cabinet ministers tell the bbc the government should have brought in tougher restrictions in the autumn to tackle the second wave of the virus. i would not let him tell me. and as this year s oscar nominations are announced we ll be speaking to the director of the white tiger, which has been nomimated for best adapted screenplay. france and italy have joined germany in becoming the latest countries to suspend use of the astrazeneca vaccine as a precautionary measure, over concerns of possible side effects. french president emmanuel macron said the country would stop administering the vaccine pending an assessment by the european union s medicine regulator on tuesday. the republic of ireland made a similar decision over the weekend following reports of blood clotting in recipients in norway. but the world health organization says there is no indication of a link between the vaccine and blood clots. the announcements by follow similar moves by denmark, norway, bulgaria, iceland
in new zealand to remember the 51 people killed when a gunman opened fire at two mosques in christchurch in 2019. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. a metropolitan police officer will appear in court today, charged with the kidnap and murder of sarah everard, who went missing while walking home in south london, ten days ago. wayne couzens, who s a8, will appear at westminster magistrates court today. he was taken to hospital yesterday for a second time in two days, to be treated for a fresh head injury sustained in custody. a vigil planned for sarah everard on clapham common will now not take place, organisers have confirmed. charlotte wright reports. it is ten days since sarah everard disappeared in south london. she was walking home. today a serving metropolitan police officer, 48 year old wayne couzens, will appear before magistrates, charged with her kidnap and murder. it follows a large scale police investigation spanning sites in london
hello, this is bbc news with shaun ley. the headlines: a serving metropolitan police officer is charged with the kidnap and murder of sarah everard. 48 year old wayne couzens appeared in court this morning. a vigil in sarah s memory has been cancelled the police say the event would breach covid rules. the organisers will now fundraise for women s causes. more pressure on the governor of new york to resign over allegations of sexual misconduct but andrew cuomo refuses to step down. italy announces new coronavirus restrictions to stop the number of new cases schools, shops and restaurants will close from monday. a national service is held in new zealand to remember the 51 people killed when a gunman opened fire at two mosques in christchurch in 2019. now on bbc news, the travel show visits fukushima in northeastern japan, and meets the surfers hoping to revive the region s fortunes, ten years on from the devastating nuclear disaster. this week on the show the surfers ma
we start with brexit and an indication of how much effect the uk leaving the european union has had on trade in both directions across the english channel. figures compiled by the uk government show how british exports to the eu fell byjust over 40% injanuary the first month when the post brexit rules came into force. and imports from the eu were down by nearly 30%. there are of course contributing factors, like earlier stockpiling, and pandemic lockdowns. our economics correspondent, andy verity, has the details. this manchester exporter of branded clothing, much of it for corporate events that haven t been happening, has gone through what it describes as a nightmare yearjust staying in business and keeping staff safe. but now, its boss told me, far from the promised frictionless trade, it s become very difficult to export to europe. transporters and couriers are charging big extra fees to cover much more complex paperwork and taxes, pushing costs up so high that it s ha