and our sunday morning edition of the papers is at 9:35 this morning s reviewers are shyama perera, thejournalist and author, and dave wooding, who s political editor of the sun on sunday. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. trials ahead of so called covid passports will get underway in england later this month, as the government looks to restart mass gatherings and indoor events safely. the first pilot event will be a comedy night in liverpool later this month where audience members will be tested for covid before and after the show. the pilots will last until mid may and include the fa cup semi final and final, the world snooker championship in sheffield, and several events in liverpool including an evening at a nightclub. downing street also confirmed countries will be in a risk based traffic light system when foreign holidays resume. the prime minister is expected to lay out more details tomorrow. our political correspondent, nick ear
but the final is being used to pilot how these kinds of mass events might work in future. the opportunity to get back to full capacity, i think, is something that is so prevalent at the moment and underpins so many of the hopes that the events industry and the entertainment industry has, so this scheme, we feel, is the right way to go. plotting a path to reopening society, trial events will also look at ventilation as well as testing before and after, along with so called vaccine passports, an idea that has met some resistance. it would be proportionate and it would be time limited. but we are just looking at these as options at the moment, hence the pilot programme. in the pilot programme we will be testing these options and the evidence gathered will then help inform long term decision making and government policy. vaccine passports or covid state certification could include proof covid status certification could include proof someone has been vaccinated, had a recent neg
cambridge have the victory. and it s a double win for cambridge in both the men s and the women s boat race. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the government is to trial measures in england, including covid passports, to allow the safe return of sports matches, major events and nightlife. they ll show if a person has been vaccinated, had a recent negative test or has antibodies. the pilot will include the fa cup final and will last until mid may. here s our political correspondent, nick eardley. england s national stadium has been quiet for some time. but in the next few weeks, fans will be back at wembley, cheering on teams as part of pilot schemes. this year s fa cup final will be used to trial covid passports, where you have to prove your status before you re allowed in. the key purpose of looking at this option is to see how it can enable us to open up getting back to the things that we want to do, if this can be at all, to enable businesses to open sooner, because it
on home water, it is still theirs. cambridge have the victory. and it s a double win for cambridge in both the men s and the women s boat race. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the government is to trial measures in england, including covid passports, to allow the safe return of sports matches, major events and nightlife. they ll show if a person has been vaccinated, had a recent negative test or has antibodies. the pilot will include the fa cup final and will last until mid may. here s our political correspondent, nick eardley. england s national stadium has been quiet for some time. but in the next few weeks, fans will be back at wembley, cheering on teams as part of pilot schemes. this year s fa cup final will be used to trial covid passports, where you have to prove your status before you re allowed in. the key purpose of looking at this option is to see how it can enable us to open up getting back to the things that we want to do, if this can be at all, to enable bu
to the dress code enforced during their previous time in power. the education secretary nadhim zahawi has said the government must not be complacent after the conservatives suffered substantial losses in local elections across england, scotland and wales. the party lost almost 500 council seats, with the liberal democrats and labour making gains. our political correspondent leila nathoo reports. the full picture of elections across england, scotland and wales is now clear, and the losses for the conservatives have been significant down almost 500 councillors, ii more councils now out of tory control. ministers say they are listening. very much around making sure we have the plan for recovery continues, that we continue to bear down on the household budget pressures. 22 billion in 12 months is what we re delivering now. we re not going to be complacent. we re going to continue to bear down on that, safer streets and, of course, the nhs backlog. labour had hoped a national ba