Good afternoon, and welcome to the Bbc News at one. Several major Trade Unions have appealed directly to Sir Keir Starmer to reverse the decision to take away the Winter Fuel Payment for millions of pensioners. The plan to make it means tested was announced shortly after the election, with both the prime Minister And Chancellor insisting its necessary, and the money needs to be spent elsewhere. But tomorrow some of the governments own mps plan to abstain from a Commons Vote on the change, rather than backing it. Our Employment Correspondent Zoe Conway has the latest. Trade unions are celebrating that the Labour Party is back. For Trade Unions are celebrating that the Labour Party is back. The Labour Party is back. For the first time in the Labour Party is back. For the first time in 15 the Labour Party is back. For the first time in 15 years the Labour Party is back. For the first time in 15 years under the Labour Party is back. For the first time in 15 years under a first time in 15 y
If youd like to get in touch this morning, you can tweet me vicderbyshire or email victoria bbc. Co. Uk. And the queen and Prime Minister have led tributes to captain sir tom moore, whos died at 100 years old after Testing Positive for Coronavirus Last week. The government says it will ensure hes officially remembered. I think we should find a way to make sure that we mark the memory of captain tom and thank him for the contribution that he made for the nhs. Good morning. The health secretary, matt hancock, has described as absolutely superb the findings of a study which suggests for the first time that the Oxford Astrazeneca vaccine significantly reduces people passing on the virus. The research by oxford university, which has not yet been formally published, also found that the jab provides a high level of protection, even when theres a gap of 12 weeks between the two doses. Researchers believe that the vaccine remains 76 effective for up to three months after the first shot, while p
Accompanied by some brisk showers and gale force whence. Starting to see the colder air coming down from the north west. Clinging onto the mild weather across the south east corner. But as we move through the evening and into the early hours of friday morning, with temperatures falling away, bumping into some cold air, we could actually see some snow to greet us for the first day of march, but it will be above 200 metres. But enough to see a few centimetres starting to accumulate, so, Higher Ground perhaps across North West England and north wales, circulating around that area of low pressure. Plenty of frequent showers for many, top temperatures, cooler feel to the beginning of march, 6 9. Thats it. Im back at ten, but you can keep up with all the latest developments on bbc website. Now, lets join our colleagues for the news where you are. Hello, im olly foster heres whats coming up on sportsday. Christian horner has been cleared after facing allegations of innapropriate and controlli
And extend their lead at the top. In the womens super league, Everton Score a cracker against Manchester City. Also coming up on sportsday. Well have all the latest at the World Athletics Indoor Championships as home Favouritejemma Reekie makes it through to the 800m final. Hello there, and welcome along to the programme. A day of drama in the football to come, but we start with formula one, and the season opening bahrain grand prix. With all the drama off the track for red bull, the team and defending champion Max Verstappen picked up where they left off last season. Verstappen leading his teammate in a dominant win. Our correspondent laura scott reports. If there is one person keen to get a grip on the narrative, it is christian horner, having spent weeks denying allegations of inappropriate behaviour, he arrived for the first race flanked by his wife and former spice girl geri horner. A display of unity in the desert amid the drama. It is light out and away we go who better to diffu
british soldiers from prosecution. i think this is the honorable approach. we are guarantors of the good friday agreement. we believe that the legacy act injures the good friday agreement violates a core part of the good friday agreement, which is the human rights foundations that underpin it. we do it reluctantly because we are conscious of the need, obviously to maintain good relations with the united kingdom. we have great cooperation on a whole range of issues. we have a desired objective in seeing the institutions restored in northern ireland. we re very disappointed that they haven t been restored to date. but nonetheless, i think the good friday agreement is an international treaty that was entered into by the two governments and all of the political parties in northern ireland. and i m very clear that unilateralism is not the way to deal with issues relating to the good friday agreement. there has to be a collective response. let s speak to mark devenport former the