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salmond. the continuing cost of the pandemic government borrowing hit more than £19 billion pounds last month the highest february figure since records began. and could rachael blackmore become the first female jockey to win the cheltenham gold cup? and coming up on bbc news. uefa are investigating after rangers claim their player was racially abused by a slavia prague player during their europa league defeat. they deny the allegation. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. a number of eu countries have started using the oxford astrazeneca covid vaccine again, after the european medicines agency confirmed it is safe and effective. germany, france, italy and spain are among the countries that halted its use earlier this month, after concerns about blood clots. but with cases and deaths rising now across europe and millions of people in france being placed under lockdown at midnight tonight there s been a stark warning from germany s health minister, ....
to re double their commitment to the alliance. we start in the american city of minneapolis and what s thought to be one of the largest pre trial settlements in us history. lawyers for george floyd, the african american man who died while being restrained by police officers in may of last year, say the city has agreed a settlement of $27 million for their civil case for damages. the money will be paid to mr floyd s family. a former minneapolis police officer, derek chauvin, is standing trial on charges including third degree murder, following the incident. here s the floyd family lawyer, ben crump. the financial compensation most directly impacts george floyd and his family, the future of their family. but it is the policy reforms that affects all of us. our correspondent, david willis, in la says it s one of the largest sums of its kind. george floyd s death at the hands of minneapolis police officers sparked the black lives matter movement, one of the largest protes ....
hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. to what the papers will be with me are political writer and academic maya goodfellow and former conservative adviser mo hussein. great to see both there. quick look at the front pages for tomorrow morning. let s start with the mirror, which reports on the news that a policeman has been charged with the kidnap and murder of sarah everard. a report on drunken british army troops makes the front page of the daily mail, which claims it has seen disturbing video footage of an initiation ordeal. the financial times says british taxpayers will be left with billions of pounds worth of debt due to the collapse of financial services company greensill capital and the troubled business empire of sanjeev gupta. a new trade deal with the united states is on the horizon, which will bring wealth to every corner of our nation . that s according to the front page of the express. the telegraph says ev ....
by police in luton. and where there s a will, there s a way. former royal marine mark ormrod, who lost his legs and arm in an ied attack in afghanistan, takes on and completes an extraordinary personal challenge. what do you think? are you confident dad can do it? 100%? more than 100%? one trillion zillion kazilion percent! and coming up on bbc news, after five years and a journey from league one to the premier league, today s the last day in charge for chris wilder at bottom side sheffield united. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the former british cycling and team sky chief doctor richard freeman has been found guilty of ordering the banned drug testosterone in 2011, knowing or believing it was to help to dope a rider. a medical tribunal ruled freeman ordered the substance with the knowledge it was to be administered to an athlete to improve their athletic performance. the verdict will cast a shadow over a glorious period for british cycling, when ri ....
home quickly because there are plenty of sharp showers around, some of them with some hail and this is what will happen to the garden and the decking, covered with hail as they showers continue to move in from the west. most of the showers today have been across scotland and northern ireland but some across parts of wales and southern england and many of us will escape them, particularly sheltered eastern areas but it it is going to be a messy story to tell over the next few days. you have got to be prepared for a little bit of everything, sunny spells, scattered showers, some heavy with hail and thunder and blown across at quite a pace by stiff winds gusting in excess of 30-40 stiff winds gusting in excess of 30 a0 mph in places. when the showers come, temperatures are likely to be more subdued but these are the maximums today, 6 12 at the best. through tonight, those blustery winds will continue to drive more showers and, more frequent if anything, merging togetherfor ....