as president biden prepares to pull us troops out of afghanistan, we have a special report, from inside one taliban controlled area. hello, sweetheart. should care home staff in england be required to get a coronavirus vaccine? the government begins consultations. the royal family release new photos of the duke of edinburgh, ahead of his funeral on saturday. and manchester city go through to the semi finals of the champions league, but liverpool are knocked out. also coming up in the sport, on the bbc news channel another clay court win for dan evans, sets up a third round clash with novak djokovic at the monte carlo masters. good evening. labour has lost a commons vote to set up a parliamentary inquiry, into the lobbying row involving david cameron. but that hasn t eased pressure on the government, over the controversy involving the failed financial services firm, greensill capital. the labour leader sir keir starmer has accused the prime minister of presiding over what he
time for a look at the weather. here s helen willetts. i m showing you the signs of spring, simon, but interspersed with the sunny spells we have showers today and it s a rather unsettled picture over the coming few days as well. we ve got the scattered showers around as well as the sunny spells. some areas faring better for sunshine than others. the showers are more numerous across northern and western are more numerous gci’oss northern and western areas are more numerous across northern and western areas and we ve recently had showers here in london, if you are stepping out for a bit of exercise. so through the rest of the afternoon sunny spells, showers, pretty much as it is at the moment but it s relatively mild. we ve got temperatures 10 14 c, just a smidgen above where they should be for this time of year, feeling pleasant in the spring sunshine. but change is afoot and as we go through the evening and overnight we keep the showers. they merge in the north to a longer
the bbc has been told that amazon delivery drivers feel under pressure to adopt unsafe and potentially illegal working practices because of their increased workload in the pandemic. good morning and welcome to bbc news. a cross party group of more than 70 mps have warned about the introduction of a vaccine passport in england. the government is reported to be considering a trial of the scheme which means people would have to show proof of having a covid vaccine before being allowed into some venues, including pubs and concerts. in other developments today campaigners representing care home residents in england have started a legal challenge against the government over guidance which has banned people over 65 leaving their homes for visits outside. care providers have warned these trips may risk the spread of the virus. in scotland, lockdown easing continues. after three months, the stay at home order has been lifted for millions of people. the scottish government has advi