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
for local elections in england, scotland and wales and elections for the northern ireland assembly. a memorial is to be unveiled to honour hms sheffield, hit by an argentine missile during the falklands warforty years ago. and after liverpool reach the champions league final, all eyes are on man city tonight to see if they can make it too. and to see if they can make it too. coming up on the bi and coming up on the bbc news, back in the big time, bournemouth seal promotion back to the premier league and do it with a game to spare. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc s news at one, live in kyiv. the west is stepping up its pressure on president putin over his war here in ukraine. the european union has announced it wants to ban imports of all russian oil by the end of this year. putin must pay a price, said the european commission president. meanwhile russian forces have intensified their attacks on ukranian infrastructure, including electrical plants supplying power to th
this is aberdeen pretty much right now with showers rolling in. many areas have had some cloud and rain this morning but things are going to get livelier this afternoon. we saw this when pushing east across scotland earlier and this line of showers really punching up in the last couple of hours. moving further south this line of showers will continue to move east to this afternoon and as the sun comes out injecting energy into the atmosphere things are going to get lively. across the eastern side of the uk this afternoon, this is four o clock, and we re going to see some heavy and thundery showers pushing across the north east of england, down into the midlands and approaching the south and the london area. it will be pretty warm with temperatures up to 17 degrees, a fine and to the date further west with high pressure building but the showers rattle on into the evening across east anglia and the south east, some pretty heavy rain and not clearing the far east until after mid
of pounds when it goes under the hammer within the next half hour. bulgaria, hungary, slovakia and the czech republic, have all called for exemptions. the proposal was announced by the european finished commission this morning as part of the latest round of sanctions on moscow in retaliation for the war in ukraine. the british government is also introducing fresh sanctions against russia as part of the international pressure on president putin as he intensifies his military offensive in ukraine. new measures will include. new measures will include a ban on russia accessing uk accountancy, management consultancy, and pr services. lets head to kyiv and ben brown. hello from the capital of kyiv and the latest reports we are getting from the southern city of mary apple is that russian forces are trying to storm the steelworks where ukrainian fighters making a pretty desperate last stand. there have been bombarded in that steelworks for weeks and weeks but according to the mayo