Stay with us here on bbc news. It is time now for monday in parliament. Hello again, and welcome to monday in parliament. Nojeans, no trainers, no jabs. As some covid rules are lifted, others are tightened. We plan to make full vaccination a condition of entrance to nightclubs and other venues where large crowds gather. As travel restrictions are tightened too, there s a warning that things could get worse. It s entirely possible that much of the world may follow bulgaria and place travel from the uk on a red list. Also in this programme: questions in the lords about about the disappearance of notes and coins. What analysis the government has made of the declining acceptance of cash by retailers, particularly| in the hospitality sector. But first: it was supposed to be freedom day the day people in england could throw away their masks, end social distancing, and even go clubbing. But, as it turned out, the prime minister, the chancellor, and the health secretary spent the day in self
Russia s opposition leader alexei navalny is moved to a prison hospital as his health deteriorates, piling on the pressure for president putin. And mission accomplished, if only for a few moments. Nasa flies a drone over the surface of mars, in yet another first for humankind s efforts in space. Hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. Security is being tightened in minneapolis asjurors begin considering their verdict in the trial of the former us police officer charged with murdering the black man george floyd last year. Derek chauvin denies causing mr floyd s death by kneeling on his neck. The defence says mr chauvin correctly followed police training, but the prosecution say his actions were disproportionate and deliberate. Footage from the incident was again shown in closing arguments today, and some of it is included in our correspondent nick brya nt s report. It s a measure of the passions aroused by this trial that the courthouse looks more like a pris
People in england have been returning to the pub and the high street as lockdown rules are relaxed. That s all from the bbc news at six so it s goodbye from me and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc s hello, i m olly foster. Here s what s coming up on sportsday tonight. Matsuyama says the floodgates will open as he makes history forjapan at the masters. After making racing history at aintree, rachael blackmore tells us about the homecoming. I haven t really processed the fact. I haven t really processed the fact. I watched the replay a few times, but still just hard i watched the replay a few times, but stilljust hard to comprehend it all. And another step in the right direction gyms and leisure centres reopen. Evening. Hideki matsuyama says he hopes to be a pioneer after becoming the first japanese player to win a men s major. The 29 year old started the day four shots clear, but a nervy back nine saw him hang on to win by a single stroke from the american debutant will zalatoris.
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a public consultation starts on a potential ban on single use plastics like disposable cutlery and polystyrene boxes in england. good evening. the world health organisation has called for an urgent tightening of measures across europe to halt spiralling transmission rates of the virus. it has warned that 500,000 more deaths could be recorded by march unless urgent action is taken. let s have a look at how the uk is performing in comparison to other european countries. so based on figures we had two days ago. this graph shows a rolling seven day average of daily cases, per million people, in italy, germany, and here in the uk. but look what happens when we include the netherlands and austria. we can see how the numbersjump to more than double those rates for the uk and germany. with cases surging in parts of europe, my colleague martine croxall, spoke to dr hans kluge the world health organisation s regional director for europe. he pointed out that while cases are high, auth