Hello and welcome to the programme. Final preparations are being made for the funeral of The Duke of edinburgh at windsor castle. The archbishop of canterbury, who will play a key part in the service, told the bbc The Queen, as a grieving widow, now found herself in the same position as millions of others whove lost Family Members in the pandemic. The funeral will be a more muted event, with people being told not to go to windsor because of Covid Restrictions and to watch proceedings on tv. Our royal correspondent Nicholas Witchell reports from windsor. A husband and wife, plainly happy in each other S Company a previously private image taken at balmoral in 2003, selected by The Queen to be published on the eve of her husbands funeral. Outside st georges chapel, within windsor castle, some of the flowers left by members of the public have been laid out on the lawns. Close by, a wreath from the Prime Minister, with a card paying tribute to a man to whom the nation owes more than words c
That they will finally be compensated for turning up, four years ago, to a Music Festival that never happened. Hello, welcome to the programme. We start in the uk. Final preparations are being made for the funeral of The Duke of edinburgh at Windsor Castle. Only 30 mourners will attend the service inside st georges chapel as a result of coronavirus restrictions. Many aspects of the funeral, including the music, were planned in advance by Prince Philip himself. Our royal correspondent Nicholas Witchell reports. A husband and wife, plainly happy in each other S Company a previously private image taken at balmoral in 2003, selected by the queen to be published on the eve of her husbands funeral. Outside st georges chapel, within Windsor Castle, some of the flowers left by members of the public have been laid out on the lawns. Close by, a wreath from the prime minister, with a card paying tribute to a man to whom the nation owes more than words can say. There were wreaths, too, from common
The week in parliament. Hello again, and welcome to the week in parliament, a week that saw the worlds of money and politics collide. Dodgy contracts, privileged access, jobs for their mates this is the return of tory sleaze. The Prime Minister promises an independent review of lobbying and acknowledges theres a problem. I, indeed, share the widespread concern about some of the stuff that were reading at the moment, mr speaker. An mp sanctioned by china takes her campaign against Human Rights abuses to her own government. And its shameful that the governments compromised, even though it was good that it tackled genocide, excluded the uighur. Also in this programme, memories of Prince Philip and the advice he offered politicians. When it came to the length of a speech, he advised what the backside cannot endure, the brain cannot absorb. But first, David Cameron once predicted lobbying would be the next big scandal. He didnt know then that hed be at the heart of it. Lobbying the art of t
But others find fault in the opposite direction. Carrie Marsh Wasnt accusing Bbc News of being on the wrong side of the fence but wondered. Well, imjoined now via webcam by Fergus Wells who is the bbc s medical editor. Thank you for coming on newswatch. Lets start with the issue of different vaccines, differing regulatory authorities around the world and then changing reports of possible risks. How do you decide what to report and when . Ive been reporting risk for a long time now. And its a tricky area. Ive always made it clear that no medicine, whether its aspirin or vaccines have they all carry a certain level of risk. We have to balance that against the benefit. And when stories began to emerge both in the uk and in europe, in particular about the astrazeneca, the Oxford Astrazeneca Vaccine and when they are reputable reports based on the safety data, the Safety Monitoring data we have a duty to report that. But also to set it into context. I really think the viewers and listeners
Hello, welcome to the programme. We start in the uk. The funeral of the Duke Of Edinburgh will take place in Windsor Castle on saturday and only 30 mourners will attend inside St Georges chapel as a result of coronavirus restrictions. Many aspects of the funeral, including the music, planned in advance by Prince Philip himself. 0ur Royal Correspondent Nicholas Witchell reports from windsor. A husband and wife, plainly happy in each other S Company a previously private image taken at balmoral in 2003, selected by the queen to be published on the eve of her husbands funeral. 0utside St Georges chapel, within Windsor Castle, some of the flowers left by members of the public have been laid out on the lawns. Close by, a wreath from the prime minister, with a card paying tribute to a man to whom the nation owes more than words can say. There were wreaths, too, from commonwealth nations, from canada and New Zealand countries which The Duke had often visited. The earl and Countess Of Wessex an