers. good evening. care home residents in england will be allowed to have a second regular visitor indoors from the 12th of april, in a further relaxation of coronavirus restrictions. babies and young children won t be counted in the limit, meaning some residents will be able to see small groups of loved ones for the first time in months. dan
the bbc has been told that amazon delivery drivers feel under pressure to adopt unsafe and potentially illegal working practices because of their increased workload in the pandemic. good morning and welcome to bbc news. a cross party group of more than 70 mps have warned about the introduction of a vaccine passport in england. the government is reported to be considering a trial of the scheme which means people would have to show proof of having a covid vaccine before being allowed into some venues, including pubs and concerts. in other developments today campaigners representing care home residents in england have started a legal challenge against the government over guidance which has banned people over 65 leaving their homes for visits outside. care providers have warned these trips may risk the spread of the virus. in scotland, lockdown easing continues. after three months, the stay at home order has been lifted for millions of people. the scottish government has advi
a whole round of fixtures dedicated to one man. as mose masoe continues his journey back from career ending injuries, his rugby league family show what he means to them. we will be speaking to mose later on. and whilst we will all seize some sunshine this weekend it will be the possibility of snow and ice which may grab your attention as we go through to monday. join me for the full easter weekend forecast here on breakfast. it s friday, april the 2nd. our top story. more than 70 mps and peers from all the major parties have joined forced to oppose the introduction of so called vaccine passports in england which could mean people have to prove they ve had a jab to enter some venues. they say the move would be divisive and discriminatory . the government says a decision has yet to be made, but the prime minister is expected to give more details about the next stage of lockdown on monday. 0ur political correspondent iain watson has the story. the government wants to reopen
good afternoon. more than 70 mps including 41 conservatives have warned against the introduction of vaccine passports in england which could mean people have to show they ve received a jab before they re allowed into some venues. the idea has been described as divisive and discriminatory . the government is reported to be considering testing a scheme for some major events, including the fa cup final next month. downing street has dismissed these reports as speculation and that no final decision had been made on covid certificates. our political correspondent, jonathan blake, has more. slowly, things are opening up. but once all restrictions are lifted in england, might we have to prove we have had the vaccine or a negative test to do certain things? no firm plans yet, but already, there is opposition. more than 70 mps and peers across political divides have signed a pledge. they say, we oppose the divisive and discriminatory use of covid status certification to deny
good afternoon. more than 70 mps including 41 conservatives have warned against the introduction of vaccine passports in england, which could mean people have to show they ve received a jab before they re allowed into some venues. the idea has been described as divisive and discriminatory . the government is reported to be considering testing a scheme for some major events, including the fa cup final next month. downing street has dismissed these reports as speculation and said that no final decision had been made on covid certificates. our political correspondent, jonathan blake, has more. slowly, things are opening up. but once all restrictions are lifted in england, might we have to prove we have had the vaccine or a negative test to do certain things? no firm plans yet, but already, there is opposition. more than 70 mps and peers across political divides have signed a pledge. they say, we oppose the divisive and discriminatory use of covid status certification t